| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
| 1 |
"24 Hours (Pilot)" |
September 19, 1994 |
| Greene receives a tempting offer from a prestigious private practice. Benton risks unauthorized surgery in order to save a life; Lewis consoles a fragile cancer patient; Ross comes to work drunk; and inexperienced Carter must contend with several unorthodox emergencies on his first day in the ER. Also, nurse Hathaway is brought in following a suicide attempt. |
| 2 |
"Day One" |
September 22, 1994 |
| Food-poisoning victims who ate at a German Hoffbrau overrun the ER. A family is victimized by a drunk driver. Med student Carter examines an admirer; Lewis seeks help for an emotionally disturbed man; Ross fights to save a girl hit by a drunken driver; and recovering Hathaway gets a visit from Ross. |
| 3 |
"Going Home" |
September 29, 1994 |
| Hathaway's return after her suicide attempt is filled with humor, affection and pell-mell plunge into nonstop ER crises. Greene treats a domestic violence victim; Lewis goes on the defensive after a cardiac case goes awry; and Benton is shadowed by a patient singing show tunes. |
| 4 |
"Hit and Run" |
October 06, 1994 |
| Bad news is compounded when Carter notifies the wrong parents that a hit-and-run fatality is their son. Meanwhile, Lewis and Benton square off following a misdiagnosed case, and Hathaway has news for romance-minded Ross: no way! |
| 5 |
"Into That Good Night" |
October 13, 1994 |
| Greene tries to find a transplant for a critically ill heart patient who won't survive the night unless a heart donor is found. Ross purchases medication for an impoverished family's asthmatic child. Carter gets surprising results from an STD test. Lewis resuscitates a college student who almost drank himself to death. |
| 6 |
"Chicago Heat" |
October 20, 1994 |
| The realities of the ER may be too much for a child, but circumstances force Greene to bring his daughter Rachel with him on a day when the outdoor temperature tops 100 degrees and the air-conditioning doesn't work. Benton and Langworthy try in vain to save a boy shot in self-defense. Meanwhile, Lewis's broke sister, Chloe, steals Lewis's TV and VCR. After Ross crosses the line with Hathaway and Taglieri, Hathaway slugs Ross. |
| 7 |
"Another Perfect Day" |
November 03, 1994 |
| A successful lumbar procedure and more give Carter reasons to celebrate a perfect day. But it's a troubled day for Benton as he vies for a fellowship, and a perfect mess for Lewis, coping with troubled sister Chloe. Also, Ross and Hathaway share a kiss. |
| 8 |
"9 1/2 Hours" |
November 10, 1994 |
| Greene calls in sick to spend a romantic day with Jennifer, leaving Ross to cover for him. Carter diagnoses a young athlete's life-threatening ailment. Hathaway counsels a rape victim. Benton learns that he's lost the Starze Fellowship to Langworthy. Carter develops a crush on Lewis. |
| 9 |
"ER Confidential" |
November 17, 1994 |
| Thanksgiving at the ER means a staff potluck dinner - and a full course of medical emergencies, including an animal rights activist attacked by a turkey he rescued; Hathaway faces an ethical crisis when a patient confides in her the details of an accident; and Carter does some soul-searching regarding his treatment of a transvestite. Also, Lewis's alcoholic sister Chloe announces that she's pregnant and Carter and Benton spend Thanksgiving together. |
| 10 |
"Blizzard" |
December 08, 1994 |
| As a major snowstorm hits, victims of a massive freeway pileup are gurneyed in. Among those assisting the life-saving efforts: an immigrant janitor who was a skilled surgeon in her homeland. |
| 11 |
"The Gift" |
December 15, 1994 |
| A transfer team is due by helicopter to receive donor organs - but Benton has not yet obtained next-of-kin approval for the organ harvest. And though it's Christmas Eve, Greene has not found time to shop for gifts. Elsewhere, Ross crashes Hathaway's engagement party to tell her he loves her - and winds up fighting with Taglieri. |
| 12 |
"Happy New Year" |
January 05, 1995 |
| Carter proves he's ready for the OR - but his first day in surgical attendance is a comedy of mishaps. The consequences are grave when Lewis discharges a cardiac patient. Benton and his sister, Jackie, discuss new arrangements for the care of his ailing mother. |
| 13 |
"Luck of the Draw" |
January 12, 1995 |
| Lewis is hit with a one-two punch: Kayson formally charges her with negligence and Greene is ordered to supervise her work. Carter breaks in a new student, Deb Chen; Greene tends to a "body packer" who has a half-kilo of cocaine packets secreted in his stomach; and Benton is forced to leave an important surgery when his mother wanders off. |
| 14 |
"Long Day's Journey" |
January 19, 1995 |
| Who cares for the caregivers? The nonstop parade of crises and stricken young innocents weighs heavily on Ross. Meanwhile, the heart-attack victim under Lewis's care is the doctor who nearly wrecked her career and Benton hires physical therapist Jeanie Boulet to care for his mom - without consulting his sister, Jackie. |
| 15 |
"February Fifth, 1995" |
February 02, 1995 |
| Morgenstern surprises Greene with a new job offer. A terminally ill breast cancer patient asks Greene to help her die. An armed boy threatens the hospital staff. Hathaway deals with a patient who thinks he's dead and Benton is chastised by Nurse Haleh, Hathaway and his mother's new physical therapist, Jeanie Boulet, for his condescending attitude. |
| 16 |
"Make of Two Hearts" |
February 09, 1995 |
| Kayson pursues Lewis romantically. Ross and Hathaway cope with a young Russian girl with AIDS whose adoptive mother abandons her. A humane policeman hauls a dog he hit with his car. And 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 |
"The Birthday Party" |
February 16, 1995 |
| Greene and Benton each have family birthday parties to attend, but ER demands may keep them away. Meanwhile, Carter mistakenly thinks it's Benton's birthday and hires belly dancers as a celebratory surprise. Hicks informs Benton that his mother's declining health is interfering with his residency and suggests that he take a hiatus. 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 |
"Sleepless in Chicago" |
February 23, 1995 |
| Benton runs on no sleep for 48 hours...and runs into trouble. Other troubles are afoot: a con man works the floor, a mental patient poses as a hospital efficiency expert and Greene's wife wants a divorce. Also, Carter inadvertently prolongs the life of a terminally ill patient who wants to die and the AIDS hospice turns down Hathaway's request to adopt a Russian teen due to Hathaway's suicide attempt. |
| 19 |
"Love's Labor Lost" |
March 09, 1995 |
| Only God can work miracles. Greene however, proves to be very human - panicked, inexperienced in deliveries and largely on his own - when he copes with a birth crises. |
| 20 |
"Full Moon, Saturday Night" |
March 30, 1995 |
| The moon is full and so is the ER - filled with popsicle pledges, a would-be werewolf and others affected by "lunar lunacy." Carter and Chen extend their shifts to experience the ER during a full moon, and they are not disappointed. Coping with emotional problems, Greene's not making a good impression on the new ER chief. |
| 21 |
"House of Cards" |
April 06, 1995 |
| Greene's crisis heightens when he must lead a seminar on the ill-fated preeclampsia case he recently misdiagnosed. Lewis's sister Chloe returns, eight months pregnant and homeless. On Taglieri's recommendation, Benton's mother is released from the ER into a nursing home. Also: Chen, Carter's fellow med student and rival, decides enough's enough. |
| 22 |
"Men Plan, God Laughs" |
April 27, 1995 |
| Unable to save his mother, Benton redoubles his efforts to save every patient. Meanwhile, Greene attempts to save his marriage. But that means less time at work - and more disfavor with new ER chief Swift and Ross, as a consequence of hitting an abusive parent, is forced to see a psychiatrist. |
| 23 |
"Love Among the Ruins" |
May 04, 1995 |
| Greene's marriage is in a shambles, Hathaway's wedding arrangements are fraying. Benton is falling for married Jeanie Boulet and Lewis treats a jilted, suicidal patient. Also, 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. |
| 24 |
"Motherhood" |
May 11, 1995 |
Beginnings: Lewis assists as her sister gives birth. Endings: Benton learns his mother has died, and finds comfort with Jeanie Boulet. The pendulum swing of life and death continues, including the attempt to save a patient impaled by an iron bar. Meanwhile, Carter is rejected for the surgical internship after rejecting an ER internship with Greene.
(directed by Quentin Tarantino.[1]) |
| 25 |
"Everything Old Is New Again" |
May 18, 1995 |
| Hathaway's wedding day is still an eventful day of work for the ER team. Greene is slapped with a malpractice suit regarding the pregnant woman who died while in labor. Later, Swift offers Greene the attending position. Carter, convinced this is his last day in the ER, slanders 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. At the wedding, the bride is lovely and radiant. But where's the groom? |
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
| 26 |
"Welcome Back, Carter!" |
September 21, 1995 |
| John Carter returns from vacation with gifts...and with a lot of catching up to do as Benton's new surgical medical student. He is later introduced to an attractive new med student, Harper Tracy. Jeanie and Benton become intimately involved. Hathaway starts a paramedic rotation and is partnered with Shep. Greene's selection of uncompromising Kerry Weaver as chief resident doesn't win wide approval. |
| 27 |
"Summer Run" |
September 28, 1995 |
| Hathaway rides along with paramedics in order to qualify for recertification; Ross treats a young pyromaniac for burns; Lewis has one of her worst days when she's stuck with Chloe's crying baby. Carter and Harper grow closer, while Benton asks Jeanie to leave her estranged husband, and Greene's commuter ride from Milwaukee continues to be troublesome. Weaver's assertiveness rides on everyone. |
| 28 |
"Do One, Teach One, Kill One" |
October 05, 1995 |
| Benton allows Carter to do his first unsupervised surgery. Tension between Weaver and Lewis escalates. Ross treats a child with AIDS. Shepard and Hathaway grow closer after losing a victim. An overstressed Lewis is burdened when her sister Chloe leaves her baby behind and skips town. Greene decides to avoid his grueling commute by staying with Ross during the week. |
| 29 |
"What Life?" |
October 12, 1995 |
| After Benton injures himself during an altercation over a parking spot and his medical student Carter fills in for him. Lewis considers putting baby Susie up for adoption. Hathaway gets a scare when someone shoots at Shepherd during a rescue attempt. Harper and Carter share a kiss, and Greene makes it clear to all that he supports his nettlesome chief resident. |
| 30 |
"And Baby Makes Two" |
October 19, 1995 |
| It's a Weaver-free day at the ER. But the chief resident's absence doesn't mean total harmony, as Ross and Greene clash over the treatment of a dying child. With Benton's finger still healing, Carter continues to impress his superiors in the O.R. And Lewis makes a decision about baby Susie. |
| 31 |
"Days Like This" |
November 02, 1995 |
| A gang shooting leads multiple victims to the ER. Ross and Harper's one-night fling stings Carter and further jeopardizes Ross's career. New ER hire Jeanie unsettles Benton. Hathaway makes sure a dying man notarizes her housing documents before he expires. Ross's fellowship is terminated after he breaks the rules...again. The ER welcomes a new admissions clerk, Randi. |
| 32 |
"Hell and High Water" |
November 09, 1995 |
| On the eve of his presumed departure from County General, pediatric resident Doug Ross becomes a medic sensation when his dramatic rescue of a boy trapped in a storm drain during a downpour is covered live by a TV news team. |
| 33 |
"The Secret Sharer" |
November 16, 1995 |
| Time to mend old wounds: Carter and Harper make a date, Benton learns of Jeanie's change in marital status, Lewis's dad wants to help care for Susie, Hathaway becomes the confidant of a 17-year-old who attempted suicide with an overdose,and Ross must choose between private practice and the ER. |
| 34 |
"Home" |
December 07, 1995 |
| Greene learns that his wife and daughter were involved in serious car accident in Milwaukee, Hathaway befriends a homeless, mentally disturbed architect, Lewis elects to care for Susie over the chance to present a case at a medical conference, and Carter encourages Benton to interview for Vucelich's research project. |
| 35 |
"A Miracle Happens Here" |
December 14, 1995 |
| Life takes no holiday. Among the patients are a Holocaust survivor, a priest whose dying words try to stop a gang war and a Santa-like toymaker who inspires Hathaway to share her Christmas spirit. |
| 36 |
"Dead of Winter" |
January 04, 1996 |
| One apartment, 22 children - and each of these neglected and abused little ones are brought to the ER for treatment. Jeanie's work performance is questioned and Benton's is praised. Shepherd is accused of being a racist by Benton and Malik; Greene is served divorce papers; Al tries to get Jeanie to reconcile, Carter tries to impress Vucelich by taking on a terminal patient's care, and Jeanie feels slighted after discovering that Hathaway has given her a poor evaluation. |
| 37 |
"True Lies" |
January 25, 1996 |
| A patient may be saved, but Lewis is instead obligated to honor her DNR order. Greene finds his daughter upset over his impending divorce. Benton invites Jeanie to an exclusive dinner party given by Vucelich. The husband of a patient discovers what Carter wouldn't tell him. |
| 38 |
"It's Not Easy Being Greene" |
February 01, 1996 |
| Legal and professional woes weigh heavily on Greene. Issues of character arise when Carter takes credit for an analysis that isn't his and Benton questions the completeness of his mentor's research. Weaver pressures Lewis about the Chief Resident position and Hathaway becomes a part-time worm farmer to raise extra cash. |
| 39 |
"The Right Thing" |
February 08, 1996 |
| The word is out. Everyone thinks Greene and Lewis are a romantic item. And rumor has it that Benton quit his research assignment, although he's actually dismissed for questioning the validity of Vucelich's data. Ross's birthday is spoiled when his father arrives and a dark side of Carter is revealed when he has a violent confrontation with an intoxicated patient. |
| 40 |
"Baby Shower" |
February 15, 1996 |
| Sprinklers malfunction in the maternity ward, resulting in the transfers of eight mothers-to-be to the ER. Benton seeks to prove his worth when he takes on a seemingly hopeless surgical case. |
| 41 |
"The Healers" |
February 22, 1996 |
| Paramedics put duty first and personal safety second when they enter an inferno to rescue children. Carter questions his ability when he's unable to cope with a severely burned victim. |
| 42 |
"The Match Game" |
March 28, 1996 |
| Congratulations, you're fired. Carter's inappropriate midday celebration of his new residency status could lead to dismissal. Ross is at an ethical crossroads when he's told not to reveal his misdiagnosis of a child's cancer. |
| 43 |
"A Shift in the Night" |
April 04, 1996 |
| There are 42 patients in the waiting room, 33 in the ER and more on the way. It's a night unlike any other, and Greene is working his fourth consecutive night. |
| 44 |
"Fire in the Belly" |
April 25, 1996 |
| After he confronts his error in an appendectomy case, Benton musters the will to correct his inaction on Vucelich's study. Carter's me-first ways lead Harper to dump him. Lewis relinquishes Susie to Chloe. |
| 45 |
"Fevers of Unknown Origin" |
May 02, 1996 |
| Balancing acts: Lewis compensates for no longer having Susie in her life, Carter reluctantly begins a pediatrics requirement, Greene irons out details of his divorce and Benton is both rebuffed and rewarded. |
| 46 |
"Take These Broken Wings" |
May 09, 1996 |
| Physician heal thyself: Lewis consults a therapist in order to deal with her new situation. The illness of Jeanie's estranged husband has repercussions for her and Benton. Hathaway lies to protect Shep. |
| 47 |
"John Carter, M.D." |
May 16, 1996 |
| It's graduation day for Carter, but the ceremony may very well go on without him. The ER will have to go on without Hathaway after she abruptly quits. Lewis declines the chief residency post. |
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
| 48 |
"Dr. Carter, I Presume" |
September 26, 1996 |
| He's a doctor now. And the hurdles are a little taller. Carter's first day in his new role is overwhelming - and his work performance is initially underwhelming. Jeanie hides her HIV diagnosis from the staff. |
| 49 |
"Let the Games Begins" |
October 03, 1996 |
| Jeanie's attempt to conceal her condition has severe financial repercussions for her and impacts her professional relationship with Benton. Hathaway, meanwhile, has financial troubles of her own. |
| 50 |
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" |
October 10, 1996 |
| County General's new chief of staff imposes an hourly patient quota - but a patient with little if any chance of survival occupies all of Greene's time. Weaver realizes Jeanie's situation and reassures her. |
| 51 |
"Last Call" |
October 17, 1996 |
| Ross rushes a comatose Jane Doe patient to the ER - a woman who was with him the previous evening. And Benton gets a lesson in compassion during his work in pediatrics. |
| 52 |
"Ghosts" |
October 31, 1996 |
| Halloween is a night of horrors for Ross and Hathaway when they staff the neighborhood health mobile. Benton looks after trick-or-treaters from the children's ward. And a ghost is said to be on the fifth floor. |
| 53 |
"Fear of Flying" |
November 07, 1996 |
| Above the call - way above. Lewis contends with her fear of flying as she rides the rescue chopper to the scene of a horrible traffic accident. Benton botches a surgery on the accident's youngest victim. |
| 54 |
"No Brain, No Gain" |
November 14, 1996 |
| Greene misreads Lewis, Carter and Keaton read each other perfectly, and Ross reads himself well enough to ask a shrink for help. Meanwhile, Benton tries to redeem himself by working on a lost cause. |
| 55 |
"Union Station" |
November 21, 1996 |
| Time and Cupid wait for no man. A wedding in the waiting room contrasts with Greene's inability to express his feelings to Lewis, even though it's her last day at the ER. |
| 56 |
"Ask Me No Questions, I'll Tell You No Lies" |
December 12, 1996 |
| Jeanie's confidential medical files aren't confidential when Greene checks them and confirms his suspicions that she has HIV. Keaton levels with Carter about their relationship. |
| 57 |
"Homeless for the Holidays" |
December 19, 1996 |
| What child is this? Street kid Charlie brings a drug-addled woman's baby to Ross for treatment. Jeanie comes clean about her HIV. Hathaway observes Ukrainian Christmas with family and two unexpected guests. |
| 58 |
"Night Shift" |
January 16, 1997 |
| A night that begins slowly soon ignites: Greene risks his career to save a life, Benton discovers Carter's secret, Charlie suffers a beating and the ER suffers the shocking loss of one of its own. |
| 59 |
"Post Mortem" |
January 23, 1997 |
| Gant's death weighs heavily on Carter, and his anger grows over how Benton treated the intern. Hathaway copes with a makeshift RN staff during a labor sickout and takes the blame for a fatal trauma-room error. |
| 60 |
"Fortune's Fools" |
January 30, 1997 |
| A good day for Greene: he and Marquez end their romance amicably, and his mentoring of prospective interns earns praise. A lousy day for Hathaway: she's suspended from the staff. |
| 61 |
"Whose Appy Now?" |
February 06, 1997 |
| Carter is the delighted surgeon when Benton needs an appendectomy. Ross grapples with a teen's DNR request. Greene proves that the only thing worse than a two-timing cad is a three-timer. |
| 62 |
"The Long Way Around" |
February 13, 1997 |
| A heist at a neighborhood store erupts into a hostage crisis. Among the captives is Hathaway, who turns the store into an impromptu ER to help the injured...and develops an unexpected bond with one of the robbers. |
| 63 |
"Faith" |
February 20, 1997 |
| Benton is recovered from his surgery, but not his sense of guilt over Gant. Events don't work out as intended when Greene places a Down-syndrome person on a heart-transplant list and Ross assists a just-turned-18 patient who wants to pull the plug. |
| 64 |
"Tribes" |
April 10, 1997 |
| Do assumptions about race cloud Greene's judgement? Incidents involving two gunshot victims - one white, one black - and a black woman with undetected heart ailment causes him to reassess his thinking. |
| 65 |
"You Bet Your Life" |
April 17, 1997 |
| Carter puts his career in jeopardy when he circumvents channels to arrange surgery for a racetrack gambler. And Jeanie reconsiders her plight when she cares for an AIDS victim loathed by her unforgiving husband. |
| 66 |
"Calling Dr. Hathaway" |
April 24, 1997 |
| A mouse in the house - and perhaps a new doctor-in-training, too. A genetically engineered lab mouse escapes into the ER. Hathaway weighs her career options after she scores high on the MCAT. |
| 67 |
"Random Acts" |
May 01, 1997 |
| A brother donates a kidney to his sister, a stroke victim receives life-saving treatment, and Jeanie's ex is accepted into a new AIDS-drug study. But violence involving Greene casts a pall over the acts of healing and compassion. |
| 68 |
"Make A Wish" |
May 08, 1997 |
| It's Hathaway's birthday, but she doesn't want to hear about it. And it's the birth day of Carla and Benton's son when she goes into early labor. Greene returns to the ER, but settling in proves difficult. |
| 69 |
"One More for the Road" |
May 15, 1997 |
| Ross is increasingly drawn to Hathaway, Charlie reappears at the ER, Greene refuses to admit that he needs help and Carter and Anspaugh are still at loggerheads. Meanwhile, the Boulets find strength in their renewed relationship...and Benton draws strength from his tiny newborn son. |
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
| 70 |
"Ambush" |
September 25, 1997 |
| Someone is watching every move: A documentary film team follows Greene (who's still coping with having been savagely mugged) and the ER staff during a bustling day. Performed and broadcast live! |
| 71 |
"Something New" |
October 02, 1997 |
| New faces, standard chaos. Dr. Corday learns the ropes, Greene hires a new (and maybe incompetent) desk clerk, Carter tries to mentor new student George Henry, and Benton and Carla settle on a name for their child. |
| 72 |
"Friendly Fire" |
October 09, 1997 |
| Jerry takes a look at a paramilitary weapon brought into the ER by a gun seller. It's not loaded, right? Plus: Weaver takes aim at ER operating costs, and Hathaway feels threatened when Corday flirts with Ross. |
| 73 |
"When the Bough Breaks" |
October 16, 1997 |
| Children in a school bus accident overwhelm the ER, a crack addict goes into unexpected labor, and Jeanie takes a risky solo action to save a patient. And Carter and Benton's clash comes to a showdown. |
| 74 |
"Good Touch, Bad Touch" |
October 30, 1997 |
| Fatique, stress, personal problems, professional back-stabbing - it's great to be a doctor! Greene confronts legal problems, Benton juggles work and parenting and a rival takes credit for Carter's life-saving idea. |
| 75 |
"Ground Zero" |
November 06, 1997 |
| Weaver chops Jeanie out of the budget. Benton games Corday. Refusing help, Greene slips into the out-of-control zone. Ross's father dies in California. |
| 76 |
"Fathers and Sons" |
November 13, 1997 |
| A journey through the past: Greene accompanies Ross to California, where Ross makes funeral arrangements for his dad and Greene makes an awkward drop-in on his parents. |
| 77 |
"Freak Show" |
November 20, 1997 |
| Good news: Patients swarm Hathaway's clinic. Bad news: Because of a scheduling error, they arrive a week before anyone is ready for them. Jeanie takes a stand to keep her job. |
| 78 |
"Obstruction of Justice" |
December 11, 1997 |
| Battle lines drawn: Jeanie shows up to work though the prior day was officially her last, Carter defends a patient's rights and is jailed, and Ross overrides Weaver's treatment of a man with sickle cell anemia. |
| 79 |
"Do You See What I See?" |
December 18, 1997 |
| Christmas Eve miracles: A blind man insists Benton's touch restored his sight and a patient's attitude inspires Greene to apologize to the family that sued him. Ross proposes to Hathaway. |
| 80 |
"Think Warm Thoughts" |
January 08, 1998 |
| The dead of winter is far from dead as Corday upends protocol, Carter tries to impress a student and an elderly woman is admitted, unaware that she's been raped. Hathaway downplays her engagement. |
| 81 |
"Sharp Relief" |
January 15, 1998 |
| Weaver sees Synergix's dark side, Carter helps his addicted cousin, Benton and Corday draw closer, and a ride-along with Powell makes Hathaway realize she can't commit to Ross. |
| 82 |
"Carter's Choice" |
January 29, 1998 |
| Life in the ER is all about tough decisions. Carter makes a controversial choice about the treatment of a serial rapist, Ross comes to terms with Hathaway and Weaver acts on her misgivings about Synergix. |
| 83 |
"Family Practice" |
February 05, 1998 |
| Greene is in San Diego to help during a family crisis, one compounded by the longtime rift between him and his father - and by Cynthia's impulsive and unannounced arrival. |
| 84 |
"Exodus" |
February 26, 1998 |
| An explosion in a chemical warehouse floods the ER with contaminated victims. When Weaver succumbs to the toxins, Carter takes over. Corday risks her life to save a man trapped in the rubble. |
| 85 |
"My Brother's Keeper" |
March 05, 1998 |
| Family secrets: Carter faces his angry grandparents when Chase overdoses on heroin. Ross saves a little boy poisoned by his malevolent brother - who, in turn, may be the victim of his stepfather's abuse. |
| 86 |
"A Bloody Mess" |
April 09, 1998 |
| Full speed ahead, Corday. Her hemo-aid study conflicts with Romano's intentions, and her romantic play for Benton runs up against his attitudes about dating. Anspaugh's son needs a marrow match. |
| 87 |
"Gut Reaction" |
April 16, 1998 |
| Ross seeks an attending physician post. Benton risks his career by intervening in a procedure headed by Morgenstern. Carter is cut off from his trust fund. Del Amico learns she's a marrow match for a stranger. |
| 88 |
"Shades of Grey" |
April 23, 1998 |
| Two crisis of conscience: Del Amico freezes with indecision instead of helping a victim of an abortion clinic bombing; Morgenstern confronts his culpability in Dr. Swanson's death. |
| 89 |
"Of Past Regret and Future Fear" |
April 30, 1998 |
| A lovely Sunday afternoon...but not in the ER. Romano puts the moves on Corday, Ross deals with a heroin-addicted baby and a young father with hours to live longs to see the daughter he abandoned. |
| 90 |
"Suffer the Little Children" |
May 07, 1998 |
| How far is too far? Determined to help a drug-addicted infant, Ross secretly performs an urgent but unauthorized procedure...and is found out by Greene. A televangelist broadcasts from her ER bed. |
| 91 |
"A Hole in the Heart" |
May 14, 1998 |
| Ross's career is in jeopardy, Weaver copes (or doesn't) with career frustration, and Carter distrusts Del Amico's boyfriend. But the fragmented ER staff rallies to treat a family shot and left for dead by its deranged father. |
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
| 92 |
"Day for Knight" |
September 24, 1998 |
| New med-student Lucy Knight joins County General after encountering her first trauma on her way to the hospital. Her first assignment with Carter creates immediate tension between them, especially after talking with a patient's wife in medical, not laymens, terms, causing him to leave AMA. Carol takes Lucy under her wing and unknowingly allows her to take credit for starting an IV, impressing Carter. When a fireman comes in via helicopter, Lucy is left on the roof. She also deals with a woman who has suffered another miscarriage. |
| 93 |
"Split Second" |
October 01, 1998 |
| Dr. Corday considers staying at County General when her father offers her a job at his practice in England. Weaver suggests starting over as an intern. Kerry reminds Doug of his lawless practices about the McLean case. Lucy continues to be respected by Carter without merit. Greene discusses EMT practices and Carol hires a nurse practitioner to help with the clinic. Benton takes his son for another hearing test. Carter finds being a RA in the dorms. |
| 94 |
"They Treat Horses, Don't They?" |
October 08, 1998 |
| Mark treats a gunshot victim with a bomb strapped to his chest. Mark is persuaded by his daughter to treat a horse with colic, and Jerry offers a little comic relief. Kerry is frustrated when Angspaugh tells Kerry she isn't being considered for chief. Corday finishes her last day as a surgical fellow. Benton talks to his ex-wife about hearing aids for Reese. |
| 95 |
"Vanishing Act" |
October 15, 1998 |
| On her first day as a surgical intern, Corday is overworked by Edson and Romano. Carol trys to stop a wounded gangbanger from returning to the streets and seeking revenge. Carol believes she may be pregnant. Lucy finally reveals to Carter that she can't start an IV in the middle of a trauma. Jeanie asks to be a full-time PA for the pediactric ER. |
| 96 |
"Masquerade" |
October 29, 1998 |
| On Halloween, the ER is filled with sick children. Kerry tolerates a candidate for chief while waiting for the vote. Romano operates on a girl and learns she's genetically male. Carter breaks up a dorm party but some of Lucy's friends have overdosed and are unconscious. Mark learns that his ex-wife is taking his daughter to St. Louis. When a schizophrenic woman that claims she is pregnant comes in Mark and Carol make a mistake when they treat her. |
| 97 |
"Stuck on You" |
November 05, 1998 |
| After a teenage boy comes in from the streets, Mark tries to convince him to go to a shelter. When two brothers come in saturated in carpet glue, Carter shaves his beard. Corday is reassigned to Benton. Benton sees a deaf physician regarding his son. After Carter loses his job as RA, he finds a great apartment, in Weaver's basement. |
| 98 |
"Hazed and Confused" |
November 12, 1998 |
| An exhausted Corday makes a fatal error after being on call for 36 hours. Benton thinks about cochlear implants for Reese. Amanda Lee comes to the ER as a candidate for ER Chief. Carol lashes out at a woman who uses abortion as birth control after she herself does not get pregnant. Carter and Lucy argue when he uses her palm computer and learns what she thinks of him. |
| 99 |
"The Good Fight" |
November 19, 1998 |
| A girl and her father are brought in after a car accident. The girl needs surgery and shares a rare blood type with her father, who had kidnapped his daughter in a custody dispute. Lucy and Carter go throughout Chicago all day looking for him, causing Carter to dislocate his arm. Benton is forced to operate without blood. Lucy and Carter eventually find the father waiting for information at Doc Magoo's. |
| 100 |
"Good Luck, Ruth Johnson" |
December 10, 1998 |
| This is ER's 100th episode! It is the hospital's 100th anniversary and Ruth Johnson, who was born 100 years ago to the day, comes to the hospital with her large family. Carter, still recovering from his arm, acts as tour guide. Carol treats a boy who comes after being chased and ending with his friend being shot. Benton decides to postpone cochlear implants. Mark has dinner with Amanda Lee. Corday suggests changes at her M&M conference. Corday also breaks it off with Benton. |
| 101 |
"The Miracle Worker" |
December 17, 1998 |
| Jerry finds Dr. Lee snooping around Dr. Greene's locker. Later on, Dr. Greene can't find his gloves and Jerry finds an erotic note in Dr. Lee's charts. Nobody but Jerry believes that Dr. Lee is obsessed with Dr. Greene. When Romano invites Corday to a gala, he dumps his immense workload on Benton, which makes it impossible for him to see his son. Carter receives a card from a former patient who calls him an "instrument of God." Later on, Carter revives an 18-year old who flatlined. Now braindead, Carter begins to question if he did the right thing. When a young girl comes in with liver failure, Carter tries to convince the boy's mother to consent to donating his organs. Romano is called back to the OR when his patient bounces back. Benton is forced to begin without him, but when Romano returns, obviously drunk, Benton is forced to push Romano out of the way. The show ends with Dr. Lee putting Greene's gloves on her tree with eerie ornaments of the pair. |
| 102 |
"Nobody Doesn't Like Amanda Lee" |
January 07, 1999 |
| Dr. Greene finds the actions of Dr. Amanda Lee suspicious, and follows up to find out she forged medical school transcripts to get into her residency program. "Dr." Amanda Lee is not a doctor, and has impersonated a lawyer, and architect. A young couple in labor has an car acident rushing to the hospital, and kills a young boy. Dr. Benton is attempting to learn sign language to communicate with his son, after seeing how his patient communicates with her deaf mother. |
| 103 |
"Double Blind" |
January 21, 1999 |
| The ER recieves federal funds to take part in a double blind study on a new pain medication for children with fractures. Dr. Carter allows Lucy to advance to her surgical rotation. Dr. Benton struggles with a critically ill patient, who claims to be a survivor of slavery. Dr. Corday learns Dr. Romano is sexually harassing Maggie Doyle. Dr. Greene turns down an offer from NASA to be a Payload Specialist, but accepts an offer from the Dr. Anspaugh to attain tenure sooner then expected. Dr. Greene has to deal with a Paramedic on an Engine Company, who left a patient with a epidural hematoma to go on a fire run. Dr. Greene and Dr. Weaver find out Dr. Ross misused medication from the double blind study, and gave it to a family, who was not eligible for the study. |
| 104 |
"Choosing Joi" |
February 04, 1999 |
| Corday and Weaver meet to discuss the sexual harrassment complaint against Romano when Romano interrupts them. Ross illegally obtains a P.C.A. machine for Joi to deliver pain medication to her son. A woman comes into the ER with shortness of breath... and a dozen dogs. Carol arranges to take care of them. Meanwhile, Romano confronts Corday about her conversation with Weaver and threatens to expose her innappropiate relationship with Benton. Greene is surprised when he examines a custodian named Mobelage and he explodes in anger. Carter finds cancer while practicing an examination on a med-student. Romano is made Acting-Chief of Emergency Medicine. Hathaway and Ross go to Joi's house to help her while her son dies. ⅝ |
| 105 |
"The Storm (Part I)" |
February 11, 1999 |
| Ricky's father brings him into the hospital in respiratory distress. When he dies, the father accuses Doug of murder. When it is discovered that Doug had arranged illegaly a PCA machine for Joi and showed her how to use it; supposedly so she could administer a lethal dose. Carol's clinic is shut down and Dr. Weaver and Dr. Greene are disciplined for covering up Doug's actions. Meanwhile, Lucy and Carter almost have sex, but the word quickly spreads through the hospital. At the end of the show, the hospital learns of an overturned bus of children. Dr. Greene goes to the scene while Jeanie and Doug drive to the scene. |
| 106 |
"The Storm (Part II)" |
February 18, 1999 |
| The show begins with Jeanie and Doug in an accident. |
| 107 |
"Middle of Nowhere" |
February 25, 1999 |
| Dr. Benton tries to earn some extra money working at a clinic in extremely rural Laverne, Mississippi. |
| 108 |
"Sticks and Stones" |
March 25, 1999 |
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| 109 |
"Point of Origin" |
April 08, 1999 |
| April 1st. Mr Ikabo recovers, but he may be deported to Nigeria. Weaver may have found her mother. |
| 110 |
"Rites of Spring" |
April 29, 1999 |
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| 111 |
"Power" |
May 06, 1999 |
| Power goes up and down many times. Woman in coma is raped and abandoned. |
| 112 |
"Responsible Parties" |
May 13, 1999 |
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| 113 |
"Getting to Know You" |
May 20, 1999 |
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| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
| 114 |
"Leave It to Weaver" |
September 30, 1999 |
| An out-of control truck causes massive injuries; Greene and Weaver scheme to prevent Dr. Romano from becoming Chief of Staff, yet Kerry does not follow through with her side of the bargain and soon becomes Chief of Emergency Medicine. |
| 115 |
"Last Rites" |
October 07, 1999 |
| Greene and Weaver clash over the treatment of a critically ill teenager; Carter stumbles into a turf battle with paramedics at the scene of an accident. |
| 116 |
"Greene with Envy" |
October 14, 1999 |
| The hiring of another attending physician, considered a legend in emergency medicine, is a threat to Greene's ego. |
| 117 |
"Sins of the Fathers" |
October 21, 1999 |
| Cleo diagnoses food poisoning in a bratty girl, then is shocked when more severe symptoms begin to surface. |
| 118 |
"Truth & Consequences" |
November 04, 1999 |
| An explosion in a high-school science class floods the ER with many patients. |
| 119 |
"The Peace of Wild Things" |
November 11, 1999 |
| Carol tries to help a pregnant women who refuses to change an unhealthy lifestyle. |
| 120 |
"Humpty Dumpty" |
November 18, 1999 |
| Dr. Corday works to save life of rapist while Dr. Weaver and Dr. Kovac work on his victim. |
| 121 |
"Great Expectations" |
November 25, 1999 |
| Carol Hathaway goes into labor while she's on the subway; Greene entertains family while he's at Thanksgiving dinner. |
| 122 |
"How the Finch Stole Christmas" |
December 16, 1999 |
| On Christmas Eve, Lucy tries to help a women in desperate need of a heart transplant. |
| 123 |
"Family Matters" |
January 06, 2000 |
| Jing-Mei Chen treats a runaway teenager who bitterly keeps her identity secret. |
| 124 |
"The Domino Heart" |
January 13, 2000 |
| Greene is concerned about a gay couple's abusive relationship; a daughter wants her elderly mother admitted; a fever may prevent a heart transplant; a water shortage complicates matters; Hathaway returns to work. |
| 125 |
"Abby Road" |
February 03, 2000 |
| A new med student starts in the ER during an outbreak of flu cases in this well-scripted episode.
Abby Lockhart, a third-year med student, has an awkward beginning to her ER rotation when Hathaway recalls Abby as the nurse who helped in the delivery of her second twin and mistakenly thinks that she's switching nursing assignments. Meanwhile, Romano and Benton clash over a scheduled surgery; a young mother seeks help for her baby; two teens are treated following a school altercation; and Corday's mother comes to town.
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| 126 |
"Be Still My Heart" |
February 10, 2000 |
| Everybody prepares for the Valentine's Day party and get ready for celebration. Elizabeth's mother comes to see her operate; the doctors try to save a family involved in a car crash. A schizophrenic patient is checked into the ER but, due to Psych. being backed up, does not get help in time. Carter walks into Curtain 3 during the party, the patient stabs him, and, as he passes out, Carter sees a bloody Lucy across the room. |
| 127 |
"All in the Family" |
February 17, 2000 |
| The staff celebrate Valentine's Day, but the party is dismantled when Kerry discovers Carter and Lucy bleeding to death. The ER mobilises and works to save the lives of their fellow staff. While they are able to save Dr. Carter, Lucy dies on the operating table. The patient, who had vanished after the stabbing, gets brought back in after getting hit by a car. |
| 128 |
"Be Patient" |
February 24, 2000 |
| Kovac witnesses a hit-and-run and rushes the young victim to the hospital in a plumber's truck; two teenage girls want to be checked for a sexually transmitted disease; Corday's mother and Greene's father deepen their relationship. |
| 129 |
"Under Control" |
March 23, 2000 |
| Greene's in charge for a busy shift that sees Carter returning to work and numerous patients, including a male nurse being treated for having fainted. |
| 130 |
"Viable Options" |
April 06, 2000 |
| Various would-be recipients are in line for an organ transplant; Weaver disregards an order from Romano because she feels sorry for a patient's mother; Greene and Corday clash over his father's treatment. |
| 131 |
"Match Made in Heaven" |
April 13, 2000 |
| Patients include a woman with five children, a 16-year-old who had a car accident and a worker Carter thinks is faking an injury. |
| 132 |
"The Fastest Year" |
April 27, 2000 |
| As Weaver returns to work, Greene's father develops pneumonia; a 5-year-old's leukemia returns; an elderly couple come in for treatment; Kovac helps Hathaway buy a used car. |
| 133 |
"Loose Ends" |
May 04, 2000 |
| Greene takes time off to tend to his father at home; Hathaway's distracted, which interferes with her work; Malucci cares for a young incest victim. |
| 134 |
"Such Sweet Sorrow" |
May 11, 2000 |
| After six seasons as nurse Carol Hathaway, Julianna Margulies made her final appearance as a series regular in this poignant episode, which features a cameo by George Clooney.The episode finds Hathaway reaching a crossroads in her life after she revives a “do not resuscitate” cancer patient to allow the woman to spend a few last moments with her family. In other storylines, Greene decides to spend more time with his daughter; and Corday assesses Malucci's performance. |
| 135 |
"May Day" |
May 18, 2000 |
| According to co-executive producer Jack Orman, who wrote the script, the focus of this episode “involves Carter and his personal struggles, leading to a crisis and confrontation with the staff.” As the hour begins, Orman says, “Benton and Kovac are flown by helicopter to a grade school, where there's a shooting incident that is not yet contained. Gunmen are still at large, and Benton and Kovac are in intense conflict over who they need to transport first”---a young victim or a wounded shooter. Carter injects some unused narcotics from a trama as Abby walks in on him. She then tells Greene, who tells Kerry, and they form an intervention with Benton, Chen, and Anspaugh to get Carter to choose two options: go to Atlanta for drug rehab to return with support or lose his job on the spot. He quits and walks out, but Benton follows him. The episode ends as he escorts Carter to Atlanta. |
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
| 136 |
"Homecoming" |
October 12, 2000 |
| Carter is released from rehab and makes an uneasy journey home. Meanwhile, a custodial strike leads to chaos in the ER, where patients include a high-school athlete. |
| 137 |
"Sand and Water" |
October 19, 2000 |
| Parents of a premature baby beg the doctors to save him; a woman brings in her partner; Romano and Benton clash over a patient's treatment; Carter attends an AA meeting and sees someone he knows. |
| 138 |
"Mars Attacks" |
October 26, 2000 |
| Carter befriends a handicapped youngster (Alex D. Linz); because of a surgeon shortage, Corday instructs Greene via intercom on an operational procedure; some patients are arrested. |
| 139 |
"Benton Backwards" |
November 02, 2000 |
| Alan Young guest stars as a nursing-home patient in this absorbing episode, which contains some scenes of startling violence, both in and out of the ER.Archie Mellonston (Young), who's recently started speaking as if he were back in the Korean War, is brought in for treatment and Weaver takes an interest in him. Meanwhile, the clash between Benton and Romano reaches a surprising climax, and Greene gets special help for a pageant contestant who was injured at a beauty salon. |
| 140 |
"Flight of Fancy" |
November 09, 2000 |
| Carter has to tell a teen a secret concerning the lad's health; Greene has a perilous journey with a heart patient aboard a helicopter; Kovac tries to identify a mugger. |
| 141 |
"The Visit" |
November 16, 2000 |
| Field plays Maggie, who arrives---exuberantly and unexpectedly---in the ER and says that she's Abby's mother. This occurs on a typically busy day, during which Kovac suspects that a teen is a child-abuse victim; Corday treats a middle-aged surfer with a back problem; and Benton is called upon to try to save his wounded nephew. But when a staffer tells Abby that her mother is there to see her, she denies that the woman is who she claims to be. |
| 142 |
"Rescue Me" |
November 23, 2000 |
| Greene finds out about his brain cancer and Corday about being pregnant. |
| 143 |
"The Dance We Do" |
December 07, 2000 |
| Corday faces her first lawsuit and testifies in her first deposition; Benton treats his murdered nephew's girlfriend, Kinesha, and finds out who was responsible for his death; Maggie cycles into another manic and disappears after she is taken to the ER for treatment; Weaver unintentionally sends mixed signals to a female colleague, prompting a romantic overture; Greene tells Corday about his brain tumor. |
| 144 |
"The Greatest of Gifts" |
December 14, 2000 |
| Chen has her baby, then must decide if she still wants to give him up for adoption; Kinesha invites friends to Cleo's apartment, who promptly steal her car and wreck it; Greene and Corday travel to New York to consult a specialist about Greene's brain tumor; a kiss from a colleague leaves Weaver confused. |
| 145 |
"Piece of Mind" |
January 04, 2001 |
| James Belushi guest stars as a father involved in a car accident who discovers both a serious health problem and a new relationship with his rebellious son; Greene has surgery with a few complications along the way; bad judgment almost causes Carter to lose his medical career. |
| 146 |
"Rock, Paper, Scissors" |
January 11, 2001 |
| An injured bishop takes an interest in Dr. Kovac. |
| 147 |
"Surrender" |
February 01, 2001 |
| It is Greene's first day back at work since having surgery. |
| 148 |
"Thy Will Be Done" |
February 08, 2001 |
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| 149 |
"A Walk in the Woods" |
February 15, 2001 |
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| 150 |
"The Crossing" |
February 22, 2001 |
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| 151 |
"Witch Hunt" |
March 01, 2001 |
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| 152 |
"Survival of the Fittest" |
March 29, 2001 |
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| 153 |
"April Showers" |
April 19, 2001 |
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| 154 |
"Sailing Away" |
April 26, 2001 |
| Abby and Carter go to Oklahoma, where her mother, Maggie (Sally Field), is stranded in a motel room; Corday thinks that it's time to deliver; Maggie attempts suicide. Rena: Lourdes Benedicto. Kevin: Heath Freeman. Adam Metzer: Ben Lang. Abby: Maura Tierney. Carter: Noah Wyle. Corday: Alex Kingston. |
| 155 |
"Fear of Commitment" |
May 03, 2001 |
| After a court hearing, Maggie (Sally Field) is released from a psych hold, against Abby's wishes; Weaver learns that a patient (Bette Ford) was a TV personality she liked as a child; Benton's ex-teacher has a heart attack. Walter: Tom Bosley. Earl: Tom Poston. Carl Ferris: Roger Robinson. Noni: Kimberly McCullough. Abby: Maura Tierney. Weaver: Laura Innes. Benton: Eriq La Salle. |
| 156 |
"Where the Heart Is" |
May 10, 2001 |
| Maggie (Sally Field) wants to return to where she grew up; Weaver is still confused about her sexuality; Greene has an abused 7-year-old taken away from his father (Ted Marcoux); a developmentally challenged woman is an auto-accident victim, along with her brother; Benton's girlfriend and, newly available, ex-wife clash over Reese's care; Weaver pulls Carter and Chen out of the early running for Chief Resident. Bonnie Vogel: Julie Osburn. Derek Fossen: Ted Marcoux. Jim Vogel: Jack Hallett. Ben: Emmett Shoemaker. Reese: Matthew Watkins. Abby: Maura Tierney. Greene: Anthony Edwards. Benton: Eriq La Salle. |
| 157 |
"Rampage" |
May 17, 2001 |
| Derek Fossen (Ted Marcoux) terrorizes Chicago as he goes on a shooting spree to punish those he holds responsible for his abused son being taken away from him; Greene fears for his family's safety. Chen is back in the running for Chief Resident; Abby and Carter discuss separate career decisions as Carter tells Abby about his feelings for her; Weaver outs herself to Romano while defending her ex-girlfriend who she thinks Romano fired for being a lesbian. Cleo gets exposed to HIV+ blood; Greene has the option to let Fossen die. Derek Fossen: Ted Marcoux. Napalitano: Peter Onorati. Michael Jeffries: J.E. Freeman. Ted: Eli Russell Linnetz. Julie Oliver: Liane Curtis. Abby: Maura Tierney. Weaver: Laura Innes. Greene: Anthony Edwards. |
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
| 158 |
"Four Corners" |
September 27, 2001 |
| Greene hides his role in a killer's death, Carter buries a loved one and must deal with his chilly socialite parents, and Weaver returns to work fearing she's been outed. Meanwhile, Cleo begins to suffer from the side effects of her HIV treatment, Benton reaches out to his grieving sister, and the ER teems with patients after a feud erupts at a local talk show. |
| 159 |
"The Longer You Stay" |
October 04, 2001 |
| Gridlock in the ER leaves an off-duty Carter to handle Chen and Malucci's fatal error. Benton gets tragic news about Carla, Kovac ends it with Abby after she shows her true colors, and Greene begins to see the downside of being married to a fellow doctor. Meanwhile, a man from Weaver's past arrives with a lead on her birth mother. |
| 160 |
"Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic" |
October 11, 2001 |
| Weaver takes dire action after catching Malucci with his pants down. Greene's teen daughter drops by County with some unexpected news, an abandoned baby in Chen's care seems to have healing powers, and Abby ropes Carter into helping her fix a fishy mistake she made while clearing her stuff out of Kovac's place. |
| 161 |
"Never Say Never" |
October 18, 2001 |
| Dr. Susan Lewis returns and a simple lunch date with Greene leads to a new job at County General. Meanwhile, Abby's attempt to make peace with Kovac is impeded by the arrival of his bartending lady friend. Chen takes drastic action after Weaver strips her of the chief-residency position, and Benton works to save a man who thinks his death will improve his family's financial future. |
| 162 |
"Start All Over Again" |
October 25, 2001 |
| On her first day back, Lewis puts her new job in jeopardy after clashing with Weaver over a pregnant teen who may be deported if her parents learn of her condition. Meanwhile, Corday comes under fire after losing a patient to an odd infection she may be spreading, Carter's grandmother arrives in need of medical care, but she's opposed to his aid, and Abby bristles at a newly emerging relationship in the ER. |
| 163 |
"Supplies and Demands" |
November 01, 2001 |
| Carter and Lewis race to stop a possible outbreak after two college students test positive for meningitis. A specialist shadows Corday to find the root of the infection that has killed four of her elderly patients, Abby has a hard time letting Kovac go, especially once his enigmatic lady friend scores a job at the hospital, and Benton squares off with Roger over his expanded and irritating role in Reese's life. |
| 164 |
"If I Should Fall From Grace" |
November 08, 2001 |
| Carter discovers the sad truth about what's ailing his grandmother. Roger sues Benton for custody of Reese, Nicole gets a grim life lesson during her first day of training as a nurse's aide, and Corday gets a possible lead on why so many of her patients are dying. |
| 165 |
"Partly Cloudy, Chance of Rain" |
November 15, 2001 |
| As a storm soaks Chicago, Weaver and Gallant race to save a pregnant woman trapped in a crashed ambulance surrounded by live power lines. Carter's grandmother arrives with a mysterious injury and a morbid link to a hit-and-run victim, and Greene treats a teen taking the fall for losing his baby brother in a flooded river. Meanwhile, Benton's hopes of winning custody of Reese are dashed by a fateful DNA test, Cleo ends her days at County General, and Nicole gives Kovac bad news after being busted for burglary. |
| 166 |
"Quo Vadis?" |
November 22, 2001 |
| Benton and Roger face-off in court over custody of Reese, a firefighter piques Weaver's interest, Carter tends to a newlywed who may be allergic to her own husband, then lets Lewis in on his true feelings about her. Nicole drops a new bombshell on Kovac after Abby busts her for lying about the baby. Meanwhile, Corday waits for a widower to give the transplant team permission to harvest his brain-dead wife's internal organs and Greene drug-tests his daughter after she's busted with her pot-smoking beau. |
| 167 |
"I'll Be Home for Christmas" |
December 13, 2001 |
| Romano forces Benton to make a decision about his future at County as the custody trial for Reese reaches its climax. Carter's father drops a holiday bombshell and Kovac's former flame resurfaces with yet another secret. Meanwhile, Weaver and Lopez have their first date and the staff prays for a Christmas miracle after a young mom arrives with her critically injured son. |
| 168 |
"Beyond Repair" |
January 10, 2002 |
| As a cold front hits, Carter tries to hash things out with his mother and has a chilling run-in with a killer from his past. Weaver's closeted lifestyle sends Lopez packing and Abby spends her birthday falling into a dangerous old habit. Meanwhile, Lewis tries to help a prisoner avoid a certain death sentence and Greene finds cause for alarm among Rachel's things. |
| 169 |
"A River in Egypt" |
January 17, 2002 |
| Lopez takes drastic action to push Weaver out of the closet, Romano rehires a vengeful Chen, Abby tries and fails to help her neighbor escape an abusive situation, and Greene makes a decision about Rachel's future in Chicago. Meanwhile, Carter gets roped into playing peacemaker between his mother and his absentee father, and Lewis battles to keep an injured inmate safe from the men assigned to guard him. |
| 170 |
"Damage Is Done" |
January 31, 2002 |
| Greene faces the awful truth about Rachel after Ella is rushed to County for what he fears may be a drug overdose. Abby puts herself in the line of fire by taking in her battered neighbor and Carter's mother reaches out to a dying child in hopes of righting a past wrong. Meanwhile, Weaver takes the low road to punish Lewis for accepting a promotion and Chen decides it's time to lose the gloves in her dealings with a duplicitous colleague. |
| 171 |
"A Simple Twist of Fate" |
February 07, 2002 |
| Corday takes drastic action against Rachel for Ella's near-fatal drug overdose. Abby pays a steep price for helping Joyce escape Brian's abuse and Greene's health takes an ominous turn. Meanwhile, Carter's mother is forced to relive a past loss while tending to a young cancer patient and a string of food poisonings cause Lewis to flex her muscles as the newest member of management. |
| 172 |
"It's All in Your Head" |
February 28, 2002 |
| Greene keeps Corday in the dark after dire news forces him to seek emergency treatment and another woman's assistance. Chen is baffled by a coma patient in the early stages of labor and Abby learns that her home is no longer safe from her violent neighbor. Meanwhile, the ER is flooded with families, each torn apart by the mistakes of one member. |
| 173 |
"Secrets and Lies" |
March 07, 2002 |
| A mishap with a dominatrix patient's bag of tricks lands Kovac, Abby, Lewis, Carter and Gallant in a sexual harassment class, where tensions run high among various couplings. And by the end of the day, one pair is forced to face the truth about their dead-in-the-water romance. |
| 174 |
"Bygones" |
March 28, 2002 |
| Romano forces Corday to work in the ER, where she begins to realize that Lewis may hold the key to her estranged husband's disturbing behavior. Weaver tries to keep it together after Lopez is reported to have been lost in a school fire, a pair of college students are rushed into surgery following a knife attack on campus that hits close to home for one of the County staffers, and Abby settles into life at Kovac's while she searches for a new home. |
| 175 |
"Orion in the Sky" |
April 04, 2002 |
| Training a zealous intern leads Greene to a life-altering realization about the future of his own medical care and his ability to provide it to others. Elsewhere, a junkie gets a lesson in life's hardships after she goes into premature labor, a museum worker displays signs of a legendary ailment usually attributed to the undead, and Corday is forced to give in to a terminal patient's demands to die with dignity. |
| 176 |
"Brothers and Sisters" |
April 25, 2002 |
| A frantic phone call sends Lewis racing to New York, where she enlists a pair of police officers to locate her missing sister and niece. Back at County, Carter confronts Abby about her drinking but fails to sell her on a sober life; Corday gets bad news from Greene in Hawaii; and Pratt's showboating puts Gallant and a patient in peril. |
| 177 |
"The Letter" |
May 02, 2002 |
| A letter from Greene prompts Carter to confront Abby about her drinking, while Weaver sees the note as a reason to check her health and try her hand at romance. Meanwhile, a car crash reveals a shocking truth about Lewis's teen patient; and Pratt gets bad news about where he'll be spending his internship. |
| 178 |
"On the Beach" |
May 09, 2002 |
| It's the final days of Dr. Mark Greene's life. He spends it in Hawaii, where he grew up, with his daughter Rachel in the hope of that the trip will give the often antagonistic pair a chance to reconnect and heal some old wounds before it's too late. Then the unexpected arrival of Corday and baby Ella allows the weakening Greene to see his fractured family reunited. |
| 179 |
"Lockdown" |
May 16, 2002 |
| The usual chaos at County General quickly goes from frenzied to frightening when two children are brought in with symptoms eerily similar to smallpox. Racing to stem a possible plague — and national panic — Carter immediately orders an ER lockdown, with Weaver outside and a waiting room full of anxious patients inside. As Lewis attempts to contact the CDC about a vaccine, one patient's condition continues to deteriorate, while two of County's newest residents begin to show symptoms of exposure. |
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
| 180 |
"Chaos Theory" |
September 26, 2002 |
| Carter, Abby and others remain quarantined while County General's evacuation goes awry during the smallpox crisis. Meanwhile, a grieving Corday heads home to London, where her Americanized ways raise eyebrows among her UK colleagues. |
| 181 |
"Dead Again" |
October 03, 2002 |
| Local ER closings wreak havoc at County, as Carter tries to keep the peace. Weaver steps on a still-grieving Corday's toes and a med student awaits her overdue orientation. Meanwhile, Pratt's inability to follow orders results in tragedy for a mother of two. Gallant drives everyone crazy during his psych rotation. |
| 182 |
"Insurrection" |
October 10, 2002 |
| Carter takes drastic steps to improve security conditions at County after a frustrated patient takes matters into his own hands - violently; Meanwhile, Gallant tends to a hypochondriac who refuses to leave any symptom unchecked; Pratt is keeping a secret about his home situation; and Kovac has an unhappy ex-lover to contend with. |
| 183 |
"Walk Like A Man" |
October 17, 2002 |
| Tensions between meek med student Gallant and arrogant intern Pratt reach a fever pitch as they battle over two troubled patients. Abby tries to set the record straight with Carter about her drinking and Weaver makes a disastrous television appearance. |
| 184 |
"A Hopeless Wound" |
October 31, 2002 |
| A suspicious fire on Halloween floods the ER with many bizarrely costumed victims. Marquez threatens to file a grievance against Kovac, Romano's rehab lags behind his expectations, and he begins to doubt his role in surgery is no longer an option, and the staff greets an older but wiser surgical intern, Paul Nathan, who tries to overcome a daunting physical handicap. |
| 185 |
"One Can Only Hope" |
November 07, 2002 |
| Corday clashes with the new surgical resident, Paul Nathan, over his intervention in the treatment of a sickly young woman who signs a "Do Not Resuscitate" agreement. Abby's brother Eric returns with some all-too-familiar manic tendencies, Chen gives in to Pratt's less-than-tender loving care after a violent patient gets under her skin, and tensions between the nurses and doctors hit a fever pitch as a petition against Kovac leaves the ER short-staffed. |
| 186 |
"Tell Me Where It Hurts" |
November 14, 2002 |
| Kovac hits a new low in his search for a sexual high, Corday and Nathan reach an impasse regarding his future in medicine, Chen helps Carter treat a Chinese immigrant being exploited by her employer, and Abby fears the worse when her brother Eric disappears. |
| 187 |
"First Snowfall" |
November 21, 2002 |
| Abby's family nightmare continues when she and her mother, Maggie, go in search of her AWOL brother, Eric. Meanwhile, back in Chicago, a blizzard hampers Nathan and Corday's desperate attempt to save a family torn apart by a drunk driver. |
| 188 |
"Next of Kin" |
December 05, 2002 |
| Abby races to stop Maggie from taking manic-depressive Eric out of treatment and Kovac hits a new low when an elderly woman tips him for his medical services. Meanwhile, an abandoned baby dredges up painful memories for Chen and Pratt goes to bat for Leon after he's fired for stealing from his job. |
| 189 |
"Hindsight" |
December 12, 2002 |
| After a late-night car accident involving the increasingly self-destructive Kovac and med student Harkins, the hour unfolds backwards to recount the troubling events leading up to the crash. A boozy holiday party, rumors of an illicit tryst and a run-in with his ex, Abby, all plague Kovac, but it's his tragic misdiagnosis of a patient that ultimately sends him racing off on a reckless ride. Meanwhile, the ER is awash in Christmas casualties. |
| 190 |
"A Little Help From My Friends" |
January 09, 2003 |
| Kovac pays the price for his misdiagnosis that left a patient with brain damage. Pratt is caught bringing a gun into the emergency room, Weaver hopes to keep her pregnancy a secret, but physical complications might compromise her plans and Lewis keeps a wary eye on a self-destructive patient who admits to molesting young boys. |
| 191 |
"A Saint in the City" |
January 16, 2003 |
| Ethical crises abound after Weaver agrees to hide a politician's sexually-transmitted disease. Kovac plays God to get a critical patient into surgery and Pratt ignores a dying mother's orders in hopes of keeping her kids out of foster care. Meanwhile, Carter's family fortunes fail to pay off for an ailing doctor running a local clinic. |
| 192 |
"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished" |
January 30, 2003 |
| Carter's plan to help an ailing doctor leads to a dead-end — and a decision about his own career path. Pratt intervenes after a burglary lands Leon's pal in the ER, along with the cop he shot. Weaver's ethics are tested even further while setting up a photo-op for a politician hiding a severe condition. Corday is caught off guard by hot-shot new surgeon, Dr. Dorset, and Romano risks his standing at County by overseeing an operation he's incapable of completing. |
| 193 |
"No Strings Attached" |
February 06, 2003 |
| A downed plane over the Great Lakes sends Abby's world into a tailspin. Romano's surgical career is altered forever, a teen is suspected of intentionally running down her classmates, Weaver gets a promotion from a grateful alderman, and a terminal patient helps Lewis weigh the pros and cons of a blind date. Meanwhile, Pratt has an unexpected reaction to Chen's revelation about her baby. |
| 194 |
"A Boy Falling Out of the Sky" |
February 13, 2003 |
| Carter comes to the rescue when the stalled search for Abby's brother, Eric — and the arrival of her mother, Maggie — pushes the nurse to her limit. Meanwhile, Kovac comes back to work just in time to save an overdose case from frying his own brain. Pratt digs himself into a deeper hole with Chen during his stint with the EMTs and Lewis is also flattered by her teenaged admirer. |
| 195 |
"A Thousand Cranes" |
February 20, 2003 |
| Three persons are murdered during a holdup at Doc Magoo's, and Chen's partial description of one of the perps leads to an unpleasant morning for Pratt and Gallant. Lewis befriends a teenage cancer patient, despite his mother's disapproval, and Carter decides to propose to Abby, who's having difficulty finding someone to give her mother a ride to the bus station for her trip back to Wisconsin. |
| 196 |
"The Advocate" |
March 13, 2003 |
| A favor for a popular but closeted politician has dire results for Weaver — and a patient. Carter and Abby come to terms with their ailing romance. Kovac finds an unusual outlet for his inner demons and Romano's days as Chief of Staff begin to wane when Anspaugh assigns Weaver to replace him. |
| 197 |
"Finders Keepers" |
April 03, 2003 |
| Heads roll and hearts break after Romano is demoted to the ER, where a mom-to-be hears grim news about her own health. Pratt's faux pas spoils Chen's birthday and Kovac implores Weaver and Corday to help him arrange a pro-bono operation for a dying Croatian child. Meanwhile, a patient's broken wrist leads to tragic complications — and a change of perspective for a County newlywed. |
| 198 |
"Things Change" |
April 24, 2003 |
| Weaver treats a lethargic 6-week-old baby. Lewis works with a mentally ill man who took too much of his anti-psychotic medication, Kovac welcomes an old friend - a fellow Croatian doctor - to observe the chaos of an American inner-city hospital, Romano discusses grave options about his arm with Corday, and Carter receives some emotional news from home. |
| 199 |
"Foreign Affairs" |
May 01, 2003 |
| Kovac breaks every rule in the book to get a dying Croatian boy to Chicago in a race to save his life. Lewis waffles on whether she wants to end things with her "husband" Chuck, Carter's sad family gathering is interrupted by Abby's mentally troubled brother Eric. A minor league baseball player with a serious heart ailment is treated on the eve of his pitching debut with the Chicago Cubs, and Romano makes a dramatic decision about his mangled arm. Also, Kovac departs for the Congo after saying goodbye to Abby. |
| 200 |
"When Night Meets Day" |
May 08, 2003 |
| As a solar eclipse approaches approaches, the early shift sees a weary Carter fielding a slew of casualties from a cult's suicide pact. Intercut with that chaos are scenes of Pratt, whose skills are tested on the final night of his residency. Meanwhile, Corday offers support as Romano undergoes surgery to amputate his arm, and Kovac calls from Africa for backup... and it comes from an unlikely source. |
| 201 |
"Kisangani" |
May 15, 2003 |
| After weeks of professional and personal setbacks, Carter leaves the ER — and Abby — behind to join the equally troubled Kovac on a relief mission in war-torn Africa. But upon arrival, the hellish conditions, lack of supplies and rampant disease soon have him clamoring for the comforts (and even the chaos) of Chicago. In time, these unlikely allies realize they are exactly where they're needed most, especially after a skirmish between local rebels and the African government's Army triggers the docs' bloody battle to save a child caught in the crossfire. |
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
| 202 |
"Now What?" |
September 25, 2003 |
| The ER is undergoing extensive renovations; Carter returns from Africa but in trouble with Abby; new medical student, Neela Rasgotra, causes a stir when she unexpectedly helps a patient - and angers Chen as Pratt flirts with her; Romano sports a new look and Carter receives an ominous call from Africa. |
| 203 |
"The Lost" |
October 02, 2003 |
| Carter returns to the Congo to search for the body of a fellow doctor and reunites with several associates. Elsewhere in the strife-torn country, 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 |
"Dear Abby" |
October 09, 2003 |
| Abby's frustrating day gets worse when she gets a special "Dear John" letter from Carter in the Congo while her fellow nurses threaten a walkout and her opinions are ignored. Romano's mood gets nastier when he is fitted with an antiquated hook for his missing arm. Pratt uneasily meets Chen's old-fashioned parents for dinner. In addition, three new second-year residents join the staff - including Archie Morris and the self-assured Dr. "Coop". |
| 205 |
"Shifts Happen" |
October 23, 2003 |
| Pratt and Weaver wind up on the wrong side of two judgment calls during a hellacious night shift that also finds Abby seeking funds for a hush-hush personal endeavor. Neela deals with a little girl who arrives with her beloved grandmother whose status is DNR. And Corday warms up to Dr. Dorset. |
| 206 |
"Out of Africa" |
October 30, 2003 |
| Kovac's day back in the ER is a busy one. Lewis fears for a distraught architect, Ben Hollander, whose degenerating eyesight makes him despondent while a spirited new nurse, Samantha Taggart, replaces Abby - who decides to return to medical school. And Morris is overwhelmed by the chaos and grisly conditions of life in the ER. |
| 207 |
"The Greater Good" |
November 06, 2003 |
| Pratt and Kovac clash over a miscarriage-prone young woman who arrives to deliver a premature baby; Lewis goes above and beyond the call of duty to help Ben Hollander cope with his failing vision; and Coop makes a romantic play for Chen. |
| 208 |
"Death and Taxes" |
November 13, 2003 |
| Lewis's busy workload threatens to keep her from an important date with Hollander; Kovac and Corday clash over the treatment of a patient with questionable symptoms; and Sam's son spends a day underfoot at the ER. Meanwhile, Gallant must gamble with a risky hospital transfer to help a young septic cancer patient and Chen gets bad news from China about her parents. |
| 209 |
"Freefall" |
November 20, 2003 |
| A Thanksgiving tragedy high above the ER has the County staff racing to aid the survivors and Lewis fearing the worst about one of the possible casualties. Elsewhere, Romano threatens to file a serious complaint against the brash Pratt and catches Morris with cannabis. Also, Kovac enjoys Thanksgiving dinner with Sam and her son Alex. |
| 210 |
"Missing" |
December 04, 2003 |
| Two distinct cultures collide when Neela treats two Amish teenagers involved in a car accident. Corday and a few others mourn the loss of Dr. Romano. Elsewhere, Sam clashes with sympathetic Kovac when he pays too much attention to her trouble-prone son Alex and Lewis is pained when an unconscious 5-year-old girl cannot be traced to any parent or guardian. |
| 211 |
"Makemba" |
December 11, 2003 |
| On Christmas Eve, a chilled emergency room staff do their best to observe the holiday while a crusading Carter does the same half a world away as his friendship and relationship with Makemba, a native AIDS worker, is revealed. |
| 212 |
"Touch and Go" |
January 08, 2004 |
| Carter returns from Africa full of surprises including a new love, Makemba "Kem". Pratt accidentally breaks a patient's neck while doing an unsupervised intubation. A whole nursing shift cannot go home until they find one missing Valium. |
| 213 |
"NICU" |
January 15, 2004 |
| Neela and Abby face their toughest rotation ever after being assigned to the Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit, where Weaver and Sandy come needing help with their newly born son, Henry. |
| 214 |
"Get Carter" |
February 05, 2004 |
| Carter's girlfriend, Kem, steps on more than a few toes while spending a day observing County in action. Pratt has a hard night and questions his abilities as he treats a variety of patients. Gallant accompanies the paramedics and is almost shot in a violent domestic dispute where he befriends a frightened boy. Lewis turns down a promotion, due to an imminent change in her lifestyle. |
| 215 |
"Impulse Control" |
February 12, 2004 |
| 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. Carter shows Kem the city and proposes they move into a townhouse he bought for them. And Kovac receives a sexy late-night visit from Sam. |
| 216 |
"Blood Relations" |
February 19, 2004 |
| Neela's faced with crippling claustrophobia while trapped in a hyperbaric chamber with a baby suffering from carbon-monoxide poisoning. Meanwhile, Chen returns from China with her ailing father; Weaver breaks bad news to a mother about her son's leukemia; and Sam ponders the repercussions of her night with Kovac. |
| 217 |
"Forgive and Forget" |
February 26, 2004 |
| Sam's troubled by Kovac's visiting African tryst; one of County's former patients uses a tank to exact a revenge that threatens half of Chicago; Corday is charmed by a fellow surgeon; a staffer becomes a patient after suffering a heart attack. |
| 218 |
"The Student" |
April 01, 2004 |
| Carter urges Neela to be more pro-active in the ER, that she goes too far in treating a brain-injury patient - and a sympathetic Gallant errs further by falsifying a medical report. Kovac treats the disoriented young son of a man who fears that tests will reveal he's not the boy's father. Chen scrambles to find an appropriate caregiver for her ailing father. And Corday is uneasy about dating two men. |
| 219 |
"Where There's Smoke" |
April 08, 2004 |
| 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. Lewis suffers labor pains and is confined to bed rest, while tension remains between Gallant and Neela as an investigation begins into the suspicious death. Later, Gallant reveals to Neela that he'll be deployed to Iraq. Sam is surprised by the arrival of Alex's dad. Corday discovers that she's the new Head of Surgery. |
| 220 |
"Just a Touch" |
April 22, 2004 |
| A breast exam lands Pratt in hot water when a woman informally accuses the young doctor of sexual harassment. 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. Weaver vows to fight for her baby son and Chen is at wit's end when she brings her combative and ailing father home. Sam is baffled by her ex's return — and Kovac's take on the new man in Alex's life. |
| 221 |
"Abby Normal" |
April 29, 2004 |
| Weaver considers drastic action to keep Lopez's folks from taking custody of Henry. Abby is in the midst of her psychiatric rotation and tries to help a seizure-prone mother with a controversial drug treatment. Pratt lays into Neela for avoiding the ER to work in a lab. Kovac's relationship with Sam and her son Alex grows awkward when Alex' father returns. Carter impresses a returning Kem — but annoys his father — with a shake-up at his family's foundation. |
| 222 |
"Midnight" |
May 06, 2004 |
| Carter is alarmed as he rushes his pregnant girlfriend Kem into the ER when he suspects trouble, while 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. Neela prepares for her graduation while Abby prefers to sit it out. Sam's ex makes his intentions clear to Kovac. |
| 223 |
"Drive" |
May 13, 2004 |
| A car wreck brings out Kovac's inner hero. Neela heads for the University of Michigan to begin her internship; her fellow doctors question the bruises on Chen's face; Dr. Pratt keeps a mentoring eye on a young heart patient, Elgin. Weaver hopes to gain custody of her son and Sam flees with Alex after Steve settles down in Chicago. Pratt, Chen and Elgin are victims of gunfire by an irritated motorist. |
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
| 224 |
"One for the Road" |
September 23, 2004 |
| Pratt, Chen and Elgin are being rescued after eluding gunfire and crashing into the Chicago River. Sam seeks to escape her returning boyfriend and hits the road. Two new interns, including Ray Barnett, arrive at County. |
| 225 |
"Damaged" |
October 07, 2004 |
| Carter suffers with depression, Abby deals with resentful nurses and tends to a young woman kidnapped and forced into sexual slavery. Elsewhere, Kovac makes an honest confession to a fleeing Sam, and Neela gets a visit from her domineering, old-school parents. |
| 226 |
"Try Carter" |
October 14, 2004 |
| Carter convinces Corday to perform an illegal transplant operation, Abby and Ray argue on the course of treatment of an injured bicycle messenger, Neela looks for employment, and Corday confronts Weaver on her latest surgeon choice. |
| 227 |
"Fear" |
October 21, 2004 |
| Two small children are rushed to the ER after falling from a third story window, but all is not what it seems. Corday is disciplined, and instead of taking a non-tenure track position, she decides to call it quits. Lewis, the new Chief of Emergency Medicine, offers Neela a job at the hospital. |
| 228 |
"An Intern's Guide to the Galaxy" |
November 04, 2004 |
| It’s Neela’s first day back at the ER and Pratt expects the interns to take a large patient load during their shifts. In competition, Ray makes a big mistake donating a patient’s organs against the family’s wishes. Carter asks new social worker, Wendell Meade, to walk out with him in a coy pursuit. |
| 229 |
"Time of Death" |
November 11, 2004 |
| Kovac, Abby, Pratt and Sam try to save the life of an alcoholic man (Ray Liotta), who might be living his final minutes. As his life hangs in the line, he tries to make ends meet with his son. The entire show consists of this one plot line; there are no side stories. |
| 230 |
"White Guy, Dark Hair" |
November 18, 2004 |
| Kovac and Sam treat a woman who was brutally beaten and raped. Wanting to help police, Sam tries a risky procedure. Lewis schedules a JCAHO emergency drill without telling the staff. Carter tends to a teenage girl denying her newly born baby. |
| 231 |
"A Shot in the Dark" |
December 02, 2004 |
| Lewis, Neela and Ray treat a police officer shot during a robbery. His 15-year-old son must make a difficult decision on his fathers course of treatment and he turns to Ray for advice. |
| 232 |
"Twas the Night" |
December 09, 2004 |
| It's Christmas Eve in the ER. 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. When Chen can't find someone to cover her shift so she can attend to her ailing father, she quits. |
| 233 |
"Skin" |
January 13, 2005 |
| Abby is kidnapped by gang members in the hope that she can save one of their wounded. Ray begins treatment on a woman who soon requests a new doctor. Weaver helps Lewis cope with her new administrative position. |
| 234 |
"Only Connect" |
January 20, 2005 |
| Lewis assigns Kovac to teach the residents how to communicate more effectively with their patients. They are put to the test when two teenagers are brought to the ER with gun shot wounds. Also, Abby returns to work still dealing with the trauma of her abduction. |
| 235 |
"The Providers" |
January 27, 2005 |
| Carter treats a 16-year-old girl who is suffering after taking a new drug to control her seizures. Carter's old medical student, George Henry, is the girls doctor. When things get worse, the father makes a desperate acts to save his daughter. |
| 236 |
"Middleman" |
February 03, 2005 |
| Kovac and Pratt examine a man who got shot when he confronted his boss with a gun and Kovac and Dubenko get into a disagreement, Jake tries to convince Abby that being a student shouldn't keep him from dating her. Also, Pratt treats a boy with a suspicious gash. |
| 237 |
"Just As I Am" |
February 10, 2005 |
| Weaver treats an evasive patient who reveals to her that she's her birth mother. As they spend time together, Weaver reveals to her mother - an evangelical Christian - that she is gay. |
| 238 |
"Alone in a Crowd" |
February 17, 2005 |
| If a lone tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound? When a young mother of three suffers a stroke, 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. |
| 239 |
"Here and There" |
February 24, 2005 |
| 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. |
| 240 |
"Back in the World" |
March 24, 2005 |
| 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 |
"Refusal of Care" |
April 21, 2005 |
| Lewis, Neela and Sam are unable to treat a woman suffering from the affects of a hunger strike. Meanwhile, Abby is unable to prove that a 72-year-old woman is the victim of elder abuse. |
| 242 |
"Ruby Redux" |
April 28, 2005 |
| Healing old wounds is not easy. 85-year-old Jules Rubadoux is brought in and erroneously accuses 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. Also, Morris may end up with the chief resident job. And may Sam be pregnant? |
| 243 |
"You Are Here" |
May 05, 2005 |
| Morris has been appointed the new chief resident and immediately locks horns with Pratt as they deal with the casualties from a fire at an apartment building. Lewis is taking out her frustration from not being tenured on Carter. Kovac finds Sam's pregnancy test, but quickly discovers that she's not pregnant. |
| 244 |
"Carter est Amoureux" |
May 12, 2005 |
| After hearing that her mother is sick, Carter flies to Paris to see Kem. While there, Carter offers to move back to Africa to start all over. Abby, Ray and Neela all make medical mistakes. While in counseling, Sam reveals that Kovac and her shouldn't be together. |
| 245 |
"The Show Must Go On" |
May 19, 2005 |
| It's Carter's last shift in the ER. Kovac and most of the ER staff take Carter on a surprise good-bye party. Meanwhile, Ray and Morris attend their own party that soon is interrupted by disaster that quickly is taken to County where Abby, Neela and Ray must step up to the challenge all on their own. Also, Sam learns that her son Alex has ran away. |
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
| 246 |
"Cañon City" |
September 22, 2005 |
| Kovac and Sam report Alex missing to the police and suspect that he's trying to find his father. They're especially worried because Alex is diabetic and he has forgotten his insulin. Meanwhile, Pratt, Lewis, and Morris guide the new R2s on managing their new interns. |
| 247 |
"Nobody's Baby" |
September 29, 2005 |
| Ray attends to a surrogate mother who goes into labor prematurely after being involved in a car accident. A difficult decision must be made as the baby's life hangs in the balance. Pratt gets a visit from his estranged father. Kovac copes with another failed relationship when Sam announces she's moving out, but gets support from Abby. |
| 248 |
"Man With No Name" |
October 06, 2005 |
| It's a bad day for Kovac as he and Sam can't be civil after their disruptive break up, and a new nurse manager, Eve Peyton, enforces her strict and efficient new procedures. Abby treats a breast cancer patient who is having a hard time coming to terms with her condition. Also, Neela prepares a care package for Gallant and Abby makes a discovery about Dubenko. |
| 249 |
"Blame It On The Rain" |
October 13, 2005 |
| In the wake of heavy rains, the ER is flooded with diverse patients, including a baby involved in a suspicious car crash with her mother, a heart-attack victim visited by his sex-therapist, and a comatose woman who suddenly awakes. Sam confronts Eve about her strict ways and Abby learns about Dubenko's condition. Kovac's comatose nursing home patient suddenly regains consciousness. |
| 250 |
"Wake Up" |
October 20, 2005 |
| New attending physician, Victor Clemente, arrives to help make the ER more efficient, but the residents aren't too fond of him. Kovac bonds with his awakened coma patient who is wondering about a past incident. Abby's breast cancer patient convinces her to take a long awaited exam. |
| 251 |
"Dream House" |
November 03, 2005 |
| Clemente, Abby and Neela secretly care for an infant chimpanzee. Eve promotes Sam and assigns her a dreadful task: she must fire a beloved and long-time nurse, Haleh. |
| 252 |
"The Human Shield" |
November 10, 2005 |
| The treatment for a 10-year-old victim of a shooting sparks a dispute between Kovac and Clemente, which Abby is stuck in the middle of. Paramedic Gates flirts with Neela, who is awaiting Gallant's arrival. Abby takes out her frustration on Kovac and they kiss. |
| 253 |
"Two Ships" |
November 17, 2005 |
| Kovac and Abby wake up together but decide to remain friends. The ER prepares to take in victims of a plane crash, while Neela and Pratt head out to the crash site where Neela distinguishes herself. Neela gets a surprising visit. |
| 254 |
"I Do" |
December 01, 2005 |
| Back from Iraq, Gallant surprises Neela by impulsively asking her to marry him. Morris stands up to Weaver on a patient's course of treatment. Kovac and Clemente continue their ongoing rivalry as they vie for the same job, which Kovac eventually gets. Neela and Gallant marry, and Kovac and Abby realize they want more than just friendship. |
| 255 |
"All About Christmas Eve" |
December 08, 2005 |
| Kovac arrives for his first day as Chief of Emergency Medicine wearing a Santa hat, with presents for everyone. Pratt and Weaver try to make a Christmas miracle happen for a girl who was mistakenly shot. Haleh holds her annual choir tryouts, Eve crosses the line with a disruptive patient, Clemente gets a visit from a past lover, and Abby has a special gift for Kovac. |
| 256 |
"If Not Now" |
January 05, 2006 |
| Abby and Kovac agonize over what to do about her unexpected pregnancy, eventually deciding to keep the baby. Neela and Kovac help a religious teenager weigh all her pregnancy options, but differ on what course she should take. Clemente's past is starting to catch up with him as police visit to investigate a past incident. Weaver falls on the ice and realizes she needs surgery. |
| 257 |
"Split Decisions" |
January 12, 2006 |
| With Abby now expecting, she and Kovac venture out for some baby shopping. Ray helps a former girlfriend escape from her abusive father, and Dubenko volunteers to take on the dayshift but is overwhelmed. Pratt falsifies a blood test to help a friend avoid arrest, and Neela gets unexpected news from Gallant. |
| 258 |
"Body and Soul" |
February 02, 2006 |
| A former professor and mentor of Abby's is brought into the ER in the later stages of ALS disease. He wants to give up, but Abby and the doctors try to give him hope and the strength to keep fighting. |
| 259 |
"Quintessence of Dust" |
February 09, 2006 |
| An unexpected visitor puts Clemente in the middle of a domestic dispute. Kovac and Abby await important test results regarding their baby. Neela struggles with her surgical elective, and Ray tries to convince a homeless musician to accept help from his family. |
| 260 |
"Darfur" |
March 02, 2006 |
| Carter works in the Sudanese desert, helping treat hundreds of diseased people including a woman raped by a militant group. Back in the ER, Pratt and Neela 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. Kovac refuses to let Clemente return to work until he is reviewed by the Impaired Physician Committee. |
| 261 |
"Out on a Limb" |
March 16, 2006 |
| Weaver must make a difficult choice about having hip replacement surgery. Sam treats a man who collapsed, Richard Elliott, who offers her an intriguing job she might not be able to refuse. Meanwhile, 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. Pratt confesses to Kovac that he falsified a blood test and an infuriated Kovac suspends him. |
| 262 |
"Lost In America" |
March 23, 2006 |
| Kovac, with Abby's help, works feverishly to save a young Turkish woman with multiple stab wounds. Kovac and the girl's mother connect as she shares her experiences, causing him to remember the tragedy in his own life. As the girls' condition worsens, Clemente steps in and decides to try a risky procedure. Sam accepts a part-time job working for Richard Elliott. Neela pulls an all-nighter in preparation for a speech at a surgeon's convention but is disappointed when her speech goes awry. |
| 263 |
"Strange Bedfellows" |
March 30, 2006 |
| A case involving two teens injured in a car accident proves baffling as the doctors try to determine why the girl is unconscious and why her male companion is so hostile toward the police. Meanwhile, Neela copes with a visit from Gallant's bickering parents, Morris gets a tempting job offer from a pharmaceutical company, and Kovac tells Abby that he plans to go to Africa and help Carter, but when he realizes Abby is not crazy about the idea he decides to send someone else in his place. Sam enjoys the perks of working for Elliott. Ray struggles with some unresolved feelings for Neela. |
| 264 |
"No Place to Hide" |
April 27, 2006 |
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| 265 |
"There Are No Angels Here" |
May 04, 2006 |
| Pratt's work in Darfur brings him into contact with an injured Sheik and his pregnant wife. The Sudanese police hound the couple because of their political importance and prevent Pratt and Carter from caring for the Sheik. His wife delivers the baby while he is imprisoned and suffers post partum complication that necessitate transporting her to a surgical center. On the way Pratt and Dakarai (guest star Eamonn Walker) are attacked by Janjaweed soldiers and Pratt must continue the journey alone. |
| 266 |
"The Gallant Hero and The Tragic Victor" |
May 11, 2006 |
| Kovac is forced to take serious action as Clemente's behavior spirals out of control. Neela receives a job offer and tragic news. Pratt readjusts to American medicine while treating a young boy whose father and brother have both been severely beaten. Kovac and Abby take a quiet moment to dream about a vacation before the baby is born. |
| 267 |
"Twenty-One Guns" |
May 18, 2006 |
| Pratt and Neela attend Gallant's funeral. Sam's ex-husband Steve and another inmate are brought into the ER after a prison fight. With the help of the other inmate's girlfriend, the men put their escape plan into action. Walking into the room, Luka inadvertently discovers their plan and is drugged and tied to a gurney, Sam convinces them to let her intubate him as the drug is paralyzing his lungs. The two men, with Sam forced to assist, finally make their way to the exit doors, but things don't go smoothly, and a major shoot-out ensues. The ER is in chaos; Jerry has been shot. The two men grab Sam and make it out of the building. She becomes their hostage, along with her son, Alex, who was already in the waiting getaway van. Back in the ER, the staff try to save Jerry, and Abby collapses just outside a trauma room where Luka is being treated; he helplessly watches her place a bloody handprint on the door window just before she slumps over and falls to the floor. |
| # |
Title |
Original airdate |
| 268 |
"Bloodline" |
September 21, 2006 |
| Right after the season finale's events, the hospital staff is trying to make things right again. Kerry finds Luka and Abby, and Abby is rushed to OB where she gives a premature birth and is forced to have a hysterectomy. Meanwhile, Sam tries to get help but is caught by one of Steve's lackeys. After a chase from a local police officer goes anything but smoothly, they decide to hide out. Eventually Steve shoots his former conspirators and tells Sam they will be together forever and that he'd rather they all be dead. He then proceeds to rape her. Later, Sam takes the keys to the van and as she gets ready to take Alex home she goes back, picks up Steve's gun, and shoots him. |
| 269 |
"Graduation Day" |
September 28, 2006 |
| When Abby gives an early birth to Joe, Maggie returns and has a slighty more pleasant time than usual with Abby. Luka and Abby clash about an experimental treatment for Joe and eventually Abby caves. Morris wants, and finally gets his original job back. Kerry is demoted to an Attending after confessing that she, not Luka, was responsible for the Clemente fiasco. Paramedic Tony Gates from last season returns and offers emotional support to a still greiving Neela, and we learn that he is becoming an intern at the hospital. |
| 270 |
"Somebody to Love" |
October 5, 2006 |
| Pratt's excitement at becoming an attending is cut short when he has to deal with interns. Gates and Pratt argue over a heart patient's treatment while the man's partner (John Mahoney) fights against the patients' family. Gates goes against Pratt's orders and does what he feels is right, which ultimately makes things worse on all fronts. After finding out Alex hasn't been talking to the psychologist that Sam has set him up with, she confronts him about it. Alex knows what Sam did to Steve. Gates has sex with what appears to be his roommate. |
| 271 |
"Parenthood" |
October 12, 2006 |
| A grandfather and grandson are in injured in a chainsaw accident, leaving Luka stuck upstairs with a difficult case. Pratt has his trial-by-fire when he has to handle the ER alone, juggling multiple traumas, teaching duties and a troublesome intern. Neela mentors a new med student, and lends a hand when Pratt makes a serious error. Abby enrolls in a “Mommy and Me” class, but it’s not all fun and games, and Sam discovers Alex’s latest extra-curricular activity |
| 272 |
"Ames v. Kovac" |
October 19, 2006 |
| Award winning actor/director Forest Whitaker begins a five-episode arc as Curtis Ames, a carpenter who suffers a stroke under Luka’s care, and sues him for malpractice. In the opener, Luka and Ames square off in court as each man’s recollections of Ames’ treatment are recounted via testimony and flashbacks. Meanwhile, Luka worries about the implications of the suit and the possible outcomes. Abby returns to work and must adjust to the dramatic changes in her life. An equipment shortage hampers Pratt, Abby and Neela’s treatment of a patient, leading them to attempt a risky procedure. Pratt’s early morning trip to the barbershop results in a new awareness of community need. |
| 273 |
"Heart of the Matter" |
November 2, 2006 |
| A collision between a motorcycle and a car brings critical patients to the ER. Luka and Ray treat the motorcycle rider, and discover a condition his wife wants kept secret. Abby and Neela work on the driver of the car, but his surgery doesn’t go well and his wife soon has troubles of her own. Pratt has a new lady in his life, and a new roommate, while Gates has a different kind of girl-trouble. Luka gets some important news, and an unexpected visitor. |
| 274 |
"Jigsaw" |
November 9, 2006 |
| A young man who’s more than he seems to be presents a challenge to Morris and Sam. Luka's and Abby’s childcare emergency means balancing baby care with patient care in the ER. A transplant patient waits anxiously for a heart. |
| 275 |
"Reason to Believe" |
November 16, 2006 |
| A patient is brought to the ER after a bar fight by his wife who also has minor injuries. Abby tries to help the man into a treatment program for his alcoholism while Kovac accuses the man of beating his wife. A homeless boy, Paulie, is brought in and the doctors fear that he had rabies. The tension between Gates and Pratt stop after a fight. Before Pratt had found his brother, Chazz, with his gay lover. Luka speaks with a cop about the threat from Curtis Ames. |
| 276 |
"Scoop and Run" |
November 23, 2006 |
| It's thanksgiving in the ER and Abby is called in for a transport by helicopter. The patient was unstable and ended up dying. Abby and the others in the helicopter then take over a new commission, a big car accident. She struggles to keep a little boy's mom alive who's stuck in a crashed bus. Meanwhile in the ER, Sam's son Alex is volunteering and keeps a patient, Lulu, company because her parents don't show up. Neela decides to take things slow with Gates, yet she started to make out with him. |
| 277 |
"Tell Me No Secrets..." |
November 30, 2006 |
| A teenaged girl is found in front of her school, bleeding and apparently raped. As Luka and Gates treat her, Abby and Neela try figure out the truth about what happened, while Luka must help the girl's mother, a colleague. When the police are no help with Ames, Luka decides to confront the problem. Abby's friend from Ike's returns. Pratt struggles to cope when his brother comes out. There’s a new nurse on the floor, but can he handle the ER? Meanwhile, Ray’s got a secret and Gates pours on the charm, but Neela’s not impressed. |
| 278 |
"City of Mercy" |
December 7, 2006 |
| It’s Christmas in the ER again. Luka and Abby as Rudolph and his elf, visit pediatrics, while Morris learns the meaning of Christmas when he plays Santa to a special girl. Ames takes action that creates tension between Luka and Abby, leading Luka to make a heartfelt confession. Teller returns, sending Gates and Ray on a mission, while Neela oversees an unusual kidney transplant case. Sam and Ben take a stand when a patient is dumped in an alley by Mercy Hospital. Morris gets an offer he can't refuse, but somehow, does. |
| 279 |
"Breach of Trust" |
January 4, 2007 |
| Budget cuts force Luka to make a difficult personnel decision. As word gets around the ER, emotions run high, and the affected staffer makes a last stand. Abby wonders if Luka is keeping a secret. Pratt’s efforts at community service lead to an unanticipated turn of events. Gates’ home life intrudes on the ER, affecting Neela. Morris’ missing credit card has Sam concerned. |
| 280 |
"A House Divided" |
January 11, 2007 |
| Gary Sutton, a man whose son and stepson got injured in a snow mobiling accident, argues with the doctors when it's clear he favors his natural son's well-being over the stepson's especially since he thinks the accident was the stepson's fault. Pratt is under investigation for his relationship to a church medical clinic. *Note: This is Dr. Weaver's Final Appearance. |
| 281 |
"Murmurs of the Heart" |
February 1, 2007 |
| Ames breaks in and threatens Abby and baby Joe, telling her to call Kovac immediately. Pratt has been arrested for his involvement in the church's medical clinic. Kovac is trying to bail him out of jail but leaves when Abby calls him. Ames forces Kovac to leave with him when Kovac returns home. Abby contacts the police, who begin trying to locate Ames and Kovac in Ames's car. Sam's Grandmother Gracie and a friend named Ben are visiting when a fire breaks out in the building. Ben and Gracie get out but Sam and Alex are trapped in the building. |
| 282 |
"Dying is Easy" |
February 8, 2007 |
| Morris is given a paper from upstairs and goes to Pratt, who is working with Hope and Gates on a young girl high on some drug, and tells Pratt that the Medical Board suspended Pratt's license so he can't work at County anymore. Pastor Watkins surprises Pratt and the board by showing up with the congregation to speak on Pratt's behalf. Hope also comes to support Pratt. Pratt and the group are dismayed then relieved when the board comes back with their decision. Ray and Neela spend time together getting coffee, talking about work. Sam is reluctant to get involved with Ben, from the previous episode. Patients include a little boy with possible head lice, a stand up comedian diagnosed with leukemia, a man who suffered severe burns while trying to cremate his cat on the stove, a young woman high on drugs and an overweight woman in her 30s who met a man online and later in real life then tripped on a fire hydrant while running after him when he stuck her with the bill. |
| 283 |
"Crisis of Conscience" |
February 15, 2007 |
| Sam is overworked because some nurses are sick, others on vacation, etc. Gates and Kovac treat Anna Sykes who is vomiting and has an altered mental status. Sam is angry when a cop drops Alex at the ER after he stole quarters from a laundromat. |
| 284 |
"From Here to Paternity" |
February 22, 2007 |
| Sam is not in a good mood because of Alex. She is thinking of sending him away at a school for at-risk teens. Kovac, Morris, and Sam treat Mario Dustin, a 42-year-old who has been shot in the chest, along with Donnie, another injured man. Ray treats a man with a broken nose. |
| 285 |
"Photographs and Memories" |
April 12, 2007 |
| Luka, Abby, Pratt, Morris and the team treat the victims of collision between a big-rig and family car, including the wife of the truck driver and the son of the car’s driver. Sam celebrates her birthday in the ER as she cares for a photographer who changes her outlook on life. Neela and Ray share some subtle signals, but what’s up? Gates is shadowed by a medical student who notices his errors. Wedding plans continue as Luka and Abby try to decide where to be married, but someone else is handling the bachelor party. |
| 286 |
"Family Business" |
April 19, 2007 |
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| 287 |
"Lights Out" |
April 26, 2007 |
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| 288 |
"I Don't" |
May 3, 2007 |
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| 289 |
"Sea Change" |
May 10, 2007 |
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