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1 :01x01 - 24 Hours

First aired: Sep/19/1994
Writer: Michael Crichton
Director: Rod Holcomb
Guest star: Michael Cavanaugh (Suzanne's Dad), Joe D'Angerio (Rezek), Jeff Doucette (Larkowski), Lawrence Mandley (Jackson), Yvonne Zima (Rachel Greene), Christine Healy (Administrator), Elizabeth Ruscio (Sarah Logan), Anne Gee Byrd (Harper), Herbert Jefferson, Jr. (Trooper #2), Courtenay McWhinney (Grey Haired Woman), Michael Fairman (Dr. Mort Harris), Ryan Cutrona (Mr. Wilson), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Jay Leggett (Jake Canelli), Paul Benjamin (Mr. Ervin), Perry Anzilotti (Ed), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Shiri Appleby (Ms. Murphy), Ingo Neuhaus (Cop), Cynthena Sanders (Scrub Nurse #2), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Holly Gagnier (Tracy Young), Liz Vassey (Liz), Scott Jaeck (Dr. Steve Flint), Troy Evans (Officer Martin), Thomas Dekker (4-Year-Old Boy), Jarrett Lennon (Billy Logan), Miguel Ferrer (Mr. Parker-uncredited), Maria Celedonio (Luisa), Julianna Margulies (Carol Hathaway), Nina Henderson (Pregnant Lady), Julianna McCarthy (Mrs. Raskin), Isabel Lorca (Cheryl), Lance Gentile (Jimmy), Suzanne Carney (Scrub Nurse #1), Gay Storm (Mrs. McCormick), Tracey Ellis (Annette), Scott Lincoln (Fitzkee), Shelly Desai (Cabbie), Ellen Crawford (Lydia), Angelo DiMascio, Jr. (), Conni Marie Brazelton (Conni), Christine Harnos (Jenn Greene), Vanessa Marquez (Wendy), Glenn Plummer (Timmy), Matthew Robert Gottlieb (Ashley), Deezer D. (Malik), Joanna Lipari (Mom), Phyllis Ehrlich (Confused Woman), Eddie Torres (12-Year-Old Boy), Christopher Wynne (Resident), Sally Hughes (Mrs. Harvey), Suzanne Ventulett (Suzanne), Lou Charloff (Mr. Harvey), Susanne Nitter (Roomate), Sharon Schlarth (Karen Edmunds), Petra Porras (Perez), Walter F. Kelly (Specialist), Katherine Gauthier (Waitress), Alex Hernandez (Trooper #1), Eliska Sursova (Ana)

In the pilot episode of 'ER' overworked residents are the heroes of County General Hospital as they make life-and-death decisions on a daily basis. They include Dr. Mark Greene, a married chief resident who's being wooed by a lucrative practice; Dr. Douglas Ross, a charming, womanizing pediatrician who suspects a mother of abusing her young son; the down-to-earth Dr. Susan Lewis who must console a fragile cancer patient; Dr. Peter Benton, an intense surgeon who is forced into performing a delicate surgery he's not prepared for; and John Carter, an inexperienced medical student who bumbles his way through the cauldron of the emergency room. Julianna Margulies stars as Nurse Carol Hathaway, whose personal crisis takes the ER staff by surprise.



2 :01x02 - Day One

First aired: Sep/22/1994
Writer: John Wells
Director: Mimi Leder
Guest star: Ed Cambridge (Victor), Santos Morales (Mr. Zevallo), Kathleen Wilhoite (Chloe Lewis), Tobin Bell (Hospital Administrator), Yvonne Zima (Rachel Greene), Patricia Healy (Priscilla), Nick DeMauro (Mr. Zambano), John Terry (Dr. David 'Div' Cvetic), David Gautreaux (Scruffy), John LaMotta (Ivan Gregor), Elaine Kagan (Mrs. Shearer), Kristopher Logan (Lobster Man), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), John Randolph (Mr. Franks), Franklin Cover (Mr. Thunhurst), Ron Taylor (Bob), Ken Lerner (Harry Stopak), Eric Fleeks (Cop), Warren Sweeney (Mr. Tierney), Herta Ware (Mrs. Franks), Donna Hardy (Harriet), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Betty Carvalho (Vilma Zevallo), Autumn Winters (Blair), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Liz Vassey (Liz), Scott Jaeck (Dr. Steve Flint), Bob McCracken (Mr. Ring), Jeff Phillips (Wayne), Douglas Rowe (Dr. Arndt), Coleen Maloney (Mrs. Tierney), Giorgi Tarlian (Helen Hathaway), Kate Walsh (Sharon Downey), Ving Rhames (Walt Robbins), Lee Sellars (EMT), Tyra Ferrell (Dr. Sarah Langworthy), Rick Rossovich (Dr. John 'Tag' Taglieri), Annabella Price (Mrs. Sheff), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Andrew J. Ferchland (Ozzie Sheff), José Ramón Rosario (Driver (as Jose Rosario)), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Christine Harnos (Jenn Greene), Vanessa Marquez (Wendy), Rick Marzan (Camacho), Ebick Pizzadili (Miss Ring), Glenn Plummer (Timmy), James Rothenberg (Nevin Downey), Matthew Wagner (Groom), Jay Tando (EMT), Deezer D. (Malik), Rochelle Leigh (Bride)

Carter's first full day finds him saving a patient from cardiac arrest. Later, he treats a co-worker's rash and winds up going home with her. Meanwhile, the ER is inundated with both a tour group and a wedding party suffering from food poisoning from the same German restaurant. When Dr. Greene helps his wife, Jenn, celebrate passing the bar, they get caught having sex in the ER bathroom. Dr. Ross visits a recovering Carol.



3 :01x03 - Going Home

First aired: Sep/29/1994
Writer: Lydia Woodward
Director: Mark Tinker
Guest star: Sam Anderson (Dr. Jack Kayson), Ping Wu (Mr. Cheung), Yvonne Zima (Rachel Greene), Kimberly Scott (Sandy's Mother), John Wheeler (Mr. Resnick), John Terry (Dr. David 'Div' Cvetic), Tom Milan (Randy Niemeyer), John LaMotta (Ivan Gregor), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Anne Haney (Ms. Packer), Valeri Ross (McGillis), Helen Brown (Mrs. Fadem), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Ray Boyle (Mr. Flannigan), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Liz Vassey (Liz), Scott Jaeck (Dr. Steven Flint), Cathy Lind Hayes (Elaine Gasner), Rachael Bella (Sarah Gasner), Alan Rosenberg (Samuel Gasner), Karen Huie (Mrs. Cheung), Byron Stewart (Mr. Layton), Oscar Jordan (Cullen), Remy Auberjonois (Elliot), Rosemary Clooney (Mary Cavanaugh/"Madame X"), Juney Smith (Lindner), Lee Sellars (EMT), Tyra Ferrell (Dr. Sarah Langworthy), Rick Rossovich (Dr. John Taglieri), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Conni), Vanessa Marquez (Nurse Wendy Goldman), Rick Marzan (Camacho), Glenn Plummer (Timmy), Joseph Ung (Frank Cheung), Dawn-Lyen Gardner (Sandy Rochon (as Dawn Gardner)), Mark Leahy (Orderly), Deezer D. (Malik), Petra Porras (Perez), Brenda Strong (Sally Niemeyer)

Hathaway returns to work and the staff greets her with a surprise welcome back party. Greene treats a domestic violence victim, while Lewis goes on the defensive after a cardiac case goes awry. Benton is shadowed by a patient singing show tunes.



4 :01x04 - Hit and Run

First aired: Oct/06/1994
Writer: Paul Manning
Director: Mimi Leder
Guest star: Santos Morales (Mr. Zevallo), Yvonne Zima (Rachel Greene), Patricia Healy (Priscilla), John Terry (Dr. David 'Div' Cvetic), David Gautreaux (Scruffy), John LaMotta (Ivan Gregor), Elaine Kagan (Mrs. Shearer), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Paul Perri (McGillis), Ron Taylor (Bob), Ken Lerner (Harry Stopak), Warren Sweeney (Mr. Tierney), Jonathan Slavin (Ron), James Gallery (Seedy Man), Donna Hardy (Harriet), Ebony Monique Solomon (Shandra Freeman), Barry Shabaka Henley (Detective), Helen Geller (Jean), Betty Carvalho (Mrs. Zevallo), Autumn Winters (Blair), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Coleen Maloney (Mrs. Tierney), Lizzie Maxwell (Seedy Woman), Karla Green (Kanesha Freeman), Andrea Parker (Linda Farrell), Ving Rhames (Walt), Richard Brooks (Mr. Freeman), Tyra Ferrell (Dr. Sarah Langworthy), Rick Rossovich (Dr. John 'Tag' Taglieri), Annabella Price (Mrs. Schap), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Andrew J. Ferchland (Ozzie Schap), José Ramón Rosario (Driver), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Vanessa Marquez (Nurse Wendy Goldman), Rick Marzan (Camacho), Deezer D. (Malik), Marta Arriola (Woman)

Benton disappoints his brother-in-law Walt when he is "too busy" to visit their mother. Doug attempts to reconcile with Carol, and also protects a pregnant teen's confidentiality. An older man complaining of chest pains arrives, while another patient's cell phone trips her defibrillator.



5 :01x05 - Into That Good Night

First aired: Oct/13/1994
Writer: Robert Stuart Nathan
Director: Charles Haid
Guest star: Sam Anderson (Dr. Jack Kayson), Kathleen Wilhoite (Chloe Lewis), Yvonne Zima (Rachel Greene), Kimberly Scott (Sandy's Mother), Kevin Michael Richardson (Patrick), John Terry (Dr. David 'Div' Cvetic), Tom Milan (Randy Niemeyer), John LaMotta (Ivan Gregor), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Helen Brown (Mrs. Fadem), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Pierre Epstein (Dr. Bradley), Robert Rigamonti (Mr. Adler), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Liz Vassey (Liz), Scott Jaeck (Dr. Steve Flint), Cathy Lind Hayes (Elaine Gasner), Rachael Bella (Sarah Gasner), Alan Rosenberg (Sam Gasner), Oscar Jordan (Cullen), Dawn Gardner (Sandy Rochon), Remy Auberjonois (Elliot), Kathryn Graf (Mrs. Adler), Christian Coleman (Mookie 'Slice' James), Andrea Parker (Linda Farrell), Tyra Ferrell (Dr. Sarah Langworthy), Rick Rossovich (Dr. John 'Tag' Taglieri), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Denise Hernandez (Arabella Suarez), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Christine Harnos (Jenn Greene), Vanessa Marquez (Wendy), Rick Marzan (Camacho), Mark Leahy (Orderly), Bill Balas (Tom), Gary Kohn (Billy (as Gary Douglas Kohn)), Josh Lindsay (Adler Kid), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Petra Porras (Perez), Judney Smith (Linder), Jan Savitar (Daniel Quinn), Brenda Strong (Sally Niemeyer)

A business contractor with a bad heart gathers his family around him in the ER as he prepares for the end. Dr. Ross helps an asthmatic teenage girl when her mother doesn't have the funds. Carter worries that he may have contracted an STD from Liz. Dr. Lewis treats a teenager with alcohol poisoning. Jenn Greene prepares to move to Milwaukee.



6 :01x06 - Chicago Heat

First aired: Oct/20/1994
Writer: John Wells
Director: Elodie Keene
Guest star: Beah Richards (Mae Benton), Kathleen Wilhoite (Chloe Lewis), Brigid Brannagh (Jamie Hendricks (as Brigid Walsh)), Yvonne Zima (Rachel Greene), Tom Dahlgren (Dr. Sarah Langworthy), John Terry (Dr. David 'Div' Cvetic), Geoffrey Rivas (Haven), John LaMotta (Ivan Gregor), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Paul Perri (Unknown), Valeri Ross (McGillis), Jonathan Slavin (Ron), James Gallery (Seedy Man), Ebony Monique Solomon (Shandra Freeman), Barry Shabaka Henley (Unknown), Helen Geller (Jean), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Michael Manasseri (Michael Kenny), Kevin Connolly (Nurse Lydia Wright), Lizzie Maxwell (Seedy Woman), Karla Green (Kanesha Freeman), Christian Coleman (Mookie 'Slice' James), Benjamin Mouton (Walt Robbins), Brenda Hayes (Dolly McCabe), Najee Bright (Ben McCabe), Louie Leonardo (Ortez), Andrea Parker (Linda Farrell), Richard Brooks (Mr. Freeman), Tyra Ferrell (Dr. Sarah Langworthy), Rick Rossovich (Dr. John Taglieri), Ellen Crawford (Lydia), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Vanessa Marquez (Wendy), Mars Callahan (Matt (as Gregory 'Mars' Martin)), Malgoscha Gebel (Dr. Bogdanilivestsky 'Bob' Romansky), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Deezer D. (Malik)

The air conditioning quits on the hottest day in October which, coupled with closed ERs in Chicago's other two hospitals, leads to an extremely hectic day. Dr. Ross treats a six-year-old suffering from a cocaine overdose. Ivan Gregor, a liquor store owner, shoots and seriously wounds a young teenager. Susan's immature sister Chloe drops by, wreaking havoc in Susan's life. Doug picks up a pharmaceutical saleswoman, much to Carol's displeasure.



7 :01x07 - Another Perfect Day

First aired: Nov/03/1994
Writer: Lydia Woodward
Director: Vern Gillum
Guest star: Kathleen Wilhoite (Chloe Lewis), Kevin Michael Richardson (Patrick), John Terry (Dr. David 'Div' Cvetic), Henry G. Sanders (Phillip), Graham Jarvis (Francis), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Linda Kerns (Mrs. Bohlmeyer), Mike Genovese (Off. Al Grabarsky), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Pierre Epstein (Dr. Bradley), Robert Rigamonti (Mr. Adler), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Gary Douglas Kohn (Billy), Vondie Curtis-Hall (Henry Colton), Oscar Jordan (Cullen), Kathryn Graf (Mrs. Adler), Christian Coleman (Mookie James), Caroline Lagerfelt (Andrea), Courtney Gains (Ronnie), Jared Rushton (Andy Bohlmeyer), Donnice Wilson (Sally), Andrea Parker (Linda Farrell), Tyra Ferrell (Dr. Sarah Langworthy), Garrett Morris (Edgar Luck), Rick Rossovich (Dr. John 'Tag' Taglieri), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Christine Harnos (Jenn Greene), Rick Marzan (Camacho), Josh Lindsay (Adler Kid), Malgoscha Gebel (Dr. Bogdanilivestsky 'Bob' Romansky), James Chisem (Weisel), Deezer D. (Malik)

Cater treats a wounded gang member, and later completes his first spinal tap. Ross and Hathaway share a kiss, but Hathaway tells him she's moving in with Oligario. Greene's wife visits, but is soon called back to Milwaukee. The staff throws a surprise birthday party for Lewis, but her drunk sister spoils the festivities.



8 :01x08 - 9 1/2 Hours (aka Growing Up)

First aired: Nov/10/1994
Writer: Robert Stuart Nathan
Director: James Hayman
Guest star: Beah Richards (Mrs. Benton), Brigid Brannagh (Jamie Hendricks), Sean Moran (Mr. Blinker), Tom Dahlgren (Unknown), Kevin Michael Richardson (Patrick), John Terry (Dr. Div Cvetic), Geoffrey Rivas (Haven), Michael Fox (Mr. Bozinsky), David St. James (Kaplan), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Lily Mariye (Lily), Dex Elliot Sanders (Deon), Alix Elias (Roxanne), CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Ingo Neuhaus (McNally), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Scott Jaeck (Dr. Steven Flint), Michael Manasseri (Michael Kenny), Pamela Gordon (Regina), Christian Coleman (Mookie), Gregory "Mars" Martin (Matt), Benjamin Mouton (Mr. Randall), Brenda Hayes (Dolly McCabe), Najee Bright (Ben McCabe), Louie Leonardo (Ortez), Kylie Tyndall (Ashley), Keaton Tyndall (Ashley), Robert Winley (Ace), Andrea Parker (Linda Farrell), Ving Rhames (Walt), Tyra Ferrell (Dr. Sarah Langworthy), Pearl Shear (Mrs. Bozinsky), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Dennis Phun (Mr. Thuri), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Christine Harnos (Jenn Greene), Vanessa Marquez (Nurse Wendy Goldman), Rick Marzan (Camacho), Malgoscha Gebel (Dr. Bogdanilivestsky 'Bob' Romansky), John M. Craig (Trent), Gilbert Garcia (Hector (as Gilbert G. Garcia)), Lisa Grant (Seline), Michael Halpin (Weston), Michael Hungerford (Mr. Lawrence), Bea Silvern (Matron), Lorinne Vozoff (Marguerite (as Lorinne Dills Vozoff)), Lee Mary Weilnau (Mrs. Thuri)

When Dr. Greene calls in sick to spend the day with his wife, Jennifer, Ross is left in charge for the ER. Dr. Benton learns that he's lost the Starze Fellowship to Dr. Langworthy and Dr. Cvetic exhibits unreasonable behavior. Dr. Carter develops a crush on Dr. Lewis.



9 :01x09 - ER Confidential

First aired: Nov/17/1994
Writer: Paul Manning
Director: Daniel Sackheim
Guest star: Michael Bowen (Nurse Connie Oligario), Kathleen Wilhoite (Chloe Lewis), Kevin Michael Richardson (Patrick), John Terry (Dr. Div Cvetic), Henry G. Sanders (Phillip), Graham Jarvis (Francis), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Linda Kerns (Mrs. Bohlmeyer), Priscilla Pointer (Mrs. Abernathy), Paul Eiding (Kadalski), Curtis Blanck (Murray), Mike Genovese (Off. Al Grabarsky), CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks), Jeanette Miller (Flora), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), E. J. de la Pena (Kirby), Pamela Gordon (Regina), Vondie Curtis-Hall (Henry Colton), Caroline Lagerfelt (Andrea), Courtney Gains (Ronnie), Terry Woodberry (Cop), Jared Rushton (Andy Bohlmeyer), Donnice Wilson (Sally), Cynthia Ettinger (Mrs. Powell), Jason Edwards (Santa), Rosemary Clooney (Mary Cavanaugh/'Madame X'), Andrea Parker (Linda Farrell), Tyra Ferrell (Dr. Sarah Langworthy), Garrett Morris (Edgar Luck), Rick Rossovich (Dr. John 'Tag' Taglieri), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Conni), Christine Harnos (Jenn Greene), Rick Marzan (Camacho), Malgoscha Gebel (Dr. Bogdanilivestsky 'Bob' Romansky), Matthew Robert Gottlieb (Ashley), Catherine Marcelle (Kathy), Amanda Rogers (Mrs. Bower), Deezer D. (Malik)

Thanksgiving brings unusual patients and family patience. After Carter treats a depressed transvestite for lacerations, the man commits suicide by jumping off the roof of the hospital. In frustration, Carter explodes at Dr. Benton, but later spends Thanksgiving with him. Ross treats a man who was pecked by a turkey, then leaves for a Jamaican vacation. Lewis's alcoholic sister complicates the holiday celebration by announcing that she's pregnant.



10 :01x10 - Blizzard

First aired: Dec/08/1994
Writer: Lance Gentile
Director: Mimi Leder
Guest star: Sam Anderson (Dr. Jack Kayson), Kathleen Wilhoite (Chloe Lewis), Sean Moran (Mr. Blinker), Michael Monks (Mr. Vennerbeck), Marcus Toji (Binkey), Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), Adrienne Hampton (Mrs. Vennerbeck), Michael Fox (Mr. Bozinsky), Jeanne Mori (Mrs. Bimley), David St. James (Kaplan), Keene Curtis (Gilbert McCabe), Eileen Seeley (Mrs. Maryanski), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Mike Genovese (Officer Al Grabarsky), Dex Elliot Sanders (Deon), CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Derek Stephen Prince (Fireman #2), Ingo Neuhaus (McNally), Pamela Gordon (Regina), Robert Winley (Ace), Erin LeShawn Wiley (Shelly), Susan Bugg (Sally), Irvin Mosley, Jr. (Harry), Andrea Parker (Linda Farrell), Anne O'Sullivan (Mrs. Davies), Lee Sellars (EMT), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Glenn Plummer (Timmy Rawlins), Malgoscha Gebel (Dr. Bogdanilivestsky 'Bob' Romansky), Amy Chance (Holly), Dakota Floeter (Baby), Elisabeth Harmon-Haid (Gabby), Wesley Hayashi (Stewey), Jason Ross-Azikiwe (Fireman #1 (as Jason Azikiwe)), Kelly Schmidt (Tarita), Kylie Tyndall (Ashley), Keaton Tyndall (Ashley)

When a blizzard brings Chicago to a stand still, the ER staff finds creative ways to pass the time. Just when they are reaching new levels of boredom, a fifteen-car pileup on the expressway wreaks havoc in the ER. With mass casualties, the Chicago Sheriff's department must escort in additional doctors to assist.



11 :01x11 - The Gift

First aired: Dec/15/1994
Writer: Neal Baer
Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala
Guest star: John Doolittle (Alan), Sam Anderson (Dr. Jack Kayson), Michael Bowen (Murray's Father), Beah Richards (Mae Benton), Kathleen Wilhoite (Chloe Lewis), Marco Rodriguez (Ben), Kevin Michael Richardson (Patrick), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Ming-Na (Deb Chen (as Ming-Na Wen)), Priscilla Pointer (Mrs. Abernathy), Paul Eiding (Kaminski), Curtis Blanck (Murray), CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Jeanette Miller (Flora), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), E. J. de la Pena (Kirby), Pamela Gordon (Regina), Cynthia Ettinger (Mrs. Powell), Jason Edwards (Santa), Suzanne Carney (OR Nurse Janet), Kristin Davis (Leslie), Louis Ortiz (Jorge), Rosemary Clooney (Mary Cavanaugh/"Madame X"), Andrea Parker (Linda Farrell), Ving Rhames (Walt Robbins), Rick Rossovich (Dr. John Taglieri), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Conni), Vanessa Marquez (Nurse Wendy Goldman), Rick Marzan (Camacho), Glenn Plummer (Timmy Rawlins), Malgoscha Gebel (Bob), Matthew Robert Gottlieb (Ashley), Amanda Rogers (Mrs. Bower), Deezer D. (Malik)

First a 6-year-old is revived after almost drowning while ice fishing, then a busload of choir kids seek treatment after a minor bus accident. Meanwhile, Carter treats Santa and assists with a man electrocuted by his Christmas lights. Plus, a boy swallows a Poinsettia leaf and an elderly man is stabbed by people he thought were carolers. Elsewhere, Ross crashes Hathaway's engagement party to tell her he loves her -- and winds up fighting with Taglieri.



12 :01x12 - Happy New Year

First aired: Jan/05/1995
Writer: Lydia Woodward
Director: Charles Haid
Guest star: Sam Anderson (Dr. Jack Kayson), Kathleen Wilhoite (Chloe Lewis), Michael Monks (Mr. Vennerbeck), Annie Abbott (Mrs. Torledsky), Zachary Browne (Jake Leeds), Marcus Toji (Binkey), Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), Bob Bancroft (Albert), Adrienne Hampton (Mrs. Vennerbeck), Jeanne Mori (Mrs. Bradley), Barry Pearl (Dr. Noble), Maggie Egan (Kathleen Horne), Ming-Na (Deb Chen (as Ming-Na Wen)), Keene Curtis (Gilbert McCabe), Lily Mariye (Lily), Eileen Seeley (Mrs. Maryanski), Walter Addison (Mr. Kane), Dinah Lenney (Shirley), Brian Cousins (Allman), Mike Genovese (Off. Al Grabarsky), CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Derek Stephen Prince (Fireman #2), Natanya Ross (Mandy Horn), Pierre Epstein (Dr. Bradley), Jason Azikiwe (Fireman #1), Alexis Cruz (Terry), Lisa Zane (Diane Leeds), Erin LeShawn Wiley (Shelly), Elisabeth Harmon (Gabby), Susan Bugg (Sally), Irvin Mosley, Jr. (Harry), Andrea Parker (Linda Farrell), Anne O'Sullivan (Mrs. Davies), Lee Sellars (EMT), Rick Rossovich (Dr. John 'Tag' Taglieri), Ellen Crawford (Lydia), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Glenn Plummer (Timmy), Malgoscha Gebel (Bob), Wesley Hayashi (Stewey), Kelly Schmidt (Tarita), Kristina Coggins (Sally Eiger), John DiSanti (Uncle Ted), Darryl Fong (Mr. Chang), Trenton Knight (Celia), John McMahon (Tom), Byron Thames (Willy), Alanna Ubach (Terry's Friend), Vicki Wauchope (Nancy), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Kathleen Garrett (Dr. Steinman)

After seemingly endless requests, Dr. Benton finally allows Dr. Carter to observe in the O.R. After Dr. Lewis disagrees with Dr. Kayson over the care of a patient, the patient's family sues for malpractice. Meanwhile, Lewis's sister decides to move to Texas with her flaky boyfriend. Dr. Benton and his sister discuss new arrangements for the care of his ailing mother.



13 :01x13 - Luck of the Draw

First aired: Jan/12/1995
Writer: Paul Manning
Director: Rod Holcomb
Guest star: John Doolittle (Unknown), Sam Anderson (Dr. Jack Kayson), Beah Richards (Mrs. Benton), Sam Scarber (Unknown), Marco Rodriguez (Unknown), John Marshall Jones (Mr. Gaither), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Ming-Na (Deb Chen), Neil Giuntoli (Alan), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Suzanne Carney (OR Nurse), Kristin Davis (Leslie), Shanna Michelle Sher (Lucy), Louis Ortiz (Jorge), Jermaine Stanley (Ben), Ving Rhames (Walt), Ellen Crawford (Lydia), Vanessa Marquez (Wendy), Glenn Plummer (Timmy), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Deezer D. (Malik), Gerald Herring (Gang Kid)

Nurse Hathaway is surprised by an injured student's rude behavior, until she learns the student is doing a study on violence in society. Dr. Lewis receives unsolicited advice from doctors Greene and Morgenstern. Dr. Benton is forced to leave an important surgery when his mother wanders off. Carter tries to impress a new, female med student.



14 :01x14 - Long Day's Journey

First aired: Jan/19/1995
Writer: Robert Stuart Nathan
Director: Anita W. Addison
Guest star: Sam Anderson (Dr. Jack Kayson), Beah Richards (Mae Benton), Donna Ponterotto (Pearl), Robin Pearson Rose (Lois), Annie Abbott (Mrs. Torledsky), Zachary Browne (Jake Leeds), Khandi Alexander (Jackie), Bob Bancroft (Albert), Barry Pearl (Dr. Noble), Steve Eastin (Lorenzo), Gloria Reuben (Jeanie Boulet), Maggie Egan (Kathleen Horne), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Ming-Na (Deb Chen (as Ming-Na Wen)), Lily Mariye (Lily), Walter Addison (Mr. Kane), Valeri Ross (McGillis), Brian Cousins (Allman), Dennis Howard (Dr. Steinman), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Natanya Ross (Mandy Horn), Pierre Epstein (Dr. Bradley), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Meg Foster (Mrs. Rose), John F. O'Donohue (Mr. Goodwin), Alexis Cruz (Terry), Lisa Zane (Diane Leeds), Lee Sellars (EMT), Rick Rossovich (Dr. John Taglieri), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Vanessa Marquez (Nurse Wendy Goldman), Kristina Coggins (Sally Eiger), John DiSanti (Uncle Ted), Darryl Fong (Mr. Chang), Trenton Knight (Unknown), John McMahon (Tom), Byron Thames (Willy), Alanna Ubach (Unknown), Vicki Wauchope (Nancy), Sunshine Lliteras (Melissa), Shawna Shattuck (Tina), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Kathleen Garrett (Unknown), Dee Maaske (Celia), Eda Reiss Merin (Michael Clifford)

Puzzled by a female patient's potentially fatal injuries, Greene discovers that the woman is being abused by her teenage daughter. Lewis and Kayson are brought before the review board regarding the malpractice suit. Later, when Kayson suffers a heart attack, Lewis must treat him. Desperate to avoid putting his mother in a nursing home, Dr. Benton hires physical therapist Jeanie Boulet to care for his mom -- without consulting his sister. Dr. Ross detects cancer in a young boy who arrived with a wrestling injury, and also treats a homeless teen with AIDS.



15 :01x15 - February Fifth, 1995

First aired: Feb/02/1995
Writer: John Wells
Director: James Hayman
Guest star: Sharon Madden (Risberg), Veena Bidasha (Belly Dancer #1), Yvonne Zima (Rachel Greene), Todd Merrill (Dr. Jagman), Fred Applegate (Gus's Father), Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), John Davis Chandler (Thornberg), Karmin Murcelo (Girl in Airport), Alan Stock (Mechanic), Gloria Reuben (Jeanie Boulet), Mark Rolston (Officer Thomas), Shishir Kurup (Pakastani Student), Nelson Mashita (Kazou), Ming-Na (Deb Chen (as Ming-Na Wen)), Luray Cooper (Firechief), Christopher Darga (Wilson), CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Jeremy Lawrence (Gasman), Julie Fulton (Swanson), Ellis E. Williams (Bill McClintock), Lisa Zane (Diane Leeds), Suzanne Carney (Scrub Nurse), Raushan Hammond (Harold), Linda Kelsey (Grace Holsten), Matthew Linville (Daryl), Wortham Krimmer (Jonathan Weiss), Tom 'Tiny' Lister, Jr. (Patient), Stephen Rowe (Pamela), Christopher Richardson (Jesse), Tamala Jones (Joanie Robbins), Ving Rhames (Walt Robbins), David Carrera (T.J.), Rick Rossovich (Dr. John 'Tag' Taglieri), Janel Moloney (Mrs. Nancy Larson), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Rolando Molina (Rolando), Javi Mulero (Del Torre), Neena Bidasha (Belly Dancer #2), Lili Flanders (Ms. Brown), Jesse Hays (Kyle), Merle Kennedy (Rene), Tanner Lee Prairie (Gus), Mark Dakota Robinson (Steven Robbins)

Dr. Benton is chastised by Nurse Haleh, Nurse Hathaway and his mother's new physical therapist for his condescending attitude. Dr. Morgenstern, impressed by Dr. Greene's performance, offers him an attending position upon completion of his residency -- which doesn't sit well with Greene's out-of-state wife, Jennifer. Meanwhile, a terminal patient asks for Greene's help in ending her life and a poisonous pet snake gets loose in the ER.



16 :01x16 - Make of Two Hearts

First aired: Feb/09/1995
Writer: Lydia Woodward
Director: Mimi Leder
Guest star: Sam Anderson (Dr. Jack Kayson), Beah Richards (Mae Benton), Donna Ponterotto (Pearl), Robin Pearson Rose (Lois), Robert Carradine (John Koch), Steve Eastin (Lorenzo), Danny Dayton (Art), Mike Randleman (Cop #1), Valeri Ross (McGillis), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Perry Anzilotti (Ed), CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Michael Hanniff (Kirk), Julie Fulton (Swanson), John F. O'Donohue (Mr. Goodwin), Lisa Zane (Diane Leeds), Eda Reiss Merin (Unknown), Milana Vayntrub (Tatiana), Mindy Bea Cowan (Cleo), Kamar de los Reyes (Paramedic), Nancy Youngblut (Sarah Howe), Arnie Moore (Drunken Slob), Joe Minjares (Phil), Ving Rhames (Walt Robbins), Lee Sellars (Scott), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Wayne Pére (Eric Favre), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Lili Flanders (Ms. Brown), Paige Carter (Psych Nurse), Philip McNiven (Psych Orderly), Sanford Meisner (Joseph Klein), Alexa Vega (Bonnie Howe), Thomas Wagner (Furst)

On Valentine's Day, a mother leaves her AIDS-stricken adopted, Russian daughter in the ER. After hitting a dog, Officer Grabarsky brings the injured animal in and pleads with the ER docs to save it. Dr. Kayson, a married man, comes on to Lewis. Carter and Chen treat three cheerleaders after eating LSD-laced Valentine's candy. Chen unknowingly eats a piece of the candy, which affects her ability to treat patients.



17 :01x17 - The Birthday Party

First aired: Feb/16/1995
Writer: John Wells
Director: Elodie Keene
Guest star: Beah Richards (Mae Benton), Jesse D. Goins (Mr. Paige), Veena Bidasha (Belly Dancer #1), Todd Merrill (Dr. Jagman), Fred Applegate (Gus's Father), Amy Aquino (Dr. Janet Coburn), John Davis Chandler (Thornberg), Mark Rolston (Off. Thomas), Nelson Mashita (Kazuo), Ming-Na (Deb Chen (as Ming-Na Wen)), Dennis Lipscomb (Dr. Wilson), Christopher Darga (Wilson), Julie Fulton (Swanson), Stephen Rowe (Unknown), Christopher Richardson (Jesse), Colleen Flynn (Jodi O'Brien), Shelley Malil (Dr. Urami), Bradley Whitford (Sean O'Brien), Monty Ash (Old Man With Dentures), Theodore Borders (Joey Paige), Bradford Drazen (Dr. Ralph Drake), Edith Fellows (Sadie Hubbell), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Mark Dakota Robinson (Steven Robbins), Madison Lewis (Dr. Pauline Blair), Jeffrey Dean Rosenthal (Tattoo Man)

Both Benton and Greene miss important birthday engagements. Benton, his mother's birthday and Greene, his daughter's. Carter, thinking it's Benton's birthday, organizes a surprise party, but the surprise is his when he discovers the truth. Dr. Ross risks his career when he yells at an abusive parent of a baby girl. Hathaway tries to adopt the Russian girl left in the ER, but Taglieri is against it.



18 :01x18 - Sleepless in Chicago

First aired: Feb/23/1995
Writer: Paul Manning
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Beah Richards (Mae Benton), Irene Roseen (Inez), Steve Franken (Hank Travis), Don Keefer (Louie), Robert Carradine (John Koch), Danny Dayton (Art), Michael Ironside (Dr. William 'Wild Willy' Swift), Ming-Na (Deb Chen (as Ming-Na Wen)), Perry Anzilotti (Ed), Kimmy Robertson (Arlena), Adam Scott (David Kerstetter), Julie Fulton (Swanson), Lisa Zane (Diane Leeds), Kamar de los Reyes (Paramedic), Nancy Youngblut (Unknown), Arnie Moore (Drunken Slob), Joe Minjares (Phil), Wolfgang Bodison (Al Boulet), Vincent Hammond (Gurney Man), Michael Strickland (Seth), Rick Rossovich (Dr. John 'Tag' Taglieri), Matt Borlenghi (Jimmy Falco), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Malgoscha Gebel (Dr. Bogdanilivestsky 'Bob' Romansky), Andrew Calder (Talbot), Charles Gunning (Denardo), Diane Nadeau (Monica), Matt Reid (Barry)

In order to make up for time he took off to care for his mother, Benton works 48 hours straight, which worries Dr. Hicks and has serious repercussions for Benton's mom. It also affects Carter, when Benton becomes even more demanding than normal. Dr. Greene's personal problems go from bad to worse when his wife tells him she may be falling out of love with him. The AIDS hospice turns down Hathaway's request to adopt a Russian teen due to Hathaway's suicide attempt.



19 :01x19 - Love's Labor Lost

First aired: Mar/09/1995
Writer: Lance Gentile
Director: Mimi Leder
Guest star: Beah Richards (Mae Benton), Jesse D. Goins (Mr. Paige), Kathleen Wilhoite (Chloe Lewis), David Purdham (Dr. Kallis), Zachary Browne (Jake Leeds), Peggy Pope (Mrs. Gainsley), Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), Amy Aquino (Dr. Janet Coburn), Bruce Gray (Dr. Munch), Michael Ironside (Dr. William 'Wild Willy' Swift), Ming-Na (Deb Chen (as Ming-Na Wen)), Susan Merson (Mrs. Blum), Ashley Malinger (Janette Ryan), Lisa Zane (Diane Leeds), Christopher Richardson (Jesse), Kamar de los Reyes (Hernandez), Colleen Flynn (Jodi O'Brien), Shelley Malil (Dr. Urami), Bradley Whitford (Sean O'Brien), Monty Ash (Old Man With Dentures), Theodore Borders (Joey Paige), Bradford Drazen (Dr. Ralph Drake), Bari K. Willerford (Mr. McDowall), Kathleen Dennehy (Mrs. Ryan), Maria Cellario (Mrs. Baba), Jane Cecil (Shirley), June C. Ellis (Sari), Gregory Millar (Mr. Smiley), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Julie Pop (Mary Gitlitz), Vanessa Marquez (Nurse Wendy Goldman), Mark Dakota Robinson (Steven), Rachel Cudlitz (Med Student), Isabella Martinez (Anita Salizar)

Dr. Greene goes all day in solving his patients' problems, until he encounters the case of a pregnant woman suffering from complications that threaten both her life and her unborn baby's. Elsewhere, a teenager is accidentally poisoned by insecticides.



20 :01x20 - Full Moon, Saturday Night

First aired: Mar/30/1995
Writer: Neal Baer
Director: Donna Deitch
Guest star: John Mariano (Leonard Apfenbach), Kathleen Wilhoite (Chloe Lewis), Yvonne Zima (Rachel Greene), Debra Jo Rupp (Mrs. Dibble), Zachary Browne (Jake Leeds), Jean Marie Barnwell (Samantha), William Utay (Dr. Seymour Lassally (as Will Utay)), Luisa Leschin (Leila), Amy Aquino (Dr. Janet Coburn), Steve Franken (Hank Travis), Don Keefer (Louie), Michael Ironside (Dr. William 'Wild Willy' Swift), David Selburg (Dr. Dyer), Rusty Schwimmer (Grollman), Kimmy Robertson (Unknown), Scott Jaeck (Dr. Steven Flint), Adam Scott (David Kerstetter), Richard Herd (Dr. Murphy), Lisa Zane (Diane Leeds), Kamar de los Reyes (Hernandez), Wolfgang Bodison (Al Boulet), Vincent Hammond (Gurney Man), Michael Strickland (Seth), Diana Nadeau (Monica), Rebeccah Bush (Allison Wood), Brianne Prather (Katie Nemeth), Marion Yue (Dr. Sandra Li), Andrea Parker (Linda Farrell), Dean Hill (Lew Reicher), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Vanessa Marquez (Nurse Wendy Goldman), Rolando Molina (Rolando), Charles Boswell ('Dr.' Lyle Strong), Karl David-Djerf (Charles Caffee), Nada Despotovich (Risa), Christine Jansen (Lt. Nemeth), Melody Ryane (Mrs. Reicher)

Carter and Chen extend their shifts to experience the ER during a full moon, and they are not disappointed. Greene is so despondent over the breakup of his marriage that Lewis is left to run the ER. Lewis's skills impresses the new ER Chief, Dr. Swift. Patients include nine naked fraternity pledges are brought in with frostbite after a hazing stunt, a drunk man hit by a car, a hiccuping guy who "comes out" to his fiancee after being diagnosed with HIV.



21 :01x21 - House of Cards

First aired: Apr/06/1995
Writer: Tracey Stern
Director: Fred Gerber
Guest star: Kathleen Wilhoite (Chloe Lewis), Carmen Argenziano (Howard Davis), Robert Knott (Donny Costanza), Wayne Duvall (Umpire), Yvonne Zima (Rachel Greene), David Purdham (Dr. Kallis), Zachary Browne (Jake Leeds), Peggy Pope (Unknown), Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), Bruce Gray (Dr. Munch), Michael Ironside (Dr. William 'Wild Willy' Swift), Janet MacLachlan (Mother), Juan A. Riojas (Vasquez), Chad Power (First Baseman), Amy Ryan (Sister), Jennifer Gatti (Melanie Graff), Lisa Zane (Diane Leeds), Kamar de los Reyes (Hernandez), Bari K. Willerford (Mr. McDowall), Kathleen Dennehy (Mrs. Ryan), Maria Cellario (Mrs. Baba), Jane Cecil (Shirley), June C. Ellis (Sari), Catherine Lloyd Burns (Amy), Ving Rhames (Walt Robbins), Rick Rossovich (Dr. John 'Tag' Taglieri), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Iyari Limon (Brenda), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Christine Harnos (Jennifer Greene), Vanessa Marquez (Nurse Wendy Goldman), Ilia Volokh (Kovalev)

On Taglieri's recommendation, Benton's mother is released from the ER into a nursing home. After a near-fatal error, Chen contemplates giving up medicine. Diane and Ross continue their relationship. Lewis's sister returns, eight months pregnant and homeless.



22 :01x22 - Men Plan, God Laughs

First aired: Apr/27/1995
Writer: Robert Stuart Nathan
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: John Mariano (Leonard Apfenbach), Beah Richards (Mae Benton), Kathleen Wilhoite (Chloe Lewis), Ali Glazer (Kaitlin Sandburg), William Utay (Dr. Lassally), Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), Luisa Leschin (Leila), Julie Carmen (Mrs. Lafferty), David Selburg (Dr. Dyer), Rusty Schwimmer (Grollman), Kathy Griffin (Dolores Minky), CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks), Abraham Verduzco (Palmer), Jonathan Roger Neal (Jeffrey (as Jonathan Neal)), Richard Herd (Dr. Murphy), Lisa Zane (Diane Leeds), Christopher Richardson (Jesse), Rebeccah Bush (Allison Wood), Brianne Prather (Katie Nemeth), Marion Yue (Dr. Sandra Li), Patrick Collins (Dr. Netzley, pediatric surgeon), Elizabeth Norment (Mrs. Sandburg), Brenda Hillhouse (Mrs. Schaffer), Valerie Perrine (Cookie Lewis), Tamala Jones (Joanie Robbins), Joe Sachs (EMT), Andrea Parker (Linda Farrell), Lee Sellars (Chopper EMT), Viola Kates Stimpson (Ethyl), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Vanessa Marquez (Nurse Wendy Goldman), Mark Dakota Robinson (Steven Robbins), Angel Aviles (Ramos), Kelly Coleman (Nina), Aymara De Llano (Joanie Lafferty), Angela Jones (Michelle), Seidy Lopez (Rosaria 'Puppet' Gutierrez)

Already on bad terms with the new chief, Dr. Swift, Greene refuses to work late and travels to Milwaukee instead. Ross, as a consequence of hitting an abusive parent, is forced to see a psychiatrist. Unable to help his ailing mother, Benton goes above and beyond the call of duty to help save every patient he sees.



23 :01x23 - Love Among the Ruins

First aired: May/04/1995
Writer: Paul Manning
Director: Fred Gerber
Guest star: Kathleen Wilhoite (Chloe Lewis), Robert Knott (Donny), Wayne Duvall (Umpire), Yvonne Zima (Rachel Greene), Zachary Browne (Jake Leeds), Michael Ironside (Dr. William 'Wild Willy' Swift), Janet MacLachlan (Unknown), Charley Lang (Jason Warren), Susan Beaubian (Dr. Weiss, Oncologist), Juan A. Riojas (Vasquez), CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks), Bo Eason (Charlie), Chad Power (First Baseman), Amy Ryan (Sister Elizabeth), Catherine MacNeal (Anne), Pat Millicano (Mr. Hahn), Jennifer Gatti (Melanie Graff), Catherine Lloyd Burns (Amy), Herman Sinitzyn (Uncle Michel), David Richards (Priest), Sylvia Short (Marjorie Ellison), Marceline Hugot (Bonnie Curtis), Rick Rossovich (Dr. John 'Tag' Taglieri), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Vanessa Marquez (Nurse Wendy Goldman), Rick Marzan (Camacho), Rolando Molina (Rolando), Ilia Volokh (Kovalev), Jeff Seibert (Thomas Ellison (as Jeff Seifert))

As their wedding day rapidly approaches, Hathaway and Taglieri argue over the details and Carol puts off writing her vows. Greene moves to Milwaukee in an attempt to save his marriage, and his deteriorating performance in the ER ires Dr. Swift. Benton agrees to recommend Carter for a surgical sub-internship, although he and other ER coworkers are surprised to learn of Carter's wealthy background. Benton is also surprised by his growing attraction to Jeanie Boulet.



24 :01x24 - Motherhood

First aired: May/11/1995
Writer: Lydia Woodward
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Guest star: Beah Richards (Mrs. Benton), Kathleen Wilhoite (Chloe Lewis), Ali Glazer (Kaitlin Sandburg), Khandi Alexander (Jackie), Julie Carmen (Mrs. Lafferty), Gloria Reuben (Jeanie Boulet), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Kathy Griffin (Dolores Minky), CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks), Abraham Verduzco (Palmer), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Jonathan Roger Neal (Jeffrey), Lisa Zane (Diane Leeds), Christopher Richardson (Jesse), Marion Yue (Dr. Sandra Li), Patrick Collins (Dr. Netzley), Elizabeth Norment (Mrs. Sandburg), Brenda Hillhouse (Mrs. Schaffer), Valerie Perrine (Cookie Lewis), Tamala Jones (Joanie), Joe Sachs (EMT), Andrea Parker (Linda Farrell), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Lee Sellars (Chopper EMT), Viola Kates Stimpson (Ethyl), Ellen Crawford (Lydia), Conni Marie Brazelton (Conni), Christine Harnos (Jenn Greene), Vanessa Marquez (Wendy), Mark Dakota Robinson (Steven), Angel Aviles (Ramos), Kelly Coleman (Nina), Aymara De Llano (Joanie Lafferty), Angela Jones (Michelle), Seidy Lopez (Rosaria Guitterez), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Deezer D. (Malik)

Despite having kicked out her pregnant sister, Lewis winds up delivering Chloe's baby girl in the ER. However, plans for Chloe and the baby to live with Lewis's mother, Cookie, are thwarted when Cookie refuses. Meanwhile, Carter is rejected for the surgical internship after rejecting an ER internship with Greene. Diane asks Ross to move in with her -- which sends a scared Ross into the arms of his former lover, Linda. At the end of a harrowing day, Benton learns that his mother has died, and finds comfort with Jeanie Boulet.



25 :01x25 - Everything Old Is New Again

First aired: May/18/1995
Writer: John Wells
Director: Mimi Leder
Guest star: Kathleen Wilhoite (Chloe Lewis), Yvonne Zima (Rachel Greene), Zachary Browne (Jake Leeds), Michael Ironside (Dr. William Swift), Gloria Reuben (Jeanie Boulet), Charley Lang (Jason), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Lily Mariye (Lily), Susan Beaubian (Dr. Weiss), Monté Russell (Zadro), CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks), Bo Eason (Charlie), Catherine MacNeal (Anne), Pat Millicano (Mr. Hahn), Herman Sinitzyn (Uncle Michel), David Richards (Priest), Giorgi Tarlian (Helen Hathaway), Sylvia Short (Marjorie), Jason Barnhill (Caleb), Marceline Hugot (Bonnie), Rick Rossovich (Dr. John Taglieri), Ellen Crawford (Lydia), Conni Marie Brazelton (Conni), Christine Harnos (Jenn Greene), Vanessa Marquez (Wendy), Rick Marzan (Camacho), Rolando Molina (Rolando), Jeff Seibert (Thomas), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Deezer D. (Malik), Sarah Schneider (Sarah), Devon Marie King (Sara Rogers)

Greene is slapped with a malpractice suit regarding the pregnant woman who die while in labor. Later, Swift offers Greene the attending position. Carter, convinced this is his last day in the ER, slanders Dr. Benton in final evaluations. However, Carter later gets the surgical internship when the first candidate turns it down -- and he also learns that Benton gave him high marks. As the ER crew gathers at the church for Carol Hathaway's wedding, Carol and Tag both realize that he loves her more than she loves him. The wedding is called off, but the reception goes on anyway.



26 :02x01 - Welcome Back, Carter!

First aired: Sep/21/1995
Writer: John Wells
Director: Mimi Leder
Guest star: Darrow Igus (Drunk), Kathleen Wilhoite (Chloe Lewis), Carlos Gomez (Paramedic Raul Melendez), James Keane (Workman), Julius Tennon (Uniform Cop), Mary Mara (Loretta Sweet), Amy Aquino (Dr. Janet Coburn), David Spielberg (Dr. Neil Bernstein), Gloria Reuben (Jeanie Boulet), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Lily Mariye (Lily), Ron Eldard (Ray 'Shep' Shepard), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Jesse Littlejohn (Noah), Maurice Sherbanee (Cab Driver), Howard George (Kuzner), Noah Verduzco (Gang Kid at Bus), Penny Fuller (Mrs. Constantine), Laura Innes (Dr. Kerry Weaver), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Lee Sellars (EMT), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Nicole Nagel (Hulda), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Vanessa Marquez (Nurse Wendy Goldman), Tim De Zarn (Mr. Krawczyk), Mark Del Castillo Morante (Hispanic Screamer), Jullian Dulce Vida (Gang Shooter (as Julio Dolce Vita)), Christine Elise (Dr. Harper Tracy), Maria C. Hurtado (Pregnant Woman (as Maria Hurtado)), Colin Martin (Jimmy's Brother), Taylor Young (Dr. Jane Pratt), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Deezer D. (Malik), Antonio del Sol (Teenager)

Carter arrives two-hours late to his new surgerical sub-internship with Benton. Later, he is introduced to an attractive new med student, Harper Tracy. Jeanie and Benton become intimately involved. One of Greene's first, and most unpopular decisions, as attending physician is naming Dr. Kerry Weaver as Chief Resident. Hathaway starts a paramedic rotation and is partnered wtih Shep.



27 :02x02 - Summer Run

First aired: Sep/28/1995
Writer: Lydia Woodward
Director: Eric Laneuville
Guest star: Kathleen Wilhoite (Chloe Lewis), Carlos Gomez (Paramedic Raul Melendez), Jameson Baltes (Byron), Harrison Young (Parmelli), Andi Chapman (Jodi), Mary Mara (Loretta Sweet), Gloria Reuben (Jeanie Boulet), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Michael A. Shepperd (Larkey), Ron Eldard (Ray 'Shep' Shepard), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Michael B. Silver (Dr. Paul Myers (as Michael Buchman Silver)), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Victor D. Castro (Daniel), Carmen Cenko (Ismania), Lauro Lopez (Snow Cone Man), Laura Innes (Dr. Kerry Weaver), Michael Beach (Al Boulet), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Chad McKnight (Officer Wilson), Richard Speight, Jr. (Barinski), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Malgoscha Gebel (Dr. Bogdanilivestsky 'Bob' Romansky), Christine Elise (Dr. Harper Tracy), Anna Holmes (Patient on gurney), Antoinette Peragine (Cindy), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Elda Lopez (Mrs. Rodriguez)

Ross treats a young pyromanic for burns then leaves him to await a psych consult; however, once alone, the boy promptly starts a fire in the ER. Lewis contends with her live-in sister, who quit computer school. Carter and Harper grow closer, while Benton asks Jeanie to leave her estranged husband.



28 :02x03 - Do One, Teach One, Kill One

First aired: Oct/05/1995
Writer: Paul Manning
Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala
Guest star: John Finnegan (Mitchell), Kathleen Wilhoite (Chloe Lewis), Billy Mayo (Sheriff), Carlos Gomez (Paramedic Raul Melendez), Carol Locatell (Unknown), Joe Costanza (Ed Menke), David Spielberg (Dr. Neil Bernstein), Gloria Reuben (Jeanie Boulet), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Lucy Liu (Mei-Sun), Tony Longo (Unknown), Ron Eldard (Ray 'Shep' Shepard), Perry Anzilotti (Anesthesiologist), CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Albert Henderson (Unknown), Carole Goldman (Bartender), Laura Innes (Dr. Kerry Weaver), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Nicole Nagel (Hulda), Christine Harnos (Jenn Greene), Vanessa Marquez (Wendy), Christine Elise (Dr. Harper Tracy), Mario Tanzi (Security Guard), Deezer D. (Malik)

Benton allows Carter to do his first unsupervised surgery, and Carter accidentally perforates the patient's liver. Tension between Weaver and Lewis escalates, while Ross saves an AIDS baby who was given the wrong medication by a clinic resident. Shepard and Hathaway grow closer after losing a victim. Chloe abandons baby Susie with Dr. Lewis.



29 :02x04 - What Life?

First aired: Oct/12/1995
Writer: Carol Flint
Director: Dean Parisot
Guest star: Carlos Gomez (Raul), Phyllis Lyons (Mrs. Tubbs), Andi Chapman (Jodi), Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), Susan Peretz (Mrs. Perry), Phil Leeds (Husband), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Lucy Liu (Mei-Sun), Kim Delgado (Taxi Driver), Lily Mariye (Lily), Patricia Belcher (Ward Nurse), Monté Russell (Zadro), Carlos Carrasco (Dominican Uncle), Ron Eldard (Ray 'Shep' Shepard), Joseph D. Reitman (Delivery Man), Jennifer Balgobin (Mimi), John Lisbon Wood (Homeless Man), CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Shay Astar (Amy Thompson), Justin Cooper (Kid), Dennis Burkley (Tom Perry), Laura Innes (Dr. Kerry Weaver), Andrea Parker (Linda Farrell), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Paul Laurence (Patient (as Paul Ehrmann)), Lynn A. Henderson (EMT Olbes), Nicole Nagel (Hulda), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Christine Elise (Dr. Harper Tracy), Cully Fredricksen (Paramedic Raul Melendez), Celia Kushner (Elderly Woman), Emily Wagner (Pickman)

After Benton punches an obnoxious salesman, Hicks chooses Carter to replace him in surgery -- and asks that Benton consult with Jeanie Boulet. Greene witnesses Ross's complicated personal life first-hand while bunking with the doctor. Lewis considers putting baby Susie up for adoption. Harper and Carter share a kiss.



30 :02x05 - And Baby Makes Two

First aired: Oct/19/1995
Writer: Anne Kenney
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Guest star: Ernestine Mercer (Lottie), Mark Costello (Kevin Halloran), Mary Mara (Loretta Sweet), Paul Dooley (Henry Lewis), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Lucy Liu (Mei-Sun), Laura Henry (Lisa Halloran), Valeri Ross (McGillis), Joan Pringle (Hyams), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Charles Noland (E. Ray Bozeman), Valerie Perrine (Cookie Lewis), Vito D'Ambrosio (Forchet), Thom Mathews (Michael Mazovick), Arthur Senzy (Danzig), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), Finn Carter (Carrie Deal), Christine Elise (Dr. Harper Tracy), Joshua Hoon Cho (Chia-Chia), Jennifer Tighe (Vickie Mazovich), Deezer D. (Malik)

Weaver's day off provides welcome relief to the ER staff. With Benton's finger still healing, Carter continues to impress his superiors in the O.R. Benton and Hathaway treat a motorcycle accident victim with a severed arm, but later discover he and his wife intentionally chopped the arm in an effort to scam the insurance company. Lewis decides to adopt baby Susie.



31 :02x06 - Days Like This

First aired: Nov/02/1995
Writer: Lydia Woodward
Director: Mimi Leder
Guest star: Ivory Ocean (Preston), Fred Pinkard (Mr. Stubey), Ron Rifkin (Dr. Carl Vucelich), David Spielberg (Dr. Neil Bernstein, Chief of Pediatrics), Robert Picardo (Abraham Zimble), Michael Galeota (Joseph O'Connor), Nike Doukas (Mrs. O'Connor), Boris Cabrera (Rico), Ron Eldard (Ray 'Shep' Shepard), Mike Genovese (Officer Al Grabarsky), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Marlo Lovitch (Janie), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Guillermo Diaz (Jorge), Alejandra Flores (Mrs. Valdez), Laura Innes (Dr. Kerry Weaver), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), Vanessa Marquez (Nurse Wendy Goldman), Christine Elise (Dr. Harper Tracy), Victor Sánchez (Gang Member), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Deezer D. (Malik)

A gang shooting leads multiple victims to the ER. Jeanie and Benton are forced to work together when she returns to the ER as a physician's assistant. Greene catches Harper and Ross together, and Harper later confesses to Carter that she slept with Ross. The ER welcomes a new admissions clerk, Randi. Ross's fellowship is terminated after he breaks the rules...again.



32 :02x07 - Hell and High Water

First aired: Nov/09/1995
Writer: Neal Baer
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Peter Gregory (Mr. Phillips), Robert Cicchini (Channel 5 Chopper Reporter), Erik Von Detten (Ben Larkin), Lily Mariye (Lily), Monté Russell (Zadro), Luis Avalos (Clinic Boss), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Cynthia Mace (Unknown), Yolanda Gaskins (TV News Reporter), J. Madison Wright (Molly Phillips), Richard Pickren (Jimmy), Stephanie Sawyer (Mindy), Ellen Albertini Dow (Mrs. Riblet), Raymond D. Turner (Security Guard), Will Jeffries (Mr. Larkin), Zachary Charles (Joey Larkin), Andrea Parker (Linda Farrell), Chase Masterson (Mrs. Phillips), Warner Saunders (News Anchor), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Vanessa Marquez (Nurse Wendy Goldman), Christine Elise (Dr. Harper Tracy), Kurt Naebig (Paramedic), Deezer D. (Malik), Nika Kolodziej (Amber)

Before blowing out of County General Memorial Hospital, a dissatisfied Dr. Ross accepts a lucrative position in private pediatric practice, and is on his way to celebrate when he discovers an injured boy trapped in a rural storm drain during a cloudburst. Stranded far from help and with the water rising, Ross soothes the frightened child as he struggles to free him. But even if Ross pulls the victim out in time, he knows he must further improvise to get him to the emergency room and keep him alive. Elsewhere, Dr. Benton, Carter and student Harper Tracy work hard to help a young girl who is a hit-and-run victim with multiple fractures and internal bleeding.



33 :02x08 - The Secret Sharer

First aired: Nov/16/1995
Writer: Paul Manning
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Guest star: Charles Cyphers (Injured Civil-War Reenactor), Ann Weldon (Grandma), Ron Rifkin (Dr. Carl Vucelich), David Spielberg (Dr. Neil Bernstein), Paul Dooley (Henry Lewis), Tom Everett (Unknown), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Terry Hoyos (Mrs. Corvalan), Monté Russell (Zadro), Ron Eldard (Ray 'Shep' Shepard), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Angela Paton (Mrs. Ransom), Tony Winters (Hotel Staffer), Jonathan Hernandez (Wilbur), Ann Shea (Day Care Worker), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Austin O'Brien (Kyle Kaslaw), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Christine Elise (Dr. Harper Tracy), Kelly Morgan (Tom), Mimi Rose (Julia), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Deezer D. (Malik), Miriam Reichmeister (Julia Kazlaw), David Miklatski (Alan), David G. Robinson (Echo Tech)

Now that Dr. Ross is considered a hero by all of Chicago -- after saving a boy from a flooded storm drain -- Bernstein reinstates his fellowship. Feeling guilty from a misdiagnosis, Carter orders a million tests on his newest patient -- with surprising results. Benton learns that Jeanie has filed for divorce. Harper and Carter reconnect.



34 :02x09 - Home

First aired: Dec/07/1995
Writer: Tracey Stern
Director: Donna Deitch
Guest star: Bruce Nozick (Craig Simon), Tom Simmons (Ethan Brown), Yvonne Zima (Rachel Greene), Carol Kiernan (Desk Clerk), Ron Rifkin (Dr. Carl Vucelich), Greta Sesheta (Mrs. Basett), Lisa Dinkins (Dr. Musgrave), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Barbara Tyson (Gwen), Ron Eldard (Ray 'Shep' Shepard), Mirron E. Willis (Cop), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Michael B. Silver (Dr. Paul Myers (as Michael Buchman Silver)), Peter McDonald (Patient), Jennifer Crystal (Reba), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Piper Laurie (Sarah Ross), Nicole Nieth (Lisa), Adam Goldberg (Joshua Shem/'Mr. Sullivan'), Laura Innes (Dr. Kerry Weaver), Karen Ludwig (Madeline Shem), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Christine Harnos (Jennifer Greene), Christine Elise (Dr. Harper Tracy), Gabriel Dell, Jr. (Michael), Susan Lee Hoffman (Alice), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Marc Odets (Surgical Resident)

Just after treating a hit-and-run victim, Greene learns that his wife and daughter were involved in serious car accident back in Milwaukee. Lewis is asked to speak at a prestigious medical conference, but opts to stay with baby Susie instead. In an effort to get a break from Benton's demanding schedule, Carter encourages him to interview for Vucelich's research project.



35 :02x10 - A Miracle Happens Here

First aired: Dec/14/1995
Writer: Carol Flint
Director: Mimi Leder
Guest star: Tony Plana (Priest), Vanessa Mercado (Lamb), Lorna Scott (Stan's Wife), Al Fann (Chamberlain), Ron Rifkin (Dr. Carl Vucelich), Richard Minchenberg (Dr. P.K. Simon, Vucelich's Assistant), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Lily Mariye (Lily), John Cassini (Zamboni Driver), Michael Chinyamurindi (Mlungisi), Danny Goldring (Tony Logan), Ron Eldard (Ray 'Shep' Shepard), Ja'net DuBois (Macy Chamberlain), Mike Genovese (Officer Al Grabarsky), Billye Ree Wallace (Helen/Silvie Rubadoux), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Red Buttons (Jules 'Ruby' Rubadoux), Michael Bryan French (Dr. MacGruder), Brandon Maggart (Stan Calaus), Jacob Vargas (Diablo), Bradley Whitford (Sean O'Brien), Laura Innes (Dr. Kerry Weaver), Sean Murray (Bret Maddocks), Bernard Hiller (Ari Steiner (as Bernard Hiller)), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Joan Copeland (Hanna Steiner), Bobbi Page (Choralier #4), Christine Elise (Dr. Harper Tracy), Michelle A. Fournier (Choralier #3 (as Michelle Fournier)), Michael Geiger (Choralier #2), Binh Nguyen (Wiseman), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Deezer D. (Malik), Aleta Braxton (Choralier #5), Christopher Gambel (Recovery Nurse/Choralier #1), Dora Hiller (Sammy Steiner)

While his estranged wife asks to keep their daughter over the holidays, Greene deals with hospital attorneys. They're anxious to settle the malpractice suit with the husband whose wife died in labor last year. A drunk zamboni driver levels a group of ice skaters -- and lands them all in the ER. Lewis treats a priest, while Hathaway treats a Kris Kringle look-a-like. Later, at a last minute caroling party at Hathaway's house, Shep proposes.



36 :02x11 - Dead of Winter

First aired: Jan/04/1996
Writer: John Wells
Director: Whitney Ransick
Guest star: Jake Lloyd (Jimmy Sweet), Lillian Lehman (Unknown), Carlos Gomez (Paramedic Raul Melendez), Michael Harris (Pete Tuteur), Mary Mara (Loretta Sweet), Hamilton Camp (Drunk), Ron Rifkin (Dr. Carl Vucelich), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Ron Eldard (Ray 'Shep' Shepard), Mari Gorman (Karlsen), Billye Ree Wallace (Helen/Silvie Rubadoux), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Red Buttons (Jules 'Ruby' Rubadoux), Tom Bailey (Sgt. Larkowski), Nicholas Cascone (Howard), Channing Chase (Claire), Jennifer Ann Lee (Kayla), Ashlee Lauren (Annie Sweet), Linda Lutz (Mrs. Saunders), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Michael Beach (Al Boulet), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Edye Byrde (Grandma Proulx), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Rolando Molina (Rolando), Christine Elise (Dr. Harper Tracy), Jennifer Anne Lee (Kayla), Craig Lamar Traylor (Michael), Ruth de Sosa (Carla), Deezer D. (Malik), Ramon Choyce (Tyrone), Derrick Gordon Jr. (Trey)

When paramedic Shepherd makes an off-color remark about a large group of neglected children, he raises the ire of Dr. Benton. Meanwhile, Greene is served divorce papers and Carter tries to impress Vucelich by taking on a terminal patient's care. Elsewhere, Jeanie feels slighted after discovering that Hathaway has given her a poor evaluation.



37 :02x12 - True Lies

First aired: Jan/25/1996
Writer: Lance Gentile
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Guest star: Robert Silver (Dr. Martin Adelstein), Yvonne Zima (Rachel Greene), Ron Rifkin (Dr. Carl Vucelich), Jessica Steen (Karen Hardy), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Richard Penn (Dave Donovan), Lorna Raver (Dr. Anne Adelstein), Lily Mariye (Lily), Monté Russell (Zadro), CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Billye Ree Wallace (Helen/Silvie Rubadoux), Kenneth White (Watson), Pamela Salem (Marian Vucelich), Red Buttons (Jules 'Ruby' Rubadoux), Eileen Ryan (Barbara Dean), Charles Noland (E-Ray), Robert Kerbeck (J.B. Shanley), Channing Chase (Claire, Vucelich's Secretary), Jesse Littlejohn (Noah), Suzanne Carney (Scrub Nurse), Ernest Perry, Jr. (Server), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Christine Harnos (Jennifer Greene), Tim De Zarn (Mr. Krawczyk), Christine Elise (Dr. Harper Tracy), Deezer D. (Malik), Robert Silveri (Dr. Martin Adelstein)

Unable to save an elderly cardiac patient, Carter receives the blame from the patient's grief-stricken husband. Meanwhile, Benton is humiliated when Vucelich must bail him out of a complicated surgery. Elsewhere, Ross gets into a physical altercation with a neglectful father and Greene deals with his daughter -- who is acting out in response to the divorce.



38 :02x13 - It's Not Easy Being Greene

First aired: Feb/01/1996
Writer: Paul Manning
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Jennifer Rhodes (Mrs. Henry), Jonah Rooney (Ray), Ron Rifkin (Dr. Carl Vucelich), Richard Minchenberg (Dr. P.K. Simon, Vucelich's Assistant), Michael Alldredge (Unknown), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Megan Gallagher (Kathy Snyder, Hospital Counsel), Sandy Martin (Mrs. Zarian), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Michael Bryan French (MacGruder), Lisa Waltz (Mrs. Wimbur), Channing Chase (Claire), Suzanne Carney (OR Nurse), Megan Cole (Pathologist), Laura Innes (Dr. Kerry Weaver), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Vanessa Marquez (Nurse Wendy Goldman), Christine Elise (Dr. Harper Tracy), Josette DiCarlo (Mrs. D'Angelo), Deezer D. (Malik)

Greene finally settles the wrongful death suit, only to have his ex-wife sue for custody of their daughter, Rachel. Carter takes credit for Harper's diagnosis, which leads to an argument. Benton grows increasingly suspicious of Dr. Vucelich's research study. Weaver pressures Lewis about the Chief Resident position; Hathaway becomes a part-time worm farmer to raise extra cash.



39 :02x14 - The Right Thing

First aired: Feb/08/1996
Writer: Lydia Woodward
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: Jake Lloyd (Jimmy Sweet), Mary Mara (Loretta Sweet), Ron Rifkin (Dr. Carl Vucelich), Dean Cameron (Edward, Marguerite's son-in-law), Thomas Bellin (Wolfe), Richard Minchenberg (Dr. P.K. Simon, Vucelich's Assistant), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Thom Barry (T-Ball), CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks), Scott Michael Campbell (Reilly Brown), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Red Buttons (Jules 'Ruby' Rubadoux), Channing Chase (Claire), Micole Mercurio (Marguerite Janeway), Mark Pellegrino (Nathan), Suzanne Carney (OR Nurse Janet), Pamela Roberts (Mrs. Haney), James Farentino (Ray Ross), Charlotte Ross (Angel), Ashlee Lauren (Annie), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Ving Rhames (Walt Robbins), Emmy Yu (Whitney), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Christine Elise (Dr. Harper Tracy), Nathan Bexton (Paul, Kid on Motorcycle), Valentino Moreno (Joseph), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Ira S. Youdovin (Rabbi)

After confronting Vucelich about the research data, Benton is forced out of the study. Benton threatens to go to the ethics board and Vucelich removes him from the surgical team all together. Greene and Lewis are spotted riding the El together and the ER is buzzing with gossip about their relationship. Ross's birthday is spoiled when his father arrives.



40 :02x15 - Baby Shower

First aired: Feb/15/1996
Writer: Carol Flint
Director: Barnet Kellman
Guest star: François Chao (Neuro Resident), Lawrence Mandley (Maintenance Man), Kelly Jo Minter (Crack Mom), Carol Ann Susi (Pregnant Abductee), Amy Aquino (Dr. Janet Coburn), Richard Minchenberg (Dr. P.K. Simon, Vucelich's Assistant), Cedrick Terrell (Phil Wilson (as Cedrick Terrell)), CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks), Lindsay Crouse (Dr. Anna Castigliano), Steven Anderson (Surgical Resident), Pierre Epstein (Dr. Bradley), Radmar Agana Jao (OB Nurse), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Cecile Callan (Leslie Cameron), Rafer Weigel (Reimplant Resident), James Farentino (Ray Ross), Ria Pavia (Stanford Candidate), Laura Innes (Dr. Kerry Weaver), Sarah MacDonnell (Maggie), Peter Spears (Pregnant Alien-Abductee), Amy Correa (Scared Teen (as Amy Elizabeth Correa)), Myra Turley (Monica Ford), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Marcia Del Mar (Ingrid), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Nia Long (Christy Wilson), Brad Koepenick (Martin Fisher), Melissa De Sousa (Estella), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Vanessa Marquez (Nurse Wendy Goldman), Christine Elise (Dr. Harper Tracy), John Caponera (Neuro Resident), Paul Nakauchi (Harvard Candidate), Scottie Pippen (Himself), Gordon Reinhart (Hotel Desk Clerk), John Verea (Ernain), Jennifer Leigh Warren (Sonya)

When a water main breaks in the maternity ward, the ER is flooded with babies and expectant mothers. During the numerous deliveries that follow, Greene is shadowed by Hicks and Boulet deals with a former crack addict who is now giving birth. Meanwhile, Lewis finalizes adopting Susie and Harper fears she may be pregnant.



41 :02x16 - The Healers

First aired: Feb/22/1996
Writer: John Wells
Director: Mimi Leder
Guest star: Dan Martin (Lieutenant), Gregory Itzin (Burn Doctor), Nick LaTour (Old Man), Kathleen Wilhoite (Chloe Lewis), Michael Cudlitz (Injured Fireman), Carlos Gomez (Paramedic Raul Melendez), Leah Lail (Kara), Lily Mariye (Lily), Monté Russell (Zadro), Ron Eldard (Ray 'Shep' Shepard), John Christian Graas (Max), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Scott Michael Campbell (EMT Riley Brown), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Mary Pat Gleason (Anne Parks), Ann Shea (Valerie), James Farentino (Ray Ross), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), Hank Cheyne (Wong), J. D. Lewis (Michael), Vanessa Marquez (Nurse Wendy Goldman), Christine Elise (Dr. Harper Tracy), Elke Larson (Jessica Nielsen, Max's Sister), Kylie Larson (Jessica Nielsen, Max's Sister), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Deezer D. (Malik), Danny Rizzo (David), Marg Helgenberger (Karen Hines)

When a mother of four sets her apartment building ablaze by illegally preparing methamphetamines, Shep and Raul rush in unprotected to save the children. While Hathaway is relieved when Shep shows up at the ER unharmed, they are both devastated when Raul comes in with burns over 90 percent of his body. Ross reaches out to his father, only to be disappointed yet again.



42 :02x17 - The Match Game

First aired: Mar/28/1996
Writer: Neal Baer
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Guest star: Kathleen Wilhoite (Chloe Lewis), Michael McShane (Hugo), Rodney Eastman (Freddie), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Richard Schiff (Mr. Bartoli), Lily Mariye (Lily), Megan Gallagher (Kathy Snyder), Ron Eldard (Ray 'Shep' Shepard), CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks), Joanna Gleason (Iris), John Walcutt (Cancer Specialist), Rashaan Nall (Brett), Scott Michael Campbell (EMT Riley Brown), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), David Packer (Mr. Ledbetter), Ann Shea (Valerie), George Lugg (Bellman), Bill Cobbs (Mr. Bowman), Terrence O'Connor (Mrs. Robinson), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Christine Elise (Dr. Harper Tracy), Magali Alvarado (Mrs. Meeks), Joanie Fox (Waitress #1)

Dr. Lewis's erratic sister Chloe returns, claiming five months of sobriety. Lewis, however, refuses to trust her and refuses to turn over baby Susie. Benton ignores hospital policy and betrays Dr. Ross in the process. Carter lets his personal life interfere with proper patient care.



43 :02x18 - A Shift in the Night

First aired: Apr/04/1996
Writer: Joe Sachs
Director: Lance Gentile
Guest star: Jake Lloyd (Jimmy Sweet), Kathleen Wilhoite (Chloe Lewis), Justin Urich (Corky), Pat Crawford Brown (Mrs. Votey), Mary Mara (Loretta Sweet), Steven Gilborn (Dr. Randall), Michael Ralph (Mr. Alexander), Ronne Troup (Mrs. Anderson), John Apicella (Mr. Etheridge), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Kathryn Joosten (Lois), Jennie Vaughn (Brianna), Ron Eldard (Ray 'Shep' Shepard), Kyle Gibson (Danny Huggins), Patty Toy (Dr. Leung), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Peggy Roeder (Ruth Huggins), Jane Marla Robbins (Sylvia), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Scott Michael Campbell (EMT Riley Brown), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Scott Jaeck (Dr. Steven Flint), Jim Mapp (Mr. Buchanan), Laura Innes (Dr. Kerry Weaver), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), Christine Elise (Dr. Harper Tracy), Patricia Gaul (Mrs. Ethridge), Stogie Kenyatta (Bagwell), Jose Felipe Padron (Omar), Stephen Pocock (Richard 'Ricky' Tomco), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Deezer D. (Malik), Jeffrey W. Langford II (Jeffrey), Claudia Levy (Molly), Amy Mayer (Mrs. Taylor), Nadia Verde (Leita)

An especially busy night goes from bad to worse when Weaver, Lewis and Ross are all unavailable. Greene, who has been working overtime for four days in a row, works on pure adrenaline to keep up and Morgenstern refuses to cut him any slack.



44 :02x19 - Fire in the Belly

First aired: Apr/25/1996
Writer: Paul Manning
Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala
Guest star: Tony Perez (Mr. Mendoza), Kathleen Wilhoite (Chloe Lewis), J. P. Manoux (Mime), Claudette Nevins (Judge), Paul Dooley (Henry Lewis), Richard Minchenberg (Dr. P.K. Simon, Vucelich's Assistant), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Ron Eldard (Ray 'Shep' Shepard), Perry Anzilotti (Perry, Anesthesiologist), CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks), Joanna Gleason (Iris), Scott Michael Campbell (EMT Riley Brown), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Bibi Besch (Ethel Garvey), Marg Helgenberger (Karen Hines), Suzanne Carney (OR Nurse), Matthew Glave (Dale Edson), Robert Louis Kempf (Button Man), Duke Moosekian (Detective), Laura Innes (Dr. Kerry Weaver), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Michael C. Mahon (Joe, Chloe's Boyfriend), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), Christine Elise (Dr. Harper Tracy), Miller Daurey (Virgil), Kevin Duran (Jeremy), Consuela Nance (Cashier), Maggie Palomo (Mrs. Mendoza), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Deezer D. (Malik), Shaun Duke (Detective)

Weaver allows a videographer, Iris, to document ER procedures as a study guide. Greene is initially resistant, since Iris is a former patient. Ultimately, Greene and Iris share a romantic evening together. Benton's misdiagnosis of a cancer patient lands him in hot water with his colleagues and Hicks. Carter competes with a new surgical intern, Dale Edson. Carter's childish behavior leads to Harper breaking up with him. Chloe gains visitation rights with baby Susie.



45 :02x20 - Fevers of Unknown Origin

First aired: May/02/1996
Writer: Carol Flint
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: Kathleen Wilhoite (Chloe Lewis), Vien Hong (Young Banger), Al Ruscio (Mr. Delanova), Romy Rosemont (Joanne Barris), Mary Mara (Loretta Sweet), Scott Williamson (Unknown), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Lily Mariye (Lily), Ron Eldard (Ray 'Shep' Shepard), Eddie Mui (Old Banger), CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Fran Montano (Mr. Johnson), Pierre Epstein (Dr. Bradley), Annie O'Donnell (Eve), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Scott Michael Campbell (EMT Riley Brown), Rex Ryon (Eugene), Marg Helgenberger (Karen Hines), Mariangela Pino (Mr. Delanova's Daughter), Laura Innes (Dr. Kerry Weaver), Michael C. Mahon (Joe, Chloe's Boyfriend), Christopher Graves (Danny), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Chad McKnight (Officer Wilson), Lynn Milgrim (Ms. Crandell), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Christine Harnos (Jennifer Greene), Christine Elise (Dr. Harper Tracy), Kevin Graves (Josh), Deezer D. (Malik), Meloney Black (Becky)

Ross and Benton put aside their differences when they work to save a little girl hurt in a water heater explosion. Lewis deals with losing custody of Susie by throwing herself into work -- and saving a few lives in the process. Greene continues to finalize his divorce, but has sex with his estranged wife in the meantime. Carter thinks working with Ross will be easy...Ross starts dating his father's boss.



46 :02x21 - Take These Broken Wings

First aired: May/09/1996
Writer: Lydia Woodward
Director: Anthony Edwards
Guest star: Jake Lloyd (Jimmy Sweet), Dylan Haggerty (Coach Yazerski), Mary Mara (Loretta Sweet), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Ron Eldard (Ray 'Shep' Shepard), Mike Genovese (Officer Al Grabarsky), Kyla Pratt (Lily), Joanna Gleason (Iris), Scott Michael Campbell (EMT Riley Brown), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Piper Laurie (Sarah Ross), Marg Helgenberger (Karen Hines), Emily Kuroda (Dottie), James Farentino (Ray Ross), Ashlee Lauren (Annie), Reg E. Cathey (Haskell), Gabrielle Boni (TC Lucas), Laura Innes (Dr. Kerry Weaver), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Michael Beach (Al Boulet), Mary McCann (Judith Ramsey), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), Adriano González (Father Ruiz Anchia), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Deezer D. (Malik)

Ross turns to his mother for help when his father skips town with Karen's money. Meanwhile, Weaver tells Greene she'll support Lewis as chief resident if Greene will help Weaver become an ER attending physician. Hathaway covers for Shep, who is increasingly more unstable since Raul's death. Officer Grabarsky and Nurse Wright get engaged.



47 :02x22 - John Carter, M.D.

First aired: May/16/1996
Writer: John Wells
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Mary Mara (Loretta Sweet), Ron Rifkin (Dr. Carl Vucelich), Lily Mariye (Lily), Monté Russell (Zadro), Ron Eldard (Ray 'Shep' Shepard), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Steven Anderson (Dr. Davitch), John Furey (Jason Lucas), William Lucking (Kenny Brannigan), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Charles Noland (E-Ray), Rae'Ven Larrymore-Kelly (Monique), Marg Helgenberger (Karen Hines), Gabrielle Boni (TC Lucas), Michael Manuel (Richard), Felicity LaFortune (Annette Lucas), Colleen McQuade (Isabel), Judith Malina ("June Allyson"), Laura Innes (Dr. Kerry Weaver), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Michael Beach (Al Boulet), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Christine Harnos (Jenn Greene), Vanessa Marquez (Nurse Wendy Goldman), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Deezer D. (Malik)

Greene announces that Lewis has been selected as chief resident for next year and Weaver as the ER attending physician -- with less-than-happy reactions. Lewis ultimately refuses the offer. Jeanie and Benton are tested for the AIDS virus after Jeanie learns that her estranged husband, Al is HIV positive. Carter misses his degree ceremony while caring for a critically ill young girl. Frustrated by medical insurance red tape infringing upon patient care, Nurse Hathaway quits.



48 :03x01 - Dr. Carter, I Presume

First aired: Sep/26/1996
Writer: John Wells
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Anita Dangler (Lukesi), Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), Karen Hensel (Keller), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Reese), Ron Eldard (Ray 'Shep' Shepard), David Schwimmer (Dr. Karubian), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Rayford Barnes (Jim), Charles Noland (E-Ray), Michelle Clunie (Gretchen), Lucy Rodriguez (Nurse Bjerke), Wallace Langham (Dr. Melvoin), Matthew Glave (Dr. Dale Edson), Stephen Rappaport (Matthew), Melissa Chan (Leung), Richard Haje (Taylor), Michael Andrew Kelly (Cop #1), Omar Epps (Dr. Dennis Gant), Ving Rhames (Walt Robbins), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Jamaal Carter (Teenager), Lydia Hazan (Dr. Julie Dixon), Richard Lexsee (Paramedic), Chet Warner (Truman)

Dr. Carter begins his surgical internship, but his first shift as a doctor is not what he expected. When 4th of July casualties inundate the ER, Carter is reassigned back downstairs -- and forced to make life or death decisions on his own. Jeanie and Benton receive the results of their HIV tests. Ross fails to convince Dr. Greene of the joys of being single. Hathaway's financial situation forces her to return to work.



49 :03x02 - Let the Games Begin

First aired: Oct/03/1996
Writer: Lydia Woodward
Director: Tom Moore
Guest star: John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Raye Birk (Mr. Hartley), Adam Sutton (Alex), Nancy Linari (Elizabeth Puro), Steve Vinovich (Wayne Lentloff), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Eileen Brennan (Betty), Eric Christmas (Mr. Heath), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Matt Landers (Brett Smith), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Charles Noland (E. Ray), Tony Carreiro (Unknown), Isabella Hofmann (AIDS Clinic Doctor), Mary Anne McGarry (Alice Wakely), Mike Houlihan (Tow Truck Driver), Kate Goehring (Julie), Marji Martin (PCP Woman), Omar Epps (Dr. Dennis Gant), Matthew Carey (Teenage Boy (as Matthew Thomas Carey)), Elizabeth Barondes (Heather), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Michael Beach (Al Boulet), Rose Gregorio (Helen Hathaway), Bridget Hoffman (Mrs. Bradley), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Danny Roque (Manny), Walter Teper (Security Man), Alma Washington (Passenger), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Deezer D. (Malik), Emily Rossman (Lisa)

Jeanie struggles with her decision to keep her HIV-positive status a secret and also starts receiving Al's medical bills. Lewis and Greene bond over their pathetic social lives and recent dating disasters. Hathaway considers selling her money pit of a house, until her mother intervenes. Carter treats his elderly neighbor. When a nearby hospital is shutdown, its staff is merged with County General's; Dr. Donald Anspaugh is brought in as the new Chief of Staff.



50 :03x03 - Don't Ask, Don't Tell

First aired: Oct/10/1996
Writer: Jason Cahill
Director: Perry Lang
Guest star: Wiley Pickett (Impaled Man), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Dennis Fimple (Dante), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Eileen Brennan (Betty), Lily Mariye (Lily), Sara Rue (Jane), John Diehl (Johnson's Son), George Murdock (Unknown), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Robert Mont (Animal Control Cop), Sandra Kinder (Secretary), Caroline Williams (Scrub Nurse), Josie Kim (Nurse Hodges), Glenne Headly (Dr. Abby Keaton), Omar Epps (Dr. Dennis Gant), Elizabeth Barondes (Heather), Lawrence Tierney (Jack Johnson), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Warner Saunders (TV Reporter), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Deezer D. (Malik)

With the merging of now-defunct Southside and County General, the ER gains a new intern, Maggie Doyle and must contend with their new Chief of Staff, Anspaugh. The patient load also increases. Weaver learns about Jeanie's HIV status; Benton transfers out of Anspaugh's cardiothoracic elective to work with a pediatric surgeon, Dr. Abby Keaton. Carter's neighbor, ignores Carter's advice and smokes while using her oxygen tank -- consequently blowing up their apartment building.



51 :03x04 - Last Call

First aired: Oct/17/1996
Writer: Samantha Howard Corbin
Director: Rod Holcomb
Guest star: John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Jim O'Heir (McKenna), Gerry Del Sol (Security Officer), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Eileen Brennan (Betty), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Reese), Lily Mariye (Lily), Jane Daly (Beth Armitage), Charmin Lee (Hostess), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Mena Suvari (Laura-Lee Armitage), Charles Noland (E-Ray), Lisa Darr (Nadine Wilkes), Brian Wimmer (Mickey), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Bruce Beatty (Howard), Michael Cannizzo (Cedrone), Glenne Headly (Dr. Abby Keaton), Allison Mackie (Claire Wilkes), Omar Epps (Dr. Dennis Gant), Rose Gregorio (Helen Hathaway), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Vanessa Marquez (Nurse Wendy Goldman), Mike Cannizzo (Cedrone (as Michael Cannizzo)), Irene Choi (Jung Koo Bek), John Wareham (Dr. Baker), Irene Cho (Jung Koo)

Benton is busted by Dr. Keaton for his lack of compassion for the pediatric patients and families. Carter, on the other hand, is praised for understanding the emotional side of medicine. Carter also moves in with Gant since he is temporarily homeless after an apartment fire destroyed his place. When a seizing woman is brought into the ER, Ross recognizes her as his one-night-stand from the night before. However, he can't even remember her name. Greene turns down Lewis's offer to vacation in Hawaii, but agrees to apartment-sit for her while she's away.



52 :03x05 - Ghosts

First aired: Oct/31/1996
Writer: Neal Baer
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Gary Leroi Gray (Mummy Boy (as G. LeRoi Gray)), Kylie Erica Mar (Princess), Johnny Sanchez (Young Man), Gina Gallego (Instructor), William Schallert (Mitchell Jennings), Wilson Raiser (Frankenstein), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Lily Mariye (Lily), Clement E. Blake (Homeless Man (as Clement E. Blake)), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Joseph Tello (Skeleton), Lucy Rodriguez (Nurse Bjerke), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Roz Witt (Saleswoman), Ernest Perry, Jr. (Gus), Patti Tippo (Debby), Lauren Robinson (Tina), Kayla Henry (Butterfly), Chris Edwards (William Litman), Glenne Headly (Dr. Abby Keaton), Omar Epps (Dr. Dennis Gant), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Michael Beach (Al Boulet), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), Kirsten Dunst (Charlene 'Charlie' Chiemingo), Courtney Miller (Baseball Girl), Richardson Morse (Tin Man), Arthur Perry (Doctor Boy), Pat Tanzillo (Body), Wayne Terry (Patient), Oren Williams (Pirate Boy), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Deezer D. (Malik), Aishah Jennett (Witch Girl)

The Halloween shift starts off with a bang when an injured Frankenstein arrives with a gunshot wound to the chest. Gant and Carter compare evaluations and Gant discovers that Benton is being tougher on him so that no one thinks his race gains him preferential treatment. Jeanie clashes with the new intern, Doyle over a DNR patient. Hathaway and Ross take the maiden shift in Anspaugh's "baby" - the mobile health van. Lewis returns from vacation -- but doesn't admit to Greene that she didn't go to Hawaii due to her fear of flying.



53 :03x06 - Fear of Flying

First aired: Nov/07/1996
Writer: Lance Gentile
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Dwier Brown (Dr. David Herlihy), Joshua Patterson (Zach #1), Jonathon Patterson (Zach #2), Perry Anzilotti (Perry, Anesthesiologist), Geoff Meed (Bart), Anna Berger (Mr. Brazil's Caregiver), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Bellina Logan (Nurse Kit), Carole Goldman (Doc), Meg Thalken (McManus), James Krag (Dumary), Jenny O'Hara (Nurse Rhonda Sterling), Chris Edwards (William Litman), Glenne Headly (Dr. Abby Keaton), Omar Epps (Dr. Dennis Gant), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), James 'Ike' Eichling (Hurst), Larry Eisenberg (Hubert Skinner, California Cryonics), Cecil Hoffman (Gail Herlihy (as Cecil Hoffmann))

In response to a remote, near-fatal car accident, doctors Greene and Lewis ride in a rescue helicopter to help the victims. Lewis momentarily gets over her fear of flying and arrives on scene to help a family of four involved in the crash. When the parents, their seven-year-old son and infant daughter are airlifted back to the ER, it's up to Benton and the others to save them.



54 :03x07 - No Brain, No Gain

First aired: Nov/14/1996
Writer: Paul Manning
Director: David Nutter
Guest star: John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Tom Towles (Teenage Boy's Father), Robert Clendenin (Anesthesiologist), Don Perry (Dr. Stan Breedlove), Dwier Brown (Dr. David Herlihy), Kathleen Freeman (Rhonda's Patient), Joan McMurtrey (Birdwatcher), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), William Sanderson (Mr. Percy), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Logan Pulizzi (Ronnie), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Charles Noland (E-Ray), Lucy Rodriguez (Nurse Bjerke), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Bellina Logan (Nurse Kit), Suzanne Carney (OR Nurse Janet), Matthew Glave (Dr. Dale Edson), Jenny O'Hara (Nurse Rhonda Sterling), Sab Shimono (Dr. Okida), Glenne Headly (Dr. Abby Keaton), Omar Epps (Dr. Dennis Gant), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Vanessa Marquez (Nurse Wendy Goldman), Cecil Hoffman (Gail Herlihy (as Cecil Hoffmann)), Te-See Bender (Mrs. Urbanski), Wanda-Lee Evans (Mrs. Dorsett), David McSwain (Mr. Urbanski)

While obsessing over a critically ill baby in his care, Dr. Benton uses heroic measures to sustain the life of a gang banger already declared brain dead by Dr. Ross. Ross is again second-guessed when Dr. Greene steps in to diffuse Ross's argument with the father of a 6-year-old boy with an infected wound. Dr. Carter's suspicion that a surgical patient has psychological problems leads to a confrontation with Dr. Dale Edson. Nurse Hathaway continues to clash with an inexperienced nurse, who makes another serious mistake. Dr. Greene treats a slightly injured social anthropologist who gives him new insight into human courtship behavior.



55 :03x08 - Union Station

First aired: Nov/21/1996
Writer: Carol Flint
Director: Tom Moore
Guest star: Amy Benedict (Mom), David Kirkwood (Mr. Reynolds), Skip Stellrecht (Chaplain), Dwier Brown (Dr. David Herlihy), Jonathon Patterson (Zach Herlihy), Valeria Ghiran (Romanian Mom), Joe Unger (Joe), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Reese), Mike Genovese (Officer Al Grabarsky), Buck Kartalian (Lloyd Frick), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Deborah May (Mary Cain), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Fran Bennett (Phyllis?), Kaleb Dixon (Hockey Player), Marnie Andrews (Sister), Glenne Headly (Dr. Abby Keaton), Michael Beach (Al Boulet), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Kirsten Dunst (Charlene 'Charlie' Chiemingo), Georgienne Millen (Reeva), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Cecil Hoffman (Gail Herlihy (as Cecil Hoffmann)), John Bakos (Conductor), Kevin Scott Greer (Pedestrian on L with Dr. Green), Sam Sanders (Porter #1), Diana Theodore (Teenage Girl), Harris Laskaway (Siebert), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry)

Dr. Lewis and Dr. Greene are faced with a personal decision that will affect both their futures. Dr. Keaton tries to teach Dr. Benton a new approach to surgery. Nurse Hathaway fights with the nursing administrator over her staff being pulled out to float in other departments. Jeanie is surprised at Al's sudden maturity. When a drunk woman comes into the ER in labor, Dr. Doyle reports her to the police. On Healthmobile duty, Dr. Ross bends the rules to help a teenage girl, Charlie, who brings in a friend's baby for vaccinations. Nurse Wright and Officer Grabarsky's wedding plans take an unexpected turn.



56 :03x09 - Ask Me No Questions, I'll Tell You No Lies

First aired: Dec/12/1996
Writer: Barbara Hall
Director: Paris Barclay
Guest star: John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Stan Sellers (James), Anne-Marie Johnson (Sickle-Cell Patient), Vera Lockwood (Mrs. McCourt), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Claudette Roche (Mrs. Murison), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Deborah May (Mary Cain), Charles Noland (E-Ray), John Bellucci (Father), Martin Grey (Wilburne), Steven Scott (Sword Boy #2), Chris Edwards (William Litman), Kevin Carroll (Clerk), Mike Kennedy (Dean), Glenne Headly (Dr. Abby Keaton), Omar Epps (Dr. Dennis Gant), Michael Beach (Al Boulet), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Corbin Bleu (Little Boy), Thomas Scott (Swordboy #1)

With the ER understaffed since Lewis's departure, Greene steps up to take a more active and strict interest in running things. After treating Al Boulet, Greene becomes suspicious of Jeanie and investigates her health status. Carter and Keaton continue their intimate relationship. Hathaway continues her pre-med studies but oversteps her boundaries with Weaver.



57 :03x10 - Homeless for the Holidays

First aired: Dec/19/1996
Writer: Samantha Howard Corbin
Director: Davis Guggenheim
Guest star: Bruce Nozick (Craig Simon), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Gloria LeRoy (Beth Lang), Ellen Wheeler (Unknown), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Reese), Eamonn Roche (Mr. Lang), Charles Dierkop (Collins), Kenneth Danziger (Unknown), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), J. P. Stevenson (Unknown), Tia Texada (Gloria), K. J. Sanchez (Mrs. Romero), Glenne Headly (Dr. Abby Keaton), Omar Epps (Dr. Dennis Gant), Michael Beach (Al Boulet), Rose Gregorio (Helen Hathaway), Shelly Desai (Cabbie), Kirsten Dunst (Charlene 'Charlie' Chiemingo), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Christine Harnos (Jennifer Simon)

While Dr. Greene and Dr. Weaver work out their differences regarding a policy for HIV-positive workers, Jeanie decides to put a stop to the rumors that a staff member has AIDS. Dr. Carter asks Dr. Gant to spend the holidays with his family, then backs out to accept an invitation from Dr. Keaton. Charlie, brings a seriously ill baby in to see Dr. Ross. Dr. Doyle treats a battered woman and helps her escape from an abusive husband. A severely burned homeless man makes Greene promise to look after his dog, Nick. Dr. Benton has a disappointing conversation with Keaton. Ross drops in on Nurse Hathaway's traditional Ukrainian Christmas to ask a favor.



58 :03x11 - Night Shift

First aired: Jan/16/1997
Writer: Paul Manning
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: David McKnight (Janitor), John Rubinstein (Dr. Kenner, Pediatric Surgeon), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Bruce Wright (Unknown), James McDonnell (Unknown), Bill Calvert ((as William Calvert)), Dino Anello (Orderly), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Deborah May (Mary Cain), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Bellina Logan (Nurse Kit), Suzanne Carney (OR Nurse Janet), Ann Hearn (Shelly), Charles Dugan (Mr. Risse), Glenne Headly (Dr. Abby Keaton), Omar Epps (Dr. Dennis Gant), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Kirsten Dunst (Charlene 'Charlie' Chiemingo), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Vanessa Marquez (Nurse Wendy Goldman), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Jim Brooks (Mike (as J.R. Brooks))

Dr. Weaver talks Jeanie into assisting in a study on the effect of exercise on night-shift workers. Dr. Greene, battling with the hospital attorney who refuses to let him treat an incoherent patient, finds an unexpected friend in Nurse Marquez. Nurse Hathaway's solution to the hospital's budget crises upsets the nursing staff. When Charlie, reappears and asks Dr. Ross for another favor, his refusal to help unwittingly puts her in a dangerous situation. Dr. Carter avoids listening to Dr. Gant's personal problems, and sneaks off to a rendezvous with Dr. Keaton. Frustrated in his attempt to secure another pediatric surgery rotation, Dr. Benton takes out his anger on Dr. Gant in front of the hospital staff. Later, Benton, Carter and Doyle frantically work to save a man who threw himself in front of the train -- and soon realize it's Dr. Gant.



59 :03x12 - Post Mortem

First aired: Jan/23/1997
Writer: Carol Flint
Director: Jacque Toberen
Guest star: Brandis Kemp (Temp Nurse), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Iqbal Theba (Dr. Zogoiby), Paul Collins (Unknown), Harry J. Lennix (Dr. Greg Fischer), Jami Gertz (Dr. Nina Pomerantz), CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks), Benjamin Brown (Lab Tech), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Deborah May (Mary Cain), Charles Noland (E-Ray), Fredric Lehne (Unknown), Matthew Glave (Dr. Dale Edson), Melissa Chan (Dr. Leung Joo Hua), Jodi Taffel (Surgical Nurse), Clare Wren (Mrs. Chimenga), Erica Gimpel (Adele Newman), Jack Blessing (Roger Drummond, Labor Relations), Kirsten Dunst (Charlene 'Charlie' Chiemingo), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Tyrone Tann (Best Man)

Guilty over Gant's death, Carter blames himself for not being a better friend. Benton remains unwilling to talk about the matter, further irritating Carter.Charlie asks Ross to be her guardian -- but Ross refuses. Meanwhile, the nurses stage a sick out to protest cuts in overtime pay, leaving Hathaway to pick up the slack. The result is the death of a homeless man that Hathaway administered the wrong blood to.



60 :03x13 - Fortune's Fools

First aired: Jan/30/1997
Writer: Jason Cahill
Director: Michael Katleman
Guest star: Carmen Mormino (Bartender), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Diane Delano (Delores), Kevin Tighe (Sgt. Mattimore), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Reese), Harry J. Lennix (Dr. Greg Fischer), Caitlin Dulany (Heather Morgan), Jimmy Staszkiel (Curtis), Victor Raider-Wexler (Vascular Doctor), CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Alex Rodine (Sasha), Jennifer McComb (Cindy Patterson), Jim Hatch (Mr. Cliffe), Marnie McPhail (Unknown), Deborah May (Mary Cain), Charles Noland (E-Ray), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Anjul Nigam (Alex Ghandar), Seth Adkins (Benny Miles), Ann Ryerson (Oncology Doctor), Billie Worley (Mike Patterson), Lisa Lord (Leslie Wu), Kelly Perine (Matt Collins), Tony Maggio (Tom Clayton, Chicago Sun-Times Reporter), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Tom Silardi (Officer Pino), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Jim Staskel (Curtis), Ray Toler (Gibbs)

Carter confronts Benton about his inability to deal with Gant's death. Benton must also deal with the fact that his former girlfriend, Carla, is pregnant as a result of their recent night together. Greene and Marquez break off their romance; Greene is encouraged by Anspaugh to pursue a teaching position. Labor relations uses Hathaway's screw up to thwart negotiations with the other nurses, until Hathaway takes total responsibility for the incident and gets suspended. Ross treats a boy who is convinced he is Superman.



61 :03x14 - Who's Appy Now?

First aired: Feb/06/1997
Writer: Neal Baer
Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala
Guest star: Jami Gertz (Dr. Nina Pomerantz), CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks), Tim Bagley (Archie Papion), Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), Harry J. Lennix (Dr. Greg Fischer), Caitlin Dulany (Heather Morgan), Craig Thomas (Roger), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Perry Anzilotti (Anesthesiologist), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Chad Lindberg (Jad Houston), Clea DuVall (Katie Reed), Cynthia Lamontagne (Paula McKenzie), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Veronica Cartwright (Mrs. Houston), Daniel T. Parker (Kevin), Henry DiGiovanni (Delivery Man), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Vanessa Marquez (Nurse Wendy Goldman), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Daniel Parker (Kevin)

Newly single Dr. Greene cancels a date so he can instead juggle two other women on the same night. However, all three discover the truth and one, Dr. Pomerantz is particularly peeved. Doyle and Carter learn to cooperate when Doyle takes Carter to a rifle range and teaches him to shoot. Carter performs an appendectomy on Benton and Nurse Haleh Adams takes over for suspended Hathaway.



62 :03x15 - The Long Way Around

First aired: Feb/13/1997
Writer: Lydia Woodward
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Ewan McGregor (Duncan Stewart), Robert Mohler (Kroopf), Marisol Nichols (Angie), Yvette Freeman (Nurse Haleh Adams), Lily Mariye (Nurse Lily Jarvik), Nathan Davis (Mr. Novotny), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Currie Graham (James), Mark Morettini (Lockhart), Richard Cotovsky (Homeless Man), Mason Gamble (Robert Potter), Cedric Young (Leon), Ruth Maleczech (Marita Novotny), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Jan Rubeš (Mr. Duzak), G. Riley Mills (Joseph), Deezer D. (Nurse Malik McGrath)

Nurse Hathaway is among those shopping at a family-owned convenience store when a robbery attempt goes awry. The store owner injures one of the robbers, James, and is badly wounded himself when the second robber, Duncan, panics and takes everyone hostage. While police cars gather outside the store, Hathaway must use her medical skills and the crude implements available in the store to keep the wounded alive and to maintain calm among the hostages and the gunmen. She finds unlikely support from her 10-year-old neighbor, Robert. Meanwhile, Dr. Ross and the hospital staff anxiously await word as the crisis unfolds.



63 :03x16 - Faith

First aired: Feb/20/1997
Writer: John Wells
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Jami Gertz (Dr. Nina Pomerantz), CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks), Louise Latham (Mrs. Cupertino), Rose Gregorio (Helen Hathaway), Sam Anderson (Dr. Jack Kayson), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Marianne Muellerleile (Mrs. Jonowski), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Reese), Harry J. Lennix (Dr. Greg Fischer), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Cynthia Avila (Psych Clerk), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Deborah May (Mary Cain), Chad Lindberg (Jad Houston), Clea DuVall (Katie Reed), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Blair Williamson (Jimmy Doyle), Veronica Cartwright (Mrs. Houston), Suzanne Carney (OR Nurse Janet), Matthew Glave (Dr. Dale Edson), Charlie Dell (Unknown), Merri Biechler (Yolanda), Dawn McMillan (Samantha Ewing), Louise C. Brown (Louise Cupertino), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Vanessa Marquez (Nurse Wendy Goldman)

Dr. Benton's attempt to placate Carla is met with contempt, and he returns to the hospital for the first time since his appendectomy. Dr. Carter is working extra-long hours to cover shifts left vacant by Dr. Gant's death, but he manages to catch another doctor's critical error. When Dr. Greene learns that a 37-year-old Down's Syndrome patient with an enlarged heart has been denied a heart transplant, he takes the matter up with Dr. Pomerantz. Complying with the demands of an 18-year-old cystic fibrosis patient, Dr. Ross must remove the respirator which keeps the boy alive. Following her suspension, Nurse Hathaway is reinstated at the hospital and decides to take the medical admissions test. Jeanie and Dr. Fischer continue their tentative relationship with a second date.



64 :03x17 - Tribes

First aired: Apr/10/1997
Writer: Lance Gentile
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks), Joe Torry (Chris Law), Christine Harnos (Jennifer Greene), Richard Fancy (Mr. Thomas), Dennis Cockrum (Mr. Brown, Handicapped Jaywalker), Yvonne Zima (Rachel Greene), Steve Vinovich (Wayne Lentloff), Amy Aquino (Dr. Janet Coburn), Yvette Freeman (Nurse Haleh Adams), Jennifer Hale (Gloria), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Reese), Lily Mariye (Nurse Lily Jarvik), Cory Buck (Tommy), Louisa Abernathy (Mrs. Law), David Hayward (Unknown), Marlene Warfield (Babs Shembert), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Mark Sivertsen (Unknown), Theodore Borders (Keyshawn), Norris Young (Kenny Law), John Bolger (Litle League Baseball Trainer), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Bonnie Root (Lori), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Alan Johnson (Groom), Virginia Morris (Dr. Angela Hicks)

When two teenagers -- one white and one black -- are brought in with gunshot wounds, Dr. Greene must deal with his own racial attitudes, angry family members and a retaliation shooting. Dr. Carter struggles to diagnose a patient previously written off as a crack addict. Nurse Hathaway treats a young victim of date rape. Dr. Benton is forced to get involved when Carla comes into the ER with minor injuries from a car accident, and Jeanie discovers other complications. Dr. Weaver tries to convince an injured paraplegic man to enter a detox program. Dr. Hicks makes an unexpected offer to Benton.



65 :03x18 - You Bet Your Life

First aired: Apr/17/1997
Writer: Paul Manning
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Gene Lythgow (Cop), Lois Foraker (Ida Blinder), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Yvonne Zima (Rachel Greene), Adrienne Smith (Betsy), Amy Aquino (Dr. Janet Coburn), Ramon Bieri (Mr. Bartok), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Reese), Harry J. Lennix (Dr. Greg Fischer), Jami Gertz (Dr. Nina Pomerantz), Luck Hari (OB Nurse), CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks), Richard Zobel (Mr. Gearhart), Ted Rooney (Neonatologist Dr. Tabash), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Bellina Logan (Nurse Kit), Joseph Culp (Roger Alner), Gia Carides (Suzanne Alner), Marisol Lucia (Mrs. Hilderbrand), Blayne Weaver (Jeffrey), Michael Beach (Al Boulet), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright)

Greene struggles to juggle the demands of the ER and his increasingly problematic daughter, Rachel. Nonetheless, he agrees to write an article for a medical journal in order to better his chances for a teaching position at the hospital. When Anspaugh refuses to perform a complicated surgery on a "lost cause," Carter goes behind his back and gets Hicks to do it. While the patient survives, Carter is placed on probation. Benton tells Carla he wants to accept financial responsibility for her and his baby. Hathaway awaits the results of the MCAT.



66 :03x19 - Calling Dr. Hathaway

First aired: Apr/24/1997
Writer: Jason Cahill, Samantha Howard Corbin
Director: Paris Barclay
Guest star: John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Yvonne Zima (Rachel Greene), Barry Cutler (McCollum), Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), Harry Shearer (John Smythe), Patricia Place (Mrs. Romero), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Reese), Jami Gertz (Dr. Nina Pomerantz), Cynthia Martells (Andrea Thompson), Denise Johnson (Emma Pomerantz), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Bellina Logan (Nurse Kit), Matthew Glave (Dr. Dale Edson), Julie Hagerty (Brenda Wilkerson), Kevin McDermott (Gunderson), Leslie Rivers (Mrs. Meeks), Casey Floresca (Brownie), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Vanessa Marquez (Nurse Wendy Goldman)

Hathaway passes her MCAT with flying colors and Weaver begins treating her like a med student. However, Hathaway decides that she loves nursing too much for a career change. Benton discovers that Carla has diabetes, which gives him concern for his unborn child. Carter fails to report Edson's misdiagnosis, fearing that Anspaugh wouldn't believe him anyway. A genetically engineered mouse escapes the lab and runs loose through the ER.



67 :03x20 - Random Acts

First aired: May/01/1997
Writer: Carol Flint
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks), Joe Torry (Chris Law), Michael Beach (Al Boulet), Stanley Kamel (Dr. "Fin" Leosch), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Suanne Spoke (OB Receptionist), Susan Krebs (Unknown), Amy Aquino (Dr. Janet Coburn), Scott Haven (P.K. Palmer IV), Iqbal Theba (Dr. Zogoiby), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Reese), Harry J. Lennix (Dr. Greg Fischer), Mary Beth McDonough (Jean Twomey (as Mary McDonough)), Julius Harris (Gramps), Holly Smith (Mrs. Palmer), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Sam Sarpong (Gangster #1), Gabriel Mann (Unknown), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), A. J. Marton (Peter Knight), Joe Lisi (Mr. Gunther), Heather Matarazzo (Alissa Gunther), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Pat Cochran (Dr. Kramer), Spider Madison (Carl Twomey (as Gabriel Mick)), Sonsee Neu (Bridget (as Sonsee Ahray)), Kirsten Holly Smith (Mrs. Palmer), Mason Storm (Skateboarder)

Benton acts as Carla's birthing coach, but she wants someone less critical and more reliable. Jeanie tries to get her HIV-positive, ex-husband into her current boyfriend's AIDS study. Greene is threatened by the brother of a gunshot victim who was caught in the crossfire of a drug dispute. The victim, a black man, died while the white drug dealer survived. Later, in the hospital bathroom, Dr. Greene is viciously attacked by an unknown assailant.



68 :03x21 - Make a Wish

First aired: May/08/1997
Writer: Lydia Woodward
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: Jami Gertz (Dr. Nina Pomerantz), Michael Beach (Al Boulet), David Fabrizio (Michael Hanson), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Shashawnee Hall (Det. Ford), Chad Cox (Harry Smith), Amy Aquino (Dr. Janet Coburn), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Reese), Larry Brandenburg (Mr. Lensky), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Charles Noland (E-Ray), Ted Rooney (Neonatologist Dr. Tabash), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Al Vicente (Luis), Bill Marcus (Mr. Biggers), Elias D. Coe (Russell), Bairbre Dowling (Dorgan), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario)

Carla goes into labor eight weeks early, causing a frantic Benton to overstep his bounds. Benton and Carla grow further apart as their baby's life hangs in the balance. Carter contemplates whether or not he's cut out to be a surgeon, while Jeanie rekindles her relationship with Al. Ross helps the nurses surprise Carol with a birthday party. Greene, battered physically and psychologically, returns to work amid heightened security.



69 :03x22 - One More for the Road

First aired: May/15/1997
Writer: John Wells
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Yvonne Zima (Rachel Greene), Shashawnee Hall (Det. Ford), Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Reese), Gabriel Damon (Tommy), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), J. P. Hubbell (EMT Lars Audia), CCH Pounder (Dr. Angela Hicks), Nan Martin (Mrs. Curwane), John Bradley (Nurse Connie Oligario), Cynthia Graham (Unknown), Erica Hubbard (Girl on El), Charles Noland (E-Ray), Ted Rooney (Neonatologist Dr. Tabash), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Bellina Logan (Nurse Kit), Ralph Meyering, Jr. (Unknown), Mary Cadorette (Carla Kramer), Clarinda Ross (Mrs. Martinez), Maria Bello (Dr. Anna Del Amico), Erica Gimpel (Adele Newman), Michael Beach (Al Boulet), Kirsten Dunst (Charlene 'Charlie' Chiemingo), JoNell Kennedy (Judy Munder (as Jonell Kennedy)), Vanessa Martinez (Tiffany), Michael Vira (Chuck Martinez)

Carter decides he wants to give up his surgical residency to pursue emergency medicine, even if it means working for free. Surgery is performed on Benton's premature baby, but he fears permanent brain damage. Greene destroys the doctors' lounge prompting Ross and others to confront him about his tenous mental state. Charlie, the 14-year-old that Ross met through the Healthmobile, arrives in the ER after a drug overdose. Later, Ross and Hathaway share a kiss.



70 :04x01 - Ambush

First aired: Sep/25/1997
Writer: Carol Flint
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Guest star: John Hawkes (P.A.), Nick Offerman (Petra), François Chao (Neurosurgeon), Summer Phoenix (Petra), Sherman Howard (Unknown), Darnell Williams (Mr. Williams), Peter Birkenhead (Drummer), J. P. Hubbell (EMT Lars Audia), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Silas Weir Mitchell (Luis), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Darion Basco (Justin Chang), Jesse Borrego (HIV-Positive Patient), Brent Jennings (Nat), Googy Gress (Head Lac), John Pleshette (Boz), Tracy Vilar (Doris), Justina Machado (Unknown), David Stifel (Boz), Lisa Edelstein (Documentarian Aggie Orton), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Carlos Alvarado (Gang Member), Nicki Micheaux (Mrs. Williams), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Matthew Fishman (Todd Lebeck), Audrey Gelfund (Weeping Woman (as Audrey Gelfand)), Jessie Nelson (George), Steve Stone (Himself (voice))

When a documentary video crew invades the ER to follow Dr. Greene and his co-workers through a typical day, everyone is self-conscious at first, but gradually becomes accustomed to being taped. While the cameras watch, Greene treats a musician with esophageal cancer. Dr. Carter is embarrassed when the cameras catch his undignified encounter with a patient. Newly arrived from England, surgical resident Dr. Elizabeth Corday confuses everyone with her unfamiliar medical terms. Dr. Ross and Nurse Hathaway treat a toddler who appears to have been bitten by the family dog. Greene and Dr. Del Amico treat a man who received a severe injury while trying to save a teenage boy from a vicious gang beating. When Dr. Morgenstern becomes suddenly ill while cameras are in the room, Dr. Weaver is concerned about his privacy.



71 :04x02 - Something New

First aired: Oct/02/1997
Writer: Lydia Woodward
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Mariska Hargitay (Cynthia Hooper), Michael Beach (Al Boulet), Peggy Mannix (Mrs. Styman), Don Perry (Dr. Sam Breedlove), Anna Garduno (Mrs. McClay), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Reese), Caitlin Dulany (Heather Morgan), Joanna Sanchez (Mrs. Trujillo), Sondra Blake (Ethyl Hayes), Valente Rodriguez (Mr. Trujillo), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Danielle Harris (Laura Quentin), Ted Rooney (Neonatologist Dr. Tabash), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Chad Lowe (Med Student George Henry), Gus Corrado (Bluefield), Jackie Millines (Thomas Anders), Roberto Alvarez (Ernesto Ruiz), Meredith Zinner (Chasity Lee), Viola Kates Stimpson (Estelle Webb), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Romeo Fabian (Jesus), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Gary Ballard (Arnold Plum), James T. Callahan (Oliver)

Dr. Carter tries to overcome his frustration at being once again considered a first-year intern and having to run his cases by Dr. Doyle, while his new medical student keeps disappearing to work on research. Dr. Elizabeth Corday begins working with Dr. Benton on trauma cases. With one hurdle cleared for Benton's baby, he and Carla finally give their son a name. Dr. Ross and Nurse Hathaway continue their renewed romance. After interviewing several candidates for the new desk clerk position, Dr. Greene impulsively hires a young woman. While Dr. Morgenstern awaits angioplasty, Dr. Weaver becomes Acting Chief of Emergency Services and wastes no time making administrative changes.



72 :04x03 - Friendly Fire

First aired: Oct/09/1997
Writer: Walon Green
Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala
Guest star: John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Mariska Hargitay (Cynthia Hooper), Michael Beach (Al Boulet), Tegan West (Construction Owner), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Reese), Caitlin Dulany (Heather Morgan), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Daniel Quinn (Unknown), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Danielle Harris (Laura Quentin), Ted Rooney (Neonatologist Dr. Tabash), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Tim Quill (Glenda), Richard Grove (Unknown), Michael Jace (Billy Nelson), Connie Ray (Glenda), Edward Blanchard (Patient), Lenny Rose (Ralph), Furley Lumpkin (Dr. Corelli), Tom Chick (Weissbroot), Meredith Zinner (Chasity Lee), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Derek Montgomery (Clayton), Judy Herrera (Pedes Nurse (as Jade Herrera))

After insisting that she and Dr. Ross keep their relationship a secret, Nurse Hathaway must deal with trusting Ross when Dr. Corday flirts with him. Dr. Greene and Dr. Carter are surprised by developments in the case of a young stroke victim. To the displeasure of everyone but Dr. Anspaugh, Dr. Weaver begins instituting cost-cutting measures and asks to review Ross's research proposal. Dr. Benton and Carla disagree about whether their baby needs a voluntary procedure. Cynthia begins work as a new desk clerk. A surprising incident occurs when Jerry examines sample merchandise brought in by a gun dealer.



73 :04x04 - When the Bough Breaks

First aired: Oct/16/1997
Writer: Jack Orman
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: Mariska Hargitay (Cynthia Hooper), Michael Beach (Al Boulet), Christine Harnos (Jennifer Simon), Justin Garms (Unknown), Adam Nelson (Mrs. Blevins), Merrin Dungey (Unknown), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Reese), David Denman (Jeremy Willis/ "Angel"), J. P. Hubbell (EMT Lars Audia), Peter Murnik (Unknown), Penelope Windust (Mrs. Martineau), Arjay Smith (Brian), Nicholas Sadler (Unknown), Ulysses Cuadra (Jaime Landeta), Lillian Hurst (Mrs. Landeta), Tracy Vilar (Doris), Peter Allas (Unknown), Jacqueline Schultz (Mrs. Blevins), Joel de la Fuente (Med Student Ivan Fu), Kaz Garas (Tom Melgato), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Peter Flanders ((as Pete Flanders)), Justin Henry (Med Student James Sasser)

Dr. Ross and Dr. Del Amico's disagreement over a pediatric asthma patient is overshadowed by a school bus accident which floods the ER with severely injured children. Dr. Greene's mental state begins to affect his relationship with his daughter, and he receives some unwelcome spiritual advice from a 19-year-old patient. A crack addict accuses Nurse Hathaway of injuring her newborn. Still on a cost-cutting rampage, Dr. Weaver tells Ross to find a research grant or look into private practice, then questions Jeanie's actions to save a patient. While Dr. Benton and Carla adjust to their new baby, the strained relationship between Benton and Dr. Carter erupts into an ugly confrontation.



74 :04x05 - Good Touch, Bad Touch

First aired: Oct/30/1997
Writer: David Mills
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Mariska Hargitay (Cynthia Hooper), Paul McCrane (Dr. Robert Romano), Michael Beach (Al Boulet), Sam Vlahos (Pablo), Rick Overton (Mr. McNamara), Terry Urdang (Mrs. Angevine), Michael Horton (Tom Angevine), Cooper Huckabee (Hayes), Louisa Abernathy (Mrs. Law), Daniel Henry Murray (Med Tech), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Daniel Murray (Med Tech (as Daniel Henry Murray)), Suzanne Carney (OR Nurse Janet), Matthew Glave (Dr. Dale Edson), Michael Jace (Bill Nelson), Coby Bell (Brett Nicholson), Eleanor Zee (Marian Rice), Jackie Mari Roberts (Lee (as Jackie Mari Roberts)), Joe Torry (Chris Law), Roberto Alvarez (Ernesto Ruiz), David Green (Alan McConagha), Joel de la Fuente (Med Student Ivan Fu), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Justin Henry (Med Student James Sasser), Michael Milgrom (Joseph Kupchak), Austin James Peck (Angevine's Son)

Dr. Benton's new role as a parent begins to affect his work life. Dr. Carter struggles with his medical student Ivan and with his own career decisions. Dr. Ross offers to help when Dr. Del Amico's examination of a young athlete causes an embarrassing reaction. Nurse Hathaway's idea to open a free clinic for women and children leads her on a search for funding. Dr. Greene's deposition erupts into angry accusations against a deceased patient's family. Al Boulet's rage at his and Jeanie's situation leads to a violent incident.



75 :04x06 - Ground Zero

First aired: Nov/06/1997
Writer: Samantha Howard Corbin
Director: Darnell Martin
Guest star: John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Mariska Hargitay (Cynthia Hooper), Paul McCrane (Dr. Robert Romano), Michael Beach (Al Boulet), Patrick Kilpatrick (Matthew Lindermulder), Benjamin King (Cosi), Clancy Brown (Dr. Ellis West), Taylor Negron (Mr. Prole), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Josie DiVincenzo (Off. Christine Jeffrey), Benjamin Brown (Cop), Shaun Toub (Butler), Jo Deodato Clark (Margaret Scarletti), Richard Edson (Vinnie LaFontaine), Monica Parker (Allergic Woman), Karl T. Wright (Dr. Eric Norris), Seth Jaffe (Prole's Assistant), James DeBello (Danny Seeff), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Frances Sternhagen (Millicent Carter)

Dr. Greene's attitude worsens as he faces eccentric patients and continuing legal problems. Dr. Benton clashes with Dr. Corday over who gets to perform the most interesting surgeries. Dr. Weaver's struggle with budget problems leads to a difficult decision. Al Boulet tries to convince Jeanie to make a fresh start with him. Nurse Hathaway and Dr. Del Amico are shocked by a meeting with Dr. Carter's grandmother. When Dr. Ross receives disturbing personal news, Greene offers his help.



76 :04x07 - Fathers and Sons

First aired: Nov/13/1997
Writer: John Wells
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Rick Cramer (McCormick), James Dalesandro (Mexican Man), Aldo Menjivar (Nacho), Bonnie Bartlett (Ruth Greene), George "Buck" Flower (Lamont), Frank Califano (Priest), Sonia Iris Lozada (Mrs. Lopez), Irma A. E. Esparza (Choir Member #1), John Cullum (David Greene), Patti Allison (Motel Manager)

After learning of the untimely death of his father, Dr. Ross sets off by car for California with Dr. Greene along for moral support. Ross discovers surprising facts about his father's life while wrestling with demons from his troubled childhood and comes to a decision about his future. A side trip to visit Greene's mother and father in San Diego leads to a disturbing confrontation between Ross and Greene.



77 :04x08 - Freak Show

First aired: Nov/20/1997
Writer: Neal Baer
Director: Darnell Martin
Guest star: John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Mariska Hargitay (Cynthia Hooper), Paul McCrane (Dr. Robert Romano), Harold Perrineau, Jr. (Isaac Price), Leeza Vinnichenko (Ella), Amy Smallman (Myrna), Christopher Michael (Security Officer), Clancy Brown (Dr. Ellis West), Lawrence McNeal III (Mr. Fuhrbusch), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Chad Lowe (Med Student George Henry), Suzanne Carney (Nurse Janet), Frederick Dawson (Bus Driver), Jascha Washington (Hector), Dan Hedaya (Herb Spivak), Paul Kreppel (Rodney Price?), Roberto Alvarez (Ernesto Ruiz), David Green (Alan McConagha), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Jules Sylvester ('Jungle' Gary Lomax), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Phil Mead (Monty), Cynthia Ruffin (Young Mom)

Nurse Hathaway is overwhelmed by the number of women and children who show up for her new clinic. A letter that Dr. Ross wrote to Nurse Hathaway is misplaced, leading to romantic complications for Dr. Greene. The tension between Dr. Carter and Dr. Del Amico is overshadowed when Carter's med student, Henry, faces a life-threatening emergency. Jeanie confronts Dr. Weaver over the issue of budget cuts. Dr. Benton and Dr. Corday operate on a boy with an extremely rare anatomical abnormality.



78 :04x09 - Obstruction of Justice

First aired: Dec/11/1997
Writer: Lance Gentile
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Mariska Hargitay (Cynthia Hooper), Paul McCrane (Dr. Robert Romano), Dan Hedaya (Herb Spivak), James Lashly (Eddie), Jack Kehler (Jail Officer), Lamont Johnson (Strike), Clancy Brown (Dr. Ellis West), Lee Arenberg (Juke), Perry Anzilotti (Perry, Anesthesiologist), John P. Connolly (Billy the Cop), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Hill Harper (Mr. Jackson, Demarol Patient), Jonathan Scarfe (Chase Carter), Mindy Seeger (Barbara Leibman), Richard Morrison (Mr. Deindorfer), Michael Beach (Al Boulet), Michele Morgan (Allison Beaumont), Megan Cavanagh (Darlene), Kevin Jackson (Shrike), Regina Randolph (Katherine), Kristian Quinn (Photographer)

Dr. Greene has a tough day balancing work, an unusual visit from his lawyer and a growing relationship with a co-worker. Jeanie goes to the wall with Dr. Weaver over her right to a job, then faces complicated issues with Al. When Dr. Carter protects a patient's civil rights and has a run-in with a police officer, Dr. Del Amico comes to his rescue. Mother and daughter accident victims lead to tough decisions for Dr. Benton and Dr. Corday. Dr. Ross comes to the aid of a sickle cell patient whose medication has been stolen.



79 :04x10 - Do You See What I See?

First aired: Dec/18/1997
Writer: Jack Orman
Director: Sarah Pia Anderson
Guest star: Mariska Hargitay (Cynthia Hooper), Paul McCrane (Dr. Robert Romano), George Eads (Paramedic Greg Powell), Dan Hedaya (Herb Spivak), Rick Hall (Detective in Larkin Case), Kathleen Lloyd (Dr. Mack), Stacey Travis (Det. Weller), Sam Vlahos (Pablo), Clancy Brown (Dr. Ellis West), Leland Crooke (Bart), J. P. Hubbell (EMT Lars Audia), Natalie Core (Mrs. Larkin), Lauren Hodges (Gina), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Brent Jennings (Nat), Chad Lowe (George Henry), Jonathan Scarfe (Chase Carter), Bellina Logan (Nurse Kit), Joe Torry (Chris Law), Connie Danese (Angela), Joe Marinelli (Joey), Michele Morgan (Allison Beaumont), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Frances Sternhagen (Millicent Carter), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Bayani Ison (Delivery Man), Celeste Russi (Maria), Casey Stengel (Tommy Gruger), Terrence Wayne (Floyd), Juanita Wilson (Chris Law's Grandmother)

On a snowy Christmas Eve, Dr. Benton develops an unusual following after he and Dr. Del Amico treat a blind patient who has been hit by a car. After treating an elderly rape victim, Dr. Greene learns disturbing information about Cynthia, then makes an effort to find closure regarding his legal and emotional problems. Nurse Hathaway gives Dr. Carter's grandmother a tour of the free clinic, with dramatic results. Dr. Corday cancels her holiday plans to stay with a coma patient who regains consciousness. Dr. Weaver agrees to attend a conference on ER management with the hospital's new efficiency expert, Dr. Ellis West. At the hospital Christmas party,surprise announcements make the season bright.



80 :04x11 - Think Warm Thoughts

First aired: Jan/08/1998
Writer: David Mills
Director: Charles Haid
Guest star: John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Mariska Hargitay (Cynthia Hooper), Paul McCrane (Dr. Robert Romano), Stacey Travis (Det. Weller), Michael Ironside (Dr. William 'Wild Willy' Swift), Scott Donovan (Jason), Clancy Brown (Dr. Ellis West), Bob Glouberman (Jeff), Stuart McLean (Radiology Tech), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Erica Yohn (Ann Reilly), Dena Burton (Mariah), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Trevor Morgan (Scott Anspaugh), Anthony DeSando (Stanley), Dennis Boutsikaris (Dr. David Kotlowitz), Sarah Hudnut (Unknown), Telma Hopkins (Carlene), Rose Gregorio (Helen Hathaway), Michele Morgan (Allison Beaumont), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Anthony DeSantis (Stanley), Geraldine Hughes (Susan McFarlan), Kristine Johnson (Radiology Tech), Brad William Henke (John (as Brad Henke))

A freezing January day floods the ER with patients and homeless people seeking warmth, including Carlene who challenges Dr. Del Amico's authority, and John Burak who has an embarrassing run-in with a vending machine. Dr. Weaver lobbies the other doctors to agree to allow the Synergix Corporation to take over management of the ER. Dr. Greene is surprised to see that a former co-worker, Dr. Swift, is already on board as the attending physician for Synergix. Dr. Corday provokes an angry outburst from Dr. Romano when she goes over his head and convinces another surgeon, Dr. Kotlowitz, to perform an unusual vocal cord surgery. Drs. Benton and Carter give presentations on their respective specialties to second-year med students and are both impressed with an especially bright student, Laura Brown.



81 :04x12 - Sharp Relief

First aired: Jan/15/1998
Writer: Samantha Howard Corbin
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Mary Wickliffe (Evidence Tech), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Eric Pierpoint (Unknown), Clancy Brown (Dr. Ellis West), Albert Garcia (Cop), Mariska Hargitay (Cynthia Hooper), Martin Cassidy (Unknown), Trevor Morgan (Scott Anspaugh), Dennis Boutsikaris (Dr. David Kotlowitz), Paul Scherrer (Unknown), Connor Trinneer (EMT), Stephen Hornyak (Unknown), Daniel Alexander (Waiter), Michele Morgan (Allison Beaumont), Roberta Bassin (Francine)

While Dr. Ross makes plans for the future, Nurse Hathaway goes on a routine ambulance ride-along with paramedic Dean Power and discovers another elderly rape victim. Dr. Anspaugh asks Jeanie to help care for his teenage son, Scott, who is battling cancer. Dr. Weaver begins to question Dr. Ellis' budget cuts. Drs. Carter and Del Amico work together, first to treat a news cameraman with an unusual abscess, then to help Carter's cousin Chase through a difficult time. Dr. Corday lends her support to a patient undergoing a delicate vocal cord surgery, while Dr. Benton has an unsettling conversation with Dr. Romano.



82 :04x13 - Carter's Choice

First aired: Jan/29/1998
Writer: John Wells
Director: John Wells
Guest star: Lily Knight (Mary Cochran), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Clancy Brown (Dr. Ellis West), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Reese), J. P. Hubbell (EMT Lars Audia), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Mariska Hargitay (Cynthia Hooper), George Eads (EMT Greg Powell), Jonathan Scarfe (Chase Carter), Rebecca Tilney (Judy Cochran), Chris Coppola (Cop), David Paul Sommer (Robert Cochran), Victor Williams (Roger), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), David Sommer (Robert (as David Paul Sommer)), Phil Hawn (Junkie)

The ER is faced with a blood shortage during a fierce blizzard, leaving Dr. Carter to make a tough decision when an injured criminal is brought in for emergency treatment. Dr. Greene, Dr. Del Amico and Carter work to save a security guard who was shot when he interrupted the rape of an elderly woman. Dr. Corday offers advice when Dr. Benton is upset over Carla's plans to put baby Reese in daycare. Dr. Ross lends a sympathetic ear to Cynthia when she complains about her relationship with Greene, then is surprised when Nurse Hathaway confronts him about the flaws in their own relationship. Dr. Weaver is impressed when Dr. Ellis makes a dramatic gesture to gain her trust. Jerry appeals to Weaver to let him return to the day shift.



83 :04x14 - Family Practice

First aired: Feb/05/1998
Writer: Carol Flint
Director: Charles Haid
Guest star: Henry LeBlanc (Bartender), Amanda Carlin (Librarian), Matthew Butcher (Evac Corpsman), Holmes Osborne (Dr. Sayers), Robert Symonds (Admiral Jay Jackson), Bonnie Bartlett (Ruth Greene), Mariska Hargitay (Cynthia Hooper), Randy Kovitz (Dr. Black), Greg Serano (EVAC pilot), Jessica Tuck (Dr. Hemmings), Tuck Milligan (ER Doc), Sandra Marshall (Patron), John Cullum (David Greene), Ivy Borg (Trauma Nurse #1), Dan Gunther (ER Doc), Brittany Haid (ER Nurse), Julie Silverstone (Intern), Derek Sitter (Chopper Pilot), Kristian Sorensen (Color Guard Commander)

When his mother is hospitalized with a broken knee, Dr. Greene, accompanied by Cynthia, returns home to San Diego to help his father cope. Greene soon realizes that his mother's medical problems are more serious than he suspected, and his search for a diagnosis leads to confrontation with his father.



84 :04x15 - Exodus

First aired: Feb/26/1998
Writer: Walon Green, Joe Sachs
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Lombardo Boyar (Morris Campbell), Christine Healy (Hospital Administrator Harriet Spooner), Kyle Richards (Nurse Dori), Michael Kagan (Chuck Arteburn), Robert Covarrubias (Manny Lopez), Kevin Weisman (Glenn Krakowski), Ed Lauter (Fire Captain Dannaker), Silvana Gallardo (Bertina), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Mickey Rooney (George Bikel), Diane Salinger (Nurse Yosh Takata), Linda Porter (Inga Paulson), Bellina Logan (Nurse Kit), John Judd (Ricci), Eva Mendes (Donna), Kelsey Mulrooney (Sophie), Chuck Martinez (Unknown), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Jerome Front (Alan Brackup), Melody Garrett (Jackie Teller), Adele Malis-Morey (Ida), Joey Perillo (Leo Leipziger)

When injured workers are brought into the ER after an explosion and chemical spill at a warehouse, the effects of the toxic material spread, forcing Dr. Carter to take control of the situation by setting up temporary medical quarters in the hospital cafeteria. Despite quick emergency measures, several staff members, including Dr. Weaver, suffer the effects of the fumes. Meanwhile, Dr. Corday helps treat the disaster victims, after risking her own life to save a man trapped in the collapsed warehouse. During the confusion, Dr. Ross takes a dangerous chance as he and Nurse Hathaway work to save a critically ill girl.



85 :04x16 - My Brother's Keeper

First aired: Mar/05/1998
Writer: Jack Orman
Director: Jacque Toberen
Guest star: John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), Mariska Hargitay (Cynthia Hooper), Eric Saiet (Alex Dibble), Robert Knepper (Keith Reynolds), Bob Larkin (Junior Neurologist), Kathleen Lloyd (Dr. Mack), Lisa Dinkins (Dr. Hennessy), J. P. Hubbell (EMT Lars Audia), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Terrie Snell (Luisa), Jack Orend (Mr. Kyle), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Jonathan Scarfe (Chase Carter), Trevor Morgan (Scott Anspaugh), James Hornbeck (Dr. David Zaccarria), Mason Lucero (Jason), Erica Gimpel (Adele Newman), Jeffrey Noah (Adrian), Frances Sternhagen (Millicent Carter), Devon Michael (Eric Reynolds), Kenneth Alan Williams (Dr. Thomas Gabriel), Tricia Cast (Mary Jo Reynolds), George Plimpton (John Truman Carter, Sr.), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Mary Kathleen Gordon (Rose Kyle), Mister Jones (Oncology Nurse (as Leslie A. Jones)), Greg Mullavy (Airplane Reject)

Dr. Carter faces another crisis involving his cousin, Chase, and turns to his grandfather and grandmother for help. Dr. Ross encounters problems with Dr. Weaver over his research grant and discovers disturbing complications in the case of a young poisoning victim. Dr. Corday receives a performance review from Dr. Romano, then shares an awkward moment with Dr. Benton and his sister Jackie. Dr. Del Amico fights to protect a patient who has suffered an aneurysm. Jeanie Boulet continues her friendship with Scott Anspaugh.



86 :04x17 - A Bloody Mess

First aired: Apr/09/1998
Writer: Linda Gase
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Nicole Bilderback (Claire), Ming Lo (Lindsey Jang), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Reese), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), J. P. Hubbell (EMT Lars Audia), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Troy Ruptash (Dave Fern), Morgan Nagler (Natalie Logan), Jonathan Scarfe (Chase Carter), Trevor Morgan (Scott Anspaugh), Melora Marshall (Mrs. Logan), Kimberly Russell (Karen Fun), John Towey (Anatomy Professor), Amy Gross (Beth), Susannah Cranage (Nurse Sullivan), Sigal Diamant (Holly), Tricia Dong (Nurse Joyce), Yukun Lu (Wan Sak Jang)

Nurse Hathaway makes a surprising discovery when animal activists are brought into the ER after a car accident. Dr. Corday looks for candidates to help with her study on artificial blood and then deals with unexpected complications in her relationship with Dr. Benton. Jeanie and Scott Anspaugh hear bad news regarding his illness. Dr. Greene learns that Dr. Ross has come to a decision regarding his future at the hospital. Dr. Morgenstern returns to the ER for the first time since his heart attack, causing mixed emotions in Dr. Weaver. Dr. Del Amico contends with a distraught husband while trying to help his wife avoid a miscarriage. Dr. Carter continues to watch over his cousin, Chase.



87 :04x18 - Gut Reaction

First aired: Apr/16/1998
Writer: Neal Baer
Director: T. R. Babu Subramaniam
Guest star: John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Davenia McFadden (Mrs. Bevins), Lauri Johnson (Oncology Nurse), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Perry Anzilotti (Perry, Anesthesiologist), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), John Walcutt (Cancer Specialist), Robert Ellenstein (Oncology Nurse), Trevor Morgan (Scott Anspaugh), Bellina Logan (Nurse Kit), Megan Cole (Pathologist), Ron Trotta (Unknown), Michele Morgan (Allison Beaumont), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Frances Sternhagen (Millicent Carter), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Heath Castor (Banquet Guest)

Dr. Morgenstern and Dr. Benton clash after a complicated surgery goes awry. Facing a new round of chemotherapy, Scott Anspaugh again turns to Jeanie for help. Dr. Ross takes unusual measures to protect the life of an ill toddler. When Dr. Del Amico learns she is a match for a bone marrow donation, she turns to Dr. Carter for advice. Later, Carter faces an unexpected challenge when he tries to encourage his grandmother to continue funding Nurse Hathaway's clinic. The annual ER banquet is a success, despite the problems Dr. Greene encounters while organizing the event.



88 :04x19 - Shades of Gray

First aired: Apr/23/1998
Writer: Samantha Howard Corbin
Director: Lance Gentile
Guest star: Sam Anderson (Dr. Jack Kayson), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), John Hostetter (The Younger Mr. Newton), Cristine Rose (Mrs. Martinez), Anne Betancourt (Unknown), Art LaFleur (Miles Kearney), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Marc Lawrence (Mr. Newton), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Harris Shore (Gym Teacher), Sally Livingstone (Dr. David Morganstern), Tony Abatemarco (Loan Officer), Judd Trichter (Donny), Aaron Spann (Perry), Michele Morgan (Allison Beaumont), Badja Djola (Mike Lembreaux), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Charlotte Colavin (Sylvia), Gail Grate (The Younger Mr. Newton), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Renee Faia (Brianna Thomas), Jodi Knotts (Teri Newton)

While treating expectant mothers injured in the bombing of a women's clinic, Dr. Del Amico is surprised by her reaction to a particularly difficult case. Dr. Ross counsels a distraught family on the best treatment for their injured daughter. Dr. Carter searches for a solution to his new financial problems while trying to help a victim of elder abuse. Dr. Benton takes the heat for a botched surgery, then goes to heroic lengths to save a critically injured man. Dr. Corday is surprised to see that her former patient, Alison Beaumont, is back in the ER with new injuries. Jeanie and Dr. Anspaugh support each other through a difficult day. Dr. Morgenstern makes an unexpected decision.



89 :04x20 - Of Past Regret and Future Fear

First aired: Apr/30/1998
Writer: Jack Orman
Director: Anthony Edwards
Guest star: Castulo Guerra (Unknown), Kieran Mulroney (Unknown), Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), Stefan Gierasch (Daniel), Darwyn Carson (Katherine Dunlap), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Reese), Robert DoQui (Minister), Amy Farrington (Sandy Nader), Michael Rapaport (Paul Canterna), Janet Rotblatt (Unknown), Jo D. Christopher Jonz (Belinski (as Jo D. Christopher Jonz)), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Jonathan Scarfe (Chase Carter), Victor Williams (Roger McGrath), Alex Skuby (Medivac), Brian Klugman (Russell), Keith Bogart (Fall Victim), James LeGros (Dr. Max Rosher), Tara Chocol (Vicki McNeal), Rose Gregorio (Helen Hathaway), Howard McGillin (Herrguth), Taraji Henson (Patrice Robbins (as Taraji Henson)), Frances Sternhagen (Millicent Carter), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Mark Dakota Robinson (Steven Robbins (as Marc Dakota Robinson)), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Tricia Dong (Nurse Joyce), David C. Hayes (Intern)

When a patient with an unusual chemical burn is brought into the ER with only hours to live, Nurse Hathaway tries to help him make peace with the estranged family he will leave behind. After attending his son's baptism, Dr. Benton operates on a child injured in a car accident. Dr. Corday has an unsettling encounter with Dr. Romano, which will affect her relationship with Benton. Dr. Carter comes to an understanding with his grandmother over his future and the future of his cousin Chase. Dr. Ross treats a drug-addicted infant. Jeanie is angered by a young man who was injured in a dangerous game with his friends.



90 :04x21 - Suffer the Little Children

First aired: May/07/1998
Writer: Walon Green
Director: Christopher Misiano
Guest star: John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Linda Ljoka (Julie Ryan), Grady Hutt (Sam Adams), Sam Vlahos (Pablo), Kenneth Tigar (Dr. Keinholz), James Kiriyama-Lem (Dr. Mitsuma), Gary Grubbs (Emmet Chambliss), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Tom Troupe (Tancred Baumgartner?), Elisa Pensler Gabrielli (Inga Peterson), Stuart McLean (Mike Devore), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Taylor Nichols (Unknown), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Amanda Wyss (Mrs. Adams), Swoosie Kurtz (Tina Marie Chambliss), James LeGros (Dr. Max Rosher), Alice Amter (Dr. Miriam Nagarvala), Erica Gimpel (Adele Newman), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Elisa Gabrielli (Inga Peterson), Jesse Garcia (Daniel Rodriguez (as Jesse Matthew Garcia)), Nicole Mancera (Cylla Voliotis), Margarita O'Quendo (Marta Rodriguez)

The arrival of Dr. Max Rosher to do a feasibility study on a pediatric unit in the ER has a direct effect on Dr. Carter and Dr. Del Amico. Dr. Ross' unorthodox treatment of a drug-addicted infant causes a rift with Dr. Greene. Dr. Benton's efforts to defend Dr. Corday only complicate her professional relationship with Dr. Romano. Del Amico is troubled when a famous televangelist uses her illness for gain. Overwhelmed by personal problems, Jeanie turns to Dr. Weaver for support.



91 :04x22 - A Hole in the Heart

First aired: May/14/1998
Writer: Lydia Woodward
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Guest star: Pete Willcox (Over-the-Hill Elvis), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Page Leong (Gloria), Kenneth Tigar (Dr. Keinholz), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), J. P. Hubbell (EMT Lars Audia), Roger Robinson (Mr. Wass), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Michael B. Silver (Dr. Paul Myers (as Michael Buchman Silver)), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), David Brisbin (Dr. Alexander Babcock), Bellina Logan (Nurse Kit), James LeGros (Dr. Max Rosher), Michael Rispoli (Victor Nable), Gina Mastrogiacomo (Ms. Myra), Pete Wilcox (Over-the-Hill Elvis), Tara Chocol (Vicki McNeal), Alice Amter (Dr. Miriam Nagerwala), Erica Gimpel (Adele Newman), Carrie Snodgress (Mrs. Lang), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar)

Repercussions from Dr. Ross' treatment of a drug-addicted baby complicate his personal and professional relationships. Nurse Hathaway's instincts regarding a patient who attempted suicide turn out to be tragically correct. Dr. Greene treats two Elvis impersonators injured in a parachuting accident. Dr. Weaver is angered when hospital politics stand in the way of patient care and her own ambitions. While Dr. Corday is concerned with the future of her fellowship, Dr. Benton is faced with a new worry regarding his son. After helping the wife of a coma patient with a difficult decision, Dr. Carter confronts Dr. Del Amico with his suspicions regarding Dr. Rosher.



92 :05x01 - Day for Knight

First aired: Sep/24/1998
Writer: Lydia Woodward
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Yvonne Zima (Rachel Greene), Sage Allen (Unknown), Nigel Gibbs (Matson), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Chris Conner (Mrs. Zwicki), Terrence Evans (Barry Mahoney), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Alex Skuby (Renato), Maricela Ochoa (Mrs. Fernandez), Ken Kercheval (Mr. Zwicki), Vince Vieluf (Bernard Gamely), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Michelle Buffone (Mrs. Clark), Denise Dowse (Mrs. Lysell), Jimmy Karz (Alfred Clark), E. J. Murray (Bus Driver), Barbara Whinnery (Mrs. Draper (as Barbara K. Whinnery))

It's a difficult first day at County General for Lucy Knight, a by-the-book, third-year medical student whose stellar technical knowledge of medicine only serves to distance her from the human realities of her chosen field. Even before Knight shows up for her first day, she is confronted by a roadside injury that leaves her frozen with doubt, while her first assignment with Dr. Carter creates an immediate tension between the two. During her first tour of duty, she encounters a hula group whose lead dancer got a little too close to the flame and a fireman whose tragic accident threatens to take him away from his loving family. Her only respite comes from Nurse Hathaway, who takes Knight under her protective wing. Meanwhile, Dr. Greene and Dr. Weaver try to provide on-the-run guidance for Knight while Dr. Benton and Dr. Corday unwittingly shock the young student. Dr. Ross discovers that Knight has a knack for diagnosing his pediatric patients and invites her to observe several cases.



93 :05x02 - Split Second

First aired: Oct/01/1998
Writer: Carol Flint
Director: Christopher Misiano
Guest star: Penny Johnson Jerald (Nurse Practitioner Lynette Evans), Freda Foh Shen (Hearing Specialist), Bernard White (Addict Seeking Rapid Detox), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Jonathan Palmer (Dr. Blevins), Reggie Lee (Christina), Yvonne Zima (Rachel Greene), Cory Hardrict (Lil' 'Toine), J. P. Hubbell (EMT Lars Audia), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), David Brisbin (Dr. Alexander Babcock), Kareem Grimes (B.G.), Alan Blumenfeld (Rob Savage), Natasha Pearce (Moselle), Suzanne Carney (OR Nurse Janet), Vince Vieluf (Bernard Gamely), Rachel Robinson (Unknown), Glenn Walker Harris, Jr. (Ruben), Matt DeCaro (Soccer Dad), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Taraji Henson (Elan (as Taraji Henson)), Debra Engle (Dr. Charles Corday), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Tressa DiFiglia (Hannah), Tiger Mendez (Police Officer), Ralph Monaco (Mr. Specchierla), Michael B. Moynahan (Forward)

Lucy continues on her path of self-doubt and first-job jitters as two patients with separate peculiar fetishes test the young medical student's patience. Also, Carol covers for Lucy with a watchful eye when Lucy panics. Dr. Corday receives a significant visit from her father, Dr. Charles Corday, forcing her to make a meaningful professional decision. When Dr. Greene learns that a young patient suffered a fatal kick from his karate teacher, he makes a decision regarding his volunteer job offer from the local fire department. Gang members admitted to County General after a turf war heat up the emergency room with their macho banter, but the real fight begins when their feisty girlfriends show up. Elsewhere, Dr. Ross still contends with Dr. Weaver's judgmental distrust and Jerry tries to keep his cool when the hospital's air conditioning unit breaks down.



94 :05x03 - They Treat Horses, Don't They?

First aired: Oct/08/1998
Writer: Walon Green
Director: T. R. Babu Subramaniam
Guest star: Penny Johnson Jerald (Nurse Practitioner Lynette Evans), Shaun Duke ((as Duke Moosekian)), Dean Norris (EMT Clark), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Yvonne Zima (Rachel Greene), Ann Gillespie (Mrs. Ellis), Julie Bowen (Roxanne Please), Justin Doran (Student #2), Peggy Doyle (Ida Eckhardt), Ashley Johnson (Dana Ellis), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Reese), Tommy Hinkley (Mr. Ellis), Eliott Goretsky (Ethan Luitly), Frank Roman (Margo Aikin), Fiona Hale (Emily Holmes), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Jack McGee (Knife Wound), Will Stewart (Unknown), Michael Cornacchia (Tad), David Warshofsky (Nurse Yosh Takata), Kevin Berntson (Student #1), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Brian McLaughlin (John Esmond), T. L. Brooke (Nelda Esmond), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Eugene Buica (Popescu), Josh LaBove (Rodney McMullen)

Dr. Weaver is a candidate for the chief of the ER and Dr. Greene is on the selection committee. Much to Weaver's objections, Dr. Ross gets the job as the new pediatric ER attending physician. Although she is book-smart, Lucy continues to hide her incompetence with basic procedures, such as putting an IV into a patient, from Dr. Carter. Having discovered that his son, Reese, is deaf, Dr. Benton continues to keep it a secret. But when Corday suspects that Benton is rekindling his relationship with Carla, he tells her the truth about his son. Greene and Hathaway risk their lives to treat a man who wired himself as a human bomb.



95 :05x04 - Vanishing Act

First aired: Oct/15/1998
Writer: Jack Orman
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Guest star: Sam Anderson (Dr. Jack Kayson), Penny Johnson Jerald (Nurse Practitioner Lynette Evans), Freda Foh Shen (Hearing Specialist), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Franc Ross (Unknown), Clement von Franckenstein (Unknown), Patrick Cranshaw (Unknown), Ashley Johnson (Dana Ellis), Jimmy Shubert (Security Guard), Tommy Hinkley (Mr. Ellis), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Jim Bentley (Unknown), Richard Gant (Mr. Lipson), Claire Yarlett (Claudia Olson), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Jermaine Montell (Bo), Rod McLachlan (Tohill), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Matthew Glave (Dr. Dale Edson), Jeff Cahill (Tony Fig), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Joanne Lara (Charge Nurse), Christina Ma (Mother), Anita Ortega (Rosa)

In her campaign to be chief of ER, Dr. Weaver begins to sweet-talk Dr. Greene. Dr. Ross hinders Dr. Romano's attempt to perform an amputation on a young cancer patient. Hathaway and Evans disagree on whether to sedate a young gangbanger to keep him from pursuing revenge. Meanwhile, Lucy manages to lose a dead body in the hospital while Dr. Carter learns some unsettling information about her abilities with basic procedures. Dr. Corday is assigned as an intern to the obnoxious surgical resident Dale Edson.



96 :05x05 - Masquerade

First aired: Oct/29/1998
Writer: Samantha Howard Corbin
Director: Steve de Jarnett
Guest star: Christian Hoff (Med Student in Dress), Tim Halligan (Howard), Yvonne Zima (Rachel Greene), Brian Leckner (Lloyd Markovic), Julie Bowen (Roxanne Please), Justin Doran (Jay), Jimmie F. Skaggs (Joe Chattarowski), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Reese), Mike Genovese (Officer Al Grabarsky), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Monica Mikala (Randi Fronczak), Angelo Tiffe (Unknown), Matthew Glave (Dr. Dale Edson), Vince Vieluf (Bernard Gamely), Morina Pierce (Amanda), Shannon Cochran (Mrs. Klingman), Sheila Kelley (Coco Robbins), Kevin Berntson (Willie Goldman), Philip Casnoff (Dr. Dan Litvak), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Christine Harnos (Jennifer Simon), Jana Lee Hamblin (Cheryl Leary), George Perez (Jared Leary), Cindyana Santangelo (Angelica), Sean A. Tate (Peanut)

It's Halloween night, and with the pediatric ER filled to capacity, Dr. Ross struggles to juggle administrative duties with his desire to personally treat each child. Meanwhile, Dr. Carter leaves Lucy in charge of a Halloween party at the dorm that gets out of hand, and the new ER Chief is Dan Litvak, an arrogant doctor from the East Coast who has already managed to offend some staffers. Dr. Greene and Hathaway learn the dreadful truth when they treat a schizophrenic woman who claims to be pregnant. What began as a surgical procedure to remove tumors from a young girl turns into a shocking discovery for Dr. Benton and Dr. Corday. Various costumed ER staffers get into the spirit of the holiday.



97 :05x06 - Stuck on You

First aired: Nov/05/1998
Writer: Neal Baer
Director: David Nutter
Guest star: Penny Johnson Jerald (Nurse Practitioner Lynette Evans), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Christopher Holloway (Unknown), Julie Bowen (Roxanne Please), Alessandra Torresani (Kate), J. P. Hubbell (EMT Lars Audia), Phyllis Frelich (Dr. Lisa Parks), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Aldis Hodge (Brad), Silas Weir Mitchell (Marcus Haynie), Harvey Korman (Stan Levy), Arlene Malinowski (Marcus Hainey), Jon Sklaroff (Eddie Hainey), Chad E. Donella (Kevin Dulaney), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Henry Cong (Delivery Man), Sid Newman (Marvin Kloner), Rhonda Stubbins White (Mrs. Enloe), Cress Williams (Officer Reggie Moore), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Henry Hien Cong (Delivery Man), Peggy Walker (Mrs. Delpit)

It's blood pressure screening day in the ER and an elderly patient, Stan Levy, comes for his appointment but is hesitant to leave the ER and the nursing care of Hathaway. Dr. Weaver rents a room to Dr. Carter after he is evicted from the dorm as a result of a Halloween party fiasco. While on a paramedic ride- along, Dr. Greene violates protocol and enters a dangerous crime scene to treat a teenage male prostitute. Lucy helps Carter out of a sticky situation when the ER team works to separate two brothers who are glued together after a carpet cement spill. Dr. Benton meets with a deaf doctor, Dr. Parks, who tries to convince Benton to accept his son's deafness as part of his identity.



98 :05x07 - Hazed and Confused

First aired: Nov/12/1998
Writer: David Mills
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), Mare Winningham (Dr. Amanda Lee), Sam Anderson (Dr. Jack Kayson), Penny Johnson Jerald (Nurse Practitioner Lynette Evans), Jeffrey Hutchinson (Unknown), Michael Whaley (Unknown), Julie Bowen (Roxanne Please), Garret Davis (Mr. BB), Dana Gladstone (Unknown), Deborah Offner (ICU Nurse), J. P. Hubbell (EMT Lars Audia), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Octavia Spencer (Unknown), David Brisbin (Dr. Alexander Babcock), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Bellina Logan (Nurse Kit), Suzanne Carney (OR Nurse Janet), Dennis Boutsikaris (Dr. David Kotlowitz), William Marquez (Ramos), Aimee Graham (Unknown), Garrett Davis (Mr. Ibb), Janni Brenn (Nurse Kass), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar)

With Dr. Weaver no longer a candidate for chief of ER, Dr. Anspaugh takes on the role of interim ER chief. Dr. Amanda Lee is a promising candidate for the chief position and meets with the hospital committee. Dr. Corday, suffering from exhaustion and sleep deprivation as she takes on her new role as Dr. Benton's intern, makes a potentially deadly mistake. In his continuing search for a solution to his son's deafness, Benton meets with Dr. Kotlowitz whose approach is aggressive in the use of cochlear implants. Dr. Greene's resistance when the paramedics attempt an initiation prank creates an awkward tension between them.



99 :05x08 - The Good Fight (aka A Perfect Match)

First aired: Nov/19/1998
Writer: Jack Orman
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: John Thaddeus (Keith Nelson), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Julie Bowen (Roxanne Please), Ron Dean (Uncle Joey), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Tom Schanley (Unknown), David Brisbin (Dr. Alexander Babcock), Jim Ortlieb (Cook), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Bellina Logan (Nurse Kit), Roderick Peeples (Unknown), Kwame Amoaku (Neighbor), Ron O. J. Parson (Bellhop), Martin McClendon (Valet), Samuel Jordan (Security Guard), Mike Bacarella (Cabbie), Kathe Mazur (Mrs. Nelson (as Käthe Mazur)), Rich Komenich (Car Dealer), Vince Green (Toby), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Joanie Fox (Waitress), Nicolette Little (Corinna Nelson), Stacie McGlenon (Bride), Phil Ridarelli (Doorman), Quinn Yancy (Colette)

When a young girl, Corinna, and her father, Nelson, are seriously injured in a car accident, Drs. Greene, Benton and Ross work to save the young patient's life. With a blood transfusion needed and the hospital unable to find a match for her rare blood type, Lucy discovers that Corinna's father is the only person with the same blood type but has unexpectedly left the hospital. In a race against time, Dr. Carter and Lucy follow leads and encounter endless challenges in their desperate search through the city of Chicago for Nelson and the only key to saving Corinna's life.



100 :05x09 - Good Luck, Ruth Johnson

First aired: Dec/10/1998
Writer: Lydia Woodward
Director: Rod Holcomb
Guest star: John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Mare Winningham (Dr. Amanda Lee), Sam Anderson (Dr. Jack Kayson), Xander Berkeley (Unknown), Jenette Goldstein (Judy Stiles), Julie Bowen (Roxanne Please), Jesse James (Wilson Geary), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Anne Pitoniak (Ruth Johnson), Donna Eskra (Mrs. La Bahtray), Keiko Agena (Mrs. Shimahara), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), David Brisbin (Dr. Alexander Babcock), Pat Skipper (Carl Dayton), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Bellina Logan (Nurse Kit), Matthew Glave (Dr. Dale Edson), Dennis Boutsikaris (Dr. David Kotlowitz), John Loprieno (Louis Bernucci), Viveka Davis (Unknown), Ed Morgan (Edgar), Cress Williams (Officer Reggie Moore), Peter James Smith (Mr. Shimahara), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Tommy Franklin (Drunk), Jonathan Stockwell Baker (Photographer (as Jonathan Stockwell Baker))

In recognition of County General's 100th anniversary, the hospital makes plans to honor its oldest living patient, Ruth Johnson, who was born at the hospital 100 years ago. The new ER chief, Dr. Lee, assigns a reluctant Dr. Carter the task of entertaining Ruth and 20 members of her family. Carter soon learns that hosting the guest of honor is more than he bargained for. When Hathaway befriends a young boy whose best friend has been shot and killed, she learns the shocking truth behind the incident. Dr. Ross continues to probe Dr. Greene for details of a possible new romance. Dr. Corday faces the hospital board for the investigation into the accidental overdose she administered to a patient. Dr. Benton observes a cochlear implant operation which causes him to have second thoughts about the same procedure for his son.



101 :05x10 - The Miracle Worker

First aired: Dec/17/1998
Writer: Paul Manning
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Guest star: Mare Winningham (Dr. Amanda Lee), Tom Amandes (David Gardner), Lukas Behnken (Son), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Reese), Travis McKenna (Mr. DeMisa), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Perry Anzilotti (Perry, Anesthesiologist), Richard Narita (Frank Mikami), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Laurie O'Brien (Mrs. Richards), Cork Hubbert (Grumpy Elf), Felecia M. Bell (Janna Mikami), Tom Paliferro (Drunk), Patricia Fraser (Flossie Hutton), Julia Whelan (Laura), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario)

On Christmas Eve, Dr. Carter pulls off a miracle when he revives an 18-year-old boy who's been flat-lined for over 30 minutes. However, when it is discovered that the boy is brain dead, his mother refuses to give up hope that her son will be fine. When another teenager with the same rare blood type comes into the ER in need of a liver transplant, Carter attempts to salvage the Christmas miracle. Meanwhile, a cranky old man in an elf suit tests Dr. Greene's patience. Dr. Benton's plans to spend Christmas Eve with his son are hampered by Dr. Romano, who dumps his workload on him so that he can attend a hospital function with Dr. Corday.



102 :05x11 - Nobody Doesn't Like Amanda Lee

First aired: Jan/07/1999
Writer: Linda Gase
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Valerie Mahaffey (Joi Abbott), Mare Winningham (Dr. Amanda Lee), Drew Snyder (Unknown), Steven M. Gagnon (Dr. Blum), Nancy Lenehan (Edie Harvell), Page Leong (Gloria), Julie Bowen (Roxanne Please), Terrylene (Unknown), Phyllis Frelich (Dr. Lisa Parks), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Sara Mornell (Unknown), Deborah Strang (Unknown), Scott Mosenson (Unknown), Matthew Glave (Dr. Dale Edson), Jeff Cahill (Tony Fig), Kyle Chambers (Ricky Abbott), Julia Pearlstein (Day Care Worker), Cress Williams (Officer Reggie Moore), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Ace Mask (Korth (as Wesley Mask)), April Tran (Mr. Wong), Matthew Watkins (Reese Benton)

Dr. Greene continues to spend personal time with the new ER Chief Dr. Lee, but her suspicious actions cause him to question her past. When his wife suddenly goes into labor, the father-to-be panics and collides with another vehicle forcing Dr. Weaver and Officer Reggie Moore to deal with legal and moral dilemmas. After treating Dr. Parks' granddaughter, Dr. Benton is inspired to communicate with his own son, Reese. Hathaway grows concerned for the health of a woman, Joi, and her tireless care for her A.L.D. stricken son. Dr. Carter fears he may have contracted TB from a patient. Jeanie considers re-entering the dating scene. Dr. Ross questions the validity of job offer.



103 :05x12 - Double Blind

First aired: Jan/21/1999
Writer: Carol Flint
Director: Dave Chameides
Guest star: Ron Fassler (Unknown), Penny Johnson Jerald (Nurse Practitioner Lynette Evans), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Terri Hanauer (Unknown), Carl Lumbly (Dr. Graham Baker), Hamilton Mitchell (Guy from Chairs), Valerie Mahaffey (Joi Abbott), Lisa Brounstein (Wanda Jean Meredith), Dick Miller (Mr. Ackerman), Brian Turk (Michaels), William Bumiller (Unknown), Netfa Perry (Seminar Woman #1), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Janni Brenn (Nurse Kass), Mike Bacarella (Cabby), Kerri Higuchi (Student #2), Cress Williams (Officer Reggie Moore), Elizabeth Barondes (Heather), Rachel Grate (Donna), Kevin McClatchy (Fred Danziger), Kenneth Alan Williams (Dr. Thomas Gabriel), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Kate Mulligan (Dr. Riggs (as Kate A. Mulligan)), Alec Plummer (Aaron Rosen), Malayika Singley (Seminar Woman #2), Alma Yvonne (Seminar Woman #3)

Dr. Greene reaches a career decision, while Dr. Carter reluctantly releases his mentorship of medical student Lucy, when she is ready to move on to the next level. Meanwhile, Dr. Benton's all-business demeanor is softened by a critically ill patient, Charley, who claims to be a living remnant of the slave era. Also, Dr. Ross again pushes the limit of hospital ethics, when he administers an unapproved pain medication to a young patient. Dr. Corday discovers that Doyle has had her own run-in with Dr. Romano. Elsewhere, a patient in severe pain, Mr. Ackerman, appeals to Hathaway's liberal sympathies when she discovers marijuana in his possession. Carter is fooled by a young drama student who takes on a college assignment that calls for the 'ER' as his stage.



104 :05x13 - Choosing Joi

First aired: Feb/04/1999
Writer: Lydia Woodward
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Barbara Tarbuck (Alice Presley), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Akosua Busia (Kobe Ikabo), Djimon Hounsou (Mobalage Ikabo), Valerie Mahaffey (Joi Abbott), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Tom Gallop (Dr. Roger Julian), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Scott Jaeck (Dr. Steven Flint), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Steven Petrarca (Dudzik), Roger Eschbacher (Unknown), Ray Porter (Sam Broder), Devyn La Bella (Celia), Kyle Chambers (Ricky Abbott), Dale Godboldo (Unknown), David Hornsby (Strauss), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar)

Dr. Ross goes out of his way to help a struggling single mother, Joi, whose child is in the last stages of ALD. Hathaway discovers that the hospital is going to the dogs when a patient who appears to be homeless, Alice Presley, unleashes a little canine baggage upon her visit to the emergency room. Dr. Benton attends a parent-child signing class and learns that he has many new communication challenges in his life. Dr. Greene attends to a young Nigerian hospital janitor, who complains of back pain, but is hiding more horrific emotional and physical scars. Elsewhere, Lucy treats a young breast cancer patient and Dr. Carter teaches a patient-doctor course to enthusiastic young medical students.



105 :05x14 - The Storm (1)

First aired: Feb/11/1999
Writer: John Wells
Director: John Wells
Guest star: Conor O'Farrell (Richard Abbott), Penny Johnson Jerald (Nurse Practitioner Lynette Evans), Billy Mayo (Det. Brannigan), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Christine Healy (Hospital Administrator Harriet Spooner), Akosua Busia (Kobe Ikabo), James Handy (Dan Sullivan), Djimon Hounsou (Mobalage Ikabo), Valerie Mahaffey (Joi Abbott), Ed Lauter (Fire Captain Dannaker), J. P. Hubbell (EMT Lars Audia), Tom Gallop (Dr. Roger Julian), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Matthew Glave (Dr. Dale Edson), Devyn La Bella (Celia), Kyle Chambers (Ricky Abbott), Marlee Matlin (Sign Language Instructor), Casey Williams (Angry Woman), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Mark Finney (Paramedic), Katherine Kousi (Kickboxer Ms. Steboff), Byron Miranda (Weatherman #1), Vince Lozano (Fisherman), Billy Blanks (Himself)

The Chicago snow storm raging outside is nothing compared to the chaos of emotions on the inside of County General when Weaver and Anspaugh learn of Ross part in the treatment and death of Joi's son Ricky. Meanwhile, Hathaway stoically faces the possible shut down of her clinic. Lucy's fascination with an injured woman's kickboxing routine ultimately causes heartache for Carter. Dr. Greene finally unleashes his pent-up fury towards Ross, just as Greene rushes out to attend to a school bus of children trapped in an icy accident with a snow plow. Later, an unauthorized Dr. Ross and Jeanie decide to follow Dr. Greene as back-up help, but a slippery turn in the road decides another fate.



106 :05x15 - The Storm (2)

First aired: Feb/18/1999
Writer: John Wells
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Patricia Forte (Mrs. Martino), Penny Johnson Jerald (Nurse Practitioner Lynette Evans), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Bobby Edner (Zack), Akosua Busia (Kobe Ikabo), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Djimon Hounsou (Mobalage Ikabo), Timothy Slaske (Investigator), Burt Bulos (Lovejoy), Ed Lauter (Fire Captain Dannaker), J. P. Hubbell (EMT Lars Audia), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Tod Thawley (Smith), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Mike Rad (Delivery Man), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Jon Stafford (Father), Tony Mockus, Jr. (Foster), Les Lannom (Nelson), Larry Udy (Evidence Tech), Sarah Godshaw (JJ Mitchell), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Katie Hagan (Elise), Joseph F. Kosala (Crane Operator (as Joe Kosala)), Ema Tuennerman (Screaming Child), Robert D'Asto (Fireman)

Shaken by the turmoil of the school bus accident aftermath and his professional and legal problems stemming from his treatment of a young boy, Ricky, Dr. Ross struggles with a professional and personal crossroads. Meanwhile, Dr. Greene makes it to the icy school bus crash site where he must spring into action amidst the troubling carnage and pain. Mobalage's wife, Kubby, shares a horrifying secret with Hathaway that could put Kubby in harm's way. Later, Ross gets an intense visit from Ricky's grief-stricken father, Richard Abbott.



107 :05x16 - Middle of Nowhere

First aired: Feb/25/1999
Writer: Carol Flint, Neal Baer
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Whitman Mayo (Jesse Morgan), Brent Briscoe (Eli Ebee), Lisa K. Wyatt (Transpo Tech), Celia Weston (Maureen Chapman), Cynthia Calhoun (Becca), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Tom Nowicki (Dr. Brookes), Marc MacAulay (Frank), Robin O'Dell (Sally Mannon), Joanne Pankow (Mrs. Ebee), Jim R. Coleman (Carl (as Jim Coleman)), Tonea Stewart (Pearl Johnson), Matthew Watkins (Reese Benton), Neil Brown, Jr. (Hubert), Avery Clyde (June), James Edward Coleman II (Shrimp (as James Colman II)), Barbara Roberts (Adelina's Grandmother), John Dee Smith (Sonny), April Turner (Annie)

Dr. Benton accepts a temporary position at a rural medical clinic in La Verne, Mississippi, in order to secure extra funds to pay for his son's special educational needs. Shortly after settling in to the seemingly quiet and humid little town, Benton is faced with life-and-death situations at every turn, making the visiting surgeon a hero in the eyes of the initially suspicious residents and teaching him some valuable lessons about doctoring. Meanwhile, an exhilarated Benton returns to Chicago and reunites with his son, but a visit with the increasingly ailing and frail Jeanie tempers his emotional high.



108 :05x17 - Sticks and Stones

First aired: Mar/25/1999
Writer: Joe Sachs
Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala
Guest star: Barry Sigismondi (Detective Hamer), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Peggy Miley (Bird Lady), George Cheung (Mr. Fong), Akosua Busia (Kobe Ikabo), Tom LaGrua (Mr. Leonelli), Joseph Ruskin (Mr. Kingsley), Beulah Quo (Grandma Fong), Carl Lumbly (Dr. Graham Baker), Djimon Hounsou (Mobalage Ikabo), Marvin Kaplan (Kornberg's Father), Lydia Look (Emily Fong), Chris Babers (Avery Campbell (as Chris Babers)), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Nils Allen Stewart (Kornberg), J. P. Hubbell (EMT Lars Audia), Stuart McLean (X-Ray Tech), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Basil Wallace (Mr. Freeman), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Elizabeth Sung (Mrs. Fong), Jorja Fox (Dr. Maggie Doyle (as Jorjan Fox)), Ernie Lee Banks (Man in Crowd), Cress Williams (Officer Reggie Moore), Joanna Flores (Marci Canchola), Armando Ortega (Sheriff), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Jessica Gaona (Patient), Stacii Jae Johnson (Felonia), Alison McMillan (Debbie)

The late shift provides County General with some bizarre patient cases including a woman dressed and crowing as a 'birdlady' in a cage and a professional wrestler, Mr. Kornberg with a twisted knee who has Jerry absolutely starstruck. Dr. Greene is stunned to learn that Mobalage may not have been responsible for his wife's stabbing. Later, Dr. Carter is mortified to learn that he accidentally injured a man during an emergency ambulance run in which Carter was the driver. Lucy tries to convince a young Mandarin Chinese woman that her elderly grandmother should be informed of her cancer -- information that the Fong family has been withholding from their matriarch. Also, Hathaway struggles with headaches and insomnia.



109 :05x18 - Point of Origin

First aired: Apr/08/1999
Writer: Christopher Mack
Director: Christopher Misiano
Guest star: Connie Sawyer (Kathy Brennan), Akosua Busia (Kobe Ikabo), Djimon Hounsou (Mobalage Ikabo), Terri J. Vaughn (Mrs. Gleason), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Matthew Faison (Dr. Gary Weinstein), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Anna Gunn (Denise Dwyer), Ray Porter (Sam Broder), Gina Hecht (Unknown), Peter Ratray (Dr. Sadinowski), Julia Pearlstein (Day Care Worker), Sheila Kelley (Coco Robbins), Rose Gregorio (Helen Hathaway), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Matthew Watkins (Reese Benton), Peter Carlin (Nurse Lydia Wright), Christy L. Medrano (Receptionist), Amy Warner (Nurse), Nadia Wit (Cancer Patient)

Kerry Weaver thinks she has finally discovered her natural birth mother-- alone and dying in a boarding home. Dr. Greene aggressively continues to work on Mobalage's behalf with the deportation board, but runs into a wall when he tries to get Mobalage to recall his torture nightmare. Lucy starts her psychiatric ward rotation, but has trouble getting control of her disturbed charges. Dr. Carter is angered when he learns that a poisoned 3-year-old has ingested cocaine that the child found in his father's bedroom, and he also disturbed to discover that an infant he thought was a victim of abuse by his mother, is actually suffering from a deadly bone disease. Meanwhile, as Hathaway struggles with a decision in her personal life, she has to deal with two violent cases at the hospital -- a gay man who is a victim of domestic abuse; and a schizophrenic street woman, Coco, who has recently given birth in the streets.



110 :05x19 - Rites of Spring

First aired: Apr/29/1999
Writer: David Mills
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Roscoe Lee Browne (Rev. Matthew Lynn), Penny Johnson Jerald (Nurse Practitioner Lynette Evans), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Shelley Robertson (Tanya Phillips), Djimon Hounsou (Mobalage Ikabo), Ralph Ahn (Mr. Cho, Shopkeeper), John David Conti (Tony Pipitone), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Michael B. Silver (Dr. Paul Myers (as Michael Buchman Silver)), John Doman (Dr. Carl Deraad), Debra Mooney (Leila Morgan, Seth's Foster Mother), Gina Hecht (Unknown), Vincent Berry (Seth Williams), Gary Hudson (Unknown), Alejandro Patino (Best Man), Sheila Kelley (Coco), Corey Parker Robinson (Antoine Bell), Mike Doyle (Michael McKenna), Jessica Capshaw (Sally McKenna), Chad McKnight (Officer Wilson), Christine Romeo (Mother), Margot Demeter (Buxom Blonde), La'Myia Good (Sharice Haines), Johnny Ray McGhee (Custodian), Brandon McKennah (Bellhop)

Spring ushers in new beginnings at County General when Mobalage happily springs some good news on Dr. Greene. Dr. Carter mentors a young high school student, Antoine, whose interest in medicine pleases the initially wary Carter. Lucy confidently plows through her psychiatric rounds which include a young law student who is horrified to learn that he may be losing his mind and a foster kid whose anger runs deep towards his alcoholic father. Jeanie discovers religion after she experiences a miraculous healing while treating a minister. Hathaway helps former patient Coco with her newborn and asks Dr. Greene for a little moral support of her own. Corday discovers a chivalrous escort in Dr. Greene, when she finds herself in a traffic predicament in downtown Chicago.



111 :05x20 - Power

First aired: May/06/1999
Writer: Carol Flint
Director: Laura Innes
Guest star: Anne Bellamy (Dottie), Jean Sincere (Gladys), Blake Boyd (Joiner), Julie Bowen (Roxanne Please), Eric Payne (Off. Billy Wilder (as Eric A. Payne)), Ford Rainey (Army Armstrong), Holland Taylor (Phyllis Farr), Jimmy Shubert (Security Guard), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Perry Anzilotti (Perry, Anesthesiologist), Stuart McLean (X-Ray Tech), Michael B. Silver (Dr. Paul Myers (as Michael Buchman Silver)), Sharon Omi (Nurse Sulla), Amy Reece (Waiter), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Victor Williams (Roger McGrath), Jeff Cahill (Transport Dispatcher Tony Fig), Fern Persons (Unknown), Angelo Vacco (Mercy RN), Jeffrey King (Detective), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Matthew Watkins (Reese Benton), Dan Flannery (Businessman), Rich Pierrelouis (Romeo), Anastasia Webb (Juliet), Al Pugliese (Angelo)

This episode is about a power outage. In order to prevent any concern that we may be experiencing technical impairment, here is an outline, act by act, of how this effect is accomplished creatively. Teaser: Lights go out briefly in EL train, then return. Act 1: Lights go out briefly in trauma room, then return. Act 2: Toward end of Act 2, power goes out all over the hospital. The lights stay out until the middle of Act 4. Act 3: Lights are out through entire act. Act 4: Lights are out until middle of the act.



112 :05x21 - Responsible Parties

First aired: May/13/1999
Writer: Jack Orman
Director: Christopher Misiano
Guest star: Marcia Rodd (Melissa Harold's Mother), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Vaughn Armstrong (Unknown), Moira Walley (Andrea Brodoff), Jody Wood (Unknown), Nathan West (Justin Casey), Jimmie F. Skaggs (Joe Chattarowski), Lucy Lee Flippin (Unknown), Stuart McLean (Radiology Tech), George McDaniel (Unknown), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Stephanie Dunnam (Dr. McLucas, OB/GYN), Maggie Lawson (Shannon Mitchell), John Rosenfeld (Agent Robert Clayton), Meg Thalken (Paramedic), Eric Christian Olsen (Travis Mitchell), Cress Williams (Officer Reggie Moore), Nathan LeGrand (Agent Lance Carmichael), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Linda Burden-Williams (Mrs. Mitchell), Sandra Taylor (Amber), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Valerie Levitt (Melissa), Cec Verrell (Mrs. Casey)

Dr. Greene treats a stripper whose body metal may have saved her life from a bullet to the chest, but the mystery lies in two FBI agents who linger suspiciously in the hospital. Seriously injured teens in tuxes and prom dresses are admitted after a life-threatening car crash and Dr. Carter becomes horrified when he later learns that some of their parents were serving alcohol to the kids before they got behind the wheel. An HIV-infected woman comes to the hospital with a fishing pole speared in her stomach, after she crashed a boat on a play day with her young son. Corday's status regarding the cardiothorasic fellowship adds further tension to her relationship with Dr. Benton. Meanwhile, a drunken homeless man wanders the hospital yelling out military phrases.



113 :05x22 - Getting to Know You

First aired: May/20/1999
Writer: Lydia Woodward
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Freda Foh Shen (Hearing Specialist), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Sarah Rayne (Sarah Bengossi), Teri Garr (Celinda Randlett), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Simmons), Monnae Michaell (Mrs. Bell), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), John Doman (Dr. Carl Deraad), Debra Mooney (Leila Morgan, Seth's Foster Mother), Vincent Berry (Seth Williams), Lizette Carrion (Unknown), Corey Parker Robinson (Antoine Bell), Kyle Kendrick (Jack Toberen #1), Matthew Kendrick (Jack Toberen #2), Cress Williams (Officer Reggie Moore), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Matthew Watkins (Reese Benton), Joe Krowka (Grocer)

Dr. Weaver finds a two-year old boy wandering unattended on the streets of Chicago and brings him into the hospital for a check-up, only to find that he may have a serious medical condition. Dr. Benton is troubled to learn that Carla has married her boyfriend Roger and plans on taking Reese to Germany, where Roger has landed a new job. Meanwhile, Hathaway treats a woman, Celinda, who says she's a medical empath who can feel what's going on with people. Dr. Carter is angered by his high school protege Antoine's casual attitude when the youth is admitted after being a victim in a gang attack. Also, Jeanie is flattered by the attentions of police officer Reggie Moore. Dr. Romano causes havoc with his new phone 'coding' system, keeping Jerry busy at the admitting desk with his frustrated colleagues.



114 :06x01 - Leave It to Weaver

First aired: Sep/30/1999
Writer: Lydia Woodward
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Sam Anderson (Dr. Jack Kayson), Wade Williams (Migraine Guy), Bryan Rasmussen (Robert Martin), Steven Culp (Dr. Charles Cameron, Rush Memorial), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Stephanie Erb (Mrs. Kinney), James Geralden (Grieving Man), Adrian Ricard (Mrs. Howard), Scott Plank (Chris Hunegs), Darwyn Carson (Grieving Woman), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Simmons), Richard Bull (Nice Older Man), Jennifer Badger (Girl Rollerblader), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Scott Jaeck (Dr. Steven Flint), L. B. Fisher (Rude Teenager), John Doman (Dr. Carl Deraad), Craig Baxley, Jr. (Guy Rollerblader (as Craig Baxley)), Bellina Logan (Nurse Kit), Courtland Mead (Vanilla Latte Boy), Don Forston (Voice #1), Cress Williams (Officer Reggie Moore), Craig R. Baxley (Guy Rollerblader), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Rebecca De Mornay (Elaine Nichols), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Mark Finney (Rolli), Lily Mojekwu (Voice #2), Emily Roeske (Michelle Kinney (as Emily Marie Roeske))

An out-of-control truck barely misses a very pregnant Hathaway but cuts a wide swath of heavy casualties who flow into the ER, taxing the collective abilities of everyone on shift. Dr. Carter unexpectedly treats the older and attractive ex-wife of his cousin with unexpected repercussions. Drs. Greene and Weaver plot strategy when they hear rumors that the combative Dr. Romano might be named as the new chief of staff. Dr. Benton must maneuver quickly during a mediation hearing if he is to prevent his ex-girlfriend Carla from leaving the country with his infant son. Elsewhere, Luka Kovac, a doctor from Eastern Europe who moonlights in the ER, and Dr. Cleo Finch, a second-year resident in emergency medicine and pediatrics, both reveal a talent for handling hurting children.



115 :06x02 - Last Rites

First aired: Oct/07/1999
Writer: Jack Orman
Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala
Guest star: Keram Malicki-Sanchez (Goth kid Rick), Bryan Rasmussen (Robert Martin), Michael Harney (Mr. Stehly), Yvonne Zima (Rachel Greene), Alice Hirson (Mrs. Anderson), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Jimmie F. Skaggs (Joe Chattarowski), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Simmons), Stuart McLean (Radiology Tech), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Paige Moss (Amy Stehly), Greg Wrangler (Construction Worker), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Jesse Head (Tommy Stevens), Bellina Logan (Nurse Kit), Jeff Cahill (Transport Dispatcher Tony Fig), Christian Copelin (Hunter), Bertila Damas (Deborah Wexler), Ernie Lee Banks (Old Man), Cress Williams (Officer Reggie Moore), John Cullum (David Greene), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Rebecca De Mornay (Elaine Nichols), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Matthew Watkins (Reese Benton), D. C. Ford (Joe Sanders), Myriam Tubert (Vanessa Braga)

Still reeling from his latest family crisis, Dr. Greene clashes with Dr. Weaver over the continuing treatment of a critically ill teenager who changes her mind about her "do not resuscitate" agreement. Hathaway ministers to an old widow who has no one to turn to in her last hours. Dr. Carter stumbles into a turf battle with paramedics when he and a new hotshot doctor rush out to help a construction worker who is critically injured just a block away. Dr. Benton parleys with a court-appointed therapist as he tries to stop his ex-girlfriend from moving to Europe with his son. Carter's new friend Elaine visits the hospital again. Jeanie cannot resist taking a special interest in an HIV-positive baby who is virtually parentless. Dr. Corday gets an offer from Dr. Romano that she cannot refuse.



116 :06x03 - Greene with Envy (aka Lawrence of Northwestern)

First aired: Oct/14/1999
Writer: Patrick Harbinson
Director: Peter Markle
Guest star: Miles Marsico (David Bradley), Cesar Herrera (Shirtless Guy), Erich Anderson (Mr. Bradley), Lawrence B. Adisa (Josh's Cousin), Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), Bill Gratton (Joe McGinnis), Todd Susman (Dr. Sam Jenkins), Christine Tucci (Paula Trancoso), Cory King (Joshua Fox), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Annie Grindlay (Mrs. Bradley), Kipp Shiotani (Bike Guy), Benjamin Lum (Judge), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Gregg Daniel (Mr. Powell), John Doman (Dr. Carl Deraad), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Andrew Rothenberg (Pauly Johnson), Erica Gimpel (Adele Newman), Cress Williams (Officer Reggie Moore), Alan Alda (Dr. Gabriel Lawrence), Rebecca De Mornay (Elaine Nichols), Jennifer Morris (Lauren Johnson), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Matthew Watkins (Reese Benton), Veralyn Jones (Mrs. Powell), Geoffrey Thorne (Peter's Lawyer)

Dr. Greene sees red when he encounters Dr. Lawrence, a newly hired attending physician who is considered a legend in emergency medicine, whose confident ease irritates Greene immensely. Gunfire breaks out in the ER when a gunshot victim identifies his assailant. Dr. Carter tries unsuccessfully to console a family friend. Dr. Finch disagrees with the doctor of a child involved in an auto accident who wants to discharge the boy immediately. Jeanie counts down the hours until her marriage and gets a pleasant surprise among her wedding gifts. Dr. Romano sticks Dr. Corday with shepherding an inquisitive newspaper reporter who is preparing a profile on him. Dr. Benton tries to ignore some disturbing news about his son. Moonlighting Dr. Kovac lobbies to put a husband under psychiatric custody when he suspects that the man has been beating his wife.



117 :06x04 - Sins of the Fathers

First aired: Oct/21/1999
Writer: Doug Palau
Director: Ken Kwapis
Guest star: Susan Haskell (Mrs. Burke), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Martha Plimpton (Meg Corwin), Josh Cruze (Boss), Burt Bulos (Lovejoy), Betty A. Bridges (Cashier), Wesley Leong (Newstand Guy), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Jessica Sara (Robin Burke), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Jesse Head (Tommy Stevens), Jack Stehlin (Mr. Stevens), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Ellen Blain (Becky), Joey Naber (Henderson), Alan Alda (Dr. Gabriel Lawrence), Rebecca De Mornay (Elaine Nichols), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Christopher Kubasik (Rineberry), Dakota Leopardi (Crying Boy)

Cleo diagnoses a bratty little girl with food poisoning and is shocked when she reappears with more severe symptoms. An annoyed Dr. Greene tries to help his father sort out his insurance problems via long-distance phone calls when the old man runs his car into a tree, while Greene and the likable Dr. Malucci treat a skydiving victim and a distraught teenager who tried to hang himself. Dr. Lawrence -- always ready with an opinion on any case -- argues with the nurses over his prescribed medication for another skydiving patient. Dr. Carter arranges to see recovering patient Elaine Nichols again. A sympathetic Hathaway coaxes a pregnant but uninsured waitress to come to the ER for an exam. As chief of staff, Dr. Romano orders Dr. Corday to do his dirty work and is not happy with an unflattering, tabloid-like newspaper story about one chaotic day in the life of the hospital's ER.



118 :06x05 - Truth & Consequences

First aired: Nov/04/1999
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Steve de Jarnett
Guest star: Charles C. Stevenson, Jr. (Capt. Eddie), Scott Ferguson (Aaron Hearn), Miguel Sandoval (Mr. Perez), Martha Plimpton (Meg Corwin), John Dennis Johnston (Mr. Hearn), Aimee Garcia (Leanne Lawler), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Tom Gallop (Dr. Roger Julian), Michael B. Silver (Dr. Paul Myers (as Michael Buchman Silver)), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Patrick Renna (Howie McMurtry), Brooke Bloom (Quinn), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Isait De La Fuente (Nathan Perez), Cress Williams (Officer Reggie Moore), Alan Alda (Dr. Gabriel Lawrence), Rebecca De Mornay (Elaine Nichols), Vincent Kartheiser (Jesse Keenan), Jeff Peterson (Benjamin Hearn), Kazz Wingate IV (Tough Kid (as Kazz Wingate))

An explosion during a high school science class floods the ER with a variety of burned, gassed and broken patients. Dr. Greene rescues Dr. Carter from one student's irate father. Hathaway urges a young pregnant waitress to enter a drug rehabilitation program while Lucy also pleads with an artistic painter to do the same. Dr. Benton tries to protect a young man who learns he's HIV-positive while donating blood for his injured brother. Carter wonders if he's gotten the final brushoff from Elaine. Jeanie is distracted at work over her young adopted son's wheezing back at home. An inquisitive Malucci courts trouble when he solicits information about Dr. Weaver's disabled leg.



119 :06x06 - The Peace of Wild Things

First aired: Nov/11/1999
Writer: John Wells
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: Amzie Strickland (Jean Connelly), Martha Plimpton (Meg Corwin), Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), Charles Tyner (Barry Connelly), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Simmons), Tom McGowan (Joe Bernero), Andrew Bowen (Andrew), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Gail Strickland (Dr. Renee Spielman), Stephen Cinabro (Cop), Anna Suli (Unknown), Danny Belrose (Joey), Jen Bosworth-Ramirez (Cashier), Sarah Denison (Jody), Cress Williams (Officer Reggie Moore), Alan Alda (Dr. Gabriel Lawrence), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Matthew Watkins (Reese Benton), Mark Finney (Rescue Team), Ania Suli (Brenda Brewer/'Mrs. Karras')

Hathaway can't resist trying to help a fellow single pregnant woman who refuses to quit her unhealthy lifestyle and seems resigned to her fate, while Dr. Weaver questions the work of her former mentor, Dr. Lawrence. Dr. Benton agonizes over taking a self-administered paternity test that will determine if he really is the father of his toddler son. Dr. Finch is blamed for an explosion in the suture room but Dr. Malucci might have a different answer. After a nursing home fire, Dr. Carter is chastised for not convincing a frightened older woman to sign a consent form that would let her terminally ill husband die. Later, Carter is torn when a poor father asks him not to report that his son has diabetes until his worker's insurance kicks in, and after hours, he visits the moody Elaine. Elsewhere: a beaming Jeanie has startling news for Weaver, and a new desk clerk overcomes a rough beginning to his day and soon has the staff in stitches with his comic impressions.



120 :06x07 - Humpty Dumpty

First aired: Nov/18/1999
Writer: Neal Baer
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Lawrence Monoson (Dean Rollins), Emile Hirsch (Chad Kottmeier), Martha Plimpton (Meg Corwin), Rosalind Chao (Dr. Theresa Chow), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Bob Minor (Officer Jenkins), Katie Mitchell (Incident Commander), Leo Rossi (Det. Cruson), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Chris Ufland (Mr. Perry), Scott Jaeck (Dr. Steven Flint), Stephanie Dunnam (Dr. McLucas, OB/GYN), Roxanne Hart (Mrs. Kottmeier), Meg Thalken (McManus), Brenda-Isaacs Booth (Sandra Perry (as Brenda Isaacs-Booth)), Katharine Mitchell (Incident Commander), Marilyn Sue Perry (Nurse Rogers), Erica Gimpel (Adele Newman), Rick Schatz (Max Fritzler), John Cullum (David Greene), Alan Alda (Dr. Gabriel Lawrence), Chad McKnight (Officer Wilson), Myles Kilpatrick (Little Kid), Carl Gordon (Mr. Owens), Maria McCann (Babette Fritzler), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Carey Peters (Accident Victim)

A heroic Dr. Corday works hard to salvage the life of a known carjacker and kidnapper while nearby Drs. Weaver and Kovac strain to sustain his sexually assaulted victim who is desperate for the right kind of blood transfusion. Cleo overrules Lucy and orders toxicity tests for a 15-year-old boy and her hunch pays off. In addition, Lucy regrets her decision to allow an elderly gospel group leader with chest pains, to leave for a performance. A moody and pregnant Hathaway's dull day answering phones suddenly takes a dramatic twist, and she later visits a drug-abusive new mother. Dr. Carter eagerly takes on more responsibility in the ER from Weaver. Dr. Greene has no clue about the whereabouts of his visiting father when the older man doesn't show up at the airport for their Thanksgiving together. Dr. Lawrence receives counseling for his embarrassing medical condition but still shows flashes of brilliance.



121 :06x08 - Great Expectations

First aired: Nov/25/1999
Writer: Jack Orman
Director: Christopher Misiano
Guest star: Amy Aquino (Dr. Janet Coburn), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Robert Dolan (Pediatrician), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), David Brisbin (Dr. Alexander Babcock), Brian Patrick Clarke (David Greene), Jackie Millines (Stab Wound), Montrose Hagins (Mrs. Olson), Maura Tierney (Abby Lockhart), Elizabeth Rodriguez (Nurse Sandra), Ross Reed (Old Man), Todd Truley (Doorman), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Russ Reed (Old Man)

A snowy Thanksgiving turns chaotic for Hathaway when she suddenly goes into labor on the subway and fights just to get to the ER -- where the real harrowing battle begins to save her premature twins with the help of an obstetrics nurse. At the same time, Hathaway's Lamaze mate, Dr. Greene, is unaware of her plight as he brings his precocious daughter and his cantankerous visiting dad over to Dr. Corday's for a traditionally dysfunctional holiday dinner. When Greene is notified of Hathaway's situation, he leaves poor Corday with his two relatives who each encounter a personal crisis. Dr. Malucci impresses Dr. Carter with his knowledge of a rare affliction.



122 :06x09 - How the Finch Stole Christmas

First aired: Dec/16/1999
Writer: Linda Gase
Director: Fred Einesman
Guest star: David Byrd (Mr. Waller), Myndy Crist (Valerie Page), Lawrence Monoson (Dean Rollins), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Emile Hirsch (Chad Kottmeier), Kente Scott (Taylor Sparks (as KentŽ Scott)), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Simmons), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Mike Genovese (Officer Al Grabarsky), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Pamela Sinha (Amira), David Brisbin (Dr. Alexander Babcock), Roxanne Hart (Mrs. Kottmeier), Hillary Danner (Tommy's Mom), Mathew Scollon (Tony Haskey, Chad's Friend), Bellina Logan (Nurse Kit), Patrick St. Esprit (Tommy's Dad), Joey Naber (Santa Juan), Paul Adelstein (Unknown), Jeannie Lee (Nurse Vivian), Erica Gimpel (Adele Newman), Christopher Cass (Santa Greg), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Matthew Watkins (Reese Benton), Maurice Blake (Clarke), G. Ja'ron Henderson (Shepherd (as Ja'ron Henderson)), Michael Purvis (Lester), Mike Weinberg (Tommy)

On Christmas Eve, a stubborn Lucy tries everything to help a desperate young woman, who is running out of time, get a life-saving heart transplant. A festive Dr. Carter, decked-out as Santa Claus, aids a wounded gangbanger and then offers to trade a gift for his gun, which prompts a flood of other gang members willing to trade their "gats" for choice presents. Dr. Finch regretfully ruins a dysfunctional family's holiday when she places Chad Kottmeier, a besotted teenager whom she previously treated, in the hospital's alcohol treatment program for his own safety. Hathaway gets help from kindly Dr. Kovac when she suspects that one of her four-week old twins might have a fever. An uneasy Dr. Corday must continue to treat a repulsive murder suspect; Dr. Weaver is shown some glitches in the ER's computer that was rated Y2K compliant; Dr. Benton receives shocking news from an angry Carla; and the ER swarms with sickly Santas.



123 :06x10 - Family Matters

First aired: Jan/06/2000
Writer: Patrick Harbinson
Director: Anthony Edwards
Guest star: Juanita Jennings (Mrs. Davis), Austin Tichenor (Mr. Sumpter), Lawrence Monoson (Dean Rollins), Victor McCay (Dr. Ramsey), Leo Rossi (Det. Cruson), Mike Genovese (Officer Al Grabarsky), Andrew Bowen (Andrew), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Michael B. Silver (Dr. Paul Myers (as Michael Buchman Silver)), Thom Gossom, Jr. (Mr. Davis), Cody Kasch (Jason Bender), Gabrielle Union (Tamara Davis), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Dave Engfer (Everett), Brooke Davis (Tracy), Caryn West (Mrs. Bender), Brian Hooks (Dylan), Erica Gimpel (Adele Newman), Amy Stewart (Linsey Cordova), Cress Williams (Officer Reggie Moore), Mary Manofsky (Cassandra Harper), John Cullum (David Greene), Mae Elvis (Alyssa Adams/Jane Doe), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Mary Kay Wulf (Mrs. Cordova), Amanda Bernero (Mary), Alice Dodd (Mrs. Sumpter), Tania Gonzalez (Shannon)

Former emergency room resident Jing-Mei Chen -- once known as Deb Chen -- returns to resume her career in medicine and immediately makes an impact when she treats a runaway teenaged girl who bitterly keeps her identity secret. Elsewhere, Dr. Corday is asked to coax an injured murderer to confess the whereabouts of a woman's body -- to better give her family some peace of mind. The energetic Dr. Malucci tries to fix Dr. Weaver's car while he later discovers that a child hockey player suffering from shortness of breath has a more serious complication than first thought. Dr. Finch reconsiders discharging a talented teenaged athlete who's exhausted by her unrelenting practice schedule and need to satisfy her parents. Dr. Kovac sympathizes over two scruffy teenage brothers -- one developmentally disabled -- who would rather remain on the street than be separated by social services. Dr. Greene bails out of the ER when he learns that his stubborn father ran off from his San Diego retirement home.



124 :06x11 - The Domino Heart

First aired: Jan/13/2000
Writer: Joe Sachs
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Guest star: Justin Louis (Michael Mueller), David Franco (Dominic), Paul Vincent O'Connor (Off. Billy Wilder (as Eric A. Payne)), Myndy Crist (Valerie Page), Lawrence Monoson (Dean Rollins), Peg Phillips (Mrs. Duffy), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Sal Lopez (Hispanic Man), Hank Stratton (Curt Oberg, Michael's Companion), Pamela Sinha (Amira), Diane Baker (Louise Duffy), Cindy Lu (Chinese Woman), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Bellina Logan (Nurse Kit), Michael McFall (Water Truck Driver), Andre Jamal Kinney (Trevor), Erica Gimpel (Adele Newman), Amy Stewart (Linsey Cordova), John Cullum (David Greene), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Dominic Comperatore (Vito Compasero), Camille Ameen (Mrs. Page, Valerie's Mom), Bianca Lopez (Monica), Bryan Sullivan (Hispanic Woman)

A simple water shutoff makes the struggle for life even harder in the ER while Lucy is excited for Valerie, a patient she befriended who finally can receive a new heart -- if she can circumvent some last-minute medical complications. Drs. Carter and Chen duel over admitting an elderly patient with Parkinson's whose daughter pleads exhaustion in caring for her. Dr. Greene also is weary of lodging his troublesome father as he deals with the return of Nurse Hathaway, who is experiencing post-partum depression. Later, Greene treats a patient for seizures and suspects that his boyfriend is physically abusing him. Dr. Corday confronts the murderer whose life she saved before he is taken to county jail. In addition, Dr. Benton makes a tentative offer to Dr. Finch, Hathaway soothes a nervous boy with a broken leg and Dr. Malucci personally checks out a Hispanic pharmacy that also serves as an illegal back-door health clinic.



125 :06x12 - Abby Road

First aired: Feb/03/2000
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: Andre Rosey Brown (Sick Guy (as Rosey Brown)), Dirk Blocker (Mr. Groder), Michael Mantell (Mr. Spencer), Alex Nevil (Mr. Dorset), Chris Marquette (Marty Dorset), Pierrino Mascarino (Mr. Clayton), Patience Cleveland (Mrs. Mills), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Kymberly Newberry (Mrs. Bryant), Pamela Sinha (Amira), Victor Campos (Unknown), Clarinda Ross (Mrs. Foster), Shia LaBeouf (Darnel Smith), Giuliana Santini (Kathleen Brant), Eric Nenninger (Jeremy Barnes), Chad McKnight (Officer Wilson), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Rusty Gray ((as Rusty Schmidt)), Chaz Monet (Tia Foster (as Chaz Monét)), Judy Parfitt (Isabelle Corday)

New medical student Abby Lockhart, the obstetrics nurse who helped deliver Nurse Hathaway's twins, has a chaotic first day when she joins the ER and is spat upon and bitten by a drug-addled teenage wrestler and misdiagnoses a hypochondriac. Dr. Corday grits her teeth when her haughty mother alights in town. Elsewhere, as a flu epidemic sweeps through the ER, Dr. Benton's promise to secure plastic surgery for a badly mauled little girl is in jeopardy and he later uses an unusual procedure to clear an airway on a patient with internal bleeding. Dr. Carter treats a bitter teenager with muscular dystrophy. Lucy tries to make an elderly patient with congestive heart failure comfortable in his last hours.



126 :06x13 - Be Still My Heart

First aired: Feb/10/2000
Writer: Lydia Woodward
Director: Laura Innes
Guest star: Amzie Strickland (Jean Connelly), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Lenny Wolpe (Dr. Hudson), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Pamela Sinha (Amira), David Brisbin (Dr. Alexander Babcock), Megan Corletto (Julia Edelstein), Tonyo Melendez (Patron), Eric Keith (Paul's Friend), Anton Yelchin (Robbie Edelstein), John Cullum (David Greene), David Krumholtz (Paul Sobriki), Judy Parfitt (Isabelle Corday), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Chris Wells (Mr. Morris)

As Valentine's Day nears, Dr. Corday holds her breath when her domineering mother and surgeon wants to "observe" her at work in the hospital, while Lucy cares for a combative young law student whose headaches and erratic behavior might indicate schizophrenia. Competitive medical students Chen and Malucci jockey for first position but their increasing rivalry only hurts their patients, including a senior doctor with a dangerous tumor. Following a severe traffic accident, Drs. Finch, Kovac and Benton hope to save the lives of the parents of two quaking children who fear the worst. An elderly woman who lost her husband a few months earlier in the ER returns with a serious case of infection.



127 :06x14 - All in the Family

First aired: Feb/17/2000
Writer: Jack Orman
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Sam Vlahos (Pablo), Sean LeSure (Strummer), Brad Blaisdell (Detective), Joe Basile (Officer Tom Bennini), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Perry Anzilotti (Perry, Anesthesiologist), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Pamela Sinha (Amira), David Brisbin (Dr. Alexander Babcock), Lucy Rodriguez (Nurse Bjerke), John Doman (Dr. Carl Deraad), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Bellina Logan (Nurse Kit), Suzanne Carney (OR Nurse Janet), David Roberson (Officer Durcy), Liza Weil (Samantha Sobriki), John Cullum (David Greene), David Krumholtz (Paul Sobriki), Judy Parfitt (Isabelle Corday), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Debbie Podowski (Brenda, Romano's Receptionist (as Deb Podowski)), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Chris Wells (Mr. Morris/'Cupid'), Stewart Levine (Cop in Ambulance Bay), Louie Rivera (Mitchell), Mark Allan Stewart (Cop)

Valentine's Day arrives as the emergency room staff whirls into action on all fronts as they work heroically on two patients who suffered trauma. Even Drs. Greene and Corday are called from home to help. Meanwhile, the police begin an investigation into criminal activity inside the hospital and begin searching for a missing patient.



128 :06x15 - Be Patient

First aired: Feb/24/2000
Writer: Sandy Kroopf
Director: Ken Kwapis
Guest star: Jeris Lee Poindexter (Nate (as Jeris Lee Poindexter)), Jackie Debatin (Judy), Rachel Crane (Terri), Cara DeLizia (Andrea), Gwynyth Walsh (Barbara Knight), Harry Hutchinson (Hit and Run Driver), Andrew Bowen (Andrew), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Christopher Rich (Ron Perth), Scott Jaeck (Dr. Steven Flint), John Cullum (David Greene), Judy Parfitt (Isabelle Corday), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Kayli DeGregorio (Laura Williams), Kelsi DeGregorio (Laura Williams), Mark Hicks (Physical Therapist (as Mark A. Hicks)), Patrick J. Pieters (Doorman), Clifton Williams (Postman)

An off-duty Dr. Kovac witnesses a hit-and-run accident that leaves a young girl fighting for her life but he second-guesses himself when he elects to transport her to the hospital himself rather than wait for the paramedics -- and wonders if his desperate measures might ultimately kill her. Nurse Hathaway discovers that a promiscuous 14-year-old schoolgirl has cervical cancer and is torn when the frightened teen refuses to tell her parents. Drs. Greene and Corday react differently when they discover that their parents are getting to know each other very well. New medical student Abby disagrees with Dr. Weaver's quick assessment of a sick patient. Dr. Greene learns some sobering news from a patient's x-rays.



129 :06x16 - Under Control

First aired: Mar/23/2000
Writer: Neal Baer, Joe Sachs
Director: Christopher Misiano
Guest star: Elpidia Carrillo (Pilar), Karl Wiedergott (Dr. Krepp, Nephrologist), Sheila Cavanaugh (Black Eye Patient), Kyle Richards (Nurse Dori), Michael Faella (Smoking Man), Eric Payne (Off. Billy Wilder (as Eric A. Payne)), Cal Gibson (Kim Tadlock), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Morris Chestnut (ICU Nurse Frank 'Rambo' Bacon), Megan Cole (Dr. Upton), Keith Langsdale (Adam Pulido), John Cullum (David Greene), Judy Parfitt (Isabelle Corday), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Frances Sternhagen (Millicent Carter), Jennifer Manley (Nosebleed Lady), Eloy Mendez (Felix), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Jonathan Avildsen (Mr. Bartlet)

In pain, Dr. Carter hobbles back on crutches into the ER for the first time since his life-threatening attack and treats an overdosed suicidal patient with a controversial new procedure while a besieged Dr. Greene tries to take charge of a chaotic shift. Among Greene's runaway problems are his cantankerous father who resists treatment for his lung cancer, a poisonous Gila monster lizard on the loose and a non-stop torrent of complicated cases, one of which concerns his girlfriend Dr. Corday's well-meaning attempt to keep a brain-dead accident victim alive long enough to secure permission to harvest his organs. Elsewhere, Abby is devastated when she makes a simple mistake that could cost a terminally ill cancer patient what little time he has left; Dr. Chen is distracted by a hunky nurse who helps out in between receiving treatment for his own fainting spells; amid the uproar, Hathaway is interrupted by her nanny's calls regarding her crying twins; and Dr. Benton and Dr. Finch enjoy a sensual game of pool.



130 :06x17 - Viable Options

First aired: Apr/06/2000
Writer: Patrick Harbinson
Director: Marita Grabiak
Guest star: Ken Ward (Glen, Jo's fiancé), Aaron Seville (Dr. Tillman, Century Managed Care), Annie Korzen (Mrs. Grunwald), Mitch Pileggi (Terry Waters), Jack Shearer (Hal Grunwald), Cleo King (Mrs. Davies), Kai Lennox (Steve Maldonado), Tom McGowan (Joe Bernero), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Patricia McCormack (Mrs. Dwyer (as Patty McCormack)), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Bellina Logan (Nurse Kit), Erica Gimpel (Adele Newman), Ransford Doherty (Randall James), John Cullum (David Greene), Leslie Silva (Sonya Bassett), Gerry Black (Mr. Fletcher), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Rachel Roth (Angie Dwyer), Chrissy Paraskevopoulos (Jo Waters)

Dr. Kovac is unsettled about his responsibility to disqualify a series of patients with kidney failure when a precious donor organ becomes available, especially when one prospect is unaware that she's pregnant -- and must choose between the baby or the transplant operation. A few feet away, Dr. Romano decides to mix it up for a day in the ER trenches and clashes with two angry motorists as well as Dr. Weaver over proper treatment of a terminally ill pneumonia patient. Dr. Carter must do some fast-talking when a former patient, a diabetic young boy whose father previously had no insurance, reappears with dangerous symptoms. Drs. Finch and Benton are dressed down by Romano when a pharmacy misreads their scribbled prescription and issues a drug that nearly kills a constipated patient. Dr. Greene gets angry when Dr. Corday conspires with his crotchety father to place the senior Greene in a hospice.



131 :06x18 - Match Made in Heaven

First aired: Apr/13/2000
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Michael Cavalieri (Mr. Fazio), Dan Lauria (Rick Simpson), Sam Vlahos (Pablo), Mary Margaret Lewis (Corinne, Carter's Maid), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Joel McKinnon Miller (Mr. Emerson), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Judy Jean Berns (Mrs. Fredriksson, Greene's Home Nurse), Connor Matheus (Ian Parker), Matt Doherty (Eli Emerson), Scotty Leavenworth (Wyatt Parker), Randy Lowell (Dr. Dan Shine, Hematologist), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Kerri Green (Lynn Parker (as Kerri Lee Green)), John Cullum (David Greene), Bradley Gregg (Ken Parker), Lynn Ann Leveridge (Woman), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar)

Ex-lovers Dr. Benton and a testy Dr. Corday clash when Benton's current interest, Dr. Finch, asks him to overrule Corday for surgery on a young boy who may have suffered internal injuries in a car crash. Abby takes a big risk when she advises an exhausted pregnant wife with five children to undergo an abortion procedure against the wishes of her unsuspecting husband. Elsewhere, Dr. Greene must intimately care at home for his crotchety but humiliated father after the terminally ill man chases away his latest nurse. Dr. Carter reacts harshly to one patient, offers a misplaced diagnosis to another and later offends Dr. Chen when they try to save a young girl. Dr. Romano assumes personal command of the ER and displays his typically obnoxious charm.



132 :06x19 - The Fastest Year

First aired: Apr/27/2000
Writer: Lydia Woodward
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), Susan Blommaert (Sarah McKenzie (as Susan J. Blommaert)), Dakota Fanning (Delia Chadsey), Ruth Manning (Ruth Pooler), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Julie Marie Berman (Jessamyn Chadsey (as Julie Marie Berman)), John Doman (Dr. Carl Deraad), Sydney Walsh (Mrs. Lomax), George Lugg (Wrigley Field Hot Dog Guy), Hayden Tank (Edgar Braley), Dee Jay Daniels (Jesse), Liza Weil (Samantha Sobriki), John Cullum (David Greene), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Frances Sternhagen (Millicent Carter), Jeff Brooks (Hospital Records Clerk (as Jeffrey David Brooks)), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Matthew Watkins (Reese Benton), Jim Carrane (Manny, used-car dealer), Dan Conway (Sam McKenzie (as Daniel J. Conway)), Jacqueline Heinze (Eileen), Biff McGuire (Ralph Pooler (as William Biff McGuire)), Steven Flynn (Avery Chadsey)

Abby plays with fire when she intercedes on behalf of a sick young girl who needs a bone marrow transplant -- but the most eligible donor is her half-sister whose divorced mother refuses to okay the procedure out of spite for the girl's father who's her ex-husband. In another family, Dr. Greene admits his pneumonia-ridden father into the hospital and shares a rare but memorable father-son moment as the older man's time begins to wind down. Dr. Kovac gallantly offers to help Nurse Hathaway buy a used car and they enjoy their spring day on the town. Likewise, a daytripping Dr. Benton takes Dr. Finch out to Los Angeles to visit his toddler son and meet his sister Jackie who can't help but interrogate her guest. Dr. Carter is tormented by visions of his recent brush with death and draws Dr. Weaver's concern upon her return.



133 :06x20 - Loose Ends

First aired: May/04/2000
Writer: Neal Baer
Director: Kevin Hooks
Guest star: Jay Underwood (Mr. Burke), Rosanna Huffman (Mrs. McNamara), Lincoln Kilpatrick (Chet Fulton), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Christopher Wiehl (Mr. Lattimer), Pamela Sinha (Amira), Bahni Turpin (Mrs. Lattimer), Anne E. Curry (Claire's Mom), Steffani Brass (Shelly Burke), John Doman (Dr. Carl Deraad), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Brian Tarantina (Joe Barkley), John Cullum (David Greene), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Frances Sternhagen (Millicent Carter), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Polly Cusumano (Claire), David Harris (Fulton's Son)

A weary Dr. Greene remains at home to care for his father and shares a tender moment, while a robust Dr. Kovac tries to court Nurse Hathaway. In addition, faulty hospital procedure causes Dr. Benton to assail Kovac for not checking up on a patient who now might lose his leg; likewise, Dr. Chen is horrified to learn that a simple metabolic test for infants could have prevented a boy's disabling brain seizure. Dr. Carter assumes Greene's shift and is a whirling dervish of activity who can't resist taking over other doctors' cases as well. When an anemic teenager refuses crucial treatment, Dr. Corday makes a calculated gamble in order to assist her. Dr. Malucci is enraged when a 6-year-old car accident victim claims that her father has been sexually abusing her.



134 :06x21 - Such Sweet Sorrow

First aired: May/11/2000
Writer: John Wells
Director: John Wells
Guest star: Yvonne Zima (Rachel Greene), Gloria Gifford (Mrs. Wyatt), Madison Eginton (Hannah O'Brien), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Louis Mustillo (Steve O'Brien), Adeline Allen (Jennifer O'Brien), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Rachel Singer (Shelagh O'Brien), Mary Bogue (Matronly Woman on Plane), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Alexandra Margulies (Stewardess), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Ken Davitian (Mr. Papazian), Angela Landis (Kathy), Marcello Robinson (Arcade Boy), Duane R. Shepard, Sr. (Janitor), George Clooney (Doug Ross)

A wound-up Dr. Weaver goes on the warpath when she encounters sloppiness, incorrect diagnoses and improper procedures among the ER staff, and Nurse Hathaway, Dr. Malucci and Abby all feel the heat of her wrath. A disobeying Hathaway earns Weaver's enmity when she revives a "do not resuscitate" cancer victim so that the patient can spend one last conscious moment with her young family while she ponders her response to Dr. Kovac's romantic interest -- and she makes a life-changing decision. When he's not goofing off, Malucci also gets an earful from Dr. Corday, who offers a sobering assessment of his performance. Dr. Greene re-thinks his father's burial request and determines to spend more time with his daughter Rachel.



135 :06x22 - May Day

First aired: May/18/2000
Writer: Jack Orman
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Mario Soto (SWAT Guy), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Eric Payne (Off. Billy Wilder (as Eric A. Payne)), Amy Aquino (Dr. Janet Coburn), Randolph Mantooth (Policeman), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Kyle Sullivan (Nicholas Rosato), Don Took (Vinnie Rosato, Nicholas' Dad), Karen Gordon (ADR Voices), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Alvin Alvarez (Daniel), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Chris Butler (Cop), John Doman (Dr. Carl Deraad), Emily Bergl (Gloria Milton), Meg Thalken (Chopper EMT Dee McManus), RonReaco Lee (Davis), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Stewart Finlay-McLennan (Mr. Tanner), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario)

Dr. Kovac crosses swords with Benton over prioritizing care for a young victim of a deadly school shooting versus a more seriously wounded gunman. Benton and Dr. Corday share a moment of mutual triumph when they successfully complete a risky but life-saving surgical procedure on a wounded student from the schoolyard. Kovac's draining day continues when he attempts to browbeat a teenaged stabbing victim into allowing him to birth her unwanted and unborn baby despite her adamant wishes to let the child die. A combative Dr. Carter is confronted by Dr. Greene and the other ER doctors over his behavior since being attacked. Greene tries to convince a hardy rugby player that his injuries are more serious than he thinks.



136 :07x01 - Homecoming (aka Indian Summer)

First aired: Oct/12/2000
Writer: Jack Orman
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Jonathan T. Floyd (Student), Amy Aquino (Dr. Janet Coburn), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Dean Wein (Security Sergeant), Barry Gordon (Baxter), Bob Minor (Buck), Paula Newsome (Rehab Receptionist Margaret), Dino Anello (Picketer), Tod Thawley (Smith), Mark Valley (Richard Lockhart), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Brent Jennings (Nat), Wentworth Miller (Mike Palmieri), John Doe (Carter's Doctor), Todd Duffey (Mitch), Jonathan Mangum (Med Student Ryan Bradford), J. Anthony Pena (Tackle), Jeremy Kent Jackson (Jock), Kay Lenz (Karen Palmieri), Steve Howey (Quarterback Elizey), RonReaco Lee (Davis), Gerry Black (Mr. Fletcher), Purva Bedi (Med Student Priya Shilandra), Larissa Larenne (Cheerleader), Sean McGowan (Food Court Guy), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), James T. Callahan (Mr. Bristol (as James Callahan)), David Coggeshall (Teammate), Hillary Straney (Flight Attendant)

Dr. Carter struggles to overcome his chemical dependency in a detox center while Dr. Greene returns from vacation to find the ER awash in garbage during a custodial strike -- and a riot during a high school football game further clogs the halls with the rival wounded. Meanwhile, Greene finds unexpected complications when he treats the first victim, a likable injured player, and discovers that he must also minister to himself for a rash caused by poison ivy. Abby arrives back from another rotation and tries to help an elderly man whose wife is dead on arrival; later, she's furious when her ex-husband jeopardizes her clerkship when he does not pay her tuition. Dr. Benton grits his teeth when he interviews for an attending -- a lucrative supervisorial position -- with Dr. Romano.



137 :07x02 - Sand and Water (aka Way Too Soon)

First aired: Oct/19/2000
Writer: Jack Orman
Director: Christopher Misiano
Guest star: Marty Ryan (Brant), Diana Castle (Sandy Maggioso), Trisha Simmons (Maureen Conway, Financial Services), Heinrich James (Mr. Patterson), Kyle Richards (Nurse Dori), James C. Victor (Patrick), Amy Aquino (Dr. Janet Coburn), Rosemary Forsyth (Judy), Jim Jansen (Neonatologist), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Jeanne Chinn (Jennifer), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Nancy Linehan Charles (Glenda Walton), Michael Raynor (Joseph Morgan), Lara Harris (Regina Morgan), Gerry Black (Mr. Fletcher), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Matthew Watkins (Reese Benton), Jana Arnold (A.A. Speaker)

A sympathetic Abby takes pity on a young couple whose premature baby was born far too early -- a cold fact of life which the desperate parents struggle to accept -- while Drs. Greene and Corday re-define their relationship in the wake of domestic hassles. Dr. Benton engages an equally stubborn Dr. Romano in a war of wills over an obnoxious homeless man who once again requires extensive treatment resulting from his chronic disdain for maintaining his dialysis appointments. Dr. Weaver and a caring Dr. Kovac are helpless to assist a severely comatose woman whose longtime life partner is not legally empowered to cease any heroic means of saving her. Elsewhere, Carter ponders the implications of his future return to the hospital and Dr. Malucci stays out of sight from a candy striper who's on a mission to find him.



138 :07x03 - Mars Attacks

First aired: Oct/26/2000
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Paris Barclay
Guest star: Christine Cavanaugh (Gloria), Jorge Luis Abreu (Security Guard), Rebecca Balding (Ms. Garvey), Charlie Stewart (Albert), Kyle Richards (Nurse Dori), Bradley James (SWAT Guy), Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Toshi Toda (Japanese Businessman #1), Kevin Durand (Mr. Mooney), Ludo Vika (Lupe), Elizabeth Mitchell (Dr. Kim Legaspi), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Alex D. Linz (Dennis), Devon Reeves (Moira), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Eric Stonestreet (Willie), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Duffy Epstein (Griffin), Aaron Pruner (Alien Boy), Florence Regina (Knee Girl), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Matthew Watkins (Reese Benton), Adam G. (Pelvis Man), Steve Hanneman (Patient), James Marsh (Mr. Kamtovik), Craig Tsuyumine (Japanese Businessman #2), Christopher Warren (Boyfriend)

Dr. Benton learns the sobering price of a previous challenge to the authority of tyrannical chief Dr. Romano while a recovering Dr. Carter chafes under the restrictions imposed on his role during his first day back in the emergency room after his drug treatment. Likewise, obstetrics nurse Abby is peeved when she is beset by nagging hassles and is asked by Dr. Weaver to fill in as an ER nurse until she can re-enroll in medical school. The collapse of an elevated walkway in a sci-fi convention floods the ER with out-of-this world costumed patients while Dr. Corday must talk Dr. Greene through a complicated procedure via an intercom while she too performs surgery. Ambitious desk clerk Frank -- a former cop -- causes chaos when he keeps running computer security checks on suspicious patients with surprising results. Another patient checks in claiming to suffer from spontaneous combustion.



139 :07x04 - Benton Backwards

First aired: Nov/02/2000
Writer: Dee Johnson
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: Keri Lynn Pratt (Audrey Hoffman, Miss Skokie), Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), Keith Diamond (Det. Stetler), Derek Mears (Mugger), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Simmons), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Alan Young (Archie Mellonston), Andrew McFarlane (Jesse Robbins), Elizabeth Mitchell (Dr. Kim Legaspi), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Linda Tran (Bua Thanh), Cynthia Mann (Margie Stein), Frances Sternhagen (Millicent Carter), Matthew Watkins (Reese Benton), Dion DeRizzo (Perovitz), Holly Haber (Miss Pruitt, funeral home cosmetologist), John Lordan (Dr. Gottschalk), Óscar Valdés (Norman), Andrew Van Hise (Kenneth Stein)

A frustrated Dr. Benton desperately searches for a new position at any local hospital but soon learns that he has been blackballed by the arrogant Dr. Romano, and he must consider other options out-of-state -- even though he risks losing joint custody of his infant son with the combative mother. Elsewhere, a recovering Dr. Carter is cleared to work on a few trauma patients while Dr. Chen labors to offer a young mother some temporary relief as she tries to secure permission to operate on the woman's terminally ill young son. Abby finds herself attracted to Dr. Kovac but their budding relationship is interrupted by tragedy. In addition, Dr. Malucci casts about in a vain search for an extra skilled hockey player for his team's game that night -- even though Dr. Greene is ready and willing to strap on his skates.



140 :07x05 - Flight of Fancy

First aired: Nov/09/2000
Writer: Joe Sachs, Walon Green
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Guest star: John Pyper-Ferguson (Tom Coggins), Jenette Goldstein (Helicopter Medic), Bruce Wright (Janet Wade), Skip Stellrecht (Chaplain Miller), Christopher Michael (Security Guard), Sophia Santi (Tanya), Keith Diamond (Det. Stetler), Joanna Miles (Mrs. Larson), Annie Wood (Jason's Mom), Radmar Agana Jao (Nathan Prior), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Blake Heron (Trent Larson), Harry S. Murphy (Dr. Hamill), Juanita Moore (Mrs. Barnwell), Wesley Thompson (Fritz), Megan Cole (Dr. Upton), Kwame Amoaku (Trumpet Player), Scott MacDonald (Mugger), Gwen Van Dam (Etta), Tom Carey (Roman), Carla Gallo (Emma Miller), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Michael Tyler Henry (Jeremy)

Dr. Greene risks his life when he accompanies a dangerously weak heart patient in an emergency helicopter that crashes en route to the hospital. While Greene tries to encourage the sick man not to give up hope of a transplant that will enable him to marry his fiancee, Dr. Benton is ordered by Dr. Romano to manage a flood of angry, hurting people as he substitutes for Dr. Weaver on a short-staffed day in the E.R. Elsewhere: Abby is fearful for a distraught Dr. Kovac when he does not show up for work after a personal trauma; and Dr. Carter gambles when he ignores a relative's wishes not to inform her teenaged grandson that he carries the HIV virus.



141 :07x06 - The Visit (aka I Loved You, God, How I Loved You)

First aired: Nov/16/2000
Writer: John Wells
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Deborah Lacey (Det. Tincreed), Marty Ryan (Brant), Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), Sally Field (Maggie Wyczenski), Bob Minor (Security Guard), Darris Love (Hudson), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Andrew McFarlane (Jesse Robbins), Elizabeth Mitchell (Dr. Kim Legaspi), David Brisbin (Dr. Alexander Babcock), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Toy Connor (Kynesha), Morris Chestnut (ICU Nurse Frank 'Rambo' Bacon), Lucy Rodriguez (Nurse Bjerke), Catherine Paolone (Adoption Caseworker), Alan Dale (Al Patterson), Megan Cole (Dr. Upton), Susan Enriquez (Teresa Ruiz), Timothy Paul Perez (Julio Ruiz), Johnny Ray McGhee (Housekeeping Guy)

An anguished Abby flinches when she is unexpectedly visited by her unpredictable mother while Dr. Benton is shocked to discover details about a severely wounded gunshot victim. Meanwhile, Drs. Greene and Corday pledge to each other that they will escape the ER for a weekend getaway but complications ensue when she must perform surgery on a middle-aged surfer with a bad back. Dr. Kovac suspects that a young teenaged patient -- who proves to be pregnant -- might have been assaulted by her father. Dr. Chen finally confronts the unsuspecting father of her baby.



142 :07x07 - Rescue Me

First aired: Nov/23/2000
Writer: Neal Baer
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: John Fortson (Pharmacy Tech), Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), Lisa Arning (Nikki, Romano's Date), Sally Field (Maggie Wyczenski), Christopher John Fields (Dr. Phil Tobiason, Radiologist), Ed Lauter (Fire Captain Dannaker), Jonelle Allen (Debbie Marlin), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Elizabeth Mitchell (Dr. Kim Legaspi), Jane Edith Wilson (Judy), Vanita Harbour (Bad Driver), Nancy Kwan (Mrs. Chen), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Matthew Watkins (Reese Benton), Candice Azzara (Mrs. Roth), Michael Childers (Mr. Thal), Marty Fortney (Nerdy Guy), Anthony Lee (Mr. Floreya), Garry R. Roleder (Morgan (as Garry Roleder))

A stormy Thanksgiving workday in the ER results in a cornucopia of milestone events as a thunderstruck Dr. Greene receives disturbing news while a woozy Dr. Corday is sued for malpractice -- and Abby tries to send her unstable mother off, but the broken woman has no place else to go. Dr. Chen is caught by surprise by her high-tone mother who does not know about her pregnancy. Elsewhere: Dr. Benton's pay is docked by Dr. Romano; Dr. Carter chases down an impatient patient who needs immediate treatment; and an explosion rocks the ER.



143 :07x08 - The Dance We Do (aka Rapid Cycling)

First aired: Dec/07/2000
Writer: Jack Orman
Director: Christopher Misiano
Guest star: Mark Hutter (Mark's Doctor), Cynthia Frost (Mrs. Fruhman), Donald Sage MacKay (Detective Lash), Kyle Richards (Nurse Dori), Sid Conrad (Dosier), Sally Field (Maggie Wyczenski), Zeljko Ivanek (Bruce Resnick), Joe Basile (Officer Tom Bennini), Stuart McLean (Radiology Tech), Aaron Braxton (Detective Miles), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Elizabeth Mitchell (Dr. Kim Legaspi), Toy Connor (Kynesha), Alan Dale (Al Patterson), Michele Shay (Court Reporter), Matt Craven (Hospital Counsel Gordon Price), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), James Chisem (Weisel), Kurt Naebig (Paramedic), Jennifer Buttell (Fran), Claudine Claudio (Paramedic Silva), Janelle Snow (Doherty), Roberta Valderrama (Stephanie), Robert Vestal (Room Service Attendant)

Abby's mounting frustration with her bipolar mother goes off the charts when the woman causes a major incident at a downtown store. An uneasy Dr. Corday confronts her accusers during a tense, day-long deposition when she and the hospital are sued by a paralyzed former patient. A mourning Dr. Benton meets his nephew's beaten girlfriend who informs him about the gangbangers responsible for the murder. Greene is concerned that Dr. Carter isn't maintaining the conditions of his drug treatment program. Abby's relationship with Dr. Kovac heats up but she seeks consolation from her family woes with Carter.



144 :07x09 - The Greatest of Gifts

First aired: Dec/14/2000
Writer: Elizabeth Hunter
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Mark Hutter (Mark's Doctor), Michael Adler (Marty), Kerrie Keane (Linda Reed), Amy Aquino (Dr. Janet Coburn), Julie Dretzin (Paramedic), Angela Sargeant (Shannon), Dwayne Adway (James Reed), Colleen Quinn (Nurse Dori), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Pamela Sinha (Amira), Elizabeth Mitchell (Dr. Kim Legaspi), Rhyon Nicole Brown (Wendy), Daveigh Chase (Taylor Walker), Kari Coleman (Kynesha), Chris Sarandon (Dr. Burke), Catherine Paolone (Adoption Caseworker), Ryan James (Nicholas Raferty), Alan Dale (Al Patterson), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Myles Jeffrey (Jeff Persky), Elizabeth Rodriguez (Nurse Sandra), David Noroña (MRI Tech), James Chisem (Weisel), Claudine Claudio (Paramedic Silva), Roberta Valderrama (Stephanie), Paul Moncrief (E.R. Tech), Kaitlin Orr (Elise), Jaquita Ta'le (Tiny)

Christmas is just days away, and Dr. Greene accompanies Dr. Corday to New York on a mission during the holiday season. Dr. Carter fights fatigue as he assists Dr. Chen during the birth of her baby. However, Carter notices that Chen's attitude toward her unwanted baby may be changing even as the adoptive parents wait patiently for their new child. In addition, Carter must fight against temptation to ruin the progress of his drug rehabilitation program. Elsewhere: Dr. Benton receives an ultimatum from Dr. Finch to remove a wayward teenaged girl from her residence; Dr. Weaver treats a boy whose face is badly mauled by a dog.



145 :07x10 - Piece of Mind

First aired: Jan/04/2001
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill, Tom Garrigus
Director: David Nutter
Guest star: Jim Belushi (Dan Harris (as James Belushi)), Sam Anderson (Dr. Jack Kayson), E. J. Callahan (Drunk), Judith Moreland (Paul Harris), Kyle Richards (Nurse Dori), Mimi Lieber (Dr. Malcolm), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Michael Chieffo (David Greene (archive footage)), Betty K. Bynum (ICU Nurse Claire), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Lynda Boyd (Deborah Harris), David Brisbin (Dr. Alexander Babcock), Chris Sarandon (Dr. Burke), Robert Wisdom (Dr. Hammond), Jared Padalecki (Paul Harris), David Roberson (Officer Durcy), Kathrin Lautner (Wife), Christine Harnos (Jennifer Simon), Deborah Geffner (Mrs. Street), Cole Christian Lee (Chris), Greyson Erik Pendry (Leo)

New Year's Eve falls as Dr. Greene submits to dangerous, experimental brain surgery in New York with a hopeful Dr. Corday by his side while a guilt-ridden father who is severely injured in a car wreck is only concerned with the safety of his teenaged son who is also hurt. However, the dad's condition deteriorates as the irascible Dr. Romano is called on to begin desperate heart surgery and Greene's radical procedure soon develops complications.



146 :07x11 - Rock, Paper, Scissors

First aired: Jan/11/2001
Writer: Dee Johnson
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Michaela Gallo (Amy Hembree), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), James Cromwell (Bishop Stewart), John Lacy (Kevin Poole), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Pamela Sinha (Amira), Elizabeth Mitchell (Dr. Kim Legaspi), David Brisbin (Dr. Alexander Babcock), Toy Connor (Kynesha), Wendy Gazelle (Julie Hembree), Marcelo Tubert (Father Joe Galloway), Meera Simhan (Mandy), Alan Dale (Al Patterson), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Erica Gimpel (Adele Newman), Steven M. Porter (Mr. Pularski), Matt Craven (Hospital Counsel Gordon Price), Rise Stefani (Nurse #1), Chad McKnight (Officer Wilson), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Paul Moncrief (E.R. Tech), Brian Britt (Tough #1), Jacob Davis (Chad), Christopher Francis (Waiter), Anna Getty (Anne), Alfred Jackson (Tough #2)

Dr. Benton's relationship with Cleo is further strained when the wayward teenaged girl whom he's trying to help resists his efforts to move her out of Cleo's residence and into a foster home while a bishop who's injured in a fall takes an interest in the brooding Dr. Kovac. Elsewhere: Kovac resents having to treat a drunken driver who's responsible for tearing apart a young family; as Dr. Greene recovers from his surgery, Dr. Corday recents some jolting news about her malpractice suit; Dr. Carter is urged by Abby to confront Dr. Weaver about his recent temptation to take narcotics; Weaver clashes with Dr. Legaspi over personal as well as professional issues.



147 :07x12 - Surrender (aka Inside Out)

First aired: Feb/01/2001
Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala
Guest star: Norma Maldonado (Corrine Munoz), Ann Marie Lee (Georgia), LaRita Shelby (Reporter (as LaRita Shelby-Mullen)), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Burt Bulos (Lovejoy), George Anthony Bell (Second Reporter), Walter Olkewicz (Georgia's Man), Tod Thawley (Smith), Steve Hofvendahl (Elizabeth's Patient), Tom Poston (Earl), Tom Bosley (Walter Nikolaides), Elizabeth Mitchell (Dr. Kim Legaspi), David Brisbin (Dr. Alexander Babcock), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Jay Michael Ferguson (Gary), Lucy Rodriguez (Nurse Bjerke), Joe Camareno (Manuel), Jonathan Scarfe (Chase Carter), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Claudine Claudio (Paramedic Silva), Linda Medina (Margarita), Chelsea Rendon (Araceli), Abel Soto (Cortez), Daniel Spink (Tyler Pollard), Terri Towns (Diana (as Terrilynn Towns))

Dr. Weaver regrets her decision to report a work-related injury in an illegal sweatshop when the corrupt owners panic and try to eliminate the evidence by torching the premises -- with the illegal alien workers trapped inside -- while Dr. Greene returns to work with a curious change in his attitude and personality. Elsewhere, Dr. Benton is sandbagged by the wily Dr. Romano who lures him into a new position without confiding the political implications of the new job. After confessing his temptation to Weaver, Dr. Carter is restricted from issuing controlled narcotics. Abby treats two combative elderly men who are injured while fighting each other. Dr. Corday wavers again during surgery and risks her career.



148 :07x13 - Thy Will Be Done

First aired: Feb/08/2001
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: Jeanine Jackson (Elise Stevens), James Cromwell (Bishop Stewart), Art Chudabala (Greg), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Mark Valley (Richard Lockhart), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Josh Peck (Nick Stevens), Noah Blake (Sean), Rudy Moreno (Sal Ramirez), David Naughton (Ben Stevens), Sean G. Griffin (Dr. Frost), George Plimpton (John Truman Carter, Sr.), Claudine Claudio (Paramedic Silva), Daniel Spink (Tyler Pollard), Melissa Dye (Alexis), Cory Parella (Background Fireman), Roxanne Reese (Sara Dell), Sarah Rosenberg (Janice)

Dr. Carter must attend a charity event hosted by his grandfather and cajoles Abby into filling in as his date at the last minute while Dr. Kovac treats an ailing Bishop Stewart and a 16-year-old in need of a third heart transplant who both insist on treatment that could threaten their lives. Also, Dr. Malucci is surprised by a patient's reaction to some HIV test results, and most of the staff -- especially Dr. Romano -- takes notice of Dr. Greene's new and aggressive post-surgery attitude.



149 :07x14 - A Walk in the Woods

First aired: Feb/15/2001
Writer: John Wells
Director: John Wells
Guest star: Ariel Felix (Student #14), Sonya Eddy (Student Affairs Secretary), Randy Oglesby (PICU Doctor), Amy Aquino (Dr. Janet Coburn), James Cromwell (Bishop Stewart), Scout Taylor-Compton (Liz Woodman (scenes deleted)), Missy Yager (Nicole Woodman), Keith Robinson (William White), Vince Grant (Jeff Woodman), Tim Haldeman (Dr. Robert Wilson), Elizabeth Mitchell (Dr. Kim Legaspi), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Roger Fan (Student #15), Marcelo Tubert (Father Joe Galloway), James Sie (Student #5), Megan Follows (Christy Larkin), Emy Coligado (Student #6), Shannon Nelson (Firth), Lindsey Fields (Gail (as Lyndsey Fields)), Wayne Sable (Student #12), Elaine Tse (Student #10), Maria Bellantoni (Student #4), Andy Brewster (Student #9), Gabby Anderman (Student #13), Karl Anderson (Kevin), Bix Barnaba (Philip), Stuart Calof (Student #8), Shannon Convery (Student #11), Josh Kimmel (Student #1), Heath Lourwood (Student #7), Tracy McCubbin (Nurse), Teressa Tunney (Teacher), Ai Wan (Student #2), Toby Linz (Zack Woodman), Daniel Spink (Tyler Pollard)

Dr. Greene is angered when his post-operative competency is challenged by a medical review board that could cost him his career while a tormented Dr. Kovac can no longer ignore his crisis of faith when he accompanies an ailing but stubborn bishop to a priest's ordination. Elsewhere: Dr. Carter struggles to save the life of a child whose parents refused to immunize him against measles; Dr. Benton chafes in his new added role as director of diversity when he encounters a low-rated African-American applicant who reminds him of himself as a young student; Dr. Weaver recoils when she meets Dr. Legaspi's fellow lesbian friends; Dr. Chen returns after her maternity leave.



150 :07x15 - The Crossing (aka Golden Hour)

First aired: Feb/22/2001
Writer: Jack Orman
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Michael McGrady (Mr. Martin), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), James Cromwell (Bishop Stewart), Harry Northup (Competency Evaluator), Keith Robinson (William White), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Firefighter Larkin), Lisa Raggio (Mrs. Fabrone), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Scott Forbes (Simons), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Elizabeth Mitchell (Dr. Kim Legaspi), Stacy Haiduk (Impaled Mom), Marcelo Tubert (Father Joe Galloway), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), David Richards (Henderson), Meg Thalken (Chopper EMT Dee McManus), Lourdes Benedicto (Rena Trujillo), RonReaco Lee (Davis), Jose Yenque (Wardell), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Anderson Goncalves (Matthew Jarre), Mary Heiss (Nurse Mary), David Nathan Schwartz (Vanderway), Sasha Turjak (Danijela Kovac), Amy Wheaton (Shannon Wallace), Candice Cook (Paramedic)

In the classic drama's 150th episode, a multi-car train accident scrambles the ER and Drs. Kovac, Carter and Corday are overwhelmed by the carnage at the site as they work to save an impaled mother, her young son and a trapped firefighter -- until the pregnant Corday begins to suffer painful contractions. Back at County, Dr. Benton tries to salvage a victim with a shredded aorta and even helps Carter with a tricky amputation over the phone, all of which leaves an observing med school applicant wide-eyed. Meanwhile, the bloody mayhem prompts Kovac to recall the harrowing loss of his own family and he confronts his torment with the terminally ill Bishop Stewart.



151 :07x16 - Witch Hunt

First aired: Mar/01/2001
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Guy Norman Bee
Guest star: Timilee Romolini (Deirdre Jeffries), Vincent Angell (Det. Graham), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Mik Scriba (James' Father), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Frances Bay (Georgia, Tarot Card Reader), John Cirigliano (Cabbie), Mirron E. Willis (Detective Watkins), Pamela Sinha (Amira), Elizabeth Mitchell (Dr. Kim Legaspi), David Brisbin (Dr. Alexander Babcock), Dwayne L. Barnes (Cop), James C. Mathis, III (Darrel, Transpo Tech), Philip Lenkowsky (Nelson), Lisa Kaseman (Interviewing Surgeon), Lourdes Benedicto (Rena Trujillo), Alex Solowitz (James/Mr. Midnight), Debbie Podowski (Brenda, Romano's Receptionist (as Deb Podowski)), Richard Denni (Old Guy), Veronica Laurence (Mary), Wyatt Morgan (Todd/'The Weasel'), Melissa Paull (Mother)

Dr. Weaver's difficult life is further complicated when she fears her intimate relationship with Dr. Legaspi might be exposed when the suicidal young woman who earlier caused a deadly train derailment claims Legaspi sexually harassed her, while elsewhere, a guilt-stricken Abby launches a desperate search for a stolen baby under her care. In addition: Dr. Carter is dumbfounded when he learns more about his young new romantic partner; Dr. Greene awaits word on his medical competency tests; a pregnant Dr. Corday struggles back to work and runs headlong into the obnoxious Dr, Romano, who is on the warpath and intends to marginalize her responsibilities; Dr. Malucci also butts heads with a belligerent father; and a newly re-awakened Dr. Kovac re-evaluates his life and relationship with Abby.



152 :07x17 - Survival of the Fittest

First aired: Mar/29/2001
Director: Marita Grabiak
Guest star: Colby French (Greg Becton), Adrian Ricard (Mrs. Howard), Michele Harrell (Mrs. Howard's Daughter), Terri Garber (Dr. Alexander), Shane Lyons (Stuart), Brad Blaisdell (Detective), Ed Lauter (Fire Captain Dannaker), Dinah Lenney (OR Nurse Shirley), Diane DiLascio (Officer Lisa Kimble), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Delaina Mitchell (Nicole), Sandra Purpuro (Mrs. Perrault), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Will Rothhaar (Robert 'Bo' Borsalino), Whitney Dylan (Laura Becton), Mitchah Williams (Eric (as Mitchah S. Williams)), Derek Webster (Officer Kenny Grant), David Roberson (Officer Durcy), Lourdes Benedicto (Rena Trujillo), Jamie Renee Smith (Emily Perrault), Stacey Cevallos (Stacey), Michael Garvey (Eddie Paloynski), Ernest Harden, Jr. (Mrs. Howard's Son-in-Law), Benjamin Israeli (Toby (as Ben Israeli)), Maritza Murray (Michele), Alec Roberts (Simon), Judith Scarpone (Grace Linden), Shannon Sutter (Donna), Cyrus King (Orderly)

Dr. Benton is a horrified bystander as the elderly black patient he is treating grabs a cop’s gun with tragic results. Dr. Carter, who is rethinking his relationship with Rena, teams up with Abby to treat a class of seventh graders who become sick on their bus from mysterious toxic fumes. Meanwhile Dr. Greene learns the results of his review; and Dr. Corday is determined to prove to Dr. Romano that she can still pull long hours in the O.R.



153 :07x18 - April Showers

First aired: Apr/19/2001
Director: Christopher Misiano
Guest star: Ajgie Kirkland (Monty), Eric Ware (Cop), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Randy Mulkey (Capt. Caley), Bob McClurg (Minister), J. Karen Thomas (Tammy Gabbert), Judith Drake (Greta), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Damara Reilly (Estelle), Pamela Sinha (Amira), Mandy Freund (Kevin), Charles Hoyes (Officer Monroe), Bob Bouchard (Stoops), Casey Biggs (Mike), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Alex Kapp Horner (Brenda), Lourdes Benedicto (Rena Trujillo), Judy Parfitt (Isabelle Corday), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Karimah Westbrook (Sara Morris), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Paul Moncrief (E.R. Tech), Latricia Cruz (Veronica), Christopher DerGregorian (Officer Munoz (as Christopher Der Gregorian)), Paul Freeman (Dr. Charles Corday), Honey Lauren (Delores), Lyne Odums (Driver), Michael Waltman (Dalby), Ryan Wilson (Bryan Cooley)

On their rainy wedding day, Drs. Greene and Corday must fight fate to get to the altar as he overcomes several roadblocks until he is waylaid in the street by a nasty bleeding pregnant woman -- meanwhile, she contends with last-minute details and her feuding divorced parents. Elsewhere, several ER staff try to free themselves from work to attend the ceremonies, including Dr. Finch and Dr. Benton, ever mindful of the irony that he once dated Corday. However, the uninvited Dr. Weaver heads for an out-of-town medical conference and meets a friendly and appreciative man. When a prison van overturns, Dr. Carter tries to save the life of a crushed corrections officer -- and gets some ribbing about his young girlfriend -- while Abby treats a teenaged female prisoner. Dr. Chen ministers to a hypothermic boy found asleep on a frozen field.



154 :07x19 - Sailing Away

First aired: Apr/26/2001
Writer: Meredith Stiehm, Jack Orman
Director: Laura Innes
Guest star: Hubert Hodgin (Sal), Daniel Kountz (Reed Silvan), Joe J. Garcia (Paco, Gas Station Attendant), Sally Field (Maggie Wyczenski), Keith Robinson (William White), Lyle Kanouse (Mitch), Ed Lauter (Fire Captain Dannaker - Haz Mat), Roger Robinson (Carl Ferris), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Mark Valley (Richard Lockhart), Zachery Ty Bryan (Upsilon Psi Lambda Frat Brother (as Zachery Bryan)), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Tait Smith (Pete, Upsilon Psi Lambda Frat Brother), Samaire Armstrong (Tasha, TBX greased-pig chaser), Lourdes Benedicto (Rena Trujillo), Heath Freeman (Kevin, Frat Boy), Flora Burke (Old Woman), Daniel Bryan Cartwell (Convenience Store Clerk (as Daniel Bryan Cartmell)), Margaret Emery (Amy, Sorority Girl), Ben Lang (Adam, Upsilon Psi Lambda frat pledge), Shari Shaw (Waitress), Jill Marie Simon (Holly, Sorority Girl)

A tense Abby drops everything when notified that her mentally unbalanced mother is found incapacitated in an Oklahoma motel, and when she insists on driving there, a sympathetic Dr. Carter accompanies her -- risking both of their romantic relationships. In the meantime, the road back is potholed with problems as they try to coax the disconnected woman back to Chicago for more professional help. Elsewhere, the very pregnant Dr. Corday is happily wheeled in for her baby's birth with Dr. Greene at her side. An angry Dr. Benton treats a parade of partying fraternity brothers whose alcohol-related medical problems become increasingly more serious; later, Benton offers special care for his former junior high school teacher who jump-started his interest in science as a youth.



155 :07x20 - Fear of Commitment

First aired: May/03/2001
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Anthony Edwards
Guest star: Mike Pniewski (Bailiff Wilson), Henri Lubatti (Victor, Nori's Boyfriend), Jon Gries (Defense Attorney Marty Nesmith), Tomas Arana (State's Attorney Rifkin), Gene Elman (Jerry), Skip Stellrecht (Chaplain Miller), Brenda Song (Lynda An), Sally Field (Maggie Wyczenski), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Simmons), Sam Witwer (Tommy), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Mirron E. Willis (Detective Watkins), Roger Robinson (Carl Ferris), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Philip Boyd (Biker), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Pamela Sinha (Amira), Tom Poston (Earl), Tom Bosley (Walter Nikolaides), Elizabeth Mitchell (Dr. Kim Legaspi), Lucy Rodriguez (Nurse Bjerke), Christopher Boyer (Brett Paxton), John Doman (Dr. Carl Deraad), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Marilyn Sue Perry (Prison Ward OB Nurse Judy Rogers), Natsuko Ohama (Judge), Kimberly McCullough (Nori), Michelle Davison (Helen Burke), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Matthew Watkins (Reese Benton), Bette Ford (Princess Taffeta), Leontine Guilliard (Winona), Sid Hillman (Kangaroo (as Sid Garza-Hillman)), Lego Lewis (Bailiff Russell), Don Maloney (Mitchell Grainger)

Due to a clerical error, a startled Abby discovers that her suicidal mother is due in court for a competency hearing and she rushes to testify that she should not be released -- but the older woman musters an alarmingly masterful display of sanity before the judge. Meanwhile, Dr. Weaver gives heartbreaking news to a sassy homeless woman who once hosted a children's show that Weaver viewed as a child. Dr. Benton steps in to help a junior high school teacher who was once his mentor and now suffers a cardiac arrest. A busy Benton also injures his hand while helping a fallen biker and learns that an injured Carla has checked into the ER with his young son Reese. A perplexed Dr. Carter treats a stricken pregnant woman and then is angered when her husband informs him about what prompted her life-threatening episode.



156 :07x21 - Where the Heart Is (aka Taking Care)

First aired: May/10/2001
Writer: Dee Johnson, Meredith Stiehm
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: Ted Marcoux (Derek Fossen), Jack Hallett (Jimmy Vogel), Jerry Hauck (Umpire), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Sally Field (Maggie Wyczenski), Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Simmons), Emmett Shoemaker (Ben Fossen), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Elizabeth Mitchell (Dr. Kim Legaspi), Erica Gimpel (Adele Newman), Julie Osburn (Bonnie Vogel), Ali Dean (Cab Driver), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Matthew Watkins (Reese Benton), Paul Moncrief (ER Tech), Liane Alexandra Curtis (Mrs. Shayotovich, Fossen's Neighbor (as Liane Curtis)), Ilyssa Fradin (Lori, Legaspi's New Girlfriend (as Ilyssa Fraden)), George Sharperson (Sanitation Batter)

A distressed Abby sees a ray of hope in the care of her mentally unbalanced mother when she receives some sage advice from the older woman in a rare moment of clarity while Dr. Benton's old girlfriend Carla squares off against his new love Cleo. Elsewhere: Dr. Greene's suspicions are aroused when he treats a rebellious 7-year-old boy who bears signs of beatings; Dr. Carter's plans to apply for chief resident are brushed aside by Dr. Weaver while he watches fellow candidate Dr. Chen take her best shot at the position; Weaver suffers pangs of remorse when she meets the new woman in Dr. Legaspi's life and is confronted by a helpless, mentally deficient young woman whose only family member lies in critical condition; and the ER gang enjoys a spirited game of softball.



157 :07x22 - Rampage

First aired: May/17/2001
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Ted Marcoux (Derek Fossen), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Lorenzo Callender (Officer Colby), Burt Bulos (Lovejoy), Peter Gail (Hugh), Peter Onorati (Off. Nick Napolitano), Jimmy Palumbo (Officer Durcy), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Rachel Luttrell (Paramedic), Wesley Thompson (Fritz), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Megan Cole (Dr. Upton), Victor Williams (Roger McGrath), Erica Gimpel (Adele Newman), Jen Dede (Hudson), David Bonfadini (Tim), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Alfonso Freeman (Brant), Andrew Hawkes (Hagan), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Jim Carrane (News Vendor), Liane Alexandra Curtis (Mrs. Shayotovich, Fossen's Neighbor (as Liane Curtis)), Scott Benjaminson (Construction Worker), Joe Dempsey (Commuter), J. E. Freeman (Mr. Jeffries), Pamela Guest (Maria Fredriksson), Danica Ivancevic (Young Woman (as Danicea Ivancevic)), Eli Russell Linnetz (Ted Shayotovich), Eric Lloyd (Martin Leanly), Miguel Mas (Dr. Kim Legaspi), Amy Zarzana (Kathy Bogart)

The ER is overwhelmed with gunshot victims when a distraught father goes on a murderous spree at a foster care facility -- and a horrified Dr. Greene realizes that his personal connection with the madman may prove fatal for his new wife and their baby. In the midst of the chaos: Dr. Carter is put in the awkward position of helping Dr. Chen apply for the promotion that he himself was denied, Dr. Benton is unexpectedly assaulted by his ex-girlfriend Carla's husband, and Dr. Finch cuts her hand while treating an HIV-positive patient. Meanwhile, Dr. Romano betrays his prejudice when he tries to force out Dr. Legaspi.



158 :08x01 - Four Corners

First aired: Sep/27/2001
Writer: David Zabel, Jack Orman
Director: Christopher Misiano
Guest star: Jeris Lee Poindexter (Rafe (as Jeris Lee Poindexter)), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Nate Reese (Server #2), Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), Iqbal Theba (Dr. Zagerby), McNally Sagal (Madeline), Michael Gross (John 'Jack' Carter Jr.), Jessica Townsend (Alice Jenkins), Conchata Ferrell (Mrs. Jenkins), Joan Pringle (Matronly Woman), Mary McDonnell (Eleanor Carter), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Herb Mitchell (Morales), Bellina Logan (Nurse Kit), Erica Gimpel (Adele Newman), Jazzmun (Joanie Robbins), Matthew Yang King (Rick), Tab Baker (Vendor), Jeffrey Alan Chandler (Mr. Skapinski (as Jefrey Alan Chandler)), Frances Sternhagen (Millicent Carter), Debbie Podowski (Brenda, Romano's Receptionist (as Deb Podowski)), Brian Chenoweth (Radiology Tech), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Jessica Gaona (Holly Evans), Jerome Butler (Talk Show Host), Scott Leet (Karl Petersen (as Scott Anthony Leet))

The season premiere offers multiple points-of-view of the same events a la "Rashomon" as Dr. Greene ministers to a sobbing young woman who was injured during a confrontational television talk show melee where she learned bitter family news -- but Greene has to face his own demons when a board of inquiry investigates the case of his serial killer patient. Meanwhile, a stoic Dr. Carter must attend a family funeral which reunites him with his detached rich parents. Dr. Benton keeps a watchful eye on the recovering Cleo while he deals with his grieving sister's attempts to cope with her teenaged son's death. A nervous Dr. Weaver returns from her "African" sabbatical and warily waits to see how her colleagues react.



159 :08x02 - The Longer You Stay

First aired: Oct/04/2001
Writer: Jack Orman
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Gino Montesinos (Officer Nunez), Roxanne Day (Dianna), Marilyn O'Connor (Mrs. Slapinski), Sam Vlahos (Pablo), Kal Penn (Narajan), Michael Blieden (EMT Harms), Perry Anzilotti (Perry, Anesthesiologist), Carolyn Seymour (Mrs. Newberry), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Michael Luckerman (Backerman), Federico Dordei (Aldo), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Lucy Rodriguez (Nurse Bjerke), Vondie Curtis-Hall (Roger McGrath), Alex Buck (Kevin), Marty Yost (Colby), Matthew Glave (Dr. Dale Edson), Ray Porter (Sam Broder), Erica Gimpel (Adele Neuman DCFS), Jeffrey Alan Chandler (Mr. Skapinski (as Jefrey Alan Chandler)), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Matthew Watkins (Reese Benton), Heather Charles (Rocker Girl), Mimi Craven (Dr. Skoft), Timothy Lee DePriest (Desk Clerk), Julie Delpy (Nicole), Elizabeth Janas (Harmony), Evan Jones (Todd), Fima Noveck (Dimitri), Bunnie Rivera (Maria (as Bunnie Rivera Siler)), Nadia Shazana (Jacy), Sergey Brusilovsky (Adrian (as Sergey Brusilovsky))

Just when Dr. Carter thinks he's done for the day, the ER sucks him back in frenetic fashion as he is swamped with problematic patients -- including several heavy metal roadies and musicians after concert accidents -- while Dr. Benton is shocked to hear the full report when his young son is involved in a car accident. Newly appointed chief resident Chen panics when she is overwhelmed with patients -- one of whom she misdiagnoses -- while Dr. Weaver is suddenly AWOL on personal business just as several lives are in the balance. Meanwhile, Abby feels neglected by a distracted Dr. Kovac on an ugly night out, and she especially resents his flirty relationship with an attractive French waitress.



160 :08x03 - Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic

First aired: Oct/11/2001
Writer: Elizabeth Hunter, R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: Kyle Richards (Nurse Dori), Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), Bette Rae (Mrs. Gottschulk), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Julie Ann Emery (Paramedic Niki), Jeremy Guskin (Knight), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Julian Stone (Mr. O'Groat, rugby player), Mario Roccuzzo (Mr. Tanzi), Takayo Fischer (Asian Elevator Woman), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), David Brisbin (Dr. Alexander Babcock), Eric Barry (Ivan (as Eric M. Barry)), Glenn Shadix (Eldon, man bleeding in elevator), Bonnie Burroughs (Fireeater), Gina Morelli (Mirissa), Hallee Hirsh (Rachel Greene), Frances Sternhagen (Millicent Carter), Flora Burke (Mrs. Tanzi), Christine Harnos (Jennifer Simon), Matthew Watkins (Reese Benton), Paul Moncrief (ER Tech), Rusty Flood (Kid), Adam Frost (Stilt Walker), Cheryl Kloner (Peasant Woman (as Cheryl Faye Kloner)), Esther Mercado (Carmen (as Esther 'Tita' Mercado)), Megan Austin Oberle (Anna), Paul Turner (Cop), Candice Cook (Paramedic/SICU Nurse)

Dr. Greene is surprised when his rebellious teenaged daughter suddenly appears at the hospital after running away from his ex-wife while a skirt-chasing Dr. Malucci flirts with disaster and Dr. Carter and Abby draw even closer to each other. A hesitant Dr. Chen is tested when she struggles to save the life of an abandoned baby -- who some believe has a birthmark resembling a religious icon. A resourceful Malucci does some fast work when he tries to help an ailing patient while stuck together in a hospital elevator. Dr. Romano dresses down Dr. Weaver when a local newspaper investigates the death of a patient who expired on her watch.



161 :08x04 - Never Say Never

First aired: Oct/18/2001
Writer: Dee Johnson
Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala
Guest star: Jason Matthew Smith (Ralph Binks), Wilmer Calderon (Mickey Stubbs (as Wil Calderon)), John Maynard (Flasher), Mary-Pat Green (Ms. McDuffy), Rock Reiser (Mr. Dupont), Jeff Tschida (Karl), Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Alla Korot (Mrs. Dupont), Vincent Duvall (Father), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Don Harvey (Mr. Schudy), Susan Angelo (Mrs. Frum), David Brisbin (Dr. Alexander Babcock), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Lucy Rodriguez (Nurse Bjerke), Vondie Curtis-Hall (Roger McGrath), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), David Hewlett (Mr. Warshaw), Matt Craven (Hospital Counsel Gordon Price), Lynn Sellers (Melanie Warshaw), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Steven Anthony Lawrence (John Thomas Frum), Linda Shing (ICU Nurse Corazon), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Matthew Watkins (Reese Benton), Paul Moncrief (E.R. Terch), Julie Delpy (Nicole), Nadia Shazana (Jacy), Mickey Chavez (Kenny Schudy), Molly Schaffer (Bar Patron), Susan Traylor (Mrs. Schudy)

Former County General alumna Dr. Susan Lewis returns to Chicago looking for a new job and swings by her old digs to renew friendships -- especially with Dr. Greene -- while a nervous Dr. Chen is accompanied by Dr. Weaver to a "risk management" review of her treatment of a deceased patient. Elsewhere, Dr. Benton is caught between a life-saving surgery and the need to pick up his young son before his school locks up. Dr. Corday meets Dr. Lewis and struggles with the parents of a young boy with a rare and chronic disease who have grown discouraged with his long-term prognosis. Dr. Kovac is surprised when a beautiful French waitress shows up in the ER and asks for him.



162 :08x05 - Start All Over Again

First aired: Oct/25/2001
Writer: Joe Sachs
Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall
Guest star: Joseph Whipp (Alan), Leeza Vinnichenko (Yetna), Danny Arroyo (Dr. Reid Mooney), Bill Chott (Glen Ashman), Julius Tennon (Uniform Cop), Vernee Watson-Johnson (April Wilson), Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), Virginia Capers (Mrs. Wilson), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Perry Anzilotti (Perry, Anesthesiologist), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Floyd Van Buskirk (Workman), Emilio Rivera (Emilio Gadasco), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Jim Jenkins (Alger, Gamma's Chauffeur), Vondie Curtis-Hall (Roger McGrath), Lance Barber (Howard), Eddie Shin (Med Student Stanley Mao), Hallee Hirsh (Rachel Greene), Frances Sternhagen (Millicent Carter), Alicia Lagano (Tracy), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Matthew Watkins (Reese Benton), Sam Doumit (Amal), John Grodt (Newborn Baby), Max Kasch (Andrew, Rachel's Boyfriend), Sierra Lujan (Newborn Baby), Joseph Marino (Joseph), Salli Saffioti (Carmen Turino), Mia Tate (Denise)

A wary Dr. Lewis returns to County General and clashes with Abby and others while her patients include a misunderstood Hispanic woman with seizures -- and Dr. Greene treats an injured man whose frantic daughter mistakenly crushed him with her car. Elsewhere, Lewis ministers to a man who is pretending to be comatose for a very good reason; Dr. Benton tries to leave the surgery room when he learns that his young son is missing; Dr. Carter is shocked to see his ailing grandmother brought to the hospital; Dr. Corday must adapt to co-habitating with Greene's teenaged daughter and is investigated when another patient dies of infection.



163 :08x06 - Supplies and Demands (aka Shadows and Fog)

First aired: Nov/01/2001
Writer: Meredith Stiehm
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Vernee Watson-Johnson (April Wilson), Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), Virginia Capers (Mrs. Wilson), Anthony Guidera (Fireman), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Amy Leland (Sara), Shelly Cole (Laura Avery), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Lucy Rodriguez (Nurse Bjerke), Peter Van Norden (Dr. Edwin Bain, Cook Cty. Health Dept.), Vondie Curtis-Hall (Roger McGrath), Megan Cole (Dr. Upton), Matthew Glave (Dr. Dale Edson), Eddie Shin (Med Student Stanley Mao), Kelvin Yu (Rondo, Andy's roommate), Drew Ebersole (Rick, Self-Circumcision Boy), Hallee Hirsh (Rachel Greene), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Matthew Watkins (Reese Benton), Paul Moncrief (E.R. Tech), Julie Delpy (Nicole), Nadia Shazana (Jacy), Salli Saffioti (Carmen Turino), Sierra Abel (Eden Mintry), Dea Lawrence (Dana Mintry), Casey McFeron (Wes)

Dr. Corday's ordeal over the recent infectious deaths of several patients balloons when she is shadowed by a taskmaster who follows her to check for cleanliness while Dr. Lewis fields two college patients who are suddenly attacked by a fast and lethal virus. Elsewhere, Dr. Benton clashes with his toddler son's "other" father, Roger, over visitation rights; Dr. Kovac arranges for the ER to hire his friendly French barmaid as a runner with near-disastrous results; Abby flirts with a wounded fireman and Dr. Greene must referee between his self-indulgent 14-year-old daughter Rachel and his tense, fed-up wife Corday.



164 :08x07 - If I Should Fall from Grace

First aired: Nov/08/2001
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Laura Innes
Guest star: Brent Hinkley (Fred Hopper), Veena Bidasha (Genetics Nurse Asha), Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), Iqbal Theba (Dr. Zagerby), Louis Giambalvo (Mr. Reynolds), Bellamy Young (Grace), Sandy Martin (Sister Helen), Jack Wallace (Mr. Reynolds), Helen Geller (Mrs. Reynolds), Kelly Wolf (Mrs. Norris), David Brisbin (Dr. Alexander Babcock), Jack Impellizzeri (Man), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Jim Jenkins (Alger, Gamma's Chauffeur), Dan Byrd (Russ), Bellina Logan (Nurse Kit), Hallee Hirsh (Rachel Greene), Frances Sternhagen (Millicent Carter), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Matthew Watkins (Reese Benton), Julie Delpy (Nicole), Nadia Shazana (Jacy), Joseph Ashton (Jeremy Norris), Eleanor Comegys (Sister Monica), Jerry Lujan (Little Boy), Shelby Lujan (Little Girl), Taylor Lujan (Little Girl), Omar McClinton (Wanderer)

A brittle Dr. Corday desperately searches for a possible "Angel of Death" who's been secretly murdering her elderly patients -- leaving her to shoulder any possible blame -- while a pensive Dr. Benton reluctantly agrees to a paternity test to prove he's the real father of his son Reese. Elsewhere, Dr. Greene hardly shares a happy home with a stressed-out Corday and his wild teenaged daughter Rachel who now also courts trouble at school. Dr. Carter shares disappointing news with his ailing but headstrong grandmother, and he also joins Dr. Lewis in treating a young, self-abusing woman who's been cutting herself. A bright new and inquisitive first-year student makes all kinds of impressions on the curious staff. A resentful Abby nonetheless comforts new staffer Nicole after a traumatic event.



165 :08x08 - Partly Cloudy, Chance of Rain

First aired: Nov/15/2001
Writer: Jack Orman
Director: David Nutter
Guest star: Larry Holden (Chris Pendry), Nina Landey (Vicki), Christopher John Fields (Dr. Phil Tobiason), Kate McNeil (Mrs. Pendry), Timothy Vahle (Lance), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Jim Jenkins (Alger, Gamma's Chauffeur), Roma Maffia (Ms. Prager, Peter's Attorney), Vondie Curtis-Hall (Roger McGrath), Amy Jo Johnson (Jill), Lisa Vidal (CFD Lt. Sandy Lopez), Eileen Grubba (TV Reporter), Hallee Hirsh (Rachel Greene), Frances Sternhagen (Millicent Carter), Chad McKnight (Officer Wilson), Brian Chenoweth (Radiology Tech), Jack Johnson (Daniel Pendry), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Matthew Watkins (Reese Benton), Paul Moncrief (E.R. Tech), Julie Delpy (Nicole), Steve Bridges (Leone), Dell Yount (Mazanski), Omar McClinton (Construction Worker#2), Denney Pierce (Brodoff), Mario Schugel (Toby), Kyle Pepi (Joey), Ryan Pepi (Joey)

When a torrential rainstorm pounds Chicago, patients stack up while Dr. Weaver speeds to an accident site where a pregnant woman lies injured inside a wrecked ambulance while live power lines spark -- until heroic first-year resident Gallant makes a dangerous leap of faith. Elsewhere: a shaky Dr. Benton gets the lab reports that will determine if he is the father of his son Reese; Kovac's new girlfriend gets in trouble and gives him some unexpected news; Dr. Carter is shocked to see his grandmother wheeled in after breaking her hip in a hit-and-run car accident which injures a young woman -- and Dr. Greene tends to a guilt-ridden boy who feels responsible for the disappearance of his younger brother after playing in a flooded river.



166 :08x09 - Quo Vadis?

First aired: Nov/22/2001
Writer: Joe Sachs, David Zabel
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: Tom Wright (Wharton), Castulo Guerra (Judge Alter), Miguel Perez (Santiago Escalona), Benjamin Livingston (Ms. Prager, Peter's Attorney), Page Leong (Erin), Lou Myers (Mr. Urman), Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), Connie Richmond (Cardiac Surgeon), Sid Conrad (Lou), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Rick Gonzalez (Jorge Escalona), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Vondie Curtis-Hall (Roger McGrath), Lisa Vidal (CFD Lt. Sandy Lopez), Hallee Hirsh (Rachel Greene), Sam Jaeger (Sean Gattney), Matthew Watkins (Reese Benton), Paul Moncrief (ER Tech), Julie Delpy (Nicole), Max Kasch (Andrew, Rachel's Boyfriend), Miguel Castro (Rudy Escalona), Pete Kasper (Officer Thorpe), Shadii (Orderly #1 (scenes deleted)), Beth Skipp (Mr. Pruitt), Keegan-Michael Key (Witkowski)

Dr. Benton and his attorney begin a bare-knuckle fight in court to take custody of his young son from Roger -- the boy's "other" father -- while Dr. Corday waits for a distraught husband to decide if surgeons can remove his terminally injured wife's organs for transplant before time runs out. Elsewhere: Dr. Greene and Dr. Lewis treat a brain-damaged teenaged boxer who was hurt while sparring with his guilt-ridden brother; Dr. Weaver crosses paths again with a feisty firefighter who once helped her in the field; Dr. Carter tries to aid a young woman who complains of a nasty recurring allergic reaction; and Greene suspects the worst when the boyfriend of his rambunctious teenaged daughter Rachel tests positive for marijuana.



167 :08x10 - I'll Be Home for Christmas

First aired: Dec/13/2001
Writer: Dee Johnson, Meredith Stiehm
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Tom Wright (Wharton), Harrison Page (Stan), Castulo Guerra (Judge Alter), Jordan Lund (Carl Finkley), Khandi Alexander (Jackie Robbins), Bailey Thompson (Wendy Toby), Michael Gross (John 'Jack' Carter Jr.), Luck Hari (Lakshmi), Jill Anderson (Barbara), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Peter Kevoian (Arthur Toby), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Pamela Sinha (Amira), Charles Chun (Ben's Dad), Roma Maffia (Ms. Prager, Peter's Attorney), Vondie Curtis-Hall (Roger McGrath), Anne Dudek (Paula Gamble, Teddy's Mom), Elizabeth Rodriguez (Nurse Sandra), Stacy Barnhisel (Nancy), Lisa Vidal (CFD Lt. Sandy Lopez), Frances Sternhagen (Millicent Carter), Lea Salonga (Ben's Mom), Linda Shing (ICU Nurse Corazon), Matthew Watkins (Reese Benton), Johnny Ray McGhee (Bailiff), Paul Moncrief (ER Tech), Leontine Guilliard (Santa), Julie Delpy (Nicole), Nicole Bush (Woman with Baby (uncredited)), Lee Perry (Ben #1), Gigi Sumpter (Nora), Jeremy Sumpter (Nathan)

As December 25 nears, Dr. Benton boils over with rage and frustration as his custody trial for his son Reese hits a critical stage -- and he must choose between his ER job and the child unless the cranky Dr. Romano agrees to custom-tailor his work schedule. Elsewhere, a busy Dr. Carter finds romance, receives some jolting news from his father who's visiting for the holidays and then ministers to a boy whose fall from a tree causes great concern among his tight-knit family; Dr. Weaver is perplexed by a pregnant woman who's ready to deliver her baby despite remaining in a coma for a year; a sobbing young mother accidentally shoots her son near the Christmas tree, and a curious Abby spies Dr. Kovac's elusive French girlfriend sneaking through the hospital.



168 :08x11 - Beyond Repair

First aired: Jan/10/2002
Writer: Jack Orman, R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Alan J. Levi
Guest star: Scott Bryce (Sobriki's Caseworker), Norma Maldonado (Corrine Munoz), Cheryl White (Meryl Sites), Christina Hendricks (Joyce), Mary McDonnell (Eleanor Carter), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Mark Valley (Richard Lockhart), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Matthew Settle (Brian Westlake), Matt Weinberg (Douglas Leeman), Lisa Vidal (CFD Lt. Sandy Lopez), Liza Weil (Samantha Sobriki), David Krumholtz (Paul Sobriki), Hallee Hirsh (Rachel Greene), Frances Sternhagen (Millicent Carter), Seth Ayott (Larry), Joel Ewing (Paramedic), Sally Field (Maggie Wyczenski)

An embittered Abby tries to help a crying boy whose single mother died of a stroke and also tries to keep Dr. Carter distracted and away from Paul Sobriki -- the schizophrenic man who once stabbed him and killed a fellow doctor -- who checks into the ER for an injury after being released. Carter also has trouble at home when he clashes with his mother over the care administered to his grandmother as well as other festering family issues. Elsewhere: Abby is startled by news bulletins from both her ex-husband and Dr. Kovac; Dr. Greene confronts his rebellious daughter when he checks out her room and is later asked by a dying burn victim not to let his family see him in his condition; a wavering Dr. Weaver comes to a crossroads with her developing relationship with a firefighter; and Dr. Chen meets with Carter to discuss recently discovered evidence in the wrongful death case that resulted in her dismissal.



169 :08x12 - A River in Egypt

First aired: Jan/17/2002
Writer: David Zabel
Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño
Guest star: Cyril O'Reilly (Prisoner Mike Kinney), P. J. Marino (Corrections Officer Jaeger), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms (as Michelle C. Bonilla)), Richard Whiten (Lawyer (as Richard F. Whiten)), Michael Gross (John 'Jack' Carter Jr.), Christina Hendricks (Joyce), Jarrod Crawford (David 'Diamond Z' Zachary), Ed Lauter (Fire Captain Dannaker), Geoff Meed (Gary Parnell), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Mary McDonnell (Eleanor Carter), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Matthew Settle (Brian Westlake), Erica Gimpel (Adele Newman), Efrain Figueroa (Julio Echevarria), Lisa Vidal (CFD Lt. Sandy Lopez), Hallee Hirsh (Rachel Greene), Debbie Podowski (Brenda, Romano's Receptionist (as Deb Podowski)), Yelba Osorio (Maria Echevarria), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Shan Omar Huey (CC), Annika P. Smith (Aisha)

Dr. Lewis clashes with Dr. Weaver over the treatment of an injured and condemned murderer who wants to die in the ER rather than wait for his execution while Abby urges her battered next-door neighbor to seek shelter from her abusive husband. Elsewhere, Weaver has a trying day as she is embarrassed in front of her co-workers by her fiery firefighter girlfriend and she is also forced to re-hire the returning Dr. Chen who reveals damaging evidence that could put the blame on Weaver for a patient's accidental death. In addition: a weary Dr. Carter must mitigate between his warring parents as they plan their divorce and also diagnoses a wannabe rapper who tests positive for HIV -- but refuses to tell his naive girlfriend; Dr. Greene tries to help a guilt-stricken father who suffers a heart attack on the day his estranged daughter is to be married, while on the home front, the doctor struggles to find any common ground with his wayward 14-year-old daughter.



170 :08x13 - Damage Is Done

First aired: Jan/31/2002
Writer: Dee Johnson
Director: Nelson McCormick
Guest star: Mackenzie Phillips (Leslie Miller), Dana Elcar (Manny Kendovich), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms (as Michelle C. Bonilla)), Christina Hendricks (Joyce), Mary McDonnell (Eleanor Carter), David Brisbin (Dr. Alexander Babcock), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Jeanette Brox (Stacy Miller), Colton James (Mickey), Grace Phillips (Mrs. Brower), Matthew Settle (Brian Westlake (voice)), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Bellina Logan (Nurse Kit), Carlie Westerman (Jessica Brower), Hallee Hirsh (Rachel Greene), Hugh O'Gorman (Donald Brower)

Drs. Greene and Corday are gripped with fear when their helpless baby daughter is brought in with an accidental overdose -- while Dr. Lewis treats a father and daughter who were injured after opening an exploding letter bomb. Meanwhile, Dr. Weaver seethes when Dr. Romano hands off some of her many duties to Lewis and Dr. Carter meets a dying 12-year-old leukemia patient that his charity-minded mother brought in. Elsewhere: the doctors marvel over a 13-year-old girl who crashed her car while trying to drive her drunken mother home; Dr. Gallant takes pity on a sickly bum and his friendly mutt Stinky; and Abby gets a desperate, late-night visit from her female next-door neighbor.



171 :08x14 - A Simple Twist of Fate (aka Seven Sinners)

First aired: Feb/07/2002
Writer: Jack Orman
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: David A. Kimball (Nurse Kit), Amy Bruckner (Ariel), Ralph Seymour (Tucker), Mark Chaet (Tim, Ariel's Stepfather), Christina Hendricks (Joyce), Time Winters (Emil Savka), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Mary McDonnell (Eleanor Carter), Devon Alan (Kyle McCormick), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), David Brisbin (Dr. Alexander Babcock), Glenn Taranto (O'Malley), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Colton James (Mickey), Matthew Settle (Brian Westlake), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Gene Wolande (Henry), Kathleen M. Darcy (Judy (as Kathleen Darcy)), Scott Burkholder (Ginger Jones), Hallee Hirsh (Rachel Greene), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Ruth Williamson (Registry Nurse), Eric Morgan Stuart (Tucker), Yvonne Jung (X-Ray Tech), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Gregory North (Neiser (as Greg Zerkle)), Laura Putney (Patricia Cox), Jackie Torres (Mother), Whitney Young (Valarie)

While their baby daughter continues to fight for her life, Dr. Greene has sharp words with his wife, Dr. Corday, after she orders Rachel out of their home while Abby might regret championing a battered female neighbor who refuses to press charges against her abusive husband. Elsewhere, some bad munchies soon have everyone scurrying for the bathroom as Kovac returns to help out a short-handed staff. In addition: Dr. Carter confronts his mother over issues of emotional abandonment and gets a surprise visit from his father; the ER team treats an elderly "polar bear" swimmer with heart problems; a fearful 15-year-old girl with vaginal bleeding, and a recent lottery winner who's unlucky enough to have been stabbed by a falling icicle; a diminutive lap dancer who accidentally swallows a customer's wedding ring.



172 :08x15 - It's All in Your Head

First aired: Feb/28/2002
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall
Guest star: Michael G. Hagerty (Mr. James (as Mike Hagerty)), Kasi Lemmons (Chemo Tech), Paul Raci (Officer Durcy), Julie Ann Emery (Paramedic Niki), David Selburg (Brian Westlake), Holliston Coleman (Brianna Cooper), Mirron E. Willis (Detective Watkins), Mia Wesley (Pam Nevinger), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Lindsay Hollister (Theresa Matthews), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Ntare Mwine (Asst. D.A.), Dylan Kasch (Chris Spencer), Chris Sarandon (Dr. Burke), Reiley McClendon (Aaron James), Erica Gimpel (Adele Newman), Hallee Hirsh (Rachel Greene), Mark Lutz (Randall), Linda Shing (ICU Nurse Corazon), Dalila Ali Rajah (Judy), Brant Cotton (Ian Nevinger (as Brent Cotton)), Frieda Jane (Petra), John Siciliano (Tobias), Kelly Sullivan (Woman)

A lonely Dr. Greene faces an uphill struggle for survival and his pain is intensified when the angry Dr. Corday keeps his recovering infant daughter away from him, so he busies himself in the ER treating a father who severely burned himself while experimenting with illegal drugs. While the victim's life is in immediate jeopardy, Greene is further tormented by the man's request not to let his family see him in his horrific condition. Elsewhere: Dr. Chen is confronted with a teenaged comatose patient who confounds her mother when it's discovered that she is pregnant and ready to give birth; a little girl arrives at the ER with her father who suffers from critical gunshot wounds; a teenager is banged-up when his father gets careless with a careening snowmobile; Abby fumes when the man who beat her is released -- and moves back in next door; the returning Jerry clashes with fellow desk jockey Frank.



173 :08x16 - Secrets and Lies

First aired: Mar/07/2002
Writer: John Wells
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: Brad Grunberg (Masked Man (as Johnny Cocktails)), Stewart Skelton (John Taylor), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Hallee Hirsh (Rachel Greene), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Cynthia Cervini (Woman), Jan Devereaux (Francis), Patricia Thielemann (Dominatrix Medusa), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry)

In a dramatic change-of-pace episode, after a bout of horseplay following a dominatrix' appearance in the ER, Dr. Weaver orders Abby, Dr. Carter, Dr. Lewis, Dr. Kovac and Dr. Gallant into a day-long sexual harassment seminar -- which unleashes a torrent of truth about their mutual relationships. While the class is delayed for a tardy instructor, the five share intimate details while alternately mocking and challenging each other -- especially with the thorny romantic attractions involving Abby and Lewis with Carter. What's more, Carter and Kovac kill time by engaging in a roughhouse round of fencing that speaks volumes about their contending interest in Abby.



174 :08x17 - Bygones

First aired: Mar/28/2002
Writer: Meredith Stiehm, Elizabeth Hunter
Director: Jessica Yu
Guest star: Harrison Page (Stan), Peter Scolari (Kyle Evans), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Ruth Silveira (Chemo Tech Marni), Megalyn Echikunwoke (Terry Welch, Joanne's Sister), Lisa Lang (Shelly), Shareen J. Mitchell (Linda Evans), Julie Cobb (Dr. Felicia Kind, Socialization Therapist), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Jude Ciccolella (Roach Coach Charlie), Paul Adelstein (Mrs. Carlson), Erica Gimpel (Adele Newman), Lisa Vidal (CFD Lt. Sandy Lopez), Christopher Gerse (Victor), Klea Scott (Joanne), Hallee Hirsh (Rachel Greene), Martin Yu (EMT Jimmy), Linda Shing (ICU Nurse Corazon), Kyle Colerider-Krugh (Martin), Dan Etheridge (Nelson), Krista Lally (Katherine), Erika Lenhart (Anna), Amy London (Renne Double (uncredited)), Myles Mason (Danny Barnett), Barbara Niven (Stephanie), Hayley Taylor-Block (Renee Carlson (as Hayley Taylor)), Matt Williamson (Ted (as Matthew James Williamson))

Drs. Corday and Greene continue to awkwardly bump into each other in the ER while Dr. Weaver treats victims of a raging inferno -- one that might have cost the life of her intimate firefighter friend. While Corday suspects her husband is romantically involved with Dr. Lewis, Greene is stumped when he asks the reluctant sister of a severely ill woman to donate part of her liver that would save her sister's life. In addition: Greene chastises the adoptive parents of an uncommunicative young boy who almost dies after experimental therapy; Dr. Chen is shadowed by a disturbed man who is the victim of severe psychological trauma; the doctors react to several college coeds after they are attacked on campus by a madman; a couple of senior citizen adulterers are busted in the ER.



175 :08x18 - Orion in the Sky

First aired: Apr/04/2002
Writer: David Zabel
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Maz Jobrani (Henry Aquino), Lobo Sebastian (Freddy Harrison), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms (as Michelle C. Bonilla)), Thomas Rosales, Jr. (Orderly Enriquez), Ric Sarabia (Drunk), Lori Petty (Shane), Ken Lerner (Stan Seidel), Paul Benjamin (Al Ervin), Ruth Silveira (Chemo Tech Marni), Alexandra Lee (Katie (as Alexandra Victoria Lee)), Julianna McCarthy (Mrs. Raskin), Micheal DiMaggio (Frank Martin), Wilson Cruz (Jeffrey Cruz), Anna Alvim (Linda Cruz), Ritchie Montgomery (Cahill), Christine Harnos (Jennifer Simon), Spider Madison (Mr. Whipple), Blaire Baron (Egyptologist Willa Goldman)

While Dr. Greene tries to immerse himself in his work, he reluctantly discovers that his aggressive illness is hampering his coordination -- and watching other end-stage patients struggle with their treatments has a sobering effect on him. Elsewhere: Greene has a poignant reunion with his ex-wife and later mediates between the staff and a stubborn but deluded homeless man; Dr. Pratt, a self-confident new intern, gets some advice from Greene about his bedside manner; Abby can move out of Dr. Kovac's apartment when her abusive neighbor moves away; Greene treats a family man who receives the worst kind of news; an Egyptologist is hospitalized for a rare disease; confusion over an elderly woman's wishes results in heroic measures to resuscitate her.



176 :08x19 - Brothers & Sisters

First aired: Apr/25/2002
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Nelson McCormick
Guest star: Kathleen Wilhoite (Chloe Lewis), Maurice G. Smith (Stanley), William Francis McGuire (Officer Wilson), Kyle Richards (Nurse Dori), Susan Grace (Gloria), Sam Vlahos (Pablo), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Nancy Stafford (Alan's Mom), David Langston Smyrl (Marty), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Mitch Morris (Edwards), Amy Carlson (Alex Taylor), Joe Lisi (NYPD Lt. Swersky), Molly Price (NYPD Off. Faith Yokas), Rise Stefani (Scrub Nurse), Kim Raver (Paramedic Kim Zambrano), Jason Wiles (NYPD Off. Maurice 'Bosco' Boscorelli), Stephen Largay (Ray, NYC Neighborhood Watch Guy), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Gianna Beleno (Suzie Lewis), Erik Davies (Oleg), Bart DeFinna (News Stand Attendant (uncredited)), Jennifer Dunn (Kelly (uncredited)), Richard Hong (Bob), Harold Surratt (Reverend Ed (as Harold J. Surratt))

Dr. Lewis is frightened when she receives a traumatic call for help from her 6-year-old niece in New York and she rushes East to search for the child and her trouble-prone sister, where she enlists the aid of Officers Yokas and Bosco from NBC's Peabody Award-winning "Third Watch" to comb the mean streets. Elsewhere: Dr. Corday fears the worst when she is phoned by Dr. Greene's teenaged daughter in Hawaii where the pair are vacationing; arrogant newcomer Dr. Pratt causes havoc and clashes with the staff when he tries a dangerous unauthorized procedure on a dying patient; Dr. Carter chastises Dr. Kovac for allowing Abby to slip back into using alcohol as a crutch, and Dr. Weaver contends with a crushed couple who can't decide if they want to disconnect their brain-dead son's life support.



177 :08x20 - The Letter

First aired: May/02/2002
Writer: Jack Orman
Director: Jack Orman
Guest star: Jason Padgett (Nolan, Lava Lounge Bartender), Michael Adler (Nick), Kay Panabaker (Melissa Rue), Paul Benjamin (Al Ervin), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Reed Rudy (Dan Rue), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Lisa Vidal (CFD Lt. Sandy Lopez), Chris Burke (George), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Vanna Salviati (Italian Gamma), John Siciliano (Toby), Chad Mitchell (Clerk (uncredited)), Giovanni Sirchia (Vinny), Robby Sutton (Holden)

Dr. Carter reads a letter from the ailing Dr. Greene to the E.R. staff. Meanwhile, Dr. Weaver lashes out at a mentally challenged patient; Carter feels helpless when a terminally ill homeless man continues to ask for Greene's help; and Carter tries to coax a tipsy Abby to attend an Alcoholics' Anonymous meeting with him. Elsewhere: the obnoxious Dr. Pratt learns that he will be assigned to County General for his residency; and Dr. Romano struggles to save a young girl's life after an auto accident reveals a dangerous malignancy.



178 :08x21 - On the Beach

First aired: May/09/2002
Writer: John Wells
Director: John Wells
Guest star: Skip Stellrecht (Chaplain Miller), Hallee Hirsh (Rachel Greene), Christine Harnos (Jennifer Simon), Joji Yoshida (Cessna Pilot), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Michael Ironside (Dr. William Swift), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Troy Evans (Frank Martin)

In an affecting and poignant look at Mark Greene's final days, the once driven E.R. doctor takes reluctant Rachel to his childhood home in Hawaii. There he indulges in life's simple pleasures and tries to impart bittersweet memories and family history to his distant daughter. But as their clashes escalate -- and as Greene's health fades -- so does the chance for a final reconciliation between them.



179 :08x22 - Lockdown

First aired: May/16/2002
Writer: Dee Johnson, Joe Sachs
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Harrison Page (Stan), Dee Freeman (Dr. Lutz), Marjorie Lovett (Marge Satterfield), Charles Martiniz (Eddy), Miranda Kwok (Kristen Shoop), Raoul N. Rizik (Raoul), Nestor Serrano (David Torres, CDC), Ken Abraham (Sean), Alice Lo (Lenore Fong), John C. McDonnell (Rick), Kristy Munden (News Anchor), Alison La Placa (Female Lawyer), Heidi Swedberg (Robin Turner), Frankie Jay Allison (Frankie (as Frankie J. Allison)), Larry Clarke (Male Lawyer), Art Frankel (Ralph Meyers), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Paul Hipp (Craig Turner), Christopher Birt (EMT Harms), Jayne Taini (Marge), Scott St. James (Drasnin), Isidra Vega (Marta Guzman), Bella Shaw (Robinson), Sheri Dayton (Bree), Dee Anne Helsel (Deanne), Curtis Peek (Pregnant Woman), Alex Virzi (Adam), Mitchell Virzi (Adam), Sean Virzi (Adam)

Fear grips Chicago when Carter and Abby treat two children with ominous symptoms that force the E.R. into quarantine until federal disease experts arrive. As Carter fights to save the youths, the staff is trapped with the suffering patients and a busload of injured and ornery senior citizens. Media swarm the hospital and riot police guard the exits while the restless victims begin a small riot in an attempt to escape the dangerous and stifling conditions inside. Meanwhile, Drs. Pratt and Chen -- who may have contracted the disease -- put aside their own symptoms as they labor to save the life of frequent homeless visitor Stan the Can.



180 :09x01 - Chaos Theory

First aired: Sep/26/2002
Writer: Jack Orman, R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Harrison Page (Stan), Dee Freeman (Dr. Lutz), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Diane Delano (Stella Willis), Miranda Kwok (Kristen Shoop), Eric Payne (Police Officer (as Eric A. Payne)), Charles Martinet (Eddy (as Charles Martinez)), Michael Yama (Epidemiologist), Kaline Carr (Dr. Stephanie Rioux), Philippe Bergeron (European), Shirley Jordan (IDC Analyst), John C. McDonnell (Rick), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Perry Anzilotti (Perry, Anesthesiologist), B. J. Ward (Unknown), Jim Piddock (Dr. Earl Whitehead), James Ward (Scientist (as James K. Ward)), Heidi Swedberg (Robin Turner), Joe Sabatino (Helicopter Pilot), David Hayward (Mother), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Michael Muhney (Colin Prentice), David Allen Brooks (Gunn), Tequan Richmond (Boy), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Paul Hipp (Craig Turner), Jillie Mack (Mrs. Newberry), Judy Parfitt (Isabelle Corday), James Weber Brown (Nathan), Kris Murphy (Flight Nurse), Christopher Grove (Dr. Marty Kline), Paul Freeman (Dr. Charles Corday), Nadia Shazana (Jacy), Allen Bloomfield (Marty), Crispin Bonham-Carter (Passenger), Phillip C. Curry (IDC Doctor), Claire Jacobs (Mrs. Daniels), Deji LaRay (Tye Reynolds (as Deji Olasimbo)), Alpheus Merchant (Elderly Man), Toby Rolt (Senior House Official), Barrett Rakestraw (Ambulance Driver)

The hospital remains in lockdown while the Center for Disease Control probes a mysterious and deadly illness that leaves Dr. Carter, Abby and others quarantined. While Dr. Lewis initially is left alone and fights to save one patient, Carter and Abby grow resolved to their romantic fate over the next several days as they idle away their time inside the hospital with Drs. Chen and Pratt -- and veteran patient Stan the Can. Meanwhile, newly widowed Dr. Corday struggles to adapt to her new medical practice in her native England while over-shadowed by her attentive parents.



181 :09x02 - Dead Again

First aired: Oct/03/2002
Writer: Dee Johnson
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: Sam Anderson (Dr. Jack Kayson), Rif Hutton (Mr. Royston), Leesa Severyn (Physical Therapist), Peggy Mannix (Mrs. Breeland), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Robert Bailey, Jr. (Pete Royson), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Marc McClure (Paul Huffner), D. C. Douglas (Ken Ambrose), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Onahoua Rodriguez (Alma), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Amaury Nolasco (Ricky), Michele Shay (Mrs. Royston), Leslie Bibb (Erin Harkins), Marcello Thedford (Leon), Larry Michelson (Sunburned Man), Dwight Hicks (Officer Hutton), Brady Rubin (Myrna), P. J. Byrne (Ken the Kiosk Man), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Oren Williams (Derrick Royston), Claire Jacobs (Mrs. Daniels), Sanjay Chandani (Stella Willis), Jimmy Dineen (Frank Chambers), Jenna Leigh Green (Tammy Gribbs, Frank's Secretary), Alex Kalognomos (Junkie), Elias McCabe (VA Patient), Tiffany Michelle (Sasha Huffner), Bonnie Snyder (Tissue Patient), Albert Wong (Elderly Male Patient), Bernard Zilinskas (Sprooner), Commodore James (Visitor)

Chaos reigns as the ER is overloaded with patients after another hospital is shut down just as Dr. Corday makes an emotional return -- and the aggressive Dr. Pratt enrages his counterparts when he resuscitates a heart attack victim who had been pronounced dead. As the tight-lipped Corday sees the ER for the first time since Dr. Greene's death, she clashes with the tightly wound Dr. Weaver. Meanwhile, Dr. Carter and a frisky Abby hardly care to conceal their growing romantic attraction to each other; Dr. Gallant gets an eye-opening education when he pulls a shift in the psychiatric unit; Dr. Romano faces a daunting new challenge.



182 :09x03 - Insurrection

First aired: Oct/10/2002
Writer: Yahlin Chang, Jack Orman
Director: Charles Haid
Guest star: Diane Delano (Stella Willis), Gina Philips (ER Nurse Kathy), Eric Payne (Cop), Julie Ann Emery (Paramedic Niki), Shirley Knight (Mrs. Burke), Bob Rumnock (Phillip Berg), Michael Patrick McGill (Security #1), Rebecca Metz (Waitress), Ken Magee (Security Manager), Thomas Wilson Brown (Paramedic), Rick Zieff (How Ya Doin' Guy), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Patrick Gallo (Rudolph Massey), Lee Tergesen (Demerol Junkie), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Tom Everett Scott (Eric Wyczenski), Steven Montfort (Workman), Aysia Polk (Tina Jones), Robb Reesman (Calloway (scenes deleted)), Harry Karp (Vibrator Guy), Leslie Bibb (Erin Harkins), Marcello Thedford (Leon), James Waterston (Mr. Barney), Michael Anton (Guard #1), Sean Michael Arthur (Guard #2), Laura Coker (Doctor), Elizabeth Harmon (Effie), Paul Hartnoll (D.J.), Christian Middelthon (Lars), Anthony Rosselli (Dennis), James Stellos (Maitre'd)

After an enraged drug addict pulls a gun on Dr. Chen and other staff members, a fed-up Dr. Carter leads a divisive walkout when his request for metal detectors is delayed -- thereby endangering the lives of new patients. Elsewhere, Dr. Lewis counsels an exhausted elderly woman whose adult son is dying from Huntington's disease -- the same affliction that killed her husband. In addition, Dr. Pratt tries to safeguard his developmentally disabled brother and comforts Chen after her brush with death; Dr. Kovac treats an HIV-infected boy whose parents arouse his curiosity; and Abby's brother gets an eyeful when he visits the hospital.



183 :09x04 - Walk Like a Man

First aired: Oct/17/2002
Writer: David Zabel
Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala
Guest star: Sam Anderson (Dr. Jack Kayson), David Barrera (Felix Hernandez), Katherine La Nasa (Janet Wilco), Diane Delano (Stella Willis), Gina Philips (ER Nurse Kathy), Tom McTigue (Unknown), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Warren Davis (Kipness), Thomas Wilson Brown (TV Producer), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Jeff Phillips (Unknown), Susan Yeagley (Woman Reporter), Nadia Shazana (Jacy), Neala Cohen (Mona), Kelly Duncan (Melanie Sheppard), Matt Koby (Bobby), Alexandra Kyle (Marlene), Willis Burks II (Thomas), Shawn Bernal (Paramedic)

Young Dr. Gallant gets worked up over the callous treatment afforded to an addled elderly patient under his repeated care and confronts Dr. Pratt when he reports a suicidal Army Ranger -- whom Gallant promised to protect. Likewise, a protective Dr. Carter is agitated when he discovers that girlfriend Abby downed alcohol while out with her girlfriends. Elsewhere: Dr. Weaver just isn't herself as she makes repeated -- and embarrassing -- mistakes; Dr. Kovac dallies with the mother of a little girl facing kidney failure; and Dr. Corday treats the wife of a senior citizen who's suffering from Alzheimer's.



184 :09x05 - A Hopeless Wound

First aired: Oct/31/2002
Writer: Joe Sachs, Julie Hébert
Director: Laura Innes
Guest star: Butch Klein (Wynn Mathison), Taneka Johnson (Kris), Darlene Kardon (Elderly Woman), Heather McPhaul (Mother (Deleted Scenes Only)), Fred Einesman (Assistant), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Richard Riehle (Mandrake Patient), Ashley Gardner (Simone Phillips), Scott Rabinowitz (Ralph), Ralph P. Martin (Woody), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Katee Sackhoff (N.F.'s Girlfriend), Betty Murphy (Nancy), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Jane Cho (Fong), Lucy Rodriguez (Nurse Bjerke), Bill Kalmenson (Ken), John Haymes Newton (Terry), Matthew Glave (Dr. Dale Edson), Chachi Pittman (Louie), Lynne Marta (Midwife), Marilyn Child (Nun), Don Cheadle (Paul Nathan), Christopher Grove (Dr. Marty Kline), Linda Shing (ICU Nurse Corazon), Nadia Shazana (Jacy), Shane Johnson (Necrotic Fasciotomy Patient), Chuck Raucci (Malish), David Wachs (Roman Solider), Commodore James (Paramedic)

A suspicious fire on Halloween floods the E.R. with many bizarrely costumed victims -- frustrating Dr. Pratt -- while a frustrated Dr. Romano lets his recent traumatic injury interfere with good judgment when he directs Dr. Corday during surgery on a man with a flesh-eating infection. Elsewhere, Nurse Marquez threatens to file a grievance against Dr. Kovac, who must also treat an older mother who won't accept that her newborn baby cannot survive while Abby and Dr. Carter playfully dress up in suggestive seasonal costumes. In addition, the staff greets an older but wiser surgical intern who tries to overcome a daunting physical handicap.



185 :09x06 - One Can Only Hope

First aired: Nov/07/2002
Writer: Bruce Miller
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Jim Cody Williams (Boudreau), Keith Szarabajka (Mr. DeLuca), Michael Krawic (Willow), Audrey Wasilewski (Officer Wetterling), Eric Payne (Officer Beechum (as Eric A. Payne)), Julie Ann Emery (Paramedic Niki), Peter MacKenzie (Mr. Pasbalas), Jerry Trainor (Darius), Michael Patrick McGill (Security Guard #2), Deborah May (Mary Cain), Lake Bell (Jody), Elizabeth Rice (Sara Pasbalas), Tom Everett Scott (Eric Wyczenski), Leslie Bibb (Erin Harkins), Marcello Thedford (Leon), Ric Mancini (Gasner), Don Cheadle (Paul Nathan), Chad McKnight (Officer Wilson), Larry Michelson (Frequent Flyer), Spider Madison (Lenny), Nadia Shazana (Jacy), Holgie Forrester (Dorothy), Robert Paul Lewis (Paramedic), Nora Zimmett (Alison DeLuca), Joseph Anthony (Scalise)

Dr. Corday clashes with the new surgical resident over his intervention in the treatment of a sickly young woman who signs a "Do Not Resuscitate" agreement while Abby wonders aloud about the erratic behavior of her visiting brother. Elsewhere, Abby feels torn when she is caught between an official nurse's complaints against Dr. Kovac, her former lover. In addition, Dr. Pratt comforts Dr. Chen after she feels threatened by a patient and Corday suspects that an unconscious, 14-year old female patient has been sexually assaulted.



186 :09x07 - Tell Me Where It Hurts

First aired: Nov/14/2002
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: James Sutorius (Dr. Abrams), Andy Umberger (Dr. David Harvey), Tzi Ma (Mr. Young), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Joshua Keaton (Unknown), Kay E. Kuter (Seaton), David Gail (Sgt. Andrews), Lake Bell (Jody), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Bellina Logan (Nurse Kit), Tom Everett Scott (Eric Wyczenski), Robert Mandan (John Doe), Lisa Vidal (CFD Lt. Sandy Lopez), Leslie Bibb (Erin Harkins), Don Cheadle (Paul Nathan), Karin Co (Kim Yeung), Eleanor Comegys (Sister Monica), Jeff Corbett (Paramedic Niki), Josh Keaton (Tong-Ye)

While Abby fears the worst when her AWOL brother suddenly disappears, Drs. Carter and Chen treat a frightened Chinese immigrant nanny whom they suspect was impregnated by her employer. Elsewhere, a new resident struggling to overcome his physical disability, tries to help in the E.R. -- but his advice to patients is unappreciated by his fellow doctors. In addition, Dr. Kovac cannot seem to quench his sexual appetites but his admirable resolve on the job to find an eye specialist to treat a young gunshot victim gets him into more trouble; Drs. Gallant and Harkins engage in an escalating game of one-upsmanship concerning their medical knowledge; Dr. Weaver gets some much-needed good news.



187 :09x08 - First Snowfall

First aired: Nov/21/2002
Writer: Jack Orman
Director: Jack Orman
Guest star: Jeff Kober (Toby and Matt's Dad), Sally Field (Maggie Wyczenski), Larry Hankin (Bearded Homeless Guy), Jim Fitzpatrick (Lt. Col. McGreun), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Joseph Kell (Drunk Driver), Robert Maffia (Perfusionist), Tom Everett Scott (Eric Wyczenski), Daniel Bess (Marshall), Leslie Bibb (Erin Harkins), Mya Michaels (Flight Nurse #2), Don Cheadle (Paul Nathan), Garett Maggart (Lt. Ottenson), Kris Murphy (Flight Nurse), Peggy Dunne (Sylvia), Tish Hicks (Rebecca Summers), Josh Hutcherson (Matt), Pete MacNamara (National Guardsman)

Abby's family nightmare continues when she and her mother go in search of her AWOL brother -- whom she suspects is suffering from serious mental problems -- and the two women meet at a Midwestern air force base in hopes of preventing his military court-martial. Back at the snowed-in hospital, Dr. Carter struggles to get out of Chicago to join Abby while Dr. Corday treats a family of patients who are severely struck by a truck driver while building a snowman. Meanwhile, Corday tries to help the father make a life-or-death decision while she sympathizes with the troubled Dr. Nathan as he struggles with his increasing symptoms of his physical handicap.



188 :09x09 - Next of Kin

First aired: Dec/05/2002
Writer: Dee Johnson
Director: Paul McCrane
Guest star: Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Sally Field (Maggie Wyczenski), Jordan Garrett (Bradley Wesson), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Dave Power (Jeremy Cranston), Jurnee Smollett (Romy), Tom Everett Scott (Eric Wyczenski), Megan Vint (Morgan Brenner), Sue Nelson (Brenda), Jeffrey DeMunn (Treatment Center Doctor), Austin Wolff (Timmy Wesson), Sumalee Montano (Duvata Mahal), Leslie Bibb (Erin Harkins), Marcello Thedford (Leon), Shireen Kadivar (Doctor), Sandra P. Grant (Melinda Jackson), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Jeff Corbett (Mike Dodds), Paul James Palmer (Louis Maddox), Jake Zim (Edwin Trotter)

Abby is heartbroken when her troubled mother interferes with the treatment of her bi-polar brother at a psychiatric hospital while Dr. Pratt treats a frightened young girl who is injured in an auto accident and tries to hides a terrible secret. Elsewhere: a dissolute Dr. Kovac forms an unlikely bond with a lonely elderly woman who offers him a tidy "tip"; Dr. Chen is flooded with teary memories when a baby is abandoned inside the E.R.; and Pratt takes matters into his own hands when his luckless brother Leon is fired from his menial job.



189 :09x10 - Hindsight

First aired: Dec/12/2002
Writer: David Zabel
Director: David Nutter
Guest star: Vladimir Skomarovsky (Nurse Yosh Takata), Nels Lennarson (Angel), Ana Ortiz (Laura), Patrick Roman Miller (Wiseman), John Kapelos ((as Eugene Lazarev)), Nynno Ahli (Security Guard), Hope Levy (Caroller Number Three), Stuart McLean (Tech), Daniel Hansen (Dwayne), Brittney Lee Harvey (Hockey Player), Brent Roam (Herrero), Frank Noon (Birch), Scott Jaeck (Dr. Steven Flint), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Tomiko Martinez (Sedgewick), Michael Ealy (Rick Kendrick), Leslie Bibb (Erin Harkins), Paul Renteria (Custodian), Julie Pop (Hannah), Bart Petty (McGiver), Mike Colter (Watts), Thomas F. Duffy (Detective Henderson), Bill Forbes (Elf), Kirk Graves (Christmas Caroller #2), Bret Shefter (Christmas Caroler #2)

In a form-breaking episode, events just before Christmas are traced in reverse chronological order as a hungover Dr. Kovac's troubled life lurches closer to tragedy when his car accidentally hits another auto on icy roads -- endangering his passenger, young resident Harkins. While on duty, Kovac struggles to help a sickly young man fight for his life. In addition, Abby and the emergency room staff attend to a pair of belligerent elves and a young female hockey player with a head wound.



190 :09x11 - A Little Help From My Friends

First aired: Jan/09/2003
Writer: Julie Hébert
Director: Alan J. Levi
Guest star: Sam Anderson (Dr. Jack Kayson), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Patrick Cranshaw (Mr. Gilman), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Paul Tuerpé (Sergeant Campo), Sondra Currie (Mr. Hayden), Edward Asner (Dr. James McNulty), Liz Torres (Sarah Wilson), Michael Durrell (Bob Gilman), Bob Papenbrook (Policeman), Barbara Eve Harris (Mrs. Kendrick), Zachary Throne (Dr. Scott), Sofia Milos (Coco), John Doman (Dr. Carl Deraad), Jill C. Klein (Mattie Gilman), Lisa Vidal (CFD Lt. Sandy Lopez), Michael Ealy (Ryan Kendrick), Sumalee Montano (Duvata Mahal), Marcello Thedford (Leon), Rob Moore (Inseminator), Shoshannah Stern (Rosemary), Denvn Pysz (Jose Acuna), Miguel Angel Caballero (Rico Solano)

When Dr. Pratt is caught bringing a gun into the emergency room, Dr. Carter feels compelled to defend him -- but his colleague's erratic behavior makes even Carter have second thoughts. Meanwhile Dr. Weaver hopes to keep her pregnancy a secret, but physical complications might compromise her plans. Elsewhere, Dr. Lewis keeps a wary eye on a self-destructive patient who admits to molesting young boys; a guilt-stricken Dr. Kovac is warned by Dr. Romano not to admit his fault to the grieving relative of a patient he treated; Dr. Chen treats some student math whizzes who overdosed on Ritalin; and Dr. Gallant confronts a scheming young wife who has designs for her dying husband.



191 :09x12 - A Saint in the City

First aired: Jan/16/2003
Writer: Bruce Miller
Director: Peggy Rajski
Guest star: Esther K. Chae (Reporter Justin), Brian Catalano (Officer Cash), Aaron Paul (Doug), Christopher Michael (Security Guard), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Edward Asner (Dr. James McNulty), Liz Torres (Sarah Wilson), Cameron Bowen (Martin), Bruce Weitz (Alderman John Bright), Stuart McLean (X-Ray Tech), Joe O'Connor (Mr. Scott), James Colby (Tom Callahan), Lisa Kaminir (Jessie), Courtney Jines (Rachel), Erica Gimpel (Adele Newman), Jeanetta Arnette (Dying Mother), Sumalee Montano (Duvata Mahal), Marcello Thedford (Leon), Chad McKnight (Officer Wilson), Nathan Norton (David), Barbara Kerr Condon (Mrs. Weyler), Kenna J. Ramsey (Carol), Kevin Sifuentes (Millicent Carter)

Dr. Weaver is caught in a bind when an influential alderman, seeking treatment after a fall, tests positive for syphilis -- information that will likely become public. Meanwhile, Dr. Carter is impressed when he meets an irascible old doctor who runs an inner-city medical clinic. Elsewhere: a sympathetic Dr. Kovac bends ethics when he tricks an injured patient into believing that his terminal wife has already expired; Dr. Pratt decides on his own to invite a dying mother's drug-addled son to her bedside and also keeps a wary eye on his mentally challenged brother Leon as he starts a new job; Weaver and Kovac differ on what to do with a young boy whose repeated medical history suggests paternal child abuse.



192 :09x13 - No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

First aired: Jan/30/2003
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Nelson McCormick
Guest star: Kyle Richards (Nurse Dori), Edward Asner (Dr. James McNulty), Sal Rendino (Mohan), Bruce Weitz (Alderman John Bright), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Bryan Cuprill (Jensen), Tom Everett Scott (Eric Wyczenski), Shannon Whirry (Fiona), Leslie Bibb (Erin Harkins), Marcello Thedford (Leon), Bruno Campos (Dr. Eddie Dorset), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Emily Adams (Brenda Walton), Heather DeLoach (Helen), Juliette Tinelle (Sydney)

The protective Dr. Pratt is overwhelmed when his mentally challenged roommate Leon leads him to treat a gravely wounded suspect who was responsible for a robbery and holdup -- which also involved the easily duped Leon -- while Dr. Carter stuns Abby when he decides to go to Africa where the medical needs are greatest. Elsewhere, Carter attends to the sickly Dr. McNulty, the curmudgeon he recently met who runs a storefront medical clinic; the emotionally fragile Dr. Romano teeters on the brink of disaster and receives negative news regarding his recovery; Dr. Kovac intends to carry out a threat made to Dr. Weaver, who also re-encounters a grateful alderman who returns bearing financial gifts; and a skilled and bold doctor makes a pass at a shocked Dr. Corday.



193 :09x14 - No Strings Attached

First aired: Feb/06/2003
Writer: Dee Johnson
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Esther K. Chae (Reporter Justine), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Patrick T. O'Brien (Carmichael), Kyle Richards (Nurse Dori), Eve Brenner (Wilma), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Edward Asner (Dr. James McNulty), Bruce Weitz (Alderman John Bright), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Pamela Sinha (Amira), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Ally Matsumura (Missy), David Allen Brooks (Dr. Gunn), Tom Everett Scott (Eric Wyczenski), Eric Kan (Matthew Binghimer), June Squibb (Social Security Daughter), Marcello Thedford (Leon), Chad McKnight (Officer Wilson), Larry Michelson (Frequent Flyer), Bruno Campos (Dr. Eddie Dorset), Ashleigh Ann Wood (Fiona), Richard Biggs (Unknown), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Nadia Shazana (Jacy), Heather DeLoach (Helen), Jennifer Capps (Terri Gables), Edward Carnevale (Cabbie), Paul Christino (Vincenzo), Jaishon Fisher (Luke Walker), Patrick Fugit (Sean), Martin Hewitt (Officer Jason Sutter), Ricardo Medina, Jr. (Aiden Fenwick (as Ricardo Medina)), Pamela Shaddock (Reporter Winslow), Robin Sydney (Sasha)

Abby is distraught when she learns that her mentally troubled brother went missing while flying over the Great Lakes, a desperate Dr. Romano gets some depressing news and the hospital staff is confronted with a group of teenaged girls who are run down by a fellow female student suffering from a rare disease that might have caused the tragedy. Elsewhere, Dr. Chen's relationship with Dr. Pratt takes a new turn; a daughter wants to take extreme measures to keep her extremely elderly mother alive; Dr. Weaver gets a promotion from a grateful alderman and Dr. Lewis ponders her pending blind date with a hunk.



194 :09x15 - A Boy Falling Out of the Sky

First aired: Feb/13/2003
Writer: Yahlin Chang, R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Charles Haid
Guest star: Kyle Richards (Nurse Dori), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Sally Field (Maggie Wyczenski), Ben Ziff (Trevor), Sal Rendino (Mohan), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Douglas Bennett (Martin Kroll), Lorin McCraley (Gillie), Liza Del Mundo (Severa), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Elizabeth Morehead (Mrs. Simmons), Lisa Vidal (CFD Lt. Sandy Lopez), Patrick Fugit (Sean), Sara Edwards (Nurse), Chris Marrs (Auto Store Owner)

As Dr. Carter returns from his scuba trip, Abby veers disturbingly close to a breakdown in her attempt to cope with a multitude of problems, Dr. Weaver confronts the man who stole her purse and Dr. Pratt accompanies paramedics -- and is later surprised by what happens to a comatose homeless man found on the street. As Abby awaits word on her missing flyboy brother and deals with her needy mom, she and Carter try to keep a brain-dead boy alive in order to comfort his grieving parents. Elsewhere, Dr. Kovac finally arrives at the hospital in the nick of time to aid an overdosed teen while Dr. Lewis helps an elderly man whose wife suffers from Alzheimer's and hypothermia. Lewis is also flattered by her teenaged admirer -- which doesn't help sugarcoat the grim news for her young cancer patient.



195 :09x16 - A Thousand Cranes

First aired: Feb/20/2003
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Michael Pena (Officer Mitch Palnick), Katie Morrow (Julie), Julie Ann Emery (Paramedic Niki), Sally Field (Maggie Wyczenski), Chris Pine (Levine), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Michael B. Silver (Dr. Paul Myers), Carlease Burke (Policewoman), Elizabeth Morehead (Mrs. Simmons), Lonnie Colon (Driver), Chad McKnight (Officer Wilson), Matthew Jones (Cop), Patrick Fugit (Shawn Simmons), Damien Luvara (Enriquez)

Drs. Pratt and Gallant see the when they are pulled over and questioned as possible suspects in a murderous rampage at the hospital's local diner while a sympathetic Dr. Lewis befriends an enamored teenaged cancer patient who fears he might not have long to live. Elsewhere, Dr. Carter learns a sobering earful from Maggie when he reluctantly takes her to the airport even as he ponders a life-changing personal decision. In addition, troubled Dr. Kovac ruminates on his tragic life when he is forced to consult a psychologist.



196 :09x17 - The Advocate (aka Side Effects)

First aired: Mar/13/2003
Writer: Joe Sachs
Director: Julie Hébert
Guest star: Deena Dill (Kristy), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Sam Vlahos (Pablo), Olga Vilner (Luda), Bruce Weitz (Alderman John Bright), Michael B. Silver (Dr. Paul Myers), Marina Malota (Molly), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Lucy Rodriguez (Nurse Bjerke), Josh Radnor (Keith), Ely Pouget (Mrs. Banks), Frances Sternhagen (Millicent Carter)

Dr. Weaver finds herself in a deep hole when she bends the rules to treat the syphilitic lover of her powerful new patron -- Alderman Bright -- but when the patient has a severe allergic reaction, she desperately tries to cover her tracks and compromises her ethics even further. In the meantime, Weaver's career continues to get a boost at the expense of a stubborn Dr. Romano and Dr. Carter and Abby reassess their relationship. Elsewhere: Dr. Kovac ruminates aloud on his star-crossed career path while he ministers to a rebellious teenaged girl who claims she was sexually abused at a boot camp for wayward youths, and Carter cares for a nasty middle-aged woman who's slowly being poisoned.



197 :09x18 - Finders Keepers

First aired: Apr/03/2003
Writer: Dee Johnson
Director: T. R. Babu Subramaniam
Guest star: Ike Bram (Eddie), Taneka Johnson (Kris), Bodhi Elfman (Nicky), Andrea Fay Friedman (Jim), Christopher Allport (The Bartender), Stephanie Venditto (Diana Rushing), Elizabeth Bogush (Debra Strickland), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Jennifer Tung (Dr. David Harvey), Jamie McShane (Josh Rushing), Bart Tangredi (Male Patron), Smith Cho (Woo), Damani Roberts (Sanny), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Donal Logue (Chuck Martin), Terry Maratos (Garvey), Kris Murphy (Flight Nurse), Terence Bernie Hines (Roy Felton), Russell Edge (CT Tech), Linda Shing (ICU Nurse Corazon), Nadia Shazana (Jacy), Crista Flanagan (Pam), Max Grodénchik (Street Salesman), Tamara Zook (Sandra), Carly Reichert (ER Nurse)

A tense E.R. spins further into chaos when a bitter Dr. Romano assumes control and offends nearly everyone with his inept and dictatorial policies, while Dr. Lewis is pleasantly surprised by the visit of an intimate relative. Meanwhile, a sympathetic Dr. Kovac employs Dr. Corday's help in his quest to bring a sickly Croatian boy to America for his only chance to live. Corday also counsels a frightened young pregnant women whose cancer jeopardizes both her life and the baby's. Elsewhere, Corday's nanny accidentally runs over the foot of a cunning street salesman Dr. Pratt scrambles to buy Dr. Chen a gift for her birthday; and Lewis is startled at what happens to a woman who fell and is admitted with a broken wrist.



198 :09x19 - Things Change

First aired: Apr/24/2003
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: Anil Kumar (Benazir), Rahul Gupta (Darren), Johnny Sneed (James), Phillip Jeanmarie (Patient), Julie Ariola (Frank Martin), Tom Everett Scott (Eric Wyczenski), Donal Logue (Chuck Martin), Mary Joy (Mona), Frances Sternhagen (Millicent Carter), Teresa Huang (Vivian), Emil Lin (Bruce Lin), Christopher Goodman (Andrew), Nina Sablich (Dr. Gordana Horvat)

Abby is threatened by an over-medicated psychotic patient and gets an update regarding her missing brother. Elsewhere, Dr. Romano continues to make rash judgments -- and enemies -- when he orders a man with a severe sore throat to be released and then tries to perform surgery in the emergency room. Dr. Kovac welcomes a old friend -- a fellow Croatian doctor -- to observe the chaos of an American inner-city hospital. Carter also receives some emotional news from home as he guides a group of eager medical students who witness him refuse to give up trying to save a cardiac-arrested patient.



199 :09x20 - Foreign Affairs

First aired: May/01/2003
Writer: David Zabel
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Larry Joshua (Lomas), Alisa Reyes (Unknown), Michael Gross (John 'Jack' Carter Jr.), Cory Hardrict (Curtis), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Jonelle Allen (Lincoln Gerald), Patrick O'Connor (Heart Surgeon), Ricky Luna (Baseball Player), Robert Maffia (Perfusionist), Randy Lowell (Dr. Shire), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Ned Schmidtke (Unknown), Donal Logue (Chuck Martin), Annette Chavez (Fernando), Rise Stefani (CT Nurse), Bruno Campos (Dr. Eddie Dorset), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Nadia Shazana (Jacy), Craig Brown (Bone), David Schall (Minister at Funeral), Shawn Smith (Turner)



200 :09x21 - When Night Meets Day

First aired: May/08/2003
Writer: Jack Orman
Director: Jack Orman
Guest star: Marco Sanchez (O'Connor), Tina Holmes (Sharon Dressler), Stacy Solodkin (Nancy), Michael Pena (Bjerke), Mark Moses (Buddhist Monk), Paul Butcher (Paul Dressler), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Stephen Lee (Nurse Shirley), David Gianopoulos (Gillian), Karen Tucker (Lori), Julie Ariola (Anna), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), James Martin Kelly (Mr. Mednick), Camille Guaty (Georgia (as Joy Leslie Hadnott)), Patti Yasutake (Kito), Monti Sharp (Henry), June Kyoto Lu (Zuin-an), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Alex Hoover (Heather #1), Addison Hoover (Heather #2), Christopher Grove (Dr. Marty Kline), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Shawn Smith (Turner), Katherine Heard (Doris), George Miserlis (Fireman 2), Michael Williamson (Fireman #1 (as Michael James Williamson))

A frustrated Carter nearly has a meltdown when he treats two cult victims from a mass poisoning tied to the day's unnerving solar eclipse as well as a wounded gang-banger, a dying Buddhist nun and a heart-attack victim. On the night scheduled to be his last in the E.R., Pratt treats a woman whose unborn child was cut out of her -- prompting a search for the baby -- plus a burned firefighter and other cult victims. Meanwhile, Dr. Romano experiences life as a patient when he undergoes surgery.



201 :09x22 - Kisangani

First aired: May/15/2003
Writer: John Wells
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Gordon Pinkney (Exhausted Man), Michael Chinyamurindi (Angelique), Ryan Thomas Johnson (Mai Mai Kid), Barbara Eve Harris (Chance's Mother), Alex Endeshaw (FAC Soldier), Abdul Ayoola (Patrique), Earl Houston Bullock (Thorpe), Gregory Giles ((uncredited)), Simone-Elise Girard (Gillian), Mareo-Ahmir Lawson (Intimidating African Soldier), Jarreth J. Merz (Charles (as Jarreth Merz)), Mireille Metellus (Chance), Daniel Espeseth (Dr. O'Brien)

In a change-of-pace episode, a sweat-soaked Dr. Carter finally arrives in the war-torn Congo as part of a voluntary medical program and he finds primitive Third-World facilities, a few heroic staffers and woeful patients overflowing the tiny hospital while a bloody civil war threatens to engulf them all. Carter ventures deeper into the jungle to reunite with Dr. Kovac as they risk their lives manning a crude outpost used for a vaccination campaign -- and soon find themselves in the withering line of fire between the warring tribes.



202 :10x01 - Now What?

First aired: Sep/25/2003
Writer: John Wells
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Parminder Nagra (Dr. Neela Rasgotra), Tom McCafferty (Worker #1), Madison McReynolds (Hannah), Marcus Folmar (Foreman), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Bret Loehr (Matthew), Linara Washington (Young Woman on Train), Stuart McLean (X-Ray Tech), Ellen Geer (Mrs. Ferguson), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Randy Lowell (Dr. Shine), Todd Felix (Damien), Donal Logue (Chuck Martin), Joe Grifasi (Tom Williams), Amy Hunter (Hannah's Mom), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Emily Cline (Denise Johnson), Jacqueline Garza (Katie), Evan McNamara (Patient), Kenny Young (Worker #2)

A frazzled Dr. Carter returns from his harrowing mission to the Congo only to be confronted by a hostile Abby while an exotic new British medical student causes a stir when she unexpectedly helps a patient -- and angers Dr. Chen as Dr. Pratt flirts with her. In addition: a concerned Dr. Pratt works the margins to help an HIV-infected patient obtain the necessary medical insurance; a woman and her young children are treated after their wrecked car is struck again by a large truck; construction workers add to the chaos of the emergency room; Dr. Romano sports a new look -- and Carter gets an ominous call from Africa.



203 :10x02 - The Lost

First aired: Oct/02/2003
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Tim Kelleher (U.S. Embassy Official), Garikayi Mutambirwa (John Deere Boy), Peter J. Lucas (Debbie), Sam Hennings (U.S. Financial Attache Steve Davison), Aldis Hodge (Young Man), Pragna Desai (Angelique), Barbara Eve Harris (Chance's Mother), Rishonda Napier (Chance), Abdoulaye N'Gom (Dusty Father (as Abdoulaye N'Gom)), Abdul Ayoola (Patrique), Simone-Elise Girard (Gillian), Mareo-Ahmir Lawson (Intimidating African Soldier), Jarreth J. Merz (Charles (as Jarreth Merz)), Frank Bruynbroek (Andre Ney)

Dr. Carter returns to the Congo to search for the body of a fellow doctor and reunites with several associates but the chaos, stench and danger of the country's long civil war threaten to curtail his efforts -- and again put him in harm's way. Elsewhere in the strife-torn country, Dr. Kovac is seen in flashbacks as he battles debilitating malaria while he ministers to the sick and dying in a land where life is cheap at best.



204 :10x03 - Dear Abby

First aired: Oct/09/2003
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: George Cheung (Mr. Chen (as George Kee Cheung)), Alanna Boatright (Mrs. Dunn), Lilyan Chauvin (Nurse Edna), Lori Lively (Helen), Rod Britt (Mr. Helpful), Stephi Lineburg (Elle Reiser (as Stephanie Lineburg)), Gedde Watanabe (Nurse Yosh Takata), Albert Owens (Cardiologist Zane), Rhonda Aldrich (Mrs. Reiser), Ryan Michelle Bathe (Miss Evelyn), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Zac Efron (Bobby Neville), Jamai Fisher (Little Girl), Jennifer Jostyn (Prosthetic Doc), Glenn Howerton (Dr. Nick Cooper), Ellen Crawford (Nurse Lydia Wright), Jim Gleason (Little Girl's Father), John F. Schaffer (Drooling Patient), Bruno Campos (Dr. Eddie Dorset), Danny Le Boyer (Violent Patient), Conni Marie Brazelton (Nurse Connie Oligario), Simone-Elise Girard (Gillian), Joseph Cellini (Panicky Patient), Kieu Chinh (Mrs. Chen), Mike Madrigal (Granger), Susan Oh (Dr. Sofun), David J. Partington (Herman), Joanne Rubino (Darren's Mom), Roman Varshavsky (Hand Guy)

Abby's frustrating day gets worse when she gets a special "Dear John" letter from Dr. Carter in the Congo while her fellow nurses threaten a walkout and her opinions are ignored -- especially when she is chastised as she seeks to inform a teenaged girl, with failing lungs and heart, that her life is in grave danger. Elsewhere, Dr. Romano's mood gets nastier when he is fitted with an antiquated hook for his missing arm and he takes out his rage by firing several much-needed nurses. In addition, three new second-year residents join the staff -- including the self-assured Dr. "Coop". Dr. Pratt uneasily meets Dr. Chen's old-fashioned parents for dinner, and the playful Dr. Dorset makes an impression with his style and substantial skills.



205 :10x04 - Shifts Happen

First aired: Oct/23/2003
Writer: Dee Johnson
Director: Julie Hébert
Guest star: Alex Kubik (Kurt Vangoss), Robin Karfo (Dr. Hampton), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Chanet Johnson (Betsy), Cameron Dye (Damian's Dad), Richard Narita (Ortho #1), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Jimmie Walker (Jay Jay), Mark Valley (Richard Lockhart), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Maureen Flannigan (Mrs. Gamble), Rhyon Nicole Brown (Erika Crawford), Paul Cassell (Ed Gamble), Liza Del Mundo (Severa), Shi Ne Nielson (Sheila - Medical Student), Kendall Schmidt (Damian), Jennifer Jostyn (Prosthetist), Glenn Howerton (Dr. Nick Cooper), Sumalee Montano (Duvata Mahal), Craig Watkinson (Russell Highsmith), Joshua Boyd (Harlin), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Simone-Elise Girard (Gillian), Kirk Anderson (Vendor), Kylee Cochran (Terri), Richard Cox (Rick Mathers), Scott Cummins (Wife Beater), Nick D'Agosto (Andy), Andres Delgado (Zeke), Carla Jimenez (Eloise), Beth Lacke (Cheryl), Frank McRae (Freddie), Valerie Perri (Damian's Mom (as Valerie Perri-Lipson)), Bob Perry (Patient), Lee Ryan (Ortho #2), Rossif Sutherland (Lester Kertzenstein), Jimmy Walker, Jr. (Jay Jay)

A confident second-year resident Dr. Pratt wants to show off during the graveyard shift but his heroics sometimes backfire, especially in his contempt for an asymptomatic husband who temporarily loses his speech -- and in the case of a boy whose treatment is delayed after he swallows a quarter. As Dr. Weaver decries the "incompetence" of her staff, she too makes a grievous error while a screaming man with a broken leg must wait endless hours and Neela deals with a little girl who arrives with her beloved grandmother whose status is DNR -- "Do Not Resuscitate." Elsewhere, Abby finds herself desperate for money and credit and later meets both Dr. Kovac and his new girlfriend. Likewise, Dr. Corday warms up to Dr. Dorset.



206 :10x05 - Out of Africa

First aired: Oct/30/2003
Writer: David Zabel
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Bob Newhart (Ben Hollander), Glenn Howerton (Dr. Nick Cooper), Christopher Michael (Security Guard), Daniel Roebuck (Kyle Martin), Daniel Dae Kim (Ken Sung), Monté Russell (Dwight Zadro), Scott Grimes (Dr. Archie Morris), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Liza Del Mundo (Severa), Laura Cerón (Nurse Chuny Marquez), Oliver Davis (Alex Taggart), Alison Elliott (Paula Martin), Bruno Campos (Dr. Eddie Dorset), Nadia Shazana (Jacy), Frank McRae (Freddie), Lynette DuPree (Athena), Gavin Fink (Henry Martin), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Karla Zamudio (Latina Mom)

Dr. Lewis fears for a distraught architect whose degenerating eyesight makes him despondent while a spirited new nurse replaces Abby -- who decides to return to medical school. Elsewhere: disaster strikes when the doctors suspect a mother is abusing her child; Dr. Corday learns something shocking about the charismatic Dr. Dorset, and a green medical student is overwhelmed by the chaos and grisly conditions of life in the E.R.



207 :10x06 - The Greater Good

First aired: Nov/06/2003
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: Michael Angarano (Zack), Jordana Capra (Oliver), Bob Newhart (Ben Hollander), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Sarah Shahi (Tara king - Pharmaceutical Rep), Kathy McGraw (Dr. Briane Vargas), Allison Smith (Denny), Glenn Howerton (Dr. Nick Cooper), Oliver Davis (Alex Taggart), Gathering Marbet (Sharon), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Nadia Shazana (Jacy), Rossif Sutherland (Lester Kertzenstein), Eric Gerleman (Harvest Surgeon), Michael Roddy (Kevin dunn)

Drs. Pratt and Kovac clash over a miscarriage-prone young woman who arrives to deliver a premature baby -- Pratt wants to make heroic efforts to save the tiny soul while Kovac is dead-set against spending vast amounts of money to keep the child alive, but forever sickly. Elsewhere, Dr. Lewis enjoys her time with a sarcastic patient who once threatened to take his own life over his impending blindness. A distracted Kovac also runs afoul of a psychiatrist who over-medicates an abused foster child who wants to go back to his drug-addled mother. Plus, a chatty, upbeat pharmaceutical rep makes the rounds offering goodies, a man gets violent over an exorbitant bill and Dr. Coop makes a romantic play for Dr. Chen.



208 :10x07 - Death and Taxes

First aired: Nov/13/2003
Writer: Dee Johnson
Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala
Guest star: Roger Ranney (Officer Maser), Mari Weiss (Eric), Daniel Dae Kim (Ken Sung), Bob Newhart (Ben Hollander), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Liza Del Mundo (Severa), John J. Dalesandro (Brett Rayner), Sean Mahon (Community Hospital Doctor), Donal Logue (Chuck Martin), Glenn Howerton (Dr. Nick Cooper), Betsy Brandt (Franny Myers), Oliver Davis (Alex Taggart), Terry Savage (Radiologist), Nick D'Agosto (Andy), Carla Jimenez (Eloise), Rossif Sutherland (Lester Kertzenstein), Constance Hsu (Stacie)

A busy Dr. Lewis plans a home-cooked dinner with the elderly Hollander -- her depressed patient who is going blind -- treats a stressed-out housewife, arranges for an IRS audit, and then hides the detached arm of the nasty Dr. Romano. Elsewhere, Neela and Dr. Pratt treat a vulnerable 18-year-old who was attacked in jail and Dr. Gallant must gamble with a risky hospital transfer to help a young septic cancer patient. Meanwhile, Dr. Kovac clashes with Dr. Corday over the treatment of a patient she suspects needs an appendectomy and nurse Sam parks her precocious son in the E.R. for a day where the kid gets an eyeful.



209 :10x08 - Freefall

First aired: Nov/20/2003
Writer: Joe Sachs
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Donal Logue (Chuck Martin), Glenn Howerton (Dr. Nick Cooper), Thandie Newton (Makemba 'Kem' Likasu), Amy Aquino (Dr. Janet Coburn), Michael Gregory (Westbrook), Craig Ricci Shaynak (Fritz), Amy Pietz (Pregnant HIV+ Woman), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Liza Del Mundo (Severa), Bellina Logan (Nurse Kit), Destiny Edmond (Judy), Jayden Lund (Workman #2), Oliver Davis (Alex Taggart), Asante Jones (NTSB Workman #1), Reiner Schöne (Mr. Garland (as Raynor Scheine)), Rossif Sutherland (Lester Kertzenstein), Conrad Lindsay (Mel)

On Thanksgiving, the staff struggles with a shortage of doctors as Abby treats an HIV-positive woman who thinks she might be pregnant while suffering from severe bleeding and an unexpected helicopter crash on the hospital rooftop threatens to harm everyone in the hospital. Nearby, Dr. Lewis is unaware that her "ex-husband" Chuck was involved in the disaster. Elsewhere, Dr. Romano threatens to file a serious complaint against the brash Dr. Pratt and Romano continues to ride medical student/nurse Abby with tough medical questions -- even as she wonders about what Dr. Carter might be doing that same day in Africa.



210 :10x09 - Missing

First aired: Dec/04/2003
Writer: David Zabel
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Michael Pena ((as Michael Peña)), Kyle Richards (Nurse Dori), Patrick Pankhurst (Dr. York), Daniel Dae Kim (Ken Sung), Wendy Phillips (Mrs. Lambright), Steve Seagren (Zimmer), Wayne Lopez (Hank Benitez), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Niecy Nash (Judith Anderson), Ruth Zalduondo (Radiologist), Shannon Lucio (Johanna Lambright), Demetrius Navarro (EMT Morales), Oliver Davis (Alex Taggart), Terry Savage (Radiologist Nurse), John Eric Bentley (Larry Anderson), Joy Bryant (Valerie Gallant), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Rossif Sutherland (Lester Kertzenstein), Karla Zamudio (Alma Benitez), Kevin Gonzalez (Nate), Danielle Lewis-Kates (Girl), Nick Vallelonga (Kohler), Finn Wittrock (Thomas Yoder)

Two distinct cultures collide when Neela treats two Amish teenagers involved in a car accident who are exploring the outside world to determine if they want to return to the reclusive society while Dr. Corday and a few others mourn the loss of a talented colleague. Elsewhere, Sam clashes with sympathetic Dr. Kovac when he pays too much attention to her trouble-prone teenaged son Alex while Dr. Lewis is pained when an unconscious 5-year-old girl cannot be traced to any parent or guardian. In addition, Dr. Pratt scopes out the beautiful Valerie who is visiting her nervous brother Dr. Gallant.



211 :10x10 - Makemba

First aired: Dec/11/2003
Writer: John Wells
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Mary McCormack (Debbie), Thandie Newton (Makemba 'Kem' Likasu), Pragna Desai (Angelique), Alyson Reed (Ginny), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Fritz Michel (Walter), Melissa Weil (Shelagh), Joy Bryant (Valerie Gallant), Jarreth J. Merz (Charles (as Jarreth Merz)), Joram Moreka (Luambo), Moshidi Motshegwa (Céline), Jacques C. Smith (Peter)

On Christmas Eve, a chilled emergency room staff do their best to observe the holiday while a crusading Dr. Carter does the same half a world away in a run-down Congolese medical clinic as recent flashbacks reveal his clashes with Makemba, a beautiful native AIDS worker over the meager resources -- and they slowly fall in love. As Carter re-adjusts to the heat, filth and dangers of the region, he keeps in touch with his Chicago friends and embarks on a personal mission to save a pregnant mother who is dying of AIDS, he is confronted by anti-Americanism from his French comrades. Even so, Carter is determined to bring the joy and love of Christmas to the local children of Kisingani.



212 :10x11 - Touch and Go

First aired: Jan/08/2004
Writer: Mark Morocco
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: Thandie Newton (Makemba 'Kem' Likasu), Tony Lee (Qwon Fah), Luis Cortes (Refugio (as Luis Cortes)), K. T. Thangavelu (Dr. Subramanian), Pamela Sinha (Amira), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Skip O'Brien (Larry Brody), Julie Ariola (Emily), Liza Del Mundo (Severa), Demetrius Navarro (EMT Morales), Shi Ne Nielson (Sheila - Medical Student), Sonia Jackson (Ruthie Newton), Walter Wong (MRI Tech), Sumalee Montano (Duvata Mahal), Oliver Davis (Alex Taggart), Sasha Mitchell (Bartender), Gwen Mihok (Ellen), Russell Edge (CT Tech), Joy Bryant (Valerie Gallant), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Andres Delgado (Zeke), Rossif Sutherland (Lester Kertzenstein), Kyle Alcazar (David), Lauren Antariksa (Anna), Matt Stadelmann (Martin Brody (as Matthew Stadelmann)), Muriel Whitaker (Mrs. Webster)

The return of Dr. Carter from Africa prompts various reactions, especially when he is accompanied by his new love Makemba -- and Carter has other surprises in store -- while Dr. Pratt squares off against Dr. Gallant over a personal matter. A busy Pratt also finds time to treat a young victim of a car accident whose case is complicated by a rare form of osteoporosis and takes an interest in an elderly woman suffering from dementia who believes he is her son. In addition, a whole nursing shift cannot go home until they find one missing valium pill. Elsewhere, Dr. Kovac informs Dr. Weaver about his departure date and Carter deals with a malnourished woman and her equally famished family.



213 :10x12 - NICU

First aired: Jan/15/2004
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
Director: Laura Innes
Guest star: Maurice G. Smith (Lester Kertzenstein), Lesley Fera (Helen Kolber), Jeremy Glazer (David - Medical Student), Christopher Cousins (Kyle Kolber), Angela Oh (Kate - NICU Resident), Tom Parker (Matt Gilespie), Shi Ne Nielson (Sheila - Medical Student), L. Scott Caldwell (Dr. Rabb), Lisa Vidal (Sandy Lopez), Michelle Noh (Kate), Joanne Baron (Virgie), Jordan Berkow (Susannah), Yi Ding (Mei-Fan), Georgia Eskew (Miranda), Kelli Dawn Hancock (Tina Kirk)

A reluctant Abby and Neela are assigned to the dreaded NICU -- the Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit -- a separate floor where they are confronted with a whole new universe of jargon and helpless babies fighting for their lives as anxious parents wait for miracles that often don't come. The wrenching marathon is part of their month-long rotation, and the pair begin to confront their own fears as they are tested emotionally and professionally. Eventually, they begin to bond with the Chinese parents of sick twins, a baby boy with a faulty heart, a praying mother who refuses to give up hope for her comatose infant -- and even Dr. Weaver, whose newborn baby with Lopez needs the NICU's help.



214 :10x13 - Get Carter

First aired: Feb/05/2004
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Guest star: Thandie Newton (Makemba 'Kem' Likasu), Nadege August (Mrs. Lemonier), Corbin Allred (Doug), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Demetrius Navarro (EMT Morales), Shi Ne Nielson (Sheila - Medical Student), Lauren Cohn (Kelly), Cody Estes (Rudy), Kelsey Oldershaw (Nurse Tess), Paul Blackthorne (Dr. Jeremy Lawson), Oliver Davis (Alex Taggart), Rossif Sutherland (Lester Kertzenstein), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Kali Majors (Sydney), Anjua Warfield-Maximo (Dana)

Dr. Carter makes the mistake of bringing his wide-eyed girlfriend Kem to observe the emergency room where she makes an impact -- wanted or not -- almost everywhere she wanders, ranging from an AIDS ward to the classroom and even in an unsanctioned ridealong with the paramedics. The complex Dr. Pratt has a hard night and questions his abilities as he treats a variety of patients, including a young sledder who breaks his back in the snow and a elderly man with fluid in his lung. Meanwhile, Dr. Gallant accompanies the paramedics and is almost shot in a violent domestic dispute where he befriends a frightened boy, and Dr. Weaver dedicates a new center to Dr. Romano's memory that has everyone buzzing.



215 :10x14 - Impulse Control

First aired: Feb/12/2004
Writer: Yahlin Chang
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Thandie Newton (Makemba 'Kem' Likasu), J. K. Simmons (Gus Loomer), Marin Hinkle (Kathy Shepard), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Rheagan Wallace (Layla Dering), Matt Barr (Billy), Richard Kline (Risk Assessment Expert), Sumalee Montano (Duvata Mahal), Oliver Davis (Alex Taggart), Logan Hudson (Ethan), Skyler Hudson (Ethan), Chad McKnight (Officer Wilson), Larry Michelson (Roger), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Cat Hammons (Counter Girl), Coburn Hartsell (Dean)

Life and death assume an even higher profile as single-mother Sam treats an abused and newly pregnant teen as well as a wife who sees her injured family melt away after a car accident -- while Dr. Carter takes a holiday to show Kem the wonders of a wintry Chicago. Elsewhere, a risk-assessment expert is hired to observe the E.R. and is shocked at the abounding mayhem -- especially when Sam roughs up a patient's friend. Abby and Dr. Pratt restrain an undocumented man who wants to check out despite testing positive for tuberculosis while Sam is quizzed by her son Alex about her interest in Dr. Kovac.



216 :10x15 - Blood Relations

First aired: Feb/19/2004
Writer: Dee Johnson
Director: Nelson McCormick
Guest star: Donal Logue (Chuck Martin), Thandie Newton (Makemba 'Kem' Likasu), George Cheung (Mr. Chen), Berlinda Tolbert (Nancy Natarelli), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Ramon Franco (Adam Grover), Paul Dooley (Henry Lewis), Sarah K. Peterson (Shannon Bennett), David Figlioli (Nolan), Patrick Fischler (Chamber Tech), Bobby Preston (Clay Bennett), Liza Del Mundo (Severa), Katya Abelsky (Christy), Paul Blackthorne (Dr. Jeremy Lawson), Sumalee Montano (Duvata Mahal), Oliver Davis (Alex Taggart), Don McGovern (Wade), Renee Victor (Florina Lopez), Carmen Thomas (Vicki Bennett), Andres Delgado (Zeke), Jetro Spencer Barclay (Benny), Rebecca Brunk (Clara), Elliot Durant III (Anders), Jerod Edington (John Doe), Eric Johner (Officer Higgins), Anne Johnson (Elderly Patient), Daniel Venegas (Luis), Sean Michael (Technician)

While Dr. Carter pines over his separation from his pregnant girlfriend in Africa, a family of four is rushed to the E.R. after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning from their furnace -- forcing a claustrophobic Neela to accompany a newborn baby into an extremely uncomfortable hyperbaric chamber to extend its life. Elsewhere, Dr. Lewis is upbeat about her future with Chuck while Nurse Sam has reason to ponder her relationship with Dr. Kovac. In addition, Lewis and Abby treat a maniacal man who's rushed in covered in blood, while Dr. Weaver counsels a mother whose young son tests positive for leukemia. Amid the chaos, Dr. Chen returns from China with her sick father in tow.



217 :10x16 - Forgive and Forget

First aired: Feb/26/2004
Writer: Bruce Miller
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Sam Anderson (Dr. Jack Kayson), Steven Culp (Dave), Shannon Wilcox (Connie Martin), Kim Delgado (Mr. Grumpy), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), James Leo Ryan (Welling), Demetrius Navarro (EMT Morales), Kelsey Oldershaw (Nurse Tess), Paul Blackthorne (Dr. Jeremy Lawson), Sumalee Montano (Duvata Mahal), Oliver Davis (Alex Taggart), Kathleen Mary Carthy (Nurse Blake), Nadia Shazana (Jacy), Simone-Elise Girard (Gillian), Rossif Sutherland (Lester Kertzenstein), Kali Majors (Sydney), Jessica Chastain (Dahlia Taslitz), Ruben Madera (Hector Rojas), Khleo Thomas (Brian), Dwana White (Eliza), Kevin Fry (Detective Demetras)

A psychotic patient makes good on his promise to punish the medicos when he steals an Army tank and grinds his way across Chicago towards the hospital while Sam grows jealous of Dr. Kovac's visiting French friend Gillian -- and one of the E.R. staffers suffers a heart attack. Elsewhere, Kovac is startled at the lack of concern among some 13-year-olds who are diagnosed with chylamidia; Sam ponders the curious relationship between a concerned teenaged girl and her sick father who is in full cardiac arrest, and Dr. Corday is enchanted with a charming fellow surgeon.



218 :10x17 - The Student

First aired: Apr/01/2004
Writer: David Zabel
Director: Paul McCrane
Guest star: Steven Culp (Dave), Patrick Kerr (George Deakins), Kyle Richards (Nurse Dori), Peter Jacobson (Susan's Pervert), Rocky Carroll (Mr. Walker), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Donal Logue (Chuck Martin), Kurt Caceres (Luis Sanchez), Oliver Davis (Alex Taggart), Toni Sawyer (Elderly Patient), Kristin Herrera (Frederika Meehan), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Kali Majors (Sydney), Persephone Apostolou (Deadhead Girl), Alex Locke (Tevin Walker), Angela Meryl (Danitra Walker), Jeanne Sakata (Lucia Rodriguez)

When Dr. Weaver and other attending doctors rate the residents, Dr. Carter feels obliged to defend the potential of his protegee Neela, but when he urges her to be more pro-active in the E.R., she goes too far in treating a brain-injury patient -- and a sympathetic Dr. Gallant errs further by falsifying a medical report. Elsewhere, a pregnant Dr. Lewis is harassed by a sexual pervert which prompts Chuck to defend her, while Dr. Kovac treats the disoriented young son of a man who fears that tests will reveal he's not the boy's father. In addition, Dr. Chen is at wit's end over finding a caretaker for her combative father and Dr. Corday is uneasy about dating two men.



219 :10x18 - Where There's Smoke

First aired: Apr/08/2004
Writer: Jacy Young
Director: Tawnia McKiernan
Guest star: Scott Klace (Chris Halpern), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Billy Gallo (Captain Hutch), K. T. Thangavelu (Dr. Subramanian), Jose Zuniga (Eduardo Lopez (as Jose Zuniga)), Armin Shimerman (Levine), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Danny Mora (Guillermo), Demetrius Navarro (EMT Morales), Rob McElhenney (Andy Fesh), Joe Wandell (Dr. Dean), Lisa Vidal (Sandy Lopez), Chris Freeman (DeShazo), Oliver Davis (Alex Taggart), Candice Rose (McPherson), Andres Delgado (Zeke), Michael David White (Daniel), Tito Ernesto Ortiz (Carlos Lopez)

Dr. Weaver rushes to the aid of her female partner Sandy Lopez when the firefighter is severely injured on the job and must fight for her life -- as a frightened Weaver offers whispered hope by reminding the victim of their newborn child. A pregnant Dr. Lewis suffers labor pains and is confined to bed rest, while tension remains between Dr. Gallant and Neela as an investigation begins into the suspicious death. In addition, Dr. Corday gets a pleasant surprise. Neela and Abby get the news about their board scores and Dr. Chen and Pratt treat a frustrated senior citizen who does not want to burden his family with his care.



220 :10x19 - Just a Touch

First aired: Apr/22/2004
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: Steven Culp (Dave), George Cheung (Mr. Chan), John Prosky (Mr. Brooks), Hawthorne James (Hawthorne), Linara Washington (Rena), David Kaufman (Nick Dunn), Eugene Byrd (James Connor), Ashley Laurence (Campbell), Maury Sterling (Dr. Nelson), Archie Kao (Yuri), Diane Sellers (Mrs. Garrison), Kevin Sussman (Colin), Jennifer Echols (Estelle), Paul Blackthorne (Dr. Jeremy Lawson), Julianne Nicholson (Jordan Dunn), Oliver Davis (Alex Taggart), Shanelle Workman (Denise), Andres Delgado (Zeke), Rossif Sutherland (Lester Kertzenstein), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Luis Chávez (Roger), Cole Hauser (Steve Curtis), Don Oscar Smith (Bob), Tito Ernesto Ortiz (Carlos Lopez)

Dr. Pratt's reputation as a flirt catches up to him when an attractive woman informally accuses the young doctor of sexual harassment while Pratt also struggles to diagnose a woman who suffers mysterious chronic seizures. Meanwhile, Abby ponders how to get the attention of her contentious patients during her psych rotation and Neela finds herself studying strokes in a lab populated by brainy but bizarre graduate students. Elsewhere, Sam tries to resist the appeal of the "reformed" father of her son when he temporarily moves into her apartment -- giving a concerned Kovac something to think about. In addition, Dr. Weaver vows to fight for her baby son and Dr. Chen is at wit's end when she brings her combative and ailing father home.



221 :10x20 - Abby Normal

First aired: Apr/29/2004
Writer: David Zabel
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Michael Gross (John 'Jack' Carter Jr.), Thandie Newton (Makemba 'Kem' Likasu), Patrick Kerr (George Deakins), Daniel Dae Kim (Ken Sung), David Kaufman (Nick Dunn), Betty McGuire (Georgette), Aisha Hinds (Administrator), Maury Sterling (Dr. Nelson), Archie Kao (Yuri), Demetrius Navarro (EMT Morales), Kevin Sussman (Colin), Jennifer Echols (Estelle), Julianne Nicholson (Jordan Dunn), Lucia Vincent (Fran), Luis Chávez (Roger), Don Oscar Smith (Bob), Sunil Malhotra (Lloyd)

A panic-stricken Dr. Weaver faces a life-defining moment when she is ordered to give up her son to the Lopez family while Dr. Carter greets a returning Kem -- but their meeting with his father is tense after Carter announces plans for his grandmother's estate. Elsewhere, Abby is in the midst of her psychiatric rotation and tries to help a seizure-prone mother with a controversial drug treatment. Meanwhile, Neela impresses everyone with her lab research, especially when she helps one of the reckless students after he experiments on himself. In addition, Dr. Kovac's relationship with Sam and her son Alex grows awkward when Alex' father returns.



222 :10x21 - Midnight

First aired: May/06/2004
Writer: John Wells
Director: Julie Hébert
Guest star: Michael Gross (John 'Jack' Carter Jr.), Thandie Newton (Makemba 'Kem' Likasu), Gwen McGee (O.B. Chong), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Blair Brown (Dr. Vicki Ford), Jernard Burks (Nurse Anna Waldron), Paul Blackthorne (Dr. Jeremy Lawson), Oliver Davis (Alex Taggart), Hallee Hirsh (Rachel Greene), Rossif Sutherland (Dr. Lester Kertzenstein), Cole Hauser (Steve Curtis), Martin Charles Warner (MR. Ferguson)

Dr. Carter is alarmed as he rushes his pregnant girlfriend Makemba into the E.R. when he suspects trouble, while Dr. Corday gets a jolt from the past when the late Dr. Greene's teen daughter Rachel shows up with her boyfriend looking for a haven -- and some "morning-after" pills. Elsewhere, Neela prepares for her graduation by welcoming 20 family members while Abby -- who hasn't passed the boards yet -- prefers to sit it out. Before the ceremonies, Neela and Dr. Pratt seek out an overweight teenager whose blood pressure could indicate deadly heart disease. In addition, Nurse Sam is uneasy about her ex Steve moving back in her apartment while Frank loudly returns after his cardiac attack.



223 :10x22 - Drive

First aired: May/13/2004
Writer: Dee Johnson
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Tico Wells (Dr. Jennings), Casey Boersma (Michael), Dylan Boersma (Michael), Kyle Richards (Nurse Dori), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Larry Sullivan (Martin Pryor), Bill Macy (Richard Gould), Lorenzo Clemons (Passerby), Perry Anzilotti (Perry), Danny Mora (Guillermo), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Sam Sarpong (Antwan), Demetrius Navarro (EMT Morales), Cynthia Ettinger (Linda Pryor), Allan Kolman (Ed Minyard), Oliver Davis (Alex Taggart), Petrea Burchard (Judge Amoroso), Nadia Shazana (Jacy), Cole Hauser (Steve Curtis), James Earl (Elgin), Michelle Ingkavet (Nurse Michelle), Kelsey Keel (Hannah), David Storrs (Wade), Jae W. Suh (Mary Tan)

Dr. Kovac plays the Good Samaritan when he stops to help a stranded female motorist and her young son until they are struck and gravely injured by a car -- forcing the doctor to use all of his skills to keep them alive until specialists can operate at the hospital. Elsewhere, Abby waits for her board results and treats an ornery curmudgeon who feels he's been forgotten by the hundreds of students he taught as a schoolteacher. Meanwhile: a pensive Neela heads for the University of Michigan to begin her internship; her fellow doctors question the bruises on Dr. Chen's face; Dr. Pratt keeps a mentoring eye on a young heart patient but remains disdainful towards a gangbanger patient patient; Dr. Weaver hopes to gain custody of her son, and Sam takes action when it appears that Steve is back for good -- and up to no good in influencing their impressionable son.



224 :11x01 - One for the Road

First aired: Sep/23/2004
Writer: Joe Sachs
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Thandie Newton (Makemba 'Kem' Likasu), Annie LaRussa (Sylvie), Thomas Vincent Kelly (Jeffrey Macauley), John Prosky (Mr. Brooks), Jose Zuniga (Eduardo Lopez (as Jose Zuniga)), John DiMaggio (Narcotics Cop), Brent Fletcher (Irritated Driver), Danny Mora (Guillermo), Pamela Sinha (Amira), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Joey Hiott (Ian), Oliver Davis (Alex Taggart), Petrea Burchard (Judge Amoroso), Andy Powers (Dr. Howard Ritzke), Renee Victor (Florina Lopez), Howie Johnson (Lt. Zuelke), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Vanessa Martinez (Tiffany James), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), James Earl (Elgin Gibbs), Harry Singleton (Noel), Carly Reichert (SICU Nurse)

Dr. Pratt and his passengers -- Dr. Chen and Elgin -- try to elude gunfire from another motorist until Pratt loses control of his sports car and crashes into the Chicago River -- trapping them underwater as rescue crews troll overhead. When recovered, all three are hospitalized with serious injuries that soon spiral downward. Elsewhere, Nurse Sam seeks to escape her returning boyfriend and hits the road to find a new life with her son Alex just as Neela makes a surprising entrance in the E.R. In addition, a somber Dr. Carter and Kem deal with their unborn son's remains, Dr. Weaver intercedes when a cop wants to perform a pelvic exam on a young woman who's hiding a stash of marijuana in a private body part -- and two new interns make an immediate impact.



225 :11x02 - Damaged

First aired: Oct/07/2004
Writer: David Zabel
Director: Paul McCrane
Guest star: Carlos Cervantes (Cop (as Carlos Cervantes)), Christopher Michael (Security Guard), Gregory Wagrowski (Herm Bullard), Valerie Curtin (Marie Barclay), Adam Kaiz (Tom), James DuMont (Clemens), Damien Midkiff (Kyle Skinner), Stephanie Fabian (Tesoro Delgado), Chancellor Miller (Brett), Oliver Davis (Alex Taggart), Sasha Mitchell (Patrick), Andy Powers (Dr. Howard Ritzke), Janice Kent (Mrs. Skinner), Jillian Bach (Penny Nicholson), Jossie Thacker (Formidable Woman), Louis Crugnali (Mort Fahey), Robert Patrick Brink (Robert), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Thomas Craven (El Commuter), Mikey Holland (Jamie), Anupam Kher (Ajay Rasgotra), Kiron Kher (Mrs. Rasgotra), Diane Rodriguez (Rosario)

A lonely Dr. Carter struggles with his unfulfilled dreams in the wake of his girlfriend Kem's departure -- and lurches toward a dangerous temporary solution -- while new doctor Abby faces resentful nurses and tends to a tearful and injured young woman kidnapped from Mexico and forced into sexual slavery. Elsewhere, Dr. Kovac makes an honest confession to a fleeing Sam while Neela must face the music when her domineering, old-school Indian parents arrive in a huff after she abandoned her Michigan medical assignment. In the meantime, Carter treats an Iraqi war veteran who was disfigured in combat, Dr. Weaver suggests to new intern Ray that he tone down his alternative-punk look in deference to frightened patients -- and two ER staffers recover from their injuries.



226 :11x03 - Try Carter

First aired: Oct/14/2004
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Michael McCafferty (Father), Cullen Douglas (Marvin), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Tracey Costello (Heather), Anthony De Longis (EMT), Vikrum Shah (Najeeb), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Heather Kafka (Rhonda), Donal Logue (Chuck Martin), Oliver Davis (Alex Taggart), Evan Reynolds (Connor), Andy Powers (Dr. Howard Ritzke), Jillian Bach (Penny Nicholson), Jennifer Lothrop (Supervisor), Billoah Greene (Mr. Hanson), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Spider Madison (Douglas), Nadia Shazana (Jacy), Andres Delgado (Zeke), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Lisa Cafiero (Ultrasound Tech), Michael Raymond-James (Mr. Tunny (as Michael Raymond James)), Barbara Stevens (Mrs. Isley), Deborah Wittenberg (Cashier)

It's a busy 4th of July weekend and Carter tries to run an understaffed hospital, which is flooded with patients. A biker with HIV is left brain dead from a robbery and his girlfriend wants to donate his organs to a fellow friend, who is also infected with HIV. Carter persuades Corday to perform the organ transplant after several surgeons refused to perform the operation. Meanwhile, Ray is upset with Abby for going above him and ordering a drug test on his patient, a bicycle messenger. Abby later asks Carter out for dinner and drinks in hopes of talking to him about his past problems. Dr. Pratt is back early from his recent craniotomy and is not operating at his best capacity. Carter notices his insensitivity to a stabbing victim as well as the fact that he is still suffering from headaches and sends him home. Corday confronts Weaver on her latest surgeon choice and the fact that she was not involved in the decision-making process. Lastly, Neela looks for employment outside of the medical field and has a hard time finding a decent job.



227 :11x04 - Fear

First aired: Oct/21/2004
Writer: Dee Johnson
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Guest star: Sam Anderson (Dr. Jack Kayson), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Susan Mackin (Reeves), James Carraway (Hayslip), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Madchen Amick (Wendall Meade), Sean Christopher Davis (Detective Maskins), T. J. Hall (Saige), Terry Maratos (Garvey), Oliver Davis (Alex Taggart), Andy Powers (Dr. Howard Ritzke), Delaney Gaines (Tamira), Ross Leon (Officer Yarwood), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Zachary De Wilde (Tommy), Deidrie Henry (Nichelle Richardson), LaNiesha Irvin (Kali), Eduardo Ortiz (Jackson), Giovannie Pico (Ludlow), George Svoronos (Nacho Guy)

Two small children are rushed to the ER after falling from a third story window. The attending staff believes an abusive father is at fault for the tragedy but not all is as it seems initially. Pratt treats a man who believes he has an unsightly rash which turns out to be lung cancer. Dr. Corday is disciplined by the hospital for performing an HIV+ organ transplant; instead of dismissing her, they offer her a non-tenure track position. Sam contemplates moving in with Kovac. Neela decides to leave her job at the mini-mart after Lewis, the new Chief of Emergency Medicine, offers her a job at the hospital.



228 :11x05 - An Intern's Guide to the Galaxy

First aired: Nov/04/2004
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
Director: Arthur Albert
Guest star: Kyle Richards (Nurse Dori), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Glenn Morshower (Rick Decoyte), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Daniel Farber (Griffin), Juliette Jeffers (Elena Flemming), Madchen Amick (Wendall Meade), Dean Shelton (Todd), Carey Van Dyke (Security Guard), Kathleen Gati (Stacy Coleman), Liza Del Mundo (Severa), Darryl Sivad (Colin), Sumalee Montano (Duvata Mahal), Sara Gilbert (Jane Figler), Heidi Van Horne (Jolie), Jose Pablo Cantillo (Juan Enriquez), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Eduardo Ortiz (Jackson), Garvin Funches (Brandon Kirk), Mark Elliott Silverberg (Urbanus), Terrence Hardy, Jr. (Lucas Kirk)

Neela returns to the ER after working at the Convenient Store near the hospital. On Neela's first day, Pratt expects the interns, Abby, Ray and Neela to take on a large patient load during their shifts at the hospital. Pratt turns processing the patients into a competition, in which Ray is clearly going to be the winner. In the rush to process the patients and stay in the lead, however, Ray makes a big mistake donating a patient's organs against the family's wishes. Ray helps Abby obtain HIV medication from the pharmacy against hospital policy for a patient that had unprotected sex. Carter asks Wendall to walk out with him in a coy pursuit.



229 :11x06 - Time of Death

First aired: Nov/11/2004
Writer: David Zabel
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Norbert Weisser (Dr. Adler), Francesco Quinn (Dr. Alfonso Ramirez), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Lou Richards (Dr. Perkins), Ray Liotta (Charlie Metcalf), Jonathan Joss (Bert), Svetlana Efremova (Impatient Woman), Dallas McKinney (Jeremy), Sara Gilbert (Jane Figler), Amad Jackson (Mr. Hughes), Karen Ryan (Evelyn), Jeremy Shada (Bobby)

In a ground-breaking episode which traces the real-time events in the emergency room, Kovac, Abby and Sam try to save the life of Charlie Metcalf, a man who comes in complaining of a stomach ache, but is later diagnosed with far, far worse.



230 :11x07 - White Guy, Dark Hair

First aired: Nov/18/2004
Writer: Lydia Woodward
Director: Nelson McCormick
Guest star: Kyle Richards (Nurse Dori), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Randall Park (Yong-Jo Pak), Kasha Kropinski (Mia), Dinah Lenney (Nurse Shirley), Deborah Van Valkenburgh (Louise Garvin), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Madchen Amick (Wendall Meade), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Joshua Wolf Coleman (Respiratory Therapist), Tianna Danielle Kenney (Partial Amputee Scout), Chad McKnight (Officer Wilson), Anthony John Denison (Detective Patrie (as Tony Denison)), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Peggy Ahn (Mi-Cha Pak), Erica Beck (Julie), Shelbie Bruce (Brandi), Heath Corson (Moaning Man), Aree Davis (Kaitlin), Alexandra Krosney (Trina), Lisa Moncure (Scurry), Henry O (Mr. Chen), Gemmenne de la Peña (Elavator Scout)

Sam and Kovac treat a woman who was brutally beaten and raped and wants to help police although she can barely speak. Lewis schedules a JCAHO emergency drill without telling the staff. Carter and Abby treat a girl complaining of kidney problems, which is just the beginning of her adventure.



231 :11x08 - A Shot in the Dark

First aired: Dec/02/2004
Writer: Joe Sachs
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: James MacDonald (Officer Gary McWayne), Shontina Vernon (Mrs. Trager), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Ron Perkins (Mr. Elmore), Heidi Mokrycki (Mallory), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Madchen Amick (Wendall Meade), Monica Garcia (Benita), Rusty Joiner (Brett), Patrick Dollaghan (Officer Tommy), Winston J. Rocha (Officer Eddie Escobar (as Winston Rochas)), Oliver Davis (Alex Taggart), Chris Spencer (Keith Trager), Chris Hendrie (Captain Crawford), Paul Ambrus (Pendleton), Jordan Moseley (Carolyn Trager), Carlos Pena (Arlo Escobar), Tony Sagastizado I (Young Doctor), Atticus Todd (Chris Sakabu)

When a police officer shot during a robbery is brought to the ER, Lewis, Neela and Ray stabilize him, but the injuries to his carotid artery leave him in a coma. His fifteen-year-old son must decide whether to authorize a risky operation which may save his life or leave him in the coma. Abby tries to convince a girl with appendicitis to have surgery at County General, but her father wants her transferred to Mercy because his father died during surgery at General.



232 :11x09 - 'Twas the Night

First aired: Dec/09/2004
Writer: Julie Hébert
Director: Julie Hébert
Guest star: Susan Pari (Mrs. Assad), Steve Tom (Dr. MacPherson), Kevin West (Robert Sanders), Hattie Winston (Singing Woman), Scott Menville (Beidermeier), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Kenny Davis (Drunk Santa), Eion Bailey (Jake Scanlon), David Joyner (Dialysis Tech), Camille Saviola (Margaret), Madchen Amick (Wendall Meade), Aynsley Lemon (Maddie Price), Timothy McNeil (Rotolo), Francesca Faridany (Carol Shoup-Sanders), Cole Petersen (Harry Price), Dale Dickey (Mrs. Price), Michael Edward Thomas (Blackie), Ricardo J. Chacon (Eddie), Russell Edge (CT Tech), Remy Ryan Hernandez (Harried Clerk), Henry O (Mr. Chen), Parvesh Cheena (Dr. Agbo), Sascha Knopf (Raphaella Greenberg), Neal Orion (Homeless Patient)

It's Christmas Eve, and the ER staff scrambles to leave for the holiday. Abby receives a dialysis patient who is in critical condition, but she can't reach his physician because he doesn't want to be disturbed during the holidays. After much effort a distraught Chen finally finds someone to cover her shift so she can attend to her ailing father. Concerned for her, Pratt stops by her house to find her struggling with her father's worsening health. Carter and Wendall grow closer and share an awkward kiss as they wish each other a Merry Christmas.



233 :11x10 - Skin

First aired: Jan/13/2005
Writer: Dee Johnson
Director: Stephen Cragg
Guest star: Camille Winbush (Tisha), Angelo Tiffe (Tom Putnam), Pamela Sinha (Amira), Daniel Farber (Griffin), Madchen Amick (Wendall Meade), Charles Duckworth (Mikey), Arlene Tai (Miss Tobel), Columbus Short (Loose), Kendre Berry (Little C), Sara Gilbert (Jane Figler), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Giovannie Pico (Ludlow), Alexandra Billings (Ms. Mitchell), Edwin Morrow (CJ), Natasha Perez (Alana), Cheyenne Wilbur (Garrity)

As Abby smokes in the ambulance bay, an SUV pulls in carrying a gunshot victim. When Abby runs to the car to help the patient, she's pulled inside at gunpoint and driven away. Ray begins treatment on a woman who soon requests a new doctor. At first Ray is offended, but then learns that there is more to the patient's story than meets the eye.



234 :11x11 - Only Connect

First aired: Jan/20/2005
Writer: Yahlin Chang
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Marla Gibbs (Cherise Barnes), Mark Adair-Rios (Darius), Bob Minor (Security Guard), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Tom McCleister (Larry), Eion Bailey (Jake Scanlon), Jamie Torcellini (Ralph Meacham), Candace Edwards (Lacy), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Madchen Amick (Wendall Meade), Dan Hedaya (Herb Spivak), Vladimir Rajcic (Dr.Gregor), Marissa Matrone (Kitty Peyser), Sara Gilbert (Jane Figler), Jillian Bach (Penny Nicholson), Larry Michelson (Mr. Arrigo), Lizzie Peet (Jinko), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Roxana Brusso (Mari Hinojosa), K. C. Clyde (PCP Patient), William Mace (Cullum), Kylie Sparks (Amy Packer)

Lewis assigns Kovac to teach the residents how to communicate more effectively with their patients in hopes of raising their patient satisfaction scores, which have plummeted. They are put to the test when two teenagers are brought to the ER with gun shot wounds. Kovac, Neela and Sam handle one patient while Lewis, Pratt and Ray deal with another. When a patient dies, Neela does a poor job of informing the deceased's grandmother, who becomes hysterical in the middle of the ER. A personal injury lawyer sets up a mobile office outside the ER, infuriating Lewis as he tries to turn dissatisfied patients into clients. Abby returns to the ER, still dealing with the trauma of her abduction.



235 :11x12 - The Providers

First aired: Jan/27/2005
Writer: David Zabel
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Megan Henning (Katie Milner), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Eion Bailey (Jake Scanlon), David Joyner (Tech), Brady Smith (Rod), Laura Leigh Hughes (Gabriel Milner), Chad Lowe (Dr. George Henry), Adam Conger (Guidry), Emily Kosloski (Amanda), Kurt Larson (Phil)

When a sixteen-year-old girl who had received a kidney transplant from her father arrives at the ER feeling dizzy, Carter traces the problem to a new drug called Zarictal that the girl was taking to control seizures related to her kidney dysfunction. Her father feels guilty because he was the one who pushed for her to take the new drug and its side effects may mean his daughter will have to go back on dialysis. Carter asks Neela to post questions about the drug's side effects on the internet, which causes an uproar when the pharmaceutical company finds out. After Abby and Neela complain about their lackluster dating lives, they end up assigned to work with Jake and Kovac whom they each seem to have a crush on.



236 :11x13 - Middleman

First aired: Feb/03/2005
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
Director: Ernest Dickerson
Guest star: Veronica Redd (Gertie McDow), Frank Clem (Turner), Riley Schmidt (Matt), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Jordan Orr (Thomas Bryson), Eion Bailey (Jake Scanlon), Cathryn de Prume (Andrea Bryson), Madchen Amick (Wendall Meade), Eddie Jemison (Lysander Martin), Bellina Logan (Nurse Kit), Femi Emiola (Lena), Tracy Howe (Gary Bryson), Sara Gilbert (Jane Figler), Ben Murray (Orest), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Jerad Anderson (Dan), John Carter Brown (Ivan), Kila Kitu (Sciatica Lady), Rolando Millet (Officer McGlashan), Amy E. Thompson (Reid), Tyler Neitzel (Casey Bryson (as Tyler Neitzel))

While examining a young boy, Pratt finds a suspicious gash across his chest and calls Wendall for a consult. Kovac and Pratt examine a man who got shot when he confronted his boss with a gun. Jake tries to convince Abby that being a student shouldn't keep him from dating her.



237 :11x14 - Just As I Am

First aired: Feb/10/2005
Writer: Lydia Woodward
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Stephanie Courtney (Charlotte), Eion Bailey (Jake Scanlon), Frances Fisher (Helen Kingsley), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Hildy Brooks (Mrs. Devon), Sarah Taylor (Ladies Room Woman), Sara Gilbert (Jane Figler), Yvonne Arias (Ice Skater), Joan Beal (Choir Member), Michael P. Byrne (Bulowski), Valorie Hubbard (Mrs Bulowski), Neil Patil (Waiter), Jon Spinogatti (Obnoxious Bald Guy), Grant Stokes (Doorman), Rob Wood (Screwdriver Guy)

Dr. Weaver encounters an evasive patient who shocks her by revealing that she is her birth mother, who put her baby up for adoption at 15. As they spend time sharing their life stories, their budding relationship withers when Weaver confesses to her mother -- an evangelical Christian -- that she is gay. Elsewhere, Dr. Pratt warily turns over an addled elderly woman to the care of Jane while Dr. Carter causes a commotion when he confronts a couple hoping to scam some painkilling drugs.



238 :11x15 - Alone in a Crowd

First aired: Feb/17/2005
Writer: Dee Johnson
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Tim Russ (Dr. Medford), James McCauley (Dan Shore (as James McCauley)), Shawn McGill (Tucker Davis), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Khamani Griffin (Clayton Davis), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Scott Grimes (Dr. Archie Morris), Eion Bailey (Jake Scanlon), Mo (Kevin Hightower), Daniel Farber (Griffin), Elyse Dinh (Nurse Martha), Madchen Amick (Wendall Meade), Misha Collins (Ray's Bandmate), Ricky Harris (Mr. Davis), Camryn Grimes (Erin Shore), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Sumalee Montano (Duvata Mahal), Sara Gilbert (Jane Figler), Cynthia Nixon (Ellie Shore), Sasha Mitchell (Bartender), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), Sewell Whitney (Tech), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Giovannie Pico (Ludlow), Ben Gould (Ben), Forrest Landis (Christopher Shore), Austin Majors (Lucas Shore), E. P. McKnight (Irene), Tami Powers (Janice), Robyn Rice (Nurse Robin), Gabby Soleil (Bridget Davis), Ricky Adams (Little Kid)

When a young mother of three is brought into the ER with potentially fatal stroke-like symptoms, Kovac and Sam race against the odds to save her life. Knowing that a controversial surgical procedure is his wife's only shot at a full recovery, a husband must make the unenviable decision to risk her life in order to save it. Meanwhile, Neela and Ray discover a dark secret when three ostensibly neglected children show up in the ER. Elsewhere, Carter finds himself in the midst of a love triangle when Wendall's professions of love force him to either cut the ties in Africa or lose her.



239 :11x16 - Here and There

First aired: Feb/24/2005
Writer: David Zabel
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Michael O'Neill (Col. Ken Kilner), Raphael Sbarge (Mr. Kirkendall), Carol Kiernan (Doris), Tamara Clatterbuck (Suzannah Harris), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Scott Grimes (Dr. Archie Morris), Jasmine Di Angelo (Jamila), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Jeremy Ray Valdez (Roberto Rosales), Misha Collins (Bret), Linda Castro (Guerrero), Eric Ladin (Pvt. Thomas Perry), McKinley Freeman (Flight Medic), Sharif Atkins (Dr. Michael Gallant), Meg Thalken (Flight Nurse), Elizabeth Karr (Betty Kesten), Kim Evey (Hung), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Lola Glaudini (Capt. Jen Whitley), Armando Molina (Sgt. Pete Jackson), Wells Rosales (Cory), Allie Raye (Lorraine), Anthony Brennan (M.P.), Julie Dixon Jackson (Angry Mother), Omar J. Dorsey (Captain Guildon), Josh Gad (Sgt. Bruce Larabee), Narmar Hanna (Hayat), Alyssa Hernandez (Sandra), Jossara Jinaro (Andrea Clemente), Steven Christopher Parker (Gus (as Steven C. Parker)), Sheldon Robins (Respiratory Therapist), Russell Soder (Berg), Stacey Webb (Nurse #1), Deezer D. (Malik), Anthony Brannan (MP)

A young girl in Iraq is wounded in a car bombing and local hospitals are unequipped to help. Gallant enlists the support of Neela to secure the needed treatment at County, but getting the girl to the United States proves to be more difficult than initially thought. With time running out, Gallant must resort to calling in a favor to bring the young girl to the states. Meanwhile, Neela is redefining her role at County and rediscovering her feelings for Gallant.



240 :11x17 - Back in the World

First aired: Mar/24/2005
Writer: David Zabel, Lisa Zwerling
Director: David Zabel
Guest star: John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Garret Dillahunt (Steve Curtis), Raphael Sbarge (Mr. Kirkendall), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Lily Mariye (Lily), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Jasmine Di Angelo (Jamila), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Adina Porter (Mrs. Hopkins), Sharif Atkins (Dr. Michael Gallant), Marc John Jefferies (Victor Hopkins), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Oliver Davis (Alex Taggart), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), China Jesusita Shavers (Olivia Evans), Tiger Mendez (Jaguar Chauffer), Narmar Hanna (Hayat), Al Arasim (Murray), Xaypani Baccam (Staley), David Duzenski (Soldier), Said Faraj (Arabic Singer), Tayna Renee Lane (Stephania Burke), Mario Larraza (Tio)

Neela is surprised when she hears that Gallant came to the ER with the young Iraqi burn victim. Sam is troubled by a visit from her ex-husband. Pratt treats a child whose gun went off in his pocket and learns that he received the gun from an unusual source.



241 :11x18 - Refusal of Care

First aired: Apr/21/2005
Writer: Joe Sachs
Director: Gloria Muzio
Guest star: Yolanda Lloyd Delgado (Elena Tabajas), Louise Fletcher (Roberta 'Birdie' Chadwick), Verda Bridges (May), Monté Russell (Zadro), Scott Grimes (Dr. Archie Morris), Arlen Escarpeta (Adrian), Eion Bailey (Jake Scanlon), Judyann Elder (Debra Graham), Fred Koehler (Benjamin Coe), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Madchen Amick (Wendall Meade), James Molina (Adrian), Moira Price (Liza), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Dawnnie Mercado (Marta), Pat Carroll (Rebecca Chadwick), Jarrod Bunch (Caranza), Rob Narita (Miyamoto), Ivo Nandi (Emilio), Thandie Newton (Makemba 'Kem' Likasu)

A woman is brought in suffering from the effects of a hunger strike, but she will not accept food or help until she has proof that the INS will grant her son's deportation case a new hearing. Neela, Sam, and Dr. Lewis are incapable of treating her as long as she and her lawyer refuse aid -- which goes against all the doctors' training. Meanwhile, Abby, despite her suspicions, is unable to prove that 72-year-old Birdy Chaddock is the victim of elder abuse.



242 :11x19 - Ruby Redux

First aired: Apr/28/2005
Writer: Lydia Woodward, Lisa Zwerling
Director: Paul McCrane
Guest star: Sam Anderson (Dr. Jack Kayson), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Louise Fletcher (Roberta "Birdie" Chadwick), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Katie Mitchell (Shelley), Monté Russell (Zadro), Leland Orser (Dr. Dubenko), Scott Grimes (Dr. Archie Morris), Wes Robinson (Grant), Eion Bailey (Jake Scanlon), Monique Edwards (Callie), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Red Buttons (Mr. Rubadoux), Troy Evans (Frank), Jeremy Ray Valdez (Roberto Rosales), Alex Black (Dirk), Donal Logue (Chuck Martin), Stephanie Manglaras (Claudia), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Herman Chaves (Carlos), Pat Carroll (Rebecca Chadwick), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), China Jesusita Shavers (Olivia Evans), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Cherie Franklin (Cashier), Brynn Horrocks (Mary Casey), Lonnie Hughes (Cary), Chris J. Nelson (Trent), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Teryn Jenkins (Marcy)

85-year-old Jules Rubadoux is wheeled in and erroneously accuses Dr. Carter of killing his wife ten years ago. Although Abby believes Rubadoux is too old to undertake surgery to correct a heart murmur, the attending doctors opt to go ahead with the operation. Meanwhile, Dr. Pratt treats a domestic violence victim and makes a date with the social worker assigned to her case. As Pratt arrives for the date he realizes he has gotten himself into more than he bargained for.



243 :11x20 - You Are Here

First aired: May/05/2005
Director: Ernest Dickerson
Guest star: Michelle Bonilla (Harms), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Monté Russell (Zadro), Leland Orser (Dr. Dubenko), Scott Grimes (Dr. Archie Morris), Eion Bailey (Jake Scanlon), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Donal Logue (Chuck Martin), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Duke Stroud (Uncle Liam), Wells Rosales (Cory Carson), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), Alexa Nikolas (Megan Nesbitt), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli)

Dr. Morris has been appointed the new chief resident and immediately locks horns with Dr. Pratt as they deal with the casualties from a fire at an apartment building. Dr. Lewis is taking out her frustration from not being tenured on Dr. Carter. Dr. Weaver tries to calm Lewis down, but only makes things worse. Ray heeds the advice of several doctors at the hospital and sends a teenaged sickle cell anemic patient home.



244 :11x21 - Carter est Amoureux

First aired: May/12/2005
Writer: John Wells
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Thandie Newton (Makemba 'Kem' Likasu), Jay Harik (Seiger), Sally Ann Brooks (Allison), Louise Fletcher (Roberta 'Birdie' Chadwick), Molly Hagan (Meredith Smart), Katie Mitchell (Shelley), Lily Mariye (Lily), Scott Grimes (Dr. Archie Morris), Eion Bailey (Jake Scanlon), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Sally Livingstone (Allison), Janelle Inez (Pregnant Woman), Laura Cerón (Chuny), James Otis (Brixton), Pat Carroll (Rebecca Chadwick), Jordan Calloway (K.J.), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), Bob Rusch (Lillion), Hassan Johnson (Darnell), Jeanne Antebi (Young Mother), Joseph Beddelem (Taxi Driver #2), Alexis Michalik (Michel Timbaud), Susan Moncur (Fabienne Elmont), Ariane Pirié (Nurse), Rémy Roubakha (Taxi Driver #1), Deezer D. (Malik), Harry Yi (Phil)

Pratt explodes at Neela for performing a complicated procedure on a baby, Abby misdiagnoses an emphysema patient, and Ray's procedural misstep on a stab victim has terrible results. Outside of the ER, Carter dashes off to Paris after learning that Kem's mother has been hospitalized. Once there, Carter discovers some things about himself and makes some life-altering decisions.



245 :11x22 - The Show Must Go On

First aired: May/19/2005
Writer: David Zabel
Director: John Wells
Guest star: Eamon Hunt (Darnell), Kyle Richards (Nurse Dori), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Lily Mariye (Lily), Monté Russell (Zadro), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Scott Grimes (Dr. Archie Morris), Adrienne Wilkinson (Jesicca), David Douglas (Miller), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Darius Dudley (Clyde), Michael Rivkin (Stan), Samuel L. Jones (Charlie 'Chaz' Pratt Jr.), Marcus Chait (Kyle), Joseph Sikora (Sackowitz), Sandra Denise (Molly), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Billy Lush (Benny), Edward James Gage (Orderly), Oliver Davis (Alex Taggart), Sara Gilbert (Jane Figler), Michael Kostroff (Malcolm), Jordan Calloway (K.J.), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), Vanessa Vander Pluym (Vanessa), Juan Ramirez (Enriquez), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Charla Agers (Medical Student), Lisa Dalton (Myrna), Spence Decker (Nick), Finneus Egan (Sol), Anthony Giangrande (Dr. Jeremy Munson), Danny Glover (Charlie Pratt Sr.), Stacey Hinnen (Bolog), Tarah Paige (Carrie - Accident Victim), Keke Palmer (Janell Parkerson), Michael Spellman (Dr. Jim Babinski), Mona Wyatt (Eva), Britain Spellings (Sackowitz), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Deezer D. (Malik), Jeremy Lelliott (Z), Darius L. Dudley (Clyde), Randi Rader (Amy), Vertina Love (Woman), Anthony Edwards (Dr. Mark Greene), Julianna Margulies (Head Nurse Carol Hathaway), Avi K. Garg (Visitor)

On Carter's last shift, four new interns begin their tour of duty. After completing their rounds, Carter, Kovac and most of the ER staff head out to Carter's surprise going-away party down the street at Ike's. Ray leaves to go to another party where the revelry is interrupted by a disaster which truly tests his mettle. The casualties are taken immediately to County General where a skeleton staff headed by Abby and Neela must step up to the plate all on their own. Elsewhere, Pratt finally gets the courage to confront his father Charlie. Sam and Kovac search for Sam's son after he runs away in search of his imprisoned father.



246 :12x01 - Cañon City

First aired: Sep/22/2005
Writer: John Wells, Joe Sachs, Lisa Zwerling
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Kyle Richards (Nurse Dori), Michael Krepack (Mason), Corey Stoll (Teddy Marsh), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Emily Christine (Violet), Joey Miyashima (Deputy One), Laura Cerón (Chuny), William Charlton (Man), Sara Gilbert (Jane Figler), Jay Powell (Canberra), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), Michael Spellman (Dr. Jim Babinski), Kent Avenido (Hong), Anastasia Basil (Man), Dominic Janes (Alex Taggart), Chris Kendrick (Deputy Two), Anoush NeVart (Sarshad), Alina Phelan (Mom), Damali Scott (Clemons), Britain Spellings (Sackowitz), Cristos Andrew (Kingsley), John J. Acosta (Calima), John Hoogenakker (Collins), Kristen Fitzgerald (Judy), John Yoder (Elderly Man)

Sam and Kovac report to the police that her diabetic son, Alex, is missing and is possibly trying to find his father. The boy mistakenly thinks his dad is in Colorado, but the man is actually incarcerated. Unfortunately, Alex left without his insulin. And Neela, Ray and Abby struggle with their first shifts in charge of the new interns.



247 :12x02 - Nobody's Baby

First aired: Sep/29/2005
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Laura Innes
Guest star: Amy Aquino (Dr. Janet Coburn), Eric Lange (Rod Stillman), Sammy Fine (Dermott), Shawn Huang (Kevin), Tina Lifford (Evelyn Pratt), Saxon Trainor (Unknown), Samuel L. Jones (Charlie 'Chaz' Pratt Jr.), Sandrine Holt (Drew), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Suzanne Cryer (Toni Stillman), April L. Hernandez (Nurse Inez (as April Lee Hernandez)), Brian Lester (EMT Dumar), Cynthia Cervini (Nurse Anna Waldron), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Anthony Giangrande (Dr. Jeremy Munson), Danny Glover (Charlie Pratt Sr.), Michael Spellman (Dr. Jim Babinski), Dominic Janes (Alex Taggart), Damali Scott (Clemons), Hayden Bromberg (Liam Dunn), Erin Cottrell (Claire), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Deezer D. (Malik), Landon H. Lewis Jr. (Moog), Cecily Lewis (Jocelyn Pratt), Samantha Scanlan (Erika)

Ray attends to Claire, a surrogate mother who goes into premature labor after being involved in a car accident. Claire refuses a cesarean section even though the unborn baby is in fetal distress, forcing the doctors to make an emotional decision. Pratt deals with his feelings from the past and the possibility of embracing the family of his future after he encounters his estranged father, Charlie. Despite Kovac's objections, Sam finds a new apartment and starts to pack.



248 :12x03 - Man with No Name

First aired: Oct/06/2005
Writer: David Zabel
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Kristen Johnston (Nurse Manager Eve Peyton), Michael Dempsey (Frank Martin), Elizabeth Sampson (Norma Beckwith), Yvette Cason (Oncology Nurse), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Troy Evans (Frank), Anne Marie Howard (Shoud), Ben Weber (Lou), Jessica Hecht (Stephanie Lowenstein), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Bobby Nish (Police Officer), Sasha Mitchell (Bartender), Dafidd McCracken (Freund), Jillian Bach (Penny Nicholson), Jordan Calloway (K.J.), China Jesusita Shavers (Olivia Evans), Raphael Verela (Burnt Man), April L. Hernandez (Nurse Inez (as April Lee Hernandez)), Boo Boo Stewart (Power Ranger), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Shirley Burns (Bridget), Silvia Curiel (Zoila), Jeremy James Kissner (Erik (as Jeremy Kissner)), Jeffrey Stubblefield (Trimbody), Deezer D. (Malik), J. T. Kubala (Robbie Beckwith)

The emergency room is jolted when a new nurse manager, Eve Spellman, enforces her strict and efficient new procedures. Kovac and Sam are uncomfortable working together on the same shift. Meanwhile, Abby treats a breast cancer patient who is having a hard time accepting her condition.



249 :12x04 - Blame it on the Rain

First aired: Oct/13/2005
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Paul McCrane
Guest star: Mandy June Turpin (Viv Rafferty), Kristen Johnston (Eve Peyton), Chad Einbinder (Gordon), Kyle Richards (Nurse Dori), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms (as Michelle C. Bonilla)), Stana Katic (Blaire Collins), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Clare Carey (Shauna), Lily Mariye (Lily), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Michael Patrick McGill (Owens), Michael B. Silver (Dr. Paul Myers (as Michael Buchman Silver)), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), David DeLuise (Brad Anderson), Paul Norwood (Lee Rafferty), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Joey Gaynor (Burly Patient), Megan Ward (Judy Anderson), Daniel Clark (Jason Digby), Joshua Anderson (Digby Brother), Gary Riotto (Cousins), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), Pamela Wilson (Patient #1), April L. Hernandez (Nurse Inez (as April Lee Hernandez)), Blair Bess (Lawrence Digby), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), T'Shawn Barett, Jr. (Yates), Elias Gallegos (Construction Worker), Jeremy Overstreet (Quinn), Amy Parks (Red Headed Patient), Kendra Danielle Smith (Trish Gorham), Emma Polhemus (Emma Digby)

A patient wakes up from a nine year coma.

A patient who has been in a coma for nine years suddenly awakens in the ER and Kovac struggles with whether he should reveal her the truth about her past. Abby comforts Dr. Dubenko after he finds out some troubling news. New Nurse Manager Eve makes waves in the ER as she implements her strict methods.



250 :12x05 - Wake Up

First aired: Oct/20/2005
Writer: Janine Sherman Barrois
Director: Arthur Albert
Guest star: John Short (Dr. Schlansky), Joe Nieves (Tony Dejesu), Kristen Johnston (Eve Peyton), Stana Katic (Blaire Collins), Yvette Cason (Oncology Nurse), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Jeffrey D. Sams (Dr. Dulcey Watson), Kat Dennings (Zoe Butler), Ben Weber (Lou), Jessica Hecht (Stephanie Lowenstein), Gary Riotto (Cousins), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), William Turner (Jamal), China Jesusita Shavers (Olivia Evans), Denzel Whitaker (Hassan), Amrapali Ambegaokar (Clerk), John Leguizamo (Dr. Victor Clemente), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Danny Glover (Charlie Pratt Sr.), Verton R. Banks (Roswell), David Bosnak (Pharmacy Tech), Leticia Castillo (Marta), Ashley Fink (Margo), Marshall Fox (Marshall), Kevin Glikmann (Bonetti), Aaron Grady (Little Joe), Del Hunter-White (Crazy Woman), J. Ivy (Himself), Jenn Liu (Rocker Girl), Jeffrey Lorenzo (Obay), Kylee Russell (Lola), Deezer D. (Malik), Sergey Brusilovsky (Boris Nadinovitz (as Sergey Brusilovsky)), Tarrey Torae (Herself), Jeffrey Lozano (Obay), Theophilus Jamal (Night Club Patron)

John Leguizamo joins the cast of ER as Dr Victor Clemente -- Pratt gets a wake-up call when the new attending poses as a patient to test the knowledge of doctors in the ER. Meanwhile, Kovac bonds with the former coma patient and contemplates bending the rules for her. A breast cancer patient convinces Abby to get her first mammogram. Pratt's father Charlie tries to convince his son that he has turned his life around. Kristen Johnson, Laura Innes, Parminder Nagra, Scott Grimes, and Shane West also star.



251 :12x06 - Dream House

First aired: Nov/03/2005
Writer: David Zabel
Director: Stephen Cragg
Guest star: Ronald William Lawrence (Paul Kendrick (as Robert W. Lawrence)), Kristen Johnston (Eve Peyton), Kyle Richards (Nurse Dori), Tara Karsian (Social Worker Liz Dade), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Tina Lifford (Evelyn Pratt), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Samuel L. Jones (Charlie 'Chaz' Pratt Jr.), Kat Dennings (Zoe Butler), Shane Haboucha (Barry Kendrick), Alison Martin (Mrs. Kendrick), April L. Hernandez (Nurse Inez (as April Lee Hernandez)), John Leguizamo (Dr. Victor Clemente), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Danny Glover (Charlie Pratt), Jeremy Overstreet (Quinn), Akie Kotabe (Mako), Deedee Michaels (Sally (as Dee Dee Michaels)), Kris Palm (Jessie), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Cecily Lewis (Jocelyn Pratt)

There is no business like monkey business in the ER.Clemente, Abby and Neela secretly care for a VIP patient while Dubenko tortures the staff via a robotic television camera from home. Sam is coerced into a management role and is given a dreadful task. Meanwhile, Pratt is visited by his half-brother, and emotions from the past remind him of his father's abandonment.



252 :12x07 - The Human Shield

First aired: Nov/10/2005
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Laura Innes
Guest star: Kristen Johnston (Nurse Manager Eve Peyton), Bradley Mott (Cook), Brad Greenquist (Mr. Butler), Monté Russell (Zadro), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Bradley Snedeker (Jimmy Howe), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Jake Richardson (Tony Gates), Kat Dennings (Zoe Butler), John Stamos (Tony Gates), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Bobby Nish (Officer Danny Yau), C. Thomas Howell (Vincent Jansen), Juliette Goglia (Sydney Carlyle), Jordan Calloway (K.J.), Rod Tate (Darrel), April L. Hernandez (Nurse Inez (as April Lee Hernandez)), John Leguizamo (Dr. Victor Clemente), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Karol Kent (Waitress), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Deezer D. (Malik)

Neela gets all dolled up for Gallant's homecoming and her co-workers seem to take notice but, her plans change when she receives a call from Iraq. Meanwhile, Abby is caught in the middle between Kovac and Clemente when they disagree on how to save a patients life. When a cop and a little girl become victims of a shoot out, Neela is plagued with the decision of whether or not she should save the shooters life.



253 :12x08 - Two Ships

First aired: Nov/17/2005
Writer: Joe Sachs, Virgil Williams
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Ryun Yu (Baxter Yee), Kristen Johnston (Eve Peyton), Apollo Dukakis (Damien Sianis), Michelle Bonilla (EMT Harms), Len Lesser (Woody Ebbots), Yvette Freeman (Nurse Haleh Adams), Monté Russell (Dwight Zadro), Serena Williams (Alice Watson), Paolo Seganti (Adrian Sianis), Alex Rocco (Martin Trudeau), Shelby Leverington (Leeza Trudeau), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Kat Dennings (Zoe Butler), Sharif Atkins (Dr. Michael Gallant), John Stamos (Paramedic Tony Gates), Michael Shamus Wiles ((Unknown)), Lynn A. Henderson (Pamela Olbes), April L. Hernandez (Nurse Inez), John Leguizamo (Dr. Victor Clemente), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Emily Wagner (Doris Pickman), Sergio Enrique (Cole), Jann Karam (Cameron), Randall Reeder (Kobayashi), Brad Sergi (Nikos Sianis), Ameer Baraka (Reid), Will Clinger (Smitty), Spencir Bridges (Ethan), Kelly Elaine Galindo (Selena), Albert P. Santos (Angry Patient), Naomi Belgrave (Olive)

Neela thinks that she is going on a routine ambulance ride-along with Gates, and soon finds herself in the middle of an emergency, attending to a plane crash site where many are injured and trapped inside a burning building. Meanwhile, the ER opens to trauma victims of the plane crash and Sam struggles with an executive decision that could cost her her job. Neela's bravery has won the respect of her co-workers and especially Gates the ambulance driver but, her day is not over when she receives a surprise.



254 :12x09 - I Do

First aired: Dec/01/2005
Writer: Lydia Woodward
Director: Gloria Muzio
Guest star: Kim Strauss (Anesthesiologist), Josh Clark (Security Guard), Kenneth Kimmins (Radiologist), Yvette Freeman (Nurse Haleh Adams), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Karis Campbell (Mrs. Kening), Stephanie Patton (Patricia Kenig), Sharif Atkins (Dr. Michael Gallant), Aasha Davis (Maureen), Laura Cerón (Nurse Chuny Marquez), Jordan Calloway (K.J.), Hassan Johnson (Darnell), John Leguizamo (Dr. Victor Clemente), Brian Lester (Dumar), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Marilyn Dodds Frank (Glenda), Deezer D. (Nurse Malik McGrath), Paul H. Kim (Tech), Nathan Wesdell (Stewie Kenig)

Back from Iraq, Gallant (Sharif Atkins) surprises Neela (Parminder Nagra) by telling her he wants to take their relationship to the next level. Kovac (Goran Visnjic) and Clemente (John Leguizamo) vie for the same job making the tension between them even thicker. Meanwhile, Sam (Linda Cardellini) convinces a patient's mother to get the medical attention that her son desperately needs. Morris (Scott Grimes) shocks everyone when he stands up to Weaver (Laura Innes) during a medical procedure.



255 :12x10 - All About Christmas Eve

First aired: Dec/08/2005
Writer: Janine Sherman Barrois
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Guest star: Bobby McGee (Kwanzaa Kenny), Kristen Johnston (Nurse Manager Eve Peyton), Garret Dillahunt (Steve Curtis), Jack Carter (Mickey Goldstein), Yvette Freeman (Nurse Haleh Adams), Kennedy Rue McCullough (Danielle), Robert Noble (Santa), David Weisenberg (Hanukkah Harry), Tareq Kabir (EMT Hamir Gindi), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Dahlia Salem (Dr. Jessica Albright), Jillian Armenante (Tamara Gordon), Laura Cerón (Nurse Chuny Marquez), Eileen Galindo (Heather Tocci), Lisa Gay Hamilton (Mrs. Hopkins), Callie Thorne (Jodie Kenyon), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), China Jesusita Shavers (Olivia Evans), Gary Kraus (C.J. Gordon), John Leguizamo (Dr. Victor Clemente), Brian Lester (Dumar), Dominic Janes (Alex Taggart), Gus Hoffman (Caroler #1), Dylan Bell (Kid), Patricia Lentz (Nursing Supervisor), Deprece Reddick (Johnston), Joey Saravia (Riley), Eddie B. Smith (Detective Jones), Steve Moramarco (Louie), J.T. Knight (Marlow)

After a little girl is mistakenly shot, Pratt and Weaver desperately try to bring her back to life. Meanwhile, nurse Haleh holds her annual choir tryouts and everyone is surprised at who is chosen to sing the solo. Evecrosses the line with a patient and causes management to get involved. Abby and Kovac exchange Christmas gifts but, Abby's gift to him is bigger than expected.



256 :12x11 - If Not Now

First aired: Jan/05/2006
Writer: David Zabel
Director: John E. Gallagher
Guest star: Gary Dewitt Marshall (Pete Perkins), Amy Aquino (Dr. Janet Coburn), Robert Blanche (Detective Milne), Jo Anderson (Mrs. Cunningham), Kim Gillingham (Mrs. Ramsey), Misha Collins (Ray's Bandmate), Dahlia Salem (Dr. Jessica Albright), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Laura Cerón (Nurse Chuny Marquez), Callie Thorne (Jodie Kenyon), Saige Thompson (Amanda Ramsey), John Leguizamo (Dr. Victor Clemente), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Germaine De Leon (Bale), Deezer D. (Nurse Malik McGrath), John Posey (Mr. Ramsey), David Patrick Green (Detective Greider), D. W. Brown (Donald), Ashley Nolan (Nurse)

Abby continues to struggle with the decision of whether or not she is ready to become a mother. Meanwhile, Neela and Kovac help a religious teenager weigh all her pregnancy options. Ray has an opportunity of a lifetime with his band and everyone is shocked at the outcome. Clemente's past is starting to catch up with him when the cops come looking for him in the ER.



257 :12x12 - Split Decisions

First aired: Jan/12/2006
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: Robert Beuth (ICU Doctor), Tara Karsian (Social Worker Liz Dade), Carole Gutierrez (Landlady), Brad Greenquist (Mr. Butler), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Kip Martin (Rogan), Kat Dennings (Zoe Butler), Sharif Atkins (Dr. Michael Gallant), Jillian Bach (Penny Nicholson), Jordan Calloway (K.J.), Harve Presnell (Mr. Vanama), Hassan Johnson (Darnell), April L. Hernandez (Nurse Inez), Rochelle Aytes (Tamara), Christopher Amitrano (Officer Hollis), Carol Kline (Saleslady), Mary E. Kennedy (Trudy Lange)

With Clemente is missing in action, Dr. Dubenko vollunteers to take the dayshift but ends up feeling overwhelmed. Ray is put in a very awkward situation when his young former girlfriend comes into the ER with serious abuse-related injuries. With a baby in their future, Kovac and Abby venture out for some baby shopping. Meanwhile, Neela recieves word that she has been selected for the surgery elective that she had been hoping for.



258 :12x13 - Body and Soul

First aired: Feb/02/2006
Writer: Joe Sachs
Director: Paul McCrane
Guest star: John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Roger Aaron Brown (Speech Therapist), Yvette Freeman (Nurse Haleh Adams), Lily Mariye (Nurse Lily Jarvik), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Ally Walker (Fran Bevens), James Woods (Nate Lennox), Ewan Chung (Chin), Adam Chambers (Chapman), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Deezer D. (Nurse Malik McGrath), Chris Lankford (Technician), John Collin (Bryan)

Abby has a hard time dealing with the fact that her former medical-school professor and mentor is suffering from Lou Gehrig's disease and has come to the ER with a serious bout of pneumonia. Fran: Ally Walker.



259 :12x14 - Quintessence of Dust

First aired: Feb/09/2006
Writer: David Zabel, Lisa Zwerling
Director: Joanna Kerns
Guest star: Kim Strauss (Ari), Lou Beatty, Jr. (Mr. Jenkins), Michelle Anne Johnson (Sarah Irving), Lance E. Nichols (Detective Barnes), Yvette Freeman (Nurse Haleh Adams), Lacey Kohl (Pratt's Date), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Lise Simms (Emcee), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Cynthia Yoshikawa (Kendra), Dahlia Salem (Dr. Jessica Albright), Ned Bellamy (Detective), Noah Wyle (Dr. John Carter), Laura Cerón (Nurse Chuny Marquez), Callie Thorne (Jodie Kenyon), Mary McCormack (Debbie), John Leguizamo (Dr. Victor Clemente), Brian Lester (Dumar), Dominic Janes (Alex Taggart), Ursula Whittaker (Gloria), Shea Whigham (Bobby), Tricia Donohue (Jill)

Dr. Clemente and his girlfriend Jodie seem to be living the highlife together, when they are suddenly interrupted by Jodie's husband Bobby. When Jodie threatens divorce, Bobby takes matters into his own hands. Abby and Dr. Kovac anxiously await the test results determining the health of their unborn baby. Meanwhile, when Dr. Pratt is put on the auction block for a bachelor charity event, everyone is surprised when a man wins the bid.



260 :12x15 - Darfur

First aired: Mar/02/2006
Writer: Janine Sherman Barrois
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: Juanita Jennings (ICU Doctor), Lance E. Nichols (Detective Barnes), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Dahlia Salem (Dr. Jessica Albright), Ned Bellamy (Police officer), Noah Wyle (Dr. John Carter), Laura Cerón (Nurse Chuny Marquez), Leslie Cohen (Marisol), Callie Thorne (Jodie Kenyon), Mary McCormack (Debbie), Jacob Urrutia (Jose Rodriguez), Jordan Calloway (K.J.), Eamonn Walker (Dr. Dakarai), Hassan Johnson (Darnell), John Leguizamo (Dr. Victor Clemente), Brian Lester (Dumar), Juan Carlos Cantu (Mr. Rodriguez), Deezer D. (Nurse Malik McGrath), Shea Whigham (Bobby), Eddie B. Smith (Officer Jones), Tshemano Sebe (Sadig's Deputy), Dumisane Siswe Mbebe (Officer Sadig), Ezra Mabengeza (Janjaweed #1), Quanita Adams (Zahra), Thomas Kariuki (Ishaak), Chris April (Old Man), Ammon Kibi (Osman), Charles Baloyi (Lwendo), Lusapho Mgweba (Janjaweed #2), Paul H. Kim (Tech), Maboni Nyakta (Gada), Ayabulela Steven (Khalo), Vaneshran Arumugam (NGO Doctor)

Dr. Carter is joined by Dr. Dakarai in the Sudanese desert as they work to treat hundreds of disease infested, and famine stricken people. Carter and Dr. Dakarai must spring into action to save a woman who was raped by a militant group. Meanwhile, back at County General, Dr. Clemente returns from New Jersey wounded. Pratt and Neela quickly work to save a 14 year-old involved in a hit and run accident, but Pratt is infuriated when he discovers who hit the young teen.



261 :12x16 - Out on a Limb

First aired: Mar/16/2006
Writer: Karen Maser
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Guest star: Kim Strauss (Ari), Lily Mariye (Nurse Lily Jarvik), M. Darnell Suttles (Lemoyne), Robert Della Cerra (Bucci), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Julia Ling (Michelle), Alyson Croft (Gina), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Jennifer Williams (Joan), Lucy Butler (Mrs. Odachowski), John Eric Montana (Mr. Odachowski), Laura Cerón (Nurse Chuny Marquez), Jillian Bowen (Katie Odachowski), Armand Assante (Richard Elliot), Greg Baker (Highsmith), Jacob Urrutia (Jose Rodriguez), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), Christopher Grove (Dr. Marty Kline), Dominic Janes (Alex Taggart), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Deezer D. (Nurse Malik McGrath), Meagan Smith (Chrissy), Opender Singh (Patel), Jim Parrack (Basketball Fan), Jos Viramontes (Paul), Pablo Espinosa (Driver John), Terrell D. Lee (Bussomante), Joe Nicchi (Dowling), Jay Burns (Arthur), Lori Alexander (Amy)

Dr. Weaver contemplates hip replacement surgery after she finds it hard to do her labor intensive job. Meanwhile, Dr. Kovac tries to ease Abby's fears about raising a child together. Neela decides to attend a support group for military spouses but when she offers her opinions on the war, the meeting turns into a debate. After Sam treats a fainting victim, named Richard Elliot, she finds herself with an intriguing job offer.



262 :12x17 - Lost in America

First aired: Mar/23/2006
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
Director: Stephen Cragg
Guest star: John Leguizamo (Dr. Victor Clemente), Mark Bramhall (Weisner), Evan Arnold (Barry Sadler), Yvette Freeman (Nurse Haleh Adams), James Mathers (Roth), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), M. Darnell Suttles (Lemoyne), Phil Abrams (Rodney), Maury Sterling (Dr. Nelson), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Carol Hickey (Clerk), Laura Cerón (Nurse Chuny Marquez), Armand Assante (Richard Elliot), Andie Bolt (Hana), Nat McCormick (Pharm Guy), Niko Posey (Activist #2), Chris Mendoza (Activist #1), Connor Chavarria (Michael), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Shohreh Aghdashloo (Riza Kardatay), Raymond Alexander Cham Jr. (Max), James Ginty (Frick), Taylor Tan (Pharm Girl), Mary E. Kennedy (Trudy Lange), Brandon Parrish (Activist #3), Jamie Lee Redmon (Melia), Melissa O'Keeffe (Barrista), Zina Zaflow (Nimet Kardatay), Danny Pudi (Mahir Kardatay)

Abby and Kovac discuss baptism. Clemente undergoes a drug test. After it, he goes back to work in the ER. Sam and Ray treat a man who comes in the ER claiming he just committed suicide! Neela must give a speech on Medicine at a conference held in a hotel; Dubenko accompanies her for support. He would like her to become a surgical resident. She is hesitant because her life is chaotic: Gallant is in Iraq and she lives with Ray again.



263 :12x18 - Strange Bedfellows

First aired: Mar/30/2006
Writer: Virgil Williams
Director: Laura Innes
Guest star: Catherine Grace (Mrs. Harrison), Rocky McMurray (Sgt. Myers), Warren Stevens (Jim Coker), Michelle Bonilla (Harms), Monté Russell (Zadro), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Gloria Gallant), Ernie Hudson (James Gallant), Kendall Carly Browne (Fredna Nasse), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Taira Soo (Jordan), Ken Meseroll (Mr. Sawyer), Laura Cerón (Nurse Chuny Marquez), Armand Assante (Richard Elliot), Maura M. Knowles (Mrs. Sawyer), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), China Jesusita Shavers (Olivia Evans), Logan Parker Grove (Dickie), Erin Chambers (Jane), Dominic Janes (Alex Taggart), Deezer D. (Nurse Malik McGrath), Roderick L. McCarthy (Officer Owens), Hilary Griffiths (Mom), Christopher Amitrano (Officer Hollis), Marc Bowman (Deshawn)

Neela, not happy with her living arrangements anymore, starts looking for a new place to stay. Gallant's parents drop by to see Neela. Car crash patients are brought in the ER. Mr. Gallant, who is a colonel, observes Neela while she works. Talking with Mr. Gallant about the life of an officer, opens Neela's eyes to what her life can become. Sam, who has accepted Richard Elliot's offer in episode "Out On A Limb," finds a pale and weak Elliot when she arrives at the mansion. The man doesn't want any treatment since he as about 20 guests over.



264 :12x19 - No Place to Hide

First aired: Apr/27/2006
Writer: Lydia Woodward
Director: Skipp Sudduth
Guest star: Garret Dillahunt (Steve Curtis), Erika Alexander (Fatima Abakar), Ryan Honey (Gary), Diane Ladd (Ruthie's Grandmother), Yvette Freeman (Nurse Haleh Adams), Bruno Amato (Sherrif), Lauri Hendler (Lenore Bee), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Dahlia Salem (Dr. Jessica Albright), Noah Wyle (Dr. John Carter), Laura Cerón (Nurse Chuny Marquez), Sara Gilbert (Jane Figler), Mary McCormack (Debbie), China Jesusita Shavers (Olivia Evans), Eamonn Walker (Dr. Dakarai), Alan Wilder (Otley), John Leguizamo (Dr. Victor Clemente), Brian Lester (Dumar), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Annamarie Kenoyer (Ruthie Pooler), Randy Shabalala (Asha), Chris Gxalalaba (Ibrahim), Quanita Adams (Zahra), Wandile Molebatsi (Harun), Andile Nebulane (Customs Official #2), Thomas Kariuki (Ishaak), Michael Dube (Mjdawi), Nadia Van De Ven (Dutch Flight Attendant)

Abby has to make a tough decision about letting a 12 year old girl take care of her grandmother who is suffering from dementia or to call social services and split the family apart. Dr. Albright diagnoses a patient as needing surgery, but is embarrassed by Morris, who proves her wrong.

Dr. Pratt is on his way to Darfur. In the airplane he flirts with Fatima, who also gives him an impression on how difficult life will be there.



265 :12x20 - There Are No Angels Here

First aired: May/04/2006
Writer: David Zabel, R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Noah Wyle (Dr. John Carter), Mary McCormack (Debbie), Eamonn Walker (Dr. Dakarai), Randy Shabalala (Asha), Tshemano Sebe (Sadig's Deputy), Dumisane Siswe Mbebe (Officer Sadig), Bongo Mbutuma (Hospital Gate Guard), Ezra Mabengeza (Janjaweed Soldier), Lwando Nondzaba (Abood), Nkuli Kgositsile (Nyawelah), Chris Gxalalaba (Ibrahim), Quanita Adams (Zahra), Busi Lurayi (Sittina), Wandile Molebatsi (Harun), Tinah Mnumzana (Salma), Thomas Kariuki (Ishaak)

Dr. Pratt is stunned by the work load in Darfur, but he gets used to the job eventually. Government officials try to arrest a wounded man, who gets treated by Drs. Carter and Dakarai.



266 :12x21 - The Gallant Hero & the Tragic Victor

First aired: May/11/2006
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Steve Shill
Guest star: Tim Griffin (Capt. John Evans), Monté Russell (Zadro), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Dinah Lenney (Shirley), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Maury Sterling (Dr. Nelson), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Dahlia Salem (Dr. Jessica Albright), Rigo Sanchez (Vega), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Sharif Atkins (Dr. Michael Gallant), Kwame Amoaku (Cabbie), Laura Cerón (Nurse Chuny Marquez), Bobby Nish (Officer Yau), Sara Gilbert (Jane Figler), John Leguizamo (Dr. Victor Clemente), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Braeden Le Masters (Sean), Greg Ainsworth (Dennis Young), Christopher Amitrano (Officer Hollis), Eltony Williams (Rossen), Stephen Monroe Taylor (Ulney), Haaz Sleiman (Hodgkins), Kenn E. Head (Homeless Man)

Pratt is back from Africa and treats an injured father of two abused boys. The boys don't seem to tell the real story about the injuries of their father. Two U.S. Army officers enter the ER and it doesn't look like they are bringing good news. Clemente acts very strange and doesn't treat some of his patients right. Kovac demands him to take a break.



267 :12x22 - Twenty-One Guns

First aired: May/18/2006
Writer: David Zabel
Director: Nelson McCormick
Guest star: Connie Sawyer (Kathy Brennan), Paul Webster (Sheriff Radford), Fred Saldone (Stetson), Tim Griffin (Capt. John Evans), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Garret Dillahunt (Steve Curtis), Yvette Freeman (Nurse Haleh Adams), Natasha Gregson Wagner (Mary), Monté Russell (Dwight Zadro), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Gloria Gallant), Ernie Hudson (James Gallant), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Christian Svensson (Sheriff Pohler), Laura Cerón (Nurse Chuny Marquez), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), Louis Iacoviello (Rovner), Skyler Gisondo (Timmy), Brian Lester (Dumar), Dominic Janes (Alex Taggart), Michael Weston (Rafe Hendricks), Phyllis Applegate (Religious lady), Dane Farwell (Hospital Police Officer), Royce Herron (Sveta), Philip Newby (Mike), Keith L. Lewis (Bystander)

On his last day in the ER Morris is recording a film for his own goodbye. Steve and an other prisoner got wounded in a scuffle in the country jail. While they are treated by Abby and Ray in the ER, they commit their plan to escape.



268 :13x01 - Bloodline

First aired: Sep/21/2006
Writer: Joe Sachs, David Zabel
Director: Stephen Cragg
Guest star: Kim Strauss (Ari), Garret Dillahunt (Steve Curtis), Amy Aquino (Dr. Janet Coburn), Yvette Freeman (Nurse Haleh Adams), Natasha Gregson Wagner (Mary), Lily Mariye (Nurse Lily Jarvik), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Dinah Lenney (Shirley), Perry Anzilotti (Perry), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Maury Sterling (Dr. Nelson), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Blue Deckert (Watch Commander), Estelle Harris (Jerry's mother), Laura Cerón (Nurse Chuny Marquez), David Green (Detective Greider), Ren Hanami (NICU Nurse), Chad McKnight (Officer Wilson), Louis Iacoviello (Officer Rovner), Skyler Gisondo (Timmy), Dominic Janes (Alex Taggart), Michael Weston (Rafe Hendricks), Dane Farwell (Hospital Police Officer), Eli Goodman (NICU Resident), David Girolmo (Gaines), Abel Ramirez (Transpo Tech), Keith L. Lewis (Bystander)

Rafe panics during a routine check by a local police officer and Steve is taking drastic measures that this won't happen again. Abby is not clotting properly and her baby has to be intubated.



269 :13x02 - Graduation Day

First aired: Sep/28/2006
Writer: Lisa Zwerling, Janine Sherman Barrois
Director: Joanna Kerns
Guest star: Kim Strauss (Ari), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Kyle Richards (Nurse Dori), Sally Field (Maggie Wyczenski), Haskell V. Anderson III (Chaplain), Yvette Freeman (Nurse Haleh Adams), J. Grant Albrecht (ICU Attending), Monté Russell (Dwight Zadro), David Arnott (Clivus), Judy Kain (Thomas), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Dahlia Salem (Dr. Jessica Albright), Corey Mendell Parker (Police Officer), Adam Lieberman (Levine), L. Scott Caldwell (Dr. Rabb), Armand Assante (Richard Elliot), Ren Hanami (NICU Nurse), Dominic Janes (Alex Taggart), Steven Lee Allen (Contractor), Abigail Revasch (Lactation Consultant), Tony Donno (Drummond), Bruno Alexander (Berman), Carter MacIntyre (Wallace), Brendan Patrick Connor (Paramedic), Eli Goodman (NICU Resident), Samara Frame (Sandra), Kemp Lee (Justin)

Maggie arrives in Chicago to encourage Abby and Luka as their son's life is at stake. Sam is uncertain if her means to escape stay unpunished as act of self-defense.



270 :13x03 - Somebody to Love

First aired: Oct/05/2006
Writer: David Zabel
Director: Stephen Cragg
Guest star: John Mahoney (Bennett Cray), Tyrone Granderson Jones (Hector "Cue Ball" Rodriguez), Albert Hall (James Anderson), Sonya Eddy (Harriet), J. P. Manoux (Dr. Crenshaw), Yvette Freeman (Nurse Haleh Adams), Monté Russell (Dwight Zadro), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Busy Philipps (Hope Bobeck), David Joyner (Dialysis Tech), Derick Alexander (Hospital Officer), John Lafayette (Harold Anderson), Laura Cerón (Nurse Chuny Marquez), Fay Hauser (James' sister), Lorenzo Eduardo (Crazy Ernie), Charlayne Woodard (Angela Gillian), Glenn Plummer (Timmy Rawlins), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Dominic Janes (Alex Taggart), Paula Malcomson (Meg), Carissa Koutantzis (Jill Connelly), Braden Leslie Williams (Brian), Reg Basco Hernandez (Solomon Rourke), Chloe Greenfield (Sarah), Nita Norris (Eye Lady), Ethan Hova (Maser), Bryan Lukasik (Figure)

On his first day as attending Pratt mostly has to deal with the new interns. An old man with congestive heart failure has to decide between his partner and his long-estranged family who didn't know about his sexual orientation. After he is not responsive anymore the two parties have different wishes for his further treatment.



271 :13x04 - Parenthood

First aired: Oct/12/2006
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Tawnia McKiernan
Guest star: J. P. Manoux (Dr. Crenshaw), Madison Mason (Mr. King), Yvette Freeman (Nurse Haleh Adams), Busy Philipps (Hope Bobeck), Liz Burnette (Dr. Maya Tenison), Laura Cerón (Nurse Chuny Marquez), Sara Gilbert (Jane Figler), Elaine Hendrix (Max' other mom), Malaya Rivera Drew (Katey Evans), Glenn Plummer (Timmy Rawlins), Paula Malcomson (Meg), J.R. Cacia (Ogilvie), Chloe Greenfield (Sarah), Raymond Alexander Cham Jr. (Max)

As attending Pratt has to handle a busy ER. Morris is cheering for his biological son, who is playing in a soccer game.. Abby feels uncomfortable with the other mothers in her parenting class.



272 :13x05 - Ames v. Kovac

First aired: Oct/19/2006
Writer: Joe Sachs
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: J. P. Manoux (Dr. Crenshaw), Margaret Wheeler (Attorney), Gregory Wagrowski (Walton), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Rafael J. Noble (Smitty), Samuel L. Jones (Charlie 'Chaz' Pratt Jr. (as Sam Jones III)), Laura Cerón (Nurse Chuny Marquez), Robbi Chong (Sonja Ames), Forest Whitaker (Curtis Ames), Lynn A. Henderson (Pamela Olbes (as Lyn Alicia Henderson)), Charlayne Woodard (Angela Gillian), Malaya Rivera Drew (Katey Evans), Glenn Plummer (Timmy Rawlins)

In trial Ames' attorneys try to prove that Kovac didn't pay enough attention to Ames' case back in 2004. Abby is back at work for the first day.



273 :13x06 - Heart of the Matter

First aired: Nov/02/2006
Writer: Janine Sherman Barrois
Director: Andrew Bernstein
Guest star: Judith Scott (Mrs. Smith), Sonya Eddy (Harriet), J. P. Manoux (Dr. Crenshaw), Michelle Hurd (Courtney Brown), James Gleason (Gerak Palsy), Yvette Freeman (Nurse Haleh Adams), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Gregory Wagrowski (Walton), Sal Viscuso (Mr. Weller), Busy Philipps (Hope Bobeck), Marty Ingels (Mr. Gallagher), Gina Ravera (Betina DeJesus), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Gilbert Glenn Brown (Lou Smith), Samuel L. Jones (Charlie 'Chaz' Pratt Jr.), Laura Cerón (Nurse Chuny Marquez), Shannon Holt (Helen Palsy), Forest Whitaker (Curtis Ames), Lynn A. Henderson (Pamela Olbes), Charlayne Woodard (Angela Gillian), Malaya Rivera Drew (Katey Evans), Paula Malcomson (Meg), Lindsay Felton (Palsy's Daughter), Allison Scagliotti (Josie Weller), Chloe Greenfield (Sarah (voice only)), Angel Laketa Moore (Nurse Dawn Archer)

While treated for a motorcycle accident the drivers MRI pictures reveal an already metastasized tumor. A new nurse joins the ER staff. She is from New Orleans and worked there after Hurricane Katrina.



274 :13x07 - Jigsaw

First aired: Nov/09/2006
Writer: Virgil Williams
Director: John Wells
Guest star: J. P. Manoux (Dr. Crenshaw), Michelle Hurd (Courtney Brown), Monté Russell (Dwight Zadro), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Busy Philipps (Hope Bobeck), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Rafael J. Noble (Smitty), Shawn Hatosy (Willis Payton (DID Patient)), Laura Cerón (Nurse Chuny Marquez), Keith David (Pastor Watkins), Forest Whitaker (Curtis Ames), Charlayne Woodard (Angela Gillian), Malaya Rivera Drew (Katey Evans), Dominic Janes (Alex Taggart), Deezer D. (Nurse Malik McGrath), Giovanni Lopes (Oscar Batista), Angel Laketa Moore (Nurse Dawn Archer)

Abby and Luca are interviewing strange candidates who applied for babysitting baby Joe. Sam has to pick up Alex who is in custody of a supermarket manager as he was caught for stealing beer.



275 :13x08 - Reason to Believe

First aired: Nov/16/2006
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill, David Zabel
Director: Ernest Dickerson
Guest star: Tyrone Granderson Jones (Hector "Cue Ball" Rodriguez), Michael Cole (Charles Hadley), Michelle Hurd (Courtney Brown), Jack Carter (Mickey Goldstein), Lily Mariye (Nurse Lily Jarvik), Busy Philipps (Hope Bobeck), Mary Joan Negro (Emma Hadley), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Samuel L. Jones (Charlie 'Chaz' Pratt Jr.), Keith David (Pastor Watkins), Masam Holden (Teller), Paula Malcomson (Meg), Jack Weber (Paulie), Fred Ward (Eddie), Chloe Greenfield (Sarah), Fuschia Sumner (O.D.Girl)

Abby and Kovac argue about a diagnosis when a woman comes into the ER with signs of spousal abuse. When a group of confused homeless kids enter the ER, Gates, Abby and Neela must quickly determine one child's ailment before it is too late. Meanwhile, Weaver is unexpectedly called to action while doing a news report at a school.



276 :13x09 - Scoop and Run

First aired: Nov/23/2006
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
Director: Stephen Cragg
Guest star: J. P. Manoux (Dr. Crenshaw), Michelle Hurd (Courtney Brown), Richard Kuhlman ((Unknown)), Vyto Ruginis ((Unknown)), Sara Gilbert (Jane Figler), Sarah Benoit ((Unknown)), Malaya Rivera Drew (Katey Evans), Dominic Janes (Alex Taggart), Paula Malcomson (Meg), Deezer D. (Nurse Malik McGrath), Cassi Thomson (Lulu Davis), Remy Thorne (Milo), Chloe Greenfield (Sarah)

Abby is on helicopter duty for a huge bus accident.



277 :13x10 - Tell Me No Secrets...

First aired: Nov/30/2006
Writer: Karen Maser
Director: Laura Innes
Guest star: J. P. Manoux (Dr. Dustin Crenshaw), Kip Pardue (Ben Parker), Michelle Hurd (Courtney Brown), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Busy Philipps (Hope Bobeck), Ricky Dean Logan (Ice Pick Guy), Jim Cantafio (Det. Lundberg), Andrew Cooper Wasser (Drunk), Samuel L. Jones (Chaz Pratt), Lamont Thompson (Paul Gilliam), Maile Flanagan (Tina Martinelli), Forest Whitaker (Curtis Ames), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), Christian Stolte (Driver), Charlayne Woodard (Angela Gilliam), Malaya Rivera Drew (Katey Alvaro), Glenn Plummer (Timmy), Paige Hurd (Danielle Davis), Chris Nelson Norris (Ivan Pacheko), Breon Gorman (Mrs. Arrida), Christopher Amitrano (Officer Hollis), Angel Oquendo (Thigh Patient), Doug James (Foreman), Fred Ward (Eddie), Angel Laketa Moore (Dawn), Jordan Ballard (Trudy Grovener), Drew Frontiero (Jared), Kimberly Stallworth (Det. Novak)

Luka finds Curtis Ames spying outside the family's building, but doesn't tell Abby; the doctors help a young girl who may have been raped and work on a patient with an ice pick stuck in his ear; Pratt can't fully deal when his brother officially comes out.



279 :13x11 - City of Mercy

First aired: Dec/07/2006
Writer: Lisa Zwerling, David Zabel
Director: Stephen Cragg
Guest star: Kim Strauss (Ari), J. P. Manoux (Dr. Dustin Crenshaw), William Martin Brennan (Herbert), Kip Pardue (Ben Parker), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Busy Philipps (Hope Bobeck), Dinah Lenney (Shirley), J. J. Boone (Leonore Simkins), Scott Lawrence (Social Worker), Ann Ryerson (City of Mercy Administrator), David Aaron Baker (Rufus Taylor), Brian McGovern (Rob), Masam Holden (Teller), Taivon McKinney (Jenny), Rob Swanson (City of Mercy Paramedic), Malaya Rivera Drew (Katey Alvaro), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Christopher Amitrano (Officer Hollis), Rod Keller (Evans), Tommy Canary (Kenyon Walker), Aidan Gonzales (Baby Joe Kovac), Andrew Gonzales (Baby Joe Kovac), Danielle Larracuente (Lizzie), Emily Gonsalves (Ruby), Chase Wilmot (Melia)

Sam fights for a patient who is treated inhumanly by a different hospital. Dr. Barnett and Gates journey to the depths of the the city to help some homeless children. Dr. Morris gets a visit from a family member and turns a new leaf while Neela cares for a kidney transplant patient.



278 :13x12 - Breach of Trust

First aired: Jan/04/2007
Writer: Janine Sherman Barrois
Director: Skipp Sudduth
Guest star: Kim Strauss (Ari), Alaina Reed Hall (Betty Dixon), Michael Hyatt (Yvonne Devilliere), Kip Pardue (Ben Parker), Michelle Hurd (Courtney Brown), Yvette Freeman (Nurse Haleh Adams), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Busy Philipps (Hope Bobeck), Dinah Lenney (Shirley), Derick Alexander (Hospital Officer), Steve Monarque (Nelson Wilcox), Lois Smith (Gracie), Charlayne Woodard (Angela Gilliam), David Jean Thomas (Vernon Dixon), Glenn Plummer (Timmy), Brian Lester (Dumar), Dominic Janes (Alex Taggart), Paula Malcomson (Meg), Deezer D. (Malik), Michelle Azar (Marnie Wilcox), Hal Dion (Lenny Rivers), Chloe Greenfield (Sarah), Angel Laketa Moore (Dawn), Christina Barger (Heather), Jeremy Dixon (Leonard)

When a patient dies after being prescribed the wrong medication, Pratt and Hope question whether they are responsible. Meg comes to County General and angrily confronts Gates and Neela about their relationship. Dr. Kovac is forced to make budget cuts that could affect one ER doctor.



280 :13x13 - A House Divided

First aired: Jan/11/2007
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill
Director: Andrew Bernstein
Guest star: Forest Whitaker (Curtis Ames), Alaina Reed Hall (Betty Dixon), Kip Pardue (Ben Parker), Ray Laska (Detective Orr), Lily Mariye (Lily), Michael Earl Reid (Bennet Owens), David Parker (Gary Sutton), Mati Moralejo (Flight Nurse), Lois Smith (Gracie), Keith David (Pastor Watkins), Garret Sato (Detective Drummond), Charlayne Woodard (Angela Gilliam), Glenn Plummer (Timmy), Dominic Janes (Alex Taggart), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Jonathan Nail (Jim Singer), Paula Malcomson (Meg), Kyle McCaffrey (Jimmy Singer), Zachary Winard (Clarke Sutton), Fred Ward (Eddie), Chloe Greenfield (Sarah), Angel Laketa Moore (Dawn), Bubba Lewis (Dennis (as Thomas "Bubba" Lewis")), Aidan Gonzales (Baby Joe Kovac), Andrew Gonzales (Baby Joe Kovac), Deborah Pollack (Margo)

Luka reacts negatively when he sees Abby giving extra attention to a patient; Meg becomes infuriated when Gates moves out; Pratt is questioned by the police after one of his patients dies; Weaver makes a pivotal decision.



281 :13x14 - Murmurs of the Heart

First aired: Feb/01/2007
Writer: David Zabel
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Forest Whitaker (Curtis Ames), Francis Guinan (Det. Supt. Valentine), Kip Pardue (Ben Parker), Monté Russell (Zadro), Darris Love (Pratt's Cellmate), Richard Hoyt Miller (Battalion Chief), Troy Evans (Frank), David Keith (Pastor Watkins), Jack Forbes (Desk Sergeant), Lois Smith (Gracie), Keith David (Pastor Watkins), Brian Lester (Dumar), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Dominic Janes (Alex Taggart), Kevin Michael Doyle (Officer), Paula Malcomson (Meg), Cindy Drummond (Louise), Chloe Greenfield (Sarah), Angel Laketa Moore (Dawn), Aidan Gonzales (Baby Joe Kovac), Andrew Gonzales (Baby Joe Kovac), Scott McDonald (Detective)

A desperate Ames steps up his quest for revenge against Kovac while Abby relentlessly tries to protect her family. At County, Sam has unsettling suspicions about the cause of the fire that set her home ablaze. As Sarah looks on, Gates and Neela attempt to resuscitate an unconscious Meg. Stuck in holding, Pratt has time to ponder his situation and his future.



282 :13x15 - Dying Is Easy

First aired: Feb/08/2007
Writer: Janine Sherman Barrois
Director: Tawnia McKiernan
Guest star: J. P. Manoux (Dr. Crenshaw), Christie Lynn Smith (Marina Grasso), Kip Pardue (Ben Parker), Robyn Moran (Internet Dater), Clyde Kusatsu (Review Board Doctor #1), Christopher T. Wood (Review Board Doctor #3), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Busy Philipps (Hope Bobeck), Dinah Lenney (Shirley), Lenora May (Review Board Doctor #2), Aasif Mandvi (Manish), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Lois Smith (Gracie), Chris Freeman (Oliver), Keith David (Pastor Watkins), Freddy Rodriguez (Simon), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), Glenn Plummer (Timmy), Janelle Giumarra (Violent Druggie), Jeremy Luke (Thomas Grasso), Jonathan Morgan Heit (Jesse), Chloe Greenfield (Sarah), Chelsea Cannell (Dorothy)

Abby and Sam try to treat an obnoxious, aspiring comedian with mysterious symptoms. Pratt finds himself in hot water as he gets questioned about the death of a patient. Meanwhile, Neela is thrilled when Dr. Dubenko allows her to scrub in on a kidney donor surgery. In addition, Abby and Dr. Kovac decide to take their relationship in a new direction.



283 :13x16 - Crisis of Conscience

First aired: Feb/15/2007
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
Director: Steve Shill
Guest star: J. P. Manoux (Dr. Dustin Crenshaw), Courtney Mun (Kori), Britany Lapham (Gemma), Michelle Bonilla (Harms), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Andy Dick (Tommy), Dinah Lenney (Shirley), Sean Young (Anna Hayes), Sara Gilbert (Jane Figler), John Antonini (Officer Jeff Greenberg), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), Dominic Janes (Alex Taggart), Haley Ramm (Tasha), Deezer D. (Malik), Cari Zoch (Brenda), Chloe Greenfield (Sarah), Angel Laketa Moore (Dawn), Rico Rodriguez (James), Tonya Cornelisse (Emily Wilson), Carson Brown (Kristin), Ross McKenzie (Fred)

When a woman comes into the E.R. with acute liver failure, Gates and Kovac find themselves with a moral dilemma. Neela also questions what is right when Manish decides to give up a kidney for a complete stranger. Meanwhile, Ray fights to get to the bottom of a cheerleaders accidental fall.



284 :13x17 - From Here to Paternity

First aired: Feb/22/2007
Writer: Virgil Williams
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Guest star: J. P. Manoux (Dr. Dustin Crenshaw), George Gerdes (Mr. Reilly), Vyto Ruginis (Wright), Monté Russell (Zadro), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Troy Evans (Frank), Julia Ling (Mae Lee Park), Mati Moralejo (Flight Nurse), Aaron Todd Kessee (Junior), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Stacy Keach (Mike Gates), Sean Blakemore (Mario Dunston), Hassan Johnson (Darnell), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Dominic Janes (Alex Taggart), Johnny Palermo (Officer Scanlon), Margaret Travolta (Secretary), Deezer D. (Malik), Deka Beaudine (Mrs. Reilly), Chloe Greenfield (Sarah), Angel Laketa Moore (Dawn), David Pearl (Visitor), Farah Cocoa Brown (Judy), John Barbolla (Keith)

Abby and Pratt quickly try to save a family suffering from frostbite after getting stuck in the snow. Neela gets jealous when Dr. Dubenko brings in a new surgical intern. Meanwhile, Gates struggles with the reappearance of his dad and the possiblity of losing Sarah.



285 :13x18 - Photographs & Memories

First aired: Apr/12/2007
Writer: Karen Maser
Director: Stephen Cragg
Guest star: Vyto Ruginis (Wright), Monté Russell (Zadro), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Busy Philipps (Hope Bobeck), Steve Bacic (Derek Marchak), Brett Rickaby (Vincent Hales), Seymour Cassel (Alfred Gower), Troy Evans (Frank), Julia Ling (Mae Lee Park), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Annabella Sciorra (Diane Moore), Brian Lester (Dumar), Kate Lang Johnson (Marcia), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Marc Jablon (Larry Weston), Molly Baker (Mary Marshack), Katrina Begin (Ginger), Chloe Greenfield (Sarah), Alvera DeLeon (Jogger)

The ER doctors treat the victims of a car vs semitrailer accident. A photographer gives Sam a different perspective on life. Morris and Hope are overzealous in their attempts to help Luka and Abby with their wedding plans. Neela and Ray try to sort their relationship out. Gates uses a medical student to take care of his paperwork for him.



286 :13x19 - Family Business

First aired: Apr/19/2007
Writer: Joe Sachs
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: Tara Karsian (Liz Dade), Maura Soden (Miranda), Robert Prosky (Wayne Rutley), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Lily Mariye (Lily), Rosie Malek-Yonan (Nazley), Gina Ravera (Bettina DeJesus), Samuel L. Jones (Chaz Pratt), Deirdre M. Smith (Lauren Nichols), Stacy Keach (Mike Gates), Glenn Plummer (Timmy), Ken Davitian (Zakar), Mary Heiss (Mary), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Joe Manganiello (Officer Litchman), Patty Onagan (Dolores), Cailey Blair Jones (Rose Nichols), Chloe Greenfield (Sarah), Nasim Pedrad (Suzi), Aidan Gonzales (Baby Joe Kovac), Andrew Gonzales (Baby Joe Kovac), Andy Prosky (Danny Rutley)



287 :13x20 - Lights Out

First aired: Apr/26/2007
Writer: Janine Sherman Barrois
Director: Terence Nightingall
Guest star: Yorgo Constantine (Trekker), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), J. P. Manoux (Dr. Dustin Crenshaw), Daniel Smith (Demitri), Dana Snyder (Paranoid Man), Gina Ravera (Bettina DeJesus), Samuel L. Jones (Chaz Pratt), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Annabella Sciorra (Diana Moore), Stacy Keach (Mike Gates), Malaya Rivera Drew (Katey Alvaro), Glenn Plummer (Timmy), Brian Lester (Dumar), Deezer D. (Malik), Chloe Greenfield (Sarah), Angel Laketa Moore (Dawn), Jermaine Jackson (Impatient Man), Elizabeth DeRazzo (Woman), Carl Cruddup (Bentley), Nestor Rodriguez (Johnny)



288 :13x21 - I Don't

First aired: May/03/2007
Writer: David Zabel
Director: Andrew Bernstein
Guest star: J. P. Manoux (Dr. Dustin Crenshaw), Lily Mariye (Lily), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Busy Philipps (Dr. Hope Bobeck), Joe Hackett (Server), Troy Evans (Frank), George Wyner (Rabbi), Julia Ling (Mae Lee Park), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Sara Gilbert (Jane Figler), Glenn Plummer (Timmy), Deezer D. (Malik), Gregory Hinton (Security Guard), Marc Jablon (Larry Weston), Angel Laketa Moore (Dawn), Aidan Gonzales (Baby Joe Kovac), Andrew Gonzales (Baby Joe Kovac), Wen-Wen Zhuang (Sophie)



289 :13x22 - Sea Change

First aired: May/10/2007
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
Director: Laura Innes
Guest star: J. P. Manoux (Dr. Dustin Crenshaw), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Busy Philipps (Dr. Hope Bobek), Gina Ravera (Dr. Bettina DeJesus), Julia Ling (Mae Lee Park), Stanley Tucci (Dr. Kevin Moretti), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Malaya Rivera Drew (Katey Alvaro), Marc Jablon (Larry Weston), Chloe Greenfield (Sarah), Aidan Gonzales (Baby Joe Kovac), Andrew Gonzales (Baby Joe Kovac)

Kovac and Abby acclimate to their new roles as husband and wife; Hope and Morris enjoy the honeymoon suite; Pratt hopes to win over a new woman; a new doctor (Stanley Tucci) in the ER means business.



290 :13x23 - The Honeymoon Is Over

First aired: May/17/2007
Writer: R. Scott Gemmill, David Zabel
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Troy Evans (Frank), Stanley Tucci (Dr. Kevin Moretti), Malaya Rivera Drew (Katey Alvaro), Chloe Greenfield (Sarah), Aidan Gonzales (Baby Joe Kovac), Andrew Gonzales (Baby Joe Kovac)

In the 13th-season finale, Kovac leaves his new bride and ER staff in the hands of a new chief bent on change while he visits his ailing father back in Croatia. Meanwhile, Neela puts herself in a life-threatening situation when she attends an antiwar rally; and Gates has to leave work when Sarah panics about her future.



291 :14x01 - The War Comes Home

First aired: Sep/27/2007
Writer: Joe Sachs, David Zabel
Director: Stephen Cragg
Guest star: Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), J. P. Manoux (Dr. Dustin Crenshaw), Earl Schuman (Leonard), David Clennon (Jared Morgan), Lily Mariye (Lily), Dinah Lenney (Shirley), Dale E. Turner (Daniel Harrison), Troy Evans (Frank), Stanley Tucci (Dr. Morretti), Marlene Forte (Mrs. Gonzalez), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Elden Henson (Fingerless Guy), Howard Hesseman (Dr. James Broderick), Anne Rutter (Lois), Mario Quinonez, Jr. (Aaron Gonzalez), Malaya Rivera Drew (Katey Alvaro), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Demond Robertson (Paramedic Lowder), Carissa Koutantzis (Kendra), Joe Manganiello (Officer Litchman), Gil McKinney (Dr. Paul Grady), Hayley McFarland (Candice), Alain Uy (Burke), Angel Laketa Moore (Dawn), Brendan Patrick Connor (Reidy), Nasim Pedrad (Suzi)

Abby, Pratt and Morris cope with Dr. Morretti's new ER procedures, which are more strict than what they are used to. As injuries from an anti-war rally roll in, Gates worries about Neela and takes issues into his own hands when he learns who was behind the rally explosion.



292 :14x02 - In A Different Light

First aired: Oct/04/2007
Writer: Karen Maser, Lisa Zwerling
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), J. P. Manoux (Dr. Dustin Crenshaw), Andrew James Allen (Casey Barnes), Zena Leigh (Mom), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Busy Philipps (Hope Bobeck), Gina Ravera (Dr. Bettina DeJesus), Christina Haag (Mrs. Barnes), Troy Evans (Frank), Stanley Tucci (Dr. Morretti), Sandra Prosper (Dr. Jessica Shuster), Laura Cerón (Chuny), David Green (Detective Greider), Eddie Pepitone (Dying Patient), Annie Campbell (Math Teacher), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), Natacha Roi (Serena Lipnicki), Mercedes Colón (Detective), Sherlock Ganz (Air Woman), Michael Edwin (Drunk Man), Shane Blades (Marcus Udesky), Brian Lester (Dumar), Jesse Garcia (Carlos Vega), Miles Heizer (Joshua Lipnicki), Caroline Choi (Angela Chang), Christina Vidal (Elena Vega), Joe Manganiello (Officer Litchman), Gil McKinney (Dr. Paul Grady), Angel Laketa Moore (Dawn), George Ketsios (Bachelor #4), Eric Kaldor (Bachelor #3), Liz Montgomery (Rosie), Ryan Adams (Bachelor #2), David 'Skippy' Malloy (Bachelor #1)

Dr. Morretti continues to implement new measures that lead many of the doctors to despise him. A teacher and student arrive at the ER after a car accident, and Morris and Sam are shocked when they find out why the two were together. Abby treats a patient with a stomach ache, but finds that there may be more to the ache than meets the eye.



293 :14x03 - Officer Down

First aired: Oct/11/2007
Writer: Janine Sherman Barrois
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Allan Wasserman (Mr. Goldstein), Dayo Ade (Shooter), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Mimi Kennedy (Sergeant O’Malley), Gina Ravera (Dr. Bettina DeJesus), Troy Evans (Frank), Stanley Tucci (Dr. Kevin Moretti), Paul Carafotes (Police Officer), Cisco Reyes (Auxiliary Officer Tim), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), Natacha Roi (Serena Lipnicki), Eva Kaminsky (Mrs. Andrews), Brendan Patrick Conner (Reidy), Kim Estes (Lieutenant Higgins), Brian Lester (Dumar), Miles Heizer (Joshua Lipnicki), Daniel Samonas (Finn Andrews), Christopher Amitrano (Officer Hollis), Joe Manganiello (Officer Litchman), Gil McKinney (Dr. Paul Grady), Marc Jablon (Dr. Larry Weston), Betty Wright (Auxiliary Officer Lauren Goldstein), Chloe Greenfield (Sarah), Angel Laketa Moore (Dawn)

A teen wrestler comes to the ER experiencing severe vomiting and Pratt finds that the cause of the problem is very serious. In ICU, Gates tries to help a young child with a deadly disease. Meanwhile, Abby and Morris help two volunteer cops shot in the line of duty.



294 :14x04 - Gravity

First aired: Oct/18/2007
Writer: Virgil Williams
Director: Stephen Cragg
Guest star: Sam Scarber (Willy Archibald), Stephanie Faracy (Angie), Michael Emanuel (Homer Grant), Gina Ravera (Dr. Bettina DeJesus), Troy Evans (Frank), Jesse Borrego (Javier), Suzanne Krull (Mary Grant), Stanley Tucci (Dr. Kevin Moretti), Samuel L. Jones (Chaz Pratt), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Peter Rini (Zach Flaherty), Natacha Roi (Serena Lipnicki), Joseph Castanon (Reggie Santo), Malaya Rivera Drew (Katey Alvaro), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Miles Heizer (Joshua Lipnicki), Maximillian Kesmodel (Tommy Santo), Gil McKinney (Dr. Paul Grady), Jacqueline Wright (Mom), Angel Laketa Moore (Dawn), Derrek Lee (Himself), Sarah-Jane Drummey (Babysitter)

County General is unwittingly turned into a beauty parlor when a former patient decides to give beauty treatments to patients. Meanwhile, Abby is saddened when baby Joe is brought in following a fall off of the jungle gym; Gates helps a young boy's dream come true; and Pratt tries to defend his brother, but ends up making things worse in the process.



295 :14x05 - Under The Influence

First aired: Oct/25/2007
Writer: Joe Sachs
Director: Anthony Hemingway
Guest star: Sam Anderson (Dr. Jack Kayson), Reiko Aylesworth (Julia Dupree), J. P. Manoux (Dr. Dustin Crenshaw), Jonny Acker (Jeremy), Amy Aquino (Dr. Janet Coburn), Troy Evans (Frank), Stanley Tucci (Dr. Kevin Moretti), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Barbara Anderson (Gina), Ondrej Habinak (Mirko), Jack Yang (Bevan Wong), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Steven Christopher Parker (Harold Zelinski), Jamie Chung (Jin Kim), Ramy Zada (Vincent Greco), Becky O'Donohue (Layna Greco), Michelle Van Der Water (Vondra), Nasim Pedrad (Suzi), Jennifer Costa (Eva), Jessie O'Donohue (Sophia Greco), Emily Rios (Traci Martinez), Payton Maguire (Emily)

Moretti determines that since Gates has been impressive in ICU, he is ready to return to the ER. Neela is assigned to mentor Harold, a young genius intern. Meanwhile, Abby struggles without Kovac and Morris has a hard time resisting other women while Hope is away.



296 :14x06 - The Test

First aired: Nov/01/2007
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala
Guest star: Reiko Aylesworth (Julia Dupree), Amy Aquino (Dr. Janet Coburn), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Lily Mariye (Lily), Mae Whitman (Heather), Kari Matchett (Dr. Skye Wexler), Troy Evans (Frank), Stanley Tucci (Dr. Kevin Moretti), Natacha Roi (Serena Lipnicki), Tessa Auberjonois (Helena), Monica Allgeier (Vanessa), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Steven Christopher Parker (Harold Zelinski), Miles Heizer (Joshua Lipnicki), Gil McKinney (Dr. Paul Grady), Marc Jablon (Dr. Larry Weston), Michael Rady (Brian Moretti), Ronnie Gene Blevins (Nemo)

Morris and Pratt study for their board exams and Morretti brings in an attending to help with the load. Sam and Abby work with a young woman with elusive symptoms.



297 :14x07 - Blackout

First aired: Nov/08/2007
Writer: David Zabel
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Reiko Aylesworth (Julia), Marcus Brown (Mr. Birk), Allan Miller (Bartholomew Lefkowitz), Jason Winston George (Ethan Mackiner), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Jack Impellizzeri (Bartender), Troy Evans (Frank), Jesse Borrego (Javier), Stanley Tucci (Dr. Morretti), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Erica Tazel (Mrs. Birk), Adolphus Ambrose Ward (J.J. Perkins), Brian Lester (Dumar), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Steven Christopher Parker (Harold Zelinski), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Gil McKinney (Dr. Paul Grady), Michelle Wong (Tiffany), Pete Anderson (Ken), Angel Laketa Moore (Dawn), Jake Dogias (Hermanson), Betty Anderson (Willow), Tory Sparkman (Doris), Madrid St. Angelo (Driver)

In the midst of the "go green" craze, Morris buys a new energy-efficient car. Abby and Pratt disagree on the diagnosis of a fussy baby. Later, Abby falls back into old bad habits while Kovac is away in Croatia.



298 :14x08 - Coming Home

First aired: Nov/15/2007
Writer: David Zabel
Director: Laura Innes
Guest star: Reiko Aylesworth (Julia), Simon Templeman (Gareth), Zoran Radanovich (Niko), Bill Bolender (Hank Riley), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), J. Grant Albrecht (Ronny Faneca), Don Pugsley (Lloyd), Troy Evans (Frank), Stanley Tucci (Dr. Morretti), Dig Wayne (Dr. Berkely), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Josh Wise (Rick), Charles Esten (Dr. Grossman), Randy McPherson (Police Officer), Frances Conroy (Becky Riley), Ron Bottitta (Lionel Hines-Kennedy), Steven Christopher Parker (Harold Zelinski), Deezer D. (Malik), Jacy DeFilippo (Kim), Dylan McLaughlin (Marcus Faneca), Chloe Greenfield (Sarah), Brendan Patrick Connor (Reidy), Andrew Connolly (Brit #1), Michael Rady (Brian Moretti), Ethan Flower (Brit #2), Hannah Curtis (Lionel's Girlfriend), Krystal Rohrer (Ruby)

Gates and Julia are enjoying their new relationship, but are thrown off when they get a disturbing call from Sarah. Abby's struggles with Kovac gone begin to worry the staff, but she soon receives an unexpected surprise. Meanwhile, Harold is the hero in a critical situtation.



299 :14x09 - Skye's The Limit

First aired: Nov/29/2007
Writer: Karen Maser
Director: Paul McCrane
Guest star: Sam Ayers (Mike Murphy), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Zoran Radanovich (Niko), Monté Russell (Zadro), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Dinah Lenney (Shirley), Kari Matchett (Dr. Skye Wexler), Victor Campos (Patient), Troy Evans (Frank), Laura Jane Salvato (Kathy Murphy), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Jerry Zatarain (Manny Salazar), Lynn A. Henderson (Pamela Olbes), John G. Connolly (Dan Udecker), Sam Murphy (John Murphy), Steven Christopher Parker (Harold Zelinski), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Gil McKinney (Dr. Paul Grady), Michelle Wong (Tiffany), Tyler Peterson (Tate Udecker), Adriana Barraza (Dolores Salazar), Chloe Greenfield (Sarah Riley), Angel Laketa Moore (Dawn), Maddie Dukowsky (Steffie), Khylan Jones (Kiki), Lauren Rushing (Mary Claire)

Kovac's brother arrives from Croatia to visit, which causes Abby to feel crowded. Gates begins to feel the pressures of being a father when Sarah has a sleepover. Meanwhile, a temporary ER chief is named, much to Pratt's dismay.



300 :14x10 - 300 Patients

First aired: Dec/06/2007
Writer: Joe Sachs, David Zabel
Director: John Wells
Guest star: Reiko Aylesworth (Julia Dupree), Zoran Radanovich (Niko), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), James Mathers (Security Guard), Lily Mariye (Lily), Monté Russell (Zadro), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Tom Astor (Leahy), Ingrid Oliu (Conchita), Troy Evans (Frank), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Arnell Powell (Del), Dee Dee Davis (Evie), Pramod Kumar (Bheru), Steven Christopher Parker (Harold Zelinski), April D. Parker (Joyce), Peter Fonda (Pierce Tanner), Gil McKinney (Dr. Paul Grady), Elizabeth Graham (Melissa Tanner), DeSean Terry (Rodney), Nicholas Weiland (Lowell Tanner), Kiplan Dooley (Van), Lewis T. Powell (Workman), Tony Sancho (Emilio)

In ER's landmark 300th episode, Luka and Abby arrange to head off to Croatia following the death of Luka's father. Meanwhile, a man learns his wife's startling secret while she is about to pass away, while the ER staff reminisces on past patients throughout the years.



301 :14x11 - Status Quo

First aired: Jan/03/2008
Writer: Janine Sherman Barrois
Director: Andrew Bernstein
Guest star: John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), J. P. Manoux (Dr. Dustin Crenshaw), Robert Gossett (Dr. Everett Daniels), Jason Winston George (Ethan Mackiner), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Andrew Walker (Jack), Kari Matchett (Dr. Skye Wexler), Gina Ravera (Dr. Bettina DeJesus), Troy Evans (Frank), Charles Esten (Dr. Grossman), Cress Williams (Officer Reggie Moore), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), Rachel Boston (Beth Ackerman), Steven Christopher Parker (Harold Zelinski), Wanda Christine (Audrey), Gil McKinney (Dr. Paul Grady), Michelle Wong (Tiffany), Rebecca Hazlewood (Jaspreet), Angel Laketa Moore (Dawn), Brendan Patrick Connor (Reidy), Oscar Daniel Blanco (Carlos Moore), Bianca Black (Sydney), Kenya Drew (Cassandra), Wilke Martin Itzin (Aide)

Pratt, still upset over Wexler\'s promotion, decides to take his talents to another hospital where he will be appreciated. An old face returns to the ER, where she confronts a dreaded eventuality; and Neela, still manages to impress her colleagues with her doctor skills even after being distracted by a visiting cousin.



302 :14x12 - Believe the Unseen

First aired: Jan/10/2008
Writer: Virgil Williams
Director: Rob Hardy
Guest star: Anthony Starke (Dr. Craig), Lorraine Toussaint (Yolanda), Reiko Aylesworth (Julia Dupree), John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), J. P. Manoux (Dr. Dustin Crenshaw), Elsa Raven (Rosemary Smalls), Robert Gossett (Dr. Everett Daniels), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Monté Russell (Zadro), Michael B. Silver (Dr. Myers), Troy Evans (Frank), Jesse Borrego (Javier), Patrick Cassidy (Dr. Ramsey), Charles Esten (Dr. Barry Grossman), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Ashley Monique Clark (Keisha), Steven Christopher Parker (Harold Zelinksi), Andy Anderson (Firefighter), Deezer D. (Malik), Jim Haynie (Eye doctor), Gil McKinney (Dr. Paul Grady), Sandra De Bruin (Murton), Rebecca Hazlewood (Jaspreet), Gabriel Salvador (Eddie Jacobs), Avion Baker (Kayla), Odessa Rae (Sally), Julian CR Brentley (Dexter Jackson), Judith Benezra (Pavelich), Christopher Gallego (Jake Gleason)

Abby feels like she is being judged by her peers as she returns from a stay at rehab. Meanwhile, she treats a fire victim who's eyes may have been damaged, and Harold's night with Neela's cousin has given him an ego boost.



303 :14x13 - Atonement

First aired: Jan/17/2008
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
Director: Stephen Cragg
Guest star: Anthony Starke (Dr. Craig), Reiko Aylesworth (Julia Dupree), Suanne Spoke (Mrs. Davies), J. P. Manoux (Dr. Dustin Crenshaw), Deborah Raffin (Realtor), Jonathan Banks (Dr. Robert Truman), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Kari Matchett (Dr. Skye Wexler), Gina Ravera (Dr. Bettina DeJesus), Troy Evans (Frank), Patrick Cassidy (Dr. Ramsey), Samuel L. Jones (Chaz Pratt), Charles Esten (Dr. Barry Grossman), Brennan Hesser (Celia Robbins), Jake Johnson (Gabriel), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Steven Christopher Parker (Harold Zellinsky), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Gil McKinney (Dr. Paul Grady), Bryce Blue (Silas), Nasim Pedrad (Suzi), Bashir Gavriel (Teddy)

Neela's journey into Orthopedics means teamwork when she joins their hockey team. Pratt is uncertain about moving his relationship with Bettina forward. Sam and Gates are at odds while Julia assists a prison doctor with a guilty conscience.



304 :14x14 - Owner of a Broken Heart

First aired: Apr/10/2008
Writer: David Zabel, Joe Sachs
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Reiko Aylesworth (Julia Dupree), K. Callan (Kelly Robinson), Amy Aquino (Dr. Janet Coburn), Troy Evans (Frank), William Lee Scott (Jordan), Fran Bennett (Michelle), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Brian Lester (Dumar), Marianela Pereyra (Erika), Marc Jablon (Dr. Larry Weston), Yara Martinez (Mia), David Lyons (Dr. Simon Brenner), Bresha Webb (Laverne St. John), Katelynn Tilley (Roxy), Deborah Ann Woll (Aurora Quill)

Dr. Pratt and Dr. Brenner get off to a shaky start when Brenner refuses to teach the interns. Meanwhile, Dr. Gates treats a transplant patient who is having heart issues. Abby debates telling Kovac about her affair and Sam learns of Gates and Julia's break-up.



305 :14x15 - ...As the Day She Was Born

First aired: Apr/17/2008
Writer: Shannon Goss
Director: Tawnia McKiernan
Guest star: Jake Thomas (), Bill Bolender (Hank Riley), Lily Mariye (Nurse Lily Jarvik), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Gina Ravera (Bettina DeJesus), Troy Evans (Frank), Frances Conroy (Becky Riley), Aida Turturro (Sheryl Hawkins), Steven Christopher Parker (Harold Zelinsky), Chloe Greenfield (Sarah Riley)

Neela has an odd daydream at work after working an all-night shift. Sarah's grandfather has to be taken to the ER when he collapses during an air hockey game. Meanwhile, Gates tries to prove himself to Sam by sending her flowers and Neela must make a quick decision when a patient suffers a torn aorta.



306 :14x16 - Truth Will Out

First aired: Apr/24/2008
Writer: Karen Maser, Lisa Zwerling
Director: Andrew Bernstein
Guest star: John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Amy Aquino (Dr. Janet Coburn), Amanda Foreman (Missy Voltaire), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Kari Matchett (Dr. Skye Wexler), Troy Evans (Frank), Hal Holbrook (Walter Perkins), Aida Turturro (Sheryl Hawkins), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), Aaron Yoo (Kwan Lee), Angel Laketa Moore (Dawn), David Lyons (Dr. Simon Brenner)

An upbeat cancer patient has a great impact on Luka as he searches for work as a hospice care worker. At County, a patient of Neela's comes down with an infection caused by her aorta surgery. Meanwhile, Abby treats a beating victim, and Brenner continues to belittle the ER staffers.



307 :14x17 - Under Pressure

First aired: May/01/2008
Writer: Janine Sherman Barrois
Director: Stephen Cragg
Guest star: J. P. Manoux (Dr. Dustin Crenshaw), Josh Stewart (Daniel), David Lyons (Dr. Simon Brenner), Wayland Geremy Boyd (Charlie)

Pratt hopes he can salvage his relationship with a wary Bettina. Meanwhile, Neela feels her patients may be criminals, and Abby fears that Luka is has quit on their marriage.



308 :14x18 - Tandem Repeats

First aired: May/08/2008
Writer: Virgil Williams
Director: Anthony Hemingway
Guest star: Sam McMurray (Mike Landry), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Marina Benedict (), Charlotte Rae (), Gina Ravera (Bettina DeJesus), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Beth Broderick (Edith Landry), Victor Browne (), Laura Cerón (Nurse Chuny Marquez), Jane Fleiss (), Angel Laketa Moore (Nurse Dawn Archer), David Lyons (Dr. Simon Brenner), Bresha Webb (Laverne St. John), Jared Dauplaise (Chris Hawkins)

Neela is under great pressure after her patient needs more follow up surgery. A run-in with thieves has Morris visiting a therapist, and Abby must make a tough decision when offered a great opportunity.



309 :14x19 - The Chicago Way

First aired: May/15/2008
Writer: David Zabel, Lisa Zwerling
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: John Aylward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), J. P. Manoux (Dr. Dustin Crenshaw), Michael Gaston (Rick), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Stanley Tucci (Dr. Kevin Moretti), Samuel L. Jones (Chaz Pratt), Hal Holbrook (Walter Perkins), Laura Cerón (Nurse Chuny Marquez), Liza Lapira (Christine), Steve Buscemi (Mr. Masterson), Angel Laketa Moore (Nurse Dawn Archer), David Lyons (Dr. Simon Brenner), Bresha Webb (Laverne St. John)

Everybody at County are endangered by the actions of a drunken patient. Also, Pratt moves closer to becoming the new chief resident; gates worries about his budding relationship with Sam; while Kovac and Dr. Moretti have an unexpected encounter.



Series Retrospective

First aired: Apr/02/2009

Cast and crew reminisce about the past 15 years of the critically acclaimed drama, ER. Features interviews with stars Anthony Edwards, Noah Wyle, Sherry Stringfield, Eriq La Salle, Laura Innes, Alex Kingston, Maura Tierney, Goran Visnjic, John Stamos, Linda Cardellini, Parminder Nagra, Mekhi Phifer, Shane West, Paul McCrane, Angela Bassett, Juliana Margulies, and Maria Bello. Also interviewed was Executive Producers John Wells and Stephen Spielberg, and recurring guest star Jorja Fox.



310 :15x01 - Life After Death

First aired: Sep/25/2008
Writer: Joe Sachs
Director: Christopher Misiano
Guest star: Drew Butler (Jason), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Geoffrey Wade (Darrell Amos), Norma Michaels (Rose Franklin), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Tony Hale (Norman Chapman), Charlotte Rae (Mrs. Gaines), Gina Ravera (Dr. Bettina DeJesus), Troy Evans (Frank), Samuel L. Jones (Chaz Pratt), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Bill Smillie (Cassani), Brian Lester (Dumar), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Marisol Ramirez (Mrs. Escalante), Deezer D. (Malik), Julia Jones (Kaya Montoya), Mason Cotton (Brian), Ariela Barer (Jasmine Escalante)

Abby wakes up after the ambulance explosion and realizes that she has a broken wrist but quickly rushes to check on the others in the ambulance. A mother and daughter are also rushed in from the explosion and Abby misdiagnoses the case.
Meanwhile, Morris and Neela struggle to keep up with the injuries sustained from the explosion.



311 :15x02 - Another Thursday At County

First aired: Oct/09/2008
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
Director: Paul McCrane
Guest star: Patrick Breen (Felix), J. P. Manoux (Dr. Dustin Crenshaw), Yvette Freeman (Haleh Adams), Lauren Bowles (Hannah), Shiri Appleby (Dr. Daria Wade), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Victor Rasuk (Dr. Ryan Sanchez), Paul Bartholomew (Mr. Burke), Jacory Gums (James Selcott), Josh Sinisterra (Jacob), Emily Wagner (Pickman), Ariana Delawari (Decca Richards), Gil McKinney (Dr. Paul Grady), Emily Rose (Dr. Tracy Martin), Cameron Sanders (Devon), Brendan Patrick Connor (Reidy), Julian Morris (Dr. Andrew Wade), John Alyward (Dr. Donald Anspaugh), Mónica Gúzman (Marisol), Carol Abney (Amanda Miller), Miranda May (Molly)

Dr. Banfield’s arrival and tough attitude causes the whole ER staff to feel defensive. Gates and the new interns fight to save the life of a terrorist while risking their own lives. Neela finds an unlikely advocate in her fight to get Dr. Dubenko back on the surgery staff.



312 :15x03 - The Book of Abby

First aired: Oct/16/2008
Writer: David Zabel
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Jamie Starr (Milo), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Perry Anzilotti (Perry), Charlotte Rae (Mrs. Gaines), Shiri Appleby (Dr. Daria Wade), Troy Evans (Frank), George Wyner (Rabbi), Ntare Mwine (Coach Paul Traylor), Jon Sklaroff (Apocalypse Believer), Shane Kinsman (Larry Weddington), Alex Alexander (Carol Weddington), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Alex Reznik (Man), Demetrius Grosse (Newkirk), Brent Kinsman (Curly Weddington), Brian Lester (Dumar), Mary Heiss (Nurse Mary), Patricia Lentz (Nursing Supervisor), Emily Schweitz (Lily), Gil McKinney (Dr. Paul Grady), Marque Richardson, II (Saga), Brendan Patrick Connor (Reidy), Victor Buno (Male Administrator), Nana Gbewonyo (Tourey), Rebecca O'Brien (Woman), Phil Idrissi (Nail Man), Carlos Knight (Zeke), Nancy Stone (Assistant)

Neela is upset to think she had learned about Abby's good news second hand. New Chief Catherine Banfield and Abby knock heads on how a gunshot victim should be treated in the ER. Sam receives help from Abby as she faces the nurses disciplinary board.



313 :15x04 - Parental Guidance

First aired: Oct/23/2008
Writer: Janine Sherman Barrois
Director: John E. Gallagher
Guest star: Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Glynn Turman (Mr. Holmes), Tara Karsian (Liz Dade), Monté Russell (Dwight Zadro), Shiri Appleby (Dr. Daria Wade), Molly Price (Mrs. O'Fallon), Liza Lapira (Christine), Victor Rasuk (Dr. Ryan Sanchez), Lynn A. Henderson (Pamela Olbes), Madison Davenport (Claire O'Fallon), Emily Rose (Dr. Tracy Martin), Chloe Greenfield (Sarah Riley), Angel Laketa Moore (Nurse Dawn Archer), J. D. Jackson (Chuck Holmes), Dean Chekvala (Mugger), Julian Morris (Dr. Andrew Wade)

Banfield heads out for a cup of coffee and is caught off guard when she is mugged. Meanwhile, Dubenko is placed back on the surgery team thanks to Dr. Brenner; Banfield and Gates believe the injuries of a gymnast who claims to have fallen are really due to a family member; and Gates learns Sarah got her tongue pierced without his permission.



314 :15x05 - Haunted

First aired: Oct/30/2008
Writer: Karen Maser
Director: Christopher Chulack
Guest star: Shane West (Dr. Ray Barnett), Gregg Henry (Officer Mark Downey), Sterling Beaumon (Danny Raskin), Lily Mariye (Lily), Shiri Appleby (Dr. Daria Wade), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Dedee Pfeiffer (Annie Raskin), Lynn A. Henderson (Pamela Olbes), Chuck Hittinger (Michael Leary), Emily Rose (Dr. Tracy Martin), Angel Laketa Moore (Dawn), Julian Morris (Dr. Andrew Wade), Bresha Webb (Dr. Laverne St. John), Patric Knutsson (Scott Raskin)

Gates feels neglected as Sam spends all of her time studying for her upcoming pharmacology exam. Meanwhile, a stab wound victim comes into the ER following a vicious school fight and Brenner takes it upon himself to find out what really happened. Later, Morris surprises Neela and Gates finds himself locked in a stairwell with a young boy on Halloween.



315 :15x06 - Oh, Brother

First aired: Nov/06/2008
Writer: Virgil Williams
Director: Stephen Cragg
Guest star: Courtney B. Vance (Russell Banfield), Bee-Be Smith (Patty McPhee), Carl Weathers (Louie Taylor), Shiri Appleby (Dr. Daria Wade), Ella Raino (Marie Banfield), Troy Evans (Frank), Samuel L. Jones (Chaz Pratt), Victor Rasuk (Dr. Ryan Sanchez), Chadwick Boseman (Derek Taylor), Louie Liberti (Paramedic Bardelli), Dominic Janes (Alex Taggart), Paul Hodge (Colin), Gregory Prather (City Worker), Julia Jones (Dr. Kaya Montoya), Emily Rose (Dr. Tracy Martin), Angel Laketa Moore (Dawn), Julian Morris (Dr. Andrew Wade), Nick Heaney (Roger), Dorian Christian Baucum (Max)

Morris decides to teach Chaz various risky medical procedures, much to Banfield's dismay. Meanwhile, Gates oversteps his bounds with Sam.



316 :15x07 - Heal Thyself

First aired: Nov/13/2008
Writer: David Zabel
Director: David Zabel
Guest star: Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Courtney B. Vance (Russell Banfield), Paul McCrane (Dr. Robert Romano), Laura Innes (Dr. Kerry Weaver), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Sal Lopez (Abuelo), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Diana Douglas (Bertha Mendenhall), Marisa Echeverria (Sandra Herrero), Emily Rose (Dr. Tracy Martin), Monique Gabriela Curnen (Nurse Blanca), Julian Morris (Dr. Andrew Wade), Dorian Christian Baucum (Max)

Dr. Banfield sets out for a run to clear her head but soon finds herself attempting a rescue of a 3 year old girl who is drowning in a nearby lake. While trying to save the girl, Dr. Banfield has flashbacks to a time when Dr. Greene cared for her son at County. Gates tries to help a homeless war hero by pulling a few strings around the ER. Meanwhile, the interns continue to struggle in keeping up in the ER.



317 :15x08 - Age of Innocence

First aired: Nov/20/2008
Writer: Janine Sherman Barrois
Director: Paul McCrane
Guest star: Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Stephen Spinella (Henry Lotery), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Lily Mariye (Lily), Monté Russell (Dwight Zadro), Shiri Appleby (Dr. Daria Wade), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Karina Logue (Radio Show Host), Chris Bruno (Richie), Lynn A. Henderson (Pamela Olbes), Dominic Janes (Alex Taggart), Gil McKinney (Dr. Paul Grady), Liv Hutchings (Meredith Phoenix), Emily Rose (Dr. Tracy Martin), Chloe Greenfield (Sarah Riley), Angel Laketa Moore (Nurse Dawn Archer), Julian Morris (Dr. Andrew Wade)

Gates obsession with a homeless war hero has Sam frustrated. When the whole surgery department gets named in a lawsuit, Neela becomes upset at her intern who caused the suit. A husband and wife come into the ER after an attempt was made by someone to burn down their home. Brenner gets physical with a patient after losing his cool.



318 :15x09 - Let it Snow

First aired: Dec/04/2008
Writer: Joe Sachs
Director: Charles Haid
Guest star: Samuel L. Jones (Charlie 'Chaz' Pratt Jr.), Ivar Brogger (Unknown), Marty Levy (Unknown), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Amanda Aday (Pregnant Waitress), Victor Rasuk (Dr. Ryan Sanchez), Dominic Janes (Alex Taggart), Gil McKinney (Dr. Paul Grady), Chloe Greenfield (Sarah Riley), Angel Laketa Moore (Nurse Dawn Archer), Andrew Astor (Tyler), Bresha Webb (Dr. Laverne St. John)

Neela is in court to give her testimony over the death of one of her patients who bled out. Alex and Sarah get in a horrible car accident after going to a party against Sam's wishes. Meanwhile, Morris and Banfield are in Nebraska for an ER conference and become snowed in and stuck.



319 :15x10 - The High Holiday

First aired: Dec/11/2008
Writer: Shannon Goss
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Guest star: Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Courtney B. Vance (Russell Banfield), Amy Aquino (Dr. Janet Coburn), Helen Eigenberg (Renee Weber Stewart), Charlotte Rae (Mrs. Gaines), Shiri Appleby (Dr. Daria Wade), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Robin Weigert (Nicole), Victor Rasuk (Dr. Ryan Sanchez), Dominic Janes (Alex Taggart), Gloria Garayua (Gloria Ortiz), Emily Rose (Dr. Tracy Martin), Carlos Moreno Jr. (Mr. Ortiz), Dorian Christian Baucum (Max)

Morris' father arrives at the ER's doorstep and leaves him an unwanted package. Sam wants Alex to get off the ventilator as quick as possible following his accident. Meanwhile, a woman is in danger of being deported despite her high-risk pregnancy.



320 :15x11 - Separation Anxiety

First aired: Jan/08/2009
Writer: Virgil Williams
Director: Terence Nightingall
Guest star: Courtney B. Vance (Russell Banfield), Amy Aquino (Dr. Janet Coburn), Tara Karsian (Liz Dade), Shiri Appleby (Dr. Daria Wade), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Bradford Tatum (Detective Reitz), Justina Machado (Officer Claudia Diaz), Imani Hakim (Anastasia Johnson), Gil McKinney (Dr. Paul Grady), Sterling Ardrey (Quincy Bennett), Emily Rose (Dr. Tracy Martin), Angel Laketa Moore (Nurse Dawn Archer), Moe Daniels (Sheila Johnson), Robbie Jones (Jermaine Bennett), Dorian Christian Baucum (Max)

A drug deal gone bad causes Banfield to treat two brothers in the ER who are seriously injured. Gates becomes upset with Sam after she fails to inform him that Alex was being released from the hospital. After treating a girl with sickle cell anemia, Neela considers changing her specialty to pediatric surgery. Meanwhile, Dr. Banfield and her husband makes a critical decision concerning their future together.



321 :15x12 - Dream Runner

First aired: Jan/15/2009
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
Director: Andrew Bernstein
Guest star: Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Alex Kingston (Dr. Elizabeth Corday), Keiko Agena (Mrs. Vasquez), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Imani Hakim (Anastasia Johnson), Moe Daniels (Sheila Johnson), Max Arciniega (Nick Vasquez)

A bizarre recurring dream has Neela reliving the crazy day in which she treated a girl who was suffering from sickle cell anemia. Gates' patient injured himself when he jumped from a window while asleep. Meanwhile, Neela goes in for an interview concerning a new attending and is shocked when she sees Dr. Elizabeth Corday there.



322 :15x13 - Love is a Battlefield

First aired: Jan/22/2009
Writer: Karen Maser
Director: Richard Thorpe
Guest star: Courtney B. Vance (Russell Banfield), Garry Marshall (Harry Feingold), Amy Aquino (Dr. Janet Coburn), Marshall Manesh (Babu), Eve Gordon (Mrs. Nugent), Shiri Appleby (Dr. Daria Wade), Michael B. Silver (Dr. Paul Myers), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Debra Mooney (Barbara Feingold), Justina Machado (Officer Claudia Diaz), Imani Hakim (Anastasia Johnson), Laura Cerón (Nurse Chuny Marquez), Lynn A. Henderson (Pamela Olbes), Deezer D. (Malik), Gil McKinney (Dr. Paul Grady), Emily Rose (Dr. Tracy Martin), Angel Laketa Moore (Nurse Dawn Archer), Christa B. Allen (Jody Nugent), Andy Fischer-price (Tommy Cole), Moe Daniels (Sheila Johnson)

Morris treats a child who was hit by a vehicle while riding her bike. Meanwhile, Gates can't stop thinking about Sam, and having learned that Brenner has returned from Australia has Neela all nerved up.



323 :15x14 - A Long, Strange Trip

First aired: Feb/05/2009
Writer: Joe Sachs
Director: Mimi Leder
Guest star: Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), William H. Macy (Dr. David Morgenstern), Bert Rosario (Damien), Christine Avila (Corazon), Leonard Roberts (Police Officer), Davenia McFadden (April Robinson), Monté Russell (Dwight Zadro), Sylva Kelegian (Donna), Rance Howard (Dr. Oliver Kostin), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Kovar McClure (Young Oliver Kostin), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Shannon Marie Woodward (Kelly Taggart), Jake Abel (Dylan), Christopher Amitrano (Officer Hollis), Gil McKinney (Dr. Paul Grady), Nija Okoro (Kendra Robinson)

An elderly man hallucinates in the hospital after being assaulted. Brenner and Dubenko disagree about how to handle a woman diagnosed with late stage cancer. Sam's sister visits the hospital.



324 :15x15 - The Family Man

First aired: Feb/12/2009
Writer: Andrew Fash
Director: Eriq La Salle
Guest star: Tara Karsian (Liz Dade), Monté Russell (Dwight Zadro), Hedy Burress (Joanie Moore), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Justina Machado (Officer Claudia Diaz), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Louis Gossett, Jr. (Leo Malcolm), Michael Raymond-James (Stuart Moore), Gil McKinney (Dr. Paul Grady), Ariel Winter (Lucy Moore), Angel Laketa Moore (Nurse Dawn Archer), Bresha Webb (Dr. Laverne St. John)

A woman crashes her car in the ambulance bay and Brenner must find someone to take care of her kid. An elderly man refuses the treatment that can save him. Morris has the first date with Claudia, but it is not what he expected. Neela may have a job at Duke.



325 :15x16 - The Beginning of the End

First aired: Feb/19/2009
Writer: David Zabel, Lisa Zwerling
Director: Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Guest star: Wallace Shawn (Teddy Lempo), Courtney B. Vance (Russell Banfield), Eileen Barnett (Dr. Robbins), Monté Russell (Dwight Zadro), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Hedy Burress (Joanie Moore), Justina Machado (Officer Claudia Diaz), David Eigenberg (Det. Trent Mallory), Dominic Janes (Alex Taggart), Gil McKinney (Dr. Paul Grady), Ariel Winter (Lucy Moore), Emily Rose (Dr. Tracy Martin), Angel Laketa Moore (Nurse Dawn Archer), Kristolyn Lloyd (Laura Banfield)

It's Valentine's Day. Dr. John Carter is back at the County. Brenner and Neela are getting closer. Dr. Banfield is having a hard time trying to have a baby. And Puck and mushrooms may not be a good combination.



326 :15x17 - T-Minus-6

First aired: Feb/26/2009
Writer: Lisa Zwerling, David Zabel
Director: Rod Holcomb
Guest star: Jenni Blong (Elaine Griswold), Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Chris Tallman (Burt Mulligan), Michael Patrick McGill (Detective Ed Bernstein), Tony Hale (Norman Chapman), Judy Greer (Mrs Mulligan), Courtney B. Vance (Russell Banfield), Troy Evans (Frank), Justina Machado (Officer Claudia Diaz), Amy Madigan (Mary Taggart), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Shannon Marie Woodward (Kelly Taggart), Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes), Terrah Bennett Smith (Mrs. Dixon), Gil McKinney (Dr. Paul Grady), Ariel Winter (Lucy Moore), Coby Goss (Stan Griswold), Angel Laketa Moore (Dawn), Kwame Boateng (Mrs Dixon's Eldest Son)

Carter finds himself struggling with County's new technology and procedures. After becoming frustrated with the in vitro-fertilization, Banfield and her husband discuss adoption as an option. Sam's mother arrives in an altered state of mind.



327 :15x18 - What We Do

First aired: Mar/05/2009
Writer: David Zabel
Director: David Zabel
Guest star: Yvette Freeman (Nurse Haleh Adams), Michael Patrick McGill (Detective Ed Bernstein), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Justina Machado (Officer Claudia Diaz), Amy Madigan (Mrs. Taggart), Laura Cerón (Nurse Chuny Marquez), Demetrius Grosse (Newkirk), Gil McKinney (Dr. Paul Grady), Tate Hanyok (Claire)

A camera crew arrives in the ER to interview staff for a documentary on emergency medicine. Morris' girlfriend is shot in the line of duty and is rushed into the ER. Meanwhile, Neela worries that her relationship with Brenner is lacking enough communication; and Sam tries to reconnect with her mother.



328 :15x19 - Old Times

First aired: Mar/12/2009
Writer: John Wells
Director: John Wells
Guest star: Ernest Borgnine (Paul Manning), Susan Sarandon (Nora), Thomas Kopache (Dr. Stofsky), Tara Karsian (Social Worker Liz Dade), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Wayne Wilderson (Dr. Claypool), Shiri Appleby (Dr. Daria Wade), Christian Clemenson (Dr. Kurtag), Hedy Burress (Joanie Moore), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Ariel Winter (Lucy Moore), Bresha Webb (Dr. Laverne St. John), Rooney Mara (Woman With Baby)

Neela and Sam are stunned when they find their transplant plane has left without them. Dr. Carter gets a surprise from an old friend as he waits on his transplant. Meanwhile, Dr. Banfield bonds with a child abandoned in the ER.



329 :15x20 - Shifting Equilibrium

First aired: Mar/19/2009
Writer: Lisa Zwerling
Director: Andrew Bernstein
Guest star: Leland Orser (Dr. Lucien Dubenko), Shane West (Dr. Ray Barnett), Maura Tierney (Dr. Abby Lockhart), Christopher B. Duncan (Matthew Graham), M. C. Gainey (Darrion Walters), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Justina Machado (Officer Claudia Diaz), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Diego Klattenhoff (Jay), Gil McKinney (Dr. Paul Grady), Sheilynn Wactor (Sheilynn Wactor), Julian Morris (Dr. Andrew Wade), Amy Morton (Mrs. Walters), Shannon McLemore (Lily)

It's Neela's last day in the ER, but everyone seems to have forgotten that she is leaving. She proves she is ready to be an attending by arguing with Dr. Dubenko over two surgical cases. Meanwhile, Brenner reflects on his past.



330 :15x21 - I Feel Good

First aired: Mar/26/2009
Writer: Joe Sachs
Director: Stephen Cragg
Guest star: Tom Arnold (The Big Kahuna), Courtney B. Vance (Russell Banfield), Shane West (Dr. Ray Barnett), Scott Paulin (Dr. Kirsch), Albie Selznick (Mr. Lanford), Hedy Burress (Joanie Moore), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Dagney Kerr (Hedda Lanford), Justina Machado (Officer Claudia Diaz), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Makenzie Vega (Vera), K’Sun Ray (Felix Kirsch), Ariel Winter (Lucy Moore), Tatum McCann (Emily), Noah Munck (Logan), Rooney Mara (Megan)

The doctors help out at a camp for children that had open heart surgeries, while Dr. Banfeld deals with a teenager who left a baby at the hospital and now wants him back.



331 :15x22 - And In The End

First aired: Apr/02/2009
Writer: John Wells
Director: Rod Holcomb
Guest star: Ernest Borgnine (Paul Manning), Samuel L. Jones (Charlie 'Chaz' Pratt Jr.), Alexis Bledel (Dr. Julia Wise), Thandie Newton (Makemba 'Kem' Likasu), Marilu Henner (TBD), Peter Haskell (Fred Thunhurst), Yvette Freeman (Haleh), Michael Reilly Burke (Dick White), Lily Mariye (Lily), Monté Russell (Zadro), Clayton Rohner (Roger Anderson), Brian Haley (Chris Salamunovich), Lin Shaye (Margaret), Abraham Benrubi (Jerry), Troy Evans (Frank Martin), Bjorn Johnson (Mark Taylor), Demetrius Navarro (Morales), Ivonne Coll (Grandmother), Laura Cerón (Chuny), Cara Buono (Lisa Salamunovich), Victor Rasuk (Dr. Ryan Sanchez), Hallee Hirsh (Rachel Greene), Ellen Crawford (Lydia), Lynn A. Henderson (EMT Olbes), Demetrius Grosse (Newkirk), Dominic Janes (Alex Taggart), Deezer D. (Malik), Arthur Allan Seidelman (Mr. Gandhi), Emily Rose (Dr. Tracy Martin), Chloe Greenfield (Sarah), Angel Laketa Moore (Dawn), Stefanie Black (Tiffany), Bresha Webb (Dr. Laverne St. John), Danielle Chuchran (Sloan)

John Carter opens his new medical facility and his former colleagues and friends come to show their support. Meanwhile, Dr. Gates treats a teenager with alcohol poisoning after playing a drinking game. Sam is surprised when she receives a birthday present. Prospective Med Student Rachel Greene participates in a tour of the ER before interviewing with Dr. Banfield -- the same ER where her father worked many years before.