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"Simple Explanation"


House Episode Number: 20

House Season: 5

Original Air Date: April 6, 2009

Writer: Lawrence Kaplow

Director: Bryan Singer

Special Guest(s): Colleen Camp (Charlotte); Meat Loaf (Eddie)



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House M.D. Episode Synopsis

Charlotte, an older woman who has spent the last six months taking care of her dying husband Eddie, is rushed to Princeton Plainsboro after collapsing from respiratory failure. The couple becomes a double mystery for the team when Eddie begins to improve as Charlotte’s condition worsens. The previously unthinkable becomes real when it seems that Charlotte will die before Eddie, and the team will be forced to make a difficult decision.

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Location of incident: Home of Charlotte and Eddie.
Name / occupation / age / sex of POTW:
  • Charlotte/Retired/Late 60s/Female
  • Eddie/Retired/Late 60s/Male
POTW symptom(s):
  • Charlotte: trouble breathing, muscle dissipation, seizure, white cell increase, fever
  • Eddie: Lung cancer, heart problems, nodules on fingers.
Team mis-diagnoses:
  • Charlotte: polyserositis, hypertrophic cardial myopothy, Multiple Schlorosis, Rheumatic Arthritis
  • Eddie: lung cancer
House team's rule violation(s) / ethical breaches:
  • Give Charlotte a liver transplant without being diagnosed.
  • Get partial liver transplant from Eddie, who would die on the table, and give whole liver to Charlotte.
House's "Aha!" moment: Realized Charlotte lied and went to Rio instead of Hawaii as she told everyone, including Eddie.
POTW final diagnosis:
  • Charlotte: visceral leishmaniasis (diagnosed too late and the patient dies).
  • Eddie: cardiac blastomycosis
Other / clinic patient(s): Roseabel/young girl who drank her mothers mouthwash and got drunk.


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    #1hotchfan Chat about episode 5.20 Simple Explanation (page: 1 2 3 4 5) 85 Sep 22 2009, 5:21 PM EDT by paulinhaluz
    Thread started: Apr 6 2009, 7:35 AM EDT  Watch
    What are your thoughts about this episode? Like it? Share your opinon/thoughts and chat with other House fans!
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    Jessie_Spencer Likalbes 0 Apr 4 2009, 3:02 PM EDT by Jessie_Spencer
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    I agree with you. I'd be fine if it's Foreman, Thirteen (Not likely) , Kutner or Taub, But what's if it's Wilson or Chase?
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    Jessie_Spencer Agreed. 0 Apr 4 2009, 2:57 PM EDT by Jessie_Spencer
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    Out of who you listed, I believe that ether Taub or Kutner could die. I sure hope it's not Wilson!
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