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7. Did You Hear What Happened to Charlotte King?

After Pete discovers Charlotte in the halls of the hospital bloodied and bruised, he and their fellow doctors come to her aid, but only Addison learns the truth from Charlotte that she was sexually assaulted.

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After her brutal assault, Charlotte struggles alone to find aid to help her wounds, where a shocked Pete finds her. Pete takes her to the nearest treatment room, shunning the staff's curiosity and inquiries, and attempts to treat her injuries. She initially resists until he tells her of her broken wrist, hand and eye socket. Charlotte calls Addison for help. Violet comes to the club that Amelia, Cooper, and Sam are at and informs them that Charlotte was violently attacked at the hospital. After arriving, Addison finds that Charlotte has been raped during the attack.

When she suggests a rape kit be taken, Charlotte says that the rape never happened, and refuses consent. Amelia and Charlotte bond over their mutual addictions; Addison gets mad at Sam because he wants to go home and not stay for support. Violet is reluctant to see Charlotte because of her own attack that she went through a year before. Sheldon assesses a man in police custody who has blood on his clothes, and won't tell the police who he attacked---unaware that the victim is Charlotte.

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