The Mistake (House)
| "The Mistake" | |
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| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 8 |
| Directed by | David Semel |
| Written by | Peter Blake |
| Original air date | November 29, 2005 |
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"The Mistake" is the eighth episode of the second season of House, which premiered on Fox on November 29, 2005. The episodes is told in flashbacks when the hospital and Chase's career is on the line.
Throughout the episode the story of the patient's death is presented through flashback as Chase and House share the story with Stacy. Both Chase and House lie about the reason for his mistake, resulting in multiple conflicting narratives.
The episode's cold opening is set in a school auditorium, where a dedicated mother, Kayla McGinley is watching her daughters, Dory and Niki, perform in a recital. While sitting in the audience, Kayla suddenly screams in pain from severe stomach pain. Her screams cause her daughters and the crowd to focus their attention on her.
Cuddy then consults Stacy, as the hearing for the McGinley case is coming up soon. Stacy refuses to work with House, but Cuddy forces her, stating that as House is the cause of most legal trouble in the hospital, if Stacy is unable to work with him, she will be unable to work at the hospital. As House and Wilson are playing a coin game in House's office, Stacy walks in and informs hims that his presence will be needed at the hearing. Stacy then beings the consult with Chase, who relates the story of Kayla months earlier. Kayla first came into the clinic, presenting with severe pain. Foreman performed the exam and discovered uveitis, prompting House to take over the case. As the team is performing the initial diagnosis meeting, Chase spills House's bottle of Vicodin, causing House to force him to take over the case.
Chase finds ulcers, leading him to believe it is Behcet's disease, and prescribes textbook treatment. When Kayla returns for the test, Chase, who was just on the phone, is distracted and fails to ask further questions when she complains of further stomach pains. This is the titular "mistake" of the episode. Kayla is then brought in again later, and the team finds two bleeding ulcers, one of which has already perforated, resulting in sepsis and major damage to her organs.
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