'Grey's Anatomy' recap: 'Back Where You Belong' – EW.com

The band is back together again! Not quite, Maggie, but youve got the right idea. Amelia, whos back at Casa de Meredith for who knows how long, insists that shes not back, shes just sleeping there (a.k.a. shes still just hiding from Owen). But the good news is that after being sidelined from last weeks episode, Alex is officially free of his legal troubles and ready to get back to work. Unfortunately, we cant say the same for Meredith since shes still suspended from the hospital for butting heads with Bailey. Still, the show must go on.

At the hospital, Eliza has come to the conclusion that, following last weeks mishap in the OR, maybe the residents arent exactly ready for phase two of her master plan. So shes taking things easy this week and pairing the residents up with attendings, and Stephanie and Jo are with Alex.

Speaking of Alex, he begins his first day back by dealing with a little family drama: His procedure of the day is a mother-to-son kidney transplant with Cynthia (mother) and Chris (son), but things get off to a rocky start when Chris father shows up to the hospital uninvited as the two are being prepped for surgery. (Oh, what a difference a Facebook post makes.) Chris and Cynthia arent too happy to see him, nor are they happy with Jo for allowing him into their hospital room, and we later learn that this is because Cynthia is a victim of domestic abuse. The issue obviously hits home with Jo, who commissions Owen to get the father to leave the hospital so the gang can get on with their procedure in peace.

Unfortunately, the complications dont end there. Cynthias second kidney fails just as Stephanie and Jo attempt to transplant the good kidney into Chris, ultimately creating a moral dilemma for the whole team. Since the kidney has already been removed from Cynthias body and taken into the other OR, the kidney has already crossed the red line, and it technically belongs to Chris now. However, giving Chris the kidney may just put Cynthias life in danger and leave Chris without a mother.

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'Grey's Anatomy' recap: 'Back Where You Belong' - EW.com