A young widow with a stomach tumor leans heavily on her 14-year-old son, who has dealt with the pressure by becoming a closet alcoholic.

Stan is accused of malpractice after a woman has a severe allergic reaction, apparently to medication administered by him.

Trapper's busy hospital schedule becomes even more hectic when family problems crowd in. Melanie arrives to inform him the their daughter Kim is planning to drop out of school.

Gonzo accidentally runs down a homeless deaf girl. Trapper has to contend with Dr. Wang from Red China. Both share a history in North and South Korea.

A respected cardiologist is so fearful of what he believes to be psychic visions that he has become unable to function at home or at work.