Chicago Med season 4, episode 13 recap: Ghosts in the Attic

Will and Natalie

Well, that escalated quickly. After Manstead seemed to be happy again at the end of last week, Dr. Will Halstead’s (Nick Gehlfuss) decision not to get rid of his gun—for the second time—had quick consequences for Chicago Med‘s central couple.

The morning started with Will learning that his car had been broken into, with the implication that he was specifically targeted because it was the only one damaged. Will claimed nothing had been taken, but the audience could see his gun was gone.

He started to report the weapon stolen, but was interrupted by Dr. Daniel Charles (Oliver Platt), who confronted Will about missing those mandatory counseling sessions. He eventually filed a police report, before treating an acquaintance of Maggie Lockwood (Marlyne Barrett), who told Will the woman might just be there to get drugs. In true Chicago Med fashion, Sydney actually had a real problem and Maggie felt terrible for misjudging her.

Meanwhile, Dr. Natalie Manning (Torrey DeVitto) took a patient with colon cancer, who would only consent to a blood test. He was also obviously hiding something—like the rat poison in his bag. It made it seem like he didn’t have cancer; he was self-harming for attention. Cue Charles again, but he couldn’t support Natalie’s theory.

Natalie took matters into her own hands after the patient’s girlfriend told her that she had lost two jobs because of the time she spent caring for her boyfriend. Nat “accidentally” bumped the patient’s bag so she could take the poison and get proof of his real diagnosis.

But this time, Natalie’s hunch was wrong—it wasn’t poison at all and her patient did have cancer. What he was hiding was how terrible his prognosis was. Charles suggested Natalie was projecting Manstead’s personal issues onto her patient’s relationship. That prompted Natalie to confront Will about her bad feeling, and he admitted it was the gun.

“Ghosts in the Attic” ended with Natalie giving back Will’s engagement ring, but do you truly think they’re over with how much Chicago Med has invested into Manstead? We’re not so sure. Watch the big moment below and leave your opinion in the comments.

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