Joe comes to the dojo and gets the cold shoulder from Duncan, but before he leaves, he tells MacLeod that Richie is in town, ("The End Of Innocence"). Duncan tries to make his peace with Richie, but the young Immortal is still plagued by nightmares after Duncan almost killed him in "Something Wicked" and warns Duncan. When Richie challenges and kills Carter Wellan, his mentor, Haresh Clay, comes for Richie, breaking his sword. Richie is arrested trying to steal another one from a museum, and is bailed out by Duncan, who warns him that Clay is as good as they come, and gives him a sword. The two Immortals work out their differences and, now acting as equals, it is Duncan who asks Richie to stand aside as he avenges his humiliation at Clay's hands when they first met, and takes his head.