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The Lost Sheep
On leave from his ship in the South Pacific, Ashley Longworth, Jr. asks Erin to marry him. But Erin begins to have doubts when she finds out something about Ashley., Erin has second thoughts about her hasty marriage to Ashley when he claims to be an atheist. Erin: Mary Beth McDonough. John: Ralph Waite. Olivia: Michael Learned. Elizabeth: Kami Cotler. Serena: Martha Nix. Rose: Peggy Rea. Jason: Jon Walmsley. Ben: Eric Scott. Cindy: Leslie Winston. Jim-Bob: David W. Harper., Erin has second thoughts about her hasty marriage to Ashley when he claims to be an atheist., Erin (Mary McDonough) wants to marry Ashley Longworth Jr. (Jonathan Frakes), but there is a major roadblock to their future happiness: unlike the deeply religious Waltons, Ashley is an atheist. His explanation that the War has soured him on the concept of God meets with shock and disappointment from Erin’s family — with the exception of her father John (Ralph Waite), who understands Ashley’s spiritual crisis even if he doesn’t condone it. Meanwhile, Elizabeth (Kami Cotler) is getting sick and tired of her “tag-along” cousin Serena (Martha Nix).
