Who wrote the House M.D. episode “Three Stories”?

David Shore wrote the House M.D. episode “Three Stories.” The season-one episode aired on May 17, 2005, and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series.

“Three Stories” uses a lecture by Gregory House to present three apparently separate medical cases. The structure gradually reveals that one case is House’s own medical history, explaining the muscle infarction that caused his chronic leg pain and disability. The episode moves between the lecture room and flashbacks, asking viewers to reconsider what they think they know about each patient.

The installment is notable for its unusual storytelling and for making House’s backstory part of a diagnostic lesson. Shore’s script helped establish that the show could combine a weekly medical puzzle with character-centered narrative experimentation.

Peter Blake wrote the series finale, while Lawrence Kaplow and Thomas L. Moran were also writers associated with House episodes. “Three Stories” is specifically credited to Shore and is widely regarded as one of the series’ landmark episodes.