In " Finding Judas ," the ninth episode of the third season of , the story weaves together a high-stakes medical case with the tightening legal noose around Dr. Gregory House. The Medical Case: Alice Hartman

While the medical case unfolds, Detective Michael Tritter continues his campaign to take House down for his drug use.

House takes the parents to court, leading a judge to appoint Dr. Lisa Cuddy as Alice's medical guardian to bypass the parents' deadlock.