House M.D.2004

Dr. Lisa Cuddy:
[Cuddy is in her office, crying. Wilson comes in] I'm busy.

Dr. Wilson:
You okay?

Dr. Lisa Cuddy:
Yeah, sure.

Dr. Wilson:
Um, what I mean by "Are you okay?" is "What the hell did House do?"

Dr. Lisa Cuddy:
Nothing.

Dr. Wilson:
What did he say?

Dr. Lisa Cuddy:
I've seen House been rude a thousand times, usually to achieve something. I have never seen him be mean just because he can.

Dr. Wilson:
Seriously? What did he say?

Dr. Lisa Cuddy:
[sighs] Nothing. Doesn't matter.

Dr. Wilson:
Well, I've seen House be rude to you a thousand times, but I've never seen it get it to you.

Dr. Lisa Cuddy:
People think that House has no inner censor. The fact is he holds himself back because when he wants to hurt, he knows just where to poke a sharp stick. [sniffs] I have been trying to get pregnant and House knew. He told me I was a failure as a mother.

Dr. Wilson:
And you're upset because you think he's right?

Dr. Lisa Cuddy:
I have had three separate implantations: the first two never took, the last one I... lost.

Dr. Wilson:
I'm sorry. You didn't fail. Those were physical events.

Dr. Lisa Cuddy:
A little girl is scared and in pain. I was awkward, terrified of doing the wrong thing.

Dr. Wilson:
That's normal, that's...

Dr. Lisa Cuddy:
I didn't hug her. I didn't even... reach out and hold her hand. I told her it was gonna be okay.

Dr. Wilson:
She needed reassurance.

Dr. Lisa Cuddy:
I told her her folks might get back together. [laughs wrily] When I see people with their kids, it's so natural. It's like they have an instruction book imprinted on their genes. [voice breaking] Maybe I just didn't get a copy. Maybe my wanting to be a mother is like a tone-deaf person wanting to sing opera or a paraplegic who wants to...

Dr. Wilson:
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! [sighs] Well, I see what you mean about House poking the right spot.