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House: The Confession

A well-respected community leader has a heart attack while secretly having an affair. However, when his condition worsens, the man decides to confess all of his sins to the community, endangering his chances of getting a necessary liver transplant. Meanwhile, Taub and Chase return and House insists on knowing the paternity of Taub's two daughters.


7.1/10 (12 Votes cast)

Episode Info


Episode number: 8x5
Production Number: HOU-805
Airdate: Monday November 07th, 2011

Director: Kate Woods
Writer: John C. Kelley

Alternate Airdates:

CA (Global) Nov 07, 2011
UK (Sky One) Nov 10, 2011
DE (RTL) Apr 03, 2012

Guest Stars
Jamie BamberJamie Bamber
As Bob Harris
Heather StephensHeather Stephens
As Denise Harris
Carlie CaseyCarlie Casey
As Cindy
E. E. BellE. E. Bell
As Mayor Collins

Co-Guest Stars
Bobbin BergstromBobbin Bergstrom
As Nurse
Recurring
Natalie DyeNatalie Dye
As Sally (Sally Harris)
Blake BertrandBlake Bertrand
As David (David Harris)
Ed ZajacEd Zajac
As Client
Erika L. HolmesErika L. Holmes
As Prostitute
Main Cast
Hugh LaurieHugh Laurie
As Dr. Gregory House
Omar EppsOmar Epps
As Dr. Eric Foreman
Robert Sean LeonardRobert Sean Leonard
As Dr. James Wilson
Jesse SpencerJesse Spencer
As Dr. Robert Chase
Peter Jacobson (1)Peter Jacobson (1)
As Dr. Christopher Taub
Odette YustmanOdette Yustman
As Dr. Jessica Adams
Charlyne YiCharlyne Yi
As Dr. Chi Park

Recap

In the town of Cedarville, Mayor Collins interrupts the town’s celebration to present the annual community service award to their outstanding citizen of the year, car garage owner Bob Harris. Collins calls Bob, his wife Denise, and children Sally and David up onstage to receive the award. Later, however, Bob goes to a motel room to be with Cindy, the town’s Miss Cedarville. In the middle of sex he collapses on the carpet, apparently suffering from a heart attack. When Cindy offers to call an ambulance, Bob asks her to drive him to the hospital...

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Music
ArtistSong TitlePlayed When
Whiting, Egan & KahnAin't We Got Funopening scenes


Episode Quotes
Dr. Foreman: As the new Dean of Medicine, I'd like to personally welcome all of our new employees and ask, why the hell do you want to come back?
Dr. Chase: Tired of surfing.
Dr. Foreman: He hasn't changed.
Dr. Chase: And neither has the job, right? You still get to do crazy crap.
Dr. Taub: Save people's lives instead of just their noses.

(to Chase)
Dr. House: Beard's a nice touch. Let's everyone know that you're not a teenage girl.

Dr. House: These abrasions on his knees--they're minty fresh. About ten hours old.
Dr. Park: He got them playing flag football.
Dr. House: He said he got them playing flag football. I'm sure that's true if "flag" is a euphemism for "penis" and "football" is a euphemism for "entering a vagina."

Dr. Chase: What he means it's better to do it her where we can revive him then have it happen somewhere else.
Dr. House: The prodigal son has returned. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go slaughter a fatted calf for lunch.

(about Park's diagnosis)
Dr. House: Boring.
Dr. Park: I'm sorry. I thought I was here to treat the patients, not entertain you.
Dr. House: Would it hurt to do both?

Dr. Park: He couldn't get a babysitter. Get over it.
Dr. Taub: You're going to get us killed.
Dr. Park: She thinks I'm a prostitute on her turf. Showing weakness is what gets you killed.
Dr. Taub: Why would she think you're a prostitute?
Dr. Park: I'm in a dump with a guy almost twice my age. What else is she gonna think?
Dr. Taub: How old do you think I am?

Dr. Taub: An entire hospital betting on the legitimacy of my kids? It's great to be back among friends.

Dr. House: That's why we're going to blast him with broad-spectrum antibiotics.
Dr. Adams: The blast will fry what's left of his liver. The cure will kill him.
Dr. Chase: Not if we get him with a liver transplant first and then treat him with a broad spectrum.
Dr. House: And old team for the win! Not that I'm keeping score. It's more of a grid where I assign numerical values to determine who gets raises, vacation time, and my respect.

Dr. Adams: Maybe if everybody didn't lie...
Dr. House: Aw, that is cute. I'm talking about your breasts. They always get perky when you're being painfully earnest. Truth. It's uncomfortable, isn't it? More truth--I only noticed because Chase was staring at them. He'd never admit it, because he doesn't want to offend you. Same reason he's never tell you that he's thought about having sex with you. Although to be fair, every man you've ever met has thought about having sex with you. They'll lie, because if you knew... you probably wouldn't want to have sex with them. And that's just some of the lies from the last minute. And here's a bigger one--you already now this, but you pretend you don't because it makes you feel civilized. Most people find it easier to ignore the truth.



Cultural References
Dr. Wilson: House was like the child catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

The Child Catcher is a character who appears in the movie version of Fleming's novel, as well as the subsequent movie adaptations. He works for the main villains, abducting children for them.



Other Episode Crew

CreatorDavid Shore
Executive ProducerGreg Yaitanes  |  Hugh Laurie  |  Peter Blake (2)  |  Paul Attanasio  |  Katie Jacobs  |  David Shore  |  Bryan Singer  |  Garrett Lerner  |  Thomas L. Moran  |  Russel Friend
Co-Executive ProducerJohn C. Kelley  |  David Foster (1)  |  Liz Friedman  |  Eli Attie  |  Gerrit Van Der Meer
Supervising ProducerSara Hess  |  Katherine Lingenfelter  |  David Hoselton  |  Seth Hoffman
ProducerMarcy G. Kaplan
Co-ProducerAllen Marshall Palmer
Associate ProducerJulie Hrebec
EditorLawrence Curtis
CastingJanelle Scuderi  |  Amy Lippens
Unit Production ManagerGerrit Van Der Meer
First Assistant DirectorRobert Scott (2)
Second Assistant DirectorYuko Ogata
MusicJon Ehrlich  |  Jason Derlatka
Music EditorMichael Baber
Music SupervisorGary Calamar  |  Lynn Grossman
Costume DesignerCathy Crandall
Key GripLloyd Barcroft
Camera OperatorAnthony Gaudioz  |  Rob Carlson (3)
Set DecoratorAmy Wells
Location ManagerNancy Haecker
Transportation CoordinatorSteve De Leon
Property MasterMike Casey
Construction CoordinatorStephen Howard
Production Sound MixerVon Varga
Script SupervisorIra Hurvitz
Production CoordinatorJamie Feldman
Script CoordinatorDustin Paddock
Assistant EditorMichael Zurer
Supervising Sound EditorBrad North
Re-Recording MixerJoe Deangelis
LeadmanKeith Sale
Director of PhotographyGale Tattersall
Production SupervisorElisabeth James Rhee
Art DirectorNatalie Weinmann
Post Production CoordinatorDaphne Raves
Costume SupervisorAmy Dodson
Main Title ThemeMassive Attack
Visual Effects SupervisorElan Soltes
Production AccountantJon Cohoe
Casting AssistantJesse Lafferty
Chief Lighting TechnicianMonty Woodard
Department Head HairMelvyn Stetson
ResearcherKyle Arrington
Medical Technical AdvisorJohn Sotos  |  Harley Liker  |  Lisa Sanders
Key HairstylistWendy Southard
Department Head Make-upMarianna Elias
ColoristGareth Cook
Assistant To The Executive ProducerJames S. Conway  |  Lindsay Zappala  |  Danny Weiss  |  Jessica Young (2)  |  David Wong (3)
Assistant Property MasterNicole Eldredge
Assistant AccountantRyan Burke (2)
Department Head Special Makeup EffectsDalia Dokter
Video CoordinatorMark L. Marcum
Video OperatorSteve Galloway (2)
Publicity ManagerGeoffrey Colo
Key Assistant Location ManagerStevie Nelson
Key MakeupBrigitte Bugayong
 
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