Damned If You Do (14 Dec. 2004)

A nun suffering from acute dermatitis and asthma treated by House with possibly the wrong medication comes dangerously close to death.

Director:

Greg Yaitanes

Writers:

David Shore (creator), Sara B. Cooper

Stars:

Hugh Laurie, Lisa Edelstein, Omar Epps

Cast

Episode cast overview:
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
Jesse Spencer	...	Dr. Robert Chase
Elizabeth Mitchell	...	Sister Mary Augustine
Lucinda Jenney	...	Sister Mary Eucharist
Dakin Matthews	...	Marvin - Santa Claus
Lori Rom	...	Sister Mary Pius
Ann Dowd	...	Mother Superior
Taji Coleman	...	Tech
Peter James	...	Priest (as James Symington)

Storyline

A nun arrives at the clinic with what appears to be a skin rash caused by an allergy, and starts to go into anaphylactic shock in reaction to the medication Dr. House gives her. When he then gives her an injection of epinephrine, she goes into cardiac arrest, leading Dr. Cuddy to assume that House gave her an accidental overdose. Absolutely sure that he gave the patient the correct dosage, House begins a series of unorthodox treatments to uncover the truth, and also does a bit of snooping into the sister's past.

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Plot Keywords:

nun | injection | allergy | asthma | dermatitis | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 December 2004 (USA)

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Hugh Laurie's character in this episode prescribes cigarettes to a patient. In a comedy show Laurie starred in, A Bit of Fry and Laurie: Episode #1.3 , during one sketch he is a patient prescribed cigarettes by his doctor.

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Goofs

While sister Augustine is in the bed, with her hands including the wrist bandaged, Dr. Chase measures her pulse by holding her left hand and says 104. In reality it is not possible to palpate the pulse when the wrist is tightly bandaged - you cannot feel the pulse through the bandage.

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Quotes

Dr. Eric Foreman: You are aware of the Hippocratic oath, right?
Dr. Gregory House: The one that starts, "First, do no harm", then goes on to tell us: no abortions, no seductions, and definitely no cutting of those who labor beneath the stone? Yeah, took a read once. Wasn't impressed.

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Connections

References The Sound of Music (1965)

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Soundtracks

"The Twelve Days of Christmas"
(uncredited)
by Paul and Brenda Neal

User Reviews

You've got a better shot betting on me than Him.

Elizabeth Mitchell ("Lost", 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story, The Santa Clause 2) plays Sister Mary Augustine, who came in with what looked like a simple allergic reaction.

The whole issue of nuns, belief in God, and belief that House may make mistakes comes up at various times.

What was interesting was the fact that the solution came in the patient's past life. The initial story was not the whole truth as it usually isn't Everybody lies, as House always says. Once the lie is exposed, then a solution is found.

Faith may be a wonderful thing, but reality is what gets us through life.