A young heart transplant recipient spends her life in a clean room, but suddenly has an allergic reaction to something while her boyfriend is visiting. We soon learn that her boyfriend snuck in a few nights before to share some intimacy without all the restrictions placed on them by her mother.
As House and the team race for an answer, she develops more and more complications which seem completely unrelated. The parents ultimately turn to Cuddy for a second opinion, when House figures out that the likely culprit is a tick, carried in by the boyfriend during their late night tryst. When the nasty bloodsucker is not easily found, Cuddy pulls rank, but House essentially hi-jacks the patient in an elevator, and ultimately finds the tick following a pelvic exam.
Meanwhile House continues to harass Wilson in a twisted, yet heart-felt attempt to make him face the end of his marriage - something he has been in denial over for a while.
There are some real nice moments in this episode; comic ones and tense ones. The cast is as strong as ever, and seeing Lisa Edelstein (Cuddy) spar with Hugh Laurie (House) is always a treat.
As House and the team race for an answer, she develops more and more complications which seem completely unrelated. The parents ultimately turn to Cuddy for a second opinion, when House figures out that the likely culprit is a tick, carried in by the boyfriend during their late night tryst. When the nasty bloodsucker is not easily found, Cuddy pulls rank, but House essentially hi-jacks the patient in an elevator, and ultimately finds the tick following a pelvic exam.
Meanwhile House continues to harass Wilson in a twisted, yet heart-felt attempt to make him face the end of his marriage - something he has been in denial over for a while.
There are some real nice moments in this episode; comic ones and tense ones. The cast is as strong as ever, and seeing Lisa Edelstein (Cuddy) spar with Hugh Laurie (House) is always a treat.