A family barbecue ends with Richard's wheelchair rolling into the pool
Arlene sends her son Mark to ask his silent, wheelchair-bound father about a burger; minutes later the chair whirs toward the water.
Arlene
Every House moment featuring Arlene, in story order.
8 moments · 11 min
House tells Mark he hopes his father really tried to kill himself
A suicide attempt would mean the man still knows how miserable he is, House argues: proof that Mark's dad is still in there.
House asks Cameron out for a drink, and she turns him down
After the patient's wife praises him, House invites Cameron for a drink; she says no, he says she only liked him broken, she says he isn't healthy.
House asks Arlene why she doesn't put her husband in a facility
Arlene says she cares for him out of responsibility; House pushes until she admits it doesn't make her happy but leaving would destroy her.
Richard makes a sound, and House puts a grunt in the differential
While being lifted, Richard grunts at House; back at the office House scolds the team as lousy doctors and orders eight years reviewed.
House tells Mrs. McNeil the risky test could give her husband back
He won't promise recovery, but says she might learn to understand him; told he could die, she answers he already has.
House admits he just needed the puzzle as Cuddy slips Richard a shot
House concedes Cuddy was right to refuse; at the exit she stops the family and injects Richard, calling it cortisol to fight infection.
Richard stands up for the first time in eight years
On the way home Richard starts gasping, then rises from his chair before his wife and son and thanks them.