Episodes 24

1 Blood Line

September 15, 1971

1h

A fugitive (William Windom) is torn between freedom and love for his anemic son.

2 The Corrupted

September 22, 1971

1h

A character study of an ambitious surgeon (Steve Lawrence).

3 The Imposter

September 29, 1971

1h

A highly respected country doctor's (Forrest Tucker) long career as a bogus physician is about to be exposed.

4 Double Jeopardy

October 6, 1971

1h

Artificial insemination plays a part in the story of a heart patient who risks her life to protect her sterile husband's pride.

5 Idolmaker

October 13, 1971

1h

Character studies of two critically ill patients who are jeopardizing their lives.

6 Circle of Power

October 20, 1971

1h

A distinguished surgeon (Barry Sullivan) is losing the use of his hands.

7 The Shattered Man

October 27, 1971

1h

A troubled husband (Bradford Dillman) is being treated for psychological impotence.

8 The Albatross

November 3, 1971

1h

A drama about mental retardation.

9 Martyr

November 10, 1971

1h

An iron-willed lady (Jo Van Fleet) is determined to spend her life in a wheelchair.

10 Suspected

November 17, 1971

1h

A surgeon's (Earl Hilliman) past comes back to haunt him: the once-convicted sex offender is now charged with child molesting.

11 The Loser

November 24, 1971

1h

A student nurse (Susan Strasberg) is plagued by a bad marriage and a mysterious respiratory illness.

12 The Pawn

December 1, 1971

1h

Medical quackery is the target of a drama in which a charming fraud (George Maharis) is risking the life of a young patient.

13 Conspiracy

December 8, 1971

1h

A lung-cancer victim (Suzanne Pleshette) is determined to keep her nightmare a secret.

14 The Nowhere Child

December 15, 1971

1h

An 11-year-old orphan's chance for adoption is threatened by a mysterious illness.

15 Shock! (1)

December 29, 1971

1h

Change-of-pace suspense drama about Gannon's involvement with an ailing tycoon and his conflict-ridden household. First of two parts.

16 Shock! (2)

January 5, 1972

1h

Dr. Lochner's sister is the prime suspect in the conclusion of a murder story.

17 Fatal Decision

January 19, 1972

1h

Gannon's romance with a woman doctor is plagued by a secret past.

18 Terror

January 26, 1972

1h

Bubonic plague is the villain in a medical conflict over the unidentified victim.

19 Secret

February 2, 1972

1h

A doctor (Michael Callan) is driven back to alcoholism by the fear of losing his dying wife.

20 The Choice

February 9, 1972

1h

A doctor (Monte Markham) is torn between a career in hospital administration and a return to surgical practice.

21 Deadlock

February 16, 1972

1h

A surgeon is offered a grim choice: his kidnapped wife will be saved if he can arrange the death of a certain patient.

22 Awakening

February 23, 1972

1h

A car-crash victim (Craig Stevens) awakes from a three-year coma to a nightmare: the crash killed his daughter and left him with an unforgiving wife.

23 Confession

March 1, 1972

1h

A woman (Ida Lupino) mysteriously turns against Gannon after he saves her husband's life.

24 Conflict

March 8, 1972

1h

A rape-murder mystery takes a grim twist with a confession by a young intern's fiance.

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