Heartland (2007)
Season 1
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Heart surgeon Nathaniel Grant's dedication to his work takes a toll on his health and his relationships.
Where to Watch Season 1
10 Episodes
- Pilot
E1PilotHeartland introduces us to Dr. Nathaniel Grant (Treat Williams) an intense and overworked lung and heart transplant surgeon at St. Jude Regional Transplant Center in Pittsburgh. Grant is forced to deal with working in the same hospital with his ex-wife Kate (Kari Matchett), who is the organ recovery coordinator. The two must put aside their past differences and battle the clock in order to save lives. - I Make Myself into Something New
E2I Make Myself into Something NewDr. Grant is now the chief of staff of the St. Jude Regional Transplant Center due to his friend and mentor Bart Jacobs retirement because of poor health. Meanwhile as Kate waits for clearance to remove the organs of a "Jane Doe" murder victim, she spends the day with her daughter Thea who is nervous about an upcoming party. Dr. Grant refuses to perform a living donation for a son who wants to give part of his liver to his dying alcoholic father. The episode also introduces us to Dr. Tom Jonas, who joins St Jude taking Grant's old position. - Picking Up Little Things
E3Picking Up Little ThingsDr. Griffith makes a bad incision during a liver transplant causing massive bleeding and forcing the liver to be discarded. The patient still has a chance for survival due to a possible living donation of the patients brother who is in prison for the murder of their foster father. Meanwhile Nathaniel treats a 13-year-old heart transplant patient who constantly comes back to the hospital with complications. - Mother & Child Reunion
E4Mother & Child ReunionTom is preparing to perform the first ever fetal uterine transplant on an infertile woman. However, he must get Nathaniel's approval before performing this breakthrough operation. Meanwhile, Nathaniel is preoccupied with saving the life of a six month old baby dying of a rare heart defect. Kate struggles to convince a grieving mother to donate her baby's heart, which could potentially save Nathaniel's dying baby. - The Places You'll Go
E5The Places You'll GoKate and Dr. Jonas travel to West Virginia to obtain the liver from a dying woman. However, Jonas encounters racism during their trip, which delays the organ recovery. Dr. Grant faces ethical issues when he meets a patient who is experiencing complications after receiving a liver on the black market in Mexico. Kate starts dating again. - Domino Effect
E6Domino EffectDr. Grant and his team perform an extremely complicated transplant procedure involving three married couples. Mary decides to make a personal sacrifice to insure the operation is a success. Meanwhile, Dr. Jonas' wife arrives and Bart's condition takes a turn for the worse leading his wife and Dr. Grant to push harder for him to get his much needed lung transplant. - As We Are So Wonderfully Done with Each Other
E8As We Are So Wonderfully Done with Each OtherBart's son refuses to allow the DNR order, leaving Nate struggling between what Bart wants and what's best for the family; Jonas insists on doing a risky procedure, and begins to doubt himself when Simon bails him out. - Smile
E9SmileIn Heartland's dramatic season finale, Bart passes away and his widow would like Nathaniel to give the eulogy at his funeral. Meanwhile, panic ensues when it's discovered a former donor had cancer and it has been passed to the recipients of her organs. Kate feels responsible for the disaster and scrambles to find replacement organs. Dr. Jonas uses the opportunity to tell Kate how he really feels about her.
