Keith Langsdale

Even though he suffers from intense pain due to his stabbing injuries, Carter returns to work and prescribes a controversial procedure for a suicidal patient. Greene tries to convince his father to undergo cancer treatment. Corday must keep a brain-dead patient alive long enough to harvest vital organs. While performing a procedure, Abby makes a mistake that accelerates the death of terminal cancer patient. Cleo and Benton enjoy a sensual game of billiards. Chen tends to a handsome male nurse.

In hopes of making a difference at the magazine, Maya suggests that everyone get involved with the charity she's supporting. Convinced that it would make for good publicity, Jack orders the staff to help with a book drive and to pitch in as reading volunteers. But while disappointed in the efforts of the staff, Maya is most upset when her father fails to show up as promised. Chastised by Maya, Jack promises to do anything she wants to help the charity. When Maya doesn't believe him, Jack quickly writes the foundation a check for $50,000. However, his generosity backfires when the foundation chooses Jack, and not Maya, to honor as their Humanitarian of the Year. After watching her father being photographed for the foundation's newsletter with supermodel Amber Smith, Maya is madder than ever about having her efforts overlooked. Yet, when asked to deliver a testimonial to her father's generosity at the awards banquet, Maya declines to use the opportunity to even the score. However, after learning that Amber Smith is being honored, too, Maya explodes in anger at the banquet's hosts, unaware that they've named the award after her.

The Admiral and team prepare for a case going before the US Supreme Court but Harm has more immediate concerns when he gets word that Palmer is on the loose and looking for trouble.

The son of a wealthy businessman is charged with master-minding his own kidnapping in order to collect the five million dollar ransom from his father. When the kidnap "victim's" accomplices turn on him, he admits to the scam, then flees the city.

Steve teams up with KGB agent Andrea Mastrova to recover U.S. and Russian weapons stolen by a terrorist, but things get complicated when it's revealed that Steve may have killed Mastrova's father in an encounter years prior. John Colicos guest stars.