Last week, Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) stepped into the spotlight, saving a co-worker's legs and life. This week, it's up to Arizona Robbins (Jessica Capshaw) to test both her ethics and her surgical skills in the night's central medical case.

Her patient, age 10, happens to have parents who happen to have millions to donate to the hospital. Could Arizona personally bring Seattle Grace out of economic turmoil?

Jessica Capshaw sat down with TV Guide to talk about the challenges her character will face, upcoming speed bumps for Arizona and Callie and all things Grey's Anatomy ...

Q: What can you tell us about the Arizona-centric episode?

Jessica: I have a patient who I fight very hard for. Everybody feels strongly about it and it's a very high-stakes episode. It's life or death. The episode speaks to the whole idea that money runs the hospital. The chief [James Pickens, Jr.] is having a hard time figuring out how to make the hospital ascend the ranks of the numbers game, [and] money helps make that happen.

This week, Arizona's case happens to involve a set of very wealthy parents who have the ability to give or not give in a very consequential way.

Q: Arizona seems to have a pretty straight moral compass. How will she feel in making these decisions based on money?

Jessica: Yeah, she's a little perfect that way [Laughs]. This episode has all of that in mind, but at the same time, we are all only human and we can all only ever do the best that we can.

Sometimes the best we can, in her case, leaves her a little more vulnerable to the elements and to the story and what's happening. She has to make choices that are hard as a surgeon, but also as a pre-eminent doctor in a hospital that is part of the reason people are giving money or not.

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If you've watched Grey's Anatomy this season, specifically the past few weeks, you know that the future of Alex and Izzie is very much up in the air. What's next for the married couple?

Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello has some info on that straight from the woman who created Grey's Anatomy. And while cryptic, she's not entirely negative about them ...

Q: Please give us some scoop on Alex and Izzie on Grey’s Anatomy. Is there any good news for them coming up at all? I’m absolutely dying here!

A: My new BFF Shonda Rhimes says there are “some shocking things” in store for the newlyweds during the second half of the current sixth season.

“The next part of [their] journey,” she teases, “is going to be pretty interesting.”

I don’t know about you, but I get a little scared when Shonda throws words around like “pretty” and “interesting.” What do you think this means?

Four sneak previews of tomorrow's all-new episode of Grey's Anatomy have been released. The awesome Dr. Robbins is front and center this week, with a big case hanging in the balance.

Here's a clip of Arizona telling peeps how she runs a different kind of show:

Follow the jump for three more sneak previews from "Invest in Love," and see what Arizona and the peds posse are up against with regard to a little patient whose parents are willing to do anything to buy him some more time. Emphasis on buy ...

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Below is a photo gallery for this week's episode of Grey's Anatomy, "Invest in Love."

This Thursday, Arizona is stunned when one of her patient's parents has a donation of $25 million to spare. But when her patient's condition worsens, all eyes are on Arizona to fix it.

Dr. Robbins is front and center in many of the promotional pics from the episode below, which also show a party taking place. Whether it's actually a festive occasion is another story.

Click to enlarge the Grey's Anatomy pictures and tell us what you expect ...

Football injuries are commonplace this time of year. Seattle Grace-Mercy West is no exception. A little spoiler note from E! Online today, regarding a future patient:

Q: Jenny in Alaska: Any news on Grey's Anatomy?

A: Football injuries are a very trendy topic these days (we blame Malcolm Gladwell), and Grey's Anatomy jumps on the bandwagon in episode 11 of Season Six when the gang treats a quarterback injured during a game. Sounds ... potentially painful!

Welcome to the 182nd edition of the fun Grey's Anatomy Insider Caption Contest.

This week's winner is shred. Congratulations! The winning entry appears below.

Honorable mentions go out to marriedmymcdreamy, lalalaurenm and jude.

Thanks to all for playing and best of luck again this week ...

Jackson: I see England.
Derek: I see France.
Jackson & Derek: I see Lexie's diaper-pants.

Below is the first promo for next week's episode of Grey's Anatomy, "Invest in Love."

Arizona is stunned when one of her patient's parents has a potential donation of $25 million to spare. When her patient's condition worsens, all eyes are on her to fix it.

Meanwhile, Cristina begins to test her boundaries with Owen, and similarly, Alex is losing it with the disappearance of Izzie, not to mention her bills he must deal with.

Check out the promo for next week's episode and tell us what you think ...

Pete Nowalk, the head writer on "Give Peace a Chance," shared some thoughts on last night's terrific episode of Grey's Anatomy on the show's official writers' blog.

Below are some excerpts from Pete's column, with a link at the bottom to the full entry ...

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Do surgeons really wear diapers? Well, depends who you ask.

Either way, it wasn’t that big of a leap for us to go diaper. Our doctors are hard core by nature. Combine that with the threat they're feeling from the Mercy West residents and you can understand while they'll do anything to win.

As Lexie tells Jackson, if she needs to pee in a diaper to help Derek get through his impossible surgery, she'll pee in a diaper. Which of course just drove Cristina crazy jealous.

Cristina was a shoe-in to win that pen-in-a-cup contest...but then she choked. Happens to the best of us. That left Owen having to cope with the fact that his girlfriend was fiending to put on a diaper. Admittedly, it's not the sexiest thing to picture.

But I think it speaks to Owen's overall good nature that he found a way to be okay with it, even gifting Cristina her very own marathon surgery to cheer her up.

And then, when Derek thwarted that plan, he went as far as to sexily teach Cristina the right way to work the microscope. You gotta admit, the dude's a pretty awesome boyfriend.

Speaking of awesome boyfriend...  I'm sorry, I mean awesome husband...

Derek Shepherd.

This episode felt different. As you've probably noticed, we’re trying to experiment more this season. And that’s probably uncomfortable for some of you. It was for me.

Derek gets some encouragement from his doctor, Lexie Grey.

In retrospect I’m really glad we told this story this way. As Derek says in the voiceover, what drew him to surgery was the quiet. The deep, intense, long-ass focus it requires.

And this episode really reflects that. It’s quieter than a typical episode. More single-minded. Derek is our sole focus. And really, what an amazing character to spend an episode with.

Watch Patrick Dempsey on your screen and you can’t help but be struck by how much he says without saying anything. The guy can pretty much give you an entire soliloquy with one look.

That’s a rare talent, and we really wanted to use that to our advantage.

It also seemed like the perfect time to do our Derek-focused episode since we had little time to shoot with Ellen Pompeo (8 1/2 months pregnant at the time we shot this one).

Typically, if Derek's doing a once-in-a-lifetime surgery, Meredith would be at his side. But since we couldn't physically do that, we had her be there for him in a different way.

There's still no sign of Izzie. She's still god knows where and not telling Alex squat. Which is just harsh. Sure, the guy tried to pretend that he didn’t care whether she’d show up for her IL-2 treatment, but we all know that's just his way of coping.

Who doesn’t show up for their life-saving IL-2 treatment?

Last but not least, I'd like to applaud Chandra Wilson. She acts, she sings, and now she directs... and sometimes all at the same time. I have a feeling Chandra’s the kind of person that’s good at everything she does. You know the type from high school.

Follow the link for the entirety of Pete's blog ...

Last night saw Derek defy the surgical odds and the Chief of Surgery and not only come out victorious, but with a Zen-like mentality and peace that was inspiring to us all.

When the hospital's lab tech, Isaac, tells Derek he has the mother of all spinal tumors and wants him to operate, McDreamy doesn't know if he can. Fortunately, Isaac does.

Isaac has full confidence, even after Derek opens him up for 10 hours the first time and doesn't do a darn thing. You'll get it the next day, Isaac says, and Derek pulls it off.

Directed by Chandra Wilson, the episode revolved around only this story, with other characters and plots on the periphery, but still brilliantly done. Can someone say Emmy?

For the complete rundown, check out our episode recap of "Give Peace a Chance."

Dehydrated and stressed but Zen, Derek is determined not to lose this fight.

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Last night on Private Practice, Violet's attacker, Katie Kent was on trial.

Violet couldn't bring herself to testify at first. Then when she was ready to, a plea from Katie herself made her second-guess her intentions regarding the crazy woman.

After tearing her a new one in private, a composed Violet tells the court that, in her expert opinion, Katie was temporarily insane. As a result, she'll likely avoid prison.

Pete was not pleased, and Violet realized only then that he is a victim in all this too. He begs her to come back to him and Lucas. We really hope that she agrees to!

Elsewhere, Charlotte joins the practice with a specialty that Cooper has a real issue with. Also in a flashback from last season, the swapped unborn babies return.

Addison has to operate on one of them, and the consequences are tragic.

Follow the link for a full recap of last night's "Strange Bedfellows."

Who will testify, Violet the victim or Dr. Turner the medical expert?