Episodes
Five Days in the Death of Sgt. Brown (II)
September 19, 1972
While in Los Angeles to testify for a trial against gangster Frank Harmon, Ed is shot and falls off the balcony of his hotel room. He is then taken to the Craig Institute where he undergoes emergency surgery. Although the bullet wounds were non-life threatening, Ed suffers a broken back in the fall and some damage to his spine. The scarring leaves him paralyzed and only an experimental surgical procedure is the only option to regaining his mobility. Also, even though all the evidence points to Harmon, Ironside has doubts that he was the person responsible for the attempted hit. Also, the chief begins having flashbacks to the night he was shot and paralyzed. The crossover starts on Ironside S04E01 Five Days in the Death of Sgt. Brown (I).
Is This Operation Necessary?
September 26, 1972
Gritty story of an aging gynecologist, portrayed credibly by Richard Basehart, who is accused by Dr. Hunter(David Hartman)of performing unnecessary operations. Dr. McLain, the besieged doctor, is promoting lake side property investments which requires substantial capital. Dr. Craig (E.G. Marshall) is a long time friend of Dr. McLain and defends the renown surgeon until it becomes evident that his practice must end. Dorothy Malone plays Basehart's wife and Vic Tayback is featured as a man who loses his wife when she is subjected to an unnecessary operation.
A Nation of Human Pincushions
October 3, 1972
Arthur Gravis (Carl Reiner) advances acupuncture as a treatment, while Ira Goldberg worries about the cost of medical care.
Time Bomb in the Chest
October 10, 1972
A Standard For Manhood
October 17, 1972
A Substitute Womb
October 24, 1972
A Very Strange Triangle
October 31, 1972
A Quality of Fear
November 14, 1972
Dr. Hunter interacts with cancer patients with different attitudes toward their disease which are not always commensurate with the patients' prognoses while dealing with medical professionals not always in alignment with the doctor.
An Inalienable Right to Die
November 28, 1972
Janice, a TV reporter, incurs permanent paralysis during a speedboat accident. Facing a future she finds hopeless, the quality of her life and medical care is debated by her husband, her doctor, and a hospital review board. The ultimate decision though belongs to Janice.
A Purge of Madness
December 5, 1972
End Theme
December 12, 1972
The Velvet Prison
December 19, 1972
A story about a child hemophiliac.
Terminal Career
January 2, 1973
A Tightrope to Tomorrow
January 9, 1973
The Night Crawler
January 16, 1973
And Other Things I May Not See
May 4, 1973
