Men chase Theo Wolfe at opening, shouting he won't get the Wolfe inheritance; someone falls and they say he saved them the trouble of killing him. The scene shifts to Master Zahn on his deathbed. He orders his pupil Zelda to carry on his legacy and warns: if she can't find a protégé, 'find a man and birth one yourself.' Zelda faces volunteers and prays for a handsome, strong single man. The episode ends with Zelda giving a special concoction to a stranger and saying, 'Let's make a baby,' committing to conceive a protégé and leaving the outcome unresolved.
A man shows signs of poisoning and Dr. Lang begins to identify the toxin. A pregnant woman shouts, "My baby is in labor!" and Dr. Lang rushes off to help, leaving the poisoned patient. The patient later wakes; voices warn, "If you don't return soon, Mr. Cody's taking everything," so he asks to be taken back to Tarlow. Dr. Lang declines a dinner. Someone cries, "Who took my man?" and a speaker threatens Theo Wolfe, "I've set my sights on you. You're not getting away!" With the doctor gone, the poisoned man's fate and Wolfe's safety remain in jeopardy.
Doctor examines Mr. Wolfe, says his old ailment will flare and pills will only ease the pain. Assistants search surrounding villages for the Phantom Healer's protégé, Ms. Lang, while a woman leaves the mountain to find her husband and guards are posted. An aide reports Ms. Lang will treat Mr. Wolfe's comatose grandmother—but only if Mr. Wolfe marries her. The 20% of Wolfe Corp shares promised to whoever wakes Grandma raises the stakes; Mr. Wolfe's brother Cody is racing to reach Ms. Lang first. Mr. Wolfe orders her brought at once, forcing an urgent, costly decision.
On a busy street, a man's heart seizes after his wife admits she forgot his medication. Panic swells until a woman intervenes, guiding breathing and delivering a dose; he revives, exclaiming he feels healed and years younger. Bystanders call her an angel and press gifts on her. Mr. Wolfe wonders aloud if she is the Phantom Healer's protégé. Someone then asks, "Are you Ms. Lang?" and the man's wife rushes in, crying, "I've finally found you!" The episode ends with her name spoken aloud and the healer's identity suddenly exposed, unresolved.
Zelda Lang, a struggling fortune-teller newly arrived in the city, is spotted eating and soon approached by Theo Wolfe, a wealthy 26-year-old who proposes marriage after she reads his fortune and predicts wealth and children. They agree to register their union despite Theo admitting a chronic, treatable condition. Zelda immediately asks for a baby; Theo hesitates. Family members react: Cody mocks Zelda as a country bumpkin and questions rumors that she is the Phantom Healer's protégé. The marriage is set in motion, but Cody's public suspicion leaves Zelda's reputation and the couple's future unsettled.
At a wedding gathering Theo's family erupts when they say he married the wrong woman—Susan Lang, the Phantom Healer's protégé, was expected. His new wife, Mrs. Wolfe, is called a country bumpkin. Mrs. Wolfe says she trained under a village doctor and saved an old man. Relatives mock her and curse Theo; when one man strikes her, he is suddenly struck by lightning through the roof. The household reels. The real Susan Lang is reportedly on her way, leaving everyone to reassess whom to accept.
Zelda arrives at Mr. Wolfe's large house after they register their marriage; he introduces her as his wife and promises a tour. Mrs. Wood and the staff immediately sneer, calling Zelda a 'country bumpkin,' questioning Wolfe's judgment and insisting she stay in a guest room because they barely know each other. Servants gossip that Mr. Wolfe will grow tired of her and one orders Zelda to shower, or clean everything herself. Maid Ms. Lang prepares the bathroom, but the water is freezing; Zelda screams, shivering, and the household's cold reception remains unresolved.
Zelda is in her room when a man barges in, claiming there was no hot water and accidentally creates an awkward, apologetic confrontation. The interruption is cut short by Grandpa’s urgent call: Grandma is critically ill. Zelda is asked for a medicinal pill but admits the ones Master Zahn passed her are gone. Despite lacking the medicine and not being fully dressed, Zelda and another person insist on going to help. The episode ends with them rushing out half-dressed to Grandma’s bedside, the missing pill and immediate care still unresolved.
Grandma collapses after learning about Theo's marriage and her condition worsens in hospital. Doctors say only the Phantom Healer's Echoforce healing can save her, but the Phantom is absent; his protégé, Dr. Susan Lang, shows up with a legendary healing book and offers to help. She demands a private meeting with Theo, then shocks the family with an ultimatum: "Divorce that woman and marry me." The episode ends with Mr. Wolfe stunned by the demand, facing an immediate choice between his new marriage and his grandmother's chance of survival.
At a family confrontation a woman accuses another of stealing Theo; Zelda insists the past doesn't matter—she's his wife. The meeting turns critical when Mrs. Wolfe Sr. collapses and stops breathing. Grandpa begs Dr. Lang and offers 25% shares, but the doctor says the Echoforce method isn't in the book. A woman volunteers to heal her; relatives call her a fraud and try to eject her. Theo blocks them, tells Zelda to trust him and vows to save Mrs. Wolfe Sr., while voices shout, 'Step aside—don't waste time, or she'll die,' leaving the rescue unresolved.