 Uncle Joe answers the ad of Dr. Mathew Bailey: Dr. Bailey is looking for office space in return for provision of free medical service. Kate not only thinks it s not the best idea for the family, but not the best idea for Dr. Bailey since there just aren t the patients in the valley, especially with everyone in Hooterville going to see Doc Stuart. But once the girls get a look at the young and handsome Dr. Bailey, there is no way they re going to let Kate let him get away. So the Bradley clan opens up an office for Dr. Bailey adjacent to the hotel lobby. But Kate is right: there is no business for Dr. Bailey. The girls even go on a marketing spree to round up patients, to no avail. Doc Stuart, who is welcoming of his medical colleague to the valley, mentions to Kate that he got his start when the then existing doctor was unavailable for an emergency medical call and Doc Stuart was there to save the day. So Kate pretends to be the medical emergency of the day for Dr. Bailey. Two problems arise with Kate s plan. First, Dr. Bailey isn t around so it s Doc Stuart that comes to the rescue. And second, once Dr. Bailey does show up on the scene, he sees right through Kate s fake illness. But news spreads quickly through the valley that Dr. Bailey saved Kate s life, and from then on, Dr. Bailey is a doctor in demand.