EPISODE

22. Gone, Baby, Gone

When Amelia goes into labor, the Seaside doctors - even those she pushed away -- come to her side as she faces the hardest decision of her life. Meanwhile, after Pete finds himself in life-changing trouble, he and Violet realize what they mean to one another, and Addison is faced with a choice.

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All of the doctors of Seaside Health and Wellness go to Amelia's aid when she begins labor, but everyone is forced to put their personal feelings aside when Jake tells them that Amelia wanted to give her baby's organs up to other babies. After Pete's hearing he is held in jail without bond; Charlotte is faced with talking to the lawyers about Amelia's surgery even though she doesn't believe in it. As Amelia begins reaching time to push the baby out, she begins pleading that she doesn't want to deliver the 'unicorn baby'. After hearing Amelia in pain, Addison goes into help her; Sam signs off on help with the heart transplant, but Charlotte tells them that the lawyers said no, but they go ahead with the surgery anyway. Mason asks Charlotte if she'd be okay with him calling her "mama", but doesn't want to call her mom because he already has a mom. Addison and Jake sleep with each other after Amelia's surgery; While Sheldon tells Amelia that she's his best friend. Pete gets out of jail on bail; Sam proposes to Addison, proclaiming he's ready to have a family with her.

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