Grey's Anatomy

Meredith Grey and four other first-year surgical interns try to balance life and work at Seattle Grace Hospital.

A young woman clings to life after a brutal attack, leaving the surgical staff optimistic; Meredith puts her career on the line to save a newborn in the hospital nursery.

Interns compete to treat severe injuries, as the emergency room fills with an assortment of patients from the annual bike-messenger race.

Cristina's encounter with a former nurse, now a patient at Seattle Grace, changes her forever; Derek and Meredith treat a construction worker who has miraculously survived an injury but is now faced with tough decisions about his future; and a patient recognizes Izzie from a lingerie ad, which makes her the subject of hospital gossip.

Meredith believes she may have erred during surgery and endangered her career; nothing goes as planned for Izzie, who tries to throw a party for her new boyfriend.

Alex works hard to gain the trust of Annie, a shy patient with a gargantuan tumor, only to make a fool of himself in front of her later.