Devon leads a team for the first titanium rib cage implant in the country. While intended as a PR victory for the hospital, it is complicated by the requirement that the procedure be filmed for a documentary.

Conrad treats two patients who claim to have been mauled by a "large cat." He eventually discovers they are illegal zoo owners whose real danger stems from poison from a collection of small creatures.

A damaging article is published detailing Dr. Bell’s past mistakes, including his former nickname "HODAD" (Hands of Death and Destruction). The resulting stress triggers a flare-up of his Multiple Sclerosis (MS) , eventually leading him to step away from the major surgery and consider returning to Minnesota for treatment.