Fair rating?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.
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#5In Season 2of 24 rated episodes
#12All-timeof 176 rated episodes
+0.2vs season avgSeason 2 averages 8.6
2006First airedJanuary 10, 2006
Guest stars
Sela Wardas Stacy Warner
Erica Gimpelas Elizabeth Stone
Mimi Kennedyas Greta
Michael O'Keefeas Fletcher Stone
Derek Anthonyas GuardMichael Lenas 9 Year Old Boy
Pat Caldwellas Mary Jean
Bruce Frenchas Peter FosterAmy Margolisas Mother
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Jace AlexanderDirectorDoris EganWriter
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