Complete story — includes the ending
Spring arrives and Maggie and Joel find their dreams invaded by each other. Maurice is smitten with state trooper Barbara Semanski ( Diane Delano ). The citizens of Cicely have their yearly bout of spring fever, experiencing all kinds of weird feelings, stolen radios, and Holling's urge to pick fights and "do some damage"; Holling winds up challenging the cop to a boxing match, which reaches a boiling point when the ice starts to crack. Ed becomes a "detective" to solve the case of the stolen goods; he finds out that it was Chris, who wanted to remind people that chaos still reigns in Alaska along with just having to sometimes do something bad. Joel and Maggie confront each other over their lingering sexual tension, which results in them hashing it out in a passionate argument. The coming of spring also brings Cicely's version of the annual running of the bulls: men streaking down the main street.
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