Valentine #26 October 1968

Trevor and Angie set out to pair up their friends Fran and Bruce, but the first meeting goes disastrously wrong. Angie devises a clever plan to convince Fran that Bruce is secretly smitten, and it unexpectedly succeeds—bringing the two closer. With their friends finally connecting, Trevor and Angie hope to enjoy more time together. But their own relationship hits a rough patch, and soon the tables turn when Fran takes it upon herself to tell Angie about a boy at the coffee bar who might just be crazy about her.

In the aftermath of a temple’s collapse—its secrets and gold lost to the earth—Valerie Penn faces a turning point. As the dust settles on a journey that tested faith and fate, she prepares to return to England, but not before a quiet moment on a Venice gondola, where Fraser Thorn offers her a future.

Lulu Lisbon is determined to impress Trevor by mastering the electric typewriter, enrolling in a class with hopes of winning his affection. When the lessons fall short, her kind tutor steps in with an unexpected offer—she’ll type Lulu’s book, if only she’ll let her help.

In a tense, emotionally charged moment, Dr. Mark Fury and Nurse Judy Appleby must make a desperate decision when Aaron Ladlow refuses to let them treat his critically ill son, blaming doctors for his wife’s death. With time running out and Ladlow distracted, they take matters into their own hands—administering a drug and performing emergency surgery without consent—only to face a terrifying confrontation when Ladlow returns with an axe.