在一个心脏手术中，Meredith捧着心脏的时候，她打了一个小盹，指甲划破了手套。病人出现了各种不良症状，Meri不知道是不是因为自己的过错。而在一次急救中，她当着病人丈夫的面对Burke喊出了自己的失误。Chief给一位5年前手术后一直不舒服的病人手术时，发现原因是5年前的手术在病人体内留下了一块towel。Bailey让Christina查5年前是谁做的手术，发现是Burke。Burke背负了5年的心理负疚，终于找到机会，在帮Meredith辩护的时候，也解除了自己多年的心理负担。

Meredith: So, I have done a lot of research on this and Dr. Burke has been kind enough to help me. ____1____. However, ____2____. She still weighs 200 pounds, which is why no one even noticed it, but with that kind of a weight drop, it doesn't matter how much you weigh, technically, you're anorexic.

Burke: So, along with all that fat, she was losing muscle, heart muscle.

Webber: That certainly could be a reason for a small poke to become a large tear.

Lawyer: That still doesn't change the fact that the small poke wasn't reported by Dr. Grey at the time of the occurrence.

Meredith: And if I could change that...

Lawyer: And you can't, ____3____.

Burke: No, not if the patient's weight loss caused the problem.

Lawyer: I'm sorry. I have no choice here.

Burke: I've spoken to the husband. And I believe as long as his wife remains stable.

Lawyer: ____4____, Dr. Burke. Dr. Grey made a huge error.

Burke: And she reported it.

Lawyer: Too late. And in front of the patient's husband.

Burke: But she reported it. She spoke up. (pause) Five years ago, as a CT fellow, I had a nagging feeling that I didn't check the body cavity of a lung patient closely enough before I closed. The patient seemed fine post-op and I was in a hurry. And yesterday, you and Dr. Bailey pulled a towel out from under that patient's lung. Why didn't I report it at the appropriate time? Maybe because I was afraid that I would be called into a meeting where some hospital lawyer's fear of liability could end my career. ____5____. And when we do, ____6____ Or everyone suffers. Dr. Grey spoke up.
And I understand my responsibility, and what I've done wrong here I do think the patient's history is significant in this case but you've left yourself and the hospital open to a tremendous amount of liability I can't take your beliefs to the bank Even great doctors make mistakes we've got to have a chance to be able to speak up without fear of retribution.