Understanding

Summary

John gives Chet his guitar. At an explosive structure fire, a girl's horse is trapped in a burning barn. Dr. Brackett and Nurse McCall lecture a man who keeps forgetting his insulin shots. A girl calls the hospital, threatening suicide; firemen stand by while hospital workers attempt to trace the call. A hostage in a bank robbery has heart problems; the paramedics must treat him at gunpoint.

Guest stars

• James Griffith as Joe Hosmer
• John Russell as Sam Jeffers
• Kathleen Quinlan as Janet
• Phillip Pine as Dr. Bailey
• Mills Watson as Bank Robber
• Ron Pinkard as Dr. Morton
• Michael Vandever as Russ
• Bennye Gatteys as Ann
• Robert Patten as Police Captain
• Ray Fine as Blaine