Charity Case
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"Charity Case" is the third episode of the eighth season
of the American television medical drama series House
and the 158th overall episode of the series. It aired on Fox Network
in the United States
on October 17, 2011. It is also the final episode with Olivia Wilde
.
) collapses outside of a training center for the homeless where he's made an incognito visit. When brought into Princeton Plainsboro, he offers a large payment to the hospital so that Dr. House (Hugh Laurie
) will be able to reassemble his diagnostics team. Dr. Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard
) is also placed in an ethical bind because Byrd offers a kidney to one of Wilson's needy patients. The team tries to determine whether Byrd's generosity is a symptom of mental instability, something confirmed when he expresses to Thirteen (Olivia Wilde
) a desire to die so that all his organs can be harvested.
Dr. Jessica Adams (Odette Annable) works with House on a volunteer basis. She and Dr. Park (Charlyne Yi
) clash over both their diagnoses of the patient and Adams' insistence on giving the proud Park increasingly large gifts, finally paying for House's car repair under the impression that it is Park's car.
House reaches out to the retired Thirteen. She aids him on the case and is nearly persuaded to return to the diagnostic team full time. He then fires her so that she can go to Greece with her new girlfriend guilt-free.
House (season 8)
House was officially renewed for an eighth season on May 10, 2011. It premiered on October 3, 2011. It is the first season not to feature Lisa Edelstein as Dr. Lisa Cuddy. Olivia Wilde has also left the show after the third episode in order to further her film career...
of the American television medical drama series House
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
and the 158th overall episode of the series. It aired on Fox Network
Fox Broadcasting Company
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in the United States
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on October 17, 2011. It is also the final episode with Olivia Wilde
Olivia Wilde
Olivia Wilde is an American actress and fashion model. She began acting in the early 2000s, and has since appeared in a number of film and television parts, including roles in the serial-drama The O.C. and The Black Donnellys. She portrayed Dr...
.
Plot
Philanthropist Benjamin Byrd (Wentworth MillerWentworth Miller
Wentworth Earl Miller III is an English-born American actor; model and screenwriter who rose to stardom following his role as Michael Scofield in the Fox Network television series Prison Break.-Early life:...
) collapses outside of a training center for the homeless where he's made an incognito visit. When brought into Princeton Plainsboro, he offers a large payment to the hospital so that Dr. House (Hugh Laurie
Hugh Laurie
James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE , better known as Hugh Laurie , is an English actor, voice artist, comedian, writer, musician, recording artist, and director...
) will be able to reassemble his diagnostics team. Dr. Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard
Robert Sean Leonard
Robert Sean Leonard is an American actor, who has regularly starred in Broadway and off-Broadway productions. Since 2004 he has played the role of Dr. James Wilson on the TV series House...
) is also placed in an ethical bind because Byrd offers a kidney to one of Wilson's needy patients. The team tries to determine whether Byrd's generosity is a symptom of mental instability, something confirmed when he expresses to Thirteen (Olivia Wilde
Olivia Wilde
Olivia Wilde is an American actress and fashion model. She began acting in the early 2000s, and has since appeared in a number of film and television parts, including roles in the serial-drama The O.C. and The Black Donnellys. She portrayed Dr...
) a desire to die so that all his organs can be harvested.
Dr. Jessica Adams (Odette Annable) works with House on a volunteer basis. She and Dr. Park (Charlyne Yi
Charlyne Yi
Charlyne Amanda Yi is an American actress, comedian, musician, writer, and painter. Her performances do not include joke-telling as in standup comedy; instead, she uses different tactics such as music, magic, games, and often audience participation...
) clash over both their diagnoses of the patient and Adams' insistence on giving the proud Park increasingly large gifts, finally paying for House's car repair under the impression that it is Park's car.
House reaches out to the retired Thirteen. She aids him on the case and is nearly persuaded to return to the diagnostic team full time. He then fires her so that she can go to Greece with her new girlfriend guilt-free.
External links
- "Charity Case" at Fox.com
- Medical review of "Charity Case"