Doug is at Carol’s and he and her are having her mother over for brunch.  She surprises Carol by showing up with a boyfriend, Javier.  Doug is happy about it, because she was finally nice to him. Carter and his gamma go to see the doctor at the Kenner Institute.  This is where his cousin Chase is.  The doctor tells them that he is ready to go home, because he thinks that nothing else can be done to help him recover from the brain damage caused by the drug overdose.  Mrs. Carter is ready for him to come home, but Carter thinks that he can rehabilitate better there. Peter has spent the night at Elizabeth’s.  He tells her that he has Reese's baptism to go to.  Carol and Mark take care of Paul Canterna who is 31 years old with severe chemical burns.  Mark gives him some calcium and he has some tests run. Roger is at the baptism with Carla and Reese.  Jackie and her kids are there also.  They ask about his new girlfriend, but he tells them that she is not his girlfriend. A man is brought in after being hit by a car.  He has cerebral palsy and it is hard for them to understand what he is saying.  Romano and Elizabeth have lunch to discuss her fellowship and him sponsoring her.  He also lets her know that he is interested in her.  She tells him that dating a colleague is against her policy.  Mark tells Kerry that the chemical has left him hypocalcemic.  That means that the fluoride is binding to the calcium and will eventually cause his heart to fail.  Mark tells him that he only has about twelve hours to live. Carter and Anna’s patient has a broken arm and a laceration on the hand and he will need surgery.  He keeps trying to communicate with them by banging his foot on the table, but they still don’t understand him. Doug treats a baby that is addicted to methadone.  The mother had been stealing the methadone that the doctor’s have prescribed.  She ends up leaving the baby at the hospital.  An older woman named Loretta Weinbach comes in with her fiancé.  His name is Daniel and they are going to be getting married soon.  Kerry thinks that she may have pneumonia, because of the birds that they take care of.  Paul tells Carol that he would like to see his daughter Molli.  He hasn't seen her since she was a baby six years ago.  Carol calls his ex-wife, but she does not want her to see him Carol goes to speak with his ex-wife, Sandy, but she still does not want her daughter to be put through something like that.  She tells Carol that Paul had left them and has not tried to make any contact until now.  Carol tells her that her father died when she was a little girl, and she wasn't allowed to see him. A six year old boy is brought in after his father accidentally backed over him with the car. The surgery goes well and the father is relieved to know that the boy will not die. Kerry accidentally learns that she has tested positive for HIV. She tells them about it and they think that it must be a mistake.  Daniel tells Kerry that he is not going to tell her about the AIDS, but Kerry tells him that if he doesn’t, then she will.  Carter and Anna finally figure out that he wants to use the phone to call someone who knows how to communicate with him.  They contact Katherine Dunlap, his personal assistant, and she comes to see him.  His name is Mr. Lorenzo and he speaks a different language.  That is why they could not understand him.  Elizabeth tells Peter about Romano asking her out and her turning him down. Mrs. Carter tells John that she agrees with him and will keep Chase at the institute.  She tells him that his grandfather would like him to run the family business, but Carter would rather be a doctor.  She understands.  Paul dictates a note to his daughter.  Carol reads it back to him and he dies.  Peter invites Elizabeth to go to a party with him for Reese.  He isn’t going to be ashamed of her.  Anna and Carter go outside for a break and a mysterious man comes out of a cab.  Anna goes to him and they hug.

Reviewed by Tony Conner on 10-24-2000