The Collection – Little House on the Prairie TV Episode

46. THE COLLECTION
September 27, 1976

On his way to Walnut Grove to collect donations, Reverend Alden becomes ill. He is rescued by Caleb Hodgekiss, an ex-con, who volunteers to help him. While Caleb’s wife, Mattie, tends to the Reverend, Caleb goes to Walnut Grove, posing as a colleague of Reverend Alden’s to collect donations … with the intentions of keeping all the money for himself. However, after participating in acts of kindness, Caleb has a change of heart and does the right thing with the money.