Sun, Jan 30, 1972
An ex-con returns to Dixon Mills from his prison sentence which he served for the murder of his fiancée's father. She sees that as a tragic accident and still wants him enough to have a home with him at her family farm. He doesn't want her to know he has an inoperable degenerative eye condition, so he tries to convince her he's tired of her.
Sun, Nov 14, 1971
Josie, daughter of prominent banker Sam Macklin, is found beaten and accusations flow as to who is responsible. Town tough Ned is jailed but further investigation by Dr. Locke reveal a young man Henny is suffering from severe headaches and blackouts. After Henny disappears, Ned's help is needed.
Sun, Nov 7, 1971
Locke is slightly hurt after a dynamite bomb goes off in the front yard of Dr. Sellers. Soon after, Sellers is occupied by a long time girl patient that seemingly goes crazy during an examination, and her father has a raging mistrust of him because of his age, blaming him for her condition.
Sun, Nov 28, 1971
An unconscious man is found in one of the rides at an itinerant fun fair, and Locke diagnoses him as suffering from Typhus. Swiftly, the town of Dixon Mills is quarantined, leading to hardships for the angry and frightened residents. The disease's carrier has fled, and a desperate search ensues.
Sun, Dec 5, 1971
The town is in an uproar over the Quarantine, and police are still on the trail of a fugitive believed to be the Typhus carrier, but it's revealed he's running from a petty crime warrant. After Palmer becomes ill, he is shocked to find that the real carrier is the girl he's fallen in love with.
Sun, Apr 16, 1972
One of Doctor Locke's old patients back in the big city insists-even at the cost of his own health, that Locke and only Locke can do his diagnosis. So he leaves Dixon Mills to do it. Everyone worries he may decide to stay, while Sellers alone treats a mysteriously ill family at his surgery.
Wed, May 17, 1972
On a dangerous mountain road deep in the woods, a distracted minister in a passenger car and a volatile chemical truck driven by a man arguing with his daughter, collide. Locke, Sellers and Palmer are soon on the wreck scene and find the trucker pinned inside as the truck may explode. The land's owner complicates things as he tries to stop their help.
Sun, Jun 4, 1972
Lt. Dan helicopters Dr. Locke to the home of Helen and Dave because the husband starts having a heart attack during a quarrel. In the air Dan learns a dangerous criminal has escaped and is later wounded by the convict. Dr. Locke is determined to save the husband and his friend while Dan is resolute that a killer must be recaptured.
Sun, Sep 17, 1972
After only a few hours sleep, Locke must help Sellers with a houseful of patients, which include a lot of kids and a sad, lonely, dying old man. The most dramatic moment is when an injured girl, a murder suspect is brought in by Palmer, who threatens the life of Nurse Wynn with a stolen scalpel.