Shaun and Lea get off to a bumpy start as new parents, while at work Shaun tries to navigate a problematic with one of the new residents he has to supervise: another doctor with Autism Spectrum DIsorder who idolizes him but also seems to "push all his buttons" by their very nature. Life hasn't run out of curveballs for Dr. Glassman, either, and it seems determined to force him to relive one of the hardest lessons he's yet refused to learn. Not all is bleak, though, as Drs. Park and Reznick take stock of their relationship and a chance reunion between Drs. Kalu and former team member Dr. Claire Brown soon has them entangled again as though no time had passed.
Dr. Shaun Murphy continues to use his extraordinary medical gifts at St. Bonaventure Hospital’s surgical unit. As his romantic relationship with Lea deepens, he will also face new responsibilities as a fourth-year resident when he is put in charge of supervising a new set of residents that will test him in ways he cannot predict. Meanwhile, the team must deal with the uncertainty and pressure that the COVID-19 pandemic brings now that it has hit their hospital.