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When a new Immortal came to Seacouver with a message of peace, Richie was ready and eager to hear it, fed up with his own killing spree.

When Richie interrupted a fight between MacLeod and William Culbraith, Duncan began to doubt his own worth as a teacher, but when Richie told him that he had learnt his new nonviolence from ' Methos ', Duncan was enraged.

Methos turned up at the loft and was amused to find that the " other Methos " was in town.

This mysterious immortal and his gospel of peace had cost several of his converts their heads and Duncan didn't want Richie at risk.

He persuades Methos to reveal his identity to Richie, to prove that the other man was a fake.

But Richie tells them he believes in the message, not " The Messenger ".

Methos found his impersonator, confronted him, but decided not to kill him.

Culbraith had no such compunctions and, after taking the imposter's head, tried for Richie's.

Richie, having given up his sword, was very vulnerable.

But Duncan arrived in the nick of time, staying out of the fight but returning his blade, and Richie stabbed Culbraith, and took his head.