Episode 1
Aired Sep 28, 2001
Dad
Syd, Joanie and Robbie clash over one another's reactions to the changes their father has undergone since he was shot.
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Episode 2
Aired Oct 5, 2001
Home Sweet Home
Joe invites Syd out for a night on the town; Syd struggles to reconcile an AIDs patient and his estranged father.
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Episode 3
Aired Oct 12, 2001
Impulse Control
Syd becomes better acquainted with Joe's estranged wife, and the two women discover they like each other.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 19, 2001
You Can Count on Me
Syd considers moving to Washington if Joe (Steven Eckholdt) wins the election; a young patient must recover from an accident before he can donate bone marrow to his dying sister.
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Episode 5
Aired Oct 26, 2001
Civil Unrest
As election day nears, Joe's campaign tactics prompt Syd to question his integrity; Robbie saves Pete from an apartment fire.
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Episode 6
Aired Nov 2, 2001
Best Man
Jim accidently hits Robbie during his wedding toast; Syd and Robbie have mutual disagreements; Hannah tries to find Joanie "a man.".
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 9, 2001
The Honeymoon's Over
Robbie and Tina's honeymoon sours when airline troubles arise; Jim heads back to rehab and makes some painful revelations.
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 16, 2001
Rocky Road
Syd has second thoughts about seeing her new therapist; Jim helps a friend at the rehab center who is making little progress in his recovery.
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Episode 9
Aired Nov 23, 2001
Gobble Gobble
On Thanksgiving Day, Jim does a good deed for a bus driver's grandmother, but his tardiness causes Syd to worry.
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Episode 10
Aired Dec 14, 2001
The Mating Dance
Syd's therapist advises her to participate in "speed dating"; Joanie is selected to be a contestant on the show "Blind Date."
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Episode 11
Aired Jan 4, 2002
The Start of Something Big
A high-risk pregnancy patient stuns Syd by slapping her with a malpractice lawsuit; Joanie has Phil climbing walls.
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Episode 12
Aired Jan 11, 2002
Shadow Play
A hospital board member shadows Syd in the wake of her malpractice suit; Tina seeks medical advice from Syd regarding her ability to conceive a child.
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Episode 13
Aired Jan 25, 2002
The Good Fight
Syd meets her defense attorney for the malpractice suit -- an attractive man (George Newbern) with a stronger will than her own.
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Episode 14
Aired Feb 1, 2002
All the King's Men
Syd tries to help a young man escape a street gang, but is mistakenly implicated in the crime when he is shot; Joanie re-examines her relationship with Phil.
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Episode 15
Aired Mar 22, 2002
Act Naturally
While in Los Angeles, Syd meets with her ex-boyfriend (Patrick Fabian), a hotshot at a television network, and Joanie joins the cast of a horror movie.
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Episode 16
Aired Mar 29, 2002
Limbo
Banned from practicing medicine, Syd feels adrift and dreams she's being sold off at rock-bottom prices by a cable TV shopping show host.
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Episode 17
Aired Apr 5, 2002
The Whole Truth
Syd's malpractice trial begins; Joanie considers enrolling in college; Robbie rents O'Neill's to a sorority.
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Episode 18
Aired Apr 12, 2002
Gotcha
Owen coaxes stressed-out Syd to participate in a water-pistol game; Joanie tries to fit in with younger culture as she returns to college.
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Episode 19
Aired Apr 19, 2002
Great Expectations
Syd debates with a deaf girl's estranged parents about getting the child a cochlear implant; a free-spirited woman (Marilu Henner) catches Jim's eye.
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Episode 20
Aired Apr 26, 2002
Things Have Changed
Romance blooms between Syd and Owen (George Newbern); Jim must decide whether he would rather be with Georgia (Marilu Henner) or with Meredith (Marcia Strassman).
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Episode 21
Aired May 3, 2002
Smoke and Mirrors
A dog-show diva (Melissa Gilbert) brings her pooch to the Hansen clinic for emergency grooming; Syd moves in with Owen (George Newbern) for protection from a schizophrenic patient who has become obsessed with her.
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Episode 22
Aired May 10, 2002
Out of Control
Syd stays in Owen's apartment when her problems with Kevin persist; Tina has a medical emergency and gives birth prematurely.
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