Julie's visiting uncle is bemused by the succession of illnesses, non-illnesses, and general mayhem in the E/R.
As Dr. Sheridan ponders putting her elderly father in a nursing home, Howard becomes romantically interested in her visiting sister.
A cancer patient in severe pain asks Howard to let him die, and Nurse Thor has marital problems with her unemployed husband, who watches TV all day.
Sheridan is told to cut costs by letting Howard go, and then his son shows up with blue hair and a buddy unconscious from a drug overdose.
Howard's ex-wife tries to get them together again when she discovers she's pregnant.
A family complains that Dr. Sheridan gave them false hopes, while Howard awaits the results of his ex-wife's pregnancy test.
Howard is trying to sell his old practice, and a woman shows up in the ER with an unexploded bullet in her arm.
Nurse Thor quits over Sheridan's refusal to allow her to make minor medical decisions, and Nurse Cory confesses to Howard she's in love with him.
Howard is dating a 23-year-old aerobics instructor, while Sheridan is attracted to an older Latin gentleman.
A hectic night sees the ER visited by Howard and Maria's fathers, as well as an injured basketball star.
A sick boy's parents claim that medical testing would violate their religion, Julie's apartment is burglarized, and an old army buddy whose life he once saved visits Howard.
Howard is being sued for malpractice, but is doubtful about calling Sheridan as a character witness when she refuses to shade the truth a little, and Nurse Thor's nephew is hired as a med tech.
When a blizzard strikes and the staff's replacements don't arrive, Julie is fired for refusing to continue working past her shift, and Jenny wants to come live with her dad.
Howard's first wife drops by to discuss Jenny, Ace asks Sheridan out, and the new hospital administrator makes advances to every woman on the staff.
The staff relaxes at their favorite hangout, and a romantic interest develops between Dr. Sheridan and Howard's psychologist brother.
Howard moves his Saturday-night poker game into the ER, and Ace asks out his daughter Jenny.
Both Howard's ex-wives drop in on a hectic night that sees Nurse Thor worried about her health.
Howard's new girlfriend meets his first wife, and the staff tries to help Nurse Thor deal with her discovery that she is seriously ill.
Sheridan loses her life savings because of investment advice from Howard, Maria's boyfriend Fred asks Julie out on a date, and drug thieves strike fear into the staff.