ER: Season 12

2005 · 22 episodes · ★ 7.8

What Season 12 of ER

Season 12 of ER opens at County General with the veteran staff still dealing with their personal problems. Sam searches for his son Alex, who has run away from home and is diabetic, while Abby and Kovac begin sharing unexpected moments together. A new head nurse evaluates the staff and questions Kovac's decisions, and also decides who works with whom. The new associate, Dr. Clemente, puts residents through constant exams. Pratt travels to Darfur to work with Carter, where the job goes far beyond saving lives. Cases involving burn victims, stabbing victims and gunshot victims keep the pace up.

22episodes

Sep 22, 2005premiered

May 18, 2006latest episode

16.1 hrtotal runtime

Season 12 Episodes

12x01 Cañon City
Sep 22, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 7.2
Sam and Luka go on the search for her runaway son, Alex. Meanwhile, Pratt and Lewis guide Abby, Neela and Ray, who have become R2's, on how to teach the new interns.
Directing: Christopher Chulack · Writing: John Wells, Lisa Zwerling, Joe Sachs · Starring: Dominic Janes, Troy Evans, Sara Gilbert, Kyle Richards
12x02 Nobody's Baby
Sep 29, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 7.5
Much to Ray's dislike, a surrogate mother in labor doesn't want to have a C-section and endangers the life of the baby. Meanwhile, Sam tells Luka she and Alex are moving out. Pratt meets his half-brother and -sister, and Abby makes a difficult decision about a young boy.
Directing: Laura Innes · Writing: R. Scott Gemmill · Starring: Dominic Janes, Sam Jones, Sandrine Holt, Danny Glover
12x03 Man with No Name
Oct 6, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 7.3
Luka has a very bad day: New nurse manager Eve Peyton notices he doesn't want to work with Sam and tells him so. At the end of the day he's drunk and Abby takes him home.
Directing: Christopher Chulack · Writing: David Zabel · Starring: Anne Marie Howard, Jeremy Kissner, Troy Evans, Booboo Stewart
12x04 Blame it on the Rain
Oct 13, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 8.0
The rainy night brings in diverse patients including a mother involved in a car accident with her baby, a man with a satisfaction facilitator, and a comatose patient who suddenly wakes up. Also, Sam steps up to Eve and her strict ways and Jerry gets struck by lightening!
Directing: Paul McCrane · Writing: R. Scott Gemmill · Starring: Stana Katić, Daniel Clark, Troy Evans, Kyle Richards
12x05 Wake Up
Oct 20, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 7.5
A new attending, Dr. Victor Clemente, comes aboard and quickly makes a stir on the ER. Abby's breast cancer patient convinces her to take a long awaited test. Luka befriends a young woman who awakes from a six-year coma. Also, Weaver shows Clemente who runs the ER.
Directing: Arthur Albert · Writing: Janine Sherman Barrois · Starring: Stana Katić, Denzel Whitaker, Kylee Russell, Danny Glover
12x06 Dream House
Nov 3, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 7.9
Pratt's half-brother tries to get him to make ends meet with his estranged father. Clemente treats an infant chimpanzee and involves Abby and Neela on the secret case. Eve promotes Sam and her first tasks is to fire a beloved nurse.
Directing: Stephen Cragg · Writing: David Zabel · Starring: Shane Haboucha, Sam Jones, Troy Evans, Danny Glover
12x07 The Human Shield
Nov 10, 2005 · 43 min · ★ 7.6
A kidnaped girl is the victim of police shooting. Abby is stuck in the middle of a disagreement between Luka and Clemente. Neela receives a phone call from Iraq. Later, Luka and Abby share a kiss.
Directing: Laura Innes · Writing: R. Scott Gemmill · Starring: John Stamos, Jake Richardson, C. Thomas Howell, Troy Evans
12x08 Two Ships
Nov 17, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 8.5
The ER prepares to take in victims from a plane collision, while Neela and Pratt head out to the crash site where Neela makes heroic efforts. At the end of the day, Neela gets a surprising visit.
Directed by Christopher Chulack · Written by Joe Sachs, Virgil Williams · Starring Sharif Atkins, John Stamos, Serena Williams, Len Lesser
12x09 I Do
Dec 1, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 7.5
Gallant impulsively asks Neela to marry her that exact day, she says I do but soon gets cold feet. Morris stands up to Weaver on a patients course of treatment. Luka, Sam and Clemente treat a boy who contracted HIV from his mother. Also, Abby and Luka redefine their relationship and Luka is named the new Chief of Emergency Medicine.
Directing: Gloria Muzio · Writing: Lydia Woodward · Starring: Sharif Atkins, Aasha Davis, Troy Evans, Yvette Freeman
12x10 All About Christmas Eve
Dec 8, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 8.0
Pratt and Weaver try to create a Christmas miracle when they work to save a girl wounded from gunfire. Eve gets into trouble after punching a disruptive patient. Also, Abby has a special gift for Luka.
Directing: Lesli Linka Glatter · Writing: Janine Sherman Barrois · Starring: Garret Dillahunt, Dominic Janes, LisaGay Hamilton, Gus Hoffman
12x11 If Not Now
Jan 5, 2006 · 44 min · ★ 7.4
Neela treats a religious teenage girl who turns out to be pregnant. Abby and Kovac struggle to figure out what to do with her unexpected pregnancy.
Directed by John Gallagher · Written by David Zabel · Starring Saige Thompson, Jo Anderson, John Leguizamo, Callie Thorne
12x12 Split Decisions
Jan 12, 2006 · 44 min · ★ 7.4
Ray helps an old friend escape from her abusive father. Dubenko volunteers in the ER but can't seem to handle a slow day. Abby and Kovac go baby shopping, while Neela gets unexpected and upsetting news from Gallant.
Directing: Richard Thorpe · Writing: R. Scott Gemmill · Starring: Sharif Atkins, Rochelle Aytes, Jillian Bach, Tara Karsian
12x13 Body and Soul
Feb 2, 2006 · 44 min · ★ 8.4
Dr. Nate Lennox, a former professor with ALS, is brought in as the progression of his disease is chronicled through his own flashbacks as he is treated by each of the doctors at one point. As Lennox wants to give up, Abby fights to convince him to keep on fighting.
Directing: Paul McCrane · Writing: Joe Sachs · Starring: Roger Aaron Brown, Ally Walker, John Aylward, James Woods
12x14 Quintessence of Dust
Feb 9, 2006 · 44 min · ★ 8.0
An unexpected visitor puts Clemente in the middle of a domestic dispute. Meanwhile, Luka and Abby await test results on their unborn child; Neela struggles with her surgical elective and Pratt ends up with an unexpected suitor when he participates in a charity bachelor auction.
Directing: Joanna Kerns · Writing: David Zabel, Lisa Zwerling · Starring: Noah Wyle, Ned Bellamy, Dominic Janes, Shea Whigham
12x15 Darfur
Mar 2, 2006 · 44 min · ★ 7.7
In the Sudan, Carter and a colleague struggle to save a woman who was raped by a band of militants. Back in the ER, Clemente asks to return to work after the shooting incident, but Kovac refuses. Meanwhile, Neela and Pratt have a work dispute, and, in a related incident, K.J.'s father shows up again in the ER.
Directing: Richard Thorpe · Writing: Janine Sherman Barrois · Starring: Noah Wyle, Ned Bellamy, Eamonn Walker, Shea Whigham
12x16 Out on a Limb
Mar 16, 2006 · 44 min · ★ 7.7
When is it time to go out on a limb? Armand Assante guest stars as a patient who makes Sam an offer she might not be able to refuse. Luka must calm Abby’s baby-related fears after an incident at the hospital places everyone at risk. Kerry makes a difficult choice, and Neela joins a support group.
Directing: Lesli Linka Glatter · Writing: Karen Maser · Starring: Jim Parrack, Dominic Janes, Meagan Moore, Alyson Croft
12x17 Lost in America
Mar 23, 2006 · 44 min · ★ 7.6
Abby and Luka desperately try to keep a young woman brought into the ER with stab wounds to the neck alive. As her condition begins to worsen, Clemente steps in and tries a risky procedure on the girl in order to save her life. Meanwhile, Neela pulls an all-nighter in preparation for a speech at a surgeon's convention, Ray treats a man claiming to have swallowed a bottle of pills, and Sam decides to take a part-time job with Richard to help her with childcare expenses.
Directing: Stephen Cragg · Writing: Lisa Zwerling · Starring: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Troy Evans, Armand Assante, Maury Sterling
12x18 Strange Bedfellows
Mar 30, 2006 · 44 min · ★ 7.6
When Luka answers a call for help, he discovers not everyone is pleased. Will he honor his commitment, or ask a colleague to step in for him? Abby and Morris wrestle with the strange case of a car crash victim. Having made a change in her life, Sam finds herself enjoying a few new perks. Neela has unexpected visitors, with even more unexpected news.
Directing: Laura Innes · Writing: Virgil Williams · Starring: Erin Chambers, Dominic Janes, Warren Stevens, Troy Evans
12x19 No Place to Hide
Apr 27, 2006 · 44 min · ★ 7.4
Pratt departs for Africa with attitude to spare but makes his first contact with harsh reality before the plane lands. Abby senses something is not what is seems when she treats a 12-year-old and her grandmother, then differs with Luka over the best course of action. A prisoner is brought to the ER with what everyone thinks is a fake case of appendicitis. Morris is dressed, and ready, to impress, but Albright’s not. It’s time for Kerry to return to work and Clemente doesn’t know when it’s time to leave.
Directing: Skipp Sudduth · Writing: Lydia Woodward · Starring: Noah Wyle, Garret Dillahunt, Diane Ladd, Eamonn Walker
12x20 There Are No Angels Here
May 4, 2006 · 44 min · ★ 8.0
Pratt gets to work in Darfur alongside Carter and his co-workers, but is troubled by astounding number of people needing care and finds himself making a dangerous journey.
Directing: Christopher Chulack · Writing: David Zabel, R. Scott Gemmill · Starring: Noah Wyle, Eamonn Walker, Mary McCormack
12x21 The Gallant Hero and the Tragic Victor
May 11, 2006 · 43 min · ★ 8.4
Pratt struggles to get a straight story when two abused boys come into the ER with their father. Two U.S. Army officers enter the ER.
Directing: Steve Shill · Writing: R. Scott Gemmill · Starring: Sharif Atkins, Troy Evans, Maury Sterling, Sara Gilbert
12x22 21 Guns Season Finale
May 18, 2006 · 44 min · ★ 8.3
Chaos reigns in the ER when two prisoners are brought in for treatment, but instead plot a violent escape. Their desperate actions place one doctor in harm's way, and forces one nurse to become a tool in their plan.
Directing: Nelson McCormick · Writing: David Zabel · Starring: Garret Dillahunt, Michael Weston, Dominic Janes, Natasha Gregson Wagner