Ryan joins us this week to head back to the pond for another episode of The Way Home.

ABOUT: THE WAY HOME (SEASON 4 EPISODE 2)

Alice is about to graduate high school; Kat and Elliot dream of the next steps for their relationship; Del realizes she will soon be an empty-nester again.

AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR: THE WAY HOME (SEASON 4 EPISODE 2)

April 26, 2026 | Hallmark Channel

CAST & CREW OF: THE WAY HOME (SEASON 4 EPISODE 2)

Chyler Leigh as Kat Landry
Evan Williams as Elliot Augustine
Sadie Laflamme as Alice Dhawan
Andie MacDowell as Del Landry

BRAN’S THE WAY HOME (SEASON 4 EPISODE 2) SYNOPSIS

Elliot is all sad that the pond didn't take him. Del is helping him talk through it. We see a flashback of teenage Elliot leaving the house and Del and Colton telling him he's always welcome to stay. After he walks out, Del is like we never should've let him leave. It's not what Tessa would've wanted. Colton says we just need to keep loving him. That's our promise.

Kat comes out of the pond in 1925. Fern says I guess I shouldn't know when you're from but I can ask why. Kat says she's looking for Tessa Augustine. She says I do know some Augustines but no Tessa. She asks Kat her name and Fern says I will call you Kitty Kat.

Fern has the same conversation with Alice in 1976. Fern says she hasn't seen anyone matching that description from Tessa. She takes Alice to the house and Alice is like...why am I here? Fern is like I have no idea but it's time for my nap.

In the '20s, Fern says she's never time traveled. She has no interest in heading back in time. She's a modern girl. She only cares about the future. In fact, this is the first time she's come across a time traveler.

Alice is walking down the street and Evelyn drives by, so excited to see Kat again!

Fern and Kat also walk down the street and Fern gets a couple of Augustine boys to stop the car to pick them up. She asks about a Tessa and they're both like I have no idea who you're talking about.

Alice gets to Coyle's and Jasper gives her a welcome back milkshake. She asks if he knows a Tessa. He's like sure don't.

Back in the present, Elliot is looking at the picture of him and his mom. The clock suddenly starts playing a song when Del shows up to check on him. She asks him to come with her.

Alice is looking at this song book of songs from the area and asks about this one from 1926. She picks up her guitar and starts to play the song.

Fern brings Kat to the newspaper where she's living and invites Kat to this get together in the evening. Maybe Tessa will be there.

Del has Elliot fix something in the barn and he tells her about how he got his 5 more minutes with Colton right here in the barn. It means a lot to him. Del asks if Elliot and Kat are still going to get married.

Back in the '20s, Fern & Kat are getting changed for the party when Dan Jerrott walks in. His name is Cliff and he's like oh I'm just looking for the editor. He and Fern have some flirty flirty fun time. They head to the party at the Lingermore estate, a place where prohibition doesn't exist. Grayson is pulling all the strings and even has Phantom of the Opera playing at the party.

Colton shows up in the '70s and is excited to see Alice! Evelyn takes them to see her husband Ash.

Grayson tells the party that he's going to film a movie right there in Port Haven and Fern will be his star in his movie, Cassandra in the Lighthouse. She introduces Grayson to Kat.

Ash is waxing poetic about poetry and Evelyn is hanging on every word. He's a big traveler and doesn't understand why anyone would want to stay in Port Haven. He and Colton get in a bit of an argument. Evelyn is like ok enough of that, let's go explore the tunnels.

While Fern is singing a song, Kat sees Grayson talking with the Augustine boys and they hand Grayson a wad of cash that he puts in his pocket. THEN he comes down and proposes to Fern! She says yes!

The gang is in the tunnels. While down there they find a pair of old glasses and Alice finds a bullet shell.

Kat warns Fern that Grayson might not be on the up and up because the Augustine brothers paid him for something. Fern is like I'm sure it's nothing.

Elliot and Del are at the bar and we find out that Jacob got a job at a bar in Toronto. This causes Del to drink a lot.

In the '20s, the prohibition officers show up. They ditch their drinks and run!

Colton can't handle this Ash guy and goes to leave. Evelyn is hurt by this and runs into the study. Alice goes to check on her and she tells Alice that she's pregnant.

On the walk back home from the party, Cliff stops them. He's the fuzz and says that he should fine them for the alcohol. Fern is like Kat doesn't have any money because she's a time traveler. He just laughs and says that's a new one.

Alice finds Colton and sings him a song that she's been working on. Colton is like the song was nice but it wasn't from your heart. Alice says she is afraid to bare her soul in a song.

Kat and Fern end up back at the pond. Fern says I think the pond brought you here to give you a heck of a good time. She asks Fern to keep her ear to the ground on a Tessa Augustine, or maybe her maiden name Tessa Cooper.

She comes back and tells Del about her time with Fern. Del says none of that matches what I know about Fern. The stuff she had told Del is straight out of the movie she was gonna be in.

The episode ends with Del showing Elliot a picture she has that is ripped that includes his mom saying she made a pact with Tessa but some pacts had a shelf life. Then Alice and Colton finishing their hang out sesh when a motorbike drives by fast. So they follow it and he's like that's my brother, Griffin.

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