Meredith confronts the Chief about his inability to look at her. He finally admits that she is a "walking reminder" of his affair with her mother and his many failures.
The Chief tasks Bailey with leading a team to remove a 10-year-old girl's "inoperable" tumor by temporarily removing and icing her major organs. [S5E6] Life During Wartime
The episode establishes their long-term arc as Cristina struggles with her attraction to Owen, a man clearly haunted by the 19 soldiers he lost in Iraq. Meredith confronts the Chief about his inability to