Bartlet ponders the potential consequences of ordering a strike force to overtake a barricaded gang of domestic terrorists in Iowa, one of whom is a noncombatant requiring medical attention.
Tension arises between Derek and Meredith's mother; Cristina is mesmerized by the lifestyle of working in the dermatology wing.
Young lawyer Ally McBeal experiences emotional turmoil when she takes a job at a firm where her childhood sweetheart and first love also works.
The team discovers striking similarities between themselves and their CGIS (Coast Guard Investigative Services) counterparts when a Navy diver seeking sunken treasure is found dead.
It is the birth day of Carla and Peter's son when she goes into early labor. A battered and bruised Greene returns to the ER, but settling in proves difficult.