1 00:00:19,082 --> 00:00:20,083 TAUB: Pressure. I need pressure. 2 00:00:20,208 --> 00:00:21,460 JESSICA: Give me sutures... 3 00:00:21,585 --> 00:00:22,628 TAUB: We need an Epi. 4 00:00:22,753 --> 00:00:24,046 JESSICA: Alert trauma. 5 00:00:42,606 --> 00:00:43,982 (EXHALES) 6 00:01:11,635 --> 00:01:12,844 (BEEPS) 7 00:01:16,765 --> 00:01:18,558 Let the record show that we are officially 8 00:01:18,684 --> 00:01:20,811 convening a disciplinary hearing 9 00:01:20,936 --> 00:01:25,691 regarding the events on February 3rd, 2012, in patient room 209. 10 00:01:25,816 --> 00:01:28,694 Dr. House, this recording will be transcribed and published 11 00:01:28,819 --> 00:01:31,822 along with all supporting documentation and rulings. 12 00:01:32,614 --> 00:01:35,325 Do you have any questions before we get started? 13 00:01:35,450 --> 00:01:36,576 Yeah. 14 00:01:37,661 --> 00:01:39,329 Who the hell are you? 15 00:01:41,206 --> 00:01:44,876 I'm Walter Cofield. Chief of Neurology, Mercy Hospital. 16 00:01:45,001 --> 00:01:46,837 I'll be deciding your fate today. 17 00:01:56,012 --> 00:01:57,556 Cofield. 18 00:01:59,099 --> 00:02:02,436 You were the Residency Director at Hopkins before you moved to Mercy. 19 00:02:02,561 --> 00:02:04,771 Which means it's safe to assume that you trained Foreman. 20 00:02:04,896 --> 00:02:06,732 Which means it's also safe to assume that he trusts you. 21 00:02:06,857 --> 00:02:08,650 This hearing isn't about me, Dr. House. 22 00:02:08,775 --> 00:02:09,901 I know you'd like to make it about me 23 00:02:10,026 --> 00:02:12,738 because then it wouldn't be about you. 24 00:02:12,863 --> 00:02:16,158 It's interesting that he picked the old mentor to judge the new one. 25 00:02:16,283 --> 00:02:18,577 Interesting, but not relevant. 26 00:02:18,702 --> 00:02:20,328 The facts of this case, 27 00:02:20,454 --> 00:02:23,832 on the other hand... - The facts are in the file. 28 00:02:23,957 --> 00:02:26,209 If you have trouble reading my handwriting, give me a call. 29 00:02:26,334 --> 00:02:28,670 I'm going back to work. 30 00:02:29,379 --> 00:02:33,300 If I just consider the file, the facts aren't in your favor. 31 00:02:34,092 --> 00:02:36,595 The facts say you should be suspended. 32 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:37,846 Which, from what I understand, 33 00:02:37,971 --> 00:02:40,974 would mean a revocation of your parole. 34 00:02:59,242 --> 00:03:02,370 The patient was a 32-year-old high school chemistry teacher. 35 00:03:02,496 --> 00:03:04,956 He collapsed while out jogging. 36 00:03:05,081 --> 00:03:06,792 He was paralyzed in all four extremities 37 00:03:06,917 --> 00:03:08,126 despite the fact that the scans... 38 00:03:08,251 --> 00:03:11,296 ...show no sign of stroke or structural lesions. 39 00:03:11,421 --> 00:03:13,048 Did you put out an APB for a car 40 00:03:13,173 --> 00:03:15,467 with a man-shaped dent in the grill? 41 00:03:15,592 --> 00:03:17,969 No broken bones, no signs of trauma. 42 00:03:18,094 --> 00:03:20,639 Transverse myelitis. Boring. 43 00:03:20,972 --> 00:03:23,225 No enhancement on the MRI. 44 00:03:23,350 --> 00:03:24,643 I just don't know what to do. 45 00:03:24,768 --> 00:03:27,938 Please, you have to help me solve this thing. 46 00:03:35,445 --> 00:03:37,280 A little poetic license. 47 00:03:38,615 --> 00:03:40,200 What are you doing? 48 00:03:41,493 --> 00:03:42,953 Taking my vic-amins. 49 00:03:43,078 --> 00:03:44,079 Those are Vicodin? 50 00:03:44,204 --> 00:03:45,622 Did you have surgery recently? 51 00:03:45,747 --> 00:03:47,290 About a decade ago. 52 00:03:47,624 --> 00:03:49,918 My leg is no good at judging time. 53 00:03:50,043 --> 00:03:52,754 Were you taking Vicodin during this case? 54 00:03:52,879 --> 00:03:54,089 (SIGHING) Uh... 55 00:03:54,381 --> 00:03:55,549 Yes. 56 00:03:58,927 --> 00:04:02,097 And during about nine years' previous cases. 57 00:04:03,098 --> 00:04:04,182 (CLATTERING) 58 00:04:04,307 --> 00:04:06,142 My process is proven. 59 00:04:06,810 --> 00:04:10,522 Good things usually happen. Bad things sometimes happen. 60 00:04:12,065 --> 00:04:15,527 And when bad things happen, we should figure out what went wrong 61 00:04:15,652 --> 00:04:17,821 so we can learn from it and correct it. 62 00:04:17,946 --> 00:04:19,531 So we can assign blame. 63 00:04:19,656 --> 00:04:23,618 Instead of recognizing that bad things sometimes happen. 64 00:04:26,872 --> 00:04:28,665 It was nobody's fault. 65 00:04:32,002 --> 00:04:33,587 And then what happened? 66 00:04:36,131 --> 00:04:39,759 Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. 67 00:04:39,885 --> 00:04:42,262 Those who can't teach, teach gym. 68 00:04:42,554 --> 00:04:46,975 And those who can't move their arms or legs teach us to laugh at others. 69 00:04:47,100 --> 00:04:48,852 House actually presented the case in that way? 70 00:04:48,977 --> 00:04:51,396 Or are you just trying to make him look bad? 71 00:04:52,147 --> 00:04:54,941 Why would I be trying to make him look bad? 72 00:04:55,066 --> 00:04:56,651 Could be your not-so-subtle way 73 00:04:56,776 --> 00:04:58,904 of implying this was House's fault. 74 00:04:59,487 --> 00:05:00,989 Given what's happened, it's understandable 75 00:05:01,114 --> 00:05:02,991 that your opinion would color your testimony. 76 00:05:03,116 --> 00:05:04,868 But I just want to know what you said, what you did 77 00:05:04,993 --> 00:05:07,412 and what you were thinking at the time. 78 00:05:08,830 --> 00:05:10,790 I don't think it was his fault. 79 00:05:13,418 --> 00:05:16,046 Just tell me your initial theory. 80 00:05:16,713 --> 00:05:18,506 I thought the patient had a liver problem. 81 00:05:18,632 --> 00:05:20,884 Hepatic encephalopathy explained why he passed out, 82 00:05:21,009 --> 00:05:22,761 why he couldn't move his limbs. 83 00:05:22,886 --> 00:05:25,430 But that's not the idea House went with? 84 00:05:25,889 --> 00:05:28,350 He thought Taub's idea was stupid. 85 00:05:28,808 --> 00:05:30,101 And what about your idea? 86 00:05:30,226 --> 00:05:32,062 He thought that was stupid, too. 87 00:05:32,187 --> 00:05:33,438 (LAUGHS) 88 00:05:33,563 --> 00:05:35,106 No. I meant, what was it? 89 00:05:35,231 --> 00:05:39,069 Oh. I thought the patient had normal pressure hydrocephalus. 90 00:05:39,194 --> 00:05:41,321 And why did House think that was stupid? 91 00:05:41,446 --> 00:05:43,156 HOUSE: Oh, come on. 92 00:05:43,406 --> 00:05:46,618 Unless you're an idiot, you know why I thought Park was an idiot. 93 00:05:47,911 --> 00:05:50,664 The patient had low opening pressure on his LP. 94 00:05:51,122 --> 00:05:52,624 That's what I said. 95 00:05:52,749 --> 00:05:54,250 No, you idiot. 96 00:05:54,376 --> 00:05:57,212 The patient had low opening pressure on his LP. 97 00:05:57,337 --> 00:06:00,298 Try unsquinting your eyes and reading the labs next time. 98 00:06:00,423 --> 00:06:02,926 Are you intentionally trying to get me to dislike you? 99 00:06:03,051 --> 00:06:04,844 That wasn't me. The chair squeaked. 100 00:06:04,970 --> 00:06:06,346 You're testifying for the record 101 00:06:06,471 --> 00:06:09,683 that you actually used the phrasing, "unsquint your eyes"? 102 00:06:09,933 --> 00:06:12,394 This is not the place to exorcise your guilt, I just want to know... 103 00:06:12,519 --> 00:06:18,024 I actually used the phrasing "unsquint your eyes." 104 00:06:20,151 --> 00:06:23,697 He's hypokalemic, could indicate a problem with his heart, which would... 105 00:06:23,822 --> 00:06:24,990 EKG was normal. 106 00:06:25,115 --> 00:06:26,282 HOUSE: But, Chase, 107 00:06:26,408 --> 00:06:27,617 a doctor who actually takes the time 108 00:06:27,742 --> 00:06:29,911 to read the lab reports, has a point. 109 00:06:30,036 --> 00:06:31,496 The guy's potassium is off. 110 00:06:31,621 --> 00:06:33,373 Could be thyrotoxic paralysis. 111 00:06:33,498 --> 00:06:36,668 Start him on steroids, PTU, and beta blockers. 112 00:06:37,460 --> 00:06:38,753 Mmm-hmm. 113 00:06:40,088 --> 00:06:45,135 And how did these orange smudges get on the patient file? 114 00:06:45,260 --> 00:06:47,887 Seriously? That's your follow up? 115 00:06:49,514 --> 00:06:52,600 I eat a lot of Cheetos, I forget to wash my hands. 116 00:06:53,226 --> 00:06:55,228 Is my snacking really relevant to this case? 117 00:06:55,353 --> 00:06:59,149 Might be, if these were actually Cheetos stains. 118 00:06:59,274 --> 00:07:00,442 What are they? 119 00:07:07,741 --> 00:07:09,576 Seriously, House? 120 00:07:10,869 --> 00:07:12,245 You're blaming me? 121 00:07:12,370 --> 00:07:14,456 You used Adams' shampoo. 122 00:07:15,874 --> 00:07:17,333 I didn't do it. 123 00:07:19,502 --> 00:07:21,838 HOUSE: It was a harmless prank. 124 00:07:21,963 --> 00:07:24,883 My team is made up of Type A personalities. 125 00:07:25,008 --> 00:07:27,969 They need somebody to break the tension every once in a while. 126 00:07:28,094 --> 00:07:29,679 So this was a team building exercise? 127 00:07:30,096 --> 00:07:31,473 Is that what he called it? 128 00:07:31,598 --> 00:07:33,016 It's what he implied. 129 00:07:33,141 --> 00:07:35,685 House prefers chaos over cohesion. 130 00:07:35,810 --> 00:07:40,982 He believes that disagreement and mistrust lead to better ideas. 131 00:07:41,107 --> 00:07:42,400 He's not wrong. 132 00:07:42,525 --> 00:07:44,778 As opposed to being right? 133 00:07:46,988 --> 00:07:48,364 So you treated with steroids. 134 00:07:48,490 --> 00:07:50,241 - And then what happened? - They worked. 135 00:07:50,366 --> 00:07:51,701 Our patient woke up. 136 00:07:51,826 --> 00:07:53,203 EMILY: Bill? 137 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:55,288 Can you hear me? 138 00:07:55,413 --> 00:07:56,748 Yeah. 139 00:07:57,123 --> 00:07:59,000 I'm thirsty. 140 00:07:59,125 --> 00:08:02,087 That's normal. You've been in a coma for several hours. 141 00:08:02,212 --> 00:08:03,922 Can you tell me your name? 142 00:08:04,047 --> 00:08:06,257 Bill. Bill Koppelman. 143 00:08:07,092 --> 00:08:08,593 Can you tell me what happened to me? 144 00:08:08,718 --> 00:08:10,053 We're treating you for an overactive thyroid. 145 00:08:10,178 --> 00:08:12,055 We think that's why you passed out and couldn't move. 146 00:08:12,180 --> 00:08:13,973 Can you wiggle your fingers for me? 147 00:08:16,142 --> 00:08:17,227 Is he going to be okay? 148 00:08:17,352 --> 00:08:20,188 Excuse me, but only family members are allowed. 149 00:08:20,563 --> 00:08:23,525 It's okay. They're my students. 150 00:08:24,275 --> 00:08:27,112 Everyone back at school is so worried about you. 151 00:08:27,237 --> 00:08:29,322 Is he sick because of the explosion? 152 00:08:30,698 --> 00:08:32,158 What explosion? What explosion? 153 00:08:33,076 --> 00:08:34,119 What explosion? 154 00:08:34,244 --> 00:08:37,122 A chemistry demonstration he was doing for his class went wrong. 155 00:08:37,247 --> 00:08:38,665 Then why was it not already in the patient history? 156 00:08:38,790 --> 00:08:40,917 Because the patient was unconscious. 157 00:08:42,961 --> 00:08:44,754 But I'm assuming Dr. House spoke to the wife. 158 00:08:44,879 --> 00:08:47,048 The wife didn't know about the explosion. 159 00:08:47,173 --> 00:08:48,466 And I was the one who questioned her. 160 00:08:48,591 --> 00:08:50,677 So if there was an oversight, it was mine. 161 00:08:53,555 --> 00:08:56,266 Does Dr. House not attach importance to patient histories? 162 00:08:56,391 --> 00:08:58,268 No. He thinks they're crucial. 163 00:08:58,393 --> 00:09:03,189 He just doesn't think being in the same room as the patient is crucial. 164 00:09:04,357 --> 00:09:06,025 House thinks avoiding patients 165 00:09:06,151 --> 00:09:08,695 allows him to stay as objective as possible. 166 00:09:11,239 --> 00:09:12,907 He's not wrong. 167 00:09:13,533 --> 00:09:16,411 That sounds like a very diplomatic way of saying he's lazy. 168 00:09:16,536 --> 00:09:18,288 That's also true. 169 00:09:18,413 --> 00:09:20,081 Either way, I'm covered. 170 00:09:20,206 --> 00:09:21,749 If you want an accurate patient history, 171 00:09:21,875 --> 00:09:23,501 don't ever talk to the patient. 172 00:09:23,626 --> 00:09:25,378 Everybody lies. 173 00:09:27,380 --> 00:09:28,423 Except me. 174 00:09:28,548 --> 00:09:29,966 To you. 175 00:09:30,091 --> 00:09:31,217 Would never do that. 176 00:09:31,342 --> 00:09:33,344 Okay. Say you're right. 177 00:09:33,469 --> 00:09:37,473 If you had actually been in the room questioning the patient, 178 00:09:37,599 --> 00:09:39,309 you could read body language, 179 00:09:39,434 --> 00:09:41,686 you could ask follow up questions, 180 00:09:41,811 --> 00:09:45,231 and warn him of the cost of lying to you. 181 00:09:45,356 --> 00:09:47,233 Don't forget thumbscrews. 182 00:09:48,902 --> 00:09:50,403 Can you dispute the possibility 183 00:09:50,528 --> 00:09:53,948 that had you visited the patient sooner, maybe talked to the wife, 184 00:09:54,365 --> 00:09:55,491 been directed to one of the students, 185 00:09:55,617 --> 00:09:59,162 that this case might have ended very differently? 186 00:10:00,538 --> 00:10:03,791 BILL: It wasn't exactly an explosion. 187 00:10:04,125 --> 00:10:08,338 It was a controlled reaction that went a little haywire. 188 00:10:08,463 --> 00:10:10,089 JORDAN: It was, too, an explosion. 189 00:10:10,423 --> 00:10:12,592 Simon Harris filmed the whole thing on his camera phone 190 00:10:12,717 --> 00:10:14,135 and posted it on YouTube. 191 00:10:14,260 --> 00:10:16,638 It got, like, over 75,000 hits already. 192 00:10:17,347 --> 00:10:18,932 Looks like you've gone viral, hon. 193 00:10:19,265 --> 00:10:20,350 (GAGGING) 194 00:10:20,725 --> 00:10:22,185 (RETCHING) 195 00:10:23,478 --> 00:10:28,149 He had a loss of consciousness, temporary paralysis, 196 00:10:28,274 --> 00:10:30,735 but when I was told that the patient coughed up blood, 197 00:10:30,860 --> 00:10:34,447 things really started to get interesting. 198 00:10:36,866 --> 00:10:40,119 Your patient was doubled over in pain and coughing up blood. 199 00:10:40,245 --> 00:10:42,247 And you found that interesting? 200 00:10:42,872 --> 00:10:44,290 Why, is that bad? 201 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:48,670 It's interesting. 202 00:10:55,343 --> 00:10:55,425 I do this demonstration every year. 203 00:10:55,426 --> 00:10:57,971 I do this demonstration every year. 204 00:10:58,096 --> 00:11:00,390 But I usually have a student aide help me set it up. 205 00:11:00,515 --> 00:11:04,519 Apparently this year he added extra hydrofluoric acid, 206 00:11:04,644 --> 00:11:05,812 which is why it exploded. 207 00:11:05,937 --> 00:11:08,481 The student aide was just trying to make a viral video, 208 00:11:08,606 --> 00:11:10,358 not hurt anyone. 209 00:11:10,483 --> 00:11:12,277 Ended up doing both. 210 00:11:12,610 --> 00:11:14,862 So we figured the patient inhaled the extra large dose 211 00:11:14,988 --> 00:11:16,155 of hydrofluoric acid, and... 212 00:11:16,281 --> 00:11:18,741 ...burned his lungs, which is why he coughed up blood. 213 00:11:18,866 --> 00:11:21,536 If only burnt lungs explained the passing out and paralysis. 214 00:11:21,661 --> 00:11:23,830 The explosion does. Check out the video again. 215 00:11:23,955 --> 00:11:25,498 He smacked his head against the wall. 216 00:11:25,623 --> 00:11:27,750 If that caused swelling in his brainstem 217 00:11:27,875 --> 00:11:31,337 that would have led to the eventual loss of consciousness and paralysis. 218 00:11:31,462 --> 00:11:34,257 So we discussed it a little longer 219 00:11:34,382 --> 00:11:37,844 and House decided to treat with heparin. 220 00:11:40,388 --> 00:11:42,307 I wouldn't mind a couple more details. 221 00:11:44,017 --> 00:11:46,227 It was aerosolized heparin. 222 00:11:46,352 --> 00:11:48,938 You skipped over the actual DDX, 223 00:11:49,063 --> 00:11:51,983 and now you're averting your eyes. 224 00:11:52,108 --> 00:11:54,402 I'm growing more and more curious by the moment. 225 00:11:55,611 --> 00:11:56,779 (SIGHS) 226 00:11:58,573 --> 00:12:00,199 He smacked his head against the wall. 227 00:12:00,325 --> 00:12:02,577 If that caused swelling in his brainstem 228 00:12:02,702 --> 00:12:05,955 that would have led to the eventual loss of consciousness and paralysis. 229 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:07,540 HOUSE: Nobody move. Ugh! 230 00:12:08,708 --> 00:12:10,043 He had on a what? 231 00:12:10,418 --> 00:12:11,878 Gas mask. 232 00:12:17,091 --> 00:12:19,260 The stink bomb was Chase's. 233 00:12:19,385 --> 00:12:22,221 He was getting revenge for the orange hair 234 00:12:22,347 --> 00:12:25,183 and rigged it in House's office. 235 00:12:25,308 --> 00:12:27,477 But House found it. 236 00:12:30,229 --> 00:12:31,314 Mmm-hmm. 237 00:12:33,524 --> 00:12:35,068 You can leave when I have an answer. 238 00:12:35,193 --> 00:12:36,778 Might help if we knew the question. 239 00:12:36,903 --> 00:12:41,157 How do we treat chemical burns inside the lungs? 240 00:12:41,282 --> 00:12:44,869 Maybe we can use a bronchoalveolar lavage to wash them out with water. 241 00:12:44,994 --> 00:12:47,246 Sorry, my fault, I should have clarified. 242 00:12:47,372 --> 00:12:49,457 How do we treat chemical burns inside the lungs 243 00:12:49,582 --> 00:12:51,250 without killing the patient? 244 00:12:51,376 --> 00:12:54,295 Silver sulfadiazine works well on chemical burns. 245 00:12:54,420 --> 00:12:56,547 HOUSE: Burn cream would drown him faster than water. 246 00:12:57,382 --> 00:12:58,466 Well? 247 00:12:59,592 --> 00:13:01,511 Aerosolized heparin. 248 00:13:03,221 --> 00:13:04,305 Me “key . 249 00:13:04,430 --> 00:13:05,973 CHI: But that's only experimental, 250 00:13:06,099 --> 00:13:07,517 it's never actually been used before. 251 00:13:07,642 --> 00:13:08,768 Not true. 252 00:13:09,060 --> 00:13:10,269 It's been used in sheep. 253 00:13:10,395 --> 00:13:11,771 Uh-huh. 254 00:13:15,358 --> 00:13:17,360 The guy was going downhill fast. 255 00:13:17,485 --> 00:13:20,822 We needed a treatment that was a slope changer. 256 00:13:20,947 --> 00:13:23,324 So you busted out the sulphur dioxide stink bomb? 257 00:13:23,449 --> 00:13:24,992 It was a team building exercise. 258 00:13:25,118 --> 00:13:27,245 No, it was manipulation. 259 00:13:27,370 --> 00:13:29,789 You were pressuring your team into coming up with unsafe medical ideas 260 00:13:29,914 --> 00:13:31,332 just to get out of that room. 261 00:13:31,958 --> 00:13:34,502 You say pressure, I say inspire. 262 00:13:36,003 --> 00:13:39,465 The usual, safe ideas were not going to work. Aerosolized heparin might. 263 00:13:39,590 --> 00:13:41,592 And everyone else just went along with this? 264 00:13:42,385 --> 00:13:46,889 No. I told House I thought it was a mistake. 265 00:13:47,014 --> 00:13:48,766 And those were your exact words? 266 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:51,936 I think I might have said "insane." 267 00:13:52,061 --> 00:13:54,272 You thought it was insane and yet you let it happen. 268 00:13:54,397 --> 00:13:55,481 No, I... 269 00:13:55,606 --> 00:13:57,483 If you disagree with Dr. House on patient safety, Doctor, 270 00:13:57,608 --> 00:13:58,943 it is your duty to speak up. 271 00:13:59,068 --> 00:14:00,278 Otherwise, you're equally to blame. 272 00:14:00,403 --> 00:14:01,446 I did speak up. I tried. 273 00:14:01,571 --> 00:14:03,489 And you failed. 274 00:14:04,991 --> 00:14:07,869 And that's why I went to Dr. Foreman. 275 00:14:11,747 --> 00:14:13,416 The heparin could cause the patient 276 00:14:13,541 --> 00:14:15,835 to bleed into his lungs even faster. 277 00:14:15,960 --> 00:14:17,211 It is crazy. 278 00:14:17,336 --> 00:14:20,256 But House doesn't do crazy just for crazy's sake. 279 00:14:20,381 --> 00:14:23,885 If he thinks this is the only way to help the patient... 280 00:14:27,054 --> 00:14:29,974 COFIELD: You did not tell me you were involved in this case 281 00:14:30,099 --> 00:14:31,434 when you asked me to do this. 282 00:14:32,518 --> 00:14:34,020 I wasn't. 283 00:14:34,687 --> 00:14:37,940 The heparin decision didn't have anything to do with the outcome. 284 00:14:38,983 --> 00:14:41,861 If signing off on everything House does is a pattern, 285 00:14:41,986 --> 00:14:43,488 it affects the way House behaves, 286 00:14:43,613 --> 00:14:46,657 it affects the way House's team reacts to the way House behaves. 287 00:14:46,782 --> 00:14:48,201 House 288 00:14:50,161 --> 00:14:51,287 is brilliant. 289 00:14:52,580 --> 00:14:54,999 I give him the benefit of the doubt most of the time, 290 00:14:55,583 --> 00:14:56,834 because I've seen what he can do. 291 00:14:56,959 --> 00:14:58,127 Getting House out of prison 292 00:14:58,252 --> 00:15:02,256 is the biggest decision you've made as Dean of Medicine, right? 293 00:15:02,381 --> 00:15:04,509 And if he's suspended as a result of this hearing, 294 00:15:04,634 --> 00:15:07,929 he violates his parole and he goes back. 295 00:15:08,054 --> 00:15:12,308 And that probably leaves you as former Dean of Medicine. 296 00:15:13,100 --> 00:15:14,477 I suppose so. 297 00:15:16,729 --> 00:15:18,731 You didn't choose me to oversee this 298 00:15:18,856 --> 00:15:20,816 because you thought I could be objective, 299 00:15:20,942 --> 00:15:23,736 you chose me because you thought I'd have your back. 300 00:15:23,861 --> 00:15:27,865 And I'd think twice about making a decision that would get you fired. 301 00:15:30,743 --> 00:15:32,036 Eric, 302 00:15:33,079 --> 00:15:34,247 I'm sorry. 303 00:15:35,248 --> 00:15:37,083 But if your get-House-out-of-jail-free 304 00:15:37,208 --> 00:15:40,086 experiment blows up in your face, 305 00:15:40,211 --> 00:15:42,880 it's not my job to get you out of it. 306 00:15:51,931 --> 00:15:53,391 After you'd administered the heparin, 307 00:15:53,516 --> 00:15:55,560 I see there was a discharge order in the chart. 308 00:15:55,685 --> 00:15:57,395 Yet the patient never left. 309 00:15:57,520 --> 00:15:59,730 House ordered a therapeutic bath first, 310 00:15:59,855 --> 00:16:03,234 to wash off any residual chemicals from the blast 311 00:16:03,526 --> 00:16:05,319 but we wound up finding something. 312 00:16:05,695 --> 00:16:07,488 JESSICA: You have a bit of a rash. 313 00:16:07,613 --> 00:16:09,407 Can you raise both your arms? 314 00:16:09,532 --> 00:16:12,076 We just need to see how far it goes. 315 00:16:13,494 --> 00:16:16,163 BILL: You told me I was gonna be okay. 316 00:16:16,289 --> 00:16:19,083 And now there's still something wrong with me. 317 00:16:19,208 --> 00:16:22,670 It probably doesn't mean anything, but we want to make sure. 318 00:16:23,879 --> 00:16:25,673 Of course you do. 319 00:16:25,798 --> 00:16:28,050 I gotta get out of here. Okay? 320 00:16:28,175 --> 00:16:29,510 JESSICA: Just relax. 321 00:16:29,635 --> 00:16:30,720 Please just let me get out of here. 322 00:16:30,845 --> 00:16:31,929 It'll just take a minute. 323 00:16:32,054 --> 00:16:33,431 We need to get a good look at the rash. 324 00:16:33,556 --> 00:16:35,850 The rash? That was nothing. 325 00:16:35,975 --> 00:16:39,604 Just some irritation from lying in bed all day. 326 00:16:39,729 --> 00:16:42,273 The problem was the patient's brain. 327 00:16:42,398 --> 00:16:43,691 He freaked out. 328 00:16:44,066 --> 00:16:45,401 I gotta get out of here. 329 00:16:45,526 --> 00:16:47,570 - I gotta get out of here! - Easy. 330 00:16:47,695 --> 00:16:49,155 JESSICA: "Freak out" is a little strong. 331 00:16:49,530 --> 00:16:53,409 In my opinion at the time, it was the rash that was going to kill him. 332 00:16:53,534 --> 00:16:54,660 Invasive strep. 333 00:16:54,785 --> 00:16:56,829 Reasonable theory, supported by the evidence. 334 00:16:56,954 --> 00:16:59,582 The evidence pointed to psychosis. 335 00:16:59,707 --> 00:17:02,793 We caused it by giving him steroids when he first came in. 336 00:17:02,918 --> 00:17:04,503 What'd you think? 337 00:17:04,629 --> 00:17:06,505 I thought Park and Adams were both right. 338 00:17:06,631 --> 00:17:08,924 But that their conclusions were both wrong. 339 00:17:09,050 --> 00:17:10,885 The neuro symptoms and the rash 340 00:17:11,010 --> 00:17:13,471 were both signs of an underlying disease. 341 00:17:13,596 --> 00:17:17,016 Together with the lung, it added up to Wegener's. 342 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:23,230 How does Dr. House handle it when three smart doctors 343 00:17:23,356 --> 00:17:25,733 come up with three different, but equally valid ideas? 344 00:17:25,858 --> 00:17:28,027 I run a diagnostic trial. 345 00:17:33,824 --> 00:17:36,160 HOUSE: Start the patient on high dose steroids. 346 00:17:36,285 --> 00:17:38,621 Multiple birds, single stone. 347 00:17:39,330 --> 00:17:42,458 If Taub is right, then he can walk out of here cured. 348 00:17:42,583 --> 00:17:44,960 If Adams is right, he will spike a fever, get hypotensive, 349 00:17:45,086 --> 00:17:48,297 we can treat it and he can walk out of here cured. 350 00:17:48,422 --> 00:17:51,300 If Park is right and he goes all Cuckoo's Nest on us, 351 00:17:51,425 --> 00:17:52,885 we can cross "brain" off the list... 352 00:17:53,010 --> 00:17:55,179 ...diagnose him, and he can walk out of here cured. 353 00:17:55,304 --> 00:17:57,098 Are you trying to make this easy for me? 354 00:17:57,223 --> 00:17:59,600 By your own admission, if you give the patient steroids, 355 00:17:59,725 --> 00:18:01,644 two of the three outcomes could make him worse. 356 00:18:01,769 --> 00:18:04,438 What's making the patient worse was not having a diagnosis. 357 00:18:04,563 --> 00:18:06,774 This was the fastest way to get it. 358 00:18:06,899 --> 00:18:09,068 It was the perfect diagnostic moment. 359 00:18:10,111 --> 00:18:11,570 In light of what happened, 360 00:18:11,696 --> 00:18:14,699 do you still think it was the perfect diagnostic moment? 361 00:18:18,077 --> 00:18:19,620 Yes. 362 00:18:20,788 --> 00:18:23,374 My theory accounted for all the medical outcomes. 363 00:18:27,002 --> 00:18:30,131 It did not account for the disobedience of my own team. 364 00:18:34,385 --> 00:18:35,845 What are you doing? 365 00:18:35,970 --> 00:18:38,013 I think you're right about the strep. 366 00:18:38,139 --> 00:18:40,599 Can't hurt to biopsy the rash while we're waiting. 367 00:18:40,725 --> 00:18:42,017 Thanks. 368 00:18:45,187 --> 00:18:48,899 At the time, it seemed like a good idea. 369 00:18:51,235 --> 00:18:53,320 I know this is hard. 370 00:18:53,446 --> 00:18:57,032 But please tell me exactly what happened next. 371 00:19:00,202 --> 00:19:02,288 CHASE: Draw up a little anesthetic. 372 00:19:03,622 --> 00:19:05,833 JESSICA: Two cc's Lidocaine. 373 00:19:10,504 --> 00:19:12,339 Get away from me! 374 00:19:12,465 --> 00:19:13,591 (GASPS) 375 00:19:13,716 --> 00:19:14,967 (GRUNTING) 376 00:19:22,516 --> 00:19:25,144 Bill, you're in a hospital. Calm down! 377 00:19:26,270 --> 00:19:27,480 (GRUNTING) 378 00:19:28,814 --> 00:19:30,024 Code Grey! 379 00:19:30,149 --> 00:19:32,443 So your position is that your team's disobedience caused this? 380 00:19:32,568 --> 00:19:33,778 That's not what I said. 381 00:19:33,903 --> 00:19:35,362 You said you didn't anticipate their defiance. 382 00:19:35,488 --> 00:19:38,824 You implied that all would have been fine otherwise. 383 00:19:38,949 --> 00:19:40,201 So who do you blame? 384 00:19:40,326 --> 00:19:42,369 Dr. Adams or Dr. Chase? 385 00:19:42,495 --> 00:19:43,871 Or both? 386 00:19:46,373 --> 00:19:48,626 I don't blame either one. 387 00:19:49,126 --> 00:19:51,670 So who do you blame, Dr. House? 388 00:19:58,302 --> 00:19:59,512 (YELLING) 389 00:20:00,888 --> 00:20:02,431 JESSICA: Code Grey! 390 00:20:05,142 --> 00:20:06,769 Get Haloperidol. 391 00:20:07,228 --> 00:20:08,270 TAUB: Got it. 392 00:20:09,271 --> 00:20:10,439 (GROANS) 393 00:20:24,245 --> 00:20:26,163 Oh, my God, Chase! 394 00:20:43,264 --> 00:20:45,599 Prep the OR! Get a gurney. Start an IV! 395 00:20:49,937 --> 00:20:51,105 JESSICA: Come on. 396 00:20:51,230 --> 00:20:53,107 Bleeder's gotta be in here. 397 00:20:56,026 --> 00:20:57,903 - Got it! - Which artery? 398 00:20:58,863 --> 00:21:00,364 It's his heart. 399 00:21:03,576 --> 00:21:05,995 Fortunately, only the knife tip reached the cardiac muscle. 400 00:21:06,120 --> 00:21:08,706 Made a laceration in the left ventricle 401 00:21:08,831 --> 00:21:10,916 about the size of the tip of my index finger. 402 00:21:11,041 --> 00:21:13,711 At that moment, he could only stay alive 403 00:21:13,836 --> 00:21:16,881 as long as my finger plugged the hole. 404 00:21:17,006 --> 00:21:18,173 Hmm. 405 00:21:18,299 --> 00:21:19,842 It could've been me on the floor. 406 00:21:19,967 --> 00:21:21,594 It should have been me. 407 00:21:21,719 --> 00:21:22,803 It was my theory. 408 00:21:22,928 --> 00:21:26,765 I held the needle in front of the patient that set off his paranoia. 409 00:21:28,142 --> 00:21:31,186 If you're looking for someone to blame, 410 00:21:31,312 --> 00:21:32,688 blame me. 411 00:21:36,025 --> 00:21:37,568 Please continue. 412 00:21:38,527 --> 00:21:39,695 Getting some ectopy. 413 00:21:39,820 --> 00:21:41,405 Coming through! CHI: Good carotid pulse. 414 00:21:41,530 --> 00:21:43,365 JESSICA: Regular? CHI: No. 415 00:21:43,490 --> 00:21:44,575 Got a PVC. 416 00:21:44,700 --> 00:21:46,702 Gotta move it, people. 417 00:21:49,496 --> 00:21:51,415 My diagnostic test worked. 418 00:21:51,540 --> 00:21:54,043 It proved that the patient had a steroid induced psychosis. 419 00:21:54,168 --> 00:21:55,252 That's what you took away from this situation? 420 00:21:55,377 --> 00:21:57,796 The brain was not a symptom of an underlying disease. 421 00:21:57,922 --> 00:21:59,840 Your colleague was stabbed. 422 00:21:59,965 --> 00:22:02,343 Are you telling me you didn't care? 423 00:22:05,971 --> 00:22:07,014 How bad is it? 424 00:22:07,139 --> 00:22:08,223 TAUB: Bad. 425 00:22:08,349 --> 00:22:09,600 Patch. 426 00:22:12,227 --> 00:22:13,312 Ready. 427 00:22:13,437 --> 00:22:14,480 I can't take my finger out, he'll bleed. 428 00:22:14,605 --> 00:22:16,023 I don't think he can take it. 429 00:22:16,148 --> 00:22:17,232 HOUSE: Oxygenation's 100 percent. 430 00:22:17,358 --> 00:22:18,609 He's as ready as he's gonna be. 431 00:22:18,734 --> 00:22:20,194 We gotta go for it. 432 00:22:20,986 --> 00:22:22,571 JESSICA: On my count. 433 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:25,324 One, two, 434 00:22:26,033 --> 00:22:27,326 three. 435 00:22:30,245 --> 00:22:31,956 TAUB: Suture. 436 00:22:33,666 --> 00:22:34,833 Got it. 437 00:22:34,959 --> 00:22:36,543 CHI: BP is stable. 438 00:22:37,670 --> 00:22:39,463 Patch is holding. 439 00:22:41,674 --> 00:22:43,842 What was his heart rate? 440 00:22:43,968 --> 00:22:46,053 He doesn't have one. He's on bypass. 441 00:22:46,178 --> 00:22:48,097 Not Chase, the patient. 442 00:22:49,473 --> 00:22:51,225 You're DDX'ing? 443 00:22:52,476 --> 00:22:54,812 Park, come with me. Taub's got this. 444 00:22:54,937 --> 00:22:58,107 My friend is here because you didn't listen to me. 445 00:22:58,232 --> 00:23:00,776 I did listen to you. Chase didn't listen to me. 446 00:23:01,777 --> 00:23:03,696 At this point, being here makes you feel better, 447 00:23:03,821 --> 00:23:06,073 you're not helping Chase or our patient. 448 00:23:07,658 --> 00:23:09,284 Fine. 449 00:23:09,910 --> 00:23:11,036 So he just walked out? 450 00:23:11,161 --> 00:23:12,246 There really was nothing for him to do. 451 00:23:12,371 --> 00:23:15,165 It speaks to a certain callousness on Dr. House's part, don't you think? 452 00:23:15,290 --> 00:23:16,834 Who cares if House was callous? 453 00:23:16,959 --> 00:23:18,919 Are you going to punish callousness? 454 00:23:19,044 --> 00:23:21,922 But you agree that empathy is a useful quality for doctors? 455 00:23:22,047 --> 00:23:23,132 House is not the problem. 456 00:23:23,257 --> 00:23:25,134 Your friend got stabbed. 457 00:23:25,259 --> 00:23:27,136 He may die from those wounds. 458 00:23:27,261 --> 00:23:29,596 If you had been in that room, maybe that could have been you. 459 00:23:29,722 --> 00:23:32,016 I wouldn't have been in the room. 460 00:23:32,141 --> 00:23:35,894 Implicitly, you just said that Chase was at fault. 461 00:23:40,315 --> 00:23:42,234 We all knew a psychotic episode 462 00:23:42,359 --> 00:23:44,653 was one of the three possible outcomes. 463 00:23:44,778 --> 00:23:47,531 And Chase brought a scalpel in there. 464 00:23:47,656 --> 00:23:49,575 He endangered Dr. Adams, he endangered himself, 465 00:23:49,700 --> 00:23:52,327 and he endangered the patient. 466 00:23:54,246 --> 00:23:55,873 Thank you. 467 00:24:55,432 --> 00:24:59,478 Lungs, rash, and now excessive RR variability. 468 00:25:00,020 --> 00:25:01,105 Go. 469 00:25:08,529 --> 00:25:11,657 It's a hospital. There are lots of doctors that can take care of him. 470 00:25:11,782 --> 00:25:13,492 And your thinking is that only you guys 471 00:25:13,617 --> 00:25:16,620 are qualified to sit in this room, doing nothing? 472 00:25:16,745 --> 00:25:18,163 If you're motivated by caring, 473 00:25:18,288 --> 00:25:20,249 just bear in mind he's a dedicated chemistry teacher 474 00:25:20,374 --> 00:25:23,877 with a pretty wife and adoring students and a baby on the way. 475 00:25:24,002 --> 00:25:25,170 She's not pregnant. 476 00:25:25,295 --> 00:25:28,048 Would it make a difference? Because I could knock her up. 477 00:25:28,632 --> 00:25:29,842 Autonomic dysregulation... 478 00:25:29,967 --> 00:25:31,218 Shut up. 479 00:25:32,219 --> 00:25:34,680 CHASE: Can you guys keep it down? 480 00:25:41,019 --> 00:25:42,688 You made it, bud. 481 00:25:43,105 --> 00:25:44,815 JESSICA: You're in the PACU. 482 00:25:44,940 --> 00:25:47,985 You've been in surgery. The anesthesia's just wearing off. 483 00:25:48,485 --> 00:25:50,654 Did I have an epidural? 484 00:25:52,823 --> 00:25:54,241 No. 485 00:25:56,201 --> 00:25:58,036 Because I can't feel my legs. 486 00:26:08,380 --> 00:26:09,590 (DOOR OPENS) 487 00:26:10,215 --> 00:26:11,800 COFIELD: Dr. Chase? 488 00:26:14,178 --> 00:26:15,262 Robert? 489 00:26:15,387 --> 00:26:16,471 Yeah. 490 00:26:20,434 --> 00:26:22,603 I'm Walter Cofield. 491 00:26:22,728 --> 00:26:24,646 I'm a neurologist over at... 492 00:26:24,771 --> 00:26:26,398 I know who you are. 493 00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:29,943 Good. 494 00:26:34,323 --> 00:26:38,035 You think you're up for answering a couple of questions? 495 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:41,788 Well, it's not like I can get up and run away. 496 00:26:44,208 --> 00:26:45,959 Wasn't my best joke. 497 00:26:46,084 --> 00:26:47,419 (CHUCKLES) 498 00:26:47,794 --> 00:26:53,258 I'm smiling because for the last 12 hours 499 00:26:53,383 --> 00:26:56,929 I've been picturing you with orange hair. 500 00:26:57,054 --> 00:26:58,972 I dyed it back. 501 00:27:05,938 --> 00:27:07,147 (BEEPS) 502 00:27:11,818 --> 00:27:13,779 Were you angry with Dr. House? 503 00:27:14,404 --> 00:27:17,366 It was a prank, it wasn't uncommon. 504 00:27:17,491 --> 00:27:18,659 So I've heard. 505 00:27:18,784 --> 00:27:21,119 That doesn't mean you couldn't get angry. 506 00:27:21,245 --> 00:27:22,537 Might actually contribute to that reaction. 507 00:27:22,663 --> 00:27:25,040 Can I ask why that matters? 508 00:27:26,333 --> 00:27:28,877 Are you trying to prove that I was distracted, 509 00:27:29,002 --> 00:27:31,296 that my judgment was compromised? 510 00:27:33,257 --> 00:27:36,260 Who do you think was at fault for what happened to you, Dr. Chase? 511 00:27:36,385 --> 00:27:39,388 Again, why does it matter? 512 00:27:39,513 --> 00:27:40,555 You're a smart doctor. 513 00:27:40,681 --> 00:27:42,599 You know what happened here better than anyone 514 00:27:42,724 --> 00:27:45,310 and you've worked with Dr. House longer than anyone. 515 00:27:45,435 --> 00:27:48,522 And I suspect that you've spent 516 00:27:48,647 --> 00:27:50,399 every minute since this has happened 517 00:27:50,524 --> 00:27:53,151 trying to answer that very question. 518 00:27:55,070 --> 00:27:57,990 I don't think it was anyone's fault. 519 00:27:59,199 --> 00:28:02,119 I was angry but I wasn't distracted. 520 00:28:03,578 --> 00:28:06,665 And I think if there's any chance I'm gonna walk again 521 00:28:06,790 --> 00:28:09,751 it's because Dr. House is a genius. 522 00:28:10,335 --> 00:28:13,046 What about warmth? Can you feel the sheets on your skin? 523 00:28:13,171 --> 00:28:16,008 I just said I don't feel anything. 524 00:28:16,133 --> 00:28:17,843 Objectivity, House. 525 00:28:23,890 --> 00:28:27,269 What about posttraumatic syringomyelia? 526 00:28:27,394 --> 00:28:30,022 A syrinx fanned in the subarachnoid space, 527 00:28:30,147 --> 00:28:32,190 blocking the flow of cerebrospinal fluid. 528 00:28:32,316 --> 00:28:34,276 That'd mean the damage was permanent. 529 00:28:36,653 --> 00:28:37,946 No. 530 00:28:38,071 --> 00:28:39,364 Forget the nerves. 531 00:28:39,489 --> 00:28:41,283 House, if it's total paralysis he must have... 532 00:28:41,408 --> 00:28:42,701 Not necessarily. 533 00:28:42,826 --> 00:28:44,036 Think arteries. 534 00:28:44,161 --> 00:28:46,330 Blood flow to his spinal column is cut off. 535 00:28:46,455 --> 00:28:47,956 It's a clot in the radicular artery. 536 00:28:48,081 --> 00:28:49,875 That could be fixable. 537 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:51,626 Prep a room for an embolectomy 538 00:28:51,752 --> 00:28:54,046 and let's get that thing out of there before it does any more damage. 539 00:28:54,171 --> 00:28:55,339 And if it's not a clot? 540 00:28:55,464 --> 00:28:59,509 Then you can ask Foreman if hospital insurance covers ramp-vans. 541 00:29:01,803 --> 00:29:03,722 You're through the aorta. 542 00:29:03,847 --> 00:29:05,182 CHASE: There. 543 00:29:05,307 --> 00:29:08,435 Sensory level is at L5, it must be the descending branch. 544 00:29:08,560 --> 00:29:09,978 Can I see the monitor? 545 00:29:10,520 --> 00:29:12,439 Stop there. Shoot the dye. 546 00:29:16,860 --> 00:29:18,737 There it is. TAUB: Don't get too excited. 547 00:29:18,862 --> 00:29:22,366 We still gotta get it out, still could have done permanent damage. 548 00:29:26,411 --> 00:29:29,414 Patient does not have autonomic dysregulation. 549 00:29:29,539 --> 00:29:31,333 There's blood in his urine bag. Kidneys are failing. 550 00:29:31,458 --> 00:29:33,168 - House, not now. - Gotta be now. 551 00:29:33,293 --> 00:29:35,337 Foreman's transferring our guy to Princeton General 552 00:29:35,462 --> 00:29:36,797 as soon as there's a bed available. 553 00:29:36,922 --> 00:29:41,093 Says the doctors here can no longer be objective since the stabbing. 554 00:29:41,927 --> 00:29:46,306 In the middle of a procedure that could basically save your life, 555 00:29:46,431 --> 00:29:49,810 House is actually trying to drag people away? 556 00:29:50,602 --> 00:29:51,978 How do you work with a guy like that? 557 00:29:52,104 --> 00:29:54,481 He wasn't trying to pull anybody away. 558 00:29:54,606 --> 00:29:56,900 Everyone had already refused to work on that case. 559 00:29:57,025 --> 00:29:58,151 He knew the answer. 560 00:29:59,653 --> 00:30:03,323 He wanted to check on me. But he needed an excuse. 561 00:30:04,282 --> 00:30:07,244 Otherwise he could be accused of caring. 562 00:30:08,620 --> 00:30:11,415 So your testimony is that 563 00:30:11,540 --> 00:30:14,459 Dr. House's complete lack of concern 564 00:30:14,584 --> 00:30:16,420 is evidence of his deep concern? 565 00:30:24,803 --> 00:30:26,680 Did you just do that? 566 00:30:28,223 --> 00:30:29,391 What? 567 00:30:34,938 --> 00:30:36,606 Wiggle your toes. 568 00:30:49,828 --> 00:30:51,496 Do you feel that? 569 00:30:52,956 --> 00:30:54,541 Congratulations. 570 00:30:54,916 --> 00:30:56,501 It was the clot. 571 00:30:57,377 --> 00:30:59,296 Short occlusion time of the artery, 572 00:30:59,421 --> 00:31:01,590 when the swelling goes down, 573 00:31:01,715 --> 00:31:05,010 you should gain back at least some of the function. 574 00:31:12,350 --> 00:31:14,269 One more thing. Sorry. 575 00:31:15,187 --> 00:31:18,773 You knew that your patient was at risk for a psychotic break 576 00:31:18,899 --> 00:31:22,235 when you brought a scalpel within his reach. 577 00:31:22,360 --> 00:31:24,821 Why did you ignore that risk? 578 00:31:27,449 --> 00:31:30,327 I thought I was right about the rash. 579 00:31:31,578 --> 00:31:33,038 I would do it again. 580 00:31:37,626 --> 00:31:39,419 I thought so. 581 00:31:40,670 --> 00:31:42,839 That's it? "I thought so"? 582 00:31:43,965 --> 00:31:46,343 What the hell does that mean? 583 00:31:48,470 --> 00:31:51,139 You brazenly defied your boss. 584 00:31:52,432 --> 00:31:55,685 Now that happened either because Dr. House 585 00:31:55,810 --> 00:31:59,189 has established that that's okay in his world. 586 00:31:59,314 --> 00:32:02,400 Or his prank war distracted you. 587 00:32:02,526 --> 00:32:05,403 Or House makes medicine a game 588 00:32:05,529 --> 00:32:07,239 and you just wanted to beat him. 589 00:32:07,364 --> 00:32:08,907 Whatever the reason, 590 00:32:09,032 --> 00:32:12,869 it boils down to the fact that you may never walk again 591 00:32:12,994 --> 00:32:17,958 because House created an atmosphere that promotes recklessness. 592 00:32:36,226 --> 00:32:37,477 (DOOR OPENS) 593 00:32:38,770 --> 00:32:43,233 This will be our last round of questions. 594 00:32:46,319 --> 00:32:47,946 I've spoken with Dr. Chase. 595 00:32:48,071 --> 00:32:50,323 You know he regained movement? 596 00:32:52,659 --> 00:32:54,619 No. 597 00:33:02,252 --> 00:33:03,420 (BEEPS) 598 00:33:05,589 --> 00:33:07,299 Are you really this indifferent 599 00:33:07,424 --> 00:33:09,968 to the fact that Dr. Chase is hurt? 600 00:33:10,594 --> 00:33:13,221 Are we going off the record because this is irrelevant 601 00:33:13,346 --> 00:33:15,473 or are you going to hit me? 602 00:33:15,599 --> 00:33:17,142 Why don't you go tell the guy you're sorry... 603 00:33:17,267 --> 00:33:18,476 I didn't do anything wrong. 604 00:33:18,602 --> 00:33:19,811 It's not an admission of guilt. 605 00:33:19,936 --> 00:33:21,813 He's your friend and he's not well. 606 00:33:21,938 --> 00:33:23,023 He's a co-worker. 607 00:33:23,148 --> 00:33:27,319 Co-worker whom you've known for almost 10 years who nearly died. 608 00:33:27,444 --> 00:33:30,572 And who's still scared he may not walk. 609 00:33:30,697 --> 00:33:34,242 Are you going to have me fired for bad manners? 610 00:33:38,663 --> 00:33:41,166 I'm just trying to understand you. 611 00:33:41,291 --> 00:33:44,419 Why a man in your position, with your abilities, 612 00:33:44,544 --> 00:33:47,047 is incapable of shaking the impulse to act like an ass. 613 00:33:47,172 --> 00:33:50,925 Could we go back on the record and get this over with? 614 00:33:52,927 --> 00:33:54,179 (BEEPS) 615 00:33:54,679 --> 00:33:57,015 Put the Vicodin away, Dr. House. 616 00:33:58,141 --> 00:33:59,934 My leg hurts. 617 00:34:04,064 --> 00:34:05,482 (LAUGHS) 618 00:34:06,441 --> 00:34:08,777 Is that supposed to be funny? 619 00:34:18,870 --> 00:34:20,664 Two explosions. 620 00:34:26,378 --> 00:34:27,629 (DOOR OPENS) 621 00:34:27,754 --> 00:34:29,381 We're not done here. 622 00:34:32,258 --> 00:34:33,551 (THUNDER RUMBLING) 623 00:34:34,928 --> 00:34:36,763 HOUSE: Hey! Hold on! 624 00:34:37,472 --> 00:34:38,807 COUMONT: Close it up. 625 00:34:38,932 --> 00:34:40,141 Take him out of there. 626 00:34:40,266 --> 00:34:42,060 Dr. Foreman said you'd try this. 627 00:34:42,185 --> 00:34:44,688 Said to tell you he's no longer your patient. 628 00:34:47,107 --> 00:34:48,650 Hey! 629 00:34:53,363 --> 00:34:54,906 (SIREN WAILING) 630 00:34:57,826 --> 00:34:59,327 Wait. 631 00:35:01,621 --> 00:35:03,206 Wait. 632 00:35:03,331 --> 00:35:05,041 I have to get to my car. I want to be... 633 00:35:05,166 --> 00:35:08,795 Your husband has a tumor in his lymph nodes. 634 00:35:08,920 --> 00:35:10,088 You've been wrong every time. 635 00:35:10,213 --> 00:35:11,256 Not this time. 636 00:35:11,381 --> 00:35:13,007 The explosion in the classroom 637 00:35:13,133 --> 00:35:15,218 caused the cancer cells to break open. 638 00:35:15,343 --> 00:35:17,178 It's called tumor lysis syndrome. 639 00:35:17,303 --> 00:35:20,473 His body was flooded with an excess of phosphates, potassium, acids, 640 00:35:20,598 --> 00:35:22,183 all kinds of cancerous junk. 641 00:35:22,308 --> 00:35:25,145 That explains the paralysis, the bleeding, the heart and kidney issues. 642 00:35:25,270 --> 00:35:26,813 Everything. 643 00:35:29,274 --> 00:35:31,735 What about the psychotic break? 644 00:35:32,902 --> 00:35:35,071 Turns out we caused that. 645 00:35:36,656 --> 00:35:38,283 (ELEVATOR DINGS) 646 00:35:39,826 --> 00:35:42,120 This is treatable. Okay? 647 00:35:42,245 --> 00:35:45,498 You have to tell the new doctors he needs total body radiation 648 00:35:45,623 --> 00:35:46,750 and plasmapheresis. 649 00:35:46,875 --> 00:35:48,793 Move your cane, please. 650 00:36:02,515 --> 00:36:03,767 Where's Cofield? 651 00:36:03,892 --> 00:36:05,268 He said you walked out. 652 00:36:05,393 --> 00:36:07,645 I'm walking back. I'm not done testifying. 653 00:36:07,771 --> 00:36:11,649 Apparently you were. Said he'd have his decision tomorrow. 654 00:37:54,043 --> 00:37:55,378 (BEEPS) 655 00:37:59,841 --> 00:38:01,718 COFIELD: This case is a fiasco. 656 00:38:02,468 --> 00:38:04,637 I didn't sleep last night. 657 00:38:09,893 --> 00:38:12,854 Dr. House is obviously brilliant. 658 00:38:12,979 --> 00:38:14,731 Well, I think we've heard enough. 659 00:38:14,856 --> 00:38:17,734 But Dr. House is also a fiasco. 660 00:38:17,859 --> 00:38:19,819 If I were to exonerate him, 661 00:38:19,944 --> 00:38:25,033 condone his completely reckless, immature, almost misanthropic behavior, 662 00:38:25,158 --> 00:38:26,576 I would essentially be sending a message 663 00:38:26,701 --> 00:38:28,077 to all the other doctors in this hospital 664 00:38:28,202 --> 00:38:30,288 that it's okay to act that way, and... (DOOR OPENS) 665 00:38:30,413 --> 00:38:31,539 Sorry. 666 00:38:31,664 --> 00:38:33,291 We're in the middle of something. EMILY: I know. 667 00:38:33,416 --> 00:38:34,918 I came to speak with Dr. House, 668 00:38:35,043 --> 00:38:37,837 and when they told me he was in here 669 00:38:38,671 --> 00:38:41,090 I thought I should say something. 670 00:38:41,966 --> 00:38:43,676 I mean, 671 00:38:45,511 --> 00:38:47,180 he wasn't the nicest doctor I've ever met. 672 00:38:47,305 --> 00:38:48,514 Well, I think we've heard enough. 673 00:38:48,640 --> 00:38:50,934 But he was right. 674 00:38:53,102 --> 00:38:54,562 They found the tumor. 675 00:38:54,687 --> 00:38:57,982 They are removing it, and they are starting plasmapheresis. 676 00:38:58,107 --> 00:38:59,817 They expect a full recovery. 677 00:39:03,321 --> 00:39:05,615 He saved my husband's life. 678 00:39:08,201 --> 00:39:10,495 Well, I guess that's it. 679 00:39:12,205 --> 00:39:13,915 Thanks again. 680 00:39:19,921 --> 00:39:21,005 (DOOR CLOSES) 681 00:39:26,886 --> 00:39:28,179 As I was saying, 682 00:39:28,304 --> 00:39:32,892 Dr. House's process is dangerous and inappropriate. 683 00:39:36,688 --> 00:39:38,564 But he is effective. 684 00:39:40,900 --> 00:39:44,153 I've decided that I would be doing this hospital a disservice 685 00:39:44,278 --> 00:39:48,282 if I did anything to change that process. 686 00:39:50,159 --> 00:39:52,161 Congratulations, Dr. House. 687 00:39:52,286 --> 00:39:56,916 This unfortunate stabbing incident is officially nobody's fault. 688 00:39:57,041 --> 00:39:58,084 (TURNS OFF TAPE) 689 00:40:17,395 --> 00:40:18,896 Coward. 690 00:40:20,189 --> 00:40:21,524 Excuse me? 691 00:40:21,649 --> 00:40:23,568 HOUSE: You've got like 20 pages of notes there. 692 00:40:23,693 --> 00:40:26,279 You were expecting to bore us for at least half an hour. 693 00:40:29,866 --> 00:40:31,909 You've got my parole form in here. 694 00:40:32,035 --> 00:40:33,453 You were going to send me back to prison. 695 00:40:33,578 --> 00:40:34,871 House, stop. 696 00:40:34,996 --> 00:40:38,458 Good things usually happen, bad things sometimes happen. 697 00:40:38,583 --> 00:40:40,251 The fact that that would-be widow 698 00:40:40,376 --> 00:40:42,837 came in just in time to sob all over your soft, mushy heart, 699 00:40:42,962 --> 00:40:45,006 and the fact that her husband is going to live, 700 00:40:45,131 --> 00:40:47,800 does not change whether or not I did the right thing. 701 00:41:11,616 --> 00:41:13,242 (CHASE BREATHING HEAVILY) 702 00:41:19,749 --> 00:41:21,042 (EXHALES) 703 00:41:22,794 --> 00:41:25,129 How'd you get the firing wire into the Vicodin bottle 704 00:41:25,254 --> 00:41:27,340 without me noticing? 705 00:41:29,342 --> 00:41:31,219 Why'd I even have to? 706 00:41:32,011 --> 00:41:34,430 What was the point of the orange hair? 707 00:41:35,348 --> 00:41:36,891 Your hair smelled like Adams'. 708 00:41:37,225 --> 00:41:39,852 Since there's no way you're doing her without me knowing, 709 00:41:39,977 --> 00:41:41,729 it means you were just doing her shampoo. 710 00:41:41,979 --> 00:41:45,024 Which means you were out late drinking with some new girl 711 00:41:45,149 --> 00:41:47,485 or because there is no new girl. 712 00:41:47,610 --> 00:41:49,695 You were trying to make up time by showering at the hospital, 713 00:41:49,821 --> 00:41:52,323 but you were too lazy to buy your own shampoo. 714 00:41:52,448 --> 00:41:55,159 So I found a way to let you know to not be late. 715 00:41:55,284 --> 00:41:57,161 You couldn't just ask me to stop being late? 716 00:41:57,286 --> 00:41:59,288 What fun would that be? 717 00:42:01,499 --> 00:42:03,709 None of this is fun, House. 718 00:42:11,300 --> 00:42:12,593 (GRUNTS) 719 00:42:14,011 --> 00:42:17,849 They decided that your being stabbed 720 00:42:19,684 --> 00:42:21,310 was nobody's fault. 721 00:42:32,321 --> 00:42:34,031 They're wrong. 722 00:42:36,701 --> 00:42:38,244 I'm sorry. 723 00:42:43,374 --> 00:42:45,084 Anything else? 724 00:42:45,668 --> 00:42:47,503 I'm kind of busy. 725 00:42:56,095 --> 00:42:58,097 No. That was it. 726 00:43:01,434 --> 00:43:03,477 I've got it. 727 00:43:05,271 --> 00:43:07,064 (CHASE GRUNTING)