House Season 5 Episode 20: Simple Explanation



An older woman, Charlotte, who has been taking care of her husband Eddie (guest star Meat Loaf) for the last six months, is rushed to Princeton-Plainsboro for treatment after collapsing at Eddie’s deathbed from respiratory failure. The husband and wife become a double mystery for House and the team as Eddie’s condition improves while Charlotte’s deteriorates. With both of their lives nearing an end, the team is forced to make a difficult choice when Charlotte informs them that she wants Eddie to have her heart should she die before him. Kutner is found dead after an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. It seems to indicate suicide; however, House thinks it was murder. He struggles to solve the mystery, thinking he is losing his insight by not being able to notice Kutner’s behavior leading up to the tragedy.