"Escobar Gallardo" is the thirteenth and final episode in the first season of the FX medical drama Nip/Tuck. It originally aired on October 21 in 2003.
Synopsis[]
Christian learns that Kimber and Merril are engaged, meanwhile Escobar continues to have the surgeons do things for him. Liz is sent to Bermuda after being shot in the leg by one of Escobar's people. Sean goes to kill Escobar but ends up making a deal with him. Christian learns the truth about Gina's baby, and Julia returns to get the paternity test she had done a while ago.
Plot[]
Escobar continues to have the surgeons do things for him. Christian learns that Kimber and Merril are engaged. Liz is sent to Bermuda after being shot in the leg by one of Escobar's people. Sean goes to kill Escobar. Escobar makes a deal with Sean; a new face for their freedom. Christian learns, in the delivery room, that he is not the father of Gina's baby. Julia returns to get the paternity test she had done a while ago. The doctors do surgery on Escobar and give him the face of a criminal even higher than Gallardo on the Most Wanted List - Armand Ortiz. Ortiz is arrested at the airport for bank robbing and killing a federal agent.
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Dylan Walsh as Dr. Sean McNamara
- Julian McMahon as Dr. Christian Troy
- Valerie Cruz as Grace Santiago (credit only)
- John Hensley as Matt McNamara
- Joely Richardson as Julia McNamara
Guest Starring[]
- Kelly Carlson as Kimber Henry
- Jessalyn Gilsig as Gina Russo
- Robert LaSardo as Escobar Gallardo
- Joey Slotnick as Dr. Merril Bobolit
- Daniel Zacapa as Pepe
- Ian Abercrombie as Cyril Parks
- Kelsey Batelaan as Annie McNamara
- Ricki Lopez as Armand Otiz / Jorge Barco
- Gay Thomas Wilson as Debbie
- Roma Maffia as Dr. Liz Cruz
Co-Starring[]
- Ivonne Coll as Dr. Murphy
- Frank Noon as Pawnshop Owner
- Tom Virtue as FBI Agent
Music[]
Trivia[]
- This episode had the production code 176462.
- The episode had 2.99 million U.S. viewers upon release.
- Near the end of the episode, Escobar tells Sean he was 28 when Blondie's "Rapture" came out. However, his FBI file later states his birthdate as being in 1967, making him 13 when the song was released, in 1980.
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