Five Days in the Death of Sgt. Brown (II)

S04 E01 • Tuesday, Sep 19, 1972 • Sep 19 • 1h

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?

S04 E02 • Tuesday, Sep 26, 1972 • Sep 26 • 1h

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

S04 E03 • Tuesday, Oct 3, 1972 • Oct 3 • 1h

Arthur Gravis (Carl Reiner) advances acupuncture as a treatment, while Ira Goldberg worries about the cost of medical care.

Time Bomb in the Chest

S04 E04 • Tuesday, Oct 10, 1972 • Oct 10 • 1h

A Standard For Manhood

S04 E05 • Tuesday, Oct 17, 1972 • Oct 17 • 1h

A Substitute Womb

S04 E06 • Tuesday, Oct 24, 1972 • Oct 24 • 1h

A Very Strange Triangle

S04 E07 • Tuesday, Oct 31, 1972 • Oct 31 • 1h

A Quality of Fear

S04 E08 • Tuesday, Nov 14, 1972 • Nov 14 • 1h

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

S04 E09 • Tuesday, Nov 28, 1972 • Nov 28 • 1h

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

S04 E10 • Tuesday, Dec 5, 1972 • Dec 5 • 1h

End Theme

S04 E11 • Tuesday, Dec 12, 1972 • Dec 12 • 1h

The Velvet Prison

S04 E12 • Tuesday, Dec 19, 1972 • Dec 19 • 1h

A story about a child hemophiliac.

Terminal Career

S04 E13 • Tuesday, Jan 2, 1973 • Jan 2 • 1h

A Tightrope to Tomorrow

S04 E14 • Tuesday, Jan 9, 1973 • Jan 9 • 1h

The Night Crawler

S04 E15 • Tuesday, Jan 16, 1973 • Jan 16 • 1h

And Other Things I May Not See

S04 E16 • Friday, May 4, 1973 • May 4 • 1h