A job-center applicant collapses on the way out
A man named Benjamin asks a charity worker about classes, drug history and child care, then collapses outside as she runs after him.
S8E3 · Charity Case
20 moments · 25 min of essential viewing in a 44-minute episode.
Moments, in order
House drafts Adams as his unpaid volunteer
House lures Adams in for coffee to work a case, needles her free-clinic do-gooding and reminds her what happened last time he was doubted.
Benjamin explains giving away his fortune
Told to drop the undercover act, Benjamin says he owns no suit, and after a $6,000 landscaping check began giving away his millions to live on $25,000 a year.
Park and Adams clash over altruism
The team argues whether Benjamin is generous or sick, House calls helping others his version of a Yorkie oil painting, and Park cites her parents' $800.
Foreman makes altruism a symptom, or no money
Foreman sees through House's plan to fund his old team, refuses Thirteen, and says if altruism is a symptom House can't take the patient's money.
Thirteen tells House to stop calling
Thirteen shows up to end House's 17 calls; he guesses she fell in love with a girl and is off to Thailand and Mykonos, and refuses to stop.
House's sob story lands a $1 million pledge
House spins Benjamin a tale of a defunded department and gets an endowment offer, then tells him outright it was step three of his master plan.
House's sexaholic hypothetical about taking the money
House asks a colleague whether accepting a sexaholic's offer is wrong, and argues that all doctors take money from sick people.
Benjamin misses the wife and boys he gave up
Benjamin reveals his wife won't take his calls and explains why he won't buy his sons extras while other children starve, then his hands tremble.
Thirteen admits House was a friend, and he cons dinner
Thirteen says House was a friend when she needed one; he fakes going blue to get her to bring Chinese food to the hospital.
Benjamin's kidney math versus House's diagnosis
A colleague wants Benjamin's kidney for a dying patient; House calls the donation a symptom, and Benjamin says 1 in 4,000 makes it logical.
House traces a boy's rash to the neighbor's pool
In clinic House deduces a kid's hand rash comes from his mother's lilac lotion on someone in the neighbors' new pool.
Park can't accept a gift, and it feels icky
Park finds another gift from Adams after repaying her with a job interview; she says she doesn't take charity, and House is baffled.
Foreman pulls House off the case for dosing the patient
Foreman accuses House of faking a symptom to stay right, House denies it, and Foreman bans him from the patient.
Benjamin offers his second kidney to a stranger
A woman with polycystic kidney disease approaches Benjamin, who offers his other kidney and then his heart and lungs to save more lives.
Thirteen asks if she can walk away from medicine
House asks if Thirteen is back for good; she admits the guilt of leaving the skills to help people, and he says she obviously can't.
House confesses the con that cracked the case
House admits he kept Benjamin with random tests, then realizes the iodine in a scan exposed Plummer's disease, a thyroid nodule fueling his generosity.
Cured Benjamin won't pay, and wants his family back
Facing death clarified things: Benjamin wants his wife and kids, refuses House's money, and House calls it a sign he is healthy.
Adams pays for Park's car and wins the gift war
Following House's advice to give what can't be repaid, Adams covers Park's $4,500 car repair, and Park finally says thank you.
House fires Thirteen to save her
As a song plays, House fires Thirteen, saying he can't work with someone here to avoid feeling bad; she sees he is trying to save her and says goodbye.
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