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How you doing?

Good luck.

Hello, Horace.

Did my medical supplies arrive yet? Afternoon, Dr. Mike. Sully, they sure

got them stacked up right down there for you.

Well, I better get a cart.

Oh, Sully, hold on.

I almost forgot.

Another letter from the government come for you.

Thanks.

Young man, please tell me where to find Hans Lausenstrahl.

He is town tailor.

Tailor? In this town?

Sorry, ma 'am. I don't know.

But I want to check the general store.

He's yours?

I ordered medicines for the reservation embassy.

Excuse me.

You must be Dr. Quinn.

Dr. Makila Quinn.

Yes, I am. Oh, I'm so very honored to meet you.

I'm Beatrice Cartwright of the Denver chapter of the Women's Suffrage League.

Pleased to meet you.

And this is my husband, Byron Sully?

Yes, of course, the mountain man.

May I be the first to offer your wife my personal congratulations?

Sure.

You mean no one has notified you?

Notified us of what?

Dr. Bart.

She tripped on the train rail.

Oh, I'm going to go over those rails myself.

Take a look.

It doesn't appear to be too deep.

I think you're ready to become a member of the club.

What?

What I'll do is I'll make some tiny little stitches so that you can have a

crossbar too.

See? I've got one under here.

I was dancing on my bed when this table came up and hit me.

Why don't you take Ellie over to my clinic?

Oh, I'm sorry.

Well, if you're staying in town, perhaps we can visit later? I do hope so.

You're precisely the reason I'm here.

To observe you for a few days.

Serve me, I don't understand.

Dr. Quinn, you are one of our nominees for Colorado Territory's Woman of the

Year.

I'm going to go on to the clinic, and I'll take Ms.

Cartwright over.

Nobody here knows me.

You don't look at me. You don't talk to me.

Not a word, Jake.

Got that?

The

little

old lady down by the store. Take a look for me. Tell me where she's going.

Hey, Jake, you better stop talking stranger.

Woman over here, just imagine.

She said she'd come to watch Dr. Mike in action. You suppose she has a chance of

winning? Why not?

There's nobody more deserving.

I'm so nervous.

Oh, what difference is it going to make? The whole thing's just a bunch of

hoopla anyway.

It is not hoopla. It's a great honor.

It's a nice reflection on our town, too.

Excuse me.

I look for Taylor.

Hans Lausenstrom.

Hans who?

Myra.

Sorry, Hank. It's just closing.

I've got to talk to you now.

Myra!

Myra? Yeah?

Would you be my wife?

How long have you two been married, Mr. Sully?

Oh, just Sully, ma 'am.

About a year.

She should be out any time now.

You must find it quite interesting.

I mean, sharing your life with a professional woman.

Is this an interview, Miss Cartwright?

I need to learn as much about the doctor as I possibly can. It's the only way to

make a fair recommendation.

Sally, I just heard about Ma.

Colleen, this is Miss Cartwright. Just came from Denver.

Pleased to meet you, Colleen. You're going to see Ma's the best and the

smartest.

Now, I want you to keep my fancy stitch work dry, all right?

I sure wish I could pay you cash money.

Oh, a jar of your wife's plums is more than enough, Tom.

I'm sorry I had to rush off like that.

I apologize for my unannounced arrival, Dr. Quinn.

Perhaps the committee thought a spontaneous visit would allow me a more

observation.

This is also very flattering.

But my life feels quite ordinary.

As you can see, my practice is mostly fevers and scraped knees.

Ma's done so much more. She's treated epidemics and in all kinds of surgeries.

Colleen, I'm sure Miss Cartwright's quite exhausted from her trip.

I am rather hungry.

Perhaps we can continue over some food.

Nope, absolutely not.

I'm only asking a few hours.

You can't just go borrowing a family.

It's hard to let him go.

Yeah, I'd like to hear this.

Well, a ways back I had some letters written.

You know, I kind of told this person a few things, like I had a wife and kid.

You know, I was respectable.

That's going to take some pretending.

It'll just be till morning.

Till Hank can get her back on the train.

And you want us to act like you don't run the saloon. Right. So how about it,

Horace?

You want money? You got money.

You want me to beg? I can beg.

Honk! My little honk! Nana!

What are you doing here?

I cannot go back to homeland without seeing my honk.

I want to meet your wife and baby.

Wouldn't we all?

Meet Samantha.

And this pretty girl is your wife.

Hans writes me so much of you.

Welcome. Welcome to family.

Oh, thanks. It's so wonderful to finally meet Hans and... Anna.

And these friends I must meet.

Anna, this is everybody.

We've got to get your bags.

No, no, no, no, no. Please, wait.

Jake Flicker.

The mayor.

I hear hard work, Hans, do on town council.

You must listen more.

Hans is right, boy.

Madam, have a seat.

The Suffrage League recognizes the woman pursuing excellence in all

aspects of her life.

Raising a family while working her career.

Building the rich fiber of her community.

The fact that your chapter would consider me is overwhelming, to say the

There must be so many deserving women.

Dr. Mike, this is wonderful news.

You couldn't have made a better choice.

Thank you, Reverend, but I... This is just a nomination.

She's modest, too.

If you want to hear about the miracles that this woman works, I hope that you

will seek me out.

We're so proud of you.

News travels in a small town.

Oh, it's all right. I intend to speak with your friends as well.

Dr. Quinn, I realize my following you around will seem like an intrusion, but

I'm here merely to observe. I won't interfere.

Ellie, what do you think about all this?

You got my vote a long time ago.

You can stay with us.

Oh, I'll be fine in a hotel.

We don't have a hotel.

I insist you stay with us. We have plenty of room.

I hear congratulations are in order.

That one kept the council going all night.

Darned if I can remember why Hans voted against school.

He did not want school.

We can talk politics any old time.

Don't you want to see the town?

First you shall tell us, huh?

Oh, I gave up too.

Months ago.

You gave up shot?

Why not you tell me this?

It's kind of hard to explain.

Well, tell her what you do now.

Yeah.

Why, he works at the Telegraph.

He took over the office months ago when Mr. Dean bought the saloon.

Don't you want to see the town?

Nana? Nana!

Mom! Kayla!

What happened? She just collapsed.

Let me get her to the clinic. This ain't one of them ruptures.

You know this one?

My grandma.

Has this ever happened before?

I don't know.

Is she going to be all right?

I'm calling you Spirits of Ammonia.

It's all right, Nana.

She's a doctor.

Seems that you fainted.

How do you feel now?

I'm fine.

Have you ever fainted before?

Any lightheadedness now?

Pain? No, nothing. I want to go.

Hold your horses.

We've got to find out what happened.

Everything seems to be just fine now.

This was probably caused by fatigue from the trip or...

Or simply rising too quickly.

But I'd like to do a complete exam, and history, and I'd like to monitor you for

a few days.

Hans, honey, Hans.

A couple days could be a problem.

Maybe your grandmother would be more comfortable in Denver.

They've got good doctors there, right, Dr. Mike?

Well, I don't think that would be necessary.

Travel isn't wise until I'm more certain about a condition.

I'm sure you'll be comfortable in the room upstairs, and your grandson's

to stay.

Try not to worry.

Your grandmother seems to be quite strong.

If there's anything wrong, Dr.

Mike will fix it.

I understand you're the Indian agent for this district.

That's right.

These have been terrible times for the tribes here.

They can have no better friend than Sully.

These potatoes are real good.

I really like the different spices you put on them.

Ma's always trying new recipes.

I think what Colleen means to say is that I did a nice job of peeling the

potatoes.

Colleen does most of the cooking.

So Ma's getting better.

You should have eaten one of the pies she used to make.

Remember them, Sully?

Ma, Becky and I are wondering if you could help us with our science project

tomorrow. We chose electricity, and you're so good at explaining things.

Electricity?

Well, it'll have to wait till Sunday.

Tomorrow's my day at the reservation.

And I'd like to talk to Mrs.

Longstrom before we go.

Perhaps you could drop me in town, then.

I can conduct most of my interviews while you're away.

He's just trying to make his grandma happy. Why can't we help?

Ain't he going to talk about it?

Nothing to talk about.

Baby, is Papa going to hold you?

Well, I'll go get your doll.

Come on.

It's just pretend, Horace. All you got to do is let him stand at the telegraph

office while you keep watch over the saloon. And let you be his wife?

How come you want to help him so bad?

I ain't doing this, Hank.

Nana's such a sweet old lady thinking her grandson's something special.

I don't want to hurt her. I sure never thought you would.

Because you're a good person, Horace.

You're the one Hank's telling her he is.

You got the life he wishes he had.

If a telegram comes in, you tap back like this to hold it.

Then you come get me.

I figure I can handle that. Look, can we speed this along?

You try it.

All right.

No, no, no. Not like this. Like this.

And just keep practicing.

I made up a list of things you do every morning.

I can't read, Horace.

Ah, well.

You wash every window inside and out. All the shelves need to be wiped down.

You sweep the walk out there.

Mop the floor in here. I ain't doing no cleaning.

I guess you don't want the job then.

Don't matter to me what your grandma thinks.

Boris.

Where do I get water around here?

Does she go to the reservation often? As much as she can.

Michaela's been a friend to the Indian from the start.

But then that's just the way Michaela is.

She never gives up.

She never gave up on me.

You weren't always friends.

Well, our friendship had some bumpy rides, but through it all, she's been

steady as a rock.

I wouldn't be a writer today if it weren't for her.

Truth is, Michaela saved my life.

So, she's had a big influence on you.

I think Dr. Mike has on just about everybody around here.

And, uh, how does he feel about you being town sheriff?

She didn't take much of the idea at first, being worried and all, but I

she's coming around.

I never really thought about it, but I think she's part of the reason I wanted

to take this job.

I wanted to help people and all.

When Dr. Mike first came out here from Boston, you know, a lot of people had

trouble with her. On account of her being a woman, you know.

But not you, of course. No.

I knew she was a real doctor first time I ever laid eyes on her.

I even let her cut into me once.

The fact is, Dr.

Mike saved my life.

bounces along the wire into uh into here and uh then something special

in the glass here makes it sound real loud when it's sounded loud enough click

click click click we got ourselves a telegram i always knew you were smart

huh it's all scientific takes real sensitive hands a tailor's hand

and you're off

Never told me why you was going back to Norway.

Oh, I leave my village. So small.

You get old.

You won't see home again.

You ain't so old, Nana.

You never good liar, huh?

So, uh, how long are you going to stay in Norway?

You have telegram coming.

Right.

You're not writing a message.

I keep it all right up here.

I didn't expect you to be up.

It's been a long day.

I promised Colleen I'd explain the electrical properties tomorrow.

I never followed this type of science in school.

Why don't you just tell her you don't know about electricity?

I can't do that.

She and Becky are counting on me.

Having trouble on you?

I'm Hazen.

I'm going out next month to review my work on the reservation.

I want to see what kind of progress I've been making.

This one says I got to make the men cut their hair.

This one, medicine men got to stop their ceremonies.

This one says I got to take down the Tiki's, build log houses, build a

Government don't want me helping rebuild their tribes. They want me making them

white.

Hazen doesn't know you've been ignoring these.

Before I conclude today's service, I want to welcome two very special guests

our midst.

Mrs. Ilse Lassenstrom, who is here visiting Hank and Hank's lovely family.

And Miss Beatrice Cartwright.

Of course, we all know why she's here, and we hope that her visit is a fruitful

one.

Go in peace.

Well, Herman, Reverend, like they always are.

You have no idea how surprised I am to hear you say that, Hank.

Why do you call you Hank?

He's my clip and little.

Nobody has a heart to tell him.

We're off to the creek.

Good luck fishing.

How much longer do you think hands can keep this going?

I can't meet my grandma much.

Just trying to make a good impression.

Dr. Mike, I want to thank you for saying that you'd help us with our project.

We've been trying to understand electricity all week.

There's nobody else we could ask.

Well, I'm happy to help you, Becky. I'll see you later today.

And I figured you'd want to know that I'm feeling lots better since the

operation.

Truth is, Dr. Mike saved my life.

What's wrong with her?

You gotta help her, please.

Don't worry, Hank.

I'll do everything I can.

Your

grandmother's

doing fine now.

She's up and getting dressed.

Are you sure?

You said she was fine before.

Well, I checked on her this morning, and her vital signs were normal.

Well, something ain't working right.

I agree.

Your grandmother now admits she's been fainting like this for several months.

What?

She never said nothing.

Well, this time I was able to detect an irregular but rapid heartbeat.

It could cause her to faint.

I've given her some digitalics to slow down her heart, and I'm hopeful this

should regulate the problem. Hopeful?

How come you don't know?

Hank, it sounds like Nana's going to be just fine. What if she ain't?

Maybe she ought to go see one of them special doctors.

Maybe in Denver.

Hank, I did another thorough exam, and I've referred to all my texts.

And in my best judgment, the digitalis should help prevent any further spells.

So is she really all right?

Well, why don't you see for yourself?

You're going to go take Nana for a buggy ride later.

You still do that?

I can't see why not.

I better be going with him.

Buggy ride sounds kind of nice.

The whole moon can go down by the lake.

Sully, I can't.

Had to put Colleen off until tonight.

Favorite and great name?

My real mom was the only one that liked Dr. Mike at first.

They became friends real fast.

That's why Mom made Dr. Mike promise to look after us.

What happened to your mother?

I had a snake bit her.

Dr. Mike tried real hard to save her.

There you are.

Looks like your machine was very prosperous.

Got them all cleaned for supper.

Well, supper's already cooking.

But if you rush them up to Colleen, I'm sure they'll make the perfect dish.

Sure thing.

Want to milk a cow?

I miss that experience.

Along with the joys of disemboweling a trout.

Should you be doing that in your condition?

Actually, I find it quite relaxing.

It's a long way from Boston.

Your children are quite wonderful, Dr. Quinn.

Well, they came to me that way already.

I'm afraid that credit belongs to their real mother.

I suspect the true test of parenting comes when you start from scratch.

I only hope I can do as well.

We haven't had much time to talk alone, have we?

I am sorry.

Most of my days aren't quite so demanding.

From what I understand, they're usually worse.

Smitty needs a bottle of whiskey for the poker game.

You know where to find it.

And tell him it's on the house.

Am I right?

Oh, no, no, hon.

This time go home with family.

Um, I want to stay with you.

No, I am fine alone.

Family should be together. Go home.

Oh, be happy.

See you tomorrow, Nana.

Nana, where is she? Still watching? Where are you going? Stay away from us.

Yeah, until she goes in.

You want the horsey to buck, you've got to hold on tight.

All right.

About time for Samantha to be put down.

Back to the stable.

Hey, none of that now.

The horsey's got to sleep, too.

Come on, now.

Come on.

Oh, you're so good with her, Hank.

Wish you could have done this with your own boy.

Yeah, well, kids get along all right.

Ain't much to squawk about between us, huh?

That's just me and the rest of the world that's got the problem.

Oh, I don't know.

You can get along fine with me.

Yeah, that's a special lady.

She's the only one in my family I ever gave a damn about.

She's the only one that ever gave a damn about me.

When I was a little boy, she told me I was smart.

If you cared about her so much, why'd you move so far away from her?

I didn't want to have to let her down.

Myra!

Myra!

Horace, what are you doing? Get out of here, Hank.

Right now.

I said get out.

What are you doing?

I take a walk before sleep.

Something is wrong?

No, I like to walk too.

After Myra is in bed.

You want to walk with me?

Grow to handsome man, Hans Lausenstam.

What do you have?

I have... I've been meaning to cut it.

Oh, it's most beautiful.

You shouldn't have been peeking in the window in the first place. He was

on our bed.

You're scaring me.

I am tired of seeing another man going around with my wife. I am tired of being

the one always giving in. You hear that, Myra? I am tired of being nice.

But you are nice.

Well, maybe I ain't. I mean, what good has it done?

Nothing I do is enough for you. I let you climb that stupid mountain. I let

take that job. You let me? What about me, Myra? Me?

When are we going to do what I want?

Now, maybe I ain't the nice man you think I am.

Maybe you ain't the only one who's unhappy.

It's been proposed that two types of electricity fit.

Colleen, will you rub this jar, please?

Now, I'll check for the same type, repel, while opposite types...

Now, Benjamin Franklin said electric charges were fluid, meaning that they

move along objects.

Would you rub this?

So by creating different kinds of charges, they should move into the

speeding into the ends.

So when we touch the wires together, they should produce some... ...spark.

Maybe you should rub them a little harder.

I'm sorry to bother you folks.

Hank's grandma collapsed again.

She lost consciousness? And she cut her head when she fell, and Hank just can't

seem to rouse her. I better stay in town tonight.

We all will.

I've got Horace and Suri, so you and Dr. Mike take it, and I'll hitch up your

wagon and take the children along.

Right.

She's awake, no thanks to you.

Thank God.

Dorothy is sitting up with her.

She finally stopped the bleeding.

Hank, I'm sorry this has been so trying for you.

But I did believe that her condition would stabilize with this medicine.

Now, clearly it hasn't, but I'm certain there was more time... What's more time

got to do with it?

You don't even know what's wrong. You're just too bullheaded to admit it. I

don't... Admit it!

Can't, can you?

Because the great...

Michaela Quinn's got to have all the answers.

I'd like to see my patient now.

If you don't mind.

Go ahead.

I wouldn't want you to lose your big ward.

There's not so much we don't know about the heart.

Maybe that ain't the problem.

No, it's just lacing is good.

I don't detect any blockages. I'm certain the irregular heartbeat has

to do with it. I just don't understand why the digitalis isn't helping.

Well, it has written help.

I think it do be a lot. The answer's here, Sully. I just haven't seen it.

Maybe Hank was right.

Suggested a thing.

Well, what would happen if they didn't pick you?

Honestly, Sully.

What would happen if the Denver Suffrage League said that you weren't their

Woman of the Year?

Might disappoint everyone.

Dorothy, the Reverend, the whole town.

They expect so much.

They always want me to be so strong, decisive, know everything about

They don't see the other side of me.

They see what you want them to see.

It took me so long to win their confidence.

Sometimes I think that if I had met down for one second...

Hide under the covers.

Or take a buggy ride out to the lake.

Not let anyone know where I am.

Just let life go on without Dr. Mike.

It would, you know.

It's not easy for you, Sully.

Always being yourself.

But you pay a price, too.

I mean, when Hayden comes for the reservation.

I can live with myself first.

I figured that we all got to.

Where do you think you're going?

I asked you a question.

I don't care, Hank.

I'm taking my job back.

And my wife and my baby girl. Starting right now.

Just give me till tomorrow and I'll get Nana out of town.

I said no.

I ain't doing it. Don't swish me, Boris.

You want what I got so bad?

You go and get your own family.

I worked hard to get mine.

You start with the family you got right now.

You had the gut to be honest.

I told you I... Oh.

Hurry, Dr. Mike.

What can I do for you?

Oh, I need to send some wires.

First, get to Dr. Nikolai Anton, the Boston Hope Hospital.

Having a nice visit with Hans?

Oh, yes. You know my grandson?

Yes. He made a coat for my husband.

You owe me, you pants.

Why are you not to jump?

I don't work mornings, Nana.

Matter of fact, I'm usually crawling out of my bunk about now.

I don't run a telegraph office.

Never been to Taylor.

Ain't married to Myra, neither.

I own the town, Saloon.

I told you all them things so you wouldn't have to be shamed of your

I see.

You didn't think I'd hurt nothing.

I figured I'd come and visit.

You go to much trouble.

Your friends must care much for you.

It's good to know truth.

I should have told truth.

What about fainting?

Anna, we've got a son.

Oh, a great -grandson.

He lives at a special school.

Draws real good pictures.

Heaven's act.

It's the only thing I ever done that amounted to something important.

Your great -uncle. My brother Gustav in Norway.

He is, Arthur?

Yes.

Guess it's in the family.

Oh,

Michaela. Morning. I was just telling Miss Cartwright about our climb.

Dorothy, I'm sorry to interrupt.

You should come with me.

That's something you'd want to hear.

Perhaps you should hear it as well.

May we join you just for a moment?

Oh, yes. Yes, please, sit down.

Lady?

How are you feeling? Oh, I am fine.

Sometimes bumps ahead can be a good thing.

Fortunately, you weren't seriously hurt.

I worried a colleague who treats people with problems specific to the heart.

He does suggest that fainting is related to your irregular heartbeat.

But he also said that the digitalis can't manage the problem alone.

And he recommends another medicine.

Quinidine sulfate, which I have.

Stop Nana from fainting?

Well, both medicines stabilize her heart until she can see the right doctor.

There's one in St. Louis who's had great success.

If you leave on the afternoon train, you should be there by tomorrow night.

You've got to see this doctor.

I'll take you.

I ride train here alone.

I can see doctor alone.

Before I go, I want to see your salon.

Mrs. Lassenstrom?

It was poor medical judgment of me not to seek a consultation earlier.

I hope you'll accept my apology.

You think too much, Dr. Quinn.

Thanks.

For helping me.

I allowed myself to put a patient at risk.

Because of professional pride.

It was wrong of me.

Yes, it was.

My work here is completed.

I'll be leaving on the next train.

I have a medicine to prepare.

Excuse me.

I'm sure there is a woman somewhere who can do everything, Miss Cartwright.

Raise children, be a wife, a friend, have a career, and probably do it all

well.

That woman isn't me.

You're wrong again, Dr. Quinn.

Which is precisely why I'm recommending you receive our award.

You got all the noise from Dr. Micadia?

I do.

No more worrying for me.

I hope no one's everything you wanted to be, Mama.

Thank you.

One day, I hope Hans finds a real lady.

Like you.

Let me go see that doctor with you.

You have business to run.

I know you, hon.

In here.

It's all matters to me.

Anna.

Why don't you take this with you to Norway?

Great grandson, Drew.

I could use some entertainment.

So, how did your electricity demonstration fare today?

It didn't, but the Reverend's giving us an extra week to find it out.

Well, young lady, I wish you much success with electricity and medical

Well, thank you, and I hope you have a good trip.

I suppose you expect me to say something wonderful, like Colorado needs more

women like your mother.

Only if you mean it.

I won't be saying that.

I happen to believe we need more women like your mother everywhere.

Thank you for your hospitality.

You're welcome, ma 'am.

You'll be hearing from us.

I look forward to it.

What do you say you and me take a buggy ride to Midnight Lake?

Have supper under the moon?

Hmm?

How can we?

With the children?

The man of the year just arranged for them to stay with Matthew.

He did, did he? Mm -hmm.

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