Larry Weissman

Off-track betting gambler Anica (guest star Cynthia Nixon) collapses in front of House while they’re both following horse races at the site. Confused by her symptoms and what he witnessed after she collapsed, he instructs medics to take her to Princeton Plainsboro and takes her case. After the team discovers she’s been seeing a number of doctors for a variety of supposed illnesses, everyone but House thinks it’s Munchausen’s, a disease that causes people to fake symptoms for the medical attention.

Cristina, Izzie and Meredith aggressively pursue the case of Shane, a male patient who seems to have a hysterical pregnancy, which fascinates them and the entire medical staff; and a sheltered young patient inspires Alex to better express his feelings for Izzie.

When the family takes a vacation to a casino, Hal gets banned from gambling and takes Malcolm and Reese on an ill-fated trek into the desert; Lois and Dewey win a free day of spa pampering; and Francis spends a lonely weekend at home with Craig.

When Reba starts dating again, Kyra angrily tells Cheyenne that divorced people don't deserve to be happy because they need to be punished for their mistakes.

After Nick and Lulu have a disagreement over her interviewing for a job in Berkeley, he errupts in the courtroom and is sentenced to anger management sessions.