Up until this season I have considered "House" the best drama on television. However, the Detective Tritter sub-plot seems to be sapping the wit and energy from each episode in which he appears. This is no insult to the actor who plays the vindictive policeman (on the contrary, it is a compliment to his convincing performance). The problem is one of dramatic effect and plausibility: Tritter seems to work without supervision, carrying out a personal vendetta against a nationally famous hospital (whose board and administration must have some pull in governmental circles). The courts and legal profession seem to have abdicated any regulatory role as well. The writers need to take the brakes off Hugh Laurie and let his wit and nastiness have full rein again! At the very least some plot device should allow House to occasionally ruffle Tritter's calm facade (as he did to the black billionaire last year).