Hathaway gets the results of her medical-school admissions test. Not only did she pass, but she scored in the 85th percentile. Weaver treats Hathaway as if she were already a medical student. However, Hathaway reconsiders attending medical school, realizing that she loves being a nurse and is not ready for a career change.

Meanwhile, Carla has gestational diabetes, and Benton worries about her, as well as their unborn child. He uncharacteristically takes a day off from work and cares for Carla. Carter is still in trouble for disobeying Anspaugh's orders recently. When a mistake is made by Carter's rival intern, Dale Edson, it causes an allergic reaction in a patient. Dale covers it up, and Carter does not report it, fearing that Anspaugh would believe Dale instead of him.

Also, a genetically engineered mouse escapes from the genetics laboratory and runs loose in the emergency room. A couple conducting a study on creative problem-solving in emergency departments makes Greene wonder if they are insane. Greene gives his daughter and her fellow girls' club members a tour of the emergency room. Later, Pomerantz and Greene take their daughters bowling. And when Carter tells Doyle that he is attracted to her, Doyle reminds him that she is a lesbian.