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Control (House)
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"Control" is the fourteenth episode of the first season of House
, which premiered on the Fox
network on March 15, 2005.
) is admitted to the hospital
after experiencing severe leg pain during a conference. Chase
takes an X-ray of her leg, which doesn't reveal any blood clotting, the suspected cause of her pain. When the X-ray turns out negative and Carly experiences severe pain, House
asks Wilson
to perform a colonoscopy
on her, suspecting cancer
. Carly refuses the procedure, but consents to a CT scan, which is non-invasive but expensive. The test results also come back negative.
Meanwhile, billionaire Edward Vogler (Chi McBride
) announces his plan to give the hospital $100 million in exchange for being the new chairman of the board. As Cuddy
is showing Vogler around the hospital, he notices House, who is without a lab coat and playing with a yo-yo in his office. Vogler pressures Cuddy into getting House to conform with hospital protocol, and argues that House's division is losing $3 million a year, but Cuddy stands up for House.
House checks Carly's X-rays and discovers that Chase made a mistake, X-raying the wrong leg twice because he was flirting with the radiologist
. While being prepped for another X-ray by Foreman
, Carly goes into respiratory arrest as her lungs fill with fluid. They drain her lungs, but Carly resists further tests; House senses that she is ashamed of something. He checks her body while she's sleeping and finds scars.
House talks to Carly, realizing that along with cutting herself
, she's been swallowing Ipecac
to induce vomiting to keep thin. However, the Ipecac she has been taking three times a week has resulted in severe damage to her heart, and she needs a transplant. Because of her cutting and bulimia, she's a high risk for a heart transplant, which means House must lie to Wilson, Cuddy, and the rest of the board about her mental state. Cuddy is suspicious, as House had Carly put on the waiting list for a heart transplant an hour before the rest of the doctors came to the same conclusion. However, House sticks to his story and Carly gets a new heart.
The rest of the staff are confused as to why House put her on the waiting list so quickly. Chase is afraid of losing his job after messing up the X-ray and decides to search Carly's room. He discovers the bottle of Ipecac in her purse. Carly's surgery goes well, and House confronts Carly about the changes she needs to make in her life. In the end, Vogler confronts House in his office, having found out that Carly had Ipecac in her possession. House pretends he didn't know, and informs Vogler that to get rid of him, he'd need to have all members of the board vote him off, which will be difficult with Cuddy and Wilson on his side. Vogler counters that while that may be true, it'd be much easier to get rid of Cuddy or Wilson, and that the remaining members of the board would be likely to vote House off.
During the episode, House also meets a father and son in the clinic. The father can't speak ever since he had knee surgery a year before, and is getting a $1 million settlement from the hospital. House meets the father a second time and injects him in the throat with botox. In their third meeting, House tells the father that the botox should have cured the man, as his vocal cords were paralyzed from the intubation done on him (a rare condition). However, House agrees to keep the man's cure a secret, so he won't lose out on the settlement.
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
, which premiered on the Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
network on March 15, 2005.
Plot
A young CEO named Carly (Sarah ClarkeSarah Clarke
Sarah Clarke is an American actress, best known for her role as Nina Myers on 24, and also for her roles as Renée Dwyer, Bella Swan's mother, in the 2008 film Twilight as well as Erin McGuire on the short-lived TV show, Trust Me.-Early life:Clarke was born in St...
) is admitted to the hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
after experiencing severe leg pain during a conference. Chase
Robert Chase
Dr. Robert Chase is a fictional character on the Fox medical drama House. He is portrayed by Jesse Spencer. His character was a part of the team of diagnosticians who worked under Gregory House until the end of the third season when House fires him. However, he was then re-hired in season 6...
takes an X-ray of her leg, which doesn't reveal any blood clotting, the suspected cause of her pain. When the X-ray turns out negative and Carly experiences severe pain, House
Gregory House
Gregory House, M.D., or simply referred to as House, is a fictional antihero and title character of the American television series House, played by Hugh Laurie. He is the Chief of Diagnostic Medicine at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, where he leads a team of diagnosticians...
asks Wilson
James Wilson (House)
James Evan Wilson, M.D., is a fictional character on the Fox medical drama House. He is played by Robert Sean Leonard. The character first appears in the show's pilot episode when he introduces a medical case to Dr. Gregory House, the protagonist of the show. Wilson is Dr. House's only true friend,...
to perform a colonoscopy
Colonoscopy
Colonoscopy is the endoscopic examination of the large bowel and the distal part of the small bowel with a CCD camera or a fiber optic camera on a flexible tube passed through the anus. It may provide a visual diagnosis and grants the opportunity for biopsy or removal of suspected...
on her, suspecting cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
. Carly refuses the procedure, but consents to a CT scan, which is non-invasive but expensive. The test results also come back negative.
Meanwhile, billionaire Edward Vogler (Chi McBride
Chi McBride
Kenneth "Chi" McBride is an American actor. He starred as Steven Harper on the series Boston Public, as Emerson Cod on Pushing Daisies, and recently appeared in Fox's drama Human Target.-Early life:...
) announces his plan to give the hospital $100 million in exchange for being the new chairman of the board. As Cuddy
Lisa Cuddy
Dr. Lisa Cuddy, M.D., is a fictional character on the Fox medical drama House. She is portrayed by Lisa Edelstein. Cuddy was the Dean of Medicine and hospital administrator of the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey. She also becomes House's love interest through the...
is showing Vogler around the hospital, he notices House, who is without a lab coat and playing with a yo-yo in his office. Vogler pressures Cuddy into getting House to conform with hospital protocol, and argues that House's division is losing $3 million a year, but Cuddy stands up for House.
House checks Carly's X-rays and discovers that Chase made a mistake, X-raying the wrong leg twice because he was flirting with the radiologist
Radiology
Radiology is a medical specialty that employs the use of imaging to both diagnose and treat disease visualized within the human body. Radiologists use an array of imaging technologies to diagnose or treat diseases...
. While being prepped for another X-ray by Foreman
Eric Foreman
Eric Foreman, M.D., is a fictional character on the Fox medical drama House. He is portrayed by Omar Epps.-Background:A neurologist, Foreman was a member of Dr. Gregory House's handpicked team of specialists at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital's Diagnostic Medicine Department...
, Carly goes into respiratory arrest as her lungs fill with fluid. They drain her lungs, but Carly resists further tests; House senses that she is ashamed of something. He checks her body while she's sleeping and finds scars.
House talks to Carly, realizing that along with cutting herself
Self-harm
Self-harm or deliberate self-harm includes self-injury and self-poisoning and is defined as the intentional, direct injuring of body tissue most often done without suicidal intentions. These terms are used in the more recent literature in an attempt to reach a more neutral terminology...
, she's been swallowing Ipecac
Syrup of ipecac
Syrup of ipecac , commonly referred to as ipecac, is derived from the dried rhizome and roots of the ipecacuanha plant, and is a well known emetic .-Preparation:...
to induce vomiting to keep thin. However, the Ipecac she has been taking three times a week has resulted in severe damage to her heart, and she needs a transplant. Because of her cutting and bulimia, she's a high risk for a heart transplant, which means House must lie to Wilson, Cuddy, and the rest of the board about her mental state. Cuddy is suspicious, as House had Carly put on the waiting list for a heart transplant an hour before the rest of the doctors came to the same conclusion. However, House sticks to his story and Carly gets a new heart.
The rest of the staff are confused as to why House put her on the waiting list so quickly. Chase is afraid of losing his job after messing up the X-ray and decides to search Carly's room. He discovers the bottle of Ipecac in her purse. Carly's surgery goes well, and House confronts Carly about the changes she needs to make in her life. In the end, Vogler confronts House in his office, having found out that Carly had Ipecac in her possession. House pretends he didn't know, and informs Vogler that to get rid of him, he'd need to have all members of the board vote him off, which will be difficult with Cuddy and Wilson on his side. Vogler counters that while that may be true, it'd be much easier to get rid of Cuddy or Wilson, and that the remaining members of the board would be likely to vote House off.
During the episode, House also meets a father and son in the clinic. The father can't speak ever since he had knee surgery a year before, and is getting a $1 million settlement from the hospital. House meets the father a second time and injects him in the throat with botox. In their third meeting, House tells the father that the botox should have cured the man, as his vocal cords were paralyzed from the intubation done on him (a rare condition). However, House agrees to keep the man's cure a secret, so he won't lose out on the settlement.
Series continuity
In this episode it is revealed that there are two Dr. Wilsons at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital: Dr. James Wilson, the oncologist who is House's best friend, and another, who is an ophthalmologist.External links
- "Control" at Fox.com