I am – Hercules!!

Pratt plays “Meet the Chens”! Plus Rocket Romano’s back, and this time he’s got a hook! Here’s “Mr. Zambano” with the many exciting details:

Episode 10.3: "Dear Abby"

Luka is brought in on a gurney. Abby really wants to see him-- so badly that she is torn between doing her job, and chasing him up the hallway.

Romano is also back, with a hook, not his prosthetic of choice. His insurance wouldn't cover the "Utah Arm" unless the hook interferes with his work, and it does. It makes him angrier, and especially defensive when coworkers comment. It makes little girls stare.

He visits Weaver in her office to complain, and lets the hook drag across her antique table on the way out the door, leaving a scratch.

The nurses circulate a petition, and stage a walkout, which amounts to a reeeaally long break. Romano wants to fire or suspend everyone. Abby absorbs the extra work due to their shortness of staff.

Connie tells Romano: "You're the one who's going to be leaving."

Carter breaks up with Abby via a letter. She balls the letter up, tosses it to the trash can, and misses. Frank takes the initiative to pass it around.

Abby is given a stool sample in a plastic baggie, and a lot of unwanted advice: Edna calls Carter a putz, and remarks that too bad she didn't dump him first. Pratt tells her it's Carter's loss.

Jerry joins in the gossip. Romano attempts to read the letter out loud in front of everyone, but Abby snatches it out of his hand before he can finish.

Weaver comes down to speak to Romano about inappropriate behavior.

Abby takes out her job frustrations on her coworkers and patients.

At one point, a 15-year old boy who has been shot by his mother is brought in. When the boy's brother tries to cover for their mother, Abby tries to convince the family to do the right thing. Abby herself was about to do the wrong thing -- ready to crack the patient's chest open herself against protocol, and is told about it by Susan. The boy dies.

Medical student Nick Cooper has an asthma attack. Neela gives him 10 times more medication than he needs. He goes into cardiac arrest, and Abby has to shock him with the paddles to return his heartbeat to normal. "Coop" does not want to go home. He wants to help Susan with a patient. He wants to have a few beers with Pratt after work.

Pratt has plans with Chen. Chen has plans of her own, and surprises Pratt with her parents: waiting for them at the table, at an upscale Chinese restaurant. This does not go over well with anyone. Pratt wants to run away. Mr. Chen makes fun of him in Mandarin, and doesn't hide his disapproval.

Dorset (remember him from last season?) makes an appearance downstairs, to amuse Elizabeth and save a life. In a subsequent episode we find out Doreset and Lizzy are dating.

Got all that?

New “ER” returns to the airwaves Sept. 25.

I am – Hercules!!