Ep 6 All Jacked up

by klarinetgrrl

Christina is stuck with a patient who is head over heels for her significant other, Izzy is off to trial with Ripley there to support her. The gang gets ready for a huge Halloween bash where someone unexpected and unwanted shows up.

All Jacked Up – Gretchen Wilson

INT. MEREDITH'S HOUSE
Meredith lays on her bed and stares at her clock, watching the numbers roll past until the alarm goes off.

MEREDITH (V.O)
Halloween is one of those holidays that most holiday hating people actually enjoy. What holiday hating person could truly hate a day about ghouls, ghosts and skeletons?

INT. KITCHEN
Derek makes himself a bowl of cereal.

MEREDITH (V.O.)
There are some skeletons that we just aren't ready to deal with yet, though.

Meredith enters the kitchen. Derek looks at Meredith as she walks in.

DEREK
Hi.

MEREDITH
Hi. (pauses) We're having a party here tonight.

DEREK
Am I invited to this one?

MEREDITH
It's kinda hard to hide it from you and not invite you since you're staying here. Can you pick up the beer?

DEREK
Sure.

MEREDITH
You can put your stuff in my room. The living room will probably be a mess… If you'd like, you can stay in there.

DEREK
Are you staying at Finn's?

MEREDITH
Maybe.

Meredith concentrates on making herself a cup of coffee.

INT. HOSPITAL – LOCKER ROOM
Christina and Meredith are changing as fast as they can.

MEREDITH
How are things with Burke's mom?

CHRISTINA
I don't deal well with mothers.

MEREDITH
That well, huh?

CHRISTINA
I'm a surgeon. I do surgeries. I'm a surgery junkie. She expects me to stop everything and cater to Burke's every need.

MEREDITH
Mothers.

CHRISTINA
So… How come McDreamy is still at your house?

MEREDITH
He has nowhere else to go. Addison won't let him back into the trailer until the divorce is final. And I would bad making him stay at a hotel.

CHRISTINA
But he signed the papers.

MEREDITH
Yup.

CHRISTINA
So what happens, now?

MEREDITH
Tonight, I am going to break up with Finn.

CHRISTINA
Good. He's a vet. That's not even a real doctor.

MEREDITH
You coming tonight?

CHRISTINA
Is there going to be tequila? (pause) Do you even need to ask that question?

MEREDITH
What about Burke's mom?

CHRISTINA
I told her I was on call. What the hell? How old am I? Sneaking around someone's mother like I'm in high school. Damn it.

Bailey sticks her head into the locker room.

BAILEY
Come on people. Grey, Addison has your ass today. Get moving!

MEREDITH
Yes, Dr. Bailey

Meredith rolls her eyes at the thought of spending the day with Addison, but she grabs her stethoscope and runs in search of her.

INT. HOSPITAL – BABY ROOM
Addison has her hand in an incubator and is talking to her small charge.

ADDISON
So small. How do we get from there to where I am?

Meredith sticks her head in.

MEREDITH
Dr. Sheppard?

ADDISON
Dr. Montgomery.

MEREDITH
Dr. Montgomery. What do you need me for?

ADDISON
I need you to stay with Maria here. She's a few weeks premature. Keep an eye on her vitals and everything. Her mother was on drugs when she brought her in.

MEREDITH
Is she going to live?

ADDISON
I don't know, Dr. Grey.

Meredith looks at the little girl in wonder.

MEREDITH
She's so small. When did things get so complicated?

Addison stands up and pulls out a chart, turning her back to Meredith.

ADDISON
When you slept with my husband.

MEREDITH
Dr. Montgomery…

ADDISON
Save it Meredith. He loves you. He's loved you since he met you. That doesn't make it any easier on me, because I loved him.

MEREDITH
Can I ask you something?

Meredith sits down in a rocking chair next to the incubator.

ADDISON
That depends on what kind of work you feel like doing today.

Addison turns to face Meredith.

MEREDITH
I'll keep the question to myself.

ADDISON
That's what I thought. Have a nice day.

Meredith sighs, watching Addison leave.

MEREDITH
Well, Ms. Maria. Looks like it's just you and me here kiddo.

Meredith slides a finger into the incubator and the infant grabs a hold of her finger.

INT. HOSPITAL – ELEVATOR
Derek stands in the elevator, the doors open to reveal Addison.

DEREK
Satan.

ADDISON
How many times do I have to say it? I really rather prefer Empress of all that is evil.

DEREK
When am I getting my trailer back?

ADDISON
When are you going to stop sleeping with Meredith Grey?

DEREK
That should not concern you.

ADDISON
Until the paper work goes through, it does.

DEREK
When are you going to stop sleeping with Mark?

ADDISON
Derek, how did we get here?

DEREK
You slept with my best friend.

ADDISON
You slept with Meredith.

DEREK
She wasn't your best friend. Unless you made secret rendezvous trips out here.

The doors to the elevator open and Derek hurries away from Addison.

INT. HOSPITAL – RIPLEY'S OFFICE
Ripley whistles as she walks into her office.

RIPLEY
Good morning, Robin.

Robin pops her head in.

ROBIN
Good morning, Dr. Buffet. You're awfully chipper this morning.

RIPLEY
I love Meredith, but I FINALLY got to sleep in. And no more roommates! It's a beautiful thang!

ROBIN
You miss them, don't you?

RIPLEY
Insanely, yes.

Ripley drops into her chair.

ROBIN
Crazy.

RIPLEY
Hey, party at Mer's. You coming tonight?

ROBIN
I'll be there. I hear she throws wicked parties.

RIPLEY
That's the rumor around the hospital. (pauses) What time is my first appointment?

Robin consults the appointment book.

ROBIN
Not until 10:00.

RIPLEY
Excellent. My afternoon is free, right?

ROBIN
Yes. You had me clear it?

RIPLEY
Good. I have a trial to go to.

ROBIN
Trial?

RIPLEY
I told Izzy I'd go to support her. The interns all have to work today. To pick up the slack of all the heads being at the trial.

INT. HOSPITAL – PATIENT'S ROOM
Christina, Alex, George and Bailey all stand around the patient's bed. The patient is Nancy, and there is a man, James, lying on the bed with her.

CHRISTINA
This is Nancy Blair. She is 28 years old and has been suffering from dizzy spells and passing out.

JAMES
They were manageable before, but it happens unexpectedly and very often, now.

BAILEY
How will we proceed, Dr. Yang.

CHRISTINA
We'll do shotgun. MRI, CatScan… Every test in the book.

BAILEY
Good. Take care of it, then fill me in.

CHRISTINA
Right, Dr. Bailey.

Bailey, George and Alex leave the room.

CHRISTINA
I'm going to go make appoints for your tests, then I'll be back up to take you down.

JAMES
Who's my pookie ookie oookie ookums?

Christina leaves the room.

CHRISTINA
Dear lord.

INT. HOSPITAL – PATIENT'S ROOM
George, Alex, and Bailey stand around the patient's room. The patient is Anthony and a teenage girl, Meghan, sits next to him.

GEORGE
This is Anthony Barlow and his daughter Meghan. Mr. Barlow is 35 years old and was brought in because he's had trouble walking, altered coordination, and dizziness.

BAILEY
How will we diagnose?

GEORGE
We will do an ultrasound/Doppler study of the carotid arteries, ECG, an echocardiogram, an angiogram and hook him up to a holter monitor.

ANTHONY
Now in normal terms?

GEORGE
We're going to take ultrasounds of your carotid arteries, your heart and heart chamber. Then we're going to hook you up to some monitors to monitor your heart.

BAILEY
Good job, O'malley. Call Dr. Sheppard for a consult.

GEORGE
Yes ma'am.

BAILEY
Alex, you're on the code staff today.

ALEX
Can't I-

BAILEY
No. You've pissed off the chief. You get code and post ops for the rest of your life.

ALEX
How did I piss off the chief?

BAILEY
Two words. Ripley Buffet.

ALEX
God damn it.

ANTHONY
Hey, watch your mouth. I have a teenager in the room.

MEGHAN
Dad. It's not like I haven't heard it before.

BAILEY
Now, get moving Karev.