Now that his mother has met Meredith (Ellen Pompeo), Derek, aka Dr. McDreamy (Patrick Dempsey), wants to take their relationship to the next level and present her with an engagement ring. But he knows she is going to freak -- commitment-phobe that she is -- so he tries to get Cristina (Sandra Oh) to help him. But Cristina and Meredith are still on the outs.
Also in this episode, Dr. Bailey (Chandra Wilson) grows desperate as the young boy under her care is running out of time -- and there is no organ donor in sight. That is, except for the death-row patient (Eric Stolz) who is in the hospital hoping to die at Seattle Grace rather than being executed.
