When Earl finds out that the Warden has destroyed all the certificates that would grant him early release from prison, he seeks the help of his friends to escape.

The survivors return from Tribal Council and are releaved that their plan to get rid of James was successful. Todd feels strong with his alliance of Denise, Amanda and Courtney and their plan to vote out Peih-Gee and Erik.



At the Reward Challenge, the survivors are paired up with family members. Denise and her husband Robert win and choose Todd and Amanda to go along with them. Back at camp, Erik and Courtney don't believe Todd's story about his younger sister having a mis-carriage. After the family members leave, Peih-Gee confronts Denise about her decision to pick Todd and Amanda as she had previously felt upset with the decision.



After Peih-Gee's Immunity Challenge win, Erik is the one who is lined up to be voted out next. But he and Peih-Gee approach Denise with a plan to go against her alliance and vote Todd out instead. As Tribal Council approaches, Denise still is unsure about who to vote for.

Henry and Betty go on a double date with Hilda and Gio. Wilhelmina tries to change her image as the queen of mean but fails miserably.

Though Elliot boasts that through private practice she gets to get to know her patients, nobody seems to care. Carla is amazed at how the Janitor was able to score such an attractive girlfriend. The doctors are improving their services to get a higher ranking on a website and although J.D. appears nonchalant initially, he is elated when he is ranked #1.

The team investigates an underground mob. Warrick ends up becoming the prime suspect in a murder that's related to the mob, and his addiction to pills starts to have a significant impact on his job as a CSI.

Meredith works furiously to save a paramedic trapped in an ambulance; Lexie holds the life of a patient in her hands; Derek must rely on a nurse to save a patient; Bailey struggles to balance her personal life with her work.

Goren investigates when his nephew, a prisoner who's bipolar, claims that inmates are being abused to the point of murder.

C.C. and Jack face a block in their relationship when C.C. decides to go public about the affair but Jack refuses. Meanwhile, Liz struggles to keep both Tracy and Jenna happy when the two find it hard to share the spotlight, while Frank makes fun of Toofer's Harvard education with bizarre results.

ER's 300th episode finds Luka and Abby hurriedly preparing to travel to Croatia after Luka's father passes away. Luka confronts Abby about the estrangement between them, and she eventually reaches out and asks for his help. A man rushes to the ER when his wife is seriously injured in a car accident, and finds someone very unexpected there with her. Julia holds a service to bless the ER and remember the patients that have been lost through the years.

The team determines if an ex-con's past criminal activity caused her to disappear after visiting a prison inmate. Det. Mars and Agent Johnson also continue their investigation.

The popular news quiz returns, with team captains Paul Merton and Ian Hislop, guest host Jack Dee, and guest panellists Charlie Brooker and Russell Brand.

In this Quite Interesting Christmas Special, Alan Davies, Bill Bailey, Jo Brand and Sean Lock join Stephen Fry to be quizzed about the empire.