Fall from Grace (House)

"Fall from Grace (House)"

"Fall from Grace" is the seventeenth episode of the seventh season of the American medical drama House. It aired on March 21, 2011.

Plot Summary

The team takes up the case of a homeless man who was accidentally burned by a miniature rocket launched by two kids in a local park. The patient's most striking symptom is confusing various smells (e.g. body odor for peppermint). He also hides his real name and other information, saying that he does not want his abusive father to be drawn into the case. Now that he can fight back, he is afraid that he may kill his father, who apparently abused him as a child by putting out cigarettes on his body. Masters shows sympathy toward the patient due to his desire to do penance for his past deeds and his aspirations of becoming a doctor.

As the team explores various diagnoses, the patient's health begins to decline rapidly. One test reveals bone fragments in his colon, which he says are the result of eating leftovers given to him by a cook at an Italian restaurant. House eventually determines that the hospital diet lacks several nutrients that are essential for his particular condition, Refsum disease. Later, Masters visits the patient's room only to find the rest of the team, along with FBI agents and SWAT team officers, searching it for evidence. A blood sample sent to the lab led to the patient being identified as a cannibalistic serial killer who is wanted for a long string of murders; the bone fragments in his colon were actually from a victim he had eaten.

Meanwhile, House rides a Segway through the hospital with Dominica, a young and attractive woman whom he introduces as his fiancée. Confronted by Wilson, House reveals that he is marrying her so she can get her green card; in exchange, she will take care of his specific needs. House later marries her in his apartment, with the rest of the team, Wilson, and Cuddy present as witnesses, and Cuddy breaks down when House recites his vows. Afterward, Dominica confides to House that she knows about the marriage being one of convenience, but also says that she likes him. His response - that he does not sleep with married women - leaves her shocked.

External links

• FOX.com-House official site