Jody Wood

Doug realizes that befriending Arthur has some real benefits.

Horatio hunts for the person responsible for a vicious attack on a woman who was lured to a vacant condo and beaten with a piece of lumber.

A woman's body is discovered at a salvage yard. A man is killed by a most unusual object. Gina returns to the squad.

Jones and Medavoy investigate the murder of a Chinese restaurant owner. An IRS agent claims to have been kidnapped and released, but Sipowicz and Sorenson doubt his story.

A serial killer is on the loose at Community General targeting both patients and doctors. Dr. Sloan, Steve, Amanda and Jesse notice that a murder takes place every hour on the hour. After checking the deceased patients' files Dr. Sloan notices that the orderly Doyle is on call during these murders. Steve and Jesse question Doyle, but it's a dead end when his only crime is pickpocketing. Reviewing the files again, Dr. Sloan realizes that all of the victims had near-death experiences and were making full recovery at the time they were murdered. Catching on, Steve and Amanda realize the killer is on a mission to finish the process the hospital interrupted - the process of dying. Now that they have a motive, the question is who? With a half-hour to go before the next murder takes place, the team collaborates to obtain the names and shifts of every employee. Stepping up security and manning all posts, Dr. Sloan and his team tend to the new arrivals at the ER. (TV-PG)