Resignation (8 May 2007)

A 19-year-old college student, Addie, starts coughing up blood during karate class and ends up one of House's cases. Foreman hands in his resignation before treating the woman and refuses ... See full summary »

Director:

Martha Mitchell

Writers:

David Shore (creator), Pam Davis

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
Jesse Spencer	...	Dr. Robert Chase
Lyndsy Fonseca	...	Addie
Eve Gordon	...	Jody
Tony Spiridakis	...	Ben
Shonda Farr	...	Jamie Adams
Tracy Howe	...	Steve Howard
Piper Perabo	...	Honey
Bayani Ison	...	Sensei
Wayne Sable	...	Kyle
Kwabena Darkwah	...	Daniel

Storyline

A 19-year-old college student, Addie, starts coughing up blood during karate class and ends up one of House's cases. Foreman hands in his resignation before treating the woman and refuses to explain why. Although her symptoms show no signs of it, House is convinced that an infection is causing Addie's bleeding. Her lungs start filling with fluid and House's team believes a toxin or cancer is to blame for Addie's illness but are unable to change House's mind. Addie continues to get worse and House wants to do an extremely risky life-or-death treatment in order to confirm his diagnosis; the team starts to ask whether House cares about making a diagnosis more than Addie's own life. Meanwhile, House becomes interested in Honey, a young, attractive nutritionist who brought her boyfriend to the clinic for treatment. He gets her to fill out an employment application (for Foreman's soon-to-be vacated position) and arranges to meet her again in a more casual situation.

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Plot Keywords:

resignation | karate | goose bumps | aerial shot | martial arts school | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 May 2007 (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

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Chase prepares to stick a needle through the patient, Addie's, right eye. This eye is very dark, appearing to be a very dark brown while Addie's left eye is light, appearing gray or light blue. She doesn't have different colored eyes - the true color (matching the left) can be seen during the fight in the opening scene when she starts to go ballistic on her opponent.

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Quotes

[House offers Wilson a cup of coffee]
Dr. Gregory House: Why are you suspicious?
Dr. Wilson: Because it's either that or accept the fact that you've done something nice. And then I'd have to deal with the Horsemen and the Rain of Fire and the End of Days.

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Connections

References Vertigo (1958)

User Reviews

House

This episode was good. It was very graphic and at times it was gruesome when they did certain surgery on different patients. The story line was strong and concrete. The story starts off of a young girl taking karate lessons. She was fighting another individual and then something happens dramatically. Does Doctor House have the answers? Does Doctor Foreman, Doctor Cameron,or Doctor Chase have the answer for this patient? Will they be to late to find the cure. This particular episode is a must see. It drags a little bit but overall the story is solid. It was one of the better episodes for season three. A lot of action and suspense. Dr. House is crazy at times but very smart.