Kerry is taking a long shower at Kim's place.  She has spent the night and seems to feel awkward about it.  This was her first intimate time with Kim.  Kim tries to kiss her on her way out, but Kerry kind of pulls away.  She tells her that she will see her at work.  She wants to make sure that nobody finds out about the two of them.  Romano speaks to Peter about taking over some administrative responsibilities.  It would include some more money and help his career get back on track.  Peter reluctantly agrees and is then pushed into a room full of eager reporters.  Romano introduces him as the new Director of Diversity for the Medical Center.  The reporters want to know what he is going to do as the new leader of diversity.  Peter looks on at them confused and speechless and then turns to Romano with an evil look.  Carter goes to see his cousin Chase at the nursing home.  He tries to get him to drink a protein shake, but Chase knocks it out of his hand.  He is probably upset that this is the first time Carter has been to see him in over a year.  Two older man are in the ER and Abby is tending to them.  They were injured fighting each other over a woman named Victoria at the nursing home.  Mark is back at work, but is only working a four hour shift.  Kerry asks how he is doing, but Mark is too busy telling her about someone being in a press conference.  He says she is in a conference and then he is in a conference, and this confuses Kerry.  She does not know what he is talking about.  Luka is taking care of a Guatemalan man who has had his finger cut off.  Kerry asks him how it happened and learns that it was done at work.  She thinks that it should be reported to INS, because he is probably an illegal alien working in one of the sweat shops in town.  Luka does not think that it is a good idea, but Kerry doesn't care what Luka thinks.  

Kerry sees Kim at work.  Peter sees Romano after the reporter ambush and tells him that he does not want the job.  Romano tells him that it is too late.  Romano sees Elizabeth and wants to know why she continues to cancel elective surgeries on patients.  She replies that she is just delaying them until later.  He tells her to cover the ER for the rest of her shift.  A fifteen year old boy is brought in after being shot in the head, by himself, while playing a game of "Russian roulette".  The boy dies.  Mark speaks to the other person who was playing with him.  It is an older boy who should have known better.  They had both been drinking.  Mark keeps confusing the boy by referring to the other boy as a she and not a he.  Kerry sees Elizabeth and asks her how Mark has been doing.  Elizabeth says that he is tired, but seems to be doing well.  Kerry tells her that she thinks Mark may be mixing up his pronouns.  Elizabeth has not noticed.  Kerry sees Carter and tells him that since his recent drug incident, he will need to start his 90 days over again.  He will not be able to distribute any pain medication to his patients and he agrees to it.  One more mistake and he will be fired.  Carter tells Abby and she seems to be proud of him for it.  Abby's two older gentlemen patient both have clemitia that they caught from Victoria at the nursing home.  Carter tells her that at least there is something more to do at an older age than playing shuffle board.  Multiple burn victims are being brought in after a basement fire.  Kerry learns that they are workers from an illegal sweat shop that had caught fire during a INS raid.  Elizabeth takes care of the INS officer and he will need open heart surgery.  She seems really reluctant, but ends up taking him up anyways.  Peter takes care of a woman who was electrocuted while rescuing her daughter from beneath some ruble.  The girl is okay, but the mother ends up dieing.  Peter wants Carter to give his patient some pain medicine, but Carter tells him that he can't and walks out.  He goes to tell Malucci to do it.  Peter tells Carter that he should not still be getting punished for what happened so long ago.  Peter talks to Kerry about it and learns about Carter's recent drug incident.  Chuny helps translate information between the Guatemalan patients and the doctors assisting them.  Luka promises his patient that he will get the money to his wife in Guatemala.  The man will not make it long due to his severe burns and infections.  Kerry looks to feel very guilty about the whole incident.  Elizabeth has a hard time operating on her patient.  She seems very afraid and needs more time, but they are running out of blood.  She finally gets her head together and does a great job, as Romano looks on.  Carter goes back to see Chase.  He has brought him some food and wants to talk with him.  He tells him about the stabbing last year and how he got addicted to pain killers.  He tells him that he thinks about getting high every day all day.  He is a drug addict.  Chase asks him if he brought any French fries.  Kerry leaves work as the little girl whose mother died of electrocution looks at her with sad eyes.  She is being picked up by a social worker to send her back to Guatemala or to a state home.  Kerry goes home, but turns around and heads back to Kim's for the night.  Kim meets her at the door and welcomes her in with open arms.                     

Reviewed by Tony Conner on 02-02-2001