The first episode of the second season , " The Watchers " ( 1993 ) , show Tessa , MacLeod and Richie settling back to their antiques store in Seacouver and meeting the Watchers , a secret society that observe Immortals without interfering . In " The Darkness " ( 1993 ) , Tessa meet a fortune teller named Greta ( Traci Lords ) who urge her to flee the city . This remind MacLeod of another fortune teller , who , back in 1848 , predicted that he would bury many women , but marry none . MacLeod impulsively ask Tessa to marry him , to which she agree . The next day , Tessa is abducted by Pallin Wolf ( Andrew Jackson ) , a renegade Watcher who want to behead MacLeod . In the meantime , MacLeod tell Richie that he is getting married because of the thought of losing Tessa . Tessa hold her ground in front of Wolf and try to escape , but Wolf bring her back to her cell . MacLeod finally find them and kill Wolf , then send Tessa home with Richie . On their way to the car , Tessa and Richie are shot dead by Marc Roszca ( Travis MacDonald ) , a drug addict wanting their money . Richie 's previously unknown immortality is revealed when he return to life on the spot , but Tessa die . MacLeod , devastated , leave their home and sell the antique store .