8. Small Sacrifices

Science and faith are called into question when a patient is admitted to the hospital after he starts coughing up blood while being crucified. Meanwhile, Taub questions his wife Rachel about her relationship with an infidelity support group member and the team attends a co-worker's wedding where Wilson's relationship with Sam takes an unexpected turn.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

House must battle disease as well as belief when his patient ( Kuno Becker ) gets sick after crucifying himself as part of a bargain with God to keep his daughter cancer-free. But when this bargain causes him to refuse treatment, House must devise a new tactic. Meanwhile, Taub sees the other side of indiscretion, and Wilson and Sam's relationship changes. Final Diagnosis: Marburg multiple sclerosis and Rhodococcus equi infection secondary to malnutrition Absent: Olivia Wilde as Remy "Thirteen" Hadley

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