List of ER episodes

The following is a list of episodes for the long-running Peabody and Emmy Award-winning U.S. medical drama ER.

Some episodes have separate, more detailed summaries.

As of January 3, 2008, 301 episodes have been aired.

Season 1 (1994–1995)

#	Title	Original airdate
1	"Pilot: 24 Hours"	September 19, 1994
A day filled with traumas leaves the ER packed. Under pressure from his wife, Chief Resident Dr. Mark Greene considers leaving the ER to join a private practice that would give him a much higher salary. When a building collapses, multiple casualties are brought in. New medical students start their ER rotation, among them John Carter, an inexperienced third-year student. As the day continues, Dr. Peter Benton operates on a patient with an aortic aneurysm, a procedure normally performed by senior staff. Head nurse Carol Hathaway is brought into the ER after a suicide attempt.
2	"Day One"	September 22, 1994
Food-poisoning victims who ate at a German Hoffbrau overrun the ER. A family is victimized by a drunk driver. Med student Carter examines an admirer.
3	"Going Home"	September 29, 1994
Hathaway's return after her suicide attempt is filled with humor, affection and a pell-mell plunge into nonstop ER crises. And who's the doctor for that strange singing lady (Rosemary Clooney) in the corridor?
4	"Hit and Run"	October 6, 1994
Bad news is compounded when Carter notifies the wrong parents that a hit-and-run fatality is their son. And Hathaway has news for romance-minded Ross: no way!
5	"Into That Good Night"	October 13, 1994
A cardiac patient won't survive the night unless a heart donor is found. Ross purchases medication for an impoverished family's asthmatic child.
6	"Chicago Heat"	October 20, 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 100° and the air-conditioning doesn't work.
7	"Another Perfect Day"	November 3, 1994
A successful lumbar procedure and more give Carter reasons to celebrate a perfect day. But it's a troubled day for Benton as he vies for a fellowship, and a perfect mess for Lewis, coping with troubled sister Chloe.
8	"9½ Hours"	November 10, 1994
Greene calls in sick to spend a romantic day with Jennifer. Carter diagnoses a young athlete's life-threatening ailment. Hathaway counsels a rape victim.
9	"ER Confidential"	November 17, 1994
Thanksgiving at the ER means a staff potluck dinner – and a full course of medical emergencies, including an animal rights activist attacked by the turkey he rescued.
10	"Blizzard"	December 8, 1994
As a major snowstorm hits, victims of a massive freeway pileup are gurneyed in. Among those assisting the life-saving efforts: an immigrant janitor who was a skilled surgeon in her homeland.
11	"The Gift"	December 15, 1994
A transfer team is due by helicopter to receive donor organs – but Benton has not yet obtained next-of-kin approval for the organ harvest. And though it's Christmas Eve, Greene has not found time to shop for gifts.
12	"Happy New Year"	January 5, 1995
Carter proves he's ready for the OR – but his first day in surgical attendance is a comedy of mishaps. The consequences are grave when Lewis discharges a cardiac patient.
13	"Luck of the Draw"	January 12, 1995
Lewis is hit with a one-two punch: Kayson formally charges her with negligence and Greene is ordered to supervise her work. A customs agent brings in a suspect whose intestines are packed with contraband.
14	"Long Day's Journey"	January 19, 1995
Who cares for the caregivers? The nonstop parade of crises and stricken young innocents weighs heavily on Ross. Meanwhile, the heart-attack victim under Lewis's care is the doctor who nearly wrecked her career.
15	"Feb. 5 '95"	February 2, 1995
Morgenstern surprises Greene with a new job offer. A terminally ill breast cancer patient asks Greene to help her die. An armed boy threatens the hospital staff.
16	"Make of Two Hearts"	February 9, 1995
Kayson pursues Lewis romantically. Ross and Hathaway cope with a young Russian girl with AIDS whose adoptive mother abandons her. A humane policeman hauls in a dog he hit with his car.
17	"The Birthday Party"	February 16, 1995
Greene and Benton each have family birthday parties to attend, but ER demands may keep them away. Meanwhile, Carter mistakenly thinks it's Benton's birthday and hires belly dancers as a celebratory surprise.
18	"Sleepless In Chicago"	February 23, 1995
Benton runs on no sleep for 48 hours…and runs into trouble. Other troubles are afoot: a con man works the floor, a mental patient poses as a hospital efficiency expert and Greene's wife wants a divorce.
19	"Love's Labor Lost"	March 9, 1995
Only God can work miracles. Greene, panicked, inexperienced in deliveries and largely on his own – when he copes with a birth crisis.
20	"Full Moon, Saturday Night"	March 30, 1995
The moon is full and so is the ER – filled with popsicle pledges, a would-be werewolf and others affected by "lunar lunacy." Coping with emotional problems, Greene's not making a good impression on the new ER chief.
21	"House of Cards"	April 6, 1995
Greene's crisis heightens when he must lead a seminar on the ill-fated preeclampsia case he recently misdiagnosed. Also: Chen, Carter's fellow med student and rival, decides enough's enough.
22	"Men Plan, God Laughs"	April 27, 1995
Unable to save his mother, Benton redoubles his efforts to save every patient. Meanwhile, Greene attempts to save his marriage. But that means less time at work – and more disfavor with new ER chief Swift.
23	"Love Among the Ruins"	May 4, 1995
Greene's marriage is in shambles, Hathaway's wedding arrangements are fraying, Benton is falling for a married woman and Lewis treats a jilted, suicidal patient.
24	"Motherhood"	May 11, 1995
Beginnings: Lewis assists as her sister gives birth. Endings: Benton learns his mother has died. The pendulum swing of life and death continues, including the attempt to save a patient impaled by an iron bar.
25	"Everything Old Is New Again"	May 18, 1995
Hathaway's wedding day is still an eventful day at work for the ER team, with both Greene and Carter receiving unexpected news. At the wedding, the bride is lovely and radiant. But where's the groom?

Season 1 summaries used under fair use from the The Complete First Season DVD booklet, published by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Season 2 (1995–1996)

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26	"Welcome Back, Carter!"	September 21, 1995
The ER treats victims of a gang shootout. Carter arrives late and unprepared for his new position. Mark learns all about being an attending, including senior staff's habit of bad-mouthing the residents, particularly Doug Ross. Mark hires a new chief resident, Kerry Weaver, and new third year med students arrive to complete their ER rotation.
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Season 3 (1996–1997)

#	Title	Original airdate
48	"Dr. Carter, I Presume"	September 26, 1996
Carter begins the first day of his internship with the difficult task of filling in for Benton as the ER surgery consult. Haleh and the other frustrated nurses teach Carter a lesson. Jeanie makes a difficult decision regarding her HIV-positive status, while Benton's test comes back negative. The ER staff is buzzing regarding a rumor that a Chicago hospital may be closing. Weaver implements an incoherent system for tracking patients. The ER staff plays in a Fourth of July softball game, where Carol runs into Shep and his new girlfriend. Benton runs into an old friend, Carla Reese, at Jackie and Walt's barbecue.
49	"Let The Games Begin"	October 13, 1996
Jeanie begins to realize the burden of living an HIV-positive life when bills start mounting up and Benton throws her out of a trauma. The staff nervously awaits news on the hospital's future when it's rumored to be closing. As it turns out, Southside is closed instead, and County takes on a new chief of staff, Dr. Anspaugh. Mark and Susan endure disastrous blind dates. Benton sends Carter to the ER for the day after he arrives late. Carter then talks a patient into a local anesthetic and encourages him to ask Benton questions during the operation.
50	"Don't Ask, Don't Tell"	October 10, 1996
Mark is befuddled by an invitation from Susan to go on a joint vacation to Hawaii. The ER is filled with more refugees from Southside, Drs. Maggie Doyle and Abby Keaton among them. Benton decides to join Keaton's pediatric surgery team. Carter gets on Anspaugh's bad side when he exaggerates a patient's condition to book an operating room. Jeanie tries to keep her HIV status a secret in the face of Weaver's queries. Jerry tries to trap a loose kangaroo. Mark spends his entire day working on one patient, against Anspaugh's decree that ER attendings and residents should handle 2.5 patients per hour. Carter's apartment building burns down.
51	"Last Call"	October 17, 1996
Doug brings a one-night-stand into the hospital when she has an epileptic seizure, earning him the stares of his colleagues when he can't remember her name. Carter screws up Benton's lecture when he realizes Benton's presentation materials were destroyed in his apartment building's fire. Keaton takes a shine to Carter, meanwhile, when he persuades a teenage girl to undergo surgery. Carter also finds a place to live, with Dennis Gant. Jeanie begins experiencing side effects from her medication and is asked out by a handsome construction worker. Carol ponders enrolling in med school.
52	"Ghosts"	October 31, 1996
Doug and Carol man the Healthmobile, a roving medical van that caters to the homeless. Benton tries to be more warm and friendly towards children, even taking a group of hospitalized youngsters trick-or-treating, ending by standing on his head in the hallway. Gant demands more respect from Benton. Mark anxiously waits for Susan to return from vacation.
53	"Fear of Flying"	November 7, 1996
Mark and Susan take to the air for helicopter flight rotation, which brings to the ER an entire family injured in an accident. Benton's overconfidence during Keaton's absence results in a dire mistake. Carol deals with a "floater" nurse who can't cope with the speed of the ER. Jeanie and Maggie are given the task of keeping a dead man on ice in anticipation of cryogenic storage.
54	"No Brain, No Gain"	November 14, 1996
Benton fights to save the life of a gangbanger already declared dead by Doug. Nurse Rhonda Sterling floats down to the ER again and makes another critical mistake. Carter fights Edson for the rights of an incompetent patient and bonds with Anspaugh in the meantime. E. Ray worries that an MRI test gave him negative karma. Carter and Keaton get closer. Mark fears Susan is dating Morgenstern; she tells him that she's moving to Phoenix.
55	"Union Station"	November 21, 1996
Susan's last day in the ER finds Mark unsure of himself. Despite Doug's urgings, Mark still finds himself afraid to admit his feelings for her. He chases her all over the city until he finds her at the train station. He declares his love for her, but she decides to leave for Phoenix anyway. Grabarsky and Lydia finally get married. Carol agrees to become "management" in exchange for an end to the policy of floating ER nurses elsewhere. Al Boulet delivers divorce papers to Jeanie. Doyle calls the cops on a pregnant woman who is drunk and trying to kill her unborn baby. Charlie brings a neighbor's baby into the Healthmobile. Carla shows up in the ER and Carter gives her a tour, with Benton in tow.
56	"Ask Me No Questions, I'll Tell You No Lies"	December 12, 1996
Mark, still reeling from Susan's departure, crosses ethical lines to obtain Jeanie's confidential files after learning Al is HIV-positive. Benton rides Gant hard. Carter and Keaton find it harder to maintain their secret relationship, and she tells him she will be going to Pakistan soon.
57	"Homeless for the Holidays"	December 19, 1996
Rumors sweep the ER when Kerry and Mark cloister themselves to discuss policy regarding HIV-positive employees, prompting Jeanie to publicize her condition. Charlie brings the child she has been caring for into the ER. Doug treats the child and feels obligated to report the child's mother for neglect. Doyle treats an abused woman, and conspires to help her escape her husband. Carter blows off an evening with Gant to spend the night with Keaton. Mark inherits a mangy dog from a patient and decides to give it to Rachel for Christmas, but ends up not doing so when he finds Craig has already given her a puppy. Carol and her mother host a traditional Ukrainian Christmas celebration, to which Doug shows up with Charlie, who needs a favor from Carol. Keaton tells Benton that she won't recommend him for another pediatric surgery rotation.
58	"Night Shift"	January 16, 1997
A long, cold night finds ER staffers with hours of time to kill. Weaver recruits staffers to participate in a study on sleep deprivation combined with physical activity. Gant appeals to Anspaugh after a public scolding from Benton. Carter ditches Dennis again to escape his whining, only to discover deadly results. Peter is denied a recommendation from Keaton one last time before she leaves for Pakistan. Mark and Chuny discover that they have a lot in common. Carol is at a crossroads when management demands she cut two RNs. Charlie comes into the ER severely beaten. Carol and Doug perform a safety check in the ER and a clock falls on Weaver's head.
59	"Post Mortem"	January 23, 1997
Carter and Benton struggle to deal with Gant's death as speculation continues on the cause. Upset over their contract, the nurses stage a "sick-out," leaving the ER severely understaffed. Forced to work both the day and night shift alone, Carol makes a deadly mistake. Jeanie and Dr. Fischer bond while working on a patient whom they fear has a serious illness. The word is out about Mark and Chuny.
60	"Fortune's Fools"	January 30, 1997
Carol takes an interest in an ailing police sergeant who's hiding a degenerative ailment. She also meets with a newspaper reporter to air the complete story on her fatal mistake and is subsequently suspended. Peter runs into a pregnant Carla, upsetting the rest of his day. Carter, already fed up with Benton's lackluster attitude, accepts a transfer to Hicks's team after Peter fails to show up at a lecture the two were to give. Jeanie and Greg Fischer disagree on whether to inform a patient's spouse that he's suffering from neurosyphilis. Weaver and Mark each take a trio of prospective students through a day in the ER, with widely differing results. Chuny and Mark break up; and both get over it rather quickly.
61	"Whose Appy Now?"	February 6, 1997
A gleeful Carter removes Benton's appendix. Doug treats a 17-year-old cystic fibrosis patient who wants to die, but isn't old enough to sign a DNR. Mark juggles dates with three women, including psychiatrist Nina Pomerantz. Jeanie and Greg team up to find the culprit behind a rash of staph infections. Haleh has a tough time filling Carol's shoes. Carter and Doyle have a date at the pistol range.
62	"The Long Way Around"	February 13, 1997
Carol and others, including her 10 year-old neighbor Robert, are trapped in a convenience store after a failed robbery attempt. Carol must put her medical knowledge to the test as she tries to save one of the robbers and the store's owner. The other robber is finally able to make an escape from the store, and takes Carol with him, but he is shot running away from the police.
63	"Faith"	February 20, 1997
Mark tries to get a congestive heart failure patient with Down's Syndrome on to a heart transplant list. Carter disagrees with a diagnosis by Anspaugh. Carol agonizes over whether to take the MCAT. Jad Houston turns 18 and requests that Doug take him off the respirator which has been keeping him alive. Greg and Jeanie agree to continue seeing each other.
64	"Tribes"	April 10, 1997
Mark examines his prejudices when he's accused of neglecting a black gunshot victim, Kenny Law, in favor of a white victim. Jeanie discovers Benton's impending parenthood when Carla comes into the ER. Carter spends the entire day treating a hopeless case. Weaver tries to persuade a disabled junkie to enter a rehab program. Carol treats a college student who was given Rohypnol, a date rape drug, at a party the night before. After Jenn's mother has a stroke, Rachel comes to stay with Mark for a while.
65	"You Bet Your Life"	April 17, 1997
Carter goes behind Anspaugh's back to get a gambler admitted for surgery, earning Anspaugh and Hicks's wrath and jeopardizing his residency. Carol clashes with Doyle, angered that a 25-year-old intern is able to order her around. Benton illegally obtains Carla's ultrasound to look for abnormalities. Doug treats an ill teenager who doesn't want to miss her prom. Mark deals with a patient who feigns symptoms because she likes having surgeries. Jeanie faces her feelings towards Al when she cares for a remorseful AIDS patient who infected her child. Jerry hits on a way to make money from a sperm bank: pass himself off as "Dr. Markovic." Rachel tells her classmates at school that she has leukemia.
66	"Calling Dr. Hathaway"	April 24, 1997
Carol finds herself at a career crossroads when her MCAT results come back; she's torn between nursing and becoming a doctor, with Kerry relentlessly grooming her for medicine while Carol tries to care for a mother with a dying child. Carter debates whether to report Edson for falsifying a patient's chart. Benton takes a personal day to care for Carla. Mark treats a couple concocting odd situations to see how quickly the staff finds a solution. Jerry, Wendy, and Jeanie search for a genetically engineered mouse.
67	"Random Acts"	May 1, 1997
The staff springs into action when Mark is violently beaten by an unknown assailant. Doug treats the son of a wealthy man, leading Carol to suspect him of giving the child special treatment. Greg demands that Jeanie choose between him and Al. Speculation runs rampant when a torrid novella, author unknown, is found at the admit desk. A new pediatrician arrives from Philadelphia. Olbes shows up out of uniform for a change, bringing in her grandfather, who has suffered a stroke. Carla is admitted to the hospital after she goes into premature labor; the contractions are stopped for now.
68	"Make A Wish"	May 8, 1997
Mark returns to work, physically and emotionally scarred. Carla goes into labor again, about eight weeks prematurely, and delivers a baby boy. Doug thwarts Carol's efforts to celebrate her birthday quietly. Carter's doubts about whether his future lies in surgery grow. Maggie tries to interest Mark in various self-defense devices, resulting in Carter accidentally pepper-spraying himself.
69	"One More for the Road"	May 15, 1997
Mark, still recovering from the attack, vents his emotions in a violent fit in the break room and buys a gun for protection. Carter decides his future lies in emergency medicine, not surgery, and tries to convince an irate Anspaugh likewise. There is friction between Drs. Ross and Del Amico after Doug discharges one of Anna's patients, but the two work together when a severely beaten Charlie is brought to the ER. Benton's son strengthens. Doug and Carol share a kiss. Jeanie and Al are back together.

Season 4 (1997–1998)

#	Title	Original airdate
70	"Ambush"	September 25, 1997
The ER is under the bright lights when a television documentary is filmed depicting a typical day in the ER. British trauma specialist Elizabeth Corday joins the staff. Carter restarts his residency, this time in the ER. A man is paralyzed while breaking up a gang fight. Morgenstern suffers a heart attack. Mark's stress level continues to build.
71	"Something New"	October 2, 1997
High on morphine, Dr. Morgenstern gives Weaver increased authority while he recuperates from his heart attack. Doug asks Carol for a drawer at her place. Dr. Corday adjusts to the differences between British and American ERs. Mark is served with a wrongful death suit from the Law family. Carter trains a med student who is better at research than treating patients. Mark and Carol interview applicants for a vacant desk clerk position. Benton and Carla name their son Reese Benton.
72	"Friendly Fire"	October 9, 1997
Cynthia Hooper is the new desk clerk. Carla and Benton argue over whether or not Reese should be circumcised, among other things. Carter believes that Doyle is giving Anna special treatment when Anna is assigned all the interesting cases while he is stuck suturing. Kerry puts her newfound power to use rather quickly, and annoys basically everyone. Al has an accident at his job site and gets blood on a co-worker, spurring Jeanie to convince him to tell his co-worker about his HIV status. Jerry manages to blow up the ambulance bay entrance using a patient's rocket launcher. Carter visits his first laundromat with Anna, but he tells her he's been to many. Mark goes on a date with Heather, and they end up at her place, but things don't go quite as planned. Carol hears an errant comment that strains her trust in Doug.
73	"When the Bough Breaks"	October 16, 1997
The ER is flooded with injured children following a school bus accident. Mark turns surly when Jenn refuses to let Rachel visit until he cleans up his act. Jeanie faces a crisis when she's forced to use her hand to stop a patient from bleeding. Carter demands that Benton stop treating him like a student, and start treating him as an equal. Carter and Anna get new students, with Carter getting the short shrift once again. A junkie mother claims that Carol dropped her newborn child. Al Boulet loses his job. Reese is discharged from the hospital.
74	"Good Touch, Bad Touch"	October 30, 1997
Mark undergoes a tense deposition with the Law family. Jeanie and Al are involved in a barroom brawl. Carol mulls over the idea of opening a free health care clinic. Carter successfully diagnoses a serious injury, only to have Edson steal the credit. Benton's familial duties earn him a waist-high stack of back paperwork. Dr. Romano returns from a European sabbatical, pioneering the latest in robotics technology. Anna treats a young man with testicular cancer.
75	"Ground Zero"	November 6, 1997
Kerry investigates Synergix, an ER management group specializing in balancing budgets. She is later forced to fire Jeanie, who is then asked by Al to move to Atlanta with him. Mark is still suffering from the after effects of his attack, snapping at patients and staff alike. Doug is stunned by a collect phone call from California informing him of his father's death. Benton clashes with Corday after she apparently "steals" a rare procedure out from under his nose. Carol meets with Carter's grandmother to pitch her idea for a free health clinic. Anna is perturbed when she discovers Carter's wealthy background.
76	"Fathers and Sons"	November 13, 1997
Doug learns that his father has passed away. He drives to California to identify the body and gather his father’s belongings, with Mark along for moral support. While putting his affairs in order, Doug learns some surprising facts about his father, and also has a revelation about his own life and future. A side trip to San Diego, where Mark’s parents live, unveils Mark’s uncomfortable relationship with his father and leads to a heated exchange between Mark and Doug.
77	"Freak Show"	November 20, 1997
Benton takes advantage of a grieving father for a chance to write a paper on a boy with reversed internal organs. George Henry returns to complete his clerkship and suffers a near fatal allergy attack. Jeanie confronts Weaver and Anspaugh over what she perceives as wrongful termination. Cynthia's error forces the free clinic to open a week early; Carol enlists new ER nurse Yosh to help out. Mark strikes a deal with attorney Herb Spivak for legal representation.
78	"Obstruction of Justice"	December 11, 1997
Carter is arrested when he refuses to honor a warrant seeking evidence in a domestic abuse incident. Corday is overjoyed to be able to perform a rare femoral transplant. Doug returns from California. Benton and Corday discover that they have a lot in common. Cynthia takes Rachel to the dentist — and other places. Jeanie threatens to sue to get her job back, to Weaver's dismay. Anspaugh rehires Jeanie and Al leaves for Atlanta without her. Ellis West invites Weaver to St. Barts. Attorney Herb Spivak shadows Mark all day wanting to "play" doctor, with some interesting outcomes. Carol lectures Cynthia regarding "inappropriate behavior" while on duty, and later she gets busted by Cynthia for kissing Doug.
79	"Do You See What I See?"	December 18, 1997
Benton is hailed as a miracle worker after he seemingly heals a blind man. Corday operates on Allison Beaumont again. Mark discovers Cynthia's hidden past. Carter discovers his cousin Chase shooting heroin. Mark treats an elderly rape victim, learning about forgiveness. Weaver is apparently seeing Ellis West. Carol and Doug announce their relationship to the staff. Carter signs off on George Henry's internship after performing an intubation on a patient that was already dead.
80	"Think Warm Thoughts"	January 8, 1998
Another elderly rape victim is brought into the ER. Carter picks up an aspiring med student at a seminar he taught and brings her to the ER for a brief lesson. "Wild Willy" Swift returns as a Synergix attending physician. Romano clashes with Corday after she goes over his head for Allison Beaumont. Dr. Anspaugh's son comes into the ER with cancer-like symptoms. Carol and Doug argue over marriage.
81	"Sharp Relief"	January 15, 1998
Carter takes time off to help Chase kick his heroin addiction. Doug confides in Mark that he plans to marry Carol in a surprise ceremony. Carol spoils his plans with a spontaneous kiss with EMT Greg Powell. Benton and Corday visit a bar together after another frustrating Romano day. Scott Anspaugh and Jeanie bond when tests reveal that his cancer has returned. Weaver becomes disenchanted with Ellis West and Synergix after discovering that they close most trauma centers that they acquire.
82	"Carter's Choice"	January 29, 1998
Carter faces a dilemma during a blood shortage when a serial rapist is in need of a transfusion. Carol and Weaver deliver the baby of a mentally challenged couple who fear a relative is going to take the child away. Benton turns down Corday's romantic offer. Weaver actively campaigns against Synergix. Doug comes to grips with his relationship with Carol and tells her that he'll wait for as long as she needs. Cynthia pours her heart out about her relationship with Mark to an uninterested Doug.
83	"Family Practice"	February 5, 1998
Mark, with surprise guest Cynthia, returns to San Diego to be with his ailing mother. While trying to diagnose his mother's condition, Mark decides that he and Cynthia have no future together and tries to come to terms with his seemingly distant father, and learns why he was never promoted to Admiral.
84	"Exodus"	February 26, 1998
The ER must be evacuated when several workers from a chemical plant track benzene all over the floors. After Weaver is felled by the poison, Carter takes over, directing the evacuation. Dr. Corday does a ride-along with EMTs and rescues a man trapped under a building. Doug and Carol are trapped in the elevator with a sick child.
85	"My Brother's Keeper"	March 5, 1998
Several heroin ODs are brought into the ER, including Chase Carter. Mark tries to track down Cynthia. Anna treats a John Doe sent from another hospital because he had no insurance. Doug accuses two parents of child abuse, but finds out that their child is disturbed. Benton and Corday run into his sister Jackie. Scott Anspaugh finishes his chemotherapy.
86	"A Bloody Mess"	April 9, 1998
Corday tries a new experimental procedure on an Asian gentleman without permission from either the patient or a relative. Scott Anspaugh, finally released from the hospital, suffers an attack during a wall-climbing expedition with Jeanie. They discover that he will need a bone marrow transplant. Benton accidentally backs into a pedestrian at a gas station. Dr. Morgenstern makes his return to the ER, with a new outlook on life and his patients. Carter visits Chase, who has suffered brain damage from a heroin overdose.
87	"Gut Reaction"	April 16, 1998
Dr. Ross wants to become an ER pediatrics attending. Scott Anspaugh decides to stop fighting his cancer when faced with the prospect of a new experimental chemotherapy treatment. Jerry and Mark take charge of the annual ER banquet, with results not quite as planned. Benton must take over an operation by force when Morgenstern is unable to continue. Carol worries when Millicent Carter stops payment on a donation check to the clinic. Anna donates bone marrow.
88	"Shades of Gray"	April 23, 1998
The bombing of an abortion clinic brings in many victims, pregnant women and protestors alike. Benton is temporarily suspended after his incident with Morgenstern comes to light, until Morgenstern decides to resign. Benton later shares a kiss with Corday. Carter cares for an elderly patient who appears to be the victim of neglect. Scott Anspaugh is buried. Anna walks out on a trauma involving a partial abortion, which doesn't please Weaver.
89	"Of Past Regret and Future Fear"	April 30, 1998
It's another busy day in the ER, as case after case comes through the doors. Hathaway comforts a burn victim in his dying hours. Carter and Anna struggle to understand a man afflicted with cerebral palsy. Dr. Ross deals with an infant's heroin addiction and its drug-addicted mother. Weaver cares for an elderly couple who may have AIDS. Peter and Elizabeth decide to keep their relationship a secret. Anna's old boyfriend comes to town. Romano asks Corday for a date.
90	"Suffer the Little Children"	May 7, 1998
A televangelist broadcasts from inside the ER. Doug, with Carol's help, attempts a rapid detox of Josh McNeal, the methadone addicted infant, instead of returning him to his mother. Dr. Max Rosher, Del Amico's old boyfriend, is at County conducting a feasibility study for a pediatric ward in the ER. Jeanie begins exhibiting pneumonia-like symptoms. Romano realizes Benton and Corday are together.
91	"A Hole in the Heart"	May 14, 1998
Greene and Weaver threaten Doug over his illegal treatment of Josh McLean. Dr. Max Rosher ingratiates himself with Anspaugh. Corday receives a letter from Romano informing her that he won't be sponsoring her the following year. A despondent patient shocks Carol with an unusually violent act. Kerry becomes upset when Anspaugh tells her that even though she has been Acting Chief of Emergency Medicine for a year, the hospital still plans a nationwide search for a permanent one. Carter accuses Max of taking some Percocet from a medicine cabinet. Benton arranges a hearing test after a day care worker tells him Reese is not responding as the other children do.

Season 5 (1998–1999)

#	Title	Original airdate
92	"Day for Knight"	Christopher Chulack	Lydia Woodward	September 24, 1998
Third-year med student Lucy Knight reports to the ER for the first day of her rotation. Greene takes a teacherly interest in her, helping her get acquainted, but she gets off to a bad start with the irritable Carter when she speaks insensitively, and without Carter present, with a patient's wife about her husband's very serious condition. The rest of the day finds her comforting a woman who has suffered a miscarriage, getting locked out on the roof, having Carol bail her out on a simple procedure, and trying to figure out Kerry Weaver's "Tour on Tape."
93	"Split Second"	Christopher Misiano	Carol Flint	October 1, 1998
Dr. Corday's father visits from overseas in an attempt to convince her to join his medical practice. Weaver suggests that Elizabeth look into alternative methods to stay in America, like starting over as an intern. Weaver also doesn't let an opportunity pass to remind Doug of the way he bypassed her authority in the McLean case. Lucy continues learning, earning more of Carter's respect than she deserves. Peter takes Reese in for another hearing test. Mark has several discussions with paramedics about the state of the EMT program. Carol hires a nurse practitioner to help out in the clinic. Carter is having trouble being an RA in the dorms.
94	"They Treat Horses, Don't They?"	T.R. Babu Subramaniam	Walon Green	October 8, 1998
Mark goes to a trauma scene with the EMTs, where he treats a gunshot victim who has a bomb strapped to himself. Later, Mark’s daughter persuades him to treat a horse with colic, and Jerry gets the bad end of the enema. Carter intubates an elderly woman who is DNR. When her HMO declines to admit her, Carter either has to find a relative quickly or let her die. Kerry finds herself more and more frustrated when Anspaugh suggests that they're not considering her for ER Chief, and she discovers she’s the last to hear that Doug was made a pediatric attending. Corday serves her last day as a surgical fellow. Benton meets with Carla to discuss getting Reese hearing aids. Jeanie returns from vacation. Carter goes out with Roxanne, the insurance saleswoman he treated.
95	"Vanishing Act"	Lesli Linka Glatter	Jack Orman	October 15, 1998
Dr. Corday begins her first day as an intern, first by being assigned to Dale Edson, then being treated as Romano's lapdog. Kerry is interviewed for ER chief. Doug and Carol ponder parenthood when Carol realizes she may be pregnant. Carol and Lynette try to keep a wounded gang-banger from leaving and seeking retaliation. Lucy faces the wrath of Carter when he discovers that she doesn't know how to start an IV. Jeanie asks Doug if she can be a full-time PA for the pediatric ER.
96	"Masquerade"	Steve de Jarnett	Samantha Howard Corbin	October 29, 1998
Halloween night finds the ER awash with allergic or otherwise incapacitated children. Kerry tolerates a visiting candidate for chief while she waits for the official vote. Romano operates on an 11-year-old girl and finds she's genetically male. Carter breaks up a dorm party, but Lucy and a few stragglers remain - with unfortunate results. Mark learns that Jenn's moving to St. Louis and taking Rachel with her. Mark and Carol treat a pregnant schizophrenic.
97	"Stuck on You"	David Nutter	Neal Baer	November 5, 1998
After Mark saves a 16-year-old assault victim in a daring rescue, he tries to convince the boy to leave the streets for a shelter. Carter loses his beard when two carpet installers come in covered with glue. Peter consults a deaf physician regarding Reese's hearing condition. Corday is reassigned as Benton's intern. Kerry hears more discouraging news regarding her bid for ER chief. Carter loses his RA job, forcing him to go apartment hunting. He finds one--in Weaver's basement.
98	"Hazed and Confused"	Jonathan Robert Kaplan	David Mills	November 12, 1998
Dr. Corday commits a deadly error after being on-call for nearly 36 hours straight. Peter visits Dr. Kotlowitz and receives encouragement regarding a cochlear implant for Reese. Dr. Amanda Lee, a prospective new ER chief, visits. In the wake of a failed pregnancy attempt, Carol lashes out at a mother using abortion as a means of selective birth control. Carter and Lucy feud when Carter accidentally uses her palm computer and finds out what she thinks of him. Mark panics during a paramedic initiation ritual.
99	"The Good Fight"	Christopher Chulack	Jack Orman	November 19, 1998
After a car accident, a girl and her father are brought into the ER. The girl, badly injured and needing surgery, shares a rare blood type with her father; when Lucy returns to the father's exam area so she can draw his blood, she finds that he has bolted. After exhausting all other possibilities, Benton operates on the girl without blood. Meanwhile, Carter and Lucy have been traveling throughout the city trying to find the father; they encounter a number of obstacles, not the least of which is a fall in which Carter dislocates his shoulder. With some astute detective work, they find the father -- who has been waiting for news about his daughter in the diner across from the hospital.
100	"Good Luck, Ruth Johnson"	Rod Holcomb	Lydia Woodward	December 10, 1998
Carter plays tour guide for Ruth Johnson, who was born in the hospital 100 years ago to the day, and her large family. Carol treats a boy who was hit by a car and tells a story of being chased, his friend being shot in the process. Peter observes Kotlowitz install a cochlear implant and decides to wait before scheduling an operation for Reese. Mark dines with Dr. Lee, new ER chief. Dr. Corday proposes radical changes in scheduling at an M&M conference, and later decides to break off her relationship with Benton.
101	"The Miracle Worker"	Lesli Linka Glatter	Paul Manning	December 17, 1998
Benton's attempts to get away to Carla and Reese on Christmas Eve are continually thwarted by Romano, culminating in Benton forcing the drunken Romano away from a patient. Carter believes he's found a Christmas miracle when a teenage girl with a rare blood type needs an organ donation at the same time a brain-dead patient with the same blood type is in the hospital. After witnessing Dr. Lee rifling through Greene's locker, Jerry becomes convinced that she's stalking Mark.
102	"Nobody Doesn't Like Amanda Lee"	Richard Thorpe	Linda Gase	January 7, 1999
Amanda Lee's obsession with Dr. Greene comes to a head when Mark inadvertantly digs up old med school records damaging to her career. Carter tries to save Lucy from Edson's advances. Peter treats Dr. Parks' grandchild, who interprets for her deaf mother and grandmother. Police officer Reggie Moore asks Jeanie out. Kerry receives a call from someone claiming to be her mother. Doug receives a job offer from Portland. Years after first applying, Greene is contacted by NASA as a potential astronaut candidate.
103	"Double Blind"	Dave Chameides	Carol Flint	January 21, 1999
Doug jeopardizes future federal grants for the entire ER when he breaks a double blind study by giving a sample drug to an ailing patient. Doyle lodges a sexual harassment complaint against Romano, hoping Dr. Corday will lend support. Lucy begins her surgery rotation under Benton's tutelage. The two of them treat a man claiming to be 140-years-old. Mark declines to proceed in the NASA program. Carol questions Lynette's intentions when she hosts a women's health clinic for African American women only. Mark goes to bat for Pickman when she inadvertently leaves a severely injured man at an accident scene.
104	"Choosing Joi"	Christopher Chulack	Lydia Woodward	February 4, 1999
Ricky Abbott returns to the ER. Doug forges papers to allow Joi to treat Ricky at home. Corday decides to back out of the Romano sexual harassment investigation after he threatens to expose her relationship with Benton. Romano is later named Acting Chief of the ER. Dr. Greene treats a Nigerian janitor for back pain and impotency. Carol and the nurses watch a bunch of dogs when their owner is hospitalized. Carter diagnoses a med student with Hodgkin's disease. Kerry initiates a search for her biological parents.
105	"The Storm (Part One)"	John Wells	John Wells	February 11, 1999
Doug faces possible criminal charges after Ricky Abbott dies when Ross shows Joi how to bypass system lockouts to give Ricky a lethal dosage of dilaudin. 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 tampering with the double blind study. Carter and Lucy discover a mutual attraction, and the word spreads throughout the hospital. Benton studies with a sign language instructor. Romano begins his first day as acting ER chief.
106	"The Storm (Part Two)"	Christopher Chulack	John Wells	February 18, 1999
Greene assists paramedics in treating injured children at a school bus accident. En route, Doug and Jeanie survive their own accident. Kerry stops Doug from treating Jeanie...or any other patient. Doug decides to resign and leave Chicago for the Northwest and asks Carol to come with him. She decides against it, but he leaves anyway. Carol steps down from running the clinic so that Anspaugh will keep it open. Jeanie discovers she may have contracted hepatitis. Hospital janitor Mobalage's wife is stabbed.
107	"Middle of Nowhere"	Jonathan Robert Kaplan	Carol Flint, Neal Baer	February 25, 1999
Peter accepts Romano's suggestion and takes a two-week job in Minnesota to earn some extra money. Unfortunately, before he gets a chance to leave, he's transferred to backwoods Mississippi, where the hospital is only a two-room building. Peter battles local racism, delivers a difficult infant while battling the grandfather's concerns that the child might be black, and uses unorthodox methods to save two shrimp boat workers. Meanwhile, back in Chicago, Jeanie's condition worsens.
108	"Sticks and Stones"	Felix Enriquez Alcalá	Joe Sachs	March 25, 1999
During a paramedic ride-along, Carter is forced to drive the ambulance while fleeing a riot scene and inadvertently runs over a teenage boy. Later, a paramedic is shot by an angry mob looking for the driver of the ambulance. Carol is despondent following Doug's departure. She later discloses that she's pregnant. Kerry is intrigued by an injured pro wrestler and his relationship with his father. Lucy tangles with an Asian family that requests their matriarch not be told of a cancerous tumor. Jeanie turns down dates with both Dr. Baker and Reggie, telling each she's seeing someone else.
109	"Point of Origin"	Christopher Misiano	Christopher Mack	April 8, 1999
Greene tries to help Mobalage when he's about to be deported, and Mark describes his beating in the men's room. Kerry tries to save a woman she believes is her birth mother. Hathaway decides to keep Doug's child. Benton and Corday clash over an ER fellowship. Carter is in charge for the day, part of a requirement for applying for chief resident.
110	"Rites of Spring"	Jonathan Robert Kaplan	David Mills	April 29, 1999
Romano forces Benton to choose between the trauma and cardiothoracic fellowships. Carol worries that she may have lost her child. Corday and Greene bond on the way to a medical conference. Carter mentors an aspiring teenager. Lucy, on a psychiatry rotation, treats an overmedicated foster child. Jeanie finds her faith while treating a reverend.
111	"Power"	Laura Innes	Carol Flint	May 6, 1999
The hospital suffers through a series of power outages. Carol's decision to send Doug a fax about her pregnancy is thwarted by the power outages. The staff is on alert after a raped and beaten patient is found in a hallway. Romano begs Corday to stay in surgery, instead of trauma. Carter and Roxanne break up. Carter and Lucy treat a pheromone saleswoman.
112	"Responsible Parties"	Christopher Misiano	Jack Orman	May 13, 1999
The ER docs tend to three teenagers who were in an accident on the way to their senior prom. Lucy comes into the ER to work but is extremely tired. Greene and Carter treat the most severely injured, a boy suffering from third degree burns over 80% of his body. Benton receives the ER trauma fellowship. Carter becomes slightly suspicous when Lucy picks up randomly. Carol finally tells Doug about her pregnancy; Kerry also figures it out. Mark and Elizabeth draw closer. Carter later overhears Randi telling Lucy that her prescription is ready, he questions her and accuses her of been on speed, Lucy confesses she has taken Ritalin for ADHD since the 5th grade. Carter objects and recommends that she stops immediately as she is 24 and shouldn't be taking medicine for hyperactive children. Lucy tells Carter she will think about it but he shouldn't interfere in her business. "FBI agents" bring in a shot stripper. Carter removes a live cockroach from a patient's ear and freaks-out.
113	"Getting to Know You"	Jonathan Robert Kaplan	Lydia Woodward	May 20, 1999
Carol's pregnancy becomes public knowledge as she learns that she's having twins. Lucy has problems trying to go off Ritalin. Peter learns Carla plans to move to Germany. Kerry finds an abandoned youngster and brings him to the ER. Mark and Elizabeth discuss their relationship. Jeanie and Reggie draw closer again.

Season 6 (1999–2000)

#	Title	Original airdate
114	"Leave It to Weaver"	Jonathan Kaplan	Lydia Woodward	September 30, 1999
Greene and Weaver agree to go out on a limb to oppose Romano's appointment as chief of staff. Soon Greene finds he's alone, hanging by his nails. Plus: Luka Kovac is an able, yet untrusted, physician. Nielsen Ratings: 31.5 million viewers
115	"Last Rites"	TBD	TBD	October 07, 1999
Who's the boss? Weaver may be head of the ER, but Greene has his own ideas about how to handle situations. Boulet says "yes" to Reggie, and Corday accepts Romano's surprise offer.
116	"Greene with Envy"	October 14, 1999
Newly appointed attending physician Gabriel Lawrence is savvy, personable and, in Greene's jealous opinion, unsuitable for County. Jeanie and Reggie marry, but not under the circumstances they expected.
117	"Sins of the Fathers"	TBD	TBD	October 21, 1999
Long-distance MD: Via phone. Greene deals with fallout from his dad's car accident. Lawrence suspects a teen's suicide attempt is the fallout from father-son strife. Finch misdiagnoses a child's iron overdose.
118	"Truth & Consequences"	TBD	TBD	November 04, 1999
A high school science experiment gone-wrong lands students and teacher in the ER - and the stress of multiple emergencies pushes Lawrence over the edge.
119	"The Peace of Wild Things"	TBD	TBD	November 11, 1999
Endings. Boulet resigns to be a full-time mother. An elderly woman bids farewell to her dying husband, and Lawrence admits he's in the early stages of Alzheimer's, and that his distinguished career is over.
120	"Humpty Dumpty"	TBD	TBD	November 18, 1999
Lawrence departs (but not before saving a life), and Kovac comes aboard full time. Corday discover her new trauma patient is a rapist. And the Bright Star Gospel Choir is rushed to the ER.
121	"Great Expectations"	November 25, 1999
It's Thanksgiving, and Hathaway has two more reasons to give thanks after overcoming complication and delivering twins Tess and Kate. Greene's family celebration comes with its own complications.
122	"How the Finch Stole Christmas"	December 16, 1999
Lucy Knight risks Romano's wrath (and her career) to arrange a heart operation for a patient. Carter gives gifts to ghetto kids in exchange for their guns. Finch uses her authority to put a teen binge drinker into rehab.
123	"Family Matters"	January 06, 2000
New name, same person: Deb Chen returns to the ER as Jing-Mei Chen. Kovac's strong sense of family involves him in the fate of brothers facing separation. Greene invites his dad to reside with him in Chicago.
124	"The Domino Heart"	January 13, 2000
Try, try again. A precious donor heart becomes available when a patient who recently received it dies. Malucci gathers evidence to shut down a backroom clinic. Carter and Chen disagree on bending the rules.
125	"Abby Road"	February 03, 2000
A new road: Abby Lockhart, the part-time OB nurse who cared for Hathaway, reports to the ER for her third-year med-student rotation. Hathaway has a hunch that a young patient's problem is his mother.
126	"Be Still My Heart"	February 10, 2000
A tense Valentine's Day includes an operation on Romano's dog, a car crash that leaves two children orphaned and Carter and Knight lying in pools of blood after they're attacked by a schizophrenic patient.
127	"All in the Family"	February 17, 2000
Weaver finds Carter and Knight, and the grief-stricken ER crew work feverishly to save their grievously wounded colleagues. Then the deranged assailant is brought in, the victim of a car accident.
128	"Be Patient"	February 24, 2000
Tough times. Carter struggles with rehab, a child is injured in a hit and run and a sex-partying teen has cervical cancer. Even a happy even, a romance between Isabelle and David, turns sad when Greene learns his dad is terminally ill.
129	"Under Control"	March 23, 2000
"We can handle this." This, it turns out, involves a gila monster, toxic breast milk, a deadly error and much more as Greene oversees a particularly hectic shift. Carter, despite his pain, returns to work.
130	"Viable Options"	April 06, 2000
Many candidates. One kidney. Kovac and Corday must select a recipient while the organ is still viable. Weaver defies Romano and is suspended. Benton's careless penmanship results in a patient taking the wrong drugs.
131	"Match Made in Heaven"	April 13, 2000
A notice of Knight's acceptance into psych residency deepens Carter's remorse. Greene cares for his dad. Hathaway has news from Ross. And an overwhelmed mother tries to induce a miscarriage.
132	"The Fastest Year"	April 27, 2000
Memories. After his father reminisces about his navy days, Greene takes him on a final boat ride on Lake Michigan. Meanwhile, Carter is haunted by terrifying thoughts of the attack that almost killed him.
133	"Loose Ends"	May 04, 2000
Malucci treats a little girl who was molested by her father. Hathaway's birthday is anything but happy. Benton and Kovac clash. And Greene and his dad manage to express their love just before the older man dies.
134	"Such Sweet Sorrow"	May 11, 2000
Do open arms still await her in Seattle? Touched by a family tragedy at the Er, Hathaway realizes she must see Ross. Chen notices Carter's increasing unreliability and mood swings.
135	"May Day"	Jonathan Kaplan	Jack Orman	May 18, 2000
Everyone makes mistakes, so why single out Carter? Because he's abusing painkillers, that's why. And the ultimate price could be his patient's - or his own - life. Nielsen Ratings: 34.6 million viewers

Season 7 (2000–2001)

#	Title	Original airdate
136	"Homecoming"	October 12, 2000
Cleaning employees and construction workers strike at County General, Carter comes back out of rehab, a football game riot continues in the ER and Greene and Corday come back from their vacation only to found out they have a terrible rash.
137	"Sand and Water"	October 19, 2000
Carter returns to County General accepting Greene and Weaver's terms. Abby becomes his AA sponsor, Greene and Corday are buying a bigger house and decide to get married. Benton has trouble with Romano over a surgery for a patient whose insurance doesn't cover him anymore.
138	"Mars Attacks"	October 26, 2000
On a short-staffed day, Weaver limits Cater's tasks, Kovac needs Abby to do medical procedures she is no longer cleared to do, Benton learns Romano bounced him, and injured attendees from a sci-fi convention are rushed in.
139	"Benton Backwards"	November 02, 2000
Romano offers a per diem position to Benton with no benefits no stature and a humbled Benton is forced to accept. Kovac lethally pounds a mugger who confronts him and Abby.
140	"Flight of Fancy"	November 09, 2000
The tragedy of teens diagnosed as HIV-positive is compounded by a fatal street accident. A med-emergency flight is followed by the transported patient's wedding in the ER.
141	"The Visit"	November 16, 2000
Abby is visited by her bipolar mother, Peter's nephew comes into the ER with a serious gunshot wound, Luka suspects a young girl is being abused by her father and Elizabeth juggles her desire for a weekend getaway with Mark with treating one more patient.
142	"Rescue Me"	November 23, 2000
It's a rainy day at County. Corday is sued for malpractice. Maggie won't leave till Abby talks to her. Corday also learns she's pregnant. Chen's mother learns of her daughter's pregnancy.
143	"The Dance We Do"	December 07, 2000
Greene revealed to Corday that he had a biopsy and said the tumor is inoperable. Abby's mother caused a major ruckus at a department store. Corday attended her deposition for malpractice on her previous patient, the surfer. Benton's nephew's girlfriend comes into the ER.
144	"The Greatest of Gifts"	December 14, 2000
Chen gives birth, and struggles with the decision to give her baby up for adoption. Benton helps a young girl who is being forced to donate white blood cells to her ill sister. Corday and Greene travel to New York, and find hope when they meet a surgeon who can operate on Mark's tumour.
145	"Piece of Mind"	January 04, 2001
While Greene undergoes surgery in New York to remove his brain tumor, County General is absorbed in the case of father and son that were in a car accident. The episode makes much use of first person perspective.
146	"Rock, Paper, Scissors"	January 11, 2001
Kovac treats a bishop who took a fall and questions Luka's faith. Abby pressures Carter to tell Weaver about the Vicodin he nearly took. Abby later tells him that she cannot be his sponsor anymore. After Kynesha is placed with a foster family, Benton and Finch discover their home trashed by her. Corday's malpractice suit is settled; Mr. Patterson later visits her at the hospital, causing Elizabeth to panic with another patient. Weaver and Legaspi are divided over personal and professional issues. Carter treats a woman smuggling drugs by swallowing a condom full of cocaine.
147	"Surrender"	February 01, 2001
Weaver and Legaspi have spent the night together, although Kerry appears shy of beginning a relationship. She also battles Luka over calling the authorities about an illegal sweatshop employing one of his patients, which causes the owners to torch the place. Greene is back to work, but mixing up his pronouns, referring to a male patient as a "she." Corday freezes again during surgery, but is able to overcome her fears. Romano talks Benton into taking a job as County's director of diversity. In the wake of his Vicodin slip, Carter is banned from prescribing drugs. He later visits Chase at his home, and admits his addiction. Abby treats two horny old men.
148	"Thy Will Be Done"	February 08, 2001
Bishop Stewart returns, seeking pain medication from Luka, who also has his hands full dealing with the parents of a 16-year-old who does not want another heart transplant. Abby fills in as Carter's date for a Carter family function and sees her ex-husband there. Malucci treats a gay man who wants to contract HIV from his positive partner. Greene continues an abrupt personality change in the wake of his surgery. Weaver makes an appointment for a competency review for Mark.
149	"A Walk in the Woods"	February 15, 2001
Weaver spends an evening with Legaspi and her lesbian friends. Greene is furious to learn about his competency review; Corday screams at Weaver about ordering it. Chen returns from maternity leave and treats a young boy with measles. Benton struggles to get a young med student applicant an interview after learning that he was only accepted due to affirmative action. Bishop Stewart returns in even worse condition.
150	"The Crossing"	February 22, 2001
Carter meets a new pedes intern, Rena Trujillo. He and Luka are then dispatched to the site of a major train wreck. Carter must perform a tricky double amputation on an injured firefighter after Corday goes into early contractions at the scene. After Elizabeth returns to the hospital, Abby and Chen treat Corday, who is told to stay on bed rest. Benton lets prospective med student William White follow him around the ER. Weaver calls Legaspi for a psych consult on a suicidal girl who caused the train crash by driving her car onto the tracks. Luka wrestles with his faith, revealing that he could have saved his wife by sacrificing his daughter. Bishop Stewart grants him absolution before his death.
151	"Witch Hunt"	March 01, 2001
After Abby leaves the room for a second, an infant disappears from the hospital. After spending the night at her place, Carter is shocked to find out that Rena is a 19-year-old undergraduate. Greene gets his competency results--he passed (was there ever any doubt?). Malucci and Mark treat a young boy injecting steroids who is frightened of his father. Legaspi has been accused of sexual misconduct by the teenager who caused the train crash. Weaver is more concerned with hiding their relationship, so Kim dumps her.
152	"Survival of the Fittest"	March 29, 2001
Peter and Cleo may be at fault when a police officer shoots and kills an old woman with dementia. Carter misinforms Rena and tells her that he and Abby had a past liaison. April Fool's Day causes the staffers to play pranks on each other; Malucci gets the worst of it when Kovac injects him with Haldol, rendering him useless for the rest of the shift and getting his hand glued to his forehead while asleep. Corday endures a particularly long surgery just to prove that she can despite her pregnancy. Greene treats three young students who have been huffing carpet cleaner. Luka treats another pregnant teenager, who wants the comfort that a child will bring her.
153	"April Showers"	April 19, 2001
Mark must overcome numerous obstacles, mostly weather-related, in order to get to the church to marry Elizabeth, who is stuck with both of her bickering, divorced parents. Abby has a major cold, but cannot leave the hospital, due to most of the nurses being at the wedding. Many patients come in to the ER from an accident involving a prison van; Luka and Carter clash over the treatment of an injured cop and a prisoner with a dislocated shoulder. While waiting for a flight to Vegas, Weaver (who wasn't invited to the wedding), strikes up a conversation with a friendly man. Chen misses her son. Cleo doesn't want to go to the wedding, because the bride is Peter's ex-girlfriend.
154	"Sailing Away"	April 26, 2001
Corday goes into labor and delivers a baby girl named Ella. Benton treats his junior high school science teacher. Numerous college students come into the ER, victims of fraternity/sorority pledging pranks and hazing rituals. Carter and Abby take a road trip to Oklahoma to pick up Maggie, who has locked herself in a motel room; then she steals sleeping pills from a convenience store and attempts suicide. Rena dumps Carter over the phone.
155	"Fear of Commitment"	May 03, 2001
Abby goes to court to argue for a 90-day psych hold for her mother. Her mother is released, and later shows up at Luka's hotel room. Weaver treats an old children's television show host and an animal suit fetishist. Carla checks into the hospital after a fall. Benton treats Carl Ferris again after he suffers a heart attack. Malucci clashes with Jing-Mei and Cleo when his past track record gets him in trouble. Carter treats a young girl whose boyfriend has been interfering with her pregnancy by feeding her herbal root extracts to cause a natural abortion. Chen treats a patient with a talent for numbers. Malucci calls in a priest to perform an exorcism.
156	"Where the Heart Is"	May 10, 2001
Abby is flabbergasted when Maggie reveals her plans to move back to her birthplace of Minneapolis. Abby reveals to her mother that she was pregnant once, but had an abortion, scared about the genetic possibility of herself or her child turning out bipolar. Meanwhile, Carter and Chen are both shot down in their bids for chief resident, after which she tells Weaver she is a victim of discrimination. Weaver meets Legaspi's new girlfriend. Carla hits on Benton and freaks out at Cleo after she turns her back on Reese for a second and he injures himself. Mark treats a young abused boy with an extremely irate father. Most of the ER staff play in a softball game after work.
157	"Rampage"	May 17, 2001
The father of the abused boy that Mark treated last week goes on a shooting rampage throughout the city, looking for anyone connected with the placing of his son in a foster care facility. Mark fears for Elizabeth and baby Ella's safety when Corday doesn't answer her pager. Chen moves one step closer to the chief resident position. Romano fires Legaspi. Weaver confronts Romano, and comes out to him, threatening that she will quit if Kim is not rehired. Carla's husband, Roger, accuses Benton of sleeping with Carla. Cleo cuts her hand while treating an HIV-positive patient. Luka draws unhappiness from Abby when he sends in her med school reapplication without her consent. Carter expresses his feelings to Abby and begins thinking about his future at another hospital. While treating the shooter alone in an elevator, Mark makes a critical decision regarding his care when the man flatlines. Nielsen Ratings: 30.7 million viewers

Season 8 (2001–2002)

#	Title	Original airdate
158	"Four Corners"	September 27, 2001
Greene hides his role in a killer's death, Carter buries a loved one and must deal with his chilly socialite parents, and Weaver returns to work fearing she's been outed. Meanwhile, Cleo begins to suffer from the side effects of her HIV treatment, Benton reaches out to his grieving sister, and the ER teems with patients after a feud erupts at a local talk show. Nielsen Ratings: 28.1 million viewers
159	"The Longer You Stay"	October 04, 2001
Gridlock in the ER leaves an off-duty Carter to handle Chen and Malucci's fatal error. Benton gets tragic news about Carla, Kovac ends it with Abby after she shows her true colors, and Greene begins to see the downside of being married to a fellow doctor. Meanwhile, a man from Weaver's past arrives with a lead on her birth mother.
160	"Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic"	October 11, 2001
Weaver takes dire action after catching Malucci with his pants down. Greene's teen daughter drops by County with some unexpected news, an abandoned baby in Chen's care seems to have healing powers, and Abby ropes Carter into helping her fix a fishy mistake she made while clearing her stuff out of Kovac's place.
161	"Never Say Never"	October 18, 2001
Dr. Susan Lewis returns and a simple lunch date with Greene leads to a new job at County General. Meanwhile, Abby's attempt to make peace with Kovac is impeded by the arrival of his bartending lady friend. Chen takes drastic action after Weaver strips her of the chief-residency position, and Benton works to save a man who thinks his death will improve his family's financial future.
162	"Start All Over Again"	October 25, 2001
On her first day back, Lewis puts her new job in jeopardy after clashing with Weaver over a pregnant teen who may be deported if her parents learn of her condition. Meanwhile, Corday comes under fire after losing a patient to an odd infection she may be spreading, Carter's grandmother arrives in need of medical care, but she's opposed to his aid, and Abby bristles at a newly emerging relationship in the ER.
163	"Supplies and Demands"	November 01, 2001
Carter and Lewis race to stop a possible outbreak after two college students test positive for meningitis. A specialist shadows Corday to find the root of the infection that has killed four of her elderly patients, Abby has a hard time letting Kovac go, especially once his enigmatic lady friend scores a job at the hospital, and Benton squares off with Roger over his expanded and irritating role in Reese's life.
164	"If I Should Fall From Grace"	November 08, 2001
Carter discovers the sad truth about what's ailing his grandmother. Roger sues Benton for custody of Reese, Nicole gets a grim life lesson during her first day of training as a nurse's aide, and Corday gets a possible lead on why so many of her patients are dying.
165	"Partly Cloudy, Chance of Rain"	November 15, 2001
As a storm soaks Chicago, Weaver and Gallant race to save a pregnant woman trapped in a crashed ambulance surrounded by live power lines. Carter's grandmother arrives with a mysterious injury and a morbid link to a hit-and-run victim, and Greene treats a teen taking the fall for losing his baby brother in a flooded river. Meanwhile, Benton's hopes of winning custody of Reese are dashed by a fateful DNA test, Cleo ends her days at County General, and Nicole gives Kovac bad news after being busted for burglary.
166	"Quo Vadis?"	November 22, 2001
Benton and Roger face-off in court over custody of Reese, a firefighter piques Weaver's interest, Carter tends to a newlywed who may be allergic to her own husband, then lets Lewis in on his true feelings about her. Nicole drops a new bombshell on Kovac after Abby busts her for lying about the baby. Meanwhile, Corday waits for a widower to give the transplant team permission to harvest his brain-dead wife's internal organs and Greene drug-tests his daughter after she's busted with her pot-smoking beau.
167	"I'll Be Home for Christmas"	December 13, 2001
Romano forces Benton to make a decision about his future at County as the custody trial for Reese reaches its climax. Carter's father drops a holiday bombshell and Kovac's former flame resurfaces with yet another secret. Meanwhile, Weaver and Lopez have their first date and the staff prays for a Christmas miracle after a young mom arrives with her critically injured son.
168	"Beyond Repair"	January 10, 2002
As a cold front hits, Carter tries to hash things out with his mother and has a chilling run-in with a killer from his past. Weaver's closeted lifestyle sends Lopez packing and Abby spends her birthday falling into a dangerous old habit. Meanwhile, Lewis tries to help a prisoner avoid a certain death sentence and Greene finds cause for alarm among Rachel's things.
169	"A River in Egypt"	January 17, 2002
Lopez takes drastic action to push Weaver out of the closet, Romano rehires a vengeful Chen, Abby tries and fails to help her neighbor escape an abusive situation, and Greene makes a decision about Rachel's future in Chicago. Meanwhile, Carter gets roped into playing peacemaker between his mother and his absentee father, and Lewis battles to keep an injured inmate safe from the men assigned to guard him.
170	"Damage Is Done"	January 31, 2002
Greene faces the awful truth about Rachel after Ella is rushed to County for what he fears may be a drug overdose. Abby puts herself in the line of fire by taking in her battered neighbor and Carter's mother reaches out to a dying child in hopes of righting a past wrong. Meanwhile, Weaver takes the low road to punish Lewis for accepting a promotion and Chen decides it's time to lose the gloves in her dealings with a duplicitous colleague.
171	"A Simple Twist of Fate"	February 07, 2002
Corday takes drastic action against Rachel for Ella's near-fatal drug overdose. Abby pays a steep price for helping Joyce escape Brian's abuse and Greene's health takes an ominous turn. Meanwhile, Carter's mother is forced to relive a past loss while tending to a young cancer patient and a string of food poisonings cause Lewis to flex her muscles as the newest member of management.
172	"It's All in Your Head"	February 28, 2002
Greene keeps Corday in the dark after dire news forces him to seek emergency treatment and another woman's assistance. Chen is baffled by a coma patient in the early stages of labor and Abby learns that her home is no longer safe from her violent neighbor. Meanwhile, the ER is flooded with families, each torn apart by the mistakes of one member.
173	"Secrets and Lies"	March 07, 2002
A mishap with a dominatrix patient's bag of tricks lands Kovac, Abby, Lewis, Carter and Gallant in a sexual harassment class, where tensions run high among various couplings. And by the end of the day, one pair is forced to face the truth about their dead-in-the-water romance.
174	"Bygones"	March 28, 2002
Romano forces Corday to work in the ER, where she begins to realize that Lewis may hold the key to her estranged husband's disturbing behavior. Weaver tries to keep it together after Lopez is reported to have been lost in a school fire, a pair of college students are rushed into surgery following a knife attack on campus that hits close to home for one of the County staffers, and Abby settles into life at Kovac's while she searches for a new home.
175	"Orion in the Sky"	April 04, 2002
Training a zealous intern leads Greene to a life-altering realization about the future of his own medical care and his ability to provide it to others. Elsewhere, a junkie gets a lesson in life's hardships after she goes into premature labor, a museum worker displays signs of a legendary ailment usually attributed to the undead, and Corday is forced to give in to a terminal patient's demands to die with dignity.
176	"Brothers and Sisters"	April 25, 2002
A frantic phone call sends Lewis racing to New York, where she enlists a pair of police officers to locate her missing sister and niece. Back at County, Carter confronts Abby about her drinking but fails to sell her on a sober life; Corday gets bad news from Greene in Hawaii; and Pratt's showboating puts Gallant and a patient in peril.
177	"The Letter"	May 02, 2002
A letter from Greene prompts Carter to confront Abby about her drinking, while Weaver sees the note as a reason to check her health and try her hand at romance. Meanwhile, a car crash reveals a shocking truth about Lewis's teen patient; and Pratt gets bad news about where he'll be spending his internship.
178	"On the Beach"	May 09, 2002
It's the final days of Dr. Mark Greene's life. He spends it in Hawaii, where he grew up, with his daughter Rachel in the hope of that the trip will give the often antagonistic pair a chance to reconnect and heal some old wounds before it's too late. Then the unexpected arrival of Corday and baby Ella allows the weakening Greene to see his fractured family reunited.
179	"Lockdown"	May 16, 2002
The usual chaos at County General quickly goes from frenzied to frightening when two children are brought in with symptoms eerily similar to smallpox. Racing to stem a possible plague — and national panic — Carter immediately orders an ER lockdown, with Weaver outside and a waiting room full of anxious patients inside. As Lewis attempts to contact the CDC about a vaccine, one patient's condition continues to deteriorate, while two of County's newest residents begin to show symptoms of exposure. Nielsen Ratings: 27.5 million viewers

Season 9 (2002–2003)

#	Title	Original airdate
180	"Chaos Theory"	September 26, 2002
Carter, Abby and others remain quarantined while County General's evacuation goes awry during the smallpox crisis. Meanwhile, a grieving Corday heads home to London, where her Americanized ways raise eyebrows among her UK colleagues.
181	"Dead Again"	October 03, 2002
Local ER closings wreak havoc at County, as Carter tries to keep the peace. Weaver steps on a still-grieving Corday's toes and a med student awaits her overdue orientation. Meanwhile, Pratt's inability to follow orders results in tragedy for a mother of two. Gallant drives everyone crazy during his psych rotation.
182	"Insurrection"	October 10, 2002
Carter takes drastic steps to improve security conditions at County after a frustrated patient takes matters into his own hands - violently; Meanwhile, Gallant tends to a hypochondriac who refuses to leave any symptom unchecked; Pratt is keeping a secret about his home situation; and Kovac has an unhappy ex-lover to contend with.
183	"Walk Like A Man"	October 17, 2002
Tensions between meek med student Gallant and arrogant intern Pratt reach a fever pitch as they battle over two troubled patients. Abby tries to set the record straight with Carter about her drinking and Weaver makes a disastrous television appearance.
184	"A Hopeless Wound"	October 31, 2002
A suspicious fire on Halloween floods the ER with many bizarrely costumed victims. Marquez threatens to file a grievance against Kovac, Romano's rehab lags behind his expectations, and he begins to doubt his role in surgery is no longer an option, and the staff greets an older but wiser surgical intern, Paul Nathan, who tries to overcome a daunting physical handicap.
185	"One Can Only Hope"	November 07, 2002
Corday clashes with the new surgical resident, Paul Nathan, over his intervention in the treatment of a sickly young woman who signs a "Do Not Resuscitate" agreement. Abby's brother Eric returns with some all-too-familiar manic tendencies, Chen gives in to Pratt's less-than-tender loving care after a violent patient gets under her skin, and tensions between the nurses and doctors hit a fever pitch as a petition against Kovac leaves the ER short-staffed.
186	"Tell Me Where It Hurts"	November 14, 2002
Kovac hits a new low in his search for a sexual high, Corday and Nathan reach an impasse regarding his future in medicine, Chen helps Carter treat a Chinese immigrant being exploited by her employer, and Abby fears the worse when her brother Eric disappears.
187	"First Snowfall"	November 21, 2002
Abby's family nightmare continues when she and her mother, Maggie, go in search of her AWOL brother, Eric. Meanwhile, back in Chicago, a blizzard hampers Nathan and Corday's desperate attempt to save a family torn apart by a drunk driver.
188	"Next of Kin"	December 05, 2002
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 for stealing from his job.
189	"Hindsight"	December 12, 2002
After a late-night car accident involving the increasingly self-destructive Kovac and med student Harkins, the hour unfolds backwards to recount the troubling events leading up to the crash. A boozy holiday party, rumors of an illicit tryst and a run-in with his ex, Abby, all plague Kovac, but it's his tragic misdiagnosis of a patient that ultimately sends him racing off on a reckless ride. Meanwhile, the ER is awash in Christmas casualties.
190	"A Little Help From My Friends"	January 09, 2003
Kovac pays the price for his misdiagnosis that left a patient with brain damage. Pratt is caught bringing a gun into the emergency room, Weaver hopes to keep her pregnancy a secret, but physical complications might compromise her plans and Lewis keeps a wary eye on a self-destructive patient who admits to molesting young boys.
191	"A Saint in the City"	January 16, 2003
Ethical crises abound after Weaver agrees to hide a politician's sexually transmitted disease. Kovac plays God to get a critical patient into surgery and Pratt ignores a dying mother's orders in hopes of keeping her kids out of foster care. Meanwhile, Carter's family fortunes fail to pay off for an ailing doctor running a local clinic.
192	"No Good Deed Goes Unpunished"	January 30, 2003
Carter's plan to help an ailing doctor leads to a dead-end — and a decision about his own career path. Pratt intervenes after a burglary lands Leon's pal in the ER, along with the cop he shot. Weaver's ethics are tested even further while setting up a photo-op for a politician hiding a severe condition. Corday is caught off guard by hot-shot new surgeon, Dr. Dorset, and Romano risks his standing at County by overseeing an operation he's incapable of completing.
193	"No Strings Attached"	February 06, 2003
A downed plane over the Great Lakes sends Abby's world into a tailspin. Romano's surgical career is altered forever, a teen is suspected of intentionally running down her classmates, Weaver gets a promotion from a grateful alderman, and a terminal patient helps Lewis weigh the pros and cons of a blind date. Meanwhile, Pratt has an unexpected reaction to Chen's revelation about her baby.
194	"A Boy Falling Out of the Sky"	February 13, 2003
Carter comes to the rescue when the stalled search for Abby's brother, Eric — and the arrival of her mother, Maggie — pushes the nurse to her limit. Meanwhile, Kovac comes back to work just in time to save an overdose case from frying his own brain. Pratt digs himself into a deeper hole with Chen during his stint with the EMTs and Lewis is also flattered by her teenaged admirer.
195	"A Thousand Cranes"	February 20, 2003
Three persons are murdered during a holdup at Doc Magoo's, and Chen's partial description of one of the perps leads to an unpleasant morning for Pratt and Gallant. Lewis befriends a teenage cancer patient, despite his mother's disapproval, and Carter decides to propose to Abby, who's having difficulty finding someone to give her mother a ride to the bus station for her trip back to Wisconsin.
196	"The Advocate"	March 13, 2003
A favor for a popular but closeted politician has dire results for Weaver — and a patient. Carter and Abby come to terms with their ailing romance. Kovac finds an unusual outlet for his inner demons and Romano's days as Chief of Staff begin to wane when Anspaugh assigns Weaver to replace him.
197	"Finders Keepers"	April 03, 2003
Heads roll and hearts break after Romano is demoted to the ER, where a mom-to-be hears grim news about her own health. Pratt's faux pas spoils Chen's birthday and Kovac implores Weaver and Corday to help him arrange a pro-bono operation for a dying Croatian child. Meanwhile, a patient's broken wrist leads to tragic complications — and a change of perspective for a County newlywed.
198	"Things Change"	April 24, 2003
Weaver treats a lethargic 6-week-old baby. Lewis works with a mentally ill man who took too much of his anti-psychotic medication, Kovac welcomes an old friend - a fellow Croatian doctor - to observe the chaos of an American inner-city hospital, Romano discusses grave options about his arm with Corday, and Carter receives some emotional news from home.
199	"Foreign Affairs"	May 01, 2003
Kovac breaks every rule in the book to get a dying Croatian boy to Chicago in a race to save his life. Lewis waffles on whether she wants to end things with her "husband" Chuck, Carter's sad family gathering is interrupted by Abby's mentally troubled brother Eric. A minor league baseball player with a serious heart ailment is treated on the eve of his pitching debut with the Chicago Cubs, and Romano makes a dramatic decision about his mangled arm. Also, Kovac departs for the Congo after saying goodbye to Abby.
200	"When Night Meets Day"	May 08, 2003
As a solar eclipse approaches, the early shift sees a weary Carter fielding a slew of casualties from a cult's suicide pact. Intercut with that chaos are scenes of Pratt, whose skills are tested on the final night of his residency. Meanwhile, Corday offers support as Romano undergoes surgery to amputate his arm, and Kovac calls from Africa for backup... and it comes from an unlikely source.
201	"Kisangani"	May 15, 2003
After weeks of professional and personal setbacks, Carter leaves the ER — and Abby — behind to join the equally troubled Kovac on a relief mission in war-torn Africa. But upon arrival, the hellish conditions, lack of supplies and rampant disease soon have him clamoring for the comforts (and even the chaos) of Chicago. In time, these unlikely allies realize they are exactly where they're needed most, especially after a skirmish between local rebels and the African government's Army triggers the docs' bloody battle to save a child caught in the crossfire. Nielsen Ratings: 21.6 million viewers

Season 10 (2003–2004)

#	Title	Original airdate
202	"Now What?"	September 25, 2003
The ER is undergoing extensive renovations; Carter returns from Africa but in trouble with Abby; new medical student, Neela Rasgotra, causes a stir when she unexpectedly helps a patient - and angers Chen as Pratt flirts with her; Romano sports a new look and Carter receives an ominous call from Africa. Nielsen Ratings: 23.2 million viewers
203	"The Lost"	October 02, 2003
Carter returns to the Congo to search for the body of a fellow doctor and reunites with several associates. Elsewhere in the strife-torn country, Kovac is seen in flashbacks as he battles debilitating malaria while he ministers to the sick and dying in a land where life is cheap at best.
204	"Dear Abby"	October 09, 2003
Abby's frustrating day gets worse when she gets a special "Dear John" letter from Carter in the Congo while her fellow nurses threaten a walkout and her opinions are ignored. Romano's mood gets nastier when he is fitted with an antiquated hook for his missing arm. Pratt uneasily meets Chen's old-fashioned parents for dinner. In addition, three new second-year residents join the staff - including Archie Morris and the self-assured Dr. "Coop". Also Zac Efron guest stars as Bobby Neville, a boy who gets shot and later dies.
205	"Shifts Happen"	October 23, 2003
Pratt and Weaver wind up on the wrong side of two judgment calls during a hellacious night shift that also finds Abby seeking funds for a hush-hush personal endeavor. Neela deals with a little girl who arrives with her beloved grandmother whose status is DNR. And Corday warms up to Dr. Dorset.
206	"Out of Africa"	October 30, 2003
Kovac's day back in the ER is a busy one. Lewis fears for a distraught architect, Ben Hollander, whose degenerating eyesight makes him despondent while a spirited new nurse, Samantha Taggart, replaces Abby - who decides to return to medical school. And Morris is overwhelmed by the chaos and grisly conditions of life in the ER.
207	"The Greater Good"	November 06, 2003
Pratt and Kovac clash over a miscarriage-prone young woman who arrives to deliver a premature baby; Lewis goes above and beyond the call of duty to help Ben Hollander cope with his failing vision; and Coop makes a romantic play for Chen.
208	"Death and Taxes"	November 13, 2003
Lewis's busy workload threatens to keep her from an important date with Hollander; Kovac and Corday clash over the treatment of a patient with questionable symptoms; and Sam's son spends a day underfoot at the ER. Meanwhile, Gallant must gamble with a risky hospital transfer to help a young septic cancer patient and Chen gets bad news from China about her parents.
209	"Freefall"	November 20, 2003
A Thanksgiving tragedy high above the ER has the County staff racing to aid the survivors and Lewis fearing the worst about one of the possible casualties. Elsewhere, Romano threatens to file a serious complaint against the brash Pratt and catches Morris with cannabis. Also, Kovac enjoys Thanksgiving dinner with Sam and her son Alex.
210	"Missing"	December 04, 2003
Two distinct cultures collide when Neela treats two Amish teenagers involved in a car accident. Corday and a few others mourn the loss of Dr. Romano. Elsewhere, Sam clashes with sympathetic Kovac when he pays too much attention to her trouble-prone son Alex and Lewis is pained when an unconscious 5-year-old girl cannot be traced to any parent or guardian.
211	"Makemba"	December 11, 2003
On Christmas Eve, a chilled emergency room staff do their best to observe the holiday while a crusading Carter does the same half a world away as his friendship and relationship with Makemba, a native AIDS worker, is revealed.
212	"Touch and Go"	January 08, 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.
213	"NICU"	January 15, 2004
Neela and Abby face their toughest rotation ever after being assigned to the Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit, where Weaver and Sandy come needing help with their newly born son, Henry.
214	"Get Carter"	February 05, 2004
Carter's girlfriend, Kem, steps on more than a few toes while spending a day observing County in action. Pratt has a hard night and questions his abilities as he treats a variety of patients. Gallant accompanies the paramedics and is almost shot in a violent domestic dispute where he befriends a frightened boy. Lewis turns down a promotion, due to an imminent change in her lifestyle.
215	"Impulse Control"	February 12, 2004
Life and death assume an even higher profile as single-mother Sam treats an abused and newly pregnant teen as well as a wife who sees her injured family melt away after a car accident. Carter shows Kem the city and proposes they move into a townhouse he bought for them. And Kovac receives a sexy late-night visit from Sam.
216	"Blood Relations"	February 19, 2004
Neela's faced with crippling claustrophobia while trapped in a hyperbaric chamber with a baby suffering from carbon-monoxide poisoning. Meanwhile, Chen returns from China with her ailing father; Weaver breaks bad news to a mother about her son's leukemia; and Sam ponders the repercussions of her night with Kovac.
217	"Forgive and Forget"	February 26, 2004
Sam's troubled by Kovac's visiting African tryst; one of County's former patients uses a tank to exact a revenge that threatens half of Chicago; Corday is charmed by a fellow surgeon; a staffer becomes a patient after suffering a heart attack.
218	"The Student"	April 01, 2004
Carter urges Neela to be more pro-active in the ER, that she goes too far in treating a brain-injury patient - and a sympathetic Gallant errs further by falsifying a medical report. Kovac treats the disoriented young son of a man who fears that tests will reveal he's not the boy's father. Chen scrambles to find an appropriate caregiver for her ailing father. And Corday is uneasy about dating two men.
219	"Where There's Smoke"	April 08, 2004
Weaver rushes to the aid of her female partner Sandy Lopez when the firefighter is severely injured on the job and must fight for her life. Lewis suffers labor pains and is confined to bed rest, while tension remains between Gallant and Neela as an investigation begins into the suspicious death. Later, Gallant reveals to Neela that he'll be deployed to Iraq. Sam is surprised by the arrival of Alex's dad. Corday discovers that she's the new Head of Surgery.
220	"Just a Touch"	April 22, 2004
A breast exam lands Pratt in hot water when a woman informally accuses the young doctor of sexual harassment. Abby ponders how to get the attention of her contentious patients during her psych rotation and Neela finds herself studying strokes in a lab populated by brainy but bizarre graduate students. Weaver vows to fight for her baby son and Chen is at wit's end when she brings her combative and ailing father home. Sam is baffled by her ex's return — and Kovac's take on the new man in Alex's life.
221	"Abby Normal"	April 29, 2004
Weaver considers drastic action to keep Lopez's folks from taking custody of Henry. Abby is in the midst of her psychiatric rotation and tries to help a seizure-prone mother with a controversial drug treatment. Pratt lays into Neela for avoiding the ER to work in a lab. Kovac's relationship with Sam and her son Alex grows awkward when Alex' father returns. Carter impresses a returning Kem — but annoys his father — with a shake-up at his family's foundation.
222	"Midnight (The Episode After The Friends Series Finale)"	May 06, 2004
Carter is alarmed as he rushes his pregnant girlfriend Kem into the ER when he suspects trouble, while Corday gets a jolt from the past when the late Dr. Greene's teen daughter Rachel shows up with her boyfriend looking for a haven - and some "morning-after" pills. Neela prepares for her graduation while Abby prefers to sit it out. Sam's ex makes his intentions clear to Kovac. Nielsen Ratings: 28.4 million viewers
223	"Drive"	May 13, 2004
A car wreck brings out Kovac's inner hero. Neela heads for the University of Michigan to begin her internship; her fellow doctors question the bruises on Chen's face; Dr. Pratt keeps a mentoring eye on a young heart patient, Elgin. Weaver hopes to gain custody of her son and Sam flees with Alex after Steve settles down in Chicago. Pratt, Chen and Elgin are victims of gunfire by an irritated motorist. Nielsen Ratings: 23.9 million viewers

Season 11 (2004–2005)

#	Title	Original airdate
224	"One for the Road"	September 23, 2004
Pratt, Chen and Elgin are being rescued after eluding gunfire and crashing into the Chicago River. Sam seeks to escape her returning boyfriend and hits the road. Two new interns, including Ray Barnett, arrive at County. Nielsen Ratings: 19.7 million viewers
225	"Damaged"	October 07, 2004
Carter suffers with depression, Abby deals with resentful nurses and tends to a young woman kidnapped and forced into sexual slavery. Elsewhere, Kovac makes an honest confession to a fleeing Sam, and Neela gets a visit from her domineering, old-school parents.
226	"Try Carter"	October 14, 2004
Carter convinces Corday to perform an illegal transplant operation, Abby and Ray argue on the course of treatment of an injured bicycle messenger, Neela looks for employment, and Corday confronts Weaver on her latest surgeon choice.
227	"Fear"	October 21, 2004
Two small children are rushed to the ER after falling from a third story window, but all is not what it seems. Corday is disciplined, and instead of taking a non-tenure track position, she decides to call it quits. Lewis, the new Chief of Emergency Medicine, offers Neela a job at the hospital.
228	"An Intern's Guide to the Galaxy"	November 04, 2004
It’s Neela’s first day back at the ER and Pratt expects the interns to take a large patient load during their shifts. In competition, Ray makes a big mistake donating a patient’s organs against the family’s wishes. Carter asks new social worker, Wendell Meade, to walk out with him in a coy pursuit.
229	"Time of Death"	November 11, 2004
Kovac, Abby, Pratt and Sam try to save the life of an alcoholic man (Ray Liotta), who might be living his final minutes. As his life hangs in the line, he tries to make ends meet with his son. The entire show consists of this one plot line; there are no side stories.
230	"White Guy, Dark Hair"	November 18, 2004
Kovac and Sam treat a woman who was brutally beaten and raped. Wanting to help police, Sam tries a risky procedure. Lewis schedules a JCAHO emergency drill without telling the staff. Carter tends to a teenage girl denying her newly born baby.
231	"A Shot in the Dark"	December 02, 2004
Lewis, Neela and Ray treat a police officer shot during a robbery. His 15-year-old son must make a difficult decision on his fathers course of treatment and he turns to Ray for advice.
232	"Twas the Night"	December 09, 2004
It's Christmas Eve in the ER. Abby receives a dialysis patient who is in critical condition, but she can't reach his physician because he doesn't want to be disturbed during the holidays. When Chen can't find someone to cover her shift so she can attend to her ailing father, she quits.
233	"Skin"	January 13, 2005
Abby is kidnapped by gang members in the hope that she can save one of their wounded. Ray begins treatment on a woman who soon requests a new doctor. Weaver helps Lewis cope with her new administrative position.
234	"Only Connect"	January 20, 2005
Lewis assigns Kovac to teach the residents how to communicate more effectively with their patients. They are put to the test when two teenagers are brought to the ER with gun shot wounds. Also, Abby returns to work still dealing with the trauma of her abduction.
235	"The Providers"	January 27, 2005
Carter treats a 16-year-old girl who is suffering after taking a new drug to control her seizures. Carter's old medical student, George Henry, is the girls doctor. When things get worse, the father makes a desperate acts to save his daughter.
236	"Middleman"	February 03, 2005
Kovac and Pratt examine a man who got shot when he confronted his boss with a gun and Kovac and Dubenko get into a disagreement, Jake tries to convince Abby that being a student shouldn't keep him from dating her. Also, Pratt treats a boy with a suspicious gash.
237	"Just As I Am"	February 10, 2005
Weaver treats an evasive patient who reveals to her that she's her birth mother. As they spend time together, Weaver reveals to her mother - an evangelical Christian - that she is gay.
238	"Alone in a Crowd"	February 17, 2005
If a lone tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound? When a young mother of three suffers a stroke, Kovac and Sam race against the odds to save her life. Knowing that a controversial surgical procedure is his wife's only shot at a full recovery, a husband must make the unenviable decision to risk her life in order to save it.
239	"Here and There"	February 24, 2005
A young girl in Iraq is wounded in a car bombing and local hospitals are unequipped to help. Gallant enlists the support of Neela to secure the needed treatment at County, but getting the girl to the United States proves to be more difficult than initially thought.
240	"Back in the World"	March 24, 2005
Neela is surprised when she hears that Gallant came to the ER with the young Iraqi burn victim. Sam is troubled by a visit from her ex-husband. Pratt treats a child whose gun went off in his pocket and learns that he received the gun from an unusual source.
241	"Refusal of Care"	April 21, 2005
Lewis, Neela and Sam are unable to treat a woman suffering from the effects of a hunger strike. Meanwhile, Abby is unable to prove that a 72-year-old woman is the victim of elder abuse.
242	"Ruby Redux"	April 28, 2005
Healing old wounds is not easy. 85-year-old Jules Rubadoux is brought in and erroneously accuses Carter of killing his wife ten years ago. Although Abby believes Rubadoux is too old to undertake surgery to correct a heart murmur, the attending doctors opt to go ahead with the operation. Also, Morris may end up with the chief resident job. And could Sam be pregnant?
243	"You Are Here"	May 05, 2005
Morris has been appointed the new chief resident and immediately locks horns with Pratt as they deal with the casualties from a fire at an apartment building. Lewis is taking out her frustration from not being tenured on Carter. Kovac finds Sam's pregnancy test, but quickly discovers that she's not pregnant.
244	"Carter est Amoureux"	May 12, 2005
After hearing that her mother is sick, Carter flies to Paris to see Kem. While there, Carter offers to move back to Africa to start all over. Abby, Ray and Neela all make medical mistakes. While in counseling, Sam reveals that she thinks that she and Kovac shouldn't be together.
245	"The Show Must Go On"	May 19, 2005
It's Carter's last shift in the ER. Kovac and most of the ER staff take Carter on a surprise good-bye party. Meanwhile, Ray and Morris attend their own party that soon is interrupted by disaster that quickly is taken to County where Abby, Neela and Ray must step up to the challenge all on their own. Also, Sam learns that her son Alex has run away. Nielsen Ratings: 18.8 million viewers

Season 12 (2005–2006)

#	Title	Original airdate
246	"Cañon City"	September 22, 2005
Kovac and Sam report Alex missing to the police and suspect that he's trying to find his father. They're especially worried because Alex is diabetic and he has forgotten his insulin. Meanwhile, Pratt, Lewis, and Morris guide the new R2s on managing their new interns. Nielsen Ratings: 14.4 million viewers
247	"Nobody's Baby"	September 29, 2005
Ray attends to a surrogate mother who goes into labor prematurely after being involved in a car accident. A difficult decision must be made as the baby's life hangs in the balance. Pratt gets a visit from his estranged father. Kovac copes with another failed relationship when Sam announces she's moving out, but gets support from Abby.
248	"Man With No Name"	October 06, 2005
It's a bad day for Kovac as he and Sam can't be civil after their disruptive break up, and a new nurse manager, Eve Peyton, enforces her strict and efficient new procedures. Abby treats a breast cancer patient who is having a hard time coming to terms with her condition. Also, Neela prepares a care package for Gallant and Abby makes a discovery about Dubenko.
249	"Blame It On The Rain"	October 13, 2005
In the wake of heavy rains, the ER is flooded with diverse patients, including a baby involved in a suspicious car crash with her mother, a heart-attack victim visited by his sex-therapist, and a comatose woman who suddenly awakes. Sam confronts Eve about her strict ways and Abby learns about Dubenko's condition. Kovac's comatose nursing home patient suddenly regains consciousness.
250	"Wake Up"	October 20, 2005
New attending physician, Victor Clemente, arrives to help make the ER more efficient, but the residents aren't too fond of him. Kovac bonds with his awakened coma patient who is wondering about a past incident. Abby's breast cancer patient convinces her to take a long awaited exam.
251	"Dream House"	November 03, 2005
Clemente, Abby and Neela secretly care for an infant chimpanzee. Eve promotes Sam and assigns her a dreadful task: she must fire a beloved and long-time nurse, Haleh.
252	"The Human Shield"	November 10, 2005
The treatment for a 10-year-old victim of a shooting sparks a dispute between Kovac and Clemente, which Abby is stuck in the middle of. Paramedic Gates flirts with Neela, who is awaiting Gallant's arrival. Abby takes out her frustration on Kovac and they kiss.
253	"Two Ships"	November 17, 2005
Kovac and Abby wake up together but decide to remain friends. The ER prepares to take in victims of a plane crash, while Neela and Pratt head out to the crash site where Neela distinguishes herself. Neela gets a surprising visit.
254	"I Do"	December 01, 2005
Back from Iraq, Gallant surprises Neela by impulsively asking her to marry him. Morris stands up to Weaver on a patient's course of treatment. Kovac and Clemente continue their ongoing rivalry as they vie for the same job, which Kovac eventually gets. Neela and Gallant marry, and Kovac and Abby realize they want more than just friendship.
255	"All About Christmas Eve"	December 08, 2005
Kovac arrives for his first day as Chief of Emergency Medicine wearing a Santa hat, with presents for everyone. Pratt and Weaver try to make a Christmas miracle happen for a girl who was mistakenly shot. Haleh holds her annual choir tryouts, Eve crosses the line with a disruptive patient, Clemente gets a visit from a past lover, and Abby has a special gift for Kovac.
256	"If Not Now"	January 05, 2006
Abby and Kovac agonize over what to do about her unexpected pregnancy, eventually deciding to keep the baby. Neela and Kovac help a religious teenager weigh all her pregnancy options, but differ on what course she should take. Clemente's past is starting to catch up with him as police visit to investigate a past incident. Weaver falls on the ice and realizes she needs surgery.
257	"Split Decisions"	January 12, 2006
With Abby now expecting, she and Kovac venture out for some baby shopping. Ray helps a former girlfriend escape from her abusive father, and Dubenko volunteers to take on the dayshift but is overwhelmed. Pratt falsifies a blood test to help a friend avoid arrest, and Neela gets unexpected news from Gallant.
258	"Body and Soul"	February 02, 2006
A former professor and mentor of Abby's is brought into the ER in the later stages of ALS disease. He wants to give up, but Abby and the doctors try to give him hope and the strength to keep fighting.
259	"Quintessence of Dust"	February 09, 2006
An unexpected visitor puts Clemente in the middle of a domestic dispute. Kovac and Abby await important test results regarding their baby. Neela struggles with her surgical elective, and Ray tries to convince a homeless musician to accept help from his family.
260	"Darfur"	March 02, 2006
Carter works in the Sudanese desert, helping treat hundreds of diseased people including a woman raped by a militant group. Back in the ER, Pratt and Neela work to save a 14-year-old involved in a hit-and-run accident, but Pratt is infuriated when he discovers who hit the young teen. Kovac refuses to let Clemente return to work until he is reviewed by the Impaired Physician Committee.
261	"Out on a Limb"	March 16, 2006
Weaver must make a difficult choice about having hip replacement surgery. Sam treats a man who collapsed, Richard Elliott, who offers her an intriguing job she might not be able to refuse. Meanwhile, Neela decides to attend a support group for military spouses but when she offers her opinions on the war, the meeting turns into a debate. Pratt confesses to Kovac that he falsified a blood test and an infuriated Kovac suspends him.
262	"Lost In America"	March 23, 2006
Kovac, with Abby's help, works feverishly to save a young Turkish woman with multiple stab wounds. Kovac and the girl's mother connect as she shares her experiences, causing him to remember the tragedy in his own life. As the girls' condition worsens, Clemente steps in and decides to try a risky procedure. Sam accepts a part-time job working for Richard Elliott. Neela pulls an all-nighter in preparation for a speech at a surgeon's convention but is disappointed when her speech goes awry.
263	"Strange Bedfellows"	March 30, 2006
A case involving two teens injured in a car accident proves baffling as the doctors try to determine why the girl is unconscious and why her male companion is so hostile toward the police. Meanwhile, Neela copes with a visit from Gallant's bickering parents, Morris gets a tempting job offer from a pharmaceutical company, and Kovac tells Abby that he plans to go to Africa and help Carter, but when he realizes Abby is not crazy about the idea he decides to send someone else in his place. Sam enjoys the perks of working for Elliott. Ray struggles with some unresolved feelings for Neela.
264	"No Place to Hide"	April 27, 2006
Steve (Sam's exhusband) arrives to the E.R. complaining of a stomach pain. Clemente wants to release him but Neela thinks he needs to remain in the E.R. Morris and Dr. Albright continues arguing about a patient and later they make out. Weaver had the surgery to correct her problem and she no longer needed a cane to walk. Pratt arrives to Darfur and quickly he notice all the violence and problems in Darfur
265	"There Are No Angels Here"	May 04, 2006
Pratt's work in Darfur brings him into contact with an injured Sheik and his pregnant wife. The Sudanese police hound the couple because of their political importance and prevent Pratt and Carter from caring for the Sheik. His wife delivers the baby while he is imprisoned and suffers post partum complication that necessitate transporting her to a surgical center. On the way Pratt and Dakarai (guest star Eamonn Walker) are attacked by Janjaweed soldiers and Pratt must continue the journey alone.
266	"The Gallant Hero and The Tragic Victor"	May 11, 2006
Kovac is forced to take serious action as Clemente's behavior spirals out of control. Neela receives a job offer and tragic news. Pratt readjusts to American medicine while treating a young boy whose father and brother have both been severely beaten. Kovac and Abby take a quiet moment to dream about a vacation before the baby is born.
267	"Twenty-One Guns"	May 18, 2006
Pratt and Neela attend Gallant's funeral. Sam's ex-husband Steve and another inmate are brought into the ER after a prison fight. With the help of the other inmate's girlfriend, the men put their escape plan into action. Walking into the room, Luka inadvertently discovers their plan and is drugged and tied to a gurney, Sam convinces them to let her intubate him as the drug is paralyzing his lungs. The two men, with Sam forced to assist, finally make their way to the exit doors, but things don't go smoothly, and a major shoot-out ensues. The ER is in chaos; Jerry has been shot. The two men grab Sam and make it out of the building. She becomes their hostage, along with her son, Alex, who was already in the waiting getaway van. Back in the ER, the staff try to save Jerry, and Abby collapses just outside a trauma room where Luka is being treated; he helplessly watches her place a bloody handprint on the door window just before she slumps over and falls to the floor. Nielsen Ratings: 13.2 million viewers

Season 13 (2006–2007)

#	Title	Original airdate
268	"Bloodline"	September 21, 2006
Right after the season finale's events, the hospital staff is trying to make things right again. Kerry finds Luka and Abby, and Abby is rushed to OB where she gives a premature birth. Meanwhile, Sam tries to get help but is caught by one of Steve's lackeys. After a chase from a local police officer goes anything but smoothly, they decide to hide out. Eventually Steve shoots his former conspirators and tells Sam they will be together forever and that he'd rather they all be dead. He then proceeds to rape her. Later, Sam takes the keys to the van and as she gets ready to take Alex home she goes back, picks up Steve's gun, and shoots him as he sleeps.
269	"Graduation Day"	September 28, 2006
When Abby gives an early birth to Joe, Maggie returns and has a slightly more pleasant time than usual with Abby. Luka and Abby clash about an experimental treatment for Joe and eventually Abby caves. Morris wants, and finally gets his original job back. Kerry is demoted to an attending after confessing that she, not Luka, was responsible for the Clemente fiasco. Paramedic Tony Gates from last season returns and offers emotional support to a still grieving Neela, and we learn that he is becoming an intern at the hospital.
270	"Somebody to Love"	October 5, 2006
Pratt's excitement at becoming an attending is cut short when he has to deal with interns. Gates and Pratt argue over a heart patient's treatment while the man's partner (John Mahoney) fights against the patients' family. Gates goes against Pratt's orders and does what he feels is right, which ultimately makes things worse on all fronts. After finding out Alex hasn't been talking to the psychologist that Sam has set him up with, she confronts him about it. Alex knows what Sam did to Steve. Gates has sex with what appears to be his roommate.
271	"Parenthood"	October 12, 2006
A grandfather and grandson are in injured in a chainsaw accident, leaving Luka stuck upstairs with a difficult case. Pratt has his trial-by-fire when he has to handle the ER alone, juggling multiple traumas, teaching duties and a troublesome intern. Neela mentors a new med student, and lends a hand when Pratt makes a serious error. Abby enrolls in a “Mommy and Me” class, but it’s not all fun and games, and Sam discovers Alex’s latest extracurricular activity
272	"Ames v. Kovac"	October 19, 2006
Award winning actor/director Forest Whitaker begins a five-episode arc as Curtis Ames, a carpenter who suffers a stroke under Luka’s care, and sues him for malpractice. In the opener, Luka and Ames square off in court as each man’s recollections of Ames’ treatment are recounted via testimony and flashbacks. Meanwhile, Luka worries about the implications of the suit and the possible outcomes. Abby returns to work and must adjust to the dramatic changes in her life. An equipment shortage hampers Pratt, Abby and Neela’s treatment of a patient, leading them to attempt a risky procedure. Pratt’s early morning trip to the barbershop results in a new awareness of community need.
273	"Heart of the Matter"	November 2, 2006
A collision between a motorcycle and a car brings critical patients to the ER. Luka and Ray treat the motorcycle rider, and discover a condition his wife wants kept secret. Abby and Neela work on the driver of the car, but his surgery doesn’t go well and his wife soon has troubles of her own. Pratt has a new lady in his life, and a new roommate, while Gates has a different kind of girl-trouble. Luka gets some important news, and an unexpected visitor.
274	"Jigsaw"	November 9, 2006
A young man who’s more than he seems to be presents a challenge to Morris and Sam. Luka's and Abby’s childcare emergency means balancing baby care with patient care in the ER. A transplant patient waits anxiously for a heart.
275	"Reason to Believe"	November 16, 2006
A patient is brought to the ER after a bar fight by his wife who also has minor injuries. Abby tries to help the man into a treatment program for his alcoholism while Kovac accuses the man of beating his wife. A homeless boy, Paulie, is brought in and the doctors fear that he had rabies. The tension between Gates and Pratt stop after a fight. Before Pratt had found his brother, Chazz, with his gay lover. Luka speaks with a cop about the threat from Curtis Ames.
276	"Scoop and Run"	November 23, 2006
It's thanksgiving in the ER and Abby is called in for a transport by helicopter. The patient was unstable and ended up dying. Abby and the others in the helicopter then take over a new commission, a big car accident. She struggles to keep a little boy's mom alive who's stuck in a crashed bus. Meanwhile in the ER, Sam's son Alex is volunteering and keeps a patient, Lulu, company because her parents don't show up. Neela decides to take things slow with Gates, yet she started to make out with him.
277	"Tell Me No Secrets..."	November 30, 2006
A teenaged girl is found in front of her school, bleeding and apparently raped. As Luka and Gates treat her, Abby and Neela try figure out the truth about what happened, while Luka must help the girl's mother, a colleague. When the police are no help with Ames, Luka decides to confront the problem. Abby's friend from Ike's returns. Pratt struggles to cope when his brother comes out. There’s a new nurse on the floor, but can he handle the ER? Meanwhile, Ray’s got a secret and Gates pours on the charm, but Neela’s not impressed.
278	"City of Mercy"	December 7, 2006
It’s Christmas in the ER again. Luka and Abby as Rudolph and his elf, visit pediatrics, while Morris learns the meaning of Christmas when he plays Santa to a special girl. Ames takes action that creates tension between Luka and Abby, leading Luka to make a heartfelt confession. Teller returns, sending Gates and Ray on a mission, while Neela oversees an unusual kidney transplant case. Sam and Ben take a stand when a patient is dumped in an alley by Mercy Hospital. Morris gets an offer he can't refuse, but somehow, does.
279	"Breach of Trust"	January 4, 2007
Budget cuts force Luka to make a difficult personnel decision. As word gets around the ER, emotions run high, and the affected staffer makes a last stand. Abby wonders if Luka is keeping a secret. Pratt’s efforts at community service lead to an unanticipated turn of events. Gates’ home life intrudes on the ER, affecting Neela. Morris’ missing credit card has Sam concerned.
280	"A House Divided"	January 11, 2007
Gary Sutton, a man whose son and stepson got injured in a snow mobiling accident, argues with the doctors when it's clear he favors his natural son's well-being over the stepson's especially since he thinks the accident was the stepson's fault. Pratt is under investigation for his relationship to a church medical clinic. *Note: This is Dr. Weaver's Final Appearance.
281	"Murmurs of the Heart"	February 1, 2007
Ames breaks in and threatens Abby and baby Joe, telling her to call Kovac immediately. Pratt has been arrested for his involvement in the church's medical clinic. Kovac is trying to bail him out of jail but leaves when Abby calls him. Ames forces Kovac to leave with him when Kovac returns home. Abby contacts the police, who begin trying to locate Ames and Kovac in Ames's car. Sam's Grandmother Gracie and a friend named Ben are visiting when a fire breaks out in the building. Ben and Gracie get out but Sam and Alex are trapped in the building.
282	"Dying is Easy"	February 8, 2007
Morris is given a paper from upstairs and goes to Pratt, who is working with Hope and Gates on a young girl high on some drug, and tells Pratt that the Medical Board suspended Pratt's license so he can't work at County anymore. Pastor Watkins surprises Pratt and the board by showing up with the congregation to speak on Pratt's behalf. Hope also comes to support Pratt. Pratt and the group are dismayed then relieved when the board comes back with their decision. Ray and Neela spend time together getting coffee, talking about work. Sam is reluctant to get involved with Ben, from the previous episode. Patients include a little boy with possible head lice, a stand up comedian diagnosed with leukemia, a man who suffered severe burns while trying to cremate his cat on the stove, a young woman high on drugs and an overweight woman in her 30s who met a man online and later in real life then tripped on a fire hydrant while running after him when he stuck her with the bill.
283	"Crisis of Conscience"	February 15, 2007
Sam is overworked because some nurses are sick, others on vacation, etc. Gates and Kovac treat Anna Sykes who is vomiting and has an altered mental status. Sam is angry when a cop drops Alex at the ER after he stole quarters from a laundromat.
284	"From Here to Paternity"	February 22, 2007
Sam is not in a good mood because of Alex. She is thinking of sending him away at a school for at-risk teens. Kovac, Morris, and Sam treat Mario Dustin, a 42-year-old who has been shot in the chest, along with Donnie, another injured man. Ray treats a man with a broken nose.
285	"Photographs and Memories"	April 12, 2007
Luka, Abby, Pratt, Morris and the team treat the victims of collision between a big-rig and family car, including the wife of the truck driver and the son of the car’s driver. Sam celebrates her birthday in the ER as she cares for a photographer who changes her outlook on life. Neela and Ray share some subtle signals, but what’s up? Gates is shadowed by a medical student who notices his errors. Wedding plans continue as Luka and Abby try to decide where to be married, but someone else is handling the bachelor party.
286	"Family Business"	April 19, 2007
While taking a self defense class, Sam hurts the teacher's knee. Luka and Tony treat a patient who's father has Alzheimer's disease and he can't remember the loss of his son, which bring memories back to Luka. Greg tries to reconnect with his brother and try to fix things. Tony and Sara find out the truth about Tony's paternity test.
287	"Lights Out"	April 26, 2007
A photographer named Diana goes back to the E.R. and notifies Sam that her cancer is spreading. Luka needs to relocate all the staff to different departments of the Hospital since the E.R. was forced to close. Chaz (Pratt's brother) suffers an alcohol poisoning after he got initiated by him EMT coworkers. Gate's father takes Sarah out to watch a movie and when they come back, Tony realizes that his dad has been drinking, which prompts Tony to pack his father's things and asks him to leave; they later get into a fistfight. Also, Kovac decides that he only wants to be a doctor and resigns as the E.R. chief
288	"I Don't"	May 3, 2007
The ER staff and other hospital personnel arrive at a mandatory department dinner, only to find to their surprise- including Abby's- that Luka, with Hope's aid, has planned his wedding to Abby that night. After first balking at the idea, Abby agrees and the wedding takes place. When Morris points out to Hope that Luka and Abby will not be using their honeymoon suite, Hope suggests that the two of them use it. Neela suffers through a strange night, attracting the romantic interest of Gates, Ray, her supervisor Dr. Dubenko, and a young (female) medical student. Ray, frustrated by Neela's indecision in choosing between himself and Gates, gets drunk and fights Gates. Ray leaves the wedding and goes to a bar to continue drinking. Neela breaks up with Gates and calls Ray; as Ray drunkenly stumbles to answer the call in the street, he is hit by a truck.
289	"Sea Change"	May 10, 2007
The ER reopens with apparently very few changes made. Luka and Abby celebrate their first few days as a married couple and prepare for their honeymoon. Hope and Morris are still spending time in the Honeymoon suite, and Morris is trying desperately to keep it up, feeling that it is his only chance to keep up their relationship. Pratt is incensed by his first meeting with ICU chief Dr. Kevin Moretti, who criticizes ER procedures. Dr. Dubenko orders Dr. Crenshaw to perform an audit to cut down on post-operative infections, so Crenshaw orders Neela to move a patient from post-op to ICU before Neela feels the patient is ready. The patient crashes and suffers possible brain damage, leading Moretti to share with Neela his desire to improve the overall working of the hospital to prevent needless deaths. Neela is looking for Ray; she visits his apartment and finds that his fish are dead. Hope tells Morris not to worry about their relationship. Gates talks to a lawyer who tells him that he stands a good chance to keep custody of Sarah; Sarah tells Gates that she wants to stay with him. Luka receives a phone call from Croatia. Dr. Moretti accepts the position as ER chief.
290	"The Honeymoon Is Over"	May 17, 2007
The new Chief of Emergency Medicine Kevin Moretti (Stanley Tucci) makes an immediate impact on the ER on his first day, letting the doctors know that things are going to be different from now on; his point is especially made clear to several of the doctors, particularly Abby (whom he says botched the treatment of a woman who had come to the hospital seeking treatment). Meanwhile, Luka announces he is leaving the ER to travel to Croatia to be with his ailing father. Meanwhile, Gates loses his bid to get custody of Sarah (her grandparents arrive with legal documents demanding custody); he is left to assure a tearful Sarah that he will see her as often as he can. Neela finally receives a call from missing Ray's cell phone. She goes to see him in a hospital, only to find that he has had both of his legs amputated due to his accident. After Ray's mother takes him home to Baton Rouge, Ray's ex-girlfriend Katie tells Neela that the accident was Neela's fault. Neela is attending an anti-war rally when demonstrators begin clashing with war supporters; a smoke grenade goes off and Gates — who is trying get back with Neela — arrives just in time to be met by a stampeding crowd whilst Neela is being trampled by fleeing protesters.

Season 14 (2007–2008)

#	Title	Original airdate
291	"The War Comes Home"	September 272007
Moretti's first day is challenging as the ER is inundated with casualties from the peace rally - including Neela. Dubenko faces a crisis in surgery. Abby, Pratt and Morris conspire about how to deal with a shared problem. A new intern arrives unexpectedly, and Gates is reassigned.
292	"In A Different Light"	October 42007
Moretti begins to make his presence felt, as he implements changes in the way patients are seen. The ER staff differ on how procedure when a patient comes in with a bullet in him needed as evidence. Neela finds herself the object of more attention that she wants, or needs. Abby had passport woes, and struggles with the changes being made. Pratt and Morris find themselves forced to defend their actions, while Hope prepares for a new mission. Gates finds himself labeled the reject in his new assignment, until he befriends a young patient with incredibly rare Fazio Londe syndrome.
293	"Officer Down"	October 112007
Two wounded police auxiliary officers present challenges in the ER. Neela settles in with Abby as she recovers, while Pratt and Bettina consider their relationship. Gates tries to get a patient on a drug trial, with Dubenko's help. And Morris is in a funk that not even a pretty woman can help.
294	"Gravity"	October 182007
It's a bad day for Abby, who's missing the still-absent Luka, when Joe is brought to the ER after a fall and is unable to reach Luka. Elsewhere, the day puts family first as Morris cares for a frightened child and Pratt defends his brother. Neela returns to work, and Moretti returns from a conference. A patient's mother gives the ER staffers makeovers in appreciation. The ER gets a new receptionist.
295	"Under the Influence"	October 252007
As Morris prepares to take his written board exams, the staff tries to uncover details about Neela's surprising new intern. Meanwhile, Kovac's obligations to his family in Croatia leave Abby feeling the burden of single parenthood; and Moretti, pleased with Gates' performance in the ICU, reassigns him to the ER.
296	"The Test"	November 12007
While Morris and Pratt cram for their boards, Abby defends the interns' performance to an underwhelmed Moretti, who has hired a new attending (Kari Matchett) to alleviate County's staffing crunch. Elsewhere, Harold turns to Neela for guidance on a personal matter; and a teenage patient feels neglected by the doctors.
297	"Blackout"	November 82007
The ER is busy when the temperature rises and Chicago suffers a blackout. The team treat a number of elderly patients brought in after the air conditioning in their nursing home breaks down, and Abby and Pratt disagree over the diagnosis of a 3 month old baby with suspected colic. Dr Moretti meets up with his ex wife, who is in town for a conference. She’s worried about their son Daniel and Moretti says he will talk to him. Morris and Pratt pass the boards and the team go out to celebrate. Later Abby wakes up in Moretti’s apartment, he tries to stop her as she leaves, obviously upset. When she gets home she finds Doris, her son’s latest babysitter on the phone to the police, concerned because by 3am Abby still hadn’t come home. Upset and a little drunk, Abby impulsively decides to go and see Luka, so she and her son head to the airport in an attempt to get a flight out to Croatia.
298	"Coming Home"	November 152007
Abby's attitude is beginning to affect the staff. Luka returns from Croatia a day early. Neela's intern makes her proud when he deftly handles a critical situation. Tony and Julia's tryst is interrupted when Sarah needs rescuing. Morris treats a British contestant injured during a cheese rolling event, and acts as adjudicator when the contestants come to blows over which of them won the competition. Meanwhile Moretti gets an upsetting and serious phone call about his son and leaves as soon as possible to take a flight out to Providence.
299	"Skye's the Limit"	November 292007
It's time for changes at the ER when Anspaugh makes an unpopular decision. Abby has old demons to fight with, which distance her from friends and family. Even Luka seems to be at a loss to help Abby. Love is in the air when a secret romance blooms between two doctors.
300	"300 Patients"	December 62007
Sam, Pratt and Morris treat Melissa Tanner, a 61 year old woman with health problems, and her 19 year old son Lowell following a car accident. Lowell has Down’s syndrome and had been living in a foster home since he was a baby. Melissa had been visiting him every week without her husband’s knowledge. Also, Neela and Dubenko have been at the dress rehearsal for the hospital holiday pageant and Dubenko has been bitten on the leg. Meanwhile, following the death of his father, Luka and Abby prepare to fly out to Croatia and it appears that Abby is tackling her drinking problem.
301	"Status Quo"	January 3 2008
After being passed over for Chief of the ER, Pratt considers taking a position elsewhere, but reconsiders after working with Jeanie Boulet. She comes in after her son, Carlos, is admitted from an apparent head injury, and he is found to have a brain lesion -- possibly a sign of full-blown AIDS. Before they find out what's going on, he goes into convulsions. A woman soldier comes in with a broken leg, and is discovered to be pregnant. When her husband realizes that she got pregnant while separated from him when on duty in Iraq, she says her pregnancy is the result of her rape by her sergeant there. Neela's cousin is in town for a visit, and Morris and Harold compete for her affections. Neela earns an ortho rotation.
302	"Believe the Unseen"	January 10 2008
Abby checks out of rehab and finds her way back to the ER; Harold finds new confidence after a big night with Neela's cousin; multiple victims of a fire come in.
303	"Atonement"	January 17 2008
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External links

• ER's official episode guide "Seasons 1-12"
• ER's official episode guide "Seasons 12-present"