Following their sexual encounter, Meredith and George avoid each other at work, and George ends up falling down a stairwell and dislocating his shoulder. Frequent heart patient Denny is readmitted and grows closer to Izzie, causing Alex to be jealous. George flashes back to the previous night with Meredith, when she cried out of regret while they were having sex, and he moves in with Burke and Cristina. Throughout the drama, George catches the eye of Dr. Callie Torres.