Furthermore , Tessa demonstrate great courage , for example in " Mountain Men " , where she is abducted by three mountain men led by Immortal Caleb Cole , who want to marry her . Tessa refuse to submit and spread doubt among them , resulting in Cole finally killing one of his own men before MacLeod rescue her . Reviewer Rob Lineberger of DVDVerdict.com commented that " ... this episode show the tough stuff Tessa is made of . " Tessa is a very selfless character , although it have , occasionally , been known to put her into rather sticky situations , for example , in the episode " See No Evil " , Tessa 's friend , Natalie , is attacked by serial killer Michael Tanovsky and Tessa use herself as bait : " Nobody 's watching over his next victim , Duncan ... and she 's going to die if you and I don 't stop him . " Lineberger commented that " [ in " See No Evil " ] , Tessa get a taste for how Duncan 's life must feel when she face the killer . " She hit Tanovsky with her car , telling MacLeod " I thought ridding the world of evil would feel better than this . " Panzer comments that having Tessa stop the killer " ... was kind of an unusual idea [ in television in 1992 ] , and this was the subject of a lot of meetings with [ then @-@ supervising producer ] David Abramowitz , myself and the people from the various networks , domestic and foreign , who was involved . " Tessa have a reputation for speaking frankly and for refusing to tolerate any nonsense . In " Innocent Man " , when MacLeod refuse to take her where an evil Immortal is , she say , " I know why you don 't want me there . You 're afraid that what happened to Lucas [ MacLeod 's friend who have just been beheaded ] could happen to you . " Tessa have no self @-@ pity and " ... doesn 't like euphemisms " . For example , in " For Tomorrow We Die " , MacLeod call her " contrary by nature " Tessa park her car without regard to interdictions , can drive a speedboat , is a poor chess player and dislikes war .