The team takes on the case of a 16-year-old factory manager who fell ill when her lungs suddenly filled with fluid while at work. The teenager informs House and team that she is an emancipated minor living on her own and supporting herself, and has ever since her parents passed away. The team begins treatment for suspected heart problems, but when Kutner chooses to sympathize with the patient rather than follow House’s directions, he and the team find out the hard way that the girl may not be telling them the truth. Meanwhile, Foreman asks for House’s permission to work on a clinical trial and House rejects his proposal. In an effort to prove himself capable of working without House’s supervision, Foreman takes on his own pediatric case. But when the unexplained illness brings the child to the brink of death, Foreman is left questioning his ability to work free from House’s custody in the “Emancipation” episode of HOUSE airing Tuesday, Nov. 18 (8:00-9:01 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (HOU-508 ) (TV-14 D)

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; Peter Jacobson as Dr. Chris Taub; Kal Penn as Dr. Lawrence Kutner; Olivia Wilde as Thirteen

Guest Cast: Emily Rios as Sophia; Alexandra Lydon as Melinda; Kyle Silverstein as Jonah; Nathan Gamble as Evan; Bob McCracken as Doug; Liza Colon-Zayas as Maria; Al Coronel as Ray; Chrissie Pit as Girl; Dawn Frances as Nurse; Yolanda Rubio-Soto as Sophia’s Mom; Jose Chavez as Sophia’s Dad; Bobbin Bergstrom as Nurse