S9·E15 Hard Bargain

Episode recap

Task: Write a 280-380 word episode recap for Grey's Anatomy S9E15 (Hard Bargain).
Constraints:
Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No invented titles, names, dates, episode counts, awards, ratings, box-office, viewership, or plot points.
No guessing or inventing details.
Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose.
Plain text only (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points).
Word count target: 280-380 words.
SYNOPSIS:
Hospital is spiraling closer to financial ruin.
Owen must make tough decisions.
Owen foregoes an expensive surgery that could save a child's life.
Alex and Jo work together to save an infant's life.
April asks Jackson for dating advice.
SOURCES:
[1] Series follows personal/professional lives of doctors at Seattle's Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
[2] American medical drama, debuted on ABC on March 27, 2005.
[3] Same as [1].
[4] Mentions Meredith Grey as a first-year surgical intern (though this is general series info, not specific to this episode).
[5] Creator: Shonda Rhimes.
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, which violates the "neutral, encyclopedic prose" and "never invent" rules.
Constraint Check: "If the synopsis is sparse, stay concise rather than guessing."
Conflict: The user asks for 280-380 words, but the provided facts only support about 50-60 words of content.
Strategy: I must prioritize the instruction "If the synopsis is sparse, stay concise rather than guessing" and "Write ONLY verifiable facts that are explicitly supported by the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES." If I try to hit 280 words by repeating the same facts, it will be poor quality. However, I can expand on the context provided in the sources (the setting, the series premise) to provide a more "archival" feel, but I must be careful not to invent episode-specific details.
Drafting content:
The Grey's Anatomy episode titled Hard Bargain focuses on the doctors at Seattle's Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. As the hospital approaches financial ruin, Owen is forced to make difficult decisions. One such decision involves foregoing an expensive surgery that has the