This early Ben Casey episode benefits enormously from the appearance of two guest stars. George C Scott is the young visiting neurosurgeon who is behaving strangely and quite rudely to his former colleagues and it is revealed that he is addicted to morphine (blaming the disappearance of a large amount of the hospital supply on Casey's woman doctor friend) and later that he has a fatal illness. He is equally rude to his wife, asking her for a divorce just as she tries to tell him she is pregnant, the wife is played by Colleen Dewhurst.
Two of our finest actors add something quite special to this episode with their performances here.
Two of our finest actors add something quite special to this episode with their performances here.