Montae Russell

Carter and Abby treat two children whose symptoms suggest a deadly disease and force the hospital to lock down in quarantine until federal experts can arrive.

Carter tries to prevent a grieving gang member from seeking vengeance; Kovac races against the clock to save a Croatian boy's life; a baseball player receives treatment for a heart ailment.

A rain of fire threatens the hospital staff on Thanksgiving Day; Abby treats an HIV-positive woman who might be pregnant; Dr. Romano plans to file a complaint against Pratt.

Benton and his attorney begin a battle in court for custody of his son; a distraught man must decide whether or not to allow surgeons to harvest organs from his terminally ill wife.

Events unfold from end to beginning in a special episode; Dr. Kovac's car hits another on an icy road; the ER staff treats belligerent elves and a female hockey player who has a head wound.

Abby learns her troubled brother is missing; an automobile strikes a crowd of teenage girls; an alderman (Bruce Weitz) gives Dr. Weaver a promotion; Lewis looks forward to a blind date.