WHEN A YOUNG MAN ARRIVES AT BUNKER HILL RAVAGED BY HIV, JAMES ATTEMPTS A RADICAL ANTI-VIRAL TREATMENT THAT COULD SAVE THE MAN'S LIFE, ON "PURE GENIUS," ON A SPECIAL NIGHT, SUNDAY, JAN. 1

"Grace" - When a young man comes to Bunker Hill ravaged by a drug-resistant strain of HIV, James attempts a radical anti-viral treatment. Also, Walter must work quickly when his daughter's best friend contracts a fatal flesh-eating bacteria, and James makes a connection with Louis Keating's nurse, on PURE GENIUS, on a special night and time, Sunday, Jan. 1 (9:30 PM-10:30 PM, ET/9:00-10:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network.

REGULAR CAST:

Dermot Mulroney (Dr. Walter Wallace)
Augustus Prew (James Bell)
Odette Annable (Dr. Zoe Brockett)
Reshma Shetty (Dr. Talaikha Channarayapatra)
Aaron Jennings (Dr. Malik Verlaine)
Ward Horton Brenda Song (Dr. Scott Strauss)
(Angie Cheng)

GUEST CAST:

Taylor Rose (Jess Wallace)
Alexis Krause (Nina Diaz)
Irene Choi (Ally)
Roland Ruiz (Franklin)
Jazzmun (Gloria)
Nestor Rodriguez (Ambassador)
Giovanni Bejarano (Valet)
Cullen Douglas (Louis Keating)
Christine Day (Music Contractor)
Jason McGee (Choir Director/Singer #1)
Lori Mark (Singer #2)
Eric Bradley (Singer #3)
Baraka May Williams (Singer #4)
Fletcher Sheridan (Singer #5)
Cecelia Bullard (Singer #6)
Janis Liebhart (Singer #7)

WRITTEN BY: Andrew Hinderaker

DIRECTED BY: Rosemary Rodriguez