The Best Episodes Written By Lisa Zwerling

Ken, Cleve, and Roma fight an initiative that would ban gays from working in California public schools, while Cleve works on the campaign to elect Harvey Milk as San Francisco City Supervisor. But soon a disease starts killing gay men all over the country.

Director: Dee Rees

Writer: Lisa Zwerling

Mark and his team search for Demetri, while terror suspect Alda promises to give Zoey information on Demetri's whereabouts. Elsewhere, Olivia learns the identity of who sent her the text message about Mark's flashforward.

Director: Nick Gomez

Writer: Lisa Zwerling

Mark continues his interrogation of Hellinger in a desperate attempt to find out when the next blackout will occur. Demetri must choose between helping Janis and Simon break into NLAP to stop the blackout from occurring, or turning the fugitive Simon in to the FBI. Elsewhere, Lloyd finds the common denominator that can help him solve the complex equation he was working on in his flashforward.

Director: John Polson

Writer: Lisa Zwerling

As Abby and Luka cope with their newborn's life and death struggle, the couple is shocked to receive a surprise visitor: Abby's mother Maggie. Meanwhile, Sam fears the prospect of criminal charges; Neela discovers that Tony Gates will be joining the ER team as an intern and Morris gets his job back while Weaver gets demoted.

Director: Joanna Kerns

Writer: Lisa Zwerling

Mark, Demetri, Gough and MI-6 Agent Fiona Banks look into a Blue Hand club's possible connection to recent suicides. Elsewhere, Aaron gets a surprise visit from a former Army pal of his late daughter.

Director: Nick Gomez

Writer: Lisa Zwerling

An unexpected visitor puts Clemente in the middle of a domestic dispute. Meanwhile, Luka and Abby await test results on their unborn child; Neela struggles with her surgical elective and Pratt ends up with an unexpected suitor when he participates in a charity bachelor auction.

Director: Joanna Kerns

Writer: Lisa Zwerling

Thanksgiving at County is quiet, with the normal number of routine (or nearly so) emergencies. But Abby makes up for the lack of excitement while returning to the hospital as the doctor on a helicopter transport.

Director: Stephen Cragg

Writer: Lisa Zwerling

Neela has recurring dreams about trying to save a girl with sickle cell anemia. In them, she also goes to an attending interview and sees an old colleague, has conversations with Ray, welcomes Brenner back from Australia, and assists Gates and Banfield in trying to save a "dream runner" who jumped out of a window during his sleep.

Director: Andrew Bernstein

Writer: Lisa Zwerling

Abby and Neela are assigned to a month-long rotation in the neonatal intensive care unit where they experience emotional roller coasters while caring for the sick infants.

Director: Laura Innes

Writer: Lisa Zwerling

Jules 'Ruby' Rubadoux is back in the ER. He's still angry with Carter about the death of his wife.

Director: Paul McCrane

Writer: Lisa Zwerling

A suspended Mark resumes his own investigation into Lloyd's disappearance. Simon attempts to hack into Lloyd's computer in search of clues, and Nicole speaks with a man who was transformed during the blackout in order to help her restore her faith and understand her horrific flashforward vision.

Director: Constantine Makris

Writer: Lisa Zwerling

Sam's ex-husband shows up and wants to take Alex on a trip. Gallant is back and Neela hopes to see him before he goes back to Iraq.

Director: Jonathan Kaplan

Writer: Lisa Zwerling

Moretti begins to make his presence felt, as he implements changes in the way patients are seen. The ER staff differ on how procedure when a patient comes in with a bullet in him needed as evidence. Neela finds herself the object of more attention that she wants, or needs. Abby had passport woes, and struggles with the changes being made. Pratt and Morris find themselves forced to defend their actions, Hope prepares for a new mission, and Gates finds himself labeled the reject in his new assignment.

Director: Richard Thorpe

Writer: Lisa Zwerling

Neela's short visit in Ortho turns into a game of hockey. Bettina wants to take her relationship with Pratt to the next level, but Pratt is not keen on the idea. Gates and Sam disagree over a patient. Julia provides some spiritual guidance in order to ease a prison doctor's bad conscience.

Director: Stephen Cragg

Writer: Lisa Zwerling

Kovac is in Chicago looking for hospice-care work. Neela's aorta surgery has caused an infection in her patient. Abby treats a teen who has been beaten up. Brenner continues to cause problems for the ER staff.

Director: Andrew Bernstein

Writer: Lisa Zwerling

It's Valentine's Day. Dr. John Carter is back at the County. Brenner and Neela are getting closer. Dr. Banfield is having a hard time trying to have a baby. And Puck and mushrooms may not be a good combination.

Director: Jonathan Kaplan

Writer: Lisa Zwerling

Carter finds himself struggling with County's new technology and procedures. After becoming frustrated with the in vitro-fertilization, Banfield and her husband discuss adoption as an option. Sam's mother arrives in an altered state of mind.

Director: Rod Holcomb

Writer: Lisa Zwerling

Mark thinks Demetri is letting his fear take over his life, while Nicole reveals her shocking vision that involves a murder.

Director: Michael Rymer

Writer: Lisa Zwerling

Aaron tries to figure out why a black-ops unit is looking for his daughter, while Mark questions Lloyd about a conversation that occurred during their flashforwards. Zoey tries to alter Demetri's fate.

Director: Constantine Makris

Writer: Lisa Zwerling

Neela starts a new job in the emergency room after working at the convenience store near the hospital. On Neela's first day, Pratt expects the interns, Abby, Ray and Neela, to take on a large patient load during their shifts. Pratt turns processing the patients into a competition, in which Ray is clearly going to be the winner.

Director: Arthur Albert

Writer: Lisa Zwerling

While examining a young boy, Pratt finds a suspicious gash across his chest and calls Wendall for a consult. Kovac and Pratt examine a man who was shot when he confronted his boss with a gun. Jake tries to convince Abby to date him despite his being a student.

Director: Ernest R. Dickerson

Writer: Lisa Zwerling

Abby and Luka desperately try to keep a young woman brought into the ER with stab wounds to the neck alive. As her condition begins to worsen, Clemente steps in and tries a risky procedure on the girl in order to save her life. Meanwhile, Neela pulls an all-nighter in preparation for a speech at a surgeon's convention, Ray treats a man claiming to have swallowed a bottle of pills, and Sam decides to take a part-time job with Richard to help her with childcare expenses.

Director: Stephen Cragg

Writer: Lisa Zwerling

It's Christmas in the ER. A homeless boy sends Gates and Ray on a mission. Meanwhile, in the ER, Neela oversees an unusual kidney transplant case; Sam takes a stand when a patient is dumped in an alley by another hospital; and Morris plays Santa for a special girl and learns the meaning of Christmas.

Director: Stephen Cragg

Writer: Lisa Zwerling

Dr. Kevin Moretti, an ICU specialist bent on change, joins the ER team. Change comes elsewhere as Luka and Abby adjust to being husband and wife, Pratt tries to be a new man to his lady friend, Morris and Hope take things to the next level, and Ray goes missing. Later on, Luka gets a troubling phone call.

Director: Laura Innes

Writer: Lisa Zwerling

When a drunk patient is admitted to the ER, his actions endanger everyone at County. Pratt is still pursuing his dreams of becoming Chief of the ER, and Gates is worried about his future with Sam. Luka unexpectedly runs into Dr. Moretti.

Director: Christopher Chulack

Writer: Lisa Zwerling