The doc prolly cloned the politician because he funded her whole wing at the hospital hence backing her research. She may be trying to repay him, have been in love with him, or he may have brought up the idea that he wanted it done in a previous conversation. As for the wife shooting him, he obviously thought the lies and his career were more important than fessing up. If it was really an accident he wouldn't have covered it up and he would have apologized to the baby. He didn't. And it was self defense, what pregnant mother in her right mind lets the sleazy politician that killed her child before and lied and covered it up get close enough for another try? Get some sense people. I liked this episode enough to remember it years after I first saw it. About 5 minutes in I remembered everything but Graham being cloned at the end. That doesn't happen with most other episodes I've seen.