Episode
Malpractice: Episode 5
Overview
With more questions than answers, the MIU is running out of time to piece together the truth. In the wake of a shocking death, Ford and the MIU discover witnesses who are unwilling to speak on record as well as hints of a wider conspiracy that leads far beyond the failing psychiatric unit. Meanwhile, Ford desperately attempts to gain an ally to fight alongside him
Details
- Series
- Malpractice
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2025-05-12
Episode context
Episode 5 is Episode 5 in Series 2 of Malpractice. It aired on 2025-05-12.
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