TEXT: (Meredith's house) (Izzie is in the bathroom standing against the door, holding a coffee mug in one hand. You can hear Doc barking and growling really loudly and you can also hear George's muffled yelling) George (screams): God, holy, ow. I said down, back...IZZIE! IZZIE! Incoming! (Izzie looks startled and moves to open the bathroom door and George runs in and they both slam the door shut) MVO: Fresh starts. Thanks to the calendar, they happen every year. (Izzie hands George her coffee mug which he accepts gratefully) MVO: Just set your watch to January. Izzie: You know I'm thinking about coloring my hair. Maybe red. George: Yeah. Red's good. I'm thinking about cutting mine. Izzie: Yeah? You look good shorter. George (looks a little surprised): You think? (You can now hear Meredith giving the dog compliments and the barking has stopped. George and Izzie open the door tentatively and peek out) Meredith: What a good dog? Who's mommy's good boy? (They see Meredith patting and shaking the dog's paw) Meredith: Silly. Yes, I know. You're a good boy. You're such a good boy. (They look absolutely amazed by this) Meredith: What are you guys doing in there? We're going to be late. George: We need to talk about the dog. Izzie: That's not a dog. It's a hyena, escaped from the zoo dressed in dog clothing. George: Whatever! I don't chew up his clothes. I don't urinate on his bed. I don't try to mount him from behind! Meredith: People, he's our dog. We love our dog. He loves us. (She continues patting and leaves. Doc turns and growls at Izzie & George and then lets out a bark) Izzie (apprehensive): He tries to mount you from
SUMMARY:
Dr. Webber enforces an 80-hour-per-week maximum rule for the interns. Derek wants to enroll Ellis in an experimental treatment for Alzheimer's , but Meredith doesn't want his help and Derek needs Dr. Webber to intervene. Alex treats a writer who ate his entire novel. Izzie seems to be getting over Alex when she shares an undeniable chemistry with Denny Duquette, a patient awaiting a heart transplant. Bailey goes to retrieve Denny's heart, taking Cristina along for the ride. Meanwhile George and Addison treat Bex, a young teen who is intersex .