ER (season 14)

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ER: The Complete Fourteenth Season
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Series ER
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
Network NBC
Original run September 27, 2007 – May 15, 2008
No. of episodes 22
Previous season ER: Season 13
Next season ER: Season 15
For more details on this topic, see List of ER episodes.

The fourteenth season of the American fictional drama television series ER first aired on September 27, 2007 and is expected to conclude on May 15, 2008.

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[edit] Plot

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[edit] Production

[edit] Cast

[edit] Starring cast

1 Goran Visnjic remained a main cast member through Series 14 on a part-time basis. He appeared in seven episodes, always billed first, as he was in Seasons 12 and 13.

[edit] Supporting cast

Doctors and Medical Students:
Sam Anderson as Dr. Jack Kayson - Chief of Cardiology
Amy Aquino as Dr. Janet Coburn - Chief of Obstetrics
John Aylward as Dr. Donald Anspaugh - Chief of Staff
Leland Orser as Dr. Lucien Dubenko - Chief of Surgery
J.P. Manoux as Dr. Dustin Crenshaw - Surgical Chief Resident
Gina Ravera as Dr. Bettina DeJesus - Radiologist
Stanley Tucci as Dr. Kevin Moretti - Chief of Emergency Medicine (Later Resigned)
Gil McKinney as Dr. Paul Grady - ER Intern
Kari Matchett as Dr. Skye Wexler - Acting Chief of Emergency Medicine
Charles Esten as Dr. Grossman - Orthopaedics
Robert Gossett as Dr. Everett Daniels - Hospital Board Member
Anthony Starke as Dr. Craig - Orthopaedics
David Lyons as Dr. Simon Brenner - ER Attending
Michael Buchman Silver as Dr. Paul Meyers
Steven Christopher Parker as Dr. Harold Zalinsky - Surgical Intern
Bresha Webb as Laverne St. John - Medical Student
Julia Jones as Kaya Montoya - Medical Student
Marc Jablon as Dr. Larry Westen - Intern

Nurses:
Deezer D as Nurse Malik McGrath
Laura Ceron as Nurse Chuny Marquez
Yvette Freeman as Nurse Haleh Adams
Lily Mariye as Nurse Lily Jarvik
Dinah Lenney as Nurse Shirley
Angel Laketa Moore as Nurse Dawn Archer
Bellina Logan as Nurse Kit
Nadia Shazana as Nurse Jacy
Nasim Pedrad as Nurse Surs

[edit] Crew

The season was executive produced by Christopher Chulack, Michael Crichton, John Wells, David Zabel, Joe Sachs, and Janine Sherman Barrois. Virgil Williams and Lisa Zwerling act as supervising producers. Wendy Spence Rosato serves as a producer. Tommy Burns is the season's unit production manager and the on-set producer of episodes. Dieter Ismagil and David Malloy served as Associate Producers on the first nine episodes of the season. Zabel, Sachs, Barrois, Williams and Zwerling all worked as writers as well as producers. Karen Maser and Shannon Gross complete the writing staff.

Wells directed a single episode of the season and did not write any episodes for the first time. Chulack served as a regular director along with his production role and contributed four episodes including the series finale. Regular director Stephen Cragg also helmed four episodes of the season including the series opener. Returning director Andrew Bernstein contributed two episodes. New director Anthony Hemingway helmed two episodes. Film director Rob Hardy helmed a single episode, marking his debut in television. Long serving series directors Richard Thorpe and Felix Enriquez Alcala each contribute a single episode this season. Ex-cast members Laura Innes and Paul McCrane continue to direct for the series, each contributing a single episode this season. Returning director Tawnia McKiernan also contributed a further episode this season.

[edit] Episodes

See also: List of ER episodes

"Series #" refers to the episode's number in the overall series, whereas "Season #" refers to the episode's number in this particular season.

Season # Series # Title Writer(s) Director Original airdate
1 291 "The War Comes Home"  Joe Sachs and David Zabel Stephen Cragg September 27, 2007
Moretti's first day is challenging as the ER is inundated with casualties from the peace rally - including Neela. Dubenko faces a crisis in surgery. Abby, Pratt and Morris conspire about how to deal with a shared problem. A new intern arrives unexpectedly, and Gates is reassigned. 
2 292 "In a Different Light"  Lisa Zwerling and Karen Maser Richard Thorpe October 4, 2007
Moretti begins to make his presence felt, as he implements changes in the way patients are seen. The ER staff differ on how proceed when a patient comes in with a bullet in him needed as evidence. Neela finds herself the object of more attention that she wants, or needs. Abby had passport woes, and struggles with the changes being made. Pratt and Morris find themselves forced to defend their actions, while Hope prepares for a new mission. Gates struggles his new assignment, until he befriends a precocious young patient who has already diagnosed himself with an incredibly rare condition, Fazio Londe syndrome. 
3 293 "Officer Down"  Janine Sherman Barrois Christopher Chulack October 11, 2007
Two wounded police auxiliary officers present challenges in the ER. Neela settles in with Abby as she recovers, while Pratt and Bettina consider their relationship, after Bettina fakes an orgasm Pratt reminds her that he is not a 'mind reader'. Dubenko helps Gates get his young genius patient into a drug trial. Morris spends the day in an inexplicable bad mood, until he admits to Abby that his unsupportive father had just died. 
4 294 "Gravity"  Virgil Williams Stephen Cragg October 18, 2007
It's a bad day for Abby, who's missing the still-absent Luka, when Joe is brought to the ER after a fall and is unable to reach Luka. Elsewhere, the day puts family first as Morris cares for a frightened child and Pratt defends his brother. Neela returns to work, and Moretti returns from a conference. A patient's mother gives the ER staffers makeovers in appreciation. The ER gets a new receptionist. 
5 295 "Under the Influence"  Joe Sachs Anthony Hemingway October 25, 2007
As Morris prepares to take his written board exams, the staff tries to uncover details about Neela's unusual new intern. Meanwhile, Kovac's obligations to his family in Croatia leave Abby feeling the burden of single parenthood; and Moretti, pleased with Gates' performance in the ICU, reassigns him to the ER. 
6 296 "The Test"  Lisa Zwerling Felix Enriquez Alcala November 1, 2007
While Morris and Pratt cram for their boards, Abby defends the interns' performance to an underwhelmed Moretti, who has hired new attending Skye Wexler (Kari Matchett) to alleviate County's staffing crunch. Elsewhere, Harold turns to Neela for guidance on a personal matter; and a teenage patient feels neglected by the doctors and takes extreme measures. 
7 297 "Blackout"  David Zabel Christopher Chulack November 8, 2007

The ER is busy when the temperature rises and Chicago suffers a blackout. The team treat a number of elderly patients brought in after the air conditioning in their nursing home breaks down, and Abby and Pratt disagree over the diagnosis of a 3 month old baby with suspected colic. Dr Moretti meets up with his ex wife, who is in town for a conference. She’s worried about their son Daniel and Moretti says he will talk to him.

Morris and Pratt pass the boards and the team go out to celebrate. Later Abby wakes up in Moretti’s apartment, he tries to stop her as she leaves, obviously upset. When she gets home she finds Doris, her son’s latest babysitter on the phone to the police, concerned because by 3am Abby still hadn’t come home. Upset and a little drunk, Abby impulsively decides to go and see Luka, so she and her son head to the airport in an attempt to get a flight out to Croatia. 
8 298 "Coming Home"  David Zabel Laura Innes November 15, 2007

Abby's attitude is beginning to affect the staff. Luka returns from Croatia a day early. Neela's intern makes her proud when he deftly handles a critical situation. Tony and Julia's tryst is interrupted when Sarah needs rescuing. Morris treats a British contestant injured during a cheese rolling event, and acts as adjudicator when the contestants come to blows over which of them won the competition.

Meanwhile Moretti gets an upsetting and serious phone call about his son and leaves as soon as possible to take a flight out to Providence. 
9 299 "Skye's the Limit"  Karen Maser Paul McCrane November 29, 2007
It's time for changes at the ER when Anspaugh makes an unpopular decision and appoints Skye as ER chief over Pratt. Abby has old demons to fight with, which distance her from friends and family. Even Luka seems to be at a loss to help Abby. Love is in the air when a secret romance blooms between two doctors. 
10 300 "300 Patients"  Joe Sachs and David Zabel John Wells December 6, 2007
Sam, Pratt and Morris treat Melissa Tanner, a 61 year old woman with health problems, and her 19 year old son Lowell following a car accident. Lowell has Down’s syndrome and had been living in a foster home since he was a baby. Melissa had been visiting him every week without her husband’s knowledge. Also, Neela and Dubenko have been at the dress rehearsal for the hospital holiday pageant and Dubenko has been bitten on the leg. Meanwhile, following the death of his father, Luka and Abby prepare to fly out to Croatia and it appears that Abby is tackling her drinking problem. 
11 301 "Status Quo"  Janine Sherman Barrois Andrew Bernstein January 3, 2008
After being passed over for Chief of the ER, Pratt considers taking a position elsewhere, but reconsiders after working with Jeanie Boulet. She comes in after her son, Carlos, is admitted from an apparent head injury, and he is found to have a brain lesion -- possibly a sign of full-blown AIDS. Before they find out what's going on, he goes into convulsions. A woman soldier comes in with a broken leg, and is discovered to be pregnant. When her husband realizes that she got pregnant while separated from him when on duty in Iraq, she says her pregnancy is the result of her rape by her sergeant there. Neela's cousin is in town for a visit, and Morris and Harold compete for her affections. Neela earns an ortho rotation. 
12 302 "Believe the Unseen"  Virgil Williams Rob Hardy January 10, 2008
Abby checks out of rehab and finds her way back to the ER; Harold finds new confidence after a big night with Neela's cousin; multiple victims of a fire come in. 
13 303 "Atonement"  Lisa Zwerling Stephen Cragg January 17, 2008
A prison doctor seeks forgiveness after saving the son of a man he once executed, but the mother is unable to do so. Neela participates in the ortho v. surgery hockey match, but discovers the surgeons have a "ringer." Pratt confronts his issues with commitment when Betina wants to take their relationship to a new level. 
14 304 "Owner of a Broken Heart"  David Zabel and Joe Sachs Christopher Chulack April 10, 2008
Abby is about to travel to Croatia, back to Luka and a lot of memories are going around her head. A new atendant, Simon Brenner starts at the ER. Two women come to the ER as a multiple trauma. Another patient, called Mia comes into the ER after suffering chest pain. Sam's relationship with Tony intensifies after he and Julia break up and the chaplain heads off to Nepal. Morris tests a Taser on himself with very unpleasant results. 
15 305 "…As the Day She Was Born"  Shannon Goss Tawnia McKiernan April 17, 2008
Abby has arrived in Croatia to join Luka and Joe. A mother of four arrives in the ER and Neela helps take care of her. Neela meanwhile is in a terrible mood over her lack of any social life on her mostly-forgotten birthday. Sarah's grandfather becomes ill and Gates clashes with her grandmother and Morris over a course of treatment. Pratt puts his new management skills to the test, but is kicked to the curb by Bettina. 
16 306 "Truth Will Out"  Karen Maser (Story), Karen Maser & Lisa Zwerling (Teleplay) Andrew Bernstein April 24, 2008
Abby told Luka about her drinking and infidelity. Luka takes a job at a hospice for cancer patients, bonds with a patient played by Hal Holbrook, and makes a startling decision about his and Abby's future. Abby also clashes with Neela over treatment for a Korean kid suffering from leukemia, and shines when she saves a woman who's giving birth to her 13th child, before having a new interview for an attending position at County. Sam's sour attitude gets her grief from both Abby and Gates, so she makes a grand gesture towards the latter. Neela's mom of four has bad news and Neela helps her deal with it. Brenner turns out to be Anspaugh's nephew. Dubenko's relationship with Skye collapses after he accuses her of having a pathological need for male attention. 
17 307 "Under Pressure"  Janine Sherman Barrois Stephen Cragg May 1, 2008
A young couple (played by Josh Stewart and Mariana Klaveno) are admitted from a car accident after robbing a jewelry store. The hospital staff hear the news of the robbery, comparing the couple to Bonnie and Clyde, but doesn't realize they are the same as those just admitted. When the young girl starts to bleed out, her boyfriend holds the hospital staff at gunpoint and forces them to operate in the ER. 
18 308 "Tandem Repeats"  Virgil Williams Anthony Hemingway May 8, 2008
Neela is shocked by Dubenko's decisions during her mom of four's surgery, and things get worse for her when she has to give the mom devastating news. Abby goes after a position at an upscale medical facility when it doesn't appear news on an Attending position is in the offing, but shines at County while treating a young woman with a huge family secret. Meanwhile, Brenner and his medical student have issues; an NC-17 rated DVD featuring Sam and Gates pops up at the hospital; Pratt is there for Bettina and tries to help Abby's career; and Morris seeks help in the aftermath of the previous week's hostage situation. 
19 309 "The Chicago Way"  David Zabel and Lisa Zwerling Christopher Chulack May 15, 2008
The actions of a drunken patient (Steve Buscemi) endanger everyone at County. In other events, Pratt makes a move toward becoming chief; Gates worries about his future with Sam; and Kovac has an unexpected encounter with Dr. Moretti (Stanley Tucci), with an unexpected twist to the last episode of this season. 

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