Love Bites

Love Bites
Season 3
Episode 14
Naomi's boss flirts with her.
Episode Information
Airdate	February 11, 2010
Written by	Dana Baratta
Directed by	Matthew Penn
Episode Guide
Previous	Shotgun
Next	'Til Death Do Us Part

Love Bites is the fourteenth episode of the third season and the 45th overall episode of Private Practice.

Short Summary

Sam convinces Violet to help plan Maya's wedding when Naomi refuses to take part, tensions between Addison and Sam rise even as they work together to treat a suicidal patient, and Cooper and Pete treat a teenage girl with a mysterious bite mark on her neck.

Full Summary

Episode in detail.

Cast

• Addison Montgomery
• Pete Wilder
• Naomi Bennett
• Cooper Freedman
• Charlotte King
• Dell Parker
• Sam Bennett
• Violet Turner
• William White
• Gabriel Fife
• Lauren Woods
• Michael Woods
• Paige
• Seth
• Angie
• Stephanie
• Paramedic #1
• Anesthesiologist

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Main Cast

• Kate Walsh as Dr. Addison Montgomery
• Tim Daly as Dr. Pete Wilder
• Audra McDonald as Dr. Naomi Bennett
• Paul Adelstein as Dr. Cooper Freedman
• KaDee Strickland as Dr. Charlotte King
• Chris Lowell as Dell Parker
• Taye Diggs as Dr. Sam Bennett
• Amy Brenneman as Dr. Violet Turner

Guest Stars

• James Morrison as William White
• Michael Patrick Thornton as Dr. Gabriel Fife
• Megan Henning as Lauren Woods
• Benjamin Ciaramello as Michael Woods
• Kaitlyn Dever as Paige
• Colin Ford as Seth

Co-Starring

• Erica Shaffer as Angie
• Elizabeth Tsing as Stephanie
• Jeff Skier as Paramedic #1
• Cody Chappel as Bartender
• Martin Carlton as Anesthesiologist

Medical Notes

Lauren Woods

• Diagnosis:
  • Pregnancy
  • Apnea
  • Hypothermia
  • Ventricular septal defect

• Doctors:
  • Addison Forbes Montgomery (OB/GYN)
  • Sam Bennett (cardiothoracic surgeon)
  • Violet Turner (psychiatrist)

• Treatment:
  • Surgery
  • C-section
  • Talk therapy
  • Anti-depressants

Lauren, 22, was 33 weeks pregnant. She nearly drowned and was pulled out of the water and brought to the hospital. She had to be rushed into surgery to repair a VSD and deliver the baby. Scans afterward showed persistent VSD, meaning she'd need another surgery. She later revealed she had jumped in the water to try to kill herself after her husband left her, so they called in Violet to talk to her. Because she wanted to die, she refused the second surgery. Violet put her on anti-depressants and hoped that would change her mind. When she reached a point where she needed the surgery emergently, Addison convinced her to have it.

Baby Woods

• Diagnosis:
  • Prematurity

• Doctors:
  • Addison Forbes Montgomery (OB/GYN)

• Treatment:

Baby Woods was delivered prematurely. Her lungs weren't fully developed, so she was having trouble breathing, but her condition started to improve.

Paige

• Diagnosis:
  • Fever
  • Hepatitis B

• Doctors:
  • Cooper Freedman (pediatrician)

• Treatment:

Paige, 13, had had a fever for a few days, so she came in to see Cooper. He saw that she looked a little yellow, so he checked her glands and found a bite mark on her neck. She denied knowing anything about it. Cooper consulted with Pete, who said it's an unusual way to transmit hepatitis B, but they needed to figure out who bit her because that person is also sick. They found the boy who bit her and the other girls he bit.

Seth

• Diagnosis:
  • Hepatitis B

• Doctors:
  • Cooper Freedman (pediatrician)

• Treatment:

Seth is the kid who bit Paige, so Cooper brought him in to test him for hep B and asked the names of the other girls he bit. He refused to give the names, but Paige later told them.

Music

Song	Performer	Scene
"Burned to the Ground"	Tingsek	Addison talks to Sam and Violet about Lauren. Addison asks Violet to leave so she can talk to Sam. Addison says she'd feel like she was cheating if she hooked up with Sam, but Sam doesn't agree. They fight and Sam storms out.
"Crazy He Calls Me"	Billie Holiday	Naomi sits down and talks to Fife about William. William comes by and tells Naomi she gave a great speech. William is worried about her because he heard about Maya. Naomi starts ranting about it and says she believes William is flirting with her. William invites Naomi to dance. Charlotte tries to saborague Cooper's date.
"Let's Get Lost"	Chet Baker	Pete watches Violet walk away. Violet and Dell talks about why things are screwed up. He debates taking his wedding ring off, but Violet tells him moving on isn't simple. Addison watches Sam dance with another woman. Pete and Addison confide in each other. Pete and Addison have sex.
"(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons"	King Cole Trio	William invites Naomi to get a drink. She questions his motives, but eventually leaves with him. Fife watches them kiss in the elevator. Addison asks Pete if he thinks they'll ever not be in love with other people. He doesn't know, but maybe that's okay.

"Burned to the Ground" - Tingsek

"Crazy He Calls Me" - Billie Holiday

"Let's Get Lost" - Chet Baker

"(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" - King Cole Trio

Notes and Trivia

• This episode scored 9.04 million viewers.

Gallery

Episode Stills

See Also

A complete overview of this episode's crew can be found here.

Private Practice Season 3
#01	"A Death in the Family"	#09	"The Parent Trap"	#17	"Triangles"
#02	"The Way We Were"	#10	"Blowups"	#18	"Pulling the Plug"
#03	"Right Here, Right Now"	#11	"Another Second Chance"	#19	"Eyes Wide Open"
#04	"Pushing the Limits"	#12	"Best Laid Plans"	#20	"Second Choices"
#05	"Strange Bedfellows"	#13	"Shotgun"	#21	"War"
#06	"Slip Slidin' Away"	#14	"Love Bites"	#22	"In the Name of Love"
#07	"The Hard Part"	#15	"'Til Death Do Us Part"	#23	"The End of a Beautiful Friendship"
#08	"Sins of the Father"	#16	"Fear of Flying"
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