"House M.D."
Autopsy (2005)

Director:

Deran Sarafian

Writers:

David Shore (creator) and
Lawrence Kaplow (writer)

TV Series:

"House M.D." (2004)

Original Air Date:

20 September 2005 (Season 2, Episode 2)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Plot:

A very brave and mature 9-year-old girl has terminal cancer, but that is not what the problem seems to be. |

Plot Keywords:

Sick Child | Title Spoken By Character | Sex | Drug Use | Friend

Cast

Hugh Laurie	...	Dr. Gregory House
Lisa Edelstein	...	Dr. Lisa Cuddy
Omar Epps	...	Dr. Eric Foreman
Robert Sean Leonard	...	Dr. James Wilson
Jennifer Morrison	...	Dr. Allison Cameron
Jesse Spencer	...	Dr. Robert Chase
Sasha Pieterse	...	Andie
Jewel Christian	...	Pam
Randall Park	...	Brad
Stephanie Venditto	...	Nurse Brenda Previn
Eamon Hunt	...	Neurosurgeon #1
William Jones	...	Dr. Murphy
Hira Ambrosino	...	Dr. Chen, Anesthesiologist
Gwen Holloway	...	Neurosurgeon #2
Jonathan Fraser	...	Motorbike Salesman

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 | USA:TV-14 | Japan:Unrated

Company:

Bad Hat Harry Productions

Trivia:

Elvis Costello recorded his version of "Beautiful" specifically for this episode.

Quotes:

Dr. Gregory House: It's written down in my advanced health care directive, should I be incapacitated in any way you
[CAMERON]
Dr. Gregory House: run the board, then Foreman. Chase, you're just not ready yet. What else?

Movie Connections:

References Vertigo (1958)

Soundtrack:

Nessun Dorma

A tough episode to watch

House encounters a 9-year-old cancer victim who has other things going wrong. Even if he finds out what else is wrong with her, and fixes it, she still only has a short time to live. A gripping episode, and tough to watch. A procedure performed near the end, entailing the momentary exsanguination of the girl in order to track down a mysterious object, may very well be a real procedure but it is hair-raising to sit through. I would not recommend this episode for nonadults. In an amusing bit, Dr. Chase becomes the girl's object of adoration. The ending is quite touching. And House is more irritable and argumentative than ever.