Grey's Anatomy (2005–…): Season 1, Episode 8 - Save Me - full transcript

- Previously on Grey's Anatomy:
- How hot is the sex?

- [Derek] Some call this a relationship.
- [Meredith] I know nothing about you.

We're having sex every night.

- l deserve details.
- You have more than most.

What makes a hotshot
leave the Big Apple for Seattle?

Thanks for the coffee.

[gasping]

[woman] Adoption? Keeping the baby?
l know this is a difficult decision.

- l'm not interested.
- l am not your sister!

l am a man!

You need to get laid.
See that nurse there?



She's single.
She's got red hair.

Go ask her out.

Smooth moves, doctor.

- Who is that?
- That's Dad.

- [woman] Diagnosis?
- [Meredith] Alzheimer's.

She doesn't want anyone to know.

l'm the only person
she'll allow to see her.

[? A.M. Sixty: Big as the Sky]

[Meredith]
Secrets can't hide in science.

Medicine has a way of exposing the lies.

Within the walls of the hospital,

the truth is stripped bare.

How we keep our secrets
outside the hospital...

Well, that's a little different.



[doorknob rattling]

[lzzie] George.

You locked the door.
l need to take a shower.

Uh, uh, l'll be out in a minute.

What are you doing in there?

[George] lt's private.

Oh. Oh, God.
l'm sorry. l get it.

- [laughing] l don't mean to interrupt.
- No, it's not that!

[lzzie] lt's OK.
Take your time.

l am not doing
what you think l'm doing.

There's really no need to explain.

l'll wait. You just... finish.

No, l'm... l'm coming.
l'm coming out!

[Meredith] One thing is certain.

Whatever it is
we're trying to hide,

we're never ready for that moment

- when the truth gets naked.
- [cell phone ringing]

Dr. Grey, this is Ms. Henry
from the nursing home.

- l'm calling about your mother.
- Is she all right?

Oh, it's nothing like that.

Can I call you later, then?

- Uh, I just wanted to...
- l have to go.

Oh, my God.

Who is calling you at this hour?

lt's a wrong number.

There's no reason to be ashamed.

lt's normal.
Healthy, even.

l'm not ashamed 'cause
l wasn't doing anything.

- l don't have to. l have a girlfriend.
- An imaginary girlfriend?

An actual girlfriend.

You know what?
lt's no big deal.

You don't have to lie.
l get it. You have needs.

Oh!

What is going on out here?

Nothing.

- Nothing.
- Nothing.

He's freaked out 'cause l caught him
playing with little Jimmy and the twins.

l have a girlfriend.

[lzzie] OK.

This sounds like fun out here.

[cell phone ringing]

Aren't you gonna get that?
Might be the hospital.

lt's not. Breakfast?

[Meredith] That's
the problem with secrets.

Like misery, they love company.

No, look, l told you people

l'm not coming in
for a counseling session.

l know all my options.

Uh, well, l made my decision,
and l made my appointment.

l'll be there on the 1 6th.

They pile up and up
until they take over everything.

- l paged you last night.
- Oh, l wasn't on-call.

That's not why l paged you.

You could give me your home number.

Um, Burke...

[Cristina sighs]

Uh, l gotta go.

[Meredith] Until you don't have
room for anything else.

Until you're so full of secrets,

you feel like you're going to burst.

l had a really good time
the other night.

Yeah, me too.

Are you, uh, feeling OK
and everything?

l'm good.

Great, now that l
got to see you. Why?

Oh, no reason.
l'm good too, you know?

Really good. You know.

But, um, a little itchy.

Hi, George.

- Hey.
- Olivia.

Hi, Dr. Stevens.

l'll see you later.

OK.

Bye.

Yeah. She's into me.

Way to go, George.
She's cute.

So this morning,
you really weren't...

Anytime you want to apologize...

Then what were you doing
in the bathroom for so long?

l have to go.

Um...

l know l'm pretty to look at
and all, George, but back up.

l need to ask you something.

l'm waiting.

l seem to be having
this skin thing going on,

like a rash, really.

And l think l know what it is,

but l can't get close enough
to tell for sure.

Let's see it.

lt's kind of located in an,
um, you know, private...

You're a doctor, George.
lt's called a penis.

You have a rash on your penis?

l think l can describe it.

Um, it's k... Red.

Look, just come on.

Just show me your junk
so we can get this over with.

So?

Dude, you've got syphilis.

[groaning]

[? Psapp: Nobody Knows]

[Alex] Patient presented with
abdominal pain and blood in his urine.

Once his workup
came back unrevealing,

the urologist suggested a cystoscopy.

Reason?

To get a look inside the bladder.

l appreciate you
doing this, Preston.

l know this is a little
out of your field.

That's not a problem.
lt gives my interns something to do.

l have a feeling
you keep them plenty busy.

We were in the same frat at Tulane.

lt's gone from torturing pledges
to torturing interns.

Am l right?

Be very careful
how you two answer that.

[man] l could tell some stories.

Bill, you have a camera
snaking up your mojo.

lt's not the time to cross me.

lt isn't anything too serious?

That's what this procedure will tell us.

You don't worry about anything
but growing my godson in there.

He kicks like you wouldn't believe.

A badass, just like his father.

Move a little to the right.

[Burke] Your other right.

There.

What do you see?
What is it?

[Burke] Could be
any number of things.

O'Malley, take a biopsy of the mass.
Dr. Karev, schedule a CT.

Let's not worry until we have to.

[monitor beeping]

[Richard] There's too much damage.

We'll have to remove most of the colon
instead of a local resection.

Mmm.

You gotta push it up.

[clearing throat]

[clearing throat]

More suture.

And what's with these
damn lights in here?

[Cristina] Mr. Franklin, how long
has your abdomen been like this?

lt's been getting bigger for a while.

l told him there was something wrong.

No one gets fat like this so fast.
l told him.

Everybody told him.

He has dullness to percussion
and spider angiomas.

What's all that mean?

We have to run some tests.

Great.

What's that gonna cost us this time?

Alice, don't.

Hi, uh, results
for George O'Malley?

l don't see it here.
What's the patient's name?

O'Malley, George. Look,
it's just a simple blood test.

Here you go.

Thank you.

[sighing]

Franklin, Jordan.
l need these back ASAP.

What a shocker.

Hey, what did you get,
something good?

Syphilis? That's not surgical.
Who has syphilis?

Excuse us. Sorry.

- You have syphilis?
- Shh!

- l don't know how this happened.
- Of course you do.

Olivia must really be getting around.

She's not like that.

lt's a new millennium, George.

The only people who aren't like that
are the Amish and, apparently, you.

You don't know.
Maybe l've been sleeping around.

Maybe l got ladies.

Shut up.

- What am l gonna do?
- lt's no biggie.

- Penicillin'll knock it out.
- What am l gonna do about Olivia?

For starters,
stop sleeping with her,

unless you want that thing to fall off.

[George] OK, that is twice
that you have trash-talked

the girl that l could
one day potentially...

Well, not love,
but like a whole lot.

lf she gave it to you,
you have to tell her.

Three.

Fine.
She didn't give it to you.

She was a virgin when you met.

You still have to tell her
so she can get tested.

Oh, yeah?

How am l gonna tell her?

''Uh, hey, Olivia. How you doing?

By the way, l got the syph.
How about you?''

Maybe not quite like that.

No, it's good advice,
really good advice.

Thank you very much.

[Richard] Retract here.

Oh! This just isn't holding.

Give me a bigger retractor, please.

[woman] Sorry, doctor.

[Richard] lt wasn't you.

[clearing throat]

Dr. Bailey,
you can finish this.

Uh, thank you, chief.
l appreciate the opportunity.

l'll just...

[Alex] l gotta say, George,

l didn't think you had it in you.

lt's always the quiet ones.

- So who's the woman?
- None of your business.

Oh, come on.

Who gave you the cooties
on the playground?

You must have had something
like this before, right?

l never talk about my penis
with other men.

l don't n... either, normally.

We better get Burke.

[knocking on door]

Mr. Franklin?

You have a condition
known as ascites.

Oh, my God.
l knew it was terrible.

lt just means there's fluid
in the peritoneal cavity.

The abdomen.

The swelling is pressing
against your lungs,

which is why you're having
trouble breathing.

lt looks like
a symptom of liver disease.

And it all comes together.

Alice, not now.

ls there something we should know?

l drink a bit.

That's the understatement of the year.

- That's enough out of you.
- Hey!

l'm only here for Mom,

to make sure you don't pull
any of your usual crap.

There's definitely a growth
protruding into the bladder,

but look at the edges.

- l don't think it's a tumor.
- Kind of shaped like an ovary.

That the answer you're
gonna give your patient?

This's one of my oldest friends.

- You might want to take this seriously.
- l'm sorry.

You better be.

l got the rest of the labs back.

They did a chromosome analysis
of the tissue.

You won't believe this.

Bill has an ovary?

Um, according to his daughter,
Mr. Franklin is a heavy drinker.

Six to eight drinks a day,
an alcoholic by any standard.

- Protocol?
- Schedule a paracentesis.

Reason?

Draining the fluid'll relieve pressure.

Good, but don't schedule it. Do it.

You want us to do the procedure?

- You've seen one, right?
- Absolutely.

Well, now do one.

l've never seen one.

You're about to.

Oh, my God.

God, an ovary.

lt gives new meaning
to the term ''metrosexual.''

- Hi, George.
- Olivia.

What am l, invisible?

Alex.

You go ahead.
l'll catch up with you later.

About time
l got you alone today.

- Olivia...
- What time is your shift done?

Because mine's over at 8,

and l thought maybe
you could come over.

l need to tell you something.

What's wrong?
Are you breaking up with me?

What? No.
Oh, no. Really, no.

lt's just...

OK, you're the only person
that l've been with in a long time.

l mean, not unusually long
or anything, you know?

Just a normal amount of long time.

But it wouldn't matter to me if
you've been with someone else.

Maybe you have?

l'm not accusing you of anything
or, you know, judging you

or handing out scarlet letters
or anything, you know?

You're a woman, you know?

A very attractive woman.

Of course you've been
with other men.

Not that you've been with a lot of men,
like you're a prostitute...

- A prostitute?
- No! Not a...

Not a prostitute. Wha...?

No, the opposite
of a prostitute, a lady.

You're very ladylike.

l mean, you're very bendy, but...

- George, breathe.
- OK.

lt's just...
OK, here's the thing.

l really like you, Olivia.

l like you a lot.

Well, l like you too.

l have syphilis.

That could have gone better.

[knocking on door]

You dropped a retractor.

Fine.

A few weeks ago, l was operating,

and the vision in
my right eye became blurry.

After a few hours, it was fine.
lt's come back again.

- Did you have it checked out?
- The examination was normal.

My ophthalmologist tells me
l'm just getting older.

But you know what a decline
in my visual acuity can mean.

l'll set up some tests.

Shep,

l know how the rumor mill
runs around here.

Let's just keep this to ourselves.

Absolutely.

Yeah.

[George] Do you think
she's talking about me?

She's absolutely talking about you.

[Alex] Dude, that's a good thing.

[George] No. No, it's not.

Georgie, get a clue.

Syphilis is the best thing
that ever happened to you.

ln their eyes, you're a player.

[Cristina] Hey, syph-boy.

You told her?

Just Cristina.

[Alex] ''Syph-boy.''

lt's got a nice ring to it,

kind of like Superboy,
only diseased.

[Cristina] lzzie didn't say a word.
Here, the only thing

that spreads faster
than disease is gossip.

That's not true. Just 'cause lzzie
can't keep her mouth shut

doesn't mean everyone knows.

How are you feeling?
Sorry about the syphilis.

Everyone in this hospital knows?

Knows you're a player.

- You're disturbed.
- True.

Everybody's got a secret.
Be glad yours is out in the open.

Oh, yeah, Alex?
What's yours?

You show me yours,
and l'll show you mine.

l bet you've got some seriously
kinky skeletons in your closet.

What's in my closet
is none of your business.

Well, l don't have any secrets.
My life is boring.

Everybody's got something to hide.

Well, the mass we found
is not a tumor.

Well, that's good, right?

Anything's got to be
better than cancer.

That's where it gets a little tricky.

The chromosomal tests have revealed

that your body contains DNA
from two different embryos

that merged in the womb at the
very beginning of development.

ln rare cases such as yours,

the condition can produce
gonadal hermaphroditism.

l'm hearing scary words
here, Preston,

you know, pay-cable kind of words.

ln English, the mass
in your bladder is an ovary.

Huh?

Don't worry.
We're gonna remove it.

We have an excellent
gynecological surgeon on staff.

You're telling me
l'm a guy with an ovary?

lt's simply a quirk of nature, man.

[exhaling]

What am l gonna tell Holly?

That you're gonna be fine.

l'm still a man, right?

A man's man, a Kappa man.

l mean...
you know, my sex life.

You been having any problems?

[laughs] Was it my very pregnant wife
that gave it away?

[both laughing]

Come on, man, don't worry.
You never knew it was there.

You won't miss it when it's gone.

Are you sure you know
what you're doing?

lt's a shot of penicillin, George.

Be grateful l'm even doing this.

l've seen more of you
than l ever wanted.

l'll be fighting nightmares for a week.

Know what? Forget this.

Do you want to get rid
of the syph or not?

Just shut up and drop 'em.

l cannot believe this.

Meredith, go away!

Oh, George. Thought you
could use some moral support.

No.
No moral support.

l'm indisposed here.

George, it's not a big deal.

And you have a cute butt.

[Alex] l have a cute butt too.
You want to see?

Oh, get out.
You're doing it wrong.

- Be my guest.
- What...? Alex.

Alex.

Wha...?

Hey!

[lzzie] What are we doing here?

Breaking George's spirit.

- Curing George's syph.
- l don't like needles.

[Meredith] Good thing
you became a doctor.

Other side.

- [Cristina] lzzie?
- Yeah?

Mr. Franklin's procedure's been
scheduled for after lunch...

Oh, what are we doing?

We're saving George from a future
of festering sores and insanity.

- Oh, cute butt.
- Told you.

lt is cute, like a baby's.

You know, l have spent
hours, days, years,

imagining myself half-naked
in a room with three women.

The reality is so much better.

l think he's gonna cry.

[all laughing]

Hi. It's Ms. Henry again.

- ls this a better time?
- Sorry about this morning.

l wasn't alone and...
What were you calling about?

I just wanted to remind you

that tonight's our
monthly family dinner.

You know, you haven't been
to any of our family functions.

You have to understand.

l'm a surgical intern,
so my time isn't my own.

Our residents really respond
to these events.

They always enjoy themselves,
which is so rare.

I think it's important you attend.

l'll be there.

l'll try to be there.
l'll definitely try.

l've cleared some time
for your MRl.

Good.
Let's get going.

OK.

Uh, sorry to bother you
with this, chief.

We've got kind of a situation.

What now?

Three interns, four residents

and six nurses on this surgical floor

have been diagnosed with... syphilis.

[woman] There are over
70,000 new cases every year.

Undiagnosed, syphilis can lead to
blindness, insanity and death.

lf you are having unprotected sex

with another member
of the staff, get tested.

This is not a request.

[all laughing]

[sighing]

Patricia will now give you
a safe-sex demonstration.

[laughing continues]

When the time is right,

and, gentlemen, you'll all
know when that time is,

carefully open the condom packet

and roll it onto the banana.

We should try and get down
to do the MRl now.

This isn't really a good time.

lf you want to do this
without anybody else knowing,

you should do it now.

[Patricia] Open communication
is essential to a healthy relationship.

ln a responsible relationship...

- [Meredith] Poor George.
- [Cristina] Yeah.

You know, l think he
really likes Typhoid Mary.

Well, not many
budding relationships

survive a good dose of VD.

Yeah.

[Patricia] When the banana
is finished...

Yeah.

...gently peel off the condom
and dispose of it properly.

With every fresh banana,
always use a fresh condom.

[laughter]

[? Nellie McKay : The Dog Song]

[elevator dings]

[sighing]

You're avoiding me.

l'm busy, at work.
l-l'm working.

Why are you in this line?

lt's the syphilis line.

You don't need to be in this line.

l don't?

There's no one else.

That surprises you?

Nothing surprises me.

Do l need to be in this line?

No.

- OK.
- OK.

- Hey.
- Oh, hey.

- Mr. Franklin is prepped and ready.
- Excellent.

God, look at this line.

Well, at least we don't
have to stand in line.

That's the one good thing
about the fact

- neither of us is getting any, right?
- Yeah.

Mr. Franklin, we've given you
a local anesthetic,

but you might feel some pressure.

OK. l'm ready.

- Grab the skin.
- OK.

l'm in the peritoneal cavity.

That fluid is bloody.
ls it supposed to be bloody?

You've done this before, right?

Of course.
Millions of times.

You're doing great, Mr. Franklin.

OK. Wait, wait.

OK, go.

[Cristina] Good.

[sighing]

Now all we have to do is wait.

- You see that right there?
- Mm-hmm.

it's a tumor, and it's
pressing against your optic nerve.

ls it operable?

Oh, definitely.

lt does have its risks.

You mean l could lose my sight?

Just what l need, a syphilis
outbreak and a tumor.

lt's probably unrelated.

All right, Derek, let's see
how good you really are.

All right. l'll put a team together.

All my people only.

And l still want this
kept under wraps.

The vultures will be
circling soon enough.

Aren't l one of the vultures?

Why do you think l want
to keep an eye on you?

Get going.
We're doing this tonight.

Right.

[clearing throat]

[Meredith] You paged.

Yeah, l need you to help me out
on something for the chief.

- Can you keep a secret?
- Better than you think.

How much fluid can one body hold?

Shh!

There's a lot of fluid
in there, Mr. Franklin,

but we're almost finished.

[sighing] Mr. Franklin,
are you sleeping?

Mr. Franklin?

- He has no pulse.
- What?

[lzzie] He has no pulse!

[woman over PA]
Code blue. Code blue.

How could he die like that
with no warning?

There was blood when it first went in.

What if it's our fault?
What if we did something wrong?

We didn't do anything wrong.
We did a textbook procedure.

[clearing throat]

l checked your chart.
You did everything by the book.

He died on our watch.
We must have missed something.

There was no history
of heart problems.

His death wasn't your fault.

When's the autopsy?

There isn't gonna be an autopsy.

What? How are we supposed
to know the cause of death?

lt's going down
as cardiopulmonary arrest

complicated by liver disease.

But an autopsy would...

The family decided
they didn't want an autopsy.

- But, Dr. Bailey...
- They don't want an autopsy.

Let it go.

[woman over PA] Dr. Burke to Cardiology.
Dr. Burke to Cardiology.

How goes our special super secret
silent sunset surgery?

l've been practicing that.

You have too much time
on your hands.

Uh, tell the chief l'll be there.

Just let me know
when and where. l'm in.

[Meredith] OK.

[laughing]

- Are you nervous?
- lt's a complicated surgery.

l make one mistake,

l end a fellow surgeon's career,
my mentor's career.

Oh, no, l'm not nervous.

- So just for the record...
- Mm-hm.

...you'd tell me if l need
to get tested, right?

- You think l have syphilis?
- No, l don't.

lt's just... We never made
any rules or anything.

l mean, we never said,
''We have rules,''

and l wouldn't hold it against you.

When would l have time
to go out and get syphilis?

You're a handful enough as it is,

and besides, we're, like,
practically a condom ad.

But no more
glow-in-the-dark ones.

You see?
There's nothing to worry about.

Maybe we should, you know,
make some rules, l mean.

We should.

- OK.
- OK.

- Just for the record...
- Uh-huh?

...l like the glow-in-the-dark ones.

[laughing] l bet you do.

[cell phone ringing]

[woman] That's the last
of the ovarian material.

l just need to sew up the
perforation on the bladder wall.

- Uh...
- [Burke] ls there a problem, Dr. Knox?

Well, you said this man's
wife is pregnant?

Due in five weeks. Why?

Our patient has a blind vas deferens.

Bill is sterile?

And always has been.

Then who got his wife pregnant?

- Oh.
- Oh.

[Alex] Sucks to be Bill right now.

How's Burke gonna tell him
the baby's not his?

- Burke's not gonna tell.
- He has to.

Bill's better off not knowing.

You think Holly knows
Bill's not the father?

- Maybe, maybe not.
- Bill should know his wife's cheating.

l don't remember asking
for your opinions,

so keep them to yourselves.

Sorry, sir.

You're such a gossip.

[? lron & Wine: Naked as We Came]

[lzzie] We know how confusing
this must be,

your husband dying so suddenly.

But an autopsy will tell us why.

So you think we should do the autopsy?

[Alice] No, we want this to be over.

But don't you want to know
for certain what killed him?

My father was a mean drunk
who couldn't hold a job.

That's what killed him.

l understand that you're angry.

But knowing for sure might help
give you some closure.

lt was awfully sudden, Alice.

Sudden?

He's been killing himself for years.

He was a good man.

Maybe...
maybe they're right.

Maybe we should do the autopsy.

Mom, stop it.

He's dead. lt's finally over.

Alice, your father
would have wanted...

Who cares what he wanted?

Can't we please just try
and get out of this

with whatever shred of dignity
this family has left?

[sighing]

[sniffing]

You guys want to perform
an unauthorized autopsy?

l know you, Cristina.

You do not want to be
known as the new 007.

An autopsy clears your name.

- Cristina, no.
- What about Franklin's wife?

You saw the way she was looking at me.
She wants the autopsy.

She didn't want to fight
with her daughter.

She looked so sad.

OK, Cristina Yang, license to kill.

OK, l'm in.

l am so not involved in this.

Meredith, this is Fight Club.
Nobody talks about it.

Fine.

We have to do it
when Bailey's not around.

She's everywhere
and knows everything.

We have to take our chances.

Bailey's got something
tonight from 7 to 1 1 .

You'll be the last thing
she's worried about.

- How do you know that?
- What kind of something?

Oh, l can't tell you that.
lt's Fight Club too.

lf l'm missing out on
a real patient because of this,

they're gonna call me 007
because l've killed you.

- How we doing?
- Did you lock up the gallery?

Don't worry.
We're flying under the radar.

What did you put out there,
the Midas Rex?

We've got it, chief.

How much vancomycin is there?

One gram, as ordered, sir.

Not gonna be too liberal
with those benzos?

You know, doctors make
the worst patients.

You should just breathe in
the happy gas.

Stop running my OR.

l got you covered.

We stole a body.
We're body snatchers.

What if somebody from the morgue
comes looking for Franklin?

Well, A, it's in
the middle of the night,

and, B, the thing about being dead
is people stop looking for you.

OK. [clearing throat]

When did you last do an autopsy?

l took gross anatomy like you.
l'm just trying to remember.

You know what?
Hold on. Hold on. Wait.

Hold on.

You brought a textbook?

Uh, if we're gonna do this,
we're gonna do it right.

OK.

- OK, got it.
- You sure?

lt's not like we can kill him twice.

Let me cut.

You'll get your turn.

- You should be using the ten-blade.
- Will you stop backseat cutting?

Go get the saw.

OK, l've sutured the drain in place.

The staples look fine.
All right, we're done here.

Dr. Bailey,
you want to wrap him?

Nice work, everybody.
Nicely done.

- Thanks.
- Good.

Do you think the optic nerve is damaged?

lf it is, when he wakes up, he'll...

He'll be blind?
For how long?

Forever.

[Bailey] Page Stevens and Yang.

Tell them l want them
covering your patients.

l need you to stay
and monitor the chief.

Cristina and lzzie, um...

l think they're already swamped.

With what?

Labs. They had to check
on some labs.

Oh, you are lying.

l know you're lying.

You know how l know?
'Cause you're a bad liar!

l hate a bad liar.

Take over for me.

l know exactly where they are.

Here. Take over for me.

[sighing]

[Burke] Your whole
relationship is a lie.

We're happy.

We've wanted a child for a long time.

Why do you want to
take this away from him?

Does he know
you've been cheating on him?

This is between Bill and me.

The man has a right to know
that this isn't his child.

Please, just let this go.
Why can't you let this go?

Bill is my best friend. That's why.

lf you were his friend,
you wouldn't do this.

Please! Tell him the truth!

Why? l'm not gonna ruin my life,
because you think this is wrong.

Your life?
What about his life?

What about this child's life?

What Bill doesn't know won't hurt him.

Fine.

Maybe his friend
wouldn't tell him the truth.

But l'm also his doctor,

and his doctor is not
going to lie to him.

[Meredith] l know,
but something came up,

an important surgery,
and l couldn't.

Sorry you couldn't
be there for your mother.

Ms. Henry, if my mother were lucid,
she would understand.

She's a surgeon.
She's done this countless times.

And besides, she doesn't even
know who l am, anyway, so...

[Henry] Today she did.

What?

Your mother's been asking

when her daughter Meredith
gets off from work.

Hey.

[cell phone closing]

Hey.

A lot of secret phone calls today.

Yeah, it's my mother.

She isn't traveling.

She isn't writing a book.

She isn't anything.

l've been lying to everyone.

Why?

She has Alzheimer's.

How advanced?

[Meredith] Very.

She's in a home,

and l'm the only one
who even knows she's sick.

l just don't know what to do
anymore, you know?

[monitor beeping]

Don't even tell me you're doing
what l think you're doing!

Um...

Not only did you disregard
the family's wishes,

you broke the law!

You could be arrested for assault!

Do you like jail?

The hospital could be sued!

l could lose my license, my job!

l like my job!

Did you think about any of this

before you started cutting open
a poor man's body?

l could seriously kick
both of your asses right now.

[Bailey] Do you have anything to say?

Look at his heart.

lt's huge!

lt's over 600 grams,

and there's some kind of
grainy material in it.

- We want to run some tests.
- Oh, now you want to run tests?

At this point,
what could it hurt?

l hate both of you right now.

[monitor beeping]

Meredith?

He's an attending.
You're an intern.

You saw us?

You can see.

l'm gonna tell you

what your mother would say
if she were here.

You're making a mistake, a big one.

And l would tell my mother
it's not a mistake.

We specifically said no autopsy.

l understand why you're upset.

[Alice] You understand?

We're gonna get an attorney.

[Alice] Come on, Mom.

We know what killed him.

[Cristina] He had a blood condition

known as hemachromatosis.

The disease causes
an excess amount of iron

to build up in the body,

and that's what caused
the heart failure,

not the paracentesis.

But l thought he was always
so sick 'cause of the drinking.

And you never let him forget it.

- Or me.
- Mom...

There's something else.
The disease is genetic.

- You think Alice could have it?
- A blood test will tell us.

lf you have it,
we'll have caught it to treat it,

before the condition becomes critical.

[Bailey] Dr. Stevens and Dr. Yang
may have saved your life.

lf you could just

sign this consent form
for the autopsy.

[Bailey] Just a formality.

[? The Radio: Whatever Gets
You Through Today]

[Meredith] The thing people forget

is how good it can feel when
you finally set secrets free.

Whether good or bad,

at least they're out in the open,

like it or not.

Um, about before...

George, l want you to understand,

when we started dating,

l was already
kind of seeing someone.

l didn't know how much l'd like you,

and when l realized,
l broke it off with the other guy...

Other guy?

Who's the other guy?

You and Alex?

You and Alex?!

You gave me syphilis?!

- George!
- George!

George, back off!

[Meredith] Alex!

[Cristina] George!

Back off, Alex.

[Meredith] Once your secrets
are out in the open,

you don't have to
hide behind them anymore.

[Derek] Long day.

Yeah.

Somewhere out there is a steak
with your name on it

and maybe a bottle of wine.

This is why l keep you around.

So we need to talk.

Wine first, talk later.

You trying to, uh, get me drunk
so you can take advantage of me?

[laughing]

l think l like this rules thing.

Me too.

Meredith, l am so sorry.

[Meredith] The problem with secrets is

even when you think
you're in control...

Addison.

...you're not.

What are you doing here?

You'd know if you'd
bothered to return

any one of my phone calls.

Hi. l'm Addison Shepherd.

Shepherd?

And you must be the woman
who's been screwing my husband.