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Seen it: Yes
0 hr 45 mins
10/12/2000
1.
Homecoming (a.k.a. Indian Summer)
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Benton drops Carter off at rehab in Atlanta. Three months later, a custodial strike is making life difficult in the ER. Chen discovers she is pregnant. Carter prepares to leave rehab. Benton interviews with Romano for a surgical attending position; he later gets it. Carter makes a slow journey back to Chicago, and gets busted for smoking in the aircraft lavoratory. Due to her ex-husband failing to pay her tuition, Abby cannot continue med school until the beginning of the next quarter and confronts her ex-husband at the driving range making a big scene. The ER is swamped with participants from a riot at a high school football game. Carter arrives at the ER and leaves promptly.
Director:
Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Writer:
Jack Orman
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Guest starring:
Brent Jennings, Gerry Black,
John Doe, James Callahan,
Barry Gordon, Jonathan Mangum,
Wentworth Miller,
Paula Newsome,
Kay Lenz, Dino Anello, Purva Bedi, David Coggeshall, Todd Duffey, Jonathan T. Floyd,
Steve Howey
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Seen it: Yes
0 hr 45 mins
10/19/2000
2.
Sand and Water (a.k.a. Way Too Soon)
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Domestic troubles cause problems for Greene and Corday. Later in the day, however, Mark shows Elizabeth their spacious new digs and proposes to her. Chen tells Weaver about her pregnancy; she is 22 weeks along. Carter sees Abby at an AA meeting and she tells him she was an alcoholic 5 years ago, later John asks her to be his sponsor. He also meets with Greene and Weaver about coming back to work. Abby, down from OB, helps a young couple whose baby was born much too early. Benton and Romano clash over an obnoxious homeless man who once again requires extensive treatment resulting from his chronic disdain for maintaining his dialysis appointments. Weaver and Kovac are helpless to assist a severely comatose woman whose longtime life partner is not legally empowered to make decisions on her care.
Director:
Christopher Misiano
Writer:
Jack Orman
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Guest starring:
Rosemary Forsyth, Gerry Black, Diana Castle,
Lara Harris, Jim Jansen, Michael Raynor, Jana Arnold, Jeanne Chinn, James Erps, S.I., Heinrich James, Biagio Messina, Marty Ryan, Trisha Simmons, James C. Victor
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Seen it: Yes
0 hr 45 mins
10/26/2000
3.
Mars Attacks
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Carter treats a young paraplegic on his first day back at County. Corday and Greene try to work around a surgeon shortage. Benton discovers that Romano has fired him for his actions last week. Weaver offers Abby a position as a full-time ER nurse. Abby later plants an impromptu smooch on Kovac. Various weird patients arrive at the ER following a beam collapse at a sci-fi convention. Dr. Dave goes out of his way to discover who the father of Chen's baby is. A patient with 'spontaneous human combustion' catches fire.
Director:
Paris Barclay
Writer:
R. Scott Gemmill
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Guest starring:
Alex D. Linz, Jorge Luis Abreu, Rebecca Balding,
Christine Cavanaugh,
Kevin Durand, Jamie Marsh, Nynno Ahli, Duffy Epstein, G. Adam Gifford, Steve Hanneman, Bradley James, Aaron Pruner, Devon Reeves, Charlie Stewart,
Eric Stonestreet
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Seen it: Yes
0 hr 45 mins
11/2/2000
4.
Benton Backwards
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Benton encounters trouble finding a new job after Romano blacklists him across town. He considers taking a job in Philadelphia, but decides to stay with County in a no-benefits job after Carla won't agree to a visitation schedule. Benton's nephew Jesse comes to the ER after getting in a fight at school. A shooting in the ER interrupts Carter's first day of treating trauma patients. Chen treats a dying young boy whose mother wants surgery for him, no matter what the outcome. Kovac and Abby go on a date, which is interrupted when they are mugged. Luka then beats the mugger to death. Greene treats beauty pageant contestants and is also enlisted by Malucci for a hockey game. Weaver treats a dementia patient who has been AWOL for 50 years.
Director:
Richard Thorpe
Writer:
Dee Johnson
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Guest starring:
Alan Young,
Keith Diamond,
Keri Lynn Pratt, John Lordan, Dion DeRizzo, Holly Haber,
Andrew McFarlane,
Derek Mears, Linda Tran, Oscar Valdes, Cynthia Mann
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Seen it: Yes
0 hr 45 mins
11/9/2000
5.
Flight of Fancy
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Greene flies to Indiana to receive a heart-transplant patient. The flight back endures several problems, however. With Greene in Indiana, Weaver on her day off and Kovac missing, Romano places Benton in charge of the ER. Carter treats a teenager with HIV who has not been informed of his condition yet. Luka searches for the identity of the mugger that he killed. He and Abby later meet up in his hotel room.
Director:
Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer:
Walon Green
/ Joe Sachs
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Guest starring:
John Pyper-Ferguson,
Vivian Wu,
Keith Diamond, Carla Gallo,
Jenette Goldstein,
Blake Heron,
Scott MacDonald, Joanna Miles,
Juanita Moore, Skip Stellrecht, Wesley Thompson, Annie Wood, Bruce Wright,
Kwame Amoaku, Tom Carey
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Seen it: Yes
0 hr 45 mins
11/16/2000
6.
The Visit (a.k.a. I Loved You, God, How I Loved You)
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Luka blows Abby off, and an already-stressed Abby has to deal with an unexpected visit from her estranged mother, who isn't taking the meds prescribed for her bipolar disorder. Corday, eager to leave work for a vacation with Greene, makes a poor surgical decision; after she leaves, her patient experiences post-surgical complications. Benton's nephew is shot and dies. Benton hears Malucci refer to his late nephew as a "banger" and Benton beats him. Chen decides to put her baby up for adoption and visits the child's father, nurse Frank Bacon. Luka accuses a pregnant girl's father of beating her.
Director:
Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Writer:
John Wells
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Guest starring:
Alan Dale, Toy Connor, Susan Enriquez, Deborah Lacey, Catherine Paolone,
Timothy Paul Perez,
Morris Chestnut, Juan Diego, Darris Love, Johnny Ray McGhee,
Andrew McFarlane, Bob Minor, Marty Ryan
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Seen it: Yes
0 hr 45 mins
11/23/2000
7.
Rescue Me
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Abby's mother decides to stay in Chicago, causing Abby even more trouble. When Weaver accepts Dr. Legaspi's dinner invitation, Weaver learns that she has misunderstood Legaspi's intentions. Carter tries to find a drug addict who has left the hospital against medical advice. Chen's mother visits the ER and invites her to dinner, even though she is surprised by Chen's pregnancy, and speechless when Chen tells her that the father is black. Greene discovers that he has a brain tumor. Corday is sued for malpractice by Mr. Patterson, the patient whose surgery she rushed so she could start her vacation, and later discovers that she's pregnant. Carter saves Abby after an explosion in exam room three.
Director:
Christopher Chulack
Writer:
Neal Baer
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Guest starring:
Nancy Kwan, Jonelle Allen, Christopher John Fields, Vanita Harbour, Anthony Lee, Lisa Arning, Michael Childers, John Fortson, Marty Fortney, Garry Roleder, David A. Saunders, Jane Edith Wilson, Candy Azzara
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Seen it: Yes
0 hr 45 mins
12/7/2000
8.
The Dance We Do (a.k.a. Rapid Cycling)
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Abby wakes up with Luka in his hotel room. At a job interview at a department store, her mother causes a disturbance and later flees town. Benton treats Jesse's girlfriend, who talks to the cops about Jesse's killers and later comes to him for help after a hit is put on her. Corday undergoes a grueling deposition for Mr. Patterson's lawsuit and lies to save her ass. Greene discovers that his tumor is inoperable and later has a seizure. He finally decides to tell Corday about his condition.
Director:
Christopher Misiano
Writer:
Jack Orman
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Guest starring:
Alan Dale, Joe Basile, Toy Connor, Mark Hutter, Roberta Valderrama,
Matt Craven,
Zeljko Ivanek, Aaron Braxton, Jennifer Buttell, James Chisem, Claudine Claudio, Sid Conrad, Cynthia Frost, Donald Sage MacKay, Stuart McLean
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Seen it: Yes
0 hr 45 mins
12/14/2000
9.
The Greatest of Gifts
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While giving birth, Chen undergoes second thoughts about giving her baby up for adoption, a decision complicated by the adoptive parents watching her every move. With an enormous lack of sleep, Carter is called back to the hospital to act as Chen's coach, and is later tempted to take Vicodin to stay awake. Finch and Benton encounter trouble trying to keep Kynesha hidden from the gang. Legaspi plants a kiss on Weaver. Greene and Corday spend the day in New York seeking help for his brain tumor.
Director:
Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Writer:
Elizabeth Hunter
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Guest starring:
Dwayne Adway, Kari Coleman, Toy Connor, Julie Dretzin, Kerrie Keane,
Jacqueline Kim, Catherine Paolone,
Chris Sarandon, Michael Adler,
Daveigh Chase,
Myles Jeffrey, David Noroña, Colleen Quinn, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Emily Baysic
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Seen it: Yes
0 hr 45 mins
1/4/2001
10.
Piece of Mind
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On New Year's Eve, A father injured in an auto accident is unworried about his own health, only his son's. Greene undergoes experimental brain surgery in New York with Corday by his side.
Director:
David Nutter
Writer:
Tom Garrigus
/ R. Scott Gemmill
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Guest starring:
Robert Wisdom,
Lynda Boyd, Michael Chieffo,
Mimi Lieber, Judith Moreland,
Jared Padalecki, Jim Belushi,
Chris Sarandon, Betty K. Bynum, E.J. Callahan, Deborah Geffner, Greyson Pendry
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Seen it: Yes
0 hr 45 mins
1/11/2001
11.
Rock, Paper, Scissors
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Kovac treats a bishop who took a fall and questions Luka's faith. Abby pressures Carter to tell Weaver about the Vicodin he nearly took. Abby later tells him that she cannot be his sponsor anymore. After Kynesha is placed with a foster family, Benton and Finch discover their home trashed by her. Corday's malpractice suit is settled; Mr. Patterson later visits her at the hospital, causing Elizabeth to panic with another patient. Weaver and Legaspi are divided over personal and professional issues.
Director:
Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Writer:
Dee Johnson
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Guest starring:
Alan Dale, Toy Connor,
Wendy Gazelle, Anna Getty, John Lacy, Steven M. Porter,
Matt Craven,
James Cromwell, Brian Britt, Michaela Gallo, Alfred Jackson,
Meera Simhan, Rise Stefani, Marcelo Tubert
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Seen it: Yes
0 hr 45 mins
2/1/2001
12.
Surrender (a.k.a. Inside Out)
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Weaver and Legaspi have spent the night together, although Kerry appears shy of beginning a relationship. She also battles Luka over calling the authorities about an illegal sweatshop employing one of his patients, which causes the owners to torch the place. Greene is back to work, but mixing up his pronouns, referring to a male patient as a "she." Corday freezes again during surgery, but is able to overcome her fears. Romano talks benton into taking a job as County's director of diversity. In the wake of his Vicodin slip, Carter is banned from prescribing drugs. He later visits Chase at his home, and admits his addiction. Abby treats two horny old men.
Director:
Felix Enriquez Alcala
/ Joe Sachs
Writer:
Jack Orman
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Guest starring:
Jay Michael Ferguson, Steve Hofvendahl, Ann Marie Lee, Walter Olkewicz,
Tom Bosley,
Tom Poston, George Anthony Bell, Burt Bulos, Joe Camareno, Hilda Castillo, Claudine Claudio, Norma Maldonaldo, Linda Medina, John Mosquera, Chelsea Randon
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Seen it: Yes
0 hr 45 mins
2/8/2001
13.
Thy Will Be Done
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Bishop Stewart returns, seeking pain medication from Luka, who also has his hands full dealing with the parents of a 16-year-old who does not want another heart transplant. Abby fills in as Carter's date for a Carter family function and sees her ex-husband there. Malucci treats a gay man who wants to contract HIV from his positive partner. Greene continues an abrupt personality change in the wake of his surgery. Weaver calls someone, making an appointment for a competency review for Mark.
Director:
Richard Thorpe
/ Joe Sachs
Writer:
Meredith Stiehm
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Guest starring:
James Cromwell, Robert Beitzel, Noah Blake, Art Chudabala, Sean G. Griffin, Jeanine Jackson,
David Naughton,
Josh Peck, Roxanne Reese, George Plimpton, Claudine Claudio, Rudy Moreno, Sarah Rosenberg
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Seen it: Yes
0 hr 45 mins
2/15/2001
14.
A Walk in the Woods
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Weaver spends an evening with Legaspi and her lesbian friends. Greene is furious to learn about his competency review; Corday screams at Weaver about ordering it. Chen returns from maternity leave and treats a young boy with measles. Benton struggles to get a young med student applicant an interview after learning that he was only accepted due to affirmative action. Bishop Stewart returns in even worse condition.
Director:
John Wells
Writer:
John Wells
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Guest starring:
James Cromwell, Missy Yager,
Sonya Eddy,
Megan Follows, Vince Grant, Tim Haldeman,
Randy Oglesby,
Keith Robinson, Teressa Tunney,
Scout Taylor-Compton, Roger Fan, Toby Linz, Maria Bellantoni
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Seen it: Yes
0 hr 45 mins
2/22/2001
15.
The Crossing (a.k.a. Golden Hour)
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Carter meets a new pedes intern, Rena Trujillo. He and Luka are then dispatched to the site of a major train wreck. Carter must perform a tricky double amputation on an injured firefighter after Corday goes into early contractions at the scene. After Elizabeth returns to the hospital, Abby and Chen treat Corday, who is told to stay on bed rest. Benton lets prospective med student William White follow him around the ER. Weaver calls Legaspi for a psych consult on a suicidal girl who caused the train crash by driving her car onto the tracks. Luka wrestles with his faith, revealing that he could have saved his wife by sacrificing his daughter. Bishop Stewart grants him absolution before his death.
Director:
Jonathan Robert Kaplan
Writer:
Jack Orman
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Guest starring:
James Cromwell,
Stacy Haiduk, Michael McGrady,
Jeffrey Dean Morgan,
Harry Northup,
Keith Robinson, David Nathan Schwartz, Meg Thalken, Sasha Turjak, Amy Wheaton,
Jose Yenque, Scott Forbes, Anderson Goncalves, Mary Heiss,
RonReaco Lee
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Seen it: Yes
0 hr 45 mins
3/1/2001
16.
Witch Hunt
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After Abby leaves the room for a second, an infant disappears from the hospital. After spending the night at her place, Carter is shocked to find out that Rena is a 19-year-old undergraduate. Greene gets his competency results--he passed (was there ever any doubt?). Malucci and Mark treat a young boy injecting steroids who is frightened of his father. Legaspi has been accused of sexual misconduct by the teenager who caused the train crash. Weaver is more concerned with hiding their relationship, so Kim dumps her.
Director:
Guy Norman Bee
Writer:
R. Scott Gemmill
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Guest starring:
Vincent Angell,
Dwayne L. Barnes,
Frances Bay, Timilee Romolini, Mik Scriba,
Alex Solowitz, John Cirigliano, Richard Denni, Lisa Kaseman, Veronica Laurence, Philip Lenkowsky, James C. Mathis III, Wyatt Morgan, Melissa Paull, Deb Podowski
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Seen it: Yes
0 hr 45 mins
3/29/2001
17.
Survival of the Fittest
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Peter and Cleo may be at fault when a police officer shoots and kills an old woman with dementia. Carter misinforms Rena and tells him that he and Abby had a past liaison. April Fool's Day causes the staffers to play pranks on each other; Malucci gets the worsts of them. Corday endures a particularly long surgery just to prove that she still can. Greene treats three young students who have been huffing carpet cleaner. Luka treats another pregnant teenager, who wants the comfort that a child will bring her.
Director:
Elizabeth Hunter
/ Marita Grabiak
Writer:
Joe Sachs
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Guest starring:
Brad Blaisdell, Diane DiLascio, Whitney Dylan,
Colby French, Terri Garber, Ernest Harden, Jr., Michele Harrell, Shane Lyons, Sandra Purpuro,
Adrian Ricard,
Will Rothhaar, Judith Scarpone, Jamie Renee Smith, Derek Webster
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Seen it: Yes
0 hr 45 mins
4/19/2001
18.
April Showers
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Mark must overcome numerous obstacles, mostly weather-related, in order to get to the church to marry Elizabeth, who is stuck with both of her bickering, divorced parents. Abby has a major cold, but cannot leave the hospital, due to most of the nurses being at the wedding. Many patients come in to the ER from an accident involving a prison van; Luka and Carter clash over the treatment of an injured cop and a prisoner with a dislocated shoulder. While waiting for a flight to Vegas, Weaver (who wasn't invited to the wedding), strikes up a conversation with a friendly man. Chen misses her son. Cleo doesn't want to go to the wedding, because the bride is Peter's ex-girlfriend.
Director:
Christopher Misiano
/ Dee Johnson
Writer:
Tom Garrigus
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Guest starring:
Paul Freeman, Casey Biggs, Mandy Freund, Karimah Westbrook,
Arye Gross, Alex Kapp Horner, Charles Hoyes, Tom Kiesche,
J. Karen Thomas,
Kirk B.R. Woller, Banji, Bob Boucher, Trisha Cruz, Judith Drake, Christopher Der Gregorian
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Seen it: Yes
0 hr 45 mins
4/26/2001
19.
Sailing Away
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Corday goes into labor and delivers a baby girl named Ella. Benton treats his junior high school science teacher. Numerous college students come into the ER, victims of fraternity/sorority pledging pranks and hazing rituals. Carter and Abby take a road trip to Oklahoma to pick up Maggie, who has locked herself in a motel room. Rena dumps Carter over the phone. Maggie steals sleeping pills from a convenience store and attempts suicide.
Director:
Laura Innes
Writer:
Jack Orman
/ Meredith Stiehm
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Guest starring:
Zachery Ty Bryan, Roger Robinson,
Lyle Kanouse, Ben Lang,
Keith Robinson,
Samaire Armstrong, Flora Burke, Daniel Bryan Cartmell, Margaret Emery, Heath Freeman, Joe J. Garcia, Hubert Hodgin, Daniel Kountz, Shari Shaw, Jill Marie Simon
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Seen it: Yes
0 hr 45 mins
5/3/2001
20.
Fear of Commitment
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Abby goes to court to argue for a 90-day psych hold for her mother. Her mother is released, and later shows up at Luka's hotel room. Weaver treats an old children's television show host and an animal suit fetishist. Carla checks into the hospital after a fall. Benton treats Carl Ferris again after he suffers a heart attack. Malucci clashes with Jing-Mei and Cleo when his past track record gets him in trouble. Carter treats a young girl whose boyfriend has been interfering with her pregnancy by feeding her herbal root extracts to cause a natural abortion.
Director:
Anthony Edwards
Writer:
R. Scott Gemmill
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Guest starring:
Tomas Arana, Bette Ford,
Jon Gries, Roger Robinson, Sid Garza-Hillman,
Henri Lubatti, Don Maloney, Kimberly McCullough,
Natsuko Ohama, Skip Stellrecht,
Tom Bosley,
Tom Poston, Phillip Boyd, Christopher Boyer, Susan Davis
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Seen it: Yes
0 hr 45 mins
5/10/2001
21.
Where the Heart Is (a.k.a. Taking Care, a.k.a. Mea Culpa)
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Abby is flabbergasted when Maggie reveals her plans to move back to her birthplace of Minneapolis. Abby reveals to her mother that she was pregnant once, but had an abortion, scared about the genetic possibility of herself or her child turning out bipolar. Meanwhile, Carter and Chen are both shot down in their bids for chief resident. Weaver meets Legaspi's new girlfriend. Carla hits on Benton and freaks out at Cleo after she turns her back on Reese for a second and he injures himself. Mark treats a young abused boy with an extremely irate father. Several staff members play softball.
Director:
Richard Thorpe
Writer:
Dee Johnson
/ Meredith Stiehm
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Guest starring:
Sally Field, Ted Marcoux, Liane Curtis, Jack Hallett, Julie Osburn, Emmett Shoemaker, Ali Dean, Ilyssa Fraden, Jerry Hauck, George Sharperson
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Seen it: Yes
0 hr 45 mins
5/17/2001
22.
Rampage
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The father of the abused boy that Mark treated last week goes on a shooting rampage throughout the city, looking for anyone connected with the placing of his son in a foster care facility. Mark fears for Elizabeth and baby Ella's safety when Corday doesn't answer her pager. Chen moves one step closer to the chief resident position. Romano fires Legaspi. Weaver confronts Romano, and comes out to him, threatening that she will quit if Kim is not rehired. Carla's husband, Roger, accuses Benton of sleeping with Carla. Cleo cuts her hand while treating an HIV-positive patient. Luka draws unhappiness from Abby when he sends in her med school reapplication without her consent. Carter expresses his feelings to Abby and begins thinking about his future at another hospital. While treating the shooter alone in an elevator, Mark makes a critical decision regarding his care when the man flatlines.
Director:
Jack Orman
/ Joe Sachs
Writer:
Jack Orman
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Guest starring:
J.E. Freeman, Ted Marcoux,
Peter Onorati, Victor Williams, Liane Curtis,
Eli Russell Linnetz,
Eric Lloyd,
Jimmy Palumbo, Wesley Thompson,
Scott Benjaminson, David Bonfadini, Burt Bulos, Lorenzo Callendar, Jim Carrane, Megan Cole
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