Kovac defies the rules to get a dying Croatian boy to Chicago in a race to save his life. Despite receiving tragic news, Carter tries to prevent grieving gang member Curtis from seeking vengeance. Carter's sad family gathering is interrupted by Abby's mentally troubled brother Eric, who has left his voluntary care facility. Meanwhile, Lewis has trouble ending her relationship with Chuck. Perez, a baseball player with a serious heart ailment, is treated on the eve of his pitching debut with the Chicago Cubs. And a tormented Romano makes a dramatic decision about his mangled arm, after it catches fire in his kitchen. Luka departs for the Congo after saying goodbye to Abby.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 9 Episode 20 of ER resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

ER Season 9 Episodes...

• s09e01 - Chaos Theory
• s09e02 - Dead Again
• s09e03 - Insurrection
• s09e04 - Walk Like a Man
• s09e05 - A Hopeless Wound
• s09e06 - One Can Only Hope
• s09e07 - Tell Me Where It Hurts
• s09e08 - First Snowfall
• s09e09 - Next of Kin
• s09e10 - Hindsight
• s09e11 - A Little Help From My Friends
• s09e12 - A Saint in the City
• s09e13 - No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
• s09e14 - No Strings Attached
• s09e15 - A Boy Falling Out of the Sky
• s09e16 - A Thousand Cranes
• s09e17 - The Advocate
• s09e18 - Finders Keepers
• s09e19 - Things Change
• s09e20 - Foreign Affairs
• s09e21 - When Night Meets Day
• s09e22 - Kisangani

ER Show Summary

ER follows the medical personnel and patients in the emergency room of Chicago's fictional County General Hospital.

As the doctors and nurses of County's ER confront the daily challenges of a busy urban hospital, including overcrowded waiting rooms, staffing shortages, and the impact of life-and-passing decisions. While they teach the next generation of doctors, the each must tackle demands of their personal lives, at times unsuccessfully.

The staff is led by Chief of Emergency Medicine Dr. Luka Kovac, a gifted teacher who came to Chicago from Croatia following the tragic passing of his wife and children, but now finds his life on an upswing, and Dr. Kerry Weaver, County's Chief of Staff, a compassionate doctor and uncompromising administrator whose rigid style has isolated her from the medical staff. The ER is staffed by fourth-year resident Dr. Gregory Pratt, who puts patients before procedure, yet fears the responsibility now thrust upon him, feisty nurse Samantha Taggart a tough single mother attempting to balance her difficult personal issues with her demanding professional life, and Scott Grimes as the less than capable Chief Resident Dr. Archie Morris, along with a trio of second year residents: Dr. Abby Lockhart a former ER nurse turned doctor, building a new career and a new life that has taken a sudden and unexpected turn, Dr. Neela Rasgotra recently married and finding her role in the ER after a long period of uncertainty, and Dr. Ray Barnett who must make the choice between his career as a doctor and the rock band in which he plays. Featured this season as recurring characters are John Leguizamo as the innovative, and problematic, Dr. Victor Clemente, Kristen Johnston as demanding Nurse Manager Eve Peyton, and Leland Orser as the ER's highly individual surgical attending, Dr. Lucien Dubenko.