The 2005 House M.D. episode featuring three patients from a medical school lecture was titled “Three Stories.”
“Three Stories” is the 21st episode of the first season. In the episode, Gregory House gives a lecture about diagnosing leg pain while the narrative moves between three patient cases. The structure gradually reveals the personal event that caused House’s permanent leg injury.
The episode was written by David Shore and directed by Paris Barclay. It became one of the series’ most acclaimed installments because it combines medical reasoning with a fragmented account of House’s past. The lecture format also lets the show compare different diagnostic possibilities before identifying the true case.
The title can be confused with the number of patients or with the episode’s flashback structure. However, “Three Stories” is the official title, and the episode aired during the first season in 2005. It won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series.