EPISODE

17. A Step Too Far

At the launch party for Violet's book, Sheldon falls for the smart, beautiful Dr. Marla Phillips, even though she's the critic who panned Violet's tome; meanwhile, Addison's and Pete's patient is caught in a love triangle with her brother-in-law and sister, for whom she is a surrogate, and Cooper and Sam try to convince a family to make their son's health a priority over his successful wrestling career.

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After reading a review of her book, Violet begins to question if she really is a horrible person. At the book signing party, Sheldon begins to fall for the same writer that bashed Violet and her book. Addison and Pete work on a pregnant woman who is having a baby for her sister and husband, but not everything is as black and white as it seems. When they find out that the sister and husband have fallen in love. Amelia begins to believe that Addison might be pregnant. Sam and Cooper deal with a teenager who has had previous heart problems, and plans to go to a wrestling tournament even when they advise him not to because it could be fatal. Charlotte tries to show Cooper that just because he hasn't published anything, or broken any records that he isn't a bad doctor. Pete and Addison try to stop the sister from taking the baby when they have to perform a hysterectomy. After taking a "at home" pregnancy test, Addison finds out that she isn't pregnant, and question Sam if he'll ever be ready to have a child with her.

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