Episode
The Resident: Free Fall
Overview
After being terminated, Conrad has difficulty figuring out his next step and distracts himself by accompanying a patient on a zero-gravity adventure. Cain puts the doctors on a commission-based pay system. Bell's company gets its big break.
Details
- Series
- The Resident
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2020-01-07
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Free Fall is Episode 11 in Season 3 of The Resident. It aired on 2020-01-07. The runtime is 44 min.
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Episode 10: Whistleblower
Devon and Conrad face a moral dilemma over a suicidal patient who is in need of a liver transplant.
Episode 12: Best Laid Plans
Nic and Mina treat a patient battling a failing heart VAD, forcing them to find a new battery to save her life. Conrad gets a call from a patient who is in crisis. Cain tries to get close to Bell's business partner from the supplement company.
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Episode 9: Out for Blood
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Episode 13: How Conrad Gets His Groove Back
Conrad meets with a high-profile soccer player suffering from mysterious symptoms. Nic springs into action when she notices Kyle falling into a deep depression and fears he could be suicidal. Devon butts heads with Irving over patient space.
Episode 8: Peking Duck Day
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Episode 14: The Flea
Cain feels disrespected by Logan Kim when he is left out of a major decision regarding Conrad. The doctors work together to try to save the lives of two big Red Rock donors who were involved in a jet skiing accident.
Episode 7: Woman Down
The doctors work to save one of their own but disagree over what's best for her. Bell is met with an unexpected response when he voices concerns regarding the nursing shortage that Nic brought to his attention.
Episode 15: Last Shot
The new neurosurgery center opens, and Nic is forced to work alongside Cain again. Mina and The Raptor work together with a new surgeon on a heart transplant that has an unexpected result. Bell asks Conrad to reexamine three patients who may have been poisoned.
Episode 6: Nurses' Day
On National Nurses' Day, the nurses are severely understaffed and overworked. Cain performs a dangerous surgery on a new patient. Conrad discovers that his father has been administered the same drug that he fears played a role in Jessie's death.
Episode 16: Reverse Cinderella
When Nadine's father comes to town for her birthday, Devon enlists help to ensure that he makes the best first impression. Red Rock decides to cut the entire OBGYN department. Nic cares for a teenage patient whose condition is deteriorating.
Episode 5: Choice Words
After a plane crashes in Atlanta, Devon is overcome by guilt at the thought that he could have prevented it. Adaku returns to ask Mina a big favor. Conrad and Nic consider risking it all to investigate a drug that might be linked to Jessie's death.
Episode 17: Doll E. Wood
A renowned pediatric cardiac surgeon proves unfit for surgery. A Dolly Parton drag queen collapses on stage. Nic and Conrad suspect a patient may be the victim of sex trafficking. Nadine delivers some surprising news to Devon.