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{{Infobox television episode |
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| title = Whatever It Takes |
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| series = [[House (TV series)|House]] |
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| teleplay = {{Unbulleted list|Thomas L. Moran|& [[Peter Blake (writer)|Peter Blake]]}} |
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* [[Chad Willett]] as CIA Agent Brian Smith |
* [[Chad Willett]] as CIA Agent Brian Smith |
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* [[Joel Bissonnette]] as CIA Agent John |
* [[Joel Bissonnette]] as CIA Agent John |
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* [[Michael Michele]] as [[List of House characters# |
* [[Michael Michele]] as [[List of House characters#Seasons 4–5|Dr. Samira Terzi]] |
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'''Whatever It Takes''' is the sixth episode of the fourth season of [[House (TV series)|House]] and the seventy-sixth episode overall, which aired on November 6, 2007. |
'''Whatever It Takes''' is the sixth episode of the fourth season of [[House (TV series)|House]] and the seventy-sixth episode overall, which aired on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] on November 6, 2007. |
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A champion drag racer collapses after a race and Foreman is sure it is only heat stroke. However, when a CIA agent comes to take House to a special case, Foreman is left alone with the rest of the applicants. The drag racer takes a turn for the worse, and Foreman finds his authority with the applicants crumbling and the confidence of the patient disappearing. With House out of contact, Brennan comes up with a crazy idea and fights with Foreman on both the diagnosis and treatment. Meanwhile, House treats a spy with life-threatening symptoms while trying to impress his attractive attending physician and undercut one of the world's leading doctors at the same time. |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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[[drag racing|Drag racer]] Casey Alfonso experiences blurred vision and distorted hearing |
[[drag racing|Drag racer]] Casey Alfonso experiences blurred vision and distorted hearing following a race. [[Gregory House|House]] takes the case, hoping that by solving it, he will be able to test drive a dragster. When an agent from the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] recruits House to help diagnose a mortally ill agent named "John", House puts Foreman in charge of the fellowship candidates and the Alfonso case. |
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⚫ | At a CIA hospital, House meets Dr. Samira Terzi, |
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⚫ | Back at Princeton-Plainsboro, Foreman believes his patient has [[multiple sclerosis]] |
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⚫ | Curtis blasts House for misdiagnosing John, and due to the bone marrow damage caused by the radiation |
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⚫ | At a CIA hospital, House meets Dr. Samira Terzi, a staff doctor for the CIA, and [[immunologist]] Dr. Sidney Curtis from the [[Mayo Clinic]], also brought in to consult. The only information Terzi gives to both doctors is that John was stationed in [[Bolivia]] during most of the year and liked to eat [[chestnut]]s. When John becomes unresponsive and almost comatose, House suspects [[Waldenström macroglobulinemia|Waldenström's]] and John is treated with [[plasmapheresis]] and [[chemotherapy]]. Unfortunately, his hair falls out too quickly to be a side effect of the chemotherapy, and House believes John was the target of an assassination attempt. |
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⚫ | Back at Princeton-Plainsboro Hospital, Foreman shows House the inconsistencies involving Casey, and House suggests her symptoms fit either because she has polio, or because someone poisoned her with [[thallium]] |
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⚫ | Back at Princeton-Plainsboro, Foreman believes his patient has [[multiple sclerosis]] and begins the treatment of [[interferon]], until Casey develops leg paralysis, due to [[Chris Taub]] and [[List of House characters#Amber Volakis|Amber]] putting her on [[steroids]] at the same time. [[List of House characters#Travis Brennan|Brennan]] strongly feels it is [[poliomyelitis|polio]], but his suggestion is immediately turned down, until Brennan returns with positive test results for the condition. Brennan suggests a treatment of [[vitamin C]], which he believes can destroy the polio virus and restore Casey's use of her legs. |
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Later, Cuddy confronts House about his whereabouts, and House says he was "in the Hamptons, helping some rich hedge fund jerk treat his son for the sniffles", Cuddy doesn't believe this and tells House to do his clinic hours and Wilson's 16 hours. Outside, Terzi states she wants to take up House's job offer and says she'll be in "Monday 9 o'clock". |
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⚫ | Curtis blasts House for misdiagnosing John, and due to the bone marrow damage caused by the radiation sickness, he does not have long to live. While House is sitting at his bedside, John tells him of his time in Bolivia, but House realizes John was actually in [[Brazil]]. This leads House to infer that, rather than [[chestnut]]s, John had eaten large quantities of [[Brazil nut]]s (called "castanhas-do-Pará", literally "chestnuts of [[Pará]]" in [[Brazilian Portuguese]]), which naturally contain a high level of [[selenium]]. House informs Terzi and puts John in [[chelation therapy]]; although the agent does not see why House is angry if the treatment is successful even with imprecise information. |
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⚫ | Back at Princeton-Plainsboro Hospital, Foreman shows House the inconsistencies involving Casey, and House suggests her symptoms fit either because she has polio, or because she actually had heat stroke, but someone poisoned her with [[thallium]]. The fault lies on Brennan, who admits to the scam, saying it was necessary to prove the vitamin C treatment was reliable. House does not fire Brennan because he did what he believed, but he tells him to quit instead. After Brennan's quick exit, Foreman angrily protests that House is going to let him get away with deliberately poisoning a patient. House counters by saying he just wanted Brennan out of the room, stating he is ethically insane, while notifying Foreman to call the authorities. |
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Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 6 |
Directed by | Juan J. Campanella |
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Original air date | November 6, 2007 |
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Whatever It Takes is the sixth episode of the fourth season of House and the seventy-sixth episode overall, which aired on Fox on November 6, 2007.
Plot
[edit]Drag racer Casey Alfonso experiences blurred vision and distorted hearing following a race. House takes the case, hoping that by solving it, he will be able to test drive a dragster. When an agent from the CIA recruits House to help diagnose a mortally ill agent named "John", House puts Foreman in charge of the fellowship candidates and the Alfonso case.
At a CIA hospital, House meets Dr. Samira Terzi, a staff doctor for the CIA, and immunologist Dr. Sidney Curtis from the Mayo Clinic, also brought in to consult. The only information Terzi gives to both doctors is that John was stationed in Bolivia during most of the year and liked to eat chestnuts. When John becomes unresponsive and almost comatose, House suspects Waldenström's and John is treated with plasmapheresis and chemotherapy. Unfortunately, his hair falls out too quickly to be a side effect of the chemotherapy, and House believes John was the target of an assassination attempt.
Back at Princeton-Plainsboro, Foreman believes his patient has multiple sclerosis and begins the treatment of interferon, until Casey develops leg paralysis, due to Chris Taub and Amber putting her on steroids at the same time. Brennan strongly feels it is polio, but his suggestion is immediately turned down, until Brennan returns with positive test results for the condition. Brennan suggests a treatment of vitamin C, which he believes can destroy the polio virus and restore Casey's use of her legs.
Curtis blasts House for misdiagnosing John, and due to the bone marrow damage caused by the radiation sickness, he does not have long to live. While House is sitting at his bedside, John tells him of his time in Bolivia, but House realizes John was actually in Brazil. This leads House to infer that, rather than chestnuts, John had eaten large quantities of Brazil nuts (called "castanhas-do-Pará", literally "chestnuts of Pará" in Brazilian Portuguese), which naturally contain a high level of selenium. House informs Terzi and puts John in chelation therapy; although the agent does not see why House is angry if the treatment is successful even with imprecise information.
Back at Princeton-Plainsboro Hospital, Foreman shows House the inconsistencies involving Casey, and House suggests her symptoms fit either because she has polio, or because she actually had heat stroke, but someone poisoned her with thallium. The fault lies on Brennan, who admits to the scam, saying it was necessary to prove the vitamin C treatment was reliable. House does not fire Brennan because he did what he believed, but he tells him to quit instead. After Brennan's quick exit, Foreman angrily protests that House is going to let him get away with deliberately poisoning a patient. House counters by saying he just wanted Brennan out of the room, stating he is ethically insane, while notifying Foreman to call the authorities.