S21·E3 I Can See Clearly Now

Episode recap

Task: Write a 280-380 word episode recap for Grey's Anatomy S21E3 ("I Can See Clearly Now").
Constraints:
Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No invented titles, names, dates, counts, awards, ratings, box-office, or plot points.
If a detail is not in the material, omit it.
Write original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text.
No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points.
Word count target: 280-380 words.
Synopsis: Simone and Lucas work to balance their relationship while competing to assist on an awake kidney transplant. Teddy offers Amelia a new opportunity, and Ben's interview doesn't go as planned. Meredith's secret causes tension with Richard.
Sources:
[1] General info: Grey's Anatomy (2005), TV-14, Drama. Follows personal/professional lives of doctors at Seattle's Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
[2] General info: Meredith Grey is a brilliant first-year surgical intern at Seattle Grace Hospital.
[3] General info: Creator Shonda Rhimes.
[4] General info: Drama, Romance, Soap.
[5] Irrelevant (discusses a 2007 episode).
Episode: S21E3 "I Can See Clearly Now".
Plot points:
1. Simone and Lucas: Balancing relationship + competing to assist on an awake kidney transplant.
2. Teddy: Offers Amelia a new opportunity.
3. Ben: Interview does not go as planned.
4. Meredith: Secret causes tension with Richard.
The synopsis is very short. The word count requirement is 280-380 words.
Problem: If I only use the provided facts, I cannot reach 280 words without repeating myself or adding fluff/speculation, which is strictly forbidden ("Never invent or guess... If a detail is not in the provided material, you omit it rather than guess").
Constraint Check: "Write a grounded 280-380 word episode recap... Use only supplied facts."
Analysis: The provided synopsis only contains about 45 words of actual plot. To reach 280 words using only these facts without violating the "no guessing/no inventing" rule is mathematically impossible unless I repeat the same facts multiple times in different ways, which would violate "original, neutral, encyclopedic prose."
Wait: Let me re-read the instructions. "If the synopsis is sparse, stay concise rather than guessing." This instruction contradicts the "280-