Joey Gaynor

House and the team take on the case of a ballerina (guest star Jamie Tisdale) whose lungs collapse in the middle of a performance. When the treatment causes her skin to fall off, the dancer faces not only the prospect of never dancing again but also of dying an agonizing death. The team must use their imaginations to carefully choreograph ways to test and treat her delicate body without killing her. Meanwhile, House continues to suffer from a severe lack of sleep and is still haunted by Amber (guest star Anne Dudek). While enlisting Wilson’s help to diagnose himself, he is willing to do the unthinkable to make his visions stop.

When Cory is mistakenly recognized for saving the school from a fire, he learns the true meaning of being a hero.

Wendell talks the Petersons into going to Atlantic City with him, claiming he has free tickets to a Peabo Bryson concert.

Dr. Death gets off on the wrong foot with the new equipment manager, who appears to know more than he lets on. Zagreb falls for a woman he believes to be a prostitute.

On a particularly dark and stormy night, some of the guys kick back over a game of cards to fantasize about how different their lives might have been had they pursued professional interests other than football.