▁ ▁The ▁host age ▁crisis ▁of ▁Mer ed ith ▁and ▁Vin ny ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁saw ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁newly ▁mint ed ▁Dr . ▁Dor ian ▁C ram er ▁( origin ally , ▁Nancy ▁P ink erton ), ▁who ▁V iki ▁dis lik es ▁at ▁first ▁sight . ▁Dor ian , ▁at ▁first , ▁dates ▁L lan view ▁Hospital ▁co - worker ▁Dr . ▁Mark ▁Tol and ▁( Tom ▁Lee ▁Jones ), ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁the ▁rom ance ▁on - the - job ▁in ▁summer ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁Dor ian ▁is ▁sus pected ▁of ▁medical ▁mal p ract ice , ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁hospital ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁( except ▁for ▁V iki ) ▁vote ▁to ▁fire ▁her . ▁Dor ian ▁assumes ▁that ▁V iki ' s ▁was ▁the ▁dec iding ▁vote ▁to ▁fire ▁her ▁and ▁v ows ▁reven ge . ▁When ▁Victor ▁( Str ud wick ) ▁re app ears ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁suff ers ▁a ▁heart ▁attack , ▁and ▁an ▁un emp loy ed ▁Dor ian ▁dec ides ▁to ▁use ▁him ▁to ▁get ▁even ▁with ▁the ▁Lord ▁family . ▁ ▁Dor ian ▁becomes ▁Victor ' s ▁personal ▁phys ician ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁quickly ▁el ope ▁in ▁May . ▁So on ▁after ward , ▁Tony ▁Harris ▁( Ge orge ▁Rein hol t ) ▁arriv es ▁in ▁L lan view , ▁and ▁Dor ian ▁quickly ▁real izes ▁he ▁is ▁Victor ' s