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"Power"
Original Air Date: May 6, 1999
Episode
Number: #112
Director: Laura Innes
Writer: Carol Flint
Description: Romano observes the emergency room by
following Greene around all day. Romano makes sexist comments about a
few female staff members, including Corday and Hathaway, to Greene. Lucy
begins a second emergency room rotation under Carter's tutelage. An
elderly patient, Dottie Armstrong (ANNE BELLAMY), is brought to the
hospital by her neighbor, Gladys (JEAN SINCERE), against the wishes of
Dottie's husband, Army Armstrong (FORD RAINEY). Army insists his wife
suffers from Alzheimer's disease. Lucy examines Dottie and treats a
bedsore. Against Carter's advice, Lucy orders a psychiatric consult for
Army because he exhibits symptoms of depression. The psychiatrist agrees
and notes Army's suicidal tendencies. Lucy reexamines Dottie's wound and
realizes it is actually a bullet hole. Gladys inadvertently stopped Army
from murdering his confused wife and then killing himself. Carter tells
Roxanne he doesn't want to have a relationship with her anymore after
she tries to sell insurance to Phyllis Farr (HOLLAND TAYLOR - "The
Truman Show"), a patient who markets synthetic pheromones. Hathaway
finally decides to  send Ross a letter informing him about her pregnancy,
but she does not want him to return to Chicago just because of the baby.
A terrible storm causes a power outage. The facsimile machine ceases to
function as Hathaway tries to send her letter to Ross. Auxiliary
generators power up the critical equipment. After awhile, the backup
generators fail, and the staff works frantically to keep patients alive.
A 20-year-old comatose female patient from another floor is beaten,
sexually assaulted and left at the emergency room. Corday saw a man
dressed as a technician deposit the woman. Later, Corday identifies the
dead body of the same man--he hanged himself. After the power returns,
Greene takes Corday to a video arcade. Series star LAURA INNES makes her
directorial debut.
Pictures: (from ERcaps.com)
>> Dr.
Greene and Carter Chat
>> Carter
in the Dark
ER the Website Review:
>> I loved this
episode. To see the ER staff working in the unlighted conditions
was a thrilling treat. The episode had a wasted-day-at-school feel
while at the same time being a suspenseful and thrilling
experience. It was also cool to see Romano being nice for a
change.
Grade:
4/5
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