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Season 4

Chicago Hope

Season 4

  • 1997
  1. Guns ‘n’ Roses Episode 1 Guns ‘n’ Roses October 1, 1997, 1 h Gang warfare breaks out in the E.R.; Kate refuses to perform a heart transplant; Billy and Diane get back together.
  2. The Incredible Adventures of Baron von Munchausen… by Proxy Episode 2 The Incredible Adventures of Baron von Munchausen… by Proxy October 8, 1997, 1 h A woman may be making her daughter sick purposely. Kronk wants a child. Shutt's patient dies, and McNeil joins gamblers anonymous.
  3. Brain Salad Surgery Episode 3 Brain Salad Surgery October 15, 1997, 1 h Dr. Shutt views his life as a musical after he collapses from an aneurism.
  4. Sympathy for the Devil Episode 4 Sympathy for the Devil October 22, 1997, 1 h Dr. Kronk must decide whether or not to grant the request of a convicted child molester who wants to be castrated. Dr. Shutt struggles to regain his health after his…
  5. … And the Hand Played On Episode 5 … And the Hand Played On October 29, 1997, 1 h Dr. Shutt may have brain damage after his aneurism, so a new neurosurgeon, Dr. Lisa Catera, is brought into the hospital. Dr. Austin gets trapped on an elevator with a…
  6. The Lung and the Restless Episode 6 The Lung and the Restless November 5, 1997, 1 h Kate suspects that the parents of a boy who needs a liver transplant may have pressured his sister, who has cystic fibrosis, into being his donor; Diane learns that she's…
  7. White Trash Episode 7 White Trash November 12, 1997, 1 h Hancock and the police search trash bins for a newborn; male rape; Drs. Kronk and Grad wed at the airport. A basketball player has a heart defect.
  8. Winging It Episode 8 Winging It November 19, 1997, 1 h Austin and NcNeil fly to London for a conference and are forced to perform lifesaving surgery with only an airline medical kit. Shutt begins his psychiatric residency.
  9. Cabin Fever Episode 9 Cabin Fever November 26, 1997, 1 h McNeil offers his cabin to Drs. Austin, Catera, and Grad, whom each want to get away from the city for a while. While at the cabin they receive a visit…
  10. All in the Family Episode 10 All in the Family December 10, 1997, 1 h Shutt has his first group counseling session with a family, and tries to help a young man whose brother commited suicide. Wilkes father comes back into his life. Hancock and…
  11. On Golden Pons Episode 11 On Golden Pons December 17, 1997, 1 h After a little too much holiday cheer Wilkes is charged with a DUI and must serve a community service in Dr. Hancock's clinic. Watters discovers that his accountant has left…
  12. Broken Hearts Episode 12 Broken Hearts January 7, 1998, 1 h Austin operates on a pregnant patient with a damaged heart and learns that she had taken the controversial diet pill Phen-phen. An accident reunites Watters and an old flame, the…
  13. Memento Mori Episode 13 Memento Mori January 14, 1998, 1 h The hospital loses electricity in the dead of winter. Austin must do emergency surgery on a close friend. Pregnant, Grad feels unattractive.
  14. Psychodrama Episode 14 Psychodrama January 21, 1998, 1 h Watters is confined to a wheelchair after a basketball injury and witnesses a murder. Austin receives a bird from Danny, the electrician she's been dating, which causes havoc in the…
  15. The Ties that Bind Episode 15 The Ties that Bind February 4, 1998, 1 h Catera must operate on a 5-year-old who is suddenly stricken with seizures. An HIV-postive friend of Dr. Grad's talks to Diane about getting pregnant (she wants advice) and Diane (who…
  16. The Things We Do for Love Episode 16 The Things We Do for Love March 4, 1998, 1 h Catera and McNeil cross roads when her facination with his brother becomes personal. Billy begins to feel ""in over his head"" with the impending birth of his child, so at…
  17. Liver, Hold the Mushrooms Episode 17 Liver, Hold the Mushrooms March 11, 1998, 1 h A family eats poisonous mushrooms and the mother and two sons must receive a liver transplant. A donor is found for the mother and the father is a match for…
  18. Waging Bull Episode 18 Waging Bull March 18, 1998, 1 h Dr. McNeil attends a medical convention in Las Vegas, believing he can control his gambling addiction. After the son of a close friend dies, McNeil begins gambling again. Watters, Shutt,…
  19. Objects are Closer than They Appear Episode 19 Objects are Closer than They Appear March 25, 1998, 1 h After the mysterious death of a seemingly healthy 15 year-old Dr. Wilkes decides to investigate. A lesbian wants her lover to die with dignity and fights her family to get…
  20. Deliverance Episode 20 Deliverance April 1, 1998, 1 h Diane goes into labor unexpectedly and when no one can find Billy she reluctantly asks Kate to be her coach. Wilkes must get a family to safety from an abusive…
  21. Bridge over Troubled Watters Episode 21 Bridge over Troubled Watters April 8, 1998, 1 h Dr. Watters' son is found dead in his apartment and Phillip must except the fact that he committed suicide. Dr. Austin brings her daughter to the hospital and she becomes…
  22. Risky Business Episode 22 Risky Business April 29, 1998, 1 h A famous artist has an inoperable brain tumor. She convinces Dr. Shutt to run away to California with her.
  23. Absent Without Leave Episode 23 Absent Without Leave May 6, 1998, 1 h Dr. Kronk's mother visits. Aaron spends time with Samara in California. A woman offers Dr. Hancock money to sterilize some of his patients.
  24. Physician, Heal Thyself Episode 24 Physician, Heal Thyself May 13, 1998, 1 h As Dr. Wilkes takes his son to school gunfire errupts. The victims are brought to Chicago Hope and Wilkes finds himself having to deal with his sons post-tramatic distress. Kronk…