Liz Benoit

Leslie goes toe-to-toe with Bobby Newport in their big televised debate. Ann, Tom, and Chris work in the media spin room, while Ron goes the extra mile to save a party for Leslie's donors.

After caring for her dying husband (Meat Loaf Aday) for several months, a woman (Colleen Camp) collapses and, while his condition mysteriously improves, hers deteriorates.

A wealthy businessman brings his teenage son, who is suffering from inexplicable stomach pains, to Princeton Plainsboro and insists on having Dr. House handle the case. Although House still does not have his medical license, Cuddy allows him to take on the case under the watchful eye of Foreman. The father of the patient believes the karmic penalty of his financial success is that he is victim to personal tragedy, and that the answer to his son's medical mystery lies in a reverse of fate rather than medical treatment. Meanwhile, Foreman and Chase prepare to present a morbidity and mortality conference for the Dibala case.

The inner workings of the hospital are seen through the eyes of Dr. Cuddy.

A woman in an open marriage suddenly becomes ill during a date with her boyfriend; House tests Wilson and Sam's relationship.

In the season finale well-known performance artist Afsoun Hamidi (guest star Aghdashloo) is admitted to the hospital, but when the team learns that her symptoms may have been self-inflicted as part of a documentary for her latest performance piece,