Que Sera Sera (House)

"Que Será Será" is the sixth episode of the third season of House and the fifty-second episode overall.

The episode begins as firefighters are attempting to recover the body of a super obese man, who was apparently discovered dead in his apartment. While trying to move him, they hear an expulsion of flatulence, which they think at first was from one of the firefighters. This leads them to believe he might not be dead. On double checking his vital signs they find he is alive, but in a coma.

Cuddy brings his file to the team's attention for a consult, only to find House has not yet come in to work. Initial differential diagnosis says that despite weighing more than 600 pounds, the patient is relatively healthy, with no diabetes mellitus or high cholesterol - which are not normal symptoms for a man of his size.

We discover that House is still in jail, from his arrest in the previous episode "Fools for Love", by Detective Tritter, a cop who was angered by House's anti-social behavior and prank. House asks to be arraigned or released and Tritter asks him which he'd prefer. Dr. House is arraigned (presumably because he refused to apologize), and is released on bail, with Wilson providing the $15,000 bond. Wilson advises House to get a lawyer, to which he replies "I already have one". Wilson takes this to mean he'll represent himself, and advises him against it.

While the team is talking about House's absence, he arrives in the room. The initial differential diagnosis draws a blank, and Dr. House suggests getting a full medical history and checking out his home looking for environmental stimuli that might have caused his condition. Cameron does, and notices how the apartment and lifestyle of the patient (George) is similar to that of House. She talks to a neighbor who says he also has prostitutes visit his apartment.