Plot summary
Maggie learns the harsh realities of running a business when she buys the local movie theater and hires Ed and Heather Haines. Chris has to deal with two professors with profoundly different philosophies in his quest for a master's degree in Comparative Literature. Patrick Dulac stops by on his way to Kyoto. Holling has been sending money monthly for 25 years to help support him and his mother, leading Patrick to believe that Holling is his father.
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Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, List of Northern Exposure episodes. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.