Hi All who are reading this,
The following story is split into parts, but because each part is short, it may end up in one huge part. Each individual part is too short to be a 45 minute episode, another reason why it may becomeone huge one. But…. Remember to enjoy & review
House Series Finale: Foreteen & Huntington's Chorea
Part 1 Scene 1
(in 13's apartment)
(Foreman in living room)
(13 asleep in bed)
(Sunday)
Foreman: (as 13 walks in) You sleep late.
13: Shut up! That is so not true!
Foreman: Look at the time.
(camera on clock: 1:30 pm)
13: Oh my gosh! I'm gonna be late!
Foreman: For what?
13: For the gym!
Foreman: The gym?
13: Yeah. You should know that by now. Every Sunday I go to the gym to workout.
(13 starts searching frantically for sneakers)
13: Where are they?
Foreman: Ummm… they're right here. How did you not see them? They're under the table.
13: (embarrassed) Oh.
(she starts putting her sneakers on)
( 13 tries to tie them, but her hands start trembling)
13: Foreman, can you help me?
Foreman: What? You can't tie them yourself?
13: (worrying) No!
(Foreman runs over)
(He sees her hands trembling)
Foreman: Do you think….?
(Foreman starts tying 13's shoes, but still has eye contact with her)
13: Yeah.
( From her expression, it shows that she is distraught because trembling implies that her symptoms are starting to develop)
(scene ends with 13 crying into Foreman's arms)
(theme song starts)
Scene 2
(theme song ends)
(camera shows Foreman and 13 pacing in 13's apartment)
Foreman: Maybe you shouldn't go to the gym today.
13: No! I have to. Otherwise, my symptoms will develop even faster!
Foreman: All right…but…we're driving there, not walking.
13:( after thinking for a while) (in a child's voice) Fine! But you leave as soon as we get there!
Foreman: Fine. Let's go.
(13 and Foreman go in the car)
( they drive to the gym in silence)
(they get out of the car and walk into the gym)
13: Bye!
Foreman: Hang on. Let me stay for just a little bit.
(at this point, they're standing in the middle of the gym)
13: (acting childish) Go home!
Foreman: I think I'll stay.
13: No! Go home! Go home! Go home!
(it appears she said this too loudly and people are staring at them strangely)
Foreman: You may have said that a little bit too loud.
13: (jokingly) Shut up!
(they laugh as scene ends)
Scene 3
(Foreman is shown sneaking around to the tune of Pink Panther wearing a disguise of glasses and a fake mustache)
(13 is shown exercising, but her fingers are shown twitching)
(she feels a tingling in her leg, then collapses on a treadmill)
(Foreman runs down to comfort her)
13: (when Foreman's there) Foreman, when did you grow a mustache?
Foreman: Huh? Oh, stupid disguise!
Foreman: Come on. Let's get you home.
(they manage to leave without anyone noticing)
(scene ends with them in the air: 13 has her head in her hands crying, zoom out as scene fades)
Scene 4
(back at apartment)
13: (head in hands) I can't believe it! I'm starting to die!
Foreman: Well, technically you've been dying since 2008.
13: Not helping!
Foreman: I'm sorry. I'll tell you what. Why don't we eat dinner and talk more after work tomorrow?
13: All right
( they start preparing dinner, smiling, but fake smiles as scene ends)
Scene 5
( at PPTH next morning)
House: Good morning. What do we have in store today?
Taub: (gloating)Well, our patient went into cardiac arrest and while you were all sleeping, I was saving a patient's life.
House: By all means, let us discuss why we were not here instead of discussing the reason behind them.
House: (mockingly whiled staring at 13's fingers twitching) Also, no need to brag Taub.
Chase: Could be pulmonary fibrosis?
House: Too high of a blood count. Next!
Foreman: Could be diabetes?
House: Blood sugar's too low, not high. (mockingly) Duh! Next, big nose.
Taub: (ignoring comment) Could be Sjoren's?
House: No. He can cry. Go test for melioidosis.
Taub: You just made us all give you diagnoses when you knew what it was?
House: Yeah, pretty much. Now go.
(Chase and Taub leave to test patient)
(13 runs out of the room crying)
House: Foreman!
Foreman: Yesss?
House: What's going on with 13? Did you guys get back together and break up again?
Foreman: No, we're still happily together.
House: (unmockingly) So seriously, what's going on with her?
Foreman: What do you…ohhh. So, you know?
House: (unmockingly and sympathetic) Yeah.
Foreman: I don't know what I can do for her. She's hardly ever happy and it's only been a day.
House: Here's something you can do. I'm going to ask you, from now on, to go with her when she's testing or treating a patient. Also,(back to mocking) I'm about to tell her to get the patient a new IV. Come on, let's go!
(Foreman rolls eyes and follows House as scene ends)
Scene 6
(patient's room)
(13's trying to set up the IV, but her hands are twitching slightly)
(her hand suddenly jerks violently)
(the IV bag lands on something sharp and pops)
(the medicine is all over the patient)
13: Well, that's one way to deliver medicine!
Patient: Hey!
13: I'm sorry! It's not my fault!
Patient: Then whose fault is it?
13: My mom's.
Patient: What?
(Foreman watched the whole thing through the door)
(he rushes in and sees that the patient is soaked in meds)
(he also sees that 13's hand is still jerking)
(both Foreman and 13 have worried looks on their faces)
(Foreman changes to a funny expression for a moment)
Foreman: (asks as if he didn't see) Why are you all wet?
Patient: This doctor got medicine all over me! (switch to serious) Hey, what's going on?
(Foreman turns back to 13 to see that she is still worried and her hands are still slightly twitching, but not as violently)
(Foreman runs over to 13)
Patient: Is there anything I can do to help?
Foreman: (angrily) Don't worry about her. ( sympathetically while looking at 13) She's not the patient….yet, you are. But…I could use some tea.
13: Foreman!
Foreman: Sorry!
(patient has a look of confusion)
(Foreman escorts the now crying 13 out of the room while he pages Taub to fix the IV as scene ends)
Scene 7
(13 and Foreman on the couch)
(13 is weeping silently while Foreman has a look of concern)
13: (said in a broken voice with sobs in between) I can't believe it! I was hoping this wouldn't affect work for at least a year, maybe two.
Foreman: It'll be alright. You probably just had a bad day.
13: Yeah, but how many bad days are there gonna be?
Foreman: I'm sure you'll have a lot of good days and I'm also sure you can do better and adjust.
13: No. I don't think I can.
(Foreman realizes what she's thinking about)
Foreman: You aren't thinking-?
13: (cuts him off) (nods) I have to. I can't do my work anymore!
Foreman: Are you sure? You could have many more happy years.
13: (switch to confused) Foreman, what are you talking about? I don't wanna kill myself, I just wanna resign for a while.
Foreman: Oh, well that's good news. Well, anyway, are you sure you don't just wanna come for differentials?
13: I don't know!
(she starts sobbing)
Foreman: (comforting her) Why don't we talk about this with House tomorrow?
(13 nods too sad to protest)
Foreman: Now, how 'bout some dinner?
(they get off the couch, half-smiling, to go out)
(Foreman's arm is around 13's as scene ends)
Scene 8
(next day at PPTH)
(the team except for Foreman and 13 are in House's conference room with Cameron)
(Camera switches to view of House's office)
(shows House talking to Foreman and 13)
(camera goes back to conference room)
(the team and Cameron is now near the glass between the office and the conference room behind a chair, spying on House, Foreman, and 13)
Cameron: I wonder what they're talking about.
Taub: Me, too. It's got to be pretty serious if they're talking to House.
(Chase and Cameron look at Taub)
Taub: What?
Chase: You know what! We'd all go to House before the team.
Cameron: That's true.
Taub: (mockingly) Damn! I hate when couples agree! It leaves divorced people with nothing to do, but agree. Well, ( back to normal) I suppose you're right….but it still seems serious.
(scene transitions from their looks at each other to the office)
House: You sure about this?
13: Yes. I can't do my work anymore.
House: (to lighten the mood) Why is he here?
Foreman: Why wouldn't I be here?
House: For a lot of reasons, but (back to serious) you have point.
13: House! Back to what we were saying…
House: Right. How about this? You're a key part to this team. So… why don't you stay for another week and see what happens?
13: That sounds good.
Foreman: Yeah, that sounds good.
House: (in a House kind of way) Seriously, what is he doing here?
(scene ends as they start laughing with each other)
Scene 9
(next day in House's conference room)
(Chase, Taub, Cameron, and Wilson there)
House: (mock) Hello team and Cameron…and Wilson. (long pause) I'm just going to say this now. I know you're wondering what's going on with 13 and Foreman. (switch to serious) Here it is. 13's sympoms are starting to develop so she was thinking about resigning. She's gonna stay for another week and is going to see how it goes from there. (back to mockingly) Ok, here's what needs to happen. Fore on ething, don't show or let them know you know. Also, we have to try and keep this from Cuddy. Cameron, that means you, too! Do not do your whole "I'm sorry" thing. Act like everything is normal! K?
(team tries to obtain this information)
Everyone in room except House: O….K….?
House: (still mocking) Good!
(scene ends with confused faces)
Scene 10
(13's apartment)
(Foreman waiting with coffee at the table)
(13 walks in, sleepy)
Foreman: Sleep well?
13: Yeah, you?
Foreman: Pretty good.
13: What time is it?
Foreman: 9 o'clock.
13: Oh shit! We're gonna be late! (pause) Strike that, we ARE late!
(13 starts running around crazily to get ready, mumbling random words)
Foreman: Remy!
13: (stops) Yes?
Foreman: Let's talk about something before we leave.
13: Yes?
Foreman: What do you think about this whole thing?
13: I don't know, but I was thinking we should tell Cuddy. Or, what if the rest of the team knows…and Cameron?
Foreman: And Wilson, but I'm sure it'll be fine. If House told them, he would tell them to act as if everything was normal.
13: True…ready to go?
Foreman: Sure, let's go.
(scene ends with them leaving apartment)
Scene 11
(PPTH.. 5 minutes later)
(House just finished talking to team about 13)
(Foreman and 13 walk in the door)
House: Good morning, rest of my ducklings. We were just about to start the differential for our patient.
Chase: Patient had a pleural effusion last night and developed chest pain.
Taub: Could be mesothelioma?
(Wilson's still there)
Wilson: No, the MRI showed no tumors.
(Wilson gets up and leaves the room)
Cameron: Could be autoimmune?
House: (staring at 13 who is twirling a pencil) No, nothing even remotely suggests that.
Cameron: Ok! Just say it's not autoimmune!
( Cameron walks out of the room)
House: Two down, four to go. Hmmm…Foreman, Chase, give hime indometacin for RA. Taub, MRI his joints. Look for swelling.
(everyone leaves including 13)
(13 runs down to clinic duty)
(she feels a flow of tears coming and runs to the nearest bathroom, which is in the ER)
(She runs into a stall and starts crying)
(Cameron walks into the bathroom)
(Cameron hears sobs and an occasional, "Damn!")
(She notices that it's 13's voice)
Cameron: 13?
(13 opens the stall)
13: (angrily) What?
Cameron: Sorry, I just wanted to comfort you. Tell me what's going on.
13: (said brokenly) Well, my symptoms started developing, which I'm sure you already know because House told you. And…and…(now completely sobbing on Cameron's shoulder) I just don't know what to do!
Cameron: (sympathetically) So you resigned?
13: How did you know? Wait, let me guess, House told you?
Cameron: Yeah, pretty much. Plus, Chase and Taub were spying on you.
13: I knew I couldn't trust House to keep his mouth shut! And apparently I can't trust Chase or Taub at all!
Cameron: Well, he's House. Who can keep his mouth shut? As for Chase and Taub, men will be men.
(they laugh)
13: That's true.
( they laugh more and continue talking gossip as scene ends)
Scene 12
(start music and camera circle)
Start: 13 smiles with Chase and Cameron at their apartment eating.
They do a group hug.
Next: Dinner at Taub's
Taub is smiling and laughing with 13.
Then: Wilson and Sam's Condo
They are eating dinner.
They mouth "I'll miss you." "I'll miss you too"
They're laughing remembering their truth or dare game during the lockdown
Finally: 13 walking out of the hospital looking as if she's leaving it forever.
House: Hey 13!
(end music and camera circle)
(screen says: "1 Week Later")
13: Yeah?
House: Come to my office. Foreman's waiting.
(They walk up to his office)
(back to seriousness)
House: So, what's your decision?
13: (looks to Foreman who is there for support) I have to resign. If I can't test or treat patients and I'm too distracted to help during differentials, I'm not sure I am any help at all!
(She's on the verge of tears)
Foreman: Why don't we go now?
(13 nods)
(Foreman has turned the corner, 13 looks back)
House: (shouts out the door of office) Wait!
(13 scurries back to House's office)
House: Just know this, you're welcome to any differential, anytime.
13: K.
(Part 1 ends with 13 walking out of House's office heading out of PPTH)