Jenny blames herself for Royal's death; Jeb Carter overcomes fear to save Jenny from drowning.
An elderly farmer (Lew Ayres) urges Almanzo to run for mayor to oppose Mrs. Oleson.
A deranged man (Robert Loggia) attacks his wife and child, then takes Laura and her daughter hostage.
Mrs. Oleson's prejudice troubles a former circus dwarf (Billy Barty) who is trying to raise his daughter alone.
Townspeople rescue a mute boy whom a carnival owner has been using as an attraction.
Mr. Edwards is determined the carnival owner will not regain custody of the mute boy.
Nancy gets angry when her competition, Mrs. Nellie Oleson Dalton, visits Walnut Grove.
Isaiah does not find the support of his friends when he falls in love with a 19-year-old blind woman.
A visiting young minister creates suspicion among the men of Walnut Grove when he holds secret meetings.