1 00:00:04,771 --> 00:00:06,898 And now, coming to the line, 2 00:00:06,973 --> 00:00:10,807 last year's Rookie of the Year, Casey Alfonso! 3 00:00:12,312 --> 00:00:17,773 In lane two, nine-time national champion, Tony Kumer. 4 00:00:21,955 --> 00:00:25,288 Tony's got his light on in lane two, and now Casey is approaching the line. 5 00:00:25,358 --> 00:00:27,485 How do you feel? Great. 6 00:00:27,594 --> 00:00:29,084 I feel like throwing up my guts. 7 00:00:29,162 --> 00:00:30,288 You always feel like throwing up. 8 00:00:30,363 --> 00:00:31,853 Come on, Dad. Let's get this digger on the line. 9 00:00:31,965 --> 00:00:33,489 You sure you don't wanna go to law school? 10 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:35,591 I hate lawyers! Yeah, so do I. 11 00:00:35,668 --> 00:00:37,192 Go get 'em, baby! 12 00:00:38,538 --> 00:00:41,837 Okay, looks like we're ready to go! 13 00:00:42,876 --> 00:00:44,810 Let's hear it, folks! 14 00:01:29,055 --> 00:01:32,718 And it's Casey Alfonso, by less than half a car length! 15 00:01:32,826 --> 00:01:35,852 What a spectacular finish for the young female. 16 00:01:37,097 --> 00:01:39,224 Casey Alfonso, with an amazing finish. 17 00:01:39,332 --> 00:01:40,458 What'd you do at the end there? 18 00:01:40,533 --> 00:01:41,727 Yeah, yeah. 19 00:01:41,801 --> 00:01:44,429 At about 250 feet, the car got out of shape a bit, 20 00:01:44,537 --> 00:01:48,530 but about halfway down, I just got into the zone or something. 21 00:01:48,608 --> 00:01:51,372 I pedaled it back into the groove. It was the coolest ride of my life. 22 00:01:51,444 --> 00:01:55,039 How does it feel to be nine-time national champion... 23 00:01:59,619 --> 00:02:02,213 I'm sorry. Can you repeat that? 24 00:02:08,995 --> 00:02:11,520 Casey? Casey! Casey! Out of the way. Out of the way! 25 00:02:11,598 --> 00:02:15,932 Casey! Casey! Get me an ambulance. Ron, get the ambulance! Casey? 26 00:02:49,068 --> 00:02:50,399 Sixty-eight year old male, non-smoker. 27 00:02:50,470 --> 00:02:51,960 Sixty-eight's a good run. 28 00:02:52,038 --> 00:02:55,530 That'll leave something in the lock box for the rest of us. Next? 29 00:02:55,642 --> 00:02:56,870 That's your breakfast? 30 00:02:56,943 --> 00:02:58,376 Technically, it's Wilson's lunch. 31 00:02:58,478 --> 00:03:00,378 Twenty-month old baby, persistent rash, fever... 32 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:01,504 Too much crying. 33 00:03:01,614 --> 00:03:03,343 Female college student with... Too much drama. 34 00:03:03,449 --> 00:03:05,440 You don't care about the crying or the drama, 35 00:03:05,518 --> 00:03:06,815 'cause you won't see the patient. 36 00:03:06,886 --> 00:03:09,616 And you'd treat Methuselah if his snot had an interesting color. 37 00:03:09,689 --> 00:03:13,284 Means you've already decided which case you wanna take next. 38 00:03:13,359 --> 00:03:14,690 Tell me about speed racer. 39 00:03:14,794 --> 00:03:18,855 Female, seizure with visual and auditory processing deficiency. 40 00:03:18,965 --> 00:03:20,057 I did a consult, and... 41 00:03:20,166 --> 00:03:21,497 What kind of race car? 42 00:03:21,568 --> 00:03:22,592 Dragster. 43 00:03:24,337 --> 00:03:25,361 Continue. 44 00:03:25,471 --> 00:03:27,803 You're gonna take a case based on the car she drives? 45 00:03:27,874 --> 00:03:29,603 Nothing says, "Thanks for saving my life" 46 00:03:29,676 --> 00:03:32,577 like a test drive in a car that accelerates faster than a space shuttle. 47 00:03:32,645 --> 00:03:35,170 You can't save her life, 'cause she's not dying. 48 00:03:35,248 --> 00:03:36,977 Her labs show signs of dehydration, 49 00:03:37,050 --> 00:03:39,041 means the problem's just likely heatstroke. 50 00:03:39,152 --> 00:03:41,143 Kind of hard to get heat struck in four and a half seconds. 51 00:03:41,221 --> 00:03:43,553 Not when you're wearing a three-layer fireproof suit. 52 00:03:45,191 --> 00:03:48,160 Excuse me, Dr. House? 53 00:03:51,898 --> 00:03:54,196 No. Lazy ass called in sick again. 54 00:03:54,267 --> 00:03:55,859 We can give him the message. 55 00:03:59,672 --> 00:04:01,697 May we talk in private? 56 00:04:11,384 --> 00:04:15,616 So, either it's heatstroke, in which case we take the afternoon off, 57 00:04:15,722 --> 00:04:20,591 or it's one of the diagnoses that you guys are gonna have for me in two minutes. 58 00:04:20,693 --> 00:04:21,785 You're in charge. 59 00:04:21,861 --> 00:04:22,885 I know. 60 00:04:28,935 --> 00:04:30,732 Cop? He's not packing. 61 00:04:31,471 --> 00:04:34,531 Your dad's either a cop or a security guard. 62 00:04:34,607 --> 00:04:36,632 Or she carries a weapon. 63 00:04:38,478 --> 00:04:40,070 You're with the CIA. 64 00:04:40,146 --> 00:04:43,309 One of our employees just returned from an assignment sick. 65 00:04:43,416 --> 00:04:47,614 Now, we believe he may be the victim of an assassination attempt. 66 00:04:51,491 --> 00:04:52,583 Sure. 67 00:04:52,659 --> 00:04:53,921 You wanna close the door? 68 00:04:53,993 --> 00:04:55,517 Door? 69 00:04:55,595 --> 00:04:58,496 Well, I assume you're gonna drop trou at some point during the dance, 70 00:04:58,564 --> 00:04:59,724 I don't see why I should share. 71 00:04:59,799 --> 00:05:00,925 This isn't a joke. 72 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:04,800 If you're willing to help us, we need to leave now. 73 00:05:04,904 --> 00:05:08,396 If I have to walk somewhere, there better be at least five girls involved. 74 00:05:08,474 --> 00:05:11,568 And they better be working their way through college. 75 00:05:12,245 --> 00:05:13,269 Okay, what have you got? 76 00:05:13,346 --> 00:05:15,507 Hereditary brain disorder, transient ischemia 77 00:05:15,581 --> 00:05:17,105 or paraneoplastic syndrome. 78 00:05:17,183 --> 00:05:19,743 None of those go away with IV fluids. It's heatstroke. 79 00:05:19,819 --> 00:05:21,787 Or Cushing's or calcium deficiency. 80 00:05:21,854 --> 00:05:22,843 Who's your friend? 81 00:05:22,922 --> 00:05:24,355 We use the term life partner. 82 00:05:24,424 --> 00:05:28,417 Get a fresh history, neurological exam and an MRI of her head. 83 00:05:28,494 --> 00:05:29,984 Fifteen minutes for the lap dance, 84 00:05:30,063 --> 00:05:32,998 a half-hour to scrub the guilt off my soul... 85 00:05:33,099 --> 00:05:35,033 See you in 45! 86 00:05:37,003 --> 00:05:39,335 Dr. House, we need to hurry. 87 00:05:39,439 --> 00:05:41,373 Yeah, we need to hurry. 88 00:05:41,474 --> 00:05:42,532 Little advice. 89 00:05:42,642 --> 00:05:46,305 I mean, obviously the Village People played out the whole cop thing. 90 00:05:46,379 --> 00:05:48,609 But come on, CIA? 91 00:05:48,681 --> 00:05:51,775 You seriously expect anyone to believe that? 92 00:05:59,292 --> 00:06:01,658 It helps when you have props. 93 00:06:07,133 --> 00:06:09,124 Keep your eye on my pen. 94 00:06:10,470 --> 00:06:12,062 Very good. 95 00:06:12,171 --> 00:06:14,571 Any nausea or vomiting before the seizure? 96 00:06:14,674 --> 00:06:16,073 No. 97 00:06:16,175 --> 00:06:18,507 My dad had some, but he's always like that before a race. 98 00:06:18,578 --> 00:06:19,636 Could have been food poisoning. 99 00:06:19,712 --> 00:06:21,475 You two eat breakfast together? No. 100 00:06:21,547 --> 00:06:24,744 Any history of sciatica or spinal injury? 101 00:06:24,817 --> 00:06:25,943 No. 102 00:06:26,219 --> 00:06:28,346 Abnormal deep tendon reflex. 103 00:06:28,421 --> 00:06:30,548 Really? Let me see. 104 00:06:34,227 --> 00:06:35,888 It's there. I didn't say it wasn't there, 105 00:06:35,962 --> 00:06:38,055 I said it was abnormal. 106 00:06:38,965 --> 00:06:41,024 We're gonna give you an MRI to be sure, 107 00:06:41,100 --> 00:06:44,467 but I'm guessing your symptoms were caused by just dehydration in the heat. 108 00:06:44,537 --> 00:06:46,198 You're guessing? 109 00:06:46,873 --> 00:06:51,276 Look, I make a living driving 300 miles an hour, 110 00:06:51,377 --> 00:06:54,608 which makes the ability to stay conscious kind of important. 111 00:06:54,714 --> 00:06:56,306 I'm sure it's just heatstroke, 112 00:06:56,382 --> 00:06:59,476 but we're gonna do an MRI to be extra careful. 113 00:07:10,396 --> 00:07:12,626 You said you left your cell in your office. 114 00:07:12,698 --> 00:07:13,926 I lied. 115 00:07:15,635 --> 00:07:16,897 I wasn't going to take it. 116 00:07:16,969 --> 00:07:18,903 Just tell you to turn it off for take-off. 117 00:07:18,971 --> 00:07:19,995 I know. 118 00:07:20,072 --> 00:07:22,165 I just wanted to see if you could tell that I was lying. 119 00:07:22,275 --> 00:07:24,334 Useful information. Yeah? 120 00:07:24,410 --> 00:07:25,434 Where are you? 121 00:07:25,511 --> 00:07:28,207 I'm on a top-secret mission for the CIA. 122 00:07:28,915 --> 00:07:29,939 Right. 123 00:07:30,016 --> 00:07:31,779 There was nothing on your race car driver's CT 124 00:07:31,851 --> 00:07:33,751 and the history and physical were normal. 125 00:07:33,820 --> 00:07:36,186 Her deep tendon reflexes seemed a bit weak to me. 126 00:07:36,255 --> 00:07:38,416 Areflexia could mean Miller Fisher. 127 00:07:38,491 --> 00:07:40,686 Yes, areflexia could mean Miller Fisher, 128 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:44,526 but since the reflex was weak, not absent, it doesn't mean anything. 129 00:07:44,630 --> 00:07:46,791 I'm releasing her. You can go back to your poker game. 130 00:07:46,866 --> 00:07:48,060 Poker's illegal. 131 00:07:48,134 --> 00:07:50,261 The CIA would never allow illegal activity. 132 00:07:51,971 --> 00:07:54,235 Have you considered Miller Fisher? 133 00:07:54,307 --> 00:07:55,501 Why? What happened? 134 00:07:55,908 --> 00:08:00,072 She just had another seizure. And now she's getting a vertical nystagmus. 135 00:08:08,554 --> 00:08:12,046 We think it's Miller Fisher, an inflammatory process. 136 00:08:12,158 --> 00:08:14,786 In rare cases, it can cause respiratory failure, but... 137 00:08:14,861 --> 00:08:16,488 Wait, wait. She could stop breathing? 138 00:08:16,562 --> 00:08:19,087 You said there was nothing wrong. You said you were sure. 139 00:08:19,165 --> 00:08:22,066 You just had another seizure. Clearly there's something wrong. 140 00:08:22,134 --> 00:08:26,127 So, why should I trust you to figure out what it is? 141 00:08:26,205 --> 00:08:28,070 Where's Dr. House? I'm at this hospital... 142 00:08:28,140 --> 00:08:29,505 It's gonna be all right. 143 00:08:29,575 --> 00:08:31,543 We just need to start the plasmapheresis. 144 00:08:31,611 --> 00:08:32,805 No. 145 00:08:32,879 --> 00:08:34,073 It's not going to be all right, 146 00:08:34,180 --> 00:08:38,014 because you obviously don't have a clue what you're doing. 147 00:08:38,084 --> 00:08:40,143 I'm not letting you touch me. 148 00:08:40,219 --> 00:08:41,413 Honey! 149 00:08:41,521 --> 00:08:43,887 I wanna see House. Where is he? 150 00:08:55,368 --> 00:08:57,563 It looks a lot better on 24. 151 00:09:05,878 --> 00:09:07,573 I take that back. 152 00:09:09,115 --> 00:09:12,778 Dr. Samira Terzi. It's a pleasure to meet you, Dr. House. 153 00:09:12,885 --> 00:09:15,217 We really appreciate the consult on such short notice. 154 00:09:15,288 --> 00:09:18,917 There's nothing that gives me more pleasure than helping out a colleague. 155 00:09:19,025 --> 00:09:21,220 This is Dr. Sidney Curtis from the Mayo Clinic. 156 00:09:21,294 --> 00:09:23,125 He's also agreed to help with the diagnosis. 157 00:09:23,195 --> 00:09:24,457 Dr. House. 158 00:09:24,530 --> 00:09:26,691 Curtis on Immunology, Sidney Curtis? 159 00:09:26,766 --> 00:09:27,755 You've read it? 160 00:09:27,833 --> 00:09:30,563 Nope, but it is keeping my piano level. 161 00:09:34,373 --> 00:09:36,898 So, where is the poor sick fella? 162 00:09:39,478 --> 00:09:41,378 What do we do? I don't know yet. 163 00:09:41,447 --> 00:09:43,347 She needs treatment. This is a test, right? 164 00:09:43,416 --> 00:09:45,441 You're reporting back to him everything we do. 165 00:09:45,518 --> 00:09:48,043 Yeah. And I asked the patient to be uncooperative. 166 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:49,519 Personally, I think she overplayed it. 167 00:09:49,589 --> 00:09:52,490 She's being uncooperative because you made us all look like idiots. 168 00:09:52,558 --> 00:09:53,752 We're only gonna look like idiots 169 00:09:53,826 --> 00:09:56,818 if we can't figure out how to get her to agree to the treatment. 170 00:09:56,896 --> 00:09:58,989 What would House do right now? 171 00:09:59,065 --> 00:10:01,727 Pop a pill, insult us and trick the patient. 172 00:10:01,801 --> 00:10:03,268 We can do that last part. 173 00:10:03,336 --> 00:10:05,167 She's never met House before, has she? 174 00:10:05,237 --> 00:10:06,226 Who's got a cane? 175 00:10:06,305 --> 00:10:08,239 House isn't here. 176 00:10:08,307 --> 00:10:10,639 We're not gonna act like him. 177 00:10:19,485 --> 00:10:21,248 What do you want? 178 00:10:24,457 --> 00:10:27,358 I'm gonna do what doctors aren't supposed to do, 179 00:10:27,460 --> 00:10:29,690 admit I made a mistake. 180 00:10:29,795 --> 00:10:32,696 I shouldn't have been so quick to dismiss your symptoms. 181 00:10:32,798 --> 00:10:36,461 But you need to let us start the plasmapheresis. 182 00:10:36,535 --> 00:10:38,366 What do you want? 183 00:10:40,172 --> 00:10:43,335 Case? Honey, do you know where you are? 184 00:10:45,544 --> 00:10:47,603 She's burning up. Start the treatment. 185 00:10:47,680 --> 00:10:49,079 I can't. You've got my permission. 186 00:10:49,148 --> 00:10:51,139 She's obviously confused. Doesn't matter anymore. 187 00:10:51,217 --> 00:10:54,550 Miller Fisher doesn't cause delirium and fever. 188 00:10:54,654 --> 00:10:56,519 I don't know what this is. 189 00:10:57,189 --> 00:11:00,090 I'm afraid there are gonna be some limitations on his medical history. 190 00:11:00,159 --> 00:11:02,559 Just let me know what you need and I should be able to provide it. 191 00:11:02,628 --> 00:11:06,530 FYI, my malpractice insurance doesn't cover alien autopsies. 192 00:11:06,632 --> 00:11:07,690 That's fine. 193 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:09,290 X- files are the next wing over. 194 00:11:09,368 --> 00:11:11,359 Where was the patient when he first fell ill? 195 00:11:11,470 --> 00:11:12,630 Sorry, that's classified. 196 00:11:12,705 --> 00:11:15,196 But assume there aren't too many places in the world John hasn't been. 197 00:11:15,274 --> 00:11:16,571 And, yes, John's a cover name. 198 00:11:16,642 --> 00:11:18,633 And what makes you think it was an attempt on his life? 199 00:11:18,711 --> 00:11:19,973 Sorry, can't tell you that, either. 200 00:11:20,046 --> 00:11:22,014 Well, what can you tell us? Yeah. 201 00:11:22,081 --> 00:11:25,244 Did Oswald really have sex with Marilyn Monroe? 202 00:11:44,937 --> 00:11:46,404 Good Lord. 203 00:11:47,573 --> 00:11:48,972 Very professional. 204 00:11:49,075 --> 00:11:53,136 Five days ago he was 185 pounds. Perfect health. 205 00:11:56,749 --> 00:11:57,909 Cool. 206 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:03,511 Fever and delirium rule out... 207 00:12:05,091 --> 00:12:08,322 He's not gonna hire you just because you called him the most, 208 00:12:08,427 --> 00:12:11,692 especially since it's obvious he doesn't want to be called. 209 00:12:11,797 --> 00:12:14,095 Symptoms rule out Miller Fisher. MS fits better. 210 00:12:14,166 --> 00:12:16,225 Progression's too fast. More likely meningitis. 211 00:12:16,302 --> 00:12:17,633 Areflexia doesn't fit as well with... 212 00:12:17,703 --> 00:12:18,727 Does with amyloidosis. 213 00:12:18,804 --> 00:12:21,136 That's even slower than MS. It's lupus. 214 00:12:21,207 --> 00:12:22,765 I'm with the little man on this one. 215 00:12:22,842 --> 00:12:25,538 It's attacking the body and the brain, classic autoimmune. 216 00:12:25,611 --> 00:12:29,638 Flirt all you want, but I should warn you, shiksas are for practice. 217 00:12:29,715 --> 00:12:32,479 Lupus this aggressive wouldn't spare her kidneys. 218 00:12:32,551 --> 00:12:34,610 It's primarily neurological. Let's start her on... 219 00:12:34,687 --> 00:12:36,450 Then why no plaques on her MRI? 220 00:12:36,522 --> 00:12:37,989 MRI was inconclusive. 221 00:12:38,057 --> 00:12:39,046 Start her on... 222 00:12:39,125 --> 00:12:40,615 So, now you're sure that it's MS. 223 00:12:40,693 --> 00:12:42,558 Just like you were sure it was Miller Fisher. 224 00:12:42,661 --> 00:12:44,686 An hour after you were sure it was heatstroke. 225 00:12:44,797 --> 00:12:47,561 The symptoms fit. Start her on interferon. 226 00:12:47,666 --> 00:12:49,133 We're not gonna score any points with House 227 00:12:49,201 --> 00:12:51,066 if we solve this just by running your errands. 228 00:12:51,137 --> 00:12:53,071 I get that you wanna be right. You don't? 229 00:12:53,139 --> 00:12:55,630 I'm just trying to save the patient, not score points with my boss. 230 00:12:55,708 --> 00:12:59,337 Would it hurt the patient if you let us run some tests? 231 00:13:02,515 --> 00:13:04,210 You've got three hours. 232 00:13:10,923 --> 00:13:12,857 We've run six complete tox screens, 233 00:13:12,925 --> 00:13:16,258 tested for every heavy metal, poison and biological agent we can think of. 234 00:13:16,328 --> 00:13:18,159 It says here he ate a lot of chestnuts. 235 00:13:18,230 --> 00:13:20,858 Hold on a second. 236 00:13:20,933 --> 00:13:23,527 If the squirrel liberation army is involved, I'm out of here. 237 00:13:23,602 --> 00:13:24,796 Those little rodents are... 238 00:13:24,870 --> 00:13:27,338 Horse chestnuts are poisonous. If someone switched them... 239 00:13:27,406 --> 00:13:29,033 Horse chestnuts may look like chestnuts, 240 00:13:29,108 --> 00:13:31,542 but they taste like a horse's lower than chestnuts, 241 00:13:31,610 --> 00:13:33,805 which makes the theory that he accidentally ate a couple of hundred 242 00:13:33,879 --> 00:13:35,938 slightly less persuasive. 243 00:13:37,750 --> 00:13:41,777 Seeing as how he was prowling the back alleys of Tehran... 244 00:13:41,887 --> 00:13:44,082 It wasn't Tehran, it was... 245 00:13:45,958 --> 00:13:48,051 You almost got me. 246 00:13:48,127 --> 00:13:50,994 Unless we know the local environmental factors, the poisonous flora... 247 00:13:51,063 --> 00:13:52,496 You know I can't tell you that. 248 00:13:52,565 --> 00:13:56,296 Well, then why are we here? You might as well just Google "poison. " 249 00:13:56,402 --> 00:14:00,702 All they would tell me is he spent the last 11 months in Bolivia. 250 00:14:00,773 --> 00:14:03,936 Who you gonna kill in Bolivia? My old housekeeper? 251 00:14:04,043 --> 00:14:05,067 We don't kill people. 252 00:14:05,144 --> 00:14:07,578 I'm sorry, who are you gonna marginalize? 253 00:14:07,646 --> 00:14:10,240 If it is my housekeeper, she has it coming. 254 00:14:10,316 --> 00:14:11,977 Cleaning the windows means cleaning both sides. 255 00:14:12,084 --> 00:14:13,745 Am I right or am I right? 256 00:14:13,819 --> 00:14:15,787 What does it matter what he was doing? 257 00:14:15,888 --> 00:14:17,788 The guy's dying. Not anymore. 258 00:14:17,890 --> 00:14:20,256 I know what's poisoning him, and who. 259 00:14:20,326 --> 00:14:21,588 John. 260 00:14:23,829 --> 00:14:25,262 It's just pancreatitis. 261 00:14:25,331 --> 00:14:26,662 He's not an alcoholic. 262 00:14:26,732 --> 00:14:28,893 And unless his pancreas is in his fingers... 263 00:14:28,968 --> 00:14:30,731 Spies can't get fungal infections? 264 00:14:30,803 --> 00:14:32,031 And the burns on his skin? 265 00:14:32,104 --> 00:14:33,901 Spies can't get sunburns? 266 00:14:33,973 --> 00:14:35,167 Bolivia doesn't have sun? 267 00:14:35,274 --> 00:14:39,677 So, either we go with his theory of the non-drinking drunk, 268 00:14:39,778 --> 00:14:41,678 or he was poisoned by some group 269 00:14:41,780 --> 00:14:44,613 with the resources to make it completely untraceable, 270 00:14:44,683 --> 00:14:46,844 some customized isotope. 271 00:14:51,090 --> 00:14:53,752 Let's treat for radiation poisoning. 272 00:14:55,494 --> 00:15:01,592 The iodine's to protect your thyroid. Antibiotics are to handle infections. 273 00:15:01,667 --> 00:15:03,726 Should start working in a couple of hours. 274 00:15:03,802 --> 00:15:07,203 We should celebrate with a beer or eight. 275 00:15:08,274 --> 00:15:09,741 I don't drink. 276 00:15:09,808 --> 00:15:13,107 Oh, methinks he doth protest too much. 277 00:15:13,178 --> 00:15:15,305 He's deathly ill. Why would he lie about drinking? 278 00:15:15,381 --> 00:15:19,545 Guilt over killing a man would make anyone hit the sauce. 279 00:15:19,652 --> 00:15:21,643 We don't kill people. 280 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:22,778 Right. 281 00:15:22,855 --> 00:15:25,050 You just lie to your friends and family, 282 00:15:25,157 --> 00:15:28,490 establish false identities, trick people into betraying their country. 283 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:32,121 He'd never cover up his drinking. He's too honest. 284 00:15:32,197 --> 00:15:35,132 Hey! Something I've always wanted to know. 285 00:15:35,200 --> 00:15:37,828 That poison lipstick that Ginger used to kiss Gilligan, 286 00:15:37,903 --> 00:15:40,064 why didn't that kill her? 287 00:15:45,711 --> 00:15:47,076 Okay, drum roll! 288 00:15:47,179 --> 00:15:50,842 LP is negative for meningitis. 289 00:15:50,916 --> 00:15:53,180 Sorry, Cole. 290 00:15:53,252 --> 00:15:57,211 Fat pad biopsy is... Wait for it... 291 00:15:58,190 --> 00:16:02,684 Negative for amyloidosis and Thirteen goes down! 292 00:16:02,761 --> 00:16:04,126 Could we hurry this up? My son has... 293 00:16:04,196 --> 00:16:05,663 Can I have a kid, too? I'm working too hard. 294 00:16:05,731 --> 00:16:06,857 I could hook you up. 295 00:16:06,932 --> 00:16:08,490 If I had two minutes and some anti-nausea meds, 296 00:16:08,567 --> 00:16:10,592 I'd take you up on that. 297 00:16:10,703 --> 00:16:12,500 And for the gold... 298 00:16:14,573 --> 00:16:17,337 Protein's 65, glucose, 70. 299 00:16:17,409 --> 00:16:19,036 It's MS, start her on interferon. 300 00:16:19,111 --> 00:16:20,135 Now, turn to the last page. 301 00:16:20,212 --> 00:16:22,442 Sed rate's 95, ANA's weakly positive. 302 00:16:22,548 --> 00:16:23,537 Positive, it's lupus. 303 00:16:23,615 --> 00:16:25,446 Weakly, not lupus. It's MS. 304 00:16:25,517 --> 00:16:27,508 We obviously don't know what it is. Treat for both. 305 00:16:27,586 --> 00:16:29,349 No. I gave in on the tests. 306 00:16:29,421 --> 00:16:31,912 We're not treating her for two completely separate diseases 307 00:16:32,024 --> 00:16:35,050 because you think lupus will win you a prize. 308 00:16:40,566 --> 00:16:41,863 Still think it's lupus? 309 00:16:41,934 --> 00:16:42,958 Yeah. 310 00:16:43,035 --> 00:16:44,434 Me, too. 311 00:16:44,536 --> 00:16:47,767 In case of emergency, go to the emergency room. 312 00:16:49,575 --> 00:16:50,564 Could be lupus. 313 00:16:50,642 --> 00:16:52,041 That's what we figured. 314 00:16:52,111 --> 00:16:53,237 Then why are you here? 315 00:16:53,312 --> 00:16:55,405 You're an immunologist. We wanted to confirm... 316 00:16:55,481 --> 00:16:58,416 Who are you looking for me to help you sell down the river? House or Cuddy? 317 00:16:58,484 --> 00:16:59,951 Foreman. 318 00:17:00,753 --> 00:17:02,653 Sorry. He's pushing MS. 319 00:17:02,721 --> 00:17:03,881 Thinks that because he's in charge, 320 00:17:03,956 --> 00:17:05,924 he has to prove he's the smartest guy in the room. 321 00:17:05,991 --> 00:17:08,619 All I've heard about you, you put the patient above everything else. 322 00:17:08,727 --> 00:17:11,719 That's why everyone finds you so annoying. 323 00:17:13,432 --> 00:17:16,060 All House cares about is results. I know. 324 00:17:16,135 --> 00:17:17,932 I'm talking about how to deal with Foreman. 325 00:17:18,003 --> 00:17:19,334 So am I. 326 00:17:22,608 --> 00:17:24,405 Fever's down to 101.5. 327 00:17:24,476 --> 00:17:25,636 Treatment's working. Why are we out here? 328 00:17:25,744 --> 00:17:27,234 Trying to figure out which treatment's working. 329 00:17:27,312 --> 00:17:29,143 It's kind of tacky doing it in front of the patient. 330 00:17:29,248 --> 00:17:30,909 You put her on steroids, too? 331 00:17:30,983 --> 00:17:31,972 We had no choice. 332 00:17:32,051 --> 00:17:33,040 The sed rate pointed to lupus. 333 00:17:33,118 --> 00:17:34,278 And the ANA ruled it out! 334 00:17:34,353 --> 00:17:35,650 Doctors! 335 00:17:38,123 --> 00:17:39,351 Legs hurt? 336 00:17:39,458 --> 00:17:43,121 I can't feel them at all. I don't think I can move them. 337 00:17:59,044 --> 00:18:00,875 Vitals stabilizing. 338 00:18:00,979 --> 00:18:02,207 Tummy ache's gone as well. 339 00:18:02,314 --> 00:18:04,544 So, the treatment's working. 340 00:18:05,851 --> 00:18:09,981 You wanna ditch Dr. Killjoy and hop on the company jet? 341 00:18:10,055 --> 00:18:12,387 Little trip down Mexico way, 342 00:18:12,491 --> 00:18:16,325 and I'm not talking about the country or the plane. 343 00:18:16,395 --> 00:18:20,126 Do you think acting like an idiot and talking about sex works on girls? 344 00:18:20,199 --> 00:18:22,599 Well, if it didn't, the human race would have died out long ago. 345 00:18:22,668 --> 00:18:23,862 You're pretty cheery for someone 346 00:18:23,936 --> 00:18:26,268 who was just proved wrong about his pancreatitis theory. 347 00:18:26,338 --> 00:18:28,738 I'm appropriately cheery for someone who's been proved right. 348 00:18:28,807 --> 00:18:31,173 John hasn't vomited in six hours. 349 00:18:31,243 --> 00:18:34,076 What's to vomit? I'm eating his lunch. 350 00:18:34,179 --> 00:18:36,647 Withholding nutrients is the treatment for pancreatitis. 351 00:18:36,715 --> 00:18:39,513 That, and the antibiotics you put him on. 352 00:18:39,585 --> 00:18:41,553 I did unhook your iodine, though. 353 00:18:41,620 --> 00:18:44,748 Didn't seem to fit with the whole "I'm just jerking you guys around" Gestalt. 354 00:18:44,823 --> 00:18:46,051 You're unbelievable. 355 00:18:46,158 --> 00:18:49,650 Let's ask John if he'd rather be sick honestly or cured dishonestly. 356 00:18:49,728 --> 00:18:52,720 John? John? 357 00:19:01,874 --> 00:19:05,173 Any chance he's just overwhelmed with gratitude? 358 00:19:18,223 --> 00:19:19,622 Paralysis. 359 00:19:21,693 --> 00:19:23,923 It's a new symptom? 360 00:19:24,796 --> 00:19:26,696 Big white space on the board where it would fit. 361 00:19:26,765 --> 00:19:28,255 Nice, multicolored markers. 362 00:19:28,367 --> 00:19:31,598 I'm not writing it because we can't know if it's a real symptom. 363 00:19:31,703 --> 00:19:34,001 When these two went rogue and pumped her full of steroids, we lost... 364 00:19:34,072 --> 00:19:35,733 Steroids don't cause paralysis. 365 00:19:35,807 --> 00:19:37,741 She was also on interferon. 366 00:19:37,809 --> 00:19:40,369 Giving her both probably fried her immune system. 367 00:19:40,445 --> 00:19:41,844 Who knows what infection you could cause... 368 00:19:41,914 --> 00:19:43,905 We consulted an immunologist, she said we have... 369 00:19:43,982 --> 00:19:46,246 She? You talking about Dr. Cameron? 370 00:19:46,318 --> 00:19:48,411 She thought lupus was... She tell you to start treating? 371 00:19:48,487 --> 00:19:50,648 Yes! They've ignored you, they screwed up 372 00:19:50,722 --> 00:19:52,656 and it's fun watching you spank them. 373 00:19:52,724 --> 00:19:54,089 But, can we get back to the medicine? 374 00:19:54,159 --> 00:19:58,152 The last thing any of you give a damn about is the medicine. 375 00:19:59,898 --> 00:20:01,729 Look. 376 00:20:02,167 --> 00:20:05,000 I'm not saying you're bad doctors or bad people. 377 00:20:05,070 --> 00:20:06,731 But House is. 378 00:20:06,805 --> 00:20:09,433 He created a nasty little cutthroat world, 379 00:20:09,508 --> 00:20:11,703 planted you in it, and is watching you play. 380 00:20:11,810 --> 00:20:14,836 And none of it works for anyone except him. 381 00:20:16,949 --> 00:20:18,712 And whoever wins. 382 00:20:21,019 --> 00:20:24,182 Given its quick progression, we gotta assume botulism. 383 00:20:24,289 --> 00:20:26,450 I'll go to her place. Check out her fridge and pantry. 384 00:20:26,525 --> 00:20:28,891 It's not botulism. It's polio. 385 00:20:33,732 --> 00:20:37,429 Brilliant. We should search her home for FDR's remains or a time machine. 386 00:20:37,502 --> 00:20:39,993 She could have contracted it from anyone who's been to Africa, or... 387 00:20:40,072 --> 00:20:41,403 She's been vaccinated. 388 00:20:41,473 --> 00:20:42,497 Vaccines wear off. 389 00:20:42,574 --> 00:20:45,737 There hasn't been a single American case in over 20 years. 390 00:20:45,811 --> 00:20:48,302 I've seen this disease. I know what it looks like. 391 00:20:48,380 --> 00:20:51,144 That's why you're finding it, because you're looking for it. 392 00:20:51,216 --> 00:20:52,308 Polio? 393 00:20:52,384 --> 00:20:54,249 It's crazy. House wouldn't think so. 394 00:20:54,319 --> 00:20:56,583 So, go find House and tell him your theory. 395 00:20:56,688 --> 00:21:00,419 Take a personal day. Seriously. Get out of here. 396 00:21:01,393 --> 00:21:03,361 You don't have the power to fire me. 397 00:21:03,428 --> 00:21:07,023 But I do have the power to kick your ass off my case. 398 00:21:09,601 --> 00:21:11,125 I'm starting the botulism treatment. 399 00:21:11,203 --> 00:21:14,400 The rest of you, look for confirmation. 400 00:21:21,847 --> 00:21:23,212 He should be brought up on charges. 401 00:21:23,282 --> 00:21:24,909 Okay, relax. 402 00:21:25,017 --> 00:21:27,076 I'll take your book out from under my piano. 403 00:21:27,185 --> 00:21:29,881 He's dying of radiation sickness. He's obviously in pain. 404 00:21:29,955 --> 00:21:32,219 All of which could have been avoided if you hadn't interfered... 405 00:21:33,458 --> 00:21:35,221 What was that for? 406 00:21:35,294 --> 00:21:38,695 Radiation sickness kills specific cells at specific times. 407 00:21:38,764 --> 00:21:41,528 His hair should be coming out in clumps before he's writhing in pain. 408 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:44,899 Since it's not, I know who's trying to kill him. 409 00:21:45,871 --> 00:21:47,099 God. 410 00:21:47,205 --> 00:21:48,866 It's blood cancer, Waldenstrom's. 411 00:21:48,940 --> 00:21:52,068 Radiation can cause infections, which set off neuropathy... 412 00:21:52,144 --> 00:21:54,635 If you had any real evidence of foul play, 413 00:21:54,713 --> 00:21:56,738 you'd be torturing Bolivians 414 00:21:56,815 --> 00:22:00,444 instead of putting me into a state of anticipatory sexual arousal. 415 00:22:00,552 --> 00:22:01,814 Can we treat for both? 416 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:05,549 Bad idea. Unless you're the one who's trying to poison him. 417 00:22:05,624 --> 00:22:08,559 I'll arrange for plasmapheresis and chemo. 418 00:22:08,627 --> 00:22:10,492 Are you gonna trust him after what he did? 419 00:22:10,595 --> 00:22:13,655 I don't have to trust him to agree with him. 420 00:22:18,637 --> 00:22:20,161 You make a good point. 421 00:22:20,272 --> 00:22:23,105 I've been wrong every time and she still won't listen to you. 422 00:22:23,175 --> 00:22:27,612 So, either she really likes me or she really hates you. 423 00:22:27,679 --> 00:22:29,977 And I got a ride in the jet. 424 00:22:35,420 --> 00:22:37,684 Oh, hi. What are you doing here? 425 00:22:37,789 --> 00:22:39,120 Just came to say hi. 426 00:22:39,191 --> 00:22:40,283 Hi again. 427 00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:42,350 Where's Mrs. Bearman? 428 00:22:42,427 --> 00:22:43,519 Sent her home. 429 00:22:43,628 --> 00:22:45,357 I was scheduling her for an MRA. 430 00:22:45,430 --> 00:22:46,954 If we gave MRAs to every patient with a headache... 431 00:22:47,032 --> 00:22:49,694 This wasn't just a headache, it was the worst in her life. 432 00:22:49,768 --> 00:22:51,292 And lucky for you, I'm a neurologist. 433 00:22:51,370 --> 00:22:54,237 She went to a wine and cheese tasting. Both triggers for migraines. 434 00:22:54,306 --> 00:22:55,637 She's never had a migraine before. 435 00:22:55,707 --> 00:22:57,140 And I never had a blueberry bagel, 436 00:22:57,209 --> 00:22:58,471 but for the first time I had one. 437 00:22:58,543 --> 00:22:59,771 Bagels don't kill people. 438 00:22:59,845 --> 00:23:01,836 This is a classic ticking bomb aneurism. 439 00:23:01,947 --> 00:23:04,973 Wow. This taught me a lesson. 440 00:23:05,050 --> 00:23:07,314 I guess when I mess with other people's patients, 441 00:23:07,386 --> 00:23:10,184 I risk looking like an officious bitch. 442 00:23:13,492 --> 00:23:16,427 We're gonna have to track down Mrs. Bearman. 443 00:23:19,231 --> 00:23:22,257 Wait. Never mind. 444 00:23:24,002 --> 00:23:24,991 It's funny. 445 00:23:25,070 --> 00:23:26,731 It's not funny, it's totally immature. 446 00:23:26,838 --> 00:23:27,930 It is funny. 447 00:23:28,006 --> 00:23:30,133 You just can't appreciate it, because you're the victim. 448 00:23:30,208 --> 00:23:32,836 Yeah. I deserve shame and ridicule for offering a consult. 449 00:23:32,911 --> 00:23:34,503 Unheard of for a doctor. 450 00:23:34,579 --> 00:23:36,513 You didn't offer a medical consult. 451 00:23:36,581 --> 00:23:38,708 You offered a dealing-with-Foreman consult. 452 00:23:38,784 --> 00:23:42,242 For the good of the patient. It's what House would have done. 453 00:23:42,354 --> 00:23:45,448 Maybe House will hear about it and tear up with pride. 454 00:23:45,557 --> 00:23:47,115 You think I'm trying to impress him. 455 00:23:47,192 --> 00:23:49,888 I think that for someone who's not involved in his team, 456 00:23:49,961 --> 00:23:52,521 you're remarkably involved in his team. 457 00:23:52,597 --> 00:23:54,531 Let it go. 458 00:23:54,599 --> 00:23:56,089 Let him go. 459 00:24:00,405 --> 00:24:02,134 And that's mature. 460 00:24:09,614 --> 00:24:11,809 One-twenty over 80. Let 'er rip. 461 00:24:15,954 --> 00:24:18,479 Now we got the medical stuff out of the way, 462 00:24:18,557 --> 00:24:20,149 why don't we meet back at your place 463 00:24:20,225 --> 00:24:22,716 for some enhanced interrogation techniques? 464 00:24:22,794 --> 00:24:26,093 My safe word is, "Help, please, please, stop. " 465 00:24:26,164 --> 00:24:28,758 It's two pleases. Anything less than that, you keep going. 466 00:24:28,834 --> 00:24:32,998 You actually cure this guy, I'll show you my private water board. 467 00:24:34,573 --> 00:24:37,838 We need to consult an oncologist about the chemo. 468 00:24:40,345 --> 00:24:43,314 Oh, I'm sorry. I thought you were still euphemizing. 469 00:24:43,415 --> 00:24:45,679 My valet knows a little oncology. 470 00:24:50,422 --> 00:24:52,982 I was wondering when you'd grow bored of avoiding my calls. 471 00:24:53,091 --> 00:24:55,924 Oh, I could never grow bored of ignoring you. 472 00:24:55,994 --> 00:24:58,155 What's the latest protocol on Waldenstrom's? 473 00:24:58,263 --> 00:24:59,252 Where are you? 474 00:24:59,331 --> 00:25:01,026 CIA headquarters. 475 00:25:01,099 --> 00:25:02,191 How much fludarabine do you need... 476 00:25:02,267 --> 00:25:04,997 Either you're sprawled naked on your floor with an empty bottle of Vicodin 477 00:25:05,103 --> 00:25:06,798 or collapsed naked in front of your computer 478 00:25:06,872 --> 00:25:08,567 with an empty bottle of Viagra. 479 00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:10,733 Please tell me which, because Chase has another pool going. 480 00:25:10,809 --> 00:25:12,970 They flew me in to help deal with a sick employee. 481 00:25:13,044 --> 00:25:14,204 How much... Hallucinations? 482 00:25:14,346 --> 00:25:16,439 Damn, I shouldn't have bet on the Viagra. Okay. 483 00:25:16,648 --> 00:25:19,116 Call the Langley switchboard, ask for extension... 484 00:25:19,184 --> 00:25:21,880 Thirty-five, seventy-eight. Three, five, seven, eight. 485 00:25:21,987 --> 00:25:25,354 He asked an awful lot of questions for a valet. 486 00:25:25,423 --> 00:25:29,359 You know, I happen to have a position available on my penis. 487 00:25:32,230 --> 00:25:35,529 Wait a second, I think I screwed up that joke. 488 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:37,431 You offering me a job? 489 00:25:37,502 --> 00:25:39,231 I'd settle for that. 490 00:25:39,337 --> 00:25:43,831 As tempting as a position on your staff is, I like it here. 491 00:25:43,909 --> 00:25:46,434 Pays better, and we've only had one assassination attempt. 492 00:25:46,545 --> 00:25:48,035 And I'm sure you're a great boss. 493 00:25:48,113 --> 00:25:52,049 That's why your fellows left en masse a couple of months ago. 494 00:25:52,117 --> 00:25:54,244 I have satellite images. 495 00:26:02,527 --> 00:26:03,551 Inspector Gadget? 496 00:26:05,096 --> 00:26:07,257 My God, you're actually at the CIA. 497 00:26:07,365 --> 00:26:08,457 You've gotta get down here. 498 00:26:08,567 --> 00:26:11,161 They've got a satellite aimed directly into Cuddy's vagina. 499 00:26:11,236 --> 00:26:14,865 I told them the chances of invasion are slim to none, but... 500 00:26:14,940 --> 00:26:16,635 Waldenstrom's. 501 00:26:16,741 --> 00:26:20,404 Recommended dose is 25 milligrams per meter squared. 502 00:26:20,478 --> 00:26:21,809 They do a background check on you? 503 00:26:21,913 --> 00:26:23,278 Twenty-five milligrams. 504 00:26:23,381 --> 00:26:24,541 They did a background check on you, 505 00:26:24,616 --> 00:26:26,140 they did a background check on your friends. 506 00:26:26,251 --> 00:26:30,085 Relax. I'm sure they already know that you brought heroin back from Afghanistan. 507 00:26:30,155 --> 00:26:31,452 That's not true. 508 00:26:31,523 --> 00:26:33,957 I've never been to Afghanistan. 509 00:26:34,726 --> 00:26:35,954 House? 510 00:26:39,397 --> 00:26:40,489 She's getting worse. 511 00:26:40,565 --> 00:26:42,624 Her fever's risen slightly. 512 00:26:46,271 --> 00:26:49,638 But it's definitely... What? Botulism? 513 00:26:50,508 --> 00:26:52,442 Right? Because if you're wrong again, 514 00:26:52,510 --> 00:26:54,944 and you're treating her for something that she doesn't even have... 515 00:26:55,013 --> 00:26:57,573 The anti-toxin hasn't had time to work yet. 516 00:26:57,649 --> 00:27:00,584 I know it's hard, but try to be patient. 517 00:27:03,455 --> 00:27:04,854 Excuse me. 518 00:27:12,697 --> 00:27:13,857 I know you're pissed I interrupted, 519 00:27:13,932 --> 00:27:16,025 but you're gonna be even more pissed in a second. 520 00:27:16,101 --> 00:27:17,693 You tested her without telling me? 521 00:27:17,769 --> 00:27:21,535 Yeah. I know, I'm really, really sorry, but... 522 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:24,200 On the other hand, it's positive. 523 00:27:26,678 --> 00:27:28,305 She has polio. 524 00:27:31,616 --> 00:27:33,243 Now what, boss? 525 00:27:36,187 --> 00:27:37,711 Where's House? 526 00:27:38,657 --> 00:27:41,353 He's blown off four hours of clinic. 527 00:27:43,728 --> 00:27:46,060 He's consulting for the CIA. 528 00:27:48,066 --> 00:27:49,693 Seriously, call Langley, 529 00:27:49,768 --> 00:27:54,068 and ask for extension three, five... It's three, five, three, six? 530 00:27:54,172 --> 00:27:55,605 It's definitely two threes. 531 00:27:55,707 --> 00:27:57,766 I wrote it down. I have it somewhere. 532 00:27:57,876 --> 00:28:01,175 He's gonna make up twice his skipped hours in the clinic. 533 00:28:01,246 --> 00:28:02,713 Okey-doke. 534 00:28:02,781 --> 00:28:05,375 And for protecting him, you're gonna make up twice that. 535 00:28:05,450 --> 00:28:07,509 Why are you punishing me worse than him? 536 00:28:07,585 --> 00:28:10,349 Because House never learns. You might. 537 00:28:20,598 --> 00:28:22,122 How are you feeling? 538 00:28:23,201 --> 00:28:24,429 Like crap. 539 00:28:24,536 --> 00:28:26,970 Yeah. Cancer can be that way. 540 00:28:28,973 --> 00:28:30,964 My hair is falling out. 541 00:28:34,412 --> 00:28:36,277 Is that the chemo? 542 00:28:37,048 --> 00:28:38,447 No, that's too quick. 543 00:28:41,219 --> 00:28:43,119 So, what does it mean? 544 00:28:46,658 --> 00:28:49,058 It means you don't have cancer. 545 00:28:50,562 --> 00:28:53,292 Someone actually did try to kill you. 546 00:29:00,305 --> 00:29:02,796 You're stubborn. You're arrogant! 547 00:29:02,907 --> 00:29:03,896 There's no need to yell. 548 00:29:03,975 --> 00:29:05,636 You may have cost that man his life. 549 00:29:05,744 --> 00:29:07,439 He's getting the radiation treatment. 550 00:29:07,512 --> 00:29:08,774 Twenty-four hours too late. 551 00:29:08,847 --> 00:29:11,179 I didn't yell at you when I thought you were wrong. 552 00:29:11,282 --> 00:29:12,510 I wasn't wrong. 553 00:29:12,584 --> 00:29:13,846 This isn't productive. 554 00:29:13,952 --> 00:29:16,785 There is no "productive," it's too late! 555 00:29:16,855 --> 00:29:19,824 Because of your inexperience, your poor judgment 556 00:29:19,924 --> 00:29:23,018 and your failure to recognize a reckless fool. 557 00:29:25,430 --> 00:29:27,159 Cordyceps sinensis. 558 00:29:31,603 --> 00:29:35,903 It's an herbal treatment derived from a parasitic fungus. 559 00:29:35,974 --> 00:29:38,204 Comes from caterpillars. 560 00:29:38,309 --> 00:29:40,209 Along with dimercaprol chelation, 561 00:29:40,311 --> 00:29:42,176 it's been shown to mitigate bone marrow damage 562 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:44,976 from radiation poisoning 563 00:29:46,217 --> 00:29:47,548 in monkeys. 564 00:29:50,889 --> 00:29:53,483 Sorry. I was stubborn and arrogant. 565 00:29:53,558 --> 00:29:55,458 Self-recriminations won't help her. 566 00:29:55,527 --> 00:29:57,518 Nothing's gonna help her, she's got polio. 567 00:29:57,595 --> 00:29:59,119 There's no cure, but there are treatments. 568 00:29:59,197 --> 00:30:00,289 No, she's dying. 569 00:30:00,365 --> 00:30:02,765 Yeah, every death's a tragedy. 570 00:30:02,867 --> 00:30:04,198 Funny how you weren't so depressed 571 00:30:04,269 --> 00:30:06,430 when she was just dying because me and Amber screwed up. 572 00:30:06,504 --> 00:30:08,836 And I'm also self-centered, thanks for clarifying. 573 00:30:08,907 --> 00:30:11,034 Don't forget self-pitying. 574 00:30:13,077 --> 00:30:15,409 Vitamin C. Extremely high doses. 575 00:30:15,513 --> 00:30:18,175 It was experimental treatment protocol in the '50s... 576 00:30:18,249 --> 00:30:19,443 And they haven't finished yet? 577 00:30:19,551 --> 00:30:21,075 They lost funding. 578 00:30:21,186 --> 00:30:24,087 That's because there's no logical reason vitamin C would cure polio. 579 00:30:24,189 --> 00:30:25,679 Well, someone thought there was. 580 00:30:25,757 --> 00:30:28,282 Someone thought black people made excellent farm implements. 581 00:30:28,393 --> 00:30:29,860 I'm not talking about hurting anyone. 582 00:30:29,928 --> 00:30:31,793 I just want to force-feed her some orange juice. 583 00:30:31,896 --> 00:30:35,559 You wanna throw in some bacon and eggs as well? 584 00:30:35,633 --> 00:30:38,033 If there's anything you learned today, 585 00:30:38,102 --> 00:30:40,536 it's gotta be that you can be wrong. 586 00:30:50,215 --> 00:30:52,149 John, can you hear me? 587 00:30:53,551 --> 00:30:57,078 We're gonna start you on an experimental treatment. 588 00:30:59,891 --> 00:31:01,051 Tea? 589 00:31:01,993 --> 00:31:04,791 It's a Chinese herb which has been effective. 590 00:31:04,896 --> 00:31:06,761 I'm dying, aren't I? 591 00:31:09,334 --> 00:31:10,665 Probably. 592 00:31:18,977 --> 00:31:21,343 We're gonna attempt an experimental protocol. 593 00:31:21,446 --> 00:31:22,435 A new drug? 594 00:31:22,513 --> 00:31:24,208 An old one. Vitamin C. 595 00:31:24,282 --> 00:31:25,977 Ultra-high doses have been shown 596 00:31:26,084 --> 00:31:29,178 to destroy the polio virus and heal nerve damage. 597 00:31:29,287 --> 00:31:31,187 She could regain use of her legs? 598 00:31:31,256 --> 00:31:32,655 It's unlikely. 599 00:31:33,958 --> 00:31:35,789 But we're gonna try. 600 00:31:36,961 --> 00:31:38,519 Don't give up. 601 00:31:53,544 --> 00:31:56,604 Nausea's not as bad. 602 00:31:57,649 --> 00:32:00,447 Radiation sickness has a latency period. 603 00:32:01,619 --> 00:32:04,417 You'll get better before you get worse. 604 00:32:11,195 --> 00:32:14,062 Wanna know what I really did down there? 605 00:32:15,667 --> 00:32:17,726 Only if it's interesting. 606 00:32:20,004 --> 00:32:21,665 The women there, 607 00:32:23,374 --> 00:32:24,841 during Carnival, they... 608 00:32:26,277 --> 00:32:28,074 They do this dance. 609 00:32:29,414 --> 00:32:31,609 They call it the devil dance. 610 00:32:33,851 --> 00:32:35,512 Not interesting. 611 00:32:37,422 --> 00:32:40,858 I spent the whole 40 days with this 612 00:32:42,126 --> 00:32:45,425 attaché to the Minister of Defense. 613 00:32:47,398 --> 00:32:51,630 The most buttoned-down woman you'd ever meet, 614 00:32:55,073 --> 00:32:57,541 except when she did this dance. 615 00:33:01,746 --> 00:33:04,237 She agreed to tell me stuff. 616 00:33:12,724 --> 00:33:16,057 Okay, you got half a good story there. 617 00:33:17,829 --> 00:33:19,057 Karma. 618 00:33:21,933 --> 00:33:25,835 Best way to rid yourself of that guilt is to confess your sins. 619 00:33:26,971 --> 00:33:32,102 This pain, it's right. It's comforting. 620 00:33:33,578 --> 00:33:36,843 It makes me think that somehow it all makes sense. 621 00:33:38,182 --> 00:33:40,275 What do you mean 40 days? 622 00:33:40,985 --> 00:33:42,919 When they found out 623 00:33:44,455 --> 00:33:47,515 what she'd told me... 624 00:33:48,259 --> 00:33:51,023 Carnival in Bolivia's only eight days. 625 00:33:55,433 --> 00:33:58,527 You have any idea what a chestnut looks like? 626 00:34:03,207 --> 00:34:05,141 You idiot! 627 00:34:05,209 --> 00:34:07,837 Who are you calling an idiot? 628 00:34:07,945 --> 00:34:12,177 Whoever knew that John was stationed in Brazil, not Bolivia. 629 00:34:12,250 --> 00:34:14,241 Brazil? 630 00:34:14,352 --> 00:34:16,320 Well, then, I guess I'm talking to you, idiot. 631 00:34:16,387 --> 00:34:19,550 It's the same region. It's the same parasites, same diseases. 632 00:34:19,657 --> 00:34:21,750 But not the same language. 633 00:34:21,859 --> 00:34:23,486 In Bolivia, chestnuts are chestnuts. 634 00:34:23,561 --> 00:34:25,893 Brazil, on the other hand, has castanhas-do-pára 635 00:34:25,997 --> 00:34:28,363 literally, chestnuts from Pára, 636 00:34:28,433 --> 00:34:32,164 because it would be stupid for people from Brazil to call them Brazil nuts. 637 00:34:32,236 --> 00:34:34,830 So, he ate Brazil nuts. Big deal. 638 00:34:34,906 --> 00:34:37,397 No, he ate a lot of Brazil nuts, which is a big deal, 639 00:34:37,508 --> 00:34:38,770 because they contain selenium, 640 00:34:38,876 --> 00:34:42,539 which in high doses causes fatigue, vomiting, skin irritation, 641 00:34:42,613 --> 00:34:45,548 discharge from the fingernail beds and hair loss. 642 00:34:45,616 --> 00:34:48,016 Any of that sounding familiar? 643 00:34:49,787 --> 00:34:51,516 Can you treat it? 644 00:34:53,291 --> 00:34:54,952 We already started. 645 00:34:55,093 --> 00:34:57,220 Treatment's chelation, the same as for radiation sickness. 646 00:34:57,295 --> 00:35:00,526 The only difference is it works a lot better on nut poisoning. 647 00:35:00,598 --> 00:35:02,589 So, what's the problem? 648 00:35:03,568 --> 00:35:05,229 You're an idiot. 649 00:35:19,484 --> 00:35:20,746 Why is she shivering? 650 00:35:20,818 --> 00:35:23,286 Low serum calcium is a side effect of the treatment. 651 00:35:23,387 --> 00:35:25,218 I can give her a calcium supplement. 652 00:35:25,289 --> 00:35:26,654 My arm hurts. 653 00:35:26,757 --> 00:35:30,124 The infusion rate has to remain high for the treatment to work. 654 00:35:30,228 --> 00:35:31,354 Is it working? 655 00:35:32,797 --> 00:35:34,094 You feel that? 656 00:35:34,298 --> 00:35:36,562 Yeah, it hurts. 657 00:35:38,269 --> 00:35:41,136 It's working! This is fantastic. 658 00:35:49,480 --> 00:35:51,846 There's a lot you could learn at my fellowship. 659 00:35:51,949 --> 00:35:54,816 If you knew the procedures I could teach you... 660 00:35:54,919 --> 00:35:56,511 Of course, we'd need a nurse to prep. 661 00:35:56,621 --> 00:36:00,284 I know how to kill a man with my thumb. 662 00:36:00,358 --> 00:36:03,156 Actually, I was just trying to make another euphemism for sex. 663 00:36:03,261 --> 00:36:04,489 So was I. 664 00:36:04,595 --> 00:36:07,655 Oh, God. How can you flirt with this idiot? 665 00:36:07,765 --> 00:36:11,394 He lied to us again and again. He broke laws, ethical codes... 666 00:36:11,469 --> 00:36:12,959 I was right. 667 00:36:14,639 --> 00:36:16,106 That doesn't mean everything. 668 00:36:16,440 --> 00:36:17,771 It means a lot. 669 00:36:19,544 --> 00:36:24,481 Dr. Curtis, Dr. House. I appreciate your help. 670 00:36:39,130 --> 00:36:40,757 Hey. Hey. 671 00:36:53,811 --> 00:36:57,042 When you were dying, 672 00:36:57,148 --> 00:36:59,048 you tried to infect me, 673 00:36:59,150 --> 00:37:01,175 because you knew I'd fight for you 674 00:37:01,252 --> 00:37:02,719 if I thought I was dying, too. 675 00:37:02,787 --> 00:37:05,984 Are you bringing this up now so I'll forgive you for messing with my patient? 676 00:37:06,057 --> 00:37:08,651 I'm happy I changed jobs. 677 00:37:09,493 --> 00:37:13,452 But I know I'll never have that sort of 678 00:37:14,665 --> 00:37:15,723 excitement. 679 00:37:15,833 --> 00:37:17,300 You miss people trying to kill you? 680 00:37:17,368 --> 00:37:18,460 No. 681 00:37:19,503 --> 00:37:23,337 I miss people doing whatever it takes to get the job done. 682 00:37:28,212 --> 00:37:31,648 I guess that's why I'm having trouble giving it up. 683 00:37:33,184 --> 00:37:36,642 I shouldn't have helped them mess with your patient. 684 00:37:37,588 --> 00:37:41,251 They had to screw with me. I've gotten everything wrong. 685 00:37:42,693 --> 00:37:45,184 I don't believe it. 686 00:37:45,263 --> 00:37:48,027 You're not gonna get everything right. 687 00:37:49,734 --> 00:37:52,726 But you're never gonna get everything wrong. 688 00:38:14,892 --> 00:38:16,120 Morning! 689 00:38:16,794 --> 00:38:18,694 Where have you been the last two days? 690 00:38:18,763 --> 00:38:20,822 Overslept. We saved speed racer. 691 00:38:20,898 --> 00:38:23,867 She had polio. We cured it with vitamin C. 692 00:38:25,136 --> 00:38:28,799 Yeah. I cured depression with tonic water once. 693 00:38:28,906 --> 00:38:30,806 Actually, I think there was some gin in it, too. 694 00:38:30,875 --> 00:38:33,400 A hundred and fifty grams over six hours. 695 00:38:33,477 --> 00:38:34,466 It worked. 696 00:38:34,545 --> 00:38:36,445 No, it didn't. 697 00:38:39,083 --> 00:38:40,880 I told you, you can't cure polio. 698 00:38:40,951 --> 00:38:44,045 It means either she's not cured or she never had it. 699 00:38:44,121 --> 00:38:48,490 Since she's walking out of here, I tested her blood from admittance. 700 00:38:48,592 --> 00:38:50,059 No polio. 701 00:38:50,127 --> 00:38:51,822 Means Brennan screwed up the lab tests. 702 00:38:51,896 --> 00:38:53,454 Or you screwed up your lab tests. 703 00:38:53,531 --> 00:38:54,964 You must have. She got better. 704 00:38:55,066 --> 00:38:58,399 So, it's relapsing and remitting. Maybe porphyria. 705 00:38:59,437 --> 00:39:01,428 Well, that's a stretch. 706 00:39:01,505 --> 00:39:03,735 If she had porphyria, you'd have seen purple urine. 707 00:39:03,808 --> 00:39:06,777 You think it's more likely he cured polio? 708 00:39:07,678 --> 00:39:09,976 Well, they believe it. 709 00:39:10,081 --> 00:39:12,606 Her symptoms fit perfectly. 710 00:39:12,683 --> 00:39:16,016 Any alternative is unbelievably convoluted. 711 00:39:16,120 --> 00:39:18,850 Some doctor would have to poison her with thallium so it looks like polio, 712 00:39:18,923 --> 00:39:20,891 then fake a lab test, then give her vitamin C 713 00:39:20,958 --> 00:39:24,655 and stop the poison so she magically gets better. 714 00:39:24,762 --> 00:39:28,289 Actually, it is kind of doable, right? 715 00:39:32,937 --> 00:39:34,165 So, what do you think? 716 00:39:34,271 --> 00:39:37,968 Shall we test her for thallium before you contact Stockholm? 717 00:39:38,776 --> 00:39:40,403 You poisoned her? 718 00:39:40,778 --> 00:39:42,405 The really shocking thing 719 00:39:42,480 --> 00:39:44,380 is that Foreman was right about the heatstroke. 720 00:39:44,448 --> 00:39:47,417 Vitamin C cures polio. I've seen it. 721 00:39:47,485 --> 00:39:50,613 Yeah. In some bush clinic. 722 00:39:50,688 --> 00:39:52,952 You needed polio in a place with a proper lab. 723 00:39:53,023 --> 00:39:57,323 The only problem is that places with proper labs don't have polio. 724 00:39:58,329 --> 00:40:04,859 There is no money in finding cures for diseases that only kill poor people. 725 00:40:05,970 --> 00:40:08,461 This will make them do research. 726 00:40:11,041 --> 00:40:13,134 What do you care if I faked a lab test, 727 00:40:13,210 --> 00:40:15,041 if it saves a few thousand lives? 728 00:40:15,146 --> 00:40:17,171 I did what I had to do. 729 00:40:17,248 --> 00:40:19,739 Isn't that what you hired us for? 730 00:40:24,722 --> 00:40:27,384 Which is why I'm not gonna fire you. 731 00:40:28,492 --> 00:40:30,221 You're gonna quit. 732 00:40:31,495 --> 00:40:33,486 Go on, get out of here. 733 00:40:40,004 --> 00:40:42,802 So, you're just gonna let him go? 734 00:40:42,873 --> 00:40:44,238 Absolutely. 735 00:40:44,675 --> 00:40:48,236 And I'm gonna let him get as far away as possible before you call the cops. 736 00:40:48,312 --> 00:40:50,678 Guy's a nut job. 737 00:40:50,748 --> 00:40:53,808 Who the hell did I leave in charge? 738 00:40:53,884 --> 00:40:55,010 Foreman. 739 00:40:55,085 --> 00:40:58,748 There was a reason for that. Next time, listen to him. 740 00:41:10,067 --> 00:41:13,002 Where have you been? And don't say the CIA. 741 00:41:13,070 --> 00:41:14,901 Okay. 742 00:41:15,005 --> 00:41:16,563 By the way, one of my employees... 743 00:41:16,674 --> 00:41:18,471 Either you're gonna have to get someone from the CIA 744 00:41:18,542 --> 00:41:20,032 to call and confirm your story, 745 00:41:20,110 --> 00:41:24,410 or you're doing eight clinic hours and Wilson is doing 16. 746 00:41:29,053 --> 00:41:31,180 I was in the Hamptons. 747 00:41:31,255 --> 00:41:36,454 I was helping some rich hedge fund jerk treat his son's sniffles. 748 00:41:36,560 --> 00:41:38,790 Fascinating as that sounds. 749 00:41:42,032 --> 00:41:45,399 For your honesty, I will forgive your hours. 750 00:41:46,704 --> 00:41:48,103 Thank you. 751 00:41:51,108 --> 00:41:52,439 No! 752 00:41:53,911 --> 00:41:56,641 The only thing less likely than your helping the CIA 753 00:41:56,714 --> 00:41:59,376 is your helping some rich guy in Long Island. 754 00:41:59,450 --> 00:42:02,044 You're doing your hours and Wilson's. 755 00:42:02,119 --> 00:42:04,110 I know how to kill a man with my thumb. 756 00:42:04,221 --> 00:42:05,654 Who doesn't? 757 00:42:15,332 --> 00:42:16,492 Hi. 758 00:42:16,767 --> 00:42:17,825 Hi. 759 00:42:25,409 --> 00:42:27,900 I'm gonna take you up on your offer. 760 00:42:27,978 --> 00:42:29,104 Yeah? 761 00:42:32,016 --> 00:42:35,349 Well, I live a couple of miles from here. 762 00:42:36,787 --> 00:42:39,119 That's not the offer I meant. 763 00:42:40,824 --> 00:42:42,815 I gave notice today. 764 00:42:42,927 --> 00:42:46,055 You said you were happy at the company. 765 00:42:46,130 --> 00:42:47,358 I lied. 766 00:42:47,464 --> 00:42:49,932 Doubt you'll hold it against me. 767 00:42:56,173 --> 00:42:58,641 I'll see you at 9:00 on Monday.