St. Eligius' 50th anniversary spurs memories, including: its opening in 1935 under the leadership of Father Joseph McCabe (Edward Herrmann), the arrival of recently emigrated Helen Rosenthal and Mark's return as chief of surgery, Mark's bypass on Patrick O'Casey (William Russ) and the death of Maureen Westphall (Anita Gillette).
Morrison struggles to diagnose a difficult patient (Brian Kerwin) and cope with the loss of Pete to a kidnapper.
St. Eligius' 50th anniversary spurs memories, including: the growing up of Donald Westphall, the arrival of young Daniel Auschlander (James Stephens) and his first meeting with Katharine (Devon Ericson), a drunken and embittered Father McCabe's departure, and the residency of Mark Craig under Dr. David Domedion (Jackie Cooper).
A number of the residents' parents visit for the dinner, including Jack's father (Tom Poston), Victor's parents (Steve Allen and Jayne Meadows Allen), Fiscus' mother (Lainie Kazan), while Axelrod's father (Louis Nye) arrives to clean out his son's belongings.
Wade deals with difficult parents (William Sadler, Cristine Rose) of a dying child, Debbie Oppeheimer (Judith Barsi).