"Nick? It's me. I'm ready to talk."
She kisses him. But as he hugs her, she slips the envelope into the biohazard bin. She'll never know. She chooses love over certainty. The second avalanche hits. Meredith is still operating on Nina in the tent. Samira throws herself over Meredith and the patient as the tent collapses.
Logline: In the aftermath of Alex Karev's brutal beating by DeLuca's father, the doctors of Grey Sloan Memorial must confront their own secrets—while a catastrophic avalanche strands a group of hikers, forcing Meredith to choose between saving a stranger and saving herself. Cold Open: A black screen. Then, a flatline.
visits Alex next. No judgment. Just a story about his own relapse.