A New Life (401): Sully and Michaela get adjusted to their new life together. Preston A. Lodge III (Jason Leland Adams) plans to open a bank in town. Cloud Dancing decides to move to the new reservation.

Traveling All Starts (402): A professional baseball team challenges Colorado Springs to a game. When the town loses, they discover the All-Stars cheated. The town pulls together and gets sweet revenge.

Mothers and Daughters (403): Michaela discovers the “joys” of married life while Colleen goes through a rebellious stage.

Brother's Keepers (404): Brian’s dog Pup gets bitten by a rabid raccoon. Pup bites Ingrid and runs off. Matthew blames Brian for Ingrid’s death. Brian takes a rifle and goes off looking for Pup.

Hell on Wheels (405): Despondent over Ingrid’s death, Matthew leaves town. The family finds him working in a temporary town as a bartender. Matthew, with the help of his family and Peter Chow (Eric Michael Zee), lets Ingrid go.

Dorothy's Book (406): Dorothy’s book about Colorado Springs gets published. Most of the townspeople are unhappy with their portrayals in the book, especially Michaela. Hurt, Dorothy vows to quit writing.

Halloween Part 3 (407): Jake becomes attached to a stray dog. The dog ends up being an alternative cure for a man’s severe rheumatism. While Sully is being very secretive planning a surprise for Halloween, Michaela thinks he is unhappy at home.

Promises, Promises (408): Sully’s childhood friend Daniel asks Sully for help, requiring him to go to Nevada for a month. Michaela is not pleased. Loren asks Dorothy to marry him, but suffers a stroke before he gets an answer.

Expedition Part 1 (409): As Michaela’s birthday approaches, she decides to climb Pike’s Peak to prove her strength. Dorothy, Grace and Myra go along for the climb.

Expedition Part 2 (410): Preston uses Michaela’s absence to plan a hotel-casino. Robert E. reveals a secret about his past.

One Touch of Nature (411): As Thanksgiving approaches, Sully looks forward to expanding his family, but Michaela fears she may be past her childbearing years. Jake feeling lonely, and learns how much he has from Cloud Dancing.

FiFi's First Christmas (412): Brian’s grandmother sends him a poodle for Christmas hoping to cheer him up. When a new girl moves to town, Brian wants to be treated like a grown-up. When the girl gets lost, Brian proves his maturity.

Change of Heart (413): Robert E. and Grace take in an orphaned boy name Anthony (Brenden Jefferson). Robert E. is excited, but Grace is reluctant to get too attached. Hank sends one of his girls, Emma (Charlotte Chatton) to help Matthew get over his loss.

Tin Star (414): Lawlessness is running rampant in Colorado Springs. Matthew is elected Sheriff. Inexperienced, Matthew accidentally shoots Horace and gives up his gun. What will he do when an outlaw (Travis Tritt) tries to break his brother out of jail?

If You Love Someone (415): Myra starts working at the bank. Matthew deals with the town’s disapproving stares over keeping company with Emma.

The Iceman Cometh (416): Two con men (Brandon Douglas, Anthony Lee) sell shares in a home refrigeration company to the townspeople. Michaela and the Reverend go to Denver to help an orphanage. While they are in Denver, they run across the con men.

Deal With The Devil (417): The Reverend’s mentor Fred (“Mr. Rogers”) is coming to visit. In order to make repairs to the church, the Reverend takes out a loan with Hank.

Dead or Alive Part 1 (418): A politician (Lawrence Pressman) votes to make Colorado a state. When mountain man Noah McBride (Denny Miller) hears of it, he kidnaps the man’s son. Sully is asked to lead a search party.

Dead or Alive Part 2 (419): Michaela over-exerts herself and puts the baby in jeopardy. The search party finds out how far the mountain man will go to get what he wants.

Eye for an Eye (420): A stranger rapes a young girl and kills an old man. The town wants to hang him. Colleen feels it is wrong. Matthew shocks everyone by performing the deed.

Hearts and Minds (421): The Reverend opens a school on the reservation. Cloud Dancing becomes angry when the Reverend changes the children's way of dress and teaches them about his God.

Reunion (422): Michaela’s friend from medical school comes to visit. The friend, having deferred to her husband by giving up her practice, resents Michaela’s happy marriage and successful career.

Woman of the Year (423): Michaela has been nominated as Woman of the Year and begins trying to live up to everyone’s expectations. Hank “borrows” Horace’s life because he is ashamed of his own.

Last Chance (424): Cloud Dancing is stabbed by a hostile renegade. Emma is attacked by a customer. Michaela’s busy practice is putting a strain on her.

Fear Itself (425): Preston takes a liking to a visiting artist (Denise Crosby). She gives Brian some art lessons. When it is discovered that the woman has leprosy, the townsfolk, including Dr. Mike, become fearful of her.

One Nation (426): When a young brave shoots a soldier, Cloud Dancing takes the blame in order to keep warring tribes as one nation.

When A Child Is Born Part 1 (427): Michaela’s family arrives from Boston. Elizabeth Quinn has brought young Dr. Andrew Cook (Brandon Douglas) to deliver Michaela’s baby. Sully is injured while attempting to stop the army from transferring Cloud Dancing to another reservation.

When A Child Is Born Part 2 (428): Michaela goes searching for Sully. When she finds him she goes into labor. Myra and Horace separate.