Episodes
1. The Last 10 Yards
September 24, 1969
60 min
Bru Wiley, a college football star up for Heisman honors and a top pro career, ignores his failing health.
Guest Stars:
Ed Asner, O. J. Simpson, Dana Elcar
2. Victim
October 1, 1969
60 min
Although the father of a 7-year-old with severe internal injuries insists the child fell off an embankment, Dr. Gannon suspects the child was beaten.
Guest Stars:
Sheila Larken, Helen Boll
3. Emergency in Ward E
October 8, 1969
60 min
Focuses on the psychological interplay between two patients in serious shape.
Guest Stars:
Jason Bernard
4. A Life is Waiting
October 15, 1969
60 min
The question of a therapeutic abortion divides Nora Caldwell (Barbara Rush) and her husband Dan (John McMartin).
Guest Stars:
Barbara Rush, David Sheiner, Gregory Sierra
5. The Battle of Lily Wu
October 22, 1969
60 min
A Vietnamese war victim (France Nuyen) is being treated at the medical center.
Guest Stars:
France Nuyen
6. The Crooked Circle
October 29, 1969
60 min
A story about drug addiction.
Guest Stars:
Tim Considine
7. Thousands and Thousands of Miles
November 12, 1969
60 min
Jenny Webb (Brooke Bundy), with a hemorrhaging kidney and a baby on the way, is rejected by her angry father and uncaring boyfriend.
8. The Sharpest Edge
November 19, 1969
60 min
An intradepartmental dispute pits Gannon against the new acting chief of surgery (John Marley).
9. Jeopardy
November 26, 1969
60 min
Dr. Gannon tries to prove that the suddenly violent behavior of student Greg Soreson stems from an organic ailment.
Guest Stars:
JoAnna Cameron
10. The Fallen Image
December 3, 1969
60 min
A U.S. ambassador (Walter Pidgeon) has a heart condition that could jeopardize a crucial meeting.
11. The Loner
December 10, 1969
60 min
A patient (Lee Grant) learns a lesson about life from a little boy (Fabian Gregory).
Guest Stars:
Sheila Larken
12. 24 Hours
December 17, 1969
60 min
Gannon stakes his reputation on the integrity of a student nurse (Belinda Montgomery).
Guest Stars:
Belinda Montgomery, Bettye Ackerman, Frank Wilcox, Peter Brocco, Douglas Henderson
13. The Adversaries
December 31, 1969
60 min
Interns Steve Seagren and Katherine Kenter are both being considered for a much-prized residency.
Guest Stars:
Helen Westcott, Ivan Bonar, Emory Parnell
14. The Deceived
January 7, 1970
60 min
A student facing kidney failure gets no comfort from her alienated family or her disinterested ex-husband.
15. Moment of Decision
January 14, 1970
60 min
Dr. Lochner's emotions conflict with his professional judgment when he faces a crisis concerning his own daughter.
16. Runaway
January 21, 1970
60 min
Dr. Gannon tries to bridge a gap between a 17-year-old and his gruff immigrant father.
Guest Stars:
Sheila Larken
17. Fright and Flight
February 4, 1970
60 min
A blind student's recovery depends on recalling the horrible event that caused her loss of sight.
18. A Duel with Doom
February 11, 1970
60 min
The director of a foundation for teenage parolees lays his life on the line to save one of his charges.
19. A Matter of Tomorrow
February 25, 1970
60 min
The story of a dedicated head nurse (Mercedes McCambridge).
Guest Stars:
Mercedes McCambridge
20. Care is no Cure
March 4, 1970
60 min
A sensitive story about Gannon's love for an incurably ill woman (Shelby Grant).
21. The Professional
March 11, 1970
60 min
A former gridiron idol (Forrest Tucker) finds living with his own legend unbearable.
Guest Stars:
Forrest Tucker, Jayne Meadows, Percy Helton, Guy Way
22. The Combatants
March 18, 1970
60 min
A research specialist (William Shatner) clashes with Gannon over a possible cancer cure.
23. The V.D. Story
March 25, 1970
60 min
A story about the need to treat venereal disease as a medical problem divorced from social stigma.
Guest Stars:
Sheila Larken
24. His Brother's Keeper
April 1, 1970
60 min
Dr. Martin Lambert is blind to the fact that his older son suffers from a muscular disorder and that he has neglected his younger son.
25. The Rebel in White
April 8, 1970
60 min
An ambitious black resident (Georg Stanford Brown) is convinced that Gannon is preventing him from performing surgery.
