Shotgun

Shotgun is the thirteenth episode of the third season and the 44th overall episode of Private Practice.
==Short Summary==
Addison and Cooper counsel a couple who must make an unthinkable choice, to decide which one of their ailing daughters to save with their newborn's cord blood. Sam is dealt another blow when he finds out Dink's intent to marry Maya, and the rest of the gang runs an intervention on a still distant Naomi.
==Full Summary==
Episode in detail.
==Cast==
PP313AddisonMontgomery.png|Addison Montgomery
PP313PeteWilder.png|Pete Wilder
PP313NaomiBennett.png|Naomi Bennett
PP313CooperFreedman.png|Cooper Freedman
PP313CharlotteKing.png|Charlotte King
PP313DellParker.png|Dell Parker
PP313SamBennett.png|Sam Bennett
PP313VioletTurner.png|Violet Turner
PP313SheldonWallace.png|Sheldon Wallace
PP313CorinneDavis.png|Corinne Davis
PP313MayaBennett.png|Maya Bennett
PP313Dink.png|Fillmore Davis
PP313Jerry.png|Jerry
PP313Renee.png|Renee
PP313Kelli.png|Kelli
PP313Niki.png|Niki
===Main Cast===
*Kate Walsh as Dr. Addison Montgomery
*Tim Daly as Dr. Pete Wilder
*Audra McDonald as Dr. Naomi Bennett
*Paul Adelstein as Dr. Cooper Freedman
*KaDee Strickland as Dr. Charlotte King
*Chris Lowell as Dell Parker
*Taye Diggs as Dr. Sam Bennett
*Amy Brenneman as Dr. Violet Turner
===Also Starring===
*Brian Benben as Dr. Sheldon Wallace
===Guest Stars===
*Rosanna Arquette as Corinne Davis
*Geffri Maya as Maya Bennett
*Stephen Lunsford as Fillmore Davis
*Jeff Hephner as Jerry
*Jennifer Hall as Renee
===Co-Starring===
*Amanda Pace as Kelli
*Rachel Pace as Niki
==Medical Notes==
===Renee===
*Diagnosis:
**Pregnancy
*Doctors:
**Addison Forbes Montgomery (OB/GYN)
*Treatment:
**Delivery
Renee gave birth to a healthy baby named Trevor at the practice.
===Kelli===
*Diagnosis:
**Cancer
*Doctors:
**Cooper Freedman (pediatrician)
*Treatment:
**Chemotherapy
**Cord blood transfusion
Kelli, 8, and her sister, Niki, had cancer. Their parents had a baby in order to use the cord blood to save their lives. However, when he was born, there weren't enough cells in the cord blood for both, so they had to choose to save one or the other. Their father decided to give the blood to Kelli, but their mother stopped him. Ultimately, they ended up giving the blood to Kelli, who was healthier.
===Niki===
*Diagnosis:
**Cancer
**Sepsis
*Doctors:
**Cooper Freedman (pediatrician)
*Treatment:
**Chemotherapy
Niki, 8, and her sister, Kelli, had cancer. Their parents had a baby in order to use the cord blood to save their lives. However, when he was born, there weren't enough cells in the cord blood for both, so they had to choose to save one or the other. Niki went into sepsis and they suspected she'd relapsed. They were able to get her fever down, but they still didn't have enough of the cord blood.
===Naomi and Sam Bennett===
*Diagnosis:
*Doctors:
**Sheldon Wallace (psychiatrist)
**Violet Turner (psychiatrist)
*Treatment:
**Talk therapy
Sam and Naomi spoke with Sheldon and Violet present to help them speak freely and come to an agreement about Maya.
===Maya Bennett===
*Diagnosis:
**Pregnancy
*Doctors/Medical Personnel:
**Dell Parker (student midwife)
*Treatment:
**Pre-natal care
Maya had an ultrasound with Dell. They saw the heartbeat and the baby's head.
==Music==
Song 	Performer 	Scene
"Waiting for the Monster to Drown"	Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. 	
*Addison coaches Renee through her delivery.
*After the baby's born, his parents are more interested in getting the cord blood than holding him.
*Sam talks to Dink and Dink says he wants to marry Maya.
"Winter Calls" 	The Rifles 	
*Pete, Cooper, and Sam talk about who's paying by figuring out who has it worst. Pete agrees to pay.
*Pete goes to hit on a woman, but gets paged away.
*Cooper buys Sam another round and then leaves as well.
*Charlotte comes home to find Violet wrapped in a blanket. She makes martinis.
"Get Involved" 	Ginuwine (feat. Missy Elliott & Timbaland)	
*Sam is drunk and starts kissing Addison. She pushes him off, but he says he's not that drunk.
"Get Involved" 	Ginuwine (feat. Missy Elliott & Timbaland)	
*Sam closes Addison's blinds, which makes her think about what happened with Mark.
*Sam comes closer and they go to kiss, but are interrupted by a knock.
"Hesitate" 	Steve Moakler 	
*Addison looks at Sheldon in the elevator.
*Cooper goes to see Charlotte and tells her he won't make her and Violet living together about him. She closes the door in his face.
*Sam brings wine and glasses to Addison. He wants them to drink and then go upstairs to have sex.
*Sam rants about Naomi and not caring about her. He wants Addison, but Addison says Naomi's her best friend.
*Sam hugs her, but she pulls back and says she's sorry, but she can't.
*Sam leaves.
"Waiting for the Monster to Drown" - Get Cape Wear Cape Fly
"Winter Calls" - The Rifles
"Get Involved" - Ginuwine (feat. Missy Elliott & Timbaland)
"Hesitate" - Steve Moakler
==Notes and Trivia==
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*This episode scored 9.25 million viewers.https://web.archive.org/web/20100210005640/http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/02/05/thursday-broadcast-final-ratings-vampire-diaries-community-tick-up/41218
*Goof: Near the end of the episode, Sam approaches Addison with two wine glasses, and a large 1.5 liter bottle of wine. When the camera moves in for a closeup of Sam pouring the wine, it is a normal-sized 750 ml bottle, and then when the camera angle moves back again to the long shot, it is again the large 1.5 liter bottle.
==Gallery==
===Episode Stills===
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==Quotes==
==See Also==
Category:All Episodes
Category:PP Episodes
Category:PP S3 Episodes