When we last saw Dr. Bashir “Bash” Hamed (Hamza Haq), he had finally started seeing a therapist to talk about the trauma he endured during the Syrian civil conflict. Finding his mother’s lifeless body in the hospital was harrowing enough, but the enduring effect is him feeling like he’s robbed his sister Amira (Sirena Gulamgaus) of the kind of guidance only parents can provide. Now, Bash’s therapist is forcing him to confront the visions that still haunt him, telling him, “You need to face it.” Turns out that simple instruction applies to the entire staff at York Memorial this week as everyone struggles with their own demons on Transplant (Wednesdays at 10/8 MT on CTV).

A not-so-absent dad

A few weeks ago, Dr. June Curtis (Ayisha Issa) came face-to-face with her deadbeat Dad who abandoned her and her family when she was young. He showed up at the hospital with a diagnosis of stomach cancer, and June—who is the poster girl for Keep Calm and Carry On if ever there was one—pretty much wished him luck but told him to stay out of her life. June can be a tough nut to crack—just ask her on-again-off-again beau, hospital security guard Lou (they’re off again right now, BTW)—but it's easy to get the see why she may be right not to give her dad a second chance.Welp, Papa Curtis is back again anyway with June’s superior, Dr. Singh (with whom she has had ongoing problems) set to do his stomach cancer surgery. Apparently Daddy Dearest is also back to his old ways, telling huge honking lies and weaseling his way into June’s life. Most notably, he tells Dr. Singh he’ll be convalescing at June’s house. Spoiler alert: he’s not.[video_embed id='1914821']RELATED: 'Transplant' star Ayisha Issa has superhero ambitions and the moves to back it up [/video_embed]“You say you changed but you lied to my boss to get me to talk to you!” she says when she confronts him. When he pleads with her, playing the “I’m all alone” card, she retorts, “You’re alone because you hurt everyone who ever cared about you.” Yikes.June’s struggles with her father are in direct contrast to a patient who's undergoing his own emergency gut surgery. This man is surrounded by his wife and family as he recovers, claiming his child is his best medicine. The look on June’s face as she watches them says everything about her sadness at missing out on paternal love in her own life. When the patient unfortunately doesn’t pull through, June remarks, “That’s just not who we are,” in reference to the mourning family. She walks away from her father, and viewers are left to wonder if he will be back to torture her again.

'Face it'

On top of his psychological demons, Bash is also struggling with huge personal and professional issues too. Personally, his sister Amira is acting out in school because she wants to go back to Syria—one of his worst fears come true. Professionally, Bash feels like he’s failing his latest patient—a woman recovering from opioid addiction. She admits her marriage is crumbling because of her addiction, since even when she’s not using, suspicions are high.When she calls her addiction a giant void in her life, Bash brings the whole thing full-circle, responding, “You have to face it.” Sound familiar? Blink and you’ll miss it, but at that very moment Bash is haunted again by a lightning-quick vision of Syria. Looks like he isn’t just trying to give his patient advice; he really is trying to take his own, too.

Oh look—a cliff

The episode comes to a unique close—one we haven’t seen from the series before. When the opioid patient’s vitals begin to crash as fluid fills her lungs, Bash begins the very graphic process (hey, it wouldn’t be Transplant if it wasn’t graphic) of puncturing her side to extract the fluid. Dr. Bishop (John Hannah) is guiding and overseeing the procedure but at a critical moment, his eyes suddenly flicker, and we get the impression there’s something viewers don’t yet know that's plaguing the good doctor. The procedure fails and the patient begins to go into cardiac arrest. Then, just like that, the episode cuts to black. A cliffhanger! We don’t know what happens to the patient, or why Bishop had that small moment of confusion, but all will hopefully be revealed in next week’s season finale.Watch Transplant Wednesdays at 10/8 MT on CTV.[video_embed id='1962027']BEFORE YOU GO: Getting to know 'Transplant' star Jim Watson[/video_embed]