The Tek Stud

House takes on a patient whose heart failed him while he was performing an underwater escape act. Meanwhile the fellowship candidates are working diagnosing the patient and House decides to challenge his team involving Cuddy and the winner is granted immunity from being eliminated.

Alice is admitted into the hospital and House and the team begins on her case. Alice is a young patient who has pancreatic. Her divorced parents cannot agree on anything including how to help their child. House has no other choice than to take them to court and let the judge make the decision. Alice continues to worsen and once again House goes to the judge which in return gives guardianship to Dr. Cuddy. Dr. Cuddy must then decide what medical care is going to help Alice the most. Meanwhile, House asks Cuddy for some more Vicodin but instead of writing a prescription she decides to ration his pills.