ER — Season 4
Life. Death. Chaos. It's all in a day's work.
About this season
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.
Episodes (22)
1. Ambush
8.2Aired 25 September 1997 • 45 min
While a film crew is filming in the ER, it's Elizabeth Corday's first day.
2. Something New
8.0Aired 2 October 1997 • 45 min
Carter is exited about getting his own med student and Mark and Carol interview candidates for the desk clerk position.
3. Friendly Fire
8.3Aired 9 October 1997 • 45 min
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.
4. When the Bough Breaks
8.2Aired 16 October 1997 • 45 min
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.
5. Good Touch, Bad Touch
8.7Aired 30 October 1997 • 45 min
Carol would like to have a women's and children's health care clinic within the ER. Benton has trouble combining work and fatherhood.
6. Ground Zero
8.2Aired 6 November 1997 • 45 min
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.
7. Fathers and Sons
8.9Aired 13 November 1997 • 45 min
Ross and Greene travel to a near-deserted stretch of California to investigate circumstances surrounding a death in Doug's family.
8. Freak Show
8.6Aired 20 November 1997 • 45 min
Benton has a very extraordinary and interesting case when he comes across a boy with reversed internal organs.
9. Obstruction of Justice
8.4Aired 11 December 1997 • 45 min
Jeanie believes she's been fired because she has HIV and fights her dismissal.
10. Do You See What I See?
8.7Aired 18 December 1997 • 45 min
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!
11. Think Warm Thoughts
8.1Aired 8 January 1998 • 45 min
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.
12. Sharp Relief
8.3Aired 15 January 1998 • 45 min
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.
13. Carter's Choice
8.6Aired 29 January 1998 • 45 min
Another elderly rape victim is brought in. So is the rapist.
14. Family Practice
8.6Aired 5 February 1998 • 45 min
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.
15. Exodus
9.0Aired 26 February 1998 • 45 min
Because of benzene that's been spread, the ER has to close. Weaver gets felled and Carter has to take the lead.
16. My Brother's Keeper
8.3Aired 5 March 1998 • 45 min
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.
17. A Bloody Mess
8.4Aired 9 April 1998 • 45 min
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.
18. Gut Reaction
7.0Aired 16 April 1998 • 45 min
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.
19. Shades of Gray
8.7Aired 23 April 1998 • 45 min
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.
20. Of Past Regret and Future Fear
8.4Aired 30 April 1998 • 45 min
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.
21. Suffer the Little Children
8.5Aired 7 May 1998 • 45 min
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.
22. A Hole in the Heart
8.6Aired 14 May 1998 • 45 min
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.