Charity Case

"**Charity Case**"
"Charity Case"
Houseepisode
Episodeno.	Season 8; Episode 3
Directed by	Greg Yaitanes
Written by	Sara Hess
Original air date	October 17, 2011
Guest appearances
	Wentworth Milleras Benjamin Byrd; Ron PerkinsasDr. Ron Simpson; Toni Trucksas Trina;
Episode chronology
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"Charity Case"is the third episode of theeighth seasonof the American television medical drama seriesHouseand the 158th overall episode of the series. It aired onFoxin the United States on October 17, 2011. It is also the penultimate episode withOlivia Wildeas Dr. Remy Hadley (Thirteen). This episode seems loosely based on the American investorZell Kravinsky,even using his quote that "to withhold a kidney from someone who would otherwise die means valuing one’s own life at 4,000 times that of a stranger".

Plot

Philanthropist Benjamin Byrd (Wentworth Miller) collapses outside of a training center for the homeless where he's made an incognito visit. When brought into Princeton Plainsboro, he offers a large payment to the hospital so that House will be able to reassemble his diagnostics team. Wilson is also placed in an ethical bind because Byrd offers a kidney to one of Wilson's needy patients. The team tries to determine whether Byrd's generosity is a symptom of mental instability, something confirmed when he offers his other kidney toThirteenand says he's willing to live ondialysis.

Dr. Jessica Adams works with House on a volunteer basis. She andDr. Parkclash over both their diagnoses of the patient and Adams' insistence on giving the proud Park increasingly large gifts, finally paying for House's car repair under the impression that it is Park's car.

House reaches out to the retired Thirteen. She aids him on the case and is nearly persuaded to return to the diagnostic team full-time. He then fires her so that she can go to Greece with her new girlfriend guilt-free.

Reception

This episode was watched by 8.34 million US viewers.The A.V. Clubgave this episode a B rating.^[1]

Trivia

Because of this episode a Dutch man donated a kidney to a stranger in 2012.^[2]

References

^Handlen, Zack (October 17, 2011)."Charity Case".The A.V. Club.RetrievedOctober 31,2011.
^de Vries, Olaf (December 1, 2013)."Nierdonatie bij leven".RetrievedFebruary 5,2023.

External links

[avclub-1] Handlen, Zack (October 17, 2011)."Charity Case".The A.V. Club.RetrievedOctober 31,2011.

[2] Vries, Olaf (December 1, 2013)."Nierdonatie bij leven".RetrievedFebruary 5,2023.

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