Gideon's Crossing Season 1 Episode 18 Filaments and Ligatures 2000
Cherry treats a girl who, due to a terrible accident becomes brain dead. He confronts the parents about taking her off life support, and when they agree, he presents the choice to donate her organs. Although the mother is willing, the father is greatly opposed. Gideon and other doctors routinely work on the priority list for a liver transplant. Whom will be the number one candidate comes down to Gideon's patient (Black male in 40's, Asian wife, three kids, on list for several years, terminal) and another doctor's patient (Gay white 30-something male, HIV positive, with 2 adoptive kids and partner, terminal). The black man's tumor sizes disqualify him. The gay man is decided to be most elligible. After pressure from the gay man's doctor, Cherry secretly lets the mother know that only one parent is needed to sign the consent form. She agrees. He is immediately plagued by guilt, and when his girlfriend, Money (Hedy Burress), tries to pragmatize the situation to him, he remarks, ""Yo
- Released: 2001-03-19
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Drama
- Stars: Andre Braugher, Ravi Kapoor, Eric Dane, Rhona Mitra, Hamish Linklater
- Director:
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1. The Gift 2000-10-10
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2. The Way 2000-10-18
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3. A Routine Case 2000-10-25
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4. The Race 2000-11-01
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5. The Mistake 2000-11-08
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6. Freak Show 2000-11-15
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7. The Lottery 2000-11-22
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8. Father Knows Best 2000-12-06
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9. Is There a Wise Man in the House? 2000-12-20
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10. Clinical Enigma 2000-12-27
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11. Hinkytown 2001-01-15
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12. Dr. Cherry Must Be Stopped 2001-01-22
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13. Orphans 2001-01-29
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14. Life Sentences 2001-02-05
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15. Prodigal Dad 2001-02-12
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16. The Others 2001-03-05
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17. Flashpoint (II) 2001-03-12
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18. Filaments and Ligatures 2001-03-19
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19. The Crash 2001-04-02
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20. Heart of Glass 2001-04-09
