05/12/2010 (09:00PM – 10:00PM) (Wednesday)

JENNIFER ESPOSITO AND AIDA TURTURRO GUEST STAR – BRIGGS GOES TO GREAT LENGTHS TO PAY OFF HIS DEBT TO THE MAFIA, SANDS IS FORCED TO MAKE A DIFFICULT DECISION THAT WILL AFFECT HIS CAREER AND LIFE, AND VERONICA LENDS A HAND WHEN HELP IS NEEDED OUTSIDE OF MERCY

When two boys get trapped in an abandoned building, Veronica (Taylor Schilling) finds herself in the right place at the right time to help them. Back at the hospital, Chloe (Michelle Trachtenberg) pressures doctors to perform a risky surgery to save her comatose boyfriend from brain death, and Sonia (Jaime Lee Kirchner) treats a psychic patient (Aida Turturro) who makes a mysterious prediction about her future.

Meanwhile, Briggs (James Van Der Beek) tries frantically to raise the funds needed to pay off his high-stakes debt with the mafia before it’s too late, and Sands (James Tupper) considers a job offer to return to Afghanistan with a medical relief effort.

James Le Gros, Diego Klattenhoff and Guillermo Diaz also star.

“TOO MUCH ATTITUDE AND NOT ENOUGH UNDERWEAR”

05/05/2010 (09:00PM – 10:00PM) (Wednesday)

JENNIFER ESPOSITO (“JULES FATTORE”) GUEST STARS – VERONICA AND SANDS ARE CONFRONTED WITH A LIFE CHANGING DECISION; MEANWHILE BRIGGS BELIEVES THAT HE MIGHT HAVE HELPED IN THE BEATING OF ANGEL’S FRIEND

When a friend from their Iraq days shows up unexpectedly, Veronica (Taylor Schilling) and Sands (James Tupper) are suddenly faced with a life-altering decision. Sonia (Jaime Lee Kirchner), increasingly intimidated by a stalker’s threats, gets help from a surprising source, while Chloe (Michelle Trachtenberg) worries that her boyfriend is causing irreparable brain trauma by playing football against medical advice. And, after Angel’s (Guillermo Diaz) friend is brutally beaten, Briggs (James Van Der Beek) worries that his mafia connections may have played a role.

Meanwhile, a former flame (Jennifer Esposito) comes back into his life, with dangerous consequences. Diego Klattenhoff, K.K. Moggie, Patrick Yeoman, and James LeGros also star

04/28/2010 (09:00PM – 10:00PM) (Wednesday)

QUINTON AARON GUEST STARS – WHEN INJURED PRISONERS INVADE MERCY’S HALLS, VERONICA LEARNS HER PATIENT’S DARK SECRET WHILE SONIA AND BRIGGS COME TO TERMS WITH MAKING A LIFE OR DEATH DECISION; MARY STUART MASTERSON GUEST STARS

Following a prison riot, several injured prisoners are brought to Mercy for treatment. Veronica (Taylor Schilling) finds herself sympathizing with her patient, but she’s shocked to discover a dangerous secret he’s been keeping. Chloe (Michelle Trachtenberg) tries to convince her college football player boyfriend to take time off from practice to treat his head injury before it’s too late. And, when Sonia’s (Jaime Lee Kirchner) seemingly tough patient (Quinton Aaron) admits he’s terrified to return to prison, she can’t help but worry that she may be headed there too – unless she comes clean about her involvement in her former patient’s suicide.

Meanwhile, Briggs (James Van Der Beek) is confronted with a difficult decision that could jeopardize his career – or his life.

James Tupper, James Le Gros, Diego Klattenhoff and Guillermo Diaz also star.

04/21/2010 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Wednesday)

MARY STUART MASTERSON GUEST STARS – VERONICA RESUMES HER THERAPY SESSIONS, CHLOE HUNTS DOWN A PATIENT DUE TO A LIFE OR DEATH SITUATION AND AN UNFORESEEN AUTOPSY COULD PUT SONIA’S CAREER IN JEOPARDY

Following the donut shop shooting, Veronica (Taylor Schilling) experiences a panic attack and continues to address her PTSD in therapy sessions with Dr. Cabe (Mary Stuart Masterson). Chloe, with the help of her frat boy admirer tracks down an ER patient after the patient’s blood tests reveal a potentially fatal problem. Meanwhile, Sonia (Jaime Lee Kirchner) becomes increasingly concerned about her involvement in her home-care patient’s death when an unexpected autopsy is ordered. James Tupper, Diego Klattenhoff, James Van Der Beek, Guillermo Diaz, and James LeGros also star.

03/24/2010 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Wednesday)

MARY STUART MASTERSON GUEST STARS – VERONICA IS AT ODDS WITH NOT ONLY HERSELF, BUT WITH DR. SANDS OVER A PATIENT’S TREATMENT; ELSEWHERE, SONIA’S UNIQUE PATIENTS MOTIVATE HER TO TAKE ACTION IN A ROMANTIC WAY

Veronica (Taylor Schilling) begins the difficult process of confronting her PTSD with her therapist (Mary Stuart Masterson). Although Sands (James Tupper) is eager to move forward with their relationship, Veronica finds herself siding with Briggs (James Van Der Beek) against him in a dispute over a patient’s treatment. Chloe (Michelle Trachtenberg) and Harris (James LeGros) team up to help a cute college football player with a potential brain injury and Angel (Guillermo Diaz) butts heads with an eccentric ER patient.

Meanwhile, Sonia (Jaime Lee Kirchner) cares for two hipsters after their hair-brained attempt to win a girl’s heart lands them in the hospital, but their romantic gesture inspires her to make her own.

Diego Klattenhoff also stars.

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03/17/2010 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Wednesday)

DENIAL BECOMES A CONSTANT THEME AT MERCY AS VERONICA MEETS A PATIENT THAT REMINDS HER OF HER OWN ISSUES; CHLOE BEGINS TO WARM UP TO THE EGOTISTICAL DR. BRIGGS

Veronica (Taylor Schilling) cares for an anorexic patient who is almost as good at denial as she is. When Sands (James Tupper) and the Flanagan clan confront Veronica after a St. Patrick’s Day binge, she considers seeing a therapist. After working with him to save a heart attack patient, Chloe (Michelle Trachtenberg) softens slightly toward the arrogant Dr. Briggs (James Van Der Beek) when she learns why he became a doctor.

Meanwhile, Sonia (Jaime Lee Kirchner), still privately mourning the death of her home-care patient, is surprised to run into her ex-boyfriend at a St. Patrick’s Day fair. Guillermo Diaz, Diego Klattenhoff, Margo Martindale, and James LeGros also star.

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03/10/2010 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Wednesday)

AS VERONICA TRIES TO RECOVER FROM THE ROBBERY, SHE FACES A PATIENT WHOM SHE NEVER BARGAINED FOR; ELSEWHERE, SONIA MUST DEAL WITH A DEADLY DECISION

Veronica (Taylor Schilling) takes on extra shifts and rekindles her relationship with Dr. Sands (James Tupper) in an effort to avoid dealing with her recurrent PTSD symptoms triggered by the robbery. But when she makes a terrible discovery about a young patient, her impulsive reaction shocks everyone – including her.

Meanwhile, Sonia (Jaime Lee Kirchner) is confronted with an agonizing ethical decision when her elderly home-care patient announces her plan to end her own life, and Chloe (Michelle Trachtenberg) gets the surprise of her life when she accompanies Briggs (James Van Der Beek) on a VIP house call. James Le Gros, Diego Klattenhoff and Guillermo Diaz also star.

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03/03/2010 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Wednesday)

ALISON SWEENEY AND CONNOR PAOLO GUEST STAR – VERONICA TAKES OFF UNEXPECTEDLY, LEAVING EVERYONE TO WORRY ABOUT HER WHEREABOUTS AND AN ABUNDANCE OF PATIENTS CROWD THE ER

Following the donut shop shooting, Veronica (Taylor Schilling) finds herself overwhelmed by PTSD. Accompanied by a disturbing visitor, she takes off on an impromptu road trip, leaving everyone concerned. Back at Mercy, the victims of a bus bombing inundate the E.R., causing Dr. Briggs (James Van Der Beek) and Dr. Sands (James Tupper) to clash over the only available operating room. Chloe (Michelle Trachtenberg) battles a hangover on her second day in the E.R., Sonia (Jaime Lee Kirchner) struggles to conceal her infidelity from Valentino (Charlie Semine) and Dr. Harris (James LeGros) treats a patient whose injury causes her to make inappropriate sexual advances. Diego Klattenhoff, K.K. Moggie, and Guillermo Diaz also star.

02/10/2010 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Wednesday)

VERONICA’S DATE NIGHT WITH SANDS IS MARRED BY A ROBBERY AND CHLOE AND GUILLERMO MOVE DOWN TO THE ER UNDER DR. BRIGGS’ SUPERVISION

Thrilled to be back together with Sands (James Tupper), Veronica (Taylor Schilling) gets ready for their first official date – until a shocking encounter with a stranger turns everything upside down. Meanwhile, Chloe (Michelle Trachtenberg) is put to the test in the fast-paced, high-stakes world of the ER after she and Angel (Guillermo Diaz) get re-assigned by the arrogant new head of the ICU, Dr. Joe Briggs (James Van Der Beek). And as Sonia (Jaime Lee Kirchner) bonds with the rich son of her elderly patient, she begins to question the modest lifestyle she’s settled into with Valentino (Charlie Semine). James Le Gros also stars.

02/03/2010 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Wednesday)

MERCY HOSPITAL AND ITS STAFF MEET THE NEW HEAD OF THE ICU, DR. JOE BRIGGS (GUEST STAR JAMES VAN DER BEEK)

Mercy staffers are jolted by the arrival of Dr. Joe Briggs (James Van Der Beek, “Dawson’s Creek”), the arrogant new head of ICU with whom Veronica (Taylor Schilling) promptly locks horns. Meanwhile, Veronica and Dr. Sands (James Tupper) must set aside their own icy relationship as they try to save a boy found nearly frozen in the woods. Following the death of one of her patients, Chloe (Michelle Trachtenberg) helps the grieving widower take the difficult step of leaving the hospital and Sonia (Jaime Lee Kirchner) continues her turn as private nurse to an upper-crust family. James LeGros, Diego Klattenhoff and Guillermo Diaz also star.