You Set The Tone

In a grim episode this week, the staff of County rush to save the lives of the victims of a house fire. Shep and Raul were first on the scene, but last to leave...

Doug is let down by Ray again, while Susan gets the most unpleasant shock of her year so far (and that's saying something). Benton offers a kind word to Carter, who struggles with a burn victim's injuries. 

After the worst day in a long while, there's always a chair at Doc Magoos....

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Babies! Babies everywhere! Thanks to a flood on the fourth floor, all of the ladies-in-labour find themselves giving birth in the ER. Mark is being closely watched by a miraculously present Coburn, while Harper worries she might end up as one of these women in nine months. She tries to talk to Carter about it, but he has an interview he has to prepare for. 

Benton is feeling the fallout of his blow up with Count Vulcilich, though he seriously impresses the rest of the hospital with a marathon surgery. Susan deals with adoption agencies and Doug deals with absent fathers. At the end of it all, Connie is about to leave to have her baby....but maybe it's worth stopping for some soup in Doc Magoos...

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Things come to a head this week when Benton decides to challenge Count Vucilich on the ethics behind his study. With very little support from those around him, Peter is faced with a difficult decision. Elsewhere, Mark and Susan raise eyebrows as they arrive on the L together, with rumours flying through the ER as quickly as Carter can share them. 

Carter is having a rough week, with some truly unpleasant character traits coming to the surface. Can an encounter with Ruby set things straight for him again?

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Mark is really having a day of it, but was coming into County General on his day off really a wise decision? Considering in the course of the day he is present for the death of a patient, gets called up to see Morgenstern and the lawyers and gets sued for full-custody of Rachael, maybe it would have been better to stay in bed.

Susan is having a different bit of stress: Stress, thy name is Weaver! With the Chief Resident position up for grabs, the two of them will have to work closely together. Far TOO closely, if you ask Susan. 

Carter puts his foot in it with Harper, but he may have saved himself, Harper and even Benton from problems, as something definitely seems off about Vucilich....

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Carter v Ruby. Sharan v Seán. We come to it at last!

Benton fears he's made a fool out of himself during surgery, but what does Dr. Vucilich feel? Jeanie does Benton a favour by accompanying him to a gala dinner, which causes him to do a double take when he sees her.

Elsewhere, Susan struggles to help a woman who doesn't want to be helped, while her daughter watches in anger. Things come to a head for Mark as Rachael demands to know when he's moving back home. Meanwhile, Doug's Dad won't stop calling the ER...

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Our thoughts are with the family of Dearon 'Deezer D' Thompson, our favourite nurse, Malik, who passed away on January 7th, 2021.

This week, Shep and Raul bring in a small orphanage worth of children, as they are part of a team that rescues them from a down and out Mother. However, Shep puts his foot firmly in his mouth in front of Benton and Malik, leading to a rather tense confrontation.

Elsewhere in the ER, Mark receives a very unpleasant piece of mail from Jen, while Carter blurs the boundaries with a patient's husband (guest starring Red Buttons). Carol and Jeanie face off, while Al Boulet makes an unwelcome return to County General. 

But hey, at least Susan gets some pizza in the end!

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IT'S CHRISTMAS!!! The ER is ready to get in the holiday spirit this week and none moreso that Hathaway, who awakens to try and light her lovely new fireplace, while Shep quietly freezes in the bed. Carter meets a patient and her husband who will change his life (guest star Red Buttons) and Susan faces a Christmas with Cookie (no thank you!)

Mark faces his first holidays separated from Jen, and feels the struggle. However, he too meets a patient who helps him see the wood for the trees, and capture some of the meaning of Hanukkah. In other news, Benton smiles and the world almost collapses!

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This has been a week and a bit for County General! Doug is the latest victim of the early rise, this time with Susan bringing little Suzie to see him. Despite her absence, Chloe still manages to make her presence felt as well. Carol and Shep discover a hidden feature in her new house, thanks to the advice given to her by a patient (guest star Adam Goldberg). Then, to top it all off, Mark gets a phone call that will change his life....

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This week, Ross finds himself the centre of some unwanted attention in the ER, as news of his heroism is used as publicity for County General. It even sends him into such a tailspin that he almost comes to blows with Mark. Susan is looking for a babysitter and may have struck gold with an elderly patient in the ER, while Carter fears he may have misdiagnosed a patient...

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Things get intense when Doug, down on his luck and ready to leave County General, gets a flat tyre while on the way to a gig. He's just about to throw in the towel when a kid bangs on the window. His brother is trapped in a storm drain and the tide is rising....

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