House and Cuddy feud mid-case, and he agrees to a wedding
Over a crucifixion case, House refuses to apologize for lying; Cuddy insists he joins her at the board chairman's wedding anyway.
S7E8 · Small Sacrifices
20 moments · 25 min of essential viewing in a 44-minute episode.
Moments, in order
House mocks a man who crucifies himself yearly to keep a deal with God
The patient explains his bargain for his daughter Marisa's recovery; House needles him and lectures on why humans settle for stupid answers.
House catches Wilson's lie: he was buying an engagement ring
House dismantles Wilson's flat-tire alibi until Wilson admits he plans to propose to Sam at the wedding, then urges House to fake an apology.
House reads Taub's slump and sends him to find his mojo
As the patient coughs up teeth, House diagnoses Taub's distraction about his wife and lets him leave the case.
Cuddy's dressy casual outfit sets a trap for House
House wants the daughter's file; Cuddy shows off an outfit he dislikes, and he works out she wanted him to lie about it.
House pitches a Buddhist aquarium for Wilson's proposal
House forged Cuddy's signature for a file and finds Wilson buried in Sam's paperwork; he mocks a wedding proposal before getting Wilson to read his case.
Taub confronts Rachel about the hotel and her new friend
Taub admits he followed his wife; Rachel reveals she met a man online in a support group for people with unfaithful spouses.
House fakes a cure, then runs a differential on Jesus
House tests the patient's mismatched smile with a made-up treatment, then has the team diagnose the son of God.
House tries to catch Cuddy lying about her age
Admitting he forged her signature, House springs a birthday trap; Cuddy explains she added years to look older when she applied as VP.
House tells the patient faith is a communicable disease
House hopes brain lesions will make the patient an atheist; the man says faith is no disease, then loses movement in his arm.
The miracle checks out, and House spots Sam's fudged doses
The daughter's cancer was real, House finds Sam exceeded radiation doses on terminal patients, and calls her a sap perfect for Wilson.
House calls the patient's crucifixion a bad manicure
Refusing embryonic stem cells, the patient is told he broke his deal with ibuprofen; House argues he fears losing his faith.
Marisa begs her father to take the medicine
Brought in to persuade him, Marisa pleads with her dying father, and when he refuses she says she hates God.
At the wedding, Taub calls Rachel's online friendship an emotional affair
Rachel denies anything inappropriate with the man she has never met; Taub says she tells him what she never tells her husband.
House traps Cuddy: she was married before
Talk of white gowns lets House expose Cuddy's six-day 1987 marriage; he calls them even and forgives her.
Wilson proposes to Sam, and it goes wrong
Wilson asks Sam to marry him again but praises her for the five files; she says she did nothing wrong and walks out.
House tells the patient his daughter's cancer is back
Leaving the wedding, House says a PET scan shows Marisa's tumor never went away, and the patient agrees to treatment.
House reveals the trick and declares there is no God
Marisa is fine and the patient is improving; House says no punishment proves no God, and the patient credits a merciful God.
Sam packs up and leaves Wilson
Sam calls it a matter of trust; Wilson suggests counseling, then accuses her of quitting again.
House apologizes to Cuddy, then tells Wilson it was a lie
House tells Cuddy he's taking a leap of faith and won't lie again; later he tells a heartbroken Wilson that the apology was a lie.
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