Now living in Weaver's basement, Carter awakens to her loud music from upstairs. At the hospital, Carter hesitates to evaluate Lucy's performance because he wants to be fair. Lucy records her thoughts concerning difficulties with Carter into her palmtop computer. Carter finds the computer, unintentionally hears Lucy's private notes and becomes very defensive. Greene forces Carter and Lucy to confront their problems with each other.

Weaver derives enjoyment from seeing Anspaugh muddle through as interim chief. The committee interviews Dr. Amanda Lee (recurring guest star MARE WINNINGHAM - "The Thorn Birds"), who appears to be the first choice for the position as chief. At Corday's urging, Benton speaks with ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) specialist Dr. David Kotlowitz (recurring guest star DENNIS BOUTSIKARIS), who advocates cochlear implants. But Kotlowitz's fanaticism only confuses Benton. An exhausted Corday, awake for over 24 hours, administers a potentially fatal dose of magnesium to a patient, who almost dies. This mistake gets Benton and her in trouble.

Disappointed that she's not pregnant, Hathaway administers a laboratory test to make sure her hormone levels are normal. Meanwhile, a streetwise pregnant woman fakes pain in order to obtain a free ultrasound at the clinic. When the patient discovers the sex of her baby, it becomes obvious she'll get an abortion. A furious Hathaway yells at her.

Jeanie solves the mystery of a sick baby. Pediatric anesthesiologist Dr. Alex Babcock (recurring guest star DAVID BRISBIN) argues with Ross over setting policy in the pediatric emergency room. Greene enjoys the male camaraderie at the fire station with the paramedics and fire fighters until they try to initiate him with a hazing ritual. Greene stays with Hathaway and Ross for the night while asbestos is removed from his apartment.