Burning Down the House is the seventeenth episode in the fourth season of the CBC drama Heartland. It originally aired March 13, 2011.
Synopsis[]
Tim and his girlfriend announced that they are selling the ranch and moving to California. But one of Tim's old girlfriends comes back and claims that Tim is the father of her son, Shane. And a paternity test says that he is. Ashley finally comes home. Ty is still having trouble just being friends with Amy. Ashley decides to go to school in British Columbia and Caleb is not sure if to go or to stay.
Plot[]
Tim and Janice announce that they are selling Big River ranch and moving to California, causing issues with Amy and Lou. Miranda and her son Shane come to stay at Heartland. Amy quickly bonds with Shane over horses and father issues. Shane also bonds with Pal, a rescue horse that Amy brought to Heartland. Miranda tells Tim that Shane is his son, and a DNA test Tim demands proves this. Tim tells Janice about Shane. Amy lets Ty know she is still hung up on what happened with Blair. Caleb prepares a homecoming for Ashley which doesn't go as planned and he wonders if she fell in love with someone in Italy. She quits her job, and with her mother pushing her, she goes back to school, leaving Caleb with a difficult choice. Peter's company is dissolved, and he has difficulty dealing with the loss and what he should do next.