Nurse Roberts' condition begins to worsen and each of the staff members deal with the possibility that she may not make it in their own, individual way. Elliot and Keith cope by staying busy together, J.D. and Turk deal through childish behavior, and Carla finds comfort in an unlikely source. But as one life may end, Dr. Cox and Jordan welcome a new life and J.D. tries to sell himself as the best choice for the baby's godfather.