Fire and Rain is the tenth episode of the fourth season of Virgin River. It is the fortieth episode of the series overall.
Synopsis[]
Charmaine asks Jack for support at the baby shower; Mel has a tough conversation with Cassandra; Preacher worries about Christopher after their call.
Plot[]
Brie and Mike are unharmed from the exploding boat.
One week later, Jack decides to help Char with her upcoming baby shower. This also means he needs to rearrange the meeting with Barry, his therapist, for later in the day.
Mel isn’t going to be around for a while, as she’s meeting Mark’s Mum in Grace Valley. She may be late for the shower. She’s concerned that Mark’s mum is going to file for custody of the embryos but Jack tries to reassure her that Cassandra wouldn’t stoop that low.
Cassandra meets with Mel, having learned that she’s pregnant. In Mark’s will it clearly states that when he passes, full custody of the embryos pass to Mel. Mel is disappointed in her mother-in-law who says that if Mel are pregnant with Mark's child, then that’s her grandchild and she has rights. Mel knows the woman doesn’t stand a chance if this goes to court.
Meanwhile, Melissa catches up with Brady. She wants to offer her condolences now that Calvin is dead. She wants Brady to pick up the slack and take control of the drug shipment, imploring him to “fall in line.” The thing is, the police haven’t found Calvin’s body either, at least not yet anyway.
Brady heads back to see Brie, where she’s pretty shook up. It turns out she was sexually assaulted by her ex in the past and the memories are too much to bear. Brady agrees to stay with her for the night.
Mike speaks to Preacher. He’s done some digging and found Sally. Apparently she drugged Preacher initially because Vince threatened to kill her if she didn’t help. Sally also knows where Vince is but she’s too scared to say anything. Mike suggests that he could arrest Sally and try to squeeze the truth from her but that’s going to take a while. For now, Christopher is still missing and Preacher remains dead-set on trying to find him.
Denny’s big reveal last episode is developed further here, as we learn he takes medication for his anxiety. Between getting on well with Hope and growing closer to Lizzie, there’s drama between him and Vernon. The latter isn’t comfortable with his decision to pay off the mortgage and he messages his grandfather, asking to talk that night.
Given time has passed, Ricky is on the verge of leaving for boot camp. However he’s distracted by Denny and Lizzie chatting and laughing together at the bar.
That night, Jack heads to see Barry, where the conversation steers toward his family relationship during their session together. It’s a tough subject and he struggles to get his words out. While this is going on, Preacher meets with Julia, where he admits it’s hard for him to open up. A knock at the door though sees Paige show up out the blue.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Alexandra Breckenridge as Melinda Monroe
- Martin Henderson as Jack Sheridan
- Colin Lawrence as John Middleton
- Benjamin Hollingsworth as Dan Brady
- Lauren Hammersley as Charmaine Roberts
- Grayson Gurnsey as Ricky
- Sarah Dugale as Lizzie
- Zibby Allen as Brie Sheridan
- Marco Grazzini as Mike Valenzuela
- Mark Ghanime as Dr. Cameron Hayek
- Kai Bradbury as Denny Cutler
- Annette O'Toole as Hope McCrea
- Tim Matheson as Vernon Mullins
Guest Cast[]
- Teryl Rothery as Muriel
- Lucia Walters as Julia
- Lexa Doig as Paige
- Zak Santiago as Barry
- Laura Soltis as Cassandra Monroe
- Barbara Pollard as Melissa Montgomery
- David Cubitt as Calvin
- Christina Jastrzembska as Lydie
- Trevor Lerner as Bert Gordon
- Clare Filipow as Hannah
- James Kot as Don (voice)