Synopsis

The air conditioning failed on the single sweltering day of October, an unfortunate occurrence compounded by the closure of emergency rooms at Chicago’s other two hospitals, resulting in a relentlessly chaotic shift. Dr. Ross attended to a six-year-old child suffering from a cocaine overdose; meanwhile, Ivan Gregor, proprietor of the local liquor store, shot and gravely injured a young teenager. Susan's younger sister, Chloe—still prone to impulsive behavior—made an unexpected visit, disrupting