A Hope and a Future

The Postables find a 30-year-old letter from a woman who had to give her baby up for adoption. Norman opens up about his past and has a life-changing encounter with a relative. Oliver tries to decide whether to mail a letter to his estranged wife.

Main

 * Eric Mabius as Oliver O'Toole
 * Kristin Booth as Shane McInerney
 * Crystal Lowe as Rita Haywith
 * Geoff Gustafson as Norman Dorman

Guest

 * Carol Burnett as Ardis Parker-Pennington-Paine
 * Adam Korson as Joshua Davis and Matt Jacobs
 * Viv Leacock as Jim Thomas
 * Ingrid Tesch as Susan Jacobs
 * Larissa Albuquerque as Young Susan
 * Herbert Duncanson as Pastor Thomas
 * Malachi Damias as Young Jim Thomas
 * Lisa MacFadden as Nurse
 * Robert Parent as Mine Employee
 * Marika Siewert as Chorus Singer

Background information

 * This was the last episode produced in the hour-long episode format. All subsequent episodes were produced in the two-hour TV movie format.

Gallery
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