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Mental Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2009 - 2009
Episode 1
Pilot
Tue, May 26, 2009 60 mins
Dr. Jack Gallagher (Chris Vance) arrives at his new job and uses unorthodox methods to gain a patient's trust in the pilot of a drama that follows a maverick psychiatrist and his clashes with the conservative hospital administrator (Annabella Sciorra), his ex-lover.
Episode 2
A Beautiful Delusion
Tue, Jun 2, 2009 60 mins
Gallagher treats a woman who believes she is seven months pregnant---but is not pregnant at all. Her husband also shares her delusion. Elsewhere, Gallagher searches for his mentally ill sister, Becky, whom he thinks is homeless on the streets of L.A. Melissa Ranier: Nicholle Tom.
Episode 3
Book of Judges
Tue, Jun 9, 2009 60 mins
A famous author-professor (David Carradine) and his wife are struck by lightning. She is killed; he is catatonic. Jack tries to bring the author back to reality using a risky, unorthodox treatment. Meanwhile, the attraction between Jack and the patient's daughter (Estella Warren) adds another wrinkle to the case.
Episode 4
Manic at the Disco
Tue, Jun 16, 2009 60 mins
Jack treats a bipolar 8-year-old boy (Billy Unger) who's obsessed with playing a video game that only exists in his own head. Meanwhile, Nora learns that her teenage daughter is posting racy photos of herself on the Internet, and Jack continues looking for his mentally ill sister, whom he believes is homeless in Los Angeles.
Episode 5
Roles of Engagement
Tue, Jun 23, 2009 60 mins
After a movie star (Tom Parker) has a mental breakdown on a talk show, he claims to the hospital staff that he faked the psychotic episode to publicize a new movie in which he plays a mental patient. Jack is determined to get to the truth. Meanwhile, Nora and Veronica have a girls' night out and share some details about their romantic pasts with Wharton employees. Spike Feresten has a cameo.
Episode 6
Rainy Days
Fri, Jul 3, 2009 60 mins
Jack treats a suicidal gambling addict (Willie Garson) and testifies on behalf of another patient charged with manslaughter by a prosecutor (Lori Heuring) who has never lost a case. Elsewhere, Jack and the team meet for a poker game after work, and sparks fly between Rylan and Veronica.
Episode 7
Obsessively Yours
Fri, Jul 10, 2009 60 mins
A patient returns with worsening OCD and Tourette's syndrome, and his wife pushes for unproven brain surgery, leading the team to suspect that the wife has her own issues. Meanwhile, Jack becomes infatuated with a neurosurgeon (Jaime Ray Newman).
Episode 8
House of Mirrors
Fri, Jul 17, 2009 60 mins
Jack treats a suicidal 16-year-old girl (Allison Scagliotti) who has had a dark secret hidden from her since birth. Meanwhile, Jack's relationship with Dr. Avidan (Jaime Ray Newman) deepens, and he continues his search for his schizophrenic twin sister.
Episode 9
Coda
Fri, Jul 24, 2009 60 mins
Jack is embroiled in a murder mystery when a drug dealer is murdered and the only witness is the victim's autistic teenage daughter. Detectives struggle to get any useful information from the teen, but Jack uses unconventional methods to glean clues from her statements. Meanwhile, Arturo gets a visit from his father, (Steven Bauer) who is convinced that playing a doctor on a soap opera will help him solve a real medical case.
Episode 10
Do Over
Fri, Jul 31, 2009 60 mins
Jack treats a construction worker (Trevor Morgan) who has physiological and psychological symptoms after an accident on the job. The doc learns the man's memory of his accident doesn't match what happened, but instead matches a more serious accident that occurred at the same job site more than 100 years ago.
Episode 11
Lines in the Sand
Fri, Aug 7, 2009 60 mins
Jack is reunited with his schizophrenic sister (Amanda Dogue), and he makes treating her a top priority. Meanwhile, Veronica asks for Jack's help with an Iraq War veteran suffering from amnesia and post-traumatic stress disorder. Major Arlen Rawlins: Glenn Morshower.
Episode 12
Life and Limb
Fri, Aug 14, 2009 60 mins
A factory worker is admitted to the hospital with dismembered fingers, but refuses surgery to have them reattached. Meanwhile, Jack argues over the course of his schizophrenic sister's care with his colleagues and parents, who have power of attorney over her affairs.
Episode 13
Bad Moon Rising
Fri, Aug 14, 2009 60 mins
A man (Joseph D. Reitman) claims to be a werewolf and takes the psych-ward staff hostage to prove he's right.