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# Episode 1
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/spinal-destination/episode/episode-1-evmcph/
- Published: 2025-10-16T19:06:22.000Z
- Updated: 2025-10-16T20:00:36.000Z
- Description: Tessa, hit with a mysterious illness leaving her paralyzed, is sent to a spinal unit.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Spinal Destination, Season 1, Episode 1, #ZZZ_Episode_d6bbdf93-4e11-42ef-a30d-bfbe446e43c8, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_9bd3f639-52f0-417d-8b9f-91c96a74bd4c, #v1.16

Tessa Rivers, a successful journalist, finds herself paralyzed from the waist down after a mysterious illness. Sent to the Goldfield’s Spinal Unit, she’s reluctantly introduced to its residents and staff - including Todd, the eccentric unit psychologist. Also in attendance: her alter-ego Walking Tessa, a sardonic hallucination of her past-self that only she’s able to see.