Writer:	Jack Orman, R. Scott Gemmill
Director:	Alan J. Levi
Star:	Sherry Stringfield (Dr. Susan Lewis),  Noah Wyle (Dr. John Carter),  Ming-Na (Dr. Jing-Mei "Deb" Chen),  Maura Tierney (Nurse Abby Lockhart),  Laura Innes (Dr. Kerry Weaver),  Goran Visnjic (Dr. Luka Kovac),  Alex Kingston (Dr. Elizabeth Corday),  Anthony Edwards (Dr. Mark Greene)
Recurring Role:	Troy Evans (Frank),  Sharif Atkins (Michael Gallant),  Mary McDonnell (Eleanor Carter),  Matthew Settle (Brian),  Lisa Vidal (Sandy Lopez),  Frances Sternhagen (Millicent Carter),  Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes),  Kristin Minter (Randi),  Lily Mariye (Lily),  Hallee Hirsh (Rachel Greene),  Mark Valley (Richard Lockhart),  Laura Cerón (Chuny),  Deezer D. (Malik),  Yvette Freeman (Haleh)
Guest Star:	Scott Bryce (Caseworker),  Cheryl White (Meryl Sites),  Matt Weinberg (Douglas Leeman),  Christina Hendricks (Joyce),  David Krumholtz (Paul Sobricki),  Liza Weil (Samantha Sobricki),  Seth Ayott (Larry),  Norma Maldonaldo (Munoz),  Sally Field (Maggie Wyczenski [uncredited voice only])

Abby was born 08.03 pm on January 10th. (edit) Music: "Battleflag," Lo Fidelity Allstars (edit) Although in he opening credits, Paul McCrane does not appear in this episode. (edit)

Frank: Is this great or what? Empty chairs. Empty racks. Nothing like sub-Arctic temperatures to keep the freaks at home. (edit) Randi: Abby, what's your sign?
Abby: ...out of order. (edit) (Abby walked in on Carter and Susan kissing)
Carter: I'm sorry about that.
Abby: What?
Carter: I should've said something to you sooner. It just sorta snuck up on me.
Abby: Hate it when that happens.
Carter: Yeah.... It's really more about friendship than anything else.
Abby: Really? Never seen you kiss Frank like that. (edit) Abby: I haven't seen you around lately.
Luka: I've been working nights.
Abby: How's your Christmas?
Luka: Quiet. What'd you do for New Years?
Abby: I worked.
Luka: That's always fun.
Abby: Did you make any resolutions?
Luka: Uhm... Help out more.
Abby: Help out more where? Here?
Luka: Uh, no. Europe. I've volunteered to go to Bosnia for two months with Doctors Without Borders.
Abby: Bosnia?
Luka: Yeah. I speak the language.
Abby: What brought this on?
Luka: I don't know. Change of scenery? (edit) Frank: [To Abby] If I find his mom can I have those hockey tickets you pinched off that stiff? (edit)

Abby drinks alcohol for the first time since getting sober in 1995. (edit) When Abby is walking home in the snow, a sad, haunting song is playing. This is the same song that they used at the end of episode 7.14 "A Walk in the Woods", when Luka is standing in the snow. (edit) Kerry suggests that they should have a colored puck at hockey games, so it could be more easily seen. At one time, they experimented with a digitally colored puck in broadcasts of hockey games. (edit) When Greene searches Rachels backpack and finds the pack of Marlboro cigarettes, the cigarettes are shown tobacco-side upward. This is incorrect as all filter cigarettes are packaged filter-side up. (edit) After Carter sees Paul Sobriki and is running toward the bathroom, the song "Battle Flag" can be heard in the backround. This is the same song you hear when Carter is attacked by Sobriki as he finds Lucy's body in the episode "Be Still My Heart". (edit)

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