It’s really the top of an period at Grey Sloan. Meredith brings the children by the hospital to say their last goodbyes earlier than they go away for Boston. Zola needs to observe one final surgical procedure earlier than she goes.
Before Meredith leaves for the east coast, she’s set to work issues out with Nick. Apparently, he’s upset that she by no means known as him again. “I moved here to be with you,” he tells her. For Meredith, that is all so easy. She mentioned “I love you,” and he didn’t say it again. Nick will get upset and storms out of the room.
Maggie has an thrilling surgical procedure for Zola to observe. It’s a partial coronary heart transplant on a new child. This surgical procedure has by no means been finished earlier than. Understandably, the dad and mom are frightened. They again out of the surgical procedure when their worry takes over. The dad and mom need to watch for a full coronary heart.
Jo tries to persuade them to vary their minds. The experimental side of the surgical procedure is what’s inflicting the doubt. It’s not till Amelia talks to the dad and mom that they alter their minds. She opens up about shedding her child, Christopher. She tells them that if there had been an opportunity he might have lived, she would have taken the chance to make it occur.
Teddy wonders in regards to the seek for the brand new chief of surgical procedure. She drops hints about wanting the job. Richard mentions there’s no further pay for the gig, which makes Teddy pause.
Mika goes to see Taryn on the bar after Schmitt mentions how nice of a surgeon Taryn was earlier than she stop. After her home van bought towed, Mika wants a giant win. She asks for Taryn’s assist so she will be chosen for Maggie and Winston’s surgical procedure. Taryn’s pointers assist Mike get that win she wants.
Tess comes into the hospital, so Meredith and Nick are compelled to work collectively to try to save her. Meanwhile, Maggie and Winston scrub in with Mika on the partial coronary heart transplant surgical procedure. Zola has to inform Blue and Jules to be quiet within the gallery to allow them to all watch (and study) from the masters. While Maggie and Winston’s surgical procedure is a hit, Meredith and Nick lose Tess on the desk.
Once Meredith calls the time of dying, it’s now or by no means for her relationship with Nick. Is this goodbye or the beginning of a brand new starting for them? “I want you to be in my life if you want to be in my life,” Meredith tells Nick. However, she factors out that she’s not going to “beg” him to like her. The ball is in his court docket if he needs to be part of her life.
Meredith is bummed about shedding Tess, which was her final surgical procedure at Grey Sloan. Simone reveals that Tess wrote her final ebook earlier than she died and put it on a thumb drive. Tess’ final want was to get it to her writer — in Boston. She fingers it over to Meredith.
Teddy confronts Richard over the chief of surgical procedure scenario. She’s offended that he provided her a seat on the board to decide on a chief. She needs to be the chief. Richard tells her that if she needs to be chief of surgical procedure, the place is hers for the taking.
Bailey toasts to Meredith at her going away celebration. An emotional Bailey calls Meredith “one of my greatest points of pride.” Richard tells Meredith that “this place won’t be the same without you.” Meredith says her last goodbyes to her favourite medical doctors.
Nick tries to drown his sorrows over the Meredith scenario on the bar. Taryn units him straight. Meredith Grey is the Meredith Grey. This prompts Nick to go after Meredith. He tries to catch her earlier than she will get on the airplane to Boston. When he is aware of that he’s not going to make it, Nick calls Meredith. He tells Meredith that he loves her. “I’ve loved you every minute of every day I have known you,” he says.
Meredith acts like she will’t hear Nick. She says she’ll name him once they get settled in Boston and hangs up on him. Nick is shocked.
Despite the profitable and groundbreaking surgical procedure, Winston nonetheless needs to vary specialties. Maggie thinks he’s making a giant mistake, which causes Winston to snap. “You’re cold and I don’t respect it,” Winston says. Later, Maggie asks Amelia if she will keep at her place.
Lucas, Simone, and Mika all present up at Meredith’s empty home. They have been all informed they might keep there in the event that they oversee the repairs after the fireplace. They’re all getting the house and camaraderie they’ve all the time needed. When one era strikes out, one other era strikes in.