Eighty-five-year-old Jules 'Ruby' Rubadoux (recurring guest star Academy Award winner RED BUTTONS - 'Sayonara,' 'The Poseidon Adventure') is wheeled into the emergency room and erroneously accuses Carter of killing Ruby's wife 10 years ago. Although Abby believes Ruby is too old to undergo surgery to correct a heart murmur, the attending doctors opt to perform the operation. Meanwhile, Pratt treats a domestic violence victim and makes a date with the social worker assigned to the case. As Pratt arrives for the date, he realizes he has gotten himself into more than he bargained for. Former series star PAUL McCRANE directed the episode. watch
Ruby ReduxPaid | Amazon Instant Video
Length: 45:00
Aired: 4/28/2005
Eighty-five-year-old Jules 'Ruby' Rubadoux (recurring guest star Academy Award winner RED BUTTONS - 'Sayonara,' 'The Poseidon Adventure') is wheeled into the emergency room and erroneously accuses Carter of killing Ruby's wife 10 years ago. Although Abby believes Ruby is too old to undergo surgery to correct a heart murmur, the attending doctors opt to perform the operation. Meanwhile, Pratt treats a domestic violence victim and makes a date with the social worker assigned to the case. As Pratt arrives for the date, he realizes he has gotten himself into more than he bargained for. Former series star PAUL McCRANE directed the episode. watch
The staff treats a woman suffering from the effects of a hunger strike, but the patient refuses to accept food or help until she has proof that the INS (U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service) will grant her son's deportation case a new hearing. Neela, Sam and Lewis are unable to treat her as long as she and her lawyer refuse aid--which goes against all of their training. Meanwhile, Abby suspects that a 72-year-old woman, Birdy Chaddock (Academy Award winner LOUISE FLETCHER - 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,' 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'), is a victim of elder abuse but is unable to prove it. watch