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The Violated
Olivia and Mary Ellen (Judy Norton-Taylor) comfort a rape victim who is too ashamed to answer her soldier-husband’s letters., While the Waltons wait for news about John-Boy, who is missing in action in Europe, Olivia does volunteer work for the Red Cross., Olivia and Mary Ellen (Judy Norton-Taylor) comfort a rape victim who is too ashamed to answer her soldier-husband’s letters. Darcy: Antoinette Stella. John: Ralph Waite. Son Slater: Jordan Clarke. Erin: Mary Beth McDonough. Frank: Kelly Ward. Ben: Eric Scott. Mrs. Denman: Diana Douglas. Jim-Bob: David W. Harper., Olivia and Mary Ellen comfort a rape victim who is too ashamed to answer her soldier-husband’s letters., In the first episode of a two-part story, Red Cross volunteers Olivia (Michael Learned) and Mary Ellen (Judy Norton-Taylor) attempt to find out why young bride Darcy Thatcher (Antoinette Stella) refuses to write to her soldier husband. It turns out that Darcy has been raped, and is reluctant to tell either her husband or the authorities, feeling that somehow she is responsible for the attack. As Mary Ellen ministers to the troubled Darcy, Olivia makes it her mission in life to bring the rapist to justice — before the assailant falls victim to a revenge killing. Elsewhere, the Waltons receive some encouraging news about John-Boy; and Corabeth Godsey (Ronnie Claire Edwards) has very definite ideas about what to do with a financial windfall.
