成功且受人爱戴的诺阿博士,成为了在艾尔维教授的政治迫害下的受害者。艾尔维十分鄙视诺阿的非正统医学观并且怀疑他与神秘的尚德逊先生的关系,这一切对正在帮助一个刚与女友分手的痛不欲生的年轻人戴博拉的诺阿博士来说无疑是火上浇油。Successful and well-liked, Dr. Noah Praetorius becomes the victim of a witch hunt at the hands of Professor Elwell, who disdains Praetorius's unorthodox medical views and also questions his relationship with the mysterious, ever-present Mr. Shunderson. Fuel is added to the fire when Praetorius befriends young Deborah Higgins, who has become suicidal at the prospect of having a baby by her ex boyfriend, a military reservist who was called up for service in the Korean War and killed in action.