Season 4
A New Life: Newlyweds Mike and Sully adjust to a new life in a changing town, where Preston (Jason Leland Adams) arrives to establish the first bank.
Traveling All-Stars: Colorado Springs fields a baseball team to play against a squad of touring professionals.
Mothers and Daughters: Mike is surprised by the depth of her passion for Sully; Colleen becomes rebellious.
Brother's Keeper: Tragedy strikes when Brian's rabies-infected dog bites Matthew's fiancée, Ingrid.
Halloween III: A classmate's Halloween tale spooks Brian; an arthritic man seeks relief in the hot springs.
Dorothy's Book: Dorothy gets her book about the town published, but the townsfolk read her depiction of them differently than she intended.
Promises, Promises: Loren proposes to Dorothy, but he suffers a stroke before she can answer. Meanwhile, a friend summons Sully to Nevada to help set up a mining operation.
Expedition(Two Part Episode): Part 1: Mike leads Dorothy, Myra and Grace on a hiking expedition to scale Pike's Peak; Preston plots to build a hotel-casino. Part 2: Mike's fall jeopardizes her hiking expedition; Preston sells out Jake; and Robert E makes a stunning confession to Sully.
One Touch of Nature: At Thanksgiving time, Mike faces the possibility that she might be infertile.
Hell on Wheels: The family finds Matthew working at a railroad camp, where his grief drives him to volunteer for a dangerous blasting job.
Fifi's First Christmas: At Christmastime, the family receives a rambunctious poodle from Mike's mother, and Brian has a case of puppy love for a new girl in town.
Change of Heart: Grace and Robert E take in an orphan, who suffers from an undiagnosed malady.
Tin Star: Increasing lawlessness sparks a demand for a new sheriff, and Matthew feels he's the man for the job.
If You Love Someone: Matthew falls for an independent woman (Charlotte Chatton), but the fact that she's a prostitute complicates their romance. Meanwhile, Preston offers Myra a job at the bank.
The Iceman Cometh: Swindlers come to town seeking "investors" in a home-refrigeration enterprise.
Dead or Alive(Two Part Episode): Part I: The son of a politician is kidnapped by a mountain man; Mike suffers pregnancy complications. Part 2: The hunt for McBride (Denny Miller) intensifies for Sully and Preston; Dr. Cassidy (Jerry Hardin) assumes the duties of a bed-ridden Mike.
Deal with the Devil: The imminent arrival of Rev. Johnson's ministry mentor (Fred Rogers) leads the reverend to borrow money from Hank (William Shockley) to repair the church.
Eye for an Eye: An irredeemable murderer is sentenced to be hanged, and Mike has no objections.
Hearts and Minds: Rev. Johnson opens a school for Native American children, but learns his methods don't mesh with tribal customs.
Reunion: Mike's college chum visits, and their subtle rivalry is renewed.
The Woman of the Year: A suffragist informs Mike she's a Woman of the Year nominee; Hank cleans up his act when his grandmother visits.
Last Chance: Sully's method of handling conditions on the reservation displeases the Indian Superintendent; Emma is roughed up by a customer.
Fear Itself: An ebullient painter (Denise Crosby) comes to town, where she tries to hide her unfortunate condition: she has leprosy.
One Nation: When Cloud Dancing takes the blame for shooting a soldier, Sully insists he be tried by the Indians.
When a Child Is Born(Two Part Episode): Part 1: Mike's mother and sisters arrive with a doctor to help with Mike's imminent delivery; Sgt. O'Connor gets orders to move the Indians to different reservations. Part 2: After finding an injured Sully deep in the woods, Mike goes into labor.
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