J.D. and Carla bond before Carla's "what-if" guy shows up at the hospital again after years away. Elliot has a patient she wants to prescribe painkillers to, but Dr. Cox thinks the patient may be an addict trying to scam drugs out of Elliot.
- Fake Twin Gambit: The Janitor attempts to pull this on J.D. and Turk. It does not work.
- Protagonist-Centered Morality: Carla basically invokes this in order to go out with Ron, her "what-if" guy.Carla: If I go out with him and I feel nothing, you know how confident I'll feel about Turk?