“Three Stories” was the House M.D. episode that retold one patient case through three versions. It is the season one finale and uses a teaching-session structure in which House presents cases to medical students.
The episode moves between different accounts of patients with apparent leg problems, gradually revealing how the stories connect to House’s own medical history. This structure allows the episode to explore diagnostic uncertainty while also explaining the severe leg injury that led to House’s chronic pain and cane use.
“Three Stories” is notable beyond its unusual format. It won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, recognizing David Shore’s script. The title refers to the three case narratives rather than three separate regular episodes. It is therefore not the show’s finale overall; House M.D. continued for seven more seasons after it.