Joey Hiott

After dinner with another couple, Larry ponders an etiquette question. Meanwhile, Jeff's allergies force him to ask his daughter to choose between him and the family's German shepherd.

At Hal's company picnic, Lois clashes with a blabby wife and her beleaguered spouse; Hal runs afoul of his new boss and the big cheese.

Picture day for the school yearbook prompts the gang to reminisce about how they first met, and Eric worries about having a zit on his face for yet another photo.

After 10 years at Chicago's County General Hospital, Attending Physician Dr. John Carter (series star Noah Wyle) has risen to a role of respect and moral leadership in the emergency room. His recently graduated colleague Abby Lockhart (series star Maura Tierney) proudly dons a doctor's white lab coat for the first time. Newly promoted to chief of staff, Dr. Kerry Weaver (series star Laura Innes) remains as tough as ever, but chinks have appeared in her armor, especially after the loss of her life partner and the resulting bitter custody battle over their son. Attending Physician Dr. Luka Kovac (series star Goran Visnjic) carries on a complicated romance with streetwise, seasoned nurse Samantha Taggart (series star Linda Cardellini), whose 10-year-old son, Alex (recurring guest star Oliver Davis), looks up to Kovac as a role model, friend and, sometimes, substitute father.