Legacy

Astonishing news arrives by special delivery: dear old Tom Riley's will has finally been settled, and Whit and his friends have each inherited an acre of his beloved apple farm - along with a surprise, a kind sister nobody knew Tom had, who fears she may have to sell the rest. Meanwhile Jules is sure she doesn't belong anywhere in Odyssey, and Buck isn't sure why faith matters at all. A bike ride takes the two of them to that very orchard, where they stumble on a stranded troupe of traveling singers with an empty gas tank, an empty money jar, and a missing third voice. Then Jules opens her mouth to sing... and the Wondrous Westcott Girls are a trio once more. Now all the troupe needs is a place in town to perform. Whit knows the perfect spot - they're standing on it.

Found on Let’s Put on a Show! Album 62 · 6 episodes

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1 of 2 0805 A Very Bassett Wedding With the wedding just two days away, a bride's carefully laid plans start unraveling in ways no coordinator could predict.

2 of 2 0806 A Very Bassett Wedding With the wedding two days away, a ruined dress, a missing engagement ring, and a sudden medical emergency send Wooton, his suspicious twin brother, and their friends scrambling to save Penny and Wooton's big day.

0807 Connie the Counselor When her scheming teenage half-sister shows up unannounced and a counseling class assignment forces her to practice therapy on a very reluctant Eugene, Connie discovers that helping people is a lot harder than the textbook makes it look.

0808 No Friend Like an Old Friend A chance encounter with a talkative stranger on the bus home forces Connie to see her frustration with her sister in a whole new light.

0809 Fathers and Sons When a stranger arrives at Jason's antique shop searching for a music box tied to a dead man's estate, an encoded melody launches a treasure hunt through hidden keys, secret riddles, and long-buried family wounds.

0810 The Grass is Always Greener When a broken lawn mower sends their parents to town, Olivia convinces her siblings to secretly swap bedrooms, sure the grass is greener in someone else's room.

1 of 2 0811 Legacy Long-delayed news from a beloved old friend arrives just as two restless teenagers wander into an apple orchard - and stumble upon a stranded troupe of traveling performers.

2 of 2 0812 Legacy When a traveling theater troupe needs a stage and Becky's inherited farm needs visitors, Whit rallies the whole town to put on a Western musical melodrama - and the show may change more lives than anyone expects.

1 of 3 0813 One More Name When a middle schooler's history project stirs her anger over wartime injustice, her teacher shares the true story of a Polish social worker who risked everything to save children from the Warsaw Ghetto.

2 of 3 0814 One More Name In Nazi-occupied Warsaw, a social worker and her secret network risk everything to smuggle Jewish children out of the ghetto - but one desperate mother's choice puts a little girl beyond their reach.

3 of 3 0815 One More Name With her secret jars of names at risk and the Gestapo at her door, a woman who smuggled children out of the Warsaw Ghetto must face the ultimate test of her trust in God.

0816 A Perfect Testimony When a visiting missionary kid's miraculous testimony wows the church class, one girl scrambles to manufacture a miracle of her own while a boy goes looking for fear in all the wrong places.

0817 Unfair Game When a fierce basketball rivalry erupts between an American teen and his gifted Filipino opponent in Manila, an apology proves far harder - and matter far more - than winning the game.

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Minor characters & crew 5 more roles

5 supporting roles

Delivery Man Nathan Hoobler Rebecca Clemmens Lynne Marta Lena Westcott Karen Kennedy Teena Westcott Katriona Kennedy Karno Westcott Pat Fraley

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Chris Anthony Host Phil Lollar Writer · Director Nathan Jones Sound Designer · Producer Nathan Hoobler Producer Dave Arnold Executive Producer

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Connie Kendall comes home to overhear her younger sister Jules singing along with her headphones, and she tells her honestly that her voice is beautiful. But the compliment cannot lift Jules's spirits for long. When Connie invites her along to Whit's End, Jules admits that while Whit's End is Connie's "thing," she herself has no place in Odyssey where she truly belongs, and she is not sure she ever will. Connie assures her that fitting in takes time, then heads out - pausing to open a letter that has arrived for her by special delivery.

Across town, Eugene Meltsner stops Buck on his way out the door to meet Jules. As Buck's guardian, Eugene has learned that Buck has been skipping church youth group, and he presses him for an honest explanation. Buck says he is grateful for everything Eugene and Katrina have done for him, but confesses that the religion part just is not that interesting to him. "I just don't get why it's so important," he admits before hurrying off. Moments later, a special delivery letter arrives for Eugene, too.

The letters bring astonishing news: Whit, Connie, and Eugene have all been named beneficiaries in the will of their dear old friend Tom Riley, who passed away years ago. The will has been tied up in legal proceedings all this time. Connie tearfully wishes she could tell Tom how much he meant to her, and Whit gently assures her that he knows. There is also a fourth beneficiary - Tom's sister, Becky Riley Clemmens, whom none of them knew about. She is staying at Tom's farm and has invited them out for a reading of the will that afternoon.

Meanwhile, Jules and Buck ride their bikes out to that very apple farm. As they walk among the trees, they talk about their guardians' faith. Jules thinks Connie and the Meltsners are nice, but maybe a little too nice, and she confides that she feels like she is not worth anything in Odyssey. Buck's answer is simple: "You fit in with me." Just then they hear music drifting through the orchard and discover a colorful troupe of traveling performers - the grandly theatrical Karno Westcott and his singing daughters, Lena and Teena, the Wondrous Westcott Girls. Karno explains their tale of woe: their caravan sits stranded with an empty tank and a broken fuel line, and worse, his third daughter, Mina, has just left the act with her husband to start a family, leaving his three-part songs with only two singers. The Christian troupe travels from town to town performing and sharing the good news, living off donations, but now they have no gas, no money, and no alto. Buck promises that Red Hollard in Odyssey can fix their truck - and then volunteers a singer: Jules. Though she protests that Buck has never really heard her sing, she joins Lena and Teena in a soaring three-part harmony that leaves everyone amazed. Karno erupts in delight - "Radiance, rapture, riboflavin!" - for the Wondrous Westcott Girls are a trio once more.

On the drive to the farm, Whit draws out what is troubling his quiet passengers. Connie is worried that Jules feels aimless, and Eugene is concerned about Buck's soul. But the conversation turns prickly when Eugene suggests Jules may be getting romantic notions about Buck, and the two guardians bicker over whose honorable young charge should stay away from whose - until Whit breaks it up, declaring that both teens are surely honorable, and suggesting a calm talk instead.

At the farmhouse, warm-hearted Becky welcomes them with tea and cookies, saying Tom's letters made her feel she has known them for years. The will reveals that Tom has divided his 288-acre apple farm, leaving Whit, Connie, and Eugene one acre each down by the stream near the orchard - a perfect spot, Becky says, for a little country cabin - with the rest going to her. Then comes the hard part: Becky admits that, much as she loves the farm, it has sat unused for years, she is too old to restore it alone, and she is thinking of selling it. Whatever she decides, though, their land is safe; Tom made sure of that.

Driving the property together, they spot Jules's and Buck's bicycles and follow the sound of music to the Westcotts' camp, arriving just in time to hear Jules sing. When Karno insists he must repay Becky for the apples the troupe has eaten, she strikes a bargain: another song, and they will call it square. Learning that the Westcotts still need a place to perform in Odyssey, Whit's eyes twinkle. He knows a venue that might solve quite a few problems at once. When Karno asks where this magnificent place might be, Whit answers, "Well, you're standing on it" - the Riley Clemmens Apple Farm itself.