Therapy Dogs

"" is the ninth episode of the first season of Carol's Second Act and the show's ninth episode overall. It aired on December 5, 2019 on CBS.

Plot
As the hospital brings in emotional support dogs in an attempt to improve patient wellness, Lexie's intuition reveals a potentially fatal condition in a patient that can be corrected through surgery. Carol is adamant that Lexie be honored for saving someone's life, but Lexie refuses, saying she's too stressed out about having to make life or death decisions. A dog goes missing, and Carol learns that Lexie stole him for her own comfort. The two talk, and Carol manages to arrange for the support dogs to be given to the doctors for the rest of the day.

Meanwhile, Dr. Frost gives Caleb and Daniel one hour to diagnose Gordon, a man with no obvious symptoms. When they fail to do so, he reveals that Gordon has no illness--he's simply pretending so he can stay in the hospital away from his unpleasant in-laws who are currently visiting from Florida. Caleb and Daniel eventually catch him trying to eat peanuts (which he has an allergy to) in yet another attempt to avoid being discharged from the hospital, and chase after him.

Trivia

 * John Ross Bowie, who portrays Gordon in this episode, previously starred as Jimmy DiMeo alongside Cedric Yarbrough's character Kenneth on Speechless.

Cast

 * Patricia Heaton as Dr. Carol Kenney
 * Kyle MacLachlan as Dr. Stephen Frost
 * Ito Aghayere as Dr. Maya Jacobs
 * Jean-Luc Bilodeau as Dr. Daniel Kutcher
 * Sabrina Jalees as Dr. Lexie Gilani
 * Lucas Neff as Dr. Caleb Sommers
 * Ashley Tisdale as Jenny Kenney
 * Cedric Yarbrough as Nurse Dennis
 * John Ross Bowie as Gordon
 * Joy Sunday as Macy