In Which Charlotte Goes Down the Rabbit Hole

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“In Which Charlotte Goes Down the Rabbit Hole”

Private Practice episode

Dell and Sam working together.

Episode no.

Season 1
Episode 6

Written by

Jenna Bans

Directed by

David Solomon

Production no.

106

Original airdate

October 31, 2007

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"In Which Charlotte Goes Down the Rabbit Hole" is the 6^th episode of the first season of the medical drama and Grey's Anatomy spin-off show, Private Practice. The episode is written by Jenna Bans and directed by David Solomon.

The episode aired on October 31, 2007 (Halloween) in North America on ABC.

1 Episode recap
2 Main Cast
3 Guest Starring
4 Notes
5 Music
6 References

[edit] Episode recap

A teenage girl with a suspicious arm fracture, a childless couple who turn out to be perfectly fertile, and a local hospital chief of staff who's suffering from insomnia, Charlotte, who hasn't slept in days, asks Sam to check her out, but when he offers drugs and she refuses, he turns her over to Pete. Pete tries a number of holistic remedies, but Charlotte remains awake. Violet finally steps in and discovers Charlotte's deep-seated intimacy issues, and Pete uses this information to get Charlotte to admit her mother was emotionally withholding. This said, Charlotte finally goes to sleep.

Cooper treats Tess, the girl with the banged-up arms, whose mom has MS and is a patient of Sam's. Tess's long history of injuries leads Cooper to suspect abuse, so he calls the authorities on Tess's mother, over Sam's protests. Even after admitting it's true, Tess still doesn't want to be taken away, but Cooper testifies at her hearing, telling her no kid should have to deal with abuse, and Tess's mother loses custody. Along the way, Dell reveals that he too was abused as a child.

Naomi asks Addison to join her in treating Angie and Ray, who want to get pregnant but what Angie really wants is for the docs to tell Ray he's infertile. This is because she has a family history of a progressive, degenerative neurological disease, and she doesn't want to have a child knowing she might get sick and die young. Naomi and Addy won't lie to Ray, and Angie decides to get tested, when she learns she does have the gene, she leaves Ray rather than tell him. But Addison's great wisdom convinces her to live the life she has left, and she and Ray decide they want to have a baby in spite of everything.

Dispensing this wisdom and sending Naomi off on a date inspires Addison to go after what she wants. Trouble is, she's sure she wants a man she'll have a future with, but she can't seem to see past Pete. So he flirts, she flirts, she tells him she wants marriage and he says he doesn't, and at the very end of the episode, she initiates a makeout session that continues until Sam happens upon them, at which point she decides she doesn't just want to "have fun" with Pete and flounces away, leaving him frustrated. Theirs isn't the only potential coupling that took a step forward this week: Dell told Naomi that all his hard work is really for her, and Violet fussed over Cooper, all while defensively insisting she doesn't want kids. Charlotte commented on Pete's "good hands."^[1]