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13 Episodes 2000 - 2000
Episode 1
Sun, Jan 16, 2000 60 mins
A new medical director (Vivica A. Fox) arrives and immediately clashes with her former lover (Blair Underwood), who is the acting chief of surgery. Meanwhile, an elderly woman refuses to undergo emergency surgery that could save her life; and a resident botches an operation that he undertook without permission. Hattie: Fran Bennett. Dr. Hollister: Garrett Morris. Johnson: Art Evans. Verlynne: Nicki Micheaux. Dr. Henry: Tzi Ma. O'Malley: Robert Morse. Harris: Michael Warren.
Episode 2
Wed, Jan 19, 2000 60 mins
Ben and Lillian rekindle their former passion when they are stuck in a closet during a fire drill; the hospital is threatened with a $5 million wrongful termination suit; Williams jeopardizes a gunshot victim's life when he allows a man with a less severe injury to be operated on first; and Javier confesses to Ed that he is again using cocaine. Arthur: T.E. Russell. Prince: Robert Foxworth. Javier: Tony Plana. Henry: Tzi Ma. Williams: Hill Harper. Lillian: Vivica A. Fox. Ben: Blair Underwood.
Episode 3
Wed, Jan 26, 2000 60 mins
O'Malley enters the hospital for surgery and brings along his own private physician; Hattie Brewster suffers a stroke and Lillian discovers that Verlynne is back on drugs; Jackson rescues Williams from a deranged patient. Ben: Blair Underwood. Lillian: Vivica A. Fox. O'Malley: Robert Morse.
Episode 4
Wed, Feb 2, 2000 60 mins
Ben tries to save the life of a 2-year-old boy who was beaten; Guerrero threatens to reveal that O'Malley supplied him with cocaine; Jackson treats a homeless woman who claims she has sickle-cell anemia; and Prince threatens to bring legal action against Lillian and the hospital if she doesn't appoint him chief of surgery. Ben: Blair Underwood. Jackson: T.E. Russell. Prince: Robert Foxworth.
Episode 5
Wed, Feb 9, 2000 60 mins
Prince nearly botches an operation and threatens Williams for disobeying his orders; Weiss has dinner with Grace's father and comes away shell-shocked; Lillian tries to determine why an 11-year-old boy was operated on without parental consent. Prince: Robert Foxworth. Grace: Maya Rudolph. Williams: Hill Harper. Weiss: Phil Buckman. Lillian: Vivica A. Fox.
Episode 6
Wed, Feb 16, 2000 60 mins
Eveline (Niecy Nash), 25 weeks pregnant, rescues a woman from being raped---but is then run down by the would-be rapist's car. Meanwhile, a severed human hand is found on a patient's food tray causing Harris to worry that it will interfere with the hospital's chances of getting accredited. Harris: Michael Warren. Lillian: Vivica A. Fox. Ben: Blair Underwood.
Episode 7
Wed, Mar 1, 2000 60 mins
A man (Thom Gossom Jr.) is admitted with a hatchet buried in his head; the staff caters to a crusty physician who will determine whether the hospital receives accreditation; Ana confronts Ben over his feelings for Lillian; and Lillian makes a surprising decision that displeases O'Malley. Leon: John Cothran Jr. Dr. Whitney: Richard Riehle. Connie: Diana-Maria Riva. Nakamura: George Kee Cheung. Ben: Blair Underwood. Lillian: Vivica A. Fox.
Episode 8
Wed, Mar 8, 2000 60 mins
Ben believes he's found a liver donor for a 17-year-old boy (Kenny Blank) who has been on a waiting list for three years. Then a suspected murderer with a chronic liver condition comes in,and moves ahead on the waiting list. Meanwhile, a former patient (David Reivers) sues the hospital claiming that he was rendered impotent by a botched hernia operation performed by Ben. Jordan: Steve Williams. Lincoln: Frantz Turner. Etta: Arnetia Walker. Honey: Kira Arne. Father Carillo: David Barrera.
Episode 9
Wed, Mar 15, 2000 60 mins
Ben is stopped for a traffic violation and harassed by a white police officer (Mark Kiely); Grace's father worries that he may have prostate cancer; Lillian fights for much needed equipment when she learns the hospital has received an unexpected $20 million from the county. Patterson: James Pickens Jr. James: Hilliard Guess. Mrs. Patterson: L. Scott Caldwell. Dr. Fleishman: Manny Kleinmuntz. Breier: Eric A. Payne. Dr. Holly: Julius Tennon. Saidah: Trina McGee-Davis. Kiesha: Nambi E. Kelley.
Episode 10
Wed, Mar 22, 2000 60 mins
Lillian tries to get an 18-year-old gang member to accept responsibility for his newborn child; Ben tries to persuade Grace's frightened father to undergo surgery; Wesley treats a gunshot dog when its 10-year-old owner, who has also been shot, refuses to enter the hospital if his pet can't come with him. Mr. Patterson: James Pickens Jr. Lillian: Vivica A. Fox. Ben: Blair Underwood. Wesley: Hill Harper.
Episode 11
Tue, Mar 28, 2000 60 mins
Wesley comforts a 14-year-old girl who suffers from colitis, and he becomes convinced that Ana likes him; Ben tries to save an elderly physician from being fired; Jackson treats a homeless man (Ossie Davis) who believes he is the King of England. Savannah: Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly. Ivy: Andi Chapman. Barton: David St. James. Dr. Fleishman: Manny Kleinmuntz. Wesley: Hill Harper. Jackson: T.E. Russell. Ben: Blair Underwood.
Episode 12
Wed, Mar 29, 2000 60 mins
O'Malley comes to the hospital after having been beaten during a mugging; Lillian agrees to have breakfast with her former husband, who drops a bombshell on her; Ben tries to convince a homeless man to let him perform a life-saving operation; Wesley accuses Ben of unfair treatment after Ben chews him out following a botched diagnosis. O'Malley: Robert Morse. Lillian: Vivica A. Fox. Ben: Blair Underwood.
Episode 13
Wed, Apr 5, 2000 60 mins
Ben believes O'Malley may be suicidal after he finds the chairman catatonic---and wearing a dress; a college all-star running back is paralyzed in a car accident and wants to die rather than face a future without football; Harris tries to keep a personal medical condition secret but finds it difficult to do so. Robert Morse, Blair Underwood, Vivica A. Fox.