Forever (2)

Das Glück von Alice und Little Joe ist nur von kurzer Dauer. Kaum hat der junge Cartwright erfahren, dass er Vater werden soll, ereilt ihn eine schreckliche Nachricht. Alice ist bei einem Brand ums Leben gekommen. Beinahe zu spät erfährt er, dass das Feuer gelegt worden ist.

Little Joe learns of the tragic and savagely brutal circumstances of Alice's death and is determined to bring her killers to justice. While a good part of this episode focuses on the pursuit of the thugs that killed Alice, what made this episode was a moving scene where Ben comforts Joe over the death of his new wife. Sitting in the smoldering ruins of what was Joe's new home, Ben (who rarely gets emotional) and the ever-emotional Joe really grieve for Alice ... and in a way, this was their way to grieve the death of series star Dan Blocker.