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Chicago Hope S5E4 — The Breast and the Brightest
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Chicago Hope•Season 5•Episode 4

The Breast and the Brightest

7.6/10 · 27 votesOct 21, 199860 min

Ranked #22 of 24 in Season 5•−0.3 vs season avg

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Grad accuses a mother are starving her infant to death. Shutt and Catera disagree over a neurological patient. Austin announces her plans with NASA, and Watters taked away her status as Chief of Surgery. Yeats uses his ""sixth sense"" to diagnose a patient.

Directed byMartha Mitchell
Written byBarbara Hall
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Jayne Brook

Jayne Brook

Diane Grad

Christine Lahti

Christine Lahti

Kathryn Austin

Adam Arkin

Adam Arkin

Aaron Shutt

Mark Harmon

Mark Harmon

Jack McNeil

Héctor Elizondo

Héctor Elizondo

Phillip Watters

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Dennis Hancock

Rocky Carroll

Rocky Carroll

Keith Wilkes

Stacy Edwards

Stacy Edwards

Lisa Catera

Eric Stoltz

Eric Stoltz

Robert Yeats

Peter Berg

Peter Berg

Billy Kronk

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Martha Mitchell

Director

Barbara Hall

Barbara Hall

Writer

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Episode Summary

"The Breast and the Brightest" is episode 4 of Chicago Hope season 5. It scored 7.6/10 from 27 votes, ranking #22 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Martha Mitchell and written by Barbara Hall, it aired on October 21, 1998.

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