Chicago Med FINALLY Finished A Heartbreaking Cliffhanger After 7 Years

Chicago Med season 10, episode 9, “No Love Lost,” finally wrapped up a storyline that had been left unresolved after a character exit 7 years ago. The youngest One Chicago show’s winter premiere forces Charles (Oliver Platt) to deal with a workplace conflict while waiting for news about whether Goodwin (S Epatha Merkerson) has survived a knife attack in her office. Peter (Mark Grapey) summons Charles for a hearing when Reese (Rachel DiPillo) files a misconduct complaint against him because of their conflict over a patient in Chicago Med season 10, episode 8.

Reese refuses to accept anything less than a full hearing, but she and Charles put their animosity aside when they realize their patient is suffering from episodic memory loss. Working together to figure out the root cause of this issue brings old resentments to the surface, but Charles and Reese ultimately clear the air while reviewing the patient’s history. By the end of the Chicago Med season 10, episode 9, they diagnose her with Addison’s disease and related depression before parting ways as friends and colleagues.

Reese Left In Chicago Med Season 4 After A Falling Out With Charles (But The Reason Was Unclear)

She Left Abruptly After Her Father’s Death

Reese’s abrupt exit from Chicago Med at the beginning of season 4 was the culmination of a bizarre arc involving her biological father — a career criminal who resurfaced after many years to try to scam his daughter out of money. At the end of the story, Charles confronted the father about evidence that the man was a serial killer, then hesitated when the father collapsed. Reese blamed Charles for her father’s subsequent death from a heart attack, which was her stated reason for leaving Gaffney Medical Center.

Although Reese claimed that she couldn’t be around Charles because of his alleged role in her father’s death, leaving seemed like a strange reaction. If she truly believed that Charles failed to do his duty as a doctor, she could have gone to Goodwin or filed a complaint like she does now. Her relationship with Charles had been tumultuous since he took her on as a mentee, so it was clear there was more to her decision to leave than this incident. Reese’s argument with Charles in “No Love Lost” finally clarifies the real reasons for her exit.

Chicago Med Season 10, Episode 9 Reveals The Real Reason Reese Was Resentful Of Charles

His Mentorship Style Left Her Feeling Inadequate

Throughout her return, Reese continually accuses Charles of “always having to be right,” which is a clue as to what her real problem is. Charles is mystified by this accusation, but clearly, this has been an ongoing issue that partially explains Reese’s decision to leave Gaffney. Reese’s resentment is at the root of the current conflict. Charles would not have revoked her privileges had he understood the reason she was giving her patient a placebo or that she had consulted with other psychiatrists before taking that step, but she kept that information to herself because of her anger at him.

When she [Reese] was a resident, she felt he always tore her down, and thus afterward she kept second-guessing herself because his voice was stuck in her head.