Alex gains the trust of Annie, a nervous patient with an extraordinarily large tumor, only to humiliate himself in front of her later. Meanwhile Derek chooses Meredith to assist with an elderly Parkinson’s patient who may need surgery -- but Bailey disapproves of their relationship and is determined to make Meredith suffer -- and tensions escalate between Burke and Shepherd.
The body of a young woman is found at a vineyard in the Napa Valley. Teresa thinks that the murder is the result of an argument between lovers, but Patrick suspects a serial kidnapper.
With the identity of the mole now closer than ever, Olivia and her team are in very real danger. Meanwhile, the latest White House scandal pushes Cyrus to his limits.
When details from an old case don't add up, Olivia's team must backtrack to figure out if they made a mistake. Worse still, this mistake has potentially put them all in serious danger.
More is revealed about Olivia's estranged relationship with her father through flashbacks. Meanwhile, both the White House and Pope and Associates are still in the middle of cleaning up the very big and very public mess they created.