Dr. Ross suspects a woman is abusing her young son. Dr. Lewis must console a cancer patient, and Dr. Benton is forced to perform a delicate operation.
Lewis considers adoption for her niece; Carter performs injured Benton's surgical duties; Greene and Ross clash over an AIDS patient's treatment.
Ross treats a baby for an overdose; Carter makes a surgical error; Hathaway hauls in a stroke victim; Boulet gives Benton a decision; Lewis and Weaver clash.
Dr Greene's daughter appears at the hospital after running away from his ex-wife, Dr Carter and Abby become closer, Dr Chen struggles to save an abandoned baby, and Dr Malucci is stuck in an elevator with an ailing patient.
With an influx of patients, Dr Carter finds himself stuck at the hospital, and Dr Benton learns more than he'd like about his son's accident.