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While illegally preparing methamphetamine, a mother of four causes an explosion and a huge apartment building fire. She rushes from the building holding her youngest child. Shep and another paramedic, Raul (CARLOS GOMEZ), enter the burning building unprotected to try to save the other kids. When Hathaway finds out that Shep and Raul were the ones involved in the rescue, she anxiously checks every ambulance that comes in. Finally, Shep is brought in with broken bones and assorted injuries. He and Raul saved the other children, but Raul fell through the floor and was burned over 90 percent of his body. Shep apologizes to his heroic dying friend. Later, Carter questions his ability to be a surgeon because he became nauseous and was unable to operate on Raul's disfigured body. Benton tells him that he did as well as could be expected for his level of experience. During all of the chaos in the emergency room, Lewis does not respond to her pager because she is attending her final interview to determine if she can adopt Susie. The interview is a success. Later, Chloe returns and surprises Lewis in the hospital nursery. Meanwhile, Ross plans to meet his father, Ray, at a basketball game, but Ray does not come. When Ross finds him having dinner with an attractive woman, Karen Hines (recurring guest star MARG HELGENBERGER), who Ray claims is his boss, Ross gives up trying to reconcile with him. |
