The sixth and final season of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman ushers in two new regulars: Alex Menesas, replacing Michelle Bonilla in the role of Colorado Springs' schoolteacher Theresa Morales; and John Schneider, briefly introduced the previous season as wealthy ex-prospector Daniel Simon, a friend of Dr. Michaela "Mike" Quinn's (Jane Seymour) husband, Sully (Joe Lando) -- who has become a fugitive after helping Cheyenne shaman Cloud Dancing (Larry Sellers) escape his reservation. With Dr. Mike's foster son Matthew (Chad Allen) studying law, Daniel takes over as the town's sheriff, joining Mike in her search for the missing Sully and hoping to catch up with the fugitive before he can be killed by vengeful Cavalry sergeant McKay (David Beecroft), who holds Sully responsible for the massacre that followed Cloud Dancing's escape. This tense situation is resolved peacefully, with both Sully and Cloud Dancing returning to Colorado Springs, and the latter falling in love with newspaper editor Dorothy Jennings (Barbara Babcock). Meanwhile, Dr. Mike's foster daughter Colleen (Jessica Bowman) finishes college and enters the same medical school where Mike received her diploma. Though a run on the Colorado Springs bank causes a mini-depression in the community, the town's spirits are lifted at season's end, as Colleen prepares to marry Dr. Mike's young assistant, Dr. Andrew Cook (Brandon Douglas).
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