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On a class field trip, a teacher discovers that her six-year-old student, Ian, is bleeding profusely. Dr. House thinks Ian has the same unknown disease that killed an elderly patient of his years ago.

Director:

Fred Gerber

Writers:

David Shore (created by), David Foster

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
Laura Allen	...	Sarah Alston
Mackenzie Astin	...	Alan Alston
Carter Page	...	Ian Alston
Al Espinosa	...	Dr. Wells
Michelle Harrison	...	Nicole Ballard
Purva Bedi	...	Teacher
Daylon Reese	...	Child

Storyline

When six year-old Ian Alston is brought in with sudden bloody diarrhea, only House guesses a fatal syndrome. He steals the patient from Cuddy, ordering Wilson to keep her occupied at the benefit gala poker tournament. Cruelly chases Chase's date there to help solve this case. A case similar to a fatal one twelve years earlier (involving elderly Esther). The symptoms follow her pattern to a point, which is explained by the age difference, then converge again despite more ideas and tests. Cuddy finds out from the frightened parents and shuts House's team down, but he continues with biopsy tissue and a surprise move.

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Plot Keywords:

poker | defibrillator | child has heart attack | charity event | reference to piccadilly circus london | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

The coffee machine in the office has a sign on it saying, "Good Coffee: Cheaper than Prozac!"

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Goofs

In the scene where Ian goes into Cardiac arrest, his hands jump from on his stomach to by his side between shots. He also moves his hand when he is supposed to be unconscious.

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Quotes

Dr. Gregory House: You do realize that the point of metaphors is to scare people from doing things by telling them that something much scarier is going to happen than what will really happen. God, I wish I had a metaphor to explain that better.

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Soundtracks

Hymn to Freedom
by Oscar Peterson
Performed by Hugh Laurie

User Reviews

A House Obsessed

When a young boy comes down with a mystery ailment that proved fatal in an elderly female patient 12 years before, House becomes a man obsessed in finding a solution before time runs out. To say he goes to extremes in this episode is no exaggeration. He risks losing everything, including his career and that of his staff, to find the solution. This is one of those Very Sick Kid episodes, which can prove very disturbing to the sensitive among you. It is not unlike the Very Sick Baby episodes, which don't always come out the way we'd like -- and this is a good thing, as life works that way sometimes. I know. I worked in a city hospital as a student. At this point in the second season, I have noticed that HOUSE has begun using increasingly graphic segments featuring more frequent invasive procedures such as lumbar punctures and close-up surgeries. It has gone way past ER in this respect, but it also has turned out to be better than ER. And I loved ER, at least the first five seasons. HOUSE meanwhile has been renewed with good reason for a third season, and as of this writing, the third season has kicked off.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 April 2006 (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:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1