Clueless (House)

15th episode of the 2nd season of House

"Clueless"

House episode
Episode no.| Season 2
Episode 15
Directed by| Deran Serafian
Written by| Thomas L. Moran
Original air date| March 28, 2006 (2006-03-28)
Guest appearances

* Samantha Mathis as Maria Palko
* Eddie Mills as Bob Palko
* Peter Birkenhead as Vincent Lambert
* Stephanie Erb as Charlotte Lambert
* Yareli Arizmendi as Lady

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"Clueless" is the fifteenth episode of the second season of House and thirty-seventh overall, which premiered on Fox on March 28, 2006. It was written by Thomas L. Moran and directed by Deran Serafian.

## Plot[edit]

The episode's cold opening begins with Maria being violently grabbed and carried to the bedroom by a man. As he attempts to force her onto the bed, he begins to have difficulty breathing. It is then revealed that the man is not a rapist, but rather her husband, Bob, who was engaging in a rape fantasy with her.

Meanwhile, Wilson has been staying over with House due to problems at home. House and Wilson agree that Wilson will move out the next day.

House leads the team in a differential diagnosis over Bob's breathing difficulty. House is convinced that the symptoms are typical of heavy metal poisoning, but none of the tests confirm that diagnosis. House decides that Maria must be poisoning Bob, as any heavy metal that could enter his system by other means has been tested for. House searches Maria, but finds nothing.

Still certain that Maria is the culprit, House retrieves a vial of liquid to test his theory, instructing Cameron to prevent Maria from using the bathroom until he returns. House enters the restroom just as she is leaving the stall, takes hold of her hands and apologizes for his inability to properly treat Bob. However, when House lets go of her hands the fingertips are stained purple. He explains that the only way to confirm his theory was by way of a gold indicator, (Tin(II) chloride), which reduces gold ions to colored colloidal gold. By applying the indicator to his hands and touching Maria's hand after she went to the bathroom, he confirms his suspicion that Maria was killing Bob with Sodium aurothiomalate.

At the end, House erases a message from a realtor to Wilson.

## Music[edit]

This episode features Al Green's "Love and Happiness".[1]

## Reception[edit]

This episode originally aired on March 28, 2006, and averaged 21.44 million viewers.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Music from House, M.D. S2E15".
2. ^ "Weekly Program Rankings". ABC Medianet. April 4, 2006. Retrieved November 10, 2016.

## External links[edit]

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* "Pilot"
* "Paternity"
* "Love Hurts"
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* "Acceptance"
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* "Humpty Dumpty"
* "Spin"
* "Hunting"
* "The Mistake"
* "Deception"
* "Failure to Communicate"
* "Need to Know"
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* "All In"
* "House vs. God"
* "Who's Your Daddy?"
* "No Reason"

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* "Informed Consent"
* "Lines in the Sand"
* "Son of Coma Guy"
* "Finding Judas"
* "Half-Wit"
* "Fetal Position"

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* "Mirror Mirror"
* "Whatever It Takes"
* "Ugly"
* "Frozen"
* "No More Mr. Nice Guy"
* "Living the Dream"
* "House's Head"
* "Wilson's Heart"

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* "Not Cancer"
* "Lucky Thirteen"
* "Last Resort"
* "Here Kitty"
* "Locked In"
* "Simple Explanation"
* "Both Sides Now"

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* "Broken"
* "Epic Fail"
* "Known Unknowns"
* "Ignorance Is Bliss"
* "Wilson"
* "The Down Low"
* "Remorse"
* "5 to 9"
* "Knight Fall"
* "The Choice"
* "Baggage"
* "Help Me"

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* "Selfish"
* "Unwritten"
* "Unplanned Parenthood"
* "Office Politics"
* "A Pox on Our House"
* "Small Sacrifices"
* "Larger than Life"
* "Carrot or Stick"
* "Two Stories"
* "Bombshells"
* "Out of the Chute"
* "Fall from Grace"
* "The Dig"
* "Changes"
* "The Fix"
* "Moving On"

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* "Twenty Vicodin"
* "Transplant"
* "Charity Case"
* "Risky Business"
* "The Confession"
* "Parents"
* "Dead & Buried"
* "Perils of Paranoia"
* "Runaways"
* "Nobody's Fault"
* "Chase"
* "Man of the House"
* "Love Is Blind"
* "Blowing the Whistle"
* "Gut Check"
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