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House Explained. Season 2, Episode 8.
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The Mistake.
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A disciplinary hearing is about to rip apart every decision House's team made over the past six months,
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because a mother is dead and someone has to answer for it.
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Chase, House's intensivist, made a single critical error during a routine follow-up.
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House, who never even met the patient,
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is implicated for the chaos that followed.
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Stacy Warner, the hospital's lawyer and House's ex,
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must prepare both men for the panel,
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while they both lie to her about what really happened.
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This episode is structured like a courtroom drama,
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the whole thing unfolds through flashbacks as Chase and House prepare for a disciplinary hearing,
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and both of them are lying to Stacy about what actually happened.
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We piece together the case through their conflicting accounts.
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It starts months earlier when Kayla McGinley,
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a mother, collapses at her daughters' school recital with severe stomach pain.
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And the initial diagnosis isn't even wrong,
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that's what makes this so tragic.
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Foreman finds uveitis, House takes over,
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and assigns Chase to the exam partly as punishment for spilling his Vicodin.
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Chase correctly identifies Behcet's disease,
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prescribes textbook treatment, everything looks routine.
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The problem is the follow-up,
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Kayla returns days later for her test results and mentions her stomach still hurts.
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Chase has just been on the phone,
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visibly irritated, and writes a prescription without asking a single follow-up question.
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Kayla starts to say something else and stops because of his mood.
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One missed question. That's the mistake.
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Two hours later she's in the ER, perforated ulcer,
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stomach contents leaking into her abdomen.
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Peritonitis, then sepsis, then cascading organ failure.
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Her liver is destroyed and she's dying.
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Her blood type is AB-negative, extremely rare,
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so the transplant list is essentially hopeless.
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Her brother Sam turns out to be a perfect match and volunteers to donate a lobe of his own liver,
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a huge personal risk.
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But no surgeon will touch the operation, too risky.
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House tries bribery, that fails,
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then blackmails a surgeon by threatening to expose his affair and gets the transplant done.
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Then he tells the surgeon's wife about the affair anyway,
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purely because he can.
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That's House in one scene, saves the patient,
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then detonates a marriage for no reason.
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Transplant works. Two months of stability go by.
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Then Kayla's back with a fever she shouldn't have.
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Chase runs tests, and when Sam arrives,
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House realizes he has hepatitis C. The donated liver was carrying it,
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and on Kayla's immunosuppressed system,
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it's already turned into liver cancer.
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Sam's cancer is operable, but Kayla's is terminal.
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Both siblings with cancer from the same organ?
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Kayla's terminal again, and there's no second transplant available,
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Sam finds a black-market doctor in Mexico willing to operate,
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but Foreman and Cameron convince Chase to tell her the truth.
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She probably won't survive the trip,
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let alone the surgery.
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Kayla accepts it with remarkable grace,
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knowing she got three extra months and saved her brother's life,
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she goes home to her daughters and dies a week later.
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But here's where the tragedy compounds,
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months later, Sam comes in for a checkup,
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mentions orphaned kids, financial ruin.
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Chase, drowning in guilt,
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tells Sam he was hungover during that follow-up,
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that his negligence killed Kayla.
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Sam is furious and sues.
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Except Chase wasn't hungover.
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What was it really?
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House confronts him privately,
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the day Kayla came back for results,
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Chase had just gotten a phone call telling him his father died of lung cancer.
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Chase didn't even know his father was sick.
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Then House drops his own bomb:
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he knew about Rowan's cancer for months and promised not to tell Chase.
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So House kept a promise that left Chase completely blindsided at the worst possible moment.
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And Chase confessed to something uglier than the truth because the sympathy the real story would earn felt undeserved.
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That's guilt choosing the version that hurts most,
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not honesty.
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Chase tells the truth at the hearing,
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the committee suspends him for a week with a letter in his permanent file.
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House gets the heavier hit,
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cited for blackmail and for never meeting patients.
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He's ordered supervised by another doctor for at least a month.
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And during all this,
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Stacy quietly tells House she never considered selling him out.
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She still has feelings for him,
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one episode after throwing him out over the stolen therapy file.
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What that means going forward is genuinely unclear.
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House, furious, tries to fire Chase on the spot.
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And Foreman stops him, why?
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Because Cuddy named Foreman temporary department head.
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House's subordinate is now his supervisor.
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Wilson breaks the silence with a crack about the new power structure,
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and House, of all things, is smiling.
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Whether that's defiance or acceptance,
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the episode leaves it open.
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Foreman supervises House. That can't last..
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Stacy admitted feelings. The therapy-file door cracked back open..
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Chase returns in a week, carrying everything.
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House Explained. Season 2, Episode 8.
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00:00:09,714 --> 00:00:10,534
The Mistake.
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A disciplinary hearing is about to rip apart every decision House's team made over the past six months,
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because a mother is dead and someone has to answer for it.
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Chase, House's intensivist, made a single critical error during a routine follow-up.
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House, who never even met the patient,
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is implicated for the chaos that followed.
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Stacy Warner, the hospital's lawyer and House's ex,
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must prepare both men for the panel,
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while they both lie to her about what really happened.
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This episode is structured like a courtroom drama,
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the whole thing unfolds through flashbacks as Chase and House prepare for a disciplinary hearing,
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and both of them are lying to Stacy about what actually happened.
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We piece together the case through their conflicting accounts.
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It starts months earlier when Kayla McGinley,
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a mother, collapses at her daughters' school recital with severe stomach pain.
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And the initial diagnosis isn't even wrong,
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that's what makes this so tragic.
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Foreman finds uveitis, House takes over,
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and assigns Chase to the exam partly as punishment for spilling his Vicodin.
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Chase correctly identifies Behcet's disease,
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prescribes textbook treatment, everything looks routine.
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The problem is the follow-up,
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Kayla returns days later for her test results and mentions her stomach still hurts.
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Chase has just been on the phone,
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visibly irritated, and writes a prescription without asking a single follow-up question.
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Kayla starts to say something else and stops because of his mood.
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One missed question. That's the mistake.
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Two hours later she's in the ER, perforated ulcer,
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stomach contents leaking into her abdomen.
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Peritonitis, then sepsis, then cascading organ failure.
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Her liver is destroyed and she's dying.
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Her blood type is AB-negative, extremely rare,
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so the transplant list is essentially hopeless.
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Her brother Sam turns out to be a perfect match and volunteers to donate a lobe of his own liver,
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a huge personal risk.
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But no surgeon will touch the operation, too risky.
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House tries bribery, that fails,
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then blackmails a surgeon by threatening to expose his affair and gets the transplant done.
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Then he tells the surgeon's wife about the affair anyway,
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purely because he can.
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That's House in one scene, saves the patient,
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then detonates a marriage for no reason.
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Transplant works. Two months of stability go by.
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Then Kayla's back with a fever she shouldn't have.
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Chase runs tests, and when Sam arrives,
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House realizes he has hepatitis C. The donated liver was carrying it,
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and on Kayla's immunosuppressed system,
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it's already turned into liver cancer.
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Sam's cancer is operable, but Kayla's is terminal.
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Both siblings with cancer from the same organ?
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Kayla's terminal again, and there's no second transplant available,
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Sam finds a black-market doctor in Mexico willing to operate,
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but Foreman and Cameron convince Chase to tell her the truth.
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She probably won't survive the trip,
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let alone the surgery.
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Kayla accepts it with remarkable grace,
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knowing she got three extra months and saved her brother's life,
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she goes home to her daughters and dies a week later.
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But here's where the tragedy compounds,
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months later, Sam comes in for a checkup,
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mentions orphaned kids, financial ruin.
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Chase, drowning in guilt,
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tells Sam he was hungover during that follow-up,
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that his negligence killed Kayla.
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Sam is furious and sues.
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Except Chase wasn't hungover.
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What was it really?
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House confronts him privately,
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the day Kayla came back for results,
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Chase had just gotten a phone call telling him his father died of lung cancer.
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Chase didn't even know his father was sick.
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Then House drops his own bomb:
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he knew about Rowan's cancer for months and promised not to tell Chase.
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So House kept a promise that left Chase completely blindsided at the worst possible moment.
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And Chase confessed to something uglier than the truth because the sympathy the real story would earn felt undeserved.
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That's guilt choosing the version that hurts most,
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not honesty.
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Chase tells the truth at the hearing,
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the committee suspends him for a week with a letter in his permanent file.
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House gets the heavier hit,
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cited for blackmail and for never meeting patients.
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He's ordered supervised by another doctor for at least a month.
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And during all this,
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Stacy quietly tells House she never considered selling him out.
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She still has feelings for him,
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one episode after throwing him out over the stolen therapy file.
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What that means going forward is genuinely unclear.
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House, furious, tries to fire Chase on the spot.
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And Foreman stops him, why?
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Because Cuddy named Foreman temporary department head.
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House's subordinate is now his supervisor.
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Wilson breaks the silence with a crack about the new power structure,
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and House, of all things, is smiling.
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Whether that's defiance or acceptance,
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the episode leaves it open.
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Foreman supervises House. That can't last..
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Stacy admitted feelings. The therapy-file door cracked back open..
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Chase returns in a week, carrying everything.
