Implication
by Charis
Disclaimer: House, M.D. and all associated characters belong to people who are not me. I'm just borrowing.
Notes: Kimberly's fault for making me like Cuddy, and Ilana for getting me started on the show in the first place.
Her look says, "I know you're lying," but she keeps pushing with each subsequent question.
His look says, "I know you know; what're you going to do about it?" His look challenges her to think of a higher set of ethics, and it's funny, because she never thought House, of all people, would be reminding her that part of a physician's duty is compassion. Maybe he's right, though it galls her to admit it, and she's been sitting too long behind a desk, and she's forgotten what the job is really all about.
In the end, she votes for transplant.
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