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A Case of Negligence

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Young Dr. Tom Shafer performs his first operation on a man with acute appendicitis while his sister handles another emergency. Shortly after, the patient dies and his son Dan Clay threatens to sue, claiming inexperience caused the death. The hospital doesn't know that Clay wanted his father dead, hoping the inheritance would pay his debts.

The fifth medical drama from the writers of the series 'The Doctor' and 'Diagnosis: Unknown'. A young resident and his chief surgeon probe the causes of a patient's death that shattered the calm of their hospital routine. The search for truth leads to a crucial second autopsy and the discovery of a hidden rabies infection.

A new medical show from the creators of 'The Doctor' and 'Diagnosis: Unknown'. A young doctor and his boss investigate why a patient died, which upset the normal quiet life at their hospital. Their hunt for answers leads to another examination of the body and finding out the person had rabies that no one knew about.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater is a radio drama series created by Himan Brown that was broadcast on CBS Radio Network affiliates from 1974 to 1982, and later in the early 2000s was repeated by the NPR satellite feed. In New York City it was not aired by the then all-news WCBS but by its originating station, WOR, which produced and announced it as simply Radio Mystery Theater.

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