Tracie Savage

Laura and Mary are concerned that other students won't accept them on their first day of school, which is reaffirmed when Nellie Oleson snubs them for their homespun dresses.

Kerry and Bridget are caught partying on the evening news while the family is vacationing at Cate's parents' home in Florida. The news also runs an archival video that features a young Cate very drunk at a bar.

Laura becomes enamoured by a new student, but he expresses more interest in Mary, which breaks her heart.

Laura makes friends with a local fisherman, unaware he is also the new town banker with the reputation of being mean.

Laura becomes friends with Olga, a lonely girl who has a shorter leg and is sheltered by her father. Charles helps Olga to walk normally but finds resistance from her father.

When a company that owes money to Charles becomes bankrupt, Charlies ends up deep in debt and puts a lot of financial strain on the family.