Season 8 · Episode 20
A Faraway Cry
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- 20 (177 overall)
- First aired
- March 8, 1982
- Network
- NBC
Who’s in it: Caroline IngallsDoc Baker
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Caroline goes with Doc Baker to a remote mining camp where influenza is spreading. Conditions in the camp are grim, and they quickly have more patients than they can handle.
A young mother dies giving birth, and Caroline and Doc have to decide what is best for the baby left behind. A serious, Caroline-centered story about compassion.
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