Father Murphy

Season 1, Episode 16: The Heir Apparent

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A wealthy widow with a railroad fortune comes to Gold Hill hoping to adopt a son to take over the family business. She's very taken with Will, who would rather stay with Murphy, but Murphy is torn between his love for the boy and the advantages of his adoption. The widow finally sees that the bond between Murphy and the boy is something she doesn't want to destroy and she withdraws her adoption bid in a complicated and interesting way.

All Episodes - Season 1

Pilot (1)
Episode 1
Pilot (1)
 Pilot (2)
Episode 2
Pilot (2)
 Eggs, Milk and a Dry Bed
Episode 3
Eggs, Milk and a Dry Bed
 Establish Thou the Work of Our Hands
Episode 4
Establish Thou the Work of Our Hands
 A Horse from Heaven
Episode 5
A Horse from Heaven
 By the Bear That Bit Me (1)
Episode 6
By the Bear That Bit Me (1)
 By the Bear That Bit Me (2)
Episode 7
By the Bear That Bit Me (2)
 False Blessings
Episode 8
False Blessings
 The Ghost of Gold Hill
Episode 9
The Ghost of Gold Hill
 Graduation
Episode 10
Graduation
 Will's Surprise
Episode 11
Will's Surprise
 Eighty-Eight Keys to Happiness
Episode 12
Eighty-Eight Keys to Happiness
 Knights of the White Camelia
Episode 13
Knights of the White Camelia
 The Parable of Amanda
Episode 14
The Parable of Amanda
 The Spy
Episode 15
The Spy
 The Heir Apparent
Episode 16
The Heir Apparent
 In God's Arms
Episode 17
In God's Arms
 The Dream Day
Episode 18
The Dream Day
 Laddie
Episode 19
Laddie
 Matthew & Elizabeth
Episode 20
Matthew & Elizabeth
 The First Miracle (1)
Episode 21
The First Miracle (1)
 The First Miracle (2)
Episode 22
The First Miracle (2)
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