As Lu tries to salvage an AIDS-infected nurse's job, Dana discovers that an old high school nemesis's religious visions are being caused by a brain tumor.
Present: M.E. is distressed when Davis joins the football team; Rene is conflicted when she represents a client who confesses to a murder he committed in self defense 34 years earlier; M.E. helps Davis's parentless friend find a new home. Past: M.E. and Rene discover that they share ownership of Port Dixie with a homeless woman who claims to be a Hungarian princess, and argue; Rene is skeptical about her stories, but M.E. is enthralled by every word.
Buzz's holiday visit with his sister is interrupted when Santa dies. Meanwhile, as the federal case escalates, Brenda's attorney asks for more money or he'll withdraw.
"Veronica runs into her shady ex-boyfriend Troy who is accused of date rape on campus. Meanwhile, Logan's legal and relationship troubles reach a turning point."
A court-appointed psychologist approaches Rush regarding a client, Sean, a troubled 17-year-old boy who's been lost in the foster care system since he witnessed the murder of his mother, Rebecca, 14 years ago.