The day is going well for Meredith, her photo makes the front page of a medical journal. For her recovery, Amelia must operate on a mother suffering from a brain tumor. Terrified at the idea of not being up to the task, she asks Koracick to stay to help her. Jackson decides to take the day off. He takes Alex, Ben, Owen and Andrew on his new yacht. Arizona, April and Maggie must interrupt their search for a soul mate to deal with a young woman who is hiding a dangerous secret. Bailey may have finally found a way to get rid of a hypochondriac patient. Meredith and Jo perform a revolutionary and risky procedure on a patient. Buoyed by the lesson in courage she has just received, Jo decides to no longer live in fear and to file for divorce. After his day “at sea”, Jackson has a revelation. He offers Bailey half of his fortune so that she can organize a surgical research competition. Everyone is expected at the intern presentation evening organized by Richard. Meredith learns that she is nominated for the prestigious Harper Avery Prize.
