Weaver interviews for the job as permanent chief of emergency medicine. Greene gets bitten by a dog when he helps the paramedics at an accident scene. Hathaway discloses to Ross that she might be pregnant but later discovers she's not. Lucy misplaces a dead body as she transports it to the morgue. Her inability to start an IV is revealed during a crisis. Carter angrily reprimands Lucy for lying to him.

Assigned to obnoxious surgical resident Dale Edson (recurring guest star MATTHEW GLAVE), Corday realizes that her abilities exceed what will be demanded of her as an intern. She corrects Dale's wrong answer when queried by Romano during surgery.

Hathaway and Evans disagree on how to control a gang member, Bo (JERMAINE MONTELL), with multiple stab wounds who refuses to cooperate with police because he wants to exact his own revenge. He leaves the hospital and later returns with serious gunshot wounds.

Jeanie treats a transplant patient experiencing liver rejection. The man is on the list for another transplant, but his blood alcohol level tests positive. If she divulges this knowledge to the transplant authorities, he most certainly will not receive a new liver. She also cares for a child with a heart problem, but because he's an illegal alien, he can't get the treatment he needs. Jeanie tells Ross she'd like to be his physician assistant in the pediatric emergency room.

While Romano prepares to amputate Dana's leg, Ross succeeds in postponing the surgery for a few more days in order to better manage her post-surgery pain. This infuriates Romano.

Benton keeps Reese's hearing disability a secret from his coworkers. During his first therapy session with his son, Benton realizes how difficult it will be to help Reese.