When Calls the Heart season 12 episode 3 ending explained: What was Lee hiding from Rosemary?

When Calls the Heart season 12 episode 3 was released via the Hallmark Channel on January 19, 2025. The episode, titled All That Glitters, followed the stories and mysteries in the lives of the residents of Hope Valley.

Disclaimer: This article contains spoilers for When Calls the Heart season 12 episode 3.

Nathan and Elizabeth uncovered one of Oliver’s secrets, and Lucas made a new enemy. Meanwhile, Rosemary spent her time looking for the latest scoop in town for her radio show but ended up investigating her husband Lee instead.

Lee had a disagreement with Lucas about the National Park from Rosemary. This caused her to spy on him, suspecting that he was hiding something from her. However, the truth was finally revealed to Rosemary at the end of the episode, where Lee confessed that he was plotting out a hiking trail in the hope that it would remind Lucas of the National Park's significance.

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What did Nathan and Elizabeth find out about Oliver in When Calls the Heart season 12 episode 3?

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Oliver is one of the new cadets whom Nathan recruited for his police training program. However, Oliver seemed very nervous before his first monthly progress report, which he attributed to his bad handwriting. Elizabeth offered to help him with the same.

While talking to Elizabeth, Oliver claimed that he had graduated from a high school in Hamilton. However, Elizabeth realized that the high school facility he was talking about had been shut down.

When Nathan realized that Oliver had been lying, he did not want to give the cadet a second chance. However, Elizabeth spoke to Oliver and found out that the reason he hadn't gone to high school was that he was an adopted child, and his foster family put him to work instead of sending him to get an education. Oliver even offered to step down from the position, which made Nathan reconsider and give him another chance.

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What was the mystery that Rosemary was exploring?

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Rosemary started the episode hoping to find something intriguing for the next episode of her radio show. She went to Yost’s shop, where she found a rare coin made of gold and printed with a two-headed eagle. She decided to run an advertisement to invite the owner of the coin to claim it and give an interview.

The mystery of the coin intrigued Bill, who looked through some old case files for her. He revealed that, in 1907, some bandits stole gold-minted coins from a freight train. The authorities never caught the robbers, and the coins had never been recovered. Bill and Rosemary decided to try and track down the person behind the coin.

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What happened after Lee's return to Hope Valley in When Calls the Heart season 12 episode 3?

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Rosemary’s husband, Lee, returned to Hope Valley after he disagreed with Lucas. However, he did not reveal this to his wife Rosemary, who still noticed the changes in his behavior and found them odd. Rosemary enlisted Elizabeth to help her trail Lee on a hike across the mountains, where the two women were promptly discovered.

Lee then revealed that he was hoping that the hiking trail would become a small token for Lucas to help him realize the importance of the National Park. After this reveal, Rosemary was put slightly at ease about her husband.

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What did Lucas and Edie do in When Calls the Heart season 12 episode 3?

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Lucas spent the episode trying to troubleshoot the problems he was facing with the National Park initiative. He initially took Edie Martel’s words at face value that the construction would pose a problem to local ranchers. But he then realized that it was just Edie's political ploy to sway the vote in her favor, making her and Lucas enemies.

Lucas made a brief trip to Hope Valley for a moment of respite, but Edie ended up being there too. She arrived in town to set up a local law practice. With Edie setting up a space in Hope Valley, it seems that the two rivals are now at a crossroads and might have a lot more arguments down the line.

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Audiences can watch When Calls the Heart season 12 episode 3 streaming online via Hallmark+. New episodes of the show are released every week via the Hallmark Channel.