# House 4/11: The Dig **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 11, 2011, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-11-the-dig/578008 "2011-04-11T21:27:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-11-the-dig/578008/1 "2011-04-11T21:27:56Z")
House finds out a secret about the long-lost Thirteen. There is also a storyline about a compulsive hoarder. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-11-the-dig/578008/2 "2011-04-12T01:08:51Z")
I admit to not paying close attention. Do I have this right? She performed euthanasia on a person with Huntington’s Disease. If I have that right, is it possible someone would get only a year’s sentence for that? Or is there something else I missed? ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-11-the-dig/578008/3 "2011-04-12T01:10:44Z")
> [@freckafree](#): > > I admit to not paying close attention. Do I have this right? > > She performed euthanasia on a person with Huntington’s Disease. If I have that right, is it possible someone would get only a year’s sentence for that? > > Or is there something else I missed? They couldn’t prove she actually performed the euthanasia, since her fingerprints weren’t on the equipment. They gave her a deal and only charged her for the misuse of the drugs Of course, in the real world there was no way she could have been tried and sent to prison for six months within the time frame given (it would have been over six months before she went to trial). ---
**Author:** ![Crawlspace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Crawlspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crawlspace)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-11-the-dig/578008/4 "2011-04-12T02:24:41Z")
> [@freckafree](#): > > Or is there something else I missed? From what I gathered, she was “on the run” for 6 months and was then in prison for 6 months. Also, the person she euthanized was her brother. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-11-the-dig/578008/5 "2011-04-12T03:05:54Z")
I thought it amusing that part of the episode was supposedly set here in Schenectady. Obviously, they didn’t shoot here, but they didn’t even do anything that made it obvious they didn’t shoot here – everything was so generic. ---
**Author:** ![mikews99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@mikews99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikews99)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-11-the-dig/578008/6 "2011-04-12T04:08:23Z")
It was implied that she plead guilty to the lesser charge of supplying drugs to avoid a possible trial (and guilty verdict) for homicide. So she plead, was sentenced, served time, got probation, and is now out, all in a year’s time. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-11-the-dig/578008/7 "2011-04-12T04:10:29Z")
> [@mikews99](#): > > It was implied that she plead guilty to the lesser charge of supplying drugs to avoid a possible trial (and guilty verdict) for homicide. So she plead, was sentenced, served time, got probation, and is now out, all in a year’s time. And apparently - it never made the local news - and no one reads the news or bothered to google her name - yet they all wondered ‘where she was’. I got no impression that she was ever on the run. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-11-the-dig/578008/8 "2011-04-12T05:13:59Z")
I could be mistaken, but I don’t think House popped a single vicodin in this episode. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-11-the-dig/578008/9 "2011-04-12T07:38:16Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Of course, in the real world there was no way she could have been tried and sent to prison for six months within the time frame given (it would have been over six months before she went to trial). She copped a plea, no trial. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-11-the-dig/578008/10 "2011-04-12T07:39:30Z")
And FTR: I knew the second House said she did time for overprescribing. Not the brother part, but the euthanasia part. I thought it was so obvious it was not believable that House didn’t get it instantly as well. ---
**Author:** ![Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunzio_Tavulari)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-11-the-dig/578008/11 "2011-04-12T07:43:53Z")
I forgot it was Monday and had to obtain this episode illegally. The Fox website won’t play it until next Tuesday. * * * It’s very possible that the incident did not occur anywhere near Princeton, NJ and so it would not be in the news. I thought parts of this episode were brilliant. But it was badly structured overall. Particularly the showdown in the parking lot. I felt Olivia Wilde displayed better acting than I’d seen her do before. The medical story was glossed over and may as well have been skipped entirely. It was not revelaed how House knew she was in jail and how long he knew. The premise of having a four-year battle for the championship occurring at the exact right time to meet Thirteen was not believable. Thirteen’s uncanny knowledge of building weapons was unbelievable. Taub’s story arc was unnecessary and may have been better if it hadn’t been squeezed in with so many other things. The episode started strong but petered out halfway. I would prefer that Thirteen become a peripheral character. I like the Masters storyline at the moment. I don’t miss the House/Cuddy relationship at all. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-11-the-dig/578008/12 "2011-04-12T11:52:15Z")
I can’t believe that not once did Thirteen ask “How’s Foreman?”, after they were in love, he fudged a clinical trial and risked his medical career for her, etc. Not a word? Not my favorite ep. Not worth missing DWtS for. StG ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-11-the-dig/578008/13 "2011-04-12T14:18:09Z")
The hoarding wife storyline was more interesting to me than the 13 business…although I did like House’s offer to kill her “right now, if you like.” ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-11-the-dig/578008/14 "2011-04-12T15:23:20Z")
> [@Stoid](#): > > She copped a plea, no trial. True, but for that to happen in less than six months is pretty remarkable. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-11-the-dig/578008/15 "2011-04-12T17:51:26Z")
- (sigh) I am so sick of Traub and his wimmen. I don’t CARE. - Chase is uglifying himself more each month. I expect to see him with a shaved head, dirty facial hair, and a neck tattoo before this show ends. - I think it would have been nicer (yes, I know, I know) if, before 13 got out of the car at the end, if House had said “…I want you to know - when the time comes, I’ll do it.” Not “I’ll kill you.” ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-11-the-dig/578008/16 "2011-04-12T18:50:55Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > True, but for that to happen in less than six months is pretty remarkable. Welcome to TV. On Law&Order they have trials the week after they arrest! ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-11-the-dig/578008/17 "2011-04-12T18:52:11Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > - I think it would have been nicer (yes, I know, I know) if, before 13 got > out of the car at the end, if House had said “…I want you to know - when the time comes, I’ll do it.” Not “I’ll kill you.” And it would not have been House! That’s why we watch, for heavens’ sake! ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-11-the-dig/578008/18 "2011-04-12T19:07:00Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > True, but for that to happen in less than six months is pretty remarkable. Why? The DA could have made an offer at her arraignment that included jail time, which she accepted. ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-11-the-dig/578008/19 "2011-04-12T19:32:12Z")
I think House shooting the kid with the gun was the worst thing he has done in the entire run of the show. What a dick. I know he was sad because 13 teased him about Cuddy. But still. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-11-the-dig/578008/20 "2011-04-12T19:40:46Z")
> [@mr.jp](#): > > I think House shooting the kid with the gun was the worst thing he has done in the entire run of the show. Surely, you exaggerate. In a show about a pill popping doctor who regularly performs bizarre and often dangerous medical procedures on his patients while behaving boorishly (at best) to everybody around him, shooting an annoying kid with a potato is the worst? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-4-11-the-dig/578008.md?page=2)