Amrapali Ambegaokar

Meredith and Derek rediscover the morning-after side of their relationship; the chief learns the hospital has slipped in the national rankings.

Meredith, Cristina, Izzie and Alex spend their first day as residents with their own interns, including George, repeating his internship after failing his exams, and Meredith's half-sister. Cristina searches for Burke, who is nowhere to be found and Richard resumes his position as chief of surgery.

The hospital has a pipe break which causes a huge flood; Meredith quits therapy but Dr. Wyatt doesn't believe she is finished.

Izzie returns to work while the Seattle Grace residents fear possible layoffs; Bailey and Alex's difficult case is further complicated by her schizophrenic son.

Tension arises between Derek and Meredith's mother; Cristina is mesmerized by the lifestyle of working in the dermatology wing.

Meredith and Derek rediscover the morning-after side of their relationship; the chief learns the hospital has slipped in the national rankings.