This week, Carol has to go for a paramedic ride-along, Doug has a surprise to share, Carter and Anna have to help Chase through drug withdrawals, Kerry is having second thoughts about privatizing the ER, Jeanie does her best to encourage Scott, and Benton and Corday have their first date.

This week, Dr. Swift makes his grand return to the ER (sort of), Ellis makes his pitch for Synergix to completely take over the ER, Corday goes rogue to try and get a vocal cord surgery for Allison, a second elderly sexual assault victim is brought to the ER, Jeanie helps care for Dr. Anspaugh’s son, Anna kills a Tamagotchi, and Mark has some sage advice for Carter.

This week, Benton has the magic touch, Henry comes crawling back to try and pass his ER rotation, Mark cares for an older woman who’s been assaulted, Corday skips out on her London holiday trip, Jeanie forgets her meds, Carter catches his cousin shooting up in a limo.

On this month’s edition of STT Interviews, we’re talking with series composer, Martin Davich. Martin composed the score for an astonishing 330 out of 331 episodes of the series. Hear all about the creative process that went into creating some of those iconic pieces and how the tone of the show evolved over time.

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This week, Carter gets arrested after standing up for a patient’s rights, Jeanie lawyers up, Kerry’s assumptions compromise a patient’s care, Mark’s lawyer shadows him for the day, Doug returns from the desert, Carol is a bit of a hypocrite, and Benton and Corday butt heads on how to best care for a woman’s injured leg.

This week, Carol’s clinic gets off to a rocky start, Jeanie is suspicious about the circumstances of her firing when the ER says hello to a new nurse , a child with a unique condition needs surgery, a lawyer offers to take on Mark’s lawsuit pro bono, Henry returns to attempt to pass his ER rotation, and a love letter falls into the wrong hands.

Who doesn’t love a good road trip? This week, Mark and Doug venture to the middle of nowhere in California to find out more about how Doug’s dad died. They also learn of a whole new life he’d built out there, and make time to say hello to Mark’s family along the way.

This week, Carol has to make the case for her clinic to Carter’s grandmother, Al hatches a plan for him and Jeanie to move to Atlanta, Romano shows off a brand new high tech surgery tool, Kerry has to make a difficult decision, Benton gets Corday in trouble, Mark and Cynthia become a thing, and Doug gets some bad news.

On this month’s edition of STT Interviews, we’re talking with Marc Jablon! Marc played medical student Larry Weston for parts of two seasons. Marc had all sorts of fun anecdotes for us including what it was like filming Abby and Luka’s wedding in a surprising location and the fear that comes along with getting thrust into an established group of actors.

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This week, Carol has an idea for a free clinic, Benton is introduced to the struggles of fatherhood, everyone’s favorite bigot makes his debut, Mark’s “I’m a huge jerk” attitude escalates even further, Al and Jeanie get confronted about their HIV status at a bar, Carter is frustrated by his new med student, and Anna treats a young man with an advanced form of cancer.