Personal and work pressures are adding up and have Meredith visibly on edge, Owen conducts formal interviews for the Chief Resident position, Cristina grows increasingly defiant, Alex and Lucy's undefined relationship gets tested, and Jackson suddenly backs out of the Webber's diabetes trial.
Elenco: Ellen Pompeo , James Pickens Jr. , Chandra Wilson , Justin Chambers , Kevin McKidd , Jesse Williams , Patrick Dempsey , Sara Ramirez , Sandra Oh , Jessica Capshaw , Sarah Drew , Camilla Luddington , Caterina Scorsone , Giacomo Gianniotti , Kelly McCreary , Katherine Heigl , Chyler Leigh , Eric Dane , Kim Raver , T.R. Knight , Jerrika Hinton , Jason George , Isaiah Washington , Kate Walsh , Martin Henderson , Brooke Smith , Jake Borelli , Greg Germann , Chris Carmack , Tessa Ferrer , Gaius Charles , Anthony Hill , Richard Flood .