34. (2.12) "Transplanted Affection"
Written by: David E. Kelley
Directed by: Michael Dinner
Watters steps in and asks Geiger to take on Austin's transplant patient as she struggles with her ex husband for custody of their daughter. Sutton brings a brain-dead woman into the hospital to deliver her baby.
Mae Whitman -- Sara Wilmette
Ron Silver -- Tommy Wilmette
Mr. Henry Alden -- Dan Lauria
Dr. Jeffrey Geiger -- Mandy Patinkin
Robert Malzone -- Robert Clohessy
Judge -- J.A. Preston
Attorney Jamie -- Anne DeSalvo
? -- Vasili Bogazianos
? -- Barbara K. Whinnery
Paramedic Johnson -- Terence Mathews
Cynthia Malzone -- Susan Vee
35. (2.13) "Three Men and a Lady"
Written by: John Tinker
Directed by: Thomas Schlamme
Judge Harold Aldrich, so fond of calling Alan Birch "a toad", has a short tenure as his replacement. Camille clashes with another nurse who seems to represent her position, and takes it out on a terminally ill man in her care. Austin pushes for experimental surgery for an elderly cardiac patient.
Harold Aldrich -- Stephen Elliott
Amy Peletier -- Annabeth Gish
Murray Robbins -- Bill Macy
Dr. Lloyd Chernow -- Stu Charno
Mr. Poltrack -- Harold Ayer
36. (2.14) "Right to Life"
Written by: Patricia Green
Directed by: Adam Arkin
Hancock's practice and his freedom are threatened when he saves the life of a hemorrhaging pregnant woman by aborting her fetus, which stirs up strong emotions when the woman denounces his actions. Kronk recoils at first from treating a drag queen with AIDS. Another new lawyer faces a baptism of fire as hospital legal counsel.
Giancarlo Esposito -- Mrs. LaFemme
Sandra Bernhard -- Shiela Truitt
Board Member -- Gregg Henry
? -- Sarah Koskoff
? -- Vince Grant
Sam Tate -- Andrew J. Ferchland
? -- Leeza Vinnichenko
Cherchez La Femme -- Jazzmun
? -- Loren Freeman
? -- Erica Ortega
? -- Louisa Abernathy
Abbot -- Vince Melocchi
Reporter #1 -- Sharon Omi
Reporter #2 -- Jeff Austin
Anesthesiologist -- Richard Gilbert-Hill
Patient 1 -- Will Rice
Patient 2 -- Orly Kate Sitowitz
37. (2.15) "Hearts and Minds"
Written by: John Tinker
Directed by: Marty Davidson
A heart-transplant patient returns to the hospital with chest pains and emotional and personality changes that challenge the notion of what really is exchanged in a transplant. Shutt is approached by a direct, self-confident psychiatrist who insists he perform psychosurgery on a 12-year-old boy with an obsessive-compulsive disorder that severely limits the life he can lead.
Dr. Barbara "Bix" Konstadt -- Kathy Najimi
Eric DiPretto -- Nathan Watt
Mr. Henry Alden -- Dan Lauria
Robert Malzone -- Robert Clohessy
Maria Ramos -- Christina Solis
Federal Agent Naramoore -- Tony Amendola
State Trooper -- Lance August
Paramedic -- Helena Lewis
Nurse Lisa Chintz -- Rebecca Lueng
Hooded Paramedic -- R.B. McKenzie
38. (2.16) "Woman on the Verge"
Written by: John Tinker
Screen Play by: Jessie Nelson and John Tinker
Directed by: Rodman Flender
A friend of Kronk's seeks his advice about a health problem she thinks resulted from her sex-change operation. Austin treats an impressionable teenage boy with a heart condition and a crush on her. Dr. Konstadt, off her medication, acts injudiciously when Shutt seeks permission from a reluctant board to perform surgery on Eric.
Dr. Barbara "Bix" Konstadt -- Kathy Najimi
Eric Dipretto -- Nathan Watt
Annie Ruemann -- Mia Sara
David Holgren -- Ryan Phillippe
Mrs. Ellen Holgren -- Harriet Sansom Harris
Mrs. Dipretto -- Mariangela Pino
Board Member -- Gregg Henry
Mr. Dipretto -- Victor Bevine
David's Brother -- Justin Burnette
Anesthesiologist -- Bert Rosario
39. (2.17) "Life Lines"
Written by: Sara B. Charno and Jennifer Levin
Directed by: Dennie Gordon
Aaron proceeds with Eric Dipretto's psychosurgery while Austin campaigns for the position of chief of surgery and Bix continues to lose control. Kronk is determined to perform a controversial intestinal bypass on Nyland's former boss and good friend, a restauranteur who just wants to enjoy a good meal again.
Dr. Barbara "Bix" Konstadt -- Kathy Najimi
Eric Dipretto -- Nathan Watt
Jim Dipretto -- Victor Bevine
Mrs. Dipretto -- Mariangela Pino
Michael Johnson-- Carl Lumbly
Mrs. Dipretto -- Mariangela Pina
Dr. David Stadson -- H. Richard Greene
Konstadt's Sister -- Jill Holden
40. (2.18) "Sexual Perversity in Chicago"
Written by: Jennifer Levin and Sara B. Charno
Directed by: Bill D'Elia
Grad and Kronk reluctantly team up to counsel an inexperienced couple on sexual techniques. Dr. Sutton finds himself unnerved by a sexually precocious young woman at Dr. Hancock's clinic. Aaron tries befriending a resident, but finds himself misinterpretted.
Megan Standard -- Anna Gunn
Marge Stewart -- Camryn Manhiem
Pablo Martinez-- Carlos Sanz
Cole -- Vito D'Ambrosio
Florie -- Jessica Alba
Bob Stewart-- Ethan Phillips
Dr. Kyle Mitchell -- Gregory Itzin
Dr. Robert Lawrence -- Mark Benninghoffen
Detective -- Yareli Arizmendi
Mrs. Hernandez -- Erica Ortega
Paramedic -- Helena Lewis
Security Guard -- Robert Covarrubias
Student -- Todd Hawk
41. (2.19) "Sweet Surrender"
Written by: Mary A. Byrd
Directed by: Michael Engler
Dr. Watters befriends a 12-year-old girl when she's admitted with an apparently self-inflected wound to her transplanted kidney. Austin has another rough day, with the shakes during a surgery and a message from her ex-husband that he might be moving to Boston and taking their daughter with him. Diane finds out about Billy's previous relationship with Kate.
Stacy Morrisey -- Jena Malone
Linda Morrisey -- Alyson Read
Peter Morrisey -- James Eckhouse
Linda Morissey -- Alyson Reed
? -- Monique Edwards
? -- Bel Hernandez
Anesthesiologist -- Shishir Kurup
Marco Perez -- Dion Basco
Martina Perez -- Yvette Cruise
Katie Murphy -- Maggie Murphy
42. (2.20) "The Parent Rap"
Written by: Kevin Arkadie and Sara B. Charno and Jennifer Levin
Directed by: Arvin Brown
Kate loses her control and her compassion when her father is admitted with an operable surgical condition but refuses it on religious grounds. Geiger turns up again at the hospital, this time as part of a clown troop there to entertain the patients. Sutton delivers a baby with ambigous genitalia whose parents are equally ambigious about they feel about their offspring.
Dr. Jeffrey Geiger -- Mandy Patinkin
Laurie Geiger -- Kim Griest
Brook Austin -- George Gaynes
Altar -- John Apicella
Dr. Stubbs -- Michael Christianson
Gail Broussard -- Cynthia Lynch
Bob Broussard-- Paul McCrane
Baby Doctor -- Shizuko Hoshi
? -- Paul Tuerpe
? -- Eve Brenner
Dr. Lloyd Chernow -- Stu Charnow
Dr. Funny Bones -- Heide Karp
Bud -- Philip Hart Briggs
Katie Murphy -- Maggie Murphy
43. (2.21) "Quiet Riot"
Written by: Peter W. Berg
Directed by: Randy Roberts
The ER looks like the only game in town as avery disturbed family one by one injures each other during a therapy session. Geiger and his fellow clowns return to cheer up children injured in a bus accident, with a musical pantomine of "The Emperor's New Clothes."
Dr. Jeffrey Geiger -- Mandy Patinkin
Laurie Geiger -- Kim Griest
Dr. Stubs -- Michael Christensen
Luke -- Chris D'Elia
Dr. Joel Bronson -- Joel Polis
Mark Sarison -- Richard Schiff
Vera Sarison-- Rusty Schwimmer
Ricky Jackson -- Tyrin Turner
Mr. Melton -- Dion Anderson
Veronica -- Ellen Bry
? -- Monique Edwards
? -- Akuyoe
Paramedic -- Helena Lewis
Nurse -- Sharon Omi
Sammy -- Derrick Freidman
Did You Know? After this episode originally aired CBS refused to air it again. It was to violent for the networks tastes.
44. (2.22) "Ex Marks the Spot"
Written by: Kevin Arkadie and Patricial Green
Directed by: Michael Watkins
Sutton's mind rells as wives two and three ask him for a very great personal and professional favor and wife one chacks in for a serious medical problem. Kate anxiously awaits news of who will be appointed as the new head of surgery. Dr. Shutt performs delicate surgery on a wealthy quadriplegic who cannot be anesthetized, and whose beautiful fiance attracts Nyland's attention.
Valerie -- Mia Korf
Dr. Phyllis Larkin -- Phyllis Lyons
Andy Tally-- Ramsay Midwood
Dawn -- Laraine Newman
Beth Tally-- April Grace
Tina -- Tamlyn Tomita
Joanna -- Julie Cobb
Valerie Farr-- Mia Korf
Jack Calverton -- Stephen Caffrey
? -- Marcus Smythe
? -- Erica Ortega
Anesthesiologist -- Bert Rosario
Paramedic -- Helena Lewis
45. (2.23) "Last One Out, Get the Lights"
Written by: John Tinker
Screen Play by: John Tinker and Thomas M. Heric, M.D.
Directed by: Bill D'Elia
Austin's appointment as chief of surgery is overshadowed by the news that the hospital board is considering a buy out by a group headed by her ex-husband. Also sharing the spotlight is a rumored outbreak of the Ebola virus in the ER, with a nurse as the first victim. And while Calverton begins his recuperation, his fiance continues to see Nyland romantically. Hancock's sister is again brought into the hospital as a victim of spousal abuse. Diane's research work for the last two years called into question, threatening all she's done and the future of her grant.
Tommy Wilmette -- Ron Silver
Valerie Farr-- Mia Korf
Andy Tally-- Ramsay Midwood
Beth Tally-- April Grace
Adrian Lester -- Mitch Carter
Jack Calverton-- Stephen Caffrey
Reporter #1 -- Rosie Malek-Yonan
Reporter #2 -- Brian Carpenter
Mr. Roj -- Shunil Bailey
Katie Murphy -- Maggie Murphy
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