Approximately six months after Blair was originally going to bring Sara back to Montréal, Sara decides, after a small mishap at Lawson's Store, that it perhaps is time to return home. Accompanied by Hetty, Sara has a short homecoming as Blair is killed in a freak accident on the day of their arrival in Montréal. Following the funeral in Avonlea, everyone learns that Blair has it written in his will that Sara's nanny, Louisa J. Banks, will be her guardian. Hetty is outraged. Despite their differences, Hetty and Nanny Louisa and the rest of the Kings have to band together to save Sara from those who are playing on her grief. Sara ends up being more resilient than all would have imagined, her ingenuity based on her experience at Lawson's Store.