House tries to diagnose a young woman who survived a building collapse. Cuddy puts pressure on House to hire a new team, but instead attempts a differential diagnosis with help from the janitor.

When an office building collapses, House must diagnose a young woman who survived the disaster, but without a team, he will have to tackle the case on his own.

House is trying to treat a fighter pilot who is a candidate for NASA's astronaut training program. Her diagnosis will be the test to choose which applicants take the spots on House's team.

House reluctantly begins interviewing for the open positions on his team, and a candidate for NASA's astronaut training program begs House to treat her in secret. Olivia Wilde guest stars.

Candidates are put to the test when House splits them into gender groups. As the teams work, House conducts experiments on himself to see how it feels in the moments between life and death.

The final 10 fellowship candidates compete when House splits them into two teams; House experiments on himself to see what happens in the moments when people hover between life and death.