(Burke helps Meredith out of the ambulance)
Meredith: She's completely lucid. (Burke passes out, Derek tries to help him and passes out as well.) (George is in Marina's room, drawing her blood)
Vincent: We live in the same building, so...I'd see her in the laundry room and uh, she's really sexy when she folds clothes. (Izzie is talking to George off to the side)
Izzie: It's fast, you know? (The clinic)
Bailey: Hey, welcome to the Denny Duquette Memorial Clinic. (To Mark) Nicely done. Addison: What? Alex: Yes. And of course she doesn't realize she has Alzheimer's. Burke: Seems fine but...her mother's gonna need the best care we have to offer and you Dr. Yang are the best. Cause there is this great man who just asked me to marry him and I know you tried to have both and you split up with Meredith's dad and I know this is none of my business. Cristina: Are you stealing patients from the ER? Day in and day out. Derek: Dr. Grey. Ellis: An attending? Ellis: Richard Webber's the Chief? Ellis: You're what happened to her. George and Callie are in the elevator. Hold on. I'm kind of in love with her, by the way. Izzie: Are you a patient? Meredith: I still feel all fumey. Meredith: she has that effect on people who aren't her daughter. Mr. Hanson: Kelly...finds...suddenly...that she has a need for (he pulls out a box of tampons)...these products and uh, we were hoping that you might show her how to use them. Of surgery? Pack her and wrap her and get her stable for transport. Parental disappointment ends with medical degree. So, I wish you would have the surgery But it's up to you, Mom. Tell Dr. The Meredith I knew was a force of nature, passionate, focused, a fighter. The phone is ringing but no one is answering. This was supposed to be meaningful. When did you get back from Europe?
Plan: A: the Chief's position; Q: What is the race for? A: Derek; Q: Who does Ellis blame for Meredith's mediocrity? A: Burke; Q: Who does Cristina agree to marry after watching him risk his life during the surgery? A: Webber's affections; Q: What do the attending physicians compete for? A: The Denny Duquette Memorial Clinic; Q: What is open for business, but no one shows up? A: Denny's legacy; Q: What did Izzie invest in the Denny Duquette Memorial Clinic? A: Alex; Q: Who does Izzie team up with to steal patients from the emergency room? A: Las Vegas; Q: Where did Callie and George go to announce their marriage? A: cancer; Q: What is the patient that George and Webber treat suffering from? A: a neurotoxin; Q: What is in the patient's blood that causes everyone to fall ill? A: The staff; Q: Who has to operate on a patient in hazmat suits? A: his proposal; Q: What did Cristina not answer to Burke? A: Meredith; Q: Who schedules Ellis's heart surgery? A: Meredith's Alzheimer's-stricken mother; Q: Who is Ellis Grey? A: her medical condition; Q: What does Ellis Grey experience a change in? A: the day; Q: For how long does Ellis Grey become lucid? A: the mediocrity; Q: What is Ellis Grey disappointed in? A: the upcoming surgery; Q: What does Meredith schedule for her mother despite her mother's wishes? A: love; Q: What does Ellis still feel for Webber? A: her memory; Q: What does Ellis lose after Webber talks to her? Summary: The race for the Chief's position is on, and the attending physicians, Derek, Burke, Addison, and Mark, compete for Webber's affections by trying to help out everywhere possible. The Denny Duquette Memorial Clinic is open for business, but no one shows up. Izzie is disappointed in what she invested Denny's legacy in, and she and Alex team up to steal patients from the emergency room. Callie and George get back from Las Vegas, announcing their marriage, much to everyone's disbelief. Izzie is not supportive of their marriage and tries to get George to realize the mistake he has made. George and Webber treat a patient with cancer, but her blood has a neurotoxin in it that causes all the staff around her to fall ill. The staff have to operate on her in hazmat suits, and later in small bursts to complete her surgery. Cristina doesn't give Burke an answer to his proposal, but after watching him risk his life during the surgery, she agrees to marry him. Meanwhile, Meredith's Alzheimer's-stricken mother, Ellis Grey, experiences a change in her medical condition by becoming lucid for the day. She is disappointed in the mediocrity her daughter has fallen into and begins to despise Derek, blaming him for what happened to the Meredith that used to be "a force of nature". Ellis has to have heart surgery and, despite her mother's wishes, Meredith schedules the upcoming surgery. Webber talks to Ellis and realizes that she is still in love with him, but she loses her memory after their talk ends, before Meredith has the chance to tell her how she really feels.