Dr. Brian McKenzie, the chief of psychiatry at Riverview Hospital in Oakland, deals with patients while trying to juggle his own problems.
CreatorScott Frank
Pilot
Jan 5, 1994
McKenzie looks for what triggered a sudden change in a teenage accident victim, and gives his chief resident the duty of cutting a staffer to meet their budget.
Crazy for You
Jan 12, 1994
McKenzie meets his son's new girlfriend, whose volatility leads to her becoming a patient. Meanwhile, the ward gets a new administrator and a patient whose spectacles appear to give him X-ray vision.
Plan B
Jan 19, 1994
A man takes the ER staff hostage to get compensation for his wife's death there. But Horner is convinced it's a full-scale invasion of the hospital.
O.C.D.P.D. Blue
Jan 26, 1994
A cop tells McKenzie he's having visions of shooting his partner; Horner rejects his brother who's come to take him home; Niles becomes enamored of Mary.
Grand Delusions
Feb 9, 1994
A new patient admits to McKenzie that he killed a man; Jesse is charged with malpractice; Zuchetti is no help to Niles in connecting with Mary.
Sons and Mudders
Apr 14, 1994
Niles suspects the rebellion of a politician's son stems from a dysfunctional homelife; McKenzie's ""sure-thing"" at the track has him liquidating his assets; a Polish bus driver develops a French accent after an accident.
Lower Than the Angels
Apr 21, 1994
McKenzie suspects a genetic illness when his nephew, a priest, confesses that God has spoken to him; staffers discover that a patient is an esteemed painter.
