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ER S9E5 — A Hopeless Wound
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ER•Season 9•Episode 5

A Hopeless Wound

7.8/10 · 523 votesOct 31, 200245 min

Ranked #8 of 22 in Season 9•+0.1 vs season avg

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On a busy Halloween night, Carter and Abby are the only staffers in costume when victims of an apartment building fire pack the ER. Corday takes on a new med student for a surgical rotation - Paul Nathan, who suffers from Parkinson's disease and decided

Directed byLaura Innes
Written byJoe Sachs, Julie Hébert
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Goran Višnjić

Goran Višnjić

Luka Kovač

Maura Tierney

Maura Tierney

Abby Lockhart

Alex Kingston

Alex Kingston

Elizabeth Corday

Laura Innes

Laura Innes

Kerry Weaver

Mekhi Phifer

Mekhi Phifer

Greg Pratt

Sherry Stringfield

Sherry Stringfield

Susan Lewis

Noah Wyle

Noah Wyle

John Carter

Ming-Na Wen

Ming-Na Wen

Jing-Mei Chen

Sharif Atkins

Sharif Atkins

Michael Gallant

Paul McCrane

Paul McCrane

Robert Romano

Crew6

Laura Innes

Laura Innes

Director

Joe Sachs

Joe Sachs

Writer

K

Kevin Casey

Editor

David Zabel

David Zabel

Co-Producer

Arthur Albert

Arthur Albert

Director of Photography

Julie Hébert

Julie Hébert

Writer

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Episode Summary

"A Hopeless Wound" is episode 5 of ER season 9. It scored 7.8/10 from 523 votes, ranking #8 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Laura Innes and written by Joe Sachs, Julie Hébert, it aired on October 31, 2002.

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