PP: "You don't always know better"

While a lot happened during this week's Private Practice episode, below is a recap of only the highlights.

- Dell comes into work with some surprising news: he and Heather, Betsie's mother, got married. He swears she is sober and responsible and that they are very happy together. Everyone is a bit shocked, but Violet takes it upon herself to try to make him see that this is a wrong decision. By the end of the episode though, Dell makes her, and everyone else, realize that they need to respect his decision.
- When Charlotte tells Cooper she was married, he is very mad. While the marriage upsets him, he is more angry that she lied to him, but Charlotte tries to explain that she just didn't want to remember this painful part of her past.
- Addison's father shows up out of the blue and uninvited and she shows him the door. They later meet and it becomes obvious she wants nothing to do with him. Then, at the end of the episode, she goes to see him, which is a step forward, but she does point out to him that she has a family and doesn't need him.
- During an episode a few months ago, Cooper helped a father and son get medical attention and also go safely into hiding because the son claimed he was being abused by his stepfather. So when the mother shows up demanding Cooper tell her where her son is, he does not cooperate. Cooper is then arrested and bail is refused; The judge decides to hold him until he gives up the son's location, even though he has bruises covering his body, which means he is being beaten up in jail. Cooper does know where the boy is and he also knows he needs more medical attention, so he asks Charlotte to bring the boy antibiotics. She does, but Addison also steps in and does what she thinks is best, regardless of what others told her. Addison calls the police and the father is arrested, which means Cooper is released. While Cooper is happy to be free, he is mad at Addison because she essentially ignored the kid's well being. Regardless, by the end of the episode we find out the boy was never abused and he was only trying to get his parents back together.