When Calls the Heart Season 12 has just put 2 characters in life-threatening danger

The Garrison gang is making its way to Hope Valley, and that means two of our favorite faces are officially in danger in When Calls the Heart Season 12.

Over the last few episodes, we’ve seen a tiny double-coin investigation spiral into something connecting multiple figures to the Great Train Robbery of 1907. Even Little House on the Prairie alum Melissa Gilbert got involved, coming on board as a forensic specialist looking to get information out of a guy called Sonny Garrison.

The Garrison gang are now the pivotal villains in the binge-worthy TV show, and they haven’t even properly been introduced yet. We’ve learned a man called Toddy Davis has been dealing in their stolen coins, while Edie’s late uncle Ernie also has some kind of connection.

In this week’s episode, When Calls the Heart is taking things up a notch, and in the process is putting the lives of two Hope Valley residents at risk.

Allie and Oliver put their lives on the line in When Calls the Heart Season 12

Thanks to a new teaser for When Calls the Heart Season 12 Episode 9, we know Allie and Oliver unknowingly cross paths with one of Sonny Garrison’s cronies, putting them in grave danger.

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We previously saw him watch the pair discuss the Cattlemens Association meeting at the saloon, pouring over the map in Episode 8 to try and find a new solution.

“You two seem to know a lot about the woods in these parts,” the man tells Allie and Oliver in the new clip, with them offering to show him about Hope Valley in return. When Elizabeth comes looking for Allie, Molly tells her she saw Allie and Oliver talking to one of Mike’s customers.

Later in the preview, our mystery man takes the kids to a secluded part of the woods, where they’re approached by Sonny. “Sonny Garrison, that’s your face on the wanted posters,” Oliver says when he recognizes him, with the criminal responding “Ain’t you smart.” Elizabeth, Nathan, Billy, and more Hope Valley residents rush to find them, with Bill finding Allie’s bow hanging in a branch.

Remember, Sonny has a bounty of $100 on his head, which is major money in 1921. Chances are Allie and Oliver are being used as bait so other members of the gang can get their hands on it.

They’re not the only townsfolk who are likely to be at risk. Bill and Nathan will be leading the manhunt for them, meaning any immediate danger has to go through them first.

We’re still not sure how it’s going to play out now the Garrison gang has made tracks to Hope Valley, but we do know new storylines are set to “shatter” the town in the second half of the season. Endangering children is a new tactic for the TV show… so let’s just say any drama when the kids might not last for too long.

When Calls the Heart Season 12 is airing weekly on the Hallmark channel. Catch up with its episode release schedule and how to watch outside of the US. You can also check out the best Hallmark TV shows of all time.