Clare Schoene

In Paris, John-Boy becomes a witness to the ongoing carnage of land mines, even though the war in Europe is over, and writes an article for Stars & Stripes to publicize the need for their removal. While in Paris, he falls in love but must return home to Walton's Mountain. Cindy has a premonition of Ben being captured by the Japanese--which proves to be true when the family receives a telegram saying he is a prisoner of war.

Ben returns home from military service with plans to study engineering. Erin's vacation is disrupted when she gives Cindy her gas stamps and when J.D. Pickett claims he can't handle the business without her. John tells the family he must take Olivia to Arizona for her health.

The death of Cindy's father reveals she was adopted, and a search for her real parents begins. Due to the lack of attention from Drew, Elizabeth looks elsewhere for romance.