Episode 28 of "Quantum Leap"
s02e19 Leaping in Without a Net
Title: Leaping in Without a Net
Director: Christopher T. Welch
Writer: Tommy Thompson
Guest Stars: Fabiana Udenio (Eva Panzini), Richard Riehle (Clifford Vargas), Phil Fondacaro (Big Moe), Roya Megnot (Sybil the Gypsy Woman), Vivian Paxton (Stripper), Jan Eddy (Benny Skyler), Maria Lauren (Carmenina), Kristopher Antekeier (Ringmaster), Ted Nordblum (Victor Panzini / Mirror)
Plot Outline:
Sam remembers he's afraid of heights when he leaps into a trapeze artist, whose sister wants him to catch her as she does a triple without a net. Dad is less than pleased, since his wife died a few years earlier while attempting the same stunt.