After last week's moving episode of Chicago Med, the series continues with another episode that's surely going to have fans talking. It's been weeks since we caught a glimpse of Lenox, but Sarah Ramos is finally back in season 12 along a couple other familiar faces in the guest cast. The Gaffney emergency department will be getting quite a few blasts from the past this week.
Chicago Med season 12 episode 6 begins with Charles signing papers for his mother's estate alongside Frederick. He allows her to take a bottle of wine, but he's surprised she had Blackhawks season tickets in an enveloped addressed to "T.T." Back at Gaffney, Ripley's overwhelmed with decision-making. Charles gives him a pep talk that seems to help.
Ripley lands a new patient, Lance Carpenter, who's been rumored to have killed his wife decades ago. Wu happens join the nurses in watching Frost in the Nick of Time reboot, and he explains that he took the gig to help his mom pay for medical bills. Ripley learns that Lance punched the wall while yelling his dead wife's name before collapsing into a seizure. Charles will do a cognitive test.
Frost and Wu talk while waiting for their patients to arrive and he mentions what he said last week. She claims that she said what she needed to say to get their patient to talk, which doesn't actually make it true. They rush to treating patients with blisters on their skin from acid. When Wu pops one of the blisters, the acid pops out a causes a small fire.
Lenox returns to Gaffney and teams with Abram for additional treatments
Ripley treats Melody's hand and expresses his surprise that Lance is letting her write a book about him. (This side plot is very The Beast in Me-esque, right?) Asher checks on Harper's baby and worries that the baby hasn't grown much in the three weeks she and Matthew have been at Gaffney. She and Goodwin learn that they're flagged to be discharged, likely because Sloan found them out.
Charles gives Lance his cognitive test, and he doesn't find any signs of issues. Frost and Wu continue to care for their lab partner patients, who are at each other's throats. Ripley steps in while Asher advocates for Harper needing additional monitoring to Sloan, but she shuts them down... very loudly. Ripley openly defies Sloan and tells her to stay in her lane. Lenox overhears with a big smile.
Ripley and Lenox rush into a supply closet as Ripley tears off his shirt. Before long, they're making out. Frost and Goodwin find it weird that one of the burn victims was sent upstairs, and Goodwin assists Asher for Harper and Matthew's discharge to a shelter. Lenox consults with Abrams about the status of her trials, and he agrees to assist with her treatments.
As Lance leaves the hospital despite Charles explaining a diagnosis, Melody quits her job as his writer. He realizes that she's afraid of him. He finally admits to them that he had an MRI six months ago and he found out he has a brain tumor. He didn't follow through on treatment because he wasn't guaranteed survival. He also didn't want to die without knowing his daughter, who is Melody.
Ripley follows Melody down to the lobby to return her journal. She explains that her mother only ever told her that her father was married, and her mother died when she was 12. Despite Ripley trying to convince her to talk to Lance, she leaves her journal behind and walks out of the hospital. Lance decides that he will accept the surgery since he has nothing left to lose.
Charles visits the Blackhawks arena and learns that his mother launched Tommy's Team, an organization for children after his brother died. He sees his mother's seats, where there's a plaque dedicated to his brother. He faced with a decision to refund the tickets or carry on his mother's legacy. Goodwin treats a patient as his condition worsens and he passes out.
Wu rushes up to Imogen to make sure she isn't crashing like her partner, and she's not, which is puzzling to her. Asher panics when Harper and Matthew rush into the ED with bleeding. She needs to be have an emergency C-section, but won't make it upstairs to get to an operating room. Even though Sloan won't like it, Ripley allows Asher to take Harper to one of the trauma bays.
More to come...
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