S2 E24
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Season 2  "No Reason"  2x24

Aired 18 years ago - May 23, 2006

As House and his team are working on the diagnosis of a man with a giant, swollen tongue, the husband of a former patient walks into House's office and shoots him. House continues to treat his patient from his ICU hospital bed with the shooter, who has been shot by hospital security and hand-cuffed to his bed, as his roommate. When the after-effects of the shooting begin to impact House, he starts to question his own ability to diagnose properly. As his patient's body deteriorates, House struggles through his self-doubt and must trust his team to find a way to solve the case.

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nicked the bowel, lodged in the posterior rib.
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And the blood tests were negative.
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House, what are you-
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Everything that lives, eats.
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He screwed up.
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If it's alleviating pain, who knows what else it's doing?
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House.
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Couldn't have done that if you'd killed me.
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You want to hear a story?
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I confessed to you that I'd had an affair.
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You're satisfied by that answer?
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You want to know if I've had an affair with someone closer to my integer.
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I should go.
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You're an ass because you're trying to wrap it in the flag,
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Tongue and eyes are sick.
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If I was married to her, I certainly wouldn't-
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Anesthesia?
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Working.
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They've been treating chronic pain by inducing comas,
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The wrong side.
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are connected to the lymphatic system in the lungs.
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Maybe he's not getting smarter.
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in the starkest, darkest way.
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And they know that those consequences are their fault.
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It's important that you're up ASAP after surgery.
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I got a bet with my physio that I can do 100 klicks by Friday.
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If you don't catch testicular cancer early, it kills.
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If you've got a good life, if you're healthy,
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was to somehow make it mean nothing.
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How come you're acting like you've known for days?
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Are you hallucinating?
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AFP and beta HCG say no testicular cancer.
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If the answers to any of these questions is yes, assume you're right.
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You were- -no, I wasn’t.
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You're obviously not here.
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Only actions can cause harm.
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It means one of your assumptions is wrong.
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Assuming that crazy assumption is correct,
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No way.
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If I do something that doesn't make sense,
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I can't care if I'm dead.
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doesn't mean it's not real.
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You turn the one decent thing in your life, and you taint it, strip it of all meaning.
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Every time I've had an epiphany on this one,

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And the blood tests were negative.
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House, what are you-
#3
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Everything that lives, eats.
#4
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He screwed up.
#5
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If it's alleviating pain, who knows what else it's doing?
#6
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House.
#8
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Couldn't have done that if you'd killed me.
#9
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You want to hear a story?
#10
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I confessed to you that I'd had an affair.
#11
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You're satisfied by that answer?
#13
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You want to know if I've had an affair with someone closer to my integer.
#14
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I should go.
#15
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You're an ass because you're trying to wrap it in the flag,
#16
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Tongue and eyes are sick.
#18
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If I was married to her, I certainly wouldn't-
#19
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Anesthesia?
#20
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Working.
#21
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They've been treating chronic pain by inducing comas,
#22
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The wrong side.
#23
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are connected to the lymphatic system in the lungs.
#24
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Maybe he's not getting smarter.
#25
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in the starkest, darkest way.
#26
Recap of House Season 2 Episode 24 (S02E24) - 27
And they know that those consequences are their fault.
#27
Recap of House Season 2 Episode 24 (S02E24) - 28
It's important that you're up ASAP after surgery.
#28
Recap of House Season 2 Episode 24 (S02E24) - 29
I got a bet with my physio that I can do 100 klicks by Friday.
#29
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If you don't catch testicular cancer early, it kills.
#30
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If you've got a good life, if you're healthy,
#31
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was to somehow make it mean nothing.
#32
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How come you're acting like you've known for days?
#33
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Are you hallucinating?
#34
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AFP and beta HCG say no testicular cancer.
#35
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If the answers to any of these questions is yes, assume you're right.
#36
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You were- -no, I wasn’t.
#38
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You're obviously not here.
#39
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Only actions can cause harm.
#40
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It means one of your assumptions is wrong.
#41
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Assuming that crazy assumption is correct,
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No way.
#43
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If I do something that doesn't make sense,
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I can't care if I'm dead.
#46
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doesn't mean it's not real.
#47
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You turn the one decent thing in your life, and you taint it, strip it of all meaning.
#48
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Every time I've had an epiphany on this one,
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