Gannon squares off against angry father Carl Betz. Gannon has a Tartar in Betz who brings Joe before the medical board. With his forceful manner, Betz adds a flash of life to the show and manages to capture sympathy along the way.

This one is an interesting drama about a young resident doctor, a talented black who is denied a research grant. The resident suspects Doc Gannon lacks confidence in him and pressures our hero for the chance to perform a gallstone operation. Gannon gives in and then doubts his decision in the climatic surgery scenes.