Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (TV Series)
Bone of Contention (1995)
Jane Seymour: Dr. Quinn - Medicine Woman
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Dr. Quinn - Medicine Woman : [Michaela sees Brian sitting outside the clinic on the bench with his returned dinosaur bone that his father gave him and joins Brian on the bench] A penny for your thoughts.
Brian Cooper : [Brian sighs] I was just thinking. Howcome it's alright to dig up old dinosaur bones, but not old people bones?
Dr. Quinn - Medicine Woman : [Michaela sighs] Oh, Cloud Dancing says the Cheyenne believe, that if their dead are taken care of with respect, then their spirits can travel the Hanging Road to their camp in the stars.
Brian Cooper : The Hanging Road? Is that like heaven?
Dr. Quinn - Medicine Woman : Yes, I believe it is.
Brian Cooper : Do dinosaurs have spirits?
Dr. Quinn - Medicine Woman : The Cheyenne believe that everything has a spirit.
Brian Cooper : Then why do we dig 'em up?
Dr. Quinn - Medicine Woman : Well, maybe because there are none of their kind left to protect them.
Brian Cooper : Matthew and Colleen don't believe this is a real dinosaur bone. They think pa lied.
Dr. Quinn - Medicine Woman : May I?
[Brian hands over the dinosaur bone. Michaela takes and inspects the bone]
Dr. Quinn - Medicine Woman : Do you think your father wanted to give you something as special as a dinosaur bone?
Brian Cooper : Yeah, I do.
Dr. Quinn - Medicine Woman : [Michaela gives back the dinosaur bone] Then why does it matter whether it's real or not?
[Brian smiles and hugs Michaela, holding tight to the bone]