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4th episode of the 8th season of House

"Risky Business"

House episode

Episode no.

Season 8
Episode 4

Directed by

Sanford Bookstaver

Written by

Seth Hoffman

Original air date

October 31, 2011 (2011-10-31)

Guest appearances

Michael Nouri as Thad Barton
Alexie Gilmore as Ainsley Barton

Episode chronology

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"Risky Business" is the fourth episode of the eighth season of the American television medical drama series House and the 159th overall episode of the series. It aired on Fox on October 31, 2011.

This episode was watched by 6.65 million viewers, the lowest since episode 3 in season 1, "Occam's Razor".

Plot

A CEO falls mysteriously ill just days before he signs a contract that would relocate his company's entire labor force to China. To restore funding to his department, House attempts to make an underhanded business transaction with his wealthy patient. When the patient's condition worsens, the team must work around the clock to save his life. Park (Charlyne Yi) prepares for her hearing with the Princeton Plainsboro Disciplinary Committee chaired by Foreman (Omar Epps) but it soon becomes clear to her that House's concerns for her future are based solely on the bet he has placed against her. Adams' (Odette Annable) outlook on her patient's business venture reveals her deeper feelings about loyalty. House must again contemplate an important choice – risk going back to prison or letting orthopedics get away with pranking him.

Reception

The A.V. Club gave this episode a C+ rating.

References

Handlen, Zack (October 31, 2011). "Risky Business". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on November 3, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2011.

External links

"Risky Business" at IMDb
"Risky Business" at Fox.com
Medical review of "Risky Business". Archived 2014-07-07 at the Wayback Machine

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Episodes

Season 1	"Pilot" "Paternity" "Three Stories"
Season 2	"Autopsy" "Spin" "Hunting" "The Mistake" "Deception" "Failure to Communicate" "Need to Know" "Clueless" "All In" "House vs. God" "Who's Your Daddy?"
Season 3	"Informed Consent" "Lines in the Sand" "Finding Judas" "Half-Wit"
Season 4	"Mirror Mirror" "Whatever It Takes" "Ugly" "You Don't Want to Know" "Frozen" "No More Mr. Nice Guy" "Living the Dream" "House's Head" "Wilson's Heart"
Season 5	"Not Cancer" "Lucky Thirteen" "Last Resort" "Here Kitty" "Locked In" "Simple Explanation" "Both Sides Now"
Season 6	"Broken" "Known Unknowns" "Ignorance Is Bliss" "Wilson" "The Down Low" "Remorse" "5 to 9" "The Choice" "Baggage" "Help Me"
Season 7	"Selfish" "Unwritten" "Unplanned Parenthood" "Office Politics" "A Pox on Our House" "Small Sacrifices" "Larger than Life" "Carrot or Stick" "Bombshells" "Out of the Chute" "Fall from Grace" "The Dig" "Changes" "The Fix" "Moving On"
Season 8	"Twenty Vicodin" "Transplant" "Charity Case" "Risky Business" "The Confession" "Parents" "Dead & Buried" "Perils of Paranoia" "Runaways" "Nobody's Fault" "Chase" "Man of the House" "Love Is Blind" "Blowing the Whistle" "Gut Check" "We Need the Eggs" "Body & Soul" "The C-Word" "Post Mortem" "Holding On" "Everybody Dies"

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