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"The Gift"
Original Air Date: December 15,
1994
Episode
Number: #12
Director: Felix
Enriquez Alcala
Writer: Neal Baer
Description: It's Christmas Eve, and Dr. Mark
Greene (ANTHONY EDWARDS) is desperately trying to leave the hospital for
a few minutes to buy gifts for his wife and daughter. Dr. Susan Lewis
(SHERRY STRINGFIELD) agrees to tend to his patients while he's away.
Unfortunately, Greene's shopping plans are postponed when a young boy
(CURTIS BLANCK) who almost drowned while fishing is wheeled in with his
praying father (MICHAEL BOWEN). Meanwhile, Dr. Peter Benton (ERIQ LA
SALLE) tries to save Teddy, the victim of a head-on collision. However,
when Teddy is diagnosed as brain dead, Benton prematurely calls in
expensive organ-salvage teams because Teddy signed an organ donor card.
But Benton has neglected to get the required permission from Teddy's
wife (CYNTHIA ETTINGER), putting Benton in a precarious situation after
she initially refuses his request. Back again is Madame X (ROSEMARY
CLOONEY), a confused patient who wanders the halls singing holiday
songs, while John Carter (NOAH WYLE) tries to save a sick Santa (JASON
EDWARDS). Carter later comforts Dr. Lewis about her romantic problems.
Lewis' lover, Dr. Cvetic (JOHN TERRY) is still missing. Lewis also
contends with an older patient who is unexpectedly pregnant and learns
that her sister, Chloe (KATHLEEN WILHOITE), is pregnant too. Finally, at
Nurse Carol Hathaway (JULIANNA MARGULIES) and Dr. Taglieri's (RICK
ROSSOVICH) formal engagement party, an uninvited Ross shows up and
behaves foolishly. MALGOSCHA GEBEL ("Schindler's List") guest
stars again as Bob.
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