postmortems/postmortems); wishes to pursue oncology. Elihu, "a tall beak-nosed Sephardic Jew with a frizzy Isro-Afro, rumored to be the worst surgical intern in the history of the House". Harry, another first-year resident fixated on winning the Black Crow Award (awarded for most consents for postmortems/postmortems). "Hyper Hooper", a first-year resident who wins the Black Crow Award. Dr. Howard Runtsky (Runt), a first-year resident (intern) who takes Valium for his nerves. Runtsky is a friend of Basch's, having been a classmate of his at BMS. He is described as a "short, stocky product of two red-hot psychoanalysts". Runtsky sex with one of the nurses and breaks out of his shell; he "[goes] west for a "classic Eastern" psychiatric training program on the "mountain campus" of the University of Wyoming. Dr. Wayne Potts, a first-year resident (intern) from Charleston, South Carolina who is insecure and uncertain. Married to an MBH surgical intern, Potts is described as "a nice guy but depressed, repressed, and kind of compressed, dressed in crisp white, pockets bulging with instruments". Other doctors Dr. Leggo, the Chief of Medicine who believes in doing everything to save patients. Dr. Gath, a surgeon. Dr. Otto Kreinberg, one of the attending physicians. Dr. Pinkus, a "tall, emaciated-looking staff cardiologist, heading toward forty". Dr. Putzel, a private doctor who has admitting rights. "Grenade Room" Dubler, a former intern/resident. Other staff Sergeant Finton Gilheeny, a "huge, barrel-shaped" police officer with "red hair growing out of and into most of the slitty features on his fat red face". Officer Quick, a police officer who looks like a "matchstick, decked out, facially, in white of skin and black of hair, with vigilant eyes and a large and worrisome mouth filled with many disparate teeth". Angel, one of the Medical ICU (MICU) nurses, "buxom, Irish, with wraparound muscular thighs and a creamy complexion". Hazel, the head housekeeper who engages in a sexual relationship with Chuck Johnston. Molly, a nurse who engages in a sexual relationship with Roy Basch. Molly described lovemaking as "the feeling of having a centipede walk through wearing gold cleats". Rosalie Cohen, a junior social worker who engages in a sexual relationship with Howard Runtsky. Selma, the head social worker who engages in a sexual relationship with Basch. Lionel, one of the HELP, a "guy in the Blue Blazer" who "help[s] with anything". Patients Dr. Sanders, the first Black doctor who interned with Dr.