A Matter of Conscience | |
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Season 6, Episode 3 | |
Takes Place | {{{takesplace}}} |
Air date | 11 Oct 1997 |
Written by | Chris Abbott |
Directed by | Terrence O'Hara |
Episode guide | |
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A Matter of Conscience is the third episode of Season 6 of Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman and the one hundred twentieth episode of the series.
Hank believes Sully is responsible for Indian raids in town and accuses Dr. Mike of lying about Sully's death. He also appoints himself sheriff and sets out to find Sully and bring him in. He and Jake discover Sully in a meeting with Cloud Dancing and Black Moon and attempt to apprehend them all, but the Cherokee in the area draw down on them. At first, Black Moon orders Jake and Hank to be killed, but Sully convinces them not to.
Meanwhile, General Wooden is sent to town to try to end the raids and is injured in a raid himself. After he wakes up from surgery, he insists on some whiskey against the advice of both Dr. Mike and Andrew. After he drinks some from his flask when not under supervision, he dies as a result.
Daniel manages to persuade Sgt. McKay to allow the Indians that are prisoners to go to the reservation peacefully. A move that angers Hank
Information[]
- Story Arc: The Separation, part 5 of 16.
- Character Arc: Sgt. McKay, part 5 of 6.
- Character Arc: Daniel Simon, part 5 of 15. Daniel becomes the third Sheriff of Colorado Springs.
- Plot Device Arc: Elections. Type: sheriff. The town holds it's second sheriff election between Hank and Daniel. Daniel wins with 157 votes against Hank with 151 votes. The town held mayoral elections in The Campaign and Right or Wrong. The town also held their first sheriff election in Tin Star.
- Law requires 2 witnesses for the same act to get a treason charge
- Indians throw a stick on dynamite into the Gold Nugget. Hank suggests that the Indians are getting dynamite from the Army, but this isn't confirmed.
- Hank and Jake see Sully in a meeting with Black Moon at Two Trees (Indian Healing Ground)
- Death of General Wooden.
Patients[]
- several patrons and help of the Gold Nugget, plus Wooden after the dynamite