A woman named Jenna Douglas (Carolyn Jones) is discovered by wagon train members, who believe she is the victim of scavengers. They take her back to the group with them and attempt to care for her. However, as the train rolls on, one innocuous event after another triggers hysterical reactions from Douglas-causing people begin to doubt anything she says.
Members of the train distance themselves from her, especially after they discover she has been institutionalized, but a worldly doctor familiar with advances in psychiatry begins therapeutic sessions with her. These sessions are helping Douglas until another train member mentions the doctor's wife and children waiting on his arrival.
Like many patients often do, Douglas has developed deep feelings for her therapist. Her unraveling seems inevitable, but lots of things can happen when a wagon train passes through the untamed frontier.
This episode features excellent dialogue, evocative metaphor, and a stirring performance by Carolyn Jones. In particular, Jenna Douglas talks about how it was such a pleasure just to watch her husband breath-the wounded husband who she alludes died in battle. She also talks about the burns on her hands and how the wounds won't heal, even though no physical trace remains.
Members of the train distance themselves from her, especially after they discover she has been institutionalized, but a worldly doctor familiar with advances in psychiatry begins therapeutic sessions with her. These sessions are helping Douglas until another train member mentions the doctor's wife and children waiting on his arrival.
Like many patients often do, Douglas has developed deep feelings for her therapist. Her unraveling seems inevitable, but lots of things can happen when a wagon train passes through the untamed frontier.
This episode features excellent dialogue, evocative metaphor, and a stirring performance by Carolyn Jones. In particular, Jenna Douglas talks about how it was such a pleasure just to watch her husband breath-the wounded husband who she alludes died in battle. She also talks about the burns on her hands and how the wounds won't heal, even though no physical trace remains.
