With his marriage in trouble, the chief turns to his fellow male surgeons for a "gentleman's evening." Cristina and Izzie heatedly compete for the same surgeries. The doctors treat two injured finalists from a promotional competition.
At the launch party for Violet's book, Sheldon falls for the smart, Dr Marla Phillips. Addison's and Pete's patient is caught in a love triangle with her brother-in-law and sister, for whom she is a surrogate.
When Melinda discovers a family secret, madness grips the hospital and the town when a ghost who is making no sense haunts a patient who's making even less.
Jack Bauer assists with the deadly domestic threat and the investigation of his former colleague, Tony Almeida; President Allison Taylor presides over the escalating dilemmas linked to the unrest in Sangala.