Paramedic John Gage (Randolph Mantooth) devises a strategy to win at cards so that he won't be continually saddled with kitchen duty. On a less trivial note, John's partner Roy Gage (Kevin Tighe) "talks down" the son (Buddy Foster) of an airplane pilot who has suffered a heart attack in midflight. Other cases include a truck driver with a cerebral hemmorhage, an overturned tanker, a very persistent would-be suicide, and a really bad drug trip (something of a specialty for series producer Jack Webb). Ron Pinkard makes his first appearance as Dr. Mike Morton. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi