Tell Me Sweet Little Lies

"As doctors, we're trained to be skeptical, because our patients lie to us all the time. The rule is, every patient is a liar until proven honest. Lying is bad. Or so we are told constantly from birth—honesty is the best policy, the truth shall set you free, I chopped down the cherry tree, whatever. The fact is, lying is a necessity. We lie to ourselves because the truth, the truth freaking hurts. No matter how hard we try to ignore or deny it, eventually the lies fall away, whether we like it or not. But here's the truth about the truth: It hurts. So we lie."

- Meredith Grey

 is the fourteenth episode of the second season and the 23rd overall episode of Grey's Anatomy.

Short Summary
George is stuck with an elderly lady who refuses to leave, or even refer to him as Dr. O'Malley; while Alex has to wrestle with a Japanese competitive eater to stay in the hospital, all the while being too nervous to open his board results. Cristina is blunt to a guitarist whose fingers need replantation, while lying to Burke about moving in; as Meredith has a euphoric patient she thinks is lying. Bailey's pregnancy is now far enough to cause more problems than fun for her.

Full Summary
Episode in detail.

Main Cast

 * 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

Guest Starring

 * Carole Cook as Sophie Larson
 * Donovan Leitch as Rick Friart
 * Nancy Linari as Sophie's Daughter
 * Robin Pearson Rose as Patricia

Co-Starring

 * Cathy Lind Hayes as Nurse Debbie
 * Jill Holden as Naomi Cline
 * Christopher Boyer as Tom Cline
 * John O'Brien as Jeffrey
 * Ricardo Molina as ID Resident Amir
 * Rigo Sanchez as Paramedic
 * Natalie N. Okamoto as Yumi Miyazaki
 * Kate Anthony as GI Nurse
 * Yutaka Takeuchi as Kamaji
 * Tyshawn Bryant as Friend #1

Sophie Larson

 * Diagnosis:
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Notes and Trivia

 * This episode's title originated from the song Little Lies, originally sung by Fleetwood Mac.
 * This episode scored 21.04 million viewers.
 * Bailey mentions she is 47 months pregnant, though it's obviously meant to be hyperbole.

Quotes

 * Bailey: I may be forty-seven months pregnant. I may be on bed rest. I may not be able to see my own feet. But I am Dr. Bailey. I hear everything. I know everything. I’m watching each and every one of you. And I will return.


 * Bailey: Tell me that's not a dog.
 * All interns together: It's not a dog.