Network: FOX
Episodes: 13 (hour)
Seasons: One
TV show dates: September 17, 2012 — January 7, 2013
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Jordana Spiro, Floriana Lima, Zach Gilford, Željko Ivanek, Wendy Makkena, Jesse Lee Soffer, William Forsythe, James Carpinello, and Michael Rappaport.
TV show description:
This medical drama focuses on a young female surgeon who’s caught between two worlds. She must juggle her promising medical career with her family’s debt to Chicago’s Southside mob. The Hippocratic oath is sacred for most doctors but for Chicago physician Grace Devlin, saving lives isn’t the only concern.
Doctor Grace Devlin (Jordana Spiro) is a top resident at Chicago’s Roosevelt Medical Center. She’s smart and self-assured and heralded as one of the country’s most promising young surgeons. However, her family ties keep her glued to her Southside roots. To pay off her brother’s life-threatening gambling debt, she makes a deal with the “devil” and agrees to work “off book” for the mafia men she’s long despised.
At the hospital, Grace must regularly deal with emotionally compelling cases -– a young woman in need of a heart transplant, a family decimated by a hit-and-run driver, or the mass chaos in the wake of an commuter train collision. But in her other vastly different world, she must juggle an onslaught of mob-related demands, including operating in illegal backrooms, treating hit men hiding from the law, performing emergency surgery on a high-end call girl, and even saving a juiced-up race horse.
Adding to her stress is the fact that Grace must keep her dual life a secret from everyone. That includes her protective best friend, Nurse Rosa “Ro” Quintero (Floriana Lima); her handsome, blue-blooded boyfriend, Doctor Brett Robinson (Zach Gilford); her boss and Roosevelt Medical’s Chief of Surgery, Doctor Stafford White (Željko Ivanek); her rival, Doctor Olivia Wilcox (Jaime Lee Kirchner); her perpetually in-denial mother, Daniella (Wendy Makkena); and even her well-meaning screw-up brother, Nate (Jesse Lee Soffer).
The only ones who know the true scope of Grace’s activities are the men that Grace owes the debt to — including the brutal Southside mob boss Paul Moretti (Michae11 29 2012 09 29
l Rappaport) and charming Constantine Alexander (William Forsythe), an oddly compassionate killer whose relationship with Grace is more than it seems. Recently released from prison, Constantine is the former head of the Southside mob. He wants to reclaim his place in the organization, with the help of his right-hand associate, Grace’s ex-boyfriend named Franco (James Carpinello).
As Grace tries to juggle the demands of these two conflicting worlds –- not to mention the needs of her own slightly dysfunctional family –- her moral center comes into direct conflict with the very immoral things she’s asked to do. With nerves of steel and a tough-as-nails exterior, she somehow manages to make it all work -– at least for now.
Episode #13 — Life and Death
Gunshot victims Constantine and Grace’s mother, Daniella, are rushed to the hospital. After sending Grace – who grabs Constantine’s phone – away, Stafford tends to Constantine, and Brett takes Daniella.
When Nate calls Constantine’s phone and Grace learns four crew members were murdered, Grace tells him about Constantine and Daniella. Agent York asks Grace what she saw (nothing). But York knows she’s Constantine’s doctor and that Nate works for Constantine.
After surgery, Daniella’s condition remains critical. Nate tells Grace the Nogales cartel was behind the shootings. Grace warns Nate the FBI is watching him. Constantine also survives, and Stafford – who knows about Grace’s mob involvement – orders her to stay away from Constantine. York informs Grace that Nate will serve 20 years unless he turns state’s witness. And Al Trapani tells Grace that Constantine killed her father.
York pressures Ro into admitting that Grace used to date Franco. Grace asks Constantine if he killed her father. Constantine says he couldn’t have done that because he’s Grace’s true father, and he had come to her house to tell her this just before he got shot.
When Daniella regains consciousness, Grace asks if Constantine’s really her father. Daniella confirms this. She was afraid her husband would kill her, so she never told anyone. Grace – who always remembers finding her “father” dead when she was six – is shaken by what she’s just learned.
Grace tells Franco about Ro’s slip. Franco advises Grace to plead ignorance. Meanwhile, Daniella dies from an embolism.
Grace blames Constantine for Daniella’s death and threatens to tell the FBI everything she knows. Constantine plays Stavos’s message about Trapani’s lying to the cartel – which made Constantine a target – adding that Trapani told Grace that Constantine killed her “father” to drive a wedge between them. And if Grace wants to avenge Daniella’s death, she’ll help Constantine take down Trapani. OK.
Grace asks Luke to use his Miami contacts to tell the cartel about Trapani’s lie, and to set up a meeting with Tiago Enriquez, the cartel’s top man in Chicago. She also tells Luke that she’s Constantine’s daughter, and Luke agrees to help.
York confronts Franco about his involvement with Grace and her criminal activity. Franco denies everything, but York says Grace’s fingerprints were all over Franco’s safe house. He intends to press charges and takes Franco’s badge and gun.
Grace meets Enriquez – who’s angry that Trapani played him – and his thugs. Speaking for Constantine, Grace offers Enriquez free access to the Eisenhower Expressway, which Trapani controls, if Enriquez forgives Luke’s debt and kills Trapani. Once Enriquez agrees to the deal, Grace spits in the face of the thug who killed Daniella.
When Grace relays this to Constantine, he says it’ll lull the cartel into a false sense of security and give him time to strike back. The deal was illusion and only Grace could sell it. Grace is furious. She wants out. Constantine refuses, saying she has no choice. She’s his blood, his family. Then he falls asleep.
After muting Constantine’s alarm, Grace injects him with insulin, removes the memory chip from his phone, trashes the syringe, and walks out. Constantine flatlines.
Grace tells Nate that she’s out of the mob business. He’s staying in. They hug.
Grace walks out of the hospital, gets into Franco’s car, and they kiss. Franco says, “Mexico, here we come.”
First aired: January 7, 2013
What do you think? Do you like The Mob Doctor TV series? Are you sorry to hear that the show won’t be back for a second season?
I thought it ws a good program and somewhat imaginative; however, the show pretty much ended itself with the last episode, with the co-star dead.
The moment they get something right they pull the rug from under you. Now that show had good actors and a great story line…..Constantine could have been saved and Grace could have found herself involved with a Mexican drug lord…and needs her father….someone can certainly pick up where they left off??? It could be even better with a creative team willing to put in the time.
Loved the show!! So sad it was cancelled so soon. Maybe it should take the place of Bob’s Burgers, the absolute worst show I have witnessed in years.
Very disappointed I love that show. I have it set to record on my DVR. Maybe if you move the time and day the ratings will go up???? It was up against How I met Your Mother, Two Broke Girls, Mike and Molly. Please don’t cancel the show!!!!!!!
This was a GREAT show! How do they determine what to terminate? That was ridiculous!
I totally agree. This was a very good show and sure beats all the stupid comedies and reality shows. I looked forward to watching this show every week. I’m really hate to see it go.
Just can’t believe you would cancel such a good show–something that was entirely different from all the other dumb shows on tv–like having 2 hours of ”biggest looser”!!!when 30 minutes of that one would be enough. PLEASE consider bringing this great show back, It is so unique in it’s story an love all the caracters in the show, Bring back the mob man an the Dr. please!!!! Will be watching for it’s return— BEST SHOW IN A VERY LONG TIME!!!!!!!!!!!! An it’s impossible to find a good show on tv anymore.
i agree with everything that has been said. i felt that MOB DOCTOR was number one of all shows. i agree that it should be brought back. i cannot believe that it was cancelled.
the second best show is REVENGE, which definitely should be brought back.
I can’t believe THE MOB DOCTOR was cancelled!!! This is a such s good show!! I agree with the other comments; that it seems the good ones get cancelled, and we are left with a lot of really stupid shows. What is the reason it was cancelled? Please at least give us that much. Obviously we weren’t given the choice, you know the ones who actually watch the show.
Why do they cancel all the good shows, and leave the crap like Honey Boo-Boo ???
WHY CANCEL MOB DOCTOR??? This show was different than any other new shows, seems like the networks keep putting out the same crappy shows and variations on others some other network has! This was a GREAT show, very VERY sad!
Loved the Mob Doctor
this was one of mine and my husbands favorite shows. Sometimes I wonder who makes the decisions about TV programming. They seems to think the majority of the public want the stupid reality shows and the shows like X facto and the Voice, gave them a season and won’t waste my time again.
I love this show!!!! Why did they cancel it!?!?!?!?! Bring it back please!!!!!
I can’t believe this show is cancled! Seriously!
it was a different kind of show not just cup show keep it on.
I LOVED this show, I can’t believe it was cancelled! Why don’t you cancel the reality shows and keep this one, please!!??