Addison Returns To Grey's Anatomy To Save A Life — And Drop A Tragic Bombshell On Amelia

Hurricane Addison blew back into Grey Sloan Memorial on the January 29 episode of "Grey's Anatomy," forcing Amelia to cut her sabbatical short — and boy did Dr. Montgomery have some news to share with her former sister-in-law.

The original plan was for Amelia to (reluctantly) consult on one of Addison's patients, a pregnant woman named Emma experiencing unusual headaches. When scans revealed a tumor in Emma's brain, Addison insisted that Amelia assist her with the surgery, meeting her resistance with a dramatic reveal: "Jake's leaving me. I don't want to talk about it. I don't want you to ask any questions about it. All I want is for Emma to get the best care possible, and that's you."

Amelia pressed for details during surgery prep, prompting Addison to blurt out: "Jake's done supporting my work on the PRT and wants me to come home. Happy?" That tension carried over into the actual operation, with Addison raising her voice and even slamming her hands on the cart during a particularly heated moment. "Dr. Montgomery needs a minute," Amelia said, effectively ejecting Addison from the ER.

(For those of you who didn't watch the "Grey's Anatomy" spin-off "Private Practice," Jake — professionally known as Dr. Jacob Reilly — is Addison's husband, whom she married in the show's 2013 series finale. Played by Benjamin Bratt, he has never made an appearance on "Grey's.")

After a much-needed FaceTime call with Richard, who encouraged her to let go of her pride and accept accountability, Addison made nice with Amelia, revealing more about her marriage problems in the process. She feels like Jake used to be on her side, sending care packages and talking through difficult cases, but now he just complains about everything. He also feels like Addison is barely present when she's home, and she doesn't entirely disagree with that. It's possible that she might not even be the woman he married anymore.

"But I can't stomach sitting on the sidelines and watching people die, so I'm going to choose work," Addison said, even if it blows up her life, to which Amelia pointed out that Jake asking Addison to choose is a sign that their relationship was already broken.

After weeks of drama, trauma, etc., Jo finally got some good news: she and the babies were all approved to be discharged! The idea of being home with her entire family was music to Jo's ears — that is, until she realized how unprepared she was. An unfinished nursery? No confirmed night nurse? Just thinking about it was stressful enough to give Jo heart problems all over again.

Link assured Jo that everything is going to be fine. Heck, he even suggested that they take their leave together, rather than staggering it as they had originally planned. Jo liked this idea, unaware of the real reason behind it.

While operating on a male stripper who messed up his leg by slipping on some baby oil (an occupational hazard!), Link was clearly experiencing problems with his hand, a direct result of the injuries he sustained in the hospital explosion — which is also an occupational hazard, especially when you work at Grey Sloan Memorial.

This week's episode started out great news for Katie, who learned that her primary tumor has been significantly reduced as a result of her clinical trial. For the first time, Katie seemed excited about her future, even taking Lucas' advice to book a weekend trip to New York City without asking Bailey for permission. After all, a celebration of this magnitude calls for the world's best cheesecake.

That's when everything went south: While Bailey was busy on a ride-along with Owen, Ben and Lucas received word that Katie's clinical trial has lost its funding and will be ending immediately. It's a crushing blow, and Lucas couldn't bare to tell her himself.

That responsibility fell to Bailey, who promised to do everything she can to keep fighting Katie's cancer. But there was no cushioning that kind of blow, so Bailey offered a shoulder to cry on — and Katie had plenty of tears to cry. You could see the pain in Lucas' eyes as he watched the drama unfold, eventually excusing himself to avoid showing too much emotion.

In other "Grey's" relationship news...

* Kwan and Mohanty are officially exclusive! The episode began with Kwan noticing via Mohanty's food delivery app that he isn't the only guy she's recently ordered breakfast for, prompting him to wonder if she's still seeing other people. When he casually brought it up at the end of the hour, she implied that she's done ordering other guys food, and they agree to move forward as a "two-person meal." Is anyone else weirdly hungry right now?

* Simone and Wes also reached a major milestone in their relationship this week: their first striptease! The couple experienced some tension while performing corrective surgery on an injured stripper — mostly because they both felt like the other was jockeying for Link's approval — and Simone had to remind him that she's his boss. Rather than let this fester, Wes surprised Simone at home with an apology... and a full "Magic Mike" routine set to, what else, Ginuwine's "Pony."

OK, let's talk: Did you enjoy Addison's return to "Grey's," despite the news she shared with Amelia? Do you think Link's hand is going to become a serious problem? And in which of these budding relationships are you most invested? Drop a comment with your thoughts below.