Nip Tuck Episodes & Episode Guide

Episode 1

Episode Title : Pilot

Air Date : 22-Jul-2003

In his office, Sean McNamara tries to do a consult with Alejandro and Perez, but Perez only speaks spanish. Meanwhile, Christian Troy is performing a butt implant. McNamara arrives and switches cause Troy can speak the language. Before he leaves McNamara informs Troy that he put the implant in upside down. Troy talks with the brothers. They tell him that Perez wants to get ladies, but Troy sees though this and demands to know the truth. Perez explains in english that he touched his boss's daughter. He then offers $20,000 for the proceedure. McNamara enters and Troy lies and secretly tells the brothers in spanish that it will cost $30,000. Perez finally offers $300,000 for the proceedure to which Troy agrees.

Troy goes to a bar and tries to pick up Kimber, a blonde model, but she is uninterested until she hears he's a doctor. They go off and have sex while at his house, McNamara has sex with his wife Julia. Both are uninterested, as Julia thinks about the grocery list and Sean thinks about firing Julio, the gardner.

The next morning Kimber tells Troy that she is 21 and she thinks she is perfect. Troy tells her that she is 26 and that she could be perfect with a little work done. At the McNamara household Julia asks for his opinion on her breasts. He gives her his medical opinion, but not personal. He informs her that Annie is getting a gerbil even though she forbade it a week ago. At breakfast Annie and Matt talk about alligators and how their father never listens.

Later in the day Matt, who is supposed to be at school, talks to Troy about getting circumsized while on Troy's boat, the BOATOX. Troy tells him he can't do it without Sean's consent.

At the office, a mother of a burn victim desperately tries to get Sean to do surgery on her son. He tells her that his calendar is filled up and can't do anything for her.

While Troy and McNamara are prepping for Perez's surgery Troy tells Sean about his son and why he is like that. Sean refuses to do any vanity surgery on his family. They then do the operation on Perez. Afterwards, Alejandro asks McNamara if the $300,000 was enough. Furious, McNamara questions where the money went and tells Troy that is drug money. Troy doesn't seem to care.

A while later Troy, while coming for another patient, finds Julia and discusses their lives. Inside Sean's office, Sean and Matt talk about the circumcision. At the end Sean says that Matt has to see a psycologist but they don't have one yet.

Alejandro and Troy go to check on Perez but he isn't in his room. Alejandro has an idea and heads off to a child's room on another floor. There they find him feeding a little girl his ice cream. Troy asks why they are really on the run and Alejandro explains that the boss's daughter was six years old. Troy is disgusted.

Kimber questions why Troy isn't there for her and Liz goes off on her. When McNamara questions Liz she explains that what Troy's doing is ruining his reputation. Sean leaves and is called by Troy. Sean tells Troy that he is quitting and starting his own place.

At the house Julia watches an old tape of her, Sean, and Christian when Christian arrives and explains what happened that day with Sean. Troy then asks to see her breasts. After some hesitation, she allows him to examine her breasts. He says they are perfect. Sean arrives home and announces that he has fired Julio and after fighting with Julia, Sean leaves.

The next morning Troy approaches Sean and tells him that he has to buy his share or he will take everything from him. Julia, while eating breakfast finds Annie's gerbil and flushes it down the toilet.

Christian visits Celia and agrees to give ten women botox injections. At the hospital, Alejandro tells Sean that Perez wants a thinner waist. After injecting Celia, her husband Escobar and former boss of Perez, kidnaps Troy and tortures him until he tells him about Perez. Sean begins the proceedure until Alejandro pulls a gun and wakes his brother up. He explains that he has a baby girl and Perez'll never see her. Escobar, still trying to find Perez, injects Troy with the remainder of the botox in the face and one in the crotch. Sean calls and tells them what happened.

Escobar and Troy arrive to see Perez dead. Alejandro leaves with Escobar, leaving the body to the doctors, as Liz leaves as well. They go to the supermarket and buy hams. They tie the hams to Perez and leave him for the gators. As they watch, Troy suggests hiring a psycologist to screen clients and Sean says 20% of their clients will be pro bono.

[source: TV TOME]

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Nip/Tuck Episode 2

Episode Title: Mandi/Randi

Air Date: 29-Jul-2003

Dr. Pendleton(the new psycologist) enters the operating room and questions what they are doing. Sean explains that they are repairing a woman's breast implant after her abusive boyfriend ruptured it and that he is repairing it pro bono. Upon seeing the breast Dr. Pendleton passes out.

Christian and Sean next do a consult with Mandi and Randi.(twin sisters) After they explain that they want to look differently from each other Sean suggests they speak with Dr. Pendleton. Christian tells Sean that they already have a letter from Grace Santiago stating that she recommends it.

The next morning Matt is eating breakfast when Sean enters and gives him a condom so Matt can hide from his girlfriend. Julia sits downto eat and Annie tells her that she is making posters to find her lost gerbil, Frisky, to which Julia looks visibly upset. Sean then questions what the baskets are for and Julia explains that she and Suzanne are making gift baskets. They then proceed to fight.

Troy goes to a tanning salon and meets Jo. After very little persuading Jo joins him and they start making out, but Troy can't get hard. When Jo tries other methods he hears and sees Julia to which he immediately leaves.

Sean meets with Grace to discuss the twins. She tells him that it is essential they get a singular identity because they both lost their virginity to an older man. With everything explained the two have lunch.

At the house Vanessa and Matt start making out when Vanessa suggests she's ready. When Matt goes to put on a condom She insists on looking at it first. After she does this, she just wants to make out.

At the office Sean meets with Liz. He apologizes and offers to double her salary if she'll return. After their conversation Sean realizes that he is unhappy at home and starts packing his stuff when Julia asks where he's going. After another fight, Sean leaves.

Sean tells Christian that he has moved out to try and save his marriage. Christian suggests that now that he is single Sean should go and gets some major booty. They then operate on the twins with Sean taking Mandi and Christian taking Randi.

Julia and Suzanne talk about their husbands and working on their gift baskets while the plumber deals with the clogged toilet. Soon he leaves the bathroom and shows the dead gerbil to the ladies. Julia confesses that she killed the gerbil to which the plumber and Suzanne look disgusted.

Christian brings Matt to a stripclub to build Matt's confidence by having sex. Matt turns it down so Christian goes to the back room with Avanti. There she tries to get him hard but can't do so. Troy sees Julia yet again and when the stripper questions why he's not interested he pushes her off and tells her she is ugly and needs work done.

At the office Sean and Dr. Pendleton do a consult with Mr. Brancato. Later Sean explains to Christian that Brancato wants his penis widened and that he thinks they shouldn't do it. Dr. Pendleton interupts and explains that this will raise his confidence level and that he is for the surgery. He and Troy then go for a jog and after hearing his problem, Dr. Pendleton gives him some advice.

Christian visits Julia and discuss the past. Julia breaks down and after comforting her, invites her to his place later that night.

Matt looks up self circumcising sites on the web. At the hospital Christian checks up on the twins. Mandi explains that the male nurse didn't pay attention to her and the twins wish to go back to the way they were. Sean meets with Grace again and Sean makes a pass at her, which she turns down immediately and leaves.

In the operating room Christian discusses with Sean how he's feel if Julia were to start dating. Sean says that it would hurt him and they operate on Brancato and Christian learns that Liz is back at double salary. After the surgery Dr. Pendleton says some words to Sean and Sean fires him. Sean goes to Grace's work and offers her the job.

Julia arrives at Christian's place to find the him with the twins and storms out. Christian chases after her and tells her that she should be with Sean. Later, Sean is unpacking his things when Julia returns home and learns that he is moving back in. She tries to kick him out but instead they make love. Meanwhile, Matt drinks a bottle of red wine and try and circumcise himself. He snips once, looks at the blood on his hand and passes out. [source: TV TOME]

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Nip/Tuck Episode 3

Episode Title: Nanette Babcock

Air Date: 05-Aug-2003

Christian has just declined a operation with Mr. Diamond, a Michael Jackson idolizer who has already had operations to look like him, when Liz tells Christian that Sean will be late because of a family emergency.

Sean sits in his bathroom and inspects Matt's self operation. He determins that he will have to correct the proceedure and sets up an appointment for him later as long as Matt will be more open with him.

While doing a consult with Nanette Babcock Christian meets Grace Santiago, the newly hired psycologist. She joins in the consult and Nanette explains what she wants and that she is going to her highschool reunion.

The McNamara's(except Annie, who is mentioned but not shown)finish breakfast when a cop knocks on the door and offers Julia the option of attending an anger management class or paying a $5,000 fine for flushing her daughter's gerbil.

Sean and Christian argue over the hiring of Grace before operating on Matt. Christian sees that Sean is to nervous so he takes over while Sean does Mrs. Grubman's tummy tuck. Afterwards, Sean and Grace advise Christian to not operate on Nanette. He calls her and she gets upset upon hearing that she won't be operated on.

Later that night Christian finds his car totaled. While with a mechanic, Christian recieves a call from Sean about Mrs. Grubman. Christian then calls her at the airport and cuts her off from the office. She then goes through the metal detector and continues walking causing her to get tackled by security.

At the office, Mrs. Grubman's attorney explains that because a surgical instrument was left in her she was tackled and hurt her neck. Also that she is suing them for ten million dollars.

Grace visits Nanette at her home and tries to get her to see a psycologist, but she won't listen. At the office Sean blames Liz, but soon realizes that he is at fault.

After Matt is completely healed he goes to Vanessa's place to see her. There, he finds her making out with another cheerleader.

Christian spends the night with Mrs. Grubman and the next day he is informed that all her operations in the future will be free. Sean calls in Nanette and gives her the number of a psycologist. When she returns home, she kills herself. [source: TV TOME]

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Nip/Tuck Episode 4

Episode Title: Sophia Lopez

Air Date: 12-Aug-2003

Before heading off to work Christian looks at a car and takes it for a test drive. When he gets to work he joins in a consult with Sean for a porn star. After listening to her case Christian agrees to do the operation Thursday. Afterwards, Sean argues with him.

The next morning, Sean joins Julia in the shower and attempts anal sex with her, but is denied. Julia goes to med school and meets her old classmate, Isis, who is now her teacher.

Sean meets and does a consult with Sophia Lopez. He has had an operation on his neck and it was done improperly. Sean agrees to do it with some hesitation. Later, Christian arrives with a basket of porn, which he gives to Sean and announces that he is going to a party to bring in new clientell. Sean argues with Christian about the transgender, Sophia Lopez, and blurts out what happened with Julia that morning.

Taking what Christian said, Sean plans a romantic evening for Julia. She comes home with Jude, her fellow classmate, to study. Sean disappointed gives up his dinner and decides to watch some of the porn.

Christian takes Matt to the party and there Matt meets a girl. After explaining to him that she is looking to further her career, he lies and says he's an agent. After learning that she is a fluffer, he is taken into the back by her. Meanwhile, Christian gets an offer by Merril Bobolit to join his practice.

A week later, a patient leaves after seeing the porn stars in the building causing Sean and Grace to gang up on Christian. Christian decides to talk with Merril about joining and has lunch with him.

Sean gets a call from Sophia and heads to another hospital. There Sophia begs Sean to look at her friend, who was also operated on wrong. When no one helps her, Sean decides to help her until someone else will. Afterwards, Sean demands to know who did this to them.

Matt is called into meeting the girl he met at the party. There he tells her the truth, thnking that's what she wants. Instead she tells him that she may have passed on an s.t.d. to him.

Sean approaches Marcus Grayson, his old teacher, and warns him to retire or he will face a malpractice suit. Later Sean agrees to become Sophia's doctor.

Julia finds out what happened and brings Matt to see Christian for testing. After giving him some medicine Julia warns Christian to stay away from Matt. Later, Christian meets Matt at school with his new car and tells him that he is clean. Although happy, Matt decides to finish the school day instead of going with Christian.

At the office, Christian calls Merril and declines his offer. At home Sean and Julia are studying when Julia suggests they watch one of the pornographic videos she found. He refuses and they continue studying. Elsewhere, a patient knocks on a door and Marcus Grayson answers. [source: TV TOME]

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Episode 5

Episode Title: Kurt Dempsey

Air Date: 19-Aug-2003

After doing a consult, Sean and Christian agree to do an operation to make Kurt Dempsey look like an asian man. At home Julia discovers she is pregnant.

The doctors are in the middle of surgery when Grace insists one of them see a couple in the waiting room. After arguing Christian goes and does a consult with Grace. Afterwards, Christian and Grace argue over the proceedures when Christian's attention to caught by a water girl.

Sean returns home to find that Julia is pregnant. The next day they do the operation on Kurt and later Grace walks in on Christian screwing the water girl. Because of this Grace suggests he attend a sexaholics anonymous meeting which he refuses.

Troy heads to a bar and there he meets one of the women he screwed and then operated on. After hearing her proposal he leaves and heads to the s.a meeting. There he meets Gina and the two head off to have sex.

Sean and Julia see a doctor and Julia is told she must lay down for the rest of the pregnacy. At home Julia is watching t.v. when Sean gives her some things to keep her occupied. Matt soon enters and tells her to do what she wants.

After performing the surgery on Ellie's nose, Christian and Grace confront her about what really happened. That night Christian spots Grace at a club drinking and joins her. Soon they return to his place to have sex, but she leaves immediately after.

Julia goes to school and miscarries. Sean gets upset because he wasn't in on the decision. He gets a call from Leigh who tells him that her mother approved of Kurt because he was willing to go through the surgery to get her approval. [source: TV TOME]

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Episode 6

Episode Title: Megan O'Hara

Air Date: 02-Sep-2003

The doctors do a consult with Bliss Berger who lost a lot of weight and wants to get rid of the excess skin under her arms so she can go out with a doctor who is into physical fitness. At the end of day the doctors enter the garage to find Christian's car vandalized again.

The next morning Matt wakes Sean up on the couch and they converse about the baby and each others lives. At the office Christian talks with a policeman about his car and the policeman rules out Nanette Babcock because of her suicide. Christian then deduces that it was Grace and confronts her about it. She tells him off and that he didn't get her off at all. But Christian says otherwise and the two have sex.

Vanessa rubs Ridley at school and Ridley brushes her off. Matt walks by and Vanessa invites him to participate in a 3-way with her and Ridley so she can be with her.

At home Sean and Julia lie in bed and after coming close to having sex, Sean decides to get a vasectomy so they don't have to go through the baby thing again.

Matt joins Christian for boating and he tells Christian about the invite. When they reach the boat, it is also vandalized.

The doctors perform the surgery on Bliss and afterwards, Christian calls the women he has scorned in the past and after talking with Gina on the phone, he gets the impression that she was the one who vandalized his vehicles. Soon after he gets a call from Kimber who wants to meet with him. Later, in the garage, Gina meets with Christian. Christian accuses her of vandalizing his stuff and threatens her after she does nothing to deny it.

He meets her at a photo shoot and she informs him that she has landed a cover and that she is engaged to Nico. Christian informs her that she can do better and they return to his place to have sex.

Sean does a consult with Megan and Jim O'Hara. Megan, because of chemo and radiation cannot have children and would like to get breast implants for him. Later Megan and Sean go over the implants and looks at her chest. Megan decides to go with the B cup.

Nico arrives with a bat and trashes Christian's office. Sean finds him and Nico is arrested and carried away as Christian arrives. Sean warns him that he has to stop before someone gets hurt.

Matt, Vanessa, and Ridley start the 3-way with Vanessa and Ridley frenching. Ridley soon invites Matt to join in.

Christian and Kimber are eating a meal when Christian announces to her that he needs to stop seeing her because she is a patient. She storms out.

Back at the 3-way, all of them are in the bed and Vanessa and Ridley are kissing. Matt starts kissing Ridley and she really gets into it. She even turns down Vanessa, who wants to continue kissing.

Sean meets with Megan again at the office and she announces that she is leaving Jim and is not getting the implants. She then invites him to drinks but he offers to walk her to her car instead. There the two kiss and Christian witnesses it causing him to return to Kimber.

Bliss arrives at a retaurant to meet her doctor and after looking around, she hears her name, turns around to see the doctor who is into physical fitness is over weight. [source: TV TOME]

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Nip/Tuck Episode 7

Episode Title: Cliff Mantegna

Air Date: 09-Sep-2003

Kimber, dressed like a prostitute, waits on the side of the road for Christian to pick her up. He does and they start having sex in the car. When Kimber continuosly bumbs her head on the roof, she complains and gets out. Christian pulls around and gives her a ride.

The next day Christian does a consult with Cliff Mantegna, a swinger who wants to get rid of his man breast. While consulting with him, he picks up the name of a swingers club and learns that he must send in body shots of himself to join.

Jude takes Julia back to his place to study. There, Jude tells Julia that he wants to become a plastic surgeon and would like her to ask if he can intern under Sean. Julia finds some half naked photos of Jude and keeps one.

Sean has just told Nurse Linda to not charge Megan anything when Julia arrives with lunch for Sean and asks about Jude. Sean says he'll run it by Christian.

When Julia gets home, she walks in on Matt, Vanessa, and Ridley having another 3-way. When Sean gets home the couple talk with Matt and they soon begin to argue. Julia informs them that she is inviting the parents over to discuss the incident.

Christian returns home to find Kimber in a nurse's outfit. Christian informs her he doesn't want a nurse and starts taking photos of her. When she learns what they're for, she seems hesitant but Christian talks her into it.

At the office, Sean and Christian discuss the 3-way incident and when Sean complains of neck pain, Christian suggest he see the chiropractor he treated a couple of weeks ago, Megan O'Hara.

That night, Sean and Julia talk with the parents. After being blamed for the incident, secrets come out, like Vanessa telling her parents about Matt's self circumcision, Vanessa's parents finding out she's a lesbian, and Vanessa finding out that Matt and Ridley have been secretly dating since the first 3-way.

The next day Julia is back at Jude's house and talking about Matt. Jude doesn't see what the problem is and informs her that he is going to a swingers club tonight.

Christian and Kimber arrive at the club and learn about the rooms. Christian's eye is caught by a brunette and takes Kimber into the girl-on-girl room. There, the brunette and Kimber make out while Christian watches. Later, Christian spots Jude and what appears to be Julia. When he confronts her he learns that it is just one of his newest patients and leaves with Kimber. At home Sean finds the picture of Jude in Julia's book.

Sean and Christian both agree the next day to terminate Jude as an intern. When Christian does, Jude threatens to tell Sean that his partner loves Julia. After making some threats as well Jude leaves. Christian also has to informs Cliff that he has Hepatitus C.

At home Christian works out when Julia arrives upset that he fired Jude. The two kiss and Julia informs him that she was thinking of Jude. Sean visits Megan and expresses his feelings for her and the two kiss. [source: TV TOME]

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Episode 8

Episode Title: Cara Fitzgerald

Air Date: 16-Sep-2003

Underneath the school bleachers, Matt and his friend Henry smoke marijuana and talk about religion. They soon get in the car and argue over which radio station to listen to. While Matt isn't looking he hits Cara with the car. They soon leave after not finding a body and thinking they hit a bird. As they leave Cara lies unconscious on the side of the road.

The next day at breakfast, Matt learns about what happened when Sean informs the family about an article in the paper. At the office, Christian and Grace do a consult with Devon Greco. After learning that she wants to get rid of her nose because it looks like her father's, who raped her as a little girl, Christian suggests she see a psychiatrist.

Sean examins Mike Shane's crotch after surgery, but the patient insists on Christian looking at it. Mike informs Troy that he needs to have the mark removed before his honeymoon so Troy gives him a remedy.

Matt goes and visits Cara at the hospital and meets Kate, Cara's mother. She informs him that they are religious and she won't have Cara on any medications and refuses surgery.

Matt asks his father to perform surgery on Cara pro bono. Sean visits Cara and Kate and after examing Cara, threatens to petition for medical custody and perform the surgery otherwise she'll go blind. Later, Sean and Christian perform the surgery on Cara, who is in medical custody, while Matt watches on.

Sean and Grace do a consult on Megan O'Hara who wants to get her breasts done. Grace picks up on them having an affair and confides in Christian her observation. Later, Sean yells at Grace for the observation which causes most of the secrets to come out. Christian learns that Sean hit on her before he hired her and Sean learns that Grace and Christian have been sleeping together.

Christian returns home and switches on the tv to find out that Mike Shane is actually Father Michael Shannon, a man who was under investment for sexually molesting boys. The next day Sean and Christian argue about it and agree to secretly tell someone to boot him out of the church.

Christian visits Devon and apologizes for being rude to her. Matt apologizes to Cara while she is in a coma. Sean visits with Megan after her surgery.

Christian visits the church and confronts Michael. After some violence, Michael reluctantly agrees to confess what he's done. Afterwards an emotional Christian breaks down and confesses why he did what he did to Sean.[source: TV TOME]

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Nip/Tuck Episode 9

Episode Title: Sophia Lopez II

Air Date: 23-Sep-2003

Christian flirts with a day spa masseuse until Kimber interrupts them. Christian learns that Kimber has scheduled them in the same room. After Kimber leaves, Christian meets up with Merril, who after seeing Kimber offers a trade, Kimber for his Lamborgini.

Sophia, Liz, and Sean discuss the operation Sophia wants and the conversation soon turns to Liz and her sex life. Sophia and Liz agree to meet at Sophia's place to discuss beauty secrets.

Matt visits Cara Fitzgerald, who is still in a coma, and sees her finger move. Matt rushes to his father and almost catches him and Megan in the act. Afterwards, Megan informs Sean that she won't do it in the office anymore.

Christian returns home with Merril to watch the fight on tv knowing that Kimber made dinner reservations. After insulting her dress, Christian leaves to change and Merril offers his sympathy and his card so she can talk with him.

At Sophia's place, Sophia and Liz discuss their sex lives and after getting emotional the two kiss.

At the fitness center, Jude helps Julia with her workout when Suzanne arrives. When Jude leaves, Suzanne informs Julia that he has sex with women for money.

At the office Sophia informs the doctors that she has changed her mind because of what happened last night. Because Sean knows who she was with last night, he adds it up.

With the operation canceled, Sean sets a date with Megan. The two have stripped down and started kissing when Sean gets a call on his cell, but he refuses to answer. We see the call is from Matt.

Christian and Kimber are having dinner when Christian recieves a call from work supposedly and leaves her there. Kimber calls Merril and when he arrives the two start talking.

Sean returns home and Matt confronts him. Matt questions why he and Annie weren't raised religiously. He then makes some comments about confessing wrong doings and Sean assumes he is talking about his affair with Megan. Sean starts apologizing and in turn informs his son. At Sophia's place, Liz talks her into continueing with the surgery.

The next morning Kimber awakens in Merril's bed and she learns the truth about the trade.

Julia invites Jude over and gives him a chance to come clean. He informs her that he isn't British, drops the accent, and informs her of where he's really from. Julia questions about his clients and he denies it and informs her that Suzanne hates her.

Christian and Sean perform the operation on Sophia. Megan meets with Sean in his office and informs him that because of the operation, the cancer has gotten worse and chemo won't work. Sean rethinks what he said to Matt and agrees to see her again.

Christian returns home to find Kimber. Kimber informs him she's not mad and wants to role play. She ties him to his bed, takes out a knife, uses lipstick to mark his face, and slices the skin on his stomach a little. She then decides he isn't worth it and leaves him there, taking the car keys with her.

Kimber returns to Merril's place, Sean sits in his office, Matt holds Cara's hand, and Christian remains tied up the next day. [source: TV TOME]

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Episode 10

Episode Title: Adelle Coffin

Air Date: 30-Sep-2003

Sean and Christian learn that they have to take a test in order to continue practicing. Sean and Megan visit a doctor to learn that there is nothing they can do for her. Mrs. Grubman returns to get an operation on her and her fiance. Christian passes his test, but Sean walks out. Megan commits suicide. Julia finds out about Sean's affair with Megan. [source: TV TOME]

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Episode 11

Episode Title: Montana/Sassy/Justice

Air Date: 07-Oct-2003

Ms. Caine wants an operation to get rid of her cankles. Sean and Julia are still on the outs. Christian learns he's going to be a father. Julia steals Christian's brush to determin if he's the father of Matt. Sean and Grace learn that Ms. Caine has multiple personalities. Cara recovers and gets close with Matt and Henry. Henry develops feelings for her. Cara asks Matt to the prom. Henry tells Matt that he is going to confess to Cara what happened. [source: TV TOME]

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Episode 12

Episode Title: Antonia Ramos

Air Date: 14-Oct-2003

Christian and Sean operate on a South American woman with grotesquely huge breasts and discover that she is being used to carry liquid heroin into the U.S. in her implants. Ruthless Colombian drug lord Escobar Gallardo, whom the doctors previously encountered when they created a new face for one of his former henchmen, blackmails them into removing the implants and handing them over. Escobar knows about the dead body that Christian and Sean deposited in the Everglades—and he knows where Sean's family lives. The frightened surgeons must agree to continue performing the operations on poor, misguided young women who want to immigrate to America but end up putting their lives in danger.

Meanwhile, Julia's judgmental classmates at a fitness center object to Sean's transsexual patient Sofia Lopez joining. Julia refuses to sign a petition and, after having a poignant talk in which Sofia persuades her to try staying with Sean despite his affair, staunchly defends Sofia. The wealthy housewives quit the class, forcing it to be canceled, but Julia gains a surprising new friend and confidant in Sofia.

And Christian struggles with unfamiliar paternal instincts when his well-meaning and lonely ex-girlfriend Gina Russo, who is six months pregnant with his baby, continues her reckless lifestyle. Christian sympathetically asks her to move in with him so he can take care of her and his child. [source: TV TOME]

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Nip/Tuck Episode 13

Episode Title: Escobar Gallardo

Air Date: 21-Oct-2003

Christian learns that Kimber and Merril are engaged. Escobar continues to have the surgeons do things for him. Liz is sent to Bermuda after being shot in the leg by one of Escobar's people. Sean goes to kill Escobar. Escobar makes a deal with Sean; a new face for their freedom. Christian learns, in the delivery room, that he is not the father of Gina's baby. Julia returns to get the paternity test she had done a while ago. The doctors do surgery on Escobar, and give him the face of a criminal even higher than Gallardo on the Most Wanted List - Armand Ortiz. Ortiz is arressted at the airport for bank robbing and killing a federal agent. [source: TV TOME]

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