No Brain, No Gain
Benton is obsessed with Megan, the infant whose condition is critical due to his surgical error. Keaton orders Benton to observe the dying baby to learn patience. Miraculously, Megan's condition improves. Benton tries to regain his dignity by relentlessly attempting to revive a young shooting victim. Keaton lets him continue so that he will learn another lesson.
Meanwhile, Mr. Percy (WILLIAM SANDERSON - "Blade Runner," "The Rocketeer"), a mentally impaired man, sneaks away from Dale before an operation. After Carter locates the man and saves his life, Anspaugh allows Carter to work on the operation with a visiting surgeon. To no avail, Carter warns Dale and the others that Mr. Percy is not competent to sign his own surgical consent forms. During the surgery, Carter notices a hole in Mr. Percy's lung, causing Anspaugh to compliment Carter and reprimand Dale, who is also present. This later leads to a fight between Carter and Dale that is stopped by Keaton. Also, Carter and the older Keaton finally act on their mutual attraction.
The incompetent nurse, Sterling, returns to the emergency room. When Sterling commits another grave error while caring for an accident victim, Hathaway vows to report her. But Sterling insists that she was unfairly assigned to the emergency room because the administration wants to force her out before she can collect her pension. She quits. Hathaway believes Sterling after another nurse who is almost eligible for a pension is temporarily transferred out of the emergency room to do unfamiliar work.
After Greene overrides some of Ross' decisions concerning patients, Ross confronts Greene about his recent sanctimonious behavior. Greene admits that he has been judgmental since the recent incident when Ross' date died in the emergency room after using cocaine. When Greene apologizes, Ross confides that he is consulting a therapist about his promiscuous lifestyle. Greene worries that Lewis is dating Morgenstern. He's astounded when she tells him that Morgenstern is only helping her transfer to a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, so that she can be near her niece.
