Pruitt Taylor Vince

A 600-pound man is admitted to the hospital after he is found in his apartment in a coma. House and his team must look past their obese patient’s exterior in order to diagnose his illness.

The remains of an escaped convict are found in a residential sewer, but an examination of the sewer pipes indicates that the murder occurred within prison walls. Brennan insists on solving the crime – despite Booth’s pleas for her not to overexert herself – and the expectant couple experiences a very untraditional arrival of their baby daughter.

The CBI pursues two lines of investigation when a Santa is murdered: Patrick Jane goes undercover in an AA group; and Rigsby and Van Pelt question members of the National Society of Authentic Santas. Meanwhile, following the demise of a person in custody at the CBI, J.J. LaRoche (guest star Pruitt Taylor Vince) is brought in to question the team when it appears to be an inside job. Guest star Gregory Itzen returns as retired former CBI director Vincent Minelli.

With Lisbon suspended and the rest of the team reassigned, Jane is reinstated as a CBI consultant and forced to work with a new team. During the investigation into the death of a personal trainer, Jane conspires to bring his former team back together. Reed Diamond (24, Homicide: Life on the Street) guest stars as Ray Haffner, a no-nonsense CBI supervising agent and head of the new team working with Patrick Jane.

Patrick Jane and the CBI team delve into the world of professional fighting when the body of a woman is found at a mixed martial arts match - with ties to one of the fighters.