Philip McNiven

J.D. (Zach Braff), Turk (Donald Faison), and Eliot (Sarah Chalke) quickly become overwhelmed on their first night without the supervision of an attending physician when their newly established authority as residents turns out to be more work than they anticipated, forcing them to rely on Carla (Judy Reyes) and even the janitor (Neil Flynn) for assistance. Meanwhile, Dr. Cox (John C. McGinley) begrudgingly acquiesces to Dr. Kelso's (Ken Jenkins) request that he introduce him at an awards ceremony, fueling Cox's resentment and resulting in a rather unusual presentation.

J.D. (Zach Braff) begins to think Dr. Cox (John C. McGinley) may have feet of clay when his mentor seems unable to deal with his friend Ben's (guest star Brendan Fraser, "The Mummy") potentially fatal illness. Meanwhile, Turk (Donald Faison) is upset at the news that he isn't the best surgical intern on the team, but he's even more frustrated when he finds out who is; Dr. Kelso (Ken Jenkins) asks Elliot (Sarah Chalke) to write a supposedly anonymous evaluation of him -- but the joke's on Carla (Judy Reyes) when she volunteers to ghost-write. Christa Miller ("The Drew Carey Show") play's Cox' ex-wife and Ben's sister.

Turk takes J.D. up to surgery, and right from the start J.D. steps all over Turk when trying not to be the geek among the surgeons. Paul hears Elliot say "I love U2" while she was rearranging her CDs and thinks she said "I love you too." Dr. Cox decides to get even with Dr. Kelso by telling everyone he's dead, revealing what people really think of him.

J.D.'s ego gets in the way of the learning process when Elliot continually outperforms him.

Turk takes an extra shift at the hospital hoping to get more time off for his honeymoon, but a patient's complications keep him there longer than intended.