A weary Greene takes care of his dying father at home. Corday visits, and David gives her the pearls he presented his wife on their wedding day. After taking an afternoon nap, Greene wakes up and discovers his father is dead. Corday returns and comforts a grief-stricken Greene. Kovac gives Hathaway a bouquet of flowers for her birthday. But it's the gift Ross sends that makes her the happiest--dozens of boxes of animal crackers.

Chen administers to a 4-year-old boy experiencing a long, violent seizure resulting in brain damage. Tests reveal a rare metabolic disorder. County General doesn't routinely perform the test that shows this ailment when a baby is born. Chen starts a petition to rectify the situation and gets a reluctant Romano to sign it.

Benton argues with Kovac concerning the treatment Kovac gave Chet Fulton (LINCOLN KILPATRICK) over one month ago. Now Benton's patient, Fulton needs a below knee amputation due to vascular insufficiency and the lack of proper preventive treatment. Benton blames Kovac for failing to perform the type of follow-up Benton does. Weaver reprimands Carter for doing a dangerous procedure without consulting Kovac. She also talks to Hathaway about Hathaway's lack of focus on the job. And while treating a 6-year-old patient involved in a minor car accident, Malucci and Cleo discover the girl has been sexually molested recently by her father.