While on their way to visit Mark's friends, Jonathan lashes back at some bullies. Because of this, Jonathan gets recalled. When Mark reaches his friends, he inadvertently slips out a bit of info that leads his friends to reveal to their eldest daughter that she was adopted. She then sets out fo find her birth mother. She then discovers that her adopted mother is her birth mother. It seems that years ago, she got pregnant and her aunt, who was her guardian forced her into putting her baby up for adoption. When she married her husband, she told him that she couldn't have children, so they adopted her. And when their second daughter was born she said it was a miracle. The husband upon hearing of this decides to leave her and the younger daughter joins him. Mark tries to help him but he refuses. Later Jonathan appears to Mark and tells him to go somewhere, and it turns out to be at an abortion clinic, and Mark's friend arrests the protesters. When he tells Mark that he agrees with what the
| Title | The Secret |
|---|---|
| Genres | Family Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
| Release Date | 1985-11-27 |
| Episode Runtime | 00 Hours 45 Minutes |
| Season Number | 2 |
| Episode Number | 9 |
| Production Companies | Michael Landon Productions, NBCUniversal, NBC |
