1 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:04,985 (TIRES SCREECH) 2 00:00:05,861 --> 00:00:07,738 ANNOUNCER: And now, coming to the line, 3 00:00:07,946 --> 00:00:12,743 last year's Rookie of the Year,Casey Alfonso! 4 00:00:13,327 --> 00:00:18,874 In lane two,nine-time national champion, Tony Kumer. 5 00:00:18,999 --> 00:00:21,043 (CROWD CHEERING) 6 00:00:22,794 --> 00:00:26,256 Tony's got his light onin lane two, and now Caseyis approaching the line. 7 00:00:26,381 --> 00:00:28,508 - How do you feel? - Great. 8 00:00:28,634 --> 00:00:30,010 I feel like throwing up my guts. 9 00:00:30,135 --> 00:00:31,261 You always feel like throwing up. 10 00:00:31,386 --> 00:00:32,638 Come on, Dad. Let's get this digger on the line. 11 00:00:32,804 --> 00:00:34,514 You sure you don't wanna go to law school? 12 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:36,642 - I hate lawyers! - Yeah, so do I. 13 00:00:36,767 --> 00:00:38,143 Go get 'em, baby! 14 00:00:39,561 --> 00:00:42,731 ANNOUNCER: Okay, looks like we're ready to go! 15 00:00:44,149 --> 00:00:45,901 Let's hear it, folks! 16 00:01:30,028 --> 00:01:33,865 And it's Casey Alfonso, by less thanhalf a car length! 17 00:01:34,157 --> 00:01:36,785 What a spectacular finish for the young female. 18 00:01:38,078 --> 00:01:40,247 Casey Alfonso, with an amazing finish. 19 00:01:40,372 --> 00:01:41,540 What'd you do at the end there? 20 00:01:41,665 --> 00:01:42,874 Yeah, yeah. 21 00:01:42,999 --> 00:01:45,502 At about 250 feet, the car got out of shape a bit, 22 00:01:45,627 --> 00:01:49,631 but about halfway down, I just got into the zone or something. 23 00:01:49,756 --> 00:01:52,426 I pedaled it back into the groove. It was the coolest ride of my life. 24 00:01:52,551 --> 00:01:56,012 How does it feel to be nine-time national champion... 25 00:01:56,138 --> 00:01:57,848 (VOICE DISTORTS) 26 00:01:59,099 --> 00:02:00,642 (CLEARS THROAT) 27 00:02:00,767 --> 00:02:03,311 I'm sorry. Can you repeat that? 28 00:02:03,437 --> 00:02:05,355 (VOICES DISTORTING) 29 00:02:10,026 --> 00:02:12,696 Casey? Casey! Casey! Out of the way. Out of the way! 30 00:02:13,572 --> 00:02:16,783 Casey! Get me an ambulance. Ron, get the ambulance! Casey? 31 00:02:49,441 --> 00:02:50,984 THIRTEEN: Sixty-eight year old male, non-smoker. 32 00:02:51,109 --> 00:02:52,694 Sixty-eight's a good run. 33 00:02:52,819 --> 00:02:56,156 That'll leave something in the lock box for the rest of us. Next? 34 00:02:56,281 --> 00:02:57,574 That's your breakfast? 35 00:02:57,699 --> 00:02:58,950 Technically, it's Wilson's lunch. 36 00:02:59,075 --> 00:03:01,453 Twenty-month old baby, persistent rash, fever... 37 00:03:01,578 --> 00:03:02,412 Too much crying. 38 00:03:02,579 --> 00:03:04,247 - Female college student with... - Too much drama. 39 00:03:04,372 --> 00:03:06,124 You don't care about the crying or the drama, 40 00:03:06,291 --> 00:03:07,626 'cause you won't see the patient. 41 00:03:07,751 --> 00:03:10,378 And you'd treat Methuselah if his snot had an interesting color. 42 00:03:10,504 --> 00:03:13,965 Means you've already decided which case you wanna take next. 43 00:03:14,090 --> 00:03:15,467 Tell me about speed racer. 44 00:03:15,592 --> 00:03:19,679 Female, seizure with visual and auditory processing deficiency. 45 00:03:19,805 --> 00:03:20,680 I did a consult, and... 46 00:03:20,806 --> 00:03:22,224 What kind of race car? 47 00:03:22,349 --> 00:03:23,350 Dragster. 48 00:03:25,018 --> 00:03:25,852 Continue. 49 00:03:26,019 --> 00:03:28,438 You're gonna take a case based on the car she drives? 50 00:03:28,563 --> 00:03:30,190 Nothing says, "Thanks for saving my life" 51 00:03:30,315 --> 00:03:33,151 like a test drive in a car that accelerates faster than a space shuttle. 52 00:03:33,276 --> 00:03:35,654 You can't save her life, 'cause she's not dying. 53 00:03:35,779 --> 00:03:37,656 Her labs show signs of dehydration, 54 00:03:37,781 --> 00:03:39,866 means the problem's just likely heatstroke. 55 00:03:40,075 --> 00:03:41,785 Kind of hard to get heat struck in four and a half seconds. 56 00:03:41,952 --> 00:03:44,329 Not when you're wearing a three-layer fireproof suit. 57 00:03:44,454 --> 00:03:45,580 (DOOR OPENS) 58 00:03:45,872 --> 00:03:48,834 Excuse me, Dr. House? 59 00:03:52,754 --> 00:03:54,881 No. Lazy ass called in sick again. 60 00:03:55,006 --> 00:03:56,716 We can give him the message. 61 00:04:00,470 --> 00:04:02,597 May we talk in private? 62 00:04:12,190 --> 00:04:16,486 So, either it's heatstroke, in which case we take the afternoon off, 63 00:04:16,611 --> 00:04:19,030 or it's one of the diagnoses that you guys are gonna have for me 64 00:04:19,155 --> 00:04:21,449 in two minutes. 65 00:04:21,575 --> 00:04:22,701 You're in charge. 66 00:04:22,826 --> 00:04:23,827 I know. 67 00:04:29,666 --> 00:04:31,418 - Cop? - He's not packing. 68 00:04:32,085 --> 00:04:35,171 Your dad's either a cop or a security guard. 69 00:04:35,297 --> 00:04:37,299 Or she carries a weapon. 70 00:04:39,092 --> 00:04:40,594 You're with the CIA. 71 00:04:40,719 --> 00:04:43,889 One of our employees just returned from an assignment sick. 72 00:04:44,014 --> 00:04:48,268 Now, we believe he may be the victim of an assassination attempt. 73 00:04:52,105 --> 00:04:53,231 Sure. 74 00:04:53,356 --> 00:04:54,649 You wanna close the door? 75 00:04:54,774 --> 00:04:56,151 Door? 76 00:04:56,276 --> 00:04:59,112 Well, I assume you're gonna drop trou at some point during the dance, 77 00:04:59,237 --> 00:05:00,405 I don't see why I should share. 78 00:05:00,530 --> 00:05:01,656 This isn't a joke. 79 00:05:01,781 --> 00:05:05,577 If you're willing to help us, we need to leave now. 80 00:05:05,702 --> 00:05:09,080 If I have to walk somewhere, there better be at least five girls involved. 81 00:05:09,205 --> 00:05:12,042 And they better be working their way through college. 82 00:05:12,876 --> 00:05:13,919 Okay, what have you got? 83 00:05:14,044 --> 00:05:16,212 Hereditary brain disorder, transient ischemia 84 00:05:16,338 --> 00:05:17,714 or paraneoplastic syndrome. 85 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:20,508 None of those go away with IV fluids. It's heatstroke. 86 00:05:20,634 --> 00:05:22,552 Or Cushing's or calcium deficiency. 87 00:05:22,677 --> 00:05:23,637 Who's your friend? 88 00:05:23,762 --> 00:05:25,013 We use the term life partner. 89 00:05:25,138 --> 00:05:29,100 Get a fresh history, neurological exam and an MRI of her head. 90 00:05:29,225 --> 00:05:30,560 Fifteen minutes for the lap dance, 91 00:05:30,685 --> 00:05:33,563 a half-hour to scrub the guilt off my soul... 92 00:05:33,688 --> 00:05:35,607 See you in 45! 93 00:05:37,567 --> 00:05:39,986 Dr. House, we need to hurry. 94 00:05:40,111 --> 00:05:42,030 Yeah, we need to hurry. 95 00:05:42,155 --> 00:05:43,239 Little advice. 96 00:05:43,365 --> 00:05:46,952 I mean, obviously the Village People played out the whole cop thing. 97 00:05:47,077 --> 00:05:49,329 But come on, CIA? 98 00:05:49,454 --> 00:05:52,540 You seriously expect anyone to believe that? 99 00:05:59,923 --> 00:06:02,467 It helps when you have props. 100 00:06:07,806 --> 00:06:09,808 Keep your eye on my pen. 101 00:06:11,226 --> 00:06:12,727 Very good. 102 00:06:12,852 --> 00:06:15,355 Any nausea or vomiting before the seizure? 103 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:16,731 No. 104 00:06:16,856 --> 00:06:19,275 My dad had some, but he's always like that before a race. 105 00:06:19,401 --> 00:06:20,443 Could have been food poisoning. 106 00:06:20,568 --> 00:06:22,237 - You two eat breakfast together? - No. 107 00:06:22,362 --> 00:06:25,573 Any history of sciatica or spinal injury? 108 00:06:25,699 --> 00:06:26,825 No. 109 00:06:26,950 --> 00:06:29,077 Abnormal deep tendon reflex. 110 00:06:29,202 --> 00:06:31,329 Really? Let me see. 111 00:06:34,916 --> 00:06:36,751 - It's there. - I didn't say it wasn't there, 112 00:06:36,876 --> 00:06:38,712 I said it was abnormal. 113 00:06:39,838 --> 00:06:41,673 We're gonna give you an MRI to be sure, 114 00:06:41,798 --> 00:06:45,218 but I'm guessing your symptoms were caused by just dehydration in the heat. 115 00:06:45,343 --> 00:06:46,886 You're guessing? 116 00:06:47,721 --> 00:06:51,975 Look, I make a living driving 300 miles an hour, 117 00:06:52,100 --> 00:06:55,395 which makes the ability to stay conscious kind of important. 118 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:57,022 I'm sure it's just heatstroke, 119 00:06:57,147 --> 00:07:00,233 but we're gonna do an MRI to be extra careful. 120 00:07:06,948 --> 00:07:08,783 (CELL PHONE RINGING) 121 00:07:11,202 --> 00:07:13,496 You said you left your cell in your office. 122 00:07:13,621 --> 00:07:14,873 I lied. 123 00:07:16,499 --> 00:07:17,834 I wasn't going to take it. 124 00:07:17,959 --> 00:07:19,836 Just tell you to turn it off for take-off. 125 00:07:19,961 --> 00:07:20,795 I know. 126 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:22,922 I just wanted to see if you could tell that I was lying. 127 00:07:23,048 --> 00:07:25,133 Useful information. Yeah? 128 00:07:25,258 --> 00:07:26,259 Where are you? 129 00:07:26,384 --> 00:07:28,970 I'm on a top-secret mission for the CIA. 130 00:07:29,846 --> 00:07:30,889 Right. 131 00:07:31,014 --> 00:07:32,682 There was nothing on your race car driver's CT 132 00:07:32,807 --> 00:07:34,642 and the history and physical were normal. 133 00:07:34,768 --> 00:07:36,936 Her deep tendon reflexes seemed a bit weak to me. 134 00:07:37,062 --> 00:07:39,230 Areflexia could mean Miller Fisher. 135 00:07:39,355 --> 00:07:41,566 Yes, areflexia could mean Miller Fisher, 136 00:07:41,691 --> 00:07:45,361 but since the reflex was weak, not absent, it doesn't mean anything. 137 00:07:45,487 --> 00:07:47,697 I'm releasing her. You can go back to your poker game. 138 00:07:47,822 --> 00:07:48,782 Poker's illegal. 139 00:07:48,907 --> 00:07:51,034 HOUSE: The CIA would never allowillegal activity. 140 00:07:52,911 --> 00:07:54,996 THIRTEEN: Have you considered Miller Fisher? 141 00:07:55,121 --> 00:07:56,331 Why? What happened? 142 00:07:56,831 --> 00:08:00,794 She just had another seizure. And now she's getting a vertical nystagmus. 143 00:08:09,469 --> 00:08:12,847 We think it's Miller Fisher, an inflammatory process. 144 00:08:12,972 --> 00:08:15,475 In rare cases, it can cause respiratory failure, but... 145 00:08:15,642 --> 00:08:17,143 Wait, wait. She could stop breathing? 146 00:08:17,268 --> 00:08:19,646 You said there was nothing wrong. You said you were sure. 147 00:08:19,771 --> 00:08:22,607 You just had another seizure. Clearly there's something wrong. 148 00:08:22,732 --> 00:08:26,694 So, why should I trust you to figure out what it is? 149 00:08:26,820 --> 00:08:28,613 Where's Dr. House? I'm at this hospital... 150 00:08:28,738 --> 00:08:30,156 FOREMAN: It's gonna be all right. 151 00:08:30,281 --> 00:08:32,200 We just need to start the plasmapheresis. 152 00:08:32,325 --> 00:08:33,535 CASEY: No. 153 00:08:33,660 --> 00:08:34,994 It's not going to be all right, 154 00:08:35,161 --> 00:08:38,957 because you obviously don't have a clue what you're doing. 155 00:08:39,082 --> 00:08:41,126 (MACHINE BEEPING) I'm not letting you touch me. 156 00:08:41,251 --> 00:08:42,168 Honey! 157 00:08:42,293 --> 00:08:44,712 I wanna see House. Where is he? 158 00:08:56,057 --> 00:08:58,309 It looks a lot better on 24. 159 00:09:06,776 --> 00:09:08,403 I take that back. 160 00:09:09,821 --> 00:09:13,658 Dr. Samira Terzi. It's a pleasure to meet you, Dr. House. 161 00:09:13,783 --> 00:09:15,910 We really appreciate the consult on such short notice. 162 00:09:16,077 --> 00:09:19,831 There's nothing that gives me more pleasure than helping out a colleague. 163 00:09:19,956 --> 00:09:21,958 This is Dr. Sidney Curtis from the Mayo Clinic. 164 00:09:22,083 --> 00:09:23,835 He's also agreed to help with the diagnosis. 165 00:09:24,294 --> 00:09:25,253 Dr. House. 166 00:09:25,378 --> 00:09:27,547 Curtis on Immunology, Sidney Curtis? 167 00:09:27,672 --> 00:09:28,631 You've read it? 168 00:09:28,756 --> 00:09:31,301 Nope, but it is keeping my piano level. 169 00:09:35,138 --> 00:09:37,807 So, where is the poor sick fella? 170 00:09:40,268 --> 00:09:41,186 TAUB: What do we do? 171 00:09:41,311 --> 00:09:42,145 I don't know yet. 172 00:09:42,270 --> 00:09:43,104 COLE: She needs treatment. 173 00:09:43,229 --> 00:09:44,105 AMBER: This is a test, right? 174 00:09:44,230 --> 00:09:46,232 You're reporting back to him everything we do. 175 00:09:46,357 --> 00:09:48,735 Yeah. And I asked the patient to be uncooperative. 176 00:09:48,860 --> 00:09:50,320 Personally, I think she overplayed it. 177 00:09:50,445 --> 00:09:53,281 She's being uncooperative because you made us all look like idiots. 178 00:09:53,406 --> 00:09:54,616 We're only gonna look like idiots 179 00:09:54,741 --> 00:09:57,702 if we can't figure out how to get her to agree to the treatment. 180 00:09:57,827 --> 00:09:59,662 What would House do right now? 181 00:09:59,787 --> 00:10:02,582 Pop a pill, insult us and trick the patient. 182 00:10:02,707 --> 00:10:04,000 We can do that last part. 183 00:10:04,125 --> 00:10:05,877 She's never met House before, has she? 184 00:10:06,002 --> 00:10:06,836 KUTNER: Who's got a cane? 185 00:10:06,961 --> 00:10:08,671 House isn't here. 186 00:10:09,088 --> 00:10:11,174 We're not gonna act like him. 187 00:10:19,974 --> 00:10:21,684 What do you want? 188 00:10:24,938 --> 00:10:27,815 I'm gonna do what doctors aren't supposed to do, 189 00:10:28,233 --> 00:10:30,235 admit I made a mistake. 190 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:33,238 I shouldn't have been so quick to dismiss your symptoms. 191 00:10:33,363 --> 00:10:36,950 But you need to let us start the plasmapheresis. 192 00:10:37,075 --> 00:10:38,826 What do you want? 193 00:10:40,870 --> 00:10:44,207 Case? Honey, do you know where you are? 194 00:10:46,042 --> 00:10:48,127 - She's burning up. - Start the treatment. 195 00:10:48,253 --> 00:10:49,879 - I can't. - You've got my permission. 196 00:10:50,046 --> 00:10:52,006 - She's obviously confused. - Doesn't matter anymore. 197 00:10:52,131 --> 00:10:55,510 Miller Fisher doesn't cause delirium and fever. 198 00:10:55,635 --> 00:10:57,470 I don't know what this is. 199 00:10:58,054 --> 00:11:00,932 I'm afraid there are gonna be some limitations on his medical history. 200 00:11:01,057 --> 00:11:03,226 Just let me know what you need and I should be able to provide it. 201 00:11:03,434 --> 00:11:07,272 FYI, my malpractice insurance doesn't cover alien autopsies. 202 00:11:07,397 --> 00:11:08,481 That's fine. 203 00:11:08,606 --> 00:11:09,983 X-files are the next wing over. 204 00:11:10,108 --> 00:11:12,068 Where was the patient when he first fell ill? 205 00:11:12,193 --> 00:11:13,403 Sorry, that's classified. 206 00:11:13,528 --> 00:11:15,863 But assume there aren't too many places in the world John hasn't been. 207 00:11:15,989 --> 00:11:17,323 And, yes, John's a cover name. 208 00:11:17,448 --> 00:11:19,409 And what makes you think it was an attempt on his life? 209 00:11:19,534 --> 00:11:20,827 Sorry, can't tell you that, either. 210 00:11:20,952 --> 00:11:22,620 - Well, what can you tell us? - Yeah. 211 00:11:22,745 --> 00:11:25,915 Did Oswald really have sex with Marilyn Monroe? 212 00:11:44,642 --> 00:11:45,685 (CURTIS EXCLAIMS) 213 00:11:45,810 --> 00:11:47,103 Good Lord. 214 00:11:48,313 --> 00:11:49,814 Very professional. 215 00:11:49,939 --> 00:11:53,776 Five days ago he was 185 pounds. Perfect health. 216 00:11:57,530 --> 00:11:58,740 Cool. 217 00:12:02,035 --> 00:12:04,329 Fever and delirium rule out... 218 00:12:05,788 --> 00:12:09,083 He's not gonna hire you just because you called him the most, 219 00:12:09,208 --> 00:12:12,545 especially since it's obvious he doesn't want to be called. 220 00:12:12,670 --> 00:12:14,797 Symptoms rule out Miller Fisher. MS fits better. 221 00:12:14,922 --> 00:12:16,799 Progression's too fast. More likely meningitis. 222 00:12:16,924 --> 00:12:18,301 Areflexia doesn't fit as well with... 223 00:12:18,426 --> 00:12:19,427 Does with amyloidosis. 224 00:12:19,552 --> 00:12:21,679 That's even slower than MS. It's lupus. 225 00:12:21,804 --> 00:12:23,473 I'm with the little man on this one. 226 00:12:23,598 --> 00:12:26,184 It's attacking the body and the brain, classic autoimmune. 227 00:12:26,309 --> 00:12:30,313 Flirt all you want, but I should warn you, shiksas are for practice. 228 00:12:30,438 --> 00:12:33,107 Lupus this aggressive wouldn't spare her kidneys. 229 00:12:33,232 --> 00:12:35,276 It's primarily neurological. Let's start her on... 230 00:12:35,401 --> 00:12:37,070 Then why no plaques on her MRI? 231 00:12:37,195 --> 00:12:39,238 MRI was inconclusive. Start her on... 232 00:12:39,364 --> 00:12:40,823 So, now you're sure that it's MS. 233 00:12:41,324 --> 00:12:43,159 Just like you were sure it was Miller Fisher. 234 00:12:43,368 --> 00:12:45,411 An hour after you were sure it was heatstroke. 235 00:12:45,536 --> 00:12:48,247 The symptoms fit. Start her on interferon. 236 00:12:48,373 --> 00:12:49,707 We're not gonna score any points with House 237 00:12:49,832 --> 00:12:51,626 if we solve this just by running your errands. 238 00:12:51,751 --> 00:12:53,628 - I get that you wanna be right. - You don't? 239 00:12:53,753 --> 00:12:56,339 I'm just trying to save the patient, not score points with my boss. 240 00:12:56,464 --> 00:12:59,967 Would it hurt the patient if you let us run some tests? 241 00:13:03,262 --> 00:13:04,889 You've got three hours. 242 00:13:11,771 --> 00:13:13,689 We've run six complete tox screens, 243 00:13:13,815 --> 00:13:16,943 tested for every heavy metal, poison and biological agent we can think of. 244 00:13:17,068 --> 00:13:18,820 It says here he ate a lot of chestnuts. 245 00:13:18,945 --> 00:13:21,697 Hold on a second. 246 00:13:21,823 --> 00:13:24,283 If the squirrel liberation army is involved, I'm out of here. 247 00:13:24,409 --> 00:13:25,618 Those little rodents are... 248 00:13:25,743 --> 00:13:28,037 Horse chestnuts are poisonous. If someone switched them... 249 00:13:28,162 --> 00:13:29,664 Horse chestnuts may look like chestnuts, 250 00:13:29,789 --> 00:13:32,291 but they taste like a horse's lower than chestnuts, 251 00:13:32,417 --> 00:13:34,627 which makes the theory that he accidentally ate a couple of hundred 252 00:13:34,752 --> 00:13:36,796 slightly less persuasive. 253 00:13:38,548 --> 00:13:42,593 Seeing as how he was prowling the back alleys of Tehran... 254 00:13:42,718 --> 00:13:44,720 It wasn't Tehran, it was... 255 00:13:45,721 --> 00:13:46,556 (EXCLAIMS) 256 00:13:46,681 --> 00:13:48,349 You almost got me. 257 00:13:48,766 --> 00:13:50,768 Unless we know the local environmental factors, 258 00:13:50,893 --> 00:13:51,811 the poisonous flora... 259 00:13:51,936 --> 00:13:53,187 You know I can't tell you that. 260 00:13:53,312 --> 00:13:56,941 Well, then why are we here? You might as well just Google "poison." 261 00:13:57,066 --> 00:14:01,237 All they would tell me is he spent the last eleven months in Bolivia. 262 00:14:01,362 --> 00:14:04,490 Who you gonna kill in Bolivia? My old housekeeper? 263 00:14:04,699 --> 00:14:05,741 We don't kill people. 264 00:14:05,867 --> 00:14:08,119 I'm sorry, who are you gonna marginalize? 265 00:14:08,244 --> 00:14:10,705 If it is my housekeeper, she has it coming. 266 00:14:10,830 --> 00:14:12,373 Cleaning the windows means cleaning both sides. 267 00:14:12,498 --> 00:14:14,333 Am I right or am I right? 268 00:14:14,459 --> 00:14:16,377 What does it matter what he was doing? 269 00:14:16,502 --> 00:14:18,379 - The guy's dying. - Not anymore. 270 00:14:18,504 --> 00:14:20,715 I know what's poisoning him, and who. 271 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:22,133 John. 272 00:14:24,427 --> 00:14:25,720 It's just pancreatitis. 273 00:14:25,845 --> 00:14:27,221 He's not an alcoholic. 274 00:14:27,346 --> 00:14:29,515 And unless his pancreas is in his fingers... 275 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:31,309 Spies can't get fungal infections? 276 00:14:31,434 --> 00:14:32,435 And the burns on his skin? 277 00:14:32,560 --> 00:14:34,520 Spies can't get sunburns? 278 00:14:34,645 --> 00:14:35,605 Bolivia doesn't have sun? 279 00:14:35,730 --> 00:14:40,234 So, either we go with his theory of the non-drinking drunk, 280 00:14:40,359 --> 00:14:42,236 or he was poisoned by some group 281 00:14:42,361 --> 00:14:45,156 with the resources to make it completely untraceable, 282 00:14:45,281 --> 00:14:47,450 some customized isotope. 283 00:14:51,496 --> 00:14:54,332 Let's treat for radiation poisoning. 284 00:14:56,000 --> 00:15:02,215 The iodine's to protect your thyroid. Antibiotics are to handle infections. 285 00:15:02,340 --> 00:15:04,383 Should start working in a couple of hours. 286 00:15:04,509 --> 00:15:07,720 We should celebrate with a beer or eight. 287 00:15:08,804 --> 00:15:10,389 I don't drink. 288 00:15:10,515 --> 00:15:13,601 Oh, me thinks he doth protest too much. 289 00:15:13,726 --> 00:15:15,853 He's deathly ill. Why would he lie about drinking? 290 00:15:15,978 --> 00:15:20,149 Guilt over killing a man would make anyone hit the sauce. 291 00:15:20,274 --> 00:15:22,276 We don't kill people. 292 00:15:22,693 --> 00:15:23,528 HOUSE: Right. 293 00:15:23,653 --> 00:15:25,530 You just lie to your friends and family, 294 00:15:25,655 --> 00:15:29,075 establish false identities, trick people into betraying their country. 295 00:15:29,200 --> 00:15:32,620 He'd never cover up his drinking. He's too honest. 296 00:15:32,745 --> 00:15:35,623 Hey! Something I've always wanted to know. 297 00:15:35,748 --> 00:15:38,501 That poison lipstick that Ginger used to kiss Gilligan, 298 00:15:38,626 --> 00:15:40,545 why didn't that kill her? 299 00:15:46,342 --> 00:15:47,552 Okay, drum roll! 300 00:15:47,677 --> 00:15:51,514 LP is negative for meningitis. 301 00:15:51,639 --> 00:15:53,683 Sorry, Cole. 302 00:15:53,808 --> 00:15:57,728 Fat pad biopsy is... Wait for it... 303 00:15:58,688 --> 00:16:03,401 Negative for amyloidosis and Thirteen goes down! 304 00:16:03,526 --> 00:16:04,694 Could we hurry this up? My son has... 305 00:16:04,819 --> 00:16:06,362 Can I have a kid, too? I'm working too hard. 306 00:16:06,487 --> 00:16:07,405 I could hook you up. 307 00:16:07,572 --> 00:16:08,990 If I had two minutes and some anti-nausea meds, 308 00:16:09,115 --> 00:16:11,117 I'd take you up on that. 309 00:16:11,242 --> 00:16:12,994 And for the gold... 310 00:16:15,079 --> 00:16:17,790 Protein's 65, glucose, 70. 311 00:16:17,915 --> 00:16:19,834 It's MS, start her on interferon. 312 00:16:20,001 --> 00:16:20,835 Now, turn to the last page. 313 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:23,212 Sad rate's 95, ANA's weakly positive. 314 00:16:23,337 --> 00:16:24,338 Positive, it's lupus. 315 00:16:24,463 --> 00:16:26,215 Weakly, not lupus. It's MS. 316 00:16:26,340 --> 00:16:28,301 We obviously don't know what it is. Treat for both. 317 00:16:28,426 --> 00:16:30,094 No. I gave in on the tests. 318 00:16:30,219 --> 00:16:32,471 We're not treating her for two completely separate diseases 319 00:16:32,638 --> 00:16:35,725 because you think lupus will win you a prize. 320 00:16:41,355 --> 00:16:43,357 - Still think it's lupus? - Yeah. 321 00:16:43,608 --> 00:16:44,817 Me, too. 322 00:16:45,109 --> 00:16:48,237 In case of emergency, go to the emergency room. 323 00:16:50,323 --> 00:16:51,157 Could be lupus. 324 00:16:51,282 --> 00:16:52,325 That's what we figured. 325 00:16:52,867 --> 00:16:53,993 Then why are you here? 326 00:16:54,118 --> 00:16:56,203 You're an immunologist. We wanted to confirm... 327 00:16:56,329 --> 00:16:58,873 Who are you looking for me to help you sell down the river? House or Cuddy? 328 00:16:59,081 --> 00:17:00,625 Foreman. 329 00:17:01,375 --> 00:17:03,336 - Sorry. - He's pushing MS. 330 00:17:03,461 --> 00:17:04,378 Thinks that because he's in charge, 331 00:17:04,503 --> 00:17:06,422 he has to prove he's the smartest guy in the room. 332 00:17:06,547 --> 00:17:09,050 All I've heard about you, you put the patient above everything else. 333 00:17:09,175 --> 00:17:12,178 That's why everyone finds you so annoying. 334 00:17:13,804 --> 00:17:16,349 - All House cares about is results. - I know. 335 00:17:16,474 --> 00:17:18,434 I'm talking about how to deal with Foreman. 336 00:17:18,559 --> 00:17:19,685 So am I. 337 00:17:23,022 --> 00:17:24,774 Fever's down to 101.5. 338 00:17:24,899 --> 00:17:26,359 Treatment's working. Why are we out here? 339 00:17:26,525 --> 00:17:27,902 Trying to figure out which treatment's working. 340 00:17:28,027 --> 00:17:29,779 It's kind of tacky doing it in front of the patient. 341 00:17:29,904 --> 00:17:31,739 You put her on steroids, too? 342 00:17:31,864 --> 00:17:32,698 We had no choice. 343 00:17:32,823 --> 00:17:33,658 The sad rate pointed to lupus. 344 00:17:33,783 --> 00:17:34,950 And the ANA ruled it out! 345 00:17:35,076 --> 00:17:36,410 Doctors! 346 00:17:38,746 --> 00:17:40,039 Legs hurt? 347 00:17:40,164 --> 00:17:43,751 I can't feel them at all. I don't think I can move them. 348 00:17:59,642 --> 00:18:01,394 Vitals stabilizing. 349 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:02,687 Tummy ache's gone as well. 350 00:18:02,812 --> 00:18:05,106 So, the treatment's working. 351 00:18:06,482 --> 00:18:10,403 You wanna ditch Dr. Killjoy and hop on the company jet? 352 00:18:10,528 --> 00:18:12,905 Little trip down Mexico way, 353 00:18:13,030 --> 00:18:16,826 and I'm not talking about the country or the plane. 354 00:18:16,951 --> 00:18:20,579 Do you think acting like an idiot and talking about sex works on girls? 355 00:18:20,705 --> 00:18:23,165 Well, if it didn't, the human race would have died out long ago. 356 00:18:23,290 --> 00:18:24,500 You're pretty cheery for someone 357 00:18:24,625 --> 00:18:26,752 who was just proved wrong about his pancreatitis theory. 358 00:18:26,877 --> 00:18:29,255 I'm appropriately cheery for someone who's been proved right. 359 00:18:29,463 --> 00:18:31,632 John hasn't vomited in six hours. 360 00:18:31,757 --> 00:18:34,510 What's to vomit? I'm eating his lunch. 361 00:18:34,635 --> 00:18:37,221 Withholding nutrients is the treatment for pancreatitis. 362 00:18:37,346 --> 00:18:40,057 That, and the antibiotics you put him on. 363 00:18:40,182 --> 00:18:42,101 I did unhook your iodine, though. 364 00:18:42,226 --> 00:18:45,354 Didn't seem to fit with the whole "I'm just jerking you guys around" Gestalt. 365 00:18:45,479 --> 00:18:46,480 You're unbelievable. 366 00:18:46,605 --> 00:18:50,234 Let's ask John if he'd rather be sick honestly or cured dishonestly. 367 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:53,320 John? John? 368 00:19:02,580 --> 00:19:05,708 Any chance he's just overwhelmed with gratitude? 369 00:19:18,763 --> 00:19:20,264 Paralysis. 370 00:19:22,349 --> 00:19:24,643 It's a new symptom? 371 00:19:25,478 --> 00:19:27,354 Big white space on the board where it would fit. 372 00:19:27,480 --> 00:19:28,814 Nice, multicolored markers. 373 00:19:28,939 --> 00:19:32,234 I'm not writing it because we can't know if it's a real symptom. 374 00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:34,487 When these two went rogue and pumped her full of steroids, we lost... 375 00:19:34,612 --> 00:19:36,405 Steroids don't cause paralysis. 376 00:19:36,530 --> 00:19:38,407 FOREMAN: She was also on interferon. 377 00:19:38,532 --> 00:19:40,951 Giving her both probably fried her immune system. 378 00:19:41,076 --> 00:19:42,536 Who knows what infection you could cause... 379 00:19:42,661 --> 00:19:44,622 We consulted an immunologist, she said we have... 380 00:19:44,747 --> 00:19:46,791 She? You talking about Dr. Cameron? 381 00:19:46,916 --> 00:19:49,001 - She thought lupus was... - She tell you to start treating? 382 00:19:49,126 --> 00:19:51,295 Yes! They've ignored you, they screwed up 383 00:19:51,420 --> 00:19:53,297 and it's fun watching you spank them. 384 00:19:53,422 --> 00:19:54,590 But, can we get back to the medicine? 385 00:19:54,715 --> 00:19:58,677 The last thing any of you give a damn about is the medicine. 386 00:20:00,596 --> 00:20:02,389 Look. 387 00:20:02,681 --> 00:20:05,476 I'm not saying you're bad doctors or bad people. 388 00:20:05,601 --> 00:20:07,394 But House is. 389 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:10,022 He created a nasty little cutthroat world, 390 00:20:10,147 --> 00:20:12,358 planted you in it, and is watching you play. 391 00:20:12,483 --> 00:20:15,528 And none of it works for anyone except him. 392 00:20:17,655 --> 00:20:19,365 And whoever wins. 393 00:20:21,492 --> 00:20:24,703 Given its quick progression, we gotta assume botulism. 394 00:20:24,829 --> 00:20:27,039 I'll go to her place. Check out her fridge and pantry. 395 00:20:27,164 --> 00:20:29,542 It's not botulism. It's polio. 396 00:20:34,380 --> 00:20:38,008 Brilliant. We should search her home for FDR's remains or a time machine. 397 00:20:38,133 --> 00:20:40,719 She could have contracted it from anyone who's been to Africa, or... 398 00:20:40,845 --> 00:20:41,971 She's been vaccinated. 399 00:20:42,096 --> 00:20:43,097 Vaccines wear off. 400 00:20:43,222 --> 00:20:46,350 There hasn't been a single American case in over 20 years. 401 00:20:46,517 --> 00:20:48,853 I've seen this disease. I know what it looks like. 402 00:20:48,978 --> 00:20:51,647 That's why you're finding it, because you're looking for it. 403 00:20:51,772 --> 00:20:52,857 Polio? 404 00:20:52,982 --> 00:20:54,775 - It's crazy. - House wouldn't think so. 405 00:20:54,900 --> 00:20:57,194 So, go find House and tell him your theory. 406 00:20:57,319 --> 00:21:00,990 Take a personal day. Seriously. Get out of here. 407 00:21:02,032 --> 00:21:03,868 You don't have the power to fire me. 408 00:21:04,118 --> 00:21:07,580 But I do have the power to kick your ass off my case. 409 00:21:10,291 --> 00:21:11,709 I'm starting the botulism treatment. 410 00:21:11,834 --> 00:21:15,045 The rest of you, look for confirmation. 411 00:21:22,595 --> 00:21:23,804 He should be brought up on charges. 412 00:21:23,929 --> 00:21:25,681 Okay, relax. 413 00:21:25,806 --> 00:21:27,641 I'll take your book out from under my piano. 414 00:21:27,766 --> 00:21:30,519 He's dying of radiation sickness. He's obviously in pain. 415 00:21:30,769 --> 00:21:32,813 All of which could have been avoided if you hadn't interfered... 416 00:21:32,938 --> 00:21:34,023 (GROANS) 417 00:21:34,148 --> 00:21:35,816 What was that for? 418 00:21:35,941 --> 00:21:39,403 Radiation sickness kills specific cells at specific times. 419 00:21:39,528 --> 00:21:42,197 His hair should be coming out in clumps before he's writhing in pain. 420 00:21:42,323 --> 00:21:45,659 Since it's not, I know who's trying to kill him. 421 00:21:46,452 --> 00:21:47,661 God. 422 00:21:47,786 --> 00:21:49,622 It's blood cancer, Waldenstrom's. 423 00:21:49,747 --> 00:21:52,917 Radiation can cause infections, which set off neuropathy... 424 00:21:53,042 --> 00:21:55,336 If you had any real evidence of foul play, 425 00:21:55,461 --> 00:21:57,463 you'd be torturing Bolivians 426 00:21:57,588 --> 00:22:01,091 instead of putting me into a state of anticipatory sexual arousal. 427 00:22:01,216 --> 00:22:02,468 Can we treat for both? 428 00:22:02,593 --> 00:22:06,138 Bad idea. Unless you're the one who's trying to poison him. 429 00:22:06,263 --> 00:22:09,141 I'll arrange for plasmapheresis and chemo. 430 00:22:09,558 --> 00:22:11,060 Are you gonna trust him after what he did? 431 00:22:11,226 --> 00:22:14,313 I don't have to trust him to agree with him. 432 00:22:19,276 --> 00:22:20,694 You make a good point. 433 00:22:20,819 --> 00:22:23,614 I've been wrong every time and she still won't listen to you. 434 00:22:23,739 --> 00:22:28,243 So, either she really likes me or she really hates you. 435 00:22:28,369 --> 00:22:30,704 And I got a ride in the jet. 436 00:22:36,001 --> 00:22:38,337 Oh, hi. What are you doing here? 437 00:22:38,462 --> 00:22:39,630 Just came to say hi. 438 00:22:39,755 --> 00:22:40,839 Hi again. 439 00:22:40,965 --> 00:22:42,925 Where's Mrs. Bearman? 440 00:22:43,050 --> 00:22:44,134 Sent her home. 441 00:22:44,259 --> 00:22:45,928 I was scheduling her for an MRA. 442 00:22:46,053 --> 00:22:47,680 If we gave MRAs to every patient with a headache... 443 00:22:47,805 --> 00:22:50,349 This wasn't just a headache, it was the worst in her life. 444 00:22:50,474 --> 00:22:51,850 And lucky for you, I'm a neurologist. 445 00:22:51,976 --> 00:22:54,770 She went to a wine and cheese tasting. Both triggers for migraines. 446 00:22:54,895 --> 00:22:56,271 She's never had a migraine before. 447 00:22:56,397 --> 00:22:57,648 And I never had a blueberry bagel, 448 00:22:57,773 --> 00:22:59,066 but for the first time I had one. 449 00:22:59,191 --> 00:23:00,442 Bagels don't kill people. 450 00:23:00,567 --> 00:23:02,361 This is a classic ticking bomb aneurism. 451 00:23:02,736 --> 00:23:05,531 Wow. This taught me a lesson. 452 00:23:05,656 --> 00:23:07,950 I guess when I mess with other people's patients, 453 00:23:08,075 --> 00:23:10,786 I risk looking like an officious bitch. 454 00:23:14,164 --> 00:23:17,084 We're gonna have to track down Mrs. Bearman. 455 00:23:19,837 --> 00:23:22,881 Wait. Never mind. 456 00:23:24,550 --> 00:23:25,551 It's funny. 457 00:23:25,676 --> 00:23:27,469 It's not funny, it's totally immature. 458 00:23:27,594 --> 00:23:28,721 It is funny. 459 00:23:28,846 --> 00:23:30,723 You just can't appreciate it, because you're the victim. 460 00:23:30,848 --> 00:23:33,600 Yeah. I deserve shame and ridicule for offering a consult. 461 00:23:33,726 --> 00:23:35,185 Unheard of for a doctor. 462 00:23:35,310 --> 00:23:37,187 You didn't offer a medical consult. 463 00:23:37,312 --> 00:23:39,565 You offered a dealing-with-Foreman consult. 464 00:23:39,773 --> 00:23:42,860 For the good of the patient. It's what House would have done. 465 00:23:42,985 --> 00:23:46,113 Maybe House will hear about it and tear up with pride. 466 00:23:46,238 --> 00:23:47,698 You think I'm trying to impress him. 467 00:23:47,823 --> 00:23:50,284 I think that for someone who's not involved in his team, 468 00:23:50,576 --> 00:23:53,203 you're remarkably involved in his team. 469 00:23:53,328 --> 00:23:55,205 Let it go. 470 00:23:55,330 --> 00:23:56,665 Let him go. 471 00:24:01,045 --> 00:24:02,796 And that's mature. 472 00:24:10,179 --> 00:24:12,639 One-twenty over 80. Let 'er rip. 473 00:24:16,602 --> 00:24:19,229 Now we got the medical stuff out of the way, 474 00:24:19,354 --> 00:24:20,814 why don't we meet back at your place 475 00:24:20,939 --> 00:24:23,525 for some enhanced interrogation techniques? 476 00:24:23,650 --> 00:24:26,737 My safe word is, "Help, please, please, stop." 477 00:24:26,862 --> 00:24:29,239 It's two pleases. Anything less than that, you keep going. 478 00:24:29,406 --> 00:24:33,327 You actually cure this guy, I'll show you my private water board. 479 00:24:35,037 --> 00:24:38,373 We need to consult an oncologist about the chemo. 480 00:24:40,751 --> 00:24:43,712 Oh, I'm sorry. I thought you were still euphemizing. 481 00:24:44,213 --> 00:24:46,548 My valet knows a little oncology. 482 00:24:51,011 --> 00:24:53,222 I was wondering when you'd grow bored of avoiding my calls. 483 00:24:53,555 --> 00:24:56,350 Oh, I could never grow bored of ignoring you. 484 00:24:56,475 --> 00:24:58,393 What's the latest protocol on Waldenstrom's? 485 00:24:58,519 --> 00:24:59,520 Where are you? 486 00:24:59,645 --> 00:25:01,313 CIA headquarters. 487 00:25:01,438 --> 00:25:02,523 How much fludarabine do you need... 488 00:25:02,648 --> 00:25:05,567 Either you're sprawled naked on your floor with an empty bottle of Vicodin 489 00:25:05,692 --> 00:25:07,569 or collapsed naked in front of your computer 490 00:25:07,694 --> 00:25:08,904 with an empty bottle of Viagra. 491 00:25:09,154 --> 00:25:11,240 Please tell me which, because Chase has another pool going. 492 00:25:11,365 --> 00:25:13,283 They flew me in to help deal with a sick employee. 493 00:25:13,408 --> 00:25:14,576 How much... WILSON: Hallucinations? 494 00:25:14,743 --> 00:25:16,703 Damn, I shouldn't have bet on the Viagra. 495 00:25:16,870 --> 00:25:19,498 Okay. Call the Langley switchboard, ask for extension... 496 00:25:19,748 --> 00:25:22,167 - Thirty-five, seventy-eight. - Three, five, seven, eight. 497 00:25:22,668 --> 00:25:25,504 He asked an awful lot of questions for a valet. 498 00:25:26,046 --> 00:25:29,758 You know, I happen to have a position available on my penis. 499 00:25:32,761 --> 00:25:36,140 Wait a second, I think I screwed up that joke. 500 00:25:36,265 --> 00:25:38,016 You offering me a job? 501 00:25:38,142 --> 00:25:39,768 I'd settle for that. 502 00:25:39,893 --> 00:25:44,523 As tempting as a position on your staff is, I like it here. 503 00:25:44,648 --> 00:25:47,025 Pays better, and we've only had one assassination attempt. 504 00:25:47,151 --> 00:25:48,527 And I'm sure you're a great boss. 505 00:25:48,652 --> 00:25:52,531 That's why your fellows left en masse a couple of months ago. 506 00:25:52,656 --> 00:25:54,783 I have satellite images. 507 00:25:56,034 --> 00:25:58,370 (PHONE RINGING) 508 00:26:03,208 --> 00:26:04,251 Inspector Gadget? 509 00:26:05,669 --> 00:26:07,880 My God, you're actually at the CIA. 510 00:26:08,005 --> 00:26:09,131 You've gotta get down here. 511 00:26:09,256 --> 00:26:11,758 They've got a satellite aimed directly into (Buddy's vagina. 512 00:26:11,884 --> 00:26:15,637 I told them the chances of invasion are slim to none, but... 513 00:26:15,762 --> 00:26:17,347 Waldenstrom's. 514 00:26:17,472 --> 00:26:21,059 Recommended dose is 25 milligrams per meter squared. 515 00:26:21,185 --> 00:26:22,561 They do a background check on you? 516 00:26:22,686 --> 00:26:23,896 Twenty-five milligrams. 517 00:26:24,021 --> 00:26:25,230 They did a background check on you, 518 00:26:25,355 --> 00:26:26,732 they did a background check on your friends. 519 00:26:26,857 --> 00:26:28,692 Relax. I'm sure they already know 520 00:26:28,817 --> 00:26:30,652 that you brought heroin back from Afghanistan. 521 00:26:30,777 --> 00:26:32,112 WILSON: That's not true. 522 00:26:32,237 --> 00:26:34,740 I've never been to Afghanistan. 523 00:26:35,449 --> 00:26:36,742 House? 524 00:26:40,037 --> 00:26:41,163 LOU: She's getting worse. 525 00:26:41,288 --> 00:26:43,332 Her fever's risen slightly. 526 00:26:46,877 --> 00:26:50,339 But it's definitely... What? Botulism? 527 00:26:51,173 --> 00:26:53,091 Right? Because if you're wrong again, 528 00:26:53,217 --> 00:26:55,719 and you're treating her for something that she doesn't even have... 529 00:26:55,844 --> 00:26:58,263 The anti-toxin hasn't had time to work yet. 530 00:26:58,388 --> 00:27:01,266 I know it's hard, but try to be patient. 531 00:27:04,186 --> 00:27:05,687 Excuse me. 532 00:27:13,487 --> 00:27:14,696 I know you're pissed I interrupted, 533 00:27:14,821 --> 00:27:16,406 but you're gonna be even more pissed in a second. 534 00:27:16,782 --> 00:27:18,367 You tested her without telling me? 535 00:27:18,492 --> 00:27:22,287 Yeah. I know, I'm really, really sorry, but... 536 00:27:22,412 --> 00:27:24,873 On the other hand, it's positive. 537 00:27:27,251 --> 00:27:29,002 She has polio. 538 00:27:32,172 --> 00:27:33,924 Now what, boss? 539 00:27:36,843 --> 00:27:38,512 Where's House? 540 00:27:39,263 --> 00:27:42,057 He's blown off four hours of clinic. 541 00:27:44,518 --> 00:27:46,687 He's consulting for the CIA. 542 00:27:48,689 --> 00:27:50,482 Seriously, call Langley, 543 00:27:50,607 --> 00:27:54,695 and ask for extension three, five... It's three, five, three, six? 544 00:27:54,820 --> 00:27:56,363 It's definitely two threes. 545 00:27:56,488 --> 00:27:58,573 I wrote it down. I have it somewhere. 546 00:27:58,699 --> 00:28:01,910 He's gonna make up twice his skipped hours in the clinic. 547 00:28:02,035 --> 00:28:03,578 Okay-duke. 548 00:28:03,704 --> 00:28:06,164 And for protecting him, you're gonna make up twice that. 549 00:28:06,290 --> 00:28:08,125 Why are you punishing me worse than him? 550 00:28:08,250 --> 00:28:11,128 Because House never learns. You might. 551 00:28:11,461 --> 00:28:12,462 (DOOR CLOSES) 552 00:28:21,430 --> 00:28:22,848 How are you feeling? 553 00:28:23,932 --> 00:28:25,183 Like crap. 554 00:28:25,350 --> 00:28:27,644 Yeah. Cancer can be that way. 555 00:28:29,646 --> 00:28:31,648 My hair is falling out. 556 00:28:34,901 --> 00:28:37,029 Is that the chemo? 557 00:28:37,738 --> 00:28:39,239 No, that's too quick. 558 00:28:41,950 --> 00:28:43,827 So, what does it mean? 559 00:28:47,497 --> 00:28:49,750 It means you don't have cancer. 560 00:28:51,376 --> 00:28:54,046 Someone actually did try to kill you. 561 00:29:00,677 --> 00:29:03,305 You're stubborn. You're arrogant! 562 00:29:03,472 --> 00:29:04,306 There's no need to yell. 563 00:29:04,431 --> 00:29:05,974 You may have cost that man his life. 564 00:29:06,099 --> 00:29:07,726 He's getting the radiation treatment. 565 00:29:07,851 --> 00:29:09,144 Twenty-four hours too late. 566 00:29:09,269 --> 00:29:11,396 I didn't yell at you when I thought you were wrong. 567 00:29:11,772 --> 00:29:14,232 - I wasn't wrong. - This isn't productive. 568 00:29:14,358 --> 00:29:17,152 There is no "productive," it's too late! 569 00:29:17,277 --> 00:29:20,197 Because of your inexperience, your poor judgment 570 00:29:20,322 --> 00:29:23,200 and your failure to recognize a reckless fool. 571 00:29:25,702 --> 00:29:27,371 Cordyceps sinensis. 572 00:29:32,250 --> 00:29:36,296 It's an herbal treatment derived from a parasitic fungus. 573 00:29:36,421 --> 00:29:38,423 Comes from caterpillars. 574 00:29:38,548 --> 00:29:40,425 Along with dimercaprol chelation, 575 00:29:40,550 --> 00:29:42,386 it's been shown to mitigate bone marrow damage 576 00:29:42,511 --> 00:29:45,138 from radiation poisoning 577 00:29:46,431 --> 00:29:47,849 in monkeys. 578 00:29:51,269 --> 00:29:53,772 Sorry. I was stubborn and arrogant. 579 00:29:54,189 --> 00:29:55,732 Self-recriminations won't help her. 580 00:29:55,857 --> 00:29:57,818 Nothing's gonna help her, she's got polio. 581 00:29:57,943 --> 00:29:59,444 There's no cure, but there are treatments. 582 00:29:59,820 --> 00:30:00,904 No, she's dying. 583 00:30:01,029 --> 00:30:02,823 Yeah, every death's a tragedy. 584 00:30:03,281 --> 00:30:04,449 Funny how you weren't so depressed 585 00:30:04,574 --> 00:30:06,743 when she was just dying because me and Amber screwed up. 586 00:30:06,868 --> 00:30:09,246 And I'm also self-centered, thanks for clarifying. 587 00:30:09,371 --> 00:30:11,248 Don't forget self-pitying. 588 00:30:13,291 --> 00:30:15,710 Vitamin C. Extremely high doses. 589 00:30:15,836 --> 00:30:18,422 It was experimental treatment protocol in the '50s... 590 00:30:18,547 --> 00:30:19,756 And they haven't finished yet? 591 00:30:19,881 --> 00:30:21,716 They lost funding. 592 00:30:21,925 --> 00:30:24,469 That's because there's no logical reason vitamin C would cure polio. 593 00:30:24,678 --> 00:30:26,304 Well, someone thought there was. 594 00:30:26,430 --> 00:30:28,807 Someone thought black people made excellent farm implements. 595 00:30:28,932 --> 00:30:30,308 I'm not talking about hurting anyone. 596 00:30:30,434 --> 00:30:32,227 I just want to force-feed her some orange juice. 597 00:30:32,352 --> 00:30:35,939 You wanna throw in some bacon and eggs as well? 598 00:30:36,064 --> 00:30:38,275 If there's anything you learned today, 599 00:30:38,692 --> 00:30:40,694 it's gotta be that you can be wrong. 600 00:30:50,495 --> 00:30:52,414 John, can you hear me? 601 00:30:53,915 --> 00:30:57,335 We're gonna start you on an experimental treatment. 602 00:31:00,338 --> 00:31:01,381 Tea? 603 00:31:02,299 --> 00:31:05,302 It's a Chinese herb which has been effective. 604 00:31:05,427 --> 00:31:07,262 I'm dying, aren't I? 605 00:31:09,723 --> 00:31:11,141 Probably. 606 00:31:19,524 --> 00:31:21,735 We're gonna attempt an experimental protocol. 607 00:31:21,860 --> 00:31:24,446 - A new drug? - An old one. Vitamin C. 608 00:31:24,696 --> 00:31:26,531 Ultra-high doses have been shown 609 00:31:26,656 --> 00:31:29,534 to destroy the polio virus and heal nerve damage. 610 00:31:29,659 --> 00:31:31,536 She could regain use of her legs? 611 00:31:31,661 --> 00:31:33,121 It's unlikely. 612 00:31:34,498 --> 00:31:36,291 But we're gonna try. 613 00:31:37,334 --> 00:31:38,960 Don't give up. 614 00:31:52,599 --> 00:31:53,892 (SIGHS) 615 00:31:54,017 --> 00:31:57,062 Nausea's not as bad. 616 00:31:58,104 --> 00:32:00,857 Radiation sickness has a latency period. 617 00:32:02,150 --> 00:32:04,694 You'll get better before you get worse. 618 00:32:11,618 --> 00:32:14,454 Wanna know what I really did down there? 619 00:32:16,206 --> 00:32:18,291 Only if it's interesting. 620 00:32:20,377 --> 00:32:22,212 The women there, 621 00:32:23,838 --> 00:32:25,423 during Carnival, they... 622 00:32:26,716 --> 00:32:28,468 They do this dance. 623 00:32:29,886 --> 00:32:32,138 They call it the devil dance. 624 00:32:34,432 --> 00:32:36,017 Not interesting. 625 00:32:37,894 --> 00:32:41,439 I spent the whole 40 days with this 626 00:32:42,524 --> 00:32:45,860 attache to the Minister of Defense. 627 00:32:47,862 --> 00:32:52,158 The most buttoned-down woman you'd ever meet, 628 00:32:55,453 --> 00:32:58,039 except when she did this dance. 629 00:33:02,377 --> 00:33:04,754 She agreed to tell me stuff. 630 00:33:07,841 --> 00:33:09,092 (GASPS) 631 00:33:13,346 --> 00:33:16,516 Okay, you got half a good story there. 632 00:33:18,476 --> 00:33:19,519 Karma. 633 00:33:22,397 --> 00:33:26,484 Best way to rid yourself of that guilt is to confess your sins. 634 00:33:27,652 --> 00:33:32,574 This pain, it's right. It's comforting. 635 00:33:34,159 --> 00:33:37,495 It makes me think that somehow it all makes sense. 636 00:33:38,663 --> 00:33:40,790 What do you mean 40 days? 637 00:33:41,666 --> 00:33:43,585 When they found out 638 00:33:45,003 --> 00:33:48,089 what she'd told me... 639 00:33:48,757 --> 00:33:51,468 Carnival in Bolivia's only eight days. 640 00:33:55,972 --> 00:33:59,100 You have any idea what a chestnut looks like? 641 00:34:03,772 --> 00:34:05,690 You idiot! 642 00:34:05,815 --> 00:34:07,484 Who are you calling an idiot? 643 00:34:08,401 --> 00:34:12,447 Whoever knew that John was stationed in Brazil, not Bolivia. 644 00:34:12,864 --> 00:34:14,532 Brazil? 645 00:34:14,658 --> 00:34:16,618 Well, then, I guess I'm talking to you, idiot. 646 00:34:16,743 --> 00:34:19,913 It's the same region. It's the same parasites, same diseases. 647 00:34:20,038 --> 00:34:22,165 But not the same language. 648 00:34:22,290 --> 00:34:23,833 In Bolivia, chestnuts are chestnuts. 649 00:34:23,958 --> 00:34:26,336 Brazil, on the other hand, has castanhas-do-péra 650 00:34:26,461 --> 00:34:28,672 literally, chestnuts from Péra, 651 00:34:28,797 --> 00:34:32,425 because it would be stupid for people from Brazil to call them Brazil nuts. 652 00:34:32,550 --> 00:34:35,261 So, he ate Brazil nuts. Big deal. 653 00:34:35,387 --> 00:34:37,722 No, he ate a lot of Brazil nuts, which is a big deal, 654 00:34:37,847 --> 00:34:39,182 because they contain selenium, 655 00:34:39,307 --> 00:34:42,894 which in high doses causes fatigue, vomiting, skin irritation, 656 00:34:43,019 --> 00:34:45,897 discharge from the fingernail beds and hair loss. 657 00:34:46,022 --> 00:34:48,066 Any of that sounding familiar? 658 00:34:50,443 --> 00:34:51,736 Can you treat it? 659 00:34:53,571 --> 00:34:55,407 We already started. 660 00:34:55,532 --> 00:34:57,909 Treatment's chelation, the same as for radiation sickness. 661 00:34:58,076 --> 00:35:00,537 The only difference is it works a lot better on nut poisoning. 662 00:35:01,121 --> 00:35:03,164 So, what's the problem? 663 00:35:03,957 --> 00:35:05,709 You're an idiot. 664 00:35:20,014 --> 00:35:21,224 Why is she shivering? 665 00:35:21,391 --> 00:35:23,685 Low serum calcium is a side effect of the treatment. 666 00:35:23,810 --> 00:35:25,603 I can give her a calcium supplement. 667 00:35:25,729 --> 00:35:27,147 My arm hurts. 668 00:35:27,272 --> 00:35:30,483 The infusion rate has to remain high for the treatment to work. 669 00:35:30,608 --> 00:35:31,776 Is it working? 670 00:35:31,901 --> 00:35:33,236 (GASPS) 671 00:35:33,361 --> 00:35:34,446 You feel that? 672 00:35:34,696 --> 00:35:37,031 Yeah, it hurts. 673 00:35:38,658 --> 00:35:41,494 It's working! This is fantastic. 674 00:35:49,919 --> 00:35:52,380 There's a lot you could learn at my fellowship. 675 00:35:52,505 --> 00:35:55,341 If you knew the procedures I could teach you... 676 00:35:55,467 --> 00:35:56,968 Of course, we'd need a nurse to prep. 677 00:35:57,093 --> 00:36:00,680 I know how to kill a man with my thumb. 678 00:36:00,805 --> 00:36:03,600 Actually, I was just trying to make another euphemism for sex. 679 00:36:03,725 --> 00:36:05,018 So was I. 680 00:36:05,143 --> 00:36:08,229 Oh, God. How can you flirt with this idiot? 681 00:36:08,354 --> 00:36:11,900 He lied to us again and again. He broke laws, ethical codes... 682 00:36:12,025 --> 00:36:13,359 I was right. 683 00:36:15,195 --> 00:36:16,529 That doesn't mean everything. 684 00:36:16,946 --> 00:36:18,114 It means a lot. 685 00:36:20,074 --> 00:36:24,996 Dr. Curtis, Dr. House. I appreciate your help. 686 00:36:37,550 --> 00:36:39,052 (DOOR OPENS) 687 00:36:39,552 --> 00:36:41,346 - Hey- - Hey- 688 00:36:54,400 --> 00:36:57,445 When you were dying, 689 00:36:57,570 --> 00:36:59,447 you tried to infect me, 690 00:36:59,572 --> 00:37:01,699 because you knew I'd fight for you 691 00:37:01,825 --> 00:37:03,201 if I thought I was dying, too. 692 00:37:03,493 --> 00:37:06,454 Are you bringing this up now so I'll forgive you for messing with my patient? 693 00:37:06,579 --> 00:37:09,290 I'm happy I changed jobs. 694 00:37:09,874 --> 00:37:14,045 But I know I'll never have that sort of 695 00:37:15,296 --> 00:37:16,172 excitement. 696 00:37:16,297 --> 00:37:17,632 You miss people trying to kill you? 697 00:37:17,757 --> 00:37:18,842 No. 698 00:37:19,884 --> 00:37:23,680 I miss people doing whatever it takes to get the job done. 699 00:37:28,518 --> 00:37:32,063 I guess that's why I'm having trouble giving it up. 700 00:37:33,481 --> 00:37:37,068 I shouldn't have helped them mess with your patient. 701 00:37:37,986 --> 00:37:41,573 They had to screw with me. I've gotten everything wrong. 702 00:37:43,116 --> 00:37:45,493 I don't believe it. 703 00:37:45,618 --> 00:37:48,288 You're not gonna get everything right. 704 00:37:50,164 --> 00:37:53,084 But you're never gonna get everything wrong. 705 00:38:07,557 --> 00:38:09,142 (DOOR CLOSES) 706 00:38:15,440 --> 00:38:16,482 Morning! 707 00:38:17,317 --> 00:38:19,193 Where have you been the last two days? 708 00:38:19,319 --> 00:38:21,362 - Overslept. - We saved speed racer. 709 00:38:21,487 --> 00:38:24,407 She had polio. We cured it with vitamin C. 710 00:38:25,491 --> 00:38:29,329 Yeah. I cured depression with tonic water once. 711 00:38:29,454 --> 00:38:31,331 Actually, I think there was some gin in it, too. 712 00:38:31,456 --> 00:38:33,833 A hundred and fifty grams over six hours. 713 00:38:33,958 --> 00:38:34,918 It worked. 714 00:38:35,043 --> 00:38:36,878 FOREMAN: No, it didn't. 715 00:38:39,422 --> 00:38:41,215 I told you, you can't cure polio. 716 00:38:41,549 --> 00:38:44,385 It means either she's not cured or she never had it. 717 00:38:44,510 --> 00:38:48,932 Since she's walking out of here, I tested her blood from admittance. 718 00:38:49,057 --> 00:38:50,391 No polio. 719 00:38:50,516 --> 00:38:52,352 Means Brennan screwed up the lab tests. 720 00:38:52,477 --> 00:38:53,895 Or you screwed up your lab tests. 721 00:38:54,020 --> 00:38:55,521 You must have. She got better. 722 00:38:55,647 --> 00:38:58,816 So, it's relapsing and remitting. Maybe porphyria. 723 00:38:59,859 --> 00:39:01,945 Well, that's a stretch. 724 00:39:02,070 --> 00:39:04,322 If she had porphyria, you'd have seen purple urine. 725 00:39:04,447 --> 00:39:07,367 You think it's more likely he cured polio? 726 00:39:08,242 --> 00:39:10,370 Well, they believe it. 727 00:39:10,495 --> 00:39:13,164 Her symptoms fit perfectly. 728 00:39:13,289 --> 00:39:16,417 Any alternative is unbelievably convoluted. 729 00:39:16,542 --> 00:39:19,462 Some doctor would have to poison her with thallium so it looks like polio, 730 00:39:19,587 --> 00:39:21,506 then fake a lab test, then give her vitamin C 731 00:39:21,631 --> 00:39:25,218 and stop the poison so she magically gets better. 732 00:39:25,343 --> 00:39:28,763 Actually, it is kind of doable, right? 733 00:39:33,559 --> 00:39:34,602 So, what do you think? 734 00:39:34,727 --> 00:39:38,356 Shall we test her for thallium before you contact Stockholm? 735 00:39:39,357 --> 00:39:40,900 You poisoned her? 736 00:39:41,359 --> 00:39:42,902 HOUSE: The really shocking thing 737 00:39:43,027 --> 00:39:44,862 is that Foreman was right about the heatstroke. 738 00:39:44,988 --> 00:39:47,907 Vitamin C cures polio. I've seen it. 739 00:39:48,032 --> 00:39:51,160 Yeah. In some bush clinic. 740 00:39:51,285 --> 00:39:53,579 You needed polio in a place with a proper lab. 741 00:39:53,705 --> 00:39:57,792 The only problem is that places with proper labs don't have polio. 742 00:39:58,793 --> 00:40:05,466 There is no money in finding cures for diseases that only kill poor people. 743 00:40:06,592 --> 00:40:08,970 This will make them do research. 744 00:40:11,431 --> 00:40:13,558 What do you care if I faked a lab test, 745 00:40:13,683 --> 00:40:15,435 if it saves a few thousand lives? 746 00:40:15,560 --> 00:40:17,603 I did what I had to do. 747 00:40:17,729 --> 00:40:20,314 Isn't that what you hired us for? 748 00:40:25,278 --> 00:40:27,864 Which is why I'm not gonna fire you. 749 00:40:28,990 --> 00:40:30,658 You're gonna quit. 750 00:40:31,993 --> 00:40:33,995 Go on, get out of here. 751 00:40:40,626 --> 00:40:43,379 So, you're just gonna let him go? 752 00:40:43,504 --> 00:40:44,672 Absolutely. 753 00:40:45,214 --> 00:40:48,676 And I'm gonna let him get as far away as possible before you call the cops. 754 00:40:48,801 --> 00:40:51,220 Guy's a nut job. 755 00:40:51,345 --> 00:40:54,390 Who the hell did I leave in charge? 756 00:40:54,515 --> 00:40:55,641 Foreman. 757 00:40:55,767 --> 00:40:59,312 There was a reason for that. Next time, listen to him. 758 00:41:10,531 --> 00:41:13,326 Where have you been? And don't say the CIA. 759 00:41:13,576 --> 00:41:15,203 Okay- 760 00:41:15,453 --> 00:41:17,163 By the way, one of my employees... 761 00:41:17,288 --> 00:41:19,040 Either you're gonna have to get someone from the CIA 762 00:41:19,165 --> 00:41:20,500 to call and confirm your story, 763 00:41:20,625 --> 00:41:24,712 or you're doing eight clinic hours and Wilson is doing 16. 764 00:41:29,509 --> 00:41:31,677 I was in the Hamptons. 765 00:41:31,803 --> 00:41:37,016 I was helping some rich hedge fund jerk treat his son's sniffles. 766 00:41:37,141 --> 00:41:39,435 Fascinating as that sounds. 767 00:41:42,480 --> 00:41:45,942 For your honesty, I will forgive your hours. 768 00:41:47,318 --> 00:41:48,569 Thank you. 769 00:41:51,572 --> 00:41:52,990 No! 770 00:41:54,325 --> 00:41:57,245 The only thing less likely than you helping the CIA 771 00:41:57,370 --> 00:41:59,914 is you helping some rich guy in Long Island. 772 00:42:00,039 --> 00:42:02,542 You're doing your hours and Wilson's. 773 00:42:02,708 --> 00:42:04,669 I know how to kill a man with my thumb. 774 00:42:04,794 --> 00:42:06,337 Who doesn't? 775 00:42:15,930 --> 00:42:17,140 Hi. 776 00:42:17,348 --> 00:42:18,516 Hi. 777 00:42:26,023 --> 00:42:27,942 I'm gonna take you up on your offer. 778 00:42:28,442 --> 00:42:29,318 Yeah? 779 00:42:32,488 --> 00:42:36,200 Well, I live a couple of miles from here. 780 00:42:37,285 --> 00:42:39,453 That's not the offer I meant. 781 00:42:41,330 --> 00:42:43,332 I gave notice today. 782 00:42:43,457 --> 00:42:46,377 You said you were happy at the company. 783 00:42:46,502 --> 00:42:47,753 I lied. 784 00:42:47,879 --> 00:42:50,464 Doubt you'll hold it against me. 785 00:42:56,804 --> 00:42:59,098 I'll see you at 9:00 on Monday.