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A woman who broke her leg while trying to escape a house fire is brought in with her husband. The husband, Mr. Lotery did not let the paramedics to check him over. Then his brother-in-law arrives, saying that he predicted that something like the house fire would happen - it was actually an arson. Mr. Lotery's brother-in-law becomes aggressive and accuses him of being a pervert, specifically a pedophile. Mr. Lotery denies the accusations. He was sued but found not guilty. When Mr. Lotery is waiting for his wife who's in line for X-ray, he has the chance to calm down a young girl who is afraid of needles. When his brother-in-law sees this, he brutally assaults him, while Dr. Brenner calmly watches nearby... Meanwhile, Neela gets sued for malpractice. Written by
Toni Tapola, Finland
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Dr. Archie Morris:
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The Age of Innocence (1993)
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Sorry about the rant, but child sexual abuse was the main point of the episode:
Otherwise OK episode turned horribly bad at the end. Why? Because it promoted the horrible sentiment of guilty by suspicion. By making suggestions that the teacher really was a child molester, it approved everything that happened to him -- and his wife --, EVEN IF there were ONLY SOUSPICION of wrong doing.
Yes, child molestation is a horrible problem, but it does not go away by suspecting all the men who talk kindly to children. "They appear to be nice, Archie". If that is suggested guideline for "detecting" possible child molesters, we are in trouble. Apparently only rude and distant men are allowed, and kindness is left to women. That kind of society creates only cold and distant people.