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It's too dull.

It is? Yeah, I want the letters to stand out.

Hey, Lauren, I'm so worried about your sign. Why don't you hire a sign painter?

You know what they charge?

Just do it all over again.

Daniel, there's a Russian princess coming in on the train.

So I heard.

Thought I'd go up there myself.

Can we go too, Ma?

I suppose.

Hey, Katie.

How about you, Matthew? Want to come along?

Thanks, anyways. I got some law books to go through at the library.

I'll be anxious to hear what you find out.

Just between you and me, the princess is known to have special powers.

Powers?

contacting spirit world, seeing the future, that sort of thing. You're

she's a mystic? Oh, she has quite a reputation in the Salons of Paris.

Princess Nizamova.

Preston A. Lodge, third.

I am not the Princess Nizamova. I am Natalia, her lady -in -waiting.

Your Highness.

I'm Preston A. Loucher III, your host.

I have a surrey waiting to take you to the Spring Chateau.

I believe you'll find our accommodations equal to the finest resorts in Europe.

Thank you.

Princess?

Princess, what's wrong?

The child.

The boy!

suffered great loss.

But don't worry.

An angel watches over you.

Are you all right?

Perhaps some refreshment.

Certainly. The greatest cafe.

Hello.

What did she mean by that, Ma?

I'm not sure.

So you think she's a real Russian princess?

Whether she is or ain't, Preston will tell everybody she is. And the more

customers we lose to the spring chateau.

I'm feeling much better already.

Thank you very much for your hospitality.

You're welcome.

You have a son who's been very ill.

How is he?

He's fine.

He's right over there.

You're like a handsome young man.

Thanks.

Well, we really must be going.

What did you mean when you said an angel watches over me?

Your mother said.

She says what?

She loves you very, very much.

What did she say?

She said... She said my mother loves me very much.

Well, it wouldn't take someone with special powers to see that.

Doctor, my... Wait. Take him.

He fell off the ladder. Hit his head.

Let's bring him inside.

Your optic nerve appears to be normal.

How's your vision?

A little blurry.

Your reflex is normal.

I'm still feeling a little dizzy.

Well, I don't believe that you have a serious head injury.

But I'd like you to stay here overnight, just to be on the safe side.

Oh, well...

If you think that's the best.

I'll check on you before I leave.

Yes.

There must be some way of finding out if she's a real princess or not. I mean,

you got contacts with some big city editors, don't you?

Don't you think it's odd you coming to me for help when you've been treating me

the way you have lately?

Should I pay you?

Not enough.

Well, what would be enough?

An apology.

What?

It wouldn't kill you.

Forget it.

Hank!

If we find out the princess is a fake, it could hurt Preston's business.

Sorry.

Satisfied.

It's a start.

So you send a telegram?

It'll cost you $4.

Ma?

Can we go see the princess again tomorrow?

Brian, she came here for a rest.

I'm sure she doesn't want people disturbing her privacy.

I guess.

What you reading?

Court cases.

I'm looking for a lawyer for Sully for when his case goes to trial.

Did you find anyone?

No, not yet.

We need to find someone special.

Someone who's a bit unconventional, who's not afraid of going up against the

government. As long as he believes it's the right cause.

Matthew's not leaving anything to chance.

It came.

A telegram from the New York World.

R .J. Barnes, managing editor.

What do you say?

Princess Nizamova is a bona fide Russian princess.

We spent four bucks to find out she's real?

She's a close friend of the Goulds and the Astors and... Huh.

That's interesting.

What? What is?

New York society pays the princess a fortune for conducting seances.

What's a seance?

Talking to the dead.

Talking to the dead?

April, I don't have one of those seances at the Gold Nugget.

Leading people to believe you can contact the spirit world. That's a

thing to do.

And it is against God's law.

Come on, Jake. Let's go to Preston and talk to that princess.

Mom!

Mom! Hank and Jake are going to ask the princess to give a seance. Seance?

She's going to contact the spirit world.

But, Brian, I... Maybe I'll get to talk to my ma again.

Have you

experienced any more dizziness?

No.

New vision?

Clear as can be.

And a good night's sleep has sure helped. I feel good as new.

I'm glad.

I'm all right.

To go, then?

Of course.

Dr.

Quinn, I don't got much in the way of money for paying.

Well, perhaps we can think of something.

Maybe I could do some work for you around here. I could fix that wobble for

Well, that would be nice.

I'll get my tools.

Be right back.

I am sorry, but the princess is very tired.

We just want to ask her one thing.

She needs rest.

Five minutes. She can rest all she wants after that. Please, we just want to

know... What is it you wish to speak with me about?

Well,

Your Highness, we have a business proposition for you.

See, Mr. Lawson and myself... We want you to come do one of them seances at

hotel. It's in town. It's called the Golden Nugget. Beautiful hotel.

Let's put the money with you, 50 -50.

Money? From the admission charge. We'll get people coming from all over to see

you. Be a hell of a show.

I'm sorry, gentlemen, but my gift is not for show. Of course not.

But you could help people.

Yeah. I mean, uh...

Folks are always wanting to see the future and talk to loved ones who's

on. I know Jake here would love to talk to his pa who died.

We don't have to charge admission.

We don't? No. It could be a special event.

For the people.

I'll do this.

Tonight.

We'll make all the arrangements.

Ma?

She's upstairs.

Oh, thanks.

Hello, Brian.

Ma, she's going to do it.

She's going to have a seance tonight at the Gold Nugget.

All right.

Can we go?

Brian, sometimes people claim to have certain powers.

Powers that they don't really possess.

And the danger comes when people start to believe that those powers are real.

Finished?

Oh.

No wobble.

No.

One night only at the Gold Nugget. The princess needs them over.

Learn the future. Here you go, Horace.

Admission's free.

What is this?

What's it look like, Preston?

You can't do this. You're staying in my hotel.

Well, that's right.

But she's performing it out?

No, thank you.

Here you go, Horace.

All right.

Great. Hope to see you there.

Are you planning on going, Grace?

I'm not sure.

I'm going.

Who wouldn't want to know the future?

I don't know, Horace.

When somebody tells you the future, it kind of takes the fun out of getting

there on your own. Well, I'm still going.

Sounds like it's going to be one heck of a show.

Well, I'm going, too.

Reverend? Well, this whole thing's getting out of hand.

I agree.

I just want to make sure it doesn't get any worse.

You're right, Reverend.

I'll come with you.

I found a young lawyer from Boston who seems really good. He's taken on some

pretty risky cases nobody thought he could win. His name's Oliver Wendell

Holmes. Do you think he'll agree to represent Sully?

Can't hurt to ask.

I'm going to send him a telegram. We'll see what happens.

I'm sorry to bother you again, Dr. Quinn, but... What's wrong?

My ears started ringing. It won't stop.

Well, there doesn't appear to be any accumulation.

Is the ringing loud, uncomfortable?

Not really. It's just there all the time.

Well, what about the dizziness? Is that returned?

No. Well, any headaches?

No.

What do you suppose it is?

Well, I'm sure it's connected to the foal you suffered.

Try to get some sleep.

I'll look in on you later.

is what it is.

There must be silence There

must be

patience There must

be

willingness

And only there will the gift.

Dorothy.

Dorothy, where are you?

I'm here.

Don't got much time.

Just want to say I'm sorry for all I've done.

For the drinking and for hurting you and the kids.

She's so beautiful, Pa.

Only wish I could give you a lock for her to put in your Bible along with

It's ridiculous.

We should have asked around town.

It's my brother. I'm happy again.

Playing all the time.

I love you, big brother.

Always will.

and you're here.

Ma?

Is that you?

I missed you so much.

There is so many things I want to tell you.

I miss you too, Ma.

It's Charlotte.

Dr. White, it's Charlotte.

It's not Charlotte, Warren.

She could easily have found out. Miss Gwen!

I'll not have you disrupting my love.

Wasted.

Who is that?

That's what an old instructor of mine used to say, Dr. Nagel.

Correct. And here is something else I used to say. When making a diagnosis,

Quinn, clear your mind of preconception.

Study only the presenting symptoms.

What? Sometimes, Miss Quinn, it's not the accident which causes

the symptoms.

The symptoms, which are the act of death.

The

seance

is over.

Sorry to disturb you so late, Mr. Clay. Oh, I ain't got to sleep yet.

Sounds like that seance got folks pretty excited.

I had some thoughts about your symptoms.

Yeah, I still got that ringing in my ear.

Have you also been feeling a sense of pressure and fullness in that ear?

Well, yeah, I guess I have. I didn't quite know how to put it.

A nausea?

Yeah, but what's that got to do with falling down?

Well, that's exactly the point, Mr. Clay.

I believe you have a condition called Meniere's disease.

I've been looking at this the wrong way around.

I thought that your symptoms were caused by the fall.

But in fact, the disease causes vertigo and dizziness.

What are you saying? This disease made me fall off the ladder?

That's right.

And that's something.

Well, you're one heck of a doctor.

Can't see how you ever figured that out.

Still, ain't exactly great news.

Guess I'm stuck with it.

There are, in fact, some new treatments that seem to be quite effective.

Eating a nutritious diet and cutting back on tobacco and coffee should help

relieve the symptoms.

And 20 grams of quinine every day.

It should have a tonic effect.

No kidding.

We'll have you feeling better in no time at all.

Well, when's she going to be awake?

I really could not say.

Last night was very detrimental to the princess's health. But she didn't get to

talk to me last night. What's the problem, Horace?

Oh, I was just trying to find out when the princess is going to come into town

for another seance.

All the princess's future consultations will be held here at the Spring Chateau.

Consultations? I brought her here, Horace.

And now I have guests who want to consult with her on a private basis.

I imagine she'd see you as well, if she has time.

Oh, no thanks. I got my own.

For your offering.

Offering? For the princess to give away her gift, it requires you to give a gift

to someone less fortunate than yourself.

The suggested donation is three dollars.

Three dollars?

For charity.

The princess takes care of so many unfortunate.

The angels tell me that you have faced many challenges recently.

They tell me that you will be rewarded.

Great rewards.

Great wealth awaits you and your daughter.

Oh, wait.

How am I going to get rich?

You must understand that this is very exhausting for the princess.

Perhaps if you return tomorrow.

I ain't letting anybody get ahead of me tomorrow.

I'm going up there first thing.

So what'd she tell you?

Well, I'll say this.

That woman can see the future.

The widow Farnsworth heard the princess told some folks about their son who died

at Gettysburg.

Pretty amazing, ain't it, Ralph?

I just don't understand how she knew about my brother.

I never talked about him. Why don't you just face it? The woman knows what she's

doing. And Preston's picking up the profits.

You will develop an idea.

An idea as profound as the telegraph.

An idea which will benefit the world and will make you... A very rich

man.

The angels tell me that there is someone very special in your life.

Someone you're afraid to approach.

Your father is happy that with her you will have all the things he was unable

give you.

I'm so glad that you came to see me. Your mother has been anxious to speak to

you.

She has?

Brian, my son.

I'm so proud of what a fine young man you are becoming.

I'm so happy to see how good you are doing with Dr. Mike.

And what a great mother she is to you.

I... I come to ask you about... The angels tell me that you have...

Faced many challenges recently.

They tell me that your son is very ill.

They tell me...

What

do

they tell you?

He'll be fine.

No more attacks?

No more attacks.

Oh, thank you.

Robert A., you never guess what you said.

Anthony!

Come here.

You all right, Ma?

Yes, and so are you.

That's what the princess said.

No more attacks.

was as skeptical as you dr mike probably more when i was growing up i used to

see those people come and go but when i looked in her eyes and i could see that

she was telling the truth i could feel it

and you you are gonna be all right

Taking people's money is bad enough, but telling Grace that her son, who's

desperately ill, with what we don't even know, that he's going to be all right?

What makes you think that that is not the truth?

Can you see the future?

Of course not, but neither can you.

Are there not those who disbelieve your science?

People who have never even looked through a microscope yet claim that what

see there Doesn't exist.

That's entirely different.

And what if I am like the microscope?

What if I am an instrument that people do not yet understand or do not

recognize? Yet.

That's absurd.

You have the voice of your father.

It's ridiculous.

Let me kill her.

Kerala, losing my practice wasn't your fault.

The good you do here, the lives you touch, with your skill and compassion,

this is your true work.

Your feelings of inadequacy, your guilt, these are the feelings that I instilled

in you.

You must let them go.

Mr. Morales.

I know you didn't exactly approve of us holding the seance at our hotel.

No, I did not. Well, it turns out that the princess really can tell what people

are thinking of you.

Mayor Slicker, I do not believe... I mean, she... At least she knew what's

on my mind.

For some time now.

What I mean...

Would you care to take a walk with me, Mrs. Morales?

Yes, Herr Slicker, I would.

Afternoon, Dr. Mike.

Jake, Mrs. Morales?

About time.

Jake's been sweet on her for months.

He has?

Mm -hmm.

Finally got the nerve to start courting her.

After talking to the princess.

You have a minute?

Certainly.

At first, I thought they were just harmless parlor tricks.

Then when people started paying the princess, wasting their good money.

What is it?

It seems that for some people, consultations with the princess have

beneficial.

You ain't saying you believe her now?

No.

But Horace hasn't been this vivacious in ages.

Well, it's the princess that's responsible for his improvement.

Michaela, I know how these mystics work. It's all just smoke and mirrors.

But all the things that she knows.

That's what I can't figure out.

I mean, some of it's simple. She could have read Dorothy's book and learned all

about Brian losing his mother.

But there are some things that Dorothy didn't write about, like the lock of

in Lauren's Bible.

She could have seen him with it. I mean, has she ever been to Lauren's store?

Well, not that I know of.

There's something else, too.

Something I can't explain.

I just returned from the chateau and the princess and... She told me some

things.

She said it was a message from my father.

I know that it sounds like nonsense, but the words that she used, they expressed

thoughts and feelings that... that are so personal, I've never shared them with

anyone.

Nobody? Never.

They're far too private.

I've only ever written about them in my journal. I've always kept that locked up

right here in the bottom drawer.

Well, locks can be picked.

Yes, but the princess has never been in the clinic. I'm certain of that.

Well, then maybe the princess isn't working alone.

Maybe somebody else picked the lock and then told her what was in your journal.

That still doesn't explain how she knew about the reverend's brother.

Perhaps it does.

What?

What is it?

Reverend's medical file.

From here, in this case history, I recorded his brother's death from

No one could have read this file as easily as they read my journal. Who's

left alone here?

Here at the clinic and at Lauren's store.

So we want to see the princess, Preston. Well, unfortunately, she's already

checked out. She's gone?

Quite abruptly.

Something you said must have offended her.

I beg your pardon.

As soon as you left, she packed up all her things and hired the quickest coach.

I hope you're satisfied, Michaela.

After the princess specifically chose our town and my hotel for her rest and

relaxation. For her next swindle, you mean.

Swindle? She's hurt people, Preston.

All she's done is offered them a little comfort, some reassurance, and a little

good news.

I don't see any harm or deception in that.

Can you catch me, Brian?

I've never seen you go so fast.

The wind was blowing by me. It felt great.

It's your turn now. All right.

Thank God you're here, Doctor.

How

are

you feeling, Anthony?

Thanks, she said.

How could I have been so foolish?

Are you not being foolish, Grace?

Your mother, who loves her son and wants him to be well.

But I had such faith.

I wanted so much to believe.

How could she do that? How could she take such a lie?

I hate to say this, Grace, but it was for the money.

No, not the princess.

She knew things. She's a fake, Brian.

Most of what she knew, she learned from Mr. Clay.

Mr. Clay?

Ain't he the fella that brought Anthony in from the... from the meadow?

We should go talk to him.

How's the boy?

He's stable now.

Glad to hear it. Mr. Clay, you've got some explaining to do.

I know, Sheriff.

I know I ain't done right by you folks.

I didn't see much harm in what I was doing, but after watching that boy's ma

take such hope from the princess... And you, Dr. Quinn, nobody

ever treated me like you did.

Trying so hard to make me well.

Well, it's time you were faking your illness.

I know, I know.

I've been sitting in the church praying, asking God for forgiveness.

I made him a promise that I'd change my ways.

Some folks in this town might not think your promise is worth much, Mr. Clay.

But I'm going to take your word for it.

Dr. Quinn.

We sent some telegrams out to the towns nearby.

Tell them all about the princess.

That's a good idea.

I've been looking for you.

So everything the princess said was a lie?

About my mother watching over me, being proud of me?

I believe your mother is watching over you.

And she would be very proud of you. But it wasn't really my mom saying those

things.

And I hoped.

I wanted so much.

Talk to her again.

I know, Brian.

But I believe you can't speak to her whenever you need to.

She's in your heart. She's everywhere.

But she can't speak to me. Well, not like you and I are speaking right now.

As long as you still feel her love, she'll speak to you whenever you think

her.

She's a part of you, Brian.