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GREY'S ANATOMY - "Stairway to Heaven" - Dr. Cristina Yang, on "Grey's Anatomy," THURSDAY, JANUARY 22 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/CRAIG SJODIN) SANDRA OH
Stairway To Heaven
Season 5 | Episode 13 | Aired 01/22/09

Time is of the essence for Jackson, the little boy who desperately needs a new liver. He’s put on an experimental dialysis treatment but if he doesn’t get new organs in the next 24 hours, he’s going to die. We know Dr. Miranda Bailey can’t let that happen.

Things are also critical for serial killer William Dunn. He’s caused severe damage after attempting to kill himself. At first he begs Meredith not to page Derek. He wants to die at Seattle Grace instead of being executed in prison. But as death nears, William loses his nerve. He wants to live.

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  • GREY'S ANATOMY - "Stairway to Heaven" - Dr. Cristina Yang, on "Grey's Anatomy," THURSDAY, JANUARY 22 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/CRAIG SJODIN) SANDRA OH
  • GREY'S ANATOMY - "Stairway to Heaven" - Derek begs Cristina to speak to an inconsolable Meredith, on "Grey's Anatomy," THURSDAY, JANUARY 22 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/CRAIG SJODIN) SANDRA OH, PATRICK DEMPSEY
  • GREY'S ANATOMY - "Stairway to Heaven" - Bailey grows desperate as a patient's condition becomes more and more dire. Everyone in the hospital is stepping up to try to find the boy a new organ donor, including Meredith, who considers a death row patient's wish to die before execution. Meanwhile, an injury leaves Mark in a compromising position in the OR and Cristina awkwardly avoids Owen, on "Grey's Anatomy," THURSDAY, JANUARY 22 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/CRAIG SJODIN) SANDRA OH
  • GREY'S ANATOMY - "Stairway to Heaven" - Dr. Callie Torres, on "Grey's Anatomy," THURSDAY, JANUARY 22 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/CRAIG SJODIN) SARA RAMIREZ
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