Breaking Point Season 1, Episode 8: Pelican in the Wilderness

Solo for B-Flat Clarinet

Dr. Mac treats a disturbed young man and an unhappy actress.

60 min

Last Summer We Didn't Go Away

High school teacher tries to hide the fact that he was once a mental patient.

60 min

Fire and Ice

Wife loves every man but her husband.

60 min

Bird and Snake

Bully disrupts group therapy sessions.

60 min

There Are the Hip, and There Are the Square

Distraught beatnik tries to complete the suicide pact that killed her boyfriend.

60 min

The Bull Roarer

Young man frets because he's not like his ultra-macho older brother.

60 min

Crack in an Image

Wife of U.S. Senate candidate can't distinguish if she's married to a husband or an image.

60 min

And James Was a Very Small Snail

Autistic boy learns to relate to his family.

60 min

Whatsoever Things I Hear

When his patient is tried for assault, Dr. Thompson refuses to reveal the man's case history in court because it would violate the Hippocratic Oath.

60 min

Who is Mimi, What is She?

Mousy woman is obsessed with flamboyant movie queen.

60 min

Millions of Faces

Hospital attendant masquerades as a psychiatrist.

60 min

The Gnu, Now Almost Extinct

Elderly actress refuses to accept her husband's death.

60 min

Heart of Marble, Body of Stone

Model is dominated by her father.

60 min

Don't Cry Baby, Don't Cry

Women prison inmates care for special-needs children.

60 min

A Little Anger is a Good Thing

Depressed senior citizen meets lonely widow and learns to enjoy life again.

60 min

And If Thy Hand Offends Thee

Man's guilt paralyzes his hand.

60 min

Better Than a Dead Lion

Famous author becomes self-destructive.

60 min

A Land More Cruel

Fashion designer drifts from man to man.

60 min

No Squares in My Family Circle

Criminal family ties cause a guilt-ridden man's headaches and endanger his girlfriend.

60 min

So Many Pretty Girls, So Little Time

Married publisher kisses the girls and makes his wife cry.

60 min

A Child of the Center Ring

Trapeze artist is paralyzed by her father's death.

60 min

Tides of Darkness

Teenage girl becomes withdrawn after being assaulted.

60 min

The Summer House

Expectant mother withdraws into a schizophrenic state.

60 min

Shadow of a Starless Night

Young doctor must learn to cope with sudden blindness.

60 min

Glass Flowers Never Drop Petals

60 min

Never Trouble Trouble, 'Til Trouble Troubles You

Boxer is accused of throwing a fight.

60 min

Confounding Her Astronomers

Gifted orphan has behavioral problems which keep her from being adopted.

60 min

I, the Dancer

Newlywed dancer's career is jeopardized by fits of hysteria, which are triggered by her choreographer husband's bizarre view of marriage.

60 min

My Hands Are Clean

Loan shark develops stigmata on his hands.

60 min