The Best Episodes Written By David Shore

As the doctors consider their futures, they work together to solve one of the most important cases of their careers.

Director: David Shore

Writer: David Shore

House must decide whether to take the case of his ex-love's husband and he gives medical students a lecture they'll never forget.

Director: Paris Barclay

Writer: David Shore

Jimmy finally gets his first case, that of a little girl bitten by a dog. A juror approaches Lindsay with inside information on a case. Eugene defends a one-legged mugger.

Director: Steve Miner

Writer: David Shore

House is detoxing at a mental hospital and being held against his will by his attending physician, so he concocts an escape plan, aided by his roommate and a visitor named Lydia.

Director: Katie Jacobs

Writer: David Shore

The staff of St. Bonaventure Hospital works against time and their own personal safety to save the lives of those around them.

Director: David Shore

Writer: David Shore

House is shot by a former patient and must share a recovery room with the gunman.

Director: David Shore

Writer: David Shore

Facing a 6-month jail term, and the realization that he won't be there for Wilson at the end, House finds himself examining his entire life while contemplating a dismal future without his best friend.

Director: David Shore

Writer: David Shore

While House is forced to work full-time in the clinic and deal with a rape victim who insists on confiding with him, Cameron deals with a terminal cancer patient trying to take advantage of her state of mind.

Director: Juan José Campanella

Writer: David Shore

Shaun and Lea make a big life decision and are pleasantly surprised by the support they receive from their friends at the hospital. Meanwhile, when Dr. Wolke's parents show up with a revelation, Asher struggles to accept that he and his father may never truly understand one another.

Director: David Shore

Writer: David Shore

Foreman continues to experience the same progression of symptoms as the police officer. When he realizes he may be facing imminent death, he calls his father who comes to his son's side. As it comes down to a race against time, House believes the solution to the illness is in the police officer's apartment.

Director: Deran Sarafian

Writer: David Shore

The team at St. Bonaventure needs to quickly discover the truth behind a young college student’s unexplained injuries before his condition worsens. Meanwhile, after losing his most prized possession, Shaun’s distraction during a surgical procedure may end up risking more than just his job.

Director: Mike Listo

Writer: David Shore

House and his team battle to diagnose a pregnant patient's life-threatening illness, prompting her to make the most emotional decision of her life, and Vogler is determined to fire House.

Director: Bill Johnson

Writer: David Shore

As a barroom fight sends Dr. Shaun Murphy to seek treatment at St. Bonaventure’s, Dr. Alex Park and Dr. Audrey Lim disagree over an elderly woman’s post-operative symptoms. Meanwhile, Dr. Neil Melendez and Dr. Lim make their romance public, and Dr. Aaron Glassman continues to pursue a relationship with a good friend.

Director: David Shore

Writer: David Shore

Shaun and Lea's upcoming engagement party has everyone in a festive mood; a young single mother learns her son may have contracted his cancer from a surprising source; Mateo finds out if his previous issues in America will be resolved.

Director: Mike Listo

Writer: David Shore

When Bobby's priest performs an exorcism on a parishioner, who dies during the procedure, Bobby must manipulate the system to shield Father Martin from murder charges; Eugene represents Martin Parks in a bizarre malpractice suit. Jimmy decides to tape a television commercial, a decision that proves unpopular with his colleagues.

Director: Oz Scott

Writer: David Shore

After recovering from his gunshot wounds, House works feverishly on two cases at the same time: a paralyzed man who drove his wheelchair into a swimming pool and a woman who became paralyzed after a yoga session.

Director: Deran Sarafian

Writer: David Shore

After Lenny the pizza boy gets his car stolen, Fraser goes undercover as a used car salesmen to take down a ring of car thieves.

Director: George Bloomfield

Writer: David Shore

Fraser reunites with Victoria, the only woman he ever loved but was forced to arrest years earlier. Their time is limited, however, as Victoria's old partner is after her, looking for the money he believes she stole from him.

Director: Paul Haggis

Writer: David Shore

Fraser ends up in hot water when Jolly ends up dead and Victoria disappears, with Fraser the only suspect in Jolly's murder.

Director: Paul Haggis

Writer: David Shore

As Shaun pushes back against Dr. Melendez in order to treat a gravely ill hospital janitor, Dr. Lim risks a lawsuit to repair a teenage girl’s ritual circumcision. Dr. Glassman exercises demanding oversight in choosing a doctor for his brain surgery.

Director: Steve Robin

Writer: David Shore

After Dr. Shaun Murphy treats a patient who is a social influencer, he deals with unwanted attention. Meanwhile, the team treats a woman who is in abdominal distress after an at-home fecal transplant; and Dr. Carly Lever’s efforts to separate Shaun from Lea are challenged.

Director: Barbara Brown

Writer: David Shore

Shaun has a hard time balancing his fears and concerns about potentially jeopardizing Lea's health and wanting to be with the woman he loves. Claire looks for a way to grieve Melendez's death. Park and Mia discuss their future together.

Director: Mike Listo

Writer: David Shore

Milt and the Battle Creek P.D. work overtime to locate and rescue Russ after he’s taken hostage by an escaped convict.

Director: Allison Liddi-Brown

Writer: David Shore

With his diagnostic team gone, House tries to diagnose a young woman who survived an office building collapse. With the condition getting worse, Cuddy puts pressure on House to hire a new team, but instead attempts a differential diagnosis with help from the janitor.

Director: Deran Sarafian

Writer: David Shore

Dr. Gregory House, a brilliant diagnostician but devoid of bedside manner, and his elite team of young medical experts rush to save the life of a kindergarten teacher who started speaking gibberish and passed out in front of her class.

Director: Bryan Singer

Writer: David Shore