 A summer storm, which topples a tree onto their caravan, forces a family of wanderers to take shelter in the empty Balwin house. John-Boy and Jason discover them when they go to check on the house, and call the sheriff. Facing arrest, and with a sick baby in tow, the wanderers accept John-Boy s offer of a camp at the Walton s home. Pride and a way of life prevents the refugees from Bulgaria from accepting any other hospitality from the Waltons, until their baby s illness becomes so serious that Grandma intervenes despite not being welcomed to do so.