SPOILER ALERT: The following contains spoilers for Chicago Med Season 11, Episode 4.

The Chicago Med Halloween episode doesn’t air until next week—but Season 11, Episode 4 is creepy enough. “Found Family” delves into some truly uncomfortable plotlines, including one that’s more graphic than usual. The one strength in all this is that the episode gives actor Darren Barnet a well-deserved spotlight as Dr. John Frost.

Barnet has flown somewhat under the radar since joining Chicago Med, since most of Frost’s storylines have had to do with his past as a child actor, which was played out fairly quickly. The extension of that—revealing that he had been in a romantic relationship with his much older co-star—was a questionable plot. But Barnet has been remarkable even when the material hasn’t been there, and “Found Family” gives him something to sink his teeth into. Frost’s ten-year-old patient Cora needs a stem cell transplant, but testing reveals Cora’s mother Vivienne is not her biological mother; there was a mix-up at the in vitro fertilization clinic.

What follows is a conflict between Vivienne and the biological mother Lily Parker, with Cora in the middle and even more unsure about what’s happening to her. The scenes between Frost and Cora are quietly touching, and Frost gets to give a speech to Lily that reminds Chicago Med viewers how strong an advocate Frost is for the kids in his care. Barnet and Luke Mitchell even salvage the show’s one attempt at humor.

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