Elizabeth Ruscio

The chaos of an urban, public hospital emergency room and the lives of its devoted doctors and staff, a Chicago building collapses, and everyone in the ER must overcome their personal dramas to save lives.

Lilith and Rebecca throw a teenage slumber party to cheer up Carla after she learns she's soon going to be a grandmother.

An egotistical film director uses movie effects magic to murder a vengeful friend who was threatening to make public the director's role in a previous stunt accident. Fisher Stevens guest stars.

David and Keith struggle to create parent-child boundaries; When Brenda and Nate get some ambiguous news, it confirms their views on life and death; Ruth fills her schedule with activities, but has trouble unwinding; Claire meets an interesting guy at work, and makes an effort to fit in; Margaret lets a cat out of the bag; and George drops a bomb on Ruth.

As Ally, Cage and Georgia try a case about liability in an airplane crash, Ally is reunited with male model Glenn, her recent one-night-stand, who makes her feel guilty about using him as a sexual object.

A shopping-mall Mrs. Santa Claus comes to McNamara/Troy for liposuction before the holidays, but a discovery during surgery jeopardizes her marriage to Mr. Claus. Julia must make a decision that could profoundly affect the rest of her family's lives. Ariel (recurring guest star Brittany Snow) asks Matt to help her take drastic measures to alter her appearance.