1 00:00:01,898 --> 00:00:03,859 (GUITAR MUSIC PLAYS) 2 00:00:11,825 --> 00:00:13,118 (GRUNTS) 3 00:00:13,243 --> 00:00:14,870 How the... 4 00:00:19,082 --> 00:00:20,751 Well, I guess it would be nice 5 00:00:20,876 --> 00:00:22,044 (SIGHS) 6 00:00:22,169 --> 00:00:24,671 If I could touch your body 7 00:00:24,796 --> 00:00:30,469 I know not everybody has got a body like you 8 00:00:31,595 --> 00:00:32,846 Bab)! 9 00:00:33,555 --> 00:00:39,019 You know, most people go for the hardwood or carpeting. 10 00:00:39,144 --> 00:00:41,730 I think guitars and garbage work just as well. 11 00:00:41,855 --> 00:00:43,690 Got the urge to play last night, 12 00:00:43,815 --> 00:00:45,442 had to go all the way back to my apartment. 13 00:00:45,567 --> 00:00:47,069 Thought I'd save on future trips. 14 00:00:47,194 --> 00:00:48,320 Hmm. 15 00:00:48,528 --> 00:00:51,239 That's very ecu-friendly of you. 16 00:00:51,365 --> 00:00:54,159 How about keeping down on the noise pollution? 17 00:00:54,284 --> 00:00:57,079 6:33. You should be flossing by now. 18 00:00:57,204 --> 00:00:58,497 I'm not going to work today. 19 00:01:00,332 --> 00:01:02,125 I'm going hunting. 20 00:01:05,962 --> 00:01:07,798 After I sleep in. 21 00:01:15,555 --> 00:01:17,516 (EXCLAIMS IN FRUSTRATION) 22 00:01:19,017 --> 00:01:22,604 Is it that time of year again? 23 00:01:22,729 --> 00:01:24,773 He's a self-important jerk. 24 00:01:24,898 --> 00:01:26,024 He's my friend. 25 00:01:26,149 --> 00:01:28,735 He's a self-important jerk. 26 00:01:28,860 --> 00:01:30,696 Seems to be what I'm attracted to. 27 00:01:30,821 --> 00:01:33,198 Guy calls you Jim. Doesn't even know your name. 28 00:01:33,323 --> 00:01:38,120 Jim is short for James. Now go away, Lim. 29 00:01:42,124 --> 00:01:43,500 (GUNSHOT) 30 00:01:43,625 --> 00:01:44,626 Nice shot, Jim. 31 00:01:44,751 --> 00:01:46,002 WILSON: Oh, yeah. 32 00:01:46,128 --> 00:01:48,797 Oh, yeah. I nailed that tree. 33 00:01:50,215 --> 00:01:51,883 Maple syrup for dinner. 34 00:01:52,008 --> 00:01:53,093 We should have got a guide. 35 00:01:53,218 --> 00:01:56,012 Doesn't count as a new adventure if you have someone holding your hand. 36 00:01:56,138 --> 00:01:58,098 On the other hand, we are holding weapons 37 00:01:58,223 --> 00:02:01,184 and have no idea what we're doing. Fun. 38 00:02:01,309 --> 00:02:03,061 We need to sneak up on them. 39 00:02:03,186 --> 00:02:05,230 I read somewhere that the Native Americans say 40 00:02:05,355 --> 00:02:06,940 turkeys know what you're thinking. 41 00:02:07,065 --> 00:02:09,025 So I should stop thinking about German porn. 42 00:02:09,151 --> 00:02:11,903 No, no. That'll lure them closer. 43 00:02:12,028 --> 00:02:13,488 (TURKEYS GOBBLING) 44 00:02:21,163 --> 00:02:23,248 We're terrible at this. 45 00:02:23,373 --> 00:02:27,669 Yeah. Well, at least it's cold and my new boots leak. 46 00:02:27,794 --> 00:02:30,881 It's almost time anyway. Did you bring the bag? 47 00:02:46,521 --> 00:02:49,357 May 30th, 2004, 10:0"! am. 48 00:02:49,483 --> 00:02:51,985 Dr. Wilson informed me that if treatment didn't go well, 49 00:02:52,110 --> 00:02:54,571 my leukemia would give me only six more months to live. 50 00:02:54,696 --> 00:02:58,950 November 30th, 2004, six months later, I didn't die. 51 00:02:59,576 --> 00:03:02,954 As long as I am alive, I will find new and exciting ways 52 00:03:03,079 --> 00:03:05,665 to thank you for giving me another year. 53 00:03:10,378 --> 00:03:13,089 Now move very, very far away from there, 54 00:03:13,215 --> 00:03:15,675 so that I can be sure and thank you again next year. 55 00:03:19,721 --> 00:03:21,056 (SIGHS) 56 00:03:21,348 --> 00:03:22,724 (CLEARS THROAT) 57 00:03:33,318 --> 00:03:34,903 Thanks, Jim. 58 00:03:37,197 --> 00:03:40,826 All right. Let's see how many more turkeys we can miss. 59 00:03:42,452 --> 00:03:44,120 (BLOWS TURKEY CALL) 60 00:03:45,247 --> 00:03:46,081 Yeah, this'll work. 61 00:03:48,124 --> 00:03:50,961 - (GUNSHOT) - What the hell? 62 00:03:51,086 --> 00:03:53,129 God, sorry. I don't know what happened. 63 00:03:53,255 --> 00:03:54,756 I can't move my arm. 64 00:03:58,677 --> 00:04:00,470 Am I having a stroke? 65 00:04:02,264 --> 00:04:03,890 I don't know. 66 00:04:45,348 --> 00:04:48,685 Good news. Head CT doesn't show any signs of a stroke. 67 00:04:48,810 --> 00:04:50,937 So he's gonna be OK, right? 68 00:04:51,062 --> 00:04:54,858 I cannot believe how much you've grown up in five years. She's... 69 00:04:56,276 --> 00:04:58,403 She's not Emily. 70 00:04:58,528 --> 00:05:00,071 Ashley. My girlfriend. 71 00:05:00,196 --> 00:05:02,616 New life, new adventures. Ashley, meet Jim. 72 00:05:02,741 --> 00:05:03,742 It's good to meet you. 73 00:05:03,867 --> 00:05:07,078 So this arm thing, does that mean his leukemia's back? 74 00:05:07,203 --> 00:05:10,248 I checked blood counts and blood cell morphologies. 75 00:05:10,373 --> 00:05:11,625 Everything is normal. 76 00:05:11,750 --> 00:05:14,794 So these blood tests, that means it's not cancer for sure? 77 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:16,004 He said I'm fine. 78 00:05:16,129 --> 00:05:17,255 So what do you think it is? 79 00:05:17,380 --> 00:05:19,215 Hopefully, something innocuous. 80 00:05:19,341 --> 00:05:22,302 There's a doctor I can speak to who's great... 81 00:05:23,678 --> 00:05:25,972 Who's great at diagnosing... 82 00:05:26,097 --> 00:05:27,766 What? 83 00:05:27,974 --> 00:05:29,142 Sorry, that cold sore. 84 00:05:29,267 --> 00:05:30,727 How long have you had that? 85 00:05:30,852 --> 00:05:32,103 Elm, two weeks. I'm sorry. 86 00:05:32,228 --> 00:05:34,230 I got the call, I didn't have time to cover it up. 87 00:05:34,356 --> 00:05:35,357 What is it, Jim? 88 00:05:35,482 --> 00:05:40,111 (LAUGHS) That cold sore is caused by a virus. 89 00:05:40,236 --> 00:05:42,948 Assuming you guys kiss, the virus could transfer, 90 00:05:43,073 --> 00:05:45,158 infect your spine and cause the paralysis. 91 00:05:45,283 --> 00:05:47,160 It's a disease called Transverse Myelitis. 92 00:05:47,285 --> 00:05:48,662 And is that good news or bad news? 93 00:05:48,787 --> 00:05:52,999 It's great news. I'll get you a room and start you on acyclovir. 94 00:06:26,366 --> 00:06:29,035 I just had a House moment. 95 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:32,122 Diagnosed Transverse Myelitis from a cold sore. 96 00:06:32,247 --> 00:06:33,289 How cool is that? 97 00:06:33,415 --> 00:06:34,499 (MAN GROANS) 98 00:06:34,624 --> 00:06:37,127 Patients really eat that crap up. 99 00:06:37,252 --> 00:06:39,796 It's why I'm loved. What am I doing here? 100 00:06:39,921 --> 00:06:41,339 Ultrasound is clear. 101 00:06:41,464 --> 00:06:43,383 Which means he's definitely not pregnant, right? 102 00:06:43,508 --> 00:06:45,135 (SPEAKS SPANISH) 103 00:06:45,260 --> 00:06:48,346 No gall stones. Could be diverticulitis. 104 00:06:48,471 --> 00:06:50,306 Have you eaten any seeds? 105 00:06:50,432 --> 00:06:52,225 I'm joining you, Antonio Aguilar. 106 00:06:52,350 --> 00:06:54,352 We'll play in God's Mariachi band. 107 00:06:54,477 --> 00:06:55,478 Draw some blood. 108 00:06:57,022 --> 00:07:00,692 The self-important jerk does not have Transverse Myelitis. 109 00:07:00,817 --> 00:07:02,318 He's got cancer. 110 00:07:02,444 --> 00:07:03,445 How do you even... 111 00:07:03,570 --> 00:07:07,449 OK. Maybe I paid the redhead down in records a few bucks 112 00:07:07,574 --> 00:07:09,617 to CC me on all your cases. 113 00:07:09,743 --> 00:07:11,786 A few patients die, you might get sad again, 114 00:07:11,911 --> 00:07:13,621 make a speech that would end your career. 115 00:07:13,747 --> 00:07:16,249 Frankly, I'm stalking you for you. 116 00:07:16,374 --> 00:07:17,834 How long does a simple blood draw take? 117 00:07:17,959 --> 00:07:18,960 Almost finished. 118 00:07:19,085 --> 00:07:21,254 Well, when you're finished almost finishing it, test it. 119 00:07:21,379 --> 00:07:24,257 My stomach was ripped open by the hand of God. 120 00:07:24,382 --> 00:07:25,258 He spilled my blood. 121 00:07:25,383 --> 00:07:27,218 Confusion. Delirium. 122 00:07:27,343 --> 00:07:30,013 Why rule out the hand of God so fast? 123 00:07:30,138 --> 00:07:32,724 Your guy's low white count and right arm paralysis 124 00:07:32,849 --> 00:07:38,229 equals a recurrence of his leukemia. Simple math. 125 00:07:38,354 --> 00:07:40,940 Did you look past the first page of the file? 126 00:07:41,066 --> 00:07:44,069 No AML cells anywhere. I did the blood smears myself. 127 00:07:44,194 --> 00:07:47,280 It's still cancer. You know how I know? 128 00:07:47,405 --> 00:07:49,532 He's got an oncologist for a doctor. 129 00:07:49,657 --> 00:07:53,578 And your magical leukemia detector is more powerful than a flow cytometer? 130 00:07:53,703 --> 00:07:57,624 I look for zebras because other doctors rule out all the horses. 131 00:07:57,749 --> 00:08:00,001 In this case, you are those other doctors. 132 00:08:00,126 --> 00:08:02,128 You haven't earned a zebra. 133 00:08:02,253 --> 00:08:04,297 - 100 bucks. - Are you serious? 134 00:08:04,422 --> 00:08:07,801 Look, friends don't diagnose friends with cancer. I get it. 135 00:08:07,926 --> 00:08:09,636 Your problem is you're not objective. 136 00:08:09,761 --> 00:08:12,097 Your caring is clouding your diagnosis. 137 00:08:12,222 --> 00:08:15,433 If you just cut that out, you could be a pretty decent doctor. 138 00:08:15,558 --> 00:08:18,895 - Just give me the lactic acid level. - 27. 139 00:08:19,020 --> 00:08:20,188 (MAN CONTINUES GROANING) 140 00:08:20,313 --> 00:08:21,731 The fact that you can't speak English 141 00:08:21,856 --> 00:08:25,193 is not an excuse for you not being humiliated by what I'm about to say. 142 00:08:25,318 --> 00:08:28,613 It's also not an excuse for you not telling us that you were a tennis pro. 143 00:08:28,738 --> 00:08:30,448 If you had, we wouldn't have wasted our time. 144 00:08:30,573 --> 00:08:32,575 Fine. 100 bucks. 145 00:08:33,451 --> 00:08:35,286 (MAN SCREAMS) 146 00:08:37,372 --> 00:08:38,498 Tucker settling in? 147 00:08:38,623 --> 00:08:40,959 Yep. Already got his first dose of acyclovir. 148 00:08:41,084 --> 00:08:43,336 And don't worry, I ordered his girlfriend the kiddie meal. 149 00:08:43,461 --> 00:08:44,462 (SIGHS) 150 00:08:44,587 --> 00:08:45,672 Next patient on deck. 151 00:08:45,797 --> 00:08:47,382 Del Clinton, day six of chemo. 152 00:08:47,507 --> 00:08:48,716 You just missed the grandkids. 153 00:08:48,842 --> 00:08:49,843 Oh. 154 00:08:49,968 --> 00:08:54,013 That's all right. Last time they were here, they painted my tie. 155 00:08:56,975 --> 00:09:00,854 You're almost ready to go home. You feeling OK? 156 00:09:00,979 --> 00:09:03,648 I feel like I felt after the last four rounds. 157 00:09:03,773 --> 00:09:06,943 In oncology, familiar pain means all is well. 158 00:09:07,068 --> 00:09:08,111 So that's good, right? 159 00:09:08,236 --> 00:09:09,237 - Yeah. - (PAGER BEEPS) 160 00:09:09,362 --> 00:09:11,364 I heard Jesse and Zeke were by earlier. 161 00:09:11,489 --> 00:09:12,490 Yeah. 162 00:09:14,075 --> 00:09:16,286 I'm sorry, Del, I gotta run. 163 00:09:21,332 --> 00:09:22,834 How are they doing? 164 00:09:22,959 --> 00:09:24,544 They're fine. 165 00:09:24,669 --> 00:09:28,548 No game-winning hits? No aced report cards? No school plays? 166 00:09:28,673 --> 00:09:31,384 I guess not. 167 00:09:31,509 --> 00:09:32,886 I thought you had to go. 168 00:09:36,723 --> 00:09:37,891 Are you depressed? 169 00:09:38,016 --> 00:09:39,767 I have cancer. 170 00:09:39,893 --> 00:09:41,603 You've had cancer for a long time, 171 00:09:41,728 --> 00:09:44,397 and it's never stopped you from bragging about the grandkids. 172 00:09:44,522 --> 00:09:45,523 Oh. 173 00:09:45,648 --> 00:09:48,902 I guess I'm feeling a little more down than usual. 174 00:09:49,027 --> 00:09:51,487 - Can you give me something? - Yeah. 175 00:09:52,197 --> 00:09:53,448 I don't want you to get alarmed, 176 00:09:53,573 --> 00:09:55,366 but sometimes depression can be a sign 177 00:09:55,491 --> 00:09:56,951 that something else is going on. 178 00:09:57,076 --> 00:10:00,455 I'm just gonna order a couple of extra tests, OK? 179 00:10:08,171 --> 00:10:09,923 - What's going on? - It's his foot now. 180 00:10:10,048 --> 00:10:11,090 It's nothing. 181 00:10:11,216 --> 00:10:12,383 It's not nothing. 182 00:10:12,508 --> 00:10:16,179 I just started getting a little tingling feeling in my foot. 183 00:10:17,013 --> 00:10:17,972 Is that bad? 184 00:10:18,097 --> 00:10:19,182 Ashley, it's gonna be OK. 185 00:10:19,307 --> 00:10:22,227 It might mean his foot fell asleep. it might mean nothing. 186 00:10:22,352 --> 00:10:23,937 Can you give us a few minutes? 187 00:10:24,062 --> 00:10:25,396 Why can't you tell me? 188 00:10:25,521 --> 00:10:27,023 Because you're making him nervous. 189 00:10:27,148 --> 00:10:29,859 Just give us a few minutes, OK, hon? 190 00:10:32,195 --> 00:10:34,447 Does this mean that it's not the disease you thought it was? 191 00:10:34,572 --> 00:10:36,491 It means the medicine I gave you is not working. 192 00:10:36,616 --> 00:10:38,576 I just might have to hit it harder. 193 00:10:38,701 --> 00:10:41,621 I'm going to add ribavirin to your treatment. 194 00:10:41,746 --> 00:10:43,581 Jim. 195 00:10:43,706 --> 00:10:45,959 Are you sure that this isn't a recurrence? 196 00:10:46,084 --> 00:10:48,503 So the brave face is just for Ashley. 197 00:10:48,628 --> 00:10:50,463 She's young and she's terrified. 198 00:10:50,588 --> 00:10:53,007 - She's not really equipped. - Don't worry. 199 00:10:53,716 --> 00:10:58,263 Once you've had cancer, recurrence is your biggest fear. I get it. 200 00:10:58,388 --> 00:11:00,306 I've looked at this thing every which way there is. 201 00:11:00,431 --> 00:11:02,267 That's not what's happening here. 202 00:11:02,392 --> 00:11:05,561 Can you call my daughter and ask her to come down? 203 00:11:05,687 --> 00:11:06,646 You can't do it? 204 00:11:06,771 --> 00:11:11,067 She hasn't exactly been talking to me since I got together with Ashley. 205 00:11:11,192 --> 00:11:12,360 I'd really like her to be here. 206 00:11:14,862 --> 00:11:16,406 Of course. 207 00:11:18,491 --> 00:11:20,326 Exactly how serious does it have to be 208 00:11:20,451 --> 00:11:23,329 to justify you coming to see your father? 209 00:11:25,290 --> 00:11:26,582 No, I'm sorry. 210 00:11:26,708 --> 00:11:30,420 I'd rather you regretted coming than regretted not coming. 211 00:11:32,380 --> 00:11:33,756 Thanks, Emily. 212 00:11:35,675 --> 00:11:37,051 How's Tucker? 213 00:11:37,176 --> 00:11:38,845 Well, he's made a mess of his personal life, 214 00:11:38,970 --> 00:11:40,680 but physically, I think he's going to be fine. 215 00:11:40,805 --> 00:11:42,682 Transverse Myelitis. 216 00:11:42,807 --> 00:11:44,142 What does House think? 217 00:11:44,267 --> 00:11:47,562 (CHUCKLES) What is this? ls House my overseer now? 218 00:11:47,687 --> 00:11:49,480 No, it's just not always a good idea 219 00:11:49,605 --> 00:11:51,983 for doctors to treat their friends, that's all. 220 00:11:52,108 --> 00:11:54,152 Well, House has got 100 bucks on cancer. 221 00:11:54,277 --> 00:11:56,279 So unless you want in on the action... 222 00:11:56,404 --> 00:11:59,073 Elm, is Bonnie still a realtor? 223 00:11:59,615 --> 00:12:00,908 As far as I know. 224 00:12:01,034 --> 00:12:05,204 Do you mind if I call her? I'm looking for a new place. 225 00:12:06,456 --> 00:12:08,416 I'm moving in with Lucas. 226 00:12:09,542 --> 00:12:11,294 It wasn't the tennis. 227 00:12:11,627 --> 00:12:13,629 You're moving in with Lucas? 228 00:12:14,005 --> 00:12:15,131 Yes. 229 00:12:16,424 --> 00:12:18,593 You're Bonnie's friend, you know how to reach her, 230 00:12:18,718 --> 00:12:22,597 and yet, instead of calling her, you come and seek my permission. 231 00:12:22,722 --> 00:12:26,059 You want my blessing, and, implicitly, House's blessing. 232 00:12:26,184 --> 00:12:27,852 I don't need House's blessing. 233 00:12:28,436 --> 00:12:29,604 Good. 234 00:12:36,652 --> 00:12:38,905 Se, when will he be able to move his arm again? 235 00:12:39,030 --> 00:12:40,531 - Should be soon. - (COUGHS) 236 00:12:40,656 --> 00:12:43,117 - You started smoking again? - No. 237 00:12:43,659 --> 00:12:46,662 What does that mean? Is it bad that he's coughing? 238 00:12:46,788 --> 00:12:48,664 - Hi, Dad. - Hey. 239 00:12:48,790 --> 00:12:51,459 Melissa, hey. I didn't know you were coming. 240 00:12:51,584 --> 00:12:54,128 I was at Mom's house when Dr. Wilson called. 241 00:12:54,253 --> 00:12:56,422 - I can go if it's gonna be weird. - (COUGHS) 242 00:12:56,547 --> 00:12:58,633 No, no. Stay, it's fine. 243 00:12:58,758 --> 00:12:59,634 Hi. 244 00:12:59,759 --> 00:13:01,344 - How are you? - Is he OK? 245 00:13:01,469 --> 00:13:05,598 Yeah, he's OK. I'm not a big fan of this coughing, though. 246 00:13:05,723 --> 00:13:07,517 - You must be Ashley. - Hi. 247 00:13:07,642 --> 00:13:08,643 (INTENSE COUGHING) 248 00:13:08,768 --> 00:13:11,562 Hey, are you OK? 249 00:13:11,687 --> 00:13:14,690 Do you think this cold sore thing could've caused this? 250 00:13:14,816 --> 00:13:16,025 - (MONITOR BEEPS RAPIDLY) - No. 251 00:13:16,150 --> 00:13:18,444 Whatever is causing this is affecting more than his nerves. 252 00:13:18,569 --> 00:13:19,987 I need a crash cart in here! 253 00:13:29,831 --> 00:13:32,458 Don't you guys have a dying Mexican crooner to attend to? 254 00:13:32,583 --> 00:13:33,876 He isn't dying any more. 255 00:13:34,001 --> 00:13:35,378 Found out he was on a popcorn diet, 256 00:13:35,503 --> 00:13:38,047 eating ten bags of microwave popcorn a day. 257 00:13:38,172 --> 00:13:40,466 Huffing the fumes scarred his lungs. 258 00:13:40,591 --> 00:13:45,304 Wow. That's very strange. Where's House? 259 00:13:45,430 --> 00:13:49,225 Performing his ritual "hiding from Cuddy "to avoid getting a new case" dance. 260 00:13:49,350 --> 00:13:51,853 It's sort of a jazz-fusion type of thing. 261 00:13:51,978 --> 00:13:53,604 He's probably eating lunch in the morgue. 262 00:13:53,729 --> 00:13:55,231 I can page him to your office if you want. 263 00:13:55,356 --> 00:13:59,068 Actually, maybe it would be better if I talk to you guys alone. 264 00:13:59,193 --> 00:14:01,446 House and I have a bet about one of my patients. 265 00:14:01,571 --> 00:14:04,532 You guys mind making him 100 bucks poorer? 266 00:14:06,075 --> 00:14:08,744 43-year-old male in remission from leukemia, 267 00:14:08,870 --> 00:14:11,414 presents with left-arm paralysis and trouble breathing. 268 00:14:11,539 --> 00:14:13,124 I assume House's money is on cancer. 269 00:14:13,249 --> 00:14:14,542 Thanks, that's very helpful. 270 00:14:14,667 --> 00:14:17,253 - Subdural hematoma would explain... - CT ruled it out. 271 00:14:17,378 --> 00:14:19,464 I thought it was TM, so I started him on anti-virals. 272 00:14:19,589 --> 00:14:21,507 - But he got worse. - Bacterial infection? 273 00:14:21,632 --> 00:14:24,093 Bacteria would move much faster than this, he'd be dead already. 274 00:14:24,218 --> 00:14:25,261 It could be fungal. 275 00:14:25,386 --> 00:14:27,555 A fungal infection would explain his breathing problem, 276 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:30,141 but not his "unable to move his arm" problem. 277 00:14:30,266 --> 00:14:34,979 Actually, if aspergillus fungus balls took root in his lungs 278 00:14:35,104 --> 00:14:38,649 and spread to his spine, it would explain both. 279 00:14:39,942 --> 00:14:41,360 Thanks. 280 00:14:44,489 --> 00:14:46,782 The treatment involves riddling the infected area 281 00:14:46,908 --> 00:14:49,452 with BB-sized pellets of anti-fungal meds. 282 00:14:49,577 --> 00:14:53,831 I assume you don't just load up the 12-gauge and pepper me with birdshot. 283 00:14:53,956 --> 00:14:56,751 WILSON: No, we have a slightly more humane delivery system. 284 00:14:56,876 --> 00:15:00,379 But we do have to open you up. It is surgery. 285 00:15:00,505 --> 00:15:04,008 And like any operation, there are risks. 286 00:15:04,133 --> 00:15:06,219 What do you think, honey? 287 00:15:06,594 --> 00:15:10,306 I don't know. I mean, is surgery really such a good idea? 288 00:15:10,431 --> 00:15:13,392 He just seems so sick. I just... 289 00:15:13,518 --> 00:15:16,312 You should do whatever you think is best. 290 00:15:17,146 --> 00:15:19,357 Is this the only way to go after this thing? 291 00:15:19,482 --> 00:15:20,942 Because of the rapid progression, 292 00:15:21,067 --> 00:15:23,236 I don't think we have time to test or try IVs. 293 00:15:23,361 --> 00:15:25,154 And he's strong enough to endure anesthesia? 294 00:15:25,279 --> 00:15:26,280 Definitely. 295 00:15:26,405 --> 00:15:28,824 - I want you there during the surgery. - Of course. 296 00:15:31,285 --> 00:15:32,870 You gotta do it. 297 00:15:35,039 --> 00:15:35,998 Good. 298 00:15:36,123 --> 00:15:39,126 Dr. Chase will be in here soon to get you set up for the OR. 299 00:15:39,919 --> 00:15:43,172 Page Dr. Chase to Tucker's room for a surgery consult, 300 00:15:43,297 --> 00:15:44,257 and can you get me... 301 00:15:44,382 --> 00:15:46,050 Mr. Koplovitz wants to talk to you. 302 00:15:46,175 --> 00:15:47,218 Is everything all right? 303 00:15:47,343 --> 00:15:50,137 He wanted to talk to his doctor, not his doctor's assistant. 304 00:15:50,263 --> 00:15:51,847 Oh. And House is looking for you. 305 00:15:51,973 --> 00:15:54,058 - What'd you tell him? - That you were in the clinic. 306 00:15:54,183 --> 00:15:56,269 I figure that gives you about ten minutes. 307 00:15:56,394 --> 00:15:58,813 Here, Mr. Koplovitz's chart, go. 308 00:16:02,608 --> 00:16:05,611 Hello, Saul. I heard you were looking for me. 309 00:16:05,736 --> 00:16:08,990 I'm very tired, but I can't sleep. 310 00:16:09,115 --> 00:16:13,244 Today's your lucky day. I happen to be a sleep specialist. 311 00:16:13,369 --> 00:16:15,121 Thanks, Doc. 312 00:16:17,665 --> 00:16:19,041 (TOILET FLUSHING) 313 00:16:22,587 --> 00:16:23,838 (SIGHS) 314 00:16:29,468 --> 00:16:31,554 He)!' Can't a guy get a little privacy? 315 00:16:31,679 --> 00:16:33,097 Nice hiding spot. 316 00:16:33,222 --> 00:16:34,432 Actually, it's perfect. 317 00:16:34,557 --> 00:16:37,393 It allows me to hide from Cuddy and find you. 318 00:16:37,518 --> 00:16:38,811 What did she want? 319 00:16:38,936 --> 00:16:41,606 She was checking up on Tucker, thanks to you. 320 00:16:41,731 --> 00:16:43,482 That's it? 321 00:16:43,608 --> 00:16:45,860 Like what? Something about you? 322 00:16:45,985 --> 00:16:48,195 Something you could interpret as being about you? 323 00:16:48,321 --> 00:16:49,488 An anagram maybe? 324 00:16:49,614 --> 00:16:52,533 It'd be great if you could play hide and seek somewhere else, my patient's... 325 00:16:52,658 --> 00:16:55,703 No problem. Just give me the 100 bucks you owe me and I'm gone. 326 00:16:55,828 --> 00:16:57,246 Tucker doesn't have cancer. 327 00:16:57,371 --> 00:16:59,999 He doesn't have a ball of fungus in his lungs either. 328 00:17:00,124 --> 00:17:02,835 Next time you want to use my team, I suggest you at least leave a tip. 329 00:17:02,960 --> 00:17:04,712 I'm late for surgery. 330 00:17:05,838 --> 00:17:08,424 Ah. Your assistant said you'd be in here. I talked to Bonnie. 331 00:17:08,549 --> 00:17:11,052 Let's take this outside. Mr. Koplovitz just got to sleep. 332 00:17:11,177 --> 00:17:13,220 (SOFTLY) Oh, sorry. She found us this fantastic loft. 333 00:17:13,346 --> 00:17:15,598 - (SOFTLY) Outside. - It's not a loft, it's just more urban. 334 00:17:15,723 --> 00:17:17,058 Not that I'm urban, but I used to be. 335 00:17:17,183 --> 00:17:19,560 It's got two bedrooms, wonderful views. It's a great place. 336 00:17:19,685 --> 00:17:21,604 WILSON: Procedure should take about an hour. 337 00:17:21,771 --> 00:17:25,232 - I'll be observing the entire time. - Thanks. 338 00:17:25,358 --> 00:17:27,485 Maybe it'd be better if you would stay with Ashley. 339 00:17:27,610 --> 00:17:28,986 She's more scared than I am. 340 00:17:29,111 --> 00:17:30,446 (LAUGHS) 341 00:17:30,780 --> 00:17:32,406 Well, she's... 342 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:34,784 At her age, 343 00:17:35,618 --> 00:17:38,537 she's not supposed to be dealing with issues of life and death. 344 00:17:38,663 --> 00:17:41,957 Wasn't what I was planning when I went after her. 345 00:17:43,376 --> 00:17:45,670 Why did you leave Melissa? 346 00:17:45,795 --> 00:17:48,464 We got married young. We... 347 00:17:52,760 --> 00:17:54,387 I'm not sure. 348 00:18:04,939 --> 00:18:06,524 (DOOR OPENS) 349 00:18:08,651 --> 00:18:10,861 There's nothing to talk about. 350 00:18:13,447 --> 00:18:16,909 Why are you doing surgery when I need you finding me a new case? 351 00:18:17,034 --> 00:18:18,536 (OVER PA) You don't want a new case. 352 00:18:18,661 --> 00:18:21,747 Oh, right. Guess I'm here for Wilson. 353 00:18:23,874 --> 00:18:26,836 Obviously, you didn't tell me that Cuddy was moving in with Lucas 354 00:18:26,961 --> 00:18:29,255 because you were protecting me, 355 00:18:29,380 --> 00:18:33,592 which is odd, since I told you that I'm fine with their relationship. 356 00:18:33,884 --> 00:18:36,721 So, obviously, you question one of those assumptions, 357 00:18:36,846 --> 00:18:38,764 or you have an issue with logic. 358 00:18:38,889 --> 00:18:41,058 Yes, you're fine with them dating. 359 00:18:41,183 --> 00:18:45,062 But moving in together is a whole other level of commitment. 360 00:18:45,646 --> 00:18:48,315 (SCOFFS) This is the 21st century, Wilson. 361 00:18:48,441 --> 00:18:51,610 I realize that the logical course in any adult relationship 362 00:18:51,736 --> 00:18:54,488 could one day lead to fornication. 363 00:18:54,613 --> 00:18:58,033 Although, the fact that she wants to buy a loft... 364 00:18:59,034 --> 00:19:00,911 ...could actually mean that their relationship 365 00:19:01,036 --> 00:19:02,663 is not as serious as I thought. 366 00:19:02,788 --> 00:19:05,166 Oh, for God's sake, House, don't do this to yourself. 367 00:19:05,291 --> 00:19:09,628 It's a loft, it has no deeper meaning than open-spaced living arrangement. 368 00:19:09,754 --> 00:19:14,425 You bought into her diatribe about rediscovering her lost city-girl roots? 369 00:19:14,550 --> 00:19:17,136 And two bedrooms, it just reeks of commitment issues. 370 00:19:17,261 --> 00:19:19,472 Yeah, or she has a baby. 371 00:19:19,597 --> 00:19:22,641 This is classic mid-life Cuddy crisis. 372 00:19:22,767 --> 00:19:24,602 This is her version of a two-seat convertible. 373 00:19:24,727 --> 00:19:27,188 Yep, clearly you're fine with it. 374 00:19:27,313 --> 00:19:30,649 Wilson, he's got global lung damage. Means it's not fungal. 375 00:19:30,775 --> 00:19:32,568 It's PCP pneumonia. 376 00:19:37,406 --> 00:19:38,532 Hmm. 377 00:19:39,700 --> 00:19:42,745 Obviously, something is knocking out his immune system. 378 00:19:43,913 --> 00:19:47,458 Three options: HIV, acquired SCID, 379 00:19:47,583 --> 00:19:50,753 or, my personal favorite, cancer. 380 00:19:52,338 --> 00:19:54,840 I'm sure you'll test for all three. 381 00:19:58,636 --> 00:19:59,970 (DOOR OPENS) 382 00:20:01,806 --> 00:20:05,935 62-year-old African-American man with lymphoma now in remission. 383 00:20:06,060 --> 00:20:09,855 I did a CT and found a small lesion on the upper lobe of his left lung. 384 00:20:09,980 --> 00:20:12,733 But if he's in remission, why did you bother scanning him? 385 00:20:12,858 --> 00:20:15,945 During a routine follow-up, I realized the patient was depressed. 386 00:20:16,070 --> 00:20:18,697 Wow. That's quite a call. 387 00:20:19,907 --> 00:20:21,575 Thanks. The treatment indicated... 388 00:20:21,700 --> 00:20:22,868 (DOOR OPENS) 389 00:20:24,078 --> 00:20:25,496 Oh, I'm sorry, 390 00:20:25,621 --> 00:20:27,623 I didn't realize you were in the middle of something. 391 00:20:27,748 --> 00:20:31,252 It's a conference room with glass walls. 392 00:20:31,377 --> 00:20:32,837 You thought I'd be alone? 393 00:20:32,962 --> 00:20:34,797 Your patient has cancer. 394 00:20:35,506 --> 00:20:38,551 Not that guy, who probably also has cancer. 395 00:20:38,676 --> 00:20:40,177 And who's probably also your buddy. 396 00:20:40,302 --> 00:20:42,513 Thought you'd want to know. 397 00:20:43,639 --> 00:20:45,766 And you owe me 100 bucks. 398 00:20:50,354 --> 00:20:53,983 You have acute lymphoblastic leukemia. ALL. 399 00:20:56,277 --> 00:20:59,113 So it is a recurrence? 400 00:20:59,238 --> 00:21:01,782 No, it's different. It's a second leukemia, 401 00:21:01,907 --> 00:21:04,910 probably caused by the chemotherapy we gave him five years ago. 402 00:21:05,035 --> 00:21:06,745 That's why you didn't see it? 403 00:21:06,871 --> 00:21:08,998 Maybe they can rename it Ironic leukemia. 404 00:21:09,123 --> 00:21:10,332 This is not the end. 405 00:21:10,457 --> 00:21:12,960 Tests show that the cancer is limited to your brain. 406 00:21:13,085 --> 00:21:14,128 That's good news. 407 00:21:14,253 --> 00:21:15,963 How can cancer in his head be good news? 408 00:21:16,088 --> 00:21:19,341 The blood-brain barrier separates the blood in your head 409 00:21:19,466 --> 00:21:21,468 from the blood in your body, 410 00:21:21,594 --> 00:21:25,097 keeps the cancer bottled up. We can go for a cure. 411 00:21:25,222 --> 00:21:27,057 So give me the numbers. What are we looking at? 412 00:21:27,182 --> 00:21:29,393 90 per cent chance of cure. 413 00:21:30,144 --> 00:21:32,313 Really? What if we're in the 10 per cent? 414 00:21:32,438 --> 00:21:35,941 Steady decline, but six months of a good quality life. 415 00:21:36,066 --> 00:21:38,319 Does he have to go through another bone marrow transplant? 416 00:21:38,444 --> 00:21:42,072 No. Chemotherapy. We can go at this with drugs alone. 417 00:21:42,990 --> 00:21:44,158 When do we get started? 418 00:21:44,283 --> 00:21:45,993 We begin by surgically planting a shunt, 419 00:21:46,118 --> 00:21:47,995 so we can get the drugs directly into your brain. 420 00:21:48,120 --> 00:21:49,538 I already booked the OR. 421 00:21:49,663 --> 00:21:51,999 You're the only one who can make cancer sound like good news. 422 00:21:52,124 --> 00:21:54,168 We get it out of your head and you walk out of here. 423 00:21:54,293 --> 00:21:56,795 Paralysis gone and cancer free. 424 00:21:59,882 --> 00:22:02,676 We also need you to sign a healthcare proxy. 425 00:22:02,801 --> 00:22:04,219 If something goes wrong in surgery, 426 00:22:04,345 --> 00:22:06,472 someone needs to be appointed to make decisions for you. 427 00:22:06,597 --> 00:22:08,098 What are the chances of that happening? 428 00:22:08,223 --> 00:22:09,099 Very remote. 429 00:22:09,224 --> 00:22:11,644 I think maybe Melissa should be my proxy. 430 00:22:11,769 --> 00:22:13,354 What? No. 431 00:22:13,479 --> 00:22:16,273 - Coming through. - House got a new case. 432 00:22:17,316 --> 00:22:20,444 Revised OR schedule. Sorry, Wilson, had to bump you. 433 00:22:20,569 --> 00:22:22,446 It's not like your guy is bleeding out of his eyes. 434 00:22:22,571 --> 00:22:24,657 House, your guy's not bleeding out of his eyes, either. 435 00:22:24,782 --> 00:22:26,241 The nurse who books the OR thinks he is. 436 00:22:26,367 --> 00:22:27,785 Your case is no more urgent than mine. 437 00:22:27,910 --> 00:22:30,162 Yeah, but you're way more patient. 438 00:22:31,705 --> 00:22:32,790 It's OK. 439 00:22:32,915 --> 00:22:36,251 You can talk about the paperwork in the prep area. 440 00:22:39,213 --> 00:22:41,256 You trust her more than me? 441 00:22:41,382 --> 00:22:43,634 About this, yes. (CLEARS THROAT) 442 00:22:43,759 --> 00:22:45,135 You've been through the good stuff, 443 00:22:45,260 --> 00:22:48,013 but Melissa's been to hell and back with me. 444 00:22:48,138 --> 00:22:51,433 She gives me the best shot of getting through this. 445 00:22:51,558 --> 00:22:53,143 You still love her. 446 00:22:53,268 --> 00:22:55,980 Don't be silly. I love you. 447 00:22:57,314 --> 00:23:00,192 Please, don't make this into more than it is. 448 00:23:06,824 --> 00:23:08,659 - OK. Anything? - No. 449 00:23:10,285 --> 00:23:12,496 - Can you feel this? - No. 450 00:23:12,705 --> 00:23:15,249 - How about here? - No. 451 00:23:17,292 --> 00:23:18,460 Where is everybody? 452 00:23:18,585 --> 00:23:21,046 Melissa and Emily went downstairs to get some breakfast. 453 00:23:21,171 --> 00:23:23,215 - Ashley? - She had work to do. 454 00:23:23,340 --> 00:23:25,342 I thought she was off today. 455 00:23:25,467 --> 00:23:26,969 Well, she didn't really have work to do. 456 00:23:27,094 --> 00:23:29,346 She's just pissed, so she pretended to have work to do. 457 00:23:29,471 --> 00:23:31,098 I let her pretend. 458 00:23:31,974 --> 00:23:33,183 OK. 459 00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:36,395 Move your fingers. 460 00:23:42,234 --> 00:23:43,235 (SIGHS) 461 00:23:43,360 --> 00:23:45,112 The chemo's not working. 462 00:23:45,237 --> 00:23:47,573 Does that mean it's not cancer? 463 00:23:47,698 --> 00:23:50,200 No. it means the chemo from your first round of treatment 464 00:23:50,325 --> 00:23:52,578 has made the leukemia resistant. 465 00:23:52,703 --> 00:23:55,330 So I'm in the 10 per cent that don't get cured. 466 00:23:59,043 --> 00:24:00,252 Maybe not. 467 00:24:01,587 --> 00:24:04,131 We just removed a screw from a guy's lung, 468 00:24:04,256 --> 00:24:07,217 and the weird thing is, he didn't get better. 469 00:24:07,342 --> 00:24:08,385 Any idea what that means? 470 00:24:08,510 --> 00:24:10,220 It means you're not listening to me. 471 00:24:10,345 --> 00:24:13,140 No, it means I'm ignoring you to make a point. There is a difference. 472 00:24:13,265 --> 00:24:14,516 The problem with that technique 473 00:24:14,641 --> 00:24:16,226 is I have no idea what point you're making. 474 00:24:16,351 --> 00:24:19,354 That your idea is implicitly not worth responding to. 475 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:22,649 Doubling your patient's chemo dose is stupid. 476 00:24:22,775 --> 00:24:24,109 Damn, now it's explicit. 477 00:24:24,234 --> 00:24:26,653 It could swamp out the resistance of the cancer cells. 478 00:24:26,779 --> 00:24:29,740 The fact that it theoretically should work doesn't make it any less stupid. 479 00:24:29,865 --> 00:24:32,159 Of course it does. It's exactly what you would do. 480 00:24:32,284 --> 00:24:34,369 I'm me. You're you. 481 00:24:36,705 --> 00:24:39,249 And a table is a table. 482 00:24:39,374 --> 00:24:43,337 And chemo is poison, and double chemo is double poison. 483 00:24:43,962 --> 00:24:47,508 And I can handle it when things go wrong. You can't. 484 00:24:48,342 --> 00:24:50,969 And things could go very, very wrong. 485 00:24:52,971 --> 00:24:54,598 I can handle it. 486 00:25:01,396 --> 00:25:03,607 Sounds pretty dangerous. 487 00:25:03,732 --> 00:25:04,983 It is. 488 00:25:07,402 --> 00:25:09,446 What do you think, Mel? 489 00:25:11,907 --> 00:25:14,451 I think you should call Ashley. 490 00:25:15,786 --> 00:25:17,412 You're my family. 491 00:25:19,164 --> 00:25:21,208 I'm sorry I forgot that. 492 00:25:25,087 --> 00:25:29,800 I think that you should try whatever could keep you with us longer. 493 00:25:31,593 --> 00:25:32,845 Yeah. 494 00:25:55,951 --> 00:25:57,536 (CHUCKLING) 495 00:26:00,372 --> 00:26:01,331 Look. 496 00:26:01,456 --> 00:26:02,583 I can move them. 497 00:26:02,708 --> 00:26:04,543 - Hey. - (LAUGHING) Thank you. 498 00:26:07,462 --> 00:26:09,173 What is it, Jim? 499 00:26:10,465 --> 00:26:12,342 I'm gonna need to run some tests. 500 00:26:13,969 --> 00:26:16,805 Intraepidermal superficial bullae. Could be pemphigus. 501 00:26:16,930 --> 00:26:18,473 Or it could be from the fire. 502 00:26:18,599 --> 00:26:22,060 Either way, he's dead. We can't stop the oozing. 503 00:26:22,477 --> 00:26:23,979 Don't care. 504 00:26:25,814 --> 00:26:28,317 I'm here because it's 1:15 505 00:26:28,442 --> 00:26:31,820 and Wilson started testing at 12:45, which means... 506 00:26:31,945 --> 00:26:36,533 The cancer is gone, but over half his hepatocytes are dead. 507 00:26:38,118 --> 00:26:39,703 In only 24 hours? 508 00:26:41,496 --> 00:26:43,624 He needs a new liver. 509 00:26:45,792 --> 00:26:48,253 Look on the bright side. 510 00:26:48,378 --> 00:26:50,881 You can publish the results of this case study. 511 00:26:51,006 --> 00:26:53,634 No one will ever double the dose again. 512 00:26:58,096 --> 00:27:00,766 The double dose of chemo got rid of your cancer, 513 00:27:00,891 --> 00:27:04,019 but it also trashed your liver. 514 00:27:04,144 --> 00:27:06,021 If I don't find you a new liver... 515 00:27:07,940 --> 00:27:10,317 ...you've only got about 24 hours left. 516 00:27:12,402 --> 00:27:14,196 So what do we do now? 517 00:27:15,781 --> 00:27:19,034 Your father's been moved to the top of the transplant list. 518 00:27:20,452 --> 00:27:21,954 But all we really can do is wait. 519 00:27:22,079 --> 00:27:23,038 That's it? We wait? 520 00:27:23,163 --> 00:27:24,373 Tell me something that I can do. 521 00:27:24,498 --> 00:27:25,499 I'm sorry, Mel. 522 00:27:25,624 --> 00:27:27,834 You and Emily don't match Tuck's blood type, 523 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:30,379 and neither does Ashley. 524 00:27:30,504 --> 00:27:32,756 So a live liver donation is out. 525 00:27:33,465 --> 00:27:37,552 The best thing to do is just what you've been doing, 526 00:27:37,678 --> 00:27:39,054 be together. 527 00:27:44,726 --> 00:27:46,687 Hope he already told you that you're gonna die, 528 00:27:46,812 --> 00:27:49,106 cos it's gonna make what I'm about to say a lot more relevant. 529 00:27:49,231 --> 00:27:52,734 House, I know it's raining out there in the hallway, but... 530 00:27:52,859 --> 00:27:56,780 I was just in the ER, testing my patient for autonomic dysfunction. 531 00:27:56,905 --> 00:27:59,825 It's the only department with a shower big enough for the whole team, 532 00:27:59,950 --> 00:28:03,662 plus the cardiac monitors, plus me, plus... Anyway, relevant part. 533 00:28:03,787 --> 00:28:06,290 We're just wheeling the guy out, a trauma came in. 534 00:28:06,415 --> 00:28:07,499 Motorcycle versus semi. 535 00:28:07,624 --> 00:28:08,625 How bad? 536 00:28:08,750 --> 00:28:12,087 Bad for the motorcycle, good for your liver. Blood type's a match. 537 00:28:12,212 --> 00:28:13,213 Why wasn't I paged? 538 00:28:13,338 --> 00:28:14,840 Because there is a problem. 539 00:28:14,965 --> 00:28:16,591 No organ donor card. 540 00:28:16,717 --> 00:28:20,304 Dead guy's sister is next of kin, she's refusing to allow the donation. 541 00:28:20,429 --> 00:28:21,430 Where is she? 542 00:28:21,555 --> 00:28:22,597 20 minutes away. 543 00:28:24,891 --> 00:28:27,561 How do you get the call that your brother's dead, 544 00:28:27,686 --> 00:28:29,146 and then run out the door? 545 00:28:29,271 --> 00:28:32,649 "That reminds me, I had dry cleaning to pick up." 546 00:28:34,776 --> 00:28:36,486 Did Cuddy buy the place? 547 00:28:36,611 --> 00:28:37,696 Not yet. 548 00:28:38,613 --> 00:28:39,656 You OK? 549 00:28:39,781 --> 00:28:41,408 Just making conversation. 550 00:28:41,742 --> 00:28:43,618 Yours was getting boring. 551 00:28:43,744 --> 00:28:44,703 What are you planning? 552 00:28:44,828 --> 00:28:46,330 I'm not planning anything. 553 00:28:46,455 --> 00:28:49,124 And I don't believe you. How are you gonna punish her for dating Lucas? 554 00:28:49,249 --> 00:28:52,294 OK, now this conversation is getting boring. 555 00:28:54,212 --> 00:28:56,715 - Are you really OK? - No! 556 00:28:56,840 --> 00:29:00,135 I am not OK. Not even close. 557 00:29:00,260 --> 00:29:05,557 Wow. OK. See, that's very adult of you. 558 00:29:05,682 --> 00:29:07,684 No, it isn't. 559 00:29:07,809 --> 00:29:11,063 It's just me accepting the fact that there's nothing I can do and moving on. 560 00:29:11,188 --> 00:29:14,191 Which is, I think, the definition of adulthood. 561 00:29:14,316 --> 00:29:16,651 Well, if it is, being a kid is a lot more fun. 562 00:29:17,861 --> 00:29:19,571 It's show time. 563 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:24,576 (EXHALES) 564 00:29:28,246 --> 00:29:30,832 I didn't speak to him for years. 565 00:29:30,957 --> 00:29:34,669 But when my parents died, at their funeral... 566 00:29:36,004 --> 00:29:38,382 ...we made peace. 567 00:29:38,507 --> 00:29:40,675 Our parents must have blessed it. 568 00:29:40,801 --> 00:29:43,845 And I'm sure they would want him to do good 569 00:29:43,970 --> 00:29:46,765 with his last act in this world. 570 00:29:46,890 --> 00:29:49,142 They wanted us to be friends. 571 00:29:49,267 --> 00:29:53,480 Our relationship wasn't strong, but it was growing. 572 00:29:53,605 --> 00:29:58,276 If I allow you to defile his body, it will destroy that bond. 573 00:29:58,402 --> 00:30:00,362 The itai will be harmed. 574 00:30:00,487 --> 00:30:02,948 It will save my patient's life. 575 00:30:07,702 --> 00:30:11,915 What if I told you that he wasn't dead? 576 00:30:12,040 --> 00:30:14,960 Are you saying my brother's still alive? 577 00:30:15,085 --> 00:30:16,461 I'm saying you're being an idiot, 578 00:30:16,586 --> 00:30:18,588 but I don't have time to talk you out of your religion, 579 00:30:18,713 --> 00:30:20,340 so I'm stuck with giving you a technicality 580 00:30:20,465 --> 00:30:23,718 that will let you justify doing the right thing. 581 00:30:23,844 --> 00:30:26,346 What if his last living act... (PAGER BEEPS) 582 00:30:26,471 --> 00:30:28,807 ...was to donate a part of his liver? 583 00:30:28,932 --> 00:30:31,852 Not the whole thing, just one small piece. 584 00:30:32,477 --> 00:30:35,856 - Then I'm not defiling a dead body. - House... 585 00:30:35,981 --> 00:30:38,650 The last generous act of a living person. 586 00:30:38,775 --> 00:30:40,694 House. It's too late. 587 00:30:41,736 --> 00:30:43,447 The liver started to degrade. 588 00:30:43,572 --> 00:30:45,907 It's no longer viable for transplant. 589 00:30:49,786 --> 00:30:53,790 Well played. Religion just killed another person. 590 00:31:01,548 --> 00:31:03,216 It's not fair, Jim. 591 00:31:04,259 --> 00:31:07,345 You just helped me get my family back together. 592 00:31:10,765 --> 00:31:12,017 I'm not ready. 593 00:31:12,142 --> 00:31:13,643 (SNIFFLES) 594 00:31:18,231 --> 00:31:19,816 I would've had six more months with them 595 00:31:19,941 --> 00:31:22,319 if you hadn't given me that extra chemo. 596 00:31:22,444 --> 00:31:24,821 Now I have less than one day. 597 00:31:25,864 --> 00:31:27,824 I'm sorry. We knew the risks. 598 00:31:27,949 --> 00:31:29,993 I don't want to lose them again. 599 00:31:30,118 --> 00:31:32,078 I can't lose them again. 600 00:31:34,331 --> 00:31:36,833 There's nothing more we can do. 601 00:31:38,960 --> 00:31:44,049 Five years ago, when I needed a transfusion, you used your own blood. 602 00:31:45,509 --> 00:31:47,135 We have the same type, 603 00:31:47,260 --> 00:31:50,555 which means you can give me a part of your liver. 604 00:31:53,433 --> 00:31:56,061 - I'm your doctor. - You're my friend. 605 00:31:56,186 --> 00:31:58,104 Should I die because you're also my doctor? 606 00:31:58,230 --> 00:31:59,189 Of course not. 607 00:31:59,314 --> 00:32:00,607 Fine, then you're fired. 608 00:32:00,732 --> 00:32:03,068 Now you're just my friend. 609 00:32:03,193 --> 00:32:05,320 Now you can do what's right. 610 00:32:07,072 --> 00:32:08,740 Tucker, it's... 611 00:32:09,950 --> 00:32:11,368 I can't. 612 00:32:13,537 --> 00:32:14,871 (DOOR OPENS) 613 00:32:15,705 --> 00:32:16,957 (CHATTERING ON TELEVISION) 614 00:32:21,086 --> 00:32:23,838 Late night with the Pigeon sisters? 615 00:32:25,006 --> 00:32:26,132 Every now and again, 616 00:32:26,258 --> 00:32:29,427 I'd like to come home without getting interrogated. 617 00:32:31,513 --> 00:32:35,559 Someone's cranky. And late. Where were you? 618 00:32:36,393 --> 00:32:38,186 Was getting a drink. 619 00:32:38,812 --> 00:32:41,189 Why are all my frozen dinners thawing on the counter? 620 00:32:41,314 --> 00:32:44,693 I needed room for my margarita jello shots. 621 00:32:45,110 --> 00:32:48,947 I used test tubes as bottles, so they'll be shaped like my cane. 622 00:32:49,072 --> 00:32:50,490 (SWITCHES OFF TELEVISION) 623 00:32:50,865 --> 00:32:55,287 Why did you go out drinking alone when you got such great company here? 624 00:32:59,916 --> 00:33:03,461 Tucker wants me to donate a lobe of my liver to him. 625 00:33:04,379 --> 00:33:09,134 You were out drinking because you're actually considering this? 626 00:33:09,509 --> 00:33:12,178 Yeah, I was out marinating my liver in alcohol 627 00:33:12,304 --> 00:33:15,015 to get it ready for the transplant. Yeah. 628 00:33:15,140 --> 00:33:16,850 Your mouth says no, 629 00:33:16,975 --> 00:33:18,935 but your pathetic attempt at a deflection 630 00:33:19,060 --> 00:33:21,229 has guilt written all over it. 631 00:33:21,354 --> 00:33:23,982 It's my fault. It is my fault. 632 00:33:24,107 --> 00:33:25,609 I gave him too much chemo. 633 00:33:25,734 --> 00:33:27,152 You cured his cancer. 634 00:33:27,277 --> 00:33:29,696 And killed him in the process. 635 00:33:29,821 --> 00:33:30,822 Quibbles. 636 00:33:30,947 --> 00:33:31,948 (LAUGHS) 637 00:33:32,073 --> 00:33:34,909 He's had a predictable complication. 638 00:33:35,035 --> 00:33:37,662 Surprise. Bad things happen to people who are sick. 639 00:33:37,787 --> 00:33:38,955 Doesn't make you responsible. 640 00:33:39,080 --> 00:33:43,835 Oh. Not legally, ethically. Ethically. 641 00:33:43,960 --> 00:33:48,006 A table is a table. Don't be a doormat, Wilson. 642 00:33:48,131 --> 00:33:51,885 Boy, you are... You willfully ruined my food 643 00:33:52,010 --> 00:33:53,386 and have taken over my living room 644 00:33:53,511 --> 00:33:55,847 because you already think I'm a doormat. 645 00:33:55,972 --> 00:33:57,766 You know what? 646 00:34:02,228 --> 00:34:03,855 You're wrong. 647 00:34:05,482 --> 00:34:07,901 Clean up your stuff and get out. 648 00:34:11,321 --> 00:34:12,489 You're wrong. 649 00:34:12,614 --> 00:34:13,615 (SLAMS DOOR CLOSED) 650 00:34:21,956 --> 00:34:23,750 How's Tucker? 651 00:34:23,875 --> 00:34:28,713 Still no dancing. But the scans came in on Del Clinton. 652 00:34:28,838 --> 00:34:29,964 It's good news. 653 00:34:30,090 --> 00:34:31,341 Thanks. 654 00:34:31,466 --> 00:34:33,885 Let me know as soon as Tucker takes a turn for the worse. 655 00:34:34,010 --> 00:34:36,012 I want to be there. 656 00:34:39,808 --> 00:34:43,103 See that small spot at the top of the lung? 657 00:34:43,353 --> 00:34:47,691 That was then. This is now. The spot's gone. 658 00:34:48,692 --> 00:34:51,111 That tiny little spot, huh? 659 00:34:51,611 --> 00:34:54,155 Yeah, it's not too impressive, is it? 660 00:34:55,532 --> 00:34:57,492 That little dot could have killed me? 661 00:34:58,076 --> 00:34:59,160 Yeah. 662 00:35:00,120 --> 00:35:04,958 Fortunately, we caught it early. It's gonna be OK. 663 00:35:05,083 --> 00:35:10,714 That's amazing. You got all this off me not talking about my grandkids. 664 00:35:17,470 --> 00:35:19,013 CUDDY: Thanks, Bonnie. 665 00:35:19,139 --> 00:35:22,058 We're just gonna have to sit tight for a while. 666 00:35:23,101 --> 00:35:24,602 OK. 667 00:35:24,728 --> 00:35:26,271 (HANGS UP PHONE) 668 00:35:29,149 --> 00:35:32,026 I put an offer on the loft. Seller turned me down. 669 00:35:32,152 --> 00:35:36,030 I offered exactly what a similar unit sold for three months ago. 670 00:35:38,616 --> 00:35:41,286 I want to donate a lobe of my liver to Tucker. 671 00:35:42,954 --> 00:35:43,955 That's insane. 672 00:35:44,080 --> 00:35:46,958 I'm donating a small portion of... 673 00:35:47,083 --> 00:35:49,169 You have hundreds of patients. 674 00:35:49,294 --> 00:35:51,337 And until I run out of excess organs, 675 00:35:51,463 --> 00:35:53,631 why shouldn't I do everything I can to help them? 676 00:35:53,757 --> 00:35:56,760 Because you're a doctor, not a donor. 677 00:35:57,218 --> 00:35:58,428 (LAUGHS BITTERLY) 678 00:36:04,184 --> 00:36:06,227 Why did you make me the head of oncology? 679 00:36:06,352 --> 00:36:09,022 Not because you have the most organs. 680 00:36:09,731 --> 00:36:11,983 You're thoughtful, caring. 681 00:36:12,108 --> 00:36:14,027 Yeah. Caring. 682 00:36:15,028 --> 00:36:17,530 By your own criteria, a strength and not a weakness. 683 00:36:17,655 --> 00:36:19,282 This is coming out of guilt. 684 00:36:19,407 --> 00:36:21,284 This is coming out of friendship. 685 00:36:21,409 --> 00:36:23,203 I have a friend who's about to die. 686 00:36:23,328 --> 00:36:26,539 And I have the opportunity to save his life. 687 00:36:32,796 --> 00:36:34,130 OK. 688 00:36:47,393 --> 00:36:48,394 Call me a doormat, 689 00:36:48,520 --> 00:36:51,981 get it all out of your system, but I'm doing it. 690 00:36:56,027 --> 00:36:57,237 Why? 691 00:36:59,155 --> 00:37:02,242 - He's my friend. - I'm your friend. 692 00:37:03,743 --> 00:37:05,995 All the pain pills I've taken? 693 00:37:06,120 --> 00:37:07,497 What if I need your liver? 694 00:37:07,622 --> 00:37:12,293 Right. How selfish of me not to have considered your possible future needs. 695 00:37:12,418 --> 00:37:14,838 They're all dying. They're all your friends. 696 00:37:14,963 --> 00:37:16,798 I'm not here for an argument, House. 697 00:37:16,923 --> 00:37:19,175 No, right, that's room 12A. 698 00:37:20,718 --> 00:37:22,095 So why are you here? 699 00:37:22,220 --> 00:37:25,223 You wanna make sure that I've called a moving van? 700 00:37:25,348 --> 00:37:26,182 No. 701 00:37:28,142 --> 00:37:32,564 The operation is in two hours, and I'd like you to be there with me. 702 00:37:38,194 --> 00:37:39,320 No. 703 00:37:40,655 --> 00:37:41,656 (STAMMERS) 704 00:37:42,323 --> 00:37:43,366 Why? 705 00:37:45,034 --> 00:37:47,161 Because if you die, I'm alone. 706 00:38:32,916 --> 00:38:34,250 Thanks, Jim. 707 00:39:37,855 --> 00:39:39,983 (INAUDIBLE) 708 00:39:52,870 --> 00:39:54,497 How are you feeling? 709 00:39:54,622 --> 00:39:55,623 Can't complain, 710 00:39:55,748 --> 00:39:59,252 considering if it weren't for you, I'd be dead. Twice. 711 00:39:59,377 --> 00:40:00,753 You? 712 00:40:00,878 --> 00:40:02,255 I feel good. 713 00:40:02,964 --> 00:40:05,133 Sending out your laundry? 714 00:40:05,967 --> 00:40:08,344 Going to rehab. Someplace up in Katonah. 715 00:40:08,469 --> 00:40:12,557 Up by your new house, not near your old house. 716 00:40:14,350 --> 00:40:16,019 Easier on Ashley. 717 00:40:17,478 --> 00:40:18,730 I see. 718 00:40:20,565 --> 00:40:23,026 I was thrilled to get the family back together, 719 00:40:23,151 --> 00:40:25,611 and Melissa's great in a crisis, 720 00:40:26,446 --> 00:40:28,823 but the person you want when you're dying 721 00:40:28,948 --> 00:40:32,660 isn't the same as the person you want when you're living. 722 00:40:34,954 --> 00:40:36,122 Hi, Jim. 723 00:40:38,666 --> 00:40:40,418 Actually, it's James. 724 00:40:53,514 --> 00:40:54,515 (GROANS) 725 00:41:02,231 --> 00:41:06,319 You ready to admit that he's a self-important jerk? 726 00:41:06,444 --> 00:41:08,946 I still feel good about what I did. 727 00:41:09,822 --> 00:41:11,741 You don't feel angry? 728 00:41:12,492 --> 00:41:15,703 Oh, I'm a little disappointed. 729 00:41:17,622 --> 00:41:20,041 Disappointment is anger for wimps. 730 00:41:21,125 --> 00:41:24,295 You don't have to be so gentle about everything. 731 00:41:24,420 --> 00:41:27,048 It's OK to get angry once in a while. 732 00:41:28,925 --> 00:41:31,469 You can't change a table. 733 00:41:31,594 --> 00:41:33,763 Actually, you can. 734 00:41:33,888 --> 00:41:37,141 You just need a coat of paint and the guts to use it. 735 00:41:40,436 --> 00:41:41,813 (DOOR SLIDES OPEN) 736 00:41:44,565 --> 00:41:46,234 (DOOR SLIDES SHUT) 737 00:41:50,196 --> 00:41:51,364 (DIALING) 738 00:41:56,035 --> 00:41:57,370 Bonnie. 739 00:42:23,146 --> 00:42:25,314 Bonnie told me what Cuddy bid. 740 00:42:25,439 --> 00:42:27,066 You're gonna outbid her? 741 00:42:31,154 --> 00:42:33,406 We do need a bigger refrigerator. 742 00:42:36,868 --> 00:42:39,829 She hurt my friend. She should be punished. 743 00:42:40,913 --> 00:42:42,748 You got mad. 744 00:42:43,124 --> 00:42:44,876 I'm proud of you. 745 00:42:45,918 --> 00:42:48,379 Cuddy won't share that sentiment. 746 00:42:48,504 --> 00:42:50,423 How are you going to explain it to her? 747 00:42:51,174 --> 00:42:53,426 I'm changing our address to a PO box. 748 00:42:53,551 --> 00:42:55,219 She'll find out eventually. 749 00:42:55,887 --> 00:42:59,682 A problem delayed is a problem denied. 750 00:43:03,102 --> 00:43:06,147 Bonnie? I'll take it. 751 00:43:06,272 --> 00:43:08,024 Baby steps.