(Derek heads into a stair well)
Derek: Watch him for a couple of hours, if he doesn't improve get a new CT.
(Derek starts walking down the stairs)
Izzie (gets a look on her face): Ok.
(Derek catches the look and walks back quickly)
Derek: Dr. Stevens? (Meredith leaves the operating table)
(George is sitting on the hospital bed in the abandoned hallway with Alex sitting next to him, 'examining' him. Bailey: I just need a minute Grey. Burke: Justin had a heart transplant as a baby but his heart hasn't aged as well as he has. Comes with the hunger, Grey. Cristina: No offense but uh your son doesn't seem to be a fan of the holidays. Dr. Burke and Cristina are there performing the surgery. Father Michael: No it isn't. George rushes up to Nadia)
George (to Nadia): Nadia we're taking you to surgery. He has to decide he wants to live. He has to fight for it. Her annoying family is still there. I'm an intern and you're not. I'm gonna talk to his wife. Meredith: His exam is tomorrow. Not surprised by the family. Scheduled for excision of her gastric ulcer. This is important. We love Christmas. We're helping Alex study.
Plan: A: A young boy; Q: Who needs a heart transplant but doesn't want it? A: his treatment; Q: What is the subject of the argument between Burke and Cristina? A: major philosophical differences; Q: What does the argument between Burke and Cristina expose? A: Izzie; Q: Who feels betrayed when the interns rally to help Alex prepare for his exam? A: Meredith; Q: Who has to remind Izzie of the true spirit of the Christmas holiday? A: George; Q: Who has to deal with the family of a woman whose surgery keeps getting postponed? A: a woman; Q: Whose surgery keeps getting postponed for more important surgeries? A: their contempt; Q: What does the family of a woman who has bleeding ulcers show George? A: Bailey; Q: Who performs several surgeries when Webber is forced to leave a woman on her own? A: brain surgery; Q: What type of surgery does Derek perform on a mixed Jewish/Christian family? A: Chrismukkah; Q: What holiday does the family discuss celebrating? A: a festive mood; Q: What is the patriarch of a mixed Jewish/Christian family not in? A: his wife; Q: Who did Derek's patient reconcile with? Summary: A young boy needs a heart transplant but doesn't seem to want it, and an argument over his treatment exposes major philosophical differences between Burke and Cristina. Meanwhile, when the interns rally to help Alex prepare to re-take his exam, Izzie feels betrayed and Meredith has to remind her of the true spirit of the Christmas holiday. George has to deal with the family of a woman whose surgery for bleeding ulcers keeps getting postponed for more important surgeries, much to their contempt, whilst Bailey has to perform several surgeries when Webber is forced to leave her on her own. Derek performs brain surgery on the patriarch of a mixed Jewish/Christian family who discuss celebrating Chrismukkah , but isn't in a festive mood despite a reconciliation with his wife.