In a busy emergency room, Kovac feels the pressure to take care of the overflow of cases before the area is shut down for renovations. A lonely Sam befriends terminally ill photojournalist Diana Moore (recurring guest star ANNABELLA SCIORRA), who has a negative outlook. Pratt gets a scare when his brother unexpectedly shows up in the emergency room. And the tension between Gates and his father, Mike (recurring guest star STACY KEACH), reaches a boiling point.
急症室因進行維修關係而將短暫關閉；但在繁忙的急症室內工作的Kovac，因為要處理堆積如山的病症而感到很大壓力。另一邊廂，孤單的Sam與患上末期疾病的攝影記者Diana Moore成為朋友，但Diana竟拒絕接受治療。Pratt的兄弟突然於急症室出現，令Pratt大吃一驚；而Gates與父親Mike的關係來到了一個十分緊張的情況……
When a young man, Danny Rutley (ANDY PROSKY - "Law & Order"), comes into the emergency room with heart failure, Kovac and Gates must deal with Danny's helpless father, Wayne (ROBERT PROSKY - "Hill Street Blues"). Meanwhile, an Armenian man, Zakar (KEN DAVITIAN - "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan"), takes time out of his schedule and risks his life to be a Good Samaritan. Pratt takes the high road and attempts to make amends with his brother. And both Abby and Gates deal with the constant challenges of parenthood. Recurring guest star STACY KEACH appears as Gates' father, Mike.
在年輕男士Danny Rutley因為心臟衰竭到急診室求診的同時，Kovac和Gates還需應付其無助的父親Wayne。
一名見義勇為的人士，為了救助兩個受傷的小朋友，竟心急到將輕型貨車直撞入急症室門口。至於Abby和Gates則要時刻面對為人父母所遇到的不同的挑戰。
Sam and Morris are caught off guard when a photographer, Diana Moore (recurring guest star ANNABELLA SCIORRA - "The Sopranos"), comes into the emergency room taking photographs alongside a terminally ill patient. Meanwhile, Neela continues to feel upstaged by the new surgical intern, who seems to be Dr. Dubenko's (recurring guest star LELAND ORSER) new favorite. Also, on her birthday, Sam can only think about her son, who is away at school.
一名患有重病在死亡邊緣徘徊的病人，特意聘請攝影師Diana Moore為他記錄自己在急症室接受救護的情況。
另一邊廂，Neela繼續覺得由於Dr. Dubenko所鍾愛的新實習外科醫生的關係，令她備受冷落。Sam在她的生日當天特別記掛在學校的兒子。
Abby and Pratt race to save a family that got stranded in the snow and is now suffering from frostbite. Meanwhile, Neela gets jealous when Dubenko (recurring guest star LELAND ORSER) brings in a new surgical intern. And Gates struggles with the reappearance of his father, Mike (recurring guest star STACY KEACH - "Prison Break"), and the possibility of losing the deceased Meg's daughter, Sarah (recurring guest star CHLOE GREENFIELD).
Abby及Pratt需與時間競賽，盡快拯救一家被風雪凍傷的病人。另邊廂，Neela眼見Dubenko帶來一名新的實習生，感到妒忌不已。Gates對於父親Mike再次出現感到十分困擾……
When a woman comes into the emergency room with acute liver failure, Gates and Kovac are faced with a moral dilemma. Neela also ponders right and wrong when a patient offers to donate a kidney to a complete stranger. Meanwhile, Ray fights to investigate the accidental fall of a squad of cheerleaders.
一名女病人的肝臟出現問題到急症室求診，逼使Gates和Kovac陷入一個有關道德價值的兩難局面。Neela的病人願意把腎臟捐贈予一名陌生人，讓她也分不清是對是錯。
另邊廂，Ray爭取調查一班啦啦隊員意外墮下的真相……
Abby and Sam try to treat an obnoxious aspiring comedian, Simon (FREDDY RODRIGUEZ), with mysterious symptoms. Pratt gets into trouble as he is questioned about the death of a patient. And Neela is thrilled when Dubenko (recurring guest star LELAND ORSER) allows her to scrub in on a kidney donor surgery.
Abby和Sam合力治療一名身體出現奇怪病徵的喜劇演員Simon。與此同時，Sam卻要照顧因為火警受傷的外婆。Morris卻有壞消息要告訴Pratt，然而Pratt卻沒有時間理會，直至Morris說出Pratt已被罰停醫生牌……
Gates and Neela try to revive Meg (recurring guest star PAULA MALCOMSON) after they find her unconscious in her car. Sam suspects she may know who set fire to her home. And tensions mount as Ames (recurring guest star Forest Whitaker) gets more and more desperate to seek revenge.
Pratt其中一名病人死後，被警方逮捕，惹起全醫院高度重視。另外，Sam帶Ben回家，讓他留宿……
Meg被發現在車上昏迷不醒被送入院，Gates和Neela努力拯救她。Sam猜到是誰人引起家裡的火災，她發現縱火者竟是Alex！Ames對於親戚死於醫院仍耿耿於懷，更有甚者，連進行報復的決心則一天比一天強，竟持槍向著Abby與及她的嬰兒Joe，威脅Abby致電給Kovac命令他回家。
Kovac gets jealous when Abby gives too much attention to a patient, Eddie Jackson (recurring guest star FRED WARD). Gates' roommate, Meg (recurring guest star PAULA MALCOMSON), pulls a deadly stunt when Gates moves out of the apartment. After one of his patients dies, Pratt discovers that the police want to arrest him. And Weaver makes a decision that will change the emergency room forever. Recurring guest star FOREST WHITAKER appears as Curtis Ames.
Kovac因為Abby過份照顧病人Eddie Jackson而醋意大發，但隨著時間的推移，Kovac愈來愈不滿Abby的反應，但當Kovac欲指責Abby時，他竟然發現Eddie原來就是自己的「外父」，即Abby的爸爸，而Abby保持Eddie的身分，只是為了不想其他人知道而已。
與此同時，當Pratt其中一名病人死亡後，Pratt發現警方欲逮捕他；而Weaver則下了一個決定，令急症室從此變得不一樣。此時，一名父親帶著兩名受了傷的兄弟來到急症室，醫生們赫然發現，那名父親竟只愛錫其中的一名兒子，對另一名卻不聞不問，令醫生深感奇怪。
......好像把我以前所儲下的credit 一次洗光........
