The students of Plumfield apply their knowledge of civil disobedience when a slanderous lawsuit threatens to close their school.
When Amy heads the committee for Concord's annual dance, Jo and Nick send each other mixed signals on whether or not they will attend. Meanwhile, thirteen-year-old Bess lies about her age to impress a "college man."
Nat takes his violin skills to a new level while Dan joins Nick in tracking an escaped lion.
Franz falls head-over-heels for a boarding-house maid named Isabelle while Amy and Laurie hit a lull in their marriage.
When Asia receives a letter from an aunt in Philadelphia, Meg offers to move to Plumfield in order to help out.
Jo becomes reclusive after she's held up at gun-point. Franz becomes distressed when Isabelle receives a letter from her brother.
Nick's younger brother, Ben, arrives at Plumfield to hide from a gambling debt. Bess sets her heart on becoming a professional singer, and no one has the heart to tell her that she's tone-deaf.
It's Halloween and the ghost stories are flying. Despite her pragmatism, these stories pique the wild side of Jo's imagination when she receives a book offer from a mysterious stranger.
Jo joins the women's suffrage movement while Nan tries to prove that she has what it takes to become a doctor.
A crack in the bathroom door leads to a series of misunderstandings between Jo and Nick. While searching for fossils, Nat and Nan find a large sum of money.
Meg, Jo, and Amy don't realize how their quarrel is affecting the children.
Nick is accused of murder, and the residents of Plumfield think his brother Ben is behind the crime.
