Now in her twenties, Anne returns to Avonlea for the first time since the death of Marilla Cuthbert. Gilbert has been given a position and he persuades Anne to come back with him. He arranges a position for her. Big city life isn't what they expected. A American writer, Jack Garrison steals anne's manuscript. Thus the stage is set for a final three hour installment at the"Anne of Green Gables" narrative that follows the characters in New Yorkthe war campaign in Europe and returns them into the red earth of Prince Edward Island.