It's Friday evening, and only the on-duty staff and a few hapless patients remain at PPTH. Wilson surprises House by turning down his invitation to go with him to a monster truck rally. House decides to secretly follow Wilson and find out who his female competition is for the night. He is shocked to spy Wilson arriving at the steps of the synagogue Beit Yadie Hazzan.
"New hunting grounds?" House greets Wilson with a smirk. "No luck on J-date?"
Wilson favors House with a withering stare. "I don't tell tales out of shul." Sighing, he adds, "Well, as long as you're here, might as well join me."
House shrugs and lumbers after Wilson. "He who has joined these two…let no man tear asunder."
Sporting kipot, the two doctors take a seat in the prayer hall. As the services proceed, House seems intent on exploring everything around him, garnering a hushed, "Sit still!" from his quiet companion.
The cantor leading the service is joined by the temple's rabbi, whom we see only from behind at first. When Rabbi Shore finally turns around, we see it is Stephen Fry. There's a brief cutaway to show Wilson sporting an adoring smile, followed by House dropping his head in his hands with a groan.
We dissolve to the end of the service, at which point Rabbi Shore begins to address the congregation. "I am a lover of truth, a worshipper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance. That is my religion, and every day I am sorely, grossly, heinously and deeply offended, wounded, mortified and injured by a thousand different blasphemies against it."
Out of the corner of his eye, House notes Wilson's rapt gaze at the orator.
"When the fundamental canons of truth, honesty, compassion and decency are hourly assaulted by fatuous bishops, pompous, illiberal and ignorant priests, politicians and prelates, sanctimonious censors, self-appointed moralists and busy-bodies, what recourse of ancient laws have I? None whatever. Nor would I ask for any. For unlike these blistering imbeciles my belief in my religion is strong and I know that lies will always fail and indecency and intolerance will always perish!"
At the last word, the Rabbi collapses, gasping, on the floor. House and Wilson jump up and race to the victim. Wilson checks the victim's pulse, and nods, "Slow and irregular".
House bends his ear close to the Rabbi's lips, listening for breaths, adding, "Respiratory arrest." Without further ado, he lifts the Rabbi's chin and opens his mouth with his left hand as he tilts back the religious leader's head with his right. Lowering his lips to the Rabbi's mouth, he begins vigorous rescue breaths, i.e. mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
The scene ends with a close-up of Wilson, looking...irritated?...as we hear the crescendo of the Simon and Garfunkel song "Old Friends" on the soundtrack.
Dissolve to opening credits.