The Lazarus Syndrome
MacArthur St. Clair is a tough-as-nails chief cardiologist at Webster Memorial Hospital. Because of his job dedication, his wife Gloria is frustrated by their family life. Mac's realism often clashes with administrator Joe Hamill's optimism.
- 1979-1979
- 1 season
- ABC
- Drama
MacArthur St. Clair is a tough-as-nails chief cardiologist at Webster Memorial Hospital. Because of his job dedication, his wife Gloria is frustrated by their family life. Mac's realism often clashes with administrator Joe Hamill's optimism.
Season 1 Episode Guide
5 Episodes 1979
Episode 1
The Lazarus Syndrome
Tue, Sep 4, 1979 90 mins
Louis Gossett Jr. plays Mac St. Clair. He is a brilliant but extremely moody cardiologist who is having a lot of problems in his personal life due to being dedicated to his career. St. Clair finds himself in a quarrel his chief surgeon who seems incompetent. It's up to St. Clair to smooth things over in his career and private life.
Episode 2
A Brutal Assault
Tue, Sep 11, 1979
A nurse and former girlfriend of Dr. St. Clair is raped in the hospital parking lot.
Episode 3
The Lady in 534
Tue, Sep 18, 1979
Dr. St. Clair attempts to save the life of the ex-wife of a hospital administrator, who went into shock after surgery.
Episode 4
Peace and Love, Willie Jackson
Tue, Sep 25, 1979
Dr. St. Clair learns that a permanently crippled college basketball star is illiterate and leads an attack against school officials. Willie Jackson is a star player for a University team. Dr. St. Clair learns that Jackson was given special treatment while in school because of his athletic abilities and the college hid that he never learned to read or write. Willie Jackson eventually discloses publicly while speaking to basketball recruits to the University that he was illiterate and the recruits should never commit to the college.
Episode 5
Malpractice
Tue, Oct 2, 1979
A woman sues Dr. St. Clair for malpractice after she is left paralyzed after her surgery.