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Path: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!news.kodak.com!news-nysernet-16.sprintlink.net!news-east1.sprintlink.net!news-peer1.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!newsfeed.berkeley.edu!msunews!sparty.cse.msu.edu!cooper From: "Rose \"MotherFAQer\" Cooper" <cooper@acm.cse.msu.edu> Newsgroups: alt.tv.er,rec.arts.tv,alt.answers,rec.answers,news.answers Subject: ER FAQ 5.00, Section 3: Episodes (3/8) Followup-To: alt.tv.er Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 04:47:41 -0500 Organization: Michigan State University Lines: 1284 Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.EDU Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.05.9811280413490.22866-100000@sparty.cse.msu.edu> Reply-To: erfaq@digiserve.com NNTP-Posting-Host: sparty.cse.msu.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Sender: cooper@sparty.cse.msu.edu Xref: senator-bedfellow.mit.edu alt.tv.er:44706 rec.arts.tv:309502 alt.answers:38283 rec.answers:45519 news.answers:145363 Archive-name: tv/er-series/episodes Posting-Frequency: monthly URL: http://www.digiserve.com/er/erdex.html ER FAQ 5.00: Episodes Asterisks (*) below denotes information updated or added since the last version of the FAQ. MeMiceElfAnI Productions Copyright 1997-99 by Rose Cooper; content cannot be used without expressed written permission of the author. Last Updated: 11/27/98 by Rose "MotherFAQer" Cooper SECTION THREE: THE EPISODES 3.1 What happened in (Episode X)? 3.11 Episode List [note: only original US NBC air dates are included for a complete historical list of US airdates, along with current US TNT and UK (SKY ONE and Channel 4) episodes, refer to the ER Episode List <http://www.digiserve.com/er/erlist.html> All episode numbers are my own system, not the official production numbers. Note that first season episode numbers begin with "1", second season with "2", etc. SEASON ONE: No. Episode Title Original Air Date ---- ------------------- ----------------- 101 Pilot (aka 24 Hours) 94 Sep 19 102 Day One 94 Sep 22 103 Going Home 94 Sep 29 104 Into That Good Night 94 Oct 6 105 Hit and Run 94 Oct 13 106 Chicago Heat 94 Oct 20 107 Another Perfect Day 94 Nov 03 108 9 1/2 Hours 94 Nov 10 109 ER Confidential 94 Nov 17 110 Blizzard 94 Dec 8 111 The Gift 94 Dec 15 112 Happy New Year 95 Jan 5 113 Luck of the Draw 95 Jan 12 114 Long Day's Journey 95 Jan 19 115 Feb. 5th, '95 95 Feb 2 116 Make of Two Hearts 95 Feb 9 117 The Birthday Party 95 Feb 16 118 Sleepless in Chicago 95 Feb 23 119 Love's Labor Lost 95 Mar 9 120 Full Moon, Saturday Night 95 Mar 30 121 House of Cards 95 Apr 6 122 Men Plan, God Laughs 95 Apr 27 123 Love Among The Ruins 95 May 4 124 Motherhood 95 May 11 125 Everything Old Is New Again 95 May 18 (1st Season Finale) SEASON TWO: 201 Welcome Back, Carter 95 Sep 21 202 Summer Run 95 Sep 28 203 Do One, Teach One, Kill One 95 Oct 5 204 What Life? 95 Oct 12 205 And Baby Makes Two 95 Oct 19 206 Days Like This 95 Nov 2 207 Hell and High Water 95 Nov 9 208 The Secret Sharer 95 Nov 16 209 Home 95 Dec 7 210 A Miracle Happens Here 95 Dec 14 211 Dead of Winter 96 Jan 4 212 True Lies 96 Jan 25 213 It's Not Easy Being Greene 96 Feb 1 214 The Right Thing 96 Feb 8 215 Baby Shower 96 Feb 15 216 The Healers 96 Feb 22 217 The Match Game 96 Mar 28 218 A Shift in the Night 96 Apr 4 219 Fire in the Belly 96 Apr 25 220 Fevers of Unknown Origin 96 May 2 221 Take These Broken Wings 96 May 9 222 John Carter, M.D. 96 May 16 (2nd Season Finale) SEASON THREE: 301 Dr. Carter, I Presume 96 Sep 26 302 Let The Games Begin 96 Oct 3 303 Don't Ask, Don't Tell 96 Oct 10 304 Last Call 96 Oct 17 305 Ghosts 96 Oct 31 306 Fear of Flying 96 Nov 7 307 No Brain, No Gain 96 Nov 14 308 Union Station 96 Nov 21 309 Ask Me No Questions 96 Dec 12 I'll Tell You No Lies 310 Homeless For The Holidays 96 Dec 19 311 Night Shift 97 Jan 16 312 Post Mortem 97 Jan 23 313 Fortune's Fools 97 Jan 30 314 Who's Appy Now? 97 Feb 6 315 The Long Way Around 97 Feb 13 316 Faith 97 Feb 20 317 Tribes 97 Apr 10 318 You Bet Your Life 97 Apr 17 319 Calling Dr. Hathaway 97 Apr 24 320 Random Acts 97 May 1 321 Make a Wish 97 May 8 322 One More For The Road 97 May 15 (3rd Season Finale) SEASON FOUR: 401 Ambush (aka "ERLive") 97 Sep 25 402 Something New 97 Oct 2 403 Friendly Fire 97 Oct 9 404 When The Bough Breaks 97 Oct 16 405 Good Touch, Bad Touch 97 Oct 30 406 Ground Zero 97 Nov 6 407 Fathers and Sons 97 Nov 13 408 Freak Show 97 Nov 20 409 Obstruction of Justice 97 Dec 11 410 Do you see what I see? 97 Dec 18 411 Think Warm Thoughts 98 Jan 8 412 Sharp Relief 98 Jan 15 413 Carter's Choice 98 Jan 29 414 Family Practice 98 Feb 5 415 Exodus 98 Feb 26 416 My Brother's Keeper 98 Mar 5 417 A Bloody Mess 98 Apr 9 418 Gut Reaction 98 Apr 16 419 Shades of Gray 98 Apr 23 420 Of Past Regret And Future Fear 98 Apr 30 421 Suffer the Little Children 98 May 7 422 A Hole in the Heart 98 May 14 (4th Season Finale) *SEASON FIVE: 501 Day For Knight 98 Sep 24 502 Split Second 98 Oct 1 503 They Treat Horses, Don't They? 98 Oct 1 504 Vanishing Act 98 Oct 15 505 Masquerade 98 Oct 29 506 Stuck On You 98 Nov 5 *507 Hazed And Confused 98 Nov 12 *508 The Good Fight 98 Nov 19 *509 Good Luck Ruth Johnson 98 Dec 10 *510 The Miracle Worker 98 Dec 17 ------------ *3.12 Brief episode summaries **(MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS)**: [Extended summaries are available from episodes #114 on the Alt.TV.ER home page, <http://www.digiserve.com/er/ersum.html>. Except as noted, episodes #114-404 were reviewed and summarized by Scott "FAQer Emeritus" Hollifield; #405-current are reviewed and summarized by Lisa Albert (except as noted). Note that the ER episodic numbering order is used for the extended summaries. Episode cast lists are available at The Internet Movie Database "ER" listing: <http://us.imdb.com/Title?"ER"+(1994)>] [ADDENDUM: For the ER pilot, "24 Hours", which was repeated on February 12, 1998, Lisa did a detailed summary but no review, and Rose has done a Retrospective version of the Notes, comparing "ER", Then and Now]. [PRODUCTION EPISODE #] {OVERALL EPISODE #}--"TITLE" (ORIGINAL AIRDATE) [101] {#1}--"24 Hours" (Series pilot) (94 Sep 19) Writer: Michael Crichton Director: Rod Holcomb All main characters are introduced; Carter is placed under Benton's tutelage; Nurse Hathaway is brought in after the end of her shift unconscious, having attempted suicide. [102] {#2}--"Day One" (94 Sep 22) Writer: John Wells Director: Mimi Leder Carol stays at home, recuperating from her suicide attempt; Jennifer Greene passes the bar exam; Susan and Cvetic clash over the treatment of an emotionally-disturbed homeless man; Doug fights to save an eight-year-old girl run over by a drunken driver; it is revealed that Susan and Cvetic are romantically involved. [103] {#3}--"Going Home" (94 Sep 29) Writer: Lydia Woodward Director: Mark Tinker Mark confronts a family injured by domestic violence; Carol returns to work; Carter treats a mysterious woman who walks around singing old torch standards; Doug feels responsible for Carol's suicide attempt; it is revealed that Carol and Taglieri are romantically involved. [104] {#4}--"Into That Good Night" (94 Oct 6) Writer: Robert Nathan Director: Charles Haid Doug gets involved when a mother can't afford to pay for the medicine needed for her daughter's illness; Carter fears that he's contracted a sexually-transmitted disease; Mark races to find a donor for a patient in need of a heart transplant. [105] {#5}--"Hit And Run" (94 Oct 13) Writer: Paul Manning Director: Mimi Leder Jenn's out-of-town interview causes more tension between her and Mark; Benton and Langworthy compete for the Starzl Fellowship; Lewis has Issues with Benton; Carter's first experience with dealing with a patient's death goes badly; Ross tries to make a play for Hathaway, but is spurned. [106] {#6}--"Chicago Heat" (94 Oct 20) Story: Neal Baer Teleplay: John Wells Director: Elodia Keene A surprise heat wave clogs the ER with patients; Susan gets an unexpected visit from her sister Chloe; Mark's daughter Rachel spends a day in the ER; Doug probes into the affairs of a family whose little girl is revealed to have a cocaine overdose. [107] {#7}--"Another Perfect Day" (94 Nov 3) Story: Lance Gentile Teleplay: Lydia Woodward Director: Vern Gillum Carol has mixed emotions about moving in with Tag, after she unexpectedly kisses Doug; Benton interviews for the prestigious Stargill Fellowship; Susan receives a birthday surprise. [108] {#8}--"9 1/2 Hours" (94 Nov 10) Writer: Robert Nathan Director: James Hayman Mark calls in sick so he can stay home with his wife, leaving Doug to cover for him; Carol comforts a suicidal rape victim. [109] {#9}--"ER Confidential" (94 Nov 17) Writer: Paul Manning Director: Daniel Sackheim It's Thanksgiving in the ER; after Carol is taken into confidence by a young man who killed his friend in a car crash but let the police think his dead friend was responsible, she decides to reveal to Tag that she slept with Doug after she began seeing Tag; Div's depression develops into hostility towards his patients; Carter treats a emotionally troubled transvestite. [110] {#10}--"Blizzard" (94 Dec 8) Story: Neal Baer & Paul Manning Writer: Lance Gentile Director: Mimi Leder A massive blizzard hits Chicago and a 32-car-pile-up brings a horde of patients into the ER; Dr. Hicks, the new ER attending surgeon arrives; Carol announces that she and Tag are engaged; a patient dies due to Doug's mislabelling him during triage; Bob jumps into the middle of surgery and saves the patient with a medical ability no one knew she had. [111] {#11}--"The Gift" (94 Dec 15) Writer: Neal Baer Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala' Benton attempts to make a Christmas gift out of a dying man's organs for waiting donors, but the man's estranged wife is reluctant to sign the release; Div Cvetic moves out of Susan's apartment and vanishes without a trace; Carter attempts to kiss Susan outside her door; the torch-song-crooning "Madame X" returns. [112] {#12}--"Happy New Year" (95 Jan 5) Writer: Lydia Woodward Director: Charles Haid Susan and Kaysen blame each other for a misdiagnosis which costs a heart patient his life; after complaining to Benton about doing "scut work", Carter finally gets to scrub up; Benton's sister Jackie decides to put their mother in a nursing home, against Peter's wishes; Chloe announces that she and her boyfriend are leaving for Texas. [113] {#13}--"Luck of the Draw" (95 Jan 12) Writer: Paul Manning Director: Rod Holcomb Morganstern reprimands Susan for her lack of confidence; Susan feels betrayed by Mark, who's the one who reported Susan's problems to Morganstern; Carter works with a med student new to the ER, Deb Chen. [114] {#14}--"Long Day's Journey" (95 Jan 19) Writer: Robert Nathan Director: Anita Addison Doug goes through an especially difficult day dealing with the problems of various children; Susan is vindicated in her review before the resident board; Peter hires Jeanie Boulet, a physical therapist, to care for his mother in lieu of a nursing home; Deb outshines Carter in the diagnosis department; Carol and Tag try to plan a special night together. [115] {#15}--"Feb 5, '95" (95 Feb 2) Writer: John Wells Director: James Hayman Mark tries to relieve the suffering of a woman with breast cancer; Benton clashes with Haleh over his attitude towards nurses; Deb delivers an impressive trauma presentation, to Carter's dismay; Doug continues befriending Jake in an effort to win over Jake's mom; Mark accepts Morganstern's offer to make him an attending the next year, without discussing it with Jen. [116] {#16}--"Make of Two Hearts" (95 Feb 9) Writer: Lydia Woodward Director: Mimi Leder Carol deals with a woman who brings in her adopted HIV-positive daughter only to abandon her at the hospital; Kaysen wants Susan to be his Valentine; Mark and Susan reconcile their recent spat; Deb accidentally eats some LSD-laced chocolates; Benton's mother's condition worsens. [117] {#17}--"The Birthday Party" (95 Feb 16) Writer: John Wells Director: Elodia Keene Peter promises to attend his mother's birthday party, but has problems keeping that promise; Carol considers adopting young Tatiana, to Tag's disgruntlement; Doug's bad day is topped off when he slugs an abusive father in the lobby; a teenage chronic drug abuser is brought in; Jen decides to accept a job offer in Milwaukee despite Mark's offer of working for Morganstern. [118] {#18}--"Sleepless In Chicago" (95 Feb 23) Writer: John Wells Director: Christoper Chulack Benton's lack of sleep draws the attention of Dr. Hicks; Carol's attempt to adopt Tatiana is ultimately denied when officials discover she attempted suicide; Doug and Carol deal with a abusive mother; Carter spends an unusual amount of time watching over an old man with heart problems; a management expert visits the hospital and offers new ideas for improvement. [119] {#19}--"Love's Labor Lost" (95 Mar 7) Writer: Lance A. Gentile Director: Mimi Leder In this memorable episode, Mark frantically works to save a pregnant woman and her endangered baby; Benton is wracked with guilt when his mother is admitted to the hospital with a broken hip. [120] {#20}--"Full Moon, Saturday Night" (95 Mar 30) Writer: Neal Baer Director: Donna Deitrich The new chief of emergency services, Dr. Swift, arrives; traumatized by the loss of Jodi O'Brian, Mark takes the night off; Benton eventually is swayed to put his mother into a home; the competition for a sub-internship between Deb and Carter heats up; Susan treats a young man with an unusually persistent case of the hiccups. [121] {#21}--"House of Cards" (95 Apr 6) Writer: Tracey Stern Director: Fred Gerber Mark is forced to explain his treatment of Jodi O'Brien to Swift and a roomful of doctors; Deb decides to quit medicine after nearly killing a patient while trying to win the sub-I; Peter tells his mother that she's going into a home; Doug is sleeping with Diane but is concerned how Jake is taking it; Susan's sister Chloe returns, pregnant. [122] {#22}--"Men Plan, God Laughs" (95 Apr 27) Writer: Robert Nathan Director: Christoper Chulack Benton exhibits a change of heart while doggedly tries to save a teenage boy with an aneurysm; Mark tells Jen he wants to move to Milwaukee to be near Rachel; Carter's handiwork attracts the attention of Dr. Swift; Linda Farrell returns to tempt Doug. [123] {#23}--"Love Among The Ruins" (95 May 4) Writer: Paul Manning Director: Fred Gerber Living in Milwaukee and commuting to work, Mark sees an improvement in his relationship with Jen; the staff discovers that Carter comes from a wealthy family; Susan tells Chloe that she's going to have to move out once the baby is born; Doug attends Jake's little league game and lies in order to save face for Jake; Susan finds out that Div has relocated and married. [124] {#24}--"Motherhood" (95 May 11) Writer: Lydia Woodward Director: Quentin Tarantino Chloe delivers her baby and is visited by her estranged mother; Benton's mother dies as the result of heart failure; Carter bungles his sub-I placement by choosing a hopeful over a sure thing; Jen drives down to Chicago to visit Mark; Diane leaves Doug after catching him hanging around with Linda; Carol and Tag's wedding plans cause friction between them. [125] {#25}--"Everything Old Is New Again" (95 May 18) Writer: Lance Gentile Director: Mimi Leder Carter receives the surgical sub-internship he thought he missed, and treats a resentful young boy with leukemia; Dr. Swift gives Mark the attending position he'd been promised by Morganstern, and informs him that Jodi O'Brien's husband is suing for malpractice; Benton mourns the death of his mother while treating a dying man with AIDS; Chloe disappears, leaving Susan with the baby; Tag decides not to marry Carol. --------- [201] {#26}--"Welcome Back, Carter" (95 Sep 21) Writer: John Wells Director: Mimi Leder Carter returns to the ER after a summer's absence; Mark faces new challenges in his first day as an attending physician; Carol grapples with the case of an alcoholic father and his neglected son; Peter and Jeanie cope with the complications of a clandestine affair; med student Harper Tracy and new chief resident Kerry Weaver join the cast of characters. [202] {#27}--"Summer Run" (95 Sep 28) Writer: Lydia Woodward Director: Eric Laneuville Carol begins a new paramedic rotation and a relationship with one of the paramedics; Kerry Weaver's abrasive style causes friction for some, including Susan; Peter and Jeanie's relationship comes to a head; Susan spends the day looking after her niece while Chloe is at business school; Doug deals with a young pyromaniac; Carter shows off for Harper, Benton and Morganstern. [203] {#28}--"Do One, Teach One, Kill One" (95 Oct 5) Writer: Paul Manning Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala' Susan and Kerry's feud accelerates; Carter and Harper treat a heavy drinker with a nearly-dead liver; Doug runs afoul of the upper-level physicians while treating a young Asian boy with HIV; Chloe abandons little Susie with Susan; Shep asks Carol out on a date; Jeanie ends her affair with Peter once and for all; Mark stays at Doug's apartment when not commuting to Milwaukee. [204] {#29}--"What Life?" (95 Oct 12) Writer: Carol Flint Director: Dean Parisot An injury forces Benton to sit on the sidelines during surgery; Susan attempts to find worthy parents for baby Susie; Mark exerts his authority in cooling the friction between Susan and Kerry; Shep endangers his life on the job, making Carol's heart race; Mark and Harper treat an abandoned elderly woman. [205] {#30}--"And Baby Makes Two" (95 Oct 19) Writer: Anne Kenney Director: Lesli Linka Glatter Susan decides to adopt baby Susie herself; Doug and Mark argue over the treatment of Doug's four-year-old HIV- positive patient; Benton tries to persuade an abused wife to take action; Carter gets a piece of the action while Benton is inactive; Carol deals with "turkey file" cases of patients trying to scam drugs; the staff celebrates the absence of Kerry Weaver on her day off. [206] {#31}--"Days Like This" (95 Nov 2) Writer: Lydia Woodward Director: Mimi Leder Doug and Harper have a one-night stand, discovered by Mark; Jeanie Boulet joins the main cast as the ER's newest PA (physician's assistant); a gang skirmish floods the ER with hostile patients; after rankling Bernstein yet again, Doug finds his fellowship at the hospital yanked; in preparation for buying a new house, Carol spends the day with a mobile notary. [207] {#32}--"Hell and High Water" (95 Nov 9) Writer: Neal Baer Director: Christopher Chulack Doug becomes a media hero after rescuing a little boy from drowning; Harper and Carter treat a young girl hit by a car whose parents are estranged. [208] {#33}--"The Secret Sharer" (95 Nov 16) Writer: Paul Manning Director: Thomas Schlamme Doug gets his job back at the hospital, but tensions are still simmering between him and Mark; Carter undercompensates, then overcompensates, in diagnosing patients; Susan seeks the nanny services of a compassionate English matron for baby Susie; Carol treats a teenage girl who attempted suicide, who reveals that she's pregnant via her brother; Benton discovers that Jeanie is separated from her husband. [209] {#34}--"Home" (95 Dec 7) Writer: Tracey Stern Director: Donna Deitch Carol and Jeanie care for a young schizophrenic who's forced to sleep on the street; Susan is reluctant to pursue extra career boosting despite the encouragement of Weaver and Morganstern; Benton wins the favor of Dr. Vucelich; Shep rifles through a box of Carol's memories; visiting Jenn in the hospital following an auto accident, Mark realizes that his wife is having an affair; Doug meets his mother for dinner; Carter and Harper spend the day trying to find time alone. [210] {#35}--"A Miracle Happens Here" (95 Dec 14) Writer: Carol Flint Director: Mimi Leder An elderly Jewish woman's faith is restored after her missing granddaughter is rescued; Carol's sagging efforts to imbue the others with holiday spirit are bolstered by a patient who resembles Santa Claus; Carter serves as pitchman to sell Vucelich's procedure to an elderly couple; a priest's death threatens to ignite a Latino gang war; Mark's plans to have his daughter home for Christmas are upset by Jenn. [211] {#36}--"Dead of Winter" (96 Jan 4) Writer: John Wells Director: Whitney Ransick The ER staff work to treat twenty-two malnourished, abandoned children; Carter's efforts to improve Mrs. Roubidoux's condition prove fruitless; Jeanie clashes with Carol over the latter's harsh evaluation of the former; Jenn sues Mark for divorce; a careless gaffe opens Shep up to accusations of racism. [212] {#37}--"True Lies" (96 Jan 25) Writer: Lance Gentile Director: Lesli Linka Glatter A skating date with Rachel serves as prelude for Mark breaking the divorce news to his daughter; Carter hides knowledge from Ruby of his wife's true condition; Benton receives an invite to a prestigious dinner at Vucelich's home; Susan treats a middle-aged alcoholic woman who's written a "do not resuscitate" order; Doug is reluctant to admit the possibility that an alcoholic father has mended his ways. [213] {#38}--"It's Not Easy Being Greene" (96 Feb 1) Writer: Paul Manning Director: Christopher Chulack Mark is gnawed by self-doubt as the hospital prepares to settle in the O'Brien malpractice suit; Carter takes the credit for a candidate Harper found for Vucelich's study; Kerry appoints herself personal mentor for Susan, who's up for the position of chief resident next year; Carol minds a bucketful of expensive worms; Doug balks at counseling a teenage boy who admits he thinks he might be gay. [214] {#39}--"The Right Thing" (96 Feb 8) Writer: Lydia Woodward Director: Richard Thorpe Peter finally resolves to blow the whistle on Vucelich's unethical study methods; a change in Carter's once- compassionate demeanor is noted; Susan treats a street couple, one of whom may have given the other one HIV; on his birthday, Doug receives a visit from his estranged father; Carter spreads rumors about an affair between Mark and Susan. [215] {#40}--"Baby Shower" (96 Feb 15) Teleplay: Carol Flint Story: Belinda Casas-Wells and Carol Flint Director: Barnet Kellman A sprinkler malfunction causes ER to get the bulk of OB/GYN's pregnant mothers; Peter spends his entire day trying to save the life of a man who jumped in front of a train; Carter anxiously prepares for his internship interview; Doug spends an evening with his father, now a respectable hotel owner; a very pregnant Nurse Conni considers trying a beet soup famous for inducing labor; Jerry tries to convince others that Scottie Pippen visited the ER. [216] {#41}--"The Healers" (96 Feb 22) Writer: John Wells Director: Mimi Leder Shep blames himself when his partner Raul is fatally burned while rescuing children from a burning building; Susan's adoption of little Susie passes another hurdle, as Chloe pays the hospital a visit; Doug confronts his father after being stood up by the elder Ross. [217] {#42}--"The Match Game" (96 Mar 28) Writer: Neal Baer Director: Thomas Schlamme Ross and Benton clash over the hospital's decision not to tell a family about a misdiagnosis; claiming to be clean and sober, Chloe returns for her baby; Carter celebrates his residency match by overindulging while on call; single guy Mark Greene tests the waters of the bachelor lifestyle; Carol and Jeanie play tug-of-war with their respective responsibilities. [218] {#43}--"A Shift in the Night" (96 Apr 4) Writer: Joe Sachs Director: Lance Gentile Greene gets stuck with leading a graveyard shift at a cramped and over-crowded ER; fallout from the Bowman case continues to cause friction between Mark and Peter; Susan overcomes another adoption hurdle while Chloe persists in her efforts to reclaim baby Susie. [219] {#44}--"Fire in the Belly" (96 Apr 25) Writer: Paul Manning Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala' Peter faces the consequences of carelessly sending a patient home who needed further examination; Carol and Shep grapple with urban fears and concerns including a young boy who witnessed his mother's murder; Susan and Chloe go before a judge to settle visitation of the baby; Carter strains to one-up an old med student friend of Harper's; Mark decides to take the plunge and ask a woman out to dinner; Doug meets his father's female companion, Karen. [220] {#45}--"Fevers of Unknown Origin" (96 May 2) Writer: Carol Flint Director: Richard Thorpe Susan throws herself into her work following losing full custody of baby Susie; Shep's growing hostility leads to an accident; Weaver anticipates being named Resident of the Year; Carter is told that he'll have to do pediatric work before graduating; Doug and Karen begin a relationship in Doug's father's absence; Benton makes a new discovery concerning Vucelich's study; Mark and Jenn decide to negotiate their divorce directly. [221] {#46}--"Take These Broken Wings" (96 May 9) Writer: Lydia Woodward Director: Anthony Edwards Susan seeks emotional assistance in the form of therapy; Doug realizes that a money gift from his father was stolen from Karen's company; Shep faces an official investigation concerning the Vietnamese kid he shoved; Carter treats a young basketball-playing girl who needs a liver transplant; Jeanie's husband Al tests positive for HIV; Weaver and Greene bargain over making Susan chief resident; Loretta frets over increasingly necessary medical attention, while meanwhile her kids run amok in the ER with a video camera. [222] {#47}--"John Carter, M.D." (96 May 16) Writer: John Wells Director: Christoper Chulack Carter has to choose between attending his graduation and caring for T.C.; frustrated by the bureaucracy of her job and by Shep's hostility, Carol walks out on both; Mark throws his support behind Kerry's new position while Susan turns down the job offered her; Doug confronts Karen over the alteration of a Percodan prescription; Jenn reveals to Mark that she's getting remarried; Benton encounters Vucelich in an elevator. --------- [301] {#48}--"Dr. Carter, I Presume" (96 Sep 26) Writer: John Wells Director: Christoper Chulack Carter's first night as a surgical intern is spent on the Fourth of July graveyard shift while most of the other doctors play softball; Jeanie and Peter's HIV test results come in; Kerry Weaver's new code system for the patient board irks the others; Doug's new girlfriend drops by the ER. [302] {#49}--"Let The Games Begin" (96 Oct 3) Writer: Lydia Woodward Director: Tom Moore Jeanie's HIV-positive status causes complications both personal and professional; the county health services department decides the fate of the hospital; Carol vainly attempts to sell her house; Mark and Susan wade into the world of blind dating; Carter is stuck in the ER treating routine cases. [303] {#50}--"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (96 Oct 10) Teleplay: Jason Cahill Story: Paul Manning and Jason Cahill Director: Perry Lang Mark is frustrated by an elderly patient whose body stubbornly refuses to die; Susan asks Mark to accompany her on vacation; new intern Maggie Doyle causes friction with Carol; Jeanie faces tough issues living with HIV; Carter schemes to get into surgery; Peter is determined to talk with respected new pediatric surgeon Abby Keaton about an elective. [304] {#51}--"Last Call" (96 Oct 17) Teleplay: Samantha Howard Corbin Story: Samantha Howard Corbin and Carol Flint Director: Rob Holcomb Doug's latest one-night-stand becomes an ER casualty; Dr. Keaton tries to teach Benton to be a compassionate caregiver; Jeanie starts experiencing side effects from her medication, and meets a handsome, dancing welder; Carol ponders the idea of med school. [305] {#52}--"Ghosts" (96 Oct 31) Writer: Neal Baer Director: Richard Thorpe Mark grapples for the appropriate welcome for the returning Susan; Jeanie and Maggie try to help an elderly widower cope with his role in his wife's suicide; Doug and Carol are posted to the Healthmobile rotation; Abby and Carter treat a young girl whose parents were killed in a hit-and-run; Peter, under Keaton's direction, struggles to connect with a group of young trick-or-treaters; the ER bears witness to the legend of the "fifth-floor ghost". [306] {#53}--"Fear of Flying" (96 Nov 7) Writer: Lance Gentile Director: Christopher Chulack 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 in Keaton's absence results in a dire mistake; Carol deals with a temporarily assigned 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. [307] {#54}--"No Brain, No Gain" (96 Nov 14) Writer: Paul Manning Director: David Nutter Mark is torn by his feelings for Susan, who has a surprise announcement of her own; distraught over his handling of baby Megan, Peter stubbornly tries to save a teenage gunshot victim; Carter and intern Dale Edson clash over a patient who may not have consented to a risky operation; Nurse Rhonda Sterling is back in the ER, to Carol's dismay. [308] {#55}--"Union Station" (96 Nov 21) Writer: Carol Flint Director: Tom Moore As Susan prepares to leave Chicago for good, Mark makes a last-ditch attempt to share his feelings; Peter squirms at Abby Keaton's unorthodox teaching methods, and receives a visit from Carla; Carol finally decides to confront management about their policy of "floating" the ER nurses; Maggie Doyle calls the cops on a woman who tried to kill her unborn child by drinking alcohol; Doug tries to track down the true parents of a baby he innoculated at the Healthmobile clinic; Al surprises Jeanie with divorce papers; Lydia and Officer Grabarsky finally tie the knot. [309] {#56}--"Ask Me No Questions, I'll Tell You No Lies" (96 Dec 12) Teleplay: Barbara Hall Story: Neal Baer and Lydia Woodward Director: Paris Barclay Still reeling from Susan's departure, Mark discovers Jeanie's HIV-positive status; Peter frets over the level of his work and that of his protege; Carol tries to get the re-engineering committee to exempt nurses from floating; Gant has a bad day; Abby reveals to Carter that she's leaving the hospital. [310] {#57}--"Homeless for the Holidays" (96 Dec 19) Writer: Samantha Howard Corbin Director: Davis Guggenheim Kerry and Mark attempt to hash out an ER policy on HIV-positive employees; gossip compels Jeanie to reveal her secret; Charlie brings in the neglected infant of her landlady; Carter has to choose after making conflicting holiday plans with Abby and a depressed Dennis; Maggie makes an effort to find haven for a battered wife; Mark pays his ex-wife and daughter a visit on Christmas Eve. [311] {#58}--"Night Shift" (97 Jan 16) Writer: Paul Manning Director: Jonathan Kaplan Mark gets tangled in an ethical dispute over a deranged woman who refuses consent to treatment; Gant is brought into the ER as a patient; cooperating on a safety check of the building brings back old memories for Doug and Carol; Kerry enlists Jeanie's help on a study for her tenure paper; Carol is ordered to name two nurses who will get the axe; Mark strikes up an unexpected relationship with a co-worker. [312] {#59}--"Post Mortem" (97 Jan 23) Writer: Carol Flint Director: Jacque Toberen Carter is wracked with guilt following Gant's death; the nurses hold a "sick-out" to protest management policies; Carol takes the blame for a fatal mistake she makes, despite being allowed off the hook; Charlie's mother finally shows up; Jeanie is attracted to an on-staff disease specialist; Mark gives Chuny the full romantic boyfriend treatment. [313] {#60}--"Fortune's Fools" (97 Jan 30) Writer: Jason Cahill Director: Michael Katleman Distracting news from his girlfriend Carla has Benton neglecting duties with Carter; Carol is suspended after leaking the full story on the nurses' sickout to the media; Greg Fischer and Jeanie disagree over the handling of a newlywed couple, one of whom has an STD; Doug deals with a six-year-old boy coping with the recent death of his father; Mark and Kerry lead ER tours of visiting students, with differing results; Carol and Maggie treat a prideful cop with a secret; Mark draws his relationship with Chuny to an amiable conclusion, and begins another with a patient. [314] {#61}--"Who's Appy Now?" (97 Feb 6) Writer: Neal Baer Director: Felix Enrique Alcala' Doug treats a teenager with cystic fibrosis who wants to die but isn't old enough to sign a do-not-resuscitate order; Mark juggles a trio of women including psych consult Nina Pomerantz; Carter and Maggie's rivalry quickly turns to teamwork; Peter has to have his appendix removed; staphlyococcus is being spread by an employee who doesn't wash his hands in the restroom. [315] {#62}--"The Long Way Around" (97 Feb 13) Writer: Lydia Woodward Director: Christopher Chulack Carol is one of several hostages in a convenience store after a bungled stickup, and is forced to using her medical skills to help the wounded using scant resources. [316] {#63}--"Faith" (97 Feb 20) Writer: John Wells Director: Jonathan Kaplan Mark struggles to get a Down's Syndrome patient admitted for a heart transplant; Peter faces issues of responsibility, in the wake of Carla's pregnancy announcement and Dennis Gant's suicide; Carol returns to work after being suspended, and takes the medical admissions test to enter med school; Jad Houston returns to the ER, now old enough to authorize an end to his life; Greg and Jeanie's relationship revs up a notch. [317] {#64}--"Tribes" (97 Apr 10) Writer: Lance Gentile Director: Richard Thorpe Mark examines his own prejudices after being accused of neglecting a black gunshot victim; Carla's contractions start early; Carter spends an entire day on treating a woman dumped on the street by another hospital; Carol treats a college student raped via the use of knockout drugs; Kerry tries to persuade a disabled junkie to enter rehab; Jenn and Rachel Greene pay the ER a surprise visit. [318] {#65}--"You Bet Your Life" (97 Apr 17) Writer: Paul Manning Director: Christopher Chulack Jeanie re-examines her feelings toward Al after witnessing a couple broken up by distrust and hatred; Carter's promise to operate on a gambler with a blocked intestine is shot down by Anspaugh; Peter tries to insert himself back into the life of Carla and his unborn child; in competition with Kerry for a teaching slot, Mark strives to find a case to publish; Carol's personal feelings influence her to question Maggie's judgement; Kerry challenges Jerry to an IQ test; Mark's daughter feigns illness to get attention; Doug treats a teenager who insists on attending her prom despite a needed bladder removal. [319] {#66}--"Calling Dr. Hathaway" (97 Apr 24) Teleplay: Jason Cahill & Samantha Howard Corbin Story: Neal Baer Director: Paris Barclay Having passed the medical admissions test, Carol is pushed through some early med training by Kerry; Carter catches Edson filing a false personal history on a patient; Peter takes a day off to help Carla; Mark and Nina go on a date, with their daughters in tow; a $5000 reward drives Jerry to hunt for a missing lab mouse; a married couple are suspected of rigging personal mishaps on themselves. [320] {#67}--"Random Acts" (97 May 1) Writer: Carol Flint Director: Jonathan Kaplam Mark is the victim of a severe beating from an unknown assailant; differing attitudes come to the fore after Benton and Carter are allowed to help on a kidney transplant; Jeanie is caught between Greg and her renewed feelings for Al; Carol thinks Doug is playing favorites for a golf club slot when he gives special treatment to a young boy from a wealthy family; everyone gossips about the mystery author of a torrid novella about the ER staffers. [321] {#68}--"Make A Wish" (97 May 8) Teleplay: Lydia Woodard Story: Joe Sachs Director: Richard Thorpe Carla's early labor is riddled with complications; back at work following his assault, Mark is disturbed by his own vulnerability; another clash with Anspaugh has Carter thinking about switching residencies; Doug masterminds a surprise party for Carol's birthday. [322] {#69}--"One More For The Road" (97 May 15) Writer: John Wells Director: Christopher Chulack Mark buys a gun to defend himself; Anspaugh reacts badly to Carter's desire to switch to ER medicine; Doug makes a connection with new resident Anna Del Amico, but his eye is on Carol; Peter keeps vigil at the side of his ill newborn son; Jeanie reaffirms her love for Al. --------- [401] {#70}--"Ambush" (aka "ERLive") (97 Sep 25) Writer: Carol Flint Director: Thomas Schlamme The ER is put under the glaring light of a public television documentary crew; a man is critically injured while trying to break up a gang fight; British trauma specialist Elizabeth Corday joins the surgery team; Carter restarts his residency, this time in the ER; Morgenstern has health problems of his own; Mark's stress level continues to build. [402] {#71}--"Something New" (97 Oct 2) Writer: Lydia Woodward Director: Christopher Chulack Mark is hit with a malpractice suit from Chris Law's family, making him even surer that Chris was his attacker; Doug and Carol continue their renewed, clandestine romance; Peter and Carla clash over what to name their child; Carter gets stuck with an inept, undedicated med student; Corday adjusts to dealing with an American ER; Morgenstern gives Kerry more authority while he's on leave; Mark and Carol interview applicants for a vacant desk clerk position. [403] {#72}--"Friendly Fire" (97 Oct 9) Writer: Walon Green Director: Felix Enriquez Alcala Carol's trust in Doug is strained by an overheard remark; Weaver wastes no time in using her new power; Carla and Peter disagree again, this time over circumcision; Jerry commits a large-scale blunder with a patient's grenade launcher; Carter suspects Doyle of giving Del Amico preferential treatment; Cynthia Hooper spends her first day as a desk clerk; Al Boulet's HIV-condition is revealed after a workplace accident; Mark reconnects with Heather Morgan. [404] {#73}--"When The Bough Breaks" (97 Oct 16) Writer: Jack Orman Director: Richard Thorpe The ER is deludged with injured children following a school bus accident; Carter's patience with Benton's snubs comes to an end; Anna and Doug lock horns over pediatrics turf; Carol faces accusations from a crack-abusing mother, and is angry at Mark's lack of support; baby Reese Benton finally leaves the NICU; Jeanie is forced make a life-or- death decision when faced with a patient with an open wound; Mark receives a visit from his ex-wife. [405] {#74}--"Good Touch, Bad Touch" (97 Oct 30) Writer: David Mills Director: Jonathan Kaplan Mark gives a deposition in the Law family lawsuit, things heat up and Chris Law angrily tells Mark that "he wished he were the one who beat him up"; Peter struggles to take care of Reese, and complete his work requirements; Anna diagnosis a young athlete with cancer; Carter clashes with Dale, and wonders if leaving surgery was a good option; Carol has an idea of starting a free clinic. [406] {#75}--"Ground Zero" (97 Nov 6) Writer: Samantha Howard Corbin Director: Darnell Martin Kerry has to fire some physician's assistants, one of whom is Jeanie; Al wants Jeanie to move with him to Atlanta; Carter introduces Carol to his grandmother, who provides funding for the clinic; Anna also attends, and is angry with Carter for hiding his family wealth; Doug learns that his father died, he and Mark make plans to go to California; Mark and Cynthia start an affair. [407] {#76}--"Fathers and Sons" (97 Nov 13) Writer: John Wells Director: Christopher Chulack Doug and Mark learn that Doug's father was driving drunk and caused an accident that killed himself, his wife, and a trucker; Doug attends the trucker's funeral and attempts to come to terms with his own relationship with his father; Mark has an uneasy reunion with his parents in San Diego; Carol surprises Doug, and together with Mark they scatter Ray's ashes; Doug decides to try to contact his stepmother's family. [408] {#77}--"Freak Show" (97 Nov 20) Writer: Neal Baer Director: Darnell Martin Peter, Corday, and Romano operate on a young boy with a rare reversed organ condition; Cynthia is responsible for the free clinic opening earlier than it was supposed to, which angers Carol; Mark gives Carol a note written by Doug, which Cynthia mistakenly thinks is a note for her from Mark; Carter and Anna treat Henry for a severe allergic reaction; Jeanie goes to Anspaugh and demands to know if her firing is HIV related. [409] {#78}--"Obstruction of Justice" (97 Dec 12) Writer: Lance Gentile Director: Richard Thorpe On the advice of her lawyers, Jeannie refuses to accept being fired; Kerry confronts Jeannie, but is not backed up by Anspaugh, who eventually gives Jeannie her job back; Carter bucks a cop trying to get samples from Carter's patient, and ends up being arrested; Mark lets his lawyer play "Doc For A Day"; Carol and Cynthia catch each other in indiscretions; Corday and Benton have a confrontation regarding experimental surgery. [410] {#79}--"Do You See What I See?" (97 Dec 18) Writer: Linda Gase Director: Sarah Pia Anderson Benton becomes "St. Peter" to a blind patient that he "heals"; Mark's elderly rape victim gives him insight into his own feelings of victimization; Cynthia shares a disturbing secret with Mark; Carol takes Carter's Gamma and cousin Chase on a tour of the free clinic; Corday stays with her patient and forgoes her holiday leave; both Carol and Doug make surprise announcements at the ER Christmas party. [411] {#80}--"Think Warm Thoughts" (98 Jan 8) Writer: David Mills Director: Charles Haid Anspaugh's son visits the ER as a cancer patient; Hathaway discovers another elderly woman has been raped; "Wild Willie" Swift returns--as a Synergix attending; Corday and Rocket bump heads when she tries to arrange for throat surgery on Rocket's knee patient; Carter tries to convince a med student to choose ER as her specialty. [412] {#81}--"Sharp Relief" (98 Jan 15) Writer: Samantha Howard Corbin Director: Christopher Chulack Yet another elderly woman has been raped; Anspaugh asks Boulet to take care of his son; Ross and Hathaway's relationship hits a speed bump; Weaver has second thoughts about Ellis and about Synergix's methods; Benton and Corday reach an understanding regarding Romano; Carter confronts his cousin about his habits. [413] {#82}--"Carter's Choice" (98 Jan 29) Writer: John Wells Director: John Wells During a blizzard which depletes County's blood supply, Carter faces an ethical dilemma: save the serial rapist or use the available blood for other patients? Also, Ellis West surprises Weaver with a decision about Synergix; Hathaway confronts a surprised Ross about their relationship; Peter and Carla disagree on day care for their son. [414] {#83}--"Family Practice" (98 Feb 5) Writer: Carol Flint Director: Charles Haid Mark returns to San Diego to be with his hospitalized mother, and confronts his past in the form of his father--as well as his present: Cynthia. [415] {#84}--"Exodus" (98 Feb 26) Writer: Walon Green & Joe Sachs Director: Christopher Chulack "Exodus" puts the "E" back in "ER": an industrial accident affects the ER personnel both inside and outside County... While on a paramedic ride-with, Corday helps rescue a man trapped in a collapsed chemical warehouse; faced with the chaos of an unprepared ER in the aftermath of a Benzene spill, Carter takes over; trapped in an elevator, Ross and Hathaway Fight Against Time to save an 8-year-old patient. [416] {#85}--"My Brother's Keeper" (98 Mar 5) Writer: Jack Orman Director: Jacque Toberen The Carter family--John, Chase, and their grandparents-- face a crisis; Ross nervously prepares to present a Peds paper, but Weaver has something to say about it; Greene searches for Closure with Cynthia; Del Amico deals with a seriously ill patient that was passed over by another hospital; Romano disses Corday in her performance eval, and she seeks out support from Benton. [417] {#86}--"A Bloody Mess" (98 Apr 9) Writer: Linda Gase Director: Richard Thorpe The husband of Anna's pregnant patient in crisis, calls Anna's background into question; Morgenstern comes back-- perhaps too soon after his heart attack; Benton and Corday clash, and crash; Corday makes a decision about working with Romano on an important blood study; Jeanie and Scotty deal with the return of his cancer; Hathaway treats a 16-year-old girl who may be involved with more than she can handle; Carter helps Chase cope with his slow recovery. [418] {#87}--"Gut Reaction" (98 Apr 16) Writer: Linda Gase Director: Richard Thorpe Benton and Morganstern's routine surgery takes a tragic turn; Carter asks Del Amico out, then helps her donate bone marrow; Gamma takes out her anger over Chase, on Hathaway's Clinic, then on Carter; Ross pushes for a Pedes Attending, to the dismay of Greene and Weaver; Scott decides on getting more chemo, with Jeanie's blessing; the annual ER Banquet is held, and Hilarity Ensues [over here by The Moose...] [419] {#88}--"Shades of Gray" (98 Apr 23) Writer: Samantha Howard Corbin Director: Lance Gentile Cut off from his family's money, Carter Learns How To Be Poor; Jeanie says goodbye to a friend; Doug treats a patient affected by an abortion clinic's bombing--as does Corday; the fallout from what should've been routine surgery, continues to haunt Morganstern and Benton; Anna refuses to continue an abortion left unfinshed by the bombing; after having a difficult day, Benton and Corday seek solace in each others' arms. [420] {#89}--"Of Past Regret and Future Fear" (98 Apr 30) Writer: Jack Orman Director: Anthony Edwards Carol bonds with a man who was doused with chemicals and given only hours to live; Benton and Corday come to terms The Morning After, but still both have Something To Hide; Carter and Gamma disagree on what to do about Chase; Ross confronts an addicted mother who has strung out her infant son. [421] {#90}--"Suffer the Little Children" (98 May 7) Writer: Walon Green Director: Christopher Misiano Ross and Hathaway risk their careers when they detox an infant using a medical method not approved--by the hospital or the mother; Peter confronts Romano about Peter and Liz's affair, to possible dire consequences; Del Amico treats a TV evangelist; Dr. Max Rosher, Anna's ex- (and future?) boyfriend, arrives to assess the possibility of a pedes unit in the ER; Jeanie fears her HIV is becoming worse. [422] {#91}--"A Hole In The Heart" (98 May 14) Writer: Lydia Woodward Director: Lesli Glatter The fourth season finale takes up right where the last episode left off: Ross and Weaver are at odds regarding his unauthorized procedure on Baby Josh, and to Weaver's surprise, the Pedes department decides to continue the procedure; under the stress of her dealings with Ross, Greene, Anspaugh, and an uncaring insurance company, Weaver decides she does not want to be "Acting Chief" anymore, and quits; Carter suspects Rosher of stealing drugs; Hathaway and Boulet treat a man that's suicidal--and more... --------- [501] {#92}--"Day For Knight" (98 Sep 24) Writer: Lydia Woodward Director: Christopher Chulack We lose one--Dr. Anna "Don't Call Me Anna" Del Amico (Maria Bello) is gone; and we gain one--Kellie Martin as Lucy Knight, "Young Female Doctor Void"-filler...uh, third-year medical student, who comes under the tutelage of Dr. John Carter; they clash, but Nurse Carol Hathaway and Dr. Doug Ross Save The Day. [502] {#93}--"Split Second" (98 Oct 1) Writer: Carol Flint Director: Christopher Misiano Lucy Knight continues to have difficulty Adjusting; Corday gets a Significant Visitor; Greene ponders another position; Baby Boy Reese [Reece] may be deaf; Weaver and Ross have a clash of the Titans; in an ironic twist to last years' [ahem] "spoilers", gang violence erupts in the ER. [503] {#94}--"They Treat Horses, Don't They?" (98 Oct 8) Writer: Walon Green Director: T.R. Babu Subramaniam Mark and Rachel have difficulty Bonding; in Yet Another Episode, Lucy Knight continues to have difficulty Adjusting; and the Titans have their Day: Weaver is considered for ER Chief; and thar's a new pediatric attending in town, pardner, and his name is... [504] {#95}--"Vanishing Act" (98 Oct 15) Writer: Jack Orman Director: Lesli Glatter "Things aren't always as they appear" ["what? WHAT?"]: Weaver appears to think she looks Powerful in her Interview Power Suit; Loooceeey appears to know a medical procedure that she's clueless about; Hathaway appears to not know her Red Letter Days; Corday appears to think Edson has a sense-o-humor about her intern status; Edson appears to want "Lizzie" to Show Him The Hand... *[505] {#96}--"Masquerade" (98 Oct 29) Writer: Samantha Howard Corbin Director: Steve DeJarnatt Doug Has Paperwork ["what?"]; Mark gets bad news on the homefront, and also mishandles a case involving a pregnant schizophrenic patient; Lucy gets Buck Wyld at a dorm party that Carter is supposed to "chaperone" [even though these are *MEDICAL* students...but I digress...]; Kerry discovers there's another admin who's an even bigger ass than she can be, and the door's not big enough for the both of 'em... *[506] {#97}--"Stuck On You" (98 Nov 5) Writer: Jack Orman Director: Lesli Glatter Doug Bonds with his Paperwork ["WHAT?"]; The Beard meets its match in the Carpet Bros and their Glue; Cowboy Greene gets [ahem] attached to a teen he encounters on a paramedic ride-along; Carter gets stuck with finding a new roommate; Peter gets caught on the "cutting edge" after Kerry recommends a doctor for Reece; Doug and Carol come clean. *[507] {#98}--"Hazed And Confused" (98 Nov 12) Writer: David Mills Director: Jonathan Kaplan Mark has a strong reaction to the paramedics' hazing prank; in a brilliant acting turn, Alex Kingston as Dr. Corday demonstrates the effects of a long day-and-a-half being the scut puppy intern; The Other Side of the "deaf issue" rears its ugly head; Kerry gets to serve up the Cold Dish Of Revenge when Anspaugh has to play -Interim- Chief. *[508] {#99}--"The Good Fight" (98 Nov 19) Writer: Jack Orman Director: Christopher Chulack Mostly Carter and Lucy, most the time, in this spotlight episode: while the staff of County work desperately to save a little girl who was seriously injured in a car crash, off-duty Carter and Lucy search Chicago to find her father, who went missing from the hospital and who is her 1 in 50 million perfect blood match. *[509] {#100}--"Good Luck Ruth Johnson" (98 Dec 10) Writer: [currently unknown] Director: [currently unknown] Following in the footsteps of "Frasier", "ER" ties the 100th episode in with a fictional centennial celebration--Cook County Hospital turn 100. The twist here is that Ruth Johnson (hint: check the episod title), a once-and-present patient, is also 100, and Carter gets to Play with her; Carol Discovers The Shocking Truth about a shooting. *[510] {#101}--"The Miracle Worker" (98 Dec 17) Writer: [currently unknown] Director: [currently unknown] [ObStarTrekReference: "Scot'y, izzat you?"] No, it's time for another "ER" Christmas episode... --------- -- Rose "MotherFAQer" Cooper, Keeper Of The Mostly New And Somewhat Improved ER FAQ EMAIL: erfaq@digiserve.com ICQ: 7760005 http://www.digiserve.com/er/ http://manetheren.cl.msu.edu/~bambam/