Aaron Meeks

Dr. Sloan becomes involved in a bloody gang war when a mobster who looks exactly like him moves nearby; Amanda is concerned that a child may be a victim of abuse.

Dr. Sloan is concerned about Alex's relationship with a murder suspect; Madison enters into a torrid romance with a mysterious, wealthy man.

As preparations for the hospital's Christmas party swing into high gear, Claude, a popular hospital maintenance man who each year portrays Santa Claus at the big bash, collapses. Mark examines him and finds that he is suffering from a terminal form of cancer and has only six months to live.

When a stuntman is killed during the filming of a television series, Steve goes undercover to find the murderer and suspects that the real target was the show's obnoxious star (Carey Van Dyke), who is hated by everyone on the set.