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Season 3
PRIVATE PRACTICE - "A Death in the Family" - After Pete discovers Violet dying on the floor of her home, having barely survived a violent attack from her patient, Katie, he rushes her to the hospital where Addison and Naomi fight to save her life. Meanwhile, the whereabouts and condition of Violet's stolen baby are unknown, on the season premiere of "Private Practice," THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/KAREN NEAL)TIM DALY, AMY BRENNEMAN, KADEE STRICKLAND (BACKGROUND), KATE WALSH
A Death in the Family
Season 3 | Episode 1 | Aired 10/1/09

The first thing we see is Pete, looking handsome as always, standing in the sun on another gorgeous southern California day. But as the camera pans down it becomes clear, he's at a funeral and Sam and Naomi are there and for one heart-stopping instant we couldn't help but think the worst has happened and Violet or her baby are gone...

The camera flashes to Pete and Naomi finding the bleeding and unconscious Violet on her living room floor. There's no sign of Katie, or the baby, but if they can't get Violet into surgery immediately, she's going to die. They get her to the hospital and Addison sets straight to work, but Violet is badly injured and there's a good chance she won't make it.

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  • PRIVATE PRACTICE - "A Death in the Family" - After Pete discovers Violet dying on the floor of her home, having barely survived a violent attack from her patient, Katie, he rushes her to the hospital where Addison and Naomi fight to save her life. Meanwhile, the whereabouts and condition of Violet's stolen baby are unknown, on the season premiere of "Private Practice," THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/KAREN NEAL) AUDRA MCDONALD, TIM DALY, PAUL ADELSTEIN, AMY BRENNEMAN, KADEE STRICKLAND
  • PRIVATE PRACTICE - "A Death in the Family" - After Pete discovers Violet dying on the floor of her home, having barely survived a violent attack from her patient, Katie, he rushes her to the hospital where Addison and Naomi fight to save her life. Meanwhile, the whereabouts and condition of Violet's stolen baby are unknown, on the season premiere of "Private Practice," THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/KAREN NEAL) TIM DALY, AMY BRENNEMAN, KADEE STRICKLAND (BACKGROUND), KATE WALSH
  • PRIVATE PRACTICE - "A Death in the Family" - After Pete discovers Violet dying on the floor of her home, having barely survived a violent attack from her patient, Katie, he rushes her to the hospital where Addison and Naomi fight to save her life. Meanwhile, the whereabouts and condition of Violet's stolen baby are unknown, on the season premiere of "Private Practice," THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/KAREN NEAL) AUDRA MCDONALD, TIM DALY, PAUL ADELSTEIN, AMY BRENNEMAN, KADEE STRICKLAND
  • PRIVATE PRACTICE - "A Death in the Family" - After Pete discovers Violet dying on the floor of her home, having barely survived a violent attack from her patient, Katie, he rushes her to the hospital where Addison and Naomi fight to save her life. Meanwhile, the whereabouts and condition of Violet's stolen baby are unknown, on the season premiere of "Private Practice," THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/KAREN NEAL) TIM DALY, AMY BRENNEMAN, AUDRA MCDONALD, KATE WALSH