Carter is not amused as his mother Doris Pickman, having joined social services, seems to reach out to him as obnoxious 'guardian angel' to a probably leukemia-terminal young boy in hopes of righting a past wrong. Mark faces the awful truth about his vixen daughter after Ella is rushed to County for what he fears may be a drug overdose, having swallowed a pill or two from Rachel's backpack, while Corday appreciates what Kerry does to help Ella but has no love for Dr. Babcock. Abby puts herself in the line of fire by taking in her battered neighbor. Weaver takes the low road to punish Lewis for accepting a promotion, as Romano decided to let her take over some of the paperwork. Chen decides it is time to lose the gloves in her fight against duplicitous Kerry, but Carter refuses to side against his boss. Student Michael Gallant keeps doing menial non-medical favors for patients, at his peril.
—KGF Vissers