Freak Show
Initially, Jeanie believes her layoff is due to budget cutbacks. However, she concludes that her dismissal is due to her HIV status after she discovers that Weaver gave herself a huge salary increase and had a new registered nurse, Lawrence Takata (recurring guest star GEDDE WATANABE - "Sixteen Candles"), transferred to the e.r. Doyle urges Jeanie to consult the Gay and Lesbian Health Advocates for help.
Since visiting his parents, Greene's attitude improves. He gives Hathaway a note from Ross, but she misplaces it. Cynthia finds the love letter and thinks it's for her. Greene presents Cynthia with a necklace he bought at a Barstow, California, pawnshop. Meanwhile, Cynthia mistakenly places an ad in the newspaper for Hathaway's clinic one week too early, and a crowd of people show up for treatment.
Romano asks Benton to join his surgical team--on a trial basis. A 13-year-old male accident victim with reversed abdominal organs (a one-in-a-million case) requires emergency surgery on his liver. Benton and Corday operate while Romano assists, but the boy doesn't survive his injuries.
Carter's former medical student George Henry must repeat his clerkship due to Carter's evaluation of him. Allergic to latex gloves, Henry goes into anaphylactic shock and is brought back to life by Carter and Del Amico.
A wealthy attorney, Herb Spivak (recurring guest star DAN HEDAYA - "The First Wives Club," "Ransom"), is treated in the e.r. for a nonvenomous snakebite. He volunteers to represent Greene (gratis) in the Kenny Law civil rights case in order to follow Greene around the e.r. for a day.
Synergix Physician's Group chief executive officer Dr. Ellis West thanks Weaver for the role she played in Synergix's new contract with County General to supply extra attending physicians to the hospital.
