Bless the Broken Road

***Bless the Broken Road*** is the tenth episode of the first season of Country Comfort, and it's the last episode of the series. It premiered on March 19, 2021. It is written by Caryn Lucas, and directed by Kelly Park.

## Synopsis

*Bailey's time to shine finally arrives — but the Haywoods aren't ready to say goodbye. Brody revisits his feelings for Jo, and Boone drops a bombshell.*

## Plot

The kids want to be supportive of Bailey, but they can’t imagine a life without her. She’s become such a big part of who they are. They want her to know that they want the best for her.

But when Cassidy reminds them that they are celebrating Bailey leaving because this means she will leave them once she gets a record contract and goes out on tour. When they see her they hug and shower her with their love. When Beau comes down, Chloe looks at him and says that they are going to be orphans.
When it’s time for Bailey to leave, Cassidy says that she’s not coming. Bailey doesn’t want to leave without talking to her, but Beau tells her to go. He will make sure that Cassidy is there.

When everyone arrives at the event there is a lot going on. Boone is there networking. Bailey is so excited over her dressing room. She’s nervous, but she feels like everything is falling into place.

The family arrives and Cassidy is there. Beau had to tell Cassidy that she’d be grounded if she didn’t show up. Summer is already there and looks like she is going to church. Brody notices that Jo is there and he becomes a wreck with words as he does every time a girl is around.

Jo is clueless and doesn’t get that Brody likes her. She’s apologizing for not being around and understands why he didn’t come around. She figured it was weird and he needed to take his brother's side.

Bailey is getting ready and along with Boone, they are watching the video that the competition made. It becomes quite obvious that the kids love her. They can’t imagine a life without her. Boone eventually shows up on the video. He talks about how from time to time he would drive out to the ranch and wanted to go and talk to Bailey, but would drive away instead. He didn’t come to see her because he couldn’t give her the moon. She can’t believe how much time that they wasted.

Later, Boone has a phone call and Bailey goes to get changed. Meanwhile the kids are out enjoying themselves. Tuck is looking for Maria, but realizes she doesn’t really like him. He ends up talking to Brody and tells his brother that he should realize that he didn’t get rejected by Jo. The reality is that Jo probably didn’t know he liked her because Brody never told her.

So when Jo approaches Brody, he runs.

Meanwhile, Summer is looking at Beau all weird because he’s still wearing the ring. Eventually, Tuck spills to Jo that Brody likes her.

Beau and Cassidy are dancing and he’s trying to help her through. Cassidy doesn’t want to lose Bailey and doesn’t understand why everyone always leaves. She thought that they made Bailey happy. Beau does what he can do to make her understand, but tells her that sometimes you have to let people go so that they can follow their dreams.

Summer has gone to Bailey’s dressing room to use the bathroom and she overhears Boone and Bailey fighting. Boone has made a choice, after he got a call that Keith Urban’s tour wanted him on it. Bailey is not understanding what is happening and he feels like he can still be with her and do this.

She can’t believe she trusted him and let him back in only to get hurt again. Boone then tells her that he’s not considering it because he’s already said yes. She tells him to go.

Summer runs to tell Beau what happened. He instantly runs to help Bailey.

Beau tries to comfort her, but she tells him over and over again, that she can’t do it. She can’t perform. She needs Dylan to tell the producers that she can’t do it, and he hesitantly tells her okay.

When he tells Dylan, he goes into manager mode. But Beau explains to him that it is bigger than he knows. Her heart is broken and at his age, he may not get it. But it’s how she feels.

When Bailey comes out to leave, she’s called to the stage. The kids are up there, ready to support and get her through it. She’s staring at them, unsure of what to do, because she doesn’t think she can do it. But Cassidy tells her that she’s not going to let her give up on her dream because of a broken heart and when Bailey says that’s not it, Cassidy reminds her that it’s not about hers. Cassidy knows how hard it is to watch someone leave.

But these kids are going to help her leave if it does the one thing that they want for her. If it makes her happy and her dreams come true they are all in.

When Bailey takes the stage, she can’t manage to sing. But the kids started it for her and she is able to go through it. Summer claps but when she turns to Beau, she sees the way he is looking at Bailey.

## Cast

### Starring

* Katharine McPhee as Bailey Hart
* Eddie Cibrian as Beau Haywood
* Ricardo Hurtado as Tuck Haywood
* Jamie Martin Mann as Brody Haywood
* Pyper Braun as Chloe Haywood
* Shiloh Verrico as Cassidy Haywood
* Griffin McIntyre as Dylan Haywood

### Guest Starring

* Eric Balfour as Boone
* Janet Varney as Summer
* Kirrilee Berger as Jo

### Co-Starring

* Nadine Ellis as Georgia
* Lilimar as Maria
* Jonathan Plat as Lucas Presley
* Larry Pointdexter as Rocky Jackson

### Images

* Promotional Images
* Behind the Scenes

## Trivia

* This is the series finale of the series.
* The title of this episode is a reference to the song of the same name that has been recorded by several American country music artists. It was first recorded by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1994, followed by Hummon on his 1995 album *All in Good Time*. Since then, many artists have recorded the song; with Rascal Flatts' version being the highest-charting, becoming a number 1 hit on the Billboard country music charts in 2005 and earning the songwriters a Grammy Award for Best Country Song.