How Will ‘When Calls the Heart’s News About Jack Affect Elizabeth and Nathan?

[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for the When Calls the Heart Season 12 premiere “The Mountie Way.”]

When Calls the Heart ended last season on a shocking cliffhanger: Superintendent Hargraves (David James Lewis) interrupted Elizabeth (Erin Krakow) and Nathan (Kevin McGarry) to reveal he had news about her late husband, Jack. And while at first what it ends up being doesn’t seem to be anything major, it soon becomes clear that it could mean trouble for the new couple down the line.

The When Calls the Heart Season 12 premiere doesn’t waste any time in revealing just what Hargraves has to say. Though he tries to dismiss Nathan, Elizabeth insists he stay. “I’m here because recently, a road crew began excavating at the site of the rock slide where Jack…,” Hargraves explains. “They found something I think you’ll want to have.” He gives her Jack’s commissioner’s medal, the highest Mountie honor. “No exaggeration to say Jack Thornton has become quite a legend,” Hargraves says, calling him, “not one so easily replaced,” while looking at Nathan.