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Charité
The Light of the World / Das Licht der Welt
Season 1
Episode 3
Ida struggles with her feelings for Georg Tischendorf and Dr. Behring as thousands of physicians from around the world arrive in Berlin for the World Medical Convention to hear Koch speak.
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Dr. Behring's cure wins him favor, but he risks alienating those around him.
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A doctor falls from grace, while another rises out of the shadows.
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Ida can't decide between her two suitors. Koch tests his tuberculine on himself.
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The Kaiser's arrival at Charité has Dr. Koch intrigued at the implications of his success.
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Ida Lenze survives appendicitis but is unable to pay for her treatment.