Broken Lens

Written By

Joe Sachs, John Wells, Lisa Zwerling

Much to Ray's dislike, a surrogate mother in labor doesn't want to have a C-section and endangers the life of the baby. Meanwhile, Sam tells Luka she and Alex are moving out. Pratt meets his half-brother and -sister, and Abby makes a difficult decision about a young boy.

Director

Laura Innes

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Luka has a very bad day: New nurse manager Eve Peyton notices he doesn't want to work with Sam and tells him so. At the end of the day he's drunk and Abby takes him home.

Director

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The 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 steps up to Eve and her strict ways and Jerry gets struck by lightening!

Director

Paul McCrane

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A new attending, Dr. Victor Clemente, comes aboard and quickly makes a stir on the ER. Abby's breast cancer patient convinces her to take a long awaited test. Luka befriends a young woman who awakes from a six-year coma. Also, Weaver shows Clemente who runs the ER.

Director

Arthur Albert

Written By

Janine Sherman Barrois

Guest Stars

Pratt's half-brother tries to get him to make ends meet with his estranged father. Clemente treats an infant chimpanzee and involves Abby and Neela on the secret case. Eve promotes Sam and her first tasks is to fire a beloved nurse.

Director

Stephen Cragg

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A kidnaped girl is the victim of police shooting. Abby is stuck in the middle of a disagreement between Luka and Clemente. Neela receives a phone call from Iraq. Later, Luka and Abby share a kiss.

Director

Laura Innes

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The ER prepares to take in victims from a plane collision, 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.

Director

Joe Sachs, Virgil Williams

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Gallant impulsively asks Neela to marry her that exact day, she says I do but soon gets cold feet. Morris stands up to Weaver on a patients course of treatment. Luka, Sam and Clemente treat a boy who contracted HIV from his mother. Also, Abby and Luka redefine their relationship and Luka is named the new Chief of Emergency Medicine.

Director

Gloria Muzio

Written By

Lydia Woodward

Pratt 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.

Director

Lesli Linka Glatter

Written By

Janine Sherman Barrois

Neela 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.

Director

John Gallagher

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Guest Stars

Saige Thompson

Amanda Ramsey

Jo Anderson

Mrs. Cunningham

John Leguizamo

Victor Clemente

Callie Thorne

Jodie Kenyon

Misha Collins

Bret

Deezer D

Malik McGrath

Laura Cerón

Chuny Marquez

Demetrius Navarro

Morales

Amy Aquino

Janet Coburn

Louie Liberti

Bardelli

Dahlia Salem

Jessica Albright

Kim Gillingham

Mrs. Ramsey

John Posey

Mr. Ramsey

Robert Blanche

Detective Milne

Ivan Padilla

Bale

D.W. Brown

Donald

David Patrick Green

Detective Greider

Gary DeWitt Marshall

Pete Perkins

Ashley Nolan

Nurse

Ray helps an old friend escape from her abusive father. Dubenko volunteers in the ER but can't seem to handle a slow day. Abby and Kovac go baby shopping, while Neela gets unexpected and upsetting news from Gallant.

Director

Richard Thorpe

Written By

David Zabel, Lisa Zwerling

Guest Stars

Sharif Atkins

Michael Gallant

Rochelle Aytes

Tamara

Jillian Bach

Penny Nicholson

Tara Karsian

Liz Dade

Harve Presnell

Mr. Venema

Kat Dennings

Zoe Butler

Brad Greenquist

Mr. Butler

Jordan Calloway

K.J. Thibeaux

Abraham Benrubi

Jerry Markovic

Leland Orser

Lucien Dubenko

Hassan Johnson

Darnell Thibeaux

April Hernandez Castillo

Inez

Christopher Amitrano

Officer Hollis

Robert Alan Beuth

ICU Chief

Kip Martin

Rogan

Carole Gutierrez

Landlady

Mary E. Kennedy

Trudy Lange

Carol Kline

Saleslady

Dr. Nate Lennox, a former professor with ALS, is brought in as the progression of his disease is chronicled through his own flashbacks as he is treated by each of the doctors at one point. As Lennox wants to give up, Abby fights to convince him to keep on fighting.

Director

Paul McCrane

Written By

Joe Sachs

Guest Stars

Roger Aaron Brown

Dr. Jared Ames

Ally Walker

Fran Bevens

John Aylward

Donald Anspaugh

James Woods

Dr. Nate Lennox

Yvette Freeman

Haleh Adams

Ewan Chung

Chiu

Emily Wagner

Pickman

Leland Orser

Lucien Dubenko

Adam Chambers

Chapman

John Collin

Brian

An 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.

Director

Joanna Kerns

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In the Sudan, Carter and a colleague struggle to save a woman who was raped by a band of militants. Back in the ER, Clemente asks to return to work after the shooting incident, but Kovac refuses. Meanwhile, Neela and Pratt have a work dispute, and, in a related incident, K.J.'s father shows up again in the ER.

Director

Richard Thorpe

Written By

Janine Sherman Barrois

Guest Stars

Noah Wyle

John Carter

Ned Bellamy

Detective

Eamonn Walker

Dr. Stephen Dakarai

Shea Whigham

Bobby Kenyon

Mary McCormack

Debbie

Troy Evans

Frank Martin

John Leguizamo

Victor Clemente

Callie Thorne

Jodie Kenyon

Jordan Calloway

K.J. Thibeaux

Juanita Jennings

ICU Doctor

Jacob Urrutia

Jose Rodriguez

When is it time to go out on a limb? Armand Assante guest stars as a patient who makes Sam an offer she might not be able to refuse. Luka must calm Abby’s baby-related fears after an incident at the hospital places everyone at risk. Kerry makes a difficult choice, and Neela joins a support group.

Director

Lesli Linka Glatter

Written By

Karen Maser

Guest Stars

Jim Parrack

Phil

Dominic Janes

Alex Taggart

Meagan Moore

Chrissy

Alyson Croft

Gina

Troy Evans

Frank Martin

Armand Assante

Richard Elliot

Julia Ling

Michelle

Greg Baker

Highsmith

Jacob Urrutia

Jose Rodriguez

Abby and Luka desperately try to keep a young woman brought into the ER with stab wounds to the neck alive. As her condition begins to worsen, Clemente steps in and tries a risky procedure on the girl in order to save her life. Meanwhile, Neela pulls an all-nighter in preparation for a speech at a surgeon's convention, Ray treats a man claiming to have swallowed a bottle of pills, and Sam decides to take a part-time job with Richard to help her with childcare expenses.

Director

Stephen Cragg

Written By

Lisa Zwerling

Guest Stars

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Riza Kardatay

Troy Evans

Frank Martin

Armand Assante

Richard Elliot

Maury Sterling

Dr. Nelson

James Francis Ginty

Frick

Yvette Freeman

Haleh Adams

Phil Abrams

Rodney

When Luka answers a call for help, he discovers not everyone is pleased. Will he honor his commitment, or ask a colleague to step in for him? Abby and Morris wrestle with the strange case of a car crash victim. Having made a change in her life, Sam finds herself enjoying a few new perks. Neela has unexpected visitors, with even more unexpected news.

Director

Laura Innes

Written By

Virgil Williams

Guest Stars

Erin Chambers

Brooke Sawyer

Dominic Janes

Alex Taggart

Warren Stevens

Jim Coker

Troy Evans

Frank Martin

Armand Assante

Richard Elliot

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Gloria Gallant

Ernie Hudson

Colonel James Gallant

Abraham Benrubi

Jerry Markovic

Pratt departs for Africa with attitude to spare but makes his first contact with harsh reality before the plane lands. Abby senses something is not what is seems when she treats a 12-year-old and her grandmother, then differs with Luka over the best course of action. A prisoner is brought to the ER with what everyone thinks is a fake case of appendicitis. Morris is dressed, and ready, to impress, but Albright’s not. It’s time for Kerry to return to work and Clemente doesn’t know when it’s time to leave.

Director

Skipp Sudduth

Written By

Lydia Woodward

Guest Stars

Noah Wyle

John Carter

Garret Dillahunt

Steve Curtis

Diane Ladd

Mrs. Pooler

Eamonn Walker

Dr. Stephen Dakarai

Lauri Hendler

Lenore Bee

Mary McCormack

Debbie

Troy Evans

Frank Martin

Sara Gilbert

Jane Figler

Yvette Freeman

Haleh Adams

Erika Alexander

Vatima Abika

John Leguizamo

Victor Clemente

Annamarie Kenoyer

Ruthie Pooler

Abraham Benrubi

Jerry Markovic

Pratt gets to work in Darfur alongside Carter and his co-workers, but is troubled by astounding number of people needing care and finds himself making a dangerous journey.

Director

R. Scott Gemmill, David Zabel

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Guest Stars

Noah Wyle

John Carter

Eamonn Walker

Dr. Stephen Dakarai

Mary McCormack

Debbie

Pratt 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.

Director

Steve Shill

Written By

Guest Stars

Sharif Atkins

Michael Gallant

Troy Evans

Frank Martin

Maury Sterling

Dr. Nelson

Sara Gilbert

Jane Figler

John Leguizamo

Victor Clemente

Dinah Lenney

Shirley

Chaos 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.

Director

Nelson McCormick

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