The Patient Who Stumped House - House MD Style
For the first time, House admits he doesn't know the answer
Dr. House, Dr. Wilson11 lines
Full Script
Dr. House: I've run every test. Twice. (beat) Nothing.
Dr. Wilson: Are you... are you saying you don't know?
Dr. House: I'm saying the tests don't know. I have theories.
Dr. Wilson: How many?
Dr. House: Twelve. All of them wrong.
Dr. Wilson: House, the family is asking if they should say goodbye.
Dr. House: Tell them no. Saying goodbye is giving up. I don't give up.
Dr. Wilson: Sometimes giving up isn't weakness. Sometimes it's mercy.
Dr. House: Mercy is for priests and poets. I'm a doctor. (pause) Get me more blood work.
Dr. Wilson: You've taken so much blood she looks like a vampire's leftovers.
Dr. House: Then she won't miss a little more.
Scene Beats
Vulnerability hidden behind bravadoDesperationMedical obsessionDark humor as coping