

Cameron insists they give him an MRI of his head. House tells them to either treat the patient or find a way to give him an MRI despite the machine's weight limit of 450 pounds. Cameron points out the patient likes pianos and prostitutes, just like House. The team rules out Pickwickian syndrome-the patient is getting worse on the treatment. House points out Tritter’s nicotine gum isn't working well and predicts Tritter will go back to smoking very soon. It is intimated he frequents prostitutes. Cameron asks about wild game and unpasteurized cheese. The patient works as an employment headhunter and loves to cook. Cameron talks to one of the patient's neighbors, but she doesn't know him that well. House wants a better medical history, so orders the team to speak to people who know the patient.įoreman and Chase discuss the morality of being obese. House thinks it is Pickwickian syndrome even though his blood gases are normal. Finally, House shows up and claims he got drunk. Meanwhile, the team reviews the test results while they wonder where House is. House explains the situation with Tritter to him. Finally, Wilson shows up with the $15,000 bail. Of course, House is in jail waiting for bail from his arrest by Detective Tritter. The team wonders why House is even later than usual. Cuddy advises the team the patient is 46 years old and weighs at least 600 pounds, but otherwise, his tests are not only normal but optimal, including his blood sugar and cholesterol. They bring the patient to Princeton-Plainsboro, where they try to determine why he is comatose.

However, even though he is cold, barely breathing, and has fixed and dilated pupils, they detect flatulence and a pulse in his femoral artery. Firefighters are removing what they believe to be a deceased morbidly obese man from an apartment building through a hole in the wall.
