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- DirectorRod HolcombStarsAnthony EdwardsGeorge ClooneyNoah WyleThe pilot for the popular TV series is set during 24 frantic hours in the lives of a group of doctors, nurses, and staff members of a busy emergency room at a Chicago hospital. They deal with the seemingly endless casualties that stumble into their place of employment. The central characters are the chief resident and family man Dr. Mark Greene, who is considering a job in private practice due to pressure from his demanding law student wife Jennifer; outgoing Dr. Doug Ross, who deals with cases in his own personal way; straight-arrow Dr. Susan Lewis, trying to get by another long 36-hour shift; inexperienced third-year med student John Carter; cocky surgical resident Dr. Peter Benton; and troubled chief nurse Carol Hathaway.
- DirectorDavid SolomonStarsNathan FillionGina TorresAlan TudykWhen Serenity's life support system fails, Mal orders the crew off the ship - but he stays behind.
- DirectorMimi LederStarsAnthony EdwardsGeorge ClooneySherry StringfieldThe ER staff's slow snow day becomes chaotically hectic when the casualties of a 40 car traffic accident flood in.
- DirectorChristopher ChulackStarsAnthony EdwardsGeorge ClooneyNoah WyleNurse Carol Hathaway is held hostage during a convenience store robbery, then befriends one of the gunmen.
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsAnthony EdwardsGeorge ClooneyNoah WyleCarol has to fire two of the nurses. Meanwhile, Gant feels Benton is too hard on him.
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsAnthony EdwardsGeorge ClooneyNoah WyleJeanie asks Greg to help Al get into a special AIDS-program at the hospital. Olbes brings in her grandfather, who had a stroke.
- DirectorChristopher ChulackStarsAnthony EdwardsGeorge ClooneyNoah WyleBecause of benzene that's been spread, the ER has to close. Weaver gets felled and Carter has to take the lead.
- DirectorRichard ThorpeStarsAnthony EdwardsGeorge ClooneyNoah WyleDr. Greene tries to help get Amanda Lee the proper credit she deserves on a paper she wrote. However, he starts to become suspicious of her credentials. An old friend of Dr. Greene recommends him for a NASA mission. Benton's son is having difficulties in day care. Doug and Carol help the exhausted mother named Joi of a little boy named Ricky who has a terminal illness. Carter is jealous when Lucy goes on a date with Dale.
- DirectorChristopher MisianoStarsAnthony EdwardsNoah WyleJulianna MarguliesThe ER has to deal with a stripper and some shady dealings from apparent FBI agents. Lucy reveals to Carter that she's still on Ritalin. Hathaway begins to reveal her pregnancy to those closest to her, including a fax to Doug. Dr. Anspaugh decides that the trauma fellowship will go to Benton, who then faces anger from Romano and Corday. A car accident involving teenagers may have been alcohol-related and leaves one teenager with grievous third-degree burns.
- DirectorSteve De JarnattStarsAnthony EdwardsNoah WyleJulianna MarguliesA 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.
- DirectorChristopher MisianoStarsAnthony EdwardsNoah WyleJulianna MarguliesOn Thanksgiving Day Carol goes into labor. She's able to get to the ER only thanks to Luka's help. She delivers the first baby in the ER, but the second causes some trouble. Greene leaves Elizabeth to deal with his father and daughter, as he rushes to assist Carol.
- DirectorLaura InnesStarsAnthony EdwardsNoah WyleJulianna MarguliesDr. Greene and Dr. Corday bond with their parents, Lucy cares for a patient with a psychotic break, and Valentine's Day celebrations in the ER end tragically.
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsAnthony EdwardsNoah WyleJulianna MarguliesCarter and Lucy are discovered and the staff struggles to save them and go on with normal patient care.
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsAnthony EdwardsNoah WyleLaura InnesAs the result of a school shooting, Kovac and Benton care for the gunman and his victims. Abby discovers that Carter has been illegally injecting pain relievers. Greene and Weaver confront Carter about his problem, and Weaver orders him to enter a drug rehabilitation center or leave the hospital permanently.
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsAnthony EdwardsNoah WyleLaura InnesDr. Carter struggles with his drug dependency; a custodial strike leaves the ER cluttered with garbage; a riot at a high-school football game leaves several wounded.
- DirectorChristopher ChulackStarsAnthony EdwardsNoah WyleLaura InnesAbby's mother decides to stay in town; Carter attempts to find a drug addict who left the hospital: Greene discovers his health is failing.
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsAnthony EdwardsNoah WyleLaura InnesDr. Corday suggests a quick surgical procedure for a patient with back pain before taking off on a romantic weekend with Dr. Greene. Abby's mother, Maggie, unexpectedly visits the hospital and wreaks havoc on Abby's life. Dr. Chen needs the father of her baby to sign paperwork to go through with the adoption.
- DirectorChristopher MisianoStarsAnthony EdwardsNoah WyleLaura InnesMaggie's emotional instability worsens. She refuses her medication, becomes combative and flees the hospital. Abby finds solace with Kovac. The gang member girlfriend of Benton's deceased nephew knows who killed the dead boy who was hated for his antigang stance.
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsAnthony EdwardsNoah WyleLaura InnesIn the series' 150th episode, a massive train wreck mobilizes the emergency room doctors. Corday, Carter and Kovac rush to the scene. Corday falls and injures her back, bringing on contractions in only her 25th week of pregnancy. While amputating the legs of a fallen firefighter, Corday stops because of her pain.
- DirectorMarita GrabiakStarsAnthony EdwardsNoah WyleLaura InnesA demented patient causes a shootout in the emergency room. After terrorizing people in the ER with a gun, she gets shot by a policeman. She soon dies. Benton later discover her dementia was caused by an aftereffect of his surgery that he and Cleo should have detected. Carter pursues a cute intern.
- DirectorLaura InnesStarsAnthony EdwardsNoah WyleLaura InnesAbby and Carter travel to Oklahoma to rescue Abby's mentally ill mother and bring her back to Chicago. In Chicago, Maggie suffers from a sleeping pills overdose. At County General, Kovac frantically revives her. Benton treats a college student injured in a fraternity prank.
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsAnthony EdwardsNoah WyleLaura InnesThe ER is flooded with foster care home residents, attacked by a shooter bent on tracking down his son, who, with the help of Dr. Greene, was put into the foster care system amid allegations he was being abused by his father.
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsAnthony EdwardsNoah WyleLaura InnesCarter is overwhelmed by patients from a rock concert riot. Benton's former girlfriend and Reece's mother is killed in a car accident. Newly promoted to chief resident, Chen panics and misdiagnoses a patient. Kovac angers Abby by flirting with a waitress.
- DirectorLaura InnesStarsAnthony EdwardsNoah WyleLaura InnesA new medical student, Michael Gallant, arrives in the ER. He's supposed to be working under Dr. Carter's supervision but John's grandmother is unwell. Elizabeth Corday is convinced that other doctors are refusing to work with her as a result of the mysterious deaths. Mark Green thinks she's overreacting but she's determined to find out what happened to her patients. Abby and Luka argue over the attention he is paying to a trainee nurse's aide. Dr. Benton finds himself in court to retain custody of his son, Reese. Carter and Susan Lewis treat a young woman who is both a law and a medical student. Green has to collect his daughter at school when she is suspended.
- DirectorDavid NutterStarsAnthony EdwardsNoah WyleLaura InnesWhen a torrential rainstorm pounds Chicago, patients deluge the emergency room while Weaver speeds to an accident site. There, she finds a pregnant woman, Vicki, lying injured inside a wrecked ambulance while live power lines spark. Fourth-year student Michael Gallant makes a dangerous decision in order to help.
- DirectorNelson McCormickStarsAnthony EdwardsNoah WyleLaura InnesAn accidental overdose brings Drs. Green and Corday's baby into the ER.
- DirectorVondie Curtis-HallStarsAnthony EdwardsNoah WyleLaura InnesAfter Dr. Corday moves out, Dr. Green fights loneliness and pain by immersing himself into his work. Dr. Chen discovers that a comatose teen is ready to give birth.
- DirectorJessica YuStarsAnthony EdwardsNoah WyleLaura InnesDrs. Corday and Greene are awkward when working together in the ER. Dr. Weaver treats victims of an intense fire that may take the life of a dear friend.
- DirectorJack OrmanStarsAnthony EdwardsNoah WyleLaura InnesDr. Carter reads a letter from terminally ill Dr. Green to the ER staff. Dr. Weaver lashes out at a mentally challenged patient. A terminal, homeless man continues asking for Dr. Green.
- DirectorJohn WellsStarsAnthony EdwardsNoah WyleLaura InnesDr. Greene's final days are spent in Hawaii with Rachel, teaching her to drive and surf. When he suffers a seizure, Elizabeth is called. Mark refuses to go home. He manages to make amends with his daughter before his eventual death.
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsAnthony EdwardsNoah WyleLaura InnesJust when the ER is understaffed and swamped, two children who were brought in turn out to have full blown smallpox. The entire ER must be locked down. The staff needs to improvise while they battle not only the disease but also frayed tempers.
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsNoah WyleLaura InnesMekhi PhiferThe police question Drs. Pratt and Gallant about a rampage at the diner across from the ER. Dr. Lewis befriends her teen admirer, a cancer patient.
- DirectorJack OrmanStarsNoah WyleLaura InnesMekhi PhiferIt's Greg Pratt's last shift at County General and he treats a number of cases that were started by John Carter on the day shift. They treat a 12 year-old near drowning victim who has little chance of recovery; a Buddhist nun who has a special gift of seeing another's inner self; a woman who is convinced that the day's solar eclipse signals the end of the world; a drug addict who scams both of them for pain medication; and a pregnant woman who had her baby torn out of her womb. Dr. Romano has his re-attached arm amputated. Carter receives a call from Luka Kovac asking if he can come to the Congo and help out. Abby is none too pleased. Meanwhile, Doc Magoo's burns to the ground.
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsNoah WyleLaura InnesMekhi PhiferDr. Carter, Abby and other staff of the ER are quarantined as the CDC investigate a mysterious, deadly outbreak.
- DirectorCharles HaidStarsNoah WyleLaura InnesMekhi PhiferDr. Carter leads a walk-out of staff protesting lack of security in the ER.
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsNoah WyleLaura InnesMekhi PhiferOn his return to Chicago, Carter gets a downright chilly reaction from Abby who asks him to return her apartment key. At work, they tip toe around one another, neither really willing to discuss their feelings. A new med student, Neela Rasgotra arrives for her ER rotation. Dr. Pratt is paying too much attention to her for Dr. Chen's taste. A woman passes out at the wheel of her car severely injuring herself and the three children in the car with her. Neela makes a good call in the case. Carter treats a man whose HIV has become full-blown AIDS. The ER itself is a bit chaotic due to major reconstruction. The ER desk receives a call from Africa saying that Luka Kovac has been killed. Carter decides to return to the Congo to retrieve his body.
- DirectorChristopher ChulackStarsNoah WyleLaura InnesMekhi PhiferJohn Carter returns to the Congo to retrieve Luka Kovac's body. He finds however that the area where was killed is still too dangerous to enter. He and Gillian finally manage to hitch a ride with a Red Cross worker, Debbie, who is going to the area. In flashbacks, we learn how Kovac and his fellow aid workers were taken prisoner by rebel troops. They are shot, one at a time, until only Luka is left. Amid the destruction of the eastern Congo, we learn his fate. Carter also makes a fateful decision.
- DirectorChristopher ChulackStarsNoah WyleLaura InnesMekhi PhiferLuka Kovac arrives safely at County General and is hospitalized for treatment. His friend Gillian delivers John Carter's letter to Abby. Pretty much everyone gets to read it when Frank retrieves it from the garbage and passes it around. Greg Pratt has dinner with Chen and her parents. The dinner goes well but they have a serious argument afterward. Dr. Romano is unhappy with his prosthetic arm which makes him even more difficult to deal with. Some of the more senior nurses find their hours being reduced as a cost-saving measure and stage a walkout. Romano's response is to fire them all. Dr. Lewis treats a teenager with a serious heart problem but her parents insist that she not be told immediately. A new group of second year residents arrive.
- DirectorChristopher ChulackStarsNoah WyleLaura InnesMekhi PhiferOn Thanksgiving Day, a helicopter crash outside the ER leaves several injured. Alex tries to bring Sam and Luka together.
- DirectorRichard ThorpeStarsNoah WyleMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferCarter 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.
- DirectorChristopher ChulackStarsNoah WyleMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferDr Morris agitates a patient who then leaves, steals a tank, and rampages through Chicago on his way to County General. He makes it all the way to the ambulance bay before the CPD finally stops him. Sam tries to figure out her relationship with Kovac while Gillian shows up at the ER to cement plans for dinner with Carter, Kem and Kovac - making things that much more difficult. Neela confronts Frank about his arrogant bigotry, bluntly telling him she wants nothing from him but silence from this point forward. During the initial onrush of patients due to the tank rampage, Frank has a heart attack which is, thankfully, caught. Frank's wife and daughter show up and are rushed up to the cath lab where Dr. Pratt is helping Dr. Kayson keep Frank alive. In the end, Neela winds up in the family room with Frank's family listening to them describe a side of Frank that no one has ever seen. Meanwhile Kovac treats a 13 year old with chlamydia and counsels him to contact his sexual partner - which turns out to be quite a few teenage girls.
- DirectorTawnia McKiernanStarsNoah WyleMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferWeaver rushes to the aid of her wife, Sandy Lopez, when the firefighter is severely injured while working and must now battle for her life. Frightened Weaver whispers hope to Sandy by reminding the victim of their newborn child.
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsNoah WyleMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferCarter greets the returning Kem, but their meeting with his father, Jack, gets tense after Carter announces plans for his grandmother's estate.
- DirectorJulie HébertStarsNoah WyleMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferCarter takes Kem to the hospital to check on their baby since it's not kicking anymore.
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsNoah WyleMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferKovacs stops to help a woman and her son whose car broke down. Steve is getting close to Alex, and Sam panics. Abby is looking for her letter whether to see she passed her boards. Pratt shows off his new Chrysler. Elgin tries to build a connection between him and Pratt. Jing-Mei might be battered by her senile father.
- DirectorPeter HortonStarsEllen PompeoSandra OhKatherine HeiglThe first shift for new surgical interns Meredith, Cristina, Izzie, George, and Alex proves eventful and backbreaking.
- 2005– 43mTV-148.3 (1.7K)TV EpisodeDirectorPeter HortonStarsEllen PompeoSandra OhKatherine HeiglMeredith, shattered by revelations, is forced to work with Addison, Joe collapses at the bar, Cristina has some pretty shattering news of her own, and Alex starts working on Izzie.
- DirectorAdam DavidsonStarsEllen PompeoSandra OhKatherine HeiglMeredith is horrified when her mother is admitted, and everyone is concerned when Cristina collapses in the operating room. Meanwhile, Addison is determined to save a very sick baby.
- DirectorWendey StanzlerStarsEllen PompeoSandra OhKatherine HeiglCristina is determined to get back to work, and despite not being fully recovered, she manages to crack an odd case. Meanwhile, Addison offers to help Bailey with a complicated surgery, and Alex receives important news.
- DirectorMark TinkerStarsEllen PompeoSandra OhKatherine HeiglA storm rages, causing power outages and jamming the elevator, trapping George and Alex inside with a vulnerable patient. Meanwhile, Meredith and Derek arrange a religious ritual for a young woman, and Cristina deals with an unusual case.
- DirectorJeff MelmanStarsEllen PompeoSandra OhKatherine HeiglA train wreck brings in multiple casualties, leaving Meredith hanging for her answer. Meanwhile, Alex finds working without his mojo a disheartening experience, and Cristina searches high and low for a missing appendage.
- DirectorWendey StanzlerStarsEllen PompeoSandra OhKatherine HeiglMeredith's one night stand causes complications when he shows up at the hospital with an embarrassing problem. Meanwhile, Burke tries to push Cristina toward the next step, and Alex's problems affect his performance.
- DirectorDaniel MinahanStarsEllen PompeoSandra OhKatherine HeiglThe mother of the quints blames herself. Meanwhile, Izzy becomes attached to her patient, Karev must face the consequences of his actions, and Cristina takes care of an inmate desperate to stay at the hospital.
- DirectorPeter HortonStarsEllen PompeoSandra OhKatherine HeiglThe lives of everyone in the OR are threatened when a patient enters with a bomb inside him, and a young paramedic with her arm inside the cavity is the only thing keeping it from going off.
- DirectorPeter HortonStarsEllen PompeoSandra OhKatherine HeiglWhile the man with the bomb lodged in his chest remains in Burke's OR with Meredith's hand in the cavity, Bailey's injured husband remains in Derek's. Meanwhile, Bailey's distress puts her unborn baby at risk.
- DirectorTony GoldwynStarsEllen PompeoSandra OhKatherine HeiglThe victims of a serious car accident are admitted, with every surgeon required to help. Meanwhile, Callie's forwardness grates on Izzie, Addison makes Alex suffer, and Derek takes his frustration out on Meredith.
- 2005– 1hTV-149.0 (1.9K)TV EpisodeDirectorRob CornStarsEllen PompeoSandra OhKatherine HeiglBurke is admitted as a patient, along with Richard's niece. Izzie and the others fight to keep Denny alive, while Alex tries to secure the donor heart for him.
- DirectorMark TinkerStarsEllen PompeoSandra OhKatherine HeiglRichard is determined to discover the guilty party, and punishes the interns by making them arrange a prom for his niece. Meanwhile, Callie presses George about his feelings, and Derek and Meredith have to make a decision about Doc.
- DirectorChristopher ChulackStarsNoah WyleMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferAfter being shot at, Pratt, Jing-Mei and Elgin are trying to get out of their sinking car. Sam took Alex with her while fleeing from Steve. Kovac is considering going after them. Abby wants to go to bed since tomorrow is her first day as a doctor, but is thwarted by Weaver, whose custody battle might take a dramatic turn. A young drug dealer is brought in with "a foreign object" in her tunnel of life.
- DirectorJulie HébertStarsNoah WyleMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferAbby has a dialysis patient in critical condition, but she cannot find his physician, who does not want to be bothered during the holidays.
- DirectorStephen CraggStarsNoah WyleMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferGang members kidnap Abby hoping she can save one of their members with a gunshot wound. Ray starts treating a patient, but when she requests a new doctor, he gets offended.
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsNoah WyleMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferA soccer mom finds herself completely aware of everything going on around her, but is unable to move or speak after suffering a stroke.
- DirectorJohn WellsStarsNoah WyleMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferCasualties of a disaster flood the ER, which is short-handed because everyone is at Dr. Carter's going-away party because he's leaving the ER after 11 years. Dr. Pratt looks for the courage to confront his father, Charlie.
- DirectorLesli Linka GlatterStarsGoran VisnjicMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferWeaver contemplates hip replacement surgery after she finds it hard to do her labor-intensive job. Meanwhile, Kovac tries to ease Abby's fears about raising a child together. 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. And after Sam treats a fainting victim, she finds herself with an intriguing job offer.
- DirectorSteve ShillStarsGoran VisnjicMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferPratt struggles to get a straight story when two abused boys come into the ER with their father. Two U.S. Army officers enter the ER.
- DirectorNelson McCormickStarsGoran VisnjicMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferChaos reigns in the ER when two prisoners are brought in for treatment, but instead plot a violent escape. Their desperate actions place one doctor in harm's way, and forces one nurse to become a tool in their plan.
- DirectorPaul McCraneStarsGoran VisnjicMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferThe rainy night brings in diverse patients, including a mother involved in a car accident with her baby, a man with a satisfaction facilitator, and a comatose patient who suddenly wakes up. Also, Sam stands up to Eve and her strict ways and Jerry gets struck by lightning.
- DirectorChristopher ChulackStarsGoran VisnjicMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferThe ER prepares to take in victims from a plane crash while Neela and Pratt head out to the crash site where Neela makes heroic efforts. At the end of the day Neela gets a surprising visit.
- DirectorLesli Linka GlatterStarsGoran VisnjicMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferPratt and Weaver try to create a Christmas miracle when they work to save a girl wounded from gunfire. Eve gets into trouble after punching a disruptive patient. Also, Abby has a special gift for Luka.
- DirectorJohn GallagherStarsGoran VisnjicMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferNeela treats a religious teenage girl who turns out to be pregnant. Abby and Kovac struggle to figure out what to do with her unexpected pregnancy.
- DirectorJoanna KernsStarsGoran VisnjicMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferAn unexpected visitor puts Clemente in the middle of a domestic dispute. Meanwhile, Luka and Abby await test results on their unborn child; Neela struggles with her surgical elective and Pratt ends up with an unexpected suitor when he participates in a charity bachelor auction.
- DirectorChristopher ChulackStarsGoran VisnjicMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferThe ER is now in the hands of a new chief, Dr. Kevin Moretti, who is bent on major changes. Meanwhile, a phone call leads Neela to a hospital where a major shock awaits her, and a final farewell from a friend and colleague. Gates urgently goes home to stop Sarah from being taken away from him. A drug-addicted Iraq War veteran baffles Morris and Sam. Also, Kovac postpones the honeymoon and says goodbye to Abby and his son, for the meantime, while he travels to Croatia to visit his ailing father.
- DirectorStephen CraggStarsMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferParminder NagraAbby, Pratt and Morris clash with Moretti's strict new ER procedures as victims of an anti-war rally roll in, including Neela. Gates manhandles a patient he suspects set off the explosion that disrupted the protest. A worried Dubenko lets his emotions for Neela take over during Neela's surgery. Meanwhile, the rest of the staff worry over Neela's condition.
- DirectorAndrew BernsteinStarsGoran VisnjicMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferWhat is supposed to be a departmental dinner organized by Kovac turns out to be the surprise of a lifetime for Abby when she learns it's a surprise wedding, secretly planned by the eager groom. Meanwhile, at the wedding, ER staffers enjoy themselves with music and booze while Neela finds herself the center of unexpected attention between Gates and Ray, which leads to a drunken fight and a shocking conclusion.
- DirectorLesli Linka GlatterStarsGoran VisnjicMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferA blizzard strands a family in the snow and Abby and Pratt quickly try to save the family. A gang shooting challenges Morris and Pratt. Meanwhile, Kovac and Abby begin making wedding plans, but their engagement might not be very secret; Gates struggles with the reappearance of his father and the possibility of losing Sarah; and Neela becomes jealous when Dubenko brings in a new surgical intern.
- DirectorLaura InnesStarsGoran VisnjicMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferKovac and Gates treat a girl who appears to have been assaulted. When the police are no help with Ames, Kovac decides to confront the problem himself; Morris and other doctors work on a patient with an ice pick in his ear. Meanwhile, Ray tries to keep his new relationship a secret and Pratt can't fully deal when his half-brother officially comes out. Also, a new male nurse arrives.
- DirectorStephen CraggStarsGoran VisnjicMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferThanksgiving at County is quiet, with the normal number of routine (or nearly so) emergencies. But Abby makes up for the lack of excitement while returning to the hospital as the doctor on a helicopter transport.
- DirectorStephen CraggStarsGoran VisnjicMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferWeaver, Kovac, and the other doctors work frantically to try to save Jerry and a pregnant Abby, who were both critically injured during the shootout that left the ER in shambles. Meanwhile, Sam tries to escape from her ex-boyfriend and his criminal accomplices as they head north, but things quickly turn violent.
- DirectorJohn WellsStarsGoran VisnjicMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferMorning shift begins. The night shift treated 142 patients - a new record. Dr. Morris is confident that by the end of the day the ER can set a new record of 300 patients. Frank reminds him that there has never been more than 250 patients in a day. Dr. Morris bets $300 that they can reach 300 by the end of the shift. Frank, Dr. Gates and Dr. Pratt each bet $100 against him. But will the game be fair? Also, when chaplain Dupree arrives announcing that she's doing a round of the hospital, holding blessing ceremonies and memorials, the guys are against it, except for Dr. Gates, which makes the others suspicious. Frank goes straight to the point. Then there is the accident involving a camel.
- DirectorStephen CraggStarsMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferParminder NagraA young couple is choppered to County after a car accident, and one of them has a gun. A boy who wants to be a clown is injured in a unicycle mishap, but his father considers him a mathlete and wants him to go to MIT. Pratt visits Bettina in the hospital, but she tells him off.
- DirectorChristopher ChulackStarsGoran VisnjicMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferIn the season finale, an ER patient with a mysterious past is afraid that people are trying to kill him. Dr. Moretti returns, trying to make amends for wrecking the marriage of Abby and Luka. Neela makes her way through a difficult M&M conference. Morris treats a woman with lupus who has an attractive daughter.
- DirectorChristopher MisianoStarsMaura TierneyMekhi PhiferParminder NagraThe ER staff deals with the aftermath of the explosion including a severely injured doctor.
- DirectorPaul McCraneStarsParminder NagraJohn StamosLinda CardelliniThe ER is on guard as Gates gathers the new interns to treat a terrorist, but it's the new doctor and her tough disposition that has everyone on the defensive.
- DirectorDavid ZabelStarsAnthony EdwardsParminder NagraJohn StamosTrying to rescue a three-year-old girl from drowning in a nearby lake, Banfield is reminded of her own experience at County with Dr. Greene caring for her son.
- DirectorCharles HaidStarsParminder NagraJohn StamosLinda CardelliniAs a snowstorm hits Chicago, Sam's son Alex crashes a car and ends up in critical condition in the ER. Neela gives a deposition in the malpractice suit against her. Dr. Morris and Dr. Banfield are both at a medical conference in Omaha, and when the snow cancels all flights out they share a memorable and surprising evening.
- DirectorJohn WellsStarsNoah WyleGeorge ClooneyJulianna MarguliesA girl drops off a sick baby at the ER and then leaves; Carter may get a kidney transplant; Gates and Daria care for an elderly woman with multiple sclerosis; Neela and Sam are in Seattle to transport a heart for Joanie Moore, while Doug and Carol are concerned that the donor's grandmother might not consent.
- DirectorRod HolcombStarsNoah WyleLaura InnesSherry StringfieldAs Carter prepares to open a new facility for the underprivileged, some old friends/colleagues gather. Rachel Greene, Mark Greene's daughter, applies for an internship at County.
- DirectorDaniel MinahanStarsEllen PompeoSandra OhKatherine HeiglEveryone reminisces about the past. Meanwhile, Izzie is emotionally devastated, with the others trying to help her, Adele gives Richard an ultimatum, and George and Derek are put in quarantine when an outbreak of the plague is suspected.
- DirectorJulie Anne RobinsonStarsEllen PompeoSandra OhKatherine HeiglA traumatic car accident fills the ER. Cristina has a crisis of conscience about her deceptive teamwork with Burke, Izzie pushes the boundaries of her probation, and Callie tries to explain herself to George.
- DirectorRob CornStarsEllen PompeoSandra OhKatherine HeiglThe interns each react differently to a mass-casualty incident. Meanwhile, George crosses the professional line with Callie, Cristina asks Burke to keep quiet about their engagement, and Richard dons a new hairstyle.
- DirectorRob CornStarsEllen PompeoSandra OhKatherine HeiglIzzie fights to save her patient's life, George searches for the son of his patient, and Alex has to contend with the relatives of victims. Meanwhile, Meredith is unconscious underwater, with Derek her only hope.
- DirectorAdam ArkinStarsEllen PompeoSandra OhKatherine HeiglAn unconscious Meredith interacts with some ghosts from her past while Richard, Burke and Bailey devise an unusual method of reviving her. A despondent Cristina leaves during her shift, and Derek speaks his mind to Meredith's mother.
- DirectorChristopher MisianoStarsEllen PompeoSandra OhKatherine HeiglMeredith deals with her over protective stepmother, Cristina is caught between Burke and Marlow, and Derek fights to become Chief. Meanwhile, Alex continues the search for Jane Doe's identity, and Izzie's past comes back to haunt her.
- DirectorRob CornStarsEllen PompeoSandra OhKatherine HeiglThe wedding day arrives. Richard chooses the new Chief and Chief Resident, the interns receive their exam results, Callie drops a bombshell on George while Izzie pours her heart out to him, and Burke makes an important decision.
- DirectorRandy ZiskStarsEllen PompeoSandra OhKatherine HeiglMeredith and her intern lose a patient after they give her the wrong diagnosis, Callie confronts Izzie, and McDreamy bonds with the other Grey.
- DirectorMichael GrossmanStarsEllen PompeoSandra OhKatherine HeiglAn accident in the ER bay leaves two paramedics fighting for their lives, and a third who refuses Bailey's care. Meanwhile, Alex juggles two women, and Lexie begins to bond with a patient.
- DirectorJessica YuStarsEllen PompeoSandra OhKatherine HeiglTragedy abounds for everyone at Seattle Grace as they all continue in efforts to get the paramedic out of the overturned ambulance, stop the bleeding of a man who won't quit, and a bigot with a Nazi tattoo on his stomach. On the personal side, Rebecca returns to spend time with Alex, Miranda's husband finds it harder to wait for her while she's in surgery, and Cristina still tries to get on Hahn's good side, even though Bailey has put her elsewhere.
- DirectorRob CornStarsEllen PompeoSandra OhKatherine HeiglA surgical team battles the clock as they try to save a boy encased in cement, Karev's situation with an ever-disintegrating Ava brings back painful memories that interfere with his judgment, Derek and Meredith have one last chance at their clinical trial.
- DirectorDaniel AttiasStarsEllen PompeoSandra OhKatherine HeiglOwen runs into someone very special from his past. Izzie employs her fellow doctors in a medical game made to help teach the interns. Naomi, Sam and Addison rush Archer to Seattle Grace and meet with Derek and Mark to save his life.
- DirectorRandy ZiskStarsEllen PompeoSandra OhKatherine HeiglAddison and Derek differ on the treatment plan for their patient, Cristina discovers malpractice in high places, Izzie gets bad news, and Mark spectacularly mistimes his confession.