While Princeton-Plainsboro Hospital is rife with rumor and speculation about House’s imminent date with Cameron, House apparently scares a meek clinic patient into having a stroke. The team must navigate their way through the patient’s odd proclivities, overbearing “friend” and reluctant parents in order to stop the strokes and try to save the guy’s life.

All the while, Wilson, Cuddy and the team offer House dating advice and lay odds on the outcome.