Take My Hand

## Episode Chronology

"*That show we watched the other night, it had a happy ending because they stopped the story in a good place. But in real life, it’s gonna get dark and cold out there. All we have is this. This says we’re in it together, we’ve got each other’s back, and that we’ll hold each other up for as long as we can.*"
—Carly to Shaun on why it's important for them to hold hands

**"Take My Hand"** is the fourth episode of Season 3 of *The Good Doctor*. It is the fortieth episode overall, and aired on October 14, 2019.

## Synopsis

As a conspiracy theorist questions Dr. Marcus Andrews of his liver damage, Dr.Claire Browne treats a woman whose inability to feel pain is threatening both her marriage and her life. Meanwhile, Dr. Shaun Murphy and Dr. Aaron Glassman each face crisis in their romantic relationships.

## Plot

Carly and Shaun are leaning for a kiss, and after they pull apart, Shaun asks Carly if they will be doing this for all the commercials. Carly nods and says that it’s certainly possible.

At San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital, Dr. Andrews is talking to Dr. Park and Dr. Murphy, talking to them about an incoming patient that has come through the celebrity track. Which is really just an entrance by the loading dock. He warns that they are not to mention his name, even to their own colleagues. The aforementioned celebrity turns out to be someone named Mitchell Stewart, who Alex reveals is known for being a conspiracy theorist, and thinking 9/11 was an inside job. Alex calls him an ass, but Marcus says that Mitchell Stewart is an ass who needs liver surgery.

Inside Mitchell's hospital room, they are stopped from proceeding any further by his bodyguard named Dex. But Mitchell tells his security detail that it’s okay because they are on the list. He goes on to say that he doesn’t blind turn over his well-being, or anything else, to those in authority. Which is also why he ran background checks on all of them, including Nurse Villanueva.

Mitchell suggests that he has been poisoned, but Marcus tells Alex and Shaun that the tox-screen came back negative. But the KCNN3 genetic testing confirmed the cause was due to his idiopathic portal hypertension. Which he inherited from his mother.

Meanwhile, Dr. Reznick asks Dr. Browne if her mother kept her up the night before with her singing since she was late to work today. Dr. Browne tells Dr. Reznick that her mom has been quiet. The patient they end up treating turns out to have a ruptured appendix. In the operating room, Dr. Melendez asks Claire a question, but she's out of it mentally, and Morgan answers instead. However both Morgan and Neil, notice how off her game Claire is.

Shaun goes to visit Dr. Glassman, who tells him that he has cleared his schedule for the rest of the day since he and Debbie are going to City Hall to get married.

At the hospital, Morgan realizes that their patient isn't feeling any pain; instead, what she's feeling is touch. Morgan then guesses that their patient has never felt pain. So she doesn't know what it is.

At City Hall, Debbie reveals to Aaron that she was a United States Merchant Marine. Realizing how little he knows Debbie, Aaron freaks out and says he can't do this.

Meanwhile, Claire and Morgan realize their patient also doesn't feel any emotional pain. However, Claire realizes their patient's hand is turning red and starting to swell.

Debbie tells Aaron she needs a better explanation than he can't do this. He admits that he's the most irritable person, and has been told this on numerous occasions. He then goes onto tell Debbie, that if they were to get divorce down the line, it would hurt him.

Morgan finally confronts Claire about her irregular behavior, and comes across a light blue hydro flask, which contains the ashes of Claire's mom.

At City Hall, Aaron and Debbie dress up to get married and have Shaun and Carly there for this second go around at getting married.

At the marine Center, Claire begins to sing "Amazing Grace" but her voice initially cracks. She starts tearing up, but is able to spread out her mother's ashes. All while Morgan and some drag queens watch and hear her sing off to the side.

Back at the City Hall, Debbie and Aaron get married and Shaun is able to hold Carly's hand for a bit.

## Cast

* Nicholas Gonzalez as Dr. Neil Melendez
* Antonia Thomas as Dr. Claire Browne
* Fiona Gubelmann as Dr. Morgan Reznick
* Will Yun Lee as Dr. Alex Park
* Christina Chang as Dr. Audrey Lim
* Paige Spara as Lea Dilallo
* Jasika Nicole as Dr. Carly Lever
* Hill Harper as Dr. Marcus Andrews
* Richard Schiff as Dr. Aaron Glassman
* Joshua Malina as Mitchell Stewart
* Mark Hildreth as Jonas Barstow
* Jennifer LaFleur as Lily Barstow
* Elfina Luk as Nurse Dalisay Villanueva

Co-Starring* Elijah Silva as Roger
* Jamall Johnson as Dex
* Nadia Vanessa Rose as Jen
* Eva DeViveiros as Nurse Delia Willis
* Joan-E as Drag Queen
* Alex Pepin as Ring Guy
* Carl McDonald as Announcer
* Alexis Charles as Officiant

## Trivia

* The episode ends with the song "Amazing Grace" sung by Antonia Thomas as Claire Browne over the final scene.

## Multimedia

### Videos

The Good Doctor 3x04 Promo "Take My Hand" (HD)The Good Doctor 3x04 Sneak Peek "Take My Hand" (HD)
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/good-doctor/listings/
2. ↑ https://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/monday-final-ratings-october-14-2019/
3. ↑ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20190930abc02/