External office. House wants to hurry things up. Adams says it's sarcoidosis. Park makes fun of her confidence. Taub is sticking with myesthenia, suggesting that the other problems could be celiac. Chase heaps the usual abuse on the very idea that someone could have two things wrong with them, as though the final diagnosis isn't always something ludicrously unusual. Park proposes Lyme disease, with no rash. House accepts it and puts Joe on antibiotics.
Joe is unhappy about how long it's taking him to get a second pillow. Then he notices he's being a jerk. Chase points out that he's sick. Marlene comes in and complains about Joe changing business details without telling her. Joe says it'll be fine. She leaves.
House and Dominika. He has a ring for her. It's the one she left behind when she left. Or so he says. I, um, didn't see that episode. So I'm taking his word for all this.
The man from Immigration is here. His name is "Nate" and that's the end of the scene.
Chase tells Marlene a story about the time he jumped off a roof, which is his explanation for Joe's behavior. She has a video of him back before he had his change of heart. He's aggressive and pushy. And he's got slicked back hair.
House makes a show of things he can remember about his wife. She brings Nate some food. Everything looks good to Nate, and he's just going to step out and get a corroborating interview from one of the neighbors. This seems to engender panic. But the first person Nate sees is Wilson, who's pretending to open an apartment door. He's got a silly British accent, and he assures Nate that the Houses are a happily married couple. Just as Nate turns to leave, the actual resident of that apartment shows up. The jig is up! He identifies Wilson as "that guy who plays noisy video games with House on Friday nights." Nate doesn't look amused. House assures him there's a simple explanation. Nate tells him to be at his office tomorrow at ten.
House's office. House is on speakerphone, even though he's not supposed to be on a cell phone. Taub is sticking with his diagnosis. House hangs up when his lawyer grabs his phone. But it rings again, so House takes it and sneaks into the bathroom. It's Wilson! He tells House that the best he can hope for is to stay out of jail. Dominika is going to have to get deported. The lawyer comes in and taps House on the shoulder. House tells Wilson to tell the team to skip the biopsy and give the antibiotics more time.













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