Philip McNiven

JD, Elliot and Turk spend their first night at the hospital working without a supervising physician, finding the responsibilities overwhelming. A car crashes into the hospital parking lot after a televised car chase.

News of Ben's potentially terminal illness elicits different reactions in JD and Dr Cox. Turk discovers that he's considered the number two surgical intern, while Elliot's offered the chance to critique Dr Kelso's work.

JD, desperate not to be seen as a geek by the other surgeons on rotation, tells them a secret about Turk, causing the two friends to fall out.

JD's ego starts to impede the learning process when Elliot continues to outperform him with their patients.

Turk is held up by a patient on the day of his wedding. JD, trying to make things right with Elliot, tries to conjure up a reconciliation between her and Sean.

JD has to work on his day off and can't seem to leave the hospital. Turk looks for a heart donor for one of his patients. Carla is afraid that she won't have the courage to become a parent.