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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" TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 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 Tuesday, Jan. 10 (9:00-10:00 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.