Fair rating?St. Elsewhere· Season 2 · Episode 1
Ties That Bind
A pushy, abrasive man literally drives into the E.R. to get help for his wife; Ehrlich finds an unusual girlfriend at the laundromat; Fiscus loses both Cathy and Shirley; Dr. Craig clashes with the newly appointed city comptroller, Joan Halloran, over his proposed heart transplant for schoolteacher Eve Leighton.
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#1In Season 2of 22 rated episodes
#3All-timeof 137 rated episodes
+0.1vs season avgSeason 2 averages 6.9
1983First airedOctober 26, 1983
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