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House is grabbing a snack at the vending machine when he sees a blonde Cameron leaving the clinic. He immediately heads over to Wilson's office.
"So, what do I get for saving the patient last night? And what's Cameron doing here?"
"Interesting. So you're seeing Cameron now?"
"No. Not interesting because not seeing. Saw. What do I get for saving this hospital's ass again?"
"Well, you place this hospital at risk all the time. It's about time that you return the favor. Where was she?"
"In the lobby. I guess, a week off will do."
"I can't give you a week off, which you already know, which means you're here because these visions are freaking you out."
"She had blonde hair, why would I hallucinate that?"
"Yes. Yes, why are you merging Cameron and Chase? We should find out before the next time you see her when she'll be black."
"Mm-hmm, because, of course it's scientifically impossible for a person to go back and visit somewhere they worked."
"No. But since she's not a dead cat, it is scientifically impossible for her to be in two places at once."
"Physics joke. Don't hear enough of those."
"She just called me from Arizona. She and Chase just got engaged. They even put an offer on a place in Scottsdale. Maybe it's not repressed guilt, maybe it's just panic. In less than two months, your son will be going back to school and you'll be alone again without a team."

"In about a month, my wife, your boss, will be back to work and you will have to stop pretending to be Dean of Medicine."
"Very mature."
"Don't change the topic. What do I get for doing you a very big favor?"
Wilson rolls his eyes and responds "I guess, I can accompany you to New York. But it has to be on a weekend."
"Sorry, I already found someone. By the way, I'm taking off on Friday."
"What? Who? This Friday?"
"Yeah, I'm taking spawn number one to some geekfest convention. You know? Father and son bonding stuff."
"Oh, you're taking Jake to Comic-Con? That's awesome! You'll definitely get brownie points from Lisa."
"Yeah, I'll do anything to get back into her pants."
"After four kids, haven't you learn your lesson? Sex is bad!"
"Sex is good. Unprotected sex produces money-sucking spawns, but sex with Cuddy is great. She practices yoga, you know, so she can do this thing with her…"
"Enough information House! I don't need to know about your sex life with my boss."
"Fine, but we both know you want to know."
Wilson simply rolls his eyes and smiles while House laughs.
When Jake walks in and asks "What's funny?"
House replies "I was just telling Wilson that relative to its size, the barnacle has the largest penis."
Jake replies "True. And the blue whale has the largest penis in the world."
Wilson who is obviously amused by the factoid supplied by both father and son asks "so which animal has the smallest penis?"
Both father and son reply in unison "common shrew!"

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Friday
House and Jake arrived in Manhattan around noon. House drops his son at West 34th Street, right outside of the Comic-Con.
"Thanks Dad. Call me when you're near the Javits Center, I'll come out and meet you here.
House looks at a line of people dress in various costumes and replies "and miss out on all this fun? No way! I gotta check this geekfest myself."
"Seriously?"
"Yeah, besides your Mom might ask a few questions so I better do my homework."
"Oh okay. Then just call me when you're inside."

House drives a few blocks to the Upper East Side, enters a non-descript building, and parks the car. He walks straight to the elevator and pushes the number 8 on the console. As the elevator door opens, a well-lit hallway comes in to view. He knocks on room 803 and a petite blonde lady opens the door.
She greets him warmly and asks "you must be Mr. Huis?"
House nods.
"Glad to finally meet you…Mr. Huis. Please come in"
"Please, call me Greg. Thanks again for agreeing to see me at such a short notice."
"Not a problem. I'm just happy to be able help you find an anniversary present for your wife. Please sit down and I'll bring out some of my photos of Mackinac Island."
House sits down as told and eyes the blonde lady as she disappears into the hallway.

Rachel Cuddy is about the 5' 6" and sports a short blond hair. Although she posses a well-tone body, she isn't as well-endowed in both the bosom and derrière department as Lisa. House looks around to see if he can find more clues about Lisa's little sister. The loft is open and spacious with sweeping views of the city. The living room has a clean contemporary design with a sleek marble fireplace as a focal point. However, the place lacks warmth or any personality. The one word that comes to mind to describe the place is sterile—it's devoid of any photos as if she had just moved into the place and hasn't had time to unpack.

Rachel walks back to the living room with a couple of carton boxes. She lays them on top of the long glass table, opens the box to reveal stacks of photos and spreads them out liberally.
She discloses "these are from my earlier works and I'm surprise that you like them."
"My wife is a fan on your work."
"Why Mackinac Island?"
"My wife and I had our first vacation together at Mackinac Island, twenty some years ago. I think she'll enjoy owning photos of her favorite place taken by her favorite photographer."
"That's so sweet. She's very lucky to have you for a husband."
House smiles and replies "no, I'm the lucky one."

Although a world renowned photojournalist on her own right, Rachel is uneasy talking about her work. When House mentioned attending University of Michigan, Rachel recalls when her whole family crammed-into their old station wagon to make the trek from Boston to Ann Arbor.
"My sister Lisa went to Michigan for her undergrad. She was the oldest so Mom and Dad wanted to make sure she got there safely."
House instantly notices that there was no hint of hatred or jealously when Rachel mentions Lisa's name. He wonders if both sisters are still fond of each other, and what caused the rift between the two.
"Is there big age difference between you and your sister?"
"No, we're less than a year apart in age. She's very smart. She attended Michigan on full scholarship and graduated top of her class in Harvard Medical School."
House stop himself from correcting Rachel that Lisa graduated second in her class but instead replies "wow! You must be very proud of her."
Rachel replies softly "I am" with a hint of regret.
"Well, you didn't do badly yourself. You're a world renowned photographer for the National Geographic!"
Rachel smiles and replies "I can't complain, I have been blessed."

An hour later, House leaves the apartment with two 12 X 16 original photos and a full psychological profile of Rachel Cuddy. House learned two things: Rachel doesn't feel any animosity or jealousy towards her sister and the death of their father was the catalyst for her decision to walk away from her family. House theorizes that Rachel either blames herself for the death of her father or she considers herself unworthy of her family's love. House smiles as he realizes that he needs to dig up more information from Cuddy and Emma to solve this puzzle.

TBC