The Gallant Hero and The Tragic Victor (ER)
| "The Gallant Hero and the Tragic Victor" | |
|---|---|
| ER episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 12 Episode 21 |
| Directed by | Steve Shill |
| Written by | R. Scott Gemmill |
| Original air date | May 11, 2006 (NBC) |
"The Gallant Hero and the Tragic Victor" is the 266th episode of the NBC television series, ER.
Gallant is in a convoy travelling through Iraq when they come under attack. A fellow soldier is wounded. They drag him into a Humvee and speed away with Gallant trying to resuscitate him. It is too late and the soldier dies. One of his friends notes that the soldier was just about to get married. He asks if Gallant has a girlfriend. Gallant begins to describe Neela. Then the truck explodes.
Clemente sits in his apartment. He jumps at a noise outside of his door and peers through the peep hole suspiciously. In the ER he is behaving strangely, muttering to himself, repeating orders and being paranoid. Luka expresses concern when he's treating a patient but Clemente claims he’s fine - he starts unzipping his pants offering to take a drug test but Luka says this is not necessary. When in a trauma with Ray and Abby, Ray asks the advice of Abby over Clemente.
Morris wakes up with Albright. Not believing his luck (and sure that no-one else will) he takes photos of them in bed together while Albright sleeps. When he gets into the ER he brags about having slept with Albright. He shows Ray the pictures but the quality is bad and Ray is not convinced. When Albright comes down for a consult she treats him with the usual amount of distaste. Morris continues to brag that they slept together but already no-one believes him.
An Army officer and a chaplain enter the ER looking for Neela. It is clear what their purpose is and the staff set about searching for her. Neela is up on the surgical floor. Dubenko has managed to get her a spot in surgery and she is ecstatic. Happy she rushes down to the ER. She tells Sam and Ray about her new job and is surprised when they aren't very enthusiastic. At the front desk she meets with Abby who tells her gently that there are some soldiers there to see her. Neela goes out into the waiting room. They try to shepherd her off into somewhere more private but she demands to know what has happened, already crying with the knowledge of what is to come. They tell her that Gallant was killed by a roadside bomb. They try to console her but she storms off saying that she has patients to see. The rest of the ER staff watch her go, upset. Abby gets further details from the soldiers but is cut short by Clemente getting into an argument over the war.
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