A child dies after not receiving proper treatment at the scene of a karate accident. This motivates Greene to become an unpaid EMS director. A jubilant Hathaway gets a salaried registered nurse for her clinic. She chooses Lynette Evans (recurring guest star PENNY JOHNSON), a friendly, no-nonsense nurse practitioner.

To save rent money, Carter lives in a medical student dormitory as a resident advisor. But his responsibilities to the students cause him not to get enough sleep. At the hospital, Weaver approves Carter's salary request. Carter confides to Weaver that his goal is to become chief resident next year.

While visiting Corday at her apartment, Benton meets her father, Charles Corday (PAUL FREEMAN). Charles Corday wants his daughter to return home with him and join his cardiothoracic practice. Later, Corday flawlessly performs surgery while operating the Aesop robotic computer with Dr. "Rocket" Romano (recurring guest star PAUL McCRANE) assisting. She realizes that the only way she can stay at County General is to start over as an intern, which she eventually decides to do. The audiology test on Reese, Benton and Carla's infant son, reveals a severe to profound hearing loss. He'll need digital hearing aids. Benton is deeply disappointed and a little bit in denial.

Two teenage boys with gunshot wounds are rushed to the emergency room. One of the boys, B.G. (KAREEM GRIMES), has a non-serious scalp laceration. But the other one, Lil 'Toine (CORY C. HARDRICT), sustained a severe wound which will require a colostomy. Trouble occurs when both of B.G.'s girlfriends visit him at the same time. Weaver appears disappointed when Ross' 30-day probation period ends. He gets an offer to do a rotation in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.