‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Season 20, Episode 9, Recap: Catherine Fires Teddy

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Grey’s Anatomy Recap: [Spoiler] Is Fired — and as One Couple Breaks Up, Another One Hits the Sheets"/> <meta class="swiftype" name="body" data-type="text" content="The fit hit the shan in Thursday's Grey's Anatomy. But Meredith, Amelia and Teddy's fears that Catherine was about to discover how they'd been spending Grey Sloan's discretionary funds weren't the only source of tension. Maggie's return gave her and Winston a chance to play more scenes from a (defunct) marriage, and Lucas realized that he should have been listening to us all along as we screamed at the TV, "How on earth is this guy a doctor?" Read on, and we'll dive into how all of the drama shook out — and reveal which surprising new couple hit the sheets.

'WE'RE PUBLISHING AN ABSTRACT BASED ON OUR FINDINGS' | As "I Carry Your Heart" began, Link was cooking to celebrate Jo's last day as a general surgeon (not that they were in any hurry to eat), Owen was pushing Teddy to check the budget for his proposed teaching program (though she was quick to distract him with nookie), and Lucas and Simone were just plain getting it on. Meanwhile, Mika declined an offer to spend time alone with Helm, and Amelia was surprised to find Catherine in her office. "I think I've seen everything I needed to see," she said ominously. Immediately, Amelia phoned Meredith to say that they had a problem. Gee, ya think?

A commercial break later, Amelia showed up on Meredith's doorstep with all of their research on hard drives. On a call to Teddy, the sisters-in-law asked the chief to delay Catherine finding out where the hospital's discretionary funds had gone for a few weeks… or at least four days. To pull off that miracle, Teddy recruited Blue and Jules to input Alzheimer's data in code. When Meredith revealed that she didn’t plan to present her findings to Catherine but just publish her theory, Amelia balked: It would erase Derek's research forevermore. "I've come too far to throw the towel in," Mer said, confident that her late husband would feel the same way.

Shortly, Teddy revealed to Owen how she'd used the hospital's petty change. In turn, he confessed that he'd gone to Catherine himself rather than pressure her to bankroll his project. What was she to do? "Better to come clean than get caught," he recommended. That, she would do. When Mer told Nick that she might be busted and have to uproot them again, he gently hit the roof. She didn’t get that he really, really wanted to settle down and shack up with her, wedding band and all. Once Blue and Jules were done uploading their data, Mer and Amelia were ecstatic. It was extraordinarily promising. At that point, Amelia was ready to go ahead and publish; that could be how they honored Derek.

'YOU ARE A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES' | No sooner had Maggie walked out of the elevator at Grey Sloan than she was reunited with Richard and, awkwardly, Winston. Brady, the long-term patient that she'd come from Chicago to treat, needed a heart transplant, she regrettably informed him. Would he live even long enough to marry boyfriend Ian? It soon looked unlikely. The show wasn’t even half over when he wound up in critical condition.

Nearby, Winston and Monica informed young patient Mason that he'd be undergoing a heart-lung transplant — they'd secured both donor organs. Would Maggie scrub in? her soon-to-be ex asked. Why, yes, she would — even though Winston had yet to sign their divorce papers. Hey, would Mason's heart work for Brady? No, Winston explained. Mason's heart was adapted to pulmonary hypertension, so its recipient would have to also have that condition.

Nevertheless, Simone raced to tell Maggie that Mason's heart might save Brady. Ian's hopes rose sky-high, only for Maggie to determine that the heart wouldn’t work. Not so fast, Winston said. The couple was about to pull off another miracle. "We still got it," Maggie marveled. "Brady's getting a new heart." (And Winston's was clearly all aflutter.) Not only that, but Maggie was so impressed by Lucas that she offered him a position in cardio in Chicago with her.

'WE CAN DEFEND YOU' | When Teddy called Lucas and Bailey into her office, the chief revealed that Sam's family had decided to settle their lawsuit and that it was being recommended that he repeat his intern year of surgical training. "Your judgment is in question, not your skills," Teddy clarified. Not that that left Adams any less pouty-pants. Simone blamed herself for the situation that he was in, but he didn't want her or any of the interns trying to ride to the rescue.

Meanwhile, Richard reported to Bailey that Dorian could move to soft foods. (One step closer to that cheeseburger!) Link and Jo clashed over a case on which he wanted to act, she wanted to wait and see — all with Mika as a reluctant witness. Blue inferred from Jules' reaction to his dating app that she was jealous. All she'd admit to, though, was a little crush… which led to sex. (Finally!) But they both reinforced that it was just sex, not a budding relationship.

'IT'S WHAT WE DO… WHAT WE DID' | As the hour drew to a close, Winston pulled away from a near kiss with Maggie. "I think it's time for us to let go," he said, proffering the signed divorce papers. "Goodbye, Maggie Pierce." In the locker room, Lucas disclosed to Simone that Maggie had offered him a better job in the Windy City. "I'm considering it," he added. Bailey and Richard pondered how many of the interns had passed that big exam (the results of which were about to come in). Dang it, Mika broke up with Helm. Yasuda felt that she had to choose between her girlfriend and work, and she was choosing work.

Teddy's confession to Catherine went over extremely well… up to a point. Catherine was clearly about to lower some boom or other. Link and Jo kissed and made up. Winston and Monica were looking awfully chummy over beers at Joe's. "I just got divorced, too!" she laughed. In no time, they were stripping down and getting over their exes on top of one another. Finally, Meredith told Nick that she didn’t know if she could marry him. But she could promise to love him forever. "The issue is that I put work before you… but just right now. That's not forever. If you support me, I can do this. Are you in?" They were interrupted by Mer's phone ringing before he could answer. What was so important? Teddy called to say that Catherine had fired her.