Nursing-home worker Morgan fakes sick to get House's attention after the home’s pet cat sleeps next to her. It seems that the cat only pays a visit to people if they are about to die – and does so with alarming accuracy.

While House dismisses Morgan as a nut job, he is intrigued by her theory on the kiss-of-death cat, and sets out to disprove it. When Morgan falls seriously ill, he and the team are forced to get to the bottom of both mysteries.

original airdate--March 16,2009               rating--13.13 million

songs--Theme Song: "Teardrop" by Massive Attack

• "Stranglehold" by Ted Nugent. 
• "I Can't Say No (from 'Oklahoma!')". 
• "I'm Not Drowning" by Steve Winwood.