Homeless for the Holidays

Season 3, Episode 10, Aired
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Rumors sweep the ER when Kerry and Mark cloister themselves to discuss policy regarding HIV-positive employees, prompting Jeanie to publicize her condition. Charlie brings the child she has been caring for into the ER. Doug treats the child and feels obligated to report the child's mother for neglect. Doyle treats an abused woman, and conspires to help her escape her husband. Carter blows off an evening with Gant to spend the night with Keaton. Mark inherits a mangy dog from a patient and decides to give it to Rachel for Christmas, but ends up not doing so when he finds Craig has already given her a puppy. Carol and her mother host a traditional Ukrainian Christmas celebration, to which Doug shows up with Charlie, who needs a favor from Carol. Keaton tells Benton that she won't recommend him for another pediatric surgery rotation.moreless
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  • Solution for Jeanie problem, Doug and Charlie get more focus and it is Christmas, in the end.

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    The storyline, not finished in last episode, continues. Weaver and Greene are trying to work out hospital policy for HIV positive workers but they do not make much progress but give nurses something to talk about.

    We also get more focus of Charlie - a teenager from street who we have met before. She brings a baby to hospital and the baby needs a surgery and Doug wants to inform baby's mother. The woman comes to hospital, just to yell and accuse Doug and Charlie, who became quite friendly with Doug, yells at his face that he is just like everyone else.

    The Jeanie storyline continues as nurses are trying to get answers and Mark starts talking about employee X, and this and all the pressure just makes Jeanie to come and tell everyone about his condition and nothing is same for her anymore. Charlie comes and finds Doug's place as she tells she cannot stay with the baby's mother anymore. They end up in Carol's house...moreless

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    • This and the Season 4 episode "Ambush" are the only episode whose titles contain no capitalization. Edit
    • Jorja Fox was credited as Jorjan Fox in all her appearances previous to this episode. Edit
    • Music: Bing Crosby, "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" Edit
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    • Carol: (to Jeanie) I swallowed a bunch of pills a few years ago. When I got back to work, people either smothered me with kindness or treated me like I was invisible. If we aren't friends, maybe we should be. Edit
    • Mark: Jeanie, you're a great P.A. You're an asset to the ER. Jeanie: But? Mark: But nothing. I think you should stay. Jeanie: And do my job, not do clerical work? Mark: Yeah, within the limits that we set earlier. Jeanie: But you still wouldn't want me suturing your daughter. Mark: I don't know. Edit
    • Carol: I wish I'd known. Jeanie: Why? Would it have made us friends? Carol: Now, that's not fair. Jeanie: Nothing is. Edit
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    • (talking about shopping for Rachel's Christmas present) Mark: I don't know who Duke Nukem was, but he looked pretty nasty. Duke Nukem is an action hero created for a first-person shooter computer game developed by 3D Realms and published by Apogee Software. Edit
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