S5 · E14
The Greater Good
What Happened Last Episode
• Cuddy stayed home to care for her newly adopted baby.
• Cameron took over Cuddy's duties, including supervising House.
• House and Cameron clashed in a power struggle over his methods.
• A Special Education teacher collapsed after spitting up blood.
• House argued the patient's extreme goodness was itself a pathology.
Key Characters
Gregory House
Clashing with Cuddy while treating a cancer researcher who abandoned her career for happiness.
James Wilson
Reconnects with House by kidnapping him to attend his father's funeral together.
Eric Foreman
Enters a romantic relationship with Thirteen, navigating personal and professional boundaries.
Robert Chase
Pushes Cameron on their relationship and she agrees to move in together.
Lisa Cuddy
Actively retaliating against House, making his life miserable over her unhappiness.
Chris Taub
Serves on House's new diagnostic team after surviving the fellowship selection process.
Thirteen
Suffering life-threatening side effects from her experimental Huntington's disease clinical trial.
Lawrence Kutner
Secretly operates an online medical-advice website using House's name.