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Mercy Episode Guide

1 :01x01 - Can We Get That Drink Now?

First aired: Sep/23/2009
Writer: Liz Heldens
Director: Adam Bernstein
Guest star: Kathleen Chalfant (Mrs Boardhouse), Rosalyn Coleman (Mrs. Washington), Peter Gerety (Jim Flanagan), Delroy Lindo (Dr. Alfred Parks), Margo Martindale (Nurse Klowden), Kate Mulgrew (Jeannie Flanagan), Charles Semine (Nick Valentino (as Charlie Semine)), Patch Darragh (Tim Flanagan), Michael Chernus (Brian Flanagan), Nick Fondulis (Dr. Whittaker)

Nurse Veronica Callahan has just returned to Mercy Hospital after a tour of duty in Iraq. Though not afraid to bend the rules in order to save a life, her outspoken attitude might cause her to lose her job. While trying to get over her broken marriage to Mike, she catches the eye of the newest doctor, Dr. Chris Sands. Meanwhile, Sonia, Veronica's best friend, thinks she may have found the one; and rookie nurse Chloe learns the hard way what it means to be a nurse.



2 :01x02 - I Believe You Conrad

First aired: Sep/30/2009
Writer: Liz Heldens
Director: Adam Kane
Guest star: Michael Chernus (Brian Flanagan), Michael Stahl-David (Phil), Kate Mulgrew (Jeannie Flanagan), Bobby Moynihan (Conrad), Colm Meaney (Dr. Park), Adrian Martinez (Hector), Margo Martindale (Nurse Klowden), Johnny Hopkins (Bobby Flanagan), Peter Gerety (Jim Flanagan), Patch Darragh (Tim Flanagan), Charles Semine (Nick Valentino)

Veronica and Mike try to put the pieces of their marriage back together, but after deciding to move in together they realize their house needs more work than their marriage. At the hospital, Veronica has a hard time staying just friends with Dr. Sands; Sonia has Nick Valentino help her identify a Jane Doe; and Chloe helps a patient everyone else has given up on.



3 :01x03 - Hope You're Good, Smiley Face

First aired: Oct/07/2009
Writer: Toni Graphia
Director: Adam Bernstein
Guest star: Kk Moggie (Dr. Gillian Talbot), Sean Nelson (Dominic), Caitlin Fitzgerald (Erika), Michael Cumpsty (Father), James Colby (Ron), Jason Butler Harner (Wally), Amelia Campbell (Mrs. Kowaloski), Charles Semine (Nick Valentino), Margo Martindale (Nurse Klowden), Alexandra Donhoeffner (Yelena)

Veronica is determined to save the sole survivor of a horrific nightclub fire. Chloe tries earning the respect of her co-workers and the affections of a workplace crush. Meanwhile, Sonia and an energetic new female doctor butt heads and Dr. Harris romances a mysterious beauty.



4 :01x04 - Pulling the Goalie

First aired: Oct/14/2009
Writer: Peter Elkoff
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Guest star: Ajay Naidu (Matt), Derek Cecil (Kevin Halls), Michael Zegen (Jason), Kevin Corrigan (Gerald), Charles Semine (Nick Valentino)

Mike's pressuring of Veronica to start a family has her deciding whether to end her affair with Dr. Sands. A pair of feuding patients has Sonia acting more like a marriage counselor. Chloe is thinking about taking her crush on Dr. Sands up a level.



5 :01x05 - You Lost Me With the Cinder Block

First aired: Oct/21/2009
Writer: Jay Beattie, Dan Dworkin
Director: Allan Arkush
Guest star: Ty Jones (Anesthesiologist), Margo Martindale (Nurse Klowden), Peter McRobbie (Dr. Melvoy), Kk Moggie (Dr. Gillian Talbot), Kate Mulgrew (Jeannie Flanagan), Lance Rubin (Trevor), Charles Semine (Nick Valentino), Johnny Hopkins (Bobby Flanagan), Jeff Hephner (Petey), Michael Chernus (Brian Flanagan), Victoria Clark (Mrs. Willinski), Kristen Connolly (Carey Whitlow), Patch Darragh (Tim Flanagan), Anthony DeSando (Mr. Whitlow), Alexandra Donhoeffner (Yelena), Peter Gerety (Jim Flanagan)

Veronica attempts to save a pregnant woman who was involved in a car wreck. Dr. Harris wants a meeting to determine whether Veronica should remain at Mercy Hospital. Meanwhile, Sonia tries to help out a patient who sleep walks.



6 :01x06 - The Last Thing I Said Was

First aired: Nov/04/2009
Writer: Gretchen J. Berg, Aaron Harberts
Director: Lawrence Trilling
Guest star: Elisabeth Moss (Lucy Morton (Special appearance)), Anne Meara (Estelle Thalberg), Jerry Stiller (Joe Thalberg), Charles Semine (Nick Valentino), Kate Mulgrew (Jeannie Flanagan), Kk Moggie (Dr Gillian Talbot), Johnny Hopkins (Bobby Flanagan), Jeff Hephner (Petey), Peter Gerety (Jim Flanagan), Patch Darragh (Tim Flanagan), Michael Chernus (Brian Flanagan), Jason Jurman (Carl)

Veronica takes advice from a courageous cancer patient by getting enough nerves to admit to her husband that she's had an affair. Elsewhere, an experienced patient gives relationship advice to Sonia, and Chloe plans a reunion with her ex-boyfriend.



7 :01x07 - Destiny, Meet My Daughter, Veronica

First aired: Nov/11/2009
Writer: Matt Ward
Director: Martha Mitchell
Guest star: Erika Christensen (Dana Harper McPhearson), Patch Darragh (Tim Flanagan), Johnny Hopkins (Bobby Flanagan), Gibson Frazier (Mitch McPhearson), Michael Chernus (Brian Flanagan), Charles Semine (Nick Valentino), Kk Moggie (Dr. Gillian Talbot), Jeff Hephner (Petey), Kate Mulgrew (Jeannie Flanagan), Peter Gerety (Jim Flanagan)



8 :01x08 - I'm Not That Kind of Girl

First aired: Nov/18/2009
Writer: Veronica Becker, Sarah Kucserka
Director: Mike Listo
Guest star: Daveigh Chase (Ashley), Tina Chen (Mrs. Shin), Hettienne Park (Julie Shin), Jenny Powers (Petey's wife), Mark Blum (Dr. Austin), Alison Bartlett (Ashley's mother), Kk Moggie (Dr. Gillian Talbot), Margo Martindale (Nurse Klowden), Kate Mulgrew (Jeannie Flanagan), Jeff Hephner (Petey), Michael Chernus (Brian Flanagan)



9 :01x09 - Some of Us Have Been to The Desert

First aired: Dec/09/2009
Writer: Colleen McGuiness
Director: Duane Clark
Guest star: Eloise Mumford (Hannah Larsen), Jason Ritter (Gabe Tyler), Kate Mulgrew (Jeannie Flanagan), Kk Moggie (Dr. Gillian Talbot), Margo Martindale (Nurse Klowden), Amy Hargreaves (Karen), Peter Gerety (Jim Flanagan), Patch Darragh (Tim Flanagan), Kevin Corrigan (Gerald)

Veronica decides to attend a PTSD support group all while dealing with her marriage and her father's Alzheimer's disease. Meanwhile, Sonia helps a mother with her decision to up her newborn up for adoption; and Dr. Harris suffers a bizarre injury, leading Chloe to have to deal with one of the most difficult types of patients -- doctors.



10 :01x10 - I Saw This Pig And I Thought Of You

First aired: Jan/06/2010
Writer: Nichelle D. Tramble
Director: Ed Bianchi
Guest star: Heidi Kristoffer (Emily), Edgar Jimz (Nurse (uncredited)), Ed Jewett (Vinnie Mills), Ward Horton (Will Hamilton), John Sharian (Al Raymond), Amina Robinson (Lena Mercer), Andrew Garman (Dr. Reid), Chuck Flynn (William Mercer), Zoe Margaret Colletti (Cydie), Eva Amurri (Sharra Kelly)

Veronica helps a patient after a terrifying experience on an operating table. Meanwhile, Veronica begins to think that Mike has begun dating again. Sonio tries to find a patient's next of kin, but instead comes across a secret that will change the young girl's life forever. Elsewhere, Chloe is forced to moderate a family feud when a family can't agree on the course of action for their dying father.



11 :01x11 - We're All Adults

First aired: Jan/13/2010
Writer: Jay Beattie, Dan Dworkin
Director: Darnell Martin
Guest star: Margo Martindale (Nurse Klowden), Kk Moggie (Dr. Gillian Talbot), Ryan O'Nan (Craig), Charles Semine (Nick Valentino), Phoebe Strole (Lily), Jill Flint (Simone Sands), Philip Ettinger (Nathan), Eva Amurri (Sharra Kelly), Jennifer Restivo (Trisha), Jennifer Mudge (Amy), Faye Yvette McQueen (Bowler), Michael Imperioli (Harold Pindus)

Three college students are admitted to the hospital with meningitis they contracted while involved in a love triangle, which leads the staff to make comparisons to Veronica's own complex love life. Meanwhile, Chloe agrees to help a bride-to-be with her wedding plans when she is admitted to the hospital with the flu, but receives a much dire diagnosis. Sonia helps a defiant hand transplant patient who wants to have his hand amputated when he learns that it belonged to a pedophile.



12 :01x12 - Wake Up, Bill

First aired: Jan/20/2010
Writer: Peter Elkoff
Director: Gloria Muzio
Guest star: Katie Finneran (Roxanne), Jill Flint (Simone Sands), Josh Hamilton (Bill), Kk Moggie (Dr. Gillian Talbot), Ryan O'Nan (Craig), Charles Semine (Nick Valentino), Patch Darragh (Tim Flanagan), Sarita Choudhury (Dr. Korotzy), Kelly Bishop (Mrs. Kempton), David Call (Paul Kempton), Eva Amurri (Sharra Kelly), Ward Horton (Will Hamilton), Ed Jewett (Vinnie Mills), Edgar Jimz (Nurse), Heidi Kristoffer (Emily)

A newlywed cancer patient undergoes a risky course of treatment and Chloe struggles to help her doting husband cope. Meanwhile, a man wakes up after ten years in a coma and decides to confront the woman he loves, prompting Veronica to spring to action in her own love life. And Sonia gets a taste of how the other half lives when she cares for a wealthy and eccentric family.



13 :01x13 - Can We Talk About the Gigantic Elephant in the Ambulance?

First aired: Feb/03/2010
Writer: Matt Ward, Toni Graphia
Director: Seith Mann
Guest star: James Van Der Beek (Dr. Joe Briggs), Jill Flint (Simone Sands), Sam Coppola (Sid), Kelly Bishop (Mrs. Kempton), Margo Martindale (Nurse Klowden), Mary McCann (Beth), David Call (Paul Kempton), Kk Moggie (Dr. Gillian Talbot), Ryan O'Nan (Craig), Charles Semine (Nick Valentino), Finnerty Steeves (Mother), Joe Forbrich (Father), Christopher Stadulis (Paramedic), Ward Horton (Will Hamilton), Ed Jewett (Vinnie Mills), Edgar Jimz (Nurse), Heidi Kristoffer (Emily), Greg Paul (Police Officer)

the arrival of Dr. Joe Briggs, the arrogant new head of ICU with whom Veronica promptly locks horns. Meanwhile, Veronica and Dr. Sands must set aside their own icy relationship as they try to save a boy found nearly frozen in the woods. Following the death of one of her patients, Chloe helps the grieving widower take the difficult step of leaving the hospital and Sonia continues her turn as private nurse to an upper-crust family



14 :01x14 - I Have A Date

First aired: Feb/10/2010
Writer: Veronica Becker, Sarah Kucserka, Liz Heldens
Director: Rick Wallace
Guest star: James Van Der Beek (Dr. Joe Briggs), Kate Mulgrew (Jeannie Flanagan), Madison Arnold (Unknown), David Call (Paul Kempton), Donnetta Lavinia Grays (Grace), Charles Semine (Nick Valentino), Kk Moggie (Dr. Gillian Talbot), Kelly Bishop (Mrs. Kempton), Jamie Hector (Unknown)

On Valentine's Day, Veronica's first real date with Chris takes an unexpected turn.



15 :01x15 - I Did Kill You, Didn't I?

First aired: Mar/03/2010
Writer: Dan Dworkin, Jay Beattie
Director: Phil Abraham
Guest star: Heidi Kristoffer (Emily), Edgar Jimz (Nurse (uncredited)), Ed Jewett (Vinnie Mills), Ward Horton (Will Hamilton), Miles Grose (Gas Station Attendant)

Following the donut shop shooting, Veronica finds herself overwhelmed by PTSD. Accompanied by a disturbing visitor, she takes off on an impromptu road trip, leaving everyone concerned. Back at Mercy, the victims of a bus bombing inundate the E.R., causing Dr. Briggs and Dr. Sands to clash over the only available operating room. Chloe battles a hangover on her second day in the E.R., Sonia struggles to conceal her infidelity from Valentino and Dr. Harris treats a patient whose injury causes her to make inappropriate sexual advances.



16 :01x16 - I'm Fine

First aired: Mar/10/2010
Writer: Aaron Harberts, Gretchen J. Berg
Director: David Straiton
Guest star: James Van Der Beek (Dr. Joe Briggs), John Ventimiglia (Damiano), Geraldine Hughes (Tammy Singer), Johnny Hopkins (Bobby Flanagan), Ray Iannicelli (Unknown), Michael Chernus (Brian Flanagan), Patch Darragh (Tim Flanagan), Kate Mulgrew (Jeannie Flanagan), Peter Gerety (Jim Flanagan), Margo Martindale (Nurse Klowden), Kelly Bishop (Mrs. Kempton), Morgan Turner (Molly Singer), Moe Hindi (Paramedic), Heidi Kristoffer (Emily), Edgar Jimz (Nurse), Ed Jewett (Vinnie Mills), Ward Horton (Will Hamilton)

Veronica takes on extra shifts and rekindles her relationship with Dr. Sands in an effort to avoid dealing with her recurrent PTSD symptoms triggered by the robbery. But when she makes a terrible discovery about a young patient, her impulsive reaction shocks everyone - including her. Meanwhile, Sonia (Jaime Lee Kirchner) is confronted with an agonizing ethical decision when her elderly home-care patient announces her plan to end her own life, and Chloe gets the surprise of her life when she accompanies Briggs on a VIP house call



17 :01x17 - There Is No Room For You On My Ass

First aired: Mar/17/2010
Writer: Peter Elkoff, Colleen McGuiness
Director: Andrew Bernstein
Guest star: James Van Der Beek (Dr. Joe Briggs), Mary Stuart Masterson (Therapist), Carmen Goodine (Unknown), Kate Nowlin (Dr. Keri Adams), Kate Middleton (Heather Flanagan), Patch Darragh (Tim Flanagan), Michael Chernus (Brian Flanagan), Johnny Hopkins (Bobby Flanagan), Amanda Setton (Italian Girl), Ryan Lynn (Italian Guy), Kate Mulgrew (Jeannie Flanagan), Yaya da Costa Johnson (Brooke Sullivan), Margo Martindale (Nurse Klowden), Peter Gerety (Jim Flanagan), Kk Moggie (Dr. Gillian Talbot), Donnetta Lavinia Grays (Grace), Charles Semine (Nick Valentino)

Veronica cares for an anorexic patient who is almost as good at denial as she is. When Sands and the Flanagan clan confront Veronica after a St. Patrick's Day binge, she considers seeing a therapist. After working with him to save a heart attack patient, Chloe softens slightly toward the arrogant Dr. Briggs when she learns why he became a doctor. Meanwhile, Sonia, still privately mourning the death of her home-care patient, is surprised to run into her ex-boyfriend at a St. Patrick's Day fair.



18 :01x18 - Of Course I'm Not

First aired: Mar/24/2010
Director: Wendey Stanzler
Guest star: Patrick Yeoman (Andy Wescott), Mary Stuart Masterson (Therapist), Kate Nowlin (Dr. Keri Adams), Jordan Carlos (Alex), Carmen Goodine (Evie), Robyn Rikoon (Girlfriend), Matt Servitto (Frank Sloan), David Anzuelo (Roberto Maldonado), Kk Moggie (Dr. Gillian Talbot), Charles Semine (Nick Valentino), James Van Der Beek (Briggs)

Veronica begins the difficult process of confronting her PTSD with her therapist. Although Sands is eager to move forward with their relationship, Veronica finds herself siding with Briggs against him in a dispute over a patients treatment. Chloe and Harris team up to help a cute college football player with a potential brain injury and Angel butts heads with an eccentric ER patient. Meanwhile, Sonia cares for two hipsters after their hair-brained attempt to win a girls heart lands them in the hospital, but their romantic gesture inspires her to make her own.



19 :01x19 - There Is No Superwoman

First aired: Apr/21/2010
Writer: Toni Graphia, Nichelle D. Tramble
Director: Gloria Muzio
Guest star: James Van Der Beek (Dr. Joe Briggs), Becky Ann Baker (Unknown), Gregg Edelman (Unknown), David Call (Paul Kempton), Donnetta Lavinia Grays (Grace), Matt Servitto (Frank Sloan), Patrick Yeoman (Andy Wescott), Dreama Walker (Unknown), Margo Martindale (Nurse Klowden), Stephanie Lee Andujar (Deanna), Moe Hindi (Paramedic), Anne Elizabeth Logan (Pedestrian), Mary Stuart Masterson (Denise Cabe), Tom Stratford (Doctor), Megan Tusing (Shannon Noland)

Veronica continues her therapy sessions; Chloe tracks down an ER patient with potentially fatal blood test results.



20 :01x20 - We All Saw This Coming

First aired: Apr/28/2010
Writer: Sarah Kucserka, Veronica Becker
Director: David Straiton
Guest star: James Van Der Beek (Dr. Joe Briggs), Michael Pemberton (Unknown), Ty Jones (Anesthesiologist), Donnetta Lavinia Grays (Grace), Patrick Yeoman (Andy Wescott), John Ventimiglia (Damiano), Jessica Leccia (Camilla), Michael Drayer (Dale), Kk Moggie (Dr. Gillian Talbot), Charles Semine (Nick Valentino), Quinton Aaron (Unknown)



21 :01x21 - Too Much Attitude And Not Enough Underwear

First aired: May/05/2010
Writer: Joe Sachs, Peter Elkoff
Director: Timothy Busfield
Guest star: James Van Der Beek (Dr. Joe Briggs), Jessica Leccia (Camilla), Aya Cash (Bliss Edlestein), Ray Iannicelli (Unknown), William Sadler (Nate Ramsey), Marisa Pierini (Michaela), John Ventimiglia (Damiano), David Call (Paul Kempton), Patrick Yeoman (Andy Wescott), Kk Moggie (Dr. Gillian Talbot), Peter Gerety (Jim Flanagan), Jennifer Esposito (Jules Fattore), Charles Semine (Nick Valentino), Edgar Jimz (Nurse)

Sands and Veronica are suddenly faced with a life-changing decision; intimidated by a stalker's threats, Sonia turns to a surprising source for help.



22 :01x22 - That Crazy Bitch Was Right

First aired: May/12/2010
Writer: Liz Heldens, Colleen McGuiness
Director: Andrew Bernstein
Guest star: James Van Der Beek (Dr. Joe Briggs), Patrick Yeoman (Andy Wescott), Johnny Hopkins (Bobby Flanagan), Michael Chernus (Brian Flanagan), Patch Darragh (Tim Flanagan), Danton Stone (Unknown), Ty Jones (Anesthesiologist), Christopher Durham (Unknown), William Sadler (Nate Ramsey), Deborah Hedwall (Unknown), Kk Moggie (Dr. Gillian Talbot), Mary Stuart Masterson (Denise Cabe), Jennifer Esposito (Jules Fattore), Aida Turturro (Unknown), Peter Gerety (Jim Flanagan), Charles Semine (Nick Valentino), Edgar Jimz (Nurse), Ed Jewett (Vinnie Mills), Ward Horton (Will Hamilton), Heidi Kristoffer (Emily)

When two boys get trapped in an abandoned building, Veronica finds herself in the right place at the right time to help them. Back at the hospital, Chloe pressures doctors to perform a risky surgery to save her comatose boyfriend from brain death, and Sonia treats a psychic patient who makes a mysterious prediction about her future. Meanwhile, Briggs tries frantically to raise the funds needed to pay off his high-stakes debt with the mafia before it's too late, and Sands considers a job offer to return to Afghanistan