As Deacon continues to battle his illness on Nashville, it seems like he's getting better- until the doctor comes in with some unfortunate news.

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On Friday, a sneak peek of the next episode was released when Deacon hangs out in his hospital bed with his friends and family. The man is joking around with Rayna and her daughter as Scarlett sits on a chair and they all look like they're enjoying themselves.

But when Dr. Rand walks in, he looks like he's going to have to kill the moment with some news that breaks everyone's hearts. It turns out that Deacon has a fever at 100.5 and the doctors need to figure out what's causing it.

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Deacon admits that he feels fine, but that's not enough. The fever is telling otherwise and that's what the doctors need to look into. It could be something manageable so there could be a "likely" chance that things will proceed with the liver transplant. Everyone realizes that there's a chance that Deacon may not be able to get the surgery.

Things are even more risky since Deacon could have something more serious like pneumonia. If this is the case, then Deacon's body could reject the liver and there won't be an operation.

And if it turns out that he can't get this transplant taken care of, then the next liver would go to the next recipient.

Check out the scene here and, perhaps, determine if Deacon will be able to get better or not.

Nashville airs on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET on ABC.