Babies & Bathwater (19 Apr. 2005)

While House and his team scramble to discover what's causing brain and kidney dysfunction in a pregnant woman, Vogler is on the warpath to get House fired.

Director:

Bill Johnson

Writers:

David Shore (creator), Peter Blake (teleplay),

Stars:

Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Hugh Laurie	...	Dr. Gregory House
Lisa Edelstein	...	Dr. Lisa Cuddy
Omar Epps	...	Dr. Eric Foreman
Robert Sean Leonard	...	Dr. James Wilson
Jennifer Morrison	...	Dr. Allison Cameron (credit only)
Jesse Spencer	...	Dr. Robert Chase
Marin Hinkle	...	Naomi Randolph
Michael A. Goorjian	...	Sean Randolph (as Michael Goorjian)
Michael Simpson	...	Joel Kaplan
Natalie Shaw	...	Rachel Kaplan
Ron Perkins	...	Dr. Ron Simpson
Kenneth Choi	...	Dr. Lim
Chi McBride	...	Edward Vogler
John Berg	...	Dr. Prather
S.E. Perry	...	Officer Davis

Storyline

While driving a car with her husband Sean, the pregnant Naomi Randolph collapses and is moved to House's hospital. Edward Vogler is forcing the dismissal of House, pressing the board with his investment of one hundred million dollars in the hospital. The team finds that Naomi has small-cell lung cancer, needing to be submitted to radiation, but she refuses the caesarean section and the treatment to give a better chance of survival to the baby. Meanwhile, the baby of a young couple is losing weight, and House finds that the baby is being fed by the vegetarian parents only with a vegan diet. The direction of the hospital calls the social service and the police and the parents are arrested.

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Plot Keywords:

baby | pregnant woman | vegan | pneumonia | lung cancer | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 April 2005 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 10, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shore Z Productions, Heel & Toe Films, Bad Hat Harry Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The patient, following the operation, is shown with a distended stomach and an ET tube. The first would have been eliminated by the operation and the second would have been removed after her death.

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Quotes

Dr. Robert Chase: You seen House?
Dr. Eric Foreman: [half-chuckles] Look for a shallow grave with Vogler standing over it.

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Soundtracks

"Happiness"
Performed by Grant Lee Buffalo

User Reviews

I'm willing to die to protect my baby.

Vogler is doing everything he can to sack House for making the damaging speech. He is determined to fire anyone who stands in his way of getting rid of House.

House is trying to save a pregnant woman, and the choice is coming down to her or the baby. He finds a way to save both, but Vogler stops him.

he is also working with a baby that is exhibiting failure to thrive, and social services has the parents arrested. He manages to save both babies while Cuddy stands up to Vogler.

One can only imagine that things are going to be very different between Cuddy and House next season.