Me: Alright here's chappie 4! I hope you liked the whole House and Cal story go cuz well it just kinda came to me.
Cal: Right luv, you had no help what so ever from the voices inside your head hmmmm?
Me: -_- SHHHHH Cal! People aren't suppose to know about that!
Cal: Whoops, sorry luv I guess it just slipped.
Me: Uh-huh well anyway I still don't own LTM or House so yeah, *sigh* Oh well. Enjoy!
The next morning they all took their shuttle to the hospital, Agent Jefferson was supposed to meet them there. As promised Agent Jefferson was waiting for them in the lobby.
"Ah you must be Dr. Cal Lightman, Dr. Gillian Lightman, Ms. Torres and Mr. Loker. It's good to see you."
They all shook hands and began walking towards Cuddy's office where they were supposed to meet and talk. Once they were all in the office Cal sat down, Gillian standing behind him.
"Agent Jefferson we need to know what kind of work Jason was working on."
Cal and Gillian were using a classic method at the Lightman Group. Gillian asked the questions while Cal watched.
"I'm sorry but I'm not allowed to release that information to you."
"If Jason is going to get cured we need to know what we're dealing with."
"Look, you were hired to figure out which one of the colleagues did it so that Dr. House and his team can treat Jason not to inquire about his work."
"You said Jason was a Bio-weapons engineer right? So what, was he working on a new weapon?"
Cal took the lead and started asking the questions. Agent Jefferson swallowed.
"So that's it eh? Alright, this new weapon does it paralyze?"
Agent Jefferson remained impassive.
"No, it kills then right?"
Agent Jefferson swallowed again.
"So Jason was working on a new bio-weapon that kills. I'm going to assume that even though Jason's colleagues specialize in different areas they were all working together right?"
Agent Jefferson swallowed and Cal smiled.
"How do you know this? He didn't even say a word."
House's voice was dripping with annoyance and jealousy.
"C'mon Greg I told you before, the truth is written all over our faces."
House glared at Cal then went back to his PSP.
"Right, when did you say the colleagues were getting here?"
Agent Jefferson looked down and away.
"You can talk to them when they get here tomorrow morning."
Ria smiled and stepped out from behind Gillian.
"Don't be ashamed Agent. Cal's broken politicians and countless others in less time it took to break you. It's best if you don't beat yourself up about it."
Agent Jefferson looked up at Ria and Cal smirked.
"Talking from experience Torres?"
"I gotta learn something from working with you."
"Oi Loker did you set the interrogation room up yet?"
"No."
"Then what are you doing here? Get going, I want it ready for tomorrow."
"On it boss."
"Gil, do you want to take Torres with you and start investigating what Mr. Everheart was working on?"
"Sure."
"And what is the Almighty Cal Lightman going to do?"
Cal turned to House with a wicked grin.
"I'm going to annoy the hell out of you."
Cuddy brought a hand up to her mouth in surprise.
"And just how do you plan on doing that?"
"I've got some questions for you and your team about the patient."
"Fine hurry up I don't have all day."
"I suggest you sit down Greg, I wouldn't want your leg to start to hurt."
"Liar."
Cal shrugged nonchalantly and smirked.
"Everybody lies Greg."
All House's Team stood there in astonishment. No one could compete with House when it came to a battle of wits and here was Cal doing it with ease.
"What do you want to know?"
"Patient's symptoms, what are they?"
"My team could answer you, you don't need me."
"I want you to tell me what they are Greg."
"Fine He started convulsing before they brought him in. He's still having seizures every once in a while and his liver is failing."
"Sounds great, how stable is he?"
"As stable as a dying man can be!"
"This case is really gettin' at you isnit? You couldn't solve it so they called me in. You must luv it, not being able to solve your puzzle by yourself."
House tightened his grip on his cane, Cal was doing just as he said he would, annoying the hell out of him.
"Now I promise you I wouldn't have come if I'd know you were here, if that would've meant Jason dying then so be it, but it's too late to take anything back. So let me make myself clear House I'll let you do your job and you'll let me do mine, but I can't do my job if you're holding out on me. I'm only going to ask one more time. What are his symptoms?"
"Seizures, his liver is failing and his kidneys are failing as well."
"Thank you"
Cal said as he got up, his voice dripping with sarcasm, then left. Everyone in Cuddy's office was speechless and wondering just who exactly Dr. Cal Lightman was. As Cal was on his way out he pulled out his phone and dialed Ria's number.
"Hello?"
"It's me Lightman. Hey listen I want you to look for any files that have seizures, liver and kidney failure in them."
"Got it boss."
Cal hung up and made his way over to Loker who was still busy setting up the interrogation room.
"Hey boss!"
"Are you almost done?"
"No but I will be in a couple hours."
"As long as you're done by tomorrow morning."
"I know boss, just have a little faith."
Cal raised an eyebrow, remembering the Hollis case.
"Alright I know I lied and everything but-
"No buts Loker, just get this done by tomorrow."
Eli sighed and went back to setting all of the equipment up.
"Y'know if it was just me I would've fired you."
"I know."
Both Cal and Eli knew that if it hadn't been for Gillian and her forgiveness the Lightman Group would've been short one person. Eli looked down and kept working, shame. Cal nodded, satisfied with what he saw then left. He was extremely bored, and without his office study or his office in general to think and/or sleep, Cal was placed in a very bad mood.
"Dr. Cal Lightman!"
Cal turned around to see a brown haired man jogging towards him.
"Whut?"
"HI I'm Dr. James Wilson, an oncologist. I was wondering if you'd like to grab lunch. I usually eat with House but he's to busy moping around his office and playing his PSP."
"I'm bored as hell so why not."
Wilson smiled Cal and House were so much alike it was scary. Cal followed Wilson into the cafeteria and bought a turkey sandwich then followed Wilson to an empty table.
"So how'd you meet House?"
"I met him here in Jersey, I'd just moved here from London. I ran into Greg at a bar, we got to talking and we became friends. After a while we really got to know each other then I got married to my first wife Zoë and we moved to DC. A couple of years later I started my firm with Gillian. Me and Zoë had a daughter together, Emily. I saw less of Greg but we still visited each other regularly."
"What happened?"
"She cheated on me then left."
"Oh."
"What about you Wilson? Any girls in your life?"
"Uh no not now. I did a while ago but she died after a bus accident. House was involved, if he hadn't been there she would be alive. You see she went to go pick him up since he'd been drinking. House had been trying to get a hold of me but she went. Anyway she had a couple of drinks too and they ended up taking a bus, it crashed."
"Sorry for your loss."
"Yeah, I left the hospital for a while, but in the end I came back."
"Everywhere House goes it seems something goes wrong."
"He tried to apologize but I wouldn't hear it."
"At least he tried."
"Are you standing up for him?"
"No, I'd have to have one hell of a good reason to do that. It just means he's desperate to have you as a friend, seeing as he has a hard time keeping one. I mean how many times have you heard Greg apologize?"
Wilson snorted as he realized that Cal was right. The rest of lunch passed and soon the day was over. Cal, Gillian, Ria and Eli took the shuttle back to the hotel and went to sleep. The next morning they all went back to the hospital and then to Cuddy's office. Torres and Gillian had found some vital information that they were going to present to everyone. Once they were all in the office Gillian stepped forward to speak.
"So while me and Ria were looking around we found out tha-
Gillian stopped short and fell to the ground convulsing. Cal's eyes widened in horror and he leapt out of his chair to Gillian.
"Greg! Do something!"
Cal shouted as he cradled Gillian's shaking head in his arms.