ER (Season 4)

Life. Death. Chaos. It's all in a day's work.

ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.

Ambush 7.8
Air date: 1997-09-25
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: While a film crew is filming in the ER, it's Elizabeth Corday's first day.
Something New 8.0
Air date: 1997-10-02
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Carter is exited about getting his own med student and Mark and Carol interview candidates for the desk clerk position.
Friendly Fire 8.0
Air date: 1997-10-09
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Cynthia Hooper starts as the new desk clerk. Benton and Carla disagree over whether or not their son should be circumcised. Al gets in an accident at work.
When the Bough Breaks 8.0
Air date: 1997-10-16
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: His ex-wife Jennifer tells Mark he can't see Rachel until he's got his act together. Reece gets to go home. Al has lost his job.
Good Touch, Bad Touch 8.4
Air date: 1997-10-30
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Carol would like to have a women's and children's health care clinic within the ER. Benton has trouble combining work and fatherhood.
Ground Zero 8.0
Air date: 1997-11-06
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Al wants to move to Atlanta where he got a job offer. Jeanie however isn't keen on moving. Carol talks to Carter's grandmother about the clinic.
Fathers and Sons 8.7
Air date: 1997-11-13
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Ross and Greene travel to a near-deserted stretch of California to investigate circumstances surrounding a death in Doug's family.
Freak Show 8.3
Air date: 1997-11-20
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Benton has a very extraordinary and interesting case when he comes across a boy with reversed internal organs.
Obstruction of Justice 8.3
Air date: 1997-12-11
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Jeanie believes she's been fired because she has HIV and fights her dismissal.
Do You See What I See? 8.5
Air date: 1997-12-18
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Mark treats an old lady who has been brutally raped. Carter's grandmother visits Carol's clinic. After he's touched by Benton, a blind man can see again!
Think Warm Thoughts 8.2
Air date: 1998-01-08
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Dr. Anspaugh's 13-year-old son is brought in and Anspaugh asks Mark to look after him. Another old lady who has been raped is brought in.
Sharp Relief 8.2
Air date: 1998-01-15
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Kerry starts to doubt the methods of Synergix. Carter tries to help his cousin beat his drug addiction. Jeanie becomes Scott Anspaugh's part-time caregiver.
Carter's Choice 8.3
Air date: 1998-01-29
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Another elderly rape victim is brought in. So is the rapist.
Family Practice 8.3
Air date: 1998-02-05
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Greene flies to San Diego when his mother falls and is hospitalized. His concern increases when he finds her acting "completely loony and out of control." To make matters worse, he butts heads with his dad over her care.
Exodus 8.8
Air date: 1998-02-26
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Because of benzene that's been spread, the ER has to close. Weaver gets felled and Carter has to take the lead.
My Brother's Keeper 8.3
Air date: 1998-03-25
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Mark finds out Cynthia has moved. Carter's cousin Chase is brought in because of a heroin overdose. Doug and Kerry clash after she found a flaw in his study.
A Bloody Mess 8.2
Air date: 1998-04-09
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Jeanie fears Scott Anspaugh's cancer may have returned. Hathaway learns a disturbing secret about a 16-year-old girl. A pregnant patient fears she'll miscarry; Morgenstern returns to work, but perhaps too soon after his heart attack.
Gut Reaction 7.4
Air date: 1998-04-16
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Carter finally works up enough nerve to ask Del Amico out. Jeanie tries to help Scotty decide whether to undergo an experimental treatment and Benton takes unexpected action during an operation with Morgenstern.
Shades of Gray 8.5
Air date: 1998-04-23
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Del Amico, Ross and Corday confront disturbing situations after the bombing of a women's clinic. Benton comes under review for controversial actions in the OR. Jeanie endures one of the most difficult days of her life as she says goodbye to a friend.
Of Past Regret and Future Fear 8.2
Air date: 1998-04-30
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: A 31-year-old security guard is brought in suffering from severe chemical burns, and a 21-year-old man is wheeled in after falling 75 feet into a river. Meanwhile, Benton is upset that Carla's boyfriend is part of Reese's baptism.
Suffer the Little Children 8.3
Air date: 1998-05-07
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Ross treats a 6-month-old recovering from methadone withdrawal. A televangelist and his wife, who's suffering from an infection, plan a broadcast from the ER. Del Amico's old boyfriend arrives, and Jeanie fears her health is rapidly declining.
A Hole in the Heart 8.3
Air date: 1998-05-14
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Ross and Hathaway's jobs are in jeopardy after their unauthorized treatment of a drug-addicted 7-month-old boy is discovered. Corday loses her sponsorship. Carter suspects Del Amico's boyfriend when drugs are stolen.