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Nip/Tuck Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
15 Episodes 2006 - 2006
Season 4, the last in Miami for Christian and Sean (Julian McMahon and Dylan Walsh), opens with a celebration: their 5000th surgery together.\ Out of the operating room, Christian's shrink (Brooke Shields), who's obsessed with him, tells him that his fear of emotional intimacy stems from a desire to be more than a friend and colleague to Sean. This haunts Christian, and he soon becomes emotionally intimate with physician Michelle Landau (Sanaa Lathan), the trophy wife of old and ailing venture capitalist Burt Landau (Larry Hagman), who buys McNamara/Troy and installs her as Christian and Sean's boss. Meanwhile, Michelle is harassed (and blackmailed) by a former boss of her own, a mysterious woman named James (Jacqueline Bisset), who has ties to Sean and Christian's old enemy, drug kingpin Escobar Gallardo (Robert LaSardo). As for Sean, his newborn son Conor's hand deformity leads to a disagreement with Julia (Joely Richardson) over corrective surgery. Advising against it is Conor's short-statured "manny" (Peter Dinklage), with whom Julia has an affair. In other plotlines, Matt McNamara (John Hensley) takes up with newly minted Scientologist Kimber (Kelly Carlson), who's really out to get back at Christian. And Liz (Roma Maffia) returns to McNamara/Troy but runs afoul of Michelle. She also finds romance with fellow anesthesiologist Poppy (Alanis Morissette) and experiences a health emergency. Among the Season 4 patients are a phone-sex operator (Kathleen Turner) looking for a "voice-lift"; a well-to-do gay man (Richard Chamberlain) who wants facial surgery for his younger boyfriend; the wife of a soon-to-return Iraq vet (Melissa Gilbert) whose dog bit off one of her nipples; a Frenchwoman (Catherine Deneuve) who wants her late husband's ashes placed in her breast implants; and the vulgar and gregarious Dawn Budge (Rosie O'Donnell), a lottery winner who becomes a frequent McNamara/Troy customer.
Episode 1
Cindy Plumb
Tue, Sep 5, 2006 60 mins
McNamara/Troy marks its 5000th surgery. Adding to that total: a "voice lift" for an aging phone-sex artist (Kathleen Turner) and a testicle implant for a venture capitalist (Larry Hagman) who wants to buy the practice. The surgical milestone weighs on Christian's mind (as does a creepy sexcapade), so he sees a psychologist (Brooke Shields). Meanwhile, Julia has something to tell Sean about her pregnancy. Michelle Landau: Sanaa Lathan.
Episode 2
Blu Mondae
Tue, Sep 12, 2006 60 mins
A rich gay man (Richard Chamberlain) wants to have his younger boyfriend's face remolded in his image, but Christian thinks it's a bad idea. Christian also performs a breast reduction on a lap dancer (Angela Little) for free, but new boss Michelle (Sanaa Lathan) thinks that's a bad idea. She also doesn't approve of Sean's pro-bono work for a disfigured young man. Meanwhile, Matt runs into Kimber, who introduces him to Scientology. James: Jacqueline Bisset. Mitchell: Thad Luckinbill.
Episode 3
Monica Wilder
Tue, Sep 19, 2006 60 mins
As Julia's due date approaches, she and Sean interview candidates for the baby's night nurse. The first one (Jennifer Hall) strikes a chord with Sean. Meanwhile, Christian sees a sex video (starring himself!) on the Internet and decides he's too fat, and Liz says something to Michelle (Sanaa Lathan) that strikes a raw nerve. Dr. Mike Hamoui: Mario Lopez. Marlowe Sawyer: Peter Dinklage.
Episode 4
Shari Noble
Tue, Sep 26, 2006 60 mins
A woman (Melissa Gilbert) goes to McNamara/Troy after her dog bites her breast. Meanwhile, Christian comes on to Michelle, who is approached by James (Jacqueline Bisset) with a surgical demand; Christian accompanies Liz to a lesbian pickup bar, where he offers her his dating expertise; Julia's having trouble breast-feeding, but Marlowe Sawyer (Peter Dinklage) can help her; and Sean has another encounter with Monica Wilder (Jennifer Hall). Burt Landau: Larry Hagman.
Episode 5
Dawn Budge
Tue, Oct 3, 2006 60 mins
A lottery winner (Rosie O'Donnell) wants Christian to perform extensive plastic surgery on her---and her husband and daughter. Christian does so, and more. He can certainly use the money because James (Jacqueline Bisset) is blackmailing him over his affair with Michelle. Elsewhere, Christian and Sean try to win Matt's affection with a Porsche, but he's leaning toward Kimber and Scientology; and Sean buys an engagement ring for Julia.
Episode 6
Faith Wolper, Ph.D
Tue, Oct 10, 2006 60 mins
Therapist Faith Wolper (Brooke Shields) asks Christian to remove a tattoo from a sensitive area of her body, and Burt Landau (Larry Hagman) asks him to remove something from a sensitive area of his body. Later, Burt hits a nerve with Christian and Michelle (Sanaa Lathan). Meanwhile, Sean and Julia's second honeymoon is jeopardized by nurse Marlowe Sawyer's illness, but Monica Wilder (Jennifer Hall) volunteers to fill in. Sean doesn't think it's a good idea. Escobar Gallardo: Robert LaSardo.
Episode 7
Burt Landau
Tue, Oct 17, 2006 60 mins
Liz needs a kidney after collapsing at work, and Dawn Budge (Rosie O'Donnell) returns to McNamara/Troy after being "earjacked" by thieves who stole her earrings. Burt Landau (Larry Hagman) needs reconstructive surgery, too, after suffering a stroke precipitated by taking an erectile-dysfunction pill. Meanwhile, Matt comes on to Kimber.
Episode 8
Conor McNamara
Tue, Oct 24, 2006 60 mins
A secret from Sean's childhood compels him to move up Conor's surgery, despite Julia's apprehension and Marlowe's objection; Hedda Grubman (Ruth Williamson) visits Christian to make her final request for cosmetic surgery; and Julia and Marlowe use Conor to mask their changing relationship. Evetta Washington: Mo'Nique. Burt Bacharach has a cameo as himself.
Episode 9
Liz Cruz
Tue, Oct 31, 2006 60 mins
Liz has cosmetic surgery at the request of her new girlfriend, Poppy (Alanis Morissette); a desperate James uses Christian to lure Michelle into helping her steal another kidney; and Sean offers a surgical consult to Marlowe, who wants a leg-lengthening procedure in order to impress the woman he loves.
Episode 10
Merrill Bobolit
Tue, Nov 7, 2006 60 mins
Sean and Christian receive an unexpected visit from Dr. Merrill Bobolit (Joey Slotnick), who's out of jail and in need of their professional services. Meanwhile, Escobar Gallardo (Robert LaSardo) blackmails the surgeons into visiting him in prison and performing surgery on his face; Christian, Sean and Julia learn something unexpected about Matt; and Julia jeopardizes her marriage by telling Sean the truth about her relationship with Marlowe.
Episode 11
Conor McNamara, 2026
Tue, Nov 14, 2006 60 mins
In 2026, 20-year-old Conor (Stark Sands) copes with his emotional scars at a family gathering prior to surgery on his other hand, but Annie (Jennifer Elise Cox) can't shake the torment left by her upbringing. And in 2006, Sean and Julia's marriage is at a crossroads. Marlowe: Peter Dinklage.
Episode 12
Diana Lubey
Tue, Nov 21, 2006 60 mins
Christian proposes to Michelle even though he doubts his ability to maintain a long-term relationship; a lonely Sean takes a morbid case for reasons that have as much to do with himself as with the patient (Catherine Deneuve); and James wants to use the McNamara/Troy OR for her own operations. Beatrice: Brenda Vaccaro. Dr. Mike Hamoui: Mario Lopez.
Episode 13
Reefer
Tue, Nov 28, 2006 60 mins
Sean drinks heavily as he spends a gloomy Christmas without his family; Christian receives an unexpected gift when a 3-year-old Wilber comes back into his life; and James forces Michelle to help as she takes drastic measures to fill her holiday kidney quota. Poppy: Alanis Morissette. Reefer: Charles Haid.
Episode 14
Willy Ward
Tue, Dec 5, 2006 60 mins
Sean comes to a decision regarding his future, but first he performs a face-lift on a ventriloquist who tells him he needs the surgery to "compete" with his puppet. Meanwhile, Gina (Jessalyn Gilsig) returns with a request regarding Wilber that Christian is not inclined to grant; James ends her association with Escobar; Matt attempts to rekindle the spark with Kimber; and Liz breaks up with Poppy (Alanis Morissette).
Episode 15
Gala Gallardo
Tue, Dec 12, 2006 60 mins
In the fourth-season finale, Sean weighs a major decision concerning the practice, and Michelle's dark past comes to light, threatening her relationship with Christian. Meanwhile, Escobar seeks cosmetic surgery for his wife (Idalis DeLeon), who was attacked by an enemy of his.
