When Calls the Heart - Season 1

First aired: 1/11/2014 12 episodes

In season one we see Elizabeth Thatcher, a cultured young teacher in 1910, leave her comfortable world in the city and accept a teaching position in a frontier town.

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Episodes

1. Lost and Found

Aired: 1/11/2014

As Elizabeth nervously faces her first day of teaching, Jack must figure out which doomed miner wrote a personal message on a plank found in the mine.

2. Cease and Desist

Aired: 1/18/2014

When the coal company orders the town's widows to move and make way for new miners, Abigail devises a plan to keep the women in their homes.

3. A Telling Silence

Aired: 1/25/2014

While Jack investigates the suspicious church fire, Elizabeth tries to figure out why little Rosaleen can't speak and is terrified of miner Wendell.

4. Secrets and Lies

Aired: 2/1/2014

Jack questions Cat about the fire after finding whale oil cans in her shed, while Elizabeth is baffled when a poor student gives her a costly gift.

5. The Dance

Aired: 2/8/2014

The arrival of new miners in Coal Valley creates excitement among the townswomen, but Jack regards Billy, Elizabeth's earnest suitor, with suspicion.

6. These Games

Aired: 2/15/2014

As the town readies for the Miners' Games, Elizabeth and Billy's courtship heats up, and Jack investigates some thefts he suspects Billy is behind.

7. Second Chances

Aired: 2/22/2014

Eager to start her life anew, Abigail concocts a bold but costly business proposition, while Elizabeth and Jack go to bat for a struggling student.

8. Perils of the Soloists

Aired: 3/1/2014

Adam, the mine disaster's sole survivor, finally returns home but struggles to readjust. On short notice, Elizabeth puts on the Founders' Day play.

9. Change of Heart

Aired: 3/8/2014

Elizabeth's visiting sister causes a stir when she brings a wounded man to town, while Jack invites Elizabeth to a romantic dinner at Abigail's café.

10. Love Comes First

Aired: 3/15/2014

As Elizabeth yearns for the absent Jack, Abigail pumps Gowen for details about the mine disaster, and Julie grows close to fugitive outlaw Nathaniel.

11. Rules of Engagement

Aired: 3/22/2014

Jack and Elizabeth's reunion is threatened by the appearance of a woman from Jack's past. Abigail welcomes forensics investigator Bill Avery to town.

12. Prelude to a Kiss

Aired: 3/29/2014

Helped by Jack, Bill investigates the mine explosion, while Elizabeth must decide whether to accept a job offer back East or remain in Coal Valley.