Tonight on NBC their new medical drama “The Good Doctor” airs with an all-new Monday, April 26, 2021, episode and we have you The Good Doctor recap below. On tonight’s The Good Doctor season 4 episode, 15 called, “Waiting,” as per the ABC synopsis, “After a political protest turns violent, the team races to save two young gunshot victims.”
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In, tonight’s The Good Doctor episode, the episode begins with 9-year-old Mason and his mother participating in a rally. Then we Shaun, walk into a lounge in the hospital to find Lea. She tells him to look at the TV, there was a shooting at a protest that is very close to the hospital. Just then, Shaun is called to the ER stat. All the surgeons are waiting in the ER, Mason comes in, he has been shot. They start working on him right away, they finally have a regular heartbeat, he is taken to the ER. Another child comes, 8-year-old Ethan, in with a gunshot wound, and he has swiftly taken to the OR as well.
Both mothers are in the lounge where Lea is, she turns off the TV when she sees the two of them with blood all over their clothes. A nurse comes in to see Mrs. Wilkie and Mrs. Bordeaux, she wants them to fill out forms. Lea offers to help the two women with the forms while their children are in surgery. Mrs. Wilkie sees a yellow band on the other’s mother’s wrist and says she is one of them, then tells her to get away from her.
Asher and Claire come out to speak to Mrs. Bordeaux and tell her that they fixed two holes in her son’s ventricle, removed his spleen, and repaired his liver, but he is still in surgery. Her son lost a lot of blood, they are giving him transfusions, but the blood loss may have caused damage to his brain. They cannot accurately access in the OR for brain function, so they will have to wake him up and do a traditional neuro exam. She tells them to wake him up, and she can be there. Claire says he will be confused and his belly will be opened. She says her husband died in a car accident and she didn’t get to say goodbye.
All three leave the room and Mrs. Wilkie asks Lea why she hasn’t heard anything. Lea goes into the OR observation for the other child and tells the other surgeons that someone has to let the mother know how her child is. Shaun and Alex come out, Shaun tells her that they have successfully removed half of her son’s skull to reduce brain pressure. They have removed blood clots and bullet fragments, but they are still working on him to find the bullet deep in his brain. She asks if she can see him, Shaun says no, he is in surgery, they just wanted to let her know his status. Alex tells her she is sorry.
Mason is with his mother and Claire, he is awake. Claire does a neuro exam on him and tells him that he is doing very well on the test.
Mrs. Wilkie is speaking to Lea, she talks about Ethan wanting friends over and she said no. She says he will die hating her. Shaun and Alex come in, they found the second bullet and believe they should leave it there, it is too risky to take it out.
Mrs. Bordeaux is back in the waiting room, she tells Lea they are doing more tests, she knows he will be fine. She tells Lea a little bit about Mason, he kept her going after her husband died. Mrs. Wilkie speaks up, she says she is a single mom too, they divorced two years ago and not amicably. She knows it is not the same. They get into an argument, they are different sides of the rally and Mrs. Bordeaux says you can’t compare divorce to your husband dying.
Shaun and Claire come into the room, Claire tells Mrs. Bordeaux they don’t think there is any brain damage they are going to take her son back to the OR. Shaun tells Ethan’s mom that they have to leave his skull off until his brain swelling has gone down which can take a few days or months, they moved him to intensive care and she can see him now. Lea tries to make the two moms feel better and tell them they are dealing with the best surgeons she knows.
Ethan is with his mother, his eyes shift to the left and he squeezes her hand, she thinks it is a good sign but Shaun says it is a seizure, the bullet must have shifted, it was a mistake to leave it in – he is going back in the ER.
Lea gets her test results, all is good and she is guilty to be happy. Mrs. Bordeaux tells her she gave birth on Christmas eve and it was magical. Mrs. Wilkie says she gave birth in a hotel room. Shaun goes to see Aaron and shows him Ethan’s test results, Shaun is worried he missed something, Aaron tells him he missed nothing to which Shaun says, Ethan is probably going to die. Shaun says he has lost children before. Shaun is very upset, he said he came there to get neuro advice on Ethan and he is just giving him emotional advice.
Morgan goes to see Alex, he talks about his son and a jersey that he loves. He spilled grape juice on it and he got angry at him; he thinks that Shaun and Lim can handle it without him. She tells him it is brutal on him, she knows that, but it is brutal on them too.
Asher and Clare are taking Mason out of surgery, he notices that his left foot is cold, pulseless. Claire thinks he has a clot and if they don’t do something quick, he will lose a leg at best.
Shaun and Alex got to see Ethan’s mom and tell her that his seizures were caused by a different fragment that migrated to the left side of his brain, they were not wrong about leaving the other fragment in. The new fragment isn’t stable and will almost definitely continue to cause damage. It is too deep to remove. Alex says they will keep him on anti-seizure meds and monitor him. Mrs. Wilkes pushes back and almost knocks Lea over, Shaun runs to her aid and Mrs. Wilkes realizes they are a couple. She says she made a decision about her son’s life based on her boyfriend and walks out.
Mrs. Bordeaux tells Lea to go home, she has her test results. Claire comes in and says Mason is hanging on but they are running out of A-negative blood, they have ordered some but it may take a few hours and they are hoping that he will last that long. Mrs. Wilkes speaks up, she is A negative.
Alex and Shaun are together, Claire walks in and says that they got a lot of blood now and Mason needed every bit of it. Alex was doing some research, he has an idea, he goes to see Lim and tells Shaun to go with him; he has a way that might save Ethan.
Lea is talking to Mrs. Wilkes, she tells her the way she has treated them, she is going to be a great mother. Claire comes into the room and says Mason made it. Shaun says Ethan made it, thanks to Dr. Park. The two moms hug each other. The boys are in the ICU, they want to see their moms.
Morgan sees Alex in the locker room, he says he was ready to walk and didn’t because of her, she saved Ethan’s life. She asks him if he wants to go back to her place, he says he thinks they should stop seeing each other. She is good for him, but just sleeping with her isn’t. He wants to give Heather a chance, she says good for him.
Shaun and Lea are outside the hospital, she says she feels lucky. He says he feels tired and lucky. He holds her two hands, and she collapses on the ground, Shaun yells for help.
THE END!
