Griff completes his proctorship and prepares to make his official return to surgery; hospital board chairwoman Tina Kingsley makes a stunning announcement; the surgical team prepares for a high-stakes lung transplant.
When a gunshot victim is rushed to the ER, the incident triggers flashbacks to the aftermath of Griff's own shooting, and reveals new details of how the people in his life were affected during the six months he was in a coma.
Secrets revealed at a major fundraising gala for the hospital threaten to end a tenuous truce between Dr. Sam Griffith and her father, Griff. Also, cardiothoracic resident Dr. Lex Trulie makes a decision that could alter her career trajectory.
In the aftermath of a devastating storm, Dr. Sam Griffith and her father, Griff, come together to support her injured mother, Vivian. Also, Dr. Lex Trulie and Dr. Joey Costa each make pivotal decisions about their futures.
In the wake of Sam's successful execution of a groundbreaking surgical technique, the battle between her and her father, Griff, takes a shocking turn that will irrevocably change their family dynamic and the future of the hospital.
