
S5 · E5
Lucky Thirteen
What Happened Last Episode
• House attended his father's funeral reluctantly.
• A young Chinese girl collapsed under mysterious circumstances.
• House guided the team's differential diagnosis remotely by phone.
• The team struggled to identify the girl's unusual condition.
• House revealed a personal truth about his relationship with his father.
Key Characters

Gregory House
Pays private investigator Lucas to spy on Wilson's personal life.

James Wilson
Reconnects with House by kidnapping him to attend his father's funeral together.

Eric Foreman
Supervises House's new diagnostic team after returning to Princeton-Plainsboro.

Robert Chase
Works as a surgeon at Princeton-Plainsboro after leaving House's original team.

Lisa Cuddy
Manages the hospital fallout from Wilson's resignation and House's emotional spiral.

Chris Taub
Serves on House's new diagnostic team after surviving the fellowship selection process.

Thirteen
Her self-destructive lifestyle of one-night stands becomes exposed to House and the team.

Lawrence Kutner
Serves on House's new diagnostic team as one of the final fellowship picks.