This is an unusual episode of Becker. It centers on serious questions about mortality and chance. The subplot concerning Bobs attempt to get rich by playing the stock market can be ignored.
During a routine examination, Becker has to send a patient to get an immediate MRI. While the patient waits for the procedure, Becker goes to the cafeteria to get a soda. The priest ( who is also the patient's brother, as Becker finds out later) tries to find out information. Eventually all is well as an operation to correct a mass of twisted blood vessels in the brain is corrected.
The high point is a discussion of matters relating to God or chance. Becker makes a good point about giving false hope. What do you do if you say that a patient undergoing a dangerous operation will be all right - and the patient dies. How much is chance? How much is God. Becker, an atheist, agrees to disagree. The discussion is unusual and fascinating - and funny. A high point for the series.
During a routine examination, Becker has to send a patient to get an immediate MRI. While the patient waits for the procedure, Becker goes to the cafeteria to get a soda. The priest ( who is also the patient's brother, as Becker finds out later) tries to find out information. Eventually all is well as an operation to correct a mass of twisted blood vessels in the brain is corrected.
The high point is a discussion of matters relating to God or chance. Becker makes a good point about giving false hope. What do you do if you say that a patient undergoing a dangerous operation will be all right - and the patient dies. How much is chance? How much is God. Becker, an atheist, agrees to disagree. The discussion is unusual and fascinating - and funny. A high point for the series.
