House M.D. (TV Series)

Office Politics (2010)

Jack Coleman: Joe Dugan

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• Martha Masters : Respect matters. Honesty and integrity matter.

  Joe Dugan : Have you ever thought of running for public office? Because I would love to have someone like you as an opponent.

• Martha Masters : We treat with chemotherapy or steroids.

  Dr. Gregory House : We treat with chemotherapy.

  Martha Masters : I said chemo.

  Dr. Gregory House : And then you said "or."

  Dr. Robert Chase : Once again, the bunny meets the blade.

  Dr. Gregory House : The road to dead patients is paved with "or's." Chemo is the more effective treatment, which means it will confirm our diagnosis more quickly...

  Martha Masters : I agree, but there is another option.

  Dr. Gregory House : There are lots of other options. There's bloodletting, crystals, prayer...

  Martha Masters : Another medically accepted option.

  Dr. Gregory House : Which is both less effective and less scary. So the patient might just choose it. Unless, of course, we don't mention it to him.

  Martha Masters : We can't withhold information. If we explain both the benefits and the risks of each treatment, I'm sure Dugan will choose chemo.

  Dr. Gregory House : Well, as long as you're sure.

  Martha Masters : [to Dugan]  The better option is chemotherapy. It's faster and more likely to completely cure you.

  Joe Dugan : I'll take the steroids.

  Dr. Gregory House : Oh, my goodness. If only someone could have predicted that you'd make that incredibly stupid decision.

• Joe Dugan : What's that?

  Dr. Gregory House : This is interferon. It delays the onset of rigor mortis.

• Joe Dugan : Give me a percentage. What are the odds of this thing working?

  Martha Masters : There's an 85% chance that this will kill you.

  Joe Dugan : So you want to give me something that works 15% better than arsenic?

  Martha Masters : Technically. It works infinitely better because arsenic has a 0%... chance... This is your only shot. Both Dr. House and I believe that. He faked a blood test in order to get you approved for this treatment, and then, he tried to bribe me into lying to you about the risks. If either of these incidents came to light, he'd be suspended and probably lose his license.

  Dr. Gregory House : I'm sure some other people would suffer.

  Martha Masters : He's risking his career to give you this chance. He wouldn't do that if there was any other choice.