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John Carter is a fictional character portrayed by Noah Wyle in the TV series ER.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled 24 Hours (season 1), they were 23 years old.
They appear in 254 episodes out of a total of 331 aired and have accumulated 46320 positive votes.
The character of John Carter is mainly associated with Susan Lewis, Abby Lockhart and Peter Benton.

John Carter

by Noah Wyle

character

Episodes254

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    24 Hours

    episode S1.E1 september 1994
    The pilot for the popular TV series is set during 24 frantic hours in the lives of a group of doctors, nurses, and staff members of a busy emergency room at a Chicago hospital. They deal with the seemingly endless casualties that stumble into their place of employment. The central characters are the chief resident and family man Dr. Mark Greene, who is considering a job in private practice due to pressure from his demanding law student wife Jennifer; outgoing Dr. Doug Ross, who deals with cases in his own personal way; straight-arrow Dr. Susan Lewis, trying to get by another long 36-hour shift; inexperienced third-year med student John Carter; cocky surgical resident Dr. Peter Benton; and troubled chief nurse Carol Hathaway.
  • 8
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    Day One

    episode S1.E2 september 1994
    Mark's wife arrives in the ER with the news that she has passed her bar exams but several members of the staff interrupt their intimate celebration. Greene treats an elderly woman whose husband isn't ready to let her go. It's been eight weeks since Hathaway's attempted suicide, but Doug Ross has yet to bring himself to visit the woman he went out with for two years. Susan Lewis saves a newborn who is brought into the ER choking. She also argues with the psychiatric attending who refuses to admit a patient suffering from dementia. Carter finds himself having to care for a group of German tourists who are suffering from food poisoning. He also treats a young flirt with a rash. Benton treats a recent surgery patient and finds his correct diagnosis overturned by the man's physician. Susan Lewis treats a family struck by a drunk driver. The husband and daughter will survive but there is little hope for the woman. The drunk driver is also brought in suffering from only a few scratches.
  • 8
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    Going Home

    episode S1.E3 september 1994
    Carol Hathaway returns to work after her suicide attempt. Doug Ross still feels guilty about what happened. An ER patient found walking the streets takes to singing, constantly. Susan Lewis has a run-in with the cardiologist on duty, Dr. Kayson, when he disagrees with her treatment of a heart attack victim. At a case review session, she gets very little support from her colleagues. She also treats a woman who is dying of leukemia and who has good advice for Hathaway. Greene treats a woman who has obviously been beaten by her husband but can't get to agree to get help.
  • 7.9
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    Hit and Run

    episode S1.E4 october 1994
    Drs. Benton and Langworthy are unsuccessful in reviving a teen-aged boy involved in a traffic accident and it's left to Carter to determine the boy's identity and notify the parents. Unfortunately, he tells the wrong parents that their son is dead. Doug Ross tells a young patient that he will not be separated from his schizophrenic mother knowing that she will likely be hospitalized for a long time. Susan Lewis tells Mark that she is dating the psychiatric attending physician Div Cvetic. She also treats a salesman whose cell phone is having an odd effect on hospital equipment. Benton forgets that he was supposed to sit with his mother while his sister and brother-in-law were to go out for their tenth anniversary dinner.
  • 7.9
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    Into That Good Night

    episode S1.E5 october 1994
    Mark Greene's wife Jen gets a position clerking with a Federal judge. Unfortunately, it's in Milwaukee, 2 hours away and she wants Mark to look for a job there. Greene and Susan Lewis treat Samuel Gasner, a man who has been waiting for a heart transplant and who will not survive the night unless a donor can be found. John Carter is worried that his latest paramour may have left him with a souvenir of their sexual encounter. Doug Ross treats a young girl suffering from severe asthma but whose mother can't afford her medication. Benton treats Ivan the liquor store owner who is shot for the third time in as many weeks.
  • 7.8
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    Chicago Heat

    episode S1.E6 october 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.
  • 7.7
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    Another Perfect Day

    episode S1.E7 november 1994
    Doug Ross' hopes of renewing his relationship with Carol Hathaway take a positive turn after the two of them kiss following a particularly stressful trauma, but his hopes are dashed when she decides to move in with boyfriend Tag. John Carter has a particularly good day when Dr. Green successfully walks him through a complex procedure. Haleh takes Dr. Benton to task when he refuses to act as a role model for a young gangbanger she has an interest in. Benton is also competing with Dr. Langworthy for a prestigious fellowship. It's Susan Lewis' birthday and her sister Chloe shows up at the ER drunk.
  • 7.6
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    9 1/2 Hours

    episode S1.E8 november 1994
    Susan Lewis' boyfriend Div Cvetic, a psychiatric resident at County General, seems to be under a great deal of stress regularly lashing out at everyone. Doug Ross takes over for Mark Greene who takes a day off to be with his wife. He has a hard time keeping up with all the paperwork. John Carter is increasingly frustrated with Peter Benton who never seems to invite him to participate in surgeries. Benton learns the result of the fellowship he applied for and his mother shows up in the ER with a sprained ankle. Carol Hathaway treats a patient who was raped. A new ER aide, Bob, start work.
  • 7.9
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    ER Confidential

    episode S1.E9 november 1994
    Carol Hathaway faces an ethical dilemma when a patient admits that he, and not his friend, was driving the car that ran a red light and killed a pedestrian. She decides to tell Tag about kissing Doug Ross. It's Thanksgiving and the doctors treat an animal rights activist who was attacked by the turkey he was trying to save. Doug Ross is going to the Bahamas with Linda Farrell and he is very much feeling like a kept man. Carter has to treat a transgender woman who has now reached an age where she can no longer pass as a woman. Carter's indifference is the final straw. Susan Lewis continues to worry about Div Cvetic, whose condition seems to be worsening.
  • 8.6
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    Blizzard

    episode S1.E10 december 1994
    The ER staff's slow snow day becomes chaotically hectic when the casualties of a 40 car traffic accident flood in.
  • 7.9
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    The Gift

    episode S1.E11 december 1994
    It's Christmas-time and the expected range of emotions is to be found among the ER staffers. Susan Lewis treats a middle-aged woman who is overjoyed at finally getting pregnant. Susan is also shocked to hear that her boyfriend Div Cvetic has quit his job and moved out of his apartment. Mark Greene treats a young drowning victim. Doug Ross takes Greene's advice and decides to tell Carol Hathaway that he loves her; unfortunately he chooses to do so at her engagement party. Peter Benton jumps the gun and arranges for transplant teams to harvest an accident victims organs but the man's wife is now refusing to give consent. Susan's sister Chloe announces that she is pregnant.
  • 7.7
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    Happy New Year

    episode S1.E12 january 1995
    Susan Lewis has a run-in with Dr. Jack Kayson, the cardiology attending, when he accuses her of not providing him with all necessary information on a patient who subsequently died. He makes it very clear that Susan will bear all responsibility for his death. Her sister Chloe informs her that she and her boyfriend are moving to Texas. John Carter is still frustrated by Peter Benton's apparent lack of interest in teaching him anything but a new go for it attitude leads to an invitation to assist in a surgical procedure. Benton's sister suggests to him that the time has come for them to put their mother in a care home.
  • 7.7
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    Luck of the Draw

    episode S1.E13 january 1995
    Benton is called out of surgery to find his senile mother.
  • 7.9
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    Long Day's Journey

    episode S1.E14 january 1995
    Dr. Kayson becomes Lewis' patient.
  • 7.8
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    Feb 5, '95

    episode S1.E15 february 1995
    Dr. Greene gets offered a new job by Morgenstern.
  • 7.9
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    Make of Two Hearts

    episode S1.E16 february 1995
    Kayson, a married man, tries to start a romance with Susan by asking her to dinner. Deb unknowingly eats LSD-laced chocolates. Carol takes an interest in a Russian girl abandoned in the ER.
  • 7.7
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    The Birthday Party

    episode S1.E17 february 1995
    It's a day of birthdays. Peter Benton's mother is celebrating a birthday and he tries desperately to find someone to cover his shift. He makes a choice however when Dr. Hicks suggests that he's been absent too often and may wish to consider a leave of absence until his mother's situation is resolved. Carter thinks it's Benton birthday and has a surprise for him. Mark Greene's daughter is also having a birthday but he misses that due to an emergency at the hospital. An elderly, solitary man in the final stages of cancer arrives in the ER on his birthday. Carol Hathaway suggests to her fiancé that they adopt little Tatiana, the AIDS patient abandoned in the ER. Ross has to deal with a young child who was kicked out of a window.
  • 7.9
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    Sleepless in Chicago

    episode S1.E18 february 1995
    Carol Hathaway goes ahead with her plans to adopt Tatiana, but her past history makes her ineligible. Benton continues to trade shifts so he can spend time with his mother but it all catches up with him and he has a run-in with Dr. Hicks. Doug Ross treats an abused child. Green, Benton and Carter take extraordinary measures to save a man they later learned had signed a DNR. A consultant arrives to study procedures in the ER, but all is not quite what it seems. Mark Green's wife Jen has an important announcement. Benton's mother has a serious accident when he falls asleep on the couch.
  • 9.3
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    Love's Labor Lost

    episode S1.E19 march 1995
    Dr. Benton has to deal with the aftermath of his mother's fall and crosses the line with the surgical attending when he insists on scrubbing in for her operation. Dr. Greene deals with Jodi O'Brien who is two weeks away from giving birth. With the obstetrics attending unavailable, he decides to try to deliver her baby in the ER, with tragic results.
  • 8
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    Full Moon, Saturday Night

    episode S1.E20 march 1995
    Dr. Greene is still haunted by the death of Jodi O'Brien and isn't sure he can function as a doctor. At Susan's urging, he takes the night off but unfortunately for him, the new head of the ER Dr. 'Wild Willy' Swift arrives unannounced. Susan impresses Swift with her handling of many cases on a busy night. She also has to deal with the case of a young man who has had the hiccups for two days but may in fact be suffering from something far more serious. Nurse Hathaway and fiancée Tag are still working out the details of their wedding. Peter Benton's mother is still hospitalized and he will not accept that her age and her injuries mean that she will need permanent nursing care. Dr. Ross is now dating Diane Leeds. John Carter and Deb Chen's attempts at oneupmanship is starting to take on ridiculous proportions.
  • 7.7
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    House of Cards

    episode S1.E21 april 1995
    Dr. Greene is still having trouble dealing with cases in the ER and the new Chief of the ER is growing increasingly concerned. Greene also faces a difficult peer review to examine his handling of the Jodi O'Brien case. Dr. Benton takes on the difficult task of telling his mother that she must be placed in a home with full-time care. Susan's very pregnant sister Chloe returns to live with her. Dr. Ross deals with the case of a young girl with a heart condition while Ross and Carter encounter a patient who refuses treatment for tuberculosis. When Benton asks Deb Chen and Carter to submit their procedures book in a few days, Deb feels she has to get a few more procedures under her belt if she's to best her fellow student. Unfortunately, her eagerness leads to near tragedy for a patient.
  • 7.7
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    Men Plan, God Laughs

    episode S1.E22 april 1995
    Greene finds his marriage falling apart and is concerned at how little time he's spending with his daughter. He also treats an eight week old child with a heart murmur who requires surgery. Susan tries to get her pregnant sister Chloe to take her pregnancy seriously, but her head isn't quite into it. Benton tries desperately to find a surgeon who will operate on a 16 year-old with a severe brain aneurysm that could burst at any time. He's also concerned at his mother's care and is growing ever more attracted to Jeanie Boulet. Doug Ross' commitment to Diane Leeds gets more serious when he agrees to be an assistant coach for her son's little league baseball team.
  • 7.8
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    Love Among the Ruins

    episode S1.E23 may 1995
    Doug Ross and Nurse Hathaway treat a girls' basketball team from a local catholic school for meningitis. Their teachers also need to be tested but one of them confides in Hathaway that she may have a particular problem. Green and the Chief of Staff have a disagreement in the middle of a procedure. With the wedding only two weeks away, Tag and Carol Hathaway have to deal with all of the final preparations, not the least of which is writing their own marriage vows. Susan deals with a suicide victim who is using emotional blackmail to keep his girlfriend from leaving him. Susan reaches the breaking point with her sister Chloe and tells her she has to move out.
  • 7.8
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    Motherhood

    episode S1.E24 may 1995
    On a fateful Mother's Day, several staffers in the ER face possible life-changing events. Susan Lewis' sister Chloe gives birth to a beautiful - and healthy - baby girl. Things start to go wrong however when their mother Cookie - who had agreed to take in Chloe and the baby - suddenly decides she's done enough and Susan will have to take care of it. Carter turns down an offer for an ER sub-internship in the hopes that he'll get an offer in surgery. Dr. Hicks has news for him however. Benton's mother takes a turn for the worse. Carol Hathaway is overwhelmed with the final preparations as her wedding day approaches.
  • 8.2
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    Everything Old Is New Again

    episode S1.E25 may 1995
    It's Carter's last day in the ER and finally fed up with Dr. Benton's apparent indifference, rejoices when he learns that he gets to write an appraisal on him. He subsequently regrets his negative input when he gets offered the surgical sub-internship he'd hoped for and learns that Benton gave him a glowing appraisal. He also spends a good part of the day with young leukemia victim who is fed up with life. Benton and Jeanie Boulet's relationship reaches a crossroads. Mark Greene is offered an attending position at the hospital but also learns that he is being sued for malpractice over his handling of the Jodi O'Brien case. The big day for Carol Hathaway and Tag is here but doubts creep in and one of them gets left standing at the altar.
  • 7.8
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    Welcome Back Carter!

    episode S2.E1 september 1995
    While victims of a gang shootout are being brought in, Carter is late and a new group of third year medical students arrives.
  • 7.6
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    Summer Run

    episode S2.E2 september 1995
    It's Weaver's first day and she doesn't exactly make a lot of friends. Carol rides along with the paramedics.
  • 7.8
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    Do One, Teach One, Kill One

    episode S2.E3 october 1995
    Carter gets his first official patient while Doug treats a four-year-old Asian boy who has AIDS.
  • 7.8
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    What Life?

    episode S2.E4 october 1995
    The feud between Susan and Weaver gets to the point where Mark has to step in.
  • 7.8
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    And Baby Makes Two

    episode S2.E5 october 1995
    Doug treats dying Chia-Chia. Mark however feels he's not doing the right thing for Chia-Chia.
  • 7.8
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    Days Like This

    episode S2.E6 november 1995
    Doug and Harper had sex. Mark finds out about this. So does Carter.
  • 9.1
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    Hell and High Water

    episode S2.E7 november 1995
    Doug saves a kid who's stuck in a flooded culvert and becomes a local hero when a TV helicopter films part of the rescue operation.
  • 7.7
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    The Secret Sharer

    episode S2.E8 november 1995
    Doug gets the opportunity to stay at the ER thanks to the publicity surrounding his rescue of a drowning boy the week before.
  • 7.6
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    Home

    episode S2.E9 december 1995
    Jennifer and Rachel have been involved in a car accident and Mark rushes to Milwaukee where they're in the hospital.
  • 8
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    A Miracle Happens Here

    episode S2.E10 december 1995
    Mark has to deal with the fact he can't see Rachel during the holidays and takes care of a Holocaust survivor whose grandchild is missing.
  • 7.7
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    Dead of Winter

    episode S2.E11 january 1996
    Shep and Raul enter a house with about a dozen abandoned and ill-fed children and bring them to the ER.
  • 7.5
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    True Lies

    episode S2.E12 january 1996
    Benton has to attend a banquet at Vucelich's home and asks Jeanie to go with him. Mark hesitates to tell Rachel about the divorce.
  • 7.7
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    It's Not Easy Being Greene

    episode S2.E13 february 1996
    It's his day off, but Mark shows up for work anyway. After a patient dies and Morgenstern wants to speak to him, Mark soon regrets coming in after all.
  • 7.8
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    The Right Thing

    episode S2.E14 february 1996
    Rumour has it there's something going on between Mark and Susan while Benton questions Vucelich's study and confronts him.
  • 8
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    Baby Shower

    episode S2.E15 february 1996
    Benton tries to save someone who, according to the other surgeons, can't be saved while the ER gets crammed with pregnant women.
  • 8.6
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    The Healers

    episode S2.E16 february 1996
    Shep and Raul go in a burning house without the proper equipment to save three children.
  • 7.6
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    The Match Game

    episode S2.E17 march 1996
    Carter is very nervous because he's about to get his residency match. Mark changes his look.
  • 8.6
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    A Shift in the Night

    episode S2.E18 april 1996
    Mark has to work for the fourth night in a row while a lot of the staff are absent and the number of patients is towering.
  • 7.6
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    Fire in the Belly

    episode S2.E19 april 1996
    Benton dismisses a patient he hasn't seen who should have been admitted. Carter competes with Dale, a new surgical resident-in-training who once slept with Harper.
  • 7.7
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    Fevers of Unknown Origin

    episode S2.E20 may 1996
    In order to avoid having to deal with her personal problems regarding little Susie, Susan wholly absorbs herself in her work.
  • 7.6
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    Take These Broken Wings

    episode S2.E21 may 1996
    Susan has therapy to get over losing little Susie and Jeanie's ex-husband is brought in.
  • 8.3
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    John Carter, M.D.

    episode S2.E22 may 1996
    Mark Greene strikes a deal with Kerry Weaver - he will support her application for an ER attending position if she in turn will support Susan Lewis for Chief Resident. When Susan doesn't get the job, Mark is told to go ask her why. Carter is finally going to graduate and wants Benton to attend the party his family is throwing for him. Unfortunately, Carter decides to sit with a young patient awaiting a liver transplant and misses his own graduation ceremony. With the news she has received about her former husband Al's health, Jeanie Boulet decides to have herself tested. Doug Ross' girlfriend Karen forges his prescription for percodan. Hathaway's boyfriend, Shep, is refusing to undergo his anger management treatment. Mark's ex-wife Jen tells him that she is going to re-marry. Loretta Sweet asks Greene if he would become guardian to her kids.
  • 8
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    Doctor Carter, I Presume

    episode S3.E1 september 1996
    It's the first day of Carter's internship. He has a 36 hour shift and overnight he has to cover the ER, the ICU as well as the surgical patients.
  • 7.6
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    Let the Games Begin

    episode S3.E2 october 1996
    While the whole staff is worried the ER might close, Jeanie has her own problems in dealing with being HIV-positive.
  • 7.8
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    Don't Ask, Don't Tell

    episode S3.E3 october 1996
    Donald Anspaugh has a new method to increase the staff's efficiency, new intern Maggie Doyle joins the ER and Susan asks Mark to come along to Hawaii.
  • 7.8
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    Last Call

    episode S3.E4 october 1996
    Doug's one-night-stand has a seizure and he brings her to the ER.
  • 7.6
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    Ghosts

    episode S3.E5 october 1996
    While Mark is anxious about Susan's return from her holiday, Doug and Carol ride along with the health mobile.
  • 8.2
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    Fear of Flying

    episode S3.E6 november 1996
    While on their helicopter flight rotation, Mark and Susan find an injured family of four who they bring to the ER.
  • 7.7
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    No Brain, No Gain

    episode S3.E7 november 1996
    Encouraged by Carol, Mark finally asks Susan out. Benton tries to save a boy, despite the fact Doug thinks he's brain dead.
  • 8.3
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    Union Station

    episode S3.E8 november 1996
    It's Susan's last day. Carol stands up for her nurses when one of them is being rotated to another department.
  • 7.6
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    Ask Me No Questions, I'll Tell You No Lies

    episode S3.E9 december 1996
    Carol worries about her physics exam while Mark is heart-broken about Susan's departure and focuses solely on his job.
  • 8
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    Homeless for the Holidays

    episode S3.E10 december 1996
    Mark and Kerry have to create a policy regarding HIV-positive employees, which leads to gossip amongst the nurses.
  • 8.4
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    Night Shift

    episode S3.E11 january 1997
    Carol has to fire two of the nurses. Meanwhile, Gant feels Benton is too hard on him.
  • 8.1
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    Post Mortem

    episode S3.E12 january 1997
    Carter feels guilty about Gant's death. Benton doesn't want to talk about it.
  • 7.7
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    Fortune's Fools

    episode S3.E13 january 1997
    Benton can't keep his mind on the job, Mark and Chuny break up and Carol does what she needs to do regarding the fatal error she has made.
  • 8.1
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    Whose Appy Now?

    episode S3.E14 february 1997
    Doug treats a dying 17-year old cystic fibrosis patient who doesn't want to be resuscitated. Carter gets to operate on Benton.
  • 8.5
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    The Long Way Around

    episode S3.E15 february 1997
    Nurse Carol Hathaway is held hostage during a convenience store robbery, then befriends one of the gunmen.
  • 7.8
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    Faith

    episode S3.E16 february 1997
    Carol will hear whether her suspension is permanent or not. Mark and Doyle do what they can to get a patient with Down syndrome on a heart transplant list.
  • 7.7
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    Tribes

    episode S3.E17 april 1997
    Race relations become an issue in the ER when Mark Greene treats two injured teenagers, one black and the other white, and assumes the black kid was a drug dealer. It turns the white kid was the drug dealer and the black kid is a high school basketball star and an innocent bystander. When the black student's older brother confronts him, he begins to question his own impartiality. Carol Hathaway helps a young woman who was drugged with Rohipnol and raped. Benton gets an interesting offer from Dr. Hicks. He also learns that Carla Reece has been admitted to the hospital. Dr. Carter treats a woman with a serious condition but he seems to be the only one who sees it. Mark Greene's daughter ends up spending the day in the ER when her mom has to rush to Florida to deal with a family emergency.
  • 7.6
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    You Bet Your Life

    episode S3.E18 april 1997
    Benton tries to find out if everything's OK with Carla's baby. Carter tries to get a man operated, despite the fact Anspaugh thinks he will die no matter what.
  • 7.6
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    Calling Dr. Hathaway

    episode S3.E19 april 1997
    Benton takes a day off to help Carla. Carter finds out Edson falsified a chart.
  • 8.2
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    Random Acts

    episode S3.E20 may 1997
    Jeanie asks Greg to help Al get into a special AIDS-program at the hospital. Olbes brings in her grandfather, who had a stroke.
  • 7.7
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    Make a Wish

    episode S3.E21 may 1997
    It's Carol's birthday, Mark is returning to work after being assaulted and Carla goes into premature labor.
  • 8.2
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    One More for the Road

    episode S3.E22 may 1997
    Anspaugh is furious when Carter tells him he wants to quit surgery. Charlie is brought in with an overdose. Mark keeps struggling with his beating.
  • 8.1
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    Ambush

    episode S4.E1 september 1997
    While a film crew is filming in the ER, it's Elizabeth Corday's first day.
  • 7.5
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    Something New

    episode S4.E2 october 1997
    Carter is excited about getting his own med student, and Mark and Carol interview candidates for the desk clerk position.
  • 7.7
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    Friendly Fire

    episode S4.E3 october 1997
    Cynthia Hooper starts as the new desk clerk. Benton and Carla disagree over whether or not their son should be circumcised. Al gets in an accident at work.
  • 7.9
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    When the Bough Breaks

    episode S4.E4 october 1997
    His ex-wife Jennifer tells Mark he can't see Rachel until he's got his act together. Reece gets to go home. Al has lost his job.
  • 7.7
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    Good Touch, Bad Touch

    episode S4.E5 october 1997
    Carol would like to have a women's and children's health care clinic within the ER. Benton has trouble combining work and fatherhood.
  • 7.7
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    Ground Zero

    episode S4.E6 november 1997
    Al wants to move to Atlanta where he got a job offer. Jeanie however isn't keen on moving. Carol talks to Carter's grandmother about the clinic.
  • 8.3
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    Fathers and Sons

    episode S4.E7 november 1997
    Ross and Greene travel to a near-deserted stretch of California to investigate circumstances surrounding a death in Doug's family.
  • 7.8
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    Freak Show

    episode S4.E8 november 1997
    Benton has a very extraordinary and interesting case when he comes across a boy with reversed internal organs.
  • 7.8
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    Obstruction of Justice

    episode S4.E9 december 1997
    Jeanie believes she's been fired because she has HIV and fights her dismissal.
  • 8
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    Do You See What I See?

    episode S4.E10 december 1997
    Mark treats an old lady who has been brutally raped. Carter's grandmother visits Carol's clinic. After he's touched by Benton, a blind man can see again!
  • 7.7
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    Think Warm Thoughts

    episode S4.E11 january 1998
    Dr. Anspaugh's 13-year-old son is brought in and Anspaugh asks Mark to look after him. Another old lady who has been raped is brought in.
  • 7.7
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    Sharp Relief

    episode S4.E12 january 1998
    Kerry starts to doubt the methods of Synergix. Carter tries to help his cousin beat his drug addiction. Jeanie becomes Scott Anspaugh's part-time caregiver.
  • 8
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    Carter's Choice

    episode S4.E13 january 1998
    Another elderly rape victim is brought in. So is the rapist.
  • 7.6
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    Family Practice

    episode S4.E14 february 1998
    Mark rushes out to San Diego when his mother has a serious fall and is hospitalized. When he gets there he finds her suffering from mild dementia and questions the care she is receiving. To his surprise Cynthia Hooper follows him unannounced and uninvited, leading his parents to form a conclusion about their relationship. Mark also learns a lot about his parents' relationship and while he continues to struggle with his difficult relationship with his father, he also learns of some of the sacrifices the man made for his family.
  • 8.9
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    Exodus

    episode S4.E15 february 1998
    Because of benzene that's been spread, the ER has to close. Weaver gets felled and Carter has to take the lead.
  • 7.7
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    My Brother's Keeper

    episode S4.E16 march 1998
    Mark finds out Cynthia has moved. Carter's cousin Chase is brought in because of a heroin overdose. Doug and Kerry clash after she found a flaw in his study.
  • 7.7
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    A Bloody Mess

    episode S4.E17 april 1998
    Dr. David Morgenstern returns after a six-month absence recovering from his heart attack. His new outlook on life however has Kerry Weaver questioning his abilities. Elizabeth Corday decides to start a study on the use of artificial blood in the ER, but the only problem is that she fails to discuss it first with Rocket Romano. Doug Ross decides to apply for an ER attending position. Scott Anspaugh suffers a major relapse. Anna Del Amico is confronted by an irate husband who wants his ill wife to terminate her pregnancy. At the free clinic, Carol Hathaway has to deal with the case of an underage high school student who is sleeping with her 40-year-old teacher. Peter Benton hits a pedestrian with a car but Carter helps him out with an important piece of information.
  • 8
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    Gut Reaction

    episode S4.E18 april 1998
    When a compatible bone marrow donor cannot be located, Scott Anspaugh agrees to undergo a new round of chemotherapy, even though there appears to be little point. Doug Ross suggests to Jeanie Boulet that Scott may have agreed to the therapy because of her. Mark Greene has taken on the task of organizing the annual ER banquet only to find that Jerry, on whom he had been relying for much of the preparation, hasn't quite delivered. John Carter confronts his grandmother when he learns that she has cut off funding for Carol Hathaway's free clinic. In the OR, Peter Benton has a major confrontation with Dr. Morgenstern, pushing him aside and taking over an operation. Greene and Weaver criticize Doug Ross over his handling of a sick child and her mother.
  • 7.9
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    Shades of Gray

    episode S4.E19 april 1998
    Following the incident in the OR, Dr. Morgenstern and Dr. Benton present the case to their colleagues. As a result, Peter Benton finds himself suspended for insubordination pending a full inquiry. Jeanie attends Scott Anspaugh's funeral and has some information to share with the boy's father. Anna Del Amico finds herself ethically unable to perform an abortion and is taken to task by Dr. Weaver. John Carter gets the hospital to take legal guardianship of a patient he feels has been subjected to elder abuse, but subsequently doubts that he made the right decision.
  • 7.9
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    Of Past Regret and Future Fear

    episode S4.E20 april 1998
    Benton and Elizabeth Corday spend the night together. Corday is shocked when Robert Romano suggests that they go out on a date. John Carter and his grandmother clash over the future of Chase Carter; she wants him cared for at home while John feels he should remain institutionalized where he can continue to receive therapy. Carol Hathaway finally gets around to inviting her mother to a Sunday brunch with her and Doug but is a bit surprised when she shows up with her boyfriend. In the ER, Hathaway comforts a man who is going to die from chemical burns.
  • 7.9
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    Suffer the Little Children

    episode S4.E21 may 1998
    Assisted by Carol Hathaway, Doug Ross decides to detoxify a drug-addicted infant in the ER without telling anyone. Jeanie Boulet is feeling rundown and fears that her health may be deteriorating. John Carter is less than pleased when Anna Del Amico's former boyfriend shows up in the ER conducting a study on the need for a pediatric attending physician. Del Amico also has to treat a televangelist who is using her health issues to raise money. Elizabeth Corday is worried that Rocket Romano may be aware of her affair with Peter Benton and that it will affect her fellowship.
  • 8.1
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    A Hole in the Heart

    episode S4.E22 may 1998
    At the hospital daycare, one of the child-care workers suggests to Peter Benton that he may want to have baby Reece's hearing checked. Doug Ross dodges a bullet by admitting upfront his error in detoxifying a baby without permission. Having been acting Chief for over 6 months, Kerry Weaver puts her name forward to replace David Morgenstern as Chief of Emergency Medicine only to be told she will have to compete for the job. The doctors treat a couple of Elvis impersonators who sky dive into Lake Michigan. When drugs go missing from the ER, John Carter suspects Anna Del Amico's ex-boyfriend.
  • 7.8
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    Day for Knight

    episode S5.E1 september 1998
    Third-year med student Lucy Knight reports to the ER for the first day of her rotation. Greene takes a paternal interest in her, helping her get acquainted, but she gets off to a bad start with the irritable Carter. The rest of the day finds her informing a wife of her husband's terminal condition, comforting a pregnant woman, getting locked on the roof and trying to figure out Weaver's "Tour on Tape."
  • 7.7
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    Split Second

    episode S5.E2 october 1998
    To save rent money, Carter lives in a medical student dormitory as a resident advisor. While visiting Corday at her apartment, Benton meets her father.
  • 7.6
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    They Treat Horses, Don't They?

    episode S5.E3 october 1998
    Benton performs dangerous surgery on a bomb-carrying man who was shot at a factory. Dr. Ross receives some good news that Dr. Weaver doesn't embrace, but she has no recourse. Rachel encourages Dr. Greene to help a horse that is in pain. Jeanie Boulet returns from her vacation.
  • 7.6
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    Vanishing Act

    episode S5.E4 october 1998
    Lucy finally admits to Carter that she doesn't know how to start an IV. Weaver interviews for the job as the ER Chief. Benton keeps his son's disease a secret. Jeanie intervenes when she finds out a liver transplant candidate is drinking again, and later asks Doug if she can be assigned to work for his pedes project in the ER. Corday gets stuck as the intern of dismissive and insulting Dr. Dale Edson.
  • 7.9
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    Masquerade

    episode S5.E5 october 1998
    It's Halloween in the ER, and the medical students throw a party; as a result, Carter decides that Lucy isn't mature enough to take responsibilities. A candidate for the ER Chief position arrives from New York and drives home disappointment for Kerry. Mark screws up when he doesn't recognize a homeless schizophrenic woman is pregnant before treating her. Benton treats Corday to a fun Halloween.
  • 7.8
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    Stuck on You

    episode S5.E6 november 1998
    The board decides to extend the search for a new ER Chief, leaving Kerry waiting for a decision. Benton visits a doctor who is deaf and he realizes that there is nothing "wrong" with his son. Mark saves the life of a gay prostitute and then tries to get the kid to avoid reckless behavior. Carter loses his Resident Advisor job because of Lucy, then blames her for not going along with his plan to defraud an insurance company, but she inadvertently leads him to shave off a nasty-looking beard he'd been growing. Corday saves two lives and impresses Benton enough that he decides to request she be his intern instead of Dale's. Carol tries to help an elderly Jewish guy find a place to live.
  • 7.7
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    Hazed and Confused

    episode S5.E7 november 1998
    Carter and Weaver become unlikely roommates. Lucy is having problems with Carter, and Greene picks up on their squabbling. Corday works long shifts which leads to her exhaustion and a critical medical error, causing a rift with Dr. Anspaugh and problems for Benton. Greene has unpleasant flashbacks when he's hazed by the well-meaning paramedics. Jeanie worries when she and Doug treat a young boy whose childlike mother clearly depends on his 6-year sister to make all decisions. Kerry rediscovers her joy of practicing medicine and decides not to pursue the open ER Chief job, which goes instead to a Dr. Amanda Lee.
  • 8.3
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    The Good Fight

    episode S5.E8 november 1998
    A man arrives at the ER with his gravely-injured daughter then runs out, presenting a critical situation because he's the only match for her blood type. While Carter and Lucy alternately bicker and work well together as they try to track down the father, blood-supply snafus spur Benton to perform an unprecedented operation on the girl.
  • 7.7
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    Good Luck, Ruth Johnson

    episode S5.E9 december 1998
    Corday faces M&M where the board was discussing the mistake that Corday made after she gave the wrong dosage to a patient. She decides to take the offensive and let the board know how wrong it is for her or any other doctor to work 36 hours. The board decides to do nothing about it, and she later decides to amicably end her relationship with Benton. At the hospital arrives Ruth Johnson who was born 100 years ago in that same hospital and shares some experiences with Carter. Carol is horrified by the truth behind a young boy's fatal shooting.
  • 7.9
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    The Miracle Worker

    episode S5.E10 december 1998
    It's Christmas day in the ER. An 18-year-old boy arrives brain-dead, and Carter has to convince his parents to donate his organs, since a 16-year-old girl needs a liver. Benton risks his career by preventing Romano from operating under the influence. Ross and Hathaway have a religious dispute over how to deal with a pregnant 13-year-old. Corday is charmed by a musician who is facing surgery for prostate cancer. Dr. Lee flirts with Mark but turns out to have some major issues and strange story-telling habits.
  • 7.9
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    Nobody Doesn't Like Amanda Lee

    episode S5.E11 january 1999
    Dr. Greene tries to help get Amanda Lee the proper credit she deserves on a paper she wrote. However, he starts to become suspicious of her credentials. An old friend of Dr. Greene recommends him for a NASA mission. Benton's son is having difficulties in day care. Doug and Carol help the exhausted mother named Joi of a little boy named Ricky who has a terminal illness. Carter is jealous when Lucy goes on a date with Dale.
  • 7.6
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    Double Blind

    episode S5.E12 january 1999
    Lucy begins her surgical rotation under Benton and Corday. Romano offers to get Corday's fellowship reinstated and asks her to assist him in surgery. Weaver interrogates Corday, asking if Romano ever sexually harassed her. Corday denies it and concludes that Doyle must have filed charges. Ross jeopardizes a liquid pain medicine study by surreptitiously giving some of the drug to Joi's son, Ricky. Greene discovers the secret and informs Weaver. They decide not to tell Anspaugh because, by violating protocol on a federally-funded trial, the hospital would be unable to obtain research money and Medicare payments for years.
  • 7.7
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    Choosing Joi

    episode S5.E13 february 1999
    Ross helps the mother of a dying boy; Benton attends a parent/child signing class. Corday doesn't give her account in the case against Dr. Romano. Romano blackmails Corday into dropping her support for Doyle's harassment lawsuit against Romano, but Kerry gets Romano to rewrite his insulting and inaccurate review of Doyle's job performance. The ER unites to help an injured woman who needs to find temporary homes for her many dogs as she gets treatment. Mark treats the hospital janitor, Mobalage, whose injuries suggest he has been tortured in the past. Carter discovers something with one of the med students he is mentoring.
  • 8.3
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    The Storm: Part 1

    episode S5.E14 february 1999
    Doug faces possible criminal charges after Ricky Abbott dies when Ross shows Joi how to give Ricky a lethal dosage of medication. Doug is delegated to desk duty, Carol's clinic is shut down for acquiring the P.C.A. machine for Ricky, and Greene and Weaver face future disciplinary action for not reporting Doug's earlier mistakes. Meanwhile, Carter and Lucy discover a mutual attraction, Benton studies with a sign language instructor, and Romano begins his first day as acting ER chief.
  • 8.5
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    The Storm: Part 2

    episode S5.E15 february 1999
    When a school bus becomes involved in an accident, Mark assists paramedics with treating injured children; Weaver makes a discovery regarding a colleague.
  • 7.9
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    Middle of Nowhere

    episode S5.E16 february 1999
    Benton travels to a Mississippi clinic during his vacation time to earn money for his son's therapy, and becomes a local hero when he uses his medical knowledge to help several residents.
  • 7.6
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    Sticks and Stones

    episode S5.E17 march 1999
    Carter deals with tenant drama at an apartment tower during a ride-along that later has deadly consequences, Lucy has to hide a cancer diagnosis from an ill woman at the behest of the patient's family, Carol finds out she is pregnant, Kerry reflects on her own family issues when an injured wrestler comes to the ER, and Greene continues to help Mobalage, who may be deported if he can't tell the INS about the abuse he suffered in Nigeria.
  • 7.7
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    Point of Origin

    episode S5.E18 april 1999
    Greene uses a past trauma to help Mobalage save himself from deportation. Carter applies for chief resident and spends the day in charge of the ER, where he misunderstands a case involving the many broken bones of a baby, while Lucy begins her first psych rotation. Weaver may have found her biological mother, but defies a DNR order to find out for sure. Benton and Corday clash over a surgical fellowship.
  • 7.7
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    Rites of Spring

    episode S5.E19 april 1999
    Carter mentors a talented teen from a very rough neighborhood. Romano is upset about Benton's interest in the fellowship. Lucy continues impressive work in her Psych rotation, treating a law student with homicidal impulses and an angry youngster who is being severely over-medicated. Jeanie continues to grapple with her Hepatitis-C but gets a huge boost from a kindly minister. Hathaway reveals she is pregnant after a kid kicks her in the stomach, risking her baby. Greene and Corday attempt to go to a ball for trauma physicians but end up getting lost repeatedly while having a lot of fun hanging out together.
  • 8.1
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    Power

    episode S5.E20 may 1999
    Romano observes the ER, and rubs the staff the wrong way. Lucy finds out that an elderly patient's bedsore is really much more. Carter breaks up with his girlfriend. The power goes out at County General, and the doctors must keep critical patients alive. Corday investigates the rape of a comatose patient.
  • 8
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    Responsible Parties

    episode S5.E21 may 1999
    The ER has to deal with a stripper and some shady dealings from apparent FBI agents. Lucy reveals to Carter that she's still on Ritalin. Hathaway begins to reveal her pregnancy to those closest to her, including a fax to Doug. Dr. Anspaugh decides that the trauma fellowship will go to Benton, who then faces anger from Romano and Corday. A car accident involving teenagers may have been alcohol-related and leaves one teenager with grievous third-degree burns.
  • 7.9
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    Getting to Know You

    episode S5.E22 may 1999
    The rest of the staff finds out that Hathaway is pregnant. Benton begins a custody battle for his son when Carla Reese reveals an intention to marry Roger and take the child to Germany. Weaver rescues a toddler that has been drugged. Carter's protégé is mugged and beaten up. Greene and Corday fall in love.
  • 7.8
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    Leave It to Weaver

    episode S6.E1 september 1999
    When Anspaugh decides to retire as chief of staff and return to surgery, he appoints Romano as his replacement. Greene expresses reservations about the decision, but Weaver does not support Greene. Romano makes Weaver the new chief of emergency medicine.
  • 7.8
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    Last Rites

    episode S6.E2 october 1999
    After his mother's funeral, Dr. Greene comforts his father (JOHN CULLUM) in San Diego. In Chicago, Romano surprises Corday by appointing her associate chief of surgery. Corday treats Elaine, Carter's lover, for breast cancer.
  • 7.9
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    Greene with Envy

    episode S6.E3 october 1999
    A recommendation from Weaver allows Jeanie to have temporary approval as a foster parent for baby Carlos. Reggie and Jeanie get married. Lucy and Kovac talk with a young woman whose husband they believe is very dangerous.
  • 7.6
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    Sins of the Fathers

    episode S6.E4 october 1999
    Hathaway befriends an out-of-work waitress, Meg. Seven-months pregnant, Meg cannot afford prenatal care. Hathaway invites her to the hospital, performs free tests and helps her interview for a job in the cafeteria.
  • 7.8
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    Truth & Consequences

    episode S6.E5 november 1999
    A prank in a high school science class goes terribly awry, injuring a teacher and several students. Hathaway discovers Meg's drug addiction. Weaver and Greene notice Lawrence gets easily confused.
  • 8.1
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    The Peace of Wild Things

    episode S6.E6 november 1999
    Benton struggles with the idea of taking a DNA test to determine whether or not Reese is actually his son. As the signs continue to pile up, Kerry and Mark use a fake patient to convince Dr. Lawrence of his Alzheimer's. Carter has trouble persuading a woman from a nursing home fire to sign a DNR for her husband and later is asked to forge charts for a family with no insurance. Carol continues to meddle in Meg's life, having her arrested so that she can be detoxed. Cleo is blamed for an explosion in the suture room but it may actually be Dr. Dave's fault.
  • 8
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    Humpty Dumpty

    episode S6.E7 november 1999
    Weaver tries to save the life of a rape victim while Corday struggles with feelings of disdain as she is forced to save the rapist. Cleo treats a teenage alcoholic boy whose alcoholic mother refuses to recognize her problem or his.
  • 8.5
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    Great Expectations

    episode S6.E8 november 1999
    On Thanksgiving Day Carol goes into labor. She's able to get to the ER only thanks to Luka's help. She delivers the first baby in the ER, but the second causes some trouble. Greene leaves Elizabeth to deal with his father and daughter, as he rushes to assist Carol.
  • 7.9
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    How the Finch Stole Christmas

    episode S6.E9 december 1999
    Kovac and Haleh take care of Hathaway's twins so the new mother can finally get some rest. The job transfer for Carla's husband does not get approved allowing Reese to stay in Chicago. Lucy endeavors to get a heart transplant for a young woman and goes to Romano's house begging him to perform the surgery.
  • 7.8
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    Family Matters

    episode S6.E10 january 2000
    In order to get her patient to tell her the location of a missing body, Corday agrees to grant him a fatal wish. Kovac befriends two brothers. He tells Weaver that his wife and children died in the Bosnian war. Former medical student Deb Chen returns to County General as a resident, using her Chinese name, Jing-Mei Chen.
  • 7.9
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    The Domino Heart

    episode S6.E11 january 2000
    Lucy's patient finally gets the call to receive a heart transplant, but there are complications. Greene interferes in a gay couple's domestic situation. Corday tricked her patient who murdered several women and now he's being transferred to a county jail.
  • 7.9
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    Abby Road

    episode S6.E12 february 2000
    Two boys brought in after a fight at school leads Cleo to discover that one of them has a number of bruises and infected wounds. Hathaway's obstetrics nurse, Abby Lockhart, joins the ER as a third year medical student on an ER rotation.
  • 9.1
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    Be Still My Heart

    episode S6.E13 february 2000
    Dr. Greene and Dr. Corday bond with their parents, Lucy cares for a patient with a psychotic break, and Valentine's Day celebrations in the ER end tragically.
  • 9.6
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    All in the Family

    episode S6.E14 february 2000
    Carter and Lucy are discovered and the staff struggles to save them and go on with normal patient care.
  • 7.9
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    Be Patient

    episode S6.E15 february 2000
    Kovac witnesses an accident and saves the young victim's life. Carter slowly recovers from his brutal attack and undergoes excruciating physical therapy. Hathaway helps two sexually active 14-year-old girls.
  • 7.7
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    Under Control

    episode S6.E16 march 2000
    Even though he suffers from intense pain due to his stabbing injuries, Carter returns to work and prescribes a controversial procedure for a suicidal patient. Greene tries to convince his father to undergo cancer treatment.
  • 7.6
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    Viable Options

    episode S6.E17 april 2000
    Chen's patient refuses to reveal to his daughter that she might have inherited a terrible disease from him. Weaver defies Romano's authority and performs a procedure that gets her suspended. An available kidney causes friction between Corday and Kovac as they decide which one of their patients will get it.
  • 7.5
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    Match Made in Heaven

    episode S6.E18 april 2000
    After Corday refuses to perform exploratory surgery on Cleo's patient, Cleo enlists Benton's help, infuriating Corday. Abby cares for a pregnant woman with five children who wants an abortion. Greene lovingly tends to his dying father at home.
  • 7.9
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    The Fastest Year

    episode S6.E19 april 2000
    Carter seeks psychiatric help because he can't sleep. He then visits the wife of his attacker. Weaver returns to work after her suspension. Hathaway and Kovac share a kiss.
  • 8.3
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    Loose Ends

    episode S6.E20 may 2000
    Weaver reprimands Carter for doing a dangerous procedure without consulting Kovac. She also talks to Hathaway about Hathaway's lack of focus on the job. And while treating a 6-year-old patient involved in a minor car accident, Malucci and Cleo discover the girl has been sexually molested recently by her father.
  • 8.6
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    Such Sweet Sorrow

    episode S6.E21 may 2000
    Greene prepares to bury his father. Chen worries about Carter's mood swings. After witnessing the interaction between a dying woman and her family, Hathaway realizes she wants her family together and flies to Seattle to join Ross.
  • 8.7
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    May Day

    episode S6.E22 may 2000
    As the result of a school shooting, Kovac and Benton care for the gunman and his victims. Abby discovers that Carter has been illegally injecting pain relievers. Greene and Weaver confront Carter about his problem, and Weaver orders him to enter a drug rehabilitation center or leave the hospital permanently.
  • 8.1
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    Homecoming

    episode S7.E1 october 2000
    Dr. Carter struggles with his drug dependency; a custodial strike leaves the ER cluttered with garbage; a riot at a high-school football game leaves several wounded.
  • 8
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    Sand and Water

    episode S7.E2 october 2000
    A young couple cope with their baby being premature; Greene and Corday struggle with their relationship.
  • 7.7
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    Mars Attacks

    episode S7.E3 october 2000
    Dr. Carter is allowed a cautious restart with small steps. An extremely blond Dr. Malucci is very curious who's made Dr. Chen pregnant. Dr. Benton has been written out of all the hospital's systems and is stunned by Dr. Romano. An unfortunate incident at a Science Fiction convention makes it look like scenes from the movie 'Mars Attacks'.
  • 7.9
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    Benton Backwards

    episode S7.E4 november 2000
    Benton is unable to find a job after Romano negatively influences local hospitals. He reluctantly agrees to accept Romano's demeaning offer of a per diem job at County with no benefits. Kovac and Abby are attacked by a mugger with a steel pipe. Injured, Kovac protects Abby and smashes the robber's head on the ground repeatedly.
  • 7.8
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    Flight of Fancy

    episode S7.E5 november 2000
    Greene flies in a helicopter to a remote area of Indiana to rescue a heart transplant patient. The helicopter develops problems, and Greene arranges for paramedics to transport the patient to County. Because Weaver is gone for the day, Romano appoints Benton in charge of the ER. Kovac is plagued by the death of the mugger.
  • 8.2
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    The Visit

    episode S7.E6 november 2000
    Dr. Corday suggests a quick surgical procedure for a patient with back pain before taking off on a romantic weekend with Dr. Greene. Abby's mother, Maggie, unexpectedly visits the hospital and wreaks havoc on Abby's life. Dr. Chen needs the father of her baby to sign paperwork to go through with the adoption.
  • 8.1
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    Rescue Me

    episode S7.E7 november 2000
    Abby's mother decides to stay in town; Carter attempts to find a drug addict who left the hospital: Greene discovers his health is failing.
  • 8.1
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    The Dance We Do

    episode S7.E8 december 2000
    Maggie's emotional instability worsens. She refuses her medication, becomes combative and flees the hospital. Abby finds solace with Kovac. The gang member girlfriend of Benton's deceased nephew knows who killed the dead boy who was hated for his antigang stance.
  • 7.9
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    The Greatest of Gifts

    episode S7.E9 december 2000
    Chen gives birth, but insists on breastfeeding the infant before she gives it to the adoptive parents. Greene and Corday consult a brain specialist in New York City who believes the tumor can be safely removed. Stressed and tired, Carter impulsively swallows two painkiller pills but intentionally vomits them. He confesses to Abby.
  • 8.3
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    Piece of Mind

    episode S7.E10 january 2001
    Mark Green is in New York on New Years eve for cancer surgery. Meanwhile a father and son are involved in a car crash.
  • 7.5
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    Rock, Paper, Scissors

    episode S7.E11 january 2001
    Benton and Cleo clash over his deceased nephew's girlfriend. They finally agree to call a social worker. Benton confesses his love to Cleo. The spinal surgery malpractice suit is settled by employing a technicality: the equipment used was later recalled by the manufacturer. But Corday now doubts her abilities as a surgeon.
  • 7.6
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    Surrender

    episode S7.E12 february 2001
    Greene returns to work but confuses words and displays uncharacteristic anger. Eager to get out of his per diem situation, Benton agrees to a full-time position. Carter visits his cousin, who became paralyzed after a drug overdose. A workplace disaster results in numerous injuries and fatalities among illegal immigrants.
  • 7.6
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    Thy Will Be Done

    episode S7.E13 february 2001
    Weaver becomes concerned about Greene's cognitive skills and surreptitiously calls for an official evaluation of his competency. Corday plans her wedding to Greene. Bishop Stewart returns, and Kovac realizes the man has a terrible disease. Dateless for a charity function, Carter invites Abby to attend with him.
  • 7.6
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    A Walk in the Woods

    episode S7.E14 february 2001
    As the new director of diversity, Benton studies medical school applications and discovers that his own academic record did not qualify him--he was admitted because of affirmative action. Weaver feels uncomfortable amongst Legaspi's lesbian friends. Carter treats an unvaccinated child who contracted measles.
  • 8.4
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    The Crossing

    episode S7.E15 february 2001
    In the series' 150th episode, a massive train wreck mobilizes the emergency room doctors. Corday, Carter and Kovac rush to the scene. Corday falls and injures her back, bringing on contractions in only her 25th week of pregnancy. While amputating the legs of a fallen firefighter, Corday stops because of her pain.
  • 7.7
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    Witch Hunt

    episode S7.E16 march 2001
    Weaver fears for her own reputation when Legaspi is accused of sexual harassment. Afraid to reveal her relationship with Legaspi--for both personal and professional reasons--Weaver fails to support her during the investigation. An infant is abducted from the hospital and later found on a train platform.
  • 7.8
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    Survival of the Fittest

    episode S7.E17 march 2001
    A demented patient causes a shootout in the emergency room. After terrorizing people in the ER with a gun, she gets shot by a policeman. She soon dies. Benton later discover her dementia was caused by an aftereffect of his surgery that he and Cleo should have detected. Carter pursues a cute intern.
  • 7.9
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    April Showers

    episode S7.E18 april 2001
    Numerous mishaps threaten to mar Corday and Greene's wedding day. As the very pregnant Corday becomes increasingly agitated, the presence of her bickering divorced parents does little to improve her mood. With the intense rain, Greene has a difficult time making it to the church. But, evenutally, he arrives and they joyfully wed.
  • 7.9
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    Sailing Away

    episode S7.E19 april 2001
    Abby and Carter travel to Oklahoma to rescue Abby's mentally ill mother and bring her back to Chicago. In Chicago, Maggie suffers from a sleeping pills overdose. At County General, Kovac frantically revives her. Benton treats a college student injured in a fraternity prank.
  • 7.6
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    Fear of Commitment

    episode S7.E20 may 2001
    Maggie contests Abby's attempt to institutionalize her. Weaver treats a few bizarre patients. When Legaspi returns to work after being exonerated of sexual harassment, Weaver tries to reconcile with her. Benton injures his hand while transporting his former teacher to the hospital and must contend with the teacher's wisecracking elderly buddies (TOM BOSLEY and TOM POSTON).
  • 7.7
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    Where the Heart Is

    episode S7.E21 may 2001
    Cleo and Carla clash after Reese gets hurt while in Cleo's care. Weaver and Kovac cannot save the life of a developmentally challenged woman's only caregiver. Abby goes to a therapy session with Maggie. Later, Abby confesses to Maggie that she is afraid to bear children because they might be bipolar like her mother.
  • 8.7
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    Rampage

    episode S7.E22 may 2001
    The ER is flooded with foster care home residents, attacked by a shooter bent on tracking down his son, who , with the help of Dr. Green, was put into the foster care system amid allegations he was being abused by his father.
  • 7.7
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    Four Corners

    episode S8.E1 september 2001
    Weaver returns to the emergency room after a self-imposed sabbatical of three weeks, wondering how her newfound lesbian identity will affect her workplace relationships. Having purposely allowed a mass murderer to die, Greene must keep the secret amidst the scrutiny of his superiors.
  • 8
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    The Longer You Stay

    episode S8.E2 october 2001
    Carter is overwhelmed by patients from a rock concert riot. Benton's former girlfriend and Reece's mother is killed in a car accident. Newly promoted to chief resident, Chen panics and misdiagnoses a patient. Kovac angers Abby by flirting with a waitress.
  • 8
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    Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic

    episode S8.E3 october 2001
    Greene's daughter comes to live with him and Corday. Carter and Abby become more intimate. Chen must prove her skills while saving a baby. Weaver terminates Malucci after witnessing him having sex in an ambulance.
  • 7.9
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    Never Say Never

    episode S8.E4 october 2001
    Dr. Susan Lewis arrives, looking for work in the Chicago area again. Greene hires her, over Weaver's objection. Chen nervously attends a risk management review, accompanied by the unforgiving Weaver, to discuss a patient who recently died under Chen's supervision.
  • 7.7
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    Start All Over Again

    episode S8.E5 october 2001
    Lewis faces a hectic first day back at County General. Benton and Roger become frantic when they can't locate Reese. Carter's grandmother is brought to the emergency room. Carter and Abby deal with inept medical students.
  • 7.6
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    Supplies and Demands

    episode S8.E6 november 2001
    Corday's ordeal, caused by the recent infection-related deaths of several of her patients, worsens when she is closely observed by a stern taskmaster. Corday is outraged when a county investigator accuses her of deliberately euthanizing the patients, who all happened to be elderly.
  • 7.9
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    If I Should Fall from Grace

    episode S8.E7 november 2001
    A new medical student, Michael Gallant, arrives in the ER. He's supposed to be working under Dr. Carter's supervision but John's grandmother is unwell. Elizabeth Corday is convinced that other doctors are refusing to work with her as a result of the mysterious deaths. Mark Green thinks she's overreacting but she's determined to find out what happened to her patients. Abby and Luka argue over the attention he is paying to a trainee nurse's aide. Dr. Benton finds himself in court to retain custody of his son, Reese. Carter and Susan Lewis treat a young woman who is both a law and a medical student. Green has to collect his daughter at school when she is suspended.
  • 8.4
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    Partly Cloudy, Chance of Rain

    episode S8.E8 november 2001
    When a torrential rainstorm pounds Chicago, patients deluge the emergency room while Weaver speeds to an accident site. There, she finds a pregnant woman, Vicki, lying injured inside a wrecked ambulance while live power lines spark. Fourth-year student Michael Gallant makes a dangerous decision in order to help.
  • 7.5
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    Quo Vadis?

    episode S8.E9 november 2001
    Peter Benton continues his court fight against Reese's stepfather, Roger, who seems to have the upper hand. When a woman is accidentally shot during a gas station robbery, Dr. Corday tries to convince the husband to let them harvest her organs. A 15 year old boxer is brought in with a head trauma after sparring with his older brother. Newlyweds are having trouble when she constantly breaks out in a rash; Carter thinks he knows the cause. Luka tells Abby that he may marry Nicole, who has told him she is pregnant. Dr. Green lays down the law when the police bring in a high school student and he learns that his daughter is outside sitting in the police car.
  • 8.2
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    I'll Be Home for Christmas

    episode S8.E10 december 2001
    Dr. Benton is awarded full custody and Roger receives visitation every other weekend.
  • 8.1
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    Beyond Repair

    episode S8.E11 january 2002
    Abby helps a distraught boy whose mother died of a stroke; a man with schizophrenia, who once stabbed Carter and killed a doctor, is brought into the ER.
  • 7.6
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    A River in Egypt

    episode S8.E12 january 2002
    An injured and condemned murderer wants to die in the ER rather than await execution; Abby advises a neighbor to seek shelter from her abusive husband.
  • 8.4
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    Damage Is Done

    episode S8.E13 january 2002
    An accidental overdose brings Drs. Green and Corday's baby into the ER.
  • 8.4
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    A Simple Twist of Fate

    episode S8.E14 february 2002
    Greene confronts Corday when she orders Rachel out of their home; Abby tries to protect a battered neighbor who refuses to press charges against her husband.
  • 8.1
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    It's All in Your Head

    episode S8.E15 february 2002
    After Dr. Corday moves out, Dr. Green fights loneliness and pain by immersing himself into his work. Dr. Chen discovers that a comatose teen is ready to give birth.
  • 8.7
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    Secrets and Lies

    episode S8.E16 march 2002
    After some staff members are caught going through a dominatrix's bag, Weaver makes them attend a sexual harassment seminar, where they learn about each other.
  • 7.9
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    Bygones

    episode S8.E17 march 2002
    Drs. Corday and Greene are awkward when working together in the ER. Dr. Weaver treats victims of an intense fire that may take the life of a dear friend.
  • 8.9
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    Orion in the Sky

    episode S8.E18 april 2002
    As Dr. Greene's brain tumor begins affecting his coordination, he becomes concerned that his fate will be similar to the terminally ill patients he treats.
  • 7.5
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    Brothers and Sisters

    episode S8.E19 april 2002
    When Dr. Lewis gets a hysterical call from her niece, Susie, she hurries to New York to search for the child and her sister Chloe.
  • 8.9
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    The Letter

    episode S8.E20 may 2002
    Dr. Carter reads a letter from terminally ill Dr. Green to the ER staff. Dr. Weaver lashes out at a mentally challenged patient. A terminal, homeless man continues asking for Dr. Green.
  • 9.6
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    On the Beach

    episode S8.E21 may 2002
    Dr. Greene's final days are spent in Hawaii with Rachel, teaching her to drive and surf. When he suffers a seizure, Elizabeth is called. Mark refuses to go home. He manages to make amends with his daughter before his eventual death.
  • 8.5
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    Lockdown

    episode S8.E22 may 2002
    Just when the ER is understaffed and swamped, two children who were brought in turn out to have full blown smallpox. The entire ER must be locked down. The staff needs to improvise while they battle not only the disease but also frayed tempers.
  • 8.4
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    Chaos Theory

    episode S9.E1 september 2002
    Dr. Carter, Abby and other staff of the ER are quarantined as the CDC investigate a mysterious, deadly outbreak.
  • 7.6
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    Dead Again

    episode S9.E2 october 2002
    After another hospital shuts down, the ER is flooded with patients. Dr. Pratt resuscitates a heart-attack victim who had been pronounced dead.
  • 7.8
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    Insurrection

    episode S9.E3 october 2002
    Dr. Carter leads a walk-out of staff protesting lack of security in the ER.
  • 7.5
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    Walk Like a Man

    episode S9.E4 october 2002
    Carter is concerned when he learns that Abby is drinking socially when the girls from work get together. Abby, however, doesn't appreciate his concern. Dr. Weaver embarrasses herself on television. Michael Gallant is frustrated when the resident cardiac specialist, Dr. Kayson, dismisses his diagnosis of a patient who subsequently dies. Dr. Pratt decides to report an Army Ranger who tried to commit suicide even though Gallant had decided to give the soldier the benefit of the doubt. Dr. Corday has to deal with a severely injured woman who is more concerned about her Alzheimer's-afflicted husband. Dr. Kovac's sex-addiction extends to having sex in a supply room with a young patient's mother.
  • 7.8
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    A Hopeless Wound

    episode S9.E5 october 2002
    On a busy Halloween night, Carter and Abby are the only staffers in costume when victims of an apartment building fire pack the ER. Corday takes on a new med student for a surgical rotation - Paul Nathan, who suffers from Parkinson's disease and decided to pursue medicine after being diagnosed. Despite a difficult first day, both professionally and medically, Nathan makes a difficult diagnosis. Romano's rehab lags behind his expectations, and he begins to think his role in surgery is no longer an option. In a moment of personal weakness, he tries to express his feelings for Corday. Weaver continues to display erratic behavior, raising staff suspicions about her menopause. Luka's burgeoning sex addiction worsens, as an affair with Chuny is revealed, and tensions rise when he treats a patient with a perpetual erection.
  • 7.6
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    One Can Only Hope

    episode S9.E6 november 2002
    Corday clashes with new surgical resident Paul Nathan regarding his intervention into the treatment of a sickly young woman, Alison, who has signed a "do not resuscitate" order. Abby wonders about the erratic behavior of her visiting brother Eric, and feels conflicted over a nurse's official complaint against Kovac, Abby's former lover. Meanwhile, Pratt comforts Chen after a patient threatens her, and Corday suspects that an unconscious 14-year-old female patient has been sexually assaulted.
  • 7.5
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    Tell Me Where It Hurts

    episode S9.E7 november 2002
    Abby fears the worst when her brother Eric suddenly disappears. He is actually AWOL and she forges Carter's name to obtain his medical records. Carter and Chen treat a frightened Chinese immigrant nanny, Tong-Yi, whom they suspect was impregnated by her employer. Meanwhile, new surgical resident Paul Nathan, who is struggling to overcome a physical disability (Parkinson's disease), tries to help in the emergency room but his fellow doctors do not appreciate his advice to patients. Unable to quench his sexual appetite, Kovac also gets into trouble in his professional life, despite his admirable resolve to find an eye specialist to treat a young gunshot victim. Gallant and fellow medical student Erin Harkins engage in an escalating competition of medical knowledge. And Weaver gets some much-needed good news.
  • 8.2
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    First Snowfall

    episode S9.E8 november 2002
    Abby's family nightmare continues as she searches for her missing brother Eric, who she suspects is suffering from serious mental problems. Gallant accompanies her to his military base where they find Maggie, whom Eric turned to for help. When he's transferred, Abby and Maggie go to a Midwestern air force base, hoping to prevent Eric from being court-martialed for being absent without leave. Carter struggles to get out of Chicago to join Abby. Meanwhile, Corday treats a family of patients who, while building a snowman, were severely injured after being struck by a truck driver. She must help the father, Stuart, make a life-or-death decision. Corday also sympathizes with troubled surgical resident Paul Nathan as he struggles with the increasing symptoms of his physical handicap.
  • 7.5
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    Next of Kin

    episode S9.E9 december 2002
    Harkins faces a tough call while treating a troubled teen involved in a car crash with her dad; 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 from his job for stealing.
  • 7.7
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    Hindsight

    episode S9.E10 december 2002
    Dr. Kovac's speeding causes a crash on an icy road. The ER staff treats angry elves and a female hockey player with a head injury.
  • 7.6
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    A Little Help from My Friends

    episode S9.E11 january 2003
    Dr. Pratt brings a gun into the ER; Dr. Weaver tries to conceal her pregnancy; a woman plots against her dying husband; Dr. Chen treats math students who overdosed on an unknown stimulant.
  • 7.5
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    A Saint in the City

    episode S9.E12 january 2003
    Dr. Weaver is in a difficult situation when an alderman tests positive for syphilis. Dr. Carter is impressed when he meets a man who runs an inner city clinic.
  • 7.6
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    No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

    episode S9.E13 january 2003
    Dr. Pratt's disabled roommate leads him to a wounded thief. Dr Carter decides to practice medicine in Chechnya. A doctor makes a pass at Dr. Corday.
  • 7.4
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    No Strings Attached

    episode S9.E14 february 2003
    Abby's troubled brother is missing. A car runs into a crowd of teen girls. The alderman with syphilis gives Dr. Weaver a promotion. Dr. Lewis looks forward to a blind date.
  • 7.7
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    A Boy Falling Out of the Sky

    episode S9.E15 february 2003
    Abby comes close to breaking down trying to deal with her mother. Dr. Pratt goes for his required paramedic ride-along. Dr. Weaver confronts the man who stole her purse. Dr. Lewis has a teen admirer.
  • 7.8
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    A Thousand Cranes

    episode S9.E16 february 2003
    The police question Drs. Pratt and Gallant about a rampage at the diner across from the ER. Dr. Lewis befriends her teen admirer, a cancer patient.
  • 7.7
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    The Advocate

    episode S9.E17 march 2003
    Dr. Weaver bends the rules and treats the Alderman's lover for syphilis. Dr. Kovac's patient claims she was sexually abused at a boot camp for troubled youth. Dr. Carter treats a women with a nasty personality.
  • 8
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    Finders Keepers

    episode S9.E18 april 2003
    Dr. Romano seizes control of the ER and manages to offend everyone. Dr. Kovac asks Dr. Corday's help in the quest to bring a sickly Croatian boy to the U.S. for medical treatment.
  • 7.9
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    Things Change

    episode S9.E19 april 2003
    A psychotic patient threatens Abby. Dr. Weaver suspects a woman poisoned her own baby. Dr. Romano continues to make rash judgments.
  • 7.6
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    Foreign Affairs

    episode S9.E20 may 2003
    Dr. Carter tries to prevent a grieving gang member from going after vengeance. Dr. Kovac races against time to save a Croatian boy's life. A baseball player gets treatment for a heart problem.
  • 8.1
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    When Night Meets Day

    episode S9.E21 may 2003
    It's Greg Pratt's last shift at County General and he treats a number of cases that were started by John Carter on the day shift. They treat a 12 year-old near drowning victim who has little chance of recovery; a Buddhist nun who has a special gift of seeing another's inner self; a woman who is convinced that the day's solar eclipse signals the end of the world; a drug addict who scams both of them for pain medication; and a pregnant woman who had her baby torn out of her womb. Dr. Romano has his re-attached arm amputated. Carter receives a call from Luka Kovac asking if he can come to the Congo and help out. Abby is none too pleased. Meanwhile, Doc Magoo's burns to the ground.
  • 8.4
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    Kisangani

    episode S9.E22 may 2003
    John Carter arrives in the Congo to find that Luka Kovac is away at a distant clinic administering vaccinations to the local population. He also finds appalling medical conditions. Too few nurses and doctors, limited equipment and few medical supplies are par for the course. That aside, he gets s great deal of satisfaction from the work he does. He meets Gillian, a Canadian nurse, and learns that she and Luka have become close. He tries desperately to save the life of a severely wounded man which pays later dividends when their camp is invaded by rebel troops and their lives are threatened.
  • 7.8
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    Now What?

    episode S10.E1 september 2003
    On his return to Chicago, Carter gets a downright chilly reaction from Abby who asks him to return her apartment key. At work, they tip toe around one another, neither really willing to discuss their feelings. A new med student, Neela Rasgotra arrives for her ER rotation. Dr. Pratt is paying too much attention to her for Dr. Chen's taste. A woman passes out at the wheel of her car severely injuring herself and the three children in the car with her. Neela makes a good call in the case. Carter treats a man whose HIV has become full-blown AIDS. The ER itself is a bit chaotic due to major reconstruction. The ER desk receives a call from Africa saying that Luka Kovac has been killed. Carter decides to return to the Congo to retrieve his body.
  • 8.4
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    The Lost

    episode S10.E2 october 2003
    John Carter returns to the Congo to retrieve Luka Kovac's body. He finds however that the area where was killed is still too dangerous to enter. He and Gillian finally manage to hitch a ride with a Red Cross worker, Debbie, who is going to the area. In flashbacks, we learn how Kovac and his fellow aid workers were taken prisoner by rebel troops. They are shot, one at a time, until only Luka is left. Amid the destruction of the eastern Congo, we learn his fate. Carter also makes a fateful decision.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Dear Abby

    episode S10.E3 october 2003
    Luka Kovac arrives safely at County General and is hospitalized for treatment. His friend Gillian delivers John Carter's letter to Abby. Pretty much everyone gets to read it when Frank retrieves it from the garbage and passes it around. Greg Pratt has dinner with Chen and her parents. The dinner goes well but they have a serious argument afterward. Dr. Romano is unhappy with his prosthetic arm which makes him even more difficult to deal with. Some of the more senior nurses find their hours being reduced as a cost-saving measure and stage a walkout. Romano's response is to fire them all. Dr. Lewis treats a teenager with a serious heart problem but her parents insist that she not be told immediately. A new group of second year residents arrive.
  • 7.6
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    Shifts Happen

    episode S10.E4 october 2003
    Confident second-year resident Pratt wants to prove his abilities when he works the graveyard shift (11 p.m. to 7 a.m.), but his heroics sometimes backfire. Pratt shows contempt for a man, Ed Gamble, who presents no symptoms of disease but temporarily loses his speech. Chen continues to get in the way of Neela's progress as her jealousy regarding Chief Playa Pratt's flirtations with everyone who wears a skirt reaches new levels of ridiculousness.
  • 8
    /10

    Out of Africa

    episode S10.E5 october 2003
    Emmy nominee Bob Newhart guests as Ben Hollander, a distraught architect whose degenerating eyesight causes him to be despondent while a spirited new nurse, Samantha Taggart, joins the staff. Elsewhere, disaster strikes when the doctors suspect a mother is abusing her child while Dr. Corday learns something shocking about the charismatic Dr. Dorset, and Dr. Archie Morris is overwhelmed by the chaos and grisly conditions of life in the E.R.
  • 7.6
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    The Greater Good

    episode S10.E6 november 2003
    Pratt and Kovac clash over a miscarriage-prone young woman who arrives to deliver a premature baby. Pratt wants to make heroic efforts to save the unborn child, while Kovac is adamantly against spending vast amounts of money to keep the forever sickly baby alive.
  • 8
    /10

    Death and Taxes

    episode S10.E7 november 2003
    To everyone's amazement, Lewis makes a date to share a home-cooked dinner with the elderly Ben Hollander, her depressed patient who is going blind.
  • 8.6
    /10

    Freefall

    episode S10.E8 november 2003
    On Thanksgiving Day, a helicopter crash outside the ER leaves several injured. Alex tries to bring Sam and Luka together.
  • 7.5
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    Missing

    episode S10.E9 december 2003
    Neela helps treat two Amish teens who were in a car crash. Sam argues with Dr. Kovac when he pays too much attention to her son.
  • 7.6
    /10

    Makemba

    episode S10.E10 december 2003
    Dr. Carter celebrates Christmas at a clinic in the Congo dealing with low supplies and anti-Americanism, but in the meantime, falling for an AIDS worker named Makemba.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Touch & Go

    episode S10.E11 january 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.
  • 8.1
    /10

    NICU

    episode S10.E12 january 2004
    Abby and Neela are assigned to a month-long rotation in the neonatal intensive care unit where they experience emotional roller coasters while caring for the sick infants.
  • 7.6
    /10

    Get Carter

    episode S10.E13 february 2004
    Dr. Carter's girlfriend makes an impression as she observes ER operations. Dr. Gallant is almost shot during a domestic incident. Dr. Weaver dedicates a center to the memory of Dr. Romano.
  • 7.7
    /10

    Impulse Control

    episode S10.E14 february 2004
    Sam treats an abused, pregnant teen. Dr. Carter introduces African girlfriend Makemba to wintertime. ER chaos shocks a risk-assessment expert. Dr. Pratt and Abby restrain a man who has tuberculosis.
  • 7.7
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    Blood Relations

    episode S10.E15 february 2004
    Carter misses his pregnant girlfriend who has returned to Africa. A family of four is rushed to the emergency room after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning from their faulty furnace--forcing the claustrophobic Neela to accompany a newborn baby into an extremely uncomfortable hyperbaric chamber.
  • 8
    /10

    Forgive and Forget

    episode S10.E16 february 2004
    Dr Morris agitates a patient who then leaves, steals a tank, and rampages through Chicago on his way to County General. He makes it all the way to the ambulance bay before the CPD finally stops him. Sam tries to figure out her relationship with Kovac while Gillian shows up at the ER to cement plans for dinner with Carter, Kem and Kovac - making things that much more difficult. Neela confronts Frank about his arrogant bigotry, bluntly telling him she wants nothing from him but silence from this point forward. During the initial onrush of patients due to the tank rampage, Frank has a heart attack which is, thankfully, caught. Frank's wife and daughter show up and are rushed up to the cath lab where Dr. Pratt is helping Dr. Kayson keep Frank alive. In the end, Neela winds up in the family room with Frank's family listening to them describe a side of Frank that no one has ever seen. Meanwhile Kovac treats a 13 year old with chlamydia and counsels him to contact his sexual partner - which turns out to be quite a few teenage girls.
  • 7.7
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    The Student

    episode S10.E17 april 2004
    Carter defends his protégé Neela when Weaver and other doctors rate the residents. Carter urges his student to be more proactive in the emergency room, but Neela goes too far in treating a patient with a brain injury--and sympathetic Gallant errs further by falsifying a medical report. Meanwhile, Chuck protects pregnant Lewis from a pervert who is harassing her. Kovac treats a disoriented young boy whose dad fears that tests will reveal he is not the boy's biological father. Chen is unable to find a caretaker for her combative father. And Corday is uneasy about dating two men at once.
  • 8
    /10

    Where There's Smoke

    episode S10.E18 april 2004
    Weaver rushes to the aid of her wife, Sandy Lopez, when the firefighter is severely injured while working and must now battle for her life. Frightened Weaver whispers hope to Sandy by reminding the victim of their newborn child.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Just a Touch

    episode S10.E19 april 2004
    Pratt struggles to diagnose a woman who suffers mysterious chronic seizures. An attractive woman, Campbell, informally accuses flirtatious Pratt of sexual harassment. Abby ponders how to get her contentious patients' attention during her psychiatric department rotation.
  • 7.8
    /10

    Abby Normal

    episode S10.E20 april 2004
    Carter greets the returning Kem, but their meeting with his father, Jack, gets tense after Carter announces plans for his grandmother's estate.
  • 8.4
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    Midnight

    episode S10.E21 may 2004
    Carter takes Kem to the hospital to check on their baby since it's not kicking anymore.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Drive

    episode S10.E22 may 2004
    Kovacs stops to help a woman and her son whose car broke down. Steve is getting close to Alex, and Sam panics. Abby is looking for her letter whether to see she passed her boards. Pratt shows off his new Chrysler. Elgin tries to build a connection between him and Pratt. Jing-Mei might be battered by her senile father.
  • 7.8
    /10

    One for the Road

    episode S11.E1 september 2004
    After being shot at, Pratt, Jing-Mei and Elgin are trying to get out of their sinking car. Sam took Alex with her while fleeing from Steve. Kovac is considering going after them. Abby wants to go to bed since tomorrow is her first day as a doctor, but is thwarted by Weaver, whose custody battle might take a dramatic turn. A young drug dealer is brought in with "a foreign object" in her tunnel of life.
  • 7.6
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    Damaged

    episode S11.E2 october 2004
    Neela is still struggling with her decision not to continue becoming a doctor. We discover that Ray is in a band. Kovac and Sam are in love, but where does that leave them?
  • 7.7
    /10

    Try Carter

    episode S11.E3 october 2004
    It's a busy Fourth of July and Carter is the only attending working.
  • 8
    /10

    Fear

    episode S11.E4 october 2004
    Carter, Pratt, Kovac and Abby are dealing with a woman and her three children who've jumped from the third floor of an apartment building to escape from the violent husband/father. Meanwhile Dr. Lewis becomes Chief of Emergency Medicine, Howard quits his internship and Dr. Corday is facing dismissal.
  • 7.4
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    Intern's Guide to the Galaxy

    episode S11.E5 november 2004
    Neela starts a new job in the emergency room after working at the convenience store near the hospital. On Neela's first day, Pratt expects the interns, Abby, Ray and Neela, to take on a large patient load during their shifts. Pratt turns processing the patients into a competition, in which Ray is clearly going to be the winner.
  • 8.9
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    Time of Death

    episode S11.E6 november 2004
    An ex con and alcoholic patient, Charlie Metcalf (Ray Liotta) passes out in the waiting room and is brought to the emergency room by the doctors. It shows the real time of 45 minutes with an patient of his life story and his final days in the ER, which touches the doctors treating him.
  • 7.7
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    White Guy, Dark Hair

    episode S11.E7 november 2004
    A rape victim, barely able to speak, does all she can to help police find her attacker.
  • 7.5
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    Shot in the Dark

    episode S11.E8 december 2004
    A wounded police officer's teenage son must make a life or death decision. Abby tries to convince a girl needing appendicitis surgery's parents not to transfer her and do the operation at County, but her father wants her transferred to another hospital due to his own trauma with surgery complications from years before.
  • 7.6
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    Twas the Night

    episode S11.E9 december 2004
    Abby has a dialysis patient in critical condition, but she cannot find his physician, who does not want to be bothered during the holidays.
  • 7.8
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    Skin

    episode S11.E10 january 2005
    Gang members kidnap Abby hoping she can save one of their members with a gunshot wound. Ray starts treating a patient, but when she requests a new doctor, he gets offended.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Only Connect

    episode S11.E11 january 2005
    Two teens enter the ER with gunshot wounds. When one dies, Neela botches telling the next of kin, making the woman hysterical.
  • 8.1
    /10

    The Providers

    episode S11.E12 january 2005
    When a 16-year-old girl who had received a kidney transplant from her father arrives at the emergency room feeling dizzy, Carter traces the problem to a new drug that the girl was taking to control seizures related to her kidney dysfunction.
  • 7.7
    /10

    Middleman

    episode S11.E13 february 2005
    While examining a young boy, Pratt finds a suspicious gash across his chest and calls Wendall for a consult. Kovac and Pratt examine a man who was shot when he confronted his boss with a gun. Jake tries to convince Abby to date him despite his being her student.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Just as I Am

    episode S11.E14 february 2005
    Dr. Weaver meets her birth mother, but their relationship changes when Kerry reveals she is gay. Dr. Carter causes a commotion when he confronts a couple hoping to scam some painkillers.
  • 8.4
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    Alone in a Crowd

    episode S11.E15 february 2005
    A soccer mom finds herself completely aware of everything going on around her, but is unable to move or speak after suffering a stroke.
  • 7.8
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    Here and There

    episode S11.E16 february 2005
    Neela (who's in Chicago) and Gallant (who's in Iraq) miss each other and write letters. Gallant also tries to save the life of a little girl.
  • 7.7
    /10

    Back in the World

    episode S11.E17 march 2005
    Sam's ex-husband shows up and wants to take Alex on a trip. Gallant is back and Neela hopes to see him before he goes back to Iraq.
  • 7.4
    /10

    Refusal of Care

    episode S11.E18 april 2005
    A woman on a hunger strike refuses treatment until the INS give her son another deportation hearing. Abby searches for proof when she suspects a patient is the victim of elder abuse.
  • 7.9
    /10

    Ruby Redux

    episode S11.E19 april 2005
    Jules 'Ruby' Rubadoux is back in the ER. He's still angry with Carter about the death of his wife.
  • 7.5
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    You Are Here

    episode S11.E20 may 2005
    Morris is named the new chief resident, which makes nobody really happy, except Morris. Meanwhile Luka and Sam are having communication problems, Carter gets a promotion Susan really wanted and Ray finds out a 14-year old who always comes in for free drugs has been raped.
  • 7.5
    /10

    Carter est Amoureux

    episode S11.E21 may 2005
    After Carter finds out Kem's mother is hospitalized in Paris he decides to go there to tell Kem how he feels about her. Meanwhile, Ray makes a fatal error.
  • 8.6
    /10

    The Show Must Go On

    episode S11.E22 may 2005
    Casualties of a disaster flood the ER, which is short-handed because everyone is at Dr. Carter's going-away party because he's leaving the ER after 11 years. Dr. Pratt looks for the courage to confront his father, Charlie.
  • 7.6
    /10

    Quintessence of Dust

    episode S12.E14 february 2006
    An unexpected visitor puts Clemente in the middle of a domestic dispute. Meanwhile, Luka and Abby await test results on their unborn child; Neela struggles with her surgical elective and Pratt ends up with an unexpected suitor when he participates in a charity bachelor auction.
  • 7.2
    /10

    Darfur

    episode S12.E15 march 2006
    In Sudan, Carter and a colleague struggle to save a woman who was raped by a band of militants. Back in the ER, Clemente asks to return to work after the shooting incident, but Kovac refuses. Meanwhile, Neela and Pratt have a work dispute, and, in a related incident, K.J.'s father shows up again in the ER.
  • 7.6
    /10

    No Place to Hide

    episode S12.E19 april 2006
    Dr. Clemente's paranoia spirals out of control after he receives threatening mail from his girlfriend's husband. Abby senses something not right when a grandmother and granddaughter are brought into the ER. Sam's jailed ex-husband Steve is brought into the ER and everyone but Neela assumes he is faking sick. Meanwhile, tensions grow when Morris and Albright argue over a patient, Pratt heads to Africa to help Carter and quickly realizes how difficult life will be; Weaver finishes physical therapy.
  • 7.6
    /10

    There Are No Angels Here

    episode S12.E20 may 2006
    Pratt gets to work in Darfur alongside Carter and his co-workers, but is troubled by great number of people needing care and finds himself making a dangerous journey.
  • 8
    /10

    The Beginning of the End

    episode S15.E16 february 2009
    Dr. Carter returns to Chicago and talks Dr. Banfield into allowing him to pick up a number of shifts (without pay). Other happenings include Banfield's dogged pursuit of motherhood, Neela's intensifying personal relationship, and Archie's involvement with a patient who was probably beaten while in police custody - with his new girlfriend the detective standing by.
  • 7.6
    /10

    T-Minus-6

    episode S15.E17 february 2009
    Banfield and her husband look into adoption, while Carter adjusts to a changed ER. Sam's mother comes into the ER in an altered state of mind.
  • 7.9
    /10

    What We Do

    episode S15.E18 march 2009
    Carter's illness overtakes him during a critical procedure in a trauma room as a documentary film crew spends the day interviewing the health care givers.
  • 9
    /10

    Old Times

    episode S15.E19 march 2009
    A girl drops off a sick baby at the ER and then leaves; Carter may get a kidney transplant; Gates and Daria care for an elderly woman with multiple sclerosis; Neela and Sam are in Seattle to transport a heart for Joanie Moore, while Doug and Carol are concerned that the donor's grandmother might not consent.
  • 9.2
    /10

    And in the End...

    episode S15.E22 april 2009
    As Carter prepares to open a new facility for the underprivileged, some old friends/colleagues gather. Rachel Greene, Mark Greene's daughter, applies for an internship at County.

Best moments10

  • 8.5
    /10
    89% of the votes

    Lockdown

    episode S8.E22 may 2002
    Just when the ER is understaffed and swamped, two children who were brought in turn out to have full blown smallpox. The entire ER must be locked down. The staff needs to improvise while they battle not only the disease but also frayed tempers.
  • 8
    /10
    88% of the votes

    The Beginning of the End

    episode S15.E16 february 2009
    Dr. Carter returns to Chicago and talks Dr. Banfield into allowing him to pick up a number of shifts (without pay). Other happenings include Banfield's dogged pursuit of motherhood, Neela's intensifying personal relationship, and Archie's involvement with a patient who was probably beaten while in police custody - with his new girlfriend the detective standing by.
  • 8.9
    /10
    88% of the votes

    Exodus

    episode S4.E15 february 1998
    Because of benzene that's been spread, the ER has to close. Weaver gets felled and Carter has to take the lead.
  • 7.6
    /10
    87% of the votes

    Makemba

    episode S10.E10 december 2003
    Dr. Carter celebrates Christmas at a clinic in the Congo dealing with low supplies and anti-Americanism, but in the meantime, falling for an AIDS worker named Makemba.
  • 8.4
    /10
    86% of the votes

    Midnight

    episode S10.E21 may 2004
    Carter takes Kem to the hospital to check on their baby since it's not kicking anymore.
  • 8.1
    /10
    85% of the votes

    The Providers

    episode S11.E12 january 2005
    When a 16-year-old girl who had received a kidney transplant from her father arrives at the emergency room feeling dizzy, Carter traces the problem to a new drug that the girl was taking to control seizures related to her kidney dysfunction.
  • 7.9
    /10
    85% of the votes

    Ruby Redux

    episode S11.E19 april 2005
    Jules 'Ruby' Rubadoux is back in the ER. He's still angry with Carter about the death of his wife.
  • 7.9
    /10
    83% of the votes

    Things Change

    episode S9.E19 april 2003
    A psychotic patient threatens Abby. Dr. Weaver suspects a woman poisoned her own baby. Dr. Romano continues to make rash judgments.
  • 7.6
    /10
    83% of the votes

    T-Minus-6

    episode S15.E17 february 2009
    Banfield and her husband look into adoption, while Carter adjusts to a changed ER. Sam's mother comes into the ER in an altered state of mind.
  • 8.4
    /10
    81% of the votes

    Kisangani

    episode S9.E22 may 2003
    John Carter arrives in the Congo to find that Luka Kovac is away at a distant clinic administering vaccinations to the local population. He also finds appalling medical conditions. Too few nurses and doctors, limited equipment and few medical supplies are par for the course. That aside, he gets s great deal of satisfaction from the work he does. He meets Gillian, a Canadian nurse, and learns that she and Luka have become close. He tries desperately to save the life of a severely wounded man which pays later dividends when their camp is invaded by rebel troops and their lives are threatened.

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280
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446
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534
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232
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523
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481
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144
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216
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60
E15
40
E16
79
E17
226
E18
112
E19
78
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548
E21
334
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512
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333
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647
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149
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193
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268
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57
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398
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35
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339
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262
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58
E10
255
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131
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250
E13
55
E14
43
E15
93
E16
166
E17
29
E18
204
E19
39
E20
25
E21
599
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540
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102
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260
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55
E4
362
E5
43
E6
408
E7
18
E8
258
E9
94
E10
277
E11
428
E12
41
E13
393
E14
18
E15
111
E16
331
E17
362
E18
82
E19
40
E20
356
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447
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83
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76
E2
335
E3
295
E4
326
E5
54
E6
13
E7
71
E8
461
E9
40
E10
40
E11
359
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441
E13
31
E14
675
E15
439
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62
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67
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254
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46
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69
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37
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233
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142
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176
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24
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16
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334
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194
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182
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211
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45
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32
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25
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182
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24
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188
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97
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14
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71
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124
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23
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58
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96
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70
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92
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218
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51
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208
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178
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45
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28
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117
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265
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412
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112
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280
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42
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183
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87
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279
E9
13
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232
E11
247
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221
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64
E14
182
E15
127
E16
36
E17
18
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318
E19
39
E20
40
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32
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361
E1
337
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270
E3
210
E4
141
E5
65
E6
298
E7
32
E8
106
E9
48
E10
95
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285
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26
E13
18
E14
17
E15
237
E16
23
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17
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236
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301
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9
E21
548
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122
E1
297
E2
404
E3
147
E4
32
E5
234
E6
249
E7
41
E8
174
E9
44
E10
76
E11
272
E12
287
E13
113
E14
318
E15
202
E16
87
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256
E18
391
E19
296
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318
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440
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291
E1
372
E2
33
E3
19
E4
13
E5
16
E6
13
E7
17
E8
5
E9
410
E10
255
E11
15
E12
251
E13
31
E14
34
E15
18
E16
31
E17
16
E18
41
E19
20
E20
439
E21
37
E22
45
E1
135
E2
272
E3
21
E4
29
E5
15
E6
58
E7
41
E8
25
E9
18
E10
23
E11
355
E12
33
E13
40
E14
18
E15
20
E16
17
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54
E18
347
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35
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315
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