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- A reclusive, blind photojournalist lives quietly in a New York penthouse, until a smooth but sadistic criminal looking for a hidden fortune enters her life.
- An American company inadvertently unleashes a magnetic vortex on an unprepared world.
- Smitten with a new employee, a woman uses the internet to impersonate his long-distance girlfriend.
- In 2039, the Romano-Fafard spaceship crew, led by Captain Patenaude, are still looking for a viable planet to resume mankind and accommodate Earth's six billion idiots. They may have finally found one but it won't be trouble free.
- A young woman becomes increasingly suspicious of the motives of her older roommate.
- A woman meets a charming and wealthy man who becomes obsessive and controlling.
- Heaven and Earth; a Ritual is a story of survival set in the harsh reality of 1880. When May, an Indigenous woman, runs away from an abusive man to protect her newborn from a tragic fate, she crosses paths with Frank, a hermit who plays out a determined, nihilistic ritual. After a horrible tragedy, he gave up on life and retreated into the woods. Frank and May's first encounter won't be an easy one, but it just may be one that destiny had planned for them both. A recurring participant throughout Frank and May's journey, a painted pinto, brings a sense of wonder to the Western genre.
- Natalie begins to think about Maggie's assertion that she focuses too much of her life on her children, while she should spend more time thinking about herself. Natalie may disagree. Something that Natalie does not yet know is that Caleb is contemplating going to Africa for the summer on a work term, while figuring out what to do about his relationship with Ariel. Emma has just started a triathlon program - something that Natalie feels will take up too much of her precious time - while she adjusts to being in the same class as Romy. Gifted Romy may have problems adjusting to the social aspects of her new school situation. And her unofficial fourth child, Maggie, has just found out that Simon, her new sex partner, wants to continue their relationship despite he already having a girlfriend, about who Maggie didn't know before sleeping with him. Natalie may change her mind about Maggie's assertion when she meets Emma and Romy's new principal, Andrew Wallace. And Natalie decides to broaden her horizons by joining Maggie in her new aggression therapy. This all may change for Natalie when she learns that her cancer has returned in a much more aggressive form than the first time...
- After receiving her terminal cancer diagnosis, Natalie needs to turn to her loved ones for support, most specifically all of her siblings and Danielle, but most specifically not her children, the news which she wants to hide from them until she has a plan in place about what to do about them following her death. This task takes on additional emotional gravitas as she learns about the continued issues in each of her children's lives. But Natalie becomes emotionally distraught when she can't get a hold of any of the people who she tries to contact, unaware of what's going on with each. Maggie, who has left her phone at work, is preoccupied with what to do about a request from Simon and his girlfriend Sarah. Oliver, in Los Angeles, he who has decided to go back into couples therapy without his other half, Tom, isn't answering his phone as he deals emotionally with the relationship. Matthew is off organizing a special night for him and Nicole for her birthday. And when Natalie does find Danielle, Danielle is distraught herself about what looks to be the end of her marriage to Jim. Once Natalie is finally able to tell one of those loved ones about the situation which overtakes what he/she is going through in his/her own life, the sense of release of the emotional burden comforts Natalie enough that she doesn't want the news spread to others, which may be more difficult to contain than she envisions. One still somewhat outstanding issue is what to tell Andrew, who is continually pressing her, especially as she missed what was supposed to be their first date.
- Oliver returns to Montreal on the news of Natalie's diagnosis. Although Natalie appreciates the support, Gerald can't help but wear his feelings about who he considers his irresponsible son on his sleeve, much to Janine's chagrin. Janine feels the need to defend Oliver, to Gerald or anyone else who may take issue with his lifestyle. Oliver's return also has a profound effect on Maggie, who makes a couple of impulsive decisions, one which makes her relationship with Simon and Sarah more complicated. Natalie and Andrew do end up going on a date, which doesn't sit well with Romy, who takes her frustrations out on an object representing who she sees as the problem. Because of Natalie and Andrew dating, Emma feels that she has to be big sister to Romy about her school woes while she comes to terms with her own burgeoning feelings for Jayden. And Caleb contemplates moving out of the house and in with Ariel, especially as he can see that his mother still worries about him when he isn't home.
- As Natalie awaits the results of her latest biopsy, she continues her relationship with Andrew, who she has not yet told about her cancer. She is given some news about her job, that news which she accepts with mixed feelings. Maggie tries to move on from her decision to quit her less than happy job, which is more difficult than she imagines, while she receives some surprising news concerning her relationship with Simon and Sarah. Matthew and Nicole discuss what the return of Natalie's cancer means for them in their previous offer to act as the guardians for Natalie's children. Oliver continues to feel alienated to his parents, while Janine and thus Gerald learn some news about Oliver's life in Los Angeles, which further demonstrates how alienated he feels to them. Caleb learns some news which affects his living situation with Ariel. In light of her feelings toward Jayden, Emma goes to her Uncle Matthew in a semi-professional context, his response which too is a mixture of him being a doctor yet her uncle. Romy continues to kick and scream going into her first therapy session, which may be the start of a new relationship for someone else in the Lawson family. And D. continues to purge her life of her marriage.
- While avoiding Andrew's texts, Natalie decides to take D.'s advice at least to speak to a woman named Sybil, a "cellular reprogrammer" who D. believes can help Natalie emotionally. Beyond believing what Sybil does a crock, especially in how she purportedly helped D. with her issue, Natalie has to decide what to take away from the session, including whether she should tell the kids about her cancer. While she begins to worry about what she will do for a job, Maggie has to decide what to do about her love and sex life in light of her truly not identifying herself to be either lesbian or bisexual, and Simon's marriage proposal to Sarah. As Matthew and Nicole make Natalie face up to certain legal realizations about her imminent death, Matthew tries to cover up some lies he has been perpetrating to Nicole. The stress that Oliver is feeling about the situation with Tom begins to manifest itself in his life. Caleb receives some news from Ariel which complicates his decision to move home. Through non-disclosure, Emma tries to hide certain things she is doing in becoming closer to Jayden, which does not sit well with Natalie. Natalie places Romy's therapist in a difficult predicament as Romy still does not trust him. And Janine begins to question her religion/family balance.
- Natalie finally tells her children about the return of her cancer without ever using the words "die" or "death". Each of the three takes the news differently based partly on other things happening in their lives. As Caleb already knew seeing news of Natalie's biopsy on D.'s refrigerator, he wants especially Emma to step up more this time around than she did during Natalie's first bout of cancer, as he is currently preoccupied with Ariel's pregnancy and what it means holistically for his life, the pregnancy about which he has not yet told anyone. Romy wants to know everything so that she can prepare herself for what is to come. Emma is the one who takes the news the hardest, the news which she wallows in with other issues going on in her life. With her children now in the know, Natalie reaches out for emotional support of her own from wherever she can find it, even from her extremely devout mother. Maggie takes some steps to get back into the workforce, while she receives an unexpected proposition from Simon and Sarah. Matthew continues to hide a certain aspect of his life from Nicole, who begins to suspect that he indeed is keeping something from her, not knowing what that something is. Oliver begins to suspect that his parents know about Tom, not having told anyone in his family except Matthew. Gerald has his own thoughts about Oliver in light of the situation. Oliver also runs into Lucas, Romy's therapist, socially.
- Natalie organizes a birthday dinner for Emma that nobody wants.
- Natalie struggles to convince Caleb to accept responsibility for his criminal actions.
- With Natalie's decision to switch the focus of her remaining columns to her illness and imminent death, she gets reaction from all sides. With it, she also comes to some conclusions about a question previously asked of her: "Do you want to die happy?" As such, she decides to go on an overnight retreat with Andrew, the nature of which she doesn't tell him until they get there. Natalie designates Emma as the head of household while she's away as Caleb has an engagement he would rather not miss, he not divulging to his mother that it is a date with D. Emma gets into situations which end up being over her head, but which may provide her with a clearer picture of certain aspects of life, while Romy is the one who makes a connection from the situation. Matthew's lies catch up to him, and he unexpectedly turns to the one person available for guidance. Maggie makes a decision about her relationship with Simon and Sarah. Oliver, still in Los Angeles, makes some decisions of his own about his Los Angeles life, past, present and future.
- Receiving a telephone message from Romy in combination with other news he's heard, David, Natalie's ex-husband, returns to Montreal. While he has certain motives for coming back, Natalie tells him in no uncertain terms that she intends to sign custody of the girls to Matthew and Nicole, meaning that he would have no legal right to them after she dies. Natalie also learns from Dr. Basra that she may be eligible for an experimental drug trial. It has so far shown promising results, but there are no guarantees and there are also risks. Nicole continues to have difficulties in feeling close to Matthew, their marital issue which is exacerbated by the actions of someone external to their household. Oliver takes steps to put his Los Angeles life behind him and start fresh in Montreal, not knowing exactly what that means. D. and Caleb's relationship hits a roadblock with the temporary return of someone in D.'s life. Emma decides to finish something she started regardless of the reason for starting it no longer existing. As such, she feels the need to do it on her own without anyone in the family knowing. And Romy continues to question authority, while perhaps looking for answers in the direction of her father, who she doesn't even know.
- It's the summer. Caleb, who is supposedly taking classes toward his architecture degree, has told no one in his family that he has dropped out, wanting to do something else with his life. Natalie wants Emma to get her first ever summer job so that she can feel comfortable that Emma will have some sense of responsibility after she's gone, something that Emma does not understand in her want to have yet another fun, relaxing, work-free summer. And Romy is in summer school. Natalie has entered the drug trial, which she is writing about in her column. Beyond the positive feedback she has been receiving about those recent columns, Natalie will discover there are negative consequences to her writing about it. In general, Natalie is feeling good health-wise, which is a double-edged sword in that she has not felt any of the trial drug's known side effects, which in her mind probably means that she is in the control group taking placebos. Romy takes it upon herself to find out as much as she can about her mother's position in the drug trial to have a sense of comfort. What is causing Natalie grief is that David has retained legal counsel so that he will have some say in what happens with Emma and Romy if Natalie passes. Natalie is determined to keep the fact that Matthew and Nicole are having marital issues from David, that fact which David would probably use against her in the guardianship issue. Meanwhile, Nicole will still not speak to Matthew unless necessary in her anger about his infidelity. Matthew, who is living with his parents, wants truly to be a part of Julian's life as his father, while wanting Nicole and he to reconcile, the two which may be incompatible. And Oliver has moved out of Maggie's apartment, leaving her in a financial bind in making rent. Beyond working extra shifts at the restaurant to earn more money, Maggie may find an alternative to her problem.
- Long-time partners and best friends, Inspectors John Conaty and Ray Giacomelli never thought things would happen the way they did on a Pittsburg, California murder case, where the prime suspect is a dangerous killer, put behind bars years earlier.
- It's the day after what was Abby's first communion party, it a disaster in that many people were not talking to many other people because of their issues with each other, and when there was talk, especially between Matthew and Nicole, there was open hostility. Matthew tries one last attempt at convincing Nicole to reconcile, and if that doesn't work, he has to attempt a Hail Mary to achieve that goal while keeping to his promise to Béatrice to be a true father to Julian. It's also the day of Natalie and David's hearing, where Natalie is attempting to revoke David's parental rights, most specifically with regard to custody of the girls if and when she passes away. Natalie and her lawyer's primary strategy is to have Caleb testify as to how his father's abandonment affected his formative growing up period. Natalie may come up against some issues with regard to the proceedings. Now that Oliver has told her that she can't live with him, Romy may look for alternatives in her life opposed to her mother's plan to have her live with Matthew. And Maggie has her own opinions about Caleb testifying against his father. Meanwhile, it's also Emma's first day at work. She will discover what mentality some people of her age have with regard to what may be their first ever paid employment. And Oliver is struggling financially as he tries to eke out a new life in Montréal as an artist. He slyly tries to use old contacts from his previous life in the city before he moved to Los Angeles.
- Natalie will learn the results of her latest scan - the first scan done since she started the drug trial - at the end of the working day, the results which could provide some clue as to her prognosis. As such, she is a bit anxious as she tries to take her mind off the appointment. Of her two offspring that know about the appointment, she has told Emma and Romy that they need not accompany her. Emma has to work anyway, and Romy is still secretly trying to eke out an independent life if and when her mother passes. Beyond the bittersweet task of returning Jude to his rightful owner, Natalie, in mapping out her day, has decided to help Matthew in the move to his new apartment, and in a separate visit talk to Nicole about an issue in light of her and Matthew's separation. But it's an unexpected stop in her travels for the day that may bring the issue of the scan home for her. Meanwhile, Maggie confides in Raza her concern about Oliver, that concern based on what she saw of his apartment. What Maggie is unaware of is how desperate Oliver is in making good on the one window of opportunity he has found in making a go of his art career in Montréal. Maggie's concern for her brother takes a back seat to a last minute item in her day: a lunch invitation which Raza has accepted for the two of them with her parents. Janine's efforts to place Maggie and Raza's marriage into a context she can understand and accept may not sit well with her rebellious daughter, especially based on what Maggie saw of her own parents' marriage while she was growing up.
- Natalie, as she has always done, offers Romy a dinner out for her success, this time finishing summer school - effectively graduating - although Natalie is unaware that Romy, despite graduating, has basically skipped school all summer in favor of eking out a life with Big Mike's group in computer and graphics. What Romy requests as that dinner surprises Natalie. Natalie has also not divulged to her children that she and their father have reconciled of sorts, let alone that they had a sexual encounter. Natalie may get a jolt in letting David back into her and the children's lives as Kate, David's wife, is in Montréal as they try to figure out their marriage in light of David's want to move back to Montréal. As such, David gets caught in a conundrum in prioritizing between his old family and his current family. With Natalie's other kids, Caleb is feeling the financial pinch of basically doing nothing in his life besides hanging out with his friends and smoking weed. And Emma tries to do anything to avoid going to work and seeing Miranda in the aftermath of the incident and resulting revelations at Nicole's house. Meanwhile, Maggie and Raza are preparing for their interview with immigration officials. Although they want to be prepared but not seem overly scripted, their respective interviews take unexpected turns but also provide some internal revelations about their relationship. Oliver's life is spiraling downward out of control, with he seemingly unaware of what is happening. An incident at his apartment, which culminates in an action of his own, leads to Maggie and Matthew believing the intervention was the wrong approach to take with him. And Matthew has to deal emotionally with Nicole running into an old mutual friend who hits on her learning of her and Matthew's split.
- Natalie is cautiously optimistic about the news that her cancer is in partial remission. The avid readers of her column, to who she has not divulged the news, are also anxiously waiting to hear about the results of her scan, she just trying to find the right words before she writes that column. Maggie has told both Matthew and Natalie of her concerns regarding Oliver, who they believe is spending what little and borrowed money he has on drugs. They will at least get a first hand look into Oliver's daily life when they go to his apartment for the first time to conduct an intervention. While defensive Oliver is not totally forthright about what is going on in his life, he is able to deflect the attention away from himself to everyone in the family, each who get an account of what the others truly think about their three siblings. The issue for Natalie is her impenetrable shell, she who turns to an unexpected person for emotional comfort. The issue for Maggie is her flakiness, her marriage to Raza only the latest manifestation. Maggie doesn't divulge how her and Raza's relationship has morphed. And the issue for Matthew is feeling the victim of everything that is happening around him. Meanwhile, Nicole has asked Emma to look in on her house while she, her sister and Abby are away. Emma uses the opportunity to use the amenities to what she considers their full advantage. And Romy, who has not yet told anyone what she is doing on a day to day basis, gets herself caught in an adult situation which she may not be able to get out on her own. As such, she involves whoever she can, except her mother, in her deceit.
- After being kidnapped at gunpoint from his family home, Special Agent Jeff Rinek knows the chances of finding 7-month-old Frankie Proctor alive are slim to none.
- Based on Matthew's new semi-professional assessment, he, Natalie and Maggie confront Oliver again following the fire at his loft, they knowing that they have to take a different approach than what was their initial intervention with him. They also know that something has to change, if only in Oliver having a stable environment in which to live. Oliver's response somewhat surprises them. They also know that they have to inform their parents following Oliver divulging some information as their father is a directly affected party in the proceedings. Meanwhile, Natalie receives some good news/bad news regarding her health. While she awaits the official ruling by the Board of the drug trial on how Natalie should proceed, Natalie prepares herself emotionally for whatever the decision and what she will do regardless. Based on a situation with Raza and a realization of feelings unfamiliar to her, Maggie decides her best course of action in dealing with Raza is to retreat, that is until she gets some advice from Natalie. As Abby has shown some interest in having a relationship with her half brother who she has yet to meet, Nicole takes some baby steps in making that happen within her comfort zone. She may get another perspective from someone on the other side. An already cash strapped Caleb is hit with one financial bomb after another. With his actions to move home without telling his mother the true reason failing, he has to figure out how to survive. Emma tries to repair her friendship with Miranda following being caught in the lie after the party at Nicole's house. And Romy leaving her freelance computer graphics business flyer at her father's place leads to a new relationship with both her parents, but perhaps not quite in the way she expected.
- At Janine's funeral, which takes place five days after Natalie's surgery to repair her ruptured intestine, there is a late arrival in the form of Caleb, who finally gets the messages left for him regarding the goings-on in the family, including what happened to his mother. Caleb comes with unexpected "baggage". Janine's death marks a turning point for many in the family. Oliver, who has been the lost one in the family of late, knows that he has to be there for his father, and makes a decision concerning his new relationship with JD in light of all that is going on, including his continued financial issues. Maggie has to decide what to do about her fake marriage to Raza in light of the fact that she is in love with him while he doesn't return her affections in that way. Matthew is blindsided by a declaration by Nicole despite the resumption of their sexual relationship. Matthew also receives some news from Béatrice which adds an extra layer of complexity with regard to his two families. And Natalie learns that the ruptured intestine was probably the result of her body unable to tolerate the increased dosage of the trial drug. As such, she is removed from the trial indefinitely. Viewing this as a setback in her recovery, Natalie has to make some tough decisions regarding what she feels is best for herself, both with regard to her health and her family, especially Emma and Romy. Emma shows that she is growing up faster than she had previously demonstrated as witnessed by a decision she makes regarding work. And in light of Romy's decision that she wants to live with her father instead of Matthew if Natalie passes away, Natalie decides to give Romy some freedom to make an informed decision regarding all aspects of her life.
- It's the day of Maggie's housewarming party, to which she's invited the entire family minus Matthew, the two who still are not speaking to each other. Despite Maggie having moved frequently in her life, she has ulterior motives for holding this party, which the guests will discover, her family members who may or may not tell her to her face what they think about her decision based on that motive. Prior to the party, Natalie, believing that her dizzy spells are signs that she is actually taking the experimental drug in the blind drug trial, wants to have what she considers a perfect day - a "normal" day doing something special - which means spending time with her kids. As they are all busy - most just wanting to avoid issues they are hiding from her - Natalie instead turns to Tia, her new friend from the support group, who may have a different view of what a perfect day constitutes. The offspring who truly does have a planned morning is Emma, who has probably decided to accept her father's invitation for lunch, the invitation which she has not told her mother. Matthew, in trying to mend his own broken family, has a day outing planned with Abby, and figures the best way to get back on Nicole's good side is accommodation. Following the party, Matthew decides to confront David in learning what he is trying to do in reentering Emma and Romy's lives. In the process, Matthew may get a better picture of his own family dysfunction. And Oliver seriously considers Romy's request to live with him instead of Matthew if her mother passes away.
- It's the day after Maggie's housewarming and Natalie's special day out with Tia. Natalie is not feeling well to the point of being incapacitated, she and Dr. Basra believing the symptoms side effects of the trial drug. On Dr. Basra's orders, Natalie, who does not want her parents involved, calls in her siblings for support, which may be difficult for Matthew and Maggie, who still are not talking to each other. Natalie doesn't want to burden her children, each who is going through his or her own issue. The one offspring of who she does request something is Caleb, which is to provide testimony against David in any legal proceedings involving Emma and Romy's custody if and when she dies, David who has been trying to negotiate with Natalie without lawyers without she even taking his calls. Caleb also decides to act the head of the house by tackling the broken refrigerator on his own without professional assistance. Emma is preoccupied with the one job for which she has an interview today, which she doesn't really want to admit she wants for self-esteem. And Romy decides to be more proactive in dealing with her anxiety. Natalie is unaware that her siblings are in turn dealing with their own issues, about which they probably would have turned to her for support. Matthew believes he may have opened a door with Nicole in dealing with their marital problems, that belief which may not be reality. Maggie may not be as emotionally prepared for her "marriage" to Raza as she thought. And Oliver learns that he and Romy are not quite on the same page regarding her custody following Natalie's death, Oliver who is reconsidering Romy's want to be his ward instead of Matthew's.
- Among the goings-on in the Lawson family are that: Oliver, having gone back on his medication, has moved back in with his parents; Natalie has decided secretly to disregard the Board decision and increase her dosage of the trial drug in knowing that it is the only chance she has to beat the cancer despite the other risks; Maggie and Raza have to figure out how to deal with Maggie's admission that she is in love with him - the first time she has ever been in love - while he doesn't return those feelings; and Caleb has left town without telling his mother where, he being out of communication. These issues need to take a temporary back seat within the family as an unexpected tragedy strikes, that tragedy which affects each family member in a different way, but which largely brings the family back together despite what Maggie had openly mentioned as the family dysfunction. But the tragedy in and of itself can't stop real life from continuing to happen.
- The Slave Lake firefighters work overtime due to a springtime blizzard and 20 centimetres of snow; a pickup truck hits a semi-trailer; a mobile home fee threatens to engulf an entire trailer park; a space heater sparks a structure fire.