House

Three, two, one.

Yeah!

Whoo!

What do you want to do next?

Uh, swings?

Okay. Um, crawl tube?

Nah.

Nah?

Well, I think we're running out of options, honey.

I want to go on the merry-go-round.

The m-- again?

But this time all by myself.

Oh.

I don't know, jellybean.

Daddy, I'm six.

I'm not a baby anymore.

Please?

Thank you.

You ready? Uh-huh.

All right.

Come here.

I'll take beary.

Mm. Now you promise you're not gonna tell mommy, right?

She'll kick my butt if she finds out.

Pinky swear.

All right. Go get 'em.

Remember to hold on tight. I will.

Stop the ride!

Emily!

Emily, where are you?

Em?

Emily?

Emily?

Emily, where are you, honey?

Oh, Em.

Emily.

Honey?

Help me!

== sync, corrected by elderman ==

Is that our precious little bundle of tumor?

They grow up so fast, don't they?

How did you know I was here?

How do you think?

Foreman.

Actually, that would have been easier.

No, I followed you.

It didn't occur to you that that might mean

I don't want you involved in my cancer treatment?

I'm not here as a doctor.

I'm here as a towering pillar of strength.

Be a pillar in the parking lot.

No.

How many times have I told you

I wanted to be alone and you've made yourself a pain in the ass?

I owe you.

My word, not a word.

Realizing I'm most likely going to regret this,

all right.

What--what are you doing?

My best friend has cancer.

Cut me some slack.

Also, spring break.

I'm on vacation.

Although looking at you now, I can tell the wet T-shirt contest

is probably gonna suck.

House taking time off

is a bad sign.

"A bad sign."

You think the apocalypse is coming

because House wants to be there for Wilson?

Yes.

You're new.

We got a case.

Six-year-old with a nosebleed

and breathing problems.

She was born with a rare mutation of A-T.

Emily has a unique variant on both of her ATM genes.

Her disorder mimics A-T, but not all of the symptoms.

This is Dr. Elizabeth Lawson.

She's a developmental geneticist

attached to JHU and an expert on the girl's condition.

Elizabeth Lawson.

Emily Lawson.

I'm here as a doctor, not a mother.

Nosebleeds and breathing problems are common symptoms

of ataxia telangiectasia.

We could just be seeing

the natural progression-- - It's not.

A-T patients have a life expectancy of 20 years.

Emily is only six. It's something else.

I examined her lungs two days ago.

They're functioning normally.

It says she fell off a carousel.

Head trauma--

If the diagnosis was easy,

I wouldn't need you people.

I'm here because, according to Eric,

you're the best.

We are.

Have you considered Wegener's granulomatosis?

It's a good fit.

But she can't have X-rays.

A-T makes her hypersensitive to ionizing radiation.

I'll get her prepped for an MRI.

She knows more about her daughter's genetic condition

than any of you.

She'll be an asset.

Or she won't,

Eric.

This isn't a request.

Use her.

[Door opens, footsteps retreating]

The tumor's spread to the surrounding tissue.

We're gonna have to shrink it

before we remove it surgically.

I'm more interested

in exactly how you plan to do that, Mike.

We start conservative.

Daily radiation treatments for three weeks.

And, if it doesn't shrink enough after that,

we'll add the chemo--

And, if it hasn't shrunk enough after that, I'm dead.

Look, you have over a 75% chance

that the radiation alone is enough.

Relax.

Caught this in time.

Catching it in time would have been

before it invaded the tissue around my thymus.

I want the radiation and the chemo concurrently.

Why stress your immune system unnecessarily?

Let's just go with my plan, okay?

The radiation first-- I'm gonna get a second opinion.

Are you serious?

Look, I've seen you recommend this exact treatment

dozens of times. We're done here.

I'll look for a doctor with some actual balls.

Hey, you need to talk to your friend.

He's embarrassing himself.

A doctor should be able to handle his own illness

with a little bit more dignity.

I agree with Wilson.

My recommended treatment is sound.

No, I meant about the ball-less part.

Explains the office.

It was a merry-go-round.

She's a kid, Liz. We were having fun.

You should try it sometime.

Fun? She's six, not you.

You know she has balance issues.

I know that she's--

This is Emily's father, Simon.

He was with her when the symptoms occurred.

I had her all week. She was fine.

We could come back.

No need. Patient's ready for transport.

Wake up, sleepy head.

I saw it in the gift shop.

I know how much you like them.

Thanks.

They're gonna take you for an MRI now.

It means "magic really cool images."

I thought it stood for "magnetic resonance imaging."

We've spent a lot of time in hospitals.

B-9.

- Hit. And I hate you.

Ugh. I'm done.

I sunk your battleship?

No. But I think I'm gonna puke.

Good. Now that you're sufficiently buzzed,

what was the reason behind you freaking out on Kondo?

Are you scared?

Are you in denial?

I know you get confused

any time someone thinks that you're wrong,

but it's not considered freaking out

for a patient to ask for a second opinion.

Okay, well, here it is.

Kondo is right.

You should be in radiology right now.

Well done.

You've kept your word for almost two hours.

Every day you wait,

our pal toomie is growing larger in your chest.

If you want to live,

stop screwing around and do something about it.

Good idea.

I think

I'll start with spending spring break

on my own.

How you feeling in there, Emily?

Good, I guess.

Is something wrong?

I was only pretending to be asleep.

You think that's dishonest?

Uh, that's--

My daughters do that too.

But they know that sometimes, when it seems

like mommy and daddy are fighting, it's really

only because they're worried about you.

And does your wife ever want a divorce?