S2 · E3

Humpty Dumpty

What Happened Last Episode

• House investigated a terminally ill girl's suspicious lack of fear. • The young patient displayed unusual bravery about her fatal diagnosis. • House allowed the girl to make her own life-or-death treatment decision. • The team questioned House's ethics in giving a child such responsibility. • House suspected her acceptance hid an underlying treatable condition.

Key Characters

Gregory House

Diagnosed a young cancer patient's hidden aneurysm by risking a deep hypothermic cardiac arrest.

James Wilson

Serves as House's closest friend and moral counterbalance at Princeton-Plainsboro.

Eric Foreman

Works on House's diagnostics team, tackling the Death Row patient case.

Robert Chase

Returns for Season 2 as a member of House's diagnostics team.

Lisa Cuddy

Grapples with guilt after her handyman Alfredo suffers a severe injury at her home.

Allison Cameron

Back on House's team after their awkward date, navigating unresolved tension.