Ep 11. The Parent Trap

Dr. Alex Reid is faced with a difficult decision in The Parent Trap, the eleventh episode of Saving Hope's third season. As the Chief Surgical Resident at Hope-Zion Hospital, Alex is used to making tough calls, but this time it's personal. Her patient is a young hockey player named Bobby, who needs a heart transplant to survive. Bobby's mother is eager to donate her own heart, but there's a catch - she's a recent ex-convict, and the hospital's ethics board is hesitant to allow her to make a potentially life-saving sacrifice.

Meanwhile, Dr. Joel Goran is struggling to cope with the aftermath of his recent near-death experience. After being shot at the end of the previous season, Joel has been grappling with some serious PTSD, and it's starting to affect his work. When he's assigned to help a pregnant woman who's been in a serious car accident, Joel's nerves begin to get the best of him. Can he overcome his fear and save the woman and her unborn child?

Elsewhere in the hospital, Dr. Maggie Lin is dealing with a difficult case of her own. A teenage boy named Max has been brought in after collapsing on the basketball court. Maggie quickly realizes that Max's symptoms are indicative of something more serious than a simple sports injury - he's suffering from a rare genetic condition that could kill him if left untreated. Can Maggie and her team find a way to help Max before it's too late?

As the episode unfolds, the doctors of Hope-Zion Hospital are forced to confront their own fears and biases in order to help their patients. Alex must decide whether to trust her instincts and allow Bobby's mother to donate her heart, while Joel struggles to regain his confidence in the operating room. Maggie must navigate the tricky waters of informed consent as she tries to help Max. With high stakes and emotional turmoil at every turn, The Parent Trap is an intense and thought-provoking episode of Saving Hope.