When Evan's horse, Diablo, suffers a broken leg, pretty Molly McGraw is the only veterinarian available to perform the surgery that's needed. She and Crane fall head over heels for each other, but Crane's stubborn McFadden pride resists Molly soon after she tells him that she has received the internship in equinw surgery that she has been seeking.- a commitment that means she will have to leave California and move back east.

Just before a big game, Adam, As the eldest, removes Brian from the family's mountain polo team because of Brian's reckless showing-off on horseback. An angry Brian goes on a bender and ends up in jail. The arguement between Adam and Brian causes a rift among some of the brothers as well, who regard Brian as the best athlete in the family and crucial to the team. It especially disturbs young Guthrie, who idolizes both of his brothers.