Best Medicine Can't Stop the Healing
Martin is quite short tempered about the romance between Louisa and Parker, the man who is now overseeing Martin's practice to see if he should keep his medical license.
Martin's way above normal rudeness has driven his patients away and into the care of returning character Savannah. Her past as a purveyor of illegal exotic animals who brings the bubonic plague to Port Wenn is forgotten as she now fashions herself as a homeopathic healer. Everyone's charm at her sweet soothing ways is soon ruined by the terrible side effects of the treatments she recommends.
Doc
Amy and a few others use a hospital floor under construction to treat a woman in witness protection. She's had a pouch of heroine in her stomach since she was a teen running drugs and it has grown into some nearby organs. Treating her with as few staff involved as possible was wise, but those left out may cause problems later.
Elspeth A Bad Lie
In this golf themed episode, Elspeth comes to suspect a death on the greens was murder. An obnoxious dentist with horrible teeth has a pretty perfect plan to cover a murder. Plagued by Elspeth and an insurance investigator, the man never had a chance.
Cupertino
Cupertino had it's normal Thursday night episode, then preempted a Sunday evening show for a second episode of the week. Both were stand alone stories.
(Thursday) Celeste
It's all about AI in this episode, as we see a friend of Olivia's has a job where she trains AI by completing tasks on a screen to help it learn to make judgements and recognize certain patterns. The pay is tiny but it pays the rent.
On the other side of the AI coin is Bo, the emergent AI, not the right term no doubt. He thinks he's a person! The courtroom drama tries to determine if he can be alive, and who owns him.
(Sunday) Harper
Harper is a friend of Christy's who is in the operating room to get a liver transplant when the operation is stopped. The liver is now supposed to go to a wealthy hospital donor.
The original judge for the case and Mike, Olivia, and the wealthy man's lawyer are all stuck in a massive traffic jam. They race against time to decide who should get the transplant, as the liver is only viable for four hours. Over a split zoom screen, everyone makes their case. Technical difficulties abound.
Sheriff Country No Way In
The real Fire Country/Sheriff Country crossover is a tense two hour episode featuring a wildfire driven by high winds, and a set of vicious female escaped convicts. One of them was put away in jail by patrolman Mickey and she hasn't forgotten it.
A sub plot about a fireman Mickey dated once isn't as charming as it's supposed to be. Of course they end up working together under pressure, but, meh. He's not good enough for her. :)
