George O'Malley (T.R. Knight) is dragged by his father and brothers into the woods for the family's traditional turkey hunt , which results in misfires and his father being shot in the backside.
"I like Thanksgiving. Day people spend with their families. Too much family time triggers depression, repressed childhood rage, bitter disputes over the remote and way too much alcohol. People get stupid. People get violent. People get hurt." —
Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) uses the hospital as an escape from the holiday and treats Holden McKee , a patient who has been in a vegetative state for 16 years.