After an unnecessary and pretty cheesy (although I think that was the intent. At least, I hope so. Because there were page-turn wipes, and those should never be done sincerely) montage of high-end clothing, gold mannequins, and champagne, we go to a dressing room where Cuddy is trying on a low-cut leopard-print top in front of her mother and sister. Yes, that's right -- Murphy Brown is back! After seven years of never seeing or really hearing anything about Cuddy's mother (including her apparent refusal to join her daughters at a recent Thanksgiving dinner), we get her in two out of the last three episodes! Even better, she's telling Cuddy something I think we've all been waiting to hear: that she dresses completely inappropriately. Cuddy's sister is no help, commenting that at least Murphy isn't telling them they look fat, like she usually does. "If you didn't want to be insulted you wouldn't have invited me," Murphy says with no remorse. She's right, though -- if my mom regularly told me I looked fat or whorish, I wouldn't go shopping with her no matter how much champagne the store offered.

Some girl wanders in and asks if they want champagne. Murphy is quick to take her up on the offer, much to her daughters' outrage. "It's not even lunch," Sister Cuddy says. Murphy offers to drink a mimosa instead, then takes a look at her daughters' latest fashion choices. To Sister Cuddy: "perfect for a night on the town." To Cuddy, who has yet to learn not to try on low-cut tops in front of her mother: "perfect for breast feeding!" Soon, karma catches up with Murphy, and she comments that her heart is doing "that weird thing again." "Beating? It's normal for humans," Cuddy retorts. Which is funny, except that you'd think a doctor would be a little bit more concerned when an older woman (and her mother) complains of heart issues. Sister Cuddy has to ask her to check Murphy out. She feels Murphy's pulse for like two seconds before she looks very concerned and says Murphy needs to go to the hospital.

House and the Cottages watch cartoons on the morgue's ancient TV, surrounded by uncovered bodies that PPTH apparently just leaves lying around to rot. Seriously -- put them in a fridge at least. I worked at such a terrible hospital once, and even it was good enough not to leave dead bodies lying all over the morgue. It doesn't seem to affect any of the guys, though, who happily eat chips and watch TV while Martha M. Masters wonders what's going on. Chase, Taub, and Foreman already figured out that House is hiding from someone, although they disagree on who. Taub is betting on Wilson, like he ever actually appears on this show anymore. Chase thinks it's Cuddy. And Foreman's money is on anyone else. Taub and Foreman are idiots. It's obviously Cuddy, and she finally tracks them down and walks in, wearing a rather conservative outfit for her. Perhaps her mother's wise attire advice finally sunk in? While Chase collects payment from Taub and Foreman, House argues with Cuddy on whether or not he should treat her mother. Because he is reasonable, he thinks it's a terrible idea. Cuddy is her usual selfish self and stands right in front of the TV, blocking the view to the viewing audience's obvious displeasure. House doesn't think there's much of anything wrong with Murphy other than a long history of being a hypochondriac, and if anything is wrong, it's a heart thing that a cardiologist should deal with. Neither he nor Cuddy should be involved with treating Cuddy's mother, he says, for once agreeing with medical ethics. "This will be a disaster," he warns. Cuddy doesn't care.