Meanwhile, Chloe thinks that since she has not been drunk in five months and has a new fianci, she should be allowed to care for her child, Susie, again. Lewis refuses and warns the hospital child-care staff not to let Chloe have the baby.

When Carter finds out that he is accepted into the residency program at County General, he celebrates by taking Harper to a deluxe hotel for lunch and champagne. He fails to finish treating an asthmatic patient, who is later diagnosed with leukemia. Hicks berates Carter for drinking alcohol during his work shift.

With two nurses out sick, a temporary nursing agency sends a replacement--Hathaway. A disgusting but friendly homeless man (MICHAEL McSHANE - "Brotherly Love") is endangered by Hathaway and Jeanie because of a continuing conflict between the nurses and the physician assistants.

After Greene buys colored contact lenses and grows a small beard, he gets cast in a program-length commercial by Iris (recurring guest star JOANNA GLEASON), one of his patients. Unfortunately, he learns that the commercial is for a baldness product.

Feeling responsible for Raul's death, Shep thinks he is being punished when a clumsy rookie is assigned to him as his new partner.