 In trying to evade the two, Timmy falls into a lake, but Paul is at hand to save him from drowning.Although no adoption procedure is scripted into the episode, it is understood the Martins adopt Timmy.Toward the close of the episode, Ellen and her son Jeff bid farewell, but, just before driving away for the city, Jeff gifts Timmy with Lassie, knowing the dog could never be happy in an urban setting and Timmy could never be happy without her companionship.