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A JOURNALIST�S HEAD INJURY RESULTS IN UNINTELLIGIBLE SPEECH, LEAVING HOUSE AND HIS TEAM AT A LOSS; AND THE HEAT IS TURNED UP BETWEEN HOUSE AND STACY WHEN THEY�RE OUT OF TOWN ON "HOUSE" FRIDAY, MARCH 23, ON FOX

Sela Ward and Micheal O�Keefe Guest-Star

Journalist Fletcher Stone (guest star Michael O�Keefe) collapses at his editor�s retirement party and hits his head on a table. When he comes to, his sentences don�t make sense, and he is rushed to Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. Since House and Stacy are out of town defending House�s Medicaid billings, the team struggles to solve the case on its own. Meanwhile, House and Stacy realize they still have feelings for each other, and when a storm comes through Baltimore, their return flight is cancelled and they are forced to share a hotel room together � further turning up the heat between them. Frustrated since he thinks he�s speaking normally, Fletcher tries hopelessly to communicate with Foreman, Cameron and Chase, but they can�t decipher what he�s trying to tell them. As his organs rapidly deteriorate, the team enlists House�s help to help crack the code to try to save Fletcher�s life before it�s too late in the "Failure to Communicate� episode of HOUSE Friday, March 23 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (HOU-210) (TV-14 D, L, S)

Cast: Hugh Laurie as Dr. Gregory House; Lisa Edelstein as Dr. Lisa Cuddy; Omar Epps as Dr. Eric Foreman; Robert Sean Leonard as Dr. James Wilson; Jennifer Morrison as Dr. Allison Cameron; Jesse Spencer as Dr. Robert Chase.

Guest Cast: Sela Ward as Stacy Warner; Michael O�Keefe as Fletcher Stone; Erica Gimpel as Elizabeth Stone; Mimi Kennedy as Greta; Bruce French as Peter Foster; Pat Caldwell as Mary Jean; Derek Anthony as Guard; Amy Margolis as Mother; Michael Len as 9 Year Old Boy.