"Dead or Alive: Part 1" is the seventeenth episode of season 4 of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.
When a Senator comes to Colorado Springs to campaign, his son is kidnapped by a radical vagrant in an attempt to prevent Colorado's statehood. Despite the Senator's bigoted nature, Sully, Matthew and Robert E. agree to help him find his son, along with the help of the other men in town. However, disagreements among the men put everyone's lives in danger. Meanwhile, Michaela must hand over her practice to the bigoted doctor from Denver that she despises when her pregnancy is put at risk by her hectic work schedule.
This episode provides examples of:
- Multi-Part Episode: "Dead or Alive: Part 1" is followed by "Dead or Alive: Part 2".
