Father Murphy — Season 1, Episode 14: The Parable of Amanda
Western, Drama • 60 min • 2 seasons, 35 episodes • ★ 8.1/10
Episode synopsis
Amanda, a pretty accomplice to a bank robbery, is in a stage wreck near Gold Hill while escaping from her crime. She dons the habit of a nun who died in the wreck to avoid capture, but winds up having to go to the orphanage where the sister was expected. She grows attached to the children, and warm and comic moments ensue before she and Murphy drop pretenses in a touching conclusion.
About Father Murphy
A good-hearted frontiersman poses as a priest to start an orphanage for a group of kids whose homes have been destroyed by an evil mining manager.