Steven Weber dishes the details on tonight's midseason premiere emergency surgery, as Sharon Goodwin's life hangs in the balance.

Dr. Dean Archer has been an integral part of Chicago Med since his introduction to the medical drama in the sixth season.

Sharon Goodwin’s fate took a dramatic turn during Chicago Med Season 10’s fall finale when she was brutally attacked in her office. The shocking confrontation with a vengeful assailant left Goodwin bleeding out,

Archer ( Steven Weber ), who had slipped his resignation letter under her door, first saves her during the attack; his shout once he rushes to her aid distracts Cassidy long enough that Goodwin can turn the knife around on her — pointedly avoiding the major organs,

The last time viewers saw Weber’s Dr. Archer he was sliding his resignation letter under Sharon Goodwin’s (Merkerson) door while, unbeknownst to him, she was being held captive by her season 10 stalker.

To celebrate the midseason premiere of Chicago Med, Steven Weber chatted with NBC Insider about Archer's resignation—and how destiny had other plans.

The midseason finale left off with Archer dropping off his resignation letter under the door of her office and only seeing her in trouble as the elevator doors closed as he left the floor. The promo that aired for the January 8 midseason premiere, “No Love Lost,” showed him fighting to get back up to her.

Chicago Med tied two cliffhangers together during its season 10 fall finale. Dr. Sharon Goodwin (S Epatha Merkerson) was stabbed and bleeding out, and her only hope of being rescued was Dr. Dean Archer (Steven Weber) who came by her officer to tender his resignation.