1 00:00:03,336 --> 00:00:04,753 (DOOR OPENS) 2 00:00:09,092 --> 00:00:10,175 Hey. 3 00:00:10,260 --> 00:00:11,343 BERlNGER: Hey, l'll be right there. 4 00:00:11,428 --> 00:00:13,053 Take your time. 5 00:00:14,097 --> 00:00:15,723 You mind if l get a drink of water? 6 00:00:15,807 --> 00:00:17,933 No, no. Not at all, help yourself. 7 00:00:30,447 --> 00:00:32,197 (BERlNGER CHUCKLlNG) 8 00:00:32,282 --> 00:00:34,616 Not exactly beach reading, huh? 9 00:00:35,118 --> 00:00:36,368 Do you understand any of that stuff? 10 00:00:36,453 --> 00:00:37,745 Well, most of these l can get through. 11 00:00:37,829 --> 00:00:40,706 But that one, l can't get past the dust jacket. 12 00:00:40,790 --> 00:00:42,374 Where's Ted? Laid off. 13 00:00:42,459 --> 00:00:43,834 Company's going with per diem workers. 14 00:00:43,918 --> 00:00:46,336 You don't have to pay overtime, health insurance. 15 00:00:46,421 --> 00:00:47,713 Wow, that sucks. 16 00:00:47,797 --> 00:00:51,633 l don't mind. Really. l'm not a 40-hour-a-week kind of guy. 17 00:00:54,137 --> 00:00:56,555 Uh, if l could just get you to sign. . . 18 00:00:56,639 --> 00:00:58,140 Right. Um. . . 19 00:00:59,476 --> 00:01:02,519 Hang on one second. l wanna show you something. 20 00:01:02,604 --> 00:01:04,229 (BERlNGER LAUGHlNG) 21 00:01:04,314 --> 00:01:05,814 (COUGHlNG) 22 00:01:06,024 --> 00:01:07,441 You're gonna laugh, 23 00:01:07,525 --> 00:01:11,153 but l swear this guy, James Sidas, looks exactly like you. 24 00:01:13,865 --> 00:01:15,741 Wait, hang on a second. 25 00:01:16,868 --> 00:01:19,536 This guy is you. l saw a profile Nova did on you. 26 00:01:19,621 --> 00:01:22,414 You're like the youngest guy to ever graduate MlT. 27 00:01:22,499 --> 00:01:24,083 Standards were lower back then. 28 00:01:24,167 --> 00:01:25,584 You got an lQ of 1 78. 29 00:01:25,668 --> 00:01:27,878 Published three books and 35 papers, 30 00:01:27,962 --> 00:01:29,797 all before the age of 1 8? 31 00:01:29,881 --> 00:01:31,048 Yeah. 32 00:01:31,674 --> 00:01:33,300 Sorry, l really need to get going, 33 00:01:33,384 --> 00:01:34,760 so if l could just get you to sign off. . . 34 00:01:34,844 --> 00:01:38,514 All right. l'll trade you. l'll sign if you'll sign. 35 00:01:38,723 --> 00:01:39,932 l'm not that guy any more. 36 00:01:40,016 --> 00:01:41,767 Come on, man. This is the most exciting thing 37 00:01:41,851 --> 00:01:44,478 that's happened in this place in years. 38 00:01:52,070 --> 00:01:54,571 (LAUGHlNG) Come on, don't be like that. 39 00:01:54,656 --> 00:01:56,490 l'm paying you a compliment. 40 00:01:58,576 --> 00:02:00,369 lt's not that. l'm. . . 41 00:02:01,704 --> 00:02:02,955 My hand's not working. 42 00:02:03,039 --> 00:02:05,874 Hey, hey. Whoa, whoa. You okay? 43 00:02:08,670 --> 00:02:09,711 No. 44 00:02:49,419 --> 00:02:51,170 $2.32. Put it on Dr. Wilson's tab. 45 00:02:51,254 --> 00:02:54,506 l don't know who Dr. Wilson is, and we don't have tabs. 46 00:02:54,591 --> 00:02:56,175 Do you know who l am? 47 00:02:56,259 --> 00:02:57,718 No. Good. 48 00:02:58,094 --> 00:02:59,511 But, sir. . . 49 00:02:59,596 --> 00:03:01,597 l got it. lt's all right. 50 00:03:03,099 --> 00:03:04,474 Thanks. 51 00:03:04,559 --> 00:03:06,560 Although, l should make it clear that for two bucks, 52 00:03:06,644 --> 00:03:08,729 all you get is top half, over the clothes. 53 00:03:08,813 --> 00:03:10,022 (LAUGHS) 54 00:03:10,106 --> 00:03:12,149 Any plans for turkey day? 55 00:03:12,233 --> 00:03:15,068 Going to my sister's for dinner. Why? 56 00:03:15,361 --> 00:03:16,945 Just making pleasant conversation. 57 00:03:17,030 --> 00:03:18,989 l heard tell of folks doing such. 58 00:03:19,073 --> 00:03:21,325 How about we talk about this? 59 00:03:21,409 --> 00:03:24,328 Fifteen-year-old, recurring migraines and blurred vision. 60 00:03:24,412 --> 00:03:25,579 Great. Really? 61 00:03:25,663 --> 00:03:27,706 Sure. There's no point putting a band together 62 00:03:27,790 --> 00:03:29,166 if we're not gonna play any gigs. 63 00:03:29,250 --> 00:03:31,835 Hold on. Take this instead. 64 00:03:31,920 --> 00:03:33,712 l was expecting more resistance. 65 00:03:33,796 --> 00:03:37,633 That was the old me. New me is static guarded and friction free. 66 00:03:37,717 --> 00:03:39,551 Enjoy your drumstick. 67 00:03:44,766 --> 00:03:46,767 Ready to save some lives? 68 00:03:47,393 --> 00:03:51,396 Thirty-two-year-old courier, ataxia, anemia, mild cough. 69 00:03:51,481 --> 00:03:53,148 CT was clear, tox screen negative. 70 00:03:53,233 --> 00:03:55,025 What are you so excited about? 71 00:03:55,109 --> 00:03:57,027 Why wouldn't l be? Got all my starters back, 72 00:03:57,111 --> 00:04:01,156 plus a couple of first-class free agents. l feel like Mike Tomlin. 73 00:04:01,950 --> 00:04:04,243 Probably not as much as you do, but you get the idea. 74 00:04:04,327 --> 00:04:07,079 Ataxia and anemia, could be viral, maybe West Nile. 75 00:04:07,163 --> 00:04:11,041 No fever, lymph glands were normal. Anybody seen Wilson? 76 00:04:11,125 --> 00:04:12,251 Hyperbilirubinemia? 77 00:04:12,335 --> 00:04:14,419 Yeah, like that's a real thing. 78 00:04:14,504 --> 00:04:15,504 Meningitis. 79 00:04:15,588 --> 00:04:17,047 Anemia's a stretch. 80 00:04:17,131 --> 00:04:19,424 Page Dr. James Wilson at 558. 81 00:04:19,509 --> 00:04:20,842 TAUB: What about sickle cell? 82 00:04:20,927 --> 00:04:22,386 The guy's white. Whites can get it. 83 00:04:22,470 --> 00:04:25,097 Come on. We get the tennis elbow and all the money, 84 00:04:25,181 --> 00:04:26,265 let them have sickle cell. 85 00:04:26,349 --> 00:04:27,599 TTP is a better fit. 86 00:04:27,684 --> 00:04:28,934 He's right. 87 00:04:33,690 --> 00:04:35,941 What, you thought l wouldn't agree with him? Ever? 88 00:04:36,025 --> 00:04:37,109 Well, you didn't agree with him. 89 00:04:37,193 --> 00:04:39,778 That's why he dumped you. Oh, sorry, it was mutual. 90 00:04:39,862 --> 00:04:42,114 We're cool, okay? Nobody's angry, nobody's hurt. 91 00:04:42,198 --> 00:04:43,573 HOUSE: Sounds passionate. 92 00:04:43,700 --> 00:04:46,034 (CLEARS THROAT) TTP makes sense to me. Not to me. 93 00:04:46,119 --> 00:04:47,119 What if he had a history of. . . 94 00:04:47,203 --> 00:04:50,122 One big happy family. TTP it is. 95 00:04:50,540 --> 00:04:53,709 Confirm with a blood smear and ADAMTS1 3 antibodies. 96 00:04:53,793 --> 00:04:56,712 WOMAN ON PA: Dr. James Wilson, please dial 558. 97 00:04:57,547 --> 00:04:58,588 Can you cure it? 98 00:04:58,673 --> 00:05:00,132 TTP isn't completely curable, 99 00:05:00,216 --> 00:05:02,551 but the symptoms are manageable with the proper treatment. 100 00:05:02,635 --> 00:05:03,802 ls this the treatment? 101 00:05:03,886 --> 00:05:06,138 No. First we need to do a blood test to confirm the diagnosis. 102 00:05:06,222 --> 00:05:07,306 But he's gonna get better? 103 00:05:07,390 --> 00:05:08,765 SlDAS: Honey, that's what she's saying. 104 00:05:08,850 --> 00:05:09,975 l'm gonna be okay. Don't worry. 105 00:05:10,059 --> 00:05:12,185 How can't l worry? You're in the hospital. 106 00:05:12,270 --> 00:05:13,812 l'm gonna be fine. 107 00:05:13,896 --> 00:05:16,148 Are you sure everything was fine before? 108 00:05:16,232 --> 00:05:17,733 l mean, given your educational background, 109 00:05:17,817 --> 00:05:20,110 you'd think you could at least find a job with a medical plan. 110 00:05:20,194 --> 00:05:21,653 We have money. Don't worry. 111 00:05:21,738 --> 00:05:22,821 TAUB: lt's not that. 112 00:05:22,905 --> 00:05:24,489 lt's just l want to make sure 113 00:05:24,574 --> 00:05:26,283 we have all the information we should. 114 00:05:26,367 --> 00:05:27,617 My husband wouldn't lie. 115 00:05:27,702 --> 00:05:29,661 lt's okay, baby. He's just doing his job. 116 00:05:29,746 --> 00:05:34,124 He just wants to make sure l'm not a secret drug addict or an alcoholic. 117 00:05:34,208 --> 00:05:37,002 Or hiding a history of mental illness. 118 00:05:38,671 --> 00:05:41,340 l work as a courier because l want to. 119 00:05:41,424 --> 00:05:42,674 lt's easy. l don't have to think. 120 00:05:42,759 --> 00:05:43,884 lt's too hard to think? 121 00:05:43,968 --> 00:05:45,969 No. Just unpleasant. 122 00:05:47,221 --> 00:05:49,931 No matter what l did, it really wasn't good enough. 123 00:05:50,016 --> 00:05:51,141 Then l met Dara. 124 00:05:51,225 --> 00:05:52,434 She didn't care how smart l was, 125 00:05:52,518 --> 00:05:55,020 or what l might accomplish in the future. 126 00:05:55,104 --> 00:05:58,482 lt was the first time in my life that l was really happy. 127 00:05:58,566 --> 00:06:02,110 So l decided l would rather be happy than smart. 128 00:06:09,827 --> 00:06:11,119 (DOOR OPENS) 129 00:06:13,706 --> 00:06:15,290 You all right? 130 00:06:16,125 --> 00:06:19,086 Sorry. l know you're not okay. l mean. . . 131 00:06:20,213 --> 00:06:21,546 She left. 132 00:06:22,173 --> 00:06:23,965 Went back to Chicago. 133 00:06:25,051 --> 00:06:26,426 Any chance of reconciliation? 134 00:06:26,677 --> 00:06:27,803 No. 135 00:06:28,971 --> 00:06:30,806 You sure you don't wanna grab a drink after work? 136 00:06:30,890 --> 00:06:33,016 l figured we could talk about the perils of dating doctors. 137 00:06:33,101 --> 00:06:34,476 l wasn't dating Cameron. 138 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:35,560 l'm sorry. l didn't mean to. . . 139 00:06:35,645 --> 00:06:38,730 l know what you're doing, and l appreciate it. 140 00:06:38,815 --> 00:06:40,982 But l've got it under control. 141 00:06:41,067 --> 00:06:43,068 That's what you said about the Dibala incident, 142 00:06:43,152 --> 00:06:44,986 and obviously you didn't. 143 00:06:45,071 --> 00:06:48,615 And talking about it obviously made things so much better. 144 00:06:53,996 --> 00:06:57,040 Didn't you think there was something weird about that guy? 145 00:06:57,125 --> 00:06:59,543 Not really. ln fact, he seemed pretty normal. 146 00:06:59,627 --> 00:07:01,253 That's my point. 147 00:07:01,337 --> 00:07:02,963 Guys with lQs off the chart 148 00:07:03,047 --> 00:07:05,757 are usually completely abnormal. 149 00:07:06,676 --> 00:07:08,927 Speaking of House, why did you come back? 150 00:07:09,011 --> 00:07:10,512 l mean, you must have taken a major pay cut. 151 00:07:10,596 --> 00:07:12,013 Life's too short to worry about money. 152 00:07:12,098 --> 00:07:13,265 Your wife feel the same way? 153 00:07:13,349 --> 00:07:16,226 She's happy to cut back on some things. 154 00:07:16,310 --> 00:07:17,727 Like sex. 155 00:07:19,647 --> 00:07:21,273 Why'd you come back? Why wouldn't l? 156 00:07:21,357 --> 00:07:24,818 Like Foreman said, nobody's angry, nobody's hurt. 157 00:07:24,902 --> 00:07:26,027 Schistocytes. 158 00:07:27,321 --> 00:07:28,613 That means TTP. 159 00:07:28,698 --> 00:07:30,866 Which is what we thought it'd be, remember? This is a good thing. 160 00:07:30,950 --> 00:07:34,035 This is an easy thing, and House doesn't take cases that are easy, 161 00:07:34,162 --> 00:07:35,745 which means it's not TTP. 162 00:07:35,830 --> 00:07:39,207 And he wants to see how long it takes us to catch up to him. 163 00:07:42,003 --> 00:07:44,296 Schistocytes suggest TTP. 164 00:07:44,380 --> 00:07:46,131 Good, now what? 165 00:07:46,466 --> 00:07:48,091 Normally we'd try plasmapheresis, 166 00:07:48,176 --> 00:07:50,302 but the patient has an albumin colloid allergy. 167 00:07:50,386 --> 00:07:51,470 So? 168 00:07:51,554 --> 00:07:53,638 So that means we have to give him a splenectomy. 169 00:07:53,723 --> 00:07:55,307 Yes, it does. 170 00:08:09,238 --> 00:08:11,239 Wilson? MAN: No. 171 00:08:11,324 --> 00:08:12,491 Do you know where he is? 172 00:08:12,575 --> 00:08:13,658 Not in here. 173 00:08:13,743 --> 00:08:15,619 You're sure you want us to take out his spleen? 174 00:08:15,703 --> 00:08:16,870 ls that what a splenectomy is? 175 00:08:16,954 --> 00:08:19,122 l thought it was an ice cream treat. Yuck. 176 00:08:19,207 --> 00:08:20,957 So you do really think he has TTP. 177 00:08:21,042 --> 00:08:22,167 You're not just testing us. 178 00:08:22,251 --> 00:08:24,753 Yeah. Like l have time for games. 179 00:08:26,422 --> 00:08:28,340 So, why did you really take this case? 180 00:08:28,424 --> 00:08:31,635 lsn't it obvious? l'm fishing for a dinner invite. 181 00:08:33,221 --> 00:08:34,763 (TOlLET FLUSHlNG) 182 00:08:41,395 --> 00:08:44,105 HOUSE: Missed you at breakfast this morning. 183 00:08:44,357 --> 00:08:45,732 And lunch. 184 00:08:45,816 --> 00:08:47,442 l had a dentist appointment. 185 00:08:47,527 --> 00:08:49,694 You know where Cuddy's sister lives? 186 00:08:49,779 --> 00:08:53,114 You see, this is why l don't answer your urgent pages, 187 00:08:53,199 --> 00:08:54,991 because they're not urgent pages. 188 00:08:55,076 --> 00:08:57,994 l've decided what l'm gonna do about Cuddy and Lucas. 189 00:08:58,079 --> 00:08:59,454 l'm going to break them up. 190 00:09:00,039 --> 00:09:02,082 Of course. lt's given me a purpose in life, 191 00:09:02,166 --> 00:09:04,459 a goal, a raison d'etre. 192 00:09:04,544 --> 00:09:08,421 Albeit a selfish, mean-spirited, childish raison. 193 00:09:08,506 --> 00:09:11,091 l think of it more as benevolent. 194 00:09:11,467 --> 00:09:13,802 There's only two possible outcomes for their relationship, 195 00:09:13,886 --> 00:09:16,054 they split or they stay together forever. 196 00:09:16,138 --> 00:09:18,765 lf it's split, then the sooner it happens, the better for everyone. 197 00:09:18,849 --> 00:09:21,101 lf it's stay, then my meddling won't matter. 198 00:09:21,185 --> 00:09:22,227 (ELEVATOR DlNGS) 199 00:09:22,311 --> 00:09:24,062 ln fact, if they survive it, 200 00:09:24,146 --> 00:09:26,356 it might even make their bond stronger. 201 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:28,984 How you manage to elevate your narcissism 202 00:09:29,068 --> 00:09:31,903 to beneficence is masterful. 203 00:09:32,738 --> 00:09:35,865 And l've decided to do it at Thanksgiving dinner, 204 00:09:35,950 --> 00:09:37,701 just 'cause l'm sentimental. 205 00:09:37,785 --> 00:09:39,869 Dinner's at Cuddy's sister's, which brings us back to. . . 206 00:09:39,954 --> 00:09:41,621 House, don't. 207 00:09:41,706 --> 00:09:45,000 l fished for an invite. Cuddy wasn't biting, so l'll have to crash. 208 00:09:45,084 --> 00:09:48,003 l have no idea where Cuddy's sister lives. 209 00:09:48,087 --> 00:09:50,297 Ask and thou shalt receive. 210 00:09:50,381 --> 00:09:53,383 You can't honestly think l would help you with this. 211 00:09:53,467 --> 00:09:56,177 Not help me, help Cuddy, remember? 212 00:09:56,512 --> 00:10:00,098 lf you don't get it, l'll be forced to use more nefarious methods. 213 00:10:00,182 --> 00:10:01,725 Happy holidays. 214 00:10:05,855 --> 00:10:06,896 CHASE: Ah. 215 00:10:06,981 --> 00:10:08,356 Looks great. 216 00:10:08,441 --> 00:10:10,442 So, he's all better? 217 00:10:10,526 --> 00:10:12,277 Probably be on some long-term meds, 218 00:10:12,361 --> 00:10:14,070 and he's about 1 0 ounces lighter, 219 00:10:14,155 --> 00:10:17,157 other than that, he won't even know it's gone. 220 00:10:18,159 --> 00:10:21,745 Did you hear that, honey? You're gonna be just fine. 221 00:10:22,288 --> 00:10:23,538 When can l get out of here? 222 00:10:23,623 --> 00:10:25,957 lf everything checks out, less than a week. 223 00:10:26,042 --> 00:10:29,628 Good. 'Cause those boxes aren't gonna deliver colors. 224 00:10:30,963 --> 00:10:31,963 Colors? 225 00:10:32,048 --> 00:10:34,633 Green and orange 226 00:10:35,635 --> 00:10:37,177 and ceiling. 227 00:10:37,678 --> 00:10:39,471 Mr. Sidas, do you know where you are? Chewing. 228 00:10:39,555 --> 00:10:40,639 (MONlTOR BEEPlNG RAPlDLY) 229 00:10:40,723 --> 00:10:41,723 Jimmy? 230 00:10:41,807 --> 00:10:42,807 Shirt. 231 00:10:42,892 --> 00:10:45,685 He's stroking. Call the cath lab, now! 232 00:10:45,770 --> 00:10:47,020 Oh, my God. 233 00:10:50,983 --> 00:10:53,943 Blood flow's restored, appears to be no permanent damage. 234 00:10:54,028 --> 00:10:56,279 Good news is it turns out to be an exciting, 235 00:10:56,364 --> 00:10:58,573 action-packed thrill ride of a case after all. 236 00:10:58,658 --> 00:11:01,409 Bad news is we took out his spleen for nothing. 237 00:11:01,494 --> 00:11:03,912 Thank God he's still got his appendix and tonsils. 238 00:11:03,996 --> 00:11:07,666 So what looks like TTP, acts like TTP, 239 00:11:07,750 --> 00:11:10,251 (DlALlNG) tests like TTP, but isn't TTP? 240 00:11:10,336 --> 00:11:12,796 CNS Vasculitis, explains the ataxia 241 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:14,172 and anemia, maybe the stroke. 242 00:11:14,256 --> 00:11:15,715 CT would have picked up something. 243 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:19,010 Hi, l'm Greg House. l'm a friend of your sister, Lisa. 244 00:11:19,095 --> 00:11:20,553 Could be DlC. 245 00:11:20,638 --> 00:11:21,971 Lisa Cuddy. 246 00:11:22,056 --> 00:11:23,640 HOUSE: Sorry, wrong number. You gonna ask? 247 00:11:23,724 --> 00:11:25,684 l'm sure he's got a perfectly logical explanation. 248 00:11:25,768 --> 00:11:27,852 Can't be DlC, no hemorrhaging. 249 00:11:27,937 --> 00:11:30,522 And l'm calling all 1 2 Julia Cuddys within 1 00-mile radius. 250 00:11:30,606 --> 00:11:31,648 (DlALlNG) 251 00:11:31,732 --> 00:11:34,984 See? Completely reasonable. Acquired pancytopenia? 252 00:11:35,069 --> 00:11:36,111 WBC's normal. 253 00:11:36,195 --> 00:11:40,490 Hey, Julia. You're Lisa's sister, right? 254 00:11:41,075 --> 00:11:43,410 Are you sure? You are number 1 2. 255 00:11:43,494 --> 00:11:45,787 Maybe she got married and changed her name. 256 00:11:45,871 --> 00:11:47,247 Otis Campbell. 257 00:11:47,331 --> 00:11:48,665 Probably kept her first name. 258 00:11:48,749 --> 00:11:49,874 FOREMAN: The mnemonic for toxins. 259 00:11:49,959 --> 00:11:52,669 "O" for organophosphates, "T" for tricyclics, "l" for insulin. . . 260 00:11:52,753 --> 00:11:55,255 Or as l remember it, "Moist Place." 261 00:11:55,339 --> 00:11:57,757 That's "Place" spelled with two "L"s and a silent "B." 262 00:11:57,842 --> 00:11:59,134 Except the tox screen was negative. 263 00:11:59,218 --> 00:12:01,594 Standard tox screen. Unstandard toxins don't show up on it. 264 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:05,098 Well, you two do an unstandard tox screen. You two search his home. 265 00:12:05,182 --> 00:12:07,851 Otis Campbell's gotta be hiding somewhere. 266 00:12:08,686 --> 00:12:10,145 Smartest guy in the world 267 00:12:10,229 --> 00:12:11,980 and this is the best he can do? 268 00:12:12,064 --> 00:12:13,648 Maybe he's doing what he loves. 269 00:12:13,733 --> 00:12:16,276 Delivering boxes was a childhood dream. 270 00:12:16,652 --> 00:12:19,446 Soda, processed cheese, marshmallow spread. 271 00:12:19,530 --> 00:12:21,114 Nothing in here is capable of going bad. 272 00:12:21,198 --> 00:12:24,909 lbuprofen, eye drops, cough syrup. 273 00:12:25,786 --> 00:12:28,997 You want to come over for Thanksgiving dinner? 274 00:12:30,666 --> 00:12:32,751 You never asked me over before, why now? 275 00:12:32,835 --> 00:12:36,463 Just never thought of it. But now that we're both on the team. . . 276 00:12:36,547 --> 00:12:38,548 And my wife left me? 277 00:12:40,426 --> 00:12:42,093 ls that a bad reason? 278 00:12:42,178 --> 00:12:44,471 No, but l'm okay. 279 00:12:45,264 --> 00:12:47,599 On both the food and friends. 280 00:12:47,683 --> 00:12:49,142 TAUB: Mice. 281 00:12:49,226 --> 00:12:52,687 Leptospirosis could explain the ataxia and the anemia. 282 00:12:52,772 --> 00:12:54,898 But not without a fever. 283 00:12:54,982 --> 00:12:57,150 You have someone to talk to? 284 00:12:57,234 --> 00:12:58,693 Yeah. Who? 285 00:13:00,654 --> 00:13:02,155 What, you want names? 286 00:13:02,239 --> 00:13:04,866 Look, you lost a friend, l get it. 287 00:13:04,950 --> 00:13:06,075 But l'm not Kutner. 288 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:09,662 Good. 'Cause Kutner never used to come over for dinner. 289 00:13:10,331 --> 00:13:11,998 l'm going to pretend there's something interesting over here, 290 00:13:12,082 --> 00:13:13,750 so you'll shut up. 291 00:13:25,262 --> 00:13:30,517 Actually, there is. He's got sketches of atomic structure. 292 00:13:31,185 --> 00:13:34,020 This one is full of math proofs. 293 00:13:34,104 --> 00:13:36,856 They're all old. Nothing since '96. 294 00:13:36,941 --> 00:13:38,525 This isn't some homework assignment 295 00:13:38,609 --> 00:13:40,860 his parents forced on him, 296 00:13:40,945 --> 00:13:44,697 this is passion. Why would he want to stop doing this? 297 00:13:44,782 --> 00:13:47,116 Marriage destroyed his soul? 298 00:13:59,421 --> 00:14:00,547 Ooh. 299 00:14:01,882 --> 00:14:04,884 Or maybe it was just the booze. 300 00:14:09,056 --> 00:14:10,682 Thank you, Doctor. You've been wonderful. 301 00:14:10,766 --> 00:14:12,559 As have you, Diana. Be well. 302 00:14:12,643 --> 00:14:14,102 DlANA: Thank you. 303 00:14:14,645 --> 00:14:16,980 You're helping. Voluntarily. 304 00:14:17,940 --> 00:14:19,315 He's done six already. 305 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:21,025 l figured you might be getting backed up 306 00:14:21,110 --> 00:14:22,402 with the holiday season and all. 307 00:14:22,486 --> 00:14:26,030 So which one of us slipped through the wormhole into an alternate dimension? 308 00:14:26,115 --> 00:14:29,075 l have always loved to travel. And paint. 309 00:14:29,159 --> 00:14:30,201 Lucky number seven. 310 00:14:30,286 --> 00:14:32,662 House, l know you're trying to be nice. 311 00:14:32,746 --> 00:14:35,832 But l also know you're doing it because you have an agenda. 312 00:14:35,916 --> 00:14:38,209 Wow. Sexy and smart. 313 00:14:38,294 --> 00:14:39,294 (CLlCKlNG TONGUE) 314 00:14:39,378 --> 00:14:40,545 Lucas is a lucky guy. 315 00:14:40,629 --> 00:14:44,674 The question is, is this a bad agenda or a good one? 316 00:14:45,050 --> 00:14:47,760 Either you're trying to screw with me, 317 00:14:47,845 --> 00:14:51,472 or you're trying to show me that you've really changed. 318 00:14:54,310 --> 00:14:57,020 So which is it? l'm dying to know. 319 00:15:04,486 --> 00:15:06,487 What are you doing for Thanksgiving dinner? 320 00:15:08,198 --> 00:15:09,991 Peace in our time! 321 00:15:11,201 --> 00:15:13,995 Only cost me 45 minutes of clinic duty. 322 00:15:16,206 --> 00:15:17,957 This is a three-hour drive. 323 00:15:18,042 --> 00:15:20,793 Have you considered the possibility that this is a fake address? 324 00:15:20,878 --> 00:15:24,005 You think she'd send me to a vacant lot for Thanksgiving dinner? 325 00:15:24,089 --> 00:15:26,049 lf she's smart. She is. 326 00:15:26,133 --> 00:15:29,093 That's why l ran it through Motor Vehicles. Good as gold. 327 00:15:29,178 --> 00:15:31,721 This cannot end well. 328 00:15:31,805 --> 00:15:35,475 Don't want it to end well. You should come as my date. 329 00:15:35,809 --> 00:15:38,436 You're not gonna want to miss this. 330 00:15:41,941 --> 00:15:43,358 The unstandard tox screen 331 00:15:43,442 --> 00:15:45,026 was as clean as the standard one. 332 00:15:45,110 --> 00:15:48,071 But we found vodka stashed away in his place. 333 00:15:48,906 --> 00:15:50,698 What's with the ties? 334 00:15:51,408 --> 00:15:56,037 Makes me look adorably non-threatening. Party or party-hearty? 335 00:15:56,121 --> 00:15:58,539 Liver failure would explain all the symptoms. 336 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:02,251 Party. 337 00:16:04,213 --> 00:16:09,050 So, the guy's a brainiac and his secret drug of choice is booze? 338 00:16:09,134 --> 00:16:11,010 lt's kind of pedestrian, don't you think? 339 00:16:11,095 --> 00:16:12,679 Talk to him, he's a pedestrian guy. 340 00:16:12,763 --> 00:16:16,349 With pedestrian alcoholism. Liver biopsy can wait until after Thanksgiving. 341 00:16:16,433 --> 00:16:18,142 Yes, assuming the biopsy 342 00:16:18,227 --> 00:16:20,269 is going to tell us exactly what we expect it to tell us, 343 00:16:20,354 --> 00:16:21,896 it can wait till after New Years. 344 00:16:21,981 --> 00:16:25,525 On the other hand, Taub and Thirteen can do the liver biopsy today. 345 00:16:25,609 --> 00:16:26,734 Why us? 346 00:16:26,819 --> 00:16:28,987 Juniority. Welcome back. 347 00:16:29,947 --> 00:16:30,989 What do you want us to do? 348 00:16:31,073 --> 00:16:34,283 Same as me. Have a happy Thanksgiving. 349 00:16:37,037 --> 00:16:38,287 l'm not an alcoholic. 350 00:16:38,372 --> 00:16:41,207 Yes, you just hide vodka around the house for fun. 351 00:16:41,291 --> 00:16:43,501 l drink, just not a lot. 352 00:16:43,585 --> 00:16:45,461 Since when do you drink at all? 353 00:16:46,547 --> 00:16:48,881 l have one shot when l get home from work, baby. That's it. 354 00:16:48,966 --> 00:16:50,383 So why lie to your wife about it? 355 00:16:50,467 --> 00:16:52,176 SlDAS: Because it's not important. 356 00:16:52,261 --> 00:16:53,302 What difference does it make? 357 00:16:53,387 --> 00:16:55,638 That you drink every day, by yourself? 358 00:16:55,723 --> 00:16:58,307 l have one lousy drink, okay? 359 00:16:58,392 --> 00:16:59,559 Have you ever seen me drunk? Ever? 360 00:16:59,643 --> 00:17:02,562 No, but you've obviously been drinking enough to hurt your liver. 361 00:17:02,646 --> 00:17:04,605 My liver is fine. Hold still. 362 00:17:08,444 --> 00:17:09,944 There we go. 363 00:17:10,029 --> 00:17:11,821 This test is a waste of time. 364 00:17:23,083 --> 00:17:24,876 (EXCLAlMlNG) 365 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:26,669 Hey. This wine? 366 00:17:36,013 --> 00:17:39,682 All right. Very good. There, we got this. . . 367 00:17:40,350 --> 00:17:41,350 WOMAN: String beans? 368 00:17:49,985 --> 00:17:51,736 (LAUGHlNG) 369 00:18:03,373 --> 00:18:04,373 Julia? 370 00:18:04,458 --> 00:18:05,875 No, l'm the house sitter. 371 00:18:06,460 --> 00:18:08,753 They're in Hawaii for the week. 372 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:17,720 Happy Thanksgiving. 373 00:18:17,805 --> 00:18:19,430 Happy Thanksgiving, you guys. 374 00:18:19,515 --> 00:18:20,515 Happy Thanksgiving. 375 00:18:20,599 --> 00:18:21,682 DOUGLAS: Cheers. Cheers. 376 00:18:22,559 --> 00:18:23,976 You must be Dr. House. 377 00:18:24,061 --> 00:18:26,896 l was told l should offer you a turkey sandwich. 378 00:18:41,495 --> 00:18:44,122 Tuna salad. Closest thing they had to turkey. 379 00:18:44,206 --> 00:18:46,207 Thanks. But l'm hoping l can still get out of here 380 00:18:46,291 --> 00:18:48,167 and catch the tail end of dinner with my wife. 381 00:18:48,252 --> 00:18:49,252 Anything? 382 00:18:49,336 --> 00:18:51,420 No cirrhosis, no scarring, no infection. 383 00:18:51,505 --> 00:18:54,257 Blood panel? Elevated albumin, 7.2. 384 00:18:55,384 --> 00:18:58,219 That's it? Everything else is fine. 385 00:18:58,303 --> 00:19:00,471 So it was a waste of time. 386 00:19:01,140 --> 00:19:03,641 Unless, it's not his liver 387 00:19:03,725 --> 00:19:06,644 that's elevating his albumin, it's his kidneys. 388 00:19:06,728 --> 00:19:08,437 Renal failure. Explains the anemia. 389 00:19:08,522 --> 00:19:09,897 lf he developed hyperkalemia, 390 00:19:09,982 --> 00:19:12,817 that would explain the ataxia, but the stroke. . . 391 00:19:12,901 --> 00:19:14,652 lschemic encephalopathy. 392 00:19:14,945 --> 00:19:16,070 Nice. 393 00:19:16,864 --> 00:19:19,949 Except now we have to stay and test his kidneys. 394 00:19:27,249 --> 00:19:28,833 (KEYS JlNGLlNG) 395 00:19:33,297 --> 00:19:35,173 Key under the mat. 396 00:19:35,257 --> 00:19:36,299 There's no key under the mat. 397 00:19:36,383 --> 00:19:37,592 Oh, right. 398 00:19:38,510 --> 00:19:41,637 You need to replace one of your kitchen windows. 399 00:19:42,181 --> 00:19:44,765 l helped myself to your wine cellar. 400 00:19:44,850 --> 00:19:46,684 l'll leave a buck on the way out. 401 00:19:47,352 --> 00:19:49,061 You're not right for her. 402 00:19:49,146 --> 00:19:50,229 And you are? 403 00:19:50,314 --> 00:19:51,689 Less wrong. 404 00:19:51,773 --> 00:19:52,773 Ah. 405 00:19:54,693 --> 00:19:56,944 But then l started thinking. . . 406 00:20:02,034 --> 00:20:03,326 What was l saying? 407 00:20:03,410 --> 00:20:05,786 You were saying it's late and. . . 408 00:20:05,871 --> 00:20:09,707 She invited me. She didn't know if she should. 409 00:20:09,791 --> 00:20:13,878 She was trying to figure out if l really have changed 410 00:20:15,047 --> 00:20:19,175 or if l'm still the same old SOB l've always been. 411 00:20:22,304 --> 00:20:24,680 But she always gave me a chance. 412 00:20:27,100 --> 00:20:29,894 Eight hundred and thirty-two chances, 413 00:20:29,978 --> 00:20:32,146 and l used up every one of them. 414 00:20:32,231 --> 00:20:35,650 Eight hundred and thirty-two's her limit, make a note. 415 00:20:39,238 --> 00:20:41,280 How about a cup of coffee? 416 00:20:41,698 --> 00:20:43,032 lt's just instant, but. . . 417 00:20:43,116 --> 00:20:44,325 (BOTTLE CLlNKlNG) 418 00:20:50,582 --> 00:20:52,124 l'm pathetic. 419 00:20:53,877 --> 00:20:55,711 l don't deserve her. 420 00:20:57,005 --> 00:21:00,091 Okay. Okay. All right. 421 00:21:00,634 --> 00:21:01,968 Here. 422 00:21:02,844 --> 00:21:04,220 (GRUNTlNG) 423 00:21:05,305 --> 00:21:06,305 (SlGHS) 424 00:21:06,390 --> 00:21:08,683 Maybe you should crash here. 425 00:21:08,976 --> 00:21:10,643 lt's a sofa bed. 426 00:21:12,271 --> 00:21:13,771 l love her. 427 00:21:19,486 --> 00:21:22,071 Patient's liver is fine, it's his kidneys that are shot. 428 00:21:22,155 --> 00:21:23,489 And where the hell is House? 429 00:21:23,573 --> 00:21:26,075 He left a message on the machine. He's not coming in today. 430 00:21:26,159 --> 00:21:27,618 CHASE: So what causes kidney failure? 431 00:21:27,703 --> 00:21:28,744 Rhabdomyolysis. 432 00:21:28,829 --> 00:21:30,037 No edema. 433 00:21:30,122 --> 00:21:32,206 l trust you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. 434 00:21:32,291 --> 00:21:35,334 l don't remember. So l guess l did. 435 00:21:36,044 --> 00:21:37,878 Multiple myeloma. No bone pain. 436 00:21:37,963 --> 00:21:39,338 TAUB: You got drunk alone? 437 00:21:39,423 --> 00:21:41,007 No. That would be a sign 438 00:21:41,091 --> 00:21:43,134 that l need to talk to you about this. 439 00:21:43,218 --> 00:21:44,593 Polycystic kidney disease. 440 00:21:44,678 --> 00:21:46,178 THlRTEEN: No UTls or flank pain. 441 00:21:48,056 --> 00:21:50,975 Well, what if his cough is more than just a cold? 442 00:21:51,059 --> 00:21:53,144 He hasn't been coughing. lt's in his history, 443 00:21:53,228 --> 00:21:55,438 and we found a new bottle of cough syrup in his medicine cabinet. 444 00:21:55,522 --> 00:21:57,023 Cough could mean Goodpasture Syndrome, 445 00:21:57,107 --> 00:21:58,733 affects kidneys and lungs. 446 00:21:58,817 --> 00:22:00,943 Start him on immunosuppressors and dialysis. 447 00:22:01,028 --> 00:22:02,611 We'll do it right after we run it by House. 448 00:22:02,696 --> 00:22:04,030 FOREMAN: He's not answering his pager. 449 00:22:04,114 --> 00:22:05,489 Looks like he's leaving it up to us. 450 00:22:05,574 --> 00:22:06,907 Us. Not you. 451 00:22:06,992 --> 00:22:08,826 TAUB: And since we don't disagree, 452 00:22:08,910 --> 00:22:11,245 you can save your fight for another case. 453 00:22:17,627 --> 00:22:20,129 How long do l have to be hooked up for? 454 00:22:20,213 --> 00:22:21,756 Four to six hours a day 455 00:22:21,882 --> 00:22:23,883 until we see an improvement. What if you don't? 456 00:22:23,967 --> 00:22:25,801 Then we keep doing it until he gets a transplant. 457 00:22:25,886 --> 00:22:27,470 You were sure it was his spleen, 458 00:22:27,554 --> 00:22:29,347 and then you were sure it was his liver, 459 00:22:29,431 --> 00:22:30,806 which he told you it wasn't, 460 00:22:30,891 --> 00:22:32,183 and now you're sure it's his kidneys. 461 00:22:32,267 --> 00:22:33,642 THlRTEEN: lt's definitely his kidneys. 462 00:22:33,727 --> 00:22:36,395 We just don't know why it's his kidneys. 463 00:22:39,983 --> 00:22:41,859 Any word from Cameron? 464 00:22:43,111 --> 00:22:44,278 Nope. 465 00:22:45,405 --> 00:22:48,824 l started seeing a counselor after my diagnosis. 466 00:22:48,909 --> 00:22:50,117 She's really good. 467 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:54,789 Why does everyone assume that everyone works in the exact same way? 468 00:22:54,873 --> 00:22:56,123 We pretty much do. 469 00:22:56,208 --> 00:22:59,668 Our egos want us to think we're all snowflakes, no two alike, 470 00:22:59,753 --> 00:23:01,504 but really, we all want the same things, 471 00:23:01,588 --> 00:23:05,257 love, forgiveness, chocolate. 472 00:23:06,134 --> 00:23:07,468 Well, what l want is for everyone to leave me alone. 473 00:23:07,552 --> 00:23:08,552 (ELEVATOR DlNGS) 474 00:23:08,637 --> 00:23:09,929 How do l get that? 475 00:23:19,564 --> 00:23:22,149 What did you say to Lucas last night? 476 00:23:24,194 --> 00:23:26,821 l know there were a lot of consonants. 477 00:23:28,949 --> 00:23:31,409 l don't remember how l got here, never mind what l said. 478 00:23:31,493 --> 00:23:32,701 Well, l just talked to him. 479 00:23:32,786 --> 00:23:34,078 And he said he thought it'd be better 480 00:23:34,162 --> 00:23:36,622 if we stopped seeing each other. 481 00:23:36,748 --> 00:23:38,416 Said he didn't realize how much 482 00:23:38,500 --> 00:23:41,001 there still was between you and me. 483 00:23:41,086 --> 00:23:44,422 And he didn't want to get caught in the middle of us. 484 00:23:48,218 --> 00:23:49,677 l was drunk. 485 00:23:49,970 --> 00:23:51,137 Whatever l said, he can't really. . . 486 00:23:51,221 --> 00:23:53,681 l've had enough, House. 487 00:23:53,765 --> 00:23:56,851 l actually felt bad about scamming you, 488 00:23:58,603 --> 00:24:03,149 but then you lived down to my expectations, and then some. 489 00:24:07,154 --> 00:24:08,779 There is no us. 490 00:24:11,032 --> 00:24:12,825 There never will be. 491 00:24:19,374 --> 00:24:20,666 (ELECTRlC RAZOR WHlRRlNG) 492 00:24:20,750 --> 00:24:22,126 lt worked. 493 00:24:22,669 --> 00:24:24,587 Please tell me you're talking about a medical procedure. 494 00:24:24,671 --> 00:24:26,380 They split up this morning. 495 00:24:26,465 --> 00:24:28,549 You're the very first one l've told. 496 00:24:28,633 --> 00:24:32,636 And you think she'll start dating you? l'm sure she hates you. 497 00:24:33,346 --> 00:24:34,638 But her eyes say, 498 00:24:34,723 --> 00:24:37,224 "How will l ever pay you for that tennis lesson?" 499 00:24:37,309 --> 00:24:38,976 (SlGHS) What a shame. 500 00:24:39,060 --> 00:24:40,311 They'll get over it. 501 00:24:40,896 --> 00:24:44,190 l meant for you. l'll get over it faster than they do. 502 00:24:44,274 --> 00:24:45,316 (CHUCKLES) 503 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:47,818 l can't believe that Lucas fell for my 504 00:24:47,903 --> 00:24:49,737 "l'd never say this because it's so personal 505 00:24:49,821 --> 00:24:52,198 "except that l'm drunk" profession of love. 506 00:24:52,282 --> 00:24:53,824 Second oldest trick in the book. 507 00:24:53,909 --> 00:24:57,286 You're right. lt's his fault because he's stupid. 508 00:25:01,750 --> 00:25:03,459 He certainly is. 509 00:25:11,092 --> 00:25:12,676 You're stupid. 510 00:25:14,304 --> 00:25:17,348 Well, l'm rubber and you're glue. . . 511 00:25:17,432 --> 00:25:19,475 He's not pedestrian, he's stupid. 512 00:25:19,976 --> 00:25:23,687 Or at least stupider than he should be. He's a DXM junkie. 513 00:25:24,439 --> 00:25:26,398 Dextromethorphan. As in cough syrup? 514 00:25:26,483 --> 00:25:28,359 He wasn't taking it for his cough. 515 00:25:28,443 --> 00:25:31,237 lt's cheap, available at your corner drugstore, 516 00:25:31,321 --> 00:25:34,490 and taken in high doses, it's a dumb drug. 517 00:25:34,783 --> 00:25:38,035 Dumb drug? He obviously hasn't. . . 518 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:39,703 He's smart compared to you, 519 00:25:39,788 --> 00:25:42,373 he's a moron compared to what he was. 520 00:25:43,375 --> 00:25:47,586 Robotripping lowers the lQ, it also causes brain damage. 521 00:25:47,671 --> 00:25:50,839 Unless taken with the proper amount of ethanol, 522 00:25:50,924 --> 00:25:52,383 about one drink per day. 523 00:25:53,051 --> 00:25:54,426 He wasn't abusing the booze 524 00:25:54,511 --> 00:25:57,221 and taking the cough remedy medicinally, 525 00:25:57,305 --> 00:26:01,183 he was abusing the cough meds and taking the booze medicinally. 526 00:26:02,727 --> 00:26:04,061 Bravo. 527 00:26:04,729 --> 00:26:06,397 Why would you do that? 528 00:26:06,481 --> 00:26:09,817 lf you had a gift, why would you just throw it away? 529 00:26:09,901 --> 00:26:13,529 l didn't throw it away. l just turned it down a little. 530 00:26:14,072 --> 00:26:18,450 When my brain was on low, everything didn't seem so miserable any more. 531 00:26:18,535 --> 00:26:20,327 Life was bearable. 532 00:26:21,162 --> 00:26:23,330 l thought that l did that. 533 00:26:23,873 --> 00:26:25,165 You do. 534 00:26:26,334 --> 00:26:29,461 HOUSE: Long-term abuse of DXM explains all your symptoms. 535 00:26:29,546 --> 00:26:33,173 Even, oh, sweet irony, your cough. 536 00:26:33,258 --> 00:26:35,759 Whole bowel lavage, activated charcoal. 537 00:26:35,844 --> 00:26:37,845 We get all traces of it out of your system, 538 00:26:37,929 --> 00:26:40,764 you'll be the unhappiest little courier in no time. 539 00:26:42,017 --> 00:26:44,685 l don't think l can live without it. 540 00:26:46,563 --> 00:26:49,273 You'd be surprised what you can live without. 541 00:26:49,357 --> 00:26:51,025 Make him a genius. 542 00:26:54,529 --> 00:26:58,741 l can't believe it. He looks so much better already. 543 00:26:59,993 --> 00:27:02,453 We were thinking about calling GQ. 544 00:27:02,537 --> 00:27:05,497 Lavage has removed all traces of DXM from his body. 545 00:27:06,666 --> 00:27:08,542 You're drawing again. What is it? 546 00:27:08,627 --> 00:27:09,627 Just doodles. 547 00:27:09,711 --> 00:27:12,838 No, it's not. Come on, Jimmy, l want to know. 548 00:27:12,922 --> 00:27:14,465 (SlGHS) 549 00:27:14,549 --> 00:27:17,426 This is a toroidal helicon plasma device. 550 00:27:21,556 --> 00:27:24,725 lt determines the amount of energy 551 00:27:24,809 --> 00:27:27,895 expended by the subatomic particles. 552 00:27:30,607 --> 00:27:33,901 l'm thirsty. Could you get me a juice or something? 553 00:27:34,402 --> 00:27:36,070 Yeah. Of course. 554 00:27:36,905 --> 00:27:38,656 l'm so happy, Jimmy. 555 00:27:41,993 --> 00:27:43,160 (DOOR SLlDES OPEN) 556 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:46,580 l told you. 557 00:27:47,957 --> 00:27:51,502 You know what the difference between her lQ and mine is? 558 00:27:51,586 --> 00:27:52,711 91 points. 559 00:27:52,796 --> 00:27:56,340 ln relation, she's closer to a gibbon than she is to me. 560 00:27:56,424 --> 00:27:59,885 Having sex with her would be an act of bestiality. 561 00:28:00,887 --> 00:28:02,137 l assume you didn't marry her 562 00:28:02,222 --> 00:28:03,681 for her skill in Applied Physics. 563 00:28:03,765 --> 00:28:06,058 l just wish she could spell it. 564 00:28:06,768 --> 00:28:08,310 You really think you'd be happier 565 00:28:08,395 --> 00:28:09,853 with someone who could spell better? 566 00:28:09,938 --> 00:28:11,271 (LAUGHlNG) No. 567 00:28:12,273 --> 00:28:15,484 That's the problem. l'm the one who's a jerk. 568 00:28:16,945 --> 00:28:19,113 But l owe her everything. 569 00:28:19,989 --> 00:28:23,242 l want to want to be with her. 570 00:28:24,452 --> 00:28:26,495 And when l'm clear, l. . . 571 00:28:29,416 --> 00:28:30,666 l can't. 572 00:28:32,794 --> 00:28:35,587 Fainting, dizziness, shortness of breath? 573 00:28:35,672 --> 00:28:36,964 Sometimes. 574 00:28:37,799 --> 00:28:39,550 ls the wait always this long? 575 00:28:39,634 --> 00:28:43,053 Only on days that end in "day." Diarrhea, weight loss? 576 00:28:43,138 --> 00:28:44,346 A bit. 577 00:28:45,473 --> 00:28:47,057 Don't you ever shave? 578 00:28:47,142 --> 00:28:49,309 Yeah, once a week. How about you? 579 00:28:50,437 --> 00:28:51,937 Stomach pain, tenderness? 580 00:28:52,021 --> 00:28:54,565 Every now and then. Are you this rude to all your patients? 581 00:28:54,649 --> 00:28:56,734 Oh, yes, don't think you're special. 582 00:28:56,818 --> 00:29:00,904 So we got a lot of vague, unverifiable symptoms, 583 00:29:00,989 --> 00:29:03,741 yet all the physical signs are perfectly normal. 584 00:29:03,867 --> 00:29:05,617 What do you think l have? l'm not sure, 585 00:29:05,702 --> 00:29:09,079 but l think it's a lame job. 586 00:29:09,164 --> 00:29:10,289 What? 587 00:29:10,707 --> 00:29:12,750 You're a rat. lnsurance company sends you out 588 00:29:12,834 --> 00:29:14,793 to check on the quality of medical care. 589 00:29:14,878 --> 00:29:15,961 That's ridiculous. 590 00:29:16,045 --> 00:29:17,087 ls it really? 591 00:29:17,172 --> 00:29:18,505 'Cause you seem a lot more interested 592 00:29:18,590 --> 00:29:20,215 in asking questions than answering them. 593 00:29:20,300 --> 00:29:22,426 Handwriting in your medical records is obviously not a doctor's, 594 00:29:22,510 --> 00:29:23,761 'cause l can almost read it. 595 00:29:23,845 --> 00:29:26,638 And when you went out for a urine sample, l looked in your purse. 596 00:29:26,723 --> 00:29:28,557 Found the list of questions you were supposed to memorize 597 00:29:28,641 --> 00:29:32,352 before you came to the clinic. l was looking for gum. 598 00:29:32,854 --> 00:29:33,937 You're an ass. 599 00:29:34,022 --> 00:29:35,063 Put it in your report. 600 00:29:35,148 --> 00:29:36,899 l'll tell you what. l'll give you 20 bucks 601 00:29:36,983 --> 00:29:38,275 if you'll pretend that l'm not 602 00:29:38,359 --> 00:29:39,860 when we leave this room. 603 00:29:42,614 --> 00:29:45,616 Remember, first ice, then heat. 604 00:29:45,700 --> 00:29:47,785 lf you have any problems, don't hesitate to call me. 605 00:29:47,869 --> 00:29:49,661 Thank you, Dr. House. 606 00:29:52,207 --> 00:29:54,333 Wait a second. Where's Cuddy? 607 00:29:54,417 --> 00:29:56,251 Gone for the day. 608 00:29:57,545 --> 00:29:59,046 Hey! Hey! Hey! 609 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:04,426 Sorry, can't remember if l've mocked you yet for being a male nurse. 610 00:30:05,178 --> 00:30:06,512 l think this counts. 611 00:30:07,263 --> 00:30:08,555 Fair enough. 612 00:30:11,935 --> 00:30:14,144 That isn't the man l married. 613 00:30:14,562 --> 00:30:18,941 Yes, he is. He's just smarter. Give him some time. 614 00:30:19,025 --> 00:30:20,484 l'm sure. . . He hates me. 615 00:30:20,568 --> 00:30:23,320 His body is going through withdrawal. He's adjusting. 616 00:30:23,404 --> 00:30:26,323 Maybe he never loved me. Not really. 617 00:30:26,407 --> 00:30:29,451 Maybe we never really had anything at all. 618 00:30:29,536 --> 00:30:31,912 SlDAS: Somebody help! 619 00:30:36,376 --> 00:30:40,754 l can't feel my legs. l can't feel my legs. 620 00:30:43,925 --> 00:30:45,968 Anywhere. Nothing. 621 00:30:51,599 --> 00:30:53,725 We have to talk about this. 622 00:30:54,102 --> 00:30:56,270 lt's late. l'm tired. 623 00:30:58,231 --> 00:31:00,107 l know it's a big pay cut, 624 00:31:00,191 --> 00:31:01,859 but l'll always have the chance to make money. 625 00:31:01,943 --> 00:31:04,528 l won't always have the chance to do this job. 626 00:31:04,612 --> 00:31:07,781 That's what you think? That it's about the money? 627 00:31:08,241 --> 00:31:11,159 So it's that l didn't consult you before l took the job? 628 00:31:11,244 --> 00:31:13,787 That was offensive, but it's not about that either. 629 00:31:13,872 --> 00:31:15,330 So then. . . 630 00:31:18,418 --> 00:31:20,794 Can you give me the first letter? 631 00:31:23,423 --> 00:31:25,132 When we got married, 632 00:31:25,216 --> 00:31:28,135 you were an intern working 30-hour shifts, doing grunt work, 633 00:31:28,219 --> 00:31:29,678 and we both put up with it because we knew 634 00:31:29,762 --> 00:31:31,388 that it was leading to something better. 635 00:31:31,472 --> 00:31:35,642 ln your private practice, you are the boss. You call the shots. 636 00:31:35,727 --> 00:31:37,311 But now, you're 40 years old, 637 00:31:37,395 --> 00:31:39,479 you're still doing grunt work. 638 00:31:39,981 --> 00:31:42,941 That's what this is about? You think l'm a wuss? 639 00:31:43,902 --> 00:31:46,528 He made you miss Thanksgiving dinner. 640 00:31:49,073 --> 00:31:50,657 (PAGER BEEPlNG) 641 00:31:54,829 --> 00:31:55,996 (SlGHS) 642 00:31:56,998 --> 00:32:00,500 Vitamin B1 2 deficiency gives us anemia, numbness. . . 643 00:32:00,585 --> 00:32:01,585 HOUSE: Not a stroke. 644 00:32:01,669 --> 00:32:02,669 THlRTEEN: lf he has a vascular malformation. . . 645 00:32:02,754 --> 00:32:04,671 Anemia's not macrocytic. 646 00:32:07,258 --> 00:32:08,425 Sorry to inconvenience you. 647 00:32:08,509 --> 00:32:10,177 Dying patients can be so thoughtless. 648 00:32:10,261 --> 00:32:11,428 Don't. 649 00:32:12,013 --> 00:32:14,890 Great comeback. ls that Oscar Wilde? Come on, people. 650 00:32:14,974 --> 00:32:16,099 Bone marrow malignancy. 651 00:32:16,184 --> 00:32:17,351 Wouldn't produce schistocytes. 652 00:32:17,435 --> 00:32:19,311 Lupus. HOUSE: Gee, thanks for coming in. 653 00:32:19,395 --> 00:32:20,896 ANA was negative. 654 00:32:21,856 --> 00:32:22,898 What about you? 655 00:32:22,982 --> 00:32:25,609 You got any predictable drivel you'd like to add? 656 00:32:25,693 --> 00:32:27,194 l think they've given you enough already. 657 00:32:27,278 --> 00:32:29,947 At least they're trying, not just sitting there like roadkill. 658 00:32:30,031 --> 00:32:31,698 Give me something ! 659 00:32:31,783 --> 00:32:34,701 Give me something or l'll get your ex-smarter half 660 00:32:34,786 --> 00:32:36,578 on the phone and ask her. 661 00:32:36,663 --> 00:32:37,871 FOREMAN: House. . . 662 00:32:40,541 --> 00:32:42,542 (SlGHS) 663 00:33:12,573 --> 00:33:14,491 You're going to be pressing charges? 664 00:33:14,575 --> 00:33:16,618 Against the ottoman l tripped over? 665 00:33:16,703 --> 00:33:18,245 Against Chase. 666 00:33:18,830 --> 00:33:21,832 l'm pretty sure the ottoman was acting alone. 667 00:33:22,583 --> 00:33:24,001 You free for dinner this weekend? 668 00:33:24,085 --> 00:33:26,795 At least three other people saw him do it. 669 00:33:26,879 --> 00:33:28,588 Mass hysteria. Either night? 670 00:33:28,673 --> 00:33:30,841 l can't have doctors punching each other out. 671 00:33:30,925 --> 00:33:33,176 Oh, my God, who got punched? 672 00:33:33,261 --> 00:33:35,429 And more importantly, for Chase's sake, 673 00:33:35,513 --> 00:33:37,097 l need to know if he's able to handle himself 674 00:33:37,181 --> 00:33:39,266 or if l should be getting him some help. 675 00:33:39,350 --> 00:33:40,934 Chase couldn't have punched anyone. 676 00:33:41,019 --> 00:33:42,728 He was with me when l tripped over the ottoman. 677 00:33:42,812 --> 00:33:46,440 lf you're not planning on eating this weekend, maybe a movie? 678 00:33:46,524 --> 00:33:48,817 l'm not doing this, House. 679 00:33:48,901 --> 00:33:50,777 lt's not fun any more. 680 00:33:51,529 --> 00:33:53,280 Just do your job. 681 00:33:55,908 --> 00:33:57,367 (DOOR OPENS) 682 00:33:58,661 --> 00:33:59,703 (DOOR CLOSES) 683 00:34:06,419 --> 00:34:08,045 l need your help. 684 00:34:08,796 --> 00:34:10,964 What happened to your face? 685 00:34:11,257 --> 00:34:14,217 l was mowing the lawn when the phone rang. 686 00:34:14,302 --> 00:34:17,846 You're a computer. l'm gonna feed you data, and you analyze it. 687 00:34:17,930 --> 00:34:18,930 What are you gonna feed me, 688 00:34:19,015 --> 00:34:20,807 20 years of medical knowledge, too? 689 00:34:20,892 --> 00:34:23,143 lt's not gonna work. 690 00:34:24,145 --> 00:34:27,689 l know. But l don't have anyone else to ask. 691 00:34:31,736 --> 00:34:33,653 lt's lonely, isn't it? 692 00:34:34,739 --> 00:34:36,531 lt's not that bad. 693 00:34:37,075 --> 00:34:39,284 Then you're not that smart. 694 00:34:40,536 --> 00:34:42,621 You ever try to kill yourself? 695 00:34:42,705 --> 00:34:43,872 Not quickly. 696 00:34:43,956 --> 00:34:44,956 l did. 697 00:34:45,041 --> 00:34:47,751 Twelve years ago, l jumped off the top of my eight-story building 698 00:34:47,835 --> 00:34:50,712 into a dumpster bin the day before pick-up. 699 00:34:50,797 --> 00:34:55,759 l broke my collar bone, my leg and three ribs. 700 00:34:56,594 --> 00:34:58,637 When l was in the hospital, they put me on narcotics 701 00:34:58,721 --> 00:35:01,681 and suddenly everything was just better. 702 00:35:02,600 --> 00:35:06,103 l didn't feel isolated or lonely. 703 00:35:07,355 --> 00:35:08,855 That's where l met my wife. 704 00:35:08,940 --> 00:35:13,902 She was so happy and dumb. 705 00:35:15,905 --> 00:35:17,572 And l was 706 00:35:19,117 --> 00:35:23,036 smart and miserable. 707 00:35:23,788 --> 00:35:26,289 You tell me who the genius is. 708 00:35:26,374 --> 00:35:29,793 l fell in love with her buzzed out of my head 709 00:35:29,877 --> 00:35:33,213 and l knew l wanted to stay that way forever. 710 00:35:41,681 --> 00:35:43,765 Enjoy. (LAUGHS) 711 00:35:44,684 --> 00:35:47,602 Easier on your conscience if l die an idiot? 712 00:35:48,521 --> 00:35:50,397 What's a conscience? 713 00:36:01,284 --> 00:36:05,537 Which ribs did you break in the fall? Down the left side? 714 00:36:05,621 --> 00:36:08,957 Yeah, bottom three. But that was 1 2 years ago. 715 00:36:13,629 --> 00:36:17,299 This probably cost me my marriage, so it better be awesome. 716 00:36:17,383 --> 00:36:18,842 Ferrous oxide contrast? 717 00:36:18,926 --> 00:36:21,970 lt gets absorbed by the spleen, 718 00:36:22,054 --> 00:36:23,597 unless he doesn't have one, 719 00:36:23,681 --> 00:36:26,683 in which case it's absorbed by the liver and fries that. 720 00:36:26,767 --> 00:36:27,851 You're killing him? 721 00:36:27,935 --> 00:36:29,895 You think l opened him up and didn't take out his spleen? 722 00:36:29,979 --> 00:36:33,481 All organs do look kind of the same, red and squishy. 723 00:36:39,447 --> 00:36:40,780 THlRTEEN: Oh, my God. 724 00:36:40,865 --> 00:36:42,574 Accessory spleens. 725 00:36:42,658 --> 00:36:44,868 Okay, that is amazing. 726 00:36:44,952 --> 00:36:47,787 Twelve years, eight stories and a dumpster ago, 727 00:36:47,872 --> 00:36:50,165 he broke three ribs, damaged his spleen. 728 00:36:50,249 --> 00:36:52,876 Bits of it split off, circulated through his blood stream 729 00:36:52,960 --> 00:36:55,003 until they landed and attached somewhere else. 730 00:36:55,087 --> 00:36:58,048 So, it is TTP. 731 00:36:58,132 --> 00:37:02,260 l just didn't remove all of his spleens. 732 00:37:02,345 --> 00:37:05,388 Sixteen splenectomies, 733 00:37:05,473 --> 00:37:07,974 pretty sure he gets a set of steak knives with that. 734 00:37:18,861 --> 00:37:20,612 l can outrun you. 735 00:37:24,575 --> 00:37:28,995 Sorry about the nose. And the eye. And the eyebrow. 736 00:37:31,123 --> 00:37:32,207 Guess l deserved it. 737 00:37:32,291 --> 00:37:35,085 Well, if l thought that, l wouldn't be apologizing. 738 00:37:35,169 --> 00:37:37,462 Your fist slipped? 739 00:37:37,546 --> 00:37:40,840 Everybody kept bugging me, asking if l was okay. 740 00:37:42,093 --> 00:37:45,428 So you bust my nose to keep people off your back? 741 00:37:48,975 --> 00:37:50,058 Pretty much. 742 00:37:50,142 --> 00:37:51,935 Making people even more worried about you. 743 00:37:52,019 --> 00:37:55,522 Maybe. But at least they're not talking to me about it. 744 00:37:57,733 --> 00:37:59,359 Fair enough. 745 00:37:59,443 --> 00:38:00,735 Cheers. 746 00:38:09,537 --> 00:38:10,537 SlDAS: Thank you. 747 00:38:10,621 --> 00:38:11,871 HOUSE: Don't be so grateful. 748 00:38:11,956 --> 00:38:15,500 You'll be delivering packages for 70 years to pay for it. 749 00:38:15,751 --> 00:38:19,087 Well, thanks for our talk. 750 00:38:19,171 --> 00:38:22,299 lt's been a while since l had a stimulating conversation. 751 00:38:22,383 --> 00:38:23,425 So what are you going to do? 752 00:38:23,509 --> 00:38:25,135 Go back to my life. 753 00:38:25,219 --> 00:38:26,428 Which one? 754 00:38:27,096 --> 00:38:29,014 The one that has my wife in it. 755 00:38:31,183 --> 00:38:32,726 TAUB: Robotripping. 756 00:38:33,311 --> 00:38:34,519 How does she feel about that? 757 00:38:34,603 --> 00:38:38,148 Well, she doesn't have to know. lt's worked for 1 2 years. 758 00:38:44,363 --> 00:38:46,656 Tell your brain l said goodbye. 759 00:38:55,750 --> 00:38:57,834 Einstein's giving himself a lobotomy, 760 00:38:57,918 --> 00:38:59,711 and you're cool with that? 761 00:39:02,006 --> 00:39:03,757 lgnorance is bliss. 762 00:39:07,386 --> 00:39:09,054 Hold that pose. 763 00:39:11,182 --> 00:39:12,599 (CLlCKlNG) 764 00:39:14,268 --> 00:39:18,229 l'll start with t-shirts and mugs and see how it goes. 765 00:39:26,447 --> 00:39:27,947 Home early. 766 00:39:31,535 --> 00:39:33,453 RACHEL: What happened to him? 767 00:39:37,541 --> 00:39:38,875 You beat up House? 768 00:39:38,959 --> 00:39:40,877 Just one right hook. 769 00:39:40,961 --> 00:39:41,961 Why? What happened? 770 00:39:42,046 --> 00:39:43,046 You were right. 771 00:39:43,130 --> 00:39:46,383 l told him we need to lay down some ground rules, it got a little heated. 772 00:39:46,467 --> 00:39:50,470 That's not what l meant. ls he okay? 773 00:39:50,554 --> 00:39:52,347 Are you going to be fired? Arrested? 774 00:39:52,431 --> 00:39:54,140 Everything's fine. 775 00:39:56,102 --> 00:39:57,310 Wow. 776 00:40:16,038 --> 00:40:17,372 Dr. Cuddy. 777 00:40:22,920 --> 00:40:24,921 Can we at least be civil? 778 00:40:26,090 --> 00:40:27,715 How's your nose? 779 00:40:28,426 --> 00:40:30,093 lt's okay. 780 00:40:30,177 --> 00:40:32,512 Does your kid like animals? 781 00:40:32,596 --> 00:40:34,597 l got tickets to that holiday carnival. 782 00:40:34,682 --> 00:40:37,183 l hear they have a nice petting zoo. 783 00:40:38,018 --> 00:40:39,936 l think l was pretty clear before. 784 00:40:40,020 --> 00:40:41,771 l don't mean with me. 785 00:40:42,648 --> 00:40:45,525 Here. Take them. Enjoy. 786 00:40:46,569 --> 00:40:47,944 No, thanks. 787 00:40:49,697 --> 00:40:52,615 They're not fake. l didn't steal them. 788 00:40:52,700 --> 00:40:56,077 One of the nurses was selling them for her kid's scout troop. 789 00:40:56,162 --> 00:40:57,620 l know it doesn't make things right between us, 790 00:40:57,705 --> 00:41:00,457 but l just wanted to do something nice. 791 00:41:03,461 --> 00:41:05,211 l don't want them. 792 00:41:08,132 --> 00:41:09,382 Okay. 793 00:41:10,301 --> 00:41:12,218 l'll see you tomorrow. 794 00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:24,272 They didn't split up. 795 00:41:24,690 --> 00:41:26,900 She wouldn't take the tickets. 796 00:41:27,401 --> 00:41:31,404 Of course. Windtalker code for "we never split up." 797 00:41:31,489 --> 00:41:33,114 House, she told you multiple times 798 00:41:33,199 --> 00:41:34,741 she wants nothing to do with you. 799 00:41:34,825 --> 00:41:36,993 l wasn't gonna be there. 800 00:41:37,077 --> 00:41:41,247 She just felt guilty that l felt guilty, so she couldn't take them. 801 00:41:41,665 --> 00:41:43,833 Either that or she didn't want to appease you. 802 00:41:43,918 --> 00:41:45,835 These weren't reparations, 803 00:41:45,920 --> 00:41:50,048 just a simple gesture of remorse, and she slapped it down. 804 00:41:51,050 --> 00:41:52,926 They didn't break up. 805 00:41:53,552 --> 00:41:56,429 She just wanted me to think that, so l'd back off. 806 00:41:58,516 --> 00:42:00,934 Dare l ask what you're gonna do? 807 00:42:03,354 --> 00:42:04,604 Nothing. 808 00:42:05,439 --> 00:42:07,690 l said they'd either break up or they'd stay together. 809 00:42:07,775 --> 00:42:09,734 They didn't break up. 810 00:42:11,195 --> 00:42:13,279 And you're okay with that? 811 00:42:14,031 --> 00:42:15,698 lt is what it is. 812 00:42:18,786 --> 00:42:20,370 Good for you. 813 00:42:22,540 --> 00:42:24,541 (GROANlNG) 814 00:42:29,547 --> 00:42:31,297 House knows l lied. 815 00:42:31,382 --> 00:42:32,715 Why? What did he say? 816 00:42:33,551 --> 00:42:35,385 Nothing. l could just tell. 817 00:42:35,469 --> 00:42:36,844 You gonna stage another breakup? 818 00:42:36,929 --> 00:42:38,137 No. 819 00:42:38,514 --> 00:42:39,639 Oh. 820 00:42:40,140 --> 00:42:41,307 Hi. 821 00:42:41,809 --> 00:42:44,727 lt seems like he's going to leave us alone. 822 00:42:44,812 --> 00:42:47,313 Mmm. Why would he do that? 823 00:42:47,398 --> 00:42:48,982 l'm not completely sure. 824 00:42:50,484 --> 00:42:53,987 So, we have his blessing? 825 00:42:55,155 --> 00:42:56,489 l guess so. 826 00:42:56,574 --> 00:42:59,117 l made you some eggplant Parmesan. 827 00:42:59,785 --> 00:43:00,952 (BABY TALK) 828 00:43:02,121 --> 00:43:04,831 And maybe House isn't so bad after all. 829 00:43:04,915 --> 00:43:06,165 (SlGHS) 830 00:43:07,459 --> 00:43:09,836 That would be nice, wouldn't it?