TEXT: CHRISTINA: (narrating) As doctors, we know everybody's secrets. Their medical histories, sexual histories, confidential information that is as essential to a surgeon as a 10-blade. And every bit as dangerous. We keep secrets. We have to. But not all secrets can be kept. [SCENE_BREAK] DEREK: 6 letter word for pinnacle. MEREDITH: Zenith. DEREK: Oh this is good. No s*x crossword puzzles, current events. When's the knitting start? MEREDITH: Shut up. Good things come to those who wait. DEREK: I want s*x. MEREDITH: There will be no s*x. CHRISTINA: Am I interrupting s*x? DEREK: No. CHRISTINA: Good. Get out. DEREK: What? You can't ask me to leave. CHRISTINA: Meredith... MEREDITH: Give us a sec. DEREK: When I get back there better be some s*x. MEREDITH: Why are you all sweaty and ick? CHRISTINA: I jogged here. MEREDITH: You don't jog. Christina... CHRISTINA: What if Derek robbed a bank? MEREDITH: What? CHRISTINA: Say Derek was robbing a bank...and while he was in there, you were waiting outside, cause it was your job to drive the get away car. MEREDITH: Why would Derek rob a bank? CHRISTINA: Just go with me here. MEREDITH: Okay, Derek's robbing a bank. CHRISTINA: And he gets caught. And no one knows you were involved, cause you were driving the car. MEREDITH: Okay, Derek's in jail, I'm in the mystery car. What's the question? CHRISTINA: Would you turn yourself in? Or would you stay quiet and let Derek go down for a robbery in which you were a complicit participant? Or would you stand by him? MEREDITH: Well...
SUMMARY:
A traumatic car accident which fills the emergency room has everyone challenged emotionally. George calls Erica Hahn from Seattle Presbyterian Hospital to perform heart surgery on his father after he finds out about Burke's condition. George's parents task Izzie with finding out why George had them change surgeon, but this only leads to George snapping at Izzie. Meredith figures out that Burke needs Cristina to operate. Cristina has a crisis of conscience about her deceptive teamwork with Burke, and turns to Webber. Burke is shocked to see that Webber is considering replacing him with Dr. Hahn as the Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Seattle Grace Hospital, but eventually learns that Webber's plan was to make him Chief after his retirement. However, after Cristina confesses about his hand tremor, Webber is forced to warn him about the severe consequences he will have to face. Callie attempts to rebuild her relationship with George. Addison, Mark, and Alex work together on a pregnant woman, and Alex and Addison realize they may have feelings for each other.