Ben Casey — Season 1, Episode 1: To the Pure

Episode synopsis

Dr. Ben Casey is at odds with the medical board, particularly Dr. Zorba and Dr. Jensen, because of his manner toward interns. Under a reprimand, Casey tries to persuade the board to approve neurosurgery on nine-year-old Pete Salazar. After the first of three operations on the boy, Casey is accidentally jabbed with a needle while administering a rabies test to a female patient. During his thirty-day wait for a life-or-death prognosis, he is given permission to resume the surgery.

More episodes from Season 1

• E2But Linda Only Smiled
• E3The Insolent Heart
• E4I Remember a Lemon Tree
• E5An Expensive Glass of Water
• E6The Sound of Laughter
• E7A Few Brief Lines for Dave
• E8Pavane for a Gentle Lady
• E9My Good Friend Krikor
• E10The Sweet Kiss of Madness
• E11A Certain Time, a Certain Darkness
• E12A Dark Night for Billy Harris
• E13And If I Die