A mob witness and his lawyer brother, then a collapse
Under federal guard, Bill begs his brother Joey not to testify and vanish into Witness Protection; Joey goes dizzy and drops.
7 moments · 13 min
Under federal guard, Bill begs his brother Joey not to testify and vanish into Witness Protection; Joey goes dizzy and drops.
Bill Arnello demands House keep his brother hospitalized, stops the elevator, and promises to take away everything House loves.
Bill fears what a hep C chart would do to Joey's reputation; House guesses why, and offers to keep the treatment off the record.
With two hours of liver left, the team hooks Joey up to a pig to filter his blood while his brother watches in disbelief.
House traces the comas to a marshal bribed for steak, names a genetic disorder, and explains the estrogen with a herbal pill for gay men.
Joey wakes up, and Bill admits he let the medicine stop because House said Joey was gay.
Bill offers Joey a cover story, then lets him go: testify, take Witness Protection, and live the life he wants.