Chicago Hope: Liar, Liar
Episode score
7.9
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Liar, Liar
- 50.
- Season: 3
- Episode: 5
- First Aired: 10/14/1996
- Prod Code: 4M05
Kate returns to duty and finds that her reinstatement comes with a cut in title, salary, staff, and office. Jack replaces the hip of an older man who has opinions on everything, including how Jack should live his life. Aaron has mixed emotions when Grace comes up with a much-needed improvement for a surgical shunt he's been developing. Kate is humbled when a young couple whose daughter needs a heart transplant chooses another doctor after they discover her change in status. Tommy thinks it would be a good idea for the hospital to advertise, and hires a publicist who manages to get under everyone's skin as she creates a commercial. Add a recap »
- Writers:
- Jennifer Levin
- Director:
- Stephen Cragg
- Stars:
- Jayne Brook (Dr. Diane Grad (Episodes 23-119, recurring otherwise))
- Adam Arkin (Dr. Aaron Shutt)
- Mark Harmon (Dr. Jack McNeil (Episodes 47-141))
- Hector Elizondo (Dr. Phillip Watters)
- Christine Lahti (Dr. Kate Austin (Episodes 31-119, recurring otherwise))
- Recurring Role:
- Vanessa Williams (I) (Dr. Grace Carr)
- Sam Jenkins (Dr. Caroline Eggert)
- John DiMaggio (Dr. Sean Underhill)
- Amie Carey (Maricela Keith)
- Guest Star:
- Dan Klass (Desk Clerk)
- William G. Clark (Security Guard)
- Jeffrey Shore (I) (Patient)
- Maggie Murphy (Maggie Murphy)
- William Keane (Dr. Eric Schrier)
- Daniel Beer (Ted Erickson)
- Amy Steel (Lisa Erickson)
- Murray Rubin (Barney Rosenberg)
- Cristine Rose (Judy Beckman)
- Rebecca Staab (Simone)
- Goof: Phillip tells Kate that Jack McNeil now has her old office. That isn't true. McNeil has the office directly next door from Aaron Shutt's. When McNeil arrives at the hospital, he throws a baseball against the common office wall which startles Shutt. He investigates because the office had been "vacant for quite awhile". That's because the previous occupant was Jeffery Geiger, who left Chicago Hope. Kate came on staff prior to Geiger leaving and had a different office. edit »
- A doctor who has performed a surgery is in charge of the patient's post operative care. Dr. Schapira would not have been brought in if Austin operated. Even if the parents requested him, it would be professional courtesy to have declined. edit »
- It was never explained why Barney was in the hospital in the first place when he fell and broke his hip. No other doctor consulted on his case, so he wasn't being treated by anyone else; and there was no reference to anyone else he might have been visiting. Certainly, no one else in the hospital visited him, as you'd might expect if he was there to see someone. edit »
- In a previous episode, when Kate is running for chief of surgery, Dr. Schapira (her competition) is described as a urologist with some disdain. Apparently, he also does heart transplants as of this episode. edit »
- Peter Berg (Dr. Billy Kronk), Rocky Carroll (Dr. Keith Wilkes), and Thomas Gibson (Dr. Danny Nyland) do not appear in this episode. edit »
- Judy Beckman's finished project turns out to be what we know as the famous parody of the opening credits of "ER", another in the continuing series of in-jokes between the producers of both shows. edit »
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