Randall grapples with anxiety.
Deja pushes the boundaries of Randall and Beth’s trust. Jack and Rebecca invite Randall’s new teacher over for dinner.
Jack meets Rebecca’s parents. New characters are introduced.
Carol has to fire two of the nurses. Meanwhile, Gant feels Benton is too hard on him.
Mark and Kerry have to create a policy regarding HIV-positive employees, which leads to gossip amongst the nurses.
Carol worries about her physics exam while Mark is heart-broken about Susan’s departure and focuses solely on his job.
Encouraged by Carol, Mark finally asks Susan out. Benton tries to save a boy, despite the fact Doug thinks he’s brain dead.
While on their helicopter flight rotation, Mark and Susan find an injured family of four who they bring to the ER.
While Mark is anxious about Susan’s return from her holiday, Doug and Carol ride along with the health mobile.
Doug’s one-night-stand has a seizure and he brings her to the ER.
Donald Anspaugh has a new method to increase the staff’s efficiency, new intern Maggie Doyle joins the ER and Susan asks Mark to come along to Hawaii.
While the whole staff is worried the ER might close, Jeanie has her own problems in dealing with being HIV-positive.
It’s the first day of Carter’s internship. He has a 36 hour shift and overnight he has to cover the ER, the ICU as well as the surgical patients.