All language subtitles for Dr Quinn S05E03

Good morning, Lauren.

Oh, Dr. Mike.

Good morning to you.

And to you, little sweetie.

I got a new brand of infant food. Just
come in.

Yum, yum.

Well, we're going to have to hold off on
that for a few months, Lauren, until

Katie's ready.

Emma?

I'd like to hire you to do some more
work for me.

These pregnancy dresses?

I need them to be taken in.

A lot.

Sure. Well, that should keep you busy
for a while.

Hey, Katie, look.

Oh, the new couple from Denver, the
lawyer and his wife, they just pulled up

front of the clinic. Their baby's sick.

I checked inside. Andrew wasn't there.
Oh, he rolled out to check in on Mrs.

Borman. Oh. I thought you were getting
the doctor.

I am Dr.

Quinn. He has diarrhea. It's getting
worse.

What's his name? Michael.

Well, he doesn't appear to have a fever.

Let's take him inside, Mrs.

Norris. Oh.

I'll look after Katie.

Thank you, Dorothy.

You said there was a real doctor in
town.

Please bring him inside.

It's just why I didn't want to move here
from Denver. There's no hospital.

There's not even a doctor that we know.

How long has Michael had the diarrhea?

A few days.

Have you been nursing him?

No, we've been weaning him for about a
month. We've been feeding him milk from

our cow.

What's wrong with him?

It's most likely gastroenteritis.

It often happens in babies, especially
during weaning.

I don't think it's anything you should
be too worried about.

I'd like you to withhold the cow's milk
for the next day or so.

We'll give him some water and some weak
tea.

There's some Cheyenne herbs. They're
particularly effective Cheyenne. You

mean Indian.

Oh, I use them on my own baby Actually,
the herbs are gentler on the stomach

than most medicine You're the doctor

Michael's

sleeping comfortably. I think he's got
the worst of it.

I'd like to keep him here overnight and
observe him just to make sure

Stay with him if you like.

What's wrong with him?

You've been feeding him? He was hungry.

If he had to, he wouldn't take any more
of that Indian tea. I didn't know what

else to do.

You have to get his fever down.

He's not crying so much anymore.

Is it getting better?

Why don't you go lay down and get some
sleep?

In a minute.

Perhaps it was cholera and phantom.

Cholera?

No, it's not actually related to Asiatic
cholera. It's a severe inflammatory

diarrhea occurring mainly in infants.

Strikes suddenly, oftentimes fatal.

Doesn't he have the first time lost a
baby?

It's the first time since we got our
own.

Kayla, you did everything you could.

I just can't imagine what those parents
must be feeling.

It appeared to be a simple
gastrointestinal catarrh.

But then the baby developed a sudden
fever.

The pulse was quick and weak and
respiration shallow.

Cholera and phantom? I believe so.

But the frightening thing is that he
appeared to be recovering.

But after I administered the tea, he was
able to sleep comfortably. Tea?

It's a Cheyenne drink.

It's made from the root of a wild
terranium plant.

Another Indian remedy?

It's a very effective astringent.

Wild geranium.

Interesting.

Chlorine phantom.

It's usually brought on by eating
improper food.

Or poor living condition.

The parents seem to be well off.

It's more likely the food.

They were in the midst of weaning the
child. In fact, the mother had just fed

milk to the child before the final
attack.

Maybe the milk was bad.

I'll drop Katie off at Becky's house and
I'll drag out to Norris' home today. I

could go if you like.

No, I should go.

I haven't spoken to him since.

I'll tell you how sorry I am.

I feel... We need to find out what
happened to Michael.

We know what happened.

We need to discover the cause.

The milk that you've been feeding him.
Had it been drawn from only one cow?

I think you'd better go home. I will.
It's just... I just need to have a small

sample of the milk to see if there are
any impurities.

And if I could see the room that Michael
slept in. Are you implying we didn't

take care of our son? No, of course not.

It's just we need to find out what
caused Michael's illness.

Did you feed him anything besides milk?

No.

Excuse me.

The only thing we fed him was your damn
Indian plant.

Well, they couldn't have hurt him. In
fact, that's all he ate before he got

worse.

Well, actually, Mr. Norris, your wife
also fed him some milk, which is why I

need... What you need is to leave.

Mr. Norris, all I want to do is...
You've done enough.

My son's dead because of your
incompetence.

Well, I've finished two of them.

Still got three more to take.

All for moi.

She was pregnant a long time, remember?

You enjoying working at the store, Emma?

It's all right.

Just a business pickup.

What are you talking about?

I got five dresses to work on.

From one customer.

It's Dr. Mike.

I'm glad I'm not working for Hank
anymore, but... I better get going.

Big time. Folks, come on.

I hope.

You got a day pass, huh?

I follow the rules of a new agent.

I've earned his trust.

Making you live in those wood houses?

I'm no longer allowed to speak my
language or use my medicine.

I won't stop until I make you change
your whole way of life.

But you cannot change who I am.

I will be the same man I have always
been.

So will you.

The cut should heal in a few days. Oh,
thank you, Dr. Mack.

Next time, try sneezing after you finish
washing the knives.

I'll do that.

Oh, hello, darling.

I think she's getting hungry if I help
talk.

You have the most voracious appetite.

Dr. Quinn.

What's the noise?

What's this?

It's a restraining order issued by
Circuit Court Judge Frederick Webster in

Denver. Restraining order? It's a legal
document prohibiting you from practicing

medicine until he hears this case.

What case?

I'm suing you for malpractice in the
treatment of my son, and I'm seeking

restitution for his death.

Malpractice? This woman killed my son
with her Indian medicine.

She tried to save him. Of course she
did.

Mr. Norris, I understand how upset you
are. Understand this. That is a legal

document. If you practice medicine,
you'll be thrown in jail.

But my patient Sittstown needs her.

We needed her, too.

She told me my son was going to be fine.

We listened to her.

Did what she told us, and within hours,
he was dead.

Lenore, please believe me. I did
everything I could. You did everything

And I'm going to make sure you never do
it again.

Can he really stop you from practicing
medicine like that? Oh, the man's a

lawyer. They're always fouling
everything up. Kayla did her best. It

fault. I can't believe he's doing this.

He's very upset. He lost his child.

Still don't give him a right to keep you
from doctoring. What are you going to

do, McKay?

It'll be all right. Andrew will watch
the clinic.

Until he gets sued like you.

You're not going to stop being a doctor,
are you?

I can't break the law.

Just for a few days, until this
hearing's over, and the judge will come

see this for what it is.

A man upset over losing his son.

Mr. Norris, I'm sorry about your son.

Please, I know you're only here on your
wife's behalf, so you might as well save

your breath.

I know how you feel. No, don't you dare
condescend to me. You can't possibly

know what it's like to lose a child.

I was angry at everything for a very
long time, after my daughter Hannah

She passed away in childbirth, along
with my wife.

It ain't the same, I know that.

Everybody hurts in different ways.

But being angry didn't change anything.

It didn't bring them back.

This isn't about Michael or me.

It's about protecting the good people of
this town from a doctor's incompetence.

He set the table for just three people.

I know.

He's only been gone a week, and I miss
her already.

Perhaps if Beth was not here, this
malpractice case would have been very

upsetting to her.

What does it mean when somebody sues you
for malpractice?

Well, Mr. and Mrs. Norris feel that I
didn't do my job properly.

That the cyan tea I gave their son
wasn't the correct treatment.

But you'd never do anything to hurt
somebody.

The judge is going to come out and
decide for himself, Brian.

And until then, you can't be a doctor?

That's not fair.

It's a precautionary measure, Brian.

When a doctor's perceived to have made
an error, the safest course is to

them from practicing medicine until
their case is settled.

Doctors ain't like the rest of us,
Brian.

You're not allowed to make them today.

Sometimes it's necessary to weed out the
bad.

There was a doctor in Boston.

He was an excellent surgeon, but he was
frequently intoxicated.

And he was found guilty of malpractice.

And they were right to do it because he
shouldn't have been practicing.

That ain't the same.

It is to Mr.

Norris.

Ever since medicine's become more
scientific, people expect scientific

What if the judge finds you guilty?

He won't.

Well, if he does, he'll take away my
license and I won't be allowed to

medicine anymore.

It looked wonderful, Emma.

I can have the rest done by Friday. Is
that all right?

Oh, Friday will be fine.

I know things have been difficult for
you.

Yeah.

I've been wanting to be a dressmaker all
my life.

It hurts when people won't let you do
what you love.

I know exactly how you feel, Emma.

I'm sure everything will work out for
the best.

For both of us.

I still can't believe they're doing this
to you. Don't worry.

We're all behind you, Dr. Michael.
That's right. We'll tell that judge what

of good doctor you are.

Here they come.

Dr. Quinn? Yes.

That's Frederick Webster.

I also understand you know Dr. Cassidy.

Yes, I do.

Good to see you again, Dr. Quinn.

You'll be offering medical testimony.

Dr. Quinn, understand that only the
Medical Review Board can revoke your

license. The purpose of this hearing is
to evaluate whether you are allowed to

keep practicing prior to their
determination of your competence.

I understand, Your Honor. And who are
all these people?

Why, we're her parents. Patience. We
want to speak on her behalf.

Well, fine.

Then, shall we?

Go on inside. We'll be home shortly.

What are you going to do?

They get their expert witness, and you
get ours.

As far as I can go.

I'll go right on to the reservation to
get cloud insulin.

I'll wait here.

Dr. Cassidy, would you ever use Indian
potions to treat diarrhea?

Absolutely not.

There are many scientifically proven
modern medications available.

Would you ever use Indian potions to
treat any malady? No.

Well, how would you have treated this
patient?

Well, it's a...

Not having examined the child, it's
difficult to say definitely, but there

any number of scientific remedies for
gastrointestinal catarrh. There's

arsenicum, cacara, mercury. Is it not
possible that here in this rural

a doctor might not be familiar with this
information? It's every doctor's

responsibility to stay current through
medical journals and periodicals.

Were you aware of these medications, Dr.
Quinn? Yes, but in this instance... And

did you have them available in your
clinic?

Yes, but I used a treatment with which
I've had successful personal experience

many times.

Then why was it not successful this
time?

It was successful.

The baby's condition was improving.

It wasn't until the child was fed milk,
which I now believe to be impure... You

now believe?

Now that our son is dead?

Mr. Norris... This is how you cover your
mistakes, by shifting the blame to us.

Mr. Norris! It's the Norris. She fed our
son poison, Judge. A lethal Indian

drink that killed him.

It ain't poison.

Who is this?

He's a respected healer. He knows the
treatment she used.

You ought to be allowed to speak.

This is nonsense.

No, it ain't.

Cloud dancing has helped a lot of people
with his medicine.

Judge, I must strongly object to this.

Overruled.

I'll allow him to speak.

And just how do you know this tea is
safe?

Wild geranium has been used by our
people for many years.

It has never harmed anyone.

Well, obviously something went wrong
this time.

The Great Spirit sometimes will take the
child back.

Then there is nothing we can do.

We do not have such a cavalier attitude
toward medicine as you do.

We keep on trying. We do not accept
defeat.

Then your patients always live.

I'm not on trial here, and I will not be
lectured to regarding professional

conduct by an Indian.

The very fact that Dr. Quinn took
medical lessons from him in itself

incompetence. Your Honor, may I ask Dr.
Kennedy a question?

If, in fact, the milk that was fed to
the baby was impure, could that lead to

cholera and phantom?

If you believe the milk was impure, why
didn't you test it when the baby was

first brought to you?

I wasn't aware of the severity. I'll
tell you why.

Negligence. There was nothing wrong with
that milk. If Dr. Quinn would have just

followed the methods Dr. Cassidy spoke
of, Michael would still be alive.

Your Honor, it's understandable that Mr.
Norris would want to strike out at me.

His loss was tragic and
incomprehensible.

But we can't be sure that even if I had
used Dr. Cassidy's methods, that Michael

would have lived.

Perhaps we should get another doctor's
opinion.

Dr. Cook?

You've only worked with Dr. Quinn for a
short time.

Yeah, that's correct.

But in that time, I've found Dr. Quinn
to be exceedingly professional and

diligent.

I have the utmost respect for her. Have
you ever found yourself questioning her

judgment?

Yes, once.

But I was proven wrong.

I've learned a great deal from her.

What about in this instance?

Would you have given my child an Indian
tea?

Well, I'm not yet familiar with the
various herbs. Give him the choice.

Between the scientifically proven
medicines Dr. Quinn has available in her

clinic and an ancient Indian potion,
which would you prescribe?

Again, that would be very difficult to
answer. Just answer the question, son.

I would prescribe the medicine Dr.

Cassidy spoke of.

All right, let's have it quiet in here.

Dr. Quinn, you're obviously a well
-meaning woman.

Yet the evidence demands that I suspend
your license pending the determination

of the Medical Review Board until that
time you are forbidden to practice

medicine under penalty of law.

Furthermore, I find that the ordinary
care...

expertise and diligence required of
doctors in such cases were not exercised

a proper manner.

That's causing irreparable loss.

I therefore find for the plaintiffs and
order you, Dr. Michaela Quinn, to pay

damages to Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Norris in
the sum of $2 ,000.

But I don't have $2 ,000.

Then you must get it.

Come on. Stop with me.

What is that?

Petition, Lauren.

Telling the medical review board that we
know from personal experience that

Michaela's an excellent doctor.

I still can't believe that judge didn't
even give us a chance to speak.

Well, now you can let your voice be
heard by signing the petition.

Lauren?

Well, I suppose I will. Not that it's
going to do any good.

I'll sign it, too.

I'd like to sign it as well.

Course, Andrew.

Ada's asleep.

What are you doing?

I'm figuring out how much I can sell my
medical equipment for.

It's not nearly enough to pay the
restitution, but I... Ain't you gonna

this? Well, what can I do?

The judge says I have to pay.

And I don't ask my mother for any more
money.

I may have to take Colleen out of
college.

Take her to a higher court.

They're going to have to listen to you,
especially if you win at the medical

review board.

If I win?

What do you mean?

You said yourself the milk was probably
impure.

Unfortunately, we never know for sure.

Sully, I have to prepare myself for all
possibilities, including

not being able to practice medicine
anymore.

All right.

Well, what if that happens? What are you
going to do?

Being a doctor.

It isn't just what I do. It's who I am.

You'll still be the same person you've
always been.

Somebody who cares about people and
wants to help them.

I can't take that away from you.

Morning, Lauren.

Not one.

What were you doing in the Gazette?

Oh, I was just talking to Dorothy about
placing an advertisement in next week's

paper. Thought maybe it might help get
things started for me. Yeah, let's hope

so.

Lauren, I've been thinking about the
agreement we made, the 50 % split.

But with the work I've been doing for
Dr. Mike... Look, I ain't giving you any

more if that's where you're heading.

No, no, I was thinking about giving you
60%, like you wanted.

Seeing as how your business has been
slowing down on the count of me.

You sure?

I want to do what's fair.

Wait a minute.

It ain't your fault people don't want to
buy from you.

I've seen your work, it's good.

We'll leave the agreement just the way
it was, 50 -50.

Go on, get out of here. Deal's a deal.

Milk from the Norse cow.

Now you can be sure.

That's wonderful.

It appears normal.

What are you looking for?

Pure cow's milk. It's perfectly white.

There's no deposits or discernible odor.

If the milk is bad... Dr. Quinn.

I, uh... I thought you weren't going to
be working.

Sully was able to obtain a sample of
milk from Mr. Norris' cow.

That's good.

I can't believe he gave you permission.

He didn't.

How does it look?

The globules are fairly uniform and
moving freely.

What does that mean?

The milk is pure.

Sorry. Perhaps I did overlook something.

Perhaps the tea wasn't the problem. No.

You didn't do anything wrong.

Tell me that.

I don't like it.

I told you the gun missed, but I thought
he was cleaning it.

The man's right in the towel before he
passed out.

There's no exit wound.

Bullets on his side.

He appears to be bleeding internally.

What should I do?

I've never operated to remove a bullet
before.

But you have.

I want to place an ad in the Gazette.
I'm selling my house.

Oh.

Well, perhaps that's for the best.

I'm sure it has unhappy memories for
you.

What was he doing at the clinic?

What are you doing? The man has been
shot. I need to remove the bullet.

not doing anything.

He's bleeding internally. It can't wait
any longer.

If you touch that man, I'll have you
thrown in jail. He'll die if I don't

operate. He'll die if you do.

You're a doctor. You remove the bullet.

I've never actually performed this kind
of procedure.

But you are familiar with it. Yes, I am,
but I really think... Then you'd better

go to work.

I know that.

All the evidence?

Not from her.

I'll get you.

I need to locate the bleeders and tie
them off.

And I'll look for the bullet.

Dr. Quinn?

Mr. Norris, if anything goes wrong here,
this time we'll know whose fault it is.

Then I'll be sure to offer testimony.

I really think alone may be your best
way to deal with this unfortunate and,

I say, totally unfounded judgment.

And that's why I'm prepared to offer you
a preferential rate.

This ain't a good idea.

I don't know that we really have a
choice.

Precisely. So why not borrow it
discreetly from someone who knows you

you? What do we need to do?

Well, you'll need to arrange some
collateral.

Now, what could you offer?

Well, there's my clinic and medical
equipment.

I'm afraid that wouldn't suffice. I
thought you said you trusted us. Of

do, Sully. It's just that my investors
have strict requirements.

I can't think of anything.

Except the homestead.

The homestead?

No.

I'm not talking about giving up
anything, Sully.

It's just pro forma.

Meeting's over.

Well, if you change your mind, you know
where to find me.

How did it go?

I removed the bullet.

It missed his major organs, but
lacerated a branch of his hepatic

I applied a ligature and stopped the
bleeding.

Good. How's the patient?

He's... he's fine.

Were there complications?

No. No, his color's returning, pulse
steady.

It's just during the operation I could
barely move my hands.

I was constantly second -guessing
myself.

I was terrified of making a mistake.

But you didn't.

Not this time.

I better go check on him.

He's been in the saloon all afternoon.

He told me to keep an eye on him.

Getting angry here with each drink.

Staying angry keeps him from feeling the
hurt.

Please,

Dr. Mike.

You gotta help us.

She's got diarrhea real bad.

She doesn't appear to have a fever.

Think it's the same thing the other baby
had? Perhaps.

Trisha, my license has been suspended,
but Dr. Cook's in the clinic. No, he

rode out of town to take his patient
back home.

Please, Dr. Mike, you've got to help
her.

Let's take her to the clinic.

Stop!

Sheriff, arrest her.

Lord, take it easy. She's breaking the
law. I demand you arrest her. I'm not

going to arrest her. The baby needs
help. I won't let her kill my child the

she did mine.

I'm wiring the marshal. All three of you
are going to jail!

Her pain appears to be easing.

How long has she had the diarrhea?

A few days, off and on. But it's been
getting worse.

Have you been nursing her?

No. She just started taking milk from a
bottle.

Patricia, I must warn you that Emily's
condition is very similar to the baby

died.

I'd like to keep her here at the clinic
to observe her.

What's wrong with her?

We can't be certain yet.

But it's vital you don't give her any
milk for the next day or so, just water.

And I'd like to take a sample of the
milk to examine it.

Oh, I have her bottle right here.

She was feeding from it when she got the
attack.

But the milk's fresh.

What about it?

Where did she get it?

Mr. Bray just started carrying them in
his door.

Please bring me the microscope.

This bottle is exactly the same as the
one Mrs. Lawrence used to use.

The problem was with the milk.

It must be the bottle.

I'm sorry to call you out here on such
short notice, but the marshal couldn't

come, and this woman is a real minute. I
can't believe she's practicing medicine

in violation of my order. On babies, no
less.

We won't wait for the medical review
board to meet formally. The three of us

form a quorum, and we can revoke her
license on the spot. Where is she, at

clinic? No, in there.

Dr. Quinn?

Judge Webster, thank goodness you're
here.

Anything yet?

Doc Cassidy's still looking in the
microscope.

The design of the bottle means it's
impossible to keep the tube clean.

And when the babies drank, they injected
the bad milk residue along with the

fresh milk and...

That caused the infection.

She's right.

So it was our fault.

You can't blame yourself.

It was a bottle. You couldn't possibly
have known it was dangerous.

I'll make certain that the manufacturer
is notified.

And I'm sure that we agree that Dr.

Quinn's medical license should be
reinstated.

And the malpractice judgment dismissed,
Judge.

Any argument, Mr. Norris?

In that case, all charges are dropped.

Congratulations, Dr. Quigg. We never
lost faith in you. Thank you.

Good job.

It feels like an enormous weight has
been lifted for me.

For a moment there, Michaela, I was
beginning to wonder whether it was all

it. I was beginning to question my own
decision for becoming a doctor.

Seeing you fight to do what you love.

It inspired me.

That's why I'll be going back to Boston.

I'm going to tell my uncle I will not be
joining his practice.

I found a new home.

Thank

you,

Emma.

You've done a wonderful job with these.

My pleasure.

This town's very fortunate to have a
seamstress with her talents working

Look at that.

Dark.

Words can spread.

What if it don't?

Been doing some thinking.

I figure I've waited long enough for
folks in this town to come around.

It ain't been good for me.

Or Lauren.

So I'm going to give it another two
weeks.

And if things don't change for me, I'll
go someplace I can start fresh.

People don't know me.

Dr. Quinn?

We only have a moment.

Our train will be leaving soon.

But I feel I owe you an apology.

No, you don't.

You've suffered a terrible loss.

I only wanted to prevent it from
happening again to someone else.

I understand.

That's why I'm going to find the
manufacturer of that bottle and make him

for his mistake.

The doctor ain't so simple anymore, is
it?

Not just about medicine.

It doesn't mean we stopped trying.

The earliest malpractice appellate
decision in the United States was

1794. By the year 1870, the number of
suits had climbed by 950%.