| House episode | |
| "Forever" | |
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| Episode no. | HOU-222 |
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| Airdate | May 9, 2006 |
| Writer(s) | Liz Friedman |
| Director(s) | Daniel Sackheim |
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Forever is the twenty-second episode of the second season of House, which premiered on the FOX network on May 9, 2006.
Plot
Brent Mason (Kip Pardue) finds his wife Kara (Hillary Tuck) in the bathtub having a seizure, and their newborn infant, Mikey, drowning. Chase, who is working in both the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the Diagnostics department, takes the case and asks House for help. Foreman returns after his near-death experience in the last two episodes. Mikey seems fine until his lung collapses. House says it is caused by bacterial problems, and Chase starts Mikey on ECMO. When the treatment appears to be working, he returns to Kara, who intentionally smothers and kills Mikey. The mother begins hearing voices. House thinks that both Kara and Mikey had the same problem, so he directs Chase to autopsy Mikey. He realizes that the baby has flattened intestinal villus. House and Wilson think that Kara and Mikey have celiac disease, which leaves her susceptible to cancer. Neither of them are successful in convincing her to receive treatment and the two conclude that she wishes to die. Meanwhile House and Wilson try to find out why Cuddy asked Wilson to have dinner with her. House buys her trash from a janitor to investigate. He finds a box of red clover, which among other things is used by cancer patients. House believes the date is a consult. Wilson later runs a PCR test on Cuddy's spoon. The results show that she is negative for all cancer markers, but House notices that her estrogen is unusually high. He realizes that the red clover was a herbal booster for fertility. House keeps this a secret, and tells Wilson that Cuddy had some skin lesions.
External links
- FOX.com-House official site
- Television Without Pity-House recaps
- House Episode Guide at epguides.com
- TVGuide's Page: Full list of House Episodes
- House M.D. Guide
- Forever at the Internet Movie Database
- Medical Reviews of House: Forever
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| Episodes · Awards · Soundtrack | |
| Characters | Gregory House · Lisa Cuddy · James Wilson · Eric Foreman · Allison Cameron · Robert Chase · Chris Taub · Lawrence Kutner · "Thirteen" |
| Cast and crew | Hugh Laurie · Lisa Edelstein · Robert Sean Leonard · Omar Epps · Jennifer Morrison · Jesse Spencer · Peter Jacobson · Kal Penn · Olivia Wilde · David Shore · Katie Jacobs |
