For Fred and Karen Schouten (Bruce Greenwood, Michele Greene) the news that she is pregnant is most welcome having been trying for a while with no success. Gordon and Alice Holc (Terry O'Quinn, Ann Jillian) are also happy as whilst they already have one child they learn that at 35 Alice is pregnant again. But both couples receive devastating news as Fred and Karen are informed that their yet born baby has a brain defect and has no chance of surviving whilst Alice and Gordon learn that their baby has a defective heart and also has little chance of surviving...