S5 · E20
Simple Explanation
What Happened Last Episode
• House crashed his motorcycle and was hospitalized alongside patient Lee.
• Lee awoke paralyzed and unable to communicate after a bicycle accident.
• House diagnosed Lee with locked-in syndrome despite other doctors' skepticism.
• House clashed with the treating physicians from his own hospital bed.
• Lee's condition was confirmed, validating House's persistent diagnosis.
Key Characters
Gregory House
Struggles to accept Kutner's suicide, searching obsessively for a rational explanation.
James Wilson
Reconnects with House by kidnapping him to attend his father's funeral together.
Eric Foreman
Takes charge of the patient case as the team reels from Kutner's death.
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.
Allison Cameron
Takes over Cuddy's administrative role supervising House and his team.
Chris Taub
Discovers Kutner's body and grapples with intense guilt over missing warning signs.
Thirteen
Deeply shaken by Kutner's death, confronting her own mortality and grief.
Lawrence Kutner
Found dead in his apartment from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.