House · SEASON 5
Simple Explanation
Episode 20 · 2009-04-06

- Drama
Episode overview
Charlotte, an older woman who has spent the last six months taking care of her dying husband Eddie, is rushed to Princeton Plainsboro after collapsing from respiratory failure. The couple becomes a double mystery for the team when Eddie begins to improve as Charlotte’s condition worsens. The previously unthinkable becomes real when it seems that Charlotte will die before Eddie, and the team will be forced to make a difficult decision.
44 minutes
Season 5 episodes
1. Dying Changes Everything2008-09-16
2. Not Cancer2008-09-23
3. Adverse Events2008-09-30
4. Birthmarks2008-10-14
5. Lucky Thirteen2008-10-21
6. Joy2008-10-28
7. The Itch2008-11-11
8. Emancipation2008-11-18
9. Last Resort2008-11-25
10. Let Them Eat Cake2008-12-02
11. Joy to the World2008-12-09
12. Painless2009-01-19
13. Big Baby2009-01-26
14. The Greater Good2009-02-02
15. Unfaithful2009-02-16
16. The Softer Side2009-02-23
17. The Social Contract2009-03-09
18. Here Kitty2009-03-16
19. Locked In2009-03-30
20. Simple Explanation2009-04-06
21. Saviors2009-04-13
22. House Divided2009-04-27
23. Under My Skin2009-05-04
24. Both Sides Now2009-05-11