A pregnant woman with a fever and a dying man could use a doctor. Luckily one just arrived in town, complete with his father's medical bag. Unfortunately, he may not be as skilled as his brother likes to make out.

Jeremiah and Kurdy arrive in Slag Harbor to meet Jimmy Holcomb, hoping he can put them in touch with a man called Farralon, mentioned in Simon's notes as someone who may know how to stop the Big Death. When they find Jimmy, he's near death, with fluid in his lungs and tumours. He was being used as a guinea-pig for a possible vaccine for the Big Death - Farralon clearly believing the disease isn't gone for good. The vaccine gave him the tumours. He was on his way to meet Farralon on the Willamette to give a sample of his blood. When he dies, Jeremiah takes the sample, hoping to get it to Farralon for examination.

Reece and his brother Jake are touring towns, Reece claiming to be a doctor.

We learnt in flashback that Jeremiah's brother was shot trying to steal sausages.

"He's the doctor - I'm just the brains of the outfit." - Jake

Kurdy: "She was like the ladies in one of those paintings - Botticello or something. All white linen and rose petals, with both of us just floatin'… her dress all hiked up…" Jeremiah: "I never figured you for an art lover."

Jimmy Holcomb and "Reece Davenport, M.D." are rare examples of people outside Thunder Mountain who use their surname. The name 'Holcomb' was briefly visible written on a page of Simon's journal in "The Long Road".

Does Farralon have some connection with Valhalla Sector? Remember that John's flashback ( "Man of Iron, Woman Under Glass" ) appeared to show him being experimented on.

Simon's abortive journey towards an enclave on the Willamette River would likely put the action of this episode in Oregon. Therefore Slag Harbor would most likely be on the west coast of North America. Although it's not clear how much time has passed since the last episode, the need to conserve fuel suggests Jeremiah and Kurdy have been gradually working their way west. If so, Clare, who set sail last episode, might well wash up on the east coast of China, where, according to one rumour from the pilot, armies are massing…

They seem to leave the Rover out in the open a lot in this episode - though to be fair they're usually parking it with some emergency.

Sam Egan's first story is a little more pedestrian that Straczynski's episodes, and the script could use a lighter touch in places, but it's still good. A shame Kurdy didn't keep his puppy.