Summary: 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.

Summary: While the whole staff is worried the ER might close, Jeanie has her own problems in dealing with being HIV-positive.

Summary: 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.

Summary: Doug's one-night-stand has a seizure and he brings her to the ER.

Summary: While Mark is anxious about Susan's return from her holiday, Doug and Carol ride along with the health mobile.

Summary: While on their helicopter flight rotation, Mark and Susan find an injured family of four who they bring to the ER.

Summary: Encouraged by Carol, Mark finally asks Susan out. Benton tries to save a boy, despite the fact Doug thinks he's brain dead.

Summary: It's Susan's last day. Carol stands up for her nurses when one of them is being rotated to another department.

Summary: Carol worries about her physics exam while Mark is heart-broken about Susan's departure and focuses solely on his job.

Summary: Mark and Kerry have to create a policy regarding HIV-positive employees, which leads to gossip amongst the nurses.

Summary: Carol has to fire two of the nurses. Meanwhile, Gant feels Benton is too hard on him.

Summary: Carter feels guilty about Gant's death. Benton doesn't want to talk about it.

Summary: Benton can't keep his mind on the job, Mark and Chuny break up and Carol does what she needs to do regarding the fatal error she has made.

Summary: Doug treats a dying 17-year old cystic fibrosis patient who doesn't want to be resuscitated. Carter gets to operate Benton.

Summary: Nurse Carol Hathaway is held hostage during a convenience store robbery, then befriends one of the gunmen.

Summary: Carol will hear whether her suspension is permanent or not. Mark and Doyle do what they can to get a patient with Down syndrome on a heart transplant list.

Summary: Benton goes into Carla's private hospital files when he fears that something may be wrong with their baby; Jeanie treats a suicidal woman who reveals a surprising secret; and Greene learns that Rachel has been lying about her health.

Summary: Benton tries to find out if everything's OK with Carla's baby. Carter tries to get a man operated, despite the fact Anspaugh thinks he will die no matter what.

Summary: Benton takes a day off to help Carla. Carter finds out Edson falsified a chart.

Summary: Jeanie asks Greg to help Al get into a special AIDS-program at the hospital. Olbes brings in her grandfather, who had a stroke.

Summary: It's Carol's birthday, Mark is returning to work after being assaulted and Carla goes into premature labor.

Summary: Anspaugh is furious when Carter tells him he wants to quit surgery. Charlie is brought in with an overdose. Mark keeps struggling with his beating.