S4 · E8
You Don't Want to Know
What Happened Last Episode
• A teen suffered a heart attack before undergoing plastic surgery.
• A film crew followed House and the candidates around the hospital.
• House struggled to diagnose the patient amid constant distractions.
• The candidates competed while being filmed for a documentary.
• House ultimately identified the teen's underlying medical condition.
Key Characters
Gregory House
Secretly recruited by the CIA to diagnose a covert operative with no medical history.
James Wilson
Lives with House and pressures him to hire a new diagnostic team.
Eric Foreman
Leads the remaining fellowship candidates but faces open challenges to his authority.
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
Reveals he left plastic surgery after an affair and applies to House's team.
Thirteen
Revealed to be Huntington's positive after House stole and tested her blood sample.
Lawrence Kutner
Performs an unauthorized autopsy on a dead rival candidate to help solve the case.