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Written by Michael Crichton
Directed by Rod Holcomb
The emergency room of Chicago's County General, a teaching
hospital, is on alert when a number of victims are rushed there for treatment
after a building collapses nearby. The young residents and interns all help with
the injured and deal with other patients and personal problems as well.
Dr. Susan Lewis (SHERRY STRINGFIELD) must console a fragile
cancer patient. After being extremely drunk on his day off from work, charming
pediatrician Dr. Douglas Ross (GEORGE CLOONEY) resumes his duties and confronts
a mother whom he suspects of abusing her baby. Due to a shortage of staff on
duty, Dr. Peter Benton (ERIQ LA SALLE), an intense and confident second-year
surgical resident, must perform a major operation for which he may not be
prepared. However, he manages to save the patient's life. Inexperienced medical
student John Carter (NOAH WYLE), not yet a doctor, is forced to deal with
several medical emergencies on his very first day in the emergency room.
In the midst of the chaos, Dr. Mark Greene (ANTHONY
EDWARDS), the married chief resident, receives a lucrative job offer from a
prestigious private practice. He is forced to make a choice between staying in
this city hospital among colleagues and friends or listening to his wife who
wants him to take the new job so he can be with his family more often. Although
his commitment is with the emergency room, he worries about the effect this
decision will have on his family.
Meanwhile, Ross' attraction to Nurse Carol Hathaway
(JULIANNA MARGULIES) becomes apparent. Although they used to date, the
relationship didn't work, and Hathaway is now dating a football
player-turned-doctor. Several hours after she goes off duty, Hathaway is rushed
back to the hospital--this time on a stretcher. Her new roommate found her
unconscious. It appears that she is in critical condition due to a drug
overdose. No one knows why she would attempt suicide.
Music
Annie Lennox - Precious
Day One
Written by John Wells
Directed by Mimi Leder
The physicians of County General Hospital are inundated
with food poisoning victims including German tourists and members of a wedding
party--all of whom ate at a German Hofbrdu.
Meanwhile, tough, talented medical resident Dr. Susan Lewis
saves the life of an infant who swallowed an earring. Later, she argues with the
hospital's chief psychiatrist, Dr. Cvetic (JOHN TERRY - "Against The Grain," in
a recurring role), regarding the fate of a senile man (ED CAMBRIDGE). Despite
their argument, Lewis and Cvetic are lovers.
Confident surgical resident Dr. Peter Benton can solve any medical problem in the emergency room. When Benton
correctly diagnoses a case of thrombosis, which the victim's personal physician
missed, he impresses the naove medical student, John Carter.
Carter is assigned to deal with a patient, Liz (LIZ
VASSEY), who is a frequent visitor to the emergency room. She constantly tries
to seduce the doctors using real or imaginary maladies to get their attention.
This time Liz has a rash on her buttocks, caused by poison oak, and Carter must
examine it. Later, she asks him to come home with her, and Carter accepts.
Finally, Dr. Mark Greene and pediatric
resident Dr. Douglas Ross try to help the victims of a drunk
driving accident, a father, mother and daughter. Also, Dr. Greene confronts an
elderly husband (JOHN RANDOLPH) who insists on sustaining his dying wife on a
respirator against her wishes.
With Dr. Greene's encouragement, Dr. Ross visits Nurse
Carol Hathaway, who is recuperating from a suicide attempt.
The two behave awkwardly around each other. Meanwhile, Dr. Greene's wife,
Jennifer (CHRISTINE HARNOS), announces that she passed the bar exam to practice
law. Greene admits he has no intention of leaving the ER for private practice.
Going Home
Written by Lydia Woodward
Directed by Mark Tinker
The mysterious Madame X (singer ROSEMARY CLOONEY, series
regular George Clooney's real-life aunt) wanders the halls of County General
Hospital. She can only express herself in song, and no one knows who she is.
Later, the staff learns that she was once a famous singer. Her daughter is
contacted and comes to take her home.
Meanwhile, Dr. Susan Lewis makes a
risky but life-saving decision while treating a heart patient. Without the
support of Dr. Greene, Lewis must defend herself to the
patient's private physician. Lewis becomes more deeply involved romantically
with hospital psychiatrist Dr. "Div" Cvetic (JOHN TERRY).
Third-year medical student John Carter contends
with the romantic advances of a perennial patient, Liz (LIZ VASSEY, in a
recurring role), who seduces him in x-ray. Meanwhile, Dr. Peter Benton meets a former patient, liquor store owner Ivan Gregor (JOHN LA MOTTA),
who is constantly getting hurt every time his shop is robbed.
Finally, Nurse Carol Hathaway returns
to work after recovering from a mysterious suicide attempt. She gets a heartfelt
welcome from the other nurses and doctors in the ER, particularly Dr. Douglas
Ross, who used to date her. Ross asks her to lunch, but she is
already going with romantic interest Dr. John Taglieri (RICK ROSSOVICH -
"Roxanne," "Top Gun"), an ex-football player turned orthopedic surgeon.
Hit And Run
Written by Paul Manning
Directed by Mimi Leder
Dr. Susan Lewis tries to convince an
overstressed salesman to relax more, before his ulcer gets worse. While Drs.
Benton and Langworthy (recurring guest star TYRA FERRELL - "Boyz
N the Hood") argue over a fatal car crash victim, medical student John Carter accidentally contacts the wrong parents to inform them of their
loss. Benton is competing with Langworthy for chief surgical resident and later
disappoints his brother-in-law, Walter (VING RHAMES), by forgetting an important
family obligation.
Dr. Douglas Ross watches over a young boy
(ANDREW J. FERCHLAND) whose schizophrenic mother (ANNABELLA PRICE) is admitted
to the hospital after she brings her son in to have his hearing checked. She
complains that her son cannot hear the same voices that she can hear.
Ross is still romantically attracted to Nurse Carol
Hathaway. Unfortunately, she is already romantically
involved with surgeon Dr. John Taglieri (RICK ROSSOVICH). She makes it clear to
Ross that she does not want a relationship with him because of his lack of
commitment when they were together before.
Dr. Mark Greene contends with a woman
whose pacemaker is reacting strangely, causing her to convulse every time the
telephone rings. Dr. Greene's wife has a job interview in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
A married man who suffers a mild heart attack checks into
the hospital--handcuffed to his girlfriend (PATRICIA HEALY).
Into That Good Night
Written by Robert Nathan
Directed by Charles Haid
Dr. Mark Greene tries to find a heart
donor for Sam Gasner (ALAN ROSENBERG - "L.A. Law," "Civil Wars"), a good-natured
family man whose heart will not survive until morning. Gasner dies with his wife
and daughter near his bedside, causing Dr. Greene to think of his own family.
Dr. Greene must decide whether to leave Chicago, Illinois, and follow his wife,
Jennifer (CHRISTINE HARNOS), to her new job, clerking for a federal judge in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Dr. Douglas Ross counsels an asthmatic
girl's mother, who cannot afford the necessary medication. He also treats a
pregnant woman who was in a car accident and went into premature labor. Later,
Dr. Peter Benton operates on the female gang member who caused
the accident.
Benton again meets his former patient, liquor store owner
Ivan Gregor (JOHN LA MOTTA), who has now shot his own toe off. John Carter suspects he got herpes from Liz (recurring regular LIZ VASSEY). Dr. Susan
Lewis tends to a college fraternity brother, who drank
himself into unconsciousness, and contends with many poorly timed calls from her
mother, frantic to have Susan help Susan's sister get a job.
Chicago Heat
Written by Neal Baer
Teleplay by John Wells
Directed by Elodie Keane
Despite the extreme heat, resulting from a broken air
conditioner, the dedicated physicians of County General Hospital contend with a
variety of emergencies.
With his wife, Jennifer (CHRISTINE HARNOS), in Milwaukee
looking for an apartment to start her legal clerkship, Dr. Mark Greene brings daughter Rachel (YVONNE ZIMA) to the ER, going in on his day
off. There, he and Dr. Douglas Ross treat a 5-year-old girl
with heart problems. They discover she accidentally swallowed cocaine.
Dr. Peter Benton continues his
one-upmanship game with Dr. Langworthy (TYRA FERRELL), but neither of them can
save a young hoodlum shot by liquor store owner Ivan Gregor (JOHN LA MOTTA), who
is not injured this time.
Dr. Susan Lewis is concerned that her
lazy sister Chloe's (KATHLEEN WILHOITE) mental problems are worsening, and now
Chloe wants to stay with her.
Another Perfect Day
Written by Lydia Woodward
Screenplay by Lance
Gentile
Directed by Vern Gillum
Second-year surgical resident Dr.
Peter Benton is a candidate for the Starzl Fellowship, which normally goes only to
third-year residents. On the day of his interview for the Fellowship, he does a
remarkable job of saving a stab wound victim--only to learn that his rival for
the Fellowship is Langworthy (TYRA FERRELL).
Dr. Douglas Ross and Nurse Carol Hathaway
heroically save a 12-year-old boy, the victim of a boating
accident. They celebrate the victory with a kiss even though Hathaway is moving
in with Dr. John Taglieri (RICK ROSSOVICH).
Meanwhile, John Carter finally gains confidence
after having Dr. Mark Greene supervise his first spinal tap.
Greene's problems increase when Jennifer (CHRISTINE HARNOS) worries that they
are not together enough.
Finally, Chloe (KATHLEEN WILHOITE) returns on Dr. Susan
Lewis' birthday and disrupts her romantic plans with Dr. Cvetic (JOHN TERRY).
9 1/2 Hours
Written byRobert Nathan
Directed by James Hayman
Dr. Mark Greene claims to have the flu
and misses work, but he's really taking time off to make love to his wife,
Jennifer (CHRISTINE HARNOS), while Dr. Douglas Ross reluctantly
substitutes for him as chief resident. In the process, he realizes how difficult
Greene's job really is.
Ross treats a boy with a blocked breathing passage and
argues with Dr. Peter Benton. Benton is particularly headstrong
and stubborn these days because not only did he lose the Starzl Fellowship to
Langworthy (TYRA FERRELL), but his family situation is upsetting him. The
reappearance of his brother, Walter (VING RHAMES), and his mother, Mae (BEAH
RICHARDS), make him realize that his family has problems. Third-year medical
student John Carter helps Benton with a diagnosis for a young high
school wrestler (KEVIN CONNOLLY) who has starved himself to stay in his weight
class.
Meanwhile, Dr. Susan Lewis tries to
find out why her lover Dr. Cvetic (JOHN TERRY) is so bad-tempered lately. Nurse
Carol Hathaway helps a young rape victim (BRIGID WALSH) who
is afraid to cooperate fully with the police, especially when she must submit to
humiliating procedures to collect evidence. Carter becomes infatuated with
Lewis.
ER Confidential
Written by Paul Manning
Directed by Daniel
Sackheim
On Thanksgiving Day, Dr. Susan Lewis
becomes increasingly worried after seeing dangerous signs of depression in her
lover, psychiatrist Dr. Cvetic (JOHN TERRY). As she prepares Thanksgiving dinner
with her sister and her sister's boyfriend, she wonders where Cvetic is.
Unbeknownst to her, Cvetic is having a breakdown and is deliberately standing in
the middle of a crowded roadway as cars swerve around him.
Meanwhile, John Carter is uncomfortable
treating a transvestite (VONDIE CURTIS-HALL), who tries to commit suicide, first
by driving into a bridge, then by jumping off the hospital roof. The latter
attempt is successful. Devastated by the suicide, Carter reluctantly accepts Dr.
Benton's invitation to join him for Thanksgiving dinner with
Benton's family.
Benton, Carter, Dr. Mark Greene, Dr.
Langworthy (TYRA FERRELL) and Nurse Carol Hathaway try to
save two teenage boys who, while driving recklessly, killed a girl. One boy
dies, and the other confesses to Hathaway that he was really the driver, not the
dead boy as everyone thinks. She debates whether or not to let the truth be
known.
Hathaway also considers her feelings for Dr. Taglieri (RICK
ROSSOVICH) and Dr. Douglas Ross, who is having an ongoing
affair with medical supply saleswoman Linda Farrell (ANDREA PARKER). Finally,
Hathaway decides to tell Taglieri the truth about some past romantic encounters
she had with Ross while she was seeing Taglieri. Unfortunately, Taglieri would
have preferred that she didn't confide this to him.
As Thanksgiving day in the ER continues, Ross tends to an
animal rights activist who had to kill a turkey he rescued when the bird began
pecking him relentlessly.
Blizzard
Written by Lance Gentille
Screenplay by Neal Baer
and Paul Manning
Directed by Mimi Leder
The first major snowstorm of the season hits Chicago, but
just as the ER staff is celebrating the lack of patients during the holiday
season, victims of a 32 car accident on an expressway are rushed in. Dr. Peter
Benton must surgically reattach the leg of a young victim, while
Dr. Susan Lewis performs a complicated heart surgery that
she's never done before. John Carter preps an Asian woman who
actually came to the hospital just to pick up her husband.
During the frantic activity, Bob (MALGOSCHA GEBEL -
"Schlindler's List"), an immigrant janitor, helps out to everyone's surprise.
She was a doctor in Poland and exhibits fine skills as a surgeon. However, she
is fearful that her actions will prevent her from gaining certification as a
medical doctor in this country.
Meanwhile, Dr. Douglas Ross misdiagnoses a
Hispanic man (who dies) and clashes with a new attending ER physician, Angela
Hicks (CCH POUNDER - "Robocop 3," "Postcards from the Edge"). After just
returning from a romantic vacation in the Bahamas with Ross, pharmaceutical
saleswoman Linda Farrell (ANDREA PARKER) assumes command of the ER reception
desk when a temporary employee proves incapable. Ross is upset when Nurse Carol
Hathaway announces her engagement to Dr. Taglieri (RICK
ROSSOVICH).
Dr. Mark Greene is forced to instruct a
man via telephone on how to deliver a baby when a pregnant woman insists on
giving birth while watching the falling snow from the comfort of her own home
rather than coming to the ER.
The Gift
Written by Neal Baer
Directed by Felix Alcala
It's Christmas Eve, and Dr. Mark Greene
is desperately trying to leave the hospital for a few minutes to buy gifts for
his wife and daughter. Dr. Susan Lewis agrees to tend to
his patients while he's away. Unfortunately, Greene's shopping plans are
postponed when a young boy (CURTIS BLANCK) who almost drowned while fishing is
wheeled in with his praying father (MICHAEL BOWEN).
Meanwhile, Dr. Peter Benton tries to save
Teddy, the victim of a head-on collision. However, when Teddy is diagnosed as
brain dead, Benton prematurely calls in expensive organ-salvage teams because
Teddy signed an organ donor card. But Benton has neglected to get the required
permission from Teddy's wife (CYNTHIA ETTINGER), putting Benton in a precarious
situation after she initially refuses his request.
Back again is Madame X (ROSEMARY CLOONEY), a confused
patient who wanders the halls singing holiday songs, while John Carter tries to save a sick Santa (JASON EDWARDS). Carter later comforts Dr.
Lewis about her romantic problems. Lewis' lover, Dr. Cvetic (JOHN TERRY) is
still missing. Lewis also contends with an older patient who is unexpectedly
pregnant and learns that her sister, Chloe (KATHLEEN WILHOITE), is pregnant too.
Finally, at Nurse Carol Hathaway and
Dr. Taglieri's (RICK ROSSOVICH) formal engagement party, an uninvited Ross shows
up and behaves foolishly.
Happy New Year
Written by Lydia Woodward
Directed by Charles Haid
Dr. Susan Lewis further alienates
chief cardiologist Dr. Kayson (recurring character SAM ANDERSON) after she
releases a patient who later dies of a heart attack. This could result in a
major lawsuit. Adding to Lewis' strife is her sister Chloe's (KATHLEEN WILHOITE)
announcement that she's going to move to Texas with her boyfriend and have her
baby.
John Carter finally proves himself to Dr. Peter
Benton, who lets him attend a surgery. Unfortunately, Carter comically fouls up.
Meanwhile, Dr. Mark Greene and Nurse Carol
Hathaway try to save a young gang member, the victim of
multiple gunshot wounds.
A busy Dr. Ross helps a 14-year-old mother
(AMY FAITH CHANCE) learn how to nurse her newborn baby. He finishes the day by
pondering his romance with shallow pharmaceutical saleswoman Linda Farrell
(ANDREA PARKER).
Benton's family problems escalate with the appearance of
his sister (KHANDI ALEXANDER), who insists that they should put their mother
(BEAH RICHARDS) in a nursing home, although Benton disagrees.
Luck Of The Draw
Written by Paul Manning
Directed by Ron Holcomb
Dr. Susan Lewis is told she must meet with Dr. Morgenstern
(WILLIAM H. MACY) because Dr. Kayson (SAM ANDERSON) has accused her of
negligently treating a patient who subsequently died. She is further upset when
Dr. Morgenstern tells Dr. Mark Greene to supervise her work,
co-sign her charts and watch out for her patients.
Meanwhile, Dr. Greene contends with a patient who has cocaine packed in condoms
in his intestines. Dr. Douglas Ross tries to help a father
whose brain-damaged son has heart problems.
Dr. Peter Benton is called out of surgery to find his senile
mother (BEAH RICHARDS), who's wandering the streets of Chicago. John Carter
is forced to help Benton's other new intern, Deb (MING-NA WEN - "The
Joy Luck Club").
Long Day's Journey
Written by Robert Nathan
Directed by Anita Addison
Dr. Mark Greene probes to discern the
cause of a female patient's extensive, possibly fatal, injuries and discovers
that she was physically abused by her teenage daughter. Meanwhile, Dr. Peter
Benton hires physical therapist Jeanie Boulet to
stay with his senile mother several days a week, without consulting his sister,
who wants their mom put in a nursing home.
Dr. Douglas Ross becomes depressed about
the number of children who are sick with incurable diseases and his inability to
help them, particularly Zack Meeker (TRENTON KNIGHT), who has cancer. Dr. Ross
argues with Dr. Taglieri (RICK ROSSOVICH) about Zack's treatment, while Zack's
mother chastises Nurse Carol Hathaway for telling her son
the truth about his illness.
John Carter is upset when the new intern, Deb (MING-NA
WEN), is continually praised by the residents, especially Dr. Benton.
Finally, Dr. Susan Lewis' problems
subside when Dr. Morgenstern (WILLIAM H. MACY) chastises Dr. Kayson (SAM
ANDERSON), not Lewis, after Dr. Morgenstern evaluates the case of a patient who
died. Dr. Morgenstern tells Kayson that Lewis acted properly but because she is
only a resident, it was Kayson's responsibility to supervise the case more
thoroughly. Ironically, Kayson unexpectedly suffers a heart attack, and Lewis is
the only one he really trusts to care for him.
Feb 5, '95
Written by John Wells
Directed by James Hayman
Dr. Mark Greene argues with Dr. Susan
Lewis about a diagnosis for a patient. However, Greene's
conclusion of a pulmonary embolism impresses Dr. Morgenstern (WILLIAM H. MACY),
who offers Greene an attending position next year upon completion of his
residency. This does not please Dr. Greene's wife, an attorney practicing out of
town. In addition, a terminally ill breast cancer patient (LINDA KELSEY - "Lou
Grant") begs Dr. Greene to help her die.
Meanwhile, Dr. Peter Benton argues with
Nurse Haleh (YVETTE FREEMAN), who resents Benton's superior attitude. Later,
Benton is chastised by Nurse Carol Hathaway and is lectured
by the physical therapist who cares for his mother. Benton also
treats a fatally wounded 12-year-old gang member, the victim of a shooting. The
boy's young assailant visits the ER, wielding a gun, then leaves when he
discovers the victim is dead.
John Carter and Deb Chen must
give presentations along with some other medical students. Carter is upset when
Chen impresses Dr. Benton with her brilliant presentation.
Dr. Douglas Ross treats a boy who was
bitten by his pet viper, while hospital personnel search for the snake, now
missing in the er. Dr. Ross becomes increasingly interested in Diane Leeds
(recurring guest star LISA ZANE - "L.A. Law"), a hospital employee whose son he
befriended. But Diane knows Ross' reputation with women and isn't interested in
him.
Elsewhere, Dr. Lewis treats a stricken hockey referee;
comedian BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT briefly guest stars (as a patient hiding under a
sheet); and Hathaway congratulates herself on securing new crash carts--until
they are stolen by other hospital staff.
Make Of Two Hearts
Written by Lydia Woodward
Directed by Mimi Leder
Dr. Susan Lewis is uncomfortable when
former enemy Dr. Kayson (SAM ANDERSON), a married man, becomes overly interested
in her and suggests they have dinner together.
Meanwhile, Dr. Douglas Ross and Nurse
Carol Hathaway try to help a young Russian girl, Tatiana
(MILANA VAYNTRUB), who speaks no English. They discover that she has AIDS.
Unable to cope with her daughter's illness any longer, the girl's adoptive
mother (MEG FOSTER - "Cagney & Lacey") abandons her at the hospital.
A humane policeman, Grabarsky (MICHAEL GENOVESE - "Falcon
Crest," "The Flash"), hauls in a dog he struck with his car and pleads with the
doctors to save the poor animal. They do, and Tatiana befriends the dog.
The boy (ZACHARY BROWNE) whom Ross befriended while playing
basketball fakes an appendicitis attack in order to help get his single mother,
Diana (LISA ZANE), and Dr. Ross together romantically. But his plan fails when
Ross and Diana discover his intentions.
Finally, two prostitutes bring in a client who collapsed in
a hot tub. While Dr. Mark Greene treats a meat-packer (STEVE
EASTIN) with a meat-hook imbedded in his arm, Dr. Peter Benton
helps a senile old lady (old-time actress EDA REISS HERIN) who might remind him
of his own mother.
John Carter treats three high school
cheerleaders who ate Valentine's Day chocolates soaked in LSD. Deb
unknowingly eats a piece of the candy and botches a cast she puts on a patient.
The Birthday Party
Written by John Wells
Directed by Elodie Keene
Dr. Peter Benton desperately searches for someone to take over
his work shift so he can attend his mother's birthday party. He's getting
pressure not only from attending surgical doctor Hicks (CCH POUNDER) but from
his sister and brother-in-law as well. John Carter mistakenly
believes it's Benton's birthday and hastily organizes a surprise bash. Carter is
anxious to ask Benton to have him return next year since Benton already asked
Deb. Later, Benton misses his mother's birthday party because he
has to work overtime to remove a knife from a skinhead who hates Blacks.
Meanwhile, Dr. Douglas Ross risks his career when he loses his
temper with the abusive parent (CHRISTOPHER DARGA) of a baby girl. Ross also
helps a curious boy who got stuck between the sharp teeth of a stuffed Siberian
tiger. Nurse Carol Hathaway and Ross are sad to see the
young Russian AIDS victim, Tatiana (MILANA VAYNTRUB), leave the hospital to
enter a pediatric AIDS hospice. Hathaway wants to adopt the girl, but her fianci
disapproves. Ross continues to have relationship problems when he sleeps with a
woman whose name he doesn't even remember.
Dr. Susan Lewis tries to help a patient (JOHN CHANDLER)
whose love of cigarettes hasn't abated despite his terminal lung cancer. Dr.
Mark Greene saves the life of a teenage drug-overdose victim
who's being abused by her boyfriend. Greene's marriage problems worsen when his
wife, Jennifer (CHRISTINE HARNOS), announces that she'll continue to clerk in
Milwaukee next year.
Sleepless In Chicago
Written by Paul Manning
Directed by Chis Chulack
To make up for others taking his rounds so he could look
after his senile mother, Dr. Peter Benton is on duty for 48
hours. The staff worries about him, particularly attending surgeon Hicks (CCH
POUNDER), who orders him to rest. As a result, Benton is even more cantankerous,
particularly with John Carter, who expresses concern about Klein
(legendary acting teacher SANFORD MEISNER, 93 years old), a dying older patient.
Unfortunately, Benton and his colleagues have more work
ahead of them due to a double trauma accident that occurred when a young boy
shot a cop and the cop shot back. Benton's stresses worsen after he falls asleep
while watching his mother, only to have her fall down the stairs. She's rushed
to County General as Benton anxiously waits to learn the extent of her injuries.
After assisting with the intense double trauma, Dr. Mark
Greene has a trauma of his own when he learns that his wife,
Jennifer (CHRISTINE HARNOS), wants a divorce.
Meanwhile, Nurse Carol Hathaway
decides to adopt AIDS child Tatiana (MILANA VAYNTRUB), only to learn that her
attempted suicide has thwarted the adoption. She allows Dr. Douglas Ross to comfort her (though nothing sexual happens...this time). When Ross
treats a young girl whom he suspects of being abused, the girl's mother (NANCY
YOUNGBLUT) accosts him, scratching his face before the police can arrest her.
Later, Ross hopes his romantic luck will change with hospital risk management
executive Diane Leeds (LISA ZANE).
Finally, Dr. Susan Lewis is fascinated
by an MIT efficiency doctor, Koch (ROBERT CARRADINE - "Revenge of the Nerds,"
"The Player"), who is building a hospital of the future. However, she later
learns that he is actually an unrestrained mental patient from upstairs. Also, a
con man (DANNY DAYTON) scams his way through the ER.
Love's Labor Lost
Written by Mark Gentile
Directed by Mimi Leder
This special episode focuses primarily on one gripping
case. A busy Dr. Mark Greene solves his patients' problems all
day--until a pregnant woman, Jodi (COLLEEN FLYNN), checks into the ER eight
weeks prior to her due date. Thinking she just has an upset stomach, Dr. Greene
releases her in the care of her husband (BRADLEY WHITFORD - "Scent of a Woman").
However, Jodi's problems escalate, and Dr. Greene must race
to save her life as well as the life of her unborn baby. Another more
experienced doctor arrives to take over, blaming Greene for not dealing well
with the complications. In the end, the baby is saved, but the mother dies.
Feeling responsible, Greene becomes extremely depressed.
Also in the ER, Dr. Douglas Ross diagnoses
a young teenage boy suspected of being a drunk as the victim of pesticide
poisoning instead. Dr. Peter Benton deals with his mother who
needs surgery on her hip, which she broke in a fall. Dr. Benton wants Dr.
Nelson, the head orthopedist, to perform the procedure on his mother while
Benton watches. Nelson refuses Benton's requests but promises to watch the
surgery himself.
Full Moon, Saturday Night
Written by Neal Baer
Directed by Donna Deitch
On a full moon Saturday night, the ER is filled with
patients who are especially strange. With Dr. Mark Greene
still depressed due the loss of a pregnant woman (in a previous episode), Dr.
Susan Lewis runs the ER single-handedly.
Meanwhile, Dr. Douglas Ross goes out on a
date with Diane Leeds (LISA ZANE), and Dr. Peter Benton hovers
around his sick mother (BEAH RICHARDS).
With the help of John Carter and Deb Chen, Dr. Lewis saves an 18-year-old man hit by a car. While in the ER,
the driver who hit him has a heart attack, and Carter gets a rare opportunity to
do heart massage. Carter also treats a pregnant astrologer (KIMMY ROBERTSON),
who insists on predicting Carter's future.
Dr. Lewis is so competent that she greatly impresses Dr.
Willie Swift (recurring role - MICHAEL IRONSIDE - "Top Gun"), the new chairman
of the ER. Dr. Greene, however, makes a terrible impression on Swift.
Finally, Dr. Taglieri (RICK ROSSOVICH) gets specific about
his wedding plans with his fiancie, Nurse Hathaway.
Music
Isley Bros - Twist & Shout
House of Cards
Written by Tracey Stern
Directed by Fred Gerber
Dr. Mark Greene continues to be harassed by new ER chairman
Dr. Swift (MICHAEL IRONSIDE). Before an auditorium of his peers, Greene is
forced to present the case of a pregnant woman (from "Love's Labor Lost") who died. Greene admits being at fault, then angrily confronts
Swift for making him do the ill-advised presentation.
Meanwhile, Dr. Peter Benton must commit his mother (BEAH
RICHARDS) to a nursing home. After fellow medical student Deb Chen
makes a grave error in judgment, John Carter begins to look more competent. Chen
decides to quit medicine.
Finally, Dr. Greene lets Dr. Susan Lewis know that his
wife, Jennifer (CHRISTINE HARNOS), is divorcing him. However, Lewis is too
preoccupied with her own personal problems to be interested in Greene. Her
sister, Chloe (KATHLEEN WILHOITE), still pregnant, with no money, is sleeping on
her doorstep. Dr. Douglas Ross' relationship with Diane Leeds
(LISA ZANE) proceeds nicely.
Men Plan, God Laughs
Written by Robert Nathan
Directed byChris Chulack
Helpless to do anything more for his mother, Dr. Peter
Benton intends to heal every patient he sees--from a diabetic
young girl to a teenager with a brain tumor.
Meanwhile, Dr. Douglas Ross makes plans
with his new girlfriend, Diane Leeds (LISA ZANE), and her son, Jake (ZACHARY
BROWN). He agrees to participate in Jake's Saturday softball practices.
Dr. Susan Lewis tries to help her
sister, Chloe (KATHLEEN WILHOITE), who is pregnant with a baby girl and has no
place to live.
John Carter impresses ER chairman Dr. Swift (MICHAEL
IRONSIDE). However, Dr. Mark Greene continues to have problems
with Swift when Greene opts to make amends with his wife, Jennifer (CHRISTINE
HARNOS), instead of meeting with Swift.
Music
Major Lance - Um, Um, Um
Love Among The Ruins
Written by Paul Manning
Directed by Fred Gerber
With their wedding scheduled in two weeks, Nurse Carol
Hathaway and Dr. Taglieri (RICK ROSSOVICH) bicker over
small details. Hathaway also postpones writing her wedding vows, claiming she
has no time.
As he displays more competence in his work, John Carter
gains confidence in himself. He impresses the new head of the ER,
Dr. Swift (MICHAEL IRONSIDE), and even Dr. Peter Benton. But
Benton behaves coolly towards Carter when he learns, along with the rest of the
ER, that Carter's family is well-to-do. Benton tries to hide his attraction to
the married Jeanie Boulet, who once took care of his mother.
Meanwhile, Dr. Susan Lewis saves a
young male suicide victim, who crashed his car intentionally when his girlfriend
stopped dating him. Lewis also struggles to help her pregnant sister, Chloe
(KATHLEEN WILHOITE), who is not taking good care of herself.
After moving to Milwaukee, Dr. Mark Greene tries to reconcile with his wife, Jennifer (CHRISTINE HARNOS).
Unfortunately, he continues to antagonize Dr. Swift and further jeopardizes his
attending job in the ER for next year.
Dr. Douglas Ross must perform an
embarrassing test on a dozen Catholic school girls whom he suspects have
bacterial meningitis. Later, he coaches Jake's (ZACHARY BROWN) Little League
baseball team, bringing him closer to Jake's mother, Diane Leeds (LISA ZANE).
Motherhood
Written by Lydia Woodward
Directed by Quentin
Tarantino
Dr. Susan Lewis ends up delivering her
sister's baby girl. Despite Chloe's (KATHLEEN WILHOITE) abuse of her body during
her pregnancy, the baby seems healthy. Lewis is relieved that Chloe and the baby
will go live with Chloe and Lewis' parents. Unfortunately, their mother, Cookie
(VALERIE PERRINE - "Superman"), decides that this is not a good idea and insists
that Lewis make other arrangements.
Meanwhile, Dr. Mark Greene treats a young
girl, Joanie, who shows early signs of heart trouble that may require open heart
surgery. Greene offers a sub-I internship in the ER to Carter, who declines the
offer in favor of a sub-I in surgery with Dr. Peter Benton.
Unfortunately, Carter later learns that Benton accepted another candidate for
surgery instead. Carter considers telling Greene that he's changed his mind,
only to discover that Greene found someone else.
While Taglieri and Hathaway's bickering about their wedding
worsens, Diane Leeds (LISA ZANE) and Dr. Douglas Ross'
relationship becomes increasingly serious. However, when Diane asks Ross to move
in with her and Jake, Ross gets scared and retreats to his former lover, Linda
Farrell (ANDREA PARKER). Diane finds the two of them coming out of his apartment
together. She leaves angrily after Ross apologizes, admitting the truth.
Finally, Benton tries to save a teenage boy impaled by an
iron bar and later operates on two feuding female gang members. In the midst of
this busy day, he learns that his mother has died. He finds solace with the
married Jeanie Boulet, and the two finally share a kiss.
Music
Beatles - Blackbird
Everything Old Is New Again
Written by John Wells
Directed by Mimi Leder
Dr. Peter Benton treats a young homosexual
in the final stages of AIDS. The man's mother decides to make her son
comfortable but not to perform surgery on him that could sustain his life.
Meanwhile, Dr. Mark Greene is sued for
malpractice regarding the death of Jodi O'Brien (from "Love's Labor Lost"
episode). Greene learns that Dr. Swift (MICHAEL IRONSIDE) and the hospital will
support him in the suit, claiming he is not at fault. Swift finally offers
Greene an attending job in the ER for the next year.
Dr. Susan Lewis deals with her
difficult sister, Chloe (KATHLEEN WILHOITE), who still lives with her. Chloe's
baby complicates the situation.
On his last day in the ER, John Carter
helps Dr. Douglas Ross with a 12-year-old cancer patient who develops
complications from chemotherapy. Carter must evaluate Dr. Peter Benton, his resident in the ER. After he gives Benton a low evaluation, he
learns that Benton gave him an excellent evaluation. Benton offers Carter a
sub-I internship in surgery since the original candidate refused the offer.
Elated, Carter's confidence continues to grow as a doctor.
Finally, the ER group gathers at church for the wedding of
Nurse Carol Hathaway and Dr. Taglieri (RICK ROSSOVICH).
After learning that she doesn't love him as much as he loves her, Taglieri walks
away from Hathaway. The ER group supports Hathaway and has a party anyway
without the wedding.
Music
Champs - Tequila