A neighbor of the Waltons looks to marry John-Boy as a way to get away from her repressive mother but is forced to look elsewhere after he turns her down.
Maggie's heart condition is worsening and she knows she doesn't have much longer to live, but she wants to return one last time to where she began her life.
When Barbra Jean's pet dog goes missing, she asks a psychic for help, but things start to look bad when the psychic claims that a family member killed the dog.
Reba's joy that the city's premiere real estate agent wants to visit her turns to panic when she finds her employment rests on a surprise interview at her home.
Reba takes it upon herself to keep Van sober after she finds him with a bottle of liquor; Kyra and the band are invited to perform for soldiers going to Iraq.
Blanche wants a woman's son's attention to herself; Stan asks Dorothy to attend counseling with him so he can learn to let her go and move on with his life.
When Stan finally overcomes his longstanding feelings for Dorothy, more problems emerge from an oncoming hurricane and an unexpected visitor at the house.
Rose thinks her husband is contacting her from beyond the grave after she encounters a signal they worked out before he died; Blanche coaches a baseball player.
Blanche wants a woman's son's attention to herself; Stan asks Dorothy to attend counseling with him so he can learn to let her go and move on with his life.
When Stan finally overcomes his longstanding feelings for Dorothy, more problems emerge from an oncoming hurricane and an unexpected visitor at the house.
Rose thinks her husband is contacting her from beyond the grave after she encounters a signal they worked out before he died; Blanche coaches a baseball player.
John-Boy learns of a new treatment that is practiced by Sister Kenny, leaving the family to take Olivia to see her as their options to find a cure are limited.