Episode 1
Aired Sep 23, 2004
One for the Road
Pratt, facing gunfire, loses control of his vehicle, trapping himself and his passengers under water; Dr. Weaver stops a police officer from performing a body search on a young woman; Dr. Carter and Kem deal with their child's remains.
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Episode 2
Aired Oct 7, 2004
Damaged
Dr. Carter, struggling with unfulfilled dreams and the loss of his girlfriend, slips into a dangerous depression.
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Episode 3
Aired Oct 14, 2004
Try Carter
The girlfriend of a brain-dead biker with HIV wants to donate his organs to a friend, who is also infected with HIV; Abby orders a drug test on Ray's patient; Corday confronts Weaver over her choice of a surgeon.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 21, 2004
Fear
The staff treats two small children who fell from a third-story window; Pratt treats a man with an unsightly rash that turns out to be lung cancer; Corday receives discipline for performing an HIV-positive organ transplant.
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Episode 5
Aired Nov 4, 2004
An Intern's Guide to the Galaxy
On Neela's first day back, interns, competing at processing heavy patient loads, make a serious mistake.
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Episode 6
Aired Nov 11, 2004
Time of Death
Kovac, Abby and Sam struggle to save the life of Charlie Metcalf (Ray Liotta), whose initial complaint of a stomachache turns out to be much more than anyone had imagined.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 18, 2004
White Guy, Dark Hair
A rape victim, barely able to speak, does all she can to help police.
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Episode 8
Aired Dec 2, 2004
A Shot in the Dark
The 15-year-old son of a wounded police officer must make a life-or-death decision; Abby tries to convince a girl with appendicitis to have surgery at County General, but her father wants her transferred elsewhere.
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Episode 9
Aired Dec 9, 2004
'Twas the Night
Abby has a dialysis patient who is in critical condition, but she cannot reach his physician, who does not want to be disturbed during the holidays.
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Episode 10
Aired Jan 13, 2005
Skin
Gang members kidnap Abby in hope that she can save a gunshot victim; Ray starts treating a patient, but her request for a new doctor offends him.
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Episode 11
Aired Jan 20, 2005
Only Connect
Two teenagers come into the ER with gunshot wounds, and when one of them dies, Neela does a poor job informing the next of kin, leaving the woman hysterical.
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Episode 12
Aired Jan 27, 2005
The Providers
Carter treats a kidney transplant patient who appears to be having a reaction to a new drug, and when he asks Neela to post questions about the pill's side effects on the Internet, the pharmaceutical company causes an uproar.
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Episode 13
Aired Feb 3, 2005
Middleman
Pratt finds a suspicious gash across the chest of a boy he is examining; Kovac treats a man who was shot when he confronted his boss with a gun; Jake tries to convince Abby that his student status shouldn't keep them from dating.
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Episode 14
Aired Feb 10, 2005
Just as I Am
Dr. Weaver meets her birth mother (Frances Fisher), but their budding relationship changes when Weaver reveals that she is gay; Dr. Carter causes a commotion when he confronts a couple hoping to scam some painkillers.
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Episode 15
Aired Feb 17, 2005
Alone in a Crowd
A soccer mom (Cynthia Nixon) is rushed to the ER after suffering a stroke.
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Episode 16
Aired Feb 24, 2005
Here and There
When hospitals in Iraq are unequipped to help a young girl wounded by a car bomb, getting her to the U.S. proves to be very difficult.
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Episode 17
Aired Mar 24, 2005
Back in the World
Neela learns that Gallant came to the ER with an Iraqi burn victim; Pratt treats a child who accidentally shot himself with a gun that he got from an unusual source.
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Episode 18
Aired Apr 21, 2005
Refusal of Care
A woman on a hunger strike refuses treatment until she has assurance that the INS will grant her son a new hearing on his deportation; Abby suspects a patient is a victim of elder abuse, but she is unable to find proof.
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Episode 19
Aired Apr 28, 2005
Ruby Redux
An 85-year-old patient (Red Buttons) accuses Dr. Carter of killing his wife more than 10 years earlier; Dr. Pratt helps a victim of domestic violence and winds up making a date with the social worker assigned to her case.
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Episode 20
Aired May 5, 2005
You Are Here
Newly appointed chief resident Morris clashes with Pratt as they deal with casualties from a fire at an apartment building; Lewis takes out on Carter her frustrations about not getting tenure, and Weaver's attempts to calm Lewis make things worse.
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Episode 21
Aired May 12, 2005
Carter Est Amoureux
Pratt rages at Neela for performing a complicated procedure on an infant; Carter reunites with Kem (Thandie Newton) when he rushes to Paris after learning that her mother has been hospitalized.
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Episode 22
Aired May 19, 2005
The Show Must Go On
Disaster casualties flood the ER, which is short-handed because most of the staff is at Dr. Carter's going-away party; Dr. Pratt works up the courage to confront his father, Charlie (Danny Glover).
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