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When the Bough Breaks

Episode Number: 73    Season Num: 4    First Aired: Thursday October 16, 1997    Prod Code: 466353
The ER is flooded with injured children following a school bus accident. Mark turns surly when Jenn refuses to let Rachel visit until he cleans up his act. Jeanie faces a crisis when she's forced to use her hand to stop a patient from bleeding. Carter demands that Benton stop treating him like a student, and start treating him as an equal. Carter and Anna get new students, with Carter getting the short shrift once again. A junkie mother claims that Carol dropped her newborn child. Al Boulet loses his job. Reese is discharged from the hospital.

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Writer: Jack Orman
Director: Richard Thorpe
Star: Anthony Edwards (Dr. Mark Greene),  Eriq La Salle (Dr. Peter Benton),  George Clooney (Dr. Doug Ross),  Alex Kingston (Dr. Elizabeth Corday),  Julianna Margulies (Nurse Carol Hathaway),  Laura Innes (Dr. Kerry Weaver),  Noah Wyle (Dr. John Carter),  Maria Bello (Dr. Anna Del Amico),  Gloria Reuben (P.A. Jeanie Boulet)
Recurring Role: Montae Russell (Zadro),  Lily Mariye (Lily),  Laura Cerón (Chuny),  Conni Marie Brazelton (Conni),  Michael Beach (Al Boulet),  Mariska Hargitay (Cynthia Hooper),  Christine Harnos (Jenn Simon),  Emily Wagner (Pickman),  Lynn A. Henderson (Olbes),  Brian Lester (Dumar),  J.P. Hubbell (Audia),  Ellen Crawford (Lydia),  Lisa Nicole Carson (Carla Reese)
Guest Star: Justin Garms (Unknown),  Lillian Hurst (Mrs. Landeta),  David Denman (Jeremy Willis/ "Angel"),  Penelope Windust (Mrs. Martineau),  Arjay Smith (Brian),  Jacqueline Schultz (Mrs. Blevins),  Wanya Green (Theresa),  Kaz Garas (Tom Melgato),  Ulysses Cuadra (Jaime),  Adam Nelson (Unknown),  Joel de la Fuente (Ivan Fu),  Pete Flanders (Fleeing Motorcyclist),  Justin Henry (James Sasser),  Peter Allas (Arresting Officer),  Peter Murnik (Officer Mulvahill),  Nicholas Sadler (Ricky Melgato),  Merrin Dungey (Daphina),  Tracy Vilar (Doris)

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Mark: We can't help people who can't help themselves.
Carol: No Mark, those are exactly the people we should be helping. (edit)

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Episode: When the Bough Breaks
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