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S5.E1 ∙ Sarindipity

Tue, Sep 29, 1998

Dr. Shutt begins to do surgery again although his future in psychiatry is uncertain. A "suicide doctor" tries to get the hospital transplant committee to use organs that were not harvested properly, and promises one to Austin's patient without her consent. Sarin gas is released in a bank threatening many lives including Hancock's, who risks his own to save others. Wilkes loses it after the incident on the heels of the previous shooting at his son's school, leading him to take a drastic step. Diane returns to work after her maternity leave.

8 /10

S5.E2 ∙ Austin Space

Tue, Oct 06, 1998

Austin has to give a physical exam to a former astronaut scheduled to fly the space shuttle. An old friend of McNeil's arrives at Hope dying of pancreatic cancer. Shutt treats a young rabbinical student who attempted suicide.

7.4 /10

S5.E3 ∙ Wag the Doc

Tue, Oct 13, 1998

Watters sends an uninsured child to County for risky heart surgery; a national magazine profiles Catera; nobody knows a mysterious observer (Eric Stoltz).

7.6 /10

S5.E4 ∙ The Breast and the Brightest

Tue, Oct 20, 1998

Grad suspects parents of starving a baby; Shutt and Catera clash over a diagnosis; Austin announces her NASA plans and is demoted; Dr. Yeats uses intuition.

7.4 /10

S5.E5 ∙ One Hundred and One Damnations

Tue, Oct 27, 1998

Dr. Waters has a fever and gets a visit from Alan, the Chicago Hope lawyer who was shot and killed. Camille returns and her and Aaron rekindle their romance, Dr. Geiger and Dr. Nyland also pay a visit. A man has multiple surgeries while his disabled wife waits and Dr. McNeil gets an unexpected reward.

8.1 /10

S5.E6 ∙ Viagra-Vated Assault

Tue, Nov 03, 1998

Austin suspects a patient is misusing Viagra; despite a patient's religious objections, McNeil gives a blood transfusion; a musician fears medication will destroy his creativity.

7.9 /10

S5.E7 ∙ Austin, We Have a Problem

Tue, Nov 10, 1998

Dr. Hancock gets caught up in a political movement after accusing a white police officer of shooting a homeless African-American; Dr. Austin learns to fly a plane.

7.7 /10

S5.E8 ∙ The Other Cheek

Tue, Nov 17, 1998

A TV star is rushed into the emergency room after a fall and dies suddenly, causing a news crew to hound Drs. McNeil and Yeats for the real cause of death.

7.9 /10

S5.E9 ∙ Tantric Turkey

Tue, Nov 24, 1998

Thanksgiving at Chicago Hope. Billy's mom shows up for Thanksgiving and goes into labour. A 13 year old Buddhist Llama is admitted under Dr. Yates with cardiac concerns and anxiety. Aaron has Thanksgiving with an actor who thinks he is Jesus.

7.6 /10

S5.E10 ∙ Gun with the Wind

Tue, Dec 08, 1998

Dr. Wilkes faces certain fears when his son shoots a friend while playing with his father's handgun; one of Dr. Shutt's patients is attracted to him.

7.6 /10

S5.E11 ∙ McNeil and Pray

Tue, Dec 15, 1998

A girl on Dr. McNeil's basketball team almost dies from brain injuries incurred during a game; Dr. Yeats feels his patient should not have heart surgery.

7.9 /10

S5.E12 ∙ Adventures in Babysitting

Tue, Jan 12, 1999

Shutt has difficulty coping with a patient's death; Kronk is tempted by the advances of his daughter's baby sitter.

7.9 /10

S5.E13 ∙ Karmic Relief

Tue, Jan 19, 1999

Yeats and Austin are snowed in at a remote cabin during a yoga retreat, while Sara becomes dangerously ill.

7.3 /10

S5.E14 ∙ Playing Through

Tue, Feb 02, 1999

Grad is accidentally exposed when she cuts herself while delivering the baby of an HIV-positive woman.

7.4 /10

S5.E15 ∙ Big Hand for the Little Lady

Tue, Feb 09, 1999

McNeil performs a hand transplant; Austin becomes a crewmember on the space shuttle; Watters' ailing childhood friend asks him to donate a kidney.

7.5 /10

S5.E16 ∙ Home Is Where the Heartache Is

Tue, Feb 16, 1999

Jack gets bad news and has to return home. Billy's friend needs a new heart. Dr. Cacaci is peddling a line of home and beauty products. Jack and Lisa's relationship hits a crossroad.

7.8 /10

S5.E17 ∙ A Goy and His Dog

Tue, Mar 09, 1999

Catera tries to get a terminally ill patient into a cancer test study. One of Shutt's patients confesses to murder. Cronk struggles with the decision to put his seriously ill dog to sleep.

7.8 /10

S5.E18 ∙ Teacher's Pet

Tue, Mar 23, 1999

An overweight patient makes Keith re-evaluate his own life choices. A visit from a former supervisor has Kate reliving their past relationship and re-evaluating her own relationships with others. Diane gets test results.

7.6 /10

S5.E19 ∙ Vanishing Acts

Tue, Mar 30, 1999

Parents facing a horrible situation want to gamble on future technology. Aaron's psych experiment goes horribly wrong. An Alzheimer's patient confuses Jack with someone from her past.

8 /10

S5.E20 ∙ From Here to Maternity

Tue, Apr 13, 1999

A new mother is shocked when she gives birth to white and black babies; Dr. Austin makes a rude remark and is threatened with a lawsuit.

7.5 /10

S5.E21 ∙ And Baby Makes 10

Tue, Apr 20, 1999

A multiple birth has Chicago Hope hopping. Bobby and Diane help a very unusual patient. Aaron's dog needs therapy.

7.6 /10

S5.E22 ∙ Kiss of Death

Tue, Apr 27, 1999

A man from Kate's past makes a brief but dramatic reappearance. A pregnant cancer patient faces an impossible choice. Dr. Cacaci makes a retaliatory allegation against Philip.

7.8 /10

S5.E23 ∙ The Heavens Can Wait

Sun, May 16, 1999

Mass casualties arrive from a rave. Among them are drug overdoses, a young woman who was raped, and a young man who changes the course of Kate's life. Philip continues to refuse to participate in his own defense.

7.5 /10

S5.E24 ∙ Curing Cancer

Tue, May 18, 1999

Jeffrey Geiger returns having bought controlling interest in the hospital and he fires Austin, Kronk, Yeats, Catera, and Hancock. They decide to pursue their options. Aaron consults with the new pediatric surgeon, Gina Simon about a new born baby. And a young surgeon who was hired by Austin before her dismissal arrives and Geiger puts her to work.

7.8 /10