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The episode kicks off with what seems like a flash back - a women writes a letter and puts it next of a baby in a basket. She grabs a man’s hand and they jump in the Here’s your revised text with spelling, grammar, and clarity improvements:

The movie kicks off with what seems like a flashback—a woman writes a letter and places it next to a baby in a basket. She grabs a man’s hand, and they jump into a pond, leaving the baby behind.

Cut to the present day: Jacob tells Kat that he’s sure he wants to do this—by “this,” he means meeting their mom. He walks in, and Del is immediately overwhelmed, begins to cry, and hugs him. He sees Alice and says, “It’s you…” He remembers her from when she traveled back to his childhood.

Del is very confused. Kat gives her the notebook, saying it contains Jacob’s story. Cut to Elliot, who is continuing to demo the wall in his house when he finds a clock. He is confused for a second until Kat arrives with the good news.

Jacob goes upstairs to shave, and Del tells Kat that he fits in Colton’s clothes. They check on him, and Del gives Jacob his stuffed bear as they look at the glow-in-the-dark stars.

The next day, Kat catches Alice looking at her phone, staring at a picture of Casey wearing the necklace with the engagement ring. Alice suspects they’re a time traveler, but Kat thinks she’s reaching.

The family comes together to hatch a plan to explain Jacob’s return. They go to the news, claiming a family found him, raised him, and revealed the truth on their deathbeds.

Fast forward: Jacob is working the land like it’s the 1800s and thriving. Kat and Elliot’s relationship is stronger than ever, and she is publishing a new book that includes the chapter Susanna wrote, which was previously ripped out. Del receives a suspicious package in the mail. Inside is a note that reads, “Your lie is known.” Apparently, it’s not the first one.

That night, Kat pulls out one of her dad’s old books. She accidentally spills wine on it, revealing a secret message: “No curses in the water. Believe in magic. Come to the pond.” She wonders if her dad left that message and if he knew about the pond.

The next day, Alice returns from Minneapolis, where she’s been with her dad. She’s looking very fancy. She notices a sticker on her guitar, which belonged to Colton, that says “Coyles.” She realizes this was Thomas’s last name. When they ask Del about it, she says that’s what the pond used to be called.

Kat has been missing the pond, Susanna, and maybe even Thomas. She and Alice visit the pond to reminisce. Kat speaks to the pond, telling Susanna about her chapter being published. Alice encourages her to go back. Kat hesitates but ultimately decides to try.

She ends up back in the 1800s—womp, womp. She finds Elijah, who explains that Jacob had to jump because the British were after him for treason. Jumping was the safest choice. He warns her to leave because people still think she’s the White Witch. Before leaving, she visits Susanna. Kat tells Susanna she misses her, but Susanna insists she stop coming back. Kat promises she will but asks Susanna to keep writing. On her way out, Susanna looks at the painting under her bed—the one titled My Katherine.

At the pond, Thomas appears. Kat tells him it’s over between them because she’s moved on.

Back in the present day, Jacob reflects on how his dad told him never to go to the pond. Kat confronts him about why he came. Jacob admits it’s true, and while he’s happy to be here, he feels like a coward and struggles to adapt to this time.

At Elliot’s housewarming party, Alice announces she wants to pursue PR instead of music. Del surprises Elliot by handing him a demo record from 1974 of Colton singing. As they listen, Alice notices someone running in the fields.

We learn that Del and Sam have been secretly meeting in the barn.

Kat confesses to Elliot that she time-traveled back to the 1800s one last time. Instead of responding, Elliot plays another track from the record. Kat doesn’t recognize the song, but it seems to be about the pond. Suddenly, another voice begins to sing, and it sounds like Alice. Kat searches for her but finds she isn’t home. Jacob, however, is, and he has another flashback of his dad telling him he loves him no matter what happens.

The episode ends with Alice at the pond. She finds a sweater, calls her mom, and leaves a message, asking her to come to the pond because someone else is using it. As she speaks, someone runs up behind her and pushes her in.

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The Way Home - S03E01 - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet (2025) ft. Ryan Pappolla