*House discovers that one of his patients, a fourteen year old, is being abused by their parents. The patient has a heart condition and is always in House's care. Their parents only show up once in the time they are in the hospital. They're in the hospital ten out of twelve months a year since they were seven, so House has become a sort of father figure for them. They've even got his sarcasm.*
*House is administering leaning against a wall in the patients room, watching their heart monitor.*