1 00:00:08,726 --> 00:00:16,508 So there I am, on my 25th birthday, driving from Wheeling, West Virginia to Bensonhurst in a Dodge Dart with no radio 2 00:00:16,592 --> 00:00:18,954 and a gun runner named Barrelhead, 3 00:00:19,017 --> 00:00:22,890 [Laughter (o<)] who insisted we sing every Jimmy Buffet song he could recall. 4 00:00:22,998 --> 00:00:25,946 What can I say? The man was heavily armed. [(o<)] 5 00:00:26,030 --> 00:00:29,570 So 500 renditions of Margaritaville later, 6 00:00:29,654 --> 00:00:36,386 my first cover, 8,000 words on how Barrelhead and his friends were transporting handguns for sale to New York city. 7 00:00:36,470 --> 00:00:39,584 The day the magazine hit the stands, the D.A. hit me with a subpoena. 8 00:00:39,668 --> 00:00:42,025 He wanted to know Barrelhead's real name. 9 00:00:42,137 --> 00:00:45,444 Greta had been managing editor for three whole days. 10 00:00:45,528 --> 00:00:50,504 So she invited me across the street to the fancy bar, where they use real glasses. [(o<)] 11 00:00:50,580 --> 00:00:53,513 And after about the sixth vodka and tonic, 12 00:00:53,591 --> 00:00:56,638 she said, "Fletch, I want you to know the magazine is behind you." 13 00:00:56,637 --> 00:00:58,428 Well, I was impressed. 14 00:00:58,530 --> 00:01:00,468 I said, "Do you think you can get the DA off my back?" 15 00:01:00,468 --> 00:01:05,941 And she said, "No. But when you get out of jail, you'll still have a job." [(o<)] 16 00:01:06,935 --> 00:01:11,442 I'm 45. I've given up a lot. I've given up the road, that life. 17 00:01:11,526 --> 00:01:15,060 Thanks, Elizabeth. No regrets. My lovely wife. 18 00:01:15,144 --> 00:01:17,855 I've given up drinking. I've given up drugs. 19 00:01:18,424 --> 00:01:20,421 Greta taught me there's two things you never give up. 20 00:01:20,505 --> 00:01:22,789 One's rock and roll. The other's a source. 21 00:01:22,873 --> 00:01:24,065 Greta Sims. 22 00:01:24,140 --> 00:01:25,518 Great memories, Greta. 23 00:01:25,614 --> 00:01:26,573 We'll miss you, Greta. 24 00:01:26,657 --> 00:01:27,505 We'll miss you. 25 00:01:27,613 --> 00:01:30,259 I only hope you can adjust to the lack of stress in your... 26 00:01:32,005 --> 00:01:33,103 Fletch! 27 00:01:33,573 --> 00:01:34,608 Fletch! 28 00:01:35,264 --> 00:01:36,726 Fletcher. 29 00:01:37,818 --> 00:01:38,858 Fletch. 30 00:01:39,416 --> 00:01:40,684 Fletcher. 31 00:01:40,768 --> 00:01:41,775 Fletcher! 32 00:01:41,924 --> 00:01:44,540 Honey, sweetie. Are you okay? 33 00:01:45,289 --> 00:01:46,346 Oh! 34 00:01:48,620 --> 00:01:50,257 Are you okay? 35 00:01:52,475 --> 00:01:54,509 I flung the investment. 36 00:01:54,653 --> 00:01:58,243 What did you say? 37 00:02:04,278 --> 00:02:06,892 I flung the investment. 38 00:02:07,838 --> 00:02:10,344 Why consign? 39 00:02:15,653 --> 00:02:16,849 Why consign? 40 00:02:16,954 --> 00:02:18,753 I'll call 911. 41 00:02:19,806 --> 00:02:21,910 It's proficient. 42 00:02:24,066 --> 00:02:27,328 Why disqualify the rush? I'm tabled. 43 00:02:28,314 --> 00:02:31,779 I'm tabled. 44 00:02:32,768 --> 00:02:37,413 2x10 - Failure to Communicate 45 00:02:59,312 --> 00:03:02,774 Original Airdate (FOX): 10 JAN-2006 46 00:03:13,464 --> 00:03:15,105 I need your advice. 47 00:03:15,543 --> 00:03:18,925 What's the best diagnostics department within 60 miles of here? 48 00:03:18,996 --> 00:03:20,106 We are. 49 00:03:20,319 --> 00:03:21,438 "We" aren't here. 50 00:03:21,438 --> 00:03:23,883 House is in Baltimore lying to Medicaid about his billings. 51 00:03:23,967 --> 00:03:27,659 - So? I'm board certified. - You are not House. 52 00:03:27,743 --> 00:03:30,692 Why'd you put me in charge of the department if you think I can't handle it? 53 00:03:30,776 --> 00:03:33,937 Because it's temporary, and because I was ordered to. 54 00:03:35,788 --> 00:03:38,778 - What are the symptoms? - Oh, come on. 55 00:03:38,778 --> 00:03:40,837 You're gonna diagnose him without meeting him? 56 00:03:40,921 --> 00:03:43,656 Prove that you're as brilliant as House? 57 00:03:43,973 --> 00:03:47,369 I need to know the symptoms to know which hospital to recommend. 58 00:03:48,386 --> 00:03:52,572 EMT's report... patient struck his head and is suffering from aphasia. 59 00:03:52,656 --> 00:03:55,155 Hmm, neurological problem. 60 00:03:55,606 --> 00:04:00,247 You know, I know a lot of good people in that field seeing as I happen to be a neurologist. 61 00:04:00,358 --> 00:04:02,063 - You're pouting. - Not at all. 62 00:04:03,070 --> 00:04:04,374 Taylor's pretty good. 63 00:04:04,896 --> 00:04:07,767 House was ready to hire him till he got my resume. 64 00:04:07,851 --> 00:04:09,396 It's Fletcher Stone. 65 00:04:09,581 --> 00:04:12,763 Wrote 12 books. Exposed three administrations. 66 00:04:12,905 --> 00:04:17,424 - Before he exposes us... - I get it. Famous patient needs famous doctor. 67 00:04:17,616 --> 00:04:19,361 - I'll call Taylor. - Thank you. 68 00:04:19,445 --> 00:04:22,157 Or maybe you should call him. 69 00:04:22,577 --> 00:04:24,454 What if I say something stupid? 70 00:04:27,201 --> 00:04:28,708 Oh, God. 71 00:04:29,017 --> 00:04:30,710 House is easier. 72 00:04:38,211 --> 00:04:39,802 Have you been taking any drugs? 73 00:04:39,865 --> 00:04:43,245 I displaced my function. Accolade. 74 00:04:43,353 --> 00:04:47,984 He used to drink regularly, but he's been clean and sober for nearly a year. 75 00:04:48,068 --> 00:04:52,587 Mr. Stone, you think you're speaking normally, but your speech is impaired. 76 00:04:53,351 --> 00:04:57,638 He knows what he wants to say, but when he reaches for a word, he finds something else. 77 00:04:57,722 --> 00:05:00,620 I grapple average. 78 00:05:01,780 --> 00:05:03,461 Tanzer glisten. 79 00:05:03,766 --> 00:05:06,285 He doesn't know that he's saying it wrong? 80 00:05:06,369 --> 00:05:08,819 It all sounds right to him. 81 00:05:09,439 --> 00:05:12,865 I want you to write your name and draw a face. 82 00:05:27,494 --> 00:05:32,896 It's called agraphia. Loss of ability to write. Most often it's temporary. 83 00:05:32,980 --> 00:05:34,705 How hard did he hit his head? 84 00:05:34,789 --> 00:05:38,823 It was a pretty good crack. It made a really ugly sound. 85 00:05:38,886 --> 00:05:40,354 Do you understand what I'm saying? 86 00:05:40,436 --> 00:05:41,927 Of golf. 87 00:05:42,653 --> 00:05:45,266 Don't give me a sentence. Just say yes or a no. 88 00:05:45,351 --> 00:05:46,691 You understand me? 89 00:05:49,005 --> 00:05:50,436 Yes. 90 00:05:50,894 --> 00:05:53,353 Elizabeth. Fletch. 91 00:05:53,694 --> 00:05:54,653 Is he okay? 92 00:05:54,761 --> 00:05:57,943 We don't know. This is Fletch's editor. 93 00:05:58,244 --> 00:06:01,991 Greta Sims. I wanted to make sure that the EMTs told you the right story. 94 00:06:01,991 --> 00:06:03,499 How many stories are there? 95 00:06:03,583 --> 00:06:04,857 He didn't trip. 96 00:06:04,919 --> 00:06:07,256 He just fell. Out of the blue. 97 00:06:07,340 --> 00:06:11,073 His foot jerked a little bit first. That's what made it look like a trip. 98 00:06:18,308 --> 00:06:19,351 Don't say anything. 99 00:06:19,435 --> 00:06:21,149 Don't attempt to defend your billing practices. 100 00:06:21,233 --> 00:06:22,890 Your billing practices are indefensible. 101 00:06:22,932 --> 00:06:24,202 We've been over this. 102 00:06:24,356 --> 00:06:26,651 If I thought you were capable of listening, I'd shut up. 103 00:06:26,804 --> 00:06:28,679 That makes no sense at all. 104 00:06:34,616 --> 00:06:37,527 - Good afternoon. - Good afternoon. 105 00:06:44,444 --> 00:06:47,664 Every case you have rates a five on the complexity scale? 106 00:06:47,748 --> 00:06:51,046 Dr. House has a rather specialized practice. 107 00:06:52,155 --> 00:06:55,103 Ah. Okay. 108 00:06:55,548 --> 00:06:57,323 Then let's go through these. 109 00:06:58,084 --> 00:06:59,083 All of these? 110 00:06:59,125 --> 00:07:02,403 If you have lunch reservations, cancel them. 111 00:07:03,766 --> 00:07:05,574 All right. Patient... 112 00:07:07,574 --> 00:07:09,711 If he didn't trip, something made him fall. 113 00:07:09,795 --> 00:07:11,461 Stoke? Seizure? 114 00:07:11,545 --> 00:07:15,253 30 people saw him trip. One person says he didn't. Who you gonna believe? 115 00:07:15,337 --> 00:07:17,392 His symptoms can all be explained by the head trauma. 116 00:07:17,456 --> 00:07:20,439 Causes a contusion or a seizure. That causes the aphasia. 117 00:07:20,523 --> 00:07:21,500 We should get an EEG. 118 00:07:21,566 --> 00:07:23,174 If it was a stroke, it could be a clotting issue. 119 00:07:23,258 --> 00:07:25,878 Even if he fell, drug use is far more likely. 120 00:07:25,962 --> 00:07:27,221 I'm ordering a tox screen. 121 00:07:27,305 --> 00:07:29,579 Chase, we're not done with the differential. 122 00:07:30,743 --> 00:07:31,707 You're not my boss. 123 00:07:31,895 --> 00:07:34,830 I'm House's boss. House is your boss. 124 00:07:34,914 --> 00:07:36,095 The math is pretty simple. 125 00:07:36,179 --> 00:07:39,339 Are you signing my paychecks? Are you hiring or firing? 126 00:07:39,423 --> 00:07:40,416 This is not about that... 127 00:07:40,500 --> 00:07:44,817 The only thing you've been asked to do is supervise House in case he doessomething insane. 128 00:07:44,914 --> 00:07:47,536 Which might, you know, save a life. 129 00:07:48,438 --> 00:07:50,876 - Somebody's gotta be in charge. - Why? 130 00:07:50,936 --> 00:07:53,083 You think we should all just do whatever we wanna do? 131 00:07:53,167 --> 00:07:54,582 Maybe have a race to the diagnosis. 132 00:07:54,649 --> 00:07:58,218 I think it should be a discussion among peers. 133 00:07:58,951 --> 00:08:02,101 I think we're grown up enough to reach a consensus. 134 00:08:06,232 --> 00:08:09,906 Patient, 62 years old. You prescribed Viagra. 135 00:08:10,355 --> 00:08:16,293 I look in vain for the words erectile dysfunction in the notes for Delores Smith. 136 00:08:16,549 --> 00:08:18,359 She had a heart condition. 137 00:08:18,503 --> 00:08:20,341 And you ran out of nitroglycerin? 138 00:08:20,425 --> 00:08:22,563 She also had low blood pressure. 139 00:08:22,665 --> 00:08:24,755 So nitro would be dangerous. 140 00:08:24,839 --> 00:08:27,349 Little blue pills improve blood flow. 141 00:08:27,433 --> 00:08:28,979 They're vasodilators. 142 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:31,083 It's why you sometimes get the headaches. 143 00:08:31,141 --> 00:08:32,528 I think Dr. House understands. 144 00:08:32,607 --> 00:08:33,568 Oh, of course I do. 145 00:08:33,652 --> 00:08:35,606 The woman has a heart condition she's on her own. 146 00:08:35,690 --> 00:08:39,866 A man can't nail his office assistant, it's national crisis time. 147 00:08:40,010 --> 00:08:43,931 Are you seriously expecting us to foot the bill for off-label use of medication? 148 00:08:44,015 --> 00:08:45,672 Fine. I'll pay for it. 149 00:08:46,067 --> 00:08:48,947 How much are the pills? She took how many? 150 00:08:49,562 --> 00:08:50,595 Put the money away. 151 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:53,309 - Are you trying to bribe me? - No. 152 00:08:53,833 --> 00:08:56,357 I could. There's an ATM in the lobby. 153 00:08:56,441 --> 00:08:58,010 My client's an idiot. 154 00:08:59,819 --> 00:09:01,746 But is he wrong about the pills? 155 00:09:02,455 --> 00:09:05,435 Off-label use is not sanctioned. 156 00:09:05,519 --> 00:09:07,416 You're retiring in three weeks. 157 00:09:07,565 --> 00:09:09,501 You've been doing this job nearly 20 years. 158 00:09:09,585 --> 00:09:13,135 Aren't you tired of administering policy you disagree with? 159 00:09:13,690 --> 00:09:16,800 - I-I never said I disagree. - What can they do to you? 160 00:09:16,980 --> 00:09:20,827 And Dr. House is sorry about his earlier outburst. 161 00:09:21,037 --> 00:09:22,687 Absolutely. 162 00:09:28,249 --> 00:09:31,356 You do background checks on Medicaid personnel? 163 00:09:31,418 --> 00:09:33,114 I do what's necessary for my client. 164 00:09:33,221 --> 00:09:36,977 - Wow, new personal record. - Yeah, timing's good for me too. 165 00:09:37,281 --> 00:09:40,269 I got a reservation at a little place in the Inner Harbor. 166 00:09:40,451 --> 00:09:44,725 - You booked us dinner reservations? - Best Maryland crab in... Maryland. 167 00:09:44,818 --> 00:09:47,492 - Don't you have a plane to catch? - Not for hours. 168 00:09:48,057 --> 00:09:49,661 Your flight leaves at 7:00. 169 00:09:50,889 --> 00:09:52,702 You did a background check on me? 170 00:09:52,786 --> 00:09:54,403 And mine doesn't leave till 9:00pm. 171 00:09:54,487 --> 00:09:56,145 It looks like you'll be dining alone. 172 00:09:56,253 --> 00:09:58,138 You checked on my flight 173 00:09:58,526 --> 00:10:00,833 so you could be sure to be on a different one. 174 00:10:01,178 --> 00:10:03,635 I thought we were past the avoidance stage. 175 00:10:03,803 --> 00:10:06,652 I didn't think we'd be finished this soon. 176 00:10:08,034 --> 00:10:09,763 Where's your crucifix? 177 00:10:10,665 --> 00:10:12,996 I left it at the jewelers to be cleaned. 178 00:10:14,939 --> 00:10:16,121 Right. 179 00:10:19,363 --> 00:10:24,452 This will show us if there's a problem with your carotid artery that might cause a blood clot. 180 00:10:24,658 --> 00:10:28,619 If it went to his brain, that could explain the aphasia and the falling down. 181 00:10:28,884 --> 00:10:31,474 And you're giving him an EEG? Is that for the same thing? 182 00:10:31,558 --> 00:10:33,141 Uh, it's just a precaution. 183 00:10:33,244 --> 00:10:38,003 I think the trauma caused some swelling, and we need to keep him stable until the bodycan repair the damage. 184 00:10:38,003 --> 00:10:40,034 And you think they're both wrong? 185 00:10:40,118 --> 00:10:42,001 We're just covering all the bases. 186 00:10:42,149 --> 00:10:46,204 - Being safe. 187 00:10:46,276 --> 00:10:48,315 His O2 sats are going down. 188 00:10:54,562 --> 00:10:57,328 - Fluid in his lungs. - Push 40 IV Lasix. 189 00:10:57,475 --> 00:11:00,335 - We need to intubate. - He's losing his respiratory drive. 190 00:11:07,813 --> 00:11:09,469 Now put him down. 191 00:11:27,348 --> 00:11:29,342 And then there were two. 192 00:11:29,415 --> 00:11:31,335 Aphasia and fluid in the lungs. 193 00:11:31,419 --> 00:11:32,796 Seizure can't cause both. 194 00:11:32,867 --> 00:11:34,135 Neither can a stroke. 195 00:11:34,219 --> 00:11:35,876 Unless he had an abnormal heart rhythm. 196 00:11:35,960 --> 00:11:37,777 And then there was one. 197 00:11:38,046 --> 00:11:40,328 Urine test is positive for amphetamines. 198 00:11:40,436 --> 00:11:42,393 Amphetamines don't cause pulmonary edema. 199 00:11:42,477 --> 00:11:44,138 They doif you smoke 'em. 200 00:11:44,816 --> 00:11:49,193 In one of his books he talked about giving updrugs and alcohol, how it changed his life. 201 00:11:49,246 --> 00:11:51,505 Everybody lies. 202 00:11:54,801 --> 00:11:57,883 When he started wanting to hear every minute of my day, 203 00:11:57,967 --> 00:12:00,690 it should have been a clue he was the jealous type. 204 00:12:00,774 --> 00:12:03,757 But you know, in that first stage of a relationship, 205 00:12:03,812 --> 00:12:09,431 where it's like your body's full of these chemicals that make you think everything they do is charming... 206 00:12:09,431 --> 00:12:12,090 Ah. 207 00:12:12,857 --> 00:12:14,142 Excuse me. 208 00:12:15,106 --> 00:12:16,058 Hello? 209 00:12:16,142 --> 00:12:19,324 Hey, honey, how are the kids? They miss me? 210 00:12:19,548 --> 00:12:22,163 This may take a minute. 211 00:12:22,700 --> 00:12:24,727 So what's new with Mr. Aphasia. 212 00:12:24,811 --> 00:12:26,198 Cuddy called you? 213 00:12:26,644 --> 00:12:28,874 Everybody covers their ass. 214 00:12:28,916 --> 00:12:30,028 Pulmonary edema. 215 00:12:30,112 --> 00:12:32,791 Chase did a tox screen. It came back positive for amphetamines. 216 00:12:32,875 --> 00:12:34,334 He did the dance of victory. 217 00:12:34,418 --> 00:12:36,445 I'm betting there's another shoe. 218 00:12:36,529 --> 00:12:38,174 I thought the kids didn't call you. 219 00:12:42,447 --> 00:12:44,364 I know the way you tell stories. 220 00:12:44,466 --> 00:12:48,009 Foreman went to talk to Stone about his drug test, found him running a temperature. 221 00:12:48,093 --> 00:12:50,097 So it's not the drugs. 222 00:12:50,435 --> 00:12:53,538 They've just got such a bad rep. [Thump!] 223 00:12:55,466 --> 00:12:57,605 Honey, you shouldn't do that. 224 00:12:57,689 --> 00:12:59,116 Okay, I gotta hang up. 225 00:12:59,228 --> 00:13:00,578 They're probably trying to reach me. 226 00:13:00,662 --> 00:13:03,195 - You don't have call waiting? - I'm hanging up on you now. 227 00:13:03,279 --> 00:13:05,050 It's $5.00 a month. 228 00:13:12,993 --> 00:13:14,449 Drugs don't cause fever. 229 00:13:14,533 --> 00:13:18,392 Encephalitis or meningitis are the obvious suspects. Start him on antibiotics. 230 00:13:18,476 --> 00:13:21,588 It could be an autoimmune disease. Lupus, Behcet's. 231 00:13:21,740 --> 00:13:23,812 We could start himon a high dose of steroids. 232 00:13:23,896 --> 00:13:27,664 Except if he does have encephalitis, steroids could weaken his immune system. 233 00:13:28,066 --> 00:13:28,959 Foreman. 234 00:13:29,043 --> 00:13:30,606 How high a fever? 235 00:13:31,159 --> 00:13:34,193 Put me on speaker phone. And why haven't you called me? 236 00:13:34,798 --> 00:13:36,832 101. How'd you know? 237 00:13:36,983 --> 00:13:41,826 What? You think you guys can have a party as soon as the parents are gone, and I won't hear about it? 238 00:13:41,826 --> 00:13:45,704 Start with broad spectrum antibiotics for possible bacterial meningitis 239 00:13:45,815 --> 00:13:48,928 and an antiviral in case we luck out, and it's herpes encephalitis. 240 00:13:49,001 --> 00:13:50,376 What if it's autoimmune? 241 00:13:50,460 --> 00:13:51,954 Well, then we're screwed. 242 00:13:52,496 --> 00:13:54,451 Which is why we need more information. 243 00:13:54,535 --> 00:13:56,345 Any genetic issuewith the family? 244 00:13:56,498 --> 00:13:57,853 The man can't talk. 245 00:13:57,937 --> 00:14:01,045 His medical records are sketchy. And the wife's only known him a couple of years. 246 00:14:01,226 --> 00:14:02,305 MRI show anything? 247 00:14:02,497 --> 00:14:04,296 CT scan was negative. 248 00:14:04,597 --> 00:14:05,714 CT? 249 00:14:05,798 --> 00:14:08,108 That's, like, short for MRI, right? 250 00:14:08,108 --> 00:14:10,288 Excellent. That'll save us a lot of time. 251 00:14:10,373 --> 00:14:12,396 We've got an MRI scheduled in 20 minutes. 252 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:14,361 Earliest Foreman could get the machine. 253 00:14:14,459 --> 00:14:17,188 I teach you to lie, cheat, and steal, 254 00:14:17,272 --> 00:14:19,927 and as soon as my back is turned you wait in line? 255 00:14:20,569 --> 00:14:23,294 Get an MRI, and get a better medical history. 256 00:14:23,378 --> 00:14:24,833 The man can't talk. 257 00:14:24,922 --> 00:14:27,336 Who cares? He's probably gonna lie anyway. 258 00:14:27,420 --> 00:14:30,270 My flight's a little late. I'll be back in a few hours. 259 00:14:31,390 --> 00:14:35,608 So you're in charge of us because you're in charge of him? 260 00:14:42,841 --> 00:14:45,539 Any family history of neurological problems? 261 00:14:45,813 --> 00:14:46,848 No. 262 00:14:47,316 --> 00:14:49,807 You've been out of the country in the last five years. 263 00:14:50,985 --> 00:14:52,047 Yes. 264 00:14:52,316 --> 00:14:53,833 Three years? 265 00:14:55,162 --> 00:14:56,368 Yes. 266 00:14:56,452 --> 00:14:57,672 Two years. 267 00:14:57,756 --> 00:15:02,317 He stopped traveling for work two years ago after we got serious. 268 00:15:02,554 --> 00:15:03,800 Any vacations? 269 00:15:03,884 --> 00:15:06,519 His last one was six months ago. 270 00:15:06,702 --> 00:15:09,478 It was a golf resort at Key Biscayne. 271 00:15:09,562 --> 00:15:11,462 No way it was a golf resort. 272 00:15:11,917 --> 00:15:15,560 Knowing Fletch, I assume he was working his way through every bar in the Keys. 273 00:15:15,644 --> 00:15:17,861 Last hurrah before settling down. 274 00:15:17,861 --> 00:15:20,268 - Alcohol? - No. 275 00:15:20,462 --> 00:15:23,240 - Amphetamines. - No. 276 00:15:23,392 --> 00:15:25,366 You tested positive. 277 00:15:26,576 --> 00:15:29,662 He doesn't use drugs. I told you. 278 00:15:31,176 --> 00:15:35,648 When we got engaged, we decided we wanted a different kind of life. 279 00:15:35,918 --> 00:15:40,260 And he dropped the macho journalism. No more taking crazy chances. 280 00:15:40,415 --> 00:15:42,855 That includes his health. 281 00:15:42,939 --> 00:15:44,883 He asked me not to tell Elizabeth. 282 00:15:45,333 --> 00:15:47,206 He's been lying to herabout his drug habit? 283 00:15:47,308 --> 00:15:49,562 Well, yes and no. 284 00:15:50,311 --> 00:15:53,877 BE... before Elizabeth... he used drugs recreationally. 285 00:15:53,961 --> 00:15:55,251 I wasn't crazy about it, 286 00:15:55,335 --> 00:15:59,288 but that thrill-seeking behavior is what made him the kind of journalist that he was. 287 00:15:59,372 --> 00:16:01,759 And now, AE? 288 00:16:01,935 --> 00:16:04,651 The man's twisted himself into knots for her. 289 00:16:04,717 --> 00:16:07,324 - Completely cleaned up his act. - But the drugs? 290 00:16:07,408 --> 00:16:10,051 They're medicinal. Sort of. 291 00:16:10,135 --> 00:16:12,112 He was having trouble sleeping. 292 00:16:12,219 --> 00:16:14,157 His new suburban lifestyle. 293 00:16:14,325 --> 00:16:16,626 Lack of excitement was throwing him off. 294 00:16:16,737 --> 00:16:18,538 So he started with sleeping pills. 295 00:16:18,622 --> 00:16:22,873 When they knocked him out, he needed something to perk him back up during the day. 296 00:16:22,957 --> 00:16:24,523 Every day? 297 00:16:25,924 --> 00:16:28,425 No slippery slope there. 298 00:16:32,105 --> 00:16:35,480 Keep the stain. Knife can't force. 299 00:16:35,892 --> 00:16:38,210 We're not gonna tell your wife. 300 00:16:38,328 --> 00:16:40,327 We're not cops. 301 00:16:51,642 --> 00:16:54,251 There's a little edema. Brain swelling. 302 00:16:54,318 --> 00:16:56,084 And an area of scarring. 303 00:16:56,150 --> 00:16:58,956 Is that what's causing the aphasia? 304 00:16:59,063 --> 00:17:00,555 Actually, that's what's odd. 305 00:17:00,702 --> 00:17:04,422 The scarring's not in the area of the brain normally associated with conduction aphasia. 306 00:17:04,506 --> 00:17:07,103 And it's old. Happened before he hit his head. 307 00:17:07,187 --> 00:17:11,315 Maybe a small stroke or some other underlying condition that could be causing this, or 308 00:17:11,399 --> 00:17:13,305 it might have nothing to do with it at all. 309 00:17:14,697 --> 00:17:16,551 Have you ever had head trauma before? 310 00:17:16,628 --> 00:17:18,415 - An accident? - Uh-uh. 311 00:17:18,684 --> 00:17:21,152 You ever had any numbness on one side before? 312 00:17:21,596 --> 00:17:23,931 - Dizziness? - What is the durable? 313 00:17:24,036 --> 00:17:25,674 Shh... 314 00:17:27,248 --> 00:17:28,692 No. 315 00:17:34,092 --> 00:17:36,758 Boarding passengers for flight number 870. 316 00:17:36,806 --> 00:17:39,234 The plane will be delayed by one half-hour. We apologize... 317 00:17:39,318 --> 00:17:40,431 Thanks. 318 00:18:12,596 --> 00:18:14,687 Got you some coffee. 319 00:18:30,361 --> 00:18:34,425 So... what do you wanna talk about? 320 00:18:42,140 --> 00:18:44,603 The scarring on the MRI could be anything. 321 00:18:44,666 --> 00:18:48,144 MS, toxins, any one of a hundred demyelinating diseases. 322 00:18:48,228 --> 00:18:51,079 If it's meningitis, we have to ID the bug fast. 323 00:18:51,163 --> 00:18:52,470 We need to do a lumbar puncture. 324 00:18:52,554 --> 00:18:54,555 I'm not doin LP with this edema. 325 00:18:54,655 --> 00:18:56,300 - We could paralyze him. - What does House say? 326 00:18:56,342 --> 00:18:59,677 "The person you're trying to reach is out of the area or has turned off their phone." 327 00:18:59,745 --> 00:19:01,092 So what are your orders? 328 00:19:01,275 --> 00:19:04,082 - We need more information. - There is no more information. 329 00:19:04,666 --> 00:19:06,508 We'll break into his place. 330 00:19:11,320 --> 00:19:12,531 Have fun. 331 00:19:14,552 --> 00:19:15,811 How's the patient? 332 00:19:16,124 --> 00:19:16,735 Fine. 333 00:19:16,819 --> 00:19:18,393 - Where you going? - Dinner. 334 00:19:18,473 --> 00:19:20,750 Oh, well I'll join you. You can bring me up to speed. 335 00:19:20,889 --> 00:19:22,878 Sorry. Reservation for two. 336 00:19:26,492 --> 00:19:30,204 When people give themselves away, it's by little things. 337 00:19:31,366 --> 00:19:33,240 That woman over there, 338 00:19:33,430 --> 00:19:37,862 she's not sneering at her coffee. She's recovering from Bell's Palsy. 339 00:19:40,148 --> 00:19:45,650 The cashier at the coffee place, she doesn't want anyone to know, but she's dying of ALS. 340 00:19:45,872 --> 00:19:50,272 There's a particular sort of twitchy stiff arm that's characteristic. 341 00:19:51,365 --> 00:19:53,197 And then there's you. 342 00:19:54,356 --> 00:19:56,209 Why aren't you wearing your cross? 343 00:19:57,191 --> 00:19:58,185 I told you, I left it at... 344 00:19:58,186 --> 00:20:02,490 You keep jewelry cleaner under the sink so you won't have to go a day without it. 345 00:20:03,360 --> 00:20:07,255 True, you forgot it that morning the pipes burst. 346 00:20:07,842 --> 00:20:11,435 But then you went back and waded through the flood to retrieve it. 347 00:20:11,786 --> 00:20:15,071 So... why no wading today? 348 00:20:15,260 --> 00:20:17,731 Didn't you bring a book to read or something? 349 00:20:26,346 --> 00:20:27,718 Nothing. 350 00:20:31,973 --> 00:20:37,096 Caffeine pills and amphetamines. Same stuff he told us he was taking. 351 00:20:38,234 --> 00:20:40,316 And Topamax. 352 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:41,818 An anti-convulsant? 353 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:43,799 He said there was no history of prior seizure. 354 00:20:43,883 --> 00:20:45,396 It's not even prescribed to him. 355 00:20:45,480 --> 00:20:48,663 Still doesn't explain his fever. Probably just using it for weight loss. 356 00:20:48,747 --> 00:20:53,414 Just gives us another lie. He must really be devoted. 357 00:20:53,498 --> 00:20:54,495 Should we check the home? 358 00:20:54,579 --> 00:20:57,786 If he wanted to hide something from his wife, why wouldn't he hide it in the office? 359 00:20:57,870 --> 00:20:59,889 Maybe she's hiding something. 360 00:21:08,018 --> 00:21:11,230 Nothing but aspirin and flu meds in the bathroom. 361 00:21:13,756 --> 00:21:16,034 Looks like this stuff's been sitting here for weeks. 362 00:21:16,139 --> 00:21:17,637 Hmm, home improvement. 363 00:21:17,701 --> 00:21:19,733 He probably thought he could take the project on, 364 00:21:19,792 --> 00:21:22,617 then realized it was a little more than he could handle. 365 00:21:22,797 --> 00:21:27,872 You got a point to make, or did you just feel like giving a long, unnecessary explanation for something medically irrelevant? 366 00:21:27,977 --> 00:21:29,970 What happened to the Foreman who always has an answer? 367 00:21:30,054 --> 00:21:32,240 The guy who practically wears a sign saying, 368 00:21:32,324 --> 00:21:34,599 "I'm as good as House, but I'm nicer." 369 00:21:34,683 --> 00:21:35,411 I never said that. 370 00:21:35,495 --> 00:21:38,766 I guess it's safe to be confident when House is there to overrule you. 371 00:21:39,003 --> 00:21:40,676 Now that it's all on you? 372 00:21:42,443 --> 00:21:44,710 It's different. Yeah. 373 00:21:45,541 --> 00:21:48,764 A nnouncement: Flight 106 to Nashville has been delayed... 374 00:21:49,052 --> 00:21:53,076 Either you left it behind on purpose or by mistake. 375 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:57,306 The only reason you'd leave it behind intentionally is if it no longer meant anything to you. 376 00:21:57,390 --> 00:21:59,158 But since it was a gift from your mom, 377 00:21:59,242 --> 00:22:00,661 that would mean you had a fight with her. 378 00:22:00,745 --> 00:22:03,114 And since you don't talk to ghosts, that's unlikely. 379 00:22:03,198 --> 00:22:06,221 - Leave it alone, Greg. - Yeah, I'm good at that. 380 00:22:06,826 --> 00:22:09,542 So that leaves forgetting it unintentionally. 381 00:22:09,973 --> 00:22:12,529 But then we have to explain why you didn't go back for it when you realized. 382 00:22:12,615 --> 00:22:14,428 I didn't realize until I got to the airport. 383 00:22:14,540 --> 00:22:17,279 Nope, you were wearing makeup when you got to the airport. 384 00:22:17,380 --> 00:22:19,603 You can't put on makeup without looking at yourself. 385 00:22:19,709 --> 00:22:21,814 You can't look at yourself without touching that thing. 386 00:22:21,891 --> 00:22:23,700 Why does this matter to you? 387 00:22:24,472 --> 00:22:28,680 It's an anomaly. Anomalies bug me. 388 00:22:29,950 --> 00:22:32,942 Then you're gonna suffer. 389 00:22:46,433 --> 00:22:47,779 I think it's his stomach. 390 00:22:48,504 --> 00:22:50,183 I teal indigent. 391 00:22:50,267 --> 00:22:51,877 Is it something you ate? 392 00:22:52,808 --> 00:22:54,286 He keeps doing that. 393 00:22:54,856 --> 00:22:56,737 I teal indigent. 394 00:22:56,737 --> 00:22:58,074 - Are you hungry? - No. 395 00:22:58,142 --> 00:22:59,969 - He's in pain. Is it a sharp pain? - No! 396 00:23:01,737 --> 00:23:03,462 Teal indigent! 397 00:23:03,546 --> 00:23:05,137 - Taste? - Yes! 398 00:23:05,426 --> 00:23:08,615 - Uh, metallic taste? - Yes! 399 00:23:09,793 --> 00:23:11,399 I'll be right back. 400 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:12,400 Ow! 401 00:23:12,547 --> 00:23:15,075 Attention, passengers, flight 118... 402 00:23:15,159 --> 00:23:18,614 I suppose it's also possible that the clasp broke. 403 00:23:19,447 --> 00:23:21,591 But then you'd be carrying the thing around in your purse. 404 00:23:21,675 --> 00:23:23,032 We had a fight. 405 00:23:23,116 --> 00:23:25,611 We had a fight, and I was angry and not thinking straight. 406 00:23:25,653 --> 00:23:27,806 And I walked out without my makeup and without my cross. 407 00:23:27,890 --> 00:23:30,507 And I stopped at the drugstore to buy makeup, but I couldn't buy a cross 408 00:23:30,592 --> 00:23:33,774 because they don't have an aisle for personal talismans! 409 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:40,313 So you had a fight. I'm sure it'll blow over. 410 00:23:40,397 --> 00:23:42,385 - It was about nothing. - Of course it was. 411 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:46,641 Mark's tired. He's worried. He's got mobility problems. 412 00:23:46,739 --> 00:23:48,595 It's normal to blow up over little things. 413 00:23:48,679 --> 00:23:52,646 I don't mind fighting over little things. And I don't mind fighting over big things. 414 00:23:52,748 --> 00:23:56,347 That I could understand. But we fight over nothing. 415 00:23:56,622 --> 00:23:59,808 You know, a mailbox with a sign that says "Last pickup 5:00 p.m." 416 00:23:59,893 --> 00:24:05,974 Does that mean last pickup to go to the post office or last pickup to leave the post office and be sent out of town? 417 00:24:06,613 --> 00:24:08,721 You fought over mail delivery? 418 00:24:08,805 --> 00:24:11,549 I tried to get him to drop the subject, but he wouldn't. 419 00:24:11,694 --> 00:24:14,049 I told him he was right, he thought I was being condescending. 420 00:24:14,133 --> 00:24:15,506 You were. 421 00:24:16,337 --> 00:24:18,866 He's pushing me out of his life. 422 00:24:19,509 --> 00:24:21,706 Or maybe you're misinterpreting. 423 00:24:23,414 --> 00:24:25,554 Did I misinterpret with you? 424 00:24:26,243 --> 00:24:28,468 At least this time I recognize it. 425 00:24:28,612 --> 00:24:31,334 That's the benefit of convincing the only two men you've ever loved, 426 00:24:31,418 --> 00:24:33,334 they're better off without you. 427 00:24:36,084 --> 00:24:38,452 Yeah. It's all your fault. 428 00:24:38,536 --> 00:24:42,504 You know, "Stacy" in the original Greek means relationship killer. 429 00:24:52,959 --> 00:24:57,440 I'm gonna go wash my face so I look like a grown-up again. 430 00:25:00,948 --> 00:25:04,435 Hello. 431 00:25:08,146 --> 00:25:10,172 It's for you. 432 00:25:10,363 --> 00:25:10,921 House. 433 00:25:11,005 --> 00:25:12,309 Do you know your phone's dead? 434 00:25:12,493 --> 00:25:13,755 Do you ever recharge your batteries? 435 00:25:13,839 --> 00:25:14,988 They recharge? 436 00:25:15,072 --> 00:25:16,837 I just keep buying new phones. 437 00:25:16,988 --> 00:25:20,210 I thought you should know your aphasia guy is tasting metal. 438 00:25:20,281 --> 00:25:21,461 Where's his creatinine? 439 00:25:21,545 --> 00:25:23,395 6.8. He's got kidney failure. 440 00:25:23,479 --> 00:25:26,650 Cameron's got him on dialysis, and he's stable for the moment. 441 00:25:26,734 --> 00:25:28,857 Unlike Cuddy, who's suicidal. 442 00:25:29,046 --> 00:25:31,449 It's either meningitis or encephalitis. 443 00:25:32,183 --> 00:25:33,479 Or maybe autoimmune. 444 00:25:33,563 --> 00:25:37,117 That's perfect. Seems like you really narrowed it down over dinner. 445 00:25:38,403 --> 00:25:40,339 Here's the plan. We talk to House... 446 00:25:40,423 --> 00:25:42,086 Been trying. He's not answering his cell. 447 00:25:42,170 --> 00:25:44,056 It's obvious we have to do the lumbar puncture. 448 00:25:44,125 --> 00:25:46,618 There's no choice anymore. 449 00:25:48,626 --> 00:25:49,850 You have to do it just right. 450 00:25:49,934 --> 00:25:51,258 What are you talking about? 451 00:25:51,478 --> 00:25:53,763 Either you've decided to do a lumbar puncture, 452 00:25:53,945 --> 00:25:58,734 or you have to fire me so that I can't fire all of you as soon as I get back in charge. 453 00:25:58,956 --> 00:26:00,530 Is Cuddy there ranting? 454 00:26:00,614 --> 00:26:02,521 If I'd known you'd be out of contact... 455 00:26:02,605 --> 00:26:03,418 They can handle it. 456 00:26:03,488 --> 00:26:06,808 Right, so far only three organ systems have failed. 457 00:26:06,892 --> 00:26:08,776 Okay, they can't. Doesn't matter. 458 00:26:08,860 --> 00:26:10,402 The guy's not stable enough to move. 459 00:26:10,549 --> 00:26:12,425 So go rant in your own office. 460 00:26:12,491 --> 00:26:14,839 Fine. Call me when you're done. 461 00:26:19,904 --> 00:26:23,208 What do you mean by doing the LP just right? We're not gonna screw it up. 462 00:26:23,292 --> 00:26:25,579 The odds are this guy knows something we don't. 463 00:26:25,635 --> 00:26:29,365 He could know the answer to the meaning of life. The man can't communicate. 464 00:26:29,424 --> 00:26:33,016 Have you had any indication that he's tried to communicate something important? 465 00:26:33,167 --> 00:26:34,277 No. 466 00:26:34,352 --> 00:26:36,610 That's because you guys haven't scared him enough. 467 00:26:36,712 --> 00:26:39,360 I'm sure you've been all, "We'll take realgood care of you." 468 00:26:39,509 --> 00:26:40,810 Why should he say anything? 469 00:26:40,894 --> 00:26:43,203 When you prep him, tell him he's gonna die. 470 00:26:44,130 --> 00:26:47,371 Crush all hope. Don't let Cameron do it. 471 00:26:48,476 --> 00:26:49,430 Cuddy. 472 00:26:50,004 --> 00:26:52,052 You got a problem with any of that? 473 00:26:56,159 --> 00:26:58,019 You're scheduled for a lumbar puncture. 474 00:26:58,076 --> 00:27:00,602 But you shouldn't count on that having the answers. 475 00:27:00,710 --> 00:27:03,378 If your husband continues to decline... 476 00:27:04,622 --> 00:27:06,687 You'll die. 477 00:27:10,685 --> 00:27:13,495 If there's anything you haven't told us... 478 00:27:31,519 --> 00:27:33,016 How you holding up? 479 00:27:36,952 --> 00:27:40,433 I know what you just heard is scary as hell, but... 480 00:27:42,378 --> 00:27:44,709 Couldn't tackle the bear. 481 00:27:45,543 --> 00:27:48,138 Couldn't tackle the bear. 482 00:27:48,222 --> 00:27:50,372 They took my stain. 483 00:27:53,116 --> 00:27:56,086 Your attention please, due to the weather conditions, 484 00:27:56,144 --> 00:27:59,265 all flights are grounded until further notice. 485 00:27:56,927 --> 00:27:58,431 Oh... 486 00:27:58,510 --> 00:27:59,678 You gotta be kiding. 487 00:27:59,356 --> 00:28:02,067 Cots are being provided on the lower level. 488 00:28:02,151 --> 00:28:05,050 We apologize for the inconvenience. 489 00:28:04,169 --> 00:28:05,478 I don't believee it. 490 00:28:06,747 --> 00:28:09,996 You want me to run down and reserve you a cot with a view? 491 00:28:10,730 --> 00:28:12,158 Where's your knapsack? 492 00:28:12,368 --> 00:28:13,523 I checked it through. 493 00:28:13,667 --> 00:28:17,224 Oh, that's right, I forget it's hard for you to carry and walk. 494 00:28:17,560 --> 00:28:20,959 I booked a room at the airport hotel when I saw how bad the weather was. 495 00:28:21,066 --> 00:28:22,903 It's the last one available. 496 00:28:24,732 --> 00:28:27,368 Your leg can't handle a night on a cot. 497 00:28:28,254 --> 00:28:29,400 Thanks. 498 00:28:30,315 --> 00:28:31,617 I'm ready. 499 00:28:32,381 --> 00:28:33,675 Right. 500 00:28:35,239 --> 00:28:37,076 Hotel's upstairs. 501 00:28:39,507 --> 00:28:41,362 Does Mark know about this? 502 00:28:41,572 --> 00:28:45,209 Mark knows when things are bad, I always like to have an escape route planned. 503 00:29:07,705 --> 00:29:11,318 I have to know what's going on here. 504 00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:19,159 When you have a fight with Mark and you try to avoid me, I have to think that... 505 00:29:19,243 --> 00:29:23,995 That I'm feeling vulnerable and I don't wanna be around you because it might lead to something. 506 00:29:24,370 --> 00:29:25,245 Right. 507 00:29:26,551 --> 00:29:28,657 But then a hotel room... 508 00:29:29,457 --> 00:29:31,734 Might also lead to something. 509 00:29:32,203 --> 00:29:33,538 Hmm. 510 00:29:33,692 --> 00:29:36,043 So which is it? 511 00:29:39,625 --> 00:29:44,966 Our relationship's like an addiction. It's... like... 512 00:29:45,050 --> 00:29:46,903 Really good drugs? 513 00:29:46,987 --> 00:29:51,178 No, it's like vindaloo curry. 514 00:29:51,367 --> 00:29:53,023 Okay, sure. 515 00:29:53,107 --> 00:29:56,241 Really, really hot Indian curry they make with red chili peppers. 516 00:29:56,325 --> 00:29:57,992 I know what it is. 517 00:29:58,981 --> 00:30:00,208 I didn't think it was addictive. 518 00:30:00,292 --> 00:30:04,512 You're abrasive and annoying and come on way too strong, like... 519 00:30:05,419 --> 00:30:08,549 vindaloo curry. When you're crazy about curry, that's fine. But 520 00:30:08,633 --> 00:30:13,470 no matter how much you love curry, you have too much of it, it takes the roof of your mouth off. 521 00:30:13,554 --> 00:30:16,790 And then you never wanna see curry for a really, really long time. 522 00:30:16,874 --> 00:30:19,257 But you wake up one day and you think... 523 00:30:22,279 --> 00:30:24,962 God, I really miss curry. 524 00:30:41,161 --> 00:30:42,832 You're a jerk. 525 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:44,699 I know. 526 00:31:10,350 --> 00:31:12,586 If you hadn't just had a fight with Mark... 527 00:31:12,684 --> 00:31:16,238 For once in your life, will you shut up? 528 00:31:21,654 --> 00:31:24,746 Oh! 529 00:31:32,552 --> 00:31:33,569 House. 530 00:31:33,872 --> 00:31:35,514 You're on speaker phone. 531 00:31:35,944 --> 00:31:37,830 How did the LP go? 532 00:31:38,123 --> 00:31:40,434 Give me the Reader's Digest condensed version. 533 00:31:40,518 --> 00:31:46,990 Preliminary results are some kind of infection which... narrows it down. 534 00:31:46,990 --> 00:31:49,320 From infinity. Yeah. 535 00:31:49,320 --> 00:31:53,311 At the rate his organs are deteriorating he's got maybe a day or two. 536 00:31:53,881 --> 00:31:56,997 Okay, well, call me back when you have something. 537 00:31:57,207 --> 00:31:59,616 He was trying to tell us something. 538 00:32:06,434 --> 00:32:07,653 What did he say? 539 00:32:07,737 --> 00:32:09,677 You were wrong. It wasn't the fear. 540 00:32:09,736 --> 00:32:14,987 - He opened up to me when I... - Sympathetic presence after a traumatic moment. 541 00:32:15,196 --> 00:32:18,524 Classic interrogation technique. What did he say? 542 00:32:18,873 --> 00:32:21,031 - You knew that I'd... - Act the way you always do? 543 00:32:21,139 --> 00:32:23,690 Yeah, I did. What did he say? 544 00:32:24,277 --> 00:32:26,504 He couldn't tackle the bear. 545 00:32:26,965 --> 00:32:29,696 Now all we need is the English-Aphasiac dictionary. 546 00:32:29,762 --> 00:32:33,951 A fluent aphasiac retrieves words that are stored somewhere close to the one he wants. 547 00:32:33,993 --> 00:32:37,055 They can be filed by sound or by meaning. 548 00:32:37,139 --> 00:32:42,212 So if he wants to say table, he could say label, or he could say chair, 549 00:32:42,400 --> 00:32:45,323 or he could just say jabberwocky. There's no way to tell. 550 00:32:45,407 --> 00:32:49,076 He also said, "They took my stain." 551 00:32:50,577 --> 00:32:51,685 Hold on. 552 00:32:54,621 --> 00:32:58,466 I'm gonna take this phone downstairs so I don't disturb you. Is that okay? 553 00:32:59,238 --> 00:33:00,380 Sure. 554 00:33:00,590 --> 00:33:03,748 Keep him talking. Write down everything he says. 555 00:33:07,120 --> 00:33:08,696 Stacy... 556 00:33:09,998 --> 00:33:15,692 that new makeup you bought, you mind if I borrow it? 557 00:33:20,643 --> 00:33:22,567 What did you mean by stain? 558 00:33:22,832 --> 00:33:24,606 Dirty? Soiled? 559 00:33:25,029 --> 00:33:26,393 No. No. 560 00:33:26,477 --> 00:33:30,217 What about rhymes? Uh, pain. Brain? 561 00:33:30,561 --> 00:33:32,054 Thane? 562 00:33:32,544 --> 00:33:37,175 He's dying from some kind of infection, and you allare playing word games? 563 00:33:37,259 --> 00:33:39,703 Is there anything else you haven't told us? 564 00:33:48,538 --> 00:33:50,671 L-Let's start this again. 565 00:33:52,143 --> 00:33:56,669 Bear. Is it bare as in naked? 566 00:34:34,106 --> 00:34:37,113 Crimson desire shows up well on sheet rock. 567 00:34:37,161 --> 00:34:38,981 That's why I chose it. 568 00:34:53,522 --> 00:34:56,184 You must have gotten one new phrase out of him. Something. 569 00:34:56,289 --> 00:34:58,942 We've been talking to him for hours. 570 00:34:59,133 --> 00:35:00,536 Maybe he's just given up. 571 00:35:00,620 --> 00:35:03,081 You sure you told me everything you found at his home and office? 572 00:35:03,218 --> 00:35:05,017 No, we're hiding something. 573 00:35:05,101 --> 00:35:07,903 - Maybe it's not a rhyme or a synonym. - What else is there? 574 00:35:07,987 --> 00:35:10,205 You think we should just start guessing randomly? 575 00:35:10,289 --> 00:35:12,119 Maybe House is wrong. 576 00:35:13,535 --> 00:35:15,186 Hope that's not the end of the thought. 577 00:35:15,270 --> 00:35:18,202 He mentioned stain once before when Chase was giving him the MRI. 578 00:35:18,289 --> 00:35:20,547 - Before we scared him. - He did? 579 00:35:20,631 --> 00:35:22,186 It's in your notes. 580 00:35:23,197 --> 00:35:26,875 So he only talks during MRIs and lumbar punctures? 581 00:35:26,959 --> 00:35:29,803 Your theory is he can only talk with a needle in his back or... 582 00:35:29,887 --> 00:35:32,535 Or when his wife's not in the room. 583 00:35:35,323 --> 00:35:39,834 The more devoted, the more reason to lie. 584 00:35:40,279 --> 00:35:41,586 That's cynical. 585 00:35:41,809 --> 00:35:42,697 You disagree? 586 00:35:43,182 --> 00:35:47,203 No, I'm just kvelling. Our little girl is growing up. 587 00:35:47,407 --> 00:35:50,825 Okay, what's the best way to rip a woman from the side of her dying husband? 588 00:35:50,934 --> 00:35:54,133 He woke me up to lie to a patient's wife? 589 00:35:54,231 --> 00:35:56,932 Tell her there's been a miscommunication over their insurance coverage. 590 00:35:57,016 --> 00:35:58,136 Not a big deal. 591 00:35:58,634 --> 00:36:03,613 Tell me, if it is your aim to sell me the same crazy ideas that House does, 592 00:36:03,697 --> 00:36:06,297 how are you an improvement on House? 593 00:36:06,297 --> 00:36:08,821 I brought you a coffee. 594 00:36:13,182 --> 00:36:15,710 Your flight's been boarding for 20 minutes. 595 00:36:16,037 --> 00:36:17,225 I'll take a later one. 596 00:36:17,326 --> 00:36:20,403 Greg, they can't leave without you. You checked your knapsack. 597 00:36:21,898 --> 00:36:22,715 Are we in? 598 00:36:22,798 --> 00:36:23,463 Yeah. 599 00:36:23,547 --> 00:36:25,296 Hi, I'm Gregory House. 600 00:36:25,380 --> 00:36:27,016 I'm your attending physician. 601 00:36:27,318 --> 00:36:29,495 Your wife's not there. Start talking. 602 00:36:29,806 --> 00:36:32,543 They took my stain. 603 00:36:32,627 --> 00:36:36,088 I couldn't tackle the bear. They took my stain. 604 00:36:36,172 --> 00:36:38,478 Okay, shut up now. Nice work, Cameron. 605 00:36:38,634 --> 00:36:39,618 Give him the list again. 606 00:36:39,702 --> 00:36:41,828 Let us know when something sounds right. 607 00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:42,843 Dirty? 608 00:36:43,136 --> 00:36:45,899 Soiled? Pain? 609 00:36:45,983 --> 00:36:47,600 - Brain? - Yes! 610 00:36:48,632 --> 00:36:49,976 Where does that get us? 611 00:36:50,068 --> 00:36:52,270 We're already paying plenty of attention to his brain. 612 00:36:52,354 --> 00:36:53,974 We've got an MRI. We've got a CT. 613 00:36:54,078 --> 00:36:55,783 Are we sure he wasn't reacting to pain? 614 00:36:55,849 --> 00:36:57,279 He's been on painkillers. 615 00:36:57,363 --> 00:36:58,736 Come on, Chase. 616 00:36:58,820 --> 00:37:02,187 Drugs didn't do this to him. Even if he is an addict. 617 00:37:02,271 --> 00:37:03,999 I dissuade the tonal category. 618 00:37:04,083 --> 00:37:07,856 Oh please, Mr. Sleeping Pills. Amphetamines. 619 00:37:07,958 --> 00:37:10,284 Bring me up. Bring me down. 620 00:37:10,513 --> 00:37:13,947 Will passenger Gregory House please report to gate seven? 621 00:37:14,062 --> 00:37:16,320 Gregory House to gate seven. 622 00:37:20,237 --> 00:37:21,585 Ever hear this one? 623 00:37:21,669 --> 00:37:25,823 You build a house. Each wall has a southern exposure. 624 00:37:25,907 --> 00:37:28,081 Big bear comes wandering by. 625 00:37:28,225 --> 00:37:29,757 What color's the bear? 626 00:37:29,841 --> 00:37:33,155 White. It's a polar bear. You built your house in the North Pole. 627 00:37:34,256 --> 00:37:35,398 Polar. 628 00:37:35,482 --> 00:37:38,753 Whatever your name is, patient, are you bipolar? 629 00:37:40,269 --> 00:37:42,204 What? I can't see. Is he nodding? 630 00:37:42,270 --> 00:37:43,722 Yes. 631 00:37:44,607 --> 00:37:47,183 Topamax isn't just off-label for weight loss. 632 00:37:47,270 --> 00:37:49,160 It's off-label for mood disorders. 633 00:37:49,262 --> 00:37:52,504 Plenty of bipolars are manic in the daytime, depressive at night. 634 00:37:52,574 --> 00:37:56,113 He's been medicating for years with alcohol. Sleeping through the bad hours. 635 00:37:56,218 --> 00:37:57,996 It explains the danger journalism. 636 00:37:58,069 --> 00:38:00,547 It explains everything, including the kitchen sink. 637 00:38:00,631 --> 00:38:02,581 Okay, technically it's kitchen cabinets. 638 00:38:02,665 --> 00:38:04,551 He starts a project, then he stops. 639 00:38:04,593 --> 00:38:08,112 Except bipolar disorder does not cause seizures. 640 00:38:08,196 --> 00:38:10,347 And it doesn't shut down your kidneys. But what it does do... 641 00:38:10,431 --> 00:38:12,079 Excuse me, sir. May I see your ID? 642 00:38:12,163 --> 00:38:14,470 I'm on the phone. Now, please. 643 00:38:14,597 --> 00:38:16,311 House? What is it? 644 00:38:16,395 --> 00:38:18,240 I'm a doctor. This is an emergency call. 645 00:38:18,324 --> 00:38:20,087 You have to come with me, Sir. 646 00:38:20,235 --> 00:38:21,225 I'm not going anywhere. 647 00:38:21,309 --> 00:38:22,709 Do you think you're gonna take me on? 648 00:38:22,793 --> 00:38:24,862 I kick, and I bite. 649 00:38:24,862 --> 00:38:28,123 You're either on that plane, or you're going into custody. 650 00:38:35,836 --> 00:38:36,713 House? 651 00:38:36,797 --> 00:38:37,880 You still there? 652 00:38:38,314 --> 00:38:40,811 Being bipolar makes you take risks. 653 00:38:40,896 --> 00:38:43,926 You seek excitement. You make up stories. 654 00:38:44,010 --> 00:38:46,504 I dime valutate a lever! 655 00:38:46,588 --> 00:38:50,238 Fine, maybe your stories are legit. But people would start to wonder. 656 00:38:50,631 --> 00:38:54,190 Annoyed politicians. Entire governments would be on your ass. 657 00:38:54,274 --> 00:38:56,521 So you couldn't tell anybody you were bipolar. 658 00:38:56,822 --> 00:38:58,367 Which was fine 659 00:38:59,566 --> 00:39:01,722 until you fell in love. 660 00:39:03,677 --> 00:39:05,859 And you wanted that life. 661 00:39:07,069 --> 00:39:09,976 And you hear that there's a surgical cure. 662 00:39:10,793 --> 00:39:14,446 You can give the woman you love the life she wants. 663 00:39:14,958 --> 00:39:17,305 All you have to do is change. 664 00:39:21,460 --> 00:39:23,412 Bilateral cingulotomy. 665 00:39:23,496 --> 00:39:27,514 An experimental surgery that some people claim helps mood disorders. 666 00:39:27,598 --> 00:39:30,407 And if it's done by gamma knife, there's no trace of cutting. 667 00:39:30,598 --> 00:39:32,430 That's the neural scarring we saw on the MRI. 668 00:39:32,514 --> 00:39:35,548 Which explained nothing because it wasn't even in the right area. 669 00:39:35,632 --> 00:39:38,405 It's not the surgery. It's the secrecy. 670 00:39:38,892 --> 00:39:40,819 What causes recurring fever? 671 00:39:40,917 --> 00:39:45,178 Neurological problems, lethargy that you fight with caffeine pills and amphetamines? 672 00:39:45,262 --> 00:39:47,534 It wasn't your secret psych disorder. 673 00:39:47,601 --> 00:39:49,638 It wasn't your secret daily drug use. 674 00:39:49,722 --> 00:39:54,514 It was the secret trip for your secret surgery in Caracas or Buenos Aires. 675 00:39:54,694 --> 00:39:57,538 Which, by the way, didn't work, given the state of your kitchen cabinets. 676 00:39:57,687 --> 00:39:58,852 House! 677 00:39:59,294 --> 00:40:01,100 Shut up. 678 00:40:02,425 --> 00:40:03,871 What's going on? 679 00:40:08,717 --> 00:40:10,938 Is he right? 680 00:40:12,988 --> 00:40:16,642 Your doctors know you better than I do. 681 00:40:16,831 --> 00:40:22,914 That man on the speaker phone, he never even met you, and he knows you better than I do. 682 00:40:26,226 --> 00:40:27,651 You love me? 683 00:40:31,589 --> 00:40:34,239 Yes. Yes. 684 00:40:34,340 --> 00:40:36,999 You just don't trust me. 685 00:40:41,157 --> 00:40:43,034 Get some blood on a slide. 686 00:40:43,118 --> 00:40:44,998 Do not put it through a computer this time. 687 00:40:45,082 --> 00:40:46,144 Yep. 688 00:41:00,699 --> 00:41:03,103 Cerebral malaria. 689 00:41:04,921 --> 00:41:07,365 I'll get him started on intravenous quinidine. 690 00:41:08,713 --> 00:41:12,963 If a human being had actually looked at his blood anywhere along the way, 691 00:41:13,028 --> 00:41:16,071 instead of just running tests through the computer, 692 00:41:16,378 --> 00:41:18,988 the parasites would have jumped right out at them. 693 00:41:19,849 --> 00:41:22,032 The price of the electronic age. 694 00:41:37,088 --> 00:41:38,430 Fletch. 695 00:41:39,366 --> 00:41:41,663 She'll be back. 696 00:41:46,777 --> 00:41:49,197 Give her time to miss you. 697 00:41:57,667 --> 00:41:59,158 Final boarding call for Flight No. 7... 698 00:41:59,242 --> 00:42:01,569 I'm counting on you to get me off the no-fly list. 699 00:42:01,653 --> 00:42:03,166 Is your patient gonna be all right? 700 00:42:03,453 --> 00:42:05,298 Physically, his chances are good. 701 00:42:05,357 --> 00:42:06,412 Physically? 702 00:42:06,713 --> 00:42:09,084 Two people who weren't meant to be together. 703 00:42:09,486 --> 00:42:12,478 Maybe they'll get a happy ending just because they both want it so much. 704 00:42:12,547 --> 00:42:14,532 Yeah, that's usually the way it works. 705 00:42:14,616 --> 00:42:17,647 He loved her enough to convince himself he could change. 706 00:42:19,991 --> 00:42:22,369 But he couldn't, could he? 707 00:42:26,701 --> 00:42:27,819 Thank you. 708 00:42:28,812 --> 00:42:31,727 You know what Woody Allen said about relationships? 709 00:42:31,951 --> 00:42:34,599 Irrational and crazy, but go through it all because... 710 00:42:34,683 --> 00:42:36,327 We need the curry. 711 00:42:42,913 --> 00:42:45,462 Transcript : Raceman Synchro : Vaccine 712 00:42:45,672 --> 00:42:50,083 www.forom.com