"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 |
158 |
"Four Corners" |
Jack Orman and David Zabel |
Christopher Misiano |
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. Nielsen Ratings: 28.1 million viewers |
| 2 |
159 |
"The Longer You Stay" |
Jack Orman |
Jonathan Kaplan |
October 4, 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. |
| 3 |
160 |
"Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic" |
R. Scott Gemmill and Elizabeth Hunter |
Richard Thorpe |
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. |
| 4 |
161 |
"Never Say Never" |
Dee Johnson |
Felix Enriquez Alcala |
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. |
| 5 |
162 |
"Start All Over Again" |
Joe Sachs |
Vondie Curtis-Hall |
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. |
| 6 |
163 |
"Supplies and Demands" |
Meredith Stiehm |
Jonathan Kaplan |
November 1, 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. |
| 7 |
164 |
"If I Should Fall From Grace" |
R. Scott Gemmill |
Laura Innes |
November 8, 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. |
| 8 |
165 |
"Partly Cloudy, Chance of Rain" |
Jack Orman |
David Nutter |
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. |
| 9 |
166 |
"Quo Vadis?" |
Joe Sachs and David Zabel |
Richard Thorpe |
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. |
| 10 |
167 |
"I'll Be Home for Christmas" |
Dee Johnson and Meredith Stiehm |
Jonathan Kaplan |
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. |
| 11 |
168 |
"Beyond Repair" |
Jack Orman and R. Scott Gemmill |
Alan J. Levi |
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. |
| 12 |
169 |
"A River in Egypt" |
David Zabel |
Jesus Salvador Trevino |
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. |
| 13 |
170 |
"Damage Is Done" |
Dee Johnson |
|
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. |
| 14 |
171 |
"A Simple Twist of Fate" |
Jack Orman |
Christopher Chulack |
February 7, 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. |
| 15 |
172 |
"It's All in Your Head" |
R. Scott Gemmill |
Vondie Curtis-Hall |
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. |
| 16 |
173 |
"Secrets and Lies" |
John Wells |
Richard Thorpe |
March 7, 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. |
| 17 |
174 |
"Bygones" |
Elizabeth Hunter and Meredith Stiehm |
Jessica Yu |
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. |
| 18 |
175 |
"Orion in the Sky" |
David Zabel |
Jonathan Kaplan |
April 4, 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. |
| 19 |
176 |
"Brothers and Sisters" |
R. Scott Gemmill |
Nelson McCormick |
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. |
| 20 |
177 |
"The Letter" |
Jack Orman |
Jack Orman |
May 2, 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. |
| 21 |
178 |
"On the Beach" |
John Wells |
John Wells |
May 9, 2002 |
| These are the final days of Dr. Mark Greene's life. He spends them in Hawaii, where he grew up, with his daughter Rachel in the hope that the trip will give the often antagonistic pair a chance to reconnect and heal old wounds before it's too late. The unexpected arrival of Corday and baby Ella allows the weakening Greene to see his fractured family reunited. |
| 22 |
179 |
"Lockdown" |
Dee Johnson and Joe Sachs |
Jonathan Kaplan |
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. Nielsen Ratings: 27.5 million viewers |
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