1 00:00:02,580 --> 00:00:04,640 Brock, what are you doing? 2 00:00:05,250 --> 00:00:07,740 Getting ready for surgery. What's it look like? 3 00:00:07,950 --> 00:00:09,780 You're operating on my sister. 4 00:00:10,690 --> 00:00:13,180 And my fiancée. 5 00:00:13,260 --> 00:00:14,990 You're drunk. You could kill her. 6 00:00:16,260 --> 00:00:19,200 It's the only way to stop my hands from shaking. 7 00:00:19,300 --> 00:00:20,630 I need to drink. 8 00:00:21,430 --> 00:00:23,230 For Anna. 9 00:00:23,300 --> 00:00:26,240 What about our baby? 10 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:28,970 Our baby? 11 00:00:33,510 --> 00:00:38,850 Brock! Oh, my God! Brock, are you okay? Brock, speak to me. 12 00:00:40,480 --> 00:00:43,580 Oh, my God! I think he's really hurt. 13 00:00:43,650 --> 00:00:44,780 Cut! 14 00:00:48,730 --> 00:00:50,920 That was scary. I thought for a second you were really... 15 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:54,060 Then you're going to be the only one in the world who did. 16 00:00:54,970 --> 00:00:56,460 This is ridiculous. 17 00:00:56,530 --> 00:00:57,520 That was great, Evan. 18 00:00:57,600 --> 00:00:58,830 No, it wasn't. It was crap. 19 00:00:58,900 --> 00:01:00,130 The fans are going to love it. 20 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:01,900 The fans are crap. I'm crap. 21 00:01:02,010 --> 00:01:04,840 This whole damn show is crap! 22 00:01:04,910 --> 00:01:06,770 Sorry, not your fault. 23 00:01:38,540 --> 00:01:41,940 Where are you going? My apartment's on the West Side. 24 00:01:42,050 --> 00:01:44,780 Excuse me, you need to go the other way. 25 00:01:46,020 --> 00:01:47,710 Hey, did you hear what I said? 26 00:01:53,390 --> 00:01:56,260 What the hell's going on here? What do you want? 27 00:01:56,730 --> 00:01:59,360 An autographed picture would be nice. 28 00:02:00,870 --> 00:02:04,360 Oh, and I'm also going to save your life. 29 00:02:46,010 --> 00:02:48,600 You might want to think about repositioning the crosswalk. 30 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,810 It's technically not a violation, but the closer they are to the entrance, 31 00:02:51,920 --> 00:02:53,470 the more likely they are to be used. 32 00:02:53,550 --> 00:02:54,850 Makes sense. 33 00:02:54,950 --> 00:02:57,440 Listen, I actually wasn't expecting you until next month. 34 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:01,010 Yeah, that's the problem with planned visits, administrators plan for them. 35 00:03:02,260 --> 00:03:05,820 The most recent New Jersey Hospital Accreditation requirements. 36 00:03:05,930 --> 00:03:07,450 Yeah, I'm familiar with... 37 00:03:15,540 --> 00:03:16,970 Who is that? 38 00:03:17,810 --> 00:03:20,780 I have no idea. Shall we get started? 39 00:03:24,050 --> 00:03:28,490 Just let me go. I won't press charges. I'll forget the whole thing. 40 00:03:28,550 --> 00:03:31,040 That's probably true, seeing as how you have a brain tumor. 41 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:35,920 You're that nut-job doctor that keeps calling my publicist. 42 00:03:36,030 --> 00:03:38,650 Actually, I'm the nut-job Head of Diagnostic Medicine. 43 00:03:38,730 --> 00:03:42,860 I run every day. I don't get headaches. I'm fine. So, if you don't mind... 44 00:03:42,930 --> 00:03:44,590 Actually, I do mind. 45 00:03:44,700 --> 00:03:48,190 I don't care if you die, but if Brock Sterling dies, 46 00:03:48,270 --> 00:03:51,670 Anna never finds out he's the father of Marie's baby. 47 00:03:52,110 --> 00:03:53,170 Help! 48 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:54,510 Help! 49 00:03:55,010 --> 00:03:57,670 We're gonna need a wheelchair here! 50 00:03:58,620 --> 00:04:00,280 Look, in the last month, 51 00:04:00,380 --> 00:04:04,340 your average line reading has slowed from 2.1 seconds to 2.9. 52 00:04:04,460 --> 00:04:06,420 You're pausing more, always at the same interval, 53 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:08,180 every seven to nine words, 54 00:04:08,260 --> 00:04:11,090 which means you're having trouble reading one side of the teleprompter, 55 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:12,560 which means a peripheral vision problem, 56 00:04:12,630 --> 00:04:15,760 which means a tumor in your occipital lobe. 57 00:04:17,430 --> 00:04:21,200 Just one test. If there's nothing wrong, I'll take you right back home. 58 00:04:27,540 --> 00:04:30,600 Make it cab fare. I don't want you anywhere near my house. 59 00:04:34,620 --> 00:04:36,640 Just put it in my spot. 60 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:40,820 The Accreditation Board is here to protect us and our patients. 61 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:43,550 So, in dealing with the onsite inspector, 62 00:04:43,630 --> 00:04:48,160 please behave as if it wasn't also an enormous pain in the ass. Thank you. 63 00:04:48,630 --> 00:04:51,430 Chase, Foreman, Cameron, up here, please. 64 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:57,160 Why is House driving a limo? 65 00:04:57,270 --> 00:04:59,270 Don't know. Don't have to know. 66 00:04:59,340 --> 00:05:01,280 Don't care. Wrong. 67 00:05:01,350 --> 00:05:03,970 Until this inspection is over you're back on House-watch. 68 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:05,280 Current case. Past cases. 69 00:05:05,350 --> 00:05:06,340 He doesn't have a current case. 70 00:05:06,420 --> 00:05:07,580 I have a whole department. 71 00:05:07,650 --> 00:05:09,710 And are you going to fire us if we don't? 72 00:05:09,790 --> 00:05:12,590 I was just asking for your help. 73 00:05:16,190 --> 00:05:20,600 The last time I checked the ER, you had the best-kept charts in the building. 74 00:05:20,660 --> 00:05:24,830 Last time I checked the 4th-floor janitor's closet, I found House's charts. 75 00:05:24,940 --> 00:05:26,800 He hasn't filed anything since you left. 76 00:05:26,870 --> 00:05:30,030 Now, House may not care whether this hospital's accreditation gets downgraded, 77 00:05:30,140 --> 00:05:34,010 but the people who sign my paychecks do. So, I repeat: Current. Past. 78 00:05:34,110 --> 00:05:35,840 He doesn't have a current case. 79 00:05:35,950 --> 00:05:38,210 Did he tell you about the limo? 80 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:41,710 So, I just press this button every time I see a light? 81 00:05:41,820 --> 00:05:43,950 Tells me where your blind spots are. 82 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:47,490 So, the twins, 83 00:05:48,030 --> 00:05:49,890 they're going to turn out to be yours, aren't they? 84 00:05:49,990 --> 00:05:52,790 I told you, I can't talk about that stuff. 85 00:05:53,330 --> 00:05:55,890 But you want to be done with this, right? 86 00:05:57,970 --> 00:06:00,030 One's mine, one's Julio's. 87 00:06:00,700 --> 00:06:02,140 I knew it! 88 00:06:03,070 --> 00:06:06,800 Julio knocked her up before her appendix burst. You got her after. 89 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,300 How can you watch that stuff? 90 00:06:09,550 --> 00:06:10,840 Because it's awesome. 91 00:06:10,910 --> 00:06:14,540 It's preposterous, not one real moment since I've been on the show. 92 00:06:14,650 --> 00:06:19,090 As opposed to shows that represent the world exactly the way it is, like... 93 00:06:19,820 --> 00:06:21,090 Can't think of any. 94 00:06:21,330 --> 00:06:22,820 What's going on? 95 00:06:23,030 --> 00:06:27,520 Hospital is being inspected, and Cuddy dispatched you to keep an eye on me. 96 00:06:28,700 --> 00:06:30,890 I just parked a Town Car in an ambulance bay, 97 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:34,330 and instead of ripping me one, Cuddy acted like she didn't know me. 98 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:36,670 It's either an inspection or an aneurysm. 99 00:06:36,740 --> 00:06:37,830 What's the test say? 100 00:06:38,180 --> 00:06:39,700 As I suspected, 101 00:06:40,540 --> 00:06:44,170 you have significant losses in the upper right quadrant of your visual field. 102 00:06:44,250 --> 00:06:45,240 Are you serious? 103 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:46,510 No, it's a joke. 104 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:48,280 Two guys go into a bar, 105 00:06:48,390 --> 00:06:51,410 and one has significant losses in the upper right quadrant of his visual field. 106 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:53,890 The other one says you're going to need an MRI 107 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:56,020 to confirm the type and location of the tumor. 108 00:06:56,090 --> 00:06:58,190 That readout says his vision's fine. 109 00:06:58,260 --> 00:06:59,290 No, it doesn't. 110 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:00,390 Yes, it does. 111 00:07:00,930 --> 00:07:02,690 You lied to me? 112 00:07:02,770 --> 00:07:06,070 I kidnapped you, and you're surprised that I lied to you? 113 00:07:06,770 --> 00:07:09,470 It just means that the symptoms are intermittent. 114 00:07:09,570 --> 00:07:12,240 You come near me again, I'm calling the police. 115 00:07:12,310 --> 00:07:15,140 You kidnapped him? 116 00:07:15,250 --> 00:07:18,410 It's sweet that I haven't lost the ability to surprise you. 117 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:28,220 Are you mocking me? 118 00:07:28,290 --> 00:07:29,950 My back. My back is killing me. 119 00:07:30,030 --> 00:07:31,260 Don't care. Busy. 120 00:07:31,330 --> 00:07:32,820 Amber's damn mattress. 121 00:07:32,900 --> 00:07:35,460 Well, that sucks. Don't buy a new one. 122 00:07:36,270 --> 00:07:38,630 Are you being sarcastic? Because we are buying one. 123 00:07:38,740 --> 00:07:40,760 She's incapable of doing anything that matters 124 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:43,310 without turning it into a zero-sum game. 125 00:07:43,370 --> 00:07:45,570 We're buying a mattress. For us. 126 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:48,110 Wow, I'm faster than you right now. 127 00:07:52,620 --> 00:07:57,280 It's all about her and whatever hapless salesman wanders into her sights. 128 00:07:57,850 --> 00:08:02,260 She's going to lie, steal and trade your testes to get whatever she wants. 129 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:07,630 Hold on. Just got to do something before he dials the second "one. " 130 00:08:11,500 --> 00:08:14,800 You're going to end up humiliated, holding her purse 131 00:08:15,710 --> 00:08:18,640 and going home to sleep on a new mattress you hate. 132 00:08:18,710 --> 00:08:20,230 What the hell are you doing? 133 00:08:20,310 --> 00:08:21,500 He needs a MRI. 134 00:08:23,550 --> 00:08:26,810 Give me one-millimeter slices from the cortex down. 135 00:08:27,350 --> 00:08:30,650 Any particular reason you decided to sedate a patient 136 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:32,660 for a procedure that's completely painless? 137 00:08:33,020 --> 00:08:36,520 Guy has a history of violent outbursts during surgical procedures. 138 00:08:36,590 --> 00:08:38,030 Yeah, on TV. 139 00:08:39,030 --> 00:08:42,000 It's Evan Greer. He's the main stud on House's soap. 140 00:08:42,070 --> 00:08:44,360 Frontal cortex looks clean. No tumors. 141 00:08:44,430 --> 00:08:47,560 Increase the magnification on the occipital lobe. 142 00:08:48,240 --> 00:08:51,000 You watch because you like or because I like? 143 00:08:51,410 --> 00:08:52,810 I was unemployed. I... 144 00:08:54,110 --> 00:08:56,550 Sorry, that's not an answer, that's an apology. 145 00:08:57,110 --> 00:08:59,340 If we are ever to come out of the darkness, we have to be proud... 146 00:08:59,420 --> 00:09:02,610 Occipital, frontal and temporal lobes are clean, so is the optic nerve. 147 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:04,520 Definitely no tumors. 148 00:09:06,560 --> 00:09:07,550 He's fine? 149 00:09:07,620 --> 00:09:09,060 And awake. 150 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:13,230 What should we tell him? 151 00:09:14,770 --> 00:09:16,960 See if you can talk him out of suing me. 152 00:09:20,470 --> 00:09:22,530 He kidnapped me! He drugged me! 153 00:09:22,610 --> 00:09:24,370 Perhaps you should go out the back way. 154 00:09:24,810 --> 00:09:27,370 I'm not going anywhere you people tell me to go. 155 00:09:27,580 --> 00:09:31,310 It's just someone of your fame... I figured fans... 156 00:09:31,420 --> 00:09:34,710 You're trying to hide me. You don't want me making a scene. 157 00:09:34,790 --> 00:09:36,410 The hospital is being inspected today. 158 00:09:36,490 --> 00:09:38,150 And you want me to do you a favor? 159 00:09:38,260 --> 00:09:41,380 Not us, our dean of medicine. And House hates her. 160 00:09:41,460 --> 00:09:43,950 You'd be doing House a favor by complaining. 161 00:09:45,060 --> 00:09:46,050 Oh. 162 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:51,430 This hospital is staffed with lunatics and criminals. 163 00:09:51,500 --> 00:09:53,730 Excuse me, where is Dr. Cuddy? 164 00:09:54,340 --> 00:09:55,330 You okay? 165 00:09:55,410 --> 00:09:57,240 It's my foot. What did he do to me? 166 00:09:57,310 --> 00:09:58,300 What did House do? 167 00:09:58,380 --> 00:10:00,040 Nothing. I was with him the whole time. 168 00:10:00,110 --> 00:10:01,940 It's numb. I can't feel it. 169 00:10:06,580 --> 00:10:08,020 I can't walk. 170 00:10:15,060 --> 00:10:16,920 Foot numbness has a huge differential. 171 00:10:17,030 --> 00:10:21,730 That gets a lot narrower when you add in peripheral-vision problems. 172 00:10:21,930 --> 00:10:25,560 Which gets a lot wider when there's no proof he ever had a vision problem. 173 00:10:25,670 --> 00:10:27,100 So House was wrong about the first symptom, 174 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:28,600 but the guy just happened to develop 175 00:10:28,710 --> 00:10:31,000 a second, unrelated symptom a few hours later? 176 00:10:31,070 --> 00:10:33,600 He already kidnapped and sedated the guy against his will. 177 00:10:33,710 --> 00:10:37,040 Makes sense he'd also do something to numb his foot so he couldn't leave. 178 00:10:37,110 --> 00:10:40,210 But it doesn't make sense to include a symptom that he caused 179 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:42,620 in a differential he's so desperate to solve. 180 00:10:42,690 --> 00:10:44,350 Unless he didn't mean to cause it. 181 00:10:44,420 --> 00:10:47,750 Stick to the filing, sweetheart. Let the doctors do the doctoring. 182 00:10:47,860 --> 00:10:49,480 Either toxins or vitamin deficiency... 183 00:10:49,560 --> 00:10:50,580 I'm guessing, when you drugged him, 184 00:10:50,690 --> 00:10:53,030 you didn't catch him and ease him to the floor. 185 00:10:53,230 --> 00:10:55,220 He could've pinched a nerve in his ankle when he fell. 186 00:10:55,300 --> 00:10:57,930 You need to run an EMG test for motor nerve entrapment 187 00:10:58,030 --> 00:11:00,200 or the inspector will own your ass. 188 00:11:01,300 --> 00:11:04,030 Kutner, leave the room, wait 30 minutes, 189 00:11:04,110 --> 00:11:06,440 come back and tell her the test was negative. 190 00:11:06,540 --> 00:11:09,140 Is it okay if I use that time to do the test? 191 00:11:09,210 --> 00:11:10,700 Get out of here. 192 00:11:10,780 --> 00:11:13,310 And the rest of them can help me with all this stuff. 193 00:11:13,420 --> 00:11:15,710 They're busy, which is really annoying, 194 00:11:15,790 --> 00:11:17,810 because I wanted to be able to say that they're busy 195 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:19,980 for no other reason than to screw with you. 196 00:11:20,590 --> 00:11:21,820 Research. 197 00:11:24,790 --> 00:11:26,260 So the nut job was right? 198 00:11:26,930 --> 00:11:28,400 Usually is. 199 00:11:29,730 --> 00:11:31,460 He said I was dying. 200 00:11:32,940 --> 00:11:36,130 He's wrong a lot, too. That's why we do these tests. 201 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:39,800 Bet it's cool, you know, being the star of a hit TV show? 202 00:11:40,610 --> 00:11:44,310 It's a daytime soap. It pretty much puts me one step above dinner theater. 203 00:11:44,410 --> 00:11:46,180 Come on, you're on TV every day. 204 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:49,310 And who cares what the critics think? Women love soaps. 205 00:11:49,450 --> 00:11:53,980 You get to take pride in your job, feel good when you go home at night. 206 00:11:54,090 --> 00:11:56,220 You're entertaining people. 207 00:11:56,290 --> 00:11:57,320 I don't care. 208 00:11:57,660 --> 00:11:59,690 Then you've made a strange career choice. 209 00:11:59,800 --> 00:12:01,700 Look, I'm pandering. 210 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:05,100 I want to be part of something that inspires people. 211 00:12:05,170 --> 00:12:09,040 So, quit. Find something inspiring and do it. 212 00:12:09,140 --> 00:12:10,540 It's not that easy. 213 00:12:10,610 --> 00:12:11,630 Why not? 214 00:12:14,540 --> 00:12:15,980 Just isn't. 215 00:12:20,650 --> 00:12:23,740 It's my heart, Doctor. It's racing. 216 00:12:24,150 --> 00:12:26,750 I'm sure it's nothing. You're a healthy woman, Marie. 217 00:12:27,190 --> 00:12:29,350 Shouldn't you examine me? 218 00:12:30,490 --> 00:12:32,020 Why don't you have Rico do it? 219 00:12:32,100 --> 00:12:35,160 You can't tell me you didn't notice that pause. 220 00:12:35,570 --> 00:12:36,730 Sorry. 221 00:12:36,870 --> 00:12:38,830 She's never waking up. 222 00:12:39,370 --> 00:12:42,400 This is a whole new experience in super hi-def. 223 00:12:42,510 --> 00:12:44,910 I had no idea Marie wore an underwire. 224 00:12:45,010 --> 00:12:47,000 It does sound a little forced. 225 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:50,340 Could be stiffening in his tongue, which is a symptom of myxedema. 226 00:12:50,410 --> 00:12:55,370 It's not the tongue. It's the dialogue. I think I dated that nurse, though. 227 00:12:58,350 --> 00:12:59,380 No. 228 00:13:00,090 --> 00:13:02,420 What about the way he's holding that stethoscope? 229 00:13:02,530 --> 00:13:05,190 The thumb and forefinger are meeting at an odd angle. 230 00:13:05,260 --> 00:13:07,750 Could be a demyelination from toxic exposure. 231 00:13:07,860 --> 00:13:09,230 Back it up. 232 00:13:10,870 --> 00:13:12,160 What's this, the AV Club? 233 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:14,800 It's diagnostic. Everything's under control. 234 00:13:14,900 --> 00:13:18,930 Yeah, excellent job so far. House, outside. 235 00:13:20,940 --> 00:13:22,810 Keep watching. 236 00:13:22,910 --> 00:13:26,250 You'll never guess what Rico's got in that box. 237 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:28,810 Rico doesn't even know I'm alive. 238 00:13:29,420 --> 00:13:32,820 You have an obsession with an actor or the character he plays. I feel for you. 239 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:35,410 You need to work it out. But I need you to do it 240 00:13:35,490 --> 00:13:39,290 when the hospital's accreditation, and my job, are not on the line. 241 00:13:39,400 --> 00:13:43,390 You want the star of the hottest daytime drama on TV to die in your hospital? 242 00:13:43,470 --> 00:13:47,300 No, I want you to cure him without committing any more felonies. 243 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:50,400 I can't do my job if you're going to tie my hands like that. 244 00:13:50,470 --> 00:13:51,800 Fifty-one weeks out of the year, 245 00:13:51,910 --> 00:13:55,810 I let you run around like a monkey in a banana factory. 246 00:13:55,910 --> 00:13:58,850 All I'm just asking is that you tone it down for a few days. 247 00:14:01,180 --> 00:14:02,410 I want that TV. 248 00:14:02,490 --> 00:14:03,680 We're not bargaining. 249 00:14:03,790 --> 00:14:06,410 You want something. Either you're bargaining or you're begging. 250 00:14:06,490 --> 00:14:08,350 Me keeping my job is good for you. 251 00:14:08,420 --> 00:14:10,590 Yes, but it's better for you. 252 00:14:11,430 --> 00:14:13,190 I just want us to be equally happy. 253 00:14:13,300 --> 00:14:17,100 EMG was negative for nerve entrapment. Means the foot's a real symptom. 254 00:14:17,170 --> 00:14:18,660 It could be vitamin deficiency. 255 00:14:18,770 --> 00:14:19,760 Or a toxin. 256 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:21,300 Or atherosclerosis. 257 00:14:21,370 --> 00:14:22,430 Or a toxin. 258 00:14:22,510 --> 00:14:24,200 Why is toxin a better idea? 259 00:14:24,310 --> 00:14:27,640 Might not be. We'll know after I'm finished searching his set and dressing room 260 00:14:27,710 --> 00:14:30,680 for medically relevant stuff. 261 00:14:31,610 --> 00:14:33,080 Got to go. Need a decision. 262 00:14:33,150 --> 00:14:35,210 You're not going to cut your own throat. 263 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:37,310 Yeah, that sounds like me. 264 00:14:37,820 --> 00:14:41,880 Test for heavy metals, organics, bio toxins, and search the home. 265 00:14:47,300 --> 00:14:48,990 I liked the pillow-top. 266 00:14:49,070 --> 00:14:50,290 I like this one. 267 00:14:52,670 --> 00:14:55,190 Great taste. That model's top-of-the-line. 268 00:14:55,300 --> 00:14:56,460 How much is it? 269 00:14:56,540 --> 00:14:58,030 $1,999. It's a great price. 270 00:14:58,670 --> 00:14:59,660 And what about... 271 00:14:59,740 --> 00:15:01,110 That's too rich for us. 272 00:15:02,350 --> 00:15:04,340 I don't know. You think... 273 00:15:04,980 --> 00:15:08,540 Honey, we can't afford that, not with a baby on the way. 274 00:15:09,190 --> 00:15:11,240 Congratulations. Your first? 275 00:15:11,320 --> 00:15:12,380 Yes. 276 00:15:12,990 --> 00:15:15,750 How about I knock 100 bucks off, maybe throw in free delivery. 277 00:15:15,860 --> 00:15:17,720 Money's really tight right now. 278 00:15:17,830 --> 00:15:20,420 I'm a law clerk, and my husband just got laid off. 279 00:15:20,530 --> 00:15:23,470 He has an interview today. Wish him luck. 280 00:15:24,300 --> 00:15:25,730 Good luck. 281 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:26,960 Fingers crossed. 282 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:31,040 We might be able to afford $1,500. 283 00:15:31,570 --> 00:15:33,440 I'd have to check with my manager. 284 00:15:33,510 --> 00:15:34,980 Thanks. I appreciate it. 285 00:15:37,980 --> 00:15:39,810 Hold this, would you? 286 00:15:43,420 --> 00:15:45,390 911 from work. I better go. 287 00:15:46,090 --> 00:15:49,920 So, am I getting the hard mattress or do I have to go to my job interview? 288 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:53,420 Whatever mattress you want. I'm fine either way. 289 00:15:54,660 --> 00:15:55,760 You... Really? 290 00:15:55,830 --> 00:15:58,560 Really. Just as long as I get to help you break it in. 291 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:18,780 Pack your manhood on ice, maybe the hospital can re-attach it. 292 00:16:18,860 --> 00:16:21,420 You were so wrong. She's letting me choose. 293 00:16:21,490 --> 00:16:23,860 "You choose" does not mean you choose. 294 00:16:23,930 --> 00:16:25,760 Really? It sounded like "You choose. " 295 00:16:25,830 --> 00:16:30,320 I suppose it's possible she meant "House is so, so wrong. " 296 00:16:30,430 --> 00:16:35,870 It's a trap. It means, "If you love me, you'll buy the one I want. " 297 00:16:35,970 --> 00:16:38,000 Amber doesn't do passive-aggressive. 298 00:16:38,210 --> 00:16:41,840 People who do aggressive don't like to limit themselves. 299 00:16:42,040 --> 00:16:45,040 Could a leaky space heater cause vision problems and numbness? 300 00:16:45,150 --> 00:16:48,020 He'd have gotten better at the hospital. It's not a trap. 301 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:50,610 Did I hear a question mark at the end of that sentence? 302 00:16:51,150 --> 00:16:53,050 House, look. She's... 303 00:16:53,160 --> 00:16:54,450 Got to go. 304 00:16:55,630 --> 00:16:58,120 Manager says I can do that price. 305 00:17:01,130 --> 00:17:03,530 The gin bottles are all gifts from fans. 306 00:17:03,630 --> 00:17:06,730 Brock Sterling drinks on the show, but Evan doesn't drink at all. 307 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:10,500 He's on this whole health kick right now. Fruits, nuts... 308 00:17:10,570 --> 00:17:13,370 Did you take those from his dressing room? 309 00:17:13,510 --> 00:17:14,530 No. 310 00:17:15,410 --> 00:17:17,380 You're not going to marry Brock, are you? 311 00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:20,540 We've been waiting four years for him to make it official with Anna. 312 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:23,210 Are you really a doctor? 313 00:17:23,290 --> 00:17:26,050 Glioblastoma. Need more proof? 314 00:17:26,860 --> 00:17:30,220 So, no toxins on the set. What about his regular life? 315 00:17:30,330 --> 00:17:32,690 Unusual hobbies? Unsavory friends? 316 00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:36,030 No, I've been out with him. He's as vanilla as they come. 317 00:17:36,100 --> 00:17:37,590 And by "out" you mean... 318 00:17:37,870 --> 00:17:39,770 Well, I asked him on a date last month. 319 00:17:39,870 --> 00:17:42,700 We went out a few times, but we weren't right for each other. 320 00:17:42,770 --> 00:17:44,570 Too small or too large? 321 00:17:44,910 --> 00:17:48,470 Is that medically relevant? 322 00:17:48,540 --> 00:17:51,240 I'm a doctor, and it's relevant to me, so, yes. 323 00:17:52,010 --> 00:17:53,540 We never got that far. 324 00:17:53,620 --> 00:17:56,920 We made out awhile, then he said he should go home. 325 00:17:57,890 --> 00:17:59,790 He's a real gentleman. 326 00:18:04,130 --> 00:18:06,250 Now, that'd be interesting. 327 00:18:08,530 --> 00:18:10,120 He's impotent. 328 00:18:12,570 --> 00:18:16,400 A steady diet of sunflower seeds causes a B6 toxicity, 329 00:18:16,470 --> 00:18:20,310 which causes autonomic dysregulation, which causes a wood-free existence. 330 00:18:20,410 --> 00:18:22,570 One bad night and a couple of sunflower seeds 331 00:18:22,650 --> 00:18:24,340 and he's got autonomic dysregulation? 332 00:18:24,410 --> 00:18:25,510 It's more than just one. 333 00:18:25,580 --> 00:18:29,450 He can't even remember the last time he was able to salute. It's cool, huh? 334 00:18:29,550 --> 00:18:32,780 B6 wouldn't show up on a tox screen, and we didn't find anything at the house. 335 00:18:32,890 --> 00:18:35,450 So, all we have to do is filter the B6 out of his blood. 336 00:18:35,520 --> 00:18:36,990 Prep him for plasmapheresis. 337 00:18:37,090 --> 00:18:40,030 Just because he didn't salute doesn't mean he can't. 338 00:18:40,500 --> 00:18:43,520 Can you find out where that voice keeps coming from 339 00:18:43,630 --> 00:18:44,930 and tell it to get out of my head? 340 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,800 The impotence could be psychological. He's depressed, hates his job... 341 00:18:47,870 --> 00:18:49,430 Plasmapheresis has risks. 342 00:18:49,510 --> 00:18:52,340 He should spend a night in the sleep lab, see if he gets a reflex erection. 343 00:18:52,510 --> 00:18:55,380 Confirmation is for wimps and altar boys. 344 00:18:58,110 --> 00:18:59,600 We don't need to wait for a reflex. 345 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:03,880 If he can't get engorged the way God intended, then he can't get engorged. 346 00:19:04,550 --> 00:19:06,490 I'm not showing him my boobs. 347 00:19:07,020 --> 00:19:09,690 Lack of response to your chest tells us nothing. 348 00:19:09,790 --> 00:19:11,820 Thirteen, show him... 349 00:19:13,830 --> 00:19:15,850 Where can I find a decent set of knockers around here? 350 00:19:16,030 --> 00:19:17,500 Your porn's in the second drawer. 351 00:19:23,170 --> 00:19:27,470 All set. Heart monitor, blood-pressure monitor, and the one on his junk. 352 00:19:29,410 --> 00:19:31,350 This is humiliating. 353 00:19:31,410 --> 00:19:33,410 We're going to close the blinds to give you some privacy. 354 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:36,040 The instruments will let us monitor your response. 355 00:19:36,820 --> 00:19:40,080 I don't get this guy. He has the coolest gig ever, but he's miserable about it. 356 00:19:40,220 --> 00:19:41,920 Probably figures quitting won't do him any good. 357 00:19:42,020 --> 00:19:43,510 Figures he'd be unhappy anywhere. 358 00:19:43,590 --> 00:19:45,060 Our circumstances affect whether we're... 359 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:47,320 You're pretty happy in this job, right? 360 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:48,420 Sure. 361 00:19:48,530 --> 00:19:50,900 Have you ever had a job where you were miserable? 362 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:53,560 I once sold men's fragrances in a department store. 363 00:19:53,670 --> 00:19:55,570 And were you miserable? 364 00:19:55,940 --> 00:19:57,100 The pay was awful. 365 00:19:57,210 --> 00:19:59,330 It was a miserable job, but you weren't miserable. 366 00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:04,270 So, what about you? Are you happy? 367 00:20:04,350 --> 00:20:05,780 Not particularly. 368 00:20:06,950 --> 00:20:08,540 Heart rate and BP are climbing. 369 00:20:08,620 --> 00:20:10,850 Got some activity on the tumescence monitor, too. 370 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:14,520 There's nothing wrong with his naughty. It's not B6 toxicity. 371 00:20:19,260 --> 00:20:21,230 Did he just finish? 372 00:20:21,300 --> 00:20:25,100 Sometimes when you haven't, you know, for a while... 373 00:20:26,700 --> 00:20:30,040 His heart rate is through the roof. 220 and climbing. 374 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:33,140 He's headed for cardiac arrest. 375 00:20:41,750 --> 00:20:43,450 We shocked his heart back into sinus rhythm. 376 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:45,150 He's stable, at least for now. 377 00:20:45,250 --> 00:20:47,420 Could be some sort of atypical septic reaction. 378 00:20:47,490 --> 00:20:48,550 Not without a fever. 379 00:20:48,620 --> 00:20:50,490 Thus the word "atypical. " 380 00:20:50,790 --> 00:20:53,020 In that case, it could be an atypical bunion. 381 00:20:53,130 --> 00:20:56,500 He used to smoke. Could be paraneoplastic syndrome caused by small-cell lung cancer. 382 00:20:56,600 --> 00:20:59,000 He quit 20 years ago, and his calcium levels are normal. 383 00:20:59,100 --> 00:21:00,190 Could be Graves' Disease. 384 00:21:00,300 --> 00:21:02,170 Extreme hyperthyroidism leads to systemic problems, 385 00:21:02,270 --> 00:21:05,210 including numbness, vision loss and cardiac arrest. 386 00:21:06,780 --> 00:21:08,500 You want to be here. 387 00:21:09,340 --> 00:21:10,780 I have to be here. 388 00:21:10,850 --> 00:21:12,870 Just say the word. I'll fire Thirteen. 389 00:21:12,980 --> 00:21:14,540 Just sign the forms. 390 00:21:15,450 --> 00:21:16,970 Smart move. I was bluffing. 391 00:21:18,020 --> 00:21:21,680 She's right. We should fry the thyroid before it fries him. 392 00:21:22,660 --> 00:21:26,720 I know it's more exciting this way, but shouldn't we confirm you're right 393 00:21:26,830 --> 00:21:29,800 before destroying one of the most important glands in his body? 394 00:21:29,870 --> 00:21:32,830 If that gland has drawn a bull's-eye on his heart, then, no. 395 00:21:32,900 --> 00:21:37,300 Nuking his thyroid puts him at risk for vascular lesions and all kinds of cancer. 396 00:21:37,370 --> 00:21:39,670 Protocol says we should do an iodine uptake test. 397 00:21:40,540 --> 00:21:42,010 We? 398 00:21:42,850 --> 00:21:44,370 Anyone else want to run a useless test 399 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:47,740 while Brock's thyroid plots its next lethal move? 400 00:21:51,020 --> 00:21:52,380 It was rhetorical. 401 00:21:52,490 --> 00:21:54,890 You were sure about B6 toxicity, too. 402 00:21:54,990 --> 00:21:56,250 House is right. 403 00:21:58,860 --> 00:22:02,890 Seriously? I mean, I am, but you think so? 404 00:22:03,870 --> 00:22:07,030 If he goes into full-on thyroid storm, he'll die. 405 00:22:08,870 --> 00:22:10,900 We got to nuke his thyroid. 406 00:22:16,250 --> 00:22:17,580 Hang up the phone. 407 00:22:17,650 --> 00:22:19,010 Why? If we're going to nuke his thyroid... 408 00:22:19,080 --> 00:22:22,350 We're not nuking the guy's thyroid without proof that it's Graves'. 409 00:22:22,420 --> 00:22:24,080 Do the iodine uptake test. 410 00:22:24,190 --> 00:22:26,180 If House finds out... When House finds out... 411 00:22:26,260 --> 00:22:27,690 We'll have the test results. 412 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:30,880 And we'll either do his procedure or we won't. 413 00:22:44,210 --> 00:22:45,670 What are you doing here? 414 00:22:45,740 --> 00:22:47,040 Just grabbing a snack. 415 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:49,870 You keep food in the morgue? 416 00:22:49,950 --> 00:22:52,110 If I keep it in the lounge, everyone else eats it. 417 00:22:52,450 --> 00:22:55,250 That's because it's everyone else's food. 418 00:22:56,450 --> 00:22:59,220 I thought it was just everyone else's bags. 419 00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:02,090 The Accreditation Board will light us on fire for this. 420 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:04,390 They're not going to find out. 421 00:23:04,460 --> 00:23:09,160 Unless, of course, Conway planned on inspecting the morgue in, say, two minutes. 422 00:23:10,700 --> 00:23:12,000 Is that why you're here? 423 00:23:12,100 --> 00:23:14,430 You're going to get me fired over a sandwich? 424 00:23:14,500 --> 00:23:18,700 No, over a TV. And you're not going to get fired because you're going to fold. 425 00:23:18,810 --> 00:23:20,330 No, I won't. 426 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:23,500 But you're going to push it, so we need a safe word, 427 00:23:24,380 --> 00:23:27,350 so you can signal your unconditional surrender. 428 00:23:27,820 --> 00:23:32,150 Call me "sweet sauce. " Dr. House. I don't think we've met. 429 00:23:32,220 --> 00:23:34,690 Dr. Jamie Conway. I've heard your name. 430 00:23:34,790 --> 00:23:37,020 Most people have. It's also a noun. 431 00:23:40,060 --> 00:23:43,830 I sometimes come down here to relax, unwind, maybe grab a... 432 00:23:43,900 --> 00:23:45,300 Sweet sauce. 433 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:48,690 It's a nickname. 434 00:23:48,770 --> 00:23:50,000 An ironic nickname. 435 00:23:51,510 --> 00:23:55,470 Wow, it is almost 2:00. Aren't you supposed to be... 436 00:23:56,650 --> 00:24:01,910 Oh, yeah. Yeah, 'cause those sick blind kids aren't going to read to themselves. 437 00:24:02,750 --> 00:24:03,980 See you. 438 00:24:11,430 --> 00:24:17,090 I recommend skipping C26. Floater, been in the river at least a week. 439 00:24:17,870 --> 00:24:19,600 Thanks for the warning. Any time. 440 00:24:29,540 --> 00:24:33,210 Doesn't the doctors' lounge have that same TV? 441 00:24:33,380 --> 00:24:37,510 No, they've got a 12-inch exactly like the one that used to be in here. 442 00:24:38,750 --> 00:24:40,520 Your files are done. 443 00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:43,820 I'll be doing a dance of joy just as soon as my leg is healed. 444 00:24:43,930 --> 00:24:45,390 Can you tilt it down? 445 00:24:45,460 --> 00:24:46,790 I know the paperwork annoys you, 446 00:24:46,900 --> 00:24:50,160 but patient records are important. You can't just let them sit there. 447 00:24:50,500 --> 00:24:52,990 I had to, in the name of science. 448 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:55,270 I let the crap pile up, 449 00:24:55,340 --> 00:24:58,640 then I see which team member is most self-flagellating. 450 00:24:58,740 --> 00:25:01,110 Breaks down, clears up the mess. 451 00:25:01,610 --> 00:25:04,600 Surprise was, it turned out to be you again. 452 00:25:05,910 --> 00:25:08,820 You weren't even registered as a competitor. 453 00:25:09,350 --> 00:25:11,410 You miss me. You miss me. 454 00:25:12,150 --> 00:25:13,550 You hired Thirteen to replace... 455 00:25:13,620 --> 00:25:16,350 Yeah, all pretty girls are fungible. 456 00:25:16,530 --> 00:25:18,020 You're avoiding. 457 00:25:18,690 --> 00:25:23,760 I miss the job. I miss running around playing private investigator. 458 00:25:24,330 --> 00:25:27,300 I miss the puzzles. 459 00:25:28,300 --> 00:25:30,700 Seriously, I'll fire Thirteen. 460 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:34,110 Or Kutner, if you think Thirteen is hot. 461 00:25:35,540 --> 00:25:37,210 I don't miss you. 462 00:25:40,650 --> 00:25:43,680 That iodine left a really weird aftertaste. 463 00:25:43,790 --> 00:25:46,720 That's the tracer in it. We'll have the images in a couple minutes. 464 00:25:48,290 --> 00:25:50,190 You must do okay with women, huh? 465 00:25:50,260 --> 00:25:52,060 I already asked him that. 466 00:25:52,990 --> 00:25:54,120 And? 467 00:25:54,530 --> 00:25:56,000 It's not all it's cracked up to be. 468 00:25:56,060 --> 00:25:58,360 He feels unfulfilled. 469 00:25:58,430 --> 00:25:59,560 I doubt it. 470 00:26:00,170 --> 00:26:01,470 I'm lying? 471 00:26:02,200 --> 00:26:04,170 I used to be a plastic surgeon. 472 00:26:04,410 --> 00:26:07,500 I'd talk about my work as shallow and meaningless. 473 00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:14,180 Truth is, I loved every boob job, every tummy tuck. 474 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:18,120 Meaning doesn't mean that much. 475 00:26:18,850 --> 00:26:20,550 But you're not a plastic surgeon anymore. 476 00:26:22,560 --> 00:26:24,080 It's complicated. 477 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:25,220 Are you happier? 478 00:26:27,230 --> 00:26:28,790 It's complicated. 479 00:26:28,860 --> 00:26:30,020 His thyroid looks normal. 480 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:33,460 So, that's good news, right? 481 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:35,870 Everything look too bright to you? 482 00:26:35,940 --> 00:26:37,030 It could be the monitor. 483 00:26:41,110 --> 00:26:44,310 It's not the monitor. It's the iodine. 484 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:48,440 It's everywhere. His body's not filtering it. 485 00:26:48,550 --> 00:26:49,980 His kidneys are failing. 486 00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:56,650 I told you to nuke his thyroid. 487 00:26:56,720 --> 00:26:59,720 It's a good thing we didn't. Kidney failure means it wasn't Graves'. 488 00:26:59,830 --> 00:27:03,850 So, your test screwed me and our patient's kidneys. 489 00:27:03,970 --> 00:27:05,330 You practically poisoned him with iodine. 490 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:08,390 Which he could have handled easily if his kidneys were healthy. 491 00:27:08,500 --> 00:27:11,400 All we did was reveal a new symptom. Usually you're all for that. 492 00:27:11,510 --> 00:27:13,870 It must be the rancid tinge of betrayal that's put me off. 493 00:27:13,940 --> 00:27:15,070 You were wrong. 494 00:27:15,140 --> 00:27:16,840 So, tell me to my face. 495 00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:20,610 You've never hesitated before. The board's turning you into a coward. 496 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:22,580 I did it because it was the right thing to do. 497 00:27:22,650 --> 00:27:23,950 You did it to pass an inspection. 498 00:27:24,050 --> 00:27:25,680 Does it matter? 499 00:27:26,250 --> 00:27:29,590 Kidney failure on top of the other symptoms points to an autoimmune condition, 500 00:27:29,690 --> 00:27:32,890 which means that any of his other organs could be next. 501 00:27:33,360 --> 00:27:37,760 We've already started dialysis. We need to run ANA's for autoimmune. 502 00:27:38,730 --> 00:27:42,230 You're right. You and the team go measure the ceilings. 503 00:27:43,140 --> 00:27:44,200 Excuse me? 504 00:27:44,270 --> 00:27:46,140 Accreditation Board guidelines state that 505 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:49,140 no object can be less than 18 inches from the ceiling. 506 00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:50,370 Make sure we're in compliance. 507 00:27:50,450 --> 00:27:52,310 There's nothing in our office that would be less... 508 00:27:52,410 --> 00:27:54,900 I don't mean us. I mean the whole hospital. 509 00:28:02,260 --> 00:28:04,590 Let's see how this baby handles. 510 00:28:18,170 --> 00:28:19,430 What? 511 00:28:19,510 --> 00:28:20,970 You bought the firm mattress. 512 00:28:22,780 --> 00:28:24,340 I thought that's the one you wanted. 513 00:28:24,410 --> 00:28:25,810 It was. 514 00:28:26,610 --> 00:28:28,050 Why would you do that? 515 00:28:28,120 --> 00:28:29,140 Because... 516 00:28:31,320 --> 00:28:33,250 Is this a trick question? 517 00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:34,550 I left it up to you. 518 00:28:35,460 --> 00:28:37,860 You were supposed to get the one you wanted. 519 00:28:39,630 --> 00:28:41,720 I got the one you wanted because I love you. 520 00:28:41,830 --> 00:28:42,890 No. 521 00:28:47,300 --> 00:28:50,030 You did it because that's what you do. 522 00:28:50,570 --> 00:28:52,160 With all your ex-wives, you did whatever they wanted 523 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:55,140 because it was easier, and you ended up resenting them. 524 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:58,140 Don't you dare do that to me. 525 00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:01,310 What, take care of you? 526 00:29:02,550 --> 00:29:04,180 Have you met me? 527 00:29:04,720 --> 00:29:06,580 I can take care of me. 528 00:29:07,220 --> 00:29:09,250 I need you to take care of you. 529 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:12,490 I have work to do. 530 00:29:20,270 --> 00:29:22,030 You made it to page eight. 531 00:29:23,670 --> 00:29:26,500 "Mysterious Hospital Visit for Soap Doc. " 532 00:29:27,240 --> 00:29:30,010 Wow, I'll be sure to send my mom a copy. 533 00:29:33,110 --> 00:29:35,950 They told me I have an autoimmune disease, 534 00:29:36,050 --> 00:29:38,710 like Lupus or Sarcoidosis. 535 00:29:40,220 --> 00:29:42,620 That's what we're here to find out. 536 00:29:46,060 --> 00:29:48,790 You really as good as everyone seems to think you are? 537 00:29:48,900 --> 00:29:52,990 Are you really as miserable as everyone seems to think you are? 538 00:29:53,100 --> 00:29:56,970 I just want to do something that matters. 539 00:29:59,140 --> 00:30:00,800 Nothing matters. 540 00:30:00,910 --> 00:30:06,070 We're all just cockroaches, wildebeests dying on the riverbank. 541 00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:09,450 Nothing we do has any lasting meaning. 542 00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:11,610 And you think I'm miserable? 543 00:30:11,690 --> 00:30:14,780 If you're unhappy on the plane, jump out of it. 544 00:30:15,090 --> 00:30:16,450 I want to, 545 00:30:18,690 --> 00:30:19,820 but I can't. 546 00:30:21,500 --> 00:30:25,160 That's the problem with metaphors. They need interpretation. 547 00:30:25,700 --> 00:30:28,670 Jumping out of the plane is stupid. 548 00:30:29,200 --> 00:30:31,100 But what if I'm not in a plane? 549 00:30:32,970 --> 00:30:35,530 What if I'm just in a place I don't want to be? 550 00:30:37,980 --> 00:30:39,780 That's the other problem with metaphors. 551 00:30:39,850 --> 00:30:42,150 Yes, what if you're actually in an ice cream truck, 552 00:30:42,220 --> 00:30:44,620 and outside are candy and flowers and virgins? 553 00:30:44,690 --> 00:30:48,880 You're on a plane. We're all on planes. 554 00:30:49,960 --> 00:30:54,520 Life is dangerous and complicated, and it's a long way down. 555 00:30:56,730 --> 00:30:58,630 So, you're afraid to change? 556 00:31:00,430 --> 00:31:02,330 No, you're afraid to change. 557 00:31:03,040 --> 00:31:07,270 You'd rather imagine that you can escape, instead of actually try, 558 00:31:08,540 --> 00:31:11,380 because if you fail, you've got nothing. 559 00:31:12,410 --> 00:31:15,580 So, you'll give up the chance at something real, 560 00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:17,510 so you that can hold on to hope. 561 00:31:18,750 --> 00:31:21,780 Thing is, hope is for sissies. 562 00:31:25,430 --> 00:31:28,450 When I get out of here, I'm not going to be afraid anymore. 563 00:31:30,300 --> 00:31:33,130 I mean, how many guys get a second chance? 564 00:31:33,230 --> 00:31:38,140 Too many. Half the people I save don't deserve a second chance. 565 00:31:38,240 --> 00:31:41,540 Now that I've got mine, I'm going to set things right. 566 00:31:43,310 --> 00:31:47,610 I'm going to start by being a better father to you and to your sister. 567 00:31:48,920 --> 00:31:51,250 And to your other sister. And to your other sister. 568 00:31:52,490 --> 00:31:55,280 You realize you're reciting lines from last season? 569 00:31:55,390 --> 00:31:58,220 We're going to do all the things I promised. 570 00:31:59,630 --> 00:32:01,930 Just help me get out of this bed. 571 00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:11,760 Cooling blankets in here. This guy's brain is about to boil. 572 00:32:13,940 --> 00:32:16,340 Do you know where you are? What's your name? 573 00:32:16,710 --> 00:32:18,440 Dr. Brock Sterling. 574 00:32:25,250 --> 00:32:28,590 Fever rules out autoimmune. He's septic. He's got a massive infection. 575 00:32:28,660 --> 00:32:30,320 We've got him on broad-spectrum antibiotics, 576 00:32:30,420 --> 00:32:32,920 but he's slipped from delirium into a coma. 577 00:32:32,990 --> 00:32:36,490 Good news is last time Brock was in a coma, he fathered two children. 578 00:32:36,600 --> 00:32:40,000 We need to identify the infection and get him on more targeted meds fast. 579 00:32:40,100 --> 00:32:42,360 What about pneumococcus? Causes heart problems and sepsis. 580 00:32:42,470 --> 00:32:45,100 But not the neuropathies in his foot and eyes. What about tetanus? It fits. 581 00:32:45,170 --> 00:32:47,800 He got a tetanus booster last year. Lyme disease? 582 00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:49,040 He would have been sore all over. 583 00:32:49,140 --> 00:32:50,770 There's a thousand infections that could have caused this. 584 00:32:50,840 --> 00:32:54,280 We can start testing, but he'll be dead before the cultures grow. 585 00:32:54,350 --> 00:32:58,810 Unless it's a fungus. We could see that under a microscope. 586 00:32:58,890 --> 00:33:02,480 Test for fungi, parasites, all creatures great and small. 587 00:33:03,060 --> 00:33:04,180 Where are you going? 588 00:33:04,260 --> 00:33:06,250 To lie down. I need to think. 589 00:33:10,400 --> 00:33:15,030 Could be rat bite fever, but his glands aren't swollen. 590 00:33:17,710 --> 00:33:19,830 Which one are you going to get? 591 00:33:20,170 --> 00:33:22,140 She told me to get the one I want. 592 00:33:22,210 --> 00:33:23,270 So get it. 593 00:33:24,680 --> 00:33:29,240 Listeria explains the sepsis, possibly also the heart problem. 594 00:33:29,350 --> 00:33:30,910 But not the numbness. 595 00:33:31,690 --> 00:33:35,620 If the listeria caused encephalomyelitis, which then caused the numbness... 596 00:33:37,020 --> 00:33:38,750 I want a waterbed. 597 00:33:44,770 --> 00:33:46,100 Wow. 598 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:50,360 I've always wanted one. I know it's ridiculous, it's just 599 00:33:50,440 --> 00:33:54,200 there's something nice about the thought of being rocked to sleep in water. 600 00:33:57,540 --> 00:34:00,810 No mocking? No Freudian analysis of how the waterbed 601 00:34:00,910 --> 00:34:04,110 is really a great big vagina I want to crawl into? 602 00:34:04,420 --> 00:34:07,050 I'm ignoring you because you make me sad. 603 00:34:07,720 --> 00:34:10,420 He's on ampicillin, which means if it was listeria, 604 00:34:10,490 --> 00:34:11,920 he would've shown some improvement. 605 00:34:11,990 --> 00:34:16,290 No, it's a whole thing. You need special sheets and insurance and... 606 00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:19,920 Who cares? You wanted one your whole life. 607 00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:23,160 You're a grown-up. You can afford it. Stores sell them. 608 00:34:23,270 --> 00:34:25,800 Most adults don't go through life like you do, House, 609 00:34:25,870 --> 00:34:27,700 indulging our every whim. 610 00:34:28,040 --> 00:34:30,010 Then you don't deserve to be happy. 611 00:34:30,110 --> 00:34:31,940 And yet I am. You? 612 00:34:39,220 --> 00:34:41,150 Amber will think it's stupid. 613 00:34:44,460 --> 00:34:45,890 It is stupid. 614 00:34:51,060 --> 00:34:53,000 Live the dream, Wilson. 615 00:34:56,470 --> 00:35:00,370 It's not an infection. It's an allergy. 616 00:35:00,470 --> 00:35:02,570 That's why it's not responding to antibiotics. 617 00:35:02,680 --> 00:35:04,010 This isn't a soap opera, House. 618 00:35:04,080 --> 00:35:07,170 People don't just wake up from comas the second you give them drugs. 619 00:35:07,250 --> 00:35:10,310 Especially if we give them the wrong drugs. What do the tests say? 620 00:35:10,380 --> 00:35:12,750 It was negative for fungus and parasites, but that doesn't mean... 621 00:35:12,850 --> 00:35:15,910 The more infections we rule out, the more likely it is that it's not an infection. 622 00:35:16,020 --> 00:35:19,080 He has no history of allergies or asthma. Most importantly, 623 00:35:19,190 --> 00:35:21,890 none of his symptoms remotely resemble an allergic reaction. 624 00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:24,520 Allergens could trigger an allergic vasculitis. 625 00:35:24,600 --> 00:35:25,760 That would explain the symptoms. 626 00:35:25,830 --> 00:35:27,100 One in a million times. 627 00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:29,100 Septic infection always explains his symptoms. 628 00:35:29,200 --> 00:35:32,040 But an infection is never resistant to every antibiotic. 629 00:35:32,110 --> 00:35:33,540 No, an infection is rarely resistant. 630 00:35:33,670 --> 00:35:38,870 And allergy never responds to antibiotics. "Never" beats "rarely. " QED, I win. 631 00:35:38,950 --> 00:35:40,850 There were chrysanthemums in his dressing room. 632 00:35:40,910 --> 00:35:43,280 My God, why didn't you say he'd been exposed to plant life? 633 00:35:43,380 --> 00:35:47,380 Chrysanthemums contain pyrethrin. It's a neurotoxin and a known allergen. 634 00:35:47,450 --> 00:35:50,890 He has an infection. If we give him steroids, we'll kill him. 635 00:35:50,960 --> 00:35:53,430 He has an allergy. If we don't give him steroids, we'll kill him. 636 00:35:53,530 --> 00:35:54,520 Not as fast. 637 00:35:54,600 --> 00:35:55,790 Fast enough. 638 00:35:55,900 --> 00:35:57,920 You don't have time for the rest of the tests. We have to do something. 639 00:35:58,030 --> 00:36:00,470 And what we're doing right now isn't working. 640 00:36:03,570 --> 00:36:06,160 Hundred milligrams methylprednisolone. 641 00:36:06,270 --> 00:36:07,800 Patients' names? 642 00:36:07,880 --> 00:36:09,430 It's one patient. 643 00:36:09,510 --> 00:36:13,310 You want to give one patient 100 milligrams? That'll jump-start a car. 644 00:36:13,410 --> 00:36:16,440 Perfect, my patient's a '69 Ford Coma. 645 00:36:16,520 --> 00:36:18,990 Anything over 50 milligrams, I need a sign-off from Dr. Cuddy. 646 00:36:19,090 --> 00:36:21,150 It's protocol, and the inspector's here. 647 00:36:21,260 --> 00:36:24,750 I am 99º/º certain that she'll consent. 648 00:36:24,830 --> 00:36:27,490 But for the sake of the 1º/º, why don't I just... 649 00:36:27,860 --> 00:36:29,620 You're not allowed back here. 650 00:36:29,700 --> 00:36:32,100 Well, tell the inspector he can put it on my tab. 651 00:36:37,700 --> 00:36:39,370 I didn't mean now. 652 00:36:49,980 --> 00:36:53,820 100 milligrams of methylprednisolone is an overdose. 653 00:36:53,920 --> 00:36:55,650 We were wrong about the infection. 654 00:36:55,760 --> 00:36:57,920 He's suffering from a severe allergic reaction. 655 00:36:57,990 --> 00:37:00,480 The team hasn't finished the test for allergy. 656 00:37:00,590 --> 00:37:01,580 His symptoms don't... 657 00:37:01,660 --> 00:37:03,290 In rare cases... 658 00:37:04,130 --> 00:37:06,260 Trust me, at the end of this conversation, I'm right. 659 00:37:06,330 --> 00:37:08,820 Then confirm it. Get a blood test. 660 00:37:08,940 --> 00:37:12,370 What is it about this severe and deepening coma 661 00:37:12,470 --> 00:37:14,000 that makes you think we've got time for protocol? 662 00:37:14,110 --> 00:37:15,840 Protocol has saved your patient from having his 663 00:37:15,910 --> 00:37:18,210 thyroid destroyed and his blood drained. 664 00:37:18,980 --> 00:37:23,850 If you think I'm wrong, tell me I'm wrong. Don't talk about protocol. 665 00:37:27,120 --> 00:37:30,780 My job's on the line. Your job is on the line. 666 00:37:33,630 --> 00:37:35,390 Okay, here's what you do. 667 00:37:36,200 --> 00:37:39,650 You wait three minutes, then you call security. 668 00:37:39,730 --> 00:37:43,170 By the time they get in here to lock me up, I'll be done. 669 00:37:43,240 --> 00:37:46,300 He gets to live. Your ass gets to be covered. 670 00:37:51,910 --> 00:37:57,210 If he dies, let me know, so I can pack my things. 671 00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:52,200 Tests are negative. Patient's negative for all floral allergies. 672 00:38:54,940 --> 00:38:58,600 I'm going to restart the antibiotics. 673 00:39:01,280 --> 00:39:03,110 If he's still alive. 674 00:39:12,630 --> 00:39:14,990 Ampicillin, two grams, IV. 675 00:39:16,500 --> 00:39:20,090 Why? The steroids worked. House was right. 676 00:39:20,170 --> 00:39:21,190 The test was negative. 677 00:39:21,270 --> 00:39:22,560 He was still right. 678 00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:25,400 It was an allergy. 679 00:39:25,470 --> 00:39:26,840 To what? 680 00:39:28,610 --> 00:39:29,970 Thank you. 681 00:39:34,110 --> 00:39:35,510 I was wrong. 682 00:39:37,280 --> 00:39:39,270 You should have stopped me. 683 00:39:43,660 --> 00:39:46,680 Heard about House's patient. Bold move. 684 00:39:48,130 --> 00:39:50,290 And you backed him. 685 00:39:50,360 --> 00:39:51,460 He was right. 686 00:39:52,270 --> 00:39:54,930 He wasn't even in the same neighborhood as right. 687 00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:56,030 The patient's alive. 688 00:39:56,140 --> 00:39:59,970 Okay, the rules exist because 95º/º of the time, 689 00:40:00,040 --> 00:40:02,470 for 95º/º of people, they're the right thing to do. 690 00:40:02,540 --> 00:40:04,510 And the other 5º/º? 691 00:40:04,580 --> 00:40:06,270 Have to live by the same rules. 692 00:40:06,950 --> 00:40:09,810 Because everybody thinks they're in that 5º/º. 693 00:40:12,150 --> 00:40:13,180 Okay. 694 00:40:14,820 --> 00:40:16,480 I noticed that Dr. Chase... 695 00:40:37,740 --> 00:40:39,910 What are you doing out here? 696 00:40:41,680 --> 00:40:43,840 I can't sleep. I hate the waterbed. 697 00:40:48,960 --> 00:40:51,010 I actually kind of like it. 698 00:40:51,090 --> 00:40:52,920 No, it's awful. 699 00:40:54,590 --> 00:40:56,720 We're returning it tomorrow. 700 00:40:58,130 --> 00:40:59,260 Okay. 701 00:41:10,480 --> 00:41:12,270 I'm glad you got it, though. 702 00:41:13,650 --> 00:41:14,870 Me, too. 703 00:41:17,980 --> 00:41:20,250 I hope they'll take it back. 704 00:41:22,460 --> 00:41:23,890 They will. 705 00:41:30,500 --> 00:41:33,090 You promised me you'd stop drinking. 706 00:41:34,630 --> 00:41:39,090 Of course I'm drunk, Anna. They told me you'd never wake up from that coma. 707 00:41:39,170 --> 00:41:42,300 But how could you get engaged to my sister? 708 00:41:46,750 --> 00:41:48,480 We fell in love. 709 00:41:49,480 --> 00:41:52,510 What do you want from me, Anna? I'm just a man. 710 00:41:53,320 --> 00:41:54,950 And I'm just a woman. 711 00:41:55,020 --> 00:41:57,290 And as thrilled as I am about The Lady Slipper being 712 00:41:57,360 --> 00:42:00,420 the best nightclub Port Lawrence has ever seen... 713 00:42:17,540 --> 00:42:19,140 Hello. Don't hang up. 714 00:42:20,550 --> 00:42:22,210 What was the verdict? 715 00:42:22,280 --> 00:42:23,610 $200,000 fine. 716 00:42:25,120 --> 00:42:26,480 You should have been fired. 717 00:42:26,550 --> 00:42:27,580 Good night, House. 718 00:42:27,650 --> 00:42:29,650 There are bubbles in his glass. 719 00:42:29,720 --> 00:42:30,950 Can this wait until... 720 00:42:31,020 --> 00:42:33,620 My patient. He's allergic to quinine. 721 00:42:36,900 --> 00:42:39,060 And you got this from bubbles? 722 00:42:39,170 --> 00:42:40,890 His symptoms started two months ago. 723 00:42:41,330 --> 00:42:45,700 That's also when Brock started downing gin and tonics like a Brit staving off malaria. 724 00:42:47,310 --> 00:42:49,500 Gin was fake, the tonic was real. 725 00:42:50,180 --> 00:42:53,170 And tonic water is loaded with quinine. 726 00:42:55,010 --> 00:42:56,240 Nice job. 727 00:42:56,980 --> 00:42:58,380 You should have been fired. 728 00:42:58,520 --> 00:42:59,850 I'm taking back the TV. 729 00:42:59,920 --> 00:43:01,080 I saved his life. 730 00:43:01,190 --> 00:43:02,250 That wasn't the deal. 731 00:43:02,360 --> 00:43:05,720 The contract clearly stated no takesie-backsies. 732 00:43:06,060 --> 00:43:07,320 Good night, House. 733 00:43:07,390 --> 00:43:08,690 What are you wearing? 734 00:43:09,200 --> 00:43:10,530 Good night, House. 735 00:43:10,600 --> 00:43:12,090 Good night, Cuddy.