Valentine #12 August 1972

Terry’s loyalty to his brother Mickey has always been unwavering—until Mickey crosses a line that puts Linda in the middle. Now, with Linda urging him to draw a line, Terry faces a hard choice: stand by his brother or protect the relationship he’s worked so hard to keep.

In a quiet moment before Martin heads off to university, his old jallopy passes into Al’s hands, setting off a chain of small, tender moments. Lucy watches from afar, her feelings for Al tangled in silence, while Tricia and Lucy work together in the cloakroom for the Tech dance. When Al seeks Tricia’s advice on getting closer to Lucy, the moment is misread—just as a shy heart might be—leaving both of them caught in the quiet tension of what might be.

In "Alice at the Crossroads," glamorous photographer Lex Warner stays in a quiet town to work with Alice, a woman whose life is quietly unfolding in ways neither of them expected. As Lex trades his fast-paced world for a slower pace, the two grow close—yet their dreams begin to pull them in different directions.

In a quiet moment of teenage vulnerability, Penny Grant finds herself caught between admiration and embarrassment after her secret crush on art teacher Phil Reed is nearly exposed. Seeking refuge from her fears, she stumbles upon Geoff, a boy equally haunted by his own anxieties, and in helping him confront his doubts, she begins to face her own.