Grey’s Anatomy recap: Grey’s Anatomy Season 9, Episode 16

This week, Pegasus was back in the game, and so am I! We’ve got a lot of ground to cover with this episode of Grey’s Anatomy, and much like the docs, I’m ready for the fight, so let’s get to it!

Basically, as far as Seattle Grace-Mercy West was concerned, it was a now-or-never situation. Cahill somehow convinced Pegasus to buy the hospital (again), and Team Derek (Patrick Dempsey)—I’ve elected him as the leader based on his smile and fabulous hair—was in need of $175 million. You know, chump change. However, Derek’s financial advisor, Stan the man, found a billionaire who was willing to hear Team Derek’s pitch, but only after they went through two rounds of preliminary pitches.

While Team Derek was off dealing with statistics and Callie’s flop sweats, things were falling apart at Seattle Grace. Bailey (Chandra Wilson) was off to her first job interview since Y2K and nurses were dropping left and right. Luckily, Owen had one more inspiring speech left in him, and he was able to convince Bailey to stick around by telling her she was the heart and the spirit of the hospital. Who could walk away from him after that? Not Bailey. But she did warn him that if the ship sank and she was left without a life jacket, she would come back fists swinging, “and I’m short so my punches land low.” Did anyone doubt she was the spirit of that hospital? Didn’t think so.

And Bailey wasn’t the only one thinking about a potential life outside of the hospital. Catherine Avery, as usual, made her presence known when she told Jackson he should leave Seattle Grace behind for the Harper Avery Foundation in Boston. But Richard (James Pickens Jr.) was there to save Jackson (Jesse Williams) by explaining that “A man who does not bend to the winds of change is a man that you can be proud of.” Richard is not to be outdone, y’all. However, as poetic as his speech might have been, he didn’t exactly convince Jackson, who started to question his future in Seattle.

Speaking of questions, Alex was starting to suspect that something was up with Cristina and Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) always whispering and plotting. But before he could do any digging, he got a little too caught up in his crush on Jo. So, after giving Jo (Camilla Luddington) a hard time about her date with Chest Peckswell, he got to work on saying adios to Phil, a.k.a. putting a tumor in a bag and simultaneously charming Jo into seeing him in a new light. If I were you, Chest Peckswell, I’d watch out for Alex, or else a stupid nickname might be all you’ve got. That, and your chest.

One billionaire. That’s all that Team Derek needed. The team’s first proposal was deemed “neat” by a set of hoodie-wearing junior executives. But apparently neat is slang for potentially worth $175 million, because they got a second meeting, this time with three very straight-faced suits. Luckily, between Stan’s configurations and Derek’s smile, the team was granted 15 minutes with the billionaire himself: Julian Castle. 15 minutes to save it all. Cristina said it best: “No pressure or anything.”

However, pressure wasn’t confined solely to the members of Team Derek. Bailey was taking on what she considered to be a good-as-dead patient Meredith had left behind. But thanks to Mer and intern Heather’s new phone relationship, Bailey was able to plan one last experimental surgery before hearing the news that Cahill was planning to sell the hospital to Pegasus for one purpose: to liquidate its assets. Once again, Heather—and her new hairdo—was the one to hear the news, and she wasn’t shy about sharing it. How did she put it? Pegasus was “stripping us for parts like a busted-ass truck.” Looks like someone could use some poetic-speech lessons from Richard, who was busy cluing Jackson in on the plan that he himself knew nothing about.