10. Failure to Communicate

Journalist Fletcher Stone collapses at his editor's retirement party and hits his head on a desk. His sentences are garbled and incoherent when he regains consciousness, so he is rushed to Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. House and Stacy are out of town defending House's Medicaid billings and later stranded at an airport due to bad weather. So, the team struggles to solve the case on its own.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

While House and Stacy are in Baltimore, a famed journalist ( Michael O'Keefe ) collapses in his magazine company's office. While he acts nonchalantly after getting up, it becomes clear from his word-salad -inflected speech that he is suffering from aphasia. Cuddy and Foreman rely on House's insight over the phone. House and Stacy's flight is delayed so they spend more time together. They exchange a kiss but House gets distracted with deciphering the journalist's speech remotely. Final diagnosis: Bipolar disorder and Cerebral malaria

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