Hamish McEwan

Critical Care -- Werner Ernst is a young hospital resident who becomes embroiled in a legal battle between two half-sisters who are fighting over the care of their comatose father.

When an idealistic young doctor enters into the case of a wealthy, terminally ill patient, he's ensnared in a web of ethical doubt and erotic treachery for which no med school degree could prepare him.

Dr. Ernst (James Spader) has a decision to make: a wealthy man in a coma will never wake up, so should he be kept alive while his daughters, Felicia (Kyra Sedgwick) and Connie (Margo Martindale), stand to inherit millions? Guiding the doc's heart is Stella (Helen Mirren); guiding his mind is cantankerous Dr. Butz (Albert Brooks). Edward Hermann co-stars as Memorial Hospital's sleazy lawyer in this dramedy centered on America's health care system.

When an idealistic young doctor enters into the case of a wealthy, terminally ill patient, he's ensnared in a web of ethical doubt and erotic treachery for which no med school degree could prepare him.