DR. BICKMAN IS FORCED TO REEVALUATE THE DECSIONS HE'S MADE AFTER HE MAKES A NEAR FATAL MISTAKE, ON "BLACK BOX"

Steve Schirripa, Becky Ann Baker and Dan Folger Guest Star

"Emotion" - Dr. Bickman rushes his doorman to The Cube after he sees him collapse from a buried aneurysm. With a second bleed imminent, he makes a choice to perform an alternative procedure to repair it. After revealing a difficult diagnosis to a young mother, Catherine finds herself sinking into a deep sadness. In her desperation, she misleads a nurse into supplying her with oxycodone. Catherine turns to her brother for help, though he begins to wonder if he's become an enabler. Catherine reveals to Will that their relationship is over, in "Black Box," THURSDAY, JULY 17 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Black Box" stars Kelly Reilly as Catherine Black, Ditch Davey as Dr. Ian Bickman, David Ajala as Will Van Renseller, Ali Wong as Dr. Lina Lark, Laura Fraser as Reagan Black, David Chisum as Joshua Black, Siobhan Williams as Esme Black with Terry Kinney as Dr. Owen Morely and Vanessa Redgrave as Dr. Hartramph.

Guest starring Sepideh Moafi as Farrah Mahmoud, Tasso Feldman as Leo Robinson, Audrey Esparza as Carlotta, Ali Ahn as Tinker, Tracee Chimo as Mackenzie, Montego Glover as Phoebe Schwartz, Dan Fogler as Fred Baker, Steve Schirripa as Joey Giordano, Becky Ann Baker as Eileen Giordano, Elizabeth Stanley as Jennifer Redmond, Jeremy Rishe as Anesthesiologist, Darren Johnson as Dr. Finney, and Tyson Driscoll as Skylar Redmond.

"Emotion" was written by Dr. Michael Madden and directed by Hayley Schore.

"Black Box" was created by Amy Holden Jones ("Mystic Pizza," "Indecent Proposal"). Ilene Chaiken ("The L Word"), Amy Holden Jones, Bryan Singer ("House," "X-Men"), Anne Thomopoulos ("Oz," "From the Earth to the Moon"), Oly Obst, Gary Michael Walters ("Drive," "Bobby"), David Lancaster ("Drive," Broadway's "The Bridges of Madison County") and Michel Litvak are the executive producers. The premiere episode, "Kiss the Sky," was written by Jones and directed by Simon Curtis ("My Week with Marilyn"). The series is a production of Bold Films Television and is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format with a 5.1 channel surround sound.

For more information about "Black Box" visit ABC.com/Black Box