▁with ▁his ▁father , ▁Jimmy ▁( James ▁Rem ar ), ▁when ▁Jimmy ▁finds ▁his ▁way ▁into ▁the ▁ER . ▁Dr . ▁Jo ▁Wilson ▁( C amil la ▁Lud d ington ), ▁Alex ' s ▁new ▁love ▁interest , ▁supports ▁Alex ▁during ▁this ▁re union . ▁Jimmy ▁reve als ▁to ▁Alex ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁family ▁in ▁Florida , ▁but ▁much ▁to ▁Alex ' s ▁dis may , ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁his ▁family . ▁Unfortunately , ▁before ▁Alex ▁and ▁Jimmy ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁recon cile ▁their ▁differences , ▁Jimmy ▁dies ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁bot ched ▁surg ery . ▁ ▁St ick ing ▁with ▁the ▁intern s ▁who ▁become ▁residents ▁this ▁season , ▁Dr . ▁Ross ▁teams ▁up ▁with ▁Dr . ▁Crist ina ▁Yang ▁( S andra ▁Oh ) ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁her ▁research , ▁heart ▁condu its . ▁Crist ina ▁receives ▁a ▁Har per - A very ▁Nom ination , ▁but ▁as ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁Grey ▁Slo an ▁Memorial ▁Hospital ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Har per ▁A very ▁Foundation , ▁Crist ina ▁does ▁not ▁win . ▁Dr . ▁Mer ed ith ▁Grey ▁( E ll en ▁Pom pe o ), ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁from ▁Dr . ▁Steph anie ▁Edwards ▁( J er ri ka ▁H inton ), ▁is ▁also ▁busy ▁at ▁work ▁with ▁her ▁research , ▁a ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁research ▁her ▁mother , ▁Dr . ▁Ell is ▁Grey ▁( K ate ▁Bur ton ), ▁conducted ▁while ▁she ▁was ▁still ▁living . ▁To ▁do ▁her ▁research , ▁she ▁orders ▁a ▁ 3 - D