18x07 - Today Was a Fairytale

[bunniefuu]

MEREDITH: In the late th century,

a father-son team made
a groundbreaking discovery.

JO: We're leaving in minutes.

♪ Till it all breaks down ♪

It's my day off.
Can't I just do this instead?

What, look at pictures and mope?

Yes, because apparently
love and great sex

are not enough
for the mother of my child.

Have you tried talking to Amelia?

Oh, she's still crystal clear
that nothing has changed.

And still very good
at compartmentalizing.

They found that when they put lenses

at the opposite ends of a tube,

- it enlarged objects.
- ♪ Will you hold me ♪

Oh, wow.

- What?
- ♪ So the walls don't fall? ♪

Jimmy's Crab Shack is turning .

Carolyn Martin just posted
a bunch of old photos.

[LAUGHS] My feet hurt

just thinking about working there.

Oh, no!

- [LAUGHS]
- [GASPS]

There's one of us.

Their invention was the first
compound microscope.

Waiting tables is hard enough
without the added mortification

of dressing like a shellfish.

♪ Have a Jimmy's Crab Shack birthday ♪

TOGETHER: ♪ All the crabs
that you can eat ♪

♪ 'Cause a Jimmy's Crab Shack birthday ♪

♪ Is a very special treat! ♪

Whoo! [LAUGHS]

Hey. I was still looking at that.

It's my day off, too. We're going out.

Get the kids.

And as basic as it was,

their invention was a game changer

for science and medicine.

♪ All we are is satellites ♪

MAN: What can I get you?

Can I get a double espresso
with oat milk, please?

You got it.

MAGGIE: [CLEARS THROAT]
You forgot your wife's latte.

[CLEARS THROAT]

What? [LAUGHS]

♪♪

I thought I was supposed to pick you up

from the airport tomorrow.

I caught an earlier flight.

I thought I'd surprise you.

What if I wanted to surprise you?

By coming to the airport a day early?

- [LAUGHS]
- No, with, uh, uh...

jewelry or, uh... flowers or something

to welcome you home.

♪ Watching how it all collides ♪

I guess we'll just have to
find another way.

I guess so.

♪ All we are is satellites ♪

WOMAN ON P.A.: Dr. Gladsen,
Labor and Delivery.

Dr. Gladsen to Labor and Delivery.

[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]

What?

Nothing.

I'm just trying to figure out

how I'm gonna thank Hamilton

for calling an emergency meeting
this morning.

You don't even care about my poor kids

whose mother didn't come home.

Nope. I really, really don't.

- [CELLPHONE RINGING]
- Mm.

Oh. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Hey, Bailey.

They moved our booth.

- Excuse me?
- Our booth.

At the medical student convention.

- Yeah, you should park in lot...
- Okay.

...three... It's closer.

- I'm so sorry, Bailey.
- BAILEY: I know.

We're a top- ranked residency program

and they stuck us way at...

Wait. Why are you sorry?

That I'm still in Minnesota...

My trip got extended another day and...

No, no, no.

Yeah. I texted you.

No! You didn't.

If you had, I would have
called you back immediately

and said a bunch of words

I can't say when people are around.

I did text you,
but I forgot to hit send.

[SIGHS] Okay.

Uh, we need to recruit

the best and brightest medical students

to apply to Grey-Sloan.

Who better to do that
than the actual Grey?

And I will make it up to you. I promise.

[LINE BEEPS]

Something wrong?

Our booth is located
in the armpit of the convention,

and we lost our biggest
recruitment tool.

Dr. Grey isn't coming?

No.

If she doesn't win the Nobel Prize

for whatever the hell
she's doing out there,

I might just fire her.

Hey, a-and where on earth is Dr. Ndugu?

[BOTH BREATHING HEAVILY]

[LAUGHS]

[CHUCKLES]

Well, that was better
than airport flowers.

- Yeah.
- [LAUGHS]

Yeah, it was.

- I missed you...
- Mm.

...so much.

[CELLPHONE DINGING]

Mm.

Well, Bailey.

Wants to know why I'm not
at the med student convention.

Ooh!

She's not gonna like that.

- No.
- Mnh-mnh.

But how much do we care?

[CHUCKLES]

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

- Where's Hamilton?
- Late.

Does anybody know why he called
this emergency meeting?

Because someone needs to tell me

what I'm supposed to do about this.

What happened?

I sprained it when
I stumbled in my own bedroom

because my foot froze
when I tried to take a step.

The Parkinson's is
progressing faster than you are.

- David
- The FDA approved a one-time

compassionate use surgery.

I want that surgery scheduled now.

The surgery's approval was contingent

upon very specific benchmarks.

We have not proven cell viability

above % yet.

And I need to know why.
I've spent a personal fortune.

I've given you
every resource you've needed,

despite obstacle after obstacle.

But what does it actually take?

Additional lab techs?

More fancy toys? Extra cells?

I hired you to get things done.

I am.

We are.

This team is working around the clock.

Groundbreaking medicine
doesn't happen overnight.

Well, that sounds like an excuse.

Everyone knows

when Meredith Grey
wants something to happen,

she finds a way.

What are you suggesting?

Make this surgery happen ASAP

or I'm pulling the plug.

On the project?

On you.

♪♪

[CHILDREN SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]

JO: Remember that guy
who used to come in

minutes before closing?

And order the unlimited
Jimmy's chowder bowl?

Yeah, he'd ask for a million refills,

extra cheesy bread,

then he'd leave a dollar tip
in quarters.

MAN: Program? Would you like a program?

- It was good for laundry.
- Program?

Look, Luna. Look at this.

- This is a program! Yes!
- Here. Here's a program.

We're gonna see a play.

That's where actors dress up in costume

- and perform a story.
- Program?

Are you also gonna give her
a play-by-play of the play?

Hey, I read that talking to your baby

is important for brain development.

Yeah, I read that this park

has a cart that sells pretzels
the size of your head,

but I'm not seeing any.

[SIGHS] Okay, Luna.

There's a stage and Rapunzel's castle.

And there's a sign

that says,
"They lived happily ever after."

[SIGHS] I'm sad,

and you brought me to a place

with families and fairy tales.

And apparently no cheesy bread.

- Link...
- Fairy tales give kids false hope.

It makes you think

that everything's always gonna be okay.

In real life,

families just... fall apart.

Oh, my God.
Will you just go get a snack?

[SIGHS] Yes.

Excuse me.

Is your husband gonna use that program?

Oh. Ew. [CHUCKLES]

No.

- [COOING]
- What do you see?

What do you guys see? What do you see?

MEREDITH: Every time something
doesn't go his way,

he throws a tantrum.

He's Ellis.

Your mom or your daughter?

Both. What kind of person

keeps someone from their kids
an extra day

just so he can berate them in person?

A man feeling helpless
while his life erodes.

Hamilton aside,

we are working on a cure
for Parkinson's.

We... And we're actually
at % viability

of the dopamine cells at injection.

Since when?

Last night.

GAVIN: We believe
the cells' survival rate

is related to temperature.

Dr. Grey, meet Dr. Gavin Hawj,

star research assistant and tech genius.

He built the motorized injector.

It's nice to meet you.

It's an honor to work with you.

At least someone thinks so.

Maybe I'll just pull the plug on myself.

Mer, go back to the hotel.

Take a nap. [SIGHS] Get a massage.

There's a cure for Parkinson's
on the line

and your idea is to go get a massage?

Just give us the day in the lab.

If Kai and I can't figure it out,

do whatever you want.

You can stay even if I go.

Well, I could, but I wouldn't.

[MACHINE BEEPS]

[SIGHS] Fine.

End of day.

♪♪

Would she really walk?

I'm hoping we don't have to find out.

♪♪

How long will you be gone
this time, Mother?

Not long, my dear Rapunzel.

Now pull up your hair
and await my return.

And no more singing!

There's no telling
who might be lurking...

This is insane. Rapunzel's foster mom...

- A witch.
- ...locks her in a tower

and her only form of human contact

is a guy who climbs her hair.

I figured you'd have bigger issues

with the damsel-in-distress aspect.

How is this an appropriate
children's story?

How do you not know "Rapunzel"?

Who would've read it to me?

[RAPUNZEL VOCALIZING]

[GASPS] That voice!

Perhaps I can climb up the tower

the same way that witch came down.

Tell me he has a rope ladder.

That would be smart, but no.

Eventually he goes blind
after a failed su1c1de attempt.

Her hair is so luxurious and strong.

[COUGHS]

[GROANING]

RAPUNZEL: Jeremy?

[GROANING]

Oh, my God!

Wow.

- That turned dark fast.
- [PRINCE GROANS]

I don't think that
was supposed to happen.

Oh, my God.

Is anyone here a doctor?!

Yes! I can help.

[BABY CRIES]

JANICE: Thank you for your patience.

Um, we invite you to stay

for the Fairytale Theater's
production of "Cinderella,"

which we hope will begin soon.

[MAN GROANING]

's not picking up.

Okay. Sir?

Jeremy. His name's Jeremy.

- Is he gonna be okay?
- [JEREMY GROANS]

His pulse is a little thready
and irregular.

Jeremy, hi. I'm Dr. Wilson.

This is Dr. Lincoln from Grey-Sloan.

Can you say something?

- [FABRIC TEARS]
- [SCREAMS]

CATHI: Oh, my God.
Please be okay. Please be okay.

He's got an open femoral fracture

and no DP pulse.

I'm gonna have to reduce
and splint this.

- Jo, can you...? Alright.
- Yeah.

Hey, Jeremy, this is gonna hurt, okay?

But the break
is cutting off the blood supply,

so the sooner we straighten
it out, the better.

We don't want to lose your leg, okay?

I'm right here. I'm not going anywhere.

One... two... three.

[JEREMY SCREAMS]

♪♪

Okay. We lost his pulse. Starting CPR.

[STAMMERS] He's got a heart condition!

It's called... I-I don't know, but...

But he wears an emergency bracelet.

Congenitally corrected

transposition of the great arteries.

- Does that help or matter or...
- Yes, it does. Yes.

Is picking up?

Still ringing.

There's a thing near the playground.

The machine that starts the shocking.

- An AED!
- Oh. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Go get it!

♪♪

BAILEY: Thank you
for stopping by this morning.

Grey-Sloan takes pride

in our outstanding education program,

led by Dr. Richard Webber.

I mean, we're consistently ranked

among the nation's
top- teaching hospitals.

And as a Fox Foundation hospital,

we have greater access to resources

like cutting-edge technologies

and extensive research mat...

Why don't you take a brochure

and leave your e-mail?

Mm.

Chicago Lutheran's handing out
deep-dish pizzas.

Ooh. Yes, please.

Hey! Hey!

[SIGHS]

Okay, when did residency recruitment

turn into a bribery scheme?

Look at Palley, resorting to massages?

That's a little desperate,
don't you think?

Well, they are highlighting

their resident wellness program.

You think we should have brought
a dog-and-pony show?

You were gonna bring Meredith Grey.

And Owen Hunt,

but apparently,

a trauma came in.

And Ndugu's a no-show.

But that's not bribery.

That's... That's
excellence in education.

There's a difference.

What about the Webber Method?

That's not an official program.

Well, the CAPE Clinic
is raffling off a laptop.

You got a better idea?

- Hey.
- Hey.

- I got your text.
- Yeah.

- Do you need a consult?
- I do. Yeah.

Um, how'd your meeting go?

Well, a meeting would imply
a rational conversation.

I've managed to disappoint
both of my bosses

in the span of an hour.

So I might just quit and move to Italy.

- [CHUCKLES]
- Right, right, right.

Um, before you do, take a look.

Did my sister put you up to this?

To distract me from Hamilton?

Uh, well, I've never met your sister.

Plus, if I distracted you

every time you were mad at David,

- I'd never get anything done.
- [CHUCKLES]

So, a -year-old male with headache,

palpitations, and hypertension.

- Adrenal tumor, looks like a pheo.
- Yeah.

So do you think it's possible

to do a partial adrenalectomy?

I mean, you would have to.

He's only got one adrenal.

- Mm-hmm. Yeah, of course.
- Do you know his history?

Yeah, I do. He's a kidney donor.

The adrenal gland was so badly adhered

we had to take it along with the kidney.

Did you work on the transplant?

I was involved, yes.

So, partial?

- Uh, sure.
- Great.

I've already secured you privileges,

and I'll have my favorite
resident scrub in with you.

- Me?
- Yeah.

There isn't anyone else who can do this?

There are. There are several someones.

But this guy needs the best.
He needs you.

[SIGHS]

Where am I going?

Fifth floor. I'll take you up.

Come on.

[INJECTOR HUMMING]

This is amazing.

We wrapped the syringe
in a thermal coating

to insulate it.

The key is keeping the cells
cold long enough.

Is the injector speed a factor?

Mm, that's what we're testing.

But it's a careful balance

between speed and temperature.

Game time.

Let's see if it worked.

I'll prep the next batch of cells.

Okay. And this counts the viable cells?

Yes.

Healthy cells reject the dye.

Dead cells turn blue.

Then the software converts them
to green and red

so we can easily see
how many are still alive.

This takes so much patience.

[LAUGHS]

You prefer instant gratification?

Not instant, but...

How long have you been at this?

Two years.

With no guarantee that it goes anywhere?

[CHUCKLES]

That's why I like tumors.

They're there, you cut, they're gone.

Yay.

I don't have the patience for patients.

You never wanted to be
a clinical doctor?

My teachers encouraged it.

My mom would've loved

to have / access
to free medical advice.

- [CHUCKLES]
- But being a clinician's

not what attracted me to science.

It was always about the discovery,

the openness to possibility.

And an M.D. felt confining to me.

So I applied to PhD programs instead.

Seems like it worked out.

[CHUCKLES]

My mom might argue with you.

[CHUCKLES]

What about you? Why neuro?

No one ever asks me that.

They just assume that it's...

'cause I wanted to be like my brother.

Who's your brother?

You just became

my favorite person.

[CHUCKLES]

♪♪

- [MONITOR BEEPS]
- Still %.

♪♪

Excuse me.

♪♪

- [KAI SCREAMS]
- [CLATTERING]

♪♪

♪♪

Damn it. He must've torn the SFA.

- I'm gonna try to pack it.
- Okay.

Let's see.

♪♪

Is this just all snacks?

You're the one who's always
talking about food.

- What do you need?
- Luna's cloth diapers.

I stopped packing them.
What about Scout's?

I stopped packing them.

Paramedics are on their way.

Here's the AED. How is he?

- What can I do to help?
- Open the defibrillator.

And put the pads on his chest.

[AED BEEPS]

AED MACHINE: Place pad exactly
as shown in the picture.

[LUNA CRYING]

It's okay, Luna. You're fine.
Mommy's right here.

- Press firmly to patient's bare skin.
- I'm just saving a life.

JANICE: You want me to get her?

Yes. Can you push her closer to me?

Thank you.

LINK: He's still bleeding.

Your belt. I can use it as a tourniquet.

Is he gonna bleed to death?

Not if I can help it.

[LUNA SCREAMING]

♪ Someday my prince will come ♪

Not messaging she needs but thank you.

Okay.

Brian Williams, ,

CT and biochemical work-up

revealed a pheochromocytoma
on the right adrenal.

BP's still elevated despite Prazosin...

over .

Otherwise vital signs stable.

Thank you, Dr. Wright.

Do you have pain on the right side?

- A little.
- Okay.

Paige freaked out
when I had heart palpitations

at Alex's volleyball game.

Figured it was stress
from the semi-finals.

Or from having three teenage girls.

[CHUCKLES]

One's trying to get
a volleyball scholarship,

one's in callback auditions
for the high school play,

and the youngest
apparently just got dumped.

I don't know how you keep up.

I don't.
I ended up collapsing in the third game.

Well, this type of tumor
is extremely rare,

so it's great we caught it now.

Thanks to this guy.

So, I'll go in from the side
laparoscopically.

It's the least invasive.

Oh, so like my donation surgery?

- Mm-hmm.
- Exactly.

You'll be in the room?

Uh, I can be. If Dr. Grey doesn't mind.

Of course. No problem.

Yeah.

I'll see you in the OR.
Okay. Dr. Wright?

Okay. So, tell me what we do next.

[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]

Mnh.

They're my coping mechanism.

Left over from my days on the swim team.

It's a problem.

There are worse habits.

Yeah, but these are like
a gateway to fries.

If Grey walks,
would you really leave, too?

She brought me onto the project.

And she's family.

But we are gonna

figure this out because
walking boosts creativity.

I read that in a study.

[SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE]

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

Anything?

Not yet.

You?

No. Too distracted
by the thought of fries.

Mm.

When you get stuck in surgery,
what do you do?

You cut or close.

When someone's brain is open,

that's pretty much all you can do.

We had to dissect worms
in th grade biology.

Total disaster. Worm guts everywhere.

Cutting was never my forte.

I remember getting
my first pair of scissors.

- I was .
- Mm.

And unstoppable?

I hated them.

They were so dull they couldn't
cut through butter.

- [CHUCKLES]
- So I stole my older sister's.

Then I was unstoppable.

I cut the curtains, my hair,

her favorite dress,

the tops of her dolls' heads.

[CHUCKLES] That's disturbing.

I wanted to see
where feelings came from.

What'd you find?

- Cotton.
- Oh.

It was very disappointing.

[CELLPHONE DINGING]

Ah.

Time to go back.

You have an idea?

No, but I only allotted myself
minutes to stress out.

And honestly, I feel better.

[CRYING]

LINK: His s-sword! I can use
that to secure the tourniquet.

Okay.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

His heart rate's all over the place.

His heart condition makes him prone

to abnormal heart rates.

CATHI: Could that be why he fell?

- Most likely.
- AED MACHINE: Shock advised.

Stay clear of patient.

- Press the flashing shock button.
- He needs to be shocked.

- Clear.
- Now?

You want to argue with the machine?

Clear. Deliver shock...

Shock delivered. Analyzing.

- You need to move faster.
- Shock advised.

- I'm almost done.
- The tourniquet's not gonna matter

if his heart doesn't start.

- Clear.
- Okay, I'm done.

Shock delivered. Analyzing.

His heart's not starting. We need epi.

Begin CPR.Where's the ambulance?

They said minutes
like minutes ago.

You have to save him. Please save him.

- Alright. Where can we get some epi?
- Don't look at me.

I packed bananas
and peanut butter pretzels.

There's gotta be a kid here

- with an allergy.
- EpiPens!

- Okay, go into the audience.
- Alright.

Collect as many as you can get.

Hey. Does anyone here have an EpiPen?

If you do, we need one now!

- Run!
- Yeah, as many as you can get.

WOMAN: I have one right here.

♪♪

- Is this really gonna work?
- It's worth a sh*t.

Just do it. Please.

LINK: Pushing . of epi.

Five... six... seven...

Ah! This is gonna take longer
than the ambulance.

Okay, Cathi. Can you take over?

One hand over the other,
inches deep, okay?

- seconds until analysis will resume.
- Ready?

[BABY CRYING]

♪♪

Can you do that? He won't overdose?

He would get more in the hospital.

Shock not advised.

Okay.

- He's back.
- [BREATHES SHARPLY]

- We did it.
- [SIREN WAILING]

Finally.

Okay, he's gonna need to be stabilized.

We'll take him to Grey-Sloan.
You okay if I ride with him?

Yeah. I'll meet you there.

Okay. Alright.

Hey!

Over here!

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

WINSTON: How's your dad?

Mm. He's better.

He's doing way better.

I honestly think
he was better awhile ago.

He just didn't want me to leave.

You think he was faking it?

A little bit!

A little bit I do.

[BOTH LAUGH]

Mm.

I liked being there with him, though.

Mm. I hated being away from you.

You are...

my dream come true.

You know that, right?

I'm honestly not sure
I'm awake right now.

I might need some convincing.

[CHUCKLES]

[PAGER DINGS]

Do you need to get that?

Nope.

It's cardio,

but I'm supposed to be
at the med student convention.

So let's let Altman get this one.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

Mmm.

♪♪

Mmm.

♪♪

Using this teaching method,

every resident gets their own patient

and their own OR.

Of course... They seem to be into it.

Of course they are.
It's the future of teaching.

I'm not sure why we're letting
this particular future sell it.

Peer-to-peer communication
can be very effective.

So, basically, you're unsupervised?

LEVI: No.

Attendings rotate

through the carefully timed
overlapping procedures.

They're there for all
the critical parts. See?

I don't get it.

It's ORs,

residents,

attendings.

It would be better in color.

The Webber Method

lets us finish residency
with a larger case log.

And we get more autonomy,

which helps us become better surgeons.

That's kind of what everyone says.

How do we know Grey-Sloan's any better?

- [CELLPHONE DINGS]
- Oh!

Our personalized tote bag's
ready at Newport Med.

Thank you.

♪♪

[STAMMERING]

BAILEY: Uh...

[STAMMERS]

Well...

Put that down.

[BOARD THUDS]

Good job, guys.

[WOMAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY OVER P.A.]

Dr. Wilson.

Have you heard anything about Jeremy?

Uh, no, but Dr. Lincoln

should be operating on him right now.

Can you check?

The front desk can't tell me anything

because I'm not family, but I am.

I am his family.

Yesterday we did two shows in Boise,

then packed up and drove here overnight.

It's not easy sleeping on a bus,

let alone one where you're crammed

between a plywood tower
and pile of wigs.

But we do it.

For six years now, we do it together.

Because we love it, and we love...

We, uh...

[VOICE BREAKING] He's my favorite...

He's my best...

His family is in Philadelphia,

and he hasn't seen them for years.

I am his family.

He told me he felt lightheaded
this morning.

I told him he was probably
just tired from the travel.

♪♪

I need to know he's gonna be okay

because if he's not, then I'm not.

♪♪

Okay. Uh, let me go
see what I can find out.

Can you... Can you watch them for me?

Thank you. Thank you so much.

♪♪

Alright, I'll see if
the last sample count's done.

And prep for the next one.

Maybe we won't need another one.

Unbridled optimism. I like it.

You ever work on a project for years

and then it just folded?

Years? No.

Months? Yes.

What did you do?

I rented a house in Hawaii
for the summer.

Um, learned how to surf
and grow my own pineapple,

and came back and started again.

You ever want to give up?

Of course.

But when everything falls into place

and all the stars align

and you find that thing

that you weren't even sure was possible,

there is this feeling

of intense satisfaction and pure joy

that makes all the rest of it melt away.

And it turns all the waiting
and the setbacks

and the disappointment
into something worthwhile.

And I think that can be

as beautiful as the science itself.

♪♪

[MONITOR BEEPING]

Hey! Hey! It's beeping!

♪♪

[MONITOR BEEPS]

[SIGHS]

%.

We had such a breakthrough

when we figured out the thermal coating.

Nothing's really moved the needle since.

Dr. Shepherd?

We know the dopamine cells
are cold going into the syringe

and that the thermal insulation
is holding that temperature.

But they're gaining heat
when they hit the brain,

so that has to happen
between here and here.

The needle.

What if we could keep the cells cold

inside the needle?

♪♪

What are you doing?

We can't fit the whole thing
in the freezer.

♪♪

NICK: [EXHALES HEAVILY]

MEREDITH: Working on getting

better exposure of the adrenal vein.

Dr. Wright, can you g...

Give more countertraction on the liver?

Absolutely.

Let's work on these adhesions.

You think you'll have
adequate visualization?

I do.

And you'll avoid getting
into the vena cava?

Dr. Marsh, would you like to scrub in?

No, no, no. No, no.
I'm good. You got it.

His anatomy on the right seems similar

to what you described on the left.

Yes. Well, you have to avoid the kidney.

- He can't lose it.
- Not my plan.

He's hypertensive and tachycardic.

Let's hit him with milligrams
of phentolamine.

Why's his pressure all over the place?

What about pushing Esmolol?

I think you put too much
pressure on the adrenal gland.

You need to get control
of the adrenal vein right now.

- BP's going down.
- Okay. Taking the adrenal vein.

Dr. Marsh, do you need to step out?

I'm sorry. Excuse me?

I'm asking if you're too invested

in this patient and need to step out.

Because you're right.
He does only have one kidney,

and right now I'm responsible for it.

So you either don't trust me or...

Well, I'm responsible for the other one.

♪♪

Brian's my donor.

He's been my best friend
since we were years old.

And he saved my life
by giving me a kidney.

Step out.

Meredith, I'm fine.

Dr. Marsh, get out of the OR.

[MONITOR BEEPING]

♪♪

TEDDY: Got your page. What do you got?

-year-old male with CCTGA
and an open femur fracture.

He fell about feet.

Ladder?

Hair.

He's the prince in "Rapunzel."

He had CPR in the field,

as well as multiple shocks from an AED.

I'm almost done with his ex-fix,

but he's having various arrhythmias.

We already tried transcutaneous pacing.

Well, maybe he had a potassium surge

when you released the tourniquet.

[MONITOR BEEPING RAPIDLY]

Alright, we got a pulse with that?

- WOMAN: No pulse.
- Alright. Start compressions.

Lose the C-arm.

Someone get me antiseptic.

Bokhee, can you gown me, please?

Let's get him Betadine
and a temporary pacing kit.

Thank you.

[RAPID BEEPING CONTINUES]

JORDAN: Do you prefer using EBVS
in these kind of cases?

I find it efficient.
We've got some oozing...

I've got your hemostatic agent.

Okay. Exactly right.

I can see why you're Dr. Marsh's
favorite resident.

[CHUCKLING] Thank you.

That means a lot coming
from you, Dr. Grey.

You're part of a medical legacy.

My mother was one of the greats.

I meant that you studied under
the esteemed Miranda Bailey.

You know Dr. Bailey?

I saw her lecture
on preventing post-op fistulas

when I was in med school.

Then I watched every one

of her surgical videos
that I could find.

There's one of this Whipple.

When she did the mucosal anastomosis,

her PDS sutures were all in one motion.

It's like she'd been doing it forever.

Except she was a first-year attending.

I'd give anything
to learn her techniques,

so assisting you today

is a highlight of my residency.

Why didn't you apply
for residency at Grey-Sloan?

I did.

Didn't match.

Broke my heart.

[MONITOR BEEPING]

- Can I take two?
- Absolutely.

Thank you.

Bailey! Hi! [LAUGHS]

I came back early! Hi, Dr. Lin.

- Hi.
- [CHUCKLES]

[SIGHS] Winston is
still parking the car.

I'm so sorry we're late.

Pepperoni?

It's deep dish!

Chicago Lutheran had it flown in.

Do you want a piece? I can
always just get another one...

No, I do not want your pizza.

[EXHALES HEAVILY]

- Is everything okay?
- Okay?

No, everything is not okay, but, hey,

now that you're here,
maybe you can fix it.

- Yeah.
- I mean, you're a...

world-class cardiothoracic surgeon!

It doesn't matter
if you didn't bring swag.

Medical marijuana is legal in Seattle.

Maybe we should have given out
weed gummies to the students.

That's actually not a bad idea.

Stop it. It is a terrible idea.

- We never handed out pizza.
- No.

We never threw free gifts at people.

Never even offered pens.

Because we've been enough.

The doctors who work here
have been enough, right?

They used to line up!

They used to want us.

[CHUCKLES] Now, what,
we're supposed to beg

for their attention?

And give them toys to try to hold it?

Do you want to take a break?

Yes, I do.

A nice, long one.

Okay.

[MONITOR BEEPING]

You used a frozen needle
for this sample, too?

Yes. We are trying them
at different temperatures.

You know, when I fell,

my granddaughter was at the house.

She's .

It scared her.

It scared me.

Okay. The injector's set.
We're ready for the needle.

Please, God.

How cold is that one?

Three degrees Celsius.

One degree colder
than the one in the counter.

What if it freezes the cells?

Well, then we try again.

Okay.

We should inject before it warms up.

Mm-hmm.

Looks good.

[MACHINE BEEPS]

Can I just confirm that the...

Okay, with all due respect,

we are trying very hard
to make this project viable.

And your constant questions
are not helping.

I'm sorry. Um...

what do you want to know?

The FDA viability requirement...
They want %?

Correct.

Because your last sample is currently...

[MONITOR BEEPS]

...at %.

Yes!

- Sorry. But yes!
- [BREATHES SHARPLY]

We might cure Parkinson's.

Oh, God, I hope
I didn't run off your sister.

[WILDERADO'S "TAKE SOME TIME" PLAYS]

♪ Take some time to get it
off your chest ♪

♪ Yeah, take it and give it a rest ♪

[BABY COOS]

What are those faces? I-Is he...?

- Jeremy's okay.
- Oh, my God.

TEDDY: Well, we do have to put in

a permanent pacemaker while he's here,

but he should be fine.

Oh, my God. Oh, thank you.

Oh, thank you so much!
Y'all are superheroes.

We're glad we could help.

Uh, can I see him?

I don't care if he's sleeping.

He's my best friend.

I just want to see for myself
that he's okay.

TEDDY: Yeah. Come with me.

♪ We looking for the other side ♪

[LUNA COOS]

[SIGHS] That woman is
not good at pretending.

That's a harsh review for a kids' show.

[CHUCKLING] No, she, uh...

She keeps saying the prince
is her best friend,

but she is so clearly in love with him.

[LUNA COOS]

Maybe it's both.

What?

Like best friends who got married?

Like Hunt and Altman?

Or, you know, you have a crush,

and you work through it
and become best friends.

Like us. [LAUGHS]

I never had a crush on you.

[CHUCKLING] Not you.

Me.

What are you talking about?

I had a huge crush on you.

Why do you think I worked at Jimmy's

the summer after I graduated?

It wasn't for the tips in quarters.

Then you set me up with Bronwyn,

who eventually broke my heart.

And you started dating Paul.

He was such a bad guy,

I figured you needed a best friend.

So here we are.

And thank God because I don't know

what I'd be doing without you right now.

[BABY COOS]

Okay, um... I'm gonna go change.

And then we can grab some dinner
on the way home?

♪ Ah-ah-ah-ah ♪ [CHUCKLES]

[LUNA COOING]

♪♪

[SIGHS]

MEREDITH: [SIGHS]

They're settling Brian in the PACU now.

- [SIGHS]
- Tumor is out.

There was minimal bleeding.

- [SIGHS]
- No damage to the kidney at all.

And he will need follow-up,
but he'll recover nicely.

Thank you.

Thanks.

We, uh, played Little League,

went camping every summer.

When my mom d*ed,
I basically lived at his house.

He and his wife co-parented
Charlotte with me,

and I can't tell you
how many dialysis sessions

he sat through with me, so...

Which is exactly why

you shouldn't have been in there.

I know. I know.

I...

♪♪

I just...

I didn't want to put that burden on you.

I didn't want to make you
personally invested because,

if God forbid
something terrible happened,

I didn't want to put that on you.

I'm always personally invested.

The second I walk in the room,
I'm personally invested,

whether I know them or not.

And if I don't know their story,
I make one up.

[CHUCKLES]

There is no such thing

as just a body on a table for me...

ever.

So you can give me the burden.

I can handle it.

When you operated on me...

...you make up a story?

You told me your whole life story

before I even had your IV in.

Oh, yeah. That's true.

Well, I owe you...

big time.

And if we're keeping score, that's two.

And I usually don't call in IOUs,

but today I might actually do it.

Okay.

♪♪

[SIGHS]

♪♪

"Your talents will soon be
recognized and adored..."

You're supposed say "in bed."

[CHUCKLING] Right.

In bed.

[CHUCKLES]

I...

[CLEARS THROAT]

I Googled Rapunzel.

After she's banished
and the prince goes blind,

he finds her singing in the forest.

Her tears of joy restore his sight,

and they get their happy ending...

even though it didn't go the way
they thought it would go.

Maybe we'll still get ours.

Hmm.

We just need some magic tears.

I'm serious.

What if all the crap
that we've been through

is just the middle part of the story...

the part you have to go through

to find your happily ever after?

Because when two people have
been there for each other

over and over,

through the worst that
humanity has to offer...

don't they deserve to be happy?

You're right.

Jo, you're right.

I've been holding onto a fairytale,

and it doesn't...
It doesn't have to be that.

I love...

Amelia.

And I'm... And I'm so deeply
in love with her.

I can wait. I-I don't...
I don't have to get married now.

I just need her. Right?

[CHUCKLING] Right.

[CHUCKLES]

Should I call her?

S-Should I, uh,
go to her house and wait?

Oh, I-I should... I should
pick her up at the airport.

I wonder what time she gets in.
Where's my phone?

MEREDITH: The invention
of the microscope

turned the scientific community
on its head.

It gave scientists a whole new
way of looking at things.

For the first time, they could see cells

and things they couldn't
with the naked eye.

I thought you never left the clinic.

[CHUCKLES]

Only when I've had a major breakthrough

and to feed my cat.

♪ That's how I know
that you won't stay ♪

You saved our project today.

We're lucky to have you
as our lead neurosurgeon.

Oh, it was a group effort.

And the surgery is not

the most complex part of this project.

[SIGHS] Maybe.

But a lot of other neurosurgeons
would have passed.

The risk of failure's too big.

But you're driven as much
by the process as the outcome.

♪ You've got untied ends
you need to complete ♪

There's a big difference

between not giving up and being good.

[CLEARS THROAT]

I don't think Meredith Grey
suffers fools.

♪ They will call your name ♪

The way I see it...

is you fell in love with neuro
when you were

and you wanted to see
where feelings came from.

And you still love it.

Your eyes light up
when you look at brains,

even the plastic ones.

And you're unrelenting.

You don't settle.

And that's what matters

when you want to break new ground.

I'm glad today worked out.

Me, too.

It means we get
to keep working together.

♪ To light the way... ♪

You want to celebrate? Grab some dinner?

♪ ...back home ♪

I have to catch a plane.

♪ You and I are both the same Okay. ♪

But I will see you next week.

Mm-hmm.

The simple use of curved glass
to bend and refract light

revolutionized how we see the world.

♪ There's a world out there
and it'll come calling ♪

In many ways,

it's not all that different
from everyday life.

♪ And I won't ask for you to stay ♪

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

♪ So go ahead and see
what you need to see ♪

Do you have a minute?

Not if you're gonna tell me

that you've been appointed
Surgeon General.

I'm sorry I wasn't at the convention.

Doesn't matter. None of it does.

You know, for years,
I've spent all of my energy

recruiting the best.

Then I train them.

I watch their every move,
I teach them everything I know,

and then they take all that knowledge

and go off to make groundbreaking,

world-changing contributions
to medicine.

Meanwhile,
I'm still spending a whole day

standing on a sidewalk
next to a folding table,

trying to convince
a bunch of medical students

who look like teenagers

that I am worth their time.

Do... Uh, do you need something?

I have someone I would like you meet.

W... [SIGHS]

♪ To light the way back home ♪

Dr. Miranda Bailey,

I would like you to meet
Dr. Jordan Wright.

He's a resident in Minnesota,

but he would like to transfer
to Grey-Sloan.

We did a surgery together.
He's excellent.

Nice to meet you, Dr. Wright.

And tell me why you're
interested in Grey-Sloan?

You, Dr. Bailey.

I want to learn from you.

♪ To light the way back home ♪

I'm listening.

♪ To the light the way back home ♪

First of all...

Sometimes seeing life
through a different lens

opens a new world of possibilities.

♪ To light the way back home ♪

♪♪

♪♪

♪♪