Pakistan, April 17 -- Sepideh Moafi disclosed her character's 35-year medical struggle on Thursday night. In the second season finale of The Pitt, Dr Baran Al-Hashimi reveals a long-held secret: she has been living with a seizure disorder. The attending physician's challenges during a high-stakes Fourth of July shift will finally be laid bare for viewers.

In tonight's penultimate episode, Sepideh Moafi's character found a secret medical record. Dr Al-Hashimi discovered the 35-year disease was her own after looking at a patient's history. The Iranian-American actress plays a doctor who takes over the emergency room while hiding decades of hardship.

Viewers who observed subtle clues throughout the season were taken aback by the revelation...