Addison and Richard hug as she leaves Seattle Grace for the last time. The chief of surgery on Grey's Anatomy hates to let her go, but he knows her decision to join a Private Practice is final.
Addison and Richard say their goodbyes as the former leaves Seattle Grace, where she had been under his tutelage, for the Oceanside Wellness Center in California. It's a sad day, but it was a necessary one for Addison.
Addison speaks with Dr. Richard Webber, Chief of Surgery at Seattle Grace, about her desire to depart for California - for good this time - in the series premiere of Private Practice.
Addison and her friends from med school, Naomi (Audra McDonald) and Sam Bennett (Taye Diggs). Those two are divorced but still work together and get along.
After arriving in Southern California and taking up residence at the clinic (professionally, at least), Addison is ready to get on with her bad self. And the rest of her life!
It's just another day in SoCal as Addison, Pete and Dell (Chris Lowell) converse at the Oceanside Wellness Center. It didn't take long for Addison to feel at home.