Veronica goes on an impromptu road trip; Chloe struggles with a hangover; Sonia tries to conceal her infidelity.





A delighted Veronica plans to go out on her first official date with Sands—until a chilling confrontation with a stranger upends the night. Meanwhile, brash Dr. Briggs reassigns Chloe and Angel to the nerve-jangling realm of the ER; and Sonia connects with her elderly patient’s wealthy son, prompting her to review the modest life she’s come to accept.





The staffers are jarred by the arrival of one Dr. Joe Briggs, the self-important new head of the ICU who promptly clashes with Veronica. Veronica’s other frosty relationship is with Dr. Sands, but they work together to treat a boy. Meanwhile, Chloe comforts a mourning widower; and Sonia continues to care for a privileged family.





A cancer-stricken newlywed undergoes high-risk treatment, as Chloe sets out to comfort her devoted husband. Meanwhile, a man emerges from a 10-year coma, then decides to confront his true love. And Sonia treats a moneyed family.





Veronica has her hands full when a group of promiscous college students is admitted to the hospital with meningitis and their love triangle has the Mercy staff comparing them to Veronica’s own love life. Meanwhile, Chloe helps with wedding plans when a bride-to-be comes in with a simple flu but receives a much more serious diagnosis. Sonia has to deal with a hand transplant patient who wants his donor hand amputated after discovering it belonged to a pedophile and Dr. Sands gets a surprise visit from his sister.





Veronica counsels a patient who’s questioning his faith. She also concludes that Mike is forging ahead and plunging into the dating pool. Elsewhere, Sonia cares for a young accident victim, ultimately digging up a life-changing secret about the patient. And a family feud erupts over a dying father.





Veronica tries to get help for her PTSD; Sonia helps a mother struggling with her decision to give her baby up for adoption; Chloe gets stuck with a difficult patient.





Veronica discovers she might be pregnant as her marriage crumbles around her. Seeking control in her life, she focuses on a work-related cause with Dr. Harris. Meanwhile, Sonia offers counsel to a teen beauty queen coping with a life-shattering diagnosis; a secret about Chloe’s boyfriend surfaces; and Dr. Sands inches closer to Dr. Jelani.





Veronica’s marriage shatters after her hush-hush affair is exposed, but a family crisis reunites her with Mike. Meanwhile, Sonia must provide nursing care for her rich and bratty high-school nemesis; Chloe fires up her relationship with a fireman; and Sands embarks upon a new romance.





As her affair with Dr. Sands surfaces, Veronica contemplates to come clean to her husband. Sonia gets relationship advice from a patient and questions her approach to dating, just as her boyfriend goes missing. Meanwhile, Chloe reunites with an ex-boyfriend but her plans take an unexpected turn when she learns some news.