Episode
House: Needle in a Haystack
Overview
House and his staff must deal with a teenage Gypsy boy suffering from inexplicable respiratory distress. However, House has bigger issues on his mind: Cuddy has given away his handicapped spot.
Details
- Series
- House
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2007-02-06
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Needle in a Haystack is Episode 13 in Season 3 of House. It aired on 2007-02-06. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 12: One Day, One Room
While House is forced to work full-time in the clinic and deal with a rape victim who insists on confiding with him, Cameron deals with a terminal cancer patient trying to take advantage of her state of mind.
Episode 14: Insensitive
It's Valentine's Day, and Cuddy has a blind date. Meanwhile, House leaves ER duty to take the case of a child patient named Hannah.
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Episode 9: Finding Judas
House takes the case of a young girl who has been diagnosed with pancreatitis. When he takes her divorced parents to court to force them to allow treatment because they can't agree, the judge awards guardianship of the girl to Cuddy. Meanwhile, Tritter continues his strategy to force House to admit to his drug use by offering one of the team members a deal.
Episode 17: Fetal Position
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Episode 8: Whac-A-Mole
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Episode 18: Airborne
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Episode 7: Son of Coma Guy
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Episode 19: Act Your Age
A 6-year-old girl suffers ailments expected in patients much older. Tensions between Chase and Cameron lead House to intentionally assign them to the same tasks, including investigating the young girl's home.