Matthew's fiance Ingrid hovers near death after being bitten by Brian's rabid pet wolf; Brian is overwhelmed with guilt. Ingrid: Jennifer Youngs.

The rescuers get ugly after Leonard offers a bounty for the mountain man, so Sully sets off alone.

The family finds Matthew running a saloon at a railroad camp where his grief over Ingrid's death drives him to volunteer for a dangerous blasting job. Loren loses Dorothy's money for a new printing press. Peter Chow: Eric Michael Zee.

The town is duped by two con men selling shares in a refrigeration box and Mike must turn the tables on the con men, helping the town learn a lesson in trust. Meanwhile, Cloud Dancing barters with Loren to sell corn grown on the reservation at the general store. Randolph Cummings: Brandon Douglas. Curtis Roper: Anthony Lee. Anthony: Brenden Jefferson.

The Reverend mortgages the church to Hank to get money to make church repairs in order to impress his mentor Rev. Thomas. Rev. Thomas: Fred Rogers. Mr. James: Max Gail.

Feelings run high after a drifter is sentenced to hang for rape and murder

Robert E and Grace want to adopt a young boy who is suffering from a disease Mike can't diagnose (sickle cell anemia). Meanwhile the town believes Matthew should start dating again and sets him up on a series of blind dates.

Dr. Mike's joyful reunion with a college friend soon turns competitive; Dorothy struggles with a new press.

Tales of her accomplishments embarrass Woman of the Year nominee Mike; Hank's grandmother visits.

A popular new arrival carries a dread disease; Preston plans an exclusive clinic.

Cloud Dancing hopes his trial for shooting a soldier will unite the tribes.

Wounded Sully must deliver Mike's baby. Dr. Cook is forced to perform a major operation. Katie Sully: Alexandria, McKenzie and Megan Calabrese.

At Thanksgiving, Mike faces the possibility that she might be infertile, while Jake struggles with the fact that he has no family to share the day with. Brian becomes attached to the Thanksgiving main course.

Sully pursues a renegade mountain man who has kidnapped senator Leonard's son, in protest of the Senator's support of Colorado statehood. Meanwhile, Mike is forced to stop her practice when her schedule threatens her pregnancy. Ezra Leonard: Lawrence Pressman. Noah McBride: Denny Miller. Dr. Cassidy: Jerry Hardin.

Cloud Dancing sees a reservation school as fatal to Indian culture; bankers stonewall Dorothy's loan request.

Increasing lawlessness in Colorado Springs sparks a demand for a new sheriff, and Matthew feels he's just the man for the job. Meanwhile, Brian succumbs to peer pressure shoplifting a toy train from Loren's store. Zachary Brett: Travis Tritt. Charles: John Christian Graas.

Matthew falls for an independent young woman, but the fact that she's a prostitute complicates their blooming romance. Meanwhile, Preston offers Myra a job at the bank, but Horace opposes her taking it. Emma: Charlotte Chatton.

A renegade stabs Cloud Dancing, and Emma has a tumor, so Mike cannot slow down before the baby is born.

Dr. Mike prepares for the birth of her baby. Mike's family arrives for the impending birth of Mike and Sully's baby, bringing along a new young doctor (Brandon Douglas) to help deliver the baby. Meanwhile, Sully is hurt while trying to rescue Cloud Dancing and others from Sgt. O'Connor (Patrick Kilpatrick) and his patrol.

The town invites a traveling all-star baseball team for a fundraising event, but later suspects that they have been swindled. Otis James: Joel Anderson.

Mike is overwhelmed with her new found passion for Sully, and feeling slighted, Colleen joins her schoolmates for dangerous and questionable escapades.

Dorothy Jennings' book about her experiences in Colorado Springs becomes a best seller, but it angers townsfolk.

Loren proposes to Dorothy but suffers a stroke before she can give him an answer. Meanwhile, Sully feels obliged to act upon an old friend's written request to help him set up a mining operation in Nevada.

Dorothy, Myra and Grace realize they are quitting and they're letting Mike down, so they decide to go back. They find her injured with a broken arm. Mike can't go to the top of the mountain anymore, but she encourages the others to make it to the top for her. Meanwhile back in town, Preston plots to guild a hotel-casino with help from his ""partner"" Jake; and Robert E is bothered by an encounter with a bounty hunter.

Dr. Mike celebrates her birthday by climbing Pikes Peak with Dorothy, Grace and Myra, but ends up injured and alone when her companions turn back.