A wounded college senior who has been under the influence of drugs staggers through the hospital's emergency entrance. There is lots going on in this case history about a college student with a bullet in his neck. Not only is there a drug angle and possible facial paralysis, but father rejection and a job offer from a friendly patient too.

Guest star Barbara Rush portrays Nora Caldwell, a famed author's wife, who learns that her first pregnancy may be endangered by her heart condition.

Lily Wu, an injured Vietnamese girl, is brought to the United States for treatment, then resists it.