ER/The Dance We Do

The Dance We Do
Season 7, Episode 8
Airdate	December 7, 2000
Production Number	226258
Written by	Jack Orman
Directed by	Christopher Misiano
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ER — Season Seven

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The Dance We Do is the eighth episode of the seventh season of ER, and the one hundred forty-fourth episode overall.

Starring: Anthony Edwards (Dr. Mark Greene), Noah Wyle (Dr. John Carter), Laura Innes (Dr. Kerry Weaver) (credit only), Alex Kingston (Dr. Elizabeth Corday), Paul McCrane (Dr. Robert Romano) (credit only), Goran Visnjic (Dr. Luka Kovac), Maura Tierney (Nurse Abby Lockhart), Michael Michele (Dr. Cleo Finch), Erik Palladino (Dr. Dave Malucci), Ming-Na (Dr. Jing-Mei Chen) (credit only)

and Eriq La Salle (Dr. Peter Benton)

Special Appearance by: Sally Field (Maggie Wyczenski)

Guest Starring: Ellen Crawford (Lydia Wright), Alan Dale (Al Patterson), Laura Cerón (Chuny Marquez), Kristin Minter (Randi Fronczak), Kyle Richards (Dori), Joe Basile (), Toy Connor (Kynesha), Mark Hutter (Mark's Doc), Roberta Valderrama (Stephanie)

Special Guest Stars: Matt Craven (Gordon Price), Željko Ivanek (Bruce Resnick), Elizabeth Mitchell (Dr. Kim Legaspi)

Co-Starring: Aaron Braxton (Detective Miles), Jennifer Buttell (Fran), James Chisem (Weisel), Claudine Claudio (Paramedic Silva), Sid Conrad (Dosier), Cynthia Frost (Mrs. Fruhman), Donald Sage Mackay (Detective Lash), Stuart McLean (Radiology Tech), Kurt Naebig (Paramedic), Michele Shay (Court Reporter), Janelle Snow (Doherty), Robert Vestal (Room Service Attendant), Emily Wagner (Pickman)

Plot Overview

Abby wakes up with Luka in his hotel room. At a job interview at a department store, her mother causes a disturbance and later flees town. Benton treats Jesse's girlfriend, who talks to the cops about Jesse's killers and later comes to him for help after a hit is put on her. Corday undergoes a grueling deposition for Mr. Patterson's lawsuit and lies to save herself. Greene discovers that his tumor is inoperable and later has a seizure. He finally decides to tell Corday about his condition.

Quotes

• Carter: What are you going to do?

Greene: Die, I guess.

• Abby (to Carter): It's how the cycle goes. She goes away for three months, and I don't know where she is or what she's doing or even if she's still alive. Then she shows up in my life again. It's the dance we do. We get lost in it for a little while, but it always ends the same.