I've Got a Secret
Directed By: Gwen Arner
Story By: Henry Bromell and Tom Fontana
Teleplay By: D. Maria Legaspi
Bayliss and Pembleton catch the case of a man found dead in a car (even though the blood was in the back seat while the body was in the front seat), which leads them to the emergency room where he was treated, and where he got into a scuffle with Sherman (Gabriel Casseus), the attending nurse in the ER. However, Bayliss and Pembleton discover it may have been Dr. Wystan (Mimi Kennedy), the attending doctor in the ER who was responsible. Kellerman and Lewis track down a mentally disturbed man who killed his parents, which brings back uncomfortable memories for Lewis. Munch finds out Howard has a secret lover.
This episode contains examples of:
- Back Story: Lewis reveals he has a mentally challenged brother who lives in an institution. Near the end of the episode, he tries to go see him, only to find out his brother refuses to see him.
- Broken Pedestal: Bayliss idealizes Dr. Wystan after watching her work in the ER, only to find out she may have been the one responsible for letting her patient die.
- Freudian Excuse Is No Excuse: When Bayliss and Pembleton find out Wystan didn't do all she could to save her patient, and may have been responsible for criminally negligent homicide because her husband was mugged, Bayliss feels sympathetic, but Pembleton points out it's still a dead person she's responsible for.
- Gilligan Cut: Munch confidently declares Howard has no social life, only to look in another direction to find Howard kissing an unknown man.
- Literary Allusion Title: The episode title comes from the long-running Game Show.
