Medical Center
Season 5
1973 • 24 Episodes
Episodes
1. The Guilty
September 10, 1973
A young woman is stricken with hysterical paralysis after seeing her mother with a lover.
2. Time of Darkness
September 17, 1973
An emergency call to a mountain community leads Gannon to a patient guarded by mysterious, gun-toting townsfolk.
3. Broken Image
September 24, 1973
Bent on proving his virility, an aging surgeon becomes involved with a young patient.
4. Impasse
October 1, 1973
A lesbian psychiatrist is plagued by prejudice against her life style.
5. Clash of Shadows
October 8, 1973
The horror of crib death is explored in this story about a couple who lose their 4-month-old child.
6. The Casualty
October 22, 1973
Romance ends for Gannon when his girlfriend's husband, missing for six years in Vietnam, comes home to reclaim his wife and son.
7. Stranger in Two Worlds
October 29, 1973
A champion diver is ignoring an illness that could end her career.
8. Child of Violence
November 12, 1973
A wounded child from war-torn Northern Ireland baffles Gannon by showing no desire to get well.
9. Woman for Hire
November 19, 1973
An idealistic young resident falls in love with an ailing prostitute.
10. A Life at Stake
November 26, 1973
Compulsive gambling is ruining the life of a once-fine surgeon.
11. Nightmare
December 3, 1973
Gannon is receiving bloodcurdling murder threats that contain only one clue: the would-be killer is someone on the hospital staff.
12. Deadly Game
December 10, 1973
A derelict fakes her way into the hospital for free room and board, unaware that she is suffering from a serious disease.
13. Web of Intrigue
January 7, 1974
An arrogant young resident refuses to submit to authority.
14. Trial by Knife
January 14, 1974
Sparks fly when Gannon and the newly-appointed chief of surgery begin to clash on medical opinions.
15. Choice of Evils
January 21, 1974
A proud man must decide whether to live with a dangerous illness, or submit to surgery which might cause impotence.
16. No Escape
January 28, 1974
Gannon's patient needs a kidney transplant, and her only hope of a compatible donor is her father — a convict who is serving time for murder.
17. Dark Warning
February 11, 1974
A seriously ill surgeon tries to hide his condition long enough to perform lifesaving surgery on his ex-wife.
18. Girl from Bedlam
February 18, 1974
While investigating conditions in a mental hospital, Gannon falls in love with an amnesiac whose blinding headaches have gone untreated by the staff.
19. Spectre
February 25, 1974
Determined to save a critically ill patient, a surgeon is hiding his own serious malady from his colleagues.
20. The Enemies
March 4, 1974
A young genius becomes the center of a custody battle between his critically ill mother and a wealthy, would-be benefactress.
21. The Conspirators
March 11, 1974
An accused rapist may not live to see a fair trial. The victim's boyfriend has already beaten him severely, and is waiting to finish the job.
22. The World's a Balloon
March 25, 1974
An impoverished ventriloquist may lose custody of his orphaned nephew when the boy develops a serious heart condition.
23. Hexed
April 1, 1974
A staff doctor thinks a patient's baffling symptoms are the result of a voodoo curse.
24. Appointment with Danger
April 15, 1974
A critically ill scientist is determined to attend an important European conference, despite Gannon's warnings that the trip might kill her.