S8, E12: Lewis clashes with Weaver over the treatment of an injured condemned murderer, Mike Kinney (Cyril O'Reilly), who wants to die in the emergency room rather than wait for his execution. Abby urges her battered next-door neighbor, Joyce (recurring guest star Christina Hendricks), to seek shelter from Joyce's abusive husband, Brian (recurring guest star Matthew Settle). A weary Carter must endure the warring of his parents, Jack (recurring guest star Michael Gross) and Eleanor (recurring guest star Mary McDonnell), as they plan their divorce. Carter also diagnoses an aspiring rapper who tests positive for HIV but refuses to tell his naïve girlfriend.