Valentine #3 February 1968

John Harding, facing a limited time, takes a bold step by asking Mary Lowe out—only to watch her torn between loyalty and a long-held crush on Alan Jackson. A quiet moment of connection becomes a test of heart and honesty, where love isn’t just about timing, but truth.

Dimity Charlton and Charles Manning share a quiet day hiking through the mountains, the crisp air thick with unspoken tension—until Dimity pulls out a delicate, freshly perfumed handkerchief, and Charles’s reaction makes it clear the past isn’t as buried as he’d hoped. Mrs. Balby watches from a distance, her expression unreadable, as old wounds stir beneath the surface of their fragile peace.

In "Mr. Pleasant," Lee tries to make amends after knocking Tammy Johnson’s peanuts to the ground, only to find himself caught in a web of attention from other girls who seem to have their eyes on him. As Tammy grows suspicious of his endless excuses—each new girl supposedly a sister friend—she’s ready to end things, until Lee reveals the truth: it’s not his charm, but his sudden fame from winning the soccer pools that’s drawing them all in.