Brennan Hesser

Pratt gets cold feet when Bettina (recurring guest star Gina Ravera) tries to take their relationship to the next level. Neela joins the Ortho's hockey team and is shocked to see who their opponents are in the first game. Meanwhile, a prison doctor comes into the ER after trying to save a young boy from a freezing lake. After revealing to Julia (recurring guest star Reiko Ayelsworth) that he gave lethal injections to criminals on death row, she tries to help him get rid of his guilt. And Gates gets irritated with Sam when she undermines his decisions.

When Burton is unable to physically help the police find Shannon, Nick takes his place and tracks her down through a prostitute, Dina, and her daughter Violet.

Samantha secretly searches for her missing sister, Emily (recurring guest star MOLLY PRICE), with only the aid of the local police. But when Jack finds out about Emily's abduction, he insists that the team get involved. Academy Award® nominee and Golden Globe Award nominee TESS HARPER ("Crimes of the Heart," "Tender Mercies") guest stars as Patricia Spade, Samantha's estranged mother.