"Promised Land" Episode #110 King of the Road (Original air date: 12/03/96)


Written by: Danna Doyle & Debbie Smith
Directed by: Jim Johnston
Produced by: Martha Williamson, Jon Andersen & R.J. Visciglia, Jr.


Guest Cast:
Patrick Shea played by Steve Forrest
Don Hale played by David Beecroft
Sean Morgan played by David Carrera
Erasmus Jones played by Ossie Davis

Hattie (Celeste Holm) takes a temporary job at a general store and is charmed by a roofing contractor named Patrick Shea played with elan by veteran actor Steve Forrest. When the first rain betrays a shoddy repair his roofing company performed on Erasmus’ roof, Hattie and Erasmus track Patrick down. He quickly vows to make amends and turns his intentions to courting Hattie. Claire and Russell search for a new trailer (because the Airstream was damaged in a fire in the previous episode). One of the roofing repairmen named Don Hale (David Beecroft) hooks them up with a cousin named Sean Morgan (David Carrera) who can offer them a good deal on a used trailer, but Russell and Claire sour on the deal when they smell a scam. Local authorities inform Russell and Claire that the trailer salesmen are part of a traveling band of scam artists, of which Patrick is a member. Patrick proposes to Hattie over a candlelight dinner and Hattie is swept off her feet until she learns the truth about him. Josh gets a haircut.