Elsewhere, Perez and Allen are coming to work together.Apparently, they have been working on a research project and Perez spent the night at Allen’s place. Asher spots them and he tells Allen that Perez is breadcrumbing her. According to Asher, Perez is giving Allen just enough attention to keep her hooked while being noncommittal. Allen says they are just friends but Asher tells her she may be settling for whatever little attention Perez is willing to give her. I love Asher, he is a cool best friend.
The patient’s husband, who was also a part of the surgery, is angry with his wife for leaving the surgical towel behind. He blames her for causing the pain in his stomach and wants to know why she didn’t tell him about it before the surgery.
Asher and Shaun brainstorm on a way to take out the towel and stop the necrosis from happening inside the patient. Shaun tries to explain their approach and get a consult from Lim but she turns him down and tells him to figure it out on his own. ..
Shaun is having trouble removing the towel from the patient’s body. He goes to Glassman for help, and Glassman is surprised to find that Lim is still angry and refusing to help. He tries talking to her, but she insists that Shaun can handle the patient on his own. Glassman talks with Shaun and asks him to try and fix things with Lim as she is in pain. ..
The surgery gets more complicated and Glassman helps Shaun but they realize they will have to take out the patient’s uterus. They ask the wife to decide as that is a major decision and the patient has hopes of being a mom. The wife is torn but in the end, chooses the best way to save her wife even though she is scared it might end their marriage. After the surgery, the couple reconciles and forgives each other.
The other patients in the hospital are in a state of confusion and don’t know how they got there. They’re treated with urgency and care, even though they don’t remember anything about their injuries.
The patient in this case has significant bruising and signs of major trauma in the pelvic region. Reznick tries to get her to remember what happened, but she insists she was with a friend and doesn’t think he would ever let her get hurt.
After Park asks Reznick why she kept her pain hidden, Reznick assures her that he will always be there for her. Park asks Reznick if she is ready to talk about what happened and Reznick agrees. They discuss the rape experience and how it changed their lives. After the conversation, Park thanks Reznick for talking to her and tells him that he has made a difference in her life.
The other doctor is not as happy with the new plan and decides to refer the patient to another doctor.
The patient gets terrified and uneasy when a new doctor takes over her case. The scrub nurse refuses to reschedule the surgery and forces Andrews, the president, to do the surgery himself. Andrews is not pleased but she tells him that personal attention to patients is important even when he is the president. Andrews later realizes she was right and asks to take her out for a few drinks to apologize for his behaviour. ..
Shaun tells Lim he feels scared of losing her and seeing her hurt reminds him of his late brother. He wants to save her but he still caused her harm. He tells Lim he misses their friendship and it has also been hard for him.
Lim agrees to try and amend their friendship and let her anger go. She later goes to talk with Glassman and thanks him for pushing Shaun to apologize. As she leaves, he realizes that she is using some of the muscles they thought stopped working. He believes that maybe she can walk again.
Allen tells Perez that she won’t be waiting for him anymore and they kiss.
The Episode Review
I am glad we are getting somewhere with Lim and Shaun. It has been hard on both of them and Glassman has been caught in the middle too many times. Hopefully, they can rebuild their friendship and be able to work with each other again.
Asher is right about Perez, he is non-committal and it is confusing. I know Perez is dealing with sobriety and the job but it is really simple. You either like someone or you don’t, why is he making it all so confusing? He needs to get himself straight before he hurts Allen.
