Ben Shields

House and the team encounter a teenager who collapsed during her high school Christmas program. They soon find the troubled teen dealt with more than her share of bullying at school, and as her condition continues to deteriorate, the team must delve deeper to get to the bottom of her mysterious illness. Foreman continues to work with Thirteen on the Huntington's disease drug trial, and their relationship progresses when he learns a valuable lesson from her. House gives a clinic patient an unbelievable holiday gift and keeps the team guessing about who may have sent him a particularly thoughtful Christmas present. Meanwhile, Cuddy receives an unexpected gift of her own.

The annual counterterrorism games held between the world's elite Special Forces teams take a deadly turn, and Kim bumps into an old flame who is now a multimillionaire.

Eli and Maggie join Taylor and Matt in Sonoma to retain a witness held in county jail who may provide the answer to why a news anchor lost a job at one of the biggest media corporations; the lawyers look to free the witness from prison but the judge, an acquaintance from Matt's past, delivers a vengeful blow; feelings begin to resurface between Eli and Maggie as they work together again.

When Neal decides to hang a life-sized birdcage in the bar of The Inn to put his top notch female staff on display, Rhonda warns him that his little stunt may be against hotel policy. Downstairs, Larry gives Gus insider information about female guests checking into the hotel so he can sweet talk them into tipping him better, but when Larry starts collecting a percentage of Gus's earnings their relationship takes on a whole new meaning. Meanwhile, Nicole has a meltdown when she realizes Neal has not asked her to work a shift in the birdcage, and Audrina Patridge from "The Hills" attempts to check into The Inn.