Weaver interviews Corday about being sexually harassed by Romano. Later, Romano warns Corday that Benton could be dismissed for having sex with Corday while he was her supervisor. Corday tells Weaver she refuses to testify against Romano. Weaver reluctantly informs Romano that the investigation is closed, but the reports are in the file. At Weaver's suggestion, Romano agrees to change his negative evaluation of Doyle. He volunteers to become acting chief of the emergency room, and the harried Anspaugh gladly accepts.

Benton takes Reese to sign-language class but feels uncomfortable there. One of Carter's medical students, Dudzik (STEVEN PETRARCA), discovers a large lymph node on another student, Strauss (DAVID HORNSBY). A biopsy proves that Strauss has Hodgkin's Disease, a treatable form of lymphoma. After administering to an adopted man who knows nothing about his genetic history, Weaver decides to find her birth parents. Greene befriends a Nigerian hospital worker, Mobalage (recurring guest star DJIMON HOUNSOU - "Amistad").

Hathaway treats an older woman, Alice (BARBARA TARBUCK), who must be admitted because she has a dangerous embolism. However, Alice has many dogs in her van that must be cared for. The staff take the dogs to their homes.

Weaver and Greene tell Ross they won't report the lapse in protocol Ross caused when he gave Joi's son the study medicine. Joi returns to the hospital with Ricky, who is near death. Joi wants him to die at home. Ross suggests a patient-controlled analgesic administered intravenously. An unsuspecting Hathaway orders the equipment, which will assist Ricky in dying, through her clinic.