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…

Dr. Greene and Corday bond with their parents, Lucy cares for a patient with a psychotic break, and Valentine’s Day celebrations in the ER end tragically for one of the…

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…

Carter and Lucy are discovered and the staff struggles to save them and go on with normal patient care.

Lucy’s patient finally gets a heart transplant but does not survive. The transplanted heart will now go to another recipient. Greene interferes in a gay domestic situation. Corday tricked her…

Two boys brought in after a fight at school leads Cleo to discover that one of them has been injecting himself with hormones. Hathaway’s obstetrics nurse, Abby Lockhart, joins the…

Kovac and Haleh take care of Hathaway’s twins so the new mother can finally get some rest. The job transfer for Carla’s husband does not get approved allowing Reese to…

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,…

In order to get her paitient to tell her the location of a missing body, Corday agrees to grant him a fatal wish. Kovac befriends two brothers. He tells Weaver…

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…

On Thanksgiving Day Carol goes into labor. She’s able to get to the ER only thanks to Luka’s help. She delivers the first baby in the ER, but the second…

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…

A prank in a high school science class goes terribly awry, injuring a teacher and several students. Hathaway discovers Meg’s drug addiction. Weaver and Greene notice Lawrence gets easily confused.

Benton struggles with the idea of taking a DNA test to determine whether or not Reese is actually his son. As the signs continue to pile up, Kerry and Mark…

After his mother’s funeral, Dr. Greene comforts his father in San Diego. In Chicago, Romano surprises Corday by appointing her associate chief of surgery. Corday treats Elaine, Carter’s lover, for…

A recommendation from Weaver allows Jeanie to have temporary approval as a foster parent for baby Carlos. Reggie and Jeanie get married. Lucy and Kovac talk with a young woman…

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…

Hathaway befriends an out-of-work waitress, Meg. Seven-months pregnant, Meg cannot afford prenatal care. Hathaway invites her to the hospital, performs free tests and helps her interview for a job in…

When Anspaugh decides to retire as chief of staff and return to surgery, he appoints Romano as his replacement. Greene expresses reservations about the decision, but Weaver does not support…

Del Amico, Ross and Corday confront disturbing situations after the bombing of a women’s clinic. Benton comes under review for controversial actions in the OR. Jeanie endures one of the…

Mark finds out Cynthia has moved. Carter’s cousin Chase is brought in because of a heroin overdose. Doug and Kerry clash after she found a flaw in his study.

Because of benzene that’s been spread, the ER has to close. Weaver gets felled and Carter has to take the lead.

Kerry starts to doubt the methods of Synergix. Carter tries to help his cousin beat his drug addiction. Jeanie becomes Scott Anspaugh’s part-time caregiver.

Another elderly rape victim is brought in. So is the rapist.

Cynthia Hooper starts as the new desk clerk. Benton and Carla disagree over whether or not their son should be circumcised. Al gets in an accident at work.

His ex-wife Jennifer tells Mark he can’t see Rachel until he’s got his act together. Reece gets to go home. Al has lost his job.

While a film crew is filming in the ER, it’s Elizabeth Corday’s first day.

Just when the ER is understaffed and swamped, two children who were brought in turn out to have full blown smallpox. The entire ER must be locked down. The staff…

Dr. Carter reads a letter from terminally ill Dr. Green to the ER staff. Dr. Weaver lashes out at a mentally challenged patient. A terminal, homeless man continues asking for…

Carter’s day shift and Pratt’s night shift (his final shift at County) are intercut. Both men have extremely busy days. Doc Magoo’s burns down. Luka calls Carter from the Congo…

Dr. Romano seizes control of the ER and manages to offend everyone. Dr. Kovac asks Dr. Corday’s help in the quest to bring a sickly Croatian boy to the U.S….

Greene confronts Corday when she orders Rachel out of their home; Abby tries to protect a battered neighbor who refuses to press charges against her husband.

Dr. Carter tries to prevent a grieving gang member from going after vengeance. Dr. Kovac races against time to save a Croatian boy’s life. A baseball player gets treatment for…

Peter Benton continues his court fight against Reese’s stepfather, Roger, who seems to have the upper hand. When a woman is accidentally shot during a gas station robbery, Dr. Corday…

Corday rushes through a surgical procedure in order to take off on a romantic weekend with Greene. She is later called back to the hospital after her patient suffers complications….

Dr. Weaver bends the rules and treats the Alderman’s lover for syphilis. Dr. Kovac’s patient claims she was sexually abused at a boot camp for troubled youth. Dr. Carter treats…

When a torrential rainstorm pounds Chicago, patients deluge the emergency room while Weaver speeds to an accident site. There, she finds a pregnant woman, Vicki lying injured inside a wrecked…

Abby’s troubled brother is missing. A car runs into a crowd of teen girls. The alderman with syphilis gives Dr. Weaver a promotion. Dr. Lewis looks forward to a blind…

Dr. Pratt’s disabled roommate leads him to a wounded thief. Dr Carter decides to practice medicine in Africa. A doctor makes a pass at Dr. Corday.

Dr. Kovac’s speeding causes a crash on an icy road. The ER staff treats angry elves and a female hockey player with a head injury.