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Point of Origin

Season 5, Episode 18, Aired Apr 08, 1999

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Greene tries to help Mobalage when he's about to be deported, and Mark describes his beating in the men's room. Kerry tries to save a woman she believes is her birth mother. Hathaway decides to keep Doug's child. Benton and Corday clash over an ER fellowship. Carter is in charge for the day, part of a requirement for applying for chief resident.moreless

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Sheila Kelley

Coco
GUEST STAR
Anna Gunn

Denise Dwyer
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Peter Carlin

Unknown

Noah Wyle

Dr. John Carter
Laura Innes

Dr. Kerry Weaver
Kellie Martin

Lucy Knight
Julianna Margulies

Nurse Carol Hathaway
Gloria Reuben

P.A. Jeanie Boulet
Eriq La Salle

Dr. Peter Benton

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Mark fights for Mobalage and his wife staying and Carter has the day in charge.

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By Parricida, Nov 30, 2007

The beauty of this episode is the focus on Mark struggling to help Mobalage and his wife from sending them back to Nigeria. Mobalage has to remember how and when he was tortured but he does not remember. So in the end, Mark tooks him to the men's room and tells him his story what makes him to remind. The way they have portrayed the two stories, the way it was hard for both but they needed to get it out. It was so well done.

The other very good storyline is Weaver and her mother. Her struggle to make her better, but she is dieing but in the end to learn the truth.

And also Carol - she and her baby.. and the baby of the patient. The scene when she attacks Weaver and Carol takes the baby and protects the little one - so brave and moving.

And Cartre.. his day in charge.. and he is so full of pride that he makes a mistake - not big but he accuses a mother of treating her children bad but the real problem is - that the girl has rare and bad illness. It was good episode.moreless
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- Goof: When Coco's baby is brought in, he has received no medical care. The umbilical cord hasn't even been clamped, but it can be seen that he's been circumcised.
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- (while treating a woman who gave birth in the street) Weaver: Did they find the placenta? Paramedic: She said a dog ate it. Haleh: Oh, lord...
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- Corday: I've found a way to limit my Romano exposure. Benton: Oh, yeah, what's that? Garlic?
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- Although in the opening credits, Gloria Reuben does not appear in this episode.
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