S5 · E17
The Social Contract
What Happened Last Episode
• The team treated a patient carrying both male and female DNA.
• House began acting unusually nice toward colleagues and patients.
• Cuddy grew suspicious that House's kindness signaled a deeper problem.
• Wilson investigated what was really driving House's changed behavior.
• The team ultimately solved the patient's rare chimera condition.
Key Characters
Gregory House
Secretly using methadone to eliminate his leg pain, making him uncharacteristically nice.
James Wilson
Reconnects with House by kidnapping him to attend his father's funeral together.
Eric Foreman
Openly dating Thirteen despite House's attempts to weaponize their relationship.
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
Secretly authored a published article, which House and Wilson discovered and confronted him about.
Thirteen
In a relationship with Foreman, now exposed to the team by House.
Lawrence Kutner
Secretly operates an online medical-advice website using House's name.