Benton forfeits the opportunity to visit a total communication school for Reese because Romano changes the time of an operation being performed by cardiothoracic guru Dr. Gary Weinstein (MATTHEW FAISON). Weaver visits a 70-year-old woman in a board-and-care home whom she believes is her biological mother. Extremely ill, the woman has a DNR (do not resuscitate) order, but Weaver calls the paramedics anyway and accompanies her to the emergency room. Weaver medically treats the dying woman. Later, Weaver realizes the woman cannot possibly be her mother.

Carter acts as "senior-for-a-day" in a program designed as part of his chief resident application. He doles out work in the emergency room. Carter believes a 4-month-old infant he's treating is a victim of child abuse, but he later discovers the baby has a brittle bone disease, causing her bones to break easily. Lucy begins her psychiatric rotation, but the patients don't take her seriously because she's so young.

Corday discusses a trauma surgery fellowship possibly offered out of the emergency room with Benton. Corday hopes she gets it and becomes angry when she discovers afterward that Benton expressed an interest in it to Weaver. Benton now realizes the fellowship was Corday's idea. Denise Dwyer (ANNA GUNN), a public defender immigration attorney, visits Greene to discuss Mobalage's upcoming deportation hearing. Mobalage must testify about his torture, or he will be deported. He recalls his abduction but not the horrible torture. Even psychiatrist Dr. Sadowinski (PETER RATRAY - "Stonewall") cannot help Mobalage remember. Afraid that Mobalage will be deported, Greene figures out a way to get Mobalage to remember.

Coco, a paranoid schizophrenic that Greene recently treated, delivers her baby on the street, and both are rushed to the emergency room. She stopped taking her medicine in order to insure the health of her baby. Coco is afraid the authorities will take the baby away from her. Hathaway becomes involved in the case. Finally, Hathaway makes an appointment to consult an obstetrician about her own pregnancy.