Those Things Hidden in Plain Sight is the second episode of Season 6 and the 106th overall of Chicago Med.
Summary[]
Goodwin announces a new ED Chief and the choice doesn’t make everyone happy. Dr. Manning takes a stand for her patient and finds herself dealing with the repercussions. Dr. Charles tends to family matters.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Nick Gehlfuss as Dr. Will Halstead
- Yaya DaCosta as April Sexton
- Torrey DeVitto as Dr. Natalie Manning
- Brian Tee as Dr. Ethan Choi
- Dominic Rains as Dr. Crockett Marcel
- Marlyne Barrett as Maggie Lockwood
- S. Epatha Merkerson as Sharon Goodwin
- Oliver Platt as Dr. Daniel Charles
Recurring Cast[]
- Tehmina Sunny as Dr. Sabeena Virani
- Brennan Brown as Dr. Sam Abrams
- Hannah Riley as Anna Charles
- Jill Abramovitz as Susan Charles
- Marc Grapey as Peter Kalmick
- Lorena Diaz as Nurse Doris
- Tasha Anne James as Nurse Patty
- Lynnette Li as Nurse Nancy
- Sarah Brooks as Paramedic Juliette
- C. Anthony Jackson as Security Guard Earl
- Michael Vaughn Shaw as X-ray Tech Mike
Guest Cast[]
- Danielle Moné Truitt as Dr. Angela Douglas
- Dominique La'Shea as Aisha
- Charin Alvarez as Alejandra Cruz
- Christopher Meister as Tom Lake
- Bianca Shofner as Yesenia Cruz
- Michael Anthony as Officer Simmons
- Xavier Lagunas as Officer Garcia
- Michael Moreland Milligan as Jerome Kirk
- Will Mobley as Dr. Max Stanton
- Ricky Rodriguez as Surgeon
Themes[]
This episode continues to highlight the difficulties associated with the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the unfair aspects of the U.S. criminal justice and penal systems:
- Low-income families being forced to continue working, despite the risk of contracting COVID-19.
- People being labeled "violent offenders" for relatively minor offenses, such as shoving a police officer during an arrest.
- Poor medical care and record keeping in penal facilities.
- Pregnant women being separated from their babies upon returning to jail after giving birth.
- The backlog of court cases being exacerbated by the pandemic.
Medical Cases[]
- A man named Jerome Kirk is brought in after a car accident and is treated for air in his brain (pneumocephaly).
- A woman named Yesenia Cruz who is also suffering from cardiomyopathy is treated for COVID-19, but quickly deteriorates and passes away.
- A 24-year-old Cook County Jail inmate named Aisha Barnes, who is 37 weeks pregnant, is treated for eclampsia and delivers via C-section.
- Yesenia's mother Alejandra is brought in, also having contracted the virus.