Gideon's Crossing - Season 1 Episode 18 Filaments and Ligatures
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
Year: 2001
Genre: Drama
Country:
Studio: ABC
Director: Paul Attanasio
Cast: Andre Braugher, Ravi Kapoor, Eric Dane, Rhona Mitra, Hamish Linklater, Jascha Washington
Crew:
First Air Date: Oct 10, 2000
Last Air date: Apr 09, 2001
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 21 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 6.00/10 by 2.00 users
Popularity: 8.772
Language: English
Season
Season 1
Episode
The Gift
The Way
A Routine Case
The Race
The Mistake
Freak Show
The Lottery
Father Knows Best
Is There a Wise Man in the House?
Clinical Enigma
Hinkytown
Dr. Cherry Must Be Stopped
Orphans
Life Sentences
Prodigal Dad
The Others
Flashpoint (II)
Filaments and Ligatures
The Crash
Heart of Glass
The Old School
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