Plot summary
Ed's invisible spirit guide One-Who-Waits locates his father, Pete ( Gordon Tootoosis ). Ed goes to work on Pete's construction crew and gets to know him, but puts off revealing their relationship. With a push from One-Who-Waits, Ed finally tells Pete, who confirms that he is Ed's father. Maggie and Mike kiss, but then she remembers her track record: five boyfriends, all killed in unusual ways while in the prime of life. Arlen Briscoe ( Kevin Conway ), a blind traveling piano tuner, works on The Brick's ancient upright piano; his abrasive personality irritates Holling.
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Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, List of Northern Exposure episodes. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.