Chicago Med "Ties That Bind"

As one doctor still gets anxious with patients, another makes the difficult decision, and a patient learns why she couldn't have kids.

With what we saw last week with Robyn stealing a scarf at a store, it continues again, and this time, she was caught. But thanks to Conner's father, who happens to give some heartless advice to dump her, Conner takes Robyn back home and tries to take care of her situation. But to Robyn, Conner isn't getting what she's saying and turns to her father for help, leaving her to make the big decision in her life and her relationship.

While not getting the gun she hoped to have but instead pepper spray, Reese returns to work and treats what seems to be a schizophrenic. She was doing well enough and almost had to pull the spray when releasing the patient from restraints, thinking he might go after her, but she didn't. Soon, Ethan gets a patient who believes something is wrong with him, but the test shows nothing. He asks Reese to take a look, and when the guy gets upset and gets in front of her face, she pulls out the spray and attacks. Not only did Reese get a suspension, but if she hadn't sprayed the guy, Ethan wouldn't have found that the guy did have something wrong with him. 

Manning treats a patient who suffers from appendicitis, but the patient knows she had it taken out when she was a teen. But in that case, it wasn't, and Manning learned that she had a procedure done that would not get her pregnant, something that the state of North Carolina did years ago. After removing the appendicitis and getting treated for the infection, Manning tells the patient about what happened to her and gets the rest of the story from her mother.

The bromance grows between Halstead and Rhodes in this episode as they both treat a woman who's suffering some setback from IVF that leads her to a blood clot that needs to be surgically removed. Maggie finds a way to make the hospital money and get more nurses working with a new room for the paramedics called Pizza and TV in the hope of bringing in patients with extensive insurance and paying the big bucks. 

"Ties that Bind" is a fine episode that was intense at times and too much of that heartbreaking. The writing was excellent as it kept getting exciting and engaging as things built, and much to that, knowing what would happen to come from Reese's point of view. The performances from Mekia Cox, who's in her final appearance as Robyn Charlies for now, and Rachel DiPillo are unique. 

I very much enjoyed this episode. The storylines kept getting interesting and building to moments of shock and surprise. We knew at some point with Reese that something was going to happen that would lead her to get in trouble, and this is it.  But I don't think the leaving moment that we were told about this week. But I could be wrong. I loved the moment Dr. Charlie finally saw his messages about Reese, sat down with her, and comforted her.

Overall, I give this episode an 8.5/10.

You can catch Chicago Med Tuesdays at 10/9c on NBC.