All episodes Season 9 S09E12 2003-01-16 60 min 1990s

ER

A Saint in the City

Season 9, Episode 12 · Aired 2003-01-16

ER — A Saint in the City (S09E12)

Synopsis

Weaver confronts a dilemma when influential alderman John Bright, seeking treatment after a fall, tests positive for syphilis—potentially damaging information that could become public. Meanwhile, Carter is impressed by irascible old Doctor McNulty, who oversees an inner city medical clinic. A sympathetic Kovac defies conventional ethics when he tricks a seriously injured patient who refuses to leave his dying wife's side into believing that she has already expired. Pratt unilaterally allows a drug addled man to be with his terminal mother. Pratt also keeps a wary eye on his mentally challenged brother Leon as he starts a new job. And Weaver and Kovac differ on what to do with a young boy whose medical history suggests repeated child abuse.

In the series

This episode is part of ER (1994–2009) on NBC.

Steadicam adrenaline and cast breakouts on a weekly trauma loop.

Key cast

Also in season 9

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