Saving Hope

On her first day back from maternity leave Alex has her hands full, bumping heads with a new surgeon when a new mother is brought in after a car accident, while also treating a convicted murderer for a ruptured ulcer. Elsewhere, new father Charlie must care for a “lucky” baby while he shepherd’s her mother’s spirit after a car accident, while Zach and Maggie are forced into isolation after being exposed to a patient exhibiting Ebola symptoms.

Alex puts her reputation on the line when she questions a senior surgeon’s methods. Charlie struggles to convince a blue-collar worker to give up his losing battle with his leg and amputate. Maggie weighs her future at Hope Zion while trying to get an alcoholic Advertising Executive into detox.

Alex has to juggle her duties as a new mother and a surgeon when she takes a Jr. Resident under her wing to treat a man worried about recurring colon cancer. Shahir is forced to deal with the affairs of the heart, literally and figuratively, when he treats a woman for acute facial pain. In the ER, Zach and Charlie take an interest in a Hope Zion janitor with a shattered elbow when they find out he knew Joel.

Alex weighs whether she can forgive and forget when the man responsible for her deceased brother’s drug problem is admitted to Hope Zion with a life or death stomach complication. Meanwhile, Cassie and Dana struggle to save a victim of a brutal acid attack while Charlie tries to give her spirit back the will to live. Zach bonds with a patient with a crippling inability to deal with her past.

Alex struggles to bring an estranged father back into the fold when his young daughter is diagnosed with Leukemia. Dawn tries to impress her new boyfriend when she brings him into a heart transplant, while Charlie has to talk down the recently deceased donor who is worried his heart will pass on his bad luck. Zach and Dev treat a man more worried for his girlfriend’s dog’s injuries than his own.

Struggling to save the life of an Urban Explorer, Alex is put in an uncomfortable possible when she must weigh whether or not to use the information Charlie gains from the patient’s spirit. Meanwhile Dana and Patrick team up to give a gambler another shot at life when he is brought in missing an ear, while Maggie tries to teach Dev about bedside manner in treating a pregnant woman for a twisted ovary.

When an aggressive brain tumor threatens the life of her patient, Alex must convince Interim Chief Shahir to commit to an equally aggressive treatment using a deadly eradicated virus. In the spirit world, Charlie must convince a closeted transgender Football coach to accept their truth, or risk their life by denying it. Meanwhile Dana and Cassie inspire an acid-attack victim Elizabeth (404) to recommit to her rehab and her real life.

The death of a trapeze artists kicks off a twelve patient/donor “Domino” kidney transplant, forcing Hope Zion’s doctors, led by Alex and Shahir, to juggle complications and patients in the effort to keep the chain moving. Meanwhile, Charlie and Kris struggle to bring peace to the Spirit of the deceased Trapeze Artist as she longs to be reunited with her injured partner, while Dana endures the company of a chatty Poetry professor during a chemo session.

When a local charity run is bombed, Hope Zion takes on the mass of casualties, including some of its own doctors. But with a long wait for treatment for a long list of patients, made worse by a shortage of blood.

In aftermath of the bomb, Alex struggles with the fact she unknowingly helped the bomber at the expense of friend, leading her to swear no harm will come to Maggie’s last patient.

With Dana back from Paris, Alex enlists her help to save a hot-tempered chef from oral cancer. Her concerns over her friend’s own treatment (or lack there-of) quickly bubble to surface however when their patient refuses medical attention in favor of pursuing the opening of his restaurant. As the pair work against the clock and their patient’s attitude, Alex is forced to confront her fears, while Dana must re-examine her commitment to getting better. Meanwhile, Maggie has also returned to work post-bombing, leaping back into the field with Sydney Katz to treat a blind widow fearful of yet another miscarriage. As the brother of her dead husband struggles to comfort her while dealing with his unresolved feelings, Maggie and Katz must also sort out their own unfinished personal business. Elsewhere, Charlie has his hands full juggling the spirit of a restless single mother all the while saving her life after a DIY treehouse accident, while Zach and Dev work to get an embarrassed couple back together again on their wedding day.

It’s Christmas Eve, and even the threat of the worst ice storm of the year can’t quell the spirit at Hope Zion. But when a good Samaritan is brought in after a car crash, Alex must use all her skills to procure the Christmas miracle so desperately needs, even if it means calling in Chief Dawn Bell. When the case proves futile, Dawn and Alex must band together to keep their patient alive long enough for her family to say goodbye. In the Atrium, Charlie tends to the spirit of a dead child wondering if his mother will brave the storm to honor their Christmas tradition. But when word reaches Charlie that the boy’s mother has had another child, he must help the spirit cross over. Meanwhile, Shahir and Dana do all they can to avoid being swept up in the Christmas spirit only to get roped in to the annual toy drive, while Zach spends the evening with Maggie playing Christmas ER Bingo to pass the time until he can get back to his boys.

A quiet night in for Charlie goes haywire after Kris shows up at his door drunk. But after she wraps her car around a tree, it's Alex who wants to know what’s happened. Struggling to save her life, Charlie and Alex must put their heads together and their feelings aside to help Kris, even as her Spirit does all it can to cross over. Meanwhile an overweight former patient of Maggie’s arrives complaining she’s having a heart attack. But after all surgical signs point to medical malpractice at the hands of her old doctor, Maggie’s career is left on the line as she struggles to clear her name and save her patient. Finally, in the E.R., Zach helps Dev contend with matters of the heart as they treat a heart-broken patient for nail-gun injuries after a DIY renovation goes wrong.

When a perennially sick child is admitted to Hope Zion by his mother, Alex and Bishop struggle to get to the bottom of the child’s laundry list of illnesses. As they continue to dig, however, all signs begin to point to the mother, forcing Alex and Bishop to walk a tightrope to get to the truth. Meanwhile, Charlie treats an aging Sci-Fi actor for a neck injury. But after the tests reveal a malignant spinal tumour, Charlie must weigh his relationship to his own illness when convincing the braggadocious entertainer to seek treatment. In the ward, after nearly losing her medical license, Maggie is clinging to the mantra “better safe than liable.” But when the victim of an armed robbery pleads with her to remove the bullet, Dana helps the gun-shy Dr. Lin re-discover the joys and rewards of compassionate medicine.

In attempt to bring some normalcy to his increasingly chaotic life, Charlie attempts to go the entire day without using his “special abilities.” His vow is put to the test, however, when a superstitious farmer is admitted with a myriad of injuries, forcing Charlie to weigh his attachment to his promise over his attachment to his skills. Meanwhile, fearing for Dana’s outlook when she is confined to the hospital by her oncologist, Alex organizes a road trip north to Dana’s cabin for the annual cottage festival. But when Dana’s symptoms overcome her, Alex and the staff at the hospital must find another way for the senior Plastic Surgeon to save hope. Elsewhere, when Dawn’s college roommate’s life is put on the line after being bit by a spider, it is Zach who helps keep the situation under control with his vast knowledge of spider anti-venoms and Dawn’s knowledge of 19th century fiction.

Losing sleep over Charlie's impending brain surgery, a stretched-thin Alex teams up with Cassie when a young woman is admitted with abdominal bruising. But when it becomes clear that her injuries might have been the result of domestic abuse, Cassie and Alex must overcome not only an increasingly domineering spouse, but an increasingly reluctant victim to get their patient the help she needs. In the OR, while a run-away pacemaker puts the life of a patient on the line, forcing him to reconsider the new lease on life he's adopted, Dawn must also struggle to move on as she tries to get passed her broken relationship with Lane by painting her office. In the ER, after a night to remember for all the wrong reasons, Jackson seeks medical attention from Maggie for a neurological symptom that has the nurse anxious over his physical health and romantic future.

As Charlie prepares to go under the knife, he is shocked to find that Kristine has died from a stroke. Fearing he will lose his ability after treatment, Charlie postpones his surgery to help Kris cross over. But after Alex discovers the Nurse’s past may not be as remembered, she and Charlie must team up to find a way to bring peace to the already troubled spirit. In the ward, Maggie, Bishop and Cassie treat a transplant-list patient for acute liver failure when it’s revealed her symptoms masked a pronounced pregnancy. As the complications mount the doctors must fight an uphill battle to save the lives of their patient and her miracle baby. Meanwhile, as the Fellowship Award pitches get under way, Zach’s growing relationship with Dawn is put on the rocks after Maggie declares her love for him.

Alex’s attempt at "normal" during Charlie's surgery is shattered when her worst fears become reality - his tumour is drastically more dangerous than anticipated. Struggling against protocol and mounting complications, Alex dives in to save the man she loves. But does she have enough time? And will he be the same man if he wakes up? In the spirit world, Charlie wanders the halls of Hope Zion in an attempt to find meaning in his life and gift to this point. It’s only when his life is placed on the line, however, he realizes that everything is for naught without the love of his spouse. Finally, in the ER, when a teen heartthrob seeks treatment for a hole in his heart, Dawn and Maggie learn to patch things up between them, before Dawn realizes that her romantic future lies with Zach.