When Stephanie goes missing, the FBI quickly find out that she used to be Stephen, a married man with two kids who underwent surgery for gender reassignment several years ago.
It's handled very well - there is a good balance of showing the difficulties people in her situation face, the prejudice of others and the fact that there are people from all walks of life who are actually very sensitive and accepting.
The main thrust of the story is very poignant. An initial sighting of her handing over money to a guy who seemed to be threatening her is a red herring. There are other miscues as well - could her brother have killed her? He's not pleased when she turns up.
But the real reason for her disappearance is worse - but at least there is a kind of happy ending to the whole thing.
Except for the fact that Vivian is then found lying on the ground having had an attack of some kind...moreless
When Stephanie Healy doesn't show up for choir practice, the team heads in to investigate and soon learns Stephanie had recently had a fight with her boyfriend. While speaking with Eddie, the team is shocked to learn that Stephanie used to be Stephen Patrick Healy. Convinced that the truth to what is happening in Stephanie's present lies in her past, the team investigates who Stephen was. Vivian has trouble hiding her worsening problems from the team, and is upset that Martin has been talking to Sam about his suspicions.moreless
 Eric Close |
Martin Fitzgerald |
 Poppy Montgomery |
Samantha Spade |
 Anthony LaPaglia |
Jack Malone |
 Enrique Murciano |
Danny Taylor |
 Marianne Jean-Baptiste |
Vivian Johnson |
 Sandra Nelson |
Stephanie Healy |
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 Jamie McShane |
Robert Healy |
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Margaret Welsh |
Beverly Eastman |
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Stephanie Venditto |
Dr. Lisa Harris |
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Goof: When Samantha dials the phone to call the Eastman's, she only dials six numbers.
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German episode title: "Verwandlungen," meaning "Transformations."
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This episode scored 13.4 with a 22 share in the household ratings and for adults aged 18-49 it scored 6.6. It was #1 overall in it's timeslot, #2 overall for the night, and #3 i nthe 18-49 demographic.
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The end of the episode featured an alert for missing child Shawn Shrewsbury. His disappearance remains unsolved (more info).
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The title refers to not only the main character's transition from Stephen to Stephanie, and her family's various reactions, but to Viv's dealing with her health -- from denial to becoming pro-active, yet secretive.
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