1 00:00:03,609 --> 00:00:08,030 So there I am, on my 25th birthday, driving from Wheeling, West Virginia, 2 00:00:08,155 --> 00:00:11,116 to Bensonhurst, in a Dodge Dart with no radio 3 00:00:11,241 --> 00:00:13,702 and a gunrunner named Barrelhead, 4 00:00:13,827 --> 00:00:17,873 who insisted we sing every Jimmy Buffett song he could recall. 5 00:00:17,998 --> 00:00:20,876 What could I say? The man was heavily armed. 6 00:00:21,001 --> 00:00:25,505 So, 500 renditions of Margaritaville later... My first cover. 7 00:00:25,631 --> 00:00:29,051 Eight thousand words on how Barrelhead and his friends were transporting handguns 8 00:00:29,176 --> 00:00:31,136 for sale to New York City. 9 00:00:31,261 --> 00:00:34,348 The day the magazine hit the stands, the DA hit me with a subpoena. 10 00:00:34,473 --> 00:00:36,933 He wanted to know Barrelhead's real name. 11 00:00:37,059 --> 00:00:40,062 And Greta had been managing editor for three whole days. 12 00:00:40,187 --> 00:00:42,773 So she invited me across the street to the fancy bar 13 00:00:42,898 --> 00:00:45,025 where they use real glasses. 14 00:00:45,359 --> 00:00:48,195 And after about the sixth vodka and tonic, 15 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:51,448 she said, "Fletch, I want you to know the magazine is behind you." 16 00:00:51,573 --> 00:00:53,241 Well, I was impressed. 17 00:00:53,367 --> 00:00:55,202 I said, "You think you can get the DA off my back?" 18 00:00:55,327 --> 00:00:59,831 And she said, "No, but when you get out of jail, you'll still have a job." 19 00:01:01,917 --> 00:01:06,046 I'm 45. I've given up a lot. I've given up the road, that life... 20 00:01:06,505 --> 00:01:10,050 Thanks, Elizabeth. No regrets. My lovely wife. 21 00:01:10,175 --> 00:01:12,969 I've given up drinking. I've given up drugs. 22 00:01:13,178 --> 00:01:15,305 Greta taught me there's two things you never give up. 23 00:01:15,430 --> 00:01:18,934 One's rock and roll. The other's a source. Greta Sims. 24 00:01:19,059 --> 00:01:21,853 MAN: Great memories, Greta. WOMAN: We'll miss you, Greta. 25 00:01:22,354 --> 00:01:25,565 I only hope you can adjust to the lack of stress in your... 26 00:01:27,025 --> 00:01:29,986 latch Fletch 27 00:01:30,112 --> 00:01:31,446 Fletcher? 28 00:01:32,739 --> 00:01:33,990 Fletch? 29 00:01:34,282 --> 00:01:35,617 Fletcher? 30 00:01:35,742 --> 00:01:36,827 Fletcher? 31 00:01:36,952 --> 00:01:39,079 Honey? Sweetie? Are you okay? 32 00:01:39,705 --> 00:01:40,706 (GASPS) 33 00:01:43,500 --> 00:01:45,127 Are you okay? 34 00:01:47,462 --> 00:01:49,339 I flung the investment. 35 00:01:49,923 --> 00:01:51,258 (ALL LAUGHING) 36 00:01:51,383 --> 00:01:52,926 What did you say? 37 00:01:58,974 --> 00:02:01,101 I flung the investment. 38 00:02:02,894 --> 00:02:04,479 Why consign? 39 00:02:10,569 --> 00:02:11,611 Why consign? 40 00:02:11,737 --> 00:02:13,071 I'll call 911. 41 00:02:14,781 --> 00:02:16,324 It's proficient. 42 00:02:18,994 --> 00:02:21,455 Why disqualify the rush? I'm tabled. 43 00:02:23,415 --> 00:02:24,875 I'm tabled. 44 00:03:05,874 --> 00:03:07,042 (WHISTLING) 45 00:03:10,712 --> 00:03:12,214 Need your advice. 46 00:03:12,631 --> 00:03:16,092 What's the best diagnostics department within 60 miles of here? 47 00:03:16,218 --> 00:03:17,177 We are. 48 00:03:17,302 --> 00:03:18,428 Yeah. "We" aren't here. 49 00:03:18,553 --> 00:03:21,056 House is in Baltimore lying to Medicaid about his billings. 50 00:03:21,181 --> 00:03:22,933 So? I'm board certified. 51 00:03:23,058 --> 00:03:24,518 You are not House. 52 00:03:24,643 --> 00:03:27,729 Why'd you put me in charge if you think I can't handle it? 53 00:03:27,854 --> 00:03:31,024 Because it's temporary, and because I was ordered to. 54 00:03:32,984 --> 00:03:34,152 What are the symptoms? 55 00:03:34,277 --> 00:03:35,445 Oh, come on. 56 00:03:35,821 --> 00:03:38,073 You're gonna diagnose him without meeting him? 57 00:03:38,198 --> 00:03:40,826 Prove that you're as brilliant as House? 58 00:03:41,076 --> 00:03:45,121 I need to know the symptoms to know which hospital to recommend. 59 00:03:45,372 --> 00:03:49,543 EMT's report: patient struck his head and is suffering from aphasia. 60 00:03:50,252 --> 00:03:52,170 A neurological problem. 61 00:03:52,546 --> 00:03:54,965 You know, I know a lot of good people in that field, 62 00:03:55,090 --> 00:03:57,217 seeing as I happen to be a neurologist. 63 00:03:57,342 --> 00:03:59,386 - You're pouting. - Not at all. 64 00:04:00,136 --> 00:04:01,763 Taylor's pretty 90011 65 00:04:01,888 --> 00:04:04,933 House was ready to hire him till he got my resume. 66 00:04:05,058 --> 00:04:06,434 It's Fletcher Stone. 67 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:09,604 Wrote 12 books, exposed three administrations. 68 00:04:09,980 --> 00:04:12,065 - Before he exposes us... - I get it. 69 00:04:12,190 --> 00:04:14,526 Famous patient needs famous doctor. 70 00:04:14,734 --> 00:04:16,570 - I'll call Taylor. - Thank you. 71 00:04:16,695 --> 00:04:19,072 Or maybe you should call him. 72 00:04:19,531 --> 00:04:21,867 What if I say something stupid? 73 00:04:24,494 --> 00:04:27,122 God. House is easier. 74 00:04:33,628 --> 00:04:35,422 (WOMAN CHATTERING ON PA) 75 00:04:35,547 --> 00:04:36,965 You taking any drugs? 76 00:04:37,090 --> 00:04:39,885 I displaced my function. Accolade. 77 00:04:40,468 --> 00:04:42,137 He used to drink regularly, 78 00:04:42,262 --> 00:04:45,015 but he's been clean and sober for nearly a year. 79 00:04:45,140 --> 00:04:47,809 Mr. Stone, you think you're speaking normally, 80 00:04:47,934 --> 00:04:50,061 but your speech is impaired. 81 00:04:50,562 --> 00:04:53,023 He knows what he wants to say, but when he reaches for a word, 82 00:04:53,148 --> 00:04:54,733 he finds something else. 83 00:04:54,858 --> 00:04:56,985 I grapple average. 84 00:04:58,862 --> 00:05:00,363 Tanzer glisten? 85 00:05:01,114 --> 00:05:03,450 He doesn't know that he's saying it wrong? 86 00:05:03,575 --> 00:05:05,619 It all sounds right to him. 87 00:05:06,578 --> 00:05:09,581 I want you to write your name and draw a face. 88 00:05:24,512 --> 00:05:27,849 It's called agraphia. Loss of ability to write. 89 00:05:27,974 --> 00:05:30,018 Most often, it's temporary. 90 00:05:30,143 --> 00:05:31,937 How hard did he hit his head? 91 00:05:32,062 --> 00:05:33,855 It was a pretty good crack. 92 00:05:33,980 --> 00:05:36,107 It made a really ugly sound. 93 00:05:36,274 --> 00:05:39,152 - Do you understand what I'm saying? - Of golf. 94 00:05:39,778 --> 00:05:42,405 Don't give me a sentence. Just say "yes" or "no". 95 00:05:42,530 --> 00:05:44,240 Do you understand me? 96 00:05:46,159 --> 00:05:47,243 Yes. 97 00:05:48,119 --> 00:05:51,539 Elizabeth. Fletch. Is he okay? 98 00:05:51,748 --> 00:05:54,501 We don't know. This is Fletch's editor. 99 00:05:55,168 --> 00:05:56,211 Greta Sims. 100 00:05:56,336 --> 00:05:59,172 I wanted to make sure that the EMTs told you the right story. 101 00:05:59,297 --> 00:06:00,715 How many stories are there? 102 00:06:00,840 --> 00:06:04,219 He didn't trip. He just fell. Out of the blue. 103 00:06:04,344 --> 00:06:08,932 His foot jerked a little bit, first. That's what made it look like a trip. 104 00:06:15,438 --> 00:06:16,564 STACY: Don't say anything. 105 00:06:16,690 --> 00:06:18,274 Don't attempt to defend your billing practices. 106 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:20,193 Your billing practices are indefensible. 107 00:06:20,318 --> 00:06:21,444 We've been over this. 108 00:06:21,569 --> 00:06:23,989 If I thought you were capable of listening, I'd shut up. 109 00:06:24,114 --> 00:06:26,116 That makes no sense at all. 110 00:06:32,497 --> 00:06:34,874 - Good afternoon. - Good afternoon. 111 00:06:41,631 --> 00:06:45,010 Every case you have rates a five on the complexity scale? 112 00:06:45,135 --> 00:06:48,013 Dr. House has a rather specialized practice. 113 00:06:49,264 --> 00:06:50,181 Ah. 114 00:06:51,057 --> 00:06:54,102 Okay. Then let's go through these. 115 00:06:55,228 --> 00:06:56,271 All of these? 116 00:06:56,396 --> 00:06:59,357 If you have lunch reservations, cancel them. 117 00:07:00,817 --> 00:07:02,235 All right. Patient... 118 00:07:04,487 --> 00:07:08,283 If he didn't trip, something made him fall. Stroke, seizure? 119 00:07:08,950 --> 00:07:11,244 Thirty people saw him trip. One person says he didn't. 120 00:07:11,369 --> 00:07:12,370 Who are we gonna believe? 121 00:07:12,495 --> 00:07:14,497 His symptoms can all be explained by the head trauma. 122 00:07:14,622 --> 00:07:17,625 It causes a contusion or a seizure. That causes the aphasia. 123 00:07:17,751 --> 00:07:18,835 We should get an EEG. 124 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:20,545 If it was a stroke, could be a clotting issue. 125 00:07:20,670 --> 00:07:24,382 Even if he fell, drug use is far more likely. I'm ordering a tox screen. 126 00:07:24,507 --> 00:07:27,343 Chase. We're not done with the differential. 127 00:07:27,927 --> 00:07:29,220 You're not my boss. 128 00:07:29,345 --> 00:07:33,266 I'm House's boss. House is your boss. The math is pretty simple. 129 00:07:33,391 --> 00:07:36,311 Are you signing my paychecks? Are you hiring and firing? 130 00:07:36,436 --> 00:07:37,687 This is not about that. 131 00:07:37,812 --> 00:07:40,315 The only thing you've been asked to do is supervise House, 132 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:42,233 in case he does something insane. 133 00:07:42,358 --> 00:07:44,694 Which might, you know, save a life. 134 00:07:45,695 --> 00:07:47,864 - Somebody's gotta be in charge. - Why? 135 00:07:47,989 --> 00:07:50,325 What, do you think we should all just do whatever we wanna do? 136 00:07:50,450 --> 00:07:51,910 Maybe have a race to the diagnosis. 137 00:07:52,035 --> 00:07:55,121 I think it should be a discussion among peers. 138 00:07:56,122 --> 00:07:59,459 I think we're grown-up enough to reach a consensus. 139 00:08:03,421 --> 00:08:06,716 Patient, 62 years old. You prescribed Viagra. 140 00:08:07,550 --> 00:08:10,220 I look in vain for the words "erectile dysfunction" 141 00:08:10,345 --> 00:08:12,931 in the notes for Dolores Smith. 142 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:15,642 She had a heart condition. 143 00:08:15,767 --> 00:08:17,435 And you ran out of nitroglycerin? 144 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:21,606 She also had low blood pressure, so nitro would be dangerous. 145 00:08:22,107 --> 00:08:25,985 The little blue pills improve blood flow. They're vasodilators. 146 00:08:26,111 --> 00:08:28,071 That's why you sometimes get headaches. 147 00:08:28,196 --> 00:08:30,073 I think Dr. House understands... 148 00:08:30,198 --> 00:08:32,700 Of course I do. The woman has a heart condition, she's on her own. 149 00:08:32,826 --> 00:08:36,788 A man can't nail his office assistant, it's national crisis time. 150 00:08:37,038 --> 00:08:40,875 Are you seriously expecting us to foot the bill for off-label use of medication? 151 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:42,877 Fine. I'll pay for it. 152 00:08:43,253 --> 00:08:45,964 How much are the pills? She took how many? 153 00:08:46,589 --> 00:08:47,882 Put the money away. 154 00:08:48,007 --> 00:08:50,135 - Are you trying to bribe me? - No. 155 00:08:51,177 --> 00:08:53,429 I could. There's an ATM in the lobby. 156 00:08:53,555 --> 00:08:55,265 My client's an idiot. 157 00:08:56,933 --> 00:08:59,060 But is he wrong about the pills? 158 00:08:59,435 --> 00:09:02,480 Off-label use is not sanctioned... 159 00:09:02,605 --> 00:09:04,732 You're retiring in three weeks. 160 00:09:04,858 --> 00:09:06,693 You've been doing this job nearly 20 years. 161 00:09:06,818 --> 00:09:10,405 Aren't you tired of administering policy that you disagree with? 162 00:09:10,780 --> 00:09:14,200 - I never said I disagree... - What can they do to you? 163 00:09:14,325 --> 00:09:17,453 And Dr. House is sorry about his earlier outburst. 164 00:09:18,288 --> 00:09:19,497 Absolutely. 165 00:09:25,295 --> 00:09:28,381 You do background checks on Medicaid personnel? 166 00:09:28,548 --> 00:09:32,260 I do what's necessary for my client. Wow. New personal record. 167 00:09:32,385 --> 00:09:34,262 Yeah. Timing's good for me, too. 168 00:09:34,387 --> 00:09:37,599 Got a reservation at a little place in the Inner Harbor. 169 00:09:37,724 --> 00:09:39,142 You booked us dinner reservations? 170 00:09:39,267 --> 00:09:42,020 Best Maryland crab in Maryland. 171 00:09:42,145 --> 00:09:45,231 - Don't you have a plane to catch? - Not for hours. 172 00:09:45,356 --> 00:09:47,400 Your flight leaves at 7:00. 173 00:09:48,234 --> 00:09:49,986 You did a background check on me? 174 00:09:50,111 --> 00:09:53,323 And mine doesn't leave till 9:00 p.m. It looks like you'll be dining alone. 175 00:09:53,448 --> 00:09:57,827 You checked on my flight so you could be sure to be on a different one. 176 00:09:58,203 --> 00:10:00,622 I thought we were past the avoidance stage. 177 00:10:00,747 --> 00:10:03,458 I didn't think we'd be finished this soon. 178 00:10:05,251 --> 00:10:07,086 Where's your crucifix? 179 00:10:07,879 --> 00:10:10,590 I left it at the jeweler's to be cleaned. 180 00:10:12,091 --> 00:10:13,301 Right. 181 00:10:16,471 --> 00:10:19,724 This will show us if there's a problem with your carotid artery 182 00:10:19,849 --> 00:10:21,476 that might cause a blood clot. 183 00:10:21,601 --> 00:10:22,936 If it went to his brain, 184 00:10:23,061 --> 00:10:25,980 it could explain the aphasia and the falling down. 185 00:10:26,105 --> 00:10:28,608 And you're giving him an EEG. Is that for the same thing? 186 00:10:28,733 --> 00:10:31,945 It's just a precaution. I think the trauma caused some swelling 187 00:10:32,070 --> 00:10:35,156 and we need to keep him stable until the body can repair the damage. 188 00:10:35,281 --> 00:10:37,283 And you think they're both wrong? 189 00:10:37,408 --> 00:10:40,495 We're just covering all the bases. We're being safe. 190 00:10:40,745 --> 00:10:41,746 (COUGHS) 191 00:10:41,871 --> 00:10:43,289 (MONITOR BEEPING RAPIDLY) 192 00:10:43,414 --> 00:10:45,333 His O2 stats are going down. 193 00:10:45,583 --> 00:10:48,878 (FLETCH COUGHING) 194 00:10:51,798 --> 00:10:54,342 - Fluid in his lungs. - I'll push 40 IV Lasix. 195 00:10:54,550 --> 00:10:57,387 We need to intubate. He's losing his respiratory drive. 196 00:11:04,727 --> 00:11:06,771 Put him down. Put him down. 197 00:11:25,540 --> 00:11:27,500 FOREMAN: And then there were two. 198 00:11:27,625 --> 00:11:31,129 Aphasia and fluid in the lungs. Seizure can't cause both. 199 00:11:31,254 --> 00:11:32,213 Neither can a stroke. 200 00:11:32,338 --> 00:11:34,132 Unless he had an abnormal heart rhythm. 201 00:11:34,257 --> 00:11:38,511 And then there was one. Urine test was positive for amphetamines. 202 00:11:38,761 --> 00:11:40,596 Amphetamines don't cause pulmonary edema. 203 00:11:40,722 --> 00:11:42,682 They do if you smoke them. 204 00:11:42,807 --> 00:11:45,768 Well, in one of his books, he talked about giving up drugs and alcohol. 205 00:11:45,893 --> 00:11:47,520 How it changed his life. 206 00:11:47,645 --> 00:11:49,272 Everybody lies. 207 00:11:53,234 --> 00:11:56,154 When he started wanting to hear every minute of my day, 208 00:11:56,279 --> 00:11:59,032 it should have been a clue he was the jealous type. 209 00:11:59,157 --> 00:12:02,076 But you know, in that first stage of a relationship, 210 00:12:02,201 --> 00:12:04,746 where it's like your body's full of these chemicals that 211 00:12:04,871 --> 00:12:08,082 make you think everything they do is charlning. 212 00:12:08,207 --> 00:12:09,876 (CELL PHONE RINGS) 213 00:12:11,169 --> 00:12:12,628 Excuse me. 214 00:12:13,463 --> 00:12:14,464 WILSON: Hello. 215 00:12:14,672 --> 00:12:17,675 Hey, honey. How are the kids? Do they miss me? 216 00:12:17,967 --> 00:12:19,844 This may take a minute. 217 00:12:21,220 --> 00:12:23,264 HOUSE: So, what's new with Mr. Aphasia? 218 00:12:23,389 --> 00:12:24,891 Cuddy called you? 219 00:12:25,224 --> 00:12:27,352 Everybody covers their ass. 220 00:12:27,477 --> 00:12:31,481 Pulmonary edema. Chase did a tox screen. It came back positive for amphetamines. 221 00:12:31,606 --> 00:12:32,774 He did the dance of victory. 222 00:12:32,899 --> 00:12:34,942 I'm betting there's another shoe. 223 00:12:35,068 --> 00:12:37,570 I thought the kids didn't call you. 224 00:12:40,740 --> 00:12:42,992 I know the way you tell stories. 225 00:12:43,117 --> 00:12:46,662 Foreman went to talk to Stone about his drug test, found him running a temperature. 226 00:12:46,788 --> 00:12:50,375 So it's not the drugs. They've just got such a bad rep. 227 00:12:53,836 --> 00:12:56,089 Honey, you shouldn't do that. 228 00:12:56,339 --> 00:12:59,092 Okay, I gotta hang up. They're probably trying to reach me. 229 00:12:59,217 --> 00:13:01,469 - You don't have call waiting? - I'm hanging up on you now. 230 00:13:01,594 --> 00:13:03,429 WILSON: I13 $5 a month. 231 00:13:11,604 --> 00:13:12,855 Drugs don't cause fever. 232 00:13:12,980 --> 00:13:15,608 Encephalitis or meningitis are the obvious suspects. 233 00:13:15,733 --> 00:13:16,901 Start him on antibiotics. 234 00:13:17,026 --> 00:13:20,238 It could be an autoimmune disease. Lupus, Behcet's... 235 00:13:20,363 --> 00:13:21,906 We could start him on a high dose of steroids. 236 00:13:22,031 --> 00:13:26,577 Except if he does have encephalitis, steroids could weaken his immune system. 237 00:13:26,702 --> 00:13:27,703 Foreman. 238 00:13:27,829 --> 00:13:29,372 How high a fever? 239 00:13:29,497 --> 00:13:32,959 Put me on speakerphone. And why haven't you called me? 240 00:13:33,418 --> 00:13:35,503 101. How'd you know? 241 00:13:35,628 --> 00:13:38,840 What? You think you guys can have a party as soon as the parents are gone, 242 00:13:38,965 --> 00:13:40,466 and I won't hear about it? 243 00:13:40,591 --> 00:13:44,345 Start with broad-spectrum antibiotics for possible bacterial meningitis, 244 00:13:44,470 --> 00:13:47,640 and an antiviral in case we luck out and it's herpes encephalitis. 245 00:13:47,765 --> 00:13:49,100 What if it's autoimmune? 246 00:13:49,225 --> 00:13:52,770 Well, then we're screwed, which is why we need more information. 247 00:13:52,979 --> 00:13:55,022 Any genetic issue with the family? 248 00:13:55,148 --> 00:13:57,650 FOREMAN: The man can't talk. His medical records are sketchy. 249 00:13:57,775 --> 00:13:59,694 And the wife's only known him a couple of years. 250 00:13:59,819 --> 00:14:02,822 - HOUSE: MRI show anything? - The CT scan was negative. 251 00:14:03,364 --> 00:14:06,409 "CT." That's like short for "MRI", right? 252 00:14:06,617 --> 00:14:08,828 Excellent. That's going to save us a lot of time. 253 00:14:08,953 --> 00:14:13,040 We've got an MRI scheduled in 20 minutes. Earliest Foreman could get the machine. 254 00:14:13,166 --> 00:14:16,919 I teach you to lie and cheat and steal, and as soon as my back is turned, 255 00:14:17,044 --> 00:14:18,546 you wait in line? 256 00:14:19,088 --> 00:14:21,757 Get an MRI and get a better medical history. 257 00:14:21,883 --> 00:14:23,676 The man can't talk! 258 00:14:23,801 --> 00:14:25,761 Who cares? He's probably gonna lie anyway. 259 00:14:25,887 --> 00:14:28,598 My flight's a little late, I'll be back in a few hours. 260 00:14:30,099 --> 00:14:33,728 So, you're in charge of us because you're in charge of him? 261 00:14:41,611 --> 00:14:44,197 Any family history of neurological problems? 262 00:14:44,322 --> 00:14:45,323 No. 263 00:14:45,781 --> 00:14:49,452 Have you been out of the country in the last five years? 264 00:14:49,619 --> 00:14:50,703 Yes. 265 00:14:50,953 --> 00:14:52,580 Three years? 266 00:14:53,581 --> 00:14:54,665 Yes. 267 00:14:54,999 --> 00:14:56,417 Two years? 268 00:14:56,584 --> 00:15:00,671 He stopped traveling for work two years ago, after we got serious. 269 00:15:01,047 --> 00:15:02,256 Any vacations? 270 00:15:02,381 --> 00:15:04,634 His last one was six months ago. 271 00:15:05,259 --> 00:15:07,637 This golf resort at Key Biscayne. 272 00:15:07,762 --> 00:15:09,847 No way it was a golf resort. 273 00:15:10,723 --> 00:15:14,268 Knowing Fletch, I assumed he was working his way through every bar in the Keys, 274 00:15:14,393 --> 00:15:16,729 a last hurrah before settling down. 275 00:15:16,854 --> 00:15:18,773 - Alcohol? - No. 276 00:15:19,148 --> 00:15:20,733 Amphetamines? 277 00:15:20,858 --> 00:15:23,903 - No. - You tested positive. 278 00:15:25,154 --> 00:15:27,740 He doesn't use drugs. I told you. 279 00:15:29,742 --> 00:15:33,871 When we got engaged, we decided we wanted a different kind of life. 280 00:15:34,747 --> 00:15:38,793 And he dropped the macho journalism. No more taking crazy chances. 281 00:15:39,043 --> 00:15:41,087 That includes his health. 282 00:15:41,671 --> 00:15:43,923 He asked me not to tell Elizabeth. 283 00:15:44,048 --> 00:15:45,800 So he's been lying to her about his drug habit? 284 00:15:45,925 --> 00:15:47,718 Well, yes and no. 285 00:15:48,803 --> 00:15:52,473 BE, before Elizabeth, he used drugs recreationally. 286 00:15:52,598 --> 00:15:56,102 I wasn't crazy about it, but that thrill-seeking behavior is what made him 287 00:15:56,227 --> 00:15:57,853 the kind of journalist that he was. 288 00:15:57,979 --> 00:15:59,772 And now? AE? 289 00:16:00,815 --> 00:16:05,069 Man's twisted himself into knots for her. Completely cleaned up his act. 290 00:16:05,194 --> 00:16:08,489 - But the drugs? - They're medicinal. Sort of. 291 00:16:08,698 --> 00:16:10,866 He was having trouble sleeping. 292 00:16:10,992 --> 00:16:14,996 This new suburban lifestyle. Lack of excitement was throwing him off. 293 00:16:15,371 --> 00:16:17,206 So he started with sleeping pills. 294 00:16:17,331 --> 00:16:19,917 When they knocked him out, he needed something to perk him back up 295 00:16:20,042 --> 00:16:21,210 during the day. 296 00:16:21,335 --> 00:16:22,962 Every day? 297 00:16:24,714 --> 00:16:26,632 No slippery slope there. 298 00:16:30,803 --> 00:16:33,598 Keep the stain! Knife can't force. 299 00:16:34,390 --> 00:16:38,060 We're not gonna tell your wife. We're not cops. 300 00:16:50,406 --> 00:16:54,827 There's a little edema, brain swelling, and an area of scarring. 301 00:16:54,952 --> 00:16:57,496 Is that what's causing the aphasia? 302 00:16:57,830 --> 00:16:59,123 Actually, that's what's odd. 303 00:16:59,248 --> 00:17:01,917 The scarring's not in the area of the brain norlnally associated 304 00:17:02,043 --> 00:17:04,545 with conduction aphasia. And it's old. 305 00:17:04,670 --> 00:17:05,796 Happened before he hit his head. 306 00:17:05,921 --> 00:17:08,799 Maybe a small stroke or some other underlying condition that 307 00:17:08,924 --> 00:17:09,759 could be causing this. 308 00:17:09,884 --> 00:17:12,845 Or it might have nothing to do with it at all. 309 00:17:13,387 --> 00:17:16,641 Have you ever had head trauma before? An accident? 310 00:17:17,350 --> 00:17:20,770 Ever had any numbness on one side before? Dizziness? 311 00:17:21,062 --> 00:17:22,730 What is the durable? 312 00:17:25,816 --> 00:17:26,817 No. 313 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:35,242 WOMAN: (ON PA) All departing passengers for Flight Number 870, 314 00:17:35,368 --> 00:17:37,411 the plane will be delayed by one half-hour. 315 00:17:37,536 --> 00:17:39,872 We apologize for any inconvenience. 316 00:18:11,237 --> 00:18:13,030 I got you some coffee. 317 00:18:28,838 --> 00:18:32,174 So, what do you want to talk about? 318 00:18:42,351 --> 00:18:44,770 The scarring on the MRI could be anything. 319 00:18:44,895 --> 00:18:48,357 MS, toxins, any one of 100 demyelinating diseases. 320 00:18:48,482 --> 00:18:51,402 If it's meningitis, we have to ID the bug fast. 321 00:18:51,527 --> 00:18:52,570 We need to do a lumbar puncture. 322 00:18:52,695 --> 00:18:55,740 I'm not doing an LP with this edema. We could paralyze him. 323 00:18:55,865 --> 00:18:56,699 What does House say? 324 00:18:56,824 --> 00:18:59,744 "The person you are trying to reach is out of the area or has turned off their phone." 325 00:18:59,869 --> 00:19:01,579 So, what are your orders? 326 00:19:01,704 --> 00:19:04,874 - We need more information. - There is no more information. 327 00:19:04,999 --> 00:19:07,084 We'll break into his place. 328 00:19:11,380 --> 00:19:12,465 Have fun. 329 00:19:14,508 --> 00:19:16,802 - How's the patient? - Fine. 330 00:19:16,969 --> 00:19:18,637 - Where are you going? - FOREMAN: Dinner. 331 00:19:18,763 --> 00:19:20,514 Oh, well, I'll join you, and you can bring me up to speed. 332 00:19:20,639 --> 00:19:22,975 Oh, sorry. Reservation for two. 333 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:30,191 When people give themselves away, it's by little things. 334 00:19:31,442 --> 00:19:35,362 That woman over there... She's not sneering at her coffee. 335 00:19:35,571 --> 00:19:37,948 She's recovering from Bell's palsy. 336 00:19:40,284 --> 00:19:42,453 And the cashier at the coffee place... 337 00:19:42,578 --> 00:19:45,956 She doesn't want anyone to know, but she's dying of ALS. 338 00:19:46,081 --> 00:19:50,377 There's a particular sort of tvvitchy, stiff arln that's characteristic. 339 00:19:51,504 --> 00:19:53,547 And then there's you. 340 00:19:54,548 --> 00:19:56,467 Why aren't you wearing your cross? 341 00:19:57,426 --> 00:19:58,677 I told you I left it at... 342 00:19:58,803 --> 00:20:03,682 You keep jewelry cleaner under the sink so you won't have to go a day without it. 343 00:20:03,808 --> 00:20:06,977 True, you forgot it that morning that our pipes burst, 344 00:20:07,937 --> 00:20:11,982 but then you went back and waded through the flood to retrieve it. 345 00:20:12,107 --> 00:20:14,652 So, why no wading today? 346 00:20:15,486 --> 00:20:18,489 Didn't you bring a book to read, or something? 347 00:20:26,497 --> 00:20:27,540 Nothing. 348 00:20:32,044 --> 00:20:34,713 Caffeine pills and amphetamines. 349 00:20:34,922 --> 00:20:37,591 Same stuff he told us he was taking. 350 00:20:38,467 --> 00:20:39,718 And Topamax. 351 00:20:40,469 --> 00:20:43,722 An antioonvulsant? But he said there was no history of prior seizure. 352 00:20:43,848 --> 00:20:45,558 It's not even prescribed to him. 353 00:20:45,683 --> 00:20:47,101 Still doesn't explain his fever. 354 00:20:47,226 --> 00:20:48,519 He's probably just using it for weight loss. 355 00:20:48,644 --> 00:20:53,190 Just gives us another lie. He must really be devoted. 356 00:20:53,315 --> 00:20:54,567 Should we check the home? 357 00:20:54,692 --> 00:20:56,151 If he wanted to hide something from his wife, 358 00:20:56,277 --> 00:20:57,695 why wouldn't he hide it in the office? 359 00:20:57,820 --> 00:21:00,239 Or maybe she's hiding something. 360 00:21:08,163 --> 00:21:11,292 Nothing but aspirin and flu meds in the bathroom. 361 00:21:13,711 --> 00:21:16,714 Looks like this stuffs been sitting here for weeks. 362 00:21:16,839 --> 00:21:17,840 CHASE: Home improvement. 363 00:21:17,965 --> 00:21:19,842 He probably thought he could take the project on, 364 00:21:19,967 --> 00:21:22,720 then realized it was a little more than he could handle. 365 00:21:22,845 --> 00:21:25,431 You got a point to make, or did you just feel like giving a long, 366 00:21:25,556 --> 00:21:28,058 unnecessary explanation for something medically irrelevant? 367 00:21:28,183 --> 00:21:30,227 What happened to the Foreman who always has an answer? 368 00:21:30,352 --> 00:21:32,438 The guy who practically wears a sign saying, 369 00:21:32,563 --> 00:21:34,523 "I'm as good as House, but I'm nicer." 370 00:21:34,648 --> 00:21:35,649 I never said that. 371 00:21:35,774 --> 00:21:39,028 I guess it's safe to be confident when House is there to overrule you. 372 00:21:39,153 --> 00:21:41,238 Now that it's all on you... 373 00:21:42,448 --> 00:21:44,450 It's different. Yeah. 374 00:21:48,913 --> 00:21:53,000 Either you left it behind on purpose, or by mistake. 375 00:21:53,292 --> 00:21:55,294 The only reason you'd leave it behind intentionally 376 00:21:55,419 --> 00:21:57,379 is if it no longer meant anything to you. 377 00:21:57,504 --> 00:21:59,256 But since it was a gift from your mom, 378 00:21:59,381 --> 00:22:00,716 that would mean you had a fight with her. 379 00:22:00,841 --> 00:22:03,218 But since you don't talk to ghosts, that's unlikely. 380 00:22:03,344 --> 00:22:04,553 Leave it alone, Greg. 381 00:22:04,678 --> 00:22:09,099 Yeah, I'm good at that. So that leaves forgetting it unintentionally. 382 00:22:09,683 --> 00:22:12,645 But then we have to explain why you didn't go back for it when you realized... 383 00:22:12,770 --> 00:22:14,480 I didn't realize until I got to the airport. 384 00:22:14,605 --> 00:22:17,608 Nope. You were wearing makeup when you got to the airport. 385 00:22:17,733 --> 00:22:19,818 You can't put on makeup without looking at yourself. 386 00:22:19,944 --> 00:22:21,904 You can't look at yourself without touching that thing. 387 00:22:22,029 --> 00:22:24,156 Why does this matter to you? 388 00:22:24,490 --> 00:22:27,743 It's an anomaly. Anomalies bug me. 389 00:22:30,204 --> 00:22:32,206 Then you're gonna suffer. 390 00:22:40,172 --> 00:22:41,382 (FLETCH GROANING) 391 00:22:46,595 --> 00:22:48,597 I think it's his stomach. 392 00:22:48,764 --> 00:22:50,307 I teal indigent. 393 00:22:50,432 --> 00:22:52,393 Was it something you ate? 394 00:22:52,977 --> 00:22:54,645 He keeps doing that. 395 00:22:54,895 --> 00:22:56,563 I teal indigent. 396 00:22:56,730 --> 00:22:58,190 - Are you hungry? - No. 397 00:22:58,315 --> 00:22:59,483 No, he's in pain. Is it a sharp pain? 398 00:22:59,608 --> 00:23:03,445 No. Teal indigent! 399 00:23:03,696 --> 00:23:05,239 - Taste? - Yes. 400 00:23:05,531 --> 00:23:08,617 - A metallic taste? - Yes! 401 00:23:09,827 --> 00:23:11,704 I'll be right back. 402 00:23:15,416 --> 00:23:18,669 HOUSE: I suppose it's also possible that the clasp broke, 403 00:23:19,545 --> 00:23:21,630 but then you'd be carrying the thing around in your purse... 404 00:23:21,755 --> 00:23:23,215 We had a fight. 405 00:23:23,340 --> 00:23:25,676 We had a fight, and I was angry and not thinking straight, 406 00:23:25,801 --> 00:23:27,970 and I walked out without my makeup and without my cross. 407 00:23:28,095 --> 00:23:30,681 I stopped at the drugstore to buy makeup, but I couldn't buy a cross, 408 00:23:30,806 --> 00:23:34,476 because they don't have an aisle for personal talismans! 409 00:23:37,604 --> 00:23:40,441 So you had a fight. I'm sure it'll blow over. 410 00:23:40,566 --> 00:23:42,651 - It was about nothing. - Of course it was. 411 00:23:42,776 --> 00:23:46,405 Mark's tired. He's worried. He's got mobility problems. 412 00:23:46,947 --> 00:23:48,782 It's normal to blow up over little things. 413 00:23:48,907 --> 00:23:50,534 I don't mind fighting over little things. 414 00:23:50,659 --> 00:23:54,580 I didn't mind fighting over big things. That I could understand. 415 00:23:54,705 --> 00:23:56,540 We fight over nothing. 416 00:23:56,749 --> 00:23:59,960 You know, a mailbox with a sign that says, "Last pickup 5:00 p.m". 417 00:24:00,085 --> 00:24:02,963 Does that mean last pickup to go to the post office, 418 00:24:03,088 --> 00:24:06,717 or last pickup to leave the post office and be sent out of town? 419 00:24:06,884 --> 00:24:09,053 You fought over mail delivery? 420 00:24:09,178 --> 00:24:11,555 I tried to get him to drop the subject, but he wouldn't. 421 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:14,266 I told him he was right. He thought I was being condescending. 422 00:24:14,391 --> 00:24:15,684 You were. 423 00:24:16,393 --> 00:24:18,604 He's pushing me out of his life. 424 00:24:19,521 --> 00:24:21,523 Maybe you're misinterpreting. 425 00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:25,611 Did I misinterpret with you? 426 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:28,530 At least, this time I recognize it. 427 00:24:28,655 --> 00:24:31,408 That's the benefit of convincing the only two men you've ever loved 428 00:24:31,533 --> 00:24:33,619 they're better off without you. 429 00:24:36,163 --> 00:24:38,207 Yeah, it's all your fault. 430 00:24:38,457 --> 00:24:42,753 You know, "Stacy" in the original Greek means "relationship killer." 431 00:24:46,715 --> 00:24:47,716 (SIGHS) 432 00:24:52,805 --> 00:24:56,600 I'm going to go wash my face, so I look like a grownup again. 433 00:25:00,813 --> 00:25:02,856 (CELL PHONE RINGS) 434 00:25:03,190 --> 00:25:04,441 Hello. 435 00:25:08,195 --> 00:25:09,530 It's for you. 436 00:25:10,364 --> 00:25:12,533 - House. - Do you know your phone's dead? 437 00:25:12,658 --> 00:25:14,034 Do you ever recharge your batteries? 438 00:25:14,159 --> 00:25:15,119 HOUSE: They recharge? 439 00:25:15,244 --> 00:25:16,829 I just keep buying new phones. 440 00:25:16,954 --> 00:25:20,249 I thought you should know your aphasia guy is tasting metal. 441 00:25:20,415 --> 00:25:21,458 Where's his creatinine? 442 00:25:21,583 --> 00:25:23,502 WILSON: 6.8. He's got kidney failure. 443 00:25:23,627 --> 00:25:26,713 Cameron's got him on dialysis, and he's stable for the moment. 444 00:25:26,839 --> 00:25:29,049 Unlike Cuddy, who's suicidal. 445 00:25:29,216 --> 00:25:33,387 It's either meningitis or encephalitis. Or maybe autoimmune. 446 00:25:33,595 --> 00:25:34,513 That's perfect. 447 00:25:34,638 --> 00:25:37,933 Seems like you really narrowed it down over dinner. 448 00:25:38,517 --> 00:25:40,435 Here's the plan. We talk to House. 449 00:25:40,561 --> 00:25:42,271 We've been trying. He's not answering his cell. 450 00:25:42,396 --> 00:25:44,064 It's obvious we have to do the lumbar puncture. 451 00:25:44,189 --> 00:25:46,191 (PHONE RINGS) There's no choice anymore. 452 00:25:48,569 --> 00:25:50,028 HOUSE: You have to do it just right. 453 00:25:50,154 --> 00:25:51,446 What are you talking about? 454 00:25:51,572 --> 00:25:54,992 Either you've decided to do a lumbar puncture, or you have to fire me 455 00:25:55,117 --> 00:25:59,037 so that I can't fire all of you as soon as I get back in charge. 456 00:25:59,163 --> 00:26:00,622 Is Cuddy there, ranting? 457 00:26:00,747 --> 00:26:02,541 If I'd known you'd be out of contact... 458 00:26:02,666 --> 00:26:04,459 - They can handle it. - CUDDY: Right. 459 00:26:04,585 --> 00:26:06,879 So far, only three organ systems have failed. 460 00:26:07,004 --> 00:26:08,839 HOUSE: Okay, they can't. Doesn't matter. 461 00:26:08,964 --> 00:26:10,591 The guy's not stable enough to move. 462 00:26:10,716 --> 00:26:12,593 So go rant in your own office. 463 00:26:12,718 --> 00:26:14,803 Fine. Call me when you're done. 464 00:26:20,017 --> 00:26:22,144 What do you mean by doing the LP just right? 465 00:26:22,269 --> 00:26:23,478 We're not gonna screw it up. 466 00:26:23,604 --> 00:26:25,439 The odds are, this guy knows something we don't. 467 00:26:25,772 --> 00:26:29,610 He could know the answer to the meaning of life, the man can't communicate! 468 00:26:29,735 --> 00:26:31,111 Have you had any indication 469 00:26:31,236 --> 00:26:33,322 that he's tried to communicate something important? 470 00:26:33,447 --> 00:26:34,615 No. 471 00:26:34,740 --> 00:26:36,700 Well, that's because you guys haven't scared him enough. 472 00:26:36,825 --> 00:26:39,453 I'm sure you've been all, "Oh, we'll take real good care of you". 473 00:26:39,578 --> 00:26:40,954 Why should he say anything? 474 00:26:41,079 --> 00:26:43,999 When you prep him, tell him he's gonna die. 475 00:26:44,416 --> 00:26:47,044 Crush all hope. Don't let Cameron do it. 476 00:26:48,503 --> 00:26:51,465 Cuddy, you got a problem with any of that? 477 00:26:56,303 --> 00:26:58,096 You're scheduled for a lumbar puncture, 478 00:26:58,222 --> 00:27:00,933 but you shouldn't count on that having the answers. 479 00:27:01,058 --> 00:27:03,727 If your husband continues to decline... 480 00:27:04,770 --> 00:27:06,188 You'll die. 481 00:27:10,859 --> 00:27:13,654 If there's anything you haven't told us... 482 00:27:31,713 --> 00:27:33,590 How you holding up? 483 00:27:37,177 --> 00:27:40,555 I know what you just heard is scary as hell, but... 484 00:27:42,557 --> 00:27:44,601 Couldn't tackle the bear. 485 00:27:45,769 --> 00:27:47,896 Couldn't tackle the bear. 486 00:27:48,105 --> 00:27:49,856 They took my stain. 487 00:27:53,193 --> 00:27:54,695 WOMAN: (ON PA) Attention, please. 488 00:27:54,820 --> 00:27:59,324 Due to weather conditions, all flights are grounded till further notice. 489 00:27:59,616 --> 00:28:02,411 Cots are being provided on the lower level. 490 00:28:02,536 --> 00:28:04,496 We apologize for the inconvenience. 491 00:28:04,621 --> 00:28:06,206 WOMAN: I don't believe it. 492 00:28:06,915 --> 00:28:10,460 You want me to run down and reserve you a cot with a view? 493 00:28:10,711 --> 00:28:12,587 Where's your knapsack? 494 00:28:12,713 --> 00:28:14,339 Checked it through. 495 00:28:14,464 --> 00:28:17,634 That's right. I forgot. It's hard for you to carry and walk. 496 00:28:17,759 --> 00:28:20,846 I booked a room at the airport hotel when I saw how bad the weather was. 497 00:28:20,971 --> 00:28:22,597 It's the last one available. 498 00:28:24,683 --> 00:28:27,561 Your leg can't handle a night on a cot. 499 00:28:28,270 --> 00:28:29,521 Thanks. 500 00:28:30,397 --> 00:28:31,565 I'm ready. 501 00:28:32,524 --> 00:28:33,442 Right. 502 00:28:35,402 --> 00:28:37,154 The hotel's upstairs. 503 00:28:39,614 --> 00:28:41,658 Does Mark know about this? 504 00:28:41,783 --> 00:28:42,743 Mark knows that when things are bad, 505 00:28:42,868 --> 00:28:45,829 I always like to have an escape route planned. 506 00:28:50,792 --> 00:28:50,833 (DOOR OPENING) 507 00:28:50,834 --> 00:28:51,793 (DOOR OPENING) 508 00:29:09,770 --> 00:29:10,771 (SIGHS) 509 00:29:11,021 --> 00:29:13,523 I have to know what's going on here. 510 00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:19,446 Because when you have a fight with Mark and you try to avoid me, 511 00:29:20,238 --> 00:29:21,281 then I have to think that... 512 00:29:21,406 --> 00:29:23,742 That I'm feeling vulnerable, and I don't want to be around you, 513 00:29:23,867 --> 00:29:26,411 because it might lead to something. 514 00:29:26,536 --> 00:29:27,496 Right. 515 00:29:28,497 --> 00:29:30,582 But then, a hotel room... 516 00:29:31,583 --> 00:29:33,835 Might also lead to something. 517 00:29:35,712 --> 00:29:37,339 So, which is it? 518 00:29:41,885 --> 00:29:43,595 Our relationship's like an addiction. 519 00:29:43,720 --> 00:29:46,681 It's like... 520 00:29:47,349 --> 00:29:48,934 Really good drugs? 521 00:29:49,142 --> 00:29:52,771 No, it's like Vindaloo curry. 522 00:29:53,772 --> 00:29:55,232 Okay, sure. 523 00:29:55,357 --> 00:29:58,318 Really, really hot Indian curry they make with red chili peppers. 524 00:29:58,443 --> 00:29:59,986 I know what it is. 525 00:30:01,154 --> 00:30:02,531 Didn't think it was addictive. 526 00:30:02,656 --> 00:30:05,575 You're abrasive and annoying, and you come on way too strong. 527 00:30:05,700 --> 00:30:08,453 Like Vindaloo curry. 528 00:30:08,578 --> 00:30:10,288 And when you're crazy about curry, that's fine. 529 00:30:10,414 --> 00:30:12,457 But no matter how much you love curry, 530 00:30:12,582 --> 00:30:15,627 you have too much of it, it takes the roof of your mouth off. 531 00:30:15,752 --> 00:30:18,922 And then you never want to see curry for a really, really long time. 532 00:30:19,047 --> 00:30:21,758 But you wake up one day and you think, 533 00:30:24,594 --> 00:30:26,763 "God, I really miss curry." 534 00:30:43,488 --> 00:30:44,865 You're a jerk. 535 00:30:45,115 --> 00:30:46,366 I know. 536 00:31:12,559 --> 00:31:14,853 If you hadn't just had a fight with Mark... 537 00:31:14,978 --> 00:31:17,606 For once in your life, will you shut up? 538 00:31:23,653 --> 00:31:25,405 (CELL PHONE RINGS) 539 00:31:34,706 --> 00:31:35,916 House. 540 00:31:36,208 --> 00:31:38,043 You're on speakerphone. 541 00:31:38,168 --> 00:31:39,711 How did the LP go? 542 00:31:40,420 --> 00:31:42,672 Give me the Reader's Digest condensed version. 543 00:31:42,797 --> 00:31:46,301 Preliminary results are some kind of infection which 544 00:31:47,177 --> 00:31:48,929 narrows it down... 545 00:31:49,304 --> 00:31:51,014 From infinity, yeah. 546 00:31:51,806 --> 00:31:55,894 At the rate his organs are deteriorating, he's got maybe a day or two. 547 00:31:56,186 --> 00:31:59,356 Okay. Well, call me back when you have something. 548 00:31:59,481 --> 00:32:01,816 CAMERON: He was trying to tell us something. 549 00:32:08,657 --> 00:32:10,116 What did he say? 550 00:32:10,242 --> 00:32:13,787 You were wrong. It wasn't the fear. He opened up to me when I... 551 00:32:13,912 --> 00:32:16,748 A sympathetic presence after a traumatic moment. 552 00:32:17,541 --> 00:32:20,752 Classic interrogation technique. What did he say? 553 00:32:21,127 --> 00:32:22,295 You knew that I'd... 554 00:32:22,420 --> 00:32:25,799 Act the way you always do? Yeah, I did. What did he say? 555 00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:28,718 He couldn't tackle the bear. 556 00:32:29,344 --> 00:32:32,180 Now all we need is the English-Aphasic dictionary. 557 00:32:32,347 --> 00:32:34,724 A fluent aphasic retrieves words that are stored 558 00:32:34,849 --> 00:32:36,142 somewhere close to the one he wants. 559 00:32:36,268 --> 00:32:39,187 They could be filed by sound or by meanings. 560 00:32:39,312 --> 00:32:41,022 So if he wants to say "table", 561 00:32:41,147 --> 00:32:44,150 he could say "label" or he could say "chair." 562 00:32:44,693 --> 00:32:47,779 Or he could just say "jabberwocky". There's no way to tell. 563 00:32:47,904 --> 00:32:50,657 He also said, "They took my stain." 564 00:32:52,784 --> 00:32:54,035 Hold on. 565 00:32:56,788 --> 00:33:01,376 I'm gonna take this phone downstairs, so I don't disturb you. Is that okay? 566 00:33:01,585 --> 00:33:02,711 Sure. 567 00:33:03,044 --> 00:33:06,214 Keep him talking. Write down everything he says. 568 00:33:09,634 --> 00:33:10,802 Stacy. 569 00:33:12,345 --> 00:33:13,346 (SIGHS) 570 00:33:13,680 --> 00:33:17,017 That new makeup you bought, do you mind if I borrow it? 571 00:33:22,897 --> 00:33:26,735 What did you mean by "stain"? Dirty, soiled... 572 00:33:27,027 --> 00:33:28,737 No, no. 573 00:33:28,862 --> 00:33:32,324 What about rhymes? Pain? Brain? 574 00:33:32,741 --> 00:33:33,950 Thane? 575 00:33:34,826 --> 00:33:39,414 He is dying from some kind of infection, and you all are playing word games? 576 00:33:39,539 --> 00:33:42,167 Is there anything else you haven't told us? 577 00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:53,428 Let's start this again. 578 00:33:54,971 --> 00:33:57,891 "Bear." Is it "bare" as in "naked"? 579 00:34:36,596 --> 00:34:39,349 Crimson Desire shows up well on Sheetrock. 580 00:34:39,683 --> 00:34:41,518 That's why I chose it. 581 00:34:55,907 --> 00:34:58,702 HOUSE: You must have gotten one new phrase out of him. Something. 582 00:34:58,827 --> 00:35:02,747 We've been talking to him for hours. Maybe he's just given up. 583 00:35:02,872 --> 00:35:05,625 You sure you've told me everything you found at his home and office? 584 00:35:05,750 --> 00:35:07,335 No, we're hiding something. 585 00:35:07,460 --> 00:35:08,920 Maybe it's not a rhyme or a synonym. 586 00:35:09,045 --> 00:35:10,380 What else is there? 587 00:35:10,505 --> 00:35:12,716 You think we should just start guessing randomly? 588 00:35:12,841 --> 00:35:14,551 Maybe House is wrong. 589 00:35:15,760 --> 00:35:17,429 Hope that's not the end of the thought. 590 00:35:17,554 --> 00:35:20,765 He mentioned "stain" once before, when Chase was giving him the MRI. 591 00:35:20,890 --> 00:35:22,851 - Before we scared him. - He did? 592 00:35:22,976 --> 00:35:24,894 It's in your notes. 593 00:35:25,729 --> 00:35:29,065 CHASE: So he only talks during MRls and lumbar punctures? 594 00:35:29,399 --> 00:35:32,318 Your theory is he can only talk with a needle in his back or... 595 00:35:32,444 --> 00:35:34,863 When his wife's not in the room. 596 00:35:37,574 --> 00:35:41,244 The more devoted, the more reason to lie. 597 00:35:42,662 --> 00:35:44,122 That's cynical. 598 00:35:44,289 --> 00:35:45,623 You disagree? 599 00:35:45,749 --> 00:35:49,002 No, I'm just kvelling. Our little girl is growing up. 600 00:35:49,586 --> 00:35:53,298 Okay, what's the best way to rip a woman from the side of her dying husband? 601 00:35:53,423 --> 00:35:56,384 You woke me up to lie to a patient's wife? 602 00:35:56,509 --> 00:35:59,304 Tell her there's been a miscommunication over their insurance coverage. 603 00:35:59,429 --> 00:36:00,805 Not a big deal. 604 00:36:00,930 --> 00:36:04,184 Tell me. If it is your aim to sell me 605 00:36:04,309 --> 00:36:08,813 the same crazy ideas that House does, how are you an improvement on House? 606 00:36:08,938 --> 00:36:10,815 I brought you a coffee. 607 00:36:15,570 --> 00:36:18,406 Your flight's been boarding for 20 minutes. 608 00:36:18,531 --> 00:36:19,657 I'll take a later one. 609 00:36:19,783 --> 00:36:20,950 Greg, they can't leave without you. 610 00:36:21,075 --> 00:36:23,244 (CELL PHONE RINGS) You checked your knapsack. 611 00:36:24,162 --> 00:36:25,747 - Are we in? - Yeah. 612 00:36:25,872 --> 00:36:28,958 Hi. I'm Gregory House. I'm your attending physician. 613 00:36:29,584 --> 00:36:31,920 Your wife's not there. Start talking. 614 00:36:32,128 --> 00:36:36,758 They took my stain. I couldn't tackle the bear. 615 00:36:36,883 --> 00:36:38,384 They took my stain. 616 00:36:38,510 --> 00:36:41,763 Okay, shut up now. Nice work, Cameron. Give him the list again. 617 00:36:41,888 --> 00:36:43,723 Let us know when something sounds right. 618 00:36:43,848 --> 00:36:48,812 Dirty, soiled, pain, brain... 619 00:36:48,937 --> 00:36:49,979 Yes. 620 00:36:50,814 --> 00:36:52,190 FOREMAN: Where does that get us? 621 00:36:52,315 --> 00:36:54,567 We're already paying plenty of attention to his brain. 622 00:36:54,692 --> 00:36:56,361 We've got an MRI, got a CT... 623 00:36:56,486 --> 00:36:59,697 Are we sure he wasn't reacting to "pain"? He's been on painkillers. 624 00:36:59,823 --> 00:37:01,199 HOUSE: Oh, come on, Chase. 625 00:37:01,366 --> 00:37:04,369 Drugs didn't do this to him, even if he is an addict. 626 00:37:04,494 --> 00:37:06,454 I dissuade the tonal category. 627 00:37:06,579 --> 00:37:09,958 Oh, please, Mr. Sleeping Pills, Amphetamines, 628 00:37:10,375 --> 00:37:12,794 Bring Me Up, Bring Me Down... 629 00:37:12,919 --> 00:37:16,339 WOMAN: (ON PA) Will passenger Gregory House please report to Gate 7. 630 00:37:16,464 --> 00:37:18,591 Gregory House to Gate 7. 631 00:37:22,679 --> 00:37:23,972 Ever hear this one? 632 00:37:24,097 --> 00:37:27,767 You build a house. Each wall has a southern exposure. 633 00:37:28,351 --> 00:37:31,938 A big bear comes wandering by. What color is the bear? 634 00:37:32,105 --> 00:37:36,109 White. It's a polar bear. You built your house in the North Pole. 635 00:37:36,317 --> 00:37:40,488 Polar. Whatever your name is. Patient! Are you bipolar? 636 00:37:42,740 --> 00:37:44,576 What? I can't see. Is he nodding? 637 00:37:44,701 --> 00:37:45,785 Yes. 638 00:37:46,995 --> 00:37:51,666 Topamax isn't just off-label for weight loss. It's off-label for mood disorders. 639 00:37:51,791 --> 00:37:54,794 Plenty of bipolars are manic in the daytime, depressive at night. 640 00:37:54,919 --> 00:37:58,548 He's been medicating for years with alcohol, sleeping through the bad hours. 641 00:37:58,673 --> 00:37:59,966 It explains the danger journalism. 642 00:38:00,091 --> 00:38:02,969 Explains everything, including the kitchen sink. 643 00:38:03,094 --> 00:38:04,888 Okay, technically, it's the kitchen cabinets. 644 00:38:05,013 --> 00:38:06,848 He starts a project, then he stops. 645 00:38:06,973 --> 00:38:10,226 Except bipolar disorder does not cause seizures. 646 00:38:10,351 --> 00:38:12,854 And it doesn't shut down your kidneys. But what it does do... 647 00:38:12,979 --> 00:38:14,105 GUARD: Excuse me, sir. May I see your ID? 648 00:38:14,230 --> 00:38:15,815 I'm on the phone. I'm on the phone. 649 00:38:15,940 --> 00:38:17,025 Now, please. 650 00:38:17,150 --> 00:38:18,526 House? What is it? 651 00:38:18,651 --> 00:38:20,778 I'm a doctor. This is an emergency call. 652 00:38:20,904 --> 00:38:22,655 You have to come with me, sir. 653 00:38:22,780 --> 00:38:25,033 - I'm not going anywhere. - Do you think you're gonna take me on? 654 00:38:25,158 --> 00:38:26,784 I kick and I bite. 655 00:38:27,327 --> 00:38:30,872 You're either on that plane, or you're going into custody. 656 00:38:38,212 --> 00:38:39,213 FOREMAN: House? 657 00:38:39,339 --> 00:38:40,340 Are you still there? 658 00:38:40,882 --> 00:38:43,259 Being bipolar makes you take risks. 659 00:38:43,384 --> 00:38:46,262 You seek excitement, you make up stories. 660 00:38:46,512 --> 00:38:48,765 I dime value tale lever! 661 00:38:48,890 --> 00:38:53,061 Fine, maybe your stories are legit. But people would start to wonder. 662 00:38:53,186 --> 00:38:56,940 Annoyed politicians, entire governments would be on your ass. 663 00:38:57,065 --> 00:39:00,944 So you couldn't tell anybody you were bipolar. Which was fine. 664 00:39:01,945 --> 00:39:03,905 Until you fell in love. 665 00:39:05,990 --> 00:39:07,992 And you wanted that life. 666 00:39:09,535 --> 00:39:12,413 And you hear that there's a surgical cure. 667 00:39:13,414 --> 00:39:16,751 You can give the woman you love the life she wants. 668 00:39:17,335 --> 00:39:19,545 All you have to do is change. 669 00:39:23,883 --> 00:39:25,843 Bilateral cingulotomy. 670 00:39:25,969 --> 00:39:30,056 An experimental surgery that some people claim helps mood disorders. 671 00:39:30,181 --> 00:39:32,934 And if it's done by Gamma Knife, there's no trace of cutting. 672 00:39:33,059 --> 00:39:34,936 That's the neural scarring we saw on the MRI. 673 00:39:35,061 --> 00:39:38,022 Which explained nothing, because it wasn't even in the right area. 674 00:39:38,147 --> 00:39:40,775 It's not the surgery, it's the secrecy. 675 00:39:41,359 --> 00:39:43,403 What causes recurring fever, 676 00:39:43,528 --> 00:39:44,570 neurological problems, 677 00:39:44,696 --> 00:39:47,615 lethargy that you fight with caffeine pills and amphetamines? 678 00:39:47,740 --> 00:39:49,784 It wasn't your secret psych disorder. 679 00:39:50,076 --> 00:39:52,036 It wasn't your secret daily drug use. 680 00:39:52,161 --> 00:39:54,539 It was your secret trip for your secret surgery 681 00:39:54,664 --> 00:39:56,791 in Caracas or Buenos Aires. 682 00:39:57,041 --> 00:40:00,086 Which, by the way, didn't work, given the state of your kitchen cabinets. 683 00:40:00,211 --> 00:40:02,505 House. Shut up. 684 00:40:04,882 --> 00:40:06,384 What's going on? 685 00:40:11,014 --> 00:40:12,473 Is he right? 686 00:40:15,518 --> 00:40:18,730 Your doctors know you better than I do. 687 00:40:19,272 --> 00:40:22,358 That man on the speakerphone, he never even met you, 688 00:40:22,483 --> 00:40:24,944 and he knows you better than I do. 689 00:40:28,781 --> 00:40:30,074 You love me? 690 00:40:33,828 --> 00:40:36,581 Yes. Yes. 691 00:40:36,831 --> 00:40:38,791 You just don't trust me. 692 00:40:43,588 --> 00:40:45,339 HOUSE: Get some blood on a slide. 693 00:40:45,465 --> 00:40:47,383 Do not put it through a computer this time. 694 00:40:47,508 --> 00:40:48,593 Yeah. 695 00:41:03,066 --> 00:41:04,817 FOREMAN: Cerebral malaria. 696 00:41:07,153 --> 00:41:10,156 I'll get him started on intravenous quinidine. 697 00:41:11,324 --> 00:41:15,119 If a human being had actually looked at his blood anywhere along the way, 698 00:41:15,244 --> 00:41:18,498 instead of just running tests through the computer, 699 00:41:18,915 --> 00:41:21,918 the parasites would have jumped right out at them. 700 00:41:22,335 --> 00:41:24,504 Price of the electronic age. 701 00:41:39,477 --> 00:41:40,728 IKE]! 702 00:41:41,979 --> 00:41:43,439 She'll be back. 703 00:41:49,278 --> 00:41:51,322 Give her time to miss you. 704 00:41:59,997 --> 00:42:02,041 MAN: (ON PA) Final boarding call for Flight Number 7... 705 00:42:02,166 --> 00:42:04,085 I'm counting on you to get me off the no-fly list. 706 00:42:04,210 --> 00:42:05,837 Is your patient gonna be all right? 707 00:42:05,962 --> 00:42:08,965 - Physically, his chances are good. - Physically? 708 00:42:09,257 --> 00:42:11,843 Two people who weren't meant to be together. 709 00:42:11,968 --> 00:42:15,054 Maybe they'll get a happy ending just because they both want it so much. 710 00:42:15,179 --> 00:42:17,098 Yeah, that's usually the way it works. 711 00:42:17,223 --> 00:42:20,852 He loved her enough to convince himself he could change. 712 00:42:22,562 --> 00:42:24,522 But he couldn't, could he? 713 00:42:29,068 --> 00:42:30,444 Thank you. 714 00:42:31,362 --> 00:42:34,532 You know what Woody Allen said about relationships. 715 00:42:34,657 --> 00:42:36,951 Irrational and crazy, but we go through it all because... 716 00:42:37,076 --> 00:42:38,661 We need the curry.