Jack Morrison, a resident, is involved in a dispute regarding the care of a teenager whose mother has removed her from St. Elsewhere because the family can afford better options. The episode includes various subplots:
- Annie Cavanero, an intense physician, played by Cynthia Sikes, is in a frantic search for a missing patient.
- Surgeon Mark Craig (William Daniels), a man with a Napoleon complex, is outraged by an Indian anesthesiologist, Vijay Kochar, who struggles to communicate in English.
- A terrorism bomb victim is treated in the surgery room.
- Ben Samuels, a womanizing doctor, informs his recent lovers about his newly diagnosed venereal disease.
- Meanwhile, Wendy Armstrong, a pathologist, appears to be so spaced out that she could be heading for either a mental breakdown or arrest for possession.
This intricate narrative weaves together themes of medical ethics, communication barriers, and personal crises.
Written by TVgy1960wXc on Sep 12, 2025