EPISODE

8. All In

Topher's mother arrives in the ER with life-threatening symptoms. As her condition deteriorates, the team works furiously to save her before it's too late. Drew and Shannon treat a gravely injured foster mom and while Drew bonds with the scared young foster daughter, the team discovers the mother has a secret. Meanwhile, Jordan and Scott treat a patient with a rare condition and when an important piece of equipment needed for his treatment fails, Jordan must enlist the help of TC's new girlfriend Jessica whose company makes the machine.

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Drew and Shannon rescue a woman and her foster daughter, Brianna ( Kyla Kenedy ), from a car crash. As she is wheeled into surgery, the woman reveals she wants to adopt Brianna. While Drew tries to calm the scared Brianna, the team can't save the mom. At Shannon's request, Paul pretends the mom is "dying" but still alive, so Brianna can say goodbye. Shannon reveals to Nina (Briana Marin), the social worker assigned to Brianna's case, that she herself was a foster child. Topher and TC treat Topher's mother Sumei when she arrives with a life-threatening condition. Coincidentally, Clive, the man who collapsed at the casino (S3, Ep3), is also back in the hospital. TC finds that Clive's nitro patch is missing and, following a hunch, he finds it stuck to Sumei's back, revealing she and Clive were engaged in sexual activity. Jordan and Scott treat Dylan ( Josh Fadem ), who is having a rare reaction to a kidney stone. Scott wants to break up the stone with an ultrasound device, but the software malfunctions. Jordan notices the machine is made by Jessica Sanders' company, causing her to have to call TC's girlfriend to fix the problem and save Dylan. Meanwhile, throughout the night, everyone keeps congratulating Kenny, but he doesn't know why. Jocelyn finally reveals Kenny was elected head of the nurses' union at the hospital, a job he doesn't want. As the shift ends, Nina asks Kenny out "for coffee sometime", and hands him a card in full view of Jocelyn. Kenny doesn't accept, but he doesn't refuse, either. In the parking lot, Shannon thanks Paul for helping with the Brianna situation, then kisses him hard, and the two fall into the back seat of a car.

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