Unfaithful (House)
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"Unfaithful" is the fifteenth episode of the fifth season of House
. It aired on February 16, 2009.
, Fr. Daniel Bresson (played by Jimmi Simpson
), runs a homeless shelter. After he gives a man a sweater to keep warm, Bresson begins drinking at a dangerous rate. He hears a knock at his door and opens it to find an apparition of Jesus Christ hovering a foot off the ground and bleeding. Bresson passes out and is taken to Princeton-Plainsboro.
House takes the case from Cameron, who tells him there is nothing to diagnose, as Bresson simply drank too much bourbon. House takes the case as a diversion for Kutner and Taub while he confronts Foreman and Thirteen about their relationship. While the team tests Bresson's EEG
for epilepsy
, House calls Foreman and Thirteen in. He gives them the option to "split or quit," as he feels their relationship is clouding their judgment. He tells them they have until the end of the case to decide. Cuddy asks House to come to her baby daughter Rachel's simchat bat, a Jewish baby-naming ceremony.
While performing Bresson's EEG, Taub and Kutner learn more about him. Taub, intrigued by Bresson's frequent job relocation, asks him for an explanation. Bresson admits to having an alleged inappropriate relationship with a teenage boy a few years ago; once that was exposed, no church would keep him. Kutner and Taub report this to House, who declares the case over. During lunch, House and Wilson talk over Cuddy's invitation, and Wilson tries convincing House to go.
Foreman and Thirteen decide to "do nothing." Foreman says that House is just trying to get them to work harder. When they report their decision, House fires Foreman. When Taub and Kutner tell Bresson he is being discharged, he pleads to stay, saying he knows something is wrong. Kutner finds a black toe in Bresson's bed, which fell off his foot. House suspects carbon monoxide
poisoning and orders them to put the priest in a hyperbaric chamber. Cuddy again asks House to come to the ceremony, and this time he agrees. Annoyed, she goes to Wilson and asks him to uninvite House, saying she does not want him there and that Wilson prodded him to go.
Bresson suffers an apparent heart attack in the hyperbaric chamber. Foreman asks Cuddy for a letter of recommendation, but she tells him she cannot give it to him because his breach of protocol during the drug trial put the hospital and Cuddy's reputations in jeopardy. House debates Bresson on God and faith while testing his lungs. Kutner apologizes for the pain as he pulls the catheter out, but Bresson says he did not feel pain. House discovers a new symptom: regional anesthesia
. House orders a nerve
conduction study.
Taub and Kutner find an intercostal neuralgia affecting a nerve that runs along the ribs. Bresson's right eye loses sight, even though nothing is structurally wrong with it. With his heart rate down, sensory loss and progressive muscle weakness, the patient is shutting down. Based on the absence of white blood cells, House concludes it must be the spleen
. Taub and Kutner discover that Bresson has pneumocystis, a parasite he contracted through the church holy water. Pneumocystis is virtually harmless, except to people with compromised immune systems. House concludes that Bresson has AIDS
. Bresson tells the team not to test him for AIDS, as he does not believe it is true.
Thirteen decides to quit in exchange for House offering Foreman his job back, since he cannot find one. Foreman disagrees, thinking he can handle it himself. Foreman asks House for his job behind Thirteen's back. House offers Foreman a decision between Thirteen or his job. He chooses his job. Taub goes to find the boy that Bresson allegedly molested to tell him he should get tested for AIDS. The boy, Ryan, is at first indifferent, but later visits Bresson and cries by his bedside, asking for forgiveness, thus hinting at the falsification of the molestation complaint. Bresson forgives him. Wilson tries to convince House to go to Rachel's ceremony again, saying that 'even if an absolute truth does exist, [we] can't know all of it'. House concludes that Bresson has Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
, a genetic condition with symptoms that mimic AIDS.
Cuddy tells Cameron about the patient. Cameron suggests that Cuddy reinvite House to the ceremony, but she fails to do so. House sits in his apartment, drinking and playing the piano. Foreman is reading the paper when Thirteen walks in and smiles, taking a staged "Broadway-esque" bow, hinting at the fact that she and Foreman just played House. She and Foreman kiss. Meanwhile, the ceremony takes place at Cuddy's house.
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...
. It aired on February 16, 2009.
Plot
A young priestPriest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
, Fr. Daniel Bresson (played by Jimmi Simpson
Jimmi Simpson
James Raymond "Jimmi" Simpson is an American actor. He has had recurring roles on the television shows 24, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Psych, My Name Is Earl, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and The Late Show with David Letterman...
), runs a homeless shelter. After he gives a man a sweater to keep warm, Bresson begins drinking at a dangerous rate. He hears a knock at his door and opens it to find an apparition of Jesus Christ hovering a foot off the ground and bleeding. Bresson passes out and is taken to Princeton-Plainsboro.
House takes the case from Cameron, who tells him there is nothing to diagnose, as Bresson simply drank too much bourbon. House takes the case as a diversion for Kutner and Taub while he confronts Foreman and Thirteen about their relationship. While the team tests Bresson's EEG
EEG
EEG commonly refers to electroencephalography, a measurement of the electrical activity of the brain.EEG may also refer to:* Emperor Entertainment Group, a Hong Kong-based entertainment company...
for epilepsy
Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder characterized by seizures. These seizures are transient signs and/or symptoms of abnormal, excessive or hypersynchronous neuronal activity in the brain.About 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy, and nearly two out of every three new cases...
, House calls Foreman and Thirteen in. He gives them the option to "split or quit," as he feels their relationship is clouding their judgment. He tells them they have until the end of the case to decide. Cuddy asks House to come to her baby daughter Rachel's simchat bat, a Jewish baby-naming ceremony.
While performing Bresson's EEG, Taub and Kutner learn more about him. Taub, intrigued by Bresson's frequent job relocation, asks him for an explanation. Bresson admits to having an alleged inappropriate relationship with a teenage boy a few years ago; once that was exposed, no church would keep him. Kutner and Taub report this to House, who declares the case over. During lunch, House and Wilson talk over Cuddy's invitation, and Wilson tries convincing House to go.
Foreman and Thirteen decide to "do nothing." Foreman says that House is just trying to get them to work harder. When they report their decision, House fires Foreman. When Taub and Kutner tell Bresson he is being discharged, he pleads to stay, saying he knows something is wrong. Kutner finds a black toe in Bresson's bed, which fell off his foot. House suspects carbon monoxide
Carbon monoxide
Carbon monoxide , also called carbonous oxide, is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that is slightly lighter than air. It is highly toxic to humans and animals in higher quantities, although it is also produced in normal animal metabolism in low quantities, and is thought to have some normal...
poisoning and orders them to put the priest in a hyperbaric chamber. Cuddy again asks House to come to the ceremony, and this time he agrees. Annoyed, she goes to Wilson and asks him to uninvite House, saying she does not want him there and that Wilson prodded him to go.
Bresson suffers an apparent heart attack in the hyperbaric chamber. Foreman asks Cuddy for a letter of recommendation, but she tells him she cannot give it to him because his breach of protocol during the drug trial put the hospital and Cuddy's reputations in jeopardy. House debates Bresson on God and faith while testing his lungs. Kutner apologizes for the pain as he pulls the catheter out, but Bresson says he did not feel pain. House discovers a new symptom: regional anesthesia
Anesthesia
Anesthesia, or anaesthesia , traditionally meant the condition of having sensation blocked or temporarily taken away...
. House orders a nerve
Nerve
A peripheral nerve, or simply nerve, is an enclosed, cable-like bundle of peripheral axons . A nerve provides a common pathway for the electrochemical nerve impulses that are transmitted along each of the axons. Nerves are found only in the peripheral nervous system...
conduction study.
Taub and Kutner find an intercostal neuralgia affecting a nerve that runs along the ribs. Bresson's right eye loses sight, even though nothing is structurally wrong with it. With his heart rate down, sensory loss and progressive muscle weakness, the patient is shutting down. Based on the absence of white blood cells, House concludes it must be the spleen
Spleen
The spleen is an organ found in virtually all vertebrate animals with important roles in regard to red blood cells and the immune system. In humans, it is located in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. It removes old red blood cells and holds a reserve of blood in case of hemorrhagic shock...
. Taub and Kutner discover that Bresson has pneumocystis, a parasite he contracted through the church holy water. Pneumocystis is virtually harmless, except to people with compromised immune systems. House concludes that Bresson has AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
. Bresson tells the team not to test him for AIDS, as he does not believe it is true.
Thirteen decides to quit in exchange for House offering Foreman his job back, since he cannot find one. Foreman disagrees, thinking he can handle it himself. Foreman asks House for his job behind Thirteen's back. House offers Foreman a decision between Thirteen or his job. He chooses his job. Taub goes to find the boy that Bresson allegedly molested to tell him he should get tested for AIDS. The boy, Ryan, is at first indifferent, but later visits Bresson and cries by his bedside, asking for forgiveness, thus hinting at the falsification of the molestation complaint. Bresson forgives him. Wilson tries to convince House to go to Rachel's ceremony again, saying that 'even if an absolute truth does exist, [we] can't know all of it'. House concludes that Bresson has Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome
Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome is a rare X-linked recessive disease characterized by eczema, thrombocytopenia , immune deficiency, and bloody diarrhea . It is also sometimes called the eczema-thrombocytopenia-immunodeficiency syndrome in keeping with Aldrich's original description in 1954...
, a genetic condition with symptoms that mimic AIDS.
Cuddy tells Cameron about the patient. Cameron suggests that Cuddy reinvite House to the ceremony, but she fails to do so. House sits in his apartment, drinking and playing the piano. Foreman is reading the paper when Thirteen walks in and smiles, taking a staged "Broadway-esque" bow, hinting at the fact that she and Foreman just played House. She and Foreman kiss. Meanwhile, the ceremony takes place at Cuddy's house.
Music
- The song that plays over the teaser is "Firesuite" by Doves from their album Lost Souls.
- The song that House plays on his piano at the end of the show is "Cuddy's Serenade" by Hugh LaurieHugh LaurieJames Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE , better known as Hugh Laurie , is an English actor, voice artist, comedian, writer, musician, recording artist, and director...
. The song includes an interlude of "You Can't Always Get What You WantYou Can't Always Get What You Want"You Can't Always Get What You Want" is a song by The Rolling Stones released on their 1969 album Let It Bleed. Written primarily by Mick Jagger with assistance from Keith Richards, it was named as the 100th greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone in its 2004 list of "500 Greatest Songs of All...
" by the Rolling Stones. - The song playing during the scene where Taub talks with Ryan is also the same song played in the opening of DNRDNR (House)"DNR" is the 9th episode in the first season of House, which premiered on the Fox network on February 1, 2005....
.