The Girl with No Name

"When you're a kid, you always want things to stay the same. The same teacher, the same house, the same friends... Being a surgeon is no different. You get used to the same Attendings, same scrub nurses, the same hospital. Of course, that all changes the minute you're fifth year comes around. And you have to find a new job. It's one of those things people say: you can't move on until you've let go of the past. Letting go is the easy part. It's the moving on that's painful. So sometimes we fight it, trying to keep things the same. Things can't stay the same though. At some point you just have to let go, move on. Because no matter how painful it is, it's the only way we grow."

- Meredith Grey

 is the twentieth episode of the eighth season and the 168th overall episode of Grey's Anatomy.

Short Summary
The hospital becomes the center of attention as a victim of a famous kidnapping case is brought into the hospital. The fifth years take their placement interviews. Adele Webber's memory continues to deteriorate.

Full Summary
Episode summary

Main Cast

 * Ellen Pompeo as Dr. Meredith Grey
 * Sandra Oh as Dr. Cristina Yang
 * Justin Chambers as Dr. Alex Karev
 * Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey
 * James Pickens, Jr. as Dr. Richard Webber
 * Sara Ramírez as Dr. Callie Torres
 * Eric Dane as Dr. Mark Sloan
 * Chyler Leigh as Dr. Lexie Grey
 * Kevin McKidd as Dr. Owen Hunt
 * Jessica Capshaw as Dr. Arizona Robbins
 * Kim Raver as Dr. Teddy Altman
 * Sarah Drew as Dr. April Kepner
 * Jesse Williams as Dr. Jackson Avery
 * Patrick Dempsey as Dr. Derek Shepherd

Guest Stars

 * Loretta Devine as Adele Webber
 * Lorraine Toussaint as Dr. Fincher
 * Vanessa Marano as Holly Wheeler
 * Stacy Edwards as Kathleen Wheeler
 * Frank Wood as Frank Wheeler
 * Wren T. Brown as Roseridge Administrator
 * Peter Breitmayer as Carson Methodist Doctor
 * Ann Ryerson as Dr. Margaret Goodwin
 * Albie Selznick as Columbia Rep

Co-Starring

 * Ross Mackenzie as Dr. Mitchell
 * Catherine Kwong as Dr. Hiatt
 * Payton Silver as Dr. Knox
 * Sam Ayers as Detective
 * Vincent Angelo as Allan
 * Jae Jung as Daycare Worker Tara
 * Heather Brooker as Daycare Worker #2
 * Peter Sabri as Flight Nurse
 * Denice Sealy as Desk Nurse
 * Reggie Jordan as Reporter #1
 * Rusty Burns as Reporter #2
 * Jonny Acker as Delivery Man
 * Josh Fingerhut as Police Officer

Notes and Trivia

 * This episode's title originated from the song The Girl with No Name, originally sung by the Byrds.
 * This episode scored 9.82 million viewers.
 * During the episode, Cristina is interviewed and wined and dined by several different hospitals. None of these is, coincidentally, the hospital where she wound up, the Mayo Clinic.