- Ed is trying to figure out why he keeps waking up in strange places. Dr Fleischman is suffering from mysterious symptoms, but naturally doesn't trust the locals' diagnosis. Shelley has been singing for months.
- Ed is feeling uneasy. He keeps waking up in high places not remembering how he got there. First it is on a high limb in one of Maurice's trees. Next, it is atop the roof of The Brick. He consults with Joel about his problem and is told it seems to be sleepwalking. He thinks it is more akin to "sleepflying". He eventually talks with Leonard about his condition. Leonard says it is a message that this may indicate a calling for him to become a shaman. He buries Ed's hand in a hole and has him stay in place for a long time. When he returns and removes ed's hand, it is holding roots, vole food. This is a positive sign. Meanwhile, Joel complains of nose pain that feels like pins are poking him there. The locals roll their eyes and eventually reveal that he is coming down with "glacier dropsy". He tells them there is no such disease. He even calls his fellow medical student in New York who is an infectious disease specialist. They both agree it is an infection that should respond to tetracycline, but it doesn't. As Joel's condition worsens, the town rallies to provide him with their folk remedies. One such treatment is a sulfur pack that Maggie installs around his neck. He has delusional dreams in which three doctors (Holling, Ruth-Anne and Marylin) help him give birth to a baby daughter. While he is incapacitated, Leonard takes on his patient load. Joel is not happy about this when the disease has finally run its course and he is back to lucid thinking. Shelly, who has only been able to interact with others in song, suddenly finds she can once more talk normally. Leonard explains to her that it is a sign of getting beyond worries about the baby she carries. Now that she accepts that it is developing normally, she can talk normally.—Garon Smith
- Medical advice comes from every corner of Cicely when Joel comes down with a case of "Glacier Dropsy" and Ed finds that his recent bouts of "sleepflying" may be a sign of a higher calling.
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