ER: Season 9, Episode 11

A Little Help from My Friends (9 Jan. 2003)

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Dr. Pratt brings a gun into the ER; Dr. Weaver tries to conceal her pregnancy; a woman plots against her dying husband; Dr. Chen treats math students who overdosed on an unknown stimulant.

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It's a busy day in the ER. Dr. Pratt is stopped by hospital security when they find a pistol in his shoulder bag. He claims to have found it in the ambulance bay. Kerry Weaver's pregnancy is not going well as she develops medical complications. In the aftermath of a young patient's near death, Dr. Kovac has to present the case to staff. Susan Lewis treats a disturbed man who admits that he is a pedophile and is unable to control his urges. Dr. Chen has to treat a high school mathlete who has taken drugs. Dr. Kayson and Gallant treat a 93 year old man who has suffered a heart attack but whose only interest seems to be to have sex with his young wife. Carter treats Dr. James McNulty who runs a walk-in clinic and was injured when someone broke in to steal drugs. Pratt again has to leave the hospital when his friend Leon gets into trouble. Written by garykmcd

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Edward Asner appears in this episode as a doctor named "James McNulty", which is also the name of the lead character on The Wire, which first aired a little over six months before this episode aired. McNulty's supervisor on that show is played by John Doman, who plays the psychiatrist Dr. Carl Deraad here. See more »

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Anastasia Chang: These numbers, discovered in different cultures, in different centuries, all add to zero, proving the universe is perfect. Proving the existence of *God*.
Dr. Susan Lewis: Hey, I can't even prove I paid my gas bill.
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