 Furthermore , Tessa demonstrates great courage , for example in " Mountain Men " , where she is abducted by three mountain men led by Immortal Caleb Cole , who wants to marry her . Tessa refuses to submit and spreads doubt among them , resulting in Cole finally killing one of his own men before MacLeod rescues her . Reviewer Rob Lineberger of DVDVerdict.com commented that " ... this episode shows the tough stuff Tessa is made of . " Tessa is a very selfless character , although it has , 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 uses 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 gets a taste for how Duncan 's life must feel when she faces the killer . " She hits 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 were involved . " Tessa has a reputation for speaking frankly and for refusing to tolerate any nonsense . In " Innocent Man " , when MacLeod refuses to take her where an evil Immortal is , she says , " I know why you don 't want me there . You 're afraid that what happened to Lucas [ MacLeod 's friend who has just been beheaded ] could happen to you . " Tessa has no self @-@ pity and " ... doesn 't like euphemisms " . For example , in " For Tomorrow We Die " , MacLeod calls her " contrary by nature " Tessa parks her car without regard to interdictions , can drive a speedboat , is a poor chess player and dislikes war . 
 Furthermore , Tessa <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>demonstrates</mark></a> great courage , for example in " Mountain Men " , where she is abducted by three mountain men led by Immortal Caleb Cole , <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>wants</mark></a> to marry her . Tessa <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>refuses</mark></a> to submit and <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>spreads</mark></a> doubt among them , resulting in Cole finally killing one of his own men before MacLeod <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>rescues</mark></a> her . Reviewer Rob Lineberger of DVDVerdict.com commented that " ... this episode <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>shows</mark></a> the tough stuff Tessa is made of . " Tessa <a href='drop_aux' title='8'><mark>is</mark></a>a very selfless character , although it <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>has</mark></a> , occasionally , been known to put her into rather sticky situations , for example , in the episode " See No Evil " , Tessa <a href='null_genetive' title='10'><mark>'s</mark></a>friend , Natalie , is attacked by serial killer Michael Tanovsky and Tessa <a href='uninflect' title='11'><mark>uses</mark></a> 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 <a href='uninflect' title='12'><mark>gets</mark></a> a taste for how Duncan <a href='null_genetive' title='13'><mark>'s</mark></a>life must feel when she <a href='uninflect' title='14'><mark>faces</mark></a> the killer . " She <a href='uninflect' title='15'><mark>hits</mark></a> Tanovsky with her car , telling MacLeod " I thought ridding the world of evil would feel better than this . " Panzer comments <a href='null_relcl' title='16'><mark>that</mark></a>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 , <a href='null_relcl' title='17'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='18'><mark>were</mark></a> involved . " Tessa <a href='got' title='19'><mark>has</mark></a> a reputation for speaking frankly and for refusing to tolerate any nonsense . In " Innocent Man " , when MacLeod <a href='uninflect' title='20'><mark>refuses</mark></a> to take her where an evil Immortal is , she <a href='uninflect' title='21'><mark>says</mark></a> , " I know why you don 't want me there . You 're afraid that what happened to Lucas [ MacLeod <a href='null_genetive' title='22'><mark>'s</mark></a>friend <a href='null_relcl' title='23'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='been_done' title='24'><mark>has</mark></a> just been beheaded ] could happen to you . " Tessa <a href='got' title='25'><mark>has</mark></a> no self @-@ pity and " ... doesn 't like euphemisms " . For example , in " For Tomorrow We Die " , MacLeod <a href='uninflect' title='26'><mark>calls</mark></a> her " contrary by nature " Tessa <a href='uninflect' title='27'><mark>parks</mark></a> her car without regard to interdictions , can drive a speedboat , is a poor chess player and dislikes war . 
Furthermore , Tessa demonstrate great courage , fa example in " Mountain Men " , where she is abducted by three mountain men led by Immortal Caleb Cole , want to marry her . Tessa refuse to submit and spread doubt among em , resulting in Cole finally killing one of his own men b4 MacLeod rescue her . Reviewer Rob Lineberger of DVDVerdict.com commented dat " ... this episode show the tough stuff Tessa is made of . " Tessa 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  friend , Natalie , is attacked by serial killer micheal 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 em . " Lineberger commented tdat" [ in " See No Evil " ] , Tessa get a taste ffahow Duncan  life must feel when she face the killer . " She hit Tanovsky with her ride , telling MacLeod " I thought ridin the world of evil would feel better den this . " Panzer comments havin Tessa stop da killer " ... was kind of an unusual idea [ in television in 1992 ] , and this was tdasubject of a lot of meetings witt [ then @-@ supervising producer ] David Abramowitz , myself and thdaeople from the various networks , domestic and foreign , was involved . " Tessa got a reputation for speaking frankly and fofaefusing to tolerate any nonsense . In " Innocent Man " , when MacLeod refuse to take her where an evil Immortal is , she say , " I knoe y u don 't want me there . You 're afraid that what happened to Lucas [ MacLeod  homie done just been beheaded ] could happen to you . " Tessa got 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 w/o regard to interdictions , can drive a speedboat , is a poor chess player and dislikes war .