The Best Episodes Written By Dee Johnson

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.8/10(5 votes)

   #1 - Alone in a Crowd

   S11:E152/17/2005

   A soccer mom finds herself completely aware of everything going on around her, but is unable to move or speak after suffering a stroke.

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   8.6/10(5 votes)

   #2 - I'll Be Home for Christmas

   S8:E1012/13/2001

   Benton commits perjury on the witness stand in order to gain custody of Reese. When Romano refuses to give him a more even schedule, Peter resigns and seeks a job at the clinic where Cleo is newly employed. Benton is granted custody of Reese and he and Cleo decide to move to the suburbs together. Meanwhile, Carter's father visits for Christmas with the news that he's getting divorced, Weaver and Sandy Lopez finally go on a date, and Abby catches Nicole in the maternity ward, recovering from an abortion.

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   #3 - Bloodlines

   S2:E78/22/2011

   Jane and the team investigate what appears to be a modern-day witch hunt in Salem. Meanwhile, Frankie's old girlfriend returns to town with a surprise, and Jane has no problem speaking her mind about the situation.

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   8.6/10(5 votes)

   #4 - Gone Daddy Gone

   S2:E99/5/2011

   When a young dockworker is found dead, the team discovers that there are mob connections; Jane tries to avoid sensitivity training; Maura starts spending time with Jane's brother.

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   8.6/10(5 votes)

   #5 - He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

   S2:E1212/5/2011

   Boston Homicide teams up with the FBI after a bank manager is shot during a robbery. Jane’s brother Tommy may be facing more trouble just as his relationship with Maura begins to grow. Tessa Thompson guest-stars as by-the-book FBI Agent Anna Farrell, who has a complicated history with Detective Frost.

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   8.4/10(5 votes)

   #6 - Damage Is Done

   S8:E131/31/2002

   An accidental overdose brings Drs. Green and Corday's baby into the ER.

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   8.3/10(6 votes)

   #7 - Death and Taxes

   S10:E711/13/2003

   To everyone's amazement, Lewis makes a date to share a home-cooked dinner with the elderly Ben Hollander, her depressed patient who is going blind.

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   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #8 - All or Nothing with Me

   S2:E215/7/2014

   Rayna organizes a charity concert at Fort Campbell after finding out Luke has been injured in Afghanistan, forcing him to cut his tour short. Deacon and Maddie are brought closer together as they chart a new course for their future. Teddy is beginning to feel like his family is slipping further and further away from him. Juliette is racked with guilt knowing that her back is against the wall after Jeff threatens to go to Avery with the truth. Gunnar is feeling pressure to reveal a secret about Juliette to Avery until Zoey urges him that his professional and private life should be kept separate. And Will and Layla begin shooting their new reality series.

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   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #9 - A Picture From Life's Other Side

   S1:E205/15/2013

   Rayna finds an unlikely ally in Lamar when he sides with her against Teddy about the girls. Jolene sees Juliette struggling and tries to find a way to help. Avery and Will, separately, both get a chance to shine with bigger stars -- but will it translate to career gold? And Tandy takes her own agenda to the board of Wyatt Industries.

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    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Benton Backwards

    S7:E411/2/2000

    Benton is unable to find a job after Romano negatively influences local hospitals. He reluctantly agrees to accept Romano's demeaning offer of a per diem job at County with no benefits. Kovac and Abby are attacked by a mugger with a steel pipe. Injured, Kovac protects Abby and smashes the robber's head on the ground repeatedly.

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    8.2/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Lockdown

    S8:E225/16/2002

    Just when the ER is understaffed and swamped, two children who were brought in turn out to have full blown smallpox. The entire ER must be locked down. The staff needs to improvise while they battle not only the disease but also frayed tempers.

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    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #12 - Finders Keepers

    S9:E184/3/2003

    Dr. Romano seizes control of the ER and manages to offend everyone. Dr. Kovac asks Dr. Corday's help in the quest to bring a sickly Croatian boy to the U.S. for medical treatment.

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    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #13 - Shifts Happen

    S10:E410/23/2003

    Confident second-year resident Pratt wants to prove his abilities when he works the graveyard shift (11 p.m. to 7 a.m.), but his heroics sometimes backfire. Pratt shows contempt for a man, Ed Gamble, who presents no symptoms of disease but temporarily loses his speech.

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    8.2/10(6 votes)

    #14 - Skin

    S11:E101/13/2005

    Gang members kidnap Abby hoping she can save one of their members with a gunshot wound. Ray starts treating a patient, but when she requests a new doctor, he gets offended.

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    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #15 - Fear

    S11:E410/21/2004

    Carter, Pratt, Kovac and Abby are dealing with a woman and her three children who've jumped from a three floor apartment trying to escape from the father. Meanwhile Dr. Lewis becomes Chief of Emergency Medicine, Howard quits his internship and Dr. Corday is facing dismissal.

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    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Before You Go Make Sure You Know

    S3:E225/13/2015

    Juliette is laser-focused on finishing her album – and when she puts everything and everyone she loves behind it – Avery makes a decision that impacts their lives forever. Deacon’s life hangs in the balance, but Rayna and the girls are by his side. With the clock ticking and the future uncertain, will they celebrate a life together?

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    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #17 - Rock, Paper, Scissors

    S7:E111/11/2001

    Benton and Cleo clash over his deceased nephew's girlfriend. They finally agree to call a social worker. Benton confesses his love to Cleo. The spinal surgery malpractice suit is settled by employing a technicality: the equipment used was later recalled by the manufacturer. But Corday now doubts her abilities as a surgeon.

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    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #18 - Never Say Never

    S8:E410/18/2001

    Dr. Susan Lewis arrives, looking for work in the Chicago area again. Greene hires her, over Weaver's objection. Chen nervously attends a risk management review, accompanied by the unforgiving Weaver, to discuss a patient who recently died under Chen's supervision.

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    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #19 - Next of Kin

    S9:E912/5/2002

    Abby is distressed when her mother interferes with Eric's treatment at a psychiatric hospital. Pratt treats a frightened young girl who has been injured in an auto accident and desperately wants to hide a secret. An unhappy Luka forms an unlikely bond with a lonely elderly woman who makes him a surprising offer. Chen is overcome with upsetting memories when a baby is abandoned in the emergency room. Pratt takes action after Leon is fired from his menial job.

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    7.8/10(5 votes)

    #20 - Blood Relations

    S10:E152/19/2004

    Carter misses his pregnant girlfriend who has returned to Africa. A family of four is rushed to the emergency room after suffering carbon monoxide poisoning from their faulty furnace--forcing the claustrophobic Neela to accompany a newborn baby into an extremely uncomfortable hyperbaric chamber.

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    7.8/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Drive

    S10:E225/13/2004

    Kovacs stops to help a woman and her son whose car broke down. Steve is getting close to Alex, and Sam panics. Abby is looking for her letter whether to see she passed her boards. Pratt shows off his new Chrysler. Elgin tries to build a connection between him and Pratt. Jing-Mei might be battered by her senile father.

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    #22 - You Are Here

    S11:E205/5/2005

    Morris is named the new chief resident, which makes nobody really happy, except Morris. Meanwhile Luka and Sam are having communication problems, Carter gets a promotion Susan really wanted and Ray finds out a 14-year old who always comes in for free drugs has been raped.

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    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #23 - Where the Heart Is

    S7:E215/10/2001

    Cleo and Carla clash after Reese gets hurt while in Cleo's care. Weaver and Kovac cannot save the life of a developmentally challenged woman's only caregiver. Abby goes to a therapy session with Maggie. Later, Abby confesses to Maggie that she is afraid to bear children because they might be bipolar like her mother.

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    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #24 - Dead Again

    S9:E210/3/2002

    After another hospital shuts down, the ER is flooded with patients. Dr. Pratt resuscitates a heart-attack victim who had been pronounced dead.

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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #25 - That's Me Without You

    S3:E19/24/2014

    Rayna has to choose between two men and two directions her life might take.

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