▁to ▁live ▁at ▁the ▁S alem ▁Inn . ▁Although ▁Kate ▁is ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁him , ▁she ▁also ▁won ' t ▁let ▁Bill ▁stay ▁with ▁her . ▁She ▁won ' t ▁be ▁the ▁" other ▁woman ". ▁ ▁Bill ' s ▁brother ▁Mic key ▁persu ades ▁the ▁young ▁tra ine e ▁sur geon ▁to ▁come ▁clean ▁about ▁what ▁he ▁did ; ▁and ▁Dr ▁Mar l ena ▁Evans ▁helps ▁Fred ▁Bart on ▁realize ▁that ▁his ▁par al ysis ▁is ▁actually ▁psych ological , ▁stem ming ▁from ▁child hood ▁tra um as . ▁On ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁Bill ▁and ▁Kate ' s ▁trial , ▁Bart on ▁wal ks ▁into ▁court ! ▁The ▁case ▁is ▁thrown ▁out , ▁and ▁Bill ▁and ▁Kate ▁are ▁re - inst ated ▁at ▁the ▁hospital . ▁That ▁evening ▁Bill ▁and ▁Kate ▁celebr ate ▁and ▁share ▁a ▁passion ate ▁kiss . ▁But ▁Kate ▁breaks ▁it ▁off , ▁and ▁forces ▁Bill ▁to ▁leave . ▁ ▁Bill ▁has ▁a ▁change ▁of ▁heart , ▁and ▁real izes ▁his ▁love ▁for ▁his ▁wife ▁Laura . ▁He ▁apolog izes ▁to ▁Kate , ▁telling ▁her ▁he ▁mist ook ▁feelings ▁of ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁her ▁as ▁love , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁wants ▁to ▁remain ▁friends ▁and ▁colle agues . ▁Kate ▁tells ▁him ▁she ▁is ▁leaving ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁job ▁in ▁Cleveland , ▁but ▁she ▁really ▁is ▁heart bro ken ▁to ▁miss ▁her ▁chance ▁with ▁the ▁man ▁she ▁lov es ! ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁with ▁his ▁hand ▁better , ▁Bill ▁is ▁offered ▁the ▁post