1 00:00:03,504 --> 00:00:07,924 So there I am, on my 25th birthday, driving from Wheeling, West Virginia, 2 00:00:08,050 --> 00:00:11,010 to Bensonhurst, in a Dodge Dart with no radio 3 00:00:11,136 --> 00:00:13,596 and a gunrunner named Barrelhead, 4 00:00:13,722 --> 00:00:17,767 who insisted we sing every Jimmy Buffett song he could recall. 5 00:00:17,893 --> 00:00:20,770 What could I say? The man was heavily armed. 6 00:00:20,896 --> 00:00:25,400 So, 500 renditions of Margaritaville later... My first cover. 7 00:00:25,526 --> 00:00:28,945 Eight thousand words on how Barrelhead and his friends were transporting handguns 8 00:00:29,071 --> 00:00:31,030 for sale to New York City. 9 00:00:31,156 --> 00:00:34,242 The day the magazine hit the stands, the DA hit me with a subpoena. 10 00:00:34,368 --> 00:00:36,828 He wanted to know Barrelhead's real name. 11 00:00:36,954 --> 00:00:39,956 And Greta had been managing editor for three whole days. 12 00:00:40,082 --> 00:00:42,667 So she invited me across the street to the fancy bar 13 00:00:42,793 --> 00:00:44,919 where they use real glasses. 14 00:00:45,254 --> 00:00:48,089 And after about the sixth vodka and tonic, 15 00:00:48,215 --> 00:00:51,342 she said, "Fletch, I want you to know the magazine is behind you." 16 00:00:51,468 --> 00:00:53,136 Well, I was impressed. 17 00:00:53,262 --> 00:00:55,096 I said, "You think you can get the DA off my back?" 18 00:00:55,222 --> 00:00:59,726 And she said, "No, but when you get out of jail, you'll still have a job." 19 00:01:01,812 --> 00:01:05,940 I'm 45. I've given up a lot. I've given up the road, that life... 20 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:09,944 Thanks, Elizabeth. No regrets. My lovely wife. 21 00:01:10,070 --> 00:01:12,864 I've given up drinking. I've given up drugs. 22 00:01:13,073 --> 00:01:15,199 Greta taught me there's two things you never give up. 23 00:01:15,325 --> 00:01:18,828 One's rock and roll. The other's a source. Greta Sims. 24 00:01:18,954 --> 00:01:21,748 MAN: Great memories, Greta. WOMAN: We'll miss you, Greta. 25 00:01:22,249 --> 00:01:25,460 I only hope you can adjust to the lack of stress in your... 26 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:29,881 Fletch? Fletch? 27 00:01:30,007 --> 00:01:31,340 Fletcher? 28 00:01:32,634 --> 00:01:33,885 Fletch? 29 00:01:34,178 --> 00:01:36,721 Fletcher? 30 00:01:36,847 --> 00:01:38,973 Honey? Sweetie? Are you okay? 31 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:40,600 (GASPS) 32 00:01:43,395 --> 00:01:45,021 Are you okay? 33 00:01:47,357 --> 00:01:49,233 I flung the investment. 34 00:01:49,818 --> 00:01:51,152 (ALL LAUGHING) 35 00:01:51,278 --> 00:01:52,820 What did you say? 36 00:01:58,869 --> 00:02:00,995 I flung the investment. 37 00:02:02,790 --> 00:02:11,506 Why consign? 38 00:02:11,632 --> 00:02:12,965 I'll call 911. 39 00:02:14,676 --> 00:02:16,219 It's proficient. 40 00:02:18,889 --> 00:02:21,349 Why disqualify the rush? I'm tabled. 41 00:02:23,310 --> 00:02:24,769 I'm tabled. 42 00:03:05,769 --> 00:03:06,936 (WHISTLING) 43 00:03:10,607 --> 00:03:12,108 Need your advice. 44 00:03:12,526 --> 00:03:15,987 What's the best diagnostics department within 60 miles of here? 45 00:03:16,113 --> 00:03:17,071 We are. 46 00:03:17,197 --> 00:03:18,322 Yeah. "We" aren't here. 47 00:03:18,448 --> 00:03:20,950 House is in Baltimore lying to Medicaid about his billings. 48 00:03:21,076 --> 00:03:22,827 So? I'm board certified. 49 00:03:22,953 --> 00:03:24,412 You are not House. 50 00:03:24,538 --> 00:03:27,623 Why'd you put me in charge if you think I can't handle it? 51 00:03:27,749 --> 00:03:30,918 Because it's temporary, and because I was ordered to. 52 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:34,046 What are the symptoms? 53 00:03:34,172 --> 00:03:35,339 Oh, come on. 54 00:03:35,716 --> 00:03:37,967 You're gonna diagnose him without meeting him? 55 00:03:38,093 --> 00:03:40,720 Prove that you're as brilliant as House? 56 00:03:40,971 --> 00:03:45,016 I need to know the symptoms to know which hospital to recommend. 57 00:03:45,267 --> 00:03:49,437 EMT's report: patient struck his head and is suffering from aphasia. 58 00:03:50,147 --> 00:03:52,064 A neurological problem. 59 00:03:52,441 --> 00:03:54,859 You know, I know a lot of good people in that field, 60 00:03:54,985 --> 00:03:57,111 seeing as I happen to be a neurologist. 61 00:03:57,237 --> 00:03:59,280 - You're pouting. - Not at all. 62 00:04:00,032 --> 00:04:01,657 Taylor's pretty good. 63 00:04:01,783 --> 00:04:04,827 House was ready to hire him till he got my resume. 64 00:04:04,953 --> 00:04:06,329 It's Fletcher Stone. 65 00:04:06,455 --> 00:04:09,498 Wrote 12 books, exposed three administrations. 66 00:04:09,875 --> 00:04:11,959 - Before he exposes us... - I get it. 67 00:04:12,085 --> 00:04:14,420 Famous patient needs famous doctor. 68 00:04:14,630 --> 00:04:16,464 - I'll call Taylor. - Thank you. 69 00:04:16,590 --> 00:04:18,966 Or maybe you should call him. 70 00:04:19,426 --> 00:04:21,761 What if I say something stupid? 71 00:04:24,389 --> 00:04:27,016 God. House is easier. 72 00:04:33,523 --> 00:04:35,316 (WOMAN CHATTERING ON PA) 73 00:04:35,442 --> 00:04:36,859 You taking any drugs? 74 00:04:36,985 --> 00:04:39,779 I displaced my function. Accolade. 75 00:04:40,364 --> 00:04:42,031 He used to drink regularly, 76 00:04:42,157 --> 00:04:44,909 but he's been clean and sober for nearly a year. 77 00:04:45,035 --> 00:04:47,703 Mr. Stone, you think you're speaking normally, 78 00:04:47,829 --> 00:04:49,956 but your speech is impaired. 79 00:04:50,457 --> 00:04:52,917 He knows what he wants to say, but when he reaches for a word, 80 00:04:53,043 --> 00:04:54,627 he finds something else. 81 00:04:54,753 --> 00:04:56,879 I grapple average. 82 00:04:58,757 --> 00:05:00,257 Tanzer glisten? 83 00:05:01,009 --> 00:05:03,344 He doesn't know that he's saying it wrong? 84 00:05:03,470 --> 00:05:05,513 It all sounds right to him. 85 00:05:06,473 --> 00:05:09,475 I want you to write your name and draw a face. 86 00:05:24,408 --> 00:05:27,743 It's called agraphia. Loss of ability to write. 87 00:05:27,869 --> 00:05:29,912 Most often, it's temporary. 88 00:05:30,038 --> 00:05:31,831 How hard did he hit his head? 89 00:05:31,957 --> 00:05:33,749 It was a pretty good crack. 90 00:05:33,875 --> 00:05:36,002 It made a really ugly sound. 91 00:05:36,169 --> 00:05:39,046 - Do you understand what I'm saying? - Of golf. 92 00:05:39,673 --> 00:05:42,299 Don't give me a sentence. Just say "yes" or "no". 93 00:05:42,426 --> 00:05:44,135 Do you understand me? 94 00:05:46,054 --> 00:05:47,138 Yes. 95 00:05:48,015 --> 00:05:51,434 Elizabeth. Fletch. Is he okay? 96 00:05:51,643 --> 00:05:54,395 We don't know. This is Fletch's editor. 97 00:05:55,063 --> 00:05:56,105 Greta Sims. 98 00:05:56,231 --> 00:05:59,066 I wanted to make sure that the EMTs told you the right story. 99 00:05:59,192 --> 00:06:00,609 How many stories are there? 100 00:06:00,736 --> 00:06:04,113 He didn't trip. He just fell. Out of the blue. 101 00:06:04,239 --> 00:06:08,826 His foot jerked a little bit, first. That's what made it look like a trip. 102 00:06:15,333 --> 00:06:16,459 STACY: Don't say anything. 103 00:06:16,585 --> 00:06:18,169 Don't attempt to defend your billing practices. 104 00:06:18,295 --> 00:06:20,087 Your billing practices are indefensible. 105 00:06:20,213 --> 00:06:21,338 We've been over this. 106 00:06:21,465 --> 00:06:23,883 If I thought you were capable of listening, I'd shut up. 107 00:06:24,009 --> 00:06:26,010 That makes no sense at all. 108 00:06:32,392 --> 00:06:34,769 - Good afternoon. - Good afternoon. 109 00:06:41,526 --> 00:06:44,904 Every case you have rates a five on the complexity scale? 110 00:06:45,030 --> 00:06:47,907 Dr. House has a rather specialized practice. 111 00:06:49,159 --> 00:06:50,076 Ah. 112 00:06:50,952 --> 00:06:53,996 Okay. Then let's go through these. 113 00:06:55,123 --> 00:06:56,165 All of these? 114 00:06:56,291 --> 00:06:59,251 If you have lunch reservations, cancel them. 115 00:07:00,712 --> 00:07:02,129 All right. Patient... 116 00:07:04,382 --> 00:07:08,177 If he didn't trip, something made him fall. Stroke, seizure? 117 00:07:08,845 --> 00:07:11,138 Thirty people saw him trip. One person says he didn't. 118 00:07:11,264 --> 00:07:12,264 Who are we gonna believe? 119 00:07:12,390 --> 00:07:14,391 His symptoms can all be explained by the head trauma. 120 00:07:14,518 --> 00:07:17,520 It causes a contusion or a seizure. That causes the aphasia. 121 00:07:17,646 --> 00:07:18,729 We should get an EEG. 122 00:07:18,855 --> 00:07:20,439 If it was a stroke, could be a clotting issue. 123 00:07:20,565 --> 00:07:24,276 Even if he fell, drug use is far more likely. I'm ordering a tox screen. 124 00:07:24,402 --> 00:07:27,238 Chase. We're not done with the differential. 125 00:07:27,823 --> 00:07:29,115 You're not my boss. 126 00:07:29,241 --> 00:07:33,160 I'm House's boss. House is your boss. The math is pretty simple. 127 00:07:33,286 --> 00:07:36,205 Are you signing my paychecks? Are you hiring and firing? 128 00:07:36,331 --> 00:07:37,581 This is not about that. 129 00:07:37,707 --> 00:07:40,209 The only thing you've been asked to do is supervise House, 130 00:07:40,335 --> 00:07:42,128 in case he does something insane. 131 00:07:42,254 --> 00:07:44,588 Which might, you know, save a life. 132 00:07:45,590 --> 00:07:47,758 - Somebody's gotta be in charge. - Why? 133 00:07:47,884 --> 00:07:50,219 What, do you think we should all just do whatever we wanna do? 134 00:07:50,345 --> 00:07:51,804 Maybe have a race to the diagnosis. 135 00:07:51,930 --> 00:07:55,015 I think it should be a discussion among peers. 136 00:07:56,017 --> 00:07:59,353 I think we're grown-up enough to reach a consensus. 137 00:08:03,316 --> 00:08:06,610 Patient, 62 years old. You prescribed Viagra. 138 00:08:07,445 --> 00:08:10,114 I look in vain for the words "erectile dysfunction" 139 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:12,825 in the notes for Dolores Smith. 140 00:08:13,535 --> 00:08:15,536 She had a heart condition. 141 00:08:15,662 --> 00:08:17,329 And you ran out of nitroglycerin? 142 00:08:17,455 --> 00:08:21,500 She also had low blood pressure, so nitro would be dangerous. 143 00:08:22,002 --> 00:08:25,880 The little blue pills improve blood flow. They're vasodilators. 144 00:08:26,006 --> 00:08:27,965 That's why you sometimes get headaches. 145 00:08:28,091 --> 00:08:29,967 I think Dr. House understands... 146 00:08:30,093 --> 00:08:32,595 Of course I do. The woman has a heart condition, she's on her own. 147 00:08:32,721 --> 00:08:36,682 A man can't nail his office assistant, it's national crisis time. 148 00:08:36,933 --> 00:08:40,769 Are you seriously expecting us to foot the bill for off-label use of medication? 149 00:08:40,896 --> 00:08:42,771 Fine. I'll pay for it. 150 00:08:43,148 --> 00:08:45,858 How much are the pills? She took how many? 151 00:08:46,484 --> 00:08:47,776 Put the money away. 152 00:08:47,903 --> 00:08:50,029 - Are you trying to bribe me? - No. 153 00:08:51,072 --> 00:08:53,324 I could. There's an ATM in the lobby. 154 00:08:53,450 --> 00:08:55,159 My client's an idiot. 155 00:08:56,828 --> 00:08:58,954 But is he wrong about the pills? 156 00:08:59,331 --> 00:09:02,374 Off-label use is not sanctioned... 157 00:09:02,500 --> 00:09:04,627 You're retiring in three weeks. 158 00:09:04,753 --> 00:09:06,587 You've been doing this job nearly 20 years. 159 00:09:06,713 --> 00:09:10,299 Aren't you tired of administering policy that you disagree with? 160 00:09:10,675 --> 00:09:14,094 - I never said I disagree... - What can they do to you? 161 00:09:14,221 --> 00:09:17,348 And Dr. House is sorry about his earlier outburst. 162 00:09:18,183 --> 00:09:19,391 Absolutely. 163 00:09:25,190 --> 00:09:28,275 You do background checks on Medicaid personnel? 164 00:09:28,443 --> 00:09:32,154 I do what's necessary for my client. Wow. New personal record. 165 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:34,156 Yeah. Timing's good for me, too. 166 00:09:34,282 --> 00:09:37,493 Got a reservation at a little place in the Inner Harbor. 167 00:09:37,619 --> 00:09:39,036 You booked us dinner reservations? 168 00:09:39,162 --> 00:09:41,914 Best Maryland crab in Maryland. 169 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:45,125 - Don't you have a plane to catch? - Not for hours. 170 00:09:45,252 --> 00:09:47,294 Your flight leaves at 7:00. 171 00:09:48,129 --> 00:09:49,880 You did a background check on me? 172 00:09:50,006 --> 00:09:53,217 And mine doesn't leave till 9:00 p.m. It looks like you'll be dining alone. 173 00:09:53,343 --> 00:09:57,721 You checked on my flight so you could be sure to be on a different one. 174 00:09:58,098 --> 00:10:00,516 I thought we were past the avoidance stage. 175 00:10:00,642 --> 00:10:03,352 I didn't think we'd be finished this soon. 176 00:10:05,146 --> 00:10:06,981 Where's your crucifix? 177 00:10:07,774 --> 00:10:10,484 I left it at the jeweler's to be cleaned. 178 00:10:11,987 --> 00:10:13,195 Right. 179 00:10:16,366 --> 00:10:19,618 This will show us if there's a problem with your carotid artery 180 00:10:19,744 --> 00:10:21,370 that might cause a blood clot. 181 00:10:21,496 --> 00:10:22,830 If it went to his brain, 182 00:10:22,956 --> 00:10:25,874 it could explain the aphasia and the falling down. 183 00:10:26,001 --> 00:10:28,502 And you're giving him an EEG. Is that for the same thing? 184 00:10:28,628 --> 00:10:31,839 It's just a precaution. I think the trauma caused some swelling 185 00:10:31,965 --> 00:10:35,050 and we need to keep him stable until the body can repair the damage. 186 00:10:35,176 --> 00:10:37,177 And you think they're both wrong? 187 00:10:37,304 --> 00:10:40,389 We're just covering all the bases. We're being safe. 188 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:41,640 (COUGHS) 189 00:10:41,766 --> 00:10:43,183 (MONITOR BEEPING RAPIDLY) 190 00:10:43,310 --> 00:10:45,227 His O2 stats are going down. 191 00:10:45,478 --> 00:10:48,772 (FLETCH COUGHING) 192 00:10:51,693 --> 00:10:54,236 - Fluid in his lungs. - I'll push 40 IV Lasix. 193 00:10:54,446 --> 00:10:57,281 We need to intubate. He's losing his respiratory drive. 194 00:11:04,622 --> 00:11:06,665 Put him down. Put him down. 195 00:11:25,435 --> 00:11:27,394 FOREMAN: And then there were two. 196 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:31,023 Aphasia and fluid in the lungs. Seizure can't cause both. 197 00:11:31,149 --> 00:11:32,107 Neither can a stroke. 198 00:11:32,233 --> 00:11:34,026 Unless he had an abnormal heart rhythm. 199 00:11:34,152 --> 00:11:38,405 And then there was one. Urine test was positive for amphetamines. 200 00:11:38,656 --> 00:11:40,491 Amphetamines don't cause pulmonary edema. 201 00:11:40,617 --> 00:11:42,576 They do if you smoke them. 202 00:11:42,702 --> 00:11:45,662 Well, in one of his books, he talked about giving up drugs and alcohol. 203 00:11:45,789 --> 00:11:47,414 How it changed his life. 204 00:11:47,540 --> 00:11:49,166 Everybody lies. 205 00:11:53,129 --> 00:11:56,048 When he started wanting to hear every minute of my day, 206 00:11:56,174 --> 00:11:58,926 it should have been a clue he was the jealous type. 207 00:11:59,052 --> 00:12:01,970 But you know, in that first stage of a relationship, 208 00:12:02,097 --> 00:12:04,640 where it's like your body's full of these chemicals that 209 00:12:04,766 --> 00:12:07,976 make you think everything they do is charming. 210 00:12:08,103 --> 00:12:09,770 (CELL PHONE RINGS) 211 00:12:11,064 --> 00:12:12,523 Excuse me. 212 00:12:13,358 --> 00:12:14,358 WILSON: Hello. 213 00:12:14,567 --> 00:12:17,569 Hey, honey. How are the kids? Do they miss me? 214 00:12:17,862 --> 00:12:19,738 This may take a minute. 215 00:12:21,116 --> 00:12:23,158 HOUSE: So, what's new with Mr. Aphasia? 216 00:12:23,284 --> 00:12:24,785 Cuddy called you? 217 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:27,246 Everybody covers their ass. 218 00:12:27,372 --> 00:12:31,375 Pulmonary edema. Chase did a tox screen. It came back positive for amphetamines. 219 00:12:31,501 --> 00:12:32,668 He did the dance of victory. 220 00:12:32,794 --> 00:12:34,837 I'm betting there's another shoe. 221 00:12:34,963 --> 00:12:37,464 I thought the kids didn't call you. 222 00:12:40,635 --> 00:12:42,886 I know the way you tell stories. 223 00:12:43,012 --> 00:12:46,557 Foreman went to talk to Stone about his drug test, found him running a temperature. 224 00:12:46,683 --> 00:12:50,269 So it's not the drugs. They've just got such a bad rep. 225 00:12:53,731 --> 00:12:55,983 Honey, you shouldn't do that. 226 00:12:56,234 --> 00:12:58,986 Okay, I gotta hang up. They're probably trying to reach me. 227 00:12:59,112 --> 00:13:01,363 - You don't have call waiting? - I'm hanging up on you now. 228 00:13:01,489 --> 00:13:03,323 WILSON: It's $5 a month. 229 00:13:11,499 --> 00:13:12,749 Drugs don't cause fever. 230 00:13:12,876 --> 00:13:15,502 Encephalitis or meningitis are the obvious suspects. 231 00:13:15,628 --> 00:13:16,795 Start him on antibiotics. 232 00:13:16,921 --> 00:13:20,132 It could be an autoimmune disease. Lupus, Behcet's... 233 00:13:20,258 --> 00:13:21,800 We could start him on a high dose of steroids. 234 00:13:21,926 --> 00:13:26,472 Except if he does have encephalitis, steroids could weaken his immune system. 235 00:13:26,598 --> 00:13:27,598 Foreman. 236 00:13:27,724 --> 00:13:29,266 How high a fever? 237 00:13:29,392 --> 00:13:32,853 Put me on speakerphone. And why haven't you called me? 238 00:13:33,313 --> 00:13:35,397 101. How'd you know? 239 00:13:35,523 --> 00:13:38,734 What? You think you guys can have a party as soon as the parents are gone, 240 00:13:38,860 --> 00:13:40,360 and I won't hear about it? 241 00:13:40,487 --> 00:13:44,239 Start with broad-spectrum antibiotics for possible bacterial meningitis, 242 00:13:44,365 --> 00:13:47,534 and an antiviral in case we luck out and it's herpes encephalitis. 243 00:13:47,660 --> 00:13:48,994 What if it's autoimmune? 244 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:52,664 Well, then we're screwed, which is why we need more information. 245 00:13:52,874 --> 00:13:54,917 Any genetic issue with the family? 246 00:13:55,043 --> 00:13:57,544 FOREMAN: The man can't talk. His medical records are sketchy. 247 00:13:57,670 --> 00:13:59,588 And the wife's only known him a couple of years. 248 00:13:59,714 --> 00:14:02,716 - HOUSE: MRI show anything? - The CTscan was negative. 249 00:14:03,259 --> 00:14:06,303 "CT." That's like short for "MRI", right? 250 00:14:06,513 --> 00:14:08,722 Excellent. That's going to save us a lot of time. 251 00:14:08,848 --> 00:14:12,935 We've got an MRI scheduled in 20 minutes. Earliest Foreman could get the machine. 252 00:14:13,061 --> 00:14:16,813 I teach you to lie and cheat and steal, and as soon as my back is turned, 253 00:14:16,940 --> 00:14:18,440 you wait in line? 254 00:14:18,983 --> 00:14:21,652 Get an MRI and get a better medical history. 255 00:14:21,778 --> 00:14:23,570 The man can't talk! 256 00:14:23,696 --> 00:14:25,656 Who cares? He's probably gonna lie anyway. 257 00:14:25,782 --> 00:14:28,492 My flight's a little late, I'll be back in a few hours. 258 00:14:29,994 --> 00:14:33,622 So, you're in charge of us because you're in charge of him? 259 00:14:41,506 --> 00:14:44,091 Any family history of neurological problems? 260 00:14:44,217 --> 00:14:45,217 No. 261 00:14:45,677 --> 00:14:49,346 Have you been out of the country in the last five years? 262 00:14:49,514 --> 00:14:50,597 Yes. 263 00:14:50,848 --> 00:14:52,474 Three years? 264 00:14:53,476 --> 00:14:54,560 Yes. 265 00:14:54,894 --> 00:14:56,311 Two years? 266 00:14:56,479 --> 00:15:00,566 He stopped traveling for work two years ago, after we got serious. 267 00:15:00,942 --> 00:15:02,150 Any vacations? 268 00:15:02,277 --> 00:15:04,528 His last one was six months ago. 269 00:15:05,154 --> 00:15:07,531 This golf resort at Key Biscayne. 270 00:15:07,657 --> 00:15:09,741 No way it was a golf resort. 271 00:15:10,618 --> 00:15:14,162 Knowing Fletch, I assumed he was working his way through every bar in the Keyes, 272 00:15:14,289 --> 00:15:16,623 a last hurrah before settling down. 273 00:15:16,749 --> 00:15:18,667 - Alcohol? - No. 274 00:15:19,043 --> 00:15:20,627 Amphetamines? 275 00:15:20,753 --> 00:15:23,797 - No. - You tested positive. 276 00:15:25,049 --> 00:15:27,634 He doesn't use drugs. I told you. 277 00:15:29,637 --> 00:15:33,765 When we got engaged, we decided we wanted a different kind of life. 278 00:15:34,642 --> 00:15:38,687 And he dropped the macho journalism. No more taking crazy chances. 279 00:15:38,938 --> 00:15:40,981 That includes his health. 280 00:15:41,566 --> 00:15:43,817 He asked me not to tell Elizabeth. 281 00:15:43,943 --> 00:15:45,694 So he's been lying to her about his drug habit? 282 00:15:45,820 --> 00:15:47,613 Well, yes and no. 283 00:15:48,698 --> 00:15:52,367 BE, before Elizabeth, he used drugs recreationally. 284 00:15:52,493 --> 00:15:55,996 I wasn't crazy about it, but that thrill-seeking behavior is what made him 285 00:15:56,122 --> 00:15:57,748 the kind of journalist that he was. 286 00:15:57,874 --> 00:15:59,666 And now? AE? 287 00:16:00,710 --> 00:16:04,963 Man's twisted himself into knots for her. Completely cleaned up his act. 288 00:16:05,089 --> 00:16:08,383 - But the drugs? - They're medicinal. Sort of. 289 00:16:08,593 --> 00:16:10,761 He was having trouble sleeping. 290 00:16:10,887 --> 00:16:14,890 This new suburban lifestyle. Lack of excitement was throwing him off. 291 00:16:15,266 --> 00:16:17,100 So he started with sleeping pills. 292 00:16:17,226 --> 00:16:19,811 When they knocked him out, he needed something to perk him back up 293 00:16:19,937 --> 00:16:21,104 during the day. 294 00:16:21,230 --> 00:16:22,856 Every day? 295 00:16:24,609 --> 00:16:26,526 No slippery slope there. 296 00:16:30,698 --> 00:16:33,492 Keep the stain! Knife can't force. 297 00:16:34,285 --> 00:16:37,954 We're not gonna tell your wife. We're not cops. 298 00:16:50,301 --> 00:16:54,721 There's a little edema, brain swelling, and an area of scarring. 299 00:16:54,847 --> 00:16:57,391 Is that what's causing the aphasia? 300 00:16:57,725 --> 00:16:59,017 Actually, that's what's odd. 301 00:16:59,143 --> 00:17:01,812 The scarring's not in the area of the brain normally associated 302 00:17:01,938 --> 00:17:04,439 with conduction aphasia. And it's old. 303 00:17:04,565 --> 00:17:05,691 Happened before he hit his head. 304 00:17:05,817 --> 00:17:08,694 Maybe a small stroke or some other underlying condition that 305 00:17:08,820 --> 00:17:09,653 could be causing this. 306 00:17:09,779 --> 00:17:12,739 Or it might have nothing to do with it at all. 307 00:17:13,282 --> 00:17:16,535 Have you ever had head trauma before? An accident? 308 00:17:17,245 --> 00:17:20,664 Ever had any numbness on one side before? Dizziness? 309 00:17:20,957 --> 00:17:22,624 What is the durable? 310 00:17:25,712 --> 00:17:26,712 No. 311 00:17:33,136 --> 00:17:35,137 WOMAN: (ON PA) All departing passengers for Flight Number 870, 312 00:17:35,263 --> 00:17:37,305 the plane will be delayed by one half-hour. 313 00:17:37,432 --> 00:17:39,766 We apologize for any inconvenience. 314 00:18:11,132 --> 00:18:12,924 I got you some coffee. 315 00:18:28,733 --> 00:18:32,068 So, what do you want to talk about? 316 00:18:42,246 --> 00:18:44,664 The scarring on the MRI could be anything. 317 00:18:44,791 --> 00:18:48,251 MS, toxins, any one of 100 demyelinating diseases. 318 00:18:48,377 --> 00:18:51,296 If it's meningitis, we have to ID the bug fast. 319 00:18:51,422 --> 00:18:52,464 We need to do a lumbar puncture. 320 00:18:52,590 --> 00:18:55,634 I'm not doing an LP with this edema. We could paralyze him. 321 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:56,593 What does House say? 322 00:18:56,719 --> 00:18:59,638 "The person you are trying to reach is out of the area or has turned off their phone." 323 00:18:59,764 --> 00:19:01,473 So, what are your orders? 324 00:19:01,599 --> 00:19:04,768 - We need more information. - There is no more information. 325 00:19:04,894 --> 00:19:06,978 We'll break into his place. 326 00:19:11,275 --> 00:19:12,359 Have fun. 327 00:19:14,403 --> 00:19:16,696 - How's the patient? - Fine. 328 00:19:16,864 --> 00:19:18,532 - Where are you going? - FOREMAN: Dinner. 329 00:19:18,658 --> 00:19:20,408 Oh, well, I'll join you, and you can bring me up to speed. 330 00:19:20,535 --> 00:19:22,869 Oh, sorry. Reservation for two. 331 00:19:26,415 --> 00:19:30,085 When people give themselves away, it's by little things. 332 00:19:31,337 --> 00:19:35,257 That woman over there... She's not sneering at her coffee. 333 00:19:35,466 --> 00:19:37,843 She's recovering from Bell's palsy. 334 00:19:40,179 --> 00:19:42,347 And the cashier at the coffee place... 335 00:19:42,473 --> 00:19:45,851 She doesn't want anyone to know, but she's dying of ALS. 336 00:19:45,977 --> 00:19:50,272 There's a particular sort of twitchy, stiff arm that's characteristic. 337 00:19:51,399 --> 00:19:53,441 And then there's you. 338 00:19:54,443 --> 00:19:56,361 Why aren't you wearing your cross? 339 00:19:57,321 --> 00:19:58,572 I told you I left it at... 340 00:19:58,698 --> 00:20:03,577 You keep jewelry cleaner under the sink so you won't have to go a day without it. 341 00:20:03,703 --> 00:20:06,872 True, you forgot it that morning that our pipes burst, 342 00:20:07,832 --> 00:20:11,877 but then you went back and waded through the flood to retrieve it. 343 00:20:12,003 --> 00:20:14,546 So, why no wading today? 344 00:20:15,381 --> 00:20:18,383 Didn't you bring a book to read, or something? 345 00:20:26,392 --> 00:20:27,434 Nothing. 346 00:20:31,939 --> 00:20:34,608 Caffeine pills and amphetamines. 347 00:20:34,817 --> 00:20:37,485 Same stuff he told us he was taking. 348 00:20:38,362 --> 00:20:39,613 And Topamax. 349 00:20:40,364 --> 00:20:43,617 An anticonvulsant? But he said there was no history of prior seizure. 350 00:20:43,743 --> 00:20:45,452 It's not even prescribed to him. 351 00:20:45,578 --> 00:20:46,995 Still doesn't explain his fever. 352 00:20:47,121 --> 00:20:48,413 He's probably just using it for weight loss. 353 00:20:48,539 --> 00:20:53,084 Just gives us another lie. He must really be devoted. 354 00:20:53,210 --> 00:20:54,461 Should we check the home? 355 00:20:54,587 --> 00:20:56,046 If he wanted to hide something from his wife, 356 00:20:56,172 --> 00:20:57,589 why wouldn't he hide it in the office? 357 00:20:57,715 --> 00:21:00,133 Or maybe she's hiding something. 358 00:21:08,059 --> 00:21:11,186 Nothing but aspirin and flu meds in the bathroom. 359 00:21:13,606 --> 00:21:16,608 Looks like this stuff's been sitting here for weeks. 360 00:21:16,734 --> 00:21:17,734 CHASE: Home improvement. 361 00:21:17,860 --> 00:21:19,736 He probably thought he could take the project on, 362 00:21:19,862 --> 00:21:22,614 then realized it was a little more than he could handle. 363 00:21:22,740 --> 00:21:25,325 You got a point to make, or did you just feel like giving a long, 364 00:21:25,451 --> 00:21:27,953 unnecessary explanation for something medically irrelevant? 365 00:21:28,079 --> 00:21:30,121 What happened to the Foreman who always has an answer? 366 00:21:30,247 --> 00:21:32,332 The guy who practically wears a sign saying, 367 00:21:32,458 --> 00:21:34,417 "I'm as good as House, but I'm nicer." 368 00:21:34,543 --> 00:21:35,543 I never said that. 369 00:21:35,670 --> 00:21:38,922 I guess it's safe to be confident when House is there to overrule you. 370 00:21:39,048 --> 00:21:41,132 Now that it's all on you... 371 00:21:42,343 --> 00:21:44,344 It's different. Yeah. 372 00:21:48,808 --> 00:21:52,894 Either you left it behind on purpose, or by mistake. 373 00:21:53,187 --> 00:21:55,188 The only reason you'd leave it behind intentionally 374 00:21:55,314 --> 00:21:57,273 is if it no longer meant anything to you. 375 00:21:57,400 --> 00:21:59,150 But since it was a gift from your mom, 376 00:21:59,276 --> 00:22:00,610 that would mean you had a fight with her. 377 00:22:00,736 --> 00:22:03,113 But since you don't talk to ghosts, that's unlikely. 378 00:22:03,239 --> 00:22:04,447 Leave it alone, Greg. 379 00:22:04,573 --> 00:22:08,994 Yeah, I'm good at that. So that leaves forgetting it unintentionally. 380 00:22:09,578 --> 00:22:12,539 But then we have to explain why you didn't go back for it when you realized... 381 00:22:12,665 --> 00:22:14,374 I didn't realize until I got to the airport. 382 00:22:14,500 --> 00:22:17,502 Nope. You were wearing makeup when you got to the airport. 383 00:22:17,628 --> 00:22:19,713 You can't put on makeup without looking at yourself. 384 00:22:19,839 --> 00:22:21,798 You can't look at yourself without touching that thing. 385 00:22:21,924 --> 00:22:24,050 Why does this matter to you? 386 00:22:24,385 --> 00:22:27,637 It's an anomaly. Anomalies bug me. 387 00:22:30,099 --> 00:22:32,100 Then you're gonna suffer. 388 00:22:40,067 --> 00:22:41,276 (FLETCH GROANING) 389 00:22:46,490 --> 00:22:48,491 I think it's his stomach. 390 00:22:48,659 --> 00:22:50,201 I teal indigent. 391 00:22:50,327 --> 00:22:52,287 Was it something you ate? 392 00:22:52,872 --> 00:22:54,539 He keeps doing that. 393 00:22:54,790 --> 00:22:56,458 I teal indigent. 394 00:22:56,625 --> 00:22:58,084 - Are you hungry? - No. 395 00:22:58,210 --> 00:22:59,377 No, he's in pain. Is it a sharp pain? 396 00:22:59,503 --> 00:23:03,339 No. Teal indigent! 397 00:23:03,591 --> 00:23:05,133 - Taste? - Yes. 398 00:23:05,426 --> 00:23:08,511 - A metallic taste? - Yes! 399 00:23:09,722 --> 00:23:11,598 I'll be right back. 400 00:23:15,311 --> 00:23:18,563 HOUSE: I suppose it's also possible that the clasp broke, 401 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:21,524 but then you'd be carrying the thing around in your purse... 402 00:23:21,650 --> 00:23:23,109 We had a fight. 403 00:23:23,235 --> 00:23:25,570 We had a fight, and I was angry and not thinking straight, 404 00:23:25,696 --> 00:23:27,864 and I walked out without my makeup and without my cross. 405 00:23:27,990 --> 00:23:30,575 I stopped at the drugstore to buy makeup, but I couldn't buy a cross, 406 00:23:30,701 --> 00:23:34,370 because they don't have an aisle for personal talismans! 407 00:23:37,500 --> 00:23:40,335 So you had a fight. I'm sure it'll blow over. 408 00:23:40,461 --> 00:23:42,545 - It was about nothing. - Of course it was. 409 00:23:42,671 --> 00:23:46,299 Mark's tired. He's worried. He's got mobility problems. 410 00:23:46,842 --> 00:23:48,676 It's normal to blow up over little things. 411 00:23:48,803 --> 00:23:50,428 I don't mind fighting over little things. 412 00:23:50,554 --> 00:23:54,474 I didn't mind fighting over big things. That I could understand. 413 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:56,434 We fight over nothing. 414 00:23:56,644 --> 00:23:59,854 You know, a mailbox with a sign that says, "Last pickup 5:00 p.m". 415 00:23:59,980 --> 00:24:02,857 Does that mean last pickup to go to the post office, 416 00:24:02,983 --> 00:24:06,611 or last pickup to leave the post office and be sent out of town? 417 00:24:06,779 --> 00:24:08,947 You fought over mail delivery? 418 00:24:09,073 --> 00:24:11,449 I tried to get him to drop the subject, but he wouldn't. 419 00:24:11,575 --> 00:24:14,160 I told him he was right. He thought I was being condescending. 420 00:24:14,286 --> 00:24:15,578 You were. 421 00:24:16,288 --> 00:24:18,498 He's pushing me out of his life. 422 00:24:19,416 --> 00:24:21,417 Maybe you're misinterpreting. 423 00:24:23,295 --> 00:24:25,505 Did I misinterpret with you? 424 00:24:26,215 --> 00:24:28,424 At least, this time I recognize it. 425 00:24:28,551 --> 00:24:31,302 That's the benefit of convincing the only two men you've ever loved 426 00:24:31,428 --> 00:24:33,513 they're better off without you. 427 00:24:36,058 --> 00:24:38,101 Yeah, it's all your fault. 428 00:24:38,352 --> 00:24:42,647 You know, "Stacy" in the original Greek means "relationship killer." 429 00:24:46,610 --> 00:24:47,610 (SIGHS) 430 00:24:52,700 --> 00:24:56,494 I'm going to go wash my face, so I look like a grownup again. 431 00:25:00,708 --> 00:25:02,750 (CELL PHONE RINGS) 432 00:25:03,085 --> 00:25:04,335 Hello. 433 00:25:08,090 --> 00:25:09,424 It's for you. 434 00:25:10,259 --> 00:25:12,427 - House. - Do you know your phone's dead? 435 00:25:12,553 --> 00:25:13,928 Do you ever recharge your batteries? 436 00:25:14,054 --> 00:25:15,013 HOUSE: They recharge? 437 00:25:15,139 --> 00:25:16,723 I just keep buying new phones. 438 00:25:16,849 --> 00:25:20,143 I thought you should know your aphasia guy is tasting metal. 439 00:25:20,311 --> 00:25:21,352 Where's his creatinine? 440 00:25:21,478 --> 00:25:23,396 WILSON: 6.8. He's got kidney failure. 441 00:25:23,522 --> 00:25:26,608 Cameron's got him on dialysis, and he's stable for the moment. 442 00:25:26,734 --> 00:25:28,943 Unlike Cuddy, who's suicidal. 443 00:25:29,111 --> 00:25:33,281 It's either meningitis or encephalitis. Or maybe autoimmune. 444 00:25:33,490 --> 00:25:34,407 That's perfect. 445 00:25:34,533 --> 00:25:37,827 Seems like you really narrowed it down over dinner. 446 00:25:38,412 --> 00:25:40,330 Here's the plan. We talk to House. 447 00:25:40,456 --> 00:25:42,165 We've been trying. He's not answering his cell. 448 00:25:42,291 --> 00:25:43,958 It's obvious we have to do the lumbar puncture. 449 00:25:44,084 --> 00:25:46,085 (PHONE RINGS) There's no choice anymore. 450 00:25:48,464 --> 00:25:49,923 HOUSE: You have to do it just right. 451 00:25:50,049 --> 00:25:51,341 What are you talking about? 452 00:25:51,467 --> 00:25:54,886 Either you've decided to do a lumbar puncture, or you have to fire me 453 00:25:55,012 --> 00:25:58,932 so that I can't fire all of you as soon as I get back in charge. 454 00:25:59,058 --> 00:26:00,516 Is Cuddy there, ranting? 455 00:26:00,643 --> 00:26:02,435 If I'd known you'd be out of contact... 456 00:26:02,561 --> 00:26:04,354 - They can handle it. - CUDDY: Right. 457 00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:06,773 So far, only three organ systems have failed. 458 00:26:06,899 --> 00:26:08,733 HOUSE: Okay, they can't. Doesn't matter. 459 00:26:08,859 --> 00:26:10,485 The guy's not stable enough to move. 460 00:26:10,611 --> 00:26:12,487 So go rant in your own office. 461 00:26:12,613 --> 00:26:14,697 Fine. Call me when you're done. 462 00:26:19,912 --> 00:26:22,038 What do you mean by doing the LP just right? 463 00:26:22,164 --> 00:26:23,373 We're not gonna screw it up. 464 00:26:23,499 --> 00:26:25,333 The odds are, this guy knows something we don't. 465 00:26:25,668 --> 00:26:29,504 He could know the answer to the meaning of life, the man can't communicate! 466 00:26:29,630 --> 00:26:31,005 Have you had any indication 467 00:26:31,131 --> 00:26:33,216 that he's tried to communicate something important? 468 00:26:33,342 --> 00:26:34,509 No. 469 00:26:34,635 --> 00:26:36,594 Well, that's because you guys haven't scared him enough. 470 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:39,347 I'm sure you've been all, "Oh, we'll take real good care of you". 471 00:26:39,473 --> 00:26:40,848 Why should he say anything? 472 00:26:40,975 --> 00:26:43,893 When you prep him, tell him he's gonna die. 473 00:26:44,311 --> 00:26:46,938 Crush all hope. Don't let Cameron do it. 474 00:26:48,399 --> 00:26:51,359 Cuddy, you got a problem with any of that? 475 00:26:56,198 --> 00:26:57,991 You're scheduled for a lumbar puncture, 476 00:26:58,117 --> 00:27:00,827 but you shouldn't count on that having the answers. 477 00:27:00,953 --> 00:27:03,621 If your husband continues to decline... 478 00:27:04,665 --> 00:27:06,082 You'll die. 479 00:27:10,754 --> 00:27:13,548 If there's anything you haven't told us... 480 00:27:31,608 --> 00:27:33,484 How you holding up? 481 00:27:37,072 --> 00:27:40,450 I know what you just heard is scary as hell, but... 482 00:27:42,453 --> 00:27:47,790 Couldn't tackle the bear. 483 00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:49,751 They took my stain. 484 00:27:53,088 --> 00:27:54,589 WOMAN: (ON PA) Attention, please. 485 00:27:54,715 --> 00:27:59,218 Due to weather conditions, all flights are grounded till further notice. 486 00:27:59,511 --> 00:28:02,305 Cots are being provided on the lower level. 487 00:28:02,431 --> 00:28:04,390 We apologize for the inconvenience. 488 00:28:04,516 --> 00:28:06,100 WOMAN: I don't believe it. 489 00:28:06,810 --> 00:28:10,355 You want me to run down and reserve you a cot with a view? 490 00:28:10,606 --> 00:28:12,482 Where's your knapsack? 491 00:28:12,608 --> 00:28:14,233 Checked it through. 492 00:28:14,360 --> 00:28:17,528 That's right. I forgot. It's hard for you to carry and walk. 493 00:28:17,654 --> 00:28:20,740 I booked a room at the airport hotel when I saw how bad the weather was. 494 00:28:20,866 --> 00:28:22,492 It's the last one available. 495 00:28:24,578 --> 00:28:27,455 Your leg can't handle a night on a cot. 496 00:28:28,165 --> 00:28:29,415 Thanks. 497 00:28:30,292 --> 00:28:31,459 I'm ready. 498 00:28:32,419 --> 00:28:33,336 Right. 499 00:28:35,297 --> 00:28:37,048 The hotel's upstairs. 500 00:28:39,510 --> 00:28:41,552 Does Mark know about this? 501 00:28:41,678 --> 00:28:42,637 Mark knows that when things are bad, 502 00:28:42,763 --> 00:28:45,723 I always like to have an escape route planned. 503 00:28:50,687 --> 00:28:51,687 (DOOR OPENING) 504 00:29:09,665 --> 00:29:10,665 (SIGHS) 505 00:29:10,916 --> 00:29:13,418 I have to know what's going on here. 506 00:29:15,295 --> 00:29:19,340 Because when you have a fight with Mark and you try to avoid me, 507 00:29:20,134 --> 00:29:21,175 then I have to think that... 508 00:29:21,301 --> 00:29:23,636 That I'm feeling vulnerable, and I don't want to be around you, 509 00:29:23,762 --> 00:29:26,305 because it might lead to something. 510 00:29:26,432 --> 00:29:27,390 Right. 511 00:29:28,392 --> 00:29:30,476 But then, a hotel room... 512 00:29:31,478 --> 00:29:33,729 Might also lead to something. 513 00:29:35,607 --> 00:29:37,233 So, which is it? 514 00:29:41,780 --> 00:29:43,489 Our relationship's like an addiction. 515 00:29:43,615 --> 00:29:46,576 It's like... 516 00:29:47,244 --> 00:29:48,828 Really good drugs? 517 00:29:49,037 --> 00:29:52,665 No, it's like Vindaloo curry. 518 00:29:53,667 --> 00:29:55,126 Okay, sure. 519 00:29:55,252 --> 00:29:58,212 Really, really hot Indian curry they make with red chili peppers. 520 00:29:58,338 --> 00:29:59,881 I know what it is. 521 00:30:01,049 --> 00:30:02,425 Didn't think it was addictive. 522 00:30:02,551 --> 00:30:05,470 You're abrasive and annoying, and you come on way too strong. 523 00:30:05,596 --> 00:30:08,347 Like Vindaloo curry. 524 00:30:08,474 --> 00:30:10,183 And when you're crazy about curry, that's fine. 525 00:30:10,309 --> 00:30:12,351 But no matter how much you love curry, 526 00:30:12,478 --> 00:30:15,521 you have too much of it, it takes the roof of your mouth off. 527 00:30:15,647 --> 00:30:18,816 And then you never want to see curry for a really, really long time. 528 00:30:18,942 --> 00:30:21,652 But you wake up one day and you think, 529 00:30:24,490 --> 00:30:26,657 "God, I really miss curry." 530 00:30:43,383 --> 00:30:44,759 You're a jerk. 531 00:30:45,010 --> 00:30:46,260 I know. 532 00:31:12,454 --> 00:31:14,747 If you hadn't just had a fight with Mark... 533 00:31:14,873 --> 00:31:17,500 For once in your life, will you shut up? 534 00:31:23,549 --> 00:31:25,299 (CELL PHONE RINGS) 535 00:31:34,601 --> 00:31:35,810 House. 536 00:31:36,103 --> 00:31:37,937 You're on speakerphone. 537 00:31:38,063 --> 00:31:39,605 How did the LP go? 538 00:31:40,315 --> 00:31:42,567 Give me the Reader's Digest condensed version. 539 00:31:42,693 --> 00:31:46,195 Preliminary results are some kind of infection which 540 00:31:47,072 --> 00:31:48,823 narrows it down... 541 00:31:49,199 --> 00:31:50,908 From infinity, yeah. 542 00:31:51,702 --> 00:31:55,788 At the rate his organs are deteriorating, he's got maybe a day or two. 543 00:31:56,081 --> 00:31:59,250 Okay. Well, call me back when you have something. 544 00:31:59,376 --> 00:32:01,711 CAMERON: He was trying to tell us something. 545 00:32:08,552 --> 00:32:10,011 What did he say? 546 00:32:10,137 --> 00:32:13,681 You were wrong. It wasn't the fear. He opened up to me when I... 547 00:32:13,807 --> 00:32:16,642 A sympathetic presence after a traumatic moment. 548 00:32:17,436 --> 00:32:20,646 Classic interrogation technique. What did he say? 549 00:32:21,023 --> 00:32:22,189 You knew that I'd... 550 00:32:22,316 --> 00:32:25,693 Act the way you always do? Yeah, I did. What did he say? 551 00:32:26,695 --> 00:32:28,613 He couldn't tackle the bear. 552 00:32:29,239 --> 00:32:32,074 Now all we need is the English-Aphasic dictionary. 553 00:32:32,242 --> 00:32:34,619 A fluent aphasic retrieves words that are stored 554 00:32:34,745 --> 00:32:36,037 somewhere close to the one he wants. 555 00:32:36,163 --> 00:32:39,081 They could be filed by sound or by meanings. 556 00:32:39,207 --> 00:32:40,916 So if he wants to say "table", 557 00:32:41,043 --> 00:32:44,045 he could say "label" or he could say "chair." 558 00:32:44,588 --> 00:32:47,673 Or he could just say "jabberwocky". There's no way to tell. 559 00:32:47,799 --> 00:32:50,551 He also said, "They took my stain." 560 00:32:52,679 --> 00:32:53,929 Hold on. 561 00:32:56,683 --> 00:33:01,270 I'm gonna take this phone downstairs, so I don't disturb you. Is that okay? 562 00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:02,605 Sure. 563 00:33:02,939 --> 00:33:06,108 Keep him talking. Write down everything he says. 564 00:33:09,529 --> 00:33:10,696 Stacy. 565 00:33:12,240 --> 00:33:13,240 (SIGHS) 566 00:33:13,575 --> 00:33:16,911 That new makeup you bought, do you mind if I borrow it? 567 00:33:22,793 --> 00:33:26,629 What did you mean by "stain"? Dirty, soiled... 568 00:33:26,922 --> 00:33:28,631 No, no. 569 00:33:28,757 --> 00:33:32,218 What about rhymes? Pain? Brain? 570 00:33:32,636 --> 00:33:33,844 Thane? 571 00:33:34,721 --> 00:33:39,308 He is dying from some kind of infection, and you all are playing word games? 572 00:33:39,434 --> 00:33:42,061 Is there anything else you haven't told us? 573 00:33:50,696 --> 00:33:53,322 Let's start this again. 574 00:33:54,866 --> 00:33:57,785 "Bear." Is it "bare" as in "naked"? 575 00:34:36,491 --> 00:34:39,243 Crimson Desire shows up well on Sheetrock. 576 00:34:39,578 --> 00:34:41,412 That's why I chose it. 577 00:34:55,802 --> 00:34:58,596 HOUSE: You must have gotten one new phrase out of him. Something. 578 00:34:58,722 --> 00:35:02,641 We've been talking to him for hours. Maybe he's just given up. 579 00:35:02,768 --> 00:35:05,519 You sure you've told me everything you found at his home and office? 580 00:35:05,645 --> 00:35:07,229 No, we're hiding something. 581 00:35:07,355 --> 00:35:08,814 Maybe it's not a rhyme or a synonym. 582 00:35:08,940 --> 00:35:10,274 What else is there? 583 00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:12,610 You think we should just start guessing randomly? 584 00:35:12,736 --> 00:35:14,445 Maybe House is wrong. 585 00:35:15,655 --> 00:35:17,323 Hope that's not the end of the thought. 586 00:35:17,449 --> 00:35:20,659 He mentioned "stain" once before, when Chase was giving him the MRI. 587 00:35:20,786 --> 00:35:22,745 - Before we scared him. - He did? 588 00:35:22,871 --> 00:35:24,789 It's in your notes. 589 00:35:25,624 --> 00:35:28,959 CHASE: So he only talks during MRIs and lumbar punctures? 590 00:35:29,294 --> 00:35:32,213 Your theory is he can only talk with a needle in his back or... 591 00:35:32,339 --> 00:35:34,757 When his wife's not in the room. 592 00:35:37,469 --> 00:35:41,138 The more devoted, the more reason to lie. 593 00:35:42,557 --> 00:35:44,016 That's cynical. 594 00:35:44,184 --> 00:35:45,518 You disagree? 595 00:35:45,644 --> 00:35:48,896 No, I'm just kvelling. Our little girl is growing up. 596 00:35:49,481 --> 00:35:53,192 Okay, what's the best way to rip a woman from the side of her dying husband? 597 00:35:53,318 --> 00:35:56,278 You woke me up to lie to a patient's wife? 598 00:35:56,404 --> 00:35:59,198 Tell her there's been a miscommunication over their insurance coverage. 599 00:35:59,324 --> 00:36:00,699 Not a big deal. 600 00:36:00,826 --> 00:36:04,078 Tell me. If it is your aim to sell me 601 00:36:04,204 --> 00:36:08,707 the same crazy ideas that House does, how are you an improvement on House? 602 00:36:08,834 --> 00:36:10,709 I brought you a coffee. 603 00:36:15,465 --> 00:36:18,300 Your flight's been boarding for 20 minutes. 604 00:36:18,426 --> 00:36:19,552 I'll take a later one. 605 00:36:19,678 --> 00:36:20,845 Greg, they can't leave without you. 606 00:36:20,971 --> 00:36:23,138 (CELL PHONE RINGS) You checked your knapsack. 607 00:36:24,057 --> 00:36:25,641 - Are we in? - Yeah. 608 00:36:25,767 --> 00:36:28,853 Hi. I'm Gregory House. I'm your attending physician. 609 00:36:29,479 --> 00:36:31,814 Your wife's not there. Start talking. 610 00:36:32,023 --> 00:36:36,652 They took my stain. I couldn't tackle the bear. 611 00:36:36,778 --> 00:36:38,279 They took my stain. 612 00:36:38,405 --> 00:36:41,657 Okay, shut up now. Nice work, Cameron. Give him the list again. 613 00:36:41,783 --> 00:36:43,617 Let us know when something sounds right. 614 00:36:43,743 --> 00:36:48,706 Dirty, soiled, pain, brain... 615 00:36:48,832 --> 00:36:49,874 Yes. 616 00:36:50,709 --> 00:36:52,084 FOREMAN: Where does that get us? 617 00:36:52,210 --> 00:36:54,461 We're already paying plenty of attention to his brain. 618 00:36:54,588 --> 00:36:56,255 We've got an MRI, got a CT... 619 00:36:56,381 --> 00:36:59,592 Are we sure he wasn't reacting to "pain"? He's been on painkillers. 620 00:36:59,718 --> 00:37:01,093 HOUSE: Oh, come on, Chase. 621 00:37:01,261 --> 00:37:04,263 Drugs didn't do this to him, even if he is an addict. 622 00:37:04,389 --> 00:37:06,348 I dissuade the tonal category. 623 00:37:06,474 --> 00:37:09,852 Oh, please, Mr. Sleeping Pills, Amphetamines, 624 00:37:10,270 --> 00:37:12,688 Bring Me Up, Bring Me Down... 625 00:37:12,814 --> 00:37:16,233 WOMAN: (ON PA) Will passenger Gregory House please report to Gate 7. 626 00:37:16,359 --> 00:37:18,485 Gregory House to Gate 7. 627 00:37:22,574 --> 00:37:23,866 Ever hear this one? 628 00:37:23,992 --> 00:37:27,661 You build a house. Each wall has a southern exposure. 629 00:37:28,246 --> 00:37:31,832 A big bear comes wandering by. What color is the bear? 630 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:36,003 White. It's a polar bear. You built your house in the North Pole. 631 00:37:36,212 --> 00:37:40,382 Polar. Whatever your name is. Patient! Are you bipolar? 632 00:37:42,636 --> 00:37:44,470 What? I can't see. Is he nodding? 633 00:37:44,596 --> 00:37:45,679 Yes. 634 00:37:46,890 --> 00:37:51,560 Topamax isn't just off-label for weight loss. It's off-label for mood disorders. 635 00:37:51,686 --> 00:37:54,688 Plenty of bipolars are manic in the daytime, depressive at night. 636 00:37:54,814 --> 00:37:58,442 He's been medicating for years with alcohol, sleeping through the bad hours. 637 00:37:58,568 --> 00:37:59,860 It explains the danger journalism. 638 00:37:59,986 --> 00:38:02,863 Explains everything, including the kitchen sink. 639 00:38:02,989 --> 00:38:04,782 Okay, technically, it's the kitchen cabinets. 640 00:38:04,908 --> 00:38:06,742 He starts a project, then he stops. 641 00:38:06,868 --> 00:38:10,120 Except bipolar disorder does not cause seizures. 642 00:38:10,246 --> 00:38:12,748 And it doesn't shut down your kidneys. But what it does do... 643 00:38:12,874 --> 00:38:13,999 GUARD: Excuse me, sir. May I see your ID? 644 00:38:14,125 --> 00:38:15,709 I'm on the phone. I'm on the phone. 645 00:38:15,835 --> 00:38:16,919 Now, please. 646 00:38:17,045 --> 00:38:18,420 House? What is it? 647 00:38:18,546 --> 00:38:20,673 I'm a doctor. This is an emergency call. 648 00:38:20,799 --> 00:38:22,549 You have to come with me, sir. 649 00:38:22,676 --> 00:38:24,927 - I'm not going anywhere. - Do you think you're gonna take me on? 650 00:38:25,053 --> 00:38:26,679 I kick and I bite. 651 00:38:27,222 --> 00:38:30,766 You're either on that plane, or you're going into custody. 652 00:38:38,108 --> 00:38:39,108 FOREMAN: House? 653 00:38:39,234 --> 00:38:40,234 Are you still there? 654 00:38:40,777 --> 00:38:43,153 Being bipolar makes you take risks. 655 00:38:43,279 --> 00:38:46,156 You seek excitement, you make up stories. 656 00:38:46,408 --> 00:38:48,659 I dime value tale lever! 657 00:38:48,785 --> 00:38:52,955 Fine, maybe your stories are legit. But people would start to wonder. 658 00:38:53,081 --> 00:38:56,834 Annoyed politicians, entire governments would be on your ass. 659 00:38:56,960 --> 00:39:00,838 So you couldn't tell anybody you were bipolar. Which was fine. 660 00:39:01,840 --> 00:39:03,799 Until you fell in love. 661 00:39:05,885 --> 00:39:07,886 And you wanted that life. 662 00:39:09,431 --> 00:39:12,307 And you hear that there's a surgical cure. 663 00:39:13,309 --> 00:39:16,645 You can give the woman you love the life she wants. 664 00:39:17,230 --> 00:39:19,440 All you have to do is change. 665 00:39:23,778 --> 00:39:25,738 Bilateral cingulotomy. 666 00:39:25,864 --> 00:39:29,950 An experimental surgery that some people claim helps mood disorders. 667 00:39:30,076 --> 00:39:32,828 And if it's done by Gamma Knife, there's no trace of cutting. 668 00:39:32,954 --> 00:39:34,830 That's the neural scarring we saw on the MRI. 669 00:39:34,956 --> 00:39:37,916 Which explained nothing, because it wasn't even in the right area. 670 00:39:38,043 --> 00:39:40,669 It's not the surgery, it's the secrecy. 671 00:39:41,254 --> 00:39:43,297 What causes recurring fever, 672 00:39:43,423 --> 00:39:44,465 neurological problems, 673 00:39:44,591 --> 00:39:47,509 lethargy that you fight with caffeine pills and amphetamines? 674 00:39:47,635 --> 00:39:49,678 It wasn't your secret psych disorder. 675 00:39:49,971 --> 00:39:51,930 It wasn't your secret daily drug use. 676 00:39:52,057 --> 00:39:54,433 It was your secret trip for your secret surgery 677 00:39:54,559 --> 00:39:56,685 in Caracas or Buenos Aires. 678 00:39:56,936 --> 00:39:59,980 Which, by the way, didn't work, given the state of your kitchen cabinets. 679 00:40:00,106 --> 00:40:02,399 House. Shut up. 680 00:40:04,778 --> 00:40:06,278 What's going on? 681 00:40:10,909 --> 00:40:12,367 Is he right? 682 00:40:15,413 --> 00:40:18,624 Your doctors know you better than I do. 683 00:40:19,167 --> 00:40:22,252 That man on the speakerphone, he never even met you, 684 00:40:22,378 --> 00:40:24,838 and he knows you better than I do. 685 00:40:28,676 --> 00:40:29,968 You love me? 686 00:40:33,723 --> 00:40:36,475 Yes. Yes. 687 00:40:36,726 --> 00:40:38,685 You just don't trust me. 688 00:40:43,483 --> 00:40:45,234 HOUSE: Get some blood on a slide. 689 00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:47,277 Do not put it through a computer this time. 690 00:40:47,403 --> 00:40:48,487 Yeah. 691 00:41:02,961 --> 00:41:04,711 FOREMAN: Cerebral malaria. 692 00:41:07,048 --> 00:41:10,050 I'll get him started on intravenous quinidine. 693 00:41:11,219 --> 00:41:15,013 If a human being had actually looked at his blood anywhere along the way, 694 00:41:15,140 --> 00:41:18,392 instead of just running tests through the computer, 695 00:41:18,810 --> 00:41:21,812 the parasites would have jumped right out at them. 696 00:41:22,230 --> 00:41:24,398 Price of the electronic age. 697 00:41:39,372 --> 00:41:40,622 Fletch. 698 00:41:41,875 --> 00:41:43,333 She'll be back. 699 00:41:49,174 --> 00:41:51,216 Give her time to miss you. 700 00:41:59,893 --> 00:42:01,935 MAN: (ON PA) Final boarding call for Flight Number 7... 701 00:42:02,061 --> 00:42:03,979 I'm counting on you to get me off the no-fly list. 702 00:42:04,105 --> 00:42:05,731 Is your patient gonna be all right? 703 00:42:05,857 --> 00:42:08,859 - Physically, his chances are good. - Physically? 704 00:42:09,152 --> 00:42:11,737 Two people who weren't meant to be together. 705 00:42:11,863 --> 00:42:14,948 Maybe they'll get a happy ending just because they both want it so much. 706 00:42:15,074 --> 00:42:16,992 Yeah, that's usually the way it works. 707 00:42:17,118 --> 00:42:20,746 He loved her enough to convince himself he could change. 708 00:42:22,457 --> 00:42:24,416 But he couldn't, could he? 709 00:42:28,963 --> 00:42:30,339 Thank you. 710 00:42:31,257 --> 00:42:34,426 You know what Woody Allen said about relationships. 711 00:42:34,552 --> 00:42:36,845 Irrational and crazy, but we go through it all because... 712 00:42:36,971 --> 00:42:38,555 We need the curry.