War

War
3
Episode 21
Pete takes the stand in an effort to keep Lucas.
Episode Information
Airdate	April 29, 2010
Written by	Elizabeth J.B. Klaviter and Sonay Washington
Directed by	Eric Stoltz
Episode Guide
Previous	Second Choices
Next	In the Name of Love

War is the twenty first episode of the third season and the 52nd overall episode of Private Practice.

Short Summary

After Violet files for joint custody of Lucas, an embittered Pete voraciously fights back by hiring a tough attorney for the trial, forcing their fellow friends and co-workers to choose sides and have their personal lives dragged onto the stand and into the public eye.

Cast

• Addison Montgomery
• Pete Wilder
• Naomi Bennett
• Cooper Freedman
• Charlotte King
• Dell Parker
• Sam Bennett
• Violet Turner
• Sheldon Wallace
• Ellen Sicher
• Stephanie
• Amelia Shepherd
• Albert Longmuir
• Ruby Broome
• Assistant

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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

Also Starring

• Brian Benben as Dr. Sheldon Wallace

Guest Stars

• Tracee Ellis Ross as Dr. Ellen Sicher
• Caroline Aaron as Stephanie
• Caterina Scorsone as Dr. Amelia Shepherd
• John Cothran, Jr. as Judge Albert Longmuir
• Frances Fisher as Ruby Broome

Co-Starring

• Charlie Lindquist as Assistant

Notes and Trivia

Private Practice 3x21 Promo

• This episode scored 7.78 million viewers.

Quotes

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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