Carter thinks Benton's unwillingness to deal with Gant's death is affecting Benton's work performance. When Benton refuses to sign them up for any difficult surgeries, Carter gets angry. Later, Benton and Carter are slated to give an oral presentation to the surgical staff. Unfortunately, Benton never comes, making Carter appear unprepared. Instead, Benton accidentally sees his girlfriend, Carla, who informs him that she is pregnant. Disgusted and unaware of this new development, a frustrated Carter tells Benton that he intends to take a position that emergency room attending physician Dr. Angela Hicks (recurring guest star CCH POUNDER) offered him on her surgical team.

Meanwhile, a newspaper article blames the emergency room nurses' strike for a homeless man's death. Hathaway, who gave him the wrong blood type, believes the strike was not a factor and that she is responsible. She tells this to a reporter and is suspended for doing so.

Greene and Weaver show six prospective interns around the emergency room. Each takes three interns. Weaver's tour is boring, but Greene allows his interns to get involved in treating patients. When the tour is over, none of Weaver's interns applies for a position. But all of Greene's interns rank the emergency room as their top choice. Impressed, Anspaugh tells Greene that a tenured teaching spot is available on the faculty.

Greene treats a woman, Heather Morgan (CAITLIN DULANY), who asks him to meet her at a bar later that evening. Since he wants to date Heather, he gives her case to Doyle and shows up at the bar.