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excerpt:"House brings a bagel to the PPTH cafeteria register and tells the woman behind it to put it on Wilson's tab. The cashier isn't having any of this, saying she doesn't know who Wilson is and they don't have tabs, anyway. House then attempts to steal the bagel, but Cuddy is there to pay for it. This traps her in a conversation with House, who asks about her Thanksgiving plans. She says she's going to her sister's house and gives House James' file, which he takes without question or complaint. "Enjoy your drumstick!" he calls back pleasantly on his way to work. Cuddy responds by cocking her head so far to one side that I thought her neck might be broken.
House limps into the meeting room, where the current team is ready and waiting. Yes, there's Chase, wedding ring-free! He certainly did give up on and get over Cameron quickly, didn't he? House tosses the file on the table and says their latest case is a courier with ataxia, anemia, and a mild cough. He gets the Cottages' brains in gear with a mild jab at Foreman's race and chews on his bagel. Taub comes up with a diagnosis of sickle cell anemia, which Foreman frowns about because James is white, and thus much less likely to have sickle cell. But not completely unlikely, Foreman. Expand your disease horizons. He has a better diagnosis, though -- thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, or TTP, which Hadley agrees with, much to everyone's surprise. You see, they assumed that Hadley and Foreman would have a hostile working relationship, but it turns out that Hadley and Foreman are committed to acting like professionals and adults unlike everyone else on this show. Chase likes TTP too, but Taub disagrees. House ignores him and tells them to confirm the TTP diagnosis with a blood test.
