Damage Control (episode)

"Damage Case"
Grey's Anatomy episode
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 24
Directed by	Tony Goldwyn
Written by	Mimi Schmir
Production code	224
Original air date	May 7, 2006 (ABC)
Guest stars
Chris O'Donnell as Dr. Finn Dandrige. Sara Ramirez as Dr. Callie Torres. John Cho as Marshall Stone. Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Denny Duquette. Graham S. Beckel as Jim Johnson. Sarah LaFleur as Melanie Reynolds. Gabriel Tigerman as Noah Reynolds. Frances Fisher as Betty Johnson.
Episode chronology
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"Damage Control" (a.k.a. Damage Case) is the 24th episode of the second season of the ABC series, Grey's Anatomy. The episode was written by Mimi Schmir and was directed by Tony Goldwyn. It originally aired on May 7, 2006, running for 42:57 min.

Starring

• Ellen Pompeo as Dr. Meredith Grey.
• Sandra Oh as Dr. Cristina Yang.
• Katherine Heigl as Dr. Izzie Stevens.
• Justin Chambers as Dr. Alex Karev.
• T.R. Knight as Dr. George O'Malley.
• Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey.
• James Pickens, Jr. as Dr. Richard Webber.
• Kate Walsh as Dr. Addison Montgomery-Shepherd.
• Isaiah Washington as Dr. Preston Burke.
• Patrick Dempsey as Dr. Derek Shepherd.

Episode Recap

A husband, pregnant wife and her parents are involved in a car accident caused by a surgical intern from another hospital, who fell asleep at the wheel. The wife has massive injuries and eventually dies, though Alex performs a caesarean section to save the baby. Derek is angry at Meredith after he sees her at the veterinarian's. Burke is angry at Cristina after she fell asleep during sex the previous night. After Callie spends the night with George, Meredith and Izzie see her leave the bathroom without washing her hands. George does not stand up for Callie to his roommates. He later finds out that Callie did not want to bother them (they were at the sink) and washed her hands in the kitchen downstairs. Denny is becoming angry at being stuck in bed with no end in sight.

Title Reference

The episode's title refers to a song by Motörhead.

Music

• "Iguana" (a.k.a. "Gilberto Chill") - Sergio Belem
• "Oh My Love" - Inara George
• "Tragedy" - Brandi Carlile
• "Nowhere Warm" - Kate Havnevik
• "On The Radio" - Regina Spektor