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Ali discovers that Leo, Dr. Bickman's rival, doesn't have super-memory but is faking it due to a brain tumor. A new patient turns violent. Dr Black loses her ring before her engagement party.

Director:

John Krokidas

Writers:

Ish Goldstein, Amy Holden Jones (creator)

Stars:

Kelly Reilly, Ditch Davey, David Ajala

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Kelly Reilly	...	Dr. Catherine Black
Ditch Davey	...	Dr. Ian Bickman
David Ajala	...	Will Van Renseller
Ali Wong	...	Dr. Lina Lark
Laura Fraser	...	Reagan Black (credit only)
David Chisum	...	Joshua Black
Siobhan Williams	...	Esme Black (credit only)
Terry Kinney	...	Dr. Owen Morely
Vanessa Redgrave	...	Dr. Hartramph (credit only)
Rachel Brosnahan	...	Delilah Buchanan
Sepideh Moafi	...	Dr. Farrah Mahmoud
Audrey Esparza	...	Carlotta
Tasso Feldman	...	Leo Robinson
Aja Naomi King	...	Ali Henslee
Cameron Scoggins	...	Bruce

Storyline

Ali discovers that Leo, Dr. Bickman's rival, doesn't have super-memory but is faking it due to a brain tumor. A new patient turns violent. Dr Black loses her ring before her engagement party.

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Plot Keywords:

brain tumor | reference to rainer maria rilke | kissing | brain surgery | knife held to someone's throat | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 May 2014 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bad Hat Harry Productions, Little Chicken Productions, Bold Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Quotes

Dr. Catherine Black: [to Dr. Ian Bickman] Are you aware of the studies that show overconfident surgeons are the most likely to make mistakes?

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