A River In Egypt

Raja asks to be treated only by Conrad who eight years ago saved his life. Conrad accepts his request and starts treating him. Eight years ago, Raja had bone cancer and now they have to figure out what is wrong with him.

Raja has not been going to his follow-up appointments for five years. Kitty is concerned that he may have chosen to ignore reality because he needed a dose of denial to have hope.

The spinal hardware from Conrad’s oesophagus has traveled to his brain, and the surgeons are trying to do a hail-mary surgery but Raja doesn’t make it off the surgery table.

Conrad finds it hard to understand why Raja ignored his follow-ups or why his fiancée never asked about the apparatus hanging from his neck. He tells Billy that Raja’s situation has made him want to ask the people in his life everything even though he is afraid of the answer. I am sure Cade will not like the answer if Billie speaks her truth.

Irving, a full-time ER doctor, is feeling frustrated that patients often overlook his services. He works full time in the ER, so he doesn’t have much time to spend with patients. He spends a limited amount of time with each patient before helping discharge them or handing them over to other doctors for further treatment. ..

As Irving laments about not being seen by his patients, Pravesh wishes he could escape Marco who believes is on the verge of “fixing’’ aging and humans will be able to live forever. Marco is 72 but can easily pass for 50, isn’t that remarkable? He wants Pravesh to help him to answer the scientific question of immortality through a clinical trial.

As Marco works out to prove how fit and healthy he is to Pravesh, he passes out and they are forced to admit him to the hospital. They run a series of tests but they have a hard time pinpointing why he is sick. Irving is intrigued by this case and opts to stay back and help Pravesh.

A team of doctors and researchers from the University of Utah discovered that Marco’s strict diet and medicine intake were the cause of his medical problems. They were able to save him by changing his diet and prescribing him different medications. Marco asked Pravesh to help him with his trial, in return for which Pravesh would fund Marco’s other projects. Kitty thought this was a great idea and wanted to make it work. ..

Padma is struggling with her parenting skills. She and her husband, AJ, are trying to be supportive but they are overwhelmed at work. Padma is worried that she is overwhelmed, but her husband, Leela, thinks that Padma is okay. As it turns out, Padma is far from being okay and she finds this out when she goes home to find him crying in the dark.

Cade is happy that her dad passed the drug test and she thinks that she overreacted. She tells Conrad for a long time that she overlooked and made excuses for his addiction. She can understand why Raja wanted to ignore his cancer. Conrad assures her that she is not in charge of her father and at some point she will have to let him face the consequences of his actions. ..

Randolph returns home early and looks great. This is great because they can finally plan their wedding. ..

The Episode Review

Raja’s death has left the doctors and viewers with a lot to think about. We all have things in our lives that we choose to ignore or questions we don’t want to ask. In this case, it cost Raja his life.

Billie and Conrad’s conversation about things they are afraid to ask left us with a question of our own. Is Conrad aware that Billie has feelings for him?

Marco’s pursuit of immortality and nearly dying from it was another reminder that even the best-laid plans can apparently kill you.

Padma needs help, she probably has pregnancy-related PTSD and I am surprised that all the doctors around her are not aware of the signs.