Dr. Gannon has a dilemma seldom experienced on "Medical Center." A girl's blindness is brought to his attention after she had been in a motorcycle accident. While treating her injuries he becomes more and more interested in her blindness, which he diagnoses as stemming from a mental rather than physical cause. He can cure her, but he must bring back the shattering event that caused the blindness, and the girl's parents are fearful of the results.

Martin Sheen guest stars as a young minister whose heart condition flares up to jeopardize his chances of maintaining a foundation for parolees.

Marj Bowen is a veteran nurse who faces surgery and the fact that her job, to which she was dedicated, will no longer be possible for her to carry out. Head nurse Marge Bowen dispenses hope as well as pills, especially to a young singer who fears a throat operation.