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Chicago Med Season 11 takes the audience through an emotional roller-coaster that will see ripples in the future episodes as well. The episode 3 titled ‘Horseshoes and Hand Grenades’ saw Dr. Natalie Manning struggling to come to terms with her son, Owen’s dire condition. She returns to Gaffney after she learns that Owen has been shot.
In the previous episode, Owen got shot in an unfortunate incident. He manages to survive, but nothing is as simple. Owen’s one kidney got damaged and since he has a rare condition called ‘horseshoe kidney’, he will require an urgent transplant, plunging Natalie into despair.
Here is a quick Chicago Med Season 11 Episode 3 recap.
Chicago Med Season 11 Episode 3 sees Owen struggling to survive
In the previous episode of Chicago Med Season 11, Dr. Will Halstead was in Chicago with Natalie’s son, Owen. In the operating room at the hospital, Lenox and Frost are confronted by a women, who wanted the drugs that a teenage boy was carrying inside his body. Suddenly two gunshots echo through the hospital. It is disclosed that one of the people who got shot was Owen.
Chicago Med Season 11 Episode 3 reveals that the shooter fired the gun when she was being confronted by the security. Will learns that while Owen has survived, he still has a long battle ahead. His injuries are too grave for a surgical reconstruction. Dr. Archer explains that the incident has dented Owen’s right kidney, and since he has a rare abnormality of the kidneys known as ‘horseshoe kidney’, he will need a transplant or must go through dialysis. Will is seen blaming himself for putting Owen in harm’s way, even though it was an unexpected misfortune. He wonders if he should have taken him to the game as he was originally supposed to.
Natalie is shellshocked to learn all this after she comes back to Gaffney Chicago Medical. She starts spiraling into her own harrowing past when Owen’s father, Jeffrey, had died while she was pregnant. Natalie had been in Seattle and is currently pregnant. The heartbreaking incident becomes a turning point in Will and Natalie’s relationship.
Chicago Med Season 11 Episode 3 has Lenox and Frost handle an unexpected case
Meanwhile the staff hardly had anytime to process the shooting incident as they must take care of incoming patients. Ripley is overseeing a patient who was found in the Chicago River, while Lenox and Frost discover that a car accident victim is brain dead. As they were about to take the patient, Julian, off life support on his partner’s advice, Lenox stops the procedure since Julian’s parents can only make the decision.
Chicago Med Season 11 Episode 3 also highlights the fact that Natalie was not going to let the setbacks bring her down and instead starts working on plan to get her son back. She suggests donating her own kidney to him, but she is pregnant and a transplant may not be advisable as Will and Dr. Archer point out. Despite being counseled to wait for a donor, Natalie stands her ground and gets tested as well to see if she is a match. And voila! She is. This makes Natalie absolutely determined to go through despite the dangers to her own health.
When Frost asks Julian’s partner about his relationship with the parents, he reveals that Julian had a disturbing childhood and they have been estranged for long time. But here is an unexpected twist, the parents request the doctor to salvage Julian’s sperm before the life support is taken off. But Julian’s partner vehemently opposes this, retelling the abusive childhood his partner had. But due to legalities, Frost and Lenox have choice but to go through with it.
Dr. Asher steps in to make Natalie aware of the risks to her pregnancy if she decides to go through with the surgery. In fact, everyone advises her to reconsider and wait for a donor. But Natalie stands her ground. She wants to save her son and even shows her frustration towards Will, whom she blames for Owen’s condition.
Chicago Med Season 11 episode 3 also hits an unexpected snag when Ripley’s river patient cannot recall anything. Ripley and Charles help the patient regain his memories. Frost meanwhile tries to reason with Lenox about going through with the procedure. Goodwin lets them know that the retrieved sperm will stay in the hospital and the court may not be sympathetic to Julian’s parents.
Natalie’s kidney donation is a success in Chicago Med Season 11 episode 3
Will is on self-reflecting mode as he wonders if Owen hates him. Goodwin however stops Will from falling into the rabbit hole. She hands him Owen’s bag where he finds a book with a note addressed to him.
The heart-breaking letter is one of the more significant moments in the Chicago Med Season 11 Episode 3. Will learns that Owen was unsure how his place in the family will be after the baby arrives. He also wonders if Will, his ‘dad’, will love the child more. Will is emotional at the end, especially to learn the fact that Owen referred to him as ‘dad’.
But thanks to the Chicago Med doctors, the transplant is successful, and Natalie's baby is unharmed. Owen is on the recovery path as well. Will, who is still reeling from Owen’s letter, officially adopts him. The two share a heart-warming moment together.
Watch Chicago Med Season 11 on Wednesdays on NBC. The episodes will be available to stream on Peacock.
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