Neela makes a quick decision about a patient with a torn aorta; Sarah's grandfather collapses and is rushed to the ER; Gates sends Sam flowers to let her know that he is serious.
Abby feels uncomfortable when Luka's brother visits from Croatia; Gates feels the pressures of fatherhood when Sarah decides to host a sleepover; the appointment of a temporary head of the ER upsets Pratt.
Gates and Julia nurture their newfound romance, but a troubling phone call interrupts them; the other doctors notice that Abby is off her game; Harold saves the day in a critical situation; Kovac returns a day early.
After Banfield defends herself from a street criminal, she and Dr. Gates treat a young gymnast with suspicious injuries indicating abuse. Dubenko's back on the surgery team.
Gates becomes obsessed with finding a homeless war hero; Neela's intern drags the entire surgery department into a lawsuit; things get physical when Brenner loses his cool with a patient.
