Letter to Loretta Season 5, Episode 4: Understanding Heart

A Dollar's Worth

The spoiled daughter of a brash manicurist discovers that her father hadn't died when he returns from a prison sentence for forgery.

The Defense

Innocent Conspiracy

A loyal Japanese wife finds a way to help her discouraged husband when an orphan wanders into their lives.

The Little Witness

A mother struggles to protect her son (Johnny Crawford), who witnessed a murder.

Blizzard

Friends at a Distance

A widowed small-town gift-shop owner and children's book illustrator meets a charmingly foreign handyman and it seems her dreams of a Prince Charming are coming true.

Man in a Hurry

Power Play

The Demon and Mrs. Devon

A Chinese vase and a steroids surprise party drastically alter a young businessman's life.

The Accused

A serial strangler is at large in a community where two determined women attempt to raise awareness of the correlation that salacious pictures have on sex crimes.

The Hidden One

Faraway Island

My Two Hands

Dear Milkman

A wife who has written a loving book about her milkman husband encounters marital conflict when a Hollywood producer wants to make a movie based on the wife's book except the producer's vision is to change reality to suit cinema practices.

The Bargain

A Greater Strength

A newly returned widow discovers to her dismay that her only daughter has been adopted while she was a POW. While trying to retrieve her daughter, she encounters frustrating complications that endanger her child and challenge her faith.

Conflict

The Oriental Mind

Windfall

Time of Decision

Ruth's 16 yo sister Ellen, appears to have become mentally ill. Ruth and her boyfriend struggle to come up with a workable strategy to help her.

Air Stewardess

During a night flight aboard a transcontinental airplane, a dangerous drug disappears from its storage place.

To Open a Door

A chic boutique owner is very tempted to compromise her integrity when she falls for a handsome, cultured married man. The feeling is mutual and the chemistry electric and she struggles to "close that door."

Thanks to You

Dangerous Verdict

A man who is to be tried for murder tries to escape across the Mexican border since he was not granted a change of venue. His concern was that the judge, being a woman, would allow emotion to influence the verdict.

Second Rate Citizen

South American Uncle

Loretta plays it for laughs as a clever con artist who dupes three parish priests out of money. They compare notes and set up a trap to help her back on the right path.

A Strange Adventure

Globe-trotting lady encounters what looks like her own portrait in an Italian gift shop, leading to a romantic fling and a shocking surprise.

Day of Rest

A woman's day of rest assigned to her by the husband due to a her developing cold becomes problematic due to the needs of her six children.