Carol's Second Act (2019)
Retired teacher Carol Kenney begins a second career as a doctor.
Cast: Patricia Heaton, Kyle MacLachlan, Ito Aghayere, Ashley Tisdale, Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Lucas Neff, Sabrina Jalees, Cedric Yarbrough
R.I.P. Dr. Herman
When Carol is selected to present a case to the entire hospital, her boyfriend asks her to reconsider because it could affect his chance of becoming chief of staff over Dr Frost. Meanwhile, Dr Frost makes a startling revelation.
Plus Ones
When the interns tease Carol that her relationship with Dr. Lewis might be moving too fast, Carol tries to sabotage his chance at winning a romantic getaway for them; a woman gets a curling iron stuck in her hair before her wedding day.
Carol's Crush
After Carol's patient's transplant surgery is deemed a success, the interns tease her mercilessly about her obvious crush on the charming surgeon.
Top of the List
When Carol's patient finally makes the liver donation list, she is upset by the lack of emotion from his transplant surgeon; Lexie, Daniel and Caleb try to decipher why Dr. Jacobs has a tattoo of a duck.
Secrets
When Carol learns about Lexie's secret hobby, she also finds out an even bigger secret…that everyone knew except her. Also, Caleb goes to battle with an insurance company for his patient.
Night Lemons
Lexie and Jenny tease Carol when her kind neighbour shows signs that he has a crush on her; Dr. Frost suggests that Maya and the interns forgo using technology as a crutch and instead use traditional medical procedures on their patients.
Peer Evaluations
When the interns are given performance evaluations by Dr. Frost and Dr. Jacobs, everyone takes the critique well... except for Carol.
Blocking
Carol pretends to be an attending doctor to get her patient into the ICU; Jenny and Daniel run into Dr. Frost when they finally go on their first date.
Merry December 19th
Carol excitedly plans an early Christmas celebration for Jenny, but Jenny's preoccupied with her secret first date with Daniel. Also, the doctors investigate a case of food poisoning at an office holiday party.
Therapy Dogs
As the hospital hosts therapy dogs to help care for their patients, Carol helps Lexie when the emotional burden of being a doctor becomes too rough.
Sick and Retired
Carol's dear friend Phyllis is admitted to the hospital; Carol jealously witnesses what retirement would have looked like for her; Daniel takes credit for Caleb's excellent diagnosis and is bothered when Caleb doesn't seem to mind.
Dr. Mom
When the other interns begin to feel the strain of being first-year residents, Carol tries to help with lessons learned from years as a working mom, but soon realizes that she may have stretched herself too thin; Jenny and Dr. Frost face off.
Game Changer
The hospital is abuzz when Carol is assigned to care for a star college football player who has a broken rib; sparks continue to fly between Jenny and Daniel.
The Nightfloat
When Carol has her first solo overnight shift at the hospital, Dr. Frost's enthusiastic help and involvement become a little more than Carol bargained for; Jenny takes the interns to a bar to find dates.
Marathon Day
When Dr. Jacobs collapses after running a marathon, Carol becomes her doctor and they clash over her course of treatment; Daniel and Lexie try to help Caleb conquer an old phobia.
The Zebra
While the other interns battle over who gets the patient with a fascinating and rare problem, Carol's standard, run-of-the-mill case turns out to be something more than it seems; Daniel makes a crucial mistake that gets Dr. Jacobs' attention.
You Give Me Fever
Carol treats an elderly patient whose tests are inconclusive and must find a way around hospital policy to take extra time to observe her; Daniel is embarrassed when his fellow interns find out that he doesn't know how to draw blood.
Pilot
Carol Kenney enthusiastically begins her first day as an internal medicine intern, but has a rocky start when she disregards direct orders from her boss in order to help a patient. Also, Carol meets Dr. Frost, a senior attending physician who may be the ally Carol needs in her second act.