Emily of New Moon - Season 2

The Murrays are devastated by the loss of Elizabeth: Jimmy confesses his deep affection for her and Emily realizes that she was their protectress. Trying to escape her fears, Laura is becoming addicted to laudanum. Having offered the Scottish Murrays all her worldly possessions in return for New Moon, Emily receives a letter announcing that the relatives are on their way to PEI to claim what is theirs.

Fighting to stay well, Laura feverishly prepares New Moon for the arrival of Malcolm and Isabel Murray, the Scottish relatives who have he power to sell New Moon and send them all to the poorhouse. Emily fantasizes Isabel as a lyrical kindred spirit. In fact, she turns out to be a bitter, austere spinster. Her father Malcolm is suspicious and fierce. New cast members: John Neville as Uncle Malcolm, Linda Thorson as Isabel Murray.

Tension mounts after Isabel Murray takes over New Moon. Emily is forbidden from attending school. She must, instead, earn her own keep. Isabel also decrees that, in order to feed the family, Jimmy must slaughter one of his beloved cows. And she relieves Laura of the household keys.

While playing in a field with Teddy, Emily falls down nose to nose with Mad Man Morrison, a bit of a spooky character whose little girl has died a while ago. Teddy helps Emily get up and the two run back to New Moon with a few scratches and a good fright. Mrs. Kent, Teddy's possessive mother is jealous of the friendship between Emily and her son. Convinced that Emily is out to steal her Teddy, Mrs. Kent tries to separate the two by using "witchcraft" in the form of a doll that's given to Emily and is supposed to make Mad Man Morrison believe that she's his lost daughter. Guest stars Greg Malone as Mad Man Morrison.

New Moon is for sale and the snooty Stuarts plan to buy it. As Laura's addiction to laudanum worsens, Isabel commits her to an asylum without consulting the family. Emily rallies Jimmy, Dr. Burnley and Uncle Malcolm.

Emily and Ilse are growing up and starting to ask questions about the facts of life. Dr. Burnley agrees to give some information on the topic and that ends up creating a scandal in town. People are even more outraged upon learning that Dr. Burnley is conducting... milk pasteurization tests! Fed up with smallmindedness, Dr. Burnley accepts a position at a hospital in Boston. It would also give him a chance to find a mother for Ilse as his love for Laura Murray remains unrequited. Emily and Ilse attempt to run away together but before they can get anywhere, Malcolm falls deathly ill giving Dr. Burnley a chance to redeem himself in the eyes of Isabel and the people of Blair Water.

Reverend Nicholas Pitch, a preacher from away, appears in Blair Water encouraging townspeople to rid their souls of the Devil. Immediately, devil sightings are rampant, sending Emily, Ilse, Teddy and Perry scrambling for answers. Who is the Devil? What does he or she or it look like? Hysteria reigns. The Devil is sighted everywhere; friends blame foes, friends accuse friends, relatives fear relatives. Laura Murray suddenly turns calm. Reverend Pitch attributes her renewed sense of well-being to the devil leaving her body. Emily and her friends conduct an exorcism to drive Him out of Blair Water once and for all. Guest stars William Hutt as Reverend Nicholas Pitch

Emily and her friends pray to St. Agnes, the Patron Saint of Young Women, in hopes of ensuring a happy marriage for themselves. The plea is sent by the girls but the lucky person who finds Love is, actually, Jimmy Murray. The Kinches, a hardscrabble Catholic family of four, seek refuge at New Moon after their farm is wiped out by a fire. Jimmy is drawn to the daughter, Eve, who's gentle soul befits that of a Saint. The joys of first Love for Jimmy and Eve radiate throughout New Moon but when Eve's abusive father, Abner, finds out, he is furious. Emily and Ilse do everything they can to bring the shy lovers closer together. Eve is pregnant. Is Jimmy the father? Guest stars Kenneth Pohue as Abner Kinch and Lisa Houle as Eve.

Deeply in love for the first time, Jimmy Murray plans to build Eve a dream house overlooking the ocean. Still, Eve is pregnant. Emily decides it must be ôimmaculate conceptionö and shocks the town by distributing a petition to have Pope Leo XIII recognize Eve as a Saint. A secret rendezvous between Jimmy and Eve is interrupted by the arrival of the Kinch family. There is a struggle and Abner Kinch is killed. But by who? Refusing to give testimony even on his own behalf, Jimmy risks everything for the woman he loves. Guest stars Kenneth Pohue as Abner Kinch and Lisa Houle as Eve.