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"Fevers of Unknown Origin"
Original Air Date: May
2, 1996
Episode
Number: #46
Director: Richard
Thorpe
Writer: Carol Flint
Description: After Chloe takes Susie away, Lewis deals
with her loneliness by focusing intently on her job, which impresses
Weaver. Weaver and Greene recommend aborting a pregnant woman's fetus
because of her extremely high blood pressure, until Lewis discovers that
the cause is a tumor in the patient's adrenal gland, which can safely be
removed. Lewis also learns the reason that a man almost overdosed on his
medication--he can't read. When Ross and Benton work together to save a
little girl who was hurt in a water heater explosion, Ross begrudgingly
admits his respect for Benton's skill. Benton finds out that his efforts
to expose Vucelich's fraudulent clamp-and-run study apparently had an
effect. An addendum is added mentioning the deviant results, but Benton
is told that it was always intended. Weaver is disappointed when Benton
is named resident of the year instead of her. She's also surprised to
learn that Vucelich nominated Benton. Greene gets upset at an oncologist
for mistreating an ex-prostitute, Loretta (recurring guest star MARY
MARA). Diagnosed with cervical cancer, she underwent a radical
hysterectomy recently and is suffering from radiation burns and numerous
other complaints. While making final divorce arrangements, Greene and
Jennifer have sex but still plan on getting divorced. Still angry about
Raul's death, Shep gets into trouble when he fights with the brother of
a gunshot victim. After Hathaway helps a blind woman who bit off the
fingertip of a would-be mugger, the robber comes in to the emergency
room, and Hathaway matches the incriminating fingertip to him. Carter is
depressed to learn that he must forgo a plastic surgery elective and
work extra time with Ross in pediatrics in order to graduate with his
class. He mistakenly thinks that it will be easy work. Ross' father,
Ray, disappears with a lot of money belonging to Karen, Ray's attractive
business associate. Ross has sex with her.
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