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PRIVATE PRACTICE - "The Hardest Part" - When Pete's brother, Adam (Kyle Secor), brings their sick mother (Louise Fletcher) for a consult, Pete discovers her illness may be his brother's fault. Meanwhile, in the wake of her book's success, Violets walks in on Sheldon just as he's about to take her archenemy on a date, and Cooper treats a young musical prodigy whose brain tumor could prevent him from ever playing the piano again, on "Private Practice," THURSDAY, MARCH 31 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/ADAM TAYLOR)AMY BRENNEMAN, BRIAN BENBEN
The Hardest Part
Season 4 | Episode 18 | Aired 03/31/11

Sheldon and Violet treat a trio of teens who made a pregnancy pact. One of the girls gets yanked from the therapy when her mom realizes Violet is the author of the book she’s currently reading. The hits just keep on coming for Violet when she meets Sheldon’s new lady love, Marla Phillips. You remember her, right? She’s the critic who trashed Violet’s book. Awkward!

Violet gives a couple of the pregnant girls a piece of her mind when they start badmouthing her. Then one of the girls starts bleeding. Addison is out of town, but the docs on duty save the baby. The young mother is scared that she’s all alone in the world. Sheldon reminds her that her new baby makes that statement utterly untrue. Another one of the teens doesn’t know how to talk to her mom, so Violet offers to help her get the ball rolling.

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  • Single Father? For awhile there, it looked like Private Practice's Pete Wilder was going to have to do the dad thing alone. But then the love of his life returned and he, Violet and baby Lucas were one big happy family. Then Violet left again to do a book tour. Pete, of course, stayed behind but looked to be having a heart attack as his young son looked on in the gripping season finale.
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  • Single Father? For awhile there, it looked like Private Practice's Pete Wilder was going to have to do the dad thing alone. But then the love of his life returned and he, Violet and baby Lucas were one big happy family. Then Violet left again to do a book tour. Pete, of course, stayed behind but looked to be having a heart attack as his young son looked on in the gripping season finale.
  • PRIVATE PRACTICE - "The Hardest Part" - When Pete's brother, Adam (Kyle Secor), brings their sick mother (Louise Fletcher) for a consult, Pete discovers her illness may be his brother's fault. Meanwhile, in the wake of her book's success, Violets walks in on Sheldon just as he's about to take her archenemy on a date, and Cooper treats a young musical prodigy whose brain tumor could prevent him from ever playing the piano again, on "Private Practice," THURSDAY, MARCH 31 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/ADAM TAYLOR) PAUL ADELSTEIN, KADEE STRICKLAND
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