Words and Deeds
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"Words and Deeds" is the eleventh episode of the third season of House
and the fifty-seventh episode overall. This episode concludes the Michael Tritter
story arc that began in the episode "Fools for Love
".
The first diagnosis is MRSA
to which Derek asks if that is what makes him see blue. Dr. Cameron realizes that this is something entirely different and House suggests male menopause
(high estrogen
, low testosterone
levels). House orders a hormone panel. The team tests for this latest theory but Derek becomes disturbed and begins to strangle Cameron. Meanwhile, House visits Tritter and although House apologizes, Tritter ignores him and says he only cares about House's actions.
Back at the hospital, Foreman insists it must be neurological and asks to CT the brain and give a lumbar puncture
to test for meningitis
. House agrees and leaves and reveals that he is checking himself into rehab. Derek begins to have trouble breathing and it is discovered that he is having another heart attack. The team goes to House for advice who tells them to look at what was in common during this attack and the previous two he had: Amy was present. To test this, the team brings Amy in with Derek. Both confused, Derek suddenly goes into another heart attack. Derek reveals that his brother is dating and engaged to Amy and Cameron realizes that Derek is so in love with Amy that it is literally killing him to see her with another man: Broken heart syndrome
. Rather than tell Amy his true feelings, he agrees to electroshock therapy
to remove his memories of Amy - and every other memory he has. Cuddy and Derek both consent. Back in rehab Tritter then comes to visit, and admits that he is surprised to see House in rehab, though he still refuses to drop the charges against him, saying that even his actions lie.
The procedure is performed successfully. When Amy and Derek's brother walk in, he has no idea who they are. Outside the room, Cameron apologizes to Amy for the burden of caring for Derek landing so soon before her wedding. However, Amy has no idea what she is talking about as she's not even dating Derek's brother. Meanwhile, House and Wilson meet in rehab. House apologizes to Wilson for everything.
The team calls House who is at trial and says that the engagement was a fabricated memory
and wasn't true. House rushes out of court (risking being held in contempt
by the judge) back to the hospital. The team diagnoses Derek with a spinal meningioma
that restricted blood to his brain, creating the false memories.
In the courtroom, Cuddy is at the stand and is confronted with the log book that shows House's signature taking oxycodone
in the name of a dead patient. Cuddy then testifies that she replaced the pills with a placebo
and had the inventory logs to prove it. The case is dismissed and the judge orders Tritter to stop his investigation on House. The judge tells Tritter that he is clearly mad at House for something he did but that he needs to get over it and move on. However, House is ordered to spend the night in jail for contempt
. Cuddy and Wilson both visit him that night and Cuddy is infuriated with House because she was forced to fabricate evidence and commit perjury
so that his case would be dismissed. She tells House that she now "owns him" and House agrees. Wilson gives House the pills from the rehab department. Wilson realizes it is Vicodin
when House greedily takes them. House has bribed the rehab supervisor (referred to as Voldemort) to give him Vicodin. Wilson says that nothing has changed. When Wilson realizes and remarks that House did not need to apologize to him to maintain his deception, House merely answers ambiguously, "Believe what you want." In the background plays "Season of the Witch" by Donovan
.
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...
and the fifty-seventh episode overall. This episode concludes the Michael Tritter
Michael Tritter
Detective Michael Tritter is a recurring fictional character in the medical drama series House, portrayed by David Morse. He is the main antagonist of the third season, which ran between 2006 and 2007. Tritter is a police detective, who tries to get Dr. Gregory House to apologize for leaving him...
story arc that began in the episode "Fools for Love
Fools for Love
"Fools for Love" is the fifth episode of the third season of House and the fifty-first episode overall.-Plot:A young interracial couple is hospitalized after the husband, Jeremy, attacks robbers who threaten his wife, Tracy. Her airways close and she collapses, apparently experiencing anaphylaxis....
".
Plot
Derek, a firefighter, has just escaped a burning building when he begins to have trouble breathing and becomes delirious. He then staggers over to the burning building before being stopped by fellow firefighter, Amy. Derek complains that he is freezing even though he is within yards of the burning building.The first diagnosis is MRSA
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium responsible for several difficult-to-treat infections in humans. It is also called multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus...
to which Derek asks if that is what makes him see blue. Dr. Cameron realizes that this is something entirely different and House suggests male menopause
Andropause
Andropause or male menopause, sometimes colloquially called "man-opause" is a name that has been given to a menopause-like condition in aging men...
(high estrogen
Estrogen
Estrogens , oestrogens , or œstrogens, are a group of compounds named for their importance in the estrous cycle of humans and other animals. They are the primary female sex hormones. Natural estrogens are steroid hormones, while some synthetic ones are non-steroidal...
, low testosterone
Testosterone
Testosterone is a steroid hormone from the androgen group and is found in mammals, reptiles, birds, and other vertebrates. In mammals, testosterone is primarily secreted in the testes of males and the ovaries of females, although small amounts are also secreted by the adrenal glands...
levels). House orders a hormone panel. The team tests for this latest theory but Derek becomes disturbed and begins to strangle Cameron. Meanwhile, House visits Tritter and although House apologizes, Tritter ignores him and says he only cares about House's actions.
Back at the hospital, Foreman insists it must be neurological and asks to CT the brain and give a lumbar puncture
Lumbar puncture
A lumbar puncture is a diagnostic and at times therapeutic procedure that is performed in order to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid for biochemical, microbiological, and cytological analysis, or very rarely as a treatment to relieve increased intracranial pressure.-Indications:The...
to test for meningitis
Meningitis
Meningitis is inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, known collectively as the meninges. The inflammation may be caused by infection with viruses, bacteria, or other microorganisms, and less commonly by certain drugs...
. House agrees and leaves and reveals that he is checking himself into rehab. Derek begins to have trouble breathing and it is discovered that he is having another heart attack. The team goes to House for advice who tells them to look at what was in common during this attack and the previous two he had: Amy was present. To test this, the team brings Amy in with Derek. Both confused, Derek suddenly goes into another heart attack. Derek reveals that his brother is dating and engaged to Amy and Cameron realizes that Derek is so in love with Amy that it is literally killing him to see her with another man: Broken heart syndrome
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also known as transient apical ballooning syndrome, apical ballooning cardiomyopathy, stress-induced cardiomyopathy, Gebrochenes-Herz-Syndrom, and simply stress cardiomyopathy, is a type of non-ischemic cardiomyopathy in which there is a sudden temporary weakening of the...
. Rather than tell Amy his true feelings, he agrees to electroshock therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy , formerly known as electroshock, is a psychiatric treatment in which seizures are electrically induced in anesthetized patients for therapeutic effect. Its mode of action is unknown...
to remove his memories of Amy - and every other memory he has. Cuddy and Derek both consent. Back in rehab Tritter then comes to visit, and admits that he is surprised to see House in rehab, though he still refuses to drop the charges against him, saying that even his actions lie.
The procedure is performed successfully. When Amy and Derek's brother walk in, he has no idea who they are. Outside the room, Cameron apologizes to Amy for the burden of caring for Derek landing so soon before her wedding. However, Amy has no idea what she is talking about as she's not even dating Derek's brother. Meanwhile, House and Wilson meet in rehab. House apologizes to Wilson for everything.
The team calls House who is at trial and says that the engagement was a fabricated memory
Confabulation
Confabulation is the process in which a memory is remembered falsely. Confabulations are indicative of a complicated and intricate process that can be led astray at any given point during encoding, storage, or recall of a memory. Two distinct types of confabulation are often distinguished...
and wasn't true. House rushes out of court (risking being held in contempt
Contempt of court
Contempt of court is a court order which, in the context of a court trial or hearing, declares a person or organization to have disobeyed or been disrespectful of the court's authority...
by the judge) back to the hospital. The team diagnoses Derek with a spinal meningioma
Meningioma
The word meningioma was first used by Harvey Cushing in 1922 to describe a tumor originating from the meninges, the membranous layers surrounding the CNS ....
that restricted blood to his brain, creating the false memories.
In the courtroom, Cuddy is at the stand and is confronted with the log book that shows House's signature taking oxycodone
Oxycodone
Oxycodone is an opioid analgesic medication synthesized from opium-derived thebaine. It was developed in 1916 in Germany, as one of several new semi-synthetic opioids in an attempt to improve on the existing opioids: morphine, diacetylmorphine , and codeine.Oxycodone oral medications are generally...
in the name of a dead patient. Cuddy then testifies that she replaced the pills with a placebo
Placebo
A placebo is a simulated or otherwise medically ineffectual treatment for a disease or other medical condition intended to deceive the recipient...
and had the inventory logs to prove it. The case is dismissed and the judge orders Tritter to stop his investigation on House. The judge tells Tritter that he is clearly mad at House for something he did but that he needs to get over it and move on. However, House is ordered to spend the night in jail for contempt
Contempt of court
Contempt of court is a court order which, in the context of a court trial or hearing, declares a person or organization to have disobeyed or been disrespectful of the court's authority...
. Cuddy and Wilson both visit him that night and Cuddy is infuriated with House because she was forced to fabricate evidence and commit perjury
Perjury
Perjury, also known as forswearing, is the willful act of swearing a false oath or affirmation to tell the truth, whether spoken or in writing, concerning matters material to a judicial proceeding. That is, the witness falsely promises to tell the truth about matters which affect the outcome of the...
so that his case would be dismissed. She tells House that she now "owns him" and House agrees. Wilson gives House the pills from the rehab department. Wilson realizes it is Vicodin
Vicodin
Hydrocodone/paracetamol is a combination of two analgesic products hydrocodone and paracetamol used to relieve moderate to severe pain...
when House greedily takes them. House has bribed the rehab supervisor (referred to as Voldemort) to give him Vicodin. Wilson says that nothing has changed. When Wilson realizes and remarks that House did not need to apologize to him to maintain his deception, House merely answers ambiguously, "Believe what you want." In the background plays "Season of the Witch" by Donovan
Donovan
Donovan Donovan Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch (born 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music...
.