12. Moving On — Episode — The Night Shift

12. Moving On

Introduces the night shift team to his MMA group therapy leader Colonel Elwood "Smalls" Green, who surprises the group with special greeting from the White House. Jordan and Paul help a nine-year-old boy with a serious fever. When his high-strung mother begins to exhibit signs of distress as well, the team realizes there is more to the family dynamic than meets the eye. Topher is faced with a big decision about making an emergency trip overseas to help an old mentor. TC grapples with whether to accompany him on the journey. Meanwhile, Ragosa, Drew and Krista compete for the strangest cases of the night as the full moon brings out the worst in people.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

The night starts off when a mother rushes her boy to the ER because he has a fever. While Paul tends to the boy, the mother faints and Jordan soon discovers that the mother is under stress because of her husband. Gwen soon sees signs that the husband is abusing the mother, but the staff is slow to believe her. Gwen then tells Kenny and the others about her own experience of being in an abusive relationship. TC treats an ex-con ( Wendell Pierce ) who broke his ankle while working at a construction site, only to later discover that the patient has ALS. Topher makes contact with Ali, an Afghani man who once saved his life. Ali's health is declining, and Topher determines he must go back to Afghanistan to treat him. TC insists that he go with Topher to help, much to Jordan's dismay. Elsewhere, Ragosa, Drew, and Krista make a bet on who will get the weirdest patient case that night.

Sources and content license

Source and revision history · Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, The Night Shift season 2. HTML formatting and reference markers removed. · Content license