The Waltons The Ghost Story Review
6The Walton's are watching Luke for Tom Enright who is looking for work in Richmond. He has been watching after his son Luke since Allison his wife passed away 5 years ago. John-Boy stops by Ike's to see if there is a letter from Luke's dad. Inside he finds Ike and the Baldwin sister's consulting a Spirit Board to see whether they should order their Mason jars from Ike at full retail when they can get them elsewhere at wholesale prices. Ike asks John-Boy if he will take the board home as it has been distracting foe his business having it at the store. Ike's dog Charity has had puppies and they are all spoken for except the runt of the litter. Elizabeth asks if she can have it.\n\n During dinner John-Boy tells Grandpa about the Baldwin's and the spirit board. After dinner the children play with the board but Olivia and Esther are wary of it. Later that night Jason and John-Boy play with it in John-Boy's bedroom. The board spells out Luke's name when they ask it if it has a message for someone. Later Olivia tells how an unexplainable event happened at Luke's birthday a few years ago after his mother has passed away. People at the party said that they felt Allison's presence and could smell violets, her favourite flower. After the party a wild violet was found in the house even though it was the middle of February.\n\nJason and John-Boy continue to consult the board in secret. It says that Luke should n ot take the train to Richmond. The family gets Luke ready but a series of strange events seem to slow down their progress. Luke's train ticket goes missing as does the framed photograph of his mother. When they finally find the ticket they miss the train after John drives the truck off the road while trying to avoid some object that he believes has run in from of the truck while driving down the road. Later they hear on the radio that train had derailed on it's way to Richmond. They contact Luke's father to say that he is safe and that they will send Luke to Richmond in the morning. Now that he is safe they discover that his Mother's portrait has reappeared on mantle of the fireplace.