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Higher Ground

Drama · 2000

Last aired: S1 E22, Because I Love You · 2000-06-16

Former Wall Street mogul Peter Scarbrow becomes headmaster of Mount Horizon, a rehabilitation school in the Pacific Northwest where troubled teens who have been abused, involved in drugs, prostitution, or gangs learn to grow in a safe environment. The series focuses on a group of students called the Cliffhangers, each with their own story and troubles.

Cast

Season 1

E1 Scott Free 2000-01-14 · 60 min Scott Barringer is brought to Mount Horizon, a school for troubled teens, against his will, while his new group, the Cliffhangers, make their way back from an eventful 10 day quest in the woods. Meanwhile, Peter Scarbrow, the administrator of Mount Horizon, learns that the school is in financial trouble and is facing foreclosure by the bank. "We are all in the gutter, but some of us look at the stars." — Oscar Wilde
E2 Babe in Arms 2000-01-21 · 60 min Peter's old flame, Sophie, and ex-wife, Chloe, both show up for a visit. Juliette makes a play for Scott. Shelby fights her demons as the Cliffhangers help search for a lost girl. "The secret of secrets is inside me again." — Anna Akhmatova
E3 Walking the Line 2000-01-28 · 60 min Peter faces his estranged dad and his troubled past life in New York City to try and save Mount Horizon from foreclosure. Augie spirals over upcoming school placement tests. "If we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find that we have lost the future." — Winston Churchill
E4 Our Strongest Link 2000-02-04 · 60 min Peter drags the Cliffhangers into the X-Challenge Race when he makes a bet against the Lawrence Hastings Prep School coach. Scott refuses to be a team player, alienating him from the rest of the Cliffhangers. "All are needed by each one; Nothing is fair or good alone." — Ralph Waldo Emerson
E5 What Remains 2000-02-11 · 60 min A search and rescue mission is mounted to find Juliette who, after falling into an uncharted cave containing Native American bones, faces her inner demons. "In the silence of our woods your children will not be alone." — Chief Seattle
E6 Crossroads 2000-02-18 · 60 min Hannah's departure and Kat's impending graduation spark old emotions and rebellion. Peter assigns the Cliffhangers a parenting project taking care of eggs. Sophie returns from Nairobi. "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." — Eleanor Roosevelt
E7 Worlds Apart 2000-02-25 · 60 min Auggie visits home for the first time since coming to Horizon, and his past tries to grab hold. Meanwhile, potential investors visit the school, and Sophie steps back from her relationship with Peter. "It is easier to fight for principles than to live up to them." — Alfred Adler
E8 Seductions 2000-03-03 · 60 min As a thunderstorm causes the electricity to fail and the school to flood; passions run high and Shelby's attempt to seduce Scott causes him to relive unpleasant memories. "To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance." — Oscar Wilde
E9 Hope Falls 2000-03-10 · 60 min The Cliffhangers are shaken when a new student overdoses. Frank takes the boys on a trek to the site of his son's death 22 years earlier, while Peter and the girls attempt to bake a birthday cake for Hannah. "Never deprive someone of hope; It might be all they have." — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
E10 Close Encounters 2000-03-17 · 60 min Scott runs from Horizon when his parents come to visit, trying to escape confronting his stepmother. Meanwhile, Shelby bonds with a horse that's been abused and abandoned. "Tell me who admires you and loves you, and I will tell you who you are." — C.A. Sainte-Beuve
E11 Best Behavior 2000-03-31 · 60 min Ezra's parents come for a surprising visit with disastrous consequences. Juliette spirals when she learns that her mother is getting married again, but she's not invited. "False face must hide what false heart doth know." — William Shakespeare
E12 Wherefore Art Thou 2000-04-07 · 60 min The Cliffhangers deal with the fallout of Juliette & Augie's run and Ezra's overdose. Augie does his best to keep Juliette safe on the streets while evading Peter and Roger's search. "Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness." — James Thurber
E13 Attention Deficit 2000-04-14 · 60 min When a tough father brings his troubled son, David, to the school, the teen antagonizes the other students while his father treks through bear country with Peter. "Somewhere in the world your Father is lost and needs you but you are far away." — William Stafford
E14 The Kids Stay In The Picture 2000-04-21 · 60 min Chloe's back to film a promotional video for Mount Horizon. Peter, Sophie, and the Cliffhangers clash with the actors and director hired to portray them. Meanwhile, Scott finally tells his story to Child Protective Services. "From here there is no place that does not see you. You must change your life." — Rainer Maria Rilke
E15 Exposed 2000-04-28 · 60 min A journalist goes undercover as a student to expose the school as a dangerous scam. The Cliffhangers are not fooled by her antics and intrusive questions and feed her the wild stories that she wants to hear. Shelby's abusive past finally comes to the surface when she gets some news from home. "I'm giving you a longing look ... Everyday I write the book." — Elvis Costello
E16 Innocence 2000-05-05 · 60 min As an unexpected winter storm moves in, the Cliffhangers' solo treks are interrupted and Shelby becomes lost. Peter's father shows up for a surprise visit. Peter faces personal tragedy. "The childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day." — John Milton
E17 Daised and Confused 2000-05-12 · 60 min Daisy returns home with Sophie and Shelby for her mother's funeral and must face her abusive, drunken father. Meanwhile, the Cliffhangers read and identify with Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein". "I cherished hope, it is true, but it vanished when my person reflected . . ." — Mary Shelley
E18 One of Those Days 2000-05-19 · 60 min Peter's brother arrives to contest their father's will; Sophie undergoes a medical procedure to deal with her health issues. Meanwhile, Shelby's mother pulls her out of Horizon to take care of her ailing, formerly abusive stepfather and Ezra steals the plot of "Romeo & Juliet" for his new play. "You don't live in a world all alone. Your brother is here too." — Albert Schweitzer
E19 Because It's There 2000-05-26 · 60 min Shelby deals with the realities of returning home and discovers a devastating revelation concerning her younger sister. The Cliffhangers worry about Shelby, but Peter doesn't have the power to bring her back to Horizon. "Why climb Mount Everest? Because it's there." — George Mallory
E20 Falling Up 2000-06-03 · 60 min Dealing with deadlines, a cold, and a relapse, Peter faces the consequences of mixing medications. Scott's biological mother visits. Horizon receives an unexpected visitor. "Tragedies are about the depths that call up to certain men and insist that they descend." — Robert Bly
E21 Mended Fences 2000-06-09 · 60 min "Parents' Week" at Horizon causes problems for several of the Cliffhangers and Scott lies to his father about his past. Meanwhile, Shelby struggles when she finds out her younger sister has run away from home. "If we really want to live, we'd better start at once to try." — Wystan Hugh Auden
E22 Because I Love You 2000-06-16 · 60 min Scott's father decides it is time for Scott to come home, but Scott fights his decision after reconsidering his initial enthusiasm. Katherine convinces Peter and Sophie to hold a MORP, a "backwards prom". Sophie finally confides in Peter of her personal heartache. "The child shall become father to the man." — William Wordsworth

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