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By Lauren S | Season 6 | Episode 5 | Aired on 10.15.2009
The ER is pure chaos. Hunt explains to Derek (really, to us) that the Mercy West ER closed that morning, and this crowd represents the overflow. Callie shows up looking natty in dark blue scrubs, and the guys congratulate her on being the newest attending (not counting the Mercy West attendings). The group from Mere's room all march in, led by Cristina who asks where Hunt wants them. He tells them anywhere but then a super cute doc in orange scrubs -- the very one who ran past Cristina that morning -- announces that at Mercy West they assign zones to everyone. Cristina pooh-poohs the idea, but Hunt totally stuns her by declaring cheerfully that he likes it. Dr. Jackson Avery introduces himself while Cristina seethes.
Alex accosts the Chief on the walkway and immediately tries to put in a good word for his wife. He tells the Chief that he knows more residents need to be cut, and that Izzie isn't 100% yet but she's recovering, and she needs this. As sincerely as he's ever said anything, he asserts that she needs this. Richard doesn't seem to be moved, though, and just tells Alex he's got a hospital to run before he walks off.
Another of the oranges chases after Izzie and tries to apologize for his friend -- saying what the girl pulled in the locker room wasn't cool. Izzie isn't having any of it since the girl herself isn't apologizing but this guy continues to make jokes and then introduces himself as Charles Percy. Izzie still won't look at him or shake his hand until he starts on a story about how it will be hard not to talk to him for a whole day, which he knows as he didn't talk to his family for a whole car ride across the country. She's charmed -- it didn't really take long -- and finally turns and introduces herself. He then asks her for the code to the research library but she tells him it took her two years to get the code and she needs every advantage she can get.
Bailey finds Callie and asks her pointedly if the gentleman in the waiting room found her. Callie is flustered and doesn't seem to really care until Bailey alerts her that it's her father, and then she's just aghast. Callie walks up and quietly asks him what he's doing there, sounding tentative. He reminds her about how they used to talk every Sunday and that even when she was in trouble she would still call him and they'd work it out. It's a good opening for Callie and she gives him a hug, clearly relieved at what she interpreted as the offering of an olive branch. Unfortunately, as she hugs him, she notices another familiar face across the room: their family priest, Father Kevin. As Father Kevin stands up, Callie realizes why they really came and her father immediately looks guilty as Callie whispers that he thinks he can "pray away the gay." Angry, she yells that he can't do that, and when he tries to stop her she yells again that he can't pray away the gay. She storms away as everyone stares after her.