Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

tv show

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149 total episodes

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6 seasons

Her Courage Forged A New Vision For The Old West

First Aired January 01, 1993

Overview

Dr. Michaela Quinn journeys to Colorado Springs to be the town's physician after her father's death in 1868.

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Life and Death

Season 2 - Episode 19 - 1h 0m

Air Date

March 12, 1994

Overview

Tom Jennings, Dorothy's son, shows up in Loren's store one day when Mike and the kids are there shopping. He's a Civil War Veteran with an old war injury -- his leg was almost blown off. Dorothy asks Mike to treat him when he complains of pain in his seemingly healed leg. She gives him a syringe of morphine for the pain, not noticing his blissful expression. Mike invites he, Dorothy and Loren to dinner. During dinner, Colleen develops a crush on him. Sully's suspicion is piqued when Tom leaves and he forgets to use his cane. The next day, Tom returns to Mike, telling her his leg hurts. She treats him, but denies him her last vial of morphine, which she's saving for an emergency. Later that day, Loren catches Tom slipping a vial of patent medicine from the store under his coat. When Dorothy confronts Tom, he replies that the pain just got to him, and complains that Mike won't give him any morphine. Later that night, he goes out and tries to mooch free drinks at the saloon. Later still,