Chapter 18: Morning Madness
Well rested and without incidence over the course of the evening, the team reassembled in the conference room, minus House, to review their case and develop a plan of action for the day. The conference phone rang, it was House and he was put onto speaker as the rest of the team settled around the table to brainstorm.
"Alright how are we going to try and kill our patient today?" House asked cheerfully.
"Rosalie had a very good night. She slept, she is alert now and she has been responding to broad spectrum antibiotics, why can't we just give her a little time after all the trauma and give the poor woman a break," Forman asked.
"You have something better to do?" House asked skeptically.
"Yeah, I'm running your team while you aren't here," Forman retorted.
"Do you have another case that is more pressing than the jewel of the university, the pride of the music program? You know, the show can't go on if the prima donna keeps passing out." House argued.
"Graeck-Imerslund Disease would explain all of the symptoms; the vitamin B12 deficiency, the balance and walking problems and even the fatigue that you were so sure was a symptom." Cicciliano stated as she flipped through a file, passed it across the table to Chase, he sighed something within it and then passed it back. Victoria moved that file to another pile and continued, "it would also explain why she was asymptomatic for so long and now has so many different and seemingly unrelated symptoms."
"It would also explain the neurological connection," Forman added.
"Its something, its weird and unpopular, I like it!" House stated, "Chase and Mussolini go and test the patient for Graeck-Imerslund!" House stated as if he were a super hero.
Victoria smiled at Robert, picked up her files and they left the room together.
"What is going on with those two?" House asked when he heard the door open and close.
"She just had him sign something and then she took it with them," Taub answered.
"No on else needed to sign it?" House asked intrigued by the mystery.
"It didn't look like one of our cases," Forman added.
"Well what did it look like?" House asked.
"It was just a file."
"Are they working on other cases behind my back?"
"The file folder didn't have the PPTH logo on it. It's not from this hospital if it is a case." Forman stated.
"Alright, I'm coming in. I need you to find out what was in that file before I get there. It could change the entire outcome of our wager!" House stated and hung up.
"How are we going to do that?" Taub asked.
"We could just ask them to check it out." Forman stated as he stood, "or we could go to Cuddy with our suspicions and tattle tail.
"I don't mind tattling." Taub smirked.
"I know you don't" Forman laughed.
"What are our suspicions anyway?"
"That Chase and Cicciliano are working on cases and other work not pertaining to their tenure here at PPTH."
"Could the case be Vatican related?" Taub asked, "Maybe Cicciliano is investigating something from her previous job."
"I guess that could be the most logical explanation, in which case Cuddy should know all about it." Forman stated and headed for the elevator.
"So we're going to visit Cuddy?" Taub asked.
"Yup."