House_-_s08e20_-_post_mortem May 2026

As the third-to-last episode of the series, it is a pivotal chapter that focuses on themes of trust and legacy. Key Plot Features

: House and Wilson go on an unannounced road trip so Wilson can avoid his cancer test results . This forces the team to treat Treiber in secret, lying to him that House is directing the treatment via phone . House_-_S08E20_-_Post_Mortem

: Dr. Peter Treiber is a pathologist at Princeton-Plainsboro who knows the hospital's internal statistics so well that he trusts no one except House to treat him . As the third-to-last episode of the series, it

: In a major character development, Chase finally decides to leave House’s shadow, realizing he has matured enough to lead his own department . House_-_S08E20_-_Post_Mortem