Jackie Peyton, a veteran of the emergency room, consistently skirts protocol in an attempt to salvage something meaningful from a patient’s tragic demise. Simultaneously, she carefully guards a dependence on a painkiller, supplied by her bo…

A growing unease settled upon Jackie and her husband, Kevin, as they observed their eldest daughter, Grace. They suspected she was battling an anxiety disorder. Meanwhile, Mrs. Akalitus, the hospital administrator, found herself consuming c…

An older man checked in, having relied on chicken soup in his management of heart disease. Jackie spoke with Dr. O'Hara about her daughter’s anxieties. And Eddie received the news that he would soon be superseded by an automated dispensing …

Jackie and Kevin are contemplating enrolling Grace in a private school. Meanwhile, the composed Dr. O'Hara must bear the heartfelt gratitude of a young man whose twin brother she rescued. Elsewhere, Zoey experiences her first patient loss.

Driven by compassion, Jackie bends and sometimes breaks protocol to assist a ten-year-old girl who is devotedly caring for her mother, who suffers from lupus. In a moment of unforeseen circumstance, Mrs. Akalitus inadvertently shocks hersel…

Jackie is taken aback when Judith Ivey, a nurse she once worked with, asks for her assistance in ending her life. Judith is terminally ill with lung cancer. Simultaneously, Coop’s mother is hospitalized with a severe gall bladder attack. It…

He was brought in, a steak knife embedded in his chest. For their anniversary, Eddie presented Jackie with a Cartier bracelet, but she refused the gift. A baby was discovered unattended at the nurses’ station, and Akalitus took the infant t…

Jackie uncovers evidence of drug use by the newly assigned temporary nurse. However, when she confronts him, he turns the accusation back on her, highlighting her own past failings. Meanwhile, Mrs. Akalitus continues to care for the foundli…

Jackie recognizes a patient from a previous treatment. As his health deteriorates, Zoey begins to question whether Jackie provided adequate care during their earlier encounter. Meanwhile, Jackie's drug use manifests in sudden nosebleeds.

The first tap class between Jackie and Grace commenced. Meanwhile, Coop posed a threat: he intended to reveal Jackie's falsification of a donor's record. Jackie, in the midst of these concerns, realized she had overlooked her wedding ring a…

Kevin resolved to purchase Jackie a new wedding ring. At the office, the automated pill dispenser was supplanted by a new model. A movie critic arrived, his arm bearing a fractured elbow.

Kevin arranged to meet Jackie at the stroke of midnight, intending to present her with a new wedding ring. But the film critic, who had been in a coma, awoke to find his preferences irrevocably altered.