Note: This story contains spoilers for “The Pitt” Episode 13.

“The Pitt” has thrown a lot of curveballs at Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch across its first season, but Episode 13 brought this healthcare professional to his breaking point.

In between high-stakes medical emergencies, the Max medical drama established Robby (Noah Wyle) as the overwhelmed senior attending leading the team of doctors and nurses at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital during this intense shift. Though he’s struggling with unresolved trauma from treating patients with COVID at the height of the pandemic, Robby has kept a steady head. But after a mass shooting at a nearby music festival brought a deluge of patients to the ER — including his almost stepson Jake (Jack Speights) and his gravely injured girlfriend — the tragedy hitting so close to home breaks him.