John Berg

While House and his team scramble to discover what’s causing brain and kidney dysfunction in a pregnant woman, Vogler (guest star Chi McBride) is on the warpath to get House fired. House diagnoses his pregnant patient’s illness, but now she and her husband struggle with an emotional and heartbreaking choice: to save her life, or that of her unborn child. Meanwhile, Vogler sets up a board meeting to get rid of House, but when Wilson objects, Vogler lashes out against him and shocks Cuddy and the rest of the board with his decision. Finally, Cuddy takes a stand against Vogler (will she be next?).

Gibbs and the team are called in when a recently deceased man is found encased in a Civil War-era tomb. The corpse is that of a missing Staff Sergeant who, according to Ducky, was buried alive.

The Kelly Nolan trial continues, but Alan, Denny and Brad fear the worst when Kelly's cold demeanor begins to turn off the jury.

Sarah, Tommy and Saul make a big mistake when they try to retrieve funds to try and save the family's business.

Monk and Natalie are on a visit to Natalie's parents' house, when the conversation turns to their neighbor, Paul Buchanan. Paul grew up with Natalie and has long harbored feelings for her, but Natalie thinks he is a creep. Natalie's parents explain the circumstances of the recent deaths of Paul's father and stepmother. When Monk questions some of the facts of the story, Natalie suspects foul play. She has a hunch that Paul Buchanan is somehow involved, and hires Monk to look into it.