| "April Showers" | |
| Season 7, Episode 18 | |
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| Air date | April 19, 2001 |
| Written by | Tom Garrigus |
| Directed by | Christopher Misiano |
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April Showers is the 18th episode of the seventh season of "E.R."
Plot[]
NBC Description[]
ODDS AND FATE ARE STACKED AGAINST DRS. GREENE AND CORDAY AS THEY FIGHT TO GET TO THEIR WEDDING: On their rainy wedding day, Drs. Greene (Anthony Edwards) and Corday (Alex Kingston) must fight fate to get to the altar as he overcomes several roadblocks until he is waylaid in the street by a nasty bleeding pregnant woman (guest star Alex Kapp Horner); meanwhile, she contends with last-minute details and her feuding divorced parents (guest stars Judy Parfitt and Paul Freeman).
Elsewhere, several ER staff tries to free themselves from work to attend the ceremonies, including Dr. Finch (Michael Michele) and Dr. Benton (Eriq La Salle), ever mindful of the irony that he once dated Corday.
However, the uninvited Dr. Weaver (Laura Innes) heads for an out-of-town medical conference and meets a friendly and appreciative man (guest star Casey Biggs).
When a prison van overturns, Dr. Carter (Noah Wyle) tries to save the life of a crushed corrections officer and gets some ribbing about his young girlfriend (guest star Lourdes Benedicto) while Abby (Maura Tierney) treats a teenaged female prisoner (guest star Mandy Freund).
Dr. Chen (Ming-Na) ministers to a hypothermic boy (guest star Ryan Wilson) found asleep on a frozen field. Goran Visnjic, Paul McCrane and Erik Palladino also star.
Synopsis[]
Mark and Elizabeth try to get to their wedding, with many bumps along the way. Benton reminisces on his time with Corday, much to Cleo's dismay. Weaver heads to an out of town conference and flirts with someone. Carter tries to save the life of a corrections officer crushed under a prison van. Abby deals with a teenage convict.
Characters[]
- Mark Greene
- Elizabeth Corday
- Peter Benton
- Cleo Finch
- John Carter
- Abby Lockhart
- Jing-Mei Chen
- Luka Kovac
- Robert Romano
- Dave Malucci
Trivia[]
- The title comes from the 1921 song "April Showers" written by Louis Silvers with lyrics by B. G. De Sylva first sung by Al Jolson in the 1921 Broadway musical "Bombo".
Goofs[]
- The wedding minister has his vestment on backward. The lamb embroidery is supposed to be on the front.
- Before Mark climbs on top of Peter's car to see why the traffic is stopped, you can see Eriq La Salle laughing through the windshield.
Quotes[]
Dr. John Carter: Can you see that Mr. Tuttle gets a sandwich? The unborn twin inside his stomach is hungry.