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1. Prototype
Community Score
| 8.0 Great |
Lillian Price, the new medical director, arrives at Angels of Mercy Hospital to help the struggling hospital get its accreditation back. She finds herself supervising -and clashing- with her former lover, Dr. Ben Turner, who is acting chief of surgery. Meanwhile, an elderly woman refuses to undergo emergency surgery that could save her life; and a resident botches an operation that he undertook without permission.
Director: Paris Barclay
Guest star: Octavia Spencer (Nurse Bernice), Harold Sylvester (Wendell), Tamara Taylor (Dr. Ana Syphax) , Art Evans (Mr. Johnson), Robert Bailey Jr. (Rodney), Fran Bennett (Mrs. Byrd), Zaid Farid (Antoine Lewis), Garrett Morris (Frank Hollister), Niecy Nash (Eveline Freeman Walker), Diana-Maria Riva (Connie), LaRita Shelby (Nurse Raymond (as LaRita Shelby-Mullen)), Julius Tennon (Dr. James Holly), Lee Weaver (Mr. Brody), James McEachin (Gordon Cain Jr.), Tzi Ma (Dr. Henry Lu), Tony Plana (Javier Guerrero), Nikki Micheaux (Veralyn Brewer), Juanita Jennings (Alice McGrath), Geoffrey Rivas (Nunez), Phil Reeves (Supervisor David Crawford)
2. Oscar de la Boya
First aired: 1/19/2000 Production Code: B102The hospital is threatened with a $5 million wrongful termination suit. Ben and Lillian rekindle their former passion when they are stuck in a closet during a fire drill. Williams jeopardizes a gunshot victim's life when he allows a man with a less severe injury to be operated on first; and Javier confesses to Ed that he is again using cocaine.
Guest star: Charles Emmett (L. Francis), Tamara Taylor (Dr. Ana Syphax) , Tony Plana (Javier), Wanda Lee Evans (Thora Jackson), Robert Foxworth (Dr. Dan Prince), Manny Kleinmuntz (Dr. Max Fleishman), Jeremy Lawrence (George Jones), Marshall Manesh (Dr. Rajiv Chaudry), Rene L. Moreno (Antonio Fernandez (as Rene Moreno)), Gary Anthony Williams (Nurse Elliot)
3. Weenis Between Us
First aired: 1/26/2000 Production Code: B103O'Malley enters the hospital for surgery and brings along his own private physician. Hattie Brewster suffers a stroke and Lillian discovers that Verlynne is back on drugs. Meanwhile, Jackson rescues Williams from a deranged patient.
Guest star: Charles Emmett (Officer Mason), Tamara Taylor (Dr. Ana Syphax) , Robert Bailey Jr. (Rodney), Fran Bennett (Hattie Brewster), Jacques Apollo Bolton (Roscoe (as Jacques Bolton)), Evelina Fernandez (Nurse Celia), Bill Ferrell (Officer Floyd), Steven Gilborn (Renowned Surgeon), Gino Montesinos (Deputy Perez), Jason Azikiwe (Tyrone (as Jason Azikiwe))
4. The High Cost of Living
First aired: 2/2/2000 Production Code: B104Ben tries to save the life of a 2-year-old boy who was beaten. Guerrero threatens to reveal that O'Malley supplied him with cocaine. Jackson treats a homeless woman who claims she has sickle-cell anemia; and Prince threatens to bring legal action against Lillian and the hospital if she doesn't appoint him chief of surgery.
Director: Kevin Hooks
Guest star: Lawrence LeJohn (Paramedic #1), Tamara Taylor (Dr. Ana Syphax) , Richard Azurdia (Coffee Clerk), David Barrera (Father Carillo), Jeremiah Birkett (Thelonius), Mark Daniel Cade (Oscar Dunn), Dale Dickey (Rose Greenup), Julio Dolce Vita (Mr. Lagunas), Robert Foxworth (Dr. Dan Prince), Yuria Kim (ICU Nurse), Marta Martin (Sylvia), Niecy Nash (Eveline Freeman Walker), Tony Plana (Javier), Heather Salmon (Det. Cerveris), George Sharperson (Frank), Bailey Devlin (Little Boy), Amber Green (Virgina Soniat), Ivonne Coll (Aracely Hernandez)
5. The Prince and the Porker
First aired: 2/9/2000 Production Code: B105Prince nearly botches an operation and threatens Williams for disobeying his orders. Weiss has dinner with Grace's father and comes away shell-shocked; and Lillian tries to determine why an 11-year-old boy was operated on without parental consent.
Director: Joann Fogle
Guest star: Harold Sylvester (Wendell), Tamara Taylor (Dr. Ana Syphax), Mari Weiss (Carla) , Eric "Ty" Hodges II (Martin Coleman), Phyllis Applegate (Mrs Henderson), Beau Billingslea (Det. Frank Adelson), L. Scott Caldwell (Angela Patterson), Gregg Daniel (Anesthesiologist), Robert Foxworth (Dr. Dan Prince), Barry Shabaka Henley (Delmar Forchette), James Pickens Jr. (Wilson Patterson), Steve Rankin (Det. James Cyrus), Francesca P. Roberts (Iris Forchette), Oren Williams (Oliver Coleman)
6. Unhand Me
First aired: 2/16/2000 Production Code: B106Eveline, 25 weeks pregnant, rescues a woman from being raped - but is then run down by the would-be rapist's car. Meanwhile, a severed human hand is found on a patient's food tray causing Harris to worry that it will interfere with the hospital's chances of getting accredited.
Guest star: Charles Emmett (L. Francis), Octavia Spencer (Nurse Bernice), Harold Sylvester (Wendell), Tamara Taylor (Dr. Ana Syphax) , Jeremiah Birkett (Thelonius), Ed Cambridge (Bertram), Darrow Igus (Oval Freeman), Andy Mackenzie (Donny Rafferty), Niecy Nash (Eveline Freeman Walker), Diana-Maria Riva (Connie), Debra Snell (Newscaster), Ron Taylor (Lester Bell), Rick Worthy (Simon Walker)
7. Ax and Ye Shall Receive
First aired: 3/1/2000 Production Code: B107A man is admitted with a hatchet buried in his head. The staff caters to a crusty physician who will determine whether the hospital receives accreditation. Dr. Syphax confronts Ben over his feelings for Lillian; and Lillian makes a surprising decision that displeases O'Malley.
Director: Rick Wallace
Guest star: Harold Sylvester (Wendell), Tamara Taylor (Dr. Ana Syphax) , Jeremiah Birkett (Thelonius), John Cothran Jr. (Leon), Thom Gossom Jr. (Mr. Matthews), Joan Pringle (Ms. Martin), Richard Riehle (Dr. Whitney)
8. Cry Me A Liver
First aired: 3/8/2000 Production Code: B108Ben believes he's found a liver donor for a 17-year-old who has been on a waiting list for three years. Then a suspected murderer with a chronic liver condition comes in, and moves ahead on the waiting list. Meanwhile, a former patient sues the hospital claiming that he was rendered impotent by a botched hernia operation performed by Ben.
Guest star: Lawrence LeJohn (Keith), Charles Emmett (L. Francis), Mari Weiss (Carla) , Richard Azurdia (Coffee Clerk), Kenny Blank (Norman Lewis), Willie Garson (David Lewis), David Barrera (Father Carillo), Kira Arne (Honey Suckle), John Lafayette (Dr Broussard), Leslie Ishii (Dorothy Chang), Martin Grey (Dr. Butler), Akuyoe Graham (Maxine Pearl), Richard Fancy (Judge Forretsky), Peggy Blowe (Thelma Holmes), Jeremiah Birkett (Thelonius), Anne Betancourt (Judge Aguilar), Frantz Turner (Mr. Lincoln), James C. Mathis III (Oliver), Dakin Matthews (Max Sheppard), Sanjay Pandya (Dr. Sihota), David Reivers (Amos Southerby), Arnetia Walker (Etta Southerby), Basil Wallace (Joe Pearl), Steven Williams (Emerill Jordan), Alexander Cole (Derek)
9. Assume the Position
Community Score
| 7.0 Good |
Ben is stopped for a traffic violation and harassed by a white police officer. Grace's father worries that he may have prostate cancer; and Lillian fights for much needed equipment when she learns the hospital has received an unexpected $20 million from the county.
Director: Paris Barclay
Guest star: Lawrence LeJohn (Paramedic Brown) , Michael D. Roberts (Comm. Milton Archer), Darris Love (James Dawkins), Trina McGee-Davis (Saidah), L. Scott Caldwell (Angela Patterson), David Connell (Bud), David Fabrizio (Jerry), Evelina Fernandez (Nurse Celia), Nambi E. Kelley (E.R. Res. Kiesha Simmons), Mark Kiely (Off. Eugene Elliot), Manny Kleinmuntz (Dr. Max Fleishman), Michael Leopard (Desk Sgt. Clyde Harvell), Robert Madrid (Paramedic #2), Eric Payne (Breier), James Pickens Jr. (Wilson Patterson), Kelvin Shepard (Paramedic #5), Julius Tennon (Dr. James Holly)
10. Deliver the Male
First aired: 3/22/2000 Production Code: B110Lillian tries to get an 18-year-old gang member to accept responsibility for his newborn child. Ben tries to persuade Grace's frightened father to undergo surgery; and Wesley treats a gunshot dog when its 10-year-old owner, who has also been shot, refuses to enter the hospital if his pet can't come with him.
Director: Rick Wallace
Guest star: Greg Daniel (Anesthesiologist) , Mary Randle (Daphne), Marianna Harris (Rosemary), Merrin Dungey (Mrs Lombard), Christina Payano (Cheron Green), L. Scott Caldwell (Mrs. Patterson), Charlie Dell (Dr. Sheldon Stanley), Diana-Maria Riva (Connie), Mari Weiss (Carla), Steve Rankin (White Detective), Dion Clinton Overstreet Jr. (Billy), Debra Snell (Elena Maldonado), Harold Sylvester (Wendell Loman), Jeremiah Birkett (Thelonius), Lawrence LeJohn (Paramedic Brown), Beau Billingslea (Black Detective), Keith Diamond (Artiss Embry), James Pickens Jr. (Wilson Patterson), Vicellous Shannon (Marvell Preston), LaRita Shelby (Nurse Logan), George Wyner (Dr. Heller)
11. When Worlds Colitis
First aired: 3/28/2000 Production Code: B111Wesley confronts a 14-year-old girl who suffers from colitis, and he becomes convinced that Ana likes him. Ben tries to save an elderly physician from being fired; and Jackson treats a homeless man who believes he is the King of England.
12. To Halve or Not To Halve
First aired: 3/29/2000 Production Code: B112O'Malley comes to the hospital after having been beaten during a mugging. Lillian agrees to have breakfast with her former husband, who drops a bombshell on her. Ben tries to convince a homeless man to let him perform a life-saving operation; and Wesley accuses Ben of unfair treatment after Ben chews him out following a botched diagnosis.
13. Dress For Success
First aired: 4/5/2000 Production Code: B113Ben believes O'Malley may be suicidal after he finds the chairman catatonic - and wearing a dress. A college all-star running back is paralyzed in a car accident and wants to die rather than face a future without football; and Harris tries to keep a personal medical condition secret but finds it difficult to do so.
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