Suffer The Little Children
Jeanie fears she might be getting ill, but tests prove she's fine. Benton and Corday believe that Romano saw them kissing in the locker room. Romano implies to Corday that he will not sponsor her next year. Benton confronts Romano about Benton's relationship with Corday, something Romano was not aware of.
Dr. Max Rosher (JAMES LeGROS - "Born on the Fourth of July") performs a feasibility study on setting up a pediatric unit in the e.r. Formerly addicted to pain-killers, Rosher is Del Amico's ex-attending physician from Philadelphia. He's also rekindled his romance with her and is staying at Del Amico's home. Ross hopes that Rosher will recommend creating a pediatric attending position for Ross. However, Rosher also appears interested in the job.
Tina Marie Chambliss (SWOOSIE KURTZ - "Sisters"), a televangelist from the Christian Cable Network, enters the e.r. with complications due to a recent face-lift. The tests Del Amico performs indicate the diabetic Tina Marie has a kidney problem. Tina Marie and her husband/business partner use the bad news to telecast a live broadcast so that their fans can pray for Tina Marie and, more importantly, send money for her recovery.
Meanwhile, the 6-month-old methadone-addicted Josh will be returned to his mother, who steals his drugs. An angry Ross tells the child services employee that Josh must stay in the hospital because he might have pneumonia, which is not true. Ross begins an experimental, ultrarapid detox that will take 12 to 18 hours. He can't admit Josh because he does not have the mother's consent so Ross, with Hathaway's assistance, performs the procedure surreptitiously. Greene sees them working on the unregistered patient. A furious Weaver and Greene chastise Ross for disobeying hospital rules. Ross and Hathaway could be terminated from their jobs.
