[He can snap all he wants, Beckett refuses to be daunted. If they have little information, they need to squeeze it for all its worth.] I want you to say as much as you can. Anything. Rydia also described what she saw as mechanical, even if the other elements were different. My theory -

[He pauses himself, a little abruptly. He wasn't ready to share his and Angel's theory with anyone who wasn't directly involved, but - well, House is as directly involved at they come now.]

My theory is that the people of this town have discovered something that was beyond them and attempted to use it, only to lose control. I thought it was a supernatural entity. If it is a machine, that changes my entire thinking.