The Right Choice

Fresh off the plane from Israel, Eugene phones Katrina's apartment - and learns she's at the Lake Shore Lodge with Brandon, where a wedding is underway. Convinced she's about to marry another man, and urged on by Jason, Eugene bursts into the ceremony shouting his objection... only to find the bride and groom are Katrina's own parents, renewing their vows, with a newly ordained Brandon officiating. Katrina is crushed that Eugene believed she would abandon him without a word, and she asks him to go home to Odyssey and wait. Instead, Eugene hacks into the hotel's computer to find her room, knocks on the wrong door, and ends up with the hotel manager and a detective on his trail. Meanwhile, on the long drive back, Katrina admits her heart says Eugene but her head says someone steadier. Then Brandon asks a question of his own: "Katrina, will you marry me?"

Found on Welcome Home! Album 28 · 12 episodes

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2 of 3 0356 The Search for Whit When the search for his missing father takes a dangerous turn, Jason Whittaker must untangle hidden messages, shifting loyalties, and a web of watchers to learn who can truly be trusted.

3 of 3 0357 The Search for Whit With enemies closing in on every side, Whit leads Jason and Eugene to a hidden dig site where a mysterious parchment's claims about the most explosive discovery in history will finally be put to the test.

0358 The Secret Weapon When a struggling Little League player loses all faith in himself, his rookie coach hands him a legendary slugger's old bat said to have a mind of its own.

0359 The Merchant of Odyssey Fresh out of community service, Bart Rathbone schemes to reclaim the Electric Palace from Edwin Blackgaard - and finds an unexpected weapon in the tax man.

1 of 2 0360 Three Funerals and a Wedding When famine drives an Israelite family into a foreign land, a widow and her devoted daughter-in-law must decide what loyalty, faith, and home truly mean.

2 of 2 0361 Three Funerals and a Wedding Two destitute widows return to Bethlehem with nothing but each other, until a chance encounter in a barley field opens an unexpected path to redemption.

1 of 2 0362 The Right Choice Returning home from Israel with a surprise for Katrina, Eugene misreads a phone call and races to a lakeside lodge to stop a wedding - setting off a chain of impulsive decisions that puts their entire relationship in question.

2 of 2 0363 The Right Choice While Whit weighs a life-changing request from the Universal Encyclopedia board, a frantic Eugene must learn what love really means before Katrina makes the choice that will decide their future.

0364 Home, Sweet Home With Odyssey pulling out all the stops to welcome Whit home, one friend quietly makes plans to slip away unnoticed.

0365 Clara When Eugene finds Jack about to board a one-way flight out of Odyssey, Jack finally reveals the painful secret behind his broken friendship with Whit - a story of grief, an orphaned girl, and a promise that couldn't be kept.

0366 Solitary Refinement Reeling from a painful breakup, Eugene retreats to a monastery to test a life of silence and solitude - while back in Odyssey, Whit is too busy to hear the answer he's praying for.

0367 The Decision When a mission board's offer threatens to pull Whit away from Odyssey, everyone around him campaigns for a different outcome - and Whit must sort genuine calling from every other motive.

0368 The Other Woman A tabloid photo of the mayor holding hands with a mysterious blonde woman threatens to unravel a secret he has guarded for years.

Featured characters

Minor characters & crew 8 more roles

8 supporting roles

Armitage Shanks Bernard Erhard Millie Shanks Pamela Hayden Brandon Tuller Tom Babbes Janice Mitchell Lisa Harper Lake Shore Lodge Desk Clerk Steve Bridges University Bookstore employee Mark Drury Lake Shore Lodge Lounge Lizard Todd Busteed Lake Shore Lodge Receptionist Lisa Harper

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Chris Anthony Host Paul McCusker Writer · Director Mark Drury Sound Designer · Producer Dave Arnold Producer Todd Busteed Producer Kurt Bruner Executive Producer

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Whit and Eugene return from Israel by way of Chicago, where Jason meets them at the airport. Whit and Eugene plan to attend a meeting with the board of the Universal Encyclopedia the next morning, but Eugene’s thoughts quickly turn to Katrina. Hoping to surprise her, he telephones her apartment and speaks with her roommate, Janice.

Janice tells Eugene that Katrina has gone to the Lake Shore Lodge with Brandon. She mentions an engagement and says that something important is happening that afternoon. Eugene takes her words to mean that Katrina and Brandon are about to be married. When the lodge confirms that Katrina Shanks is connected with a wedding party in the Wellington Courtyard, his worst fears seem certain.

Jason urges Eugene to go to the lodge and fight for Katrina before it is too late. Whit is uneasy about the idea of interrupting a wedding, but Eugene cannot bear to stand by while Katrina marries someone else. Still dressed in the caftan he has brought home from the Middle East, he rushes to the lodge and bursts into the ceremony with an objection.

The bride and groom are not Katrina and Brandon. Mr. and Mrs. Shanks are renewing their wedding vows, and Brandon, who has recently been ordained, is conducting the ceremony. Eugene’s frantic interruption leaves everyone astonished and turns a joyful family occasion into an embarrassing scene.

Katrina is more wounded than angry. Eugene has assumed that she would abandon their relationship and marry another man without even speaking to him. Though Eugene insists that the entire disaster is only a misunderstanding, Katrina cannot dismiss what his reaction reveals. His lack of trust has made her question how well he truly knows her and what he believes about her character.

Eugene checks into the lodge and calls Whit, admitting how badly he has mishandled the situation. Brandon then visits him on Katrina’s behalf. He explains that Katrina feels betrayed and needs time before speaking with Eugene. Brandon believes Eugene’s impulsive behavior points to deeper problems of trust, maturity, and faith, and he tells Eugene that Katrina wants him to return to Odyssey and wait until she is ready to talk.

Because Brandon cares deeply for Katrina, Eugene doubts whether his advice is entirely selfless. Instead of leaving, he tries to contact Katrina directly. When the desk clerk refuses to reveal her room number because she has requested privacy, Eugene uses a computer to break into the hotel’s records. He finds a room registered to K. Shanks and hurries there to apologize.

Mr. Shanks answers the door. He explains that the family switched rooms and that Katrina had been staying next door, but she has already left with Brandon for the university. As Eugene prepares to check out, the hotel traces the unauthorized entry into its computer system. The manager and a detective begin looking for him, adding another consequence to his reckless attempt to reach Katrina.

On the drive back, Brandon encourages Katrina not to make too much of Eugene’s mistake. Katrina explains that the problem is larger than one embarrassing interruption. Miscommunication and uncertainty have troubled her relationship with Eugene for a long time, and she has begun to wonder whether they are truly right for each other.

Katrina admits that her heart is drawn to Eugene because he is gentle, kind, intelligent, and wonderfully unusual. Yet her head tells her that she needs someone wise, balanced, mature, and firmly grounded in his Christian faith - someone more like Brandon. Brandon reveals how deeply he cares for her and asks her to consider what their own closeness has become. Then he puts the question plainly: “Katrina, will you marry me?”