Elizabeth fights to clear her name and get her job back. Jack gets some troubling news. Wyatt and the railroad continue to make problems for Hope Valley. The children have to deal with a stern new schoolteacher.
Elizabeth struggles with growing pains at the school. An old friend comes to visit Jack. Abigail's tenure as mayor is threatened. Rosemary plays matchmaker.
To raise money for new school supplies, Elizabeth and the kids throw a carnival; the carnival sheds new light and possibly even hope, on Phillip's relationship with his distant father.