Medical Center
Medical Center: Season 3

Air Date

September 15, 1971

Episodes

24 episodes

Medical Center

Season 3

Episodes

1. Blood Line

September 15, 1971
60 min

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

2. The Corrupted

September 22, 1971
60 min

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

3. The Imposter

September 29, 1971
60 min

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
60 min

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
60 min

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

6. Circle of Power

October 20, 1971
60 min

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

7. The Shattered Man

October 27, 1971
60 min

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

8. The Albatross

November 3, 1971
60 min

A drama about mental retardation.

9. Martyr

November 10, 1971
60 min

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

10. Suspected

November 17, 1971
60 min

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
60 min

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

12. The Pawn

December 1, 1971
60 min

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
60 min

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

14. The Nowhere Child

December 15, 1971
60 min

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

15. Shock! (1)

December 29, 1971
60 min

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
60 min

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

17. Fatal Decision

January 19, 1972
60 min

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

18. Terror

January 26, 1972
60 min

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

19. Secret

February 2, 1972
60 min

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

20. The Choice

February 9, 1972
60 min

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

21. Deadlock

February 16, 1972
60 min

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
60 min

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
60 min

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

24. Conflict

March 8, 1972
60 min

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