ER · S9, E9
Next of Kin
Abby is distressed when her troubled mother, Maggie (recurring guest star Sally Field), interferes with the treatment of Abby's bipolar brother, Eric (recurring guest star Tom Everett Scott), at a psychiatric hospital. Pratt treats a frightened young girl, Morgan Brenner (Megn Ryan Vint), who has been injured in an auto accident and desperately wants to hide a secret. Meanwhile, dissolute Kovac forms an unlikely bond with a lonely elderly woman, Matilda (Mary Carver), who makes him a surprising offer; Chen is overcome with upsetting memories when a baby is abandoned in the emergency room; and Pratt takes action after his luckless brother, Leon (recurring guest star Marcello Thedford), is terminated from his menial job. Series star Paul McCrane makes his "ER" directorial debut.
