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Episode 090 "Suffer the Little Children"
Original Air Date: May 07, 1998
Written by: Walon Green
Directed by: Christopher Misiano
Guest Cast:
  • John Aylward - Dr. Donald Anspaugh
  • Paul McCrane - Dr. Robert "Rocket" Romano
  • James LeGros - Dr. Max Rosher
  • Swoosie Kurtz - Tina Marie Chambliss


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Jeanie wakes with a cough and a fever.  Doug checks on the baby, Josh, who is addicted to methadone.  He wants to make sure he doesn't go back to the mother.  Anna tells Carter about Max and what he is doing in Chicago.  He is staying at Anna's place.  Anspaugh introduces Dr. Rosher to Kerry and Mark.  He tells him that he is evaluating the ER for a pediatric clinic.  Randi seems to like Max, she makes him some coffee from her hidden stash.  Carter is concerned about Max and Anna tells him that he was addicted to pain killers.  Elizabeth wants to got o the Velvet Lounge, but Peter is worried about being seen with a white woman.  He tells her that he will take her to the Drake Hotel for jazz.  Romano catches Elizabeth and Peter in the men's locker room, but he did not see them kissing.  Elizabeth thinks he did, but apparently he did not.  Doug makes it clear to Dr. Rosher that he is interested in being a full time Pediatric Attending.  Kerry and Mark do not think one is needed.  A televangelist brings his wife in with a infection to her face.  Her name is Tina Marie Chambliss and he is Dr. Emmett Chambliss.  He is a doctor of divinities.  She had a facelift a week ago and it has gotten infected.  Anna is tending to her.  Carol takes care of a two year old boy who has severe rat bites.  Doug is going to see to it that it never happens again.  Jeanie gets a chest x-ray to see if she may have pneumonia.  Jeanie has Kerry take a look at the x-ray , as if it belongs to one of her patients.  Kerry doesn't see anything wrong with it, but thinks another x-ray is in order.  An unconscious boy is brought in by his parents after haven spent time at a grandparents farm.  His name is Sam and Carter is going to see why he is not waking up.  Anna tells Tina Marie that she has kidney problems due to her being a diabetic and not taking proper care of herself.  Emmett thinks this is a good time for a prayer vigil LIVE on camera.  Mark takes a look at Carter's unconscious patient.  Carter figures out the problem on his own, without Mark or Max's intervention.  Sam has toxic methemoglobinemia.  Elizabeth is concerned that Romano will not continue sponsoring her fellowship because of a remark he made to her in passing.  She tells Peter this and he goes to have a talk with him.  He tells him that just because he caught him and her together is no reason to be vengeful toward her.  He tells Peter that he has no idea what he is talking about and that he did not know that they were together.  He congratulates Peter on getting with her.  Doug finds out that Adele is taking Josh back to his addicted mother.  He catches Adele Neuman in the parking deck with him.  He talks her into letting him examine him before she leaves with him. The televangelist are filming in the ER.  Doug tells Adele that Josh may have pneumonia and will need to stay overnight.  She agrees and lets him do it.  Carol tells him that the baby seems fine to her.  He tells Carol privately that he is going to do a rapid detox on him so that he will be clean when he goes home.  This is not ethical, but Carol tells him that she is going to help him.  Carter's patient wakes up.  Max tells him that he did a good job with him.  Carter doesn't care for Max and lets him know that he does not trust him and thinks he is  trouble for Anna.  The televangelist puts Anna on camera to help pray for his wife.  Jeanie shows Kerry her next set of x-rays and lets her know that they are her own.  Kerry assures her that her job is safe and that there is no need of having to sneak around.  Jeanie appreciates this.  Tina Marie talks with Anna about how hard it is for her and how she worries that her husband is only with her because it looks good for him to take care of a sick person.  Peter ends up taking Elizabeth to the Velvet Lounge, since them seeing each other isn't such a secret anymore.  Mark is going down the hallway and hears a heart monitor going off.  He opens the door and finds Doug and Carol detoxing the baby.  This is against policy and he yells for help.  Kerry goes with Doug to take the baby up to N.I.C.U.. 

Reviewed by Tony Conner on 10-23-2000

NBC Review

SWOOSIE KURTZ GUEST-STARS -- The arrival of Dr. Max Rosher (guest star James LeGros) to do a feasibility study on a pediatric unit in the ER has a direct effect on Dr. Carter (Noah Wyle) and Dr. Del Amico (Maria Bello). Dr. Ross' (George Clooney) unorthodox treatment of a drug-addicted infant causes a rift with Dr. Greene (Anthony Edwards). Dr. Benton's (Eriq La Salle) efforts to defend Dr. Corday (Alex Kingston) only complicate her professional relationship with Dr. Romano (guest star Paul McCrane). Del Amico is troubled when a famous televangelist (guest star Swoosie Kurtz, NBC's 'Sisters') uses her illness for gain. Overwhelmed by personal problems, Jeanie (Gloria Reuben) turns to Dr. Weaver (Laura Innes) for support. Julianna Margulies also stars.

TV Guide Review

May 7, 1998: Suffer the Little Children: Ross treats a 6-month-old recovering from methadone withdrawal; a televangelist and his wife (Swoosie Kurtz), who's suffering from an infection, plan a broadcast from the ER; Del Amico's old boyfriend (James Le Gros) arrives; and Jeanie fears her health is rapidly declining.

TNT Review

Dr. Rosher (James LeGros) studies the feasibility of a pediatric ER unit; Del Amico is troubled when a televangelist (Swoosie Kurtz) uses her illness for gain.