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23. Blood Ties

During the annual blood drive, Ed is alerted to a Cicely resident with his same rare blood type; Joel may be losing Maggie to an old beau.

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Jed, Maggie's former Grosse Pointe beau, arrives in Cicely, looking to resume their relationship. Joel loses his confidence during the annual blood drive, while Maurice competes with Lloyd Hillegas ( Don S. Davis ) to see whose community can donate the most blood. When Ed learns that he and a newcomer to town share the same very rare blood type, he hires a private detective to try to find out if she is his mother.

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