Ellen Pompeo as Meredith, Martin Henderson as Riggs. Photo: Mitch Haaseth/ABC

Dont Stop Me Now Season 13 Episode 21

Editor's Rating 3 stars

Worms, you guys. So many worms. Yes, much more emotional stuff went down in Dont Stop Me Now, but attention must be paid to those worms.

You know what? If a gut full of worms puts gross-out aficionado Richard Webber in his happy place, we should allow it. That guy needs to spend a little time in his happy place!

The worms arrive at Grey Sloan Memorial via a very unsuspecting and very lovestruck young lady named Mary. She and her boyfriend, Dennis, are in lurve. Like, barf-inducing love. Stephanies eye rolls are all of our eye rolls. Dennis promises to be there through anything. Well, except for that time when April rushes into the room, having just pulled a worm out of the puke Mary spat all over Aprils hair, and they all realize Mary has a big ol belly full of worms. Dennis wont be there through that. He is disgusted. We all are.

Bailey, however, thinks that since Richard is in a lovely worm-induced happiness, it would be the perfect time for her to attempt to fix his and Catherines relationship. She feels guilty, you see. So, she decides to take on Catherine even if she is the one human whom Bailey fears and enlists April to work on Webber while theyre deworming their patient. Of course, the fact that Dennis possibly bailed on Mary once he heard about the worms makes it easy for April to work in some pointed thoughts about people not being perfect and giving the person you love a second chance. (Dont worry, lovers of love Dennis sheepishly returns to Mary.) It also very easily allows Webber to talk about how sometimes when you find ugliness inside a person, you have the right to walk away.

As you can surmise, April gets nowhere with Webber. After April reminds Bailey that she and Catherine are basically the same person, Bailey casts her Catherine fears aside and goes to talk some sense into the woman. Look at April giving pep talks! In other news, remember when April and Jackson hooked up a few weeks ago? Are we just never going to talk about that again? What happens near a Montana bar owned by Eric Roberts stays near a Montana bar owned by Eric Roberts?

Back to the Bailey at hand. She marches in to see Catherine, and though it starts off rocky, she launches into a Very Bailey Speech about Catherine setting her ego aside so that she can be with a man who loves and respects her. Since Bailey Speeches always work, its enough to convince Catherine to find her man and apologize for the Minnick situation. Honestly, we all deserve an apology for that, but beggars cant be choosers, I guess.

Instead, were given a very cute scene in which Catherine simply says shes sorry and Webber invites her into his on-call room to look at pictures of him removing worms out of a human persons body. Okay, now Webber is truly in his happy place.

There are some figurative worms in Dont Stop Me Now, too. By which I mean the whole can of worms that gets cracked open by a press conference for our airplane heroes, Meredith and Riggs. As the two docs recount what happened on their flight (they couldnt bring the pediatric dentist in for an interview or something? Come on!), Maggie, standing in the crowd like the proud little sister she is, notices Riggs rubbing Merediths shoulder in a more-than-just-friends kind of way. When Meredith catches Maggies eye, its clear that Maggie knows.

She was planning on telling Maggie that day, too! Instead of having a sisterly heart-to-heart, as Meredith had hoped and rehearsed for, Maggie wavers between avoiding Meredith completely and making snide comments about her new relationship all day. The real crux of the episode is their eventual blowout argument. Mer has had enough of Maggies jerk attitude. She is sorry that she didnt tell her, sorry that she hurt her, and she wants them to talk about it. When Maggie finds out that Meredith and Riggs have been, well, Meredith and Riggs since before Amelia and Owens wedding, she really lets her sister have it. Maggies own mother lied to her, and she thought Meredith never would. She trusted Meredith to be honest. Meredith was all she had left. It makes the whole Meredith-Riggs-Maggie shenanigans much more than two girls fighting over a boy. Its really about trust between (new-ish) sisters. Its a great moment.

Back at the homestead, Meredith and Amelia head out for a sister unwinding, but Meredith finds Maggie drinking wine alone on the couch. Maggie wants nothing to do with her, but Meredith wont stand for it. Shes not losing Maggie over some guy. Shes going out whether she likes it or not. Theyre sisters! Maggie gets that she might be mad at Meredith, but she still loves her, too. A girls night it is.

Praise be, you guys! I thought wed be dragging the Meredith and Maggie fight out for several episodes. Perhaps its a reward for sitting through episode after episode of Meredith going back-and-forth on her feelings for Riggs. Man, that was brutal.

Speaking of brutal, Veronica and Jeremy are back. You remember them, right? The pair of best friends who tore our hearts out when they revealed they were having a baby together and that Veronica has aggressive pancreatic cancer and will pretty much only live long enough to give birth? You know, the Veronica who talked about seeing Jeremy watch Star Wars with their child, and the Jeremy who wept when he learned his best friend was dying? THOSE TWO.

Theyre back, and Veronica isnt doing well. Her cancer has spread and Amelia thinks she only has two or three months to live. Arizona and Alex want to deliver the baby now, even if shes only at 34 weeks. Its risky, especially with all the stress Veronicas body is under, but its the best option for the baby. Its a no-brainer for Veronica and Jeremy. Theyre having their baby today.

When Veronica has Amelia and Arizona alone, she asks to fill out a DNR. Shes already dying, and if something should go wrong in surgery, she doesnt want to leave Jeremy with the burden of making that decision. Obviously, something is going to go wrong in surgery. Oh, Greys, you evil bitch.

Before the C-section begins, Veronica makes Jeremy promise that their baby is his priority, not her. So, after their son is safely delivered and the three of them get some short time together, Veronica pushes Jeremy to go to the NICU once things start going downhill and he dutifully does.

Veronica has thrown a blood clot and its in her lungs. They need to remove it immediately or shell die. But Amelia cant guarantee that opening her up to remove the clot will save her life, and so Veronica refuses the surgery. As Veronicas stats drop and she reminds the helpless doctors that she signed a DNR, Amelia sits down next to her patient. She doesnt want her to be alone. Veronica tells Amelia about how shes always loved Jeremy, and how hes loved her for her entire life, and that hell keep on loving her after her death. She wants Amelia to tell him not to look back. To be fearless, for their son. And then Amelia holds Veronica until she passes.

We all knew this is where wed end up. We are all suckers.

Mercifully, we dont have to hear Alex give Jeremy the news. We just watch as he hands Jeremy his son and tells him that his best friend is gone.

Dear lord, can we bring back the worms?

Maam. Doctor. Avery. Good night. Okay, so Baileys speech to Catherine isnt 100 percent like her other speeches. But Catherines not a peasant, so

What was funnier: Baileys disgust when she realizes April had a worm in her hair, or Aprils stink-eye when she realizes Bailey doesnt want to be around her for that very reason?

Webbers disbelief that Catherine would even have to ask if he took pictures with the gut worms makes me extra thankful that they finally make amends.

Perhaps the best reaction to the worms comes from Ben Are Those Worms? Warren. That dude has had some solid O.R. gallery moments this season.

Alex telling Meredith to use the plane as an excuse for how she and Riggs got together because planes have taken so much from them is the truest thing uttered on this show.

Just because you know its coming doesnt make it hurt any less. R.I.P., Veronica, you will be missed.

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Actor Eric Dane is taking a hiatus from his show to battle depression.

ONE of the best loved stars from Greys Anatomy Eric Dane has taken an indefinite hiatus from his new show The Last Ship to battle depression.

A representative for the actor announced the US navy show would take a brief production hiatus to allow Dane, who is the star of the show, to recover.

Eric asked for a break to deal with personal issues, a representative for the actor told People. He suffers from depression and has asked for a few weeks of downtime and the producers kindly granted that request. He looks forward to returning, he added.

Eric Dane on his TNT show The Last Ship.Source:Alamy

Dane shot to fame for his role as the good looking doctor McSteamy on Greys Anatomy. He starred on the hit medical drama until the shows ninth season in 2012.

The actor has been very open about his struggles in the past.

He announced he was going to rehab in 2011 for an addiction to painkillers from a sports injury and he and his wife Rebecca Gayheart made headlines in 2009 when they became the victims of a leaked, nude video with former Miss Teen USA Kari Ann Peniche.

Dane married Gayheart, who is also an actor, in 2004 and they have since had two girls Billie, seven, and Georgia, five.

Dane with his wife Rebecca Gayheart in 2010. (Picture: Frazer Harrison)Source:AFP

Since his stint in rehab, the actor seemed to be doing well.

I honestly think Im exactly where Im supposed to be at this moment in time, the actor, 44, told PEOPLE in 2014. And Im really happy.

Weve all made mistakes. My one regret is that I got the person I love most wrapped up in all that: Rebecca, Dane added.

The fourth season of The Last Ship is set to premiere in a few months and the show has already been renewed for a fifth season.

The navy drama is a hit for the US cable channel TNT with an average of more than 7 million viewers per episode.

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From day one on Greys Anatomy, Meredith Grey has had difficulty relating to the typical definition of family and sisterhood. She created her own family, adopted her own sister and brother in Alex and Cristina, and learned to accept the family she had by biology. The trick was finding out how to relate her version of family with the families her siblings grew up knowing. It worked out with Lexie, which is what made losing her sister that much more painful. That experience made Meredith that much more protective of her relationship with Maggie. Nothing makes you appreciate the sibling bond than losing one. Meredith has tried to be the best big sister she could be to Maggie, but has a lie of omission changed their bond for good?

Despite the cliche, standing by your partner through the rough times does not make a relationship. Getting to the other side of those rough times stronger does. This applies to both romantic and sibling relationships. Take the medical cases of the week. April, Webber, and Stephanies worm-infested patient cant hope to keep a man when she is a medical marvel. That couple overdramatizes their romance, and when the going gets gross, the grossed-out say goodbye. At least thats what happens at first. Sometimes squishy, dramatic love does beat out worms. On the other hand, Alex, Amelia, and Arizonas patient has the strongest bond of all. I cant imagine anything beating having a baby with your best friend. Its the person you already trust with everything in the world. It doesnt mean you wont disagree on things, but you know your best friend enough to trust in them. Veronica trusted Jeremy to be by her side for the duration of her pregnancy and decline of her cancer battle. She then had to trust that Jeremy would stand by their son the same way, which gave her the strength to let go.

Of all the doctors, Bailey might have the greatest understanding of human bonds. She has a very good understanding of her own marriage, which is why she and Ben have been so stable despite all the career interference. Bailey knows exactly the position Catherine is in because she was Catherine. Bailey didnt know how to be married the first time around because she wasnt married to her equal in intelligence and ego. Now she is, and so is Catherine, but Catherine doesnt know how to do marriage. Catherine is so used to handling things on her own, she couldnt admit she made a mistake that hurt her husband. Thats Amelia and Owens problem too, which is why they cant get on the same page. At least Bailey can kick Catherine into getting it together long enough to apologize to her husband.

Ill give this to Meredith Grey. She has been a much better sibling to Maggie than she was to Lexie in the beginning, and their relationship hasnt had nearly the amount of drama that she has had with Amelia (though I could dissect Amelia and Meredith ten different ways). As Meredith so eloquently explains from practicing her speech with Alex, she really didnt do anything wrong. She never intentionally meant to hurt her sister throughout this thing with Riggs. Nevertheless, the lie of omission is what hurt Maggie. Shes been hanging on by a thread since her mother died, so did not need to be lied to right now. Not to mention, its a little humiliating to find out that your sister has been sleeping with a guy youve been pining over. Maggie wont stay angry at Meredith forever, but that doesnt mean she has to forgive her either.

Is Maggie justified in her anger?

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Meredith has learned to be a better sister since the early days of Grey's Anatomy, but did she come through this time around?

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Jesse Williams and Aryn Drake-Lee are keeping things civil at least for the kids.

According to TMZ, Williams and Drake-Lee are focused on learning to co-parent their kids and have been since before announcing their separation.

Williams has reportedly moved out of the family home but still maintains constant contact with his young son and daughter. He reportedly sees his children a few times a week, and Drake-Lee has been accommodating when it comes to his filming schedule at Greys Anatomy.

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Sources close to Drake-Lee claim that Williams still has some of his belongings in the house they shared and has been coming and going as he pleases.

Williams is reportedly asking for joint custody of the 1-year-old and 3-year-old. Drake-Lee has not yet responded to the divorce filing.

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New Zealand's own Martin Henderson stars as Dr Nathan Riggs in Grey's Anatomy.

"I could bring a whitebait fritter?" asks Dr Nathan Riggs. With that he disappears.

It was a great opening line from Grey's Anatomy newcomer but he was gone, only to turn up at a housewarming minus the West Coast delicacy.

I watched Grey's Anatomy (TV2, Tuesdays) purely to see how Martin Henderson replaced Dr McDreamy. It was all very strange. As Dr Riggs, he attended the dinner party, sat on the couch, was treated as if he was infectious and received instructions not to date Dr Maggie.

When she suggested dinner, he delivered the line "I'm not ready to date anyone, right now".

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What Martin is doing on Grey's Anatomy, a series beyond its used by date, is mysterious. Probably he's earning a pay cheque while he sorts his career out.

Meanwhile, can someone freeze a kilo of whitebait and send it to him so he can do something meaningful?

The episode focused on the future of Dr Alex Karev who'd previously attacked Dr Andrew DeLuca. He's slapped on the wrist with a wet admissions ticket and gets assigned to "the clinic", whatever that is.

The highlight of the episode was a patient who's called her tumour Wilma after her ex-husband's mistress. She wants it removed. It could be time for Grey's Anatomy to surgically remove itself.

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Since her husband died 25 years ago, Tracey has run sheep, beef, deer and ponies on her two farms and accomplished enough in her spare hours to fill two lifetimes. Paramount is being chaplain to the army and priest in charge of St Margaret's Anglican Church, Taihape.

There, her flock don't need to be dagged or neutered. They stand on two legs, sing hymns, take communion and wear merino in winter.

Tracey is an intriguing woman. She doesn't pull the wool over your eyes when she talks of filling the day with farming, visiting, preaching and belonging to just about every club listed in the Rangitikei electorate.

Country Calendar remains enjoyable and meaningful because it tells stories about rural people such as Tracey who achieve incredible things. And if her life isn't busy enough, Tracey's represented New Zealand at the Oceania Games in target shooting. When she retires there won't be anyone left of her calibre.

Horror Homes (Prime, Wednesdays) is a misnomer. The programme's not another name for Cowboy Builders where dodgy handymen inflict nightmare repairs on people's properties. These homes are thoroughly liveable. The horror comes from elsewhere.

In the case of a bed and breakfast in Staffordshire, the owners discovered a sink hole close to their front door and land slipping away into the valley below. In London, an elderly woman experienced a tsunami of sewage filling her bath and toilet and flowing around her floors, while heavy trucks ruined Andy and Dawn Drummond's idyllic existence when they trundled to a new subdivision at the end of the cul-de- sac.

While I feel for those people, including the elderly reporter whose home was struck by a maverick bolt of lightning, Horror Homes is an hour of misery. I'd prefer to watch a repeat of Hogan's Heroes.

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They tested out five major businesses. The fastest was Spark which replied in two minutes while KiwiBank took 34 minutes. Fair Go didn't say whether the call was answered in Bombay or the Philippines, although one of the team members had a manila folder.

I applaud them but, to achieve success, they need to try out the call centres for weeks on end until there's an improvement. Wouldn't it be great if a real live voice answered the phone? You'd forget what you rang about.

Hosted by Neil Oliver, Coast NZ (TV One, Mondays) visited the West Coast and Buller. A friend of mine was once described as a plate of collapsed pancakes on jandals and, sure enough, the Punakaiki Rocks, which inspired his looks, were featured.

Neil's team explored Denniston and sought greenstone on the driftwood strewn beaches south of Greymouth. They also discovered a hideaway near Westport where Brian Morgan has been whitebaiting for 65 years.

Brian, could you courier Martin Henderson a kilo so he doesn't fritter his life away?

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The creative director of NFK Photography breaks down her incredible style

The creative director of NFK Photography breaks down her incredible style. Find out all the challenges she faces in dressing her body type and which rules, from her fashion rulebook, she always abides by

Understanding your body is the key to looking good and a trait found amongst all impeccably dressed fashionistas. While people shy away from talking about their bodies, these brave souls explain how they work their anatomies to their advantage

How would you describe your body type?

Small framed.

Has your body type changed over the last five years?

My body has seen the biggest changes over the last five years; from thin, to pregnant, to a squishy mom-body. My post-baby body is definitely a challenge to dress sometimes. Even though I am close to being back to my pre-baby weight, the pounds are all in different places, which means I have to adjust the way I dress.

In your opinion what is your most troublesome area?

Even at my fittest I have always had a tummy. Now, after a c-section it has definitely become my biggest trouble spot!

How has your style changed over the years?

My style has matured with time. I dont experiment as much as I used to in terms of colours or prints and know what suits me and what doesnt. I tend to go for classic, fuss-free, minimal silhouettes, sometimes with a structured edge. Generally I wear a lot of solid colours, but when I do go for prints I like them to either be bold and geometric, or quirky and fun. I like my shoes and bags to be the on-trend statement-making element in my outfit. A statement bag paired with a classic black or white top, skinnies and some beautiful heels is my go-to.

How do you dress according to your body type and which silhouettes suit your body the most?

I think its important to balance your proportions when dressing for your body type, therefore I have a couple of personal dos and donts when it comes to what I think works for me. I like to wear tops that accentuate the length of my torso and lowers that are more tapered and fitted. Neither crop-tops nor culottes suit me, as they cut my torso or lower half off abruptly, and make me look shorter than I am. Also if I am wearing wide-leg pants, they have to be touching the ground as it gives me more length and creates a balance. However, getting dressed isnt always about body type for me. A lot has to do with comfort and my mood in that moment.

In your opinion what is the biggest mistake a person can make while dressing here?

I find it jarring when people wear too many statement pieces all at once without thinking about whether they actually work together.

What is the one piece of clothing you shy away from wearing and why?

Thats an easy question, a swimsuit. I definitely need to hit the gym first!

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Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan speaks during a conference on foreign affairs in Ottawa on Friday, Jan. 29, 2016. (Sean Kilpatrick/CP)

A day before he backtracked from his false claim that he was the architect of Operation Medusa, one of the biggest and most dangerous missions of the war in Afghanistan, Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan inexplicably and stubbornly stood by them in a correspondence with me. What happened over the last five days might be called the anatomy of an apology.

The controversy stems from an April 18 speech the Minister delivered at Conflict Prevention and Peacekeeping in a Changing World, a conference in New Delhi, India. On my first deployment to Kandahar in 2006, the Minister said, I was the architect of Operation Medusa where we removed 1,500 Taliban fighters off the battlefield and I was proudly on the main assault. It was an odd comment. Though Sajjan was a veteran of the 2006 operation, he was in no way the key planner. That role is typically credited to retired Major General David Fraser, then the commander of the Multinational Brigade for Regional Command South, and the man who organized and led Operation Medusa.

On Monday, April 24, I began hearing from a number of senior military veterans who called Sajjans claim about his role in Medusa an exaggeration and demanded that he correct the record. None of the sources would go on the record because none wanted to question the legitimate bravery Sajjan showed during the 2006 battle and his three tours of duty in Afghanistan. Still, they regarded his comments in India as an inappropriate embellishment of his role. Sajjan had as much to do with designing Medusa as I did with designing NAFTA, one source told me.

What did Sajjan really do in Medusa? Back in 2006, then-Brigadier General Fraser wrote a letter commending Sajjanspersonal bravery in battle. Fraser wrote that Sajjans analysis was so compelling that it drove a number of large scale theatre-resourced efforts, including Operation Medusa that resulted in the defeat of the largest Taliban cell yet identified in Afghanistan, with over 1,500 Taliban killed or captured. So Sajjans bravery as an intelligence officer was never in question. But thats a long way from being the architect of the operation. I contacted Fraser to ask about Sajjans recent claim, but he flat out refused to comment.

On Wednesday, April 26, I wrote to the Department of National Defence and asked why the Minister had called himselfthe architect of Medusa. I do not want to diminish the extraordinary role the Minister played, I wrote. However, I have had feedback from several sources who suggest the use of the term architect is an exaggeration.I can find no citation where the Minister is credited as the architect of Operation Medusa. He was an important member of the team, but no one I spoke to saw him as the architect. That role has been credited to the General, in this case, Fraser. As this was a major military operation with many senior military planners, can you please tell me if it is accurate for the Minister to say he wasthe architect of the operation? Did he plan it? Did he originate the plan? Was he the leader of the operation plan? Was he involved in the planning or did he provide Intel that was then verified and used? Why did the Minister call himself the architect of Medusa?

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I fully expected the Minister to clarify his role, thinking he would repeat what Fraser had written back in 2006that his intelligence had played a key role in the operation. Instead, he avoided the question and tried to skate. Operation Medusa wassuccessful because ofthe leadership,service and sacrificeof many dedicated women and men in the Canadian Armed Forces, Minister Sajjan wrote. I was proud to have served with extraordinary Canadians, US and Afghan soldiers who made Operation Medusa successful.

I immediately wrote back to say that this did not address the fundamental question: Why did the Minister call himself the architect of Medusa? I asked his department to further clarify, but they refused to say anything else. I dont have anything to add beyond what I just sent, the Ministers communications person wrote.

It was odd that they were sticking by the Ministers original statement in India, which was so patently misleading. Medusa involved over 1,000 Canadian soldiers working in a coordinated attack with British and Dutch troops against the Taliban position in Panjwai district. It was a complex, high-level operation led and developed by Fraser and his planning department. Other key planners of Medusa included the highly-respected Lieutenant-Colonel Omer Lavoie, then commander of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment. At the time, Sajjan was a major, nowhere close to the top of the command structure and so nowhere close to being the architect of the operation. Sajjans second claim has a grain of truth to it being on the final assault but he was present like thousands of other soldiers, one source said. But from what I gather, he [was] not engaged in combat. The military personnel I spoke to were clearly furious about the Ministers comment.

As the week wore on, more veterans contacted reporters about the Ministers claim. Suddenly, on Thursday, I got another message from Minister Sajjans office. They had a new, updated statement from the Minister. He was no longer going to try to spin his way out of it. My comments were in no way intended to diminish the role that my fellow soldiers and my superiors played in Operation Medusa, Sajjan wrote. What I should have said was that our military successes are the result of the leadership, service and sacrifice of the many dedicated women and men in the Canadian Forces. I regret that I didnt say this then, but I want to do so now. Operation Medusa wassuccessful because of[the] leadership of General Fraser and the extraordinary team with whom I had the honour of serving.

Within hours of that email landing in my inbox, the brilliant Postmedia reporter Matthew Fisher published a story about the military backlash against Minister and his apology. The controversy erupted immediately.

It remains a mystery as to why the Minister would make the false claim in the first place and even more baffling why, when I asked him to clarify earlier in the week, he decided to stick to it. There is an old saying: Victory has a thousand fathers, defeat is an orphan, one source wrote to me. There were tens of thousands of architects for Medusa in Canada, NATO, Kabul and Kandahar. Dave Fraser was key to it, influenced by those thousands, and he wrote and spoke many complimentary things about all of them. They all of them could and should receive the credit. God knows, they would have received the blame if things had not worked out.

Minister Sajjan did heroic things in the service of Canada during a dangerous period of war. He risked his life. There was simply no need to embellish that. It is a terrible shame that might tarnish his service.

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Frederick Manion (Ben Gazzara), a lieutenant in the army, is arrested for the murder of a bartender, Barney Quill. He claims, in his defense, that the victim had raped and beaten up his wife Laura (Lee Remick). Although Laura supports her husband's story, the police surgeon can find no evidence that she has been raped. Manion is defended by Paul Biegler (James Stewart), a rather humble small-town lawyer. During the course of interviews, Biegler discovers that Manion is violently possessive and jealous, and also that his wife has a reputation for giving her favors to other men. Biegler realizes that the prosecution will try to make the court believe that Laura was the lover of the bartender and than Manion killed him and beat her up when he discovered them together. Manion pleads "not guilty" and Biegler, who knows that his case is weak, sets his assistants to try to find a witness who will save Manion. Written by alfiehitchie

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BALTIMORE -- To heck with the math.

According to the math, and the experts who like to use it to crunch numbers and make projections, the Baltimore Orioles weren't supposed to be very good this season. According to the math, they were supposed to win anywhere from not a lot of games to slightly more than not a lot of games. According to the math, they were supposed to be an afterthought in the AL Beast. Instead, they have the best record in the Son of Senior Circuit.

Are the O's a mirage? Maybe. After all, we're only at the one-eighth mark (is that even a thing?). Not to mention, their ho-hum run differential (plus-9) suggests they should be barely above .500 (a Pythagorean 11-9 record). Then again, the same thing happened last season too, when Buck Showalter's club parlayed a surprisingly hot start all the way to the postseason. Regardless, you don't jump out to a 14-6 start without the ball bouncing your way more often than not. You don't have a month like this without a little help from Lady Luck.

By beating Tampa Bay 5-4 in 11 innings on Wednesday, the first-place Birds improved to 6-1 in one-run games. They upped their mark to 3-0 in extra-inning games.

Not to take anything away from Dylan Bundy, who made his fifth straight quality start to kick off the season. Or Brad Brach, who threw up two more goose eggs and continues to do the best Zach Britton impression this side of Zach Britton. Or Chris Davis, who reached base three times, including a leadoff single that started the winning rally in the bottom of the 11th. But if weren't for Kid Karma, who paid an extra-special visit early on in this one, Baltimore might never have been in position to pull out a wild and wacky W that culminated in ... wait for it ... a walk-off walk.

Officially, the final box score will show that LongBalltimore, which led the majors in bombs last season and came into Thursday ranked third in the AL, did not go deep. Unofficially, Seth Smith hit a Little League homer -- a two-run shot that had the exit velocity of a Volvo on a crowded off-ramp, the launch angle of an Acme stomp rocket, and the distance of a sand wedge into high winds.

Actually, that's not entirely true. According to Statcast, Smith's hit off of Rays starter Alex Cobb left the bat at 96 miles an hour, which in theory could be dinger material. Except that it featured just a 15-degree arc and traveled only 322 feet -- to straight away center field. In other words, it had single written all over it. Until it didn't.

Here's how it went down:

With one out and the O's leading 1-0 in the second inning, Smith lined a 2-2 changeup into center field toward Kevin Kiermaier. Ryan Flaherty, on first following an RBI single, was running on the play.

Third baseman Evan Longoria, who had been positioned at shortstop as part of Tampa Bay's shift and was headed to second to cover the steal, had to scurry back toward third to receive the throw from center and didn't quite make it in time. Instead, he and a sliding Flaherty got tangled up, and Kiermaier's throw -- which was actually a pretty good one -- squirted away in the direction of the third-base dugout.

Flaherty started to go for home but then reversed course when he saw that Cobb, backing up third base, had picked up the ball and was about to make a play on him at third. Cobb threw to Longoria at third, but the ball glanced off Flaherty's helmet and caromed into left field.

While Flaherty was busy strolling home, Smith was steaming around second. And third. Left fielder Shane Peterson corralled the ball and made what could loosely be described as a "throw" to relay-man Longoria, who then fired home, where Smith slid in juuuuust ahead of the tag.

Got all that?

Perhaps the most unbelievable thing about the play -- ya know, besides the fact that a guy with three steals in the past five years made it all around the bases on a ball that landed in front of, was hit directly at, and was fielded cleanly by the center fielder -- was the defenders who were involved.

The center fielder in question was Kiermaier, a human web gem who has won back-to-back Gold Gloves. The pitcher in question was Cobb, who ranks in the top 10 among AL starters in runs saved over the past five years. The third baseman in question was Longoria, who isn't the defender he once was but has still saved more runs over the past decade than any third baseman not named Arenado, Machado, or Beltre. Not that it mattered.

"I never touched the ball the whole time," said Longoria after the game, maintaining a sense of humor about the whole thing. "Well, not until I got it and relayed home. It just got out of control. That's a homer in Little League, but in the big leagues it's just a bad play."

Flaherty would've scored it a little differently.

"We can give Seth a homer," Baltimore's utility man said. "If you're starting in the batter's box and you get all the way around to home, that's pretty cool."

Although Flaherty didn't cover quite as much ground as Smith did on the play, between all the starting and stopping and the shenanigans at the hot corner, he felt as if he did. And then some.

"That was more running that I did all of spring training," he said.

As crazy as the play was, Smith is in no hurry to do it again anytime soon.

"I hope that's the last time it happens," said the O's outfielder, who drew the walk-off walk in the 11th and who claims that he never has hit a Little League homer in his life -- not even in Little League. "I dont ever remember that happening."

As for how his four-base single should be classified, it depends on who's keeping score.

"My children will probably think I hit a home run," said the 34-year old father of three. "Then again, they think any time I put the ball in play, it's a hit."

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Anatomy of a Little League homer - ESPN (blog)

Sisters before misters! Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) might end her latest fling to make things right with Maggie Pierce (Kelly McCreary) on Greys Anatomy. Also, a few couples reconnected during the Thursday, April 27, episode, so love was definitely in the air at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. Check out the five biggest moments from the episode!

Meredith and Maggie Drama

Meredith decided it was finally time for her to tell Pierce about her relationship with Nathan Riggs (Martin Henderson). However, before she got a chance, Pierce saw the two flirting during a press conference and figured it out. She gave Meredith the cold shoulder all day.

This isnt about Nathan. Its you. I trusted you to be honest with me, Pierce said. I thought I could count on you. Mer, dont let your girl down. You have to fix this.

Matchmaker in Heaven

Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) was obsessed with fixing Richard Webbers (James Pickens Jr.) marriage. Her husband, Ben Warren (Jason Winston George), told her to stay out of it, but she couldnt help herself and enlisted April Kepner (Sarah Drew) for help.

Just because you feel responsible doesnt mean you have to fix it. Stay out of it, Catherine Avery (Debbie Allen) told Bailey.

I know it can feel impossible at times, but you can figure it out, Bailey said.

A Short Reconnection

After Amelia Shepherd (Caterina Scorsone) performed a heart-wrenching surgery, she could not keep it together. She stayed cool in front of the patients, but once it all was over, she broke down in an elevator. Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd) got on the elevator and saw her, and the two stood there hugging in silence as Amelia sobbed. When Hunt got to his floor, he got off without saying a word. Although it wasnt much, maybe these two can get back on track.

Working With Worms

Webber had a busy day extracting worms from a patients body. It seemed like Bailey actually got through to Catherine, and Webbers wife visited him as he was getting ready to sleep in the hospital.

I was wrong, she said. The two didnt really discuss their problems, but at least they bonded over the photos Webber took of the worm surgery. They are totally meant for one another.

Breaking Up?

Meredith came home to Maggie sitting on the couch and told her they were going out. Maggie didnt want to, but Mer wouldnt take no for an answer.

I am very sorry that I screwed up and I hurt you, Meredith said. But youre my sister and Im sure as hell not losing you over a guy.

That must have been exactly what Pierce wanted to hear, because she agreed to go. Hopefully, this will finally be the end of the Meredith-Riggs rollercoaster. They keep trying to be a thing, but it just doesnt work. Plus, Meredith and Pierce are sisters. They cant ruin that over a guy.

Tell Us: Do you think Meredith will finally break up with Riggs?

Greys Anatomy airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. on ABC.

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