To help a healthy woman become pregnant by her HIV-infected husband, Harriet suggests an illegal new procedure called sperm washing in order to reduce the patient's risk of infection. Harriet refuses to relent when hospital administrators forbid her from performing the unlawful procedure. Meanwhile, Letty's patient, a middle-aged man, dies during an uncomplicated heart surgery. Although the deceased's Orthodox Jewish father refuses to approve an autopsy due to the family's religious convictions, Letty requests a court order so she can determine what went wrong. Also, Jackie discovers that a patient desiring a tummy tuck suffers from an eating disorder.moreless