S4 · E3
97 Seconds
What Happened Last Episode
• House secretly treated a fighter pilot applying for NASA's program.
• Forty applicants competed for open spots on House's diagnostic team.
• Candidates worked to solve the pilot's case as their audition.
• House used the patient's diagnosis to narrow down his team choices.
Key Characters
Gregory House
Electrocutes himself with a knife in a power outlet to experience near-death.
James Wilson
Lives with House and pressures him to hire a new diagnostic team.
Eric Foreman
Realizes he has adopted House's methods at his new hospital and alienated colleagues.
Robert Chase
Fired by House at the end of last season, no longer on the team.
Lisa Cuddy
Unaware House is running a secret hiring competition and treating a hidden patient.
Allison Cameron
Departed House's team after Chase's firing, no longer working in diagnostics.
Chris Taub
Competes as an applicant vying for a spot on House's diagnostic team.
Thirteen
Emerges as a notable contender among House's new team applicants.
Lawrence Kutner
Competes as an applicant vying for a spot on House's diagnostic team.
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Nurse
Works at Princeton-Plainsboro, present during House's solo diagnostic efforts.