Brave Heart (House)
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"Brave Heart" is the sixth episode of the sixth season of House
. It aired on October 19, 2009.
techniques, eventually leading the chase to a rooftop. Donny attempts to leap from building to building in pursuit, but falls short and plummets to the ground.
In the hospital, Donny reveals that his great-grandfather, his grandfather, and his father have all died of a mysterious heart disease shortly after reaching the age of 40. This leads the team to investigate, despite House
's insistence that it's merely a coincidence. Chase
and Foreman
begin performing a battery of tests to look for genetic diseases and examine his ancestors' remains, but find nothing. House eventually fools the patient into believing he has an imaginary disease (Ortolli syndrome) and discharges him after giving him mints as a "treatment" for his illness. However, a few hours later Foreman tells House that Donny had suddenly died while doing his laundry.
During the patient's autopsy he bleeds and suddenly awakens, obviously alive, which leads the team to readmit him and to try to find the reason for his illness and "miraculous" resurrection. House eventually solves the case, with the solution being that the patient had an intracranial berry aneurysm
in the brain stem which applied pressure on various nerves, leading to the patient's symptoms, including the "stopping" of his heart.
Side stories include House hearing whispering in odd places, which turn out to be Wilson whispering to Amber at night. Chase, who cannot get over Dibala's death, is unable to enter the ICU. At House's behest, Chase finally seeks a priest for help who tells him that the right thing to do would be to turn himself in. Ignoring the priest's advice, Chase tries to drink his troubles away. Cameron is seen phoning the police as Chase walks in late, and goes away on her own when Chase still will not tell her the reason for his odd behavior.
At the very end, House speaks to his father about focusing on the wrong thing and then yells to Wilson, whom he knows will be listening on the other side of the wall. Wilson replies to his dead girlfriend, "see, he really is getting better".
House (TV series)
House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
. It aired on October 19, 2009.
Plot
A police officer, Donny Compson, and his partner are chasing a man who continuously evades them using ParkourParkour
Parkour is a method of movement focused on moving around obstacles with speed and efficiency. Originally developed in France, the main purpose of the discipline is to teach participants how to move through their environment by vaulting, rolling, running, climbing and jumping...
techniques, eventually leading the chase to a rooftop. Donny attempts to leap from building to building in pursuit, but falls short and plummets to the ground.
In the hospital, Donny reveals that his great-grandfather, his grandfather, and his father have all died of a mysterious heart disease shortly after reaching the age of 40. This leads the team to investigate, despite House
Gregory House
Gregory House, M.D., or simply referred to as House, is a fictional antihero and title character of the American television series House, played by Hugh Laurie. He is the Chief of Diagnostic Medicine at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, where he leads a team of diagnosticians...
's insistence that it's merely a coincidence. Chase
Robert Chase
Dr. Robert Chase is a fictional character on the Fox medical drama House. He is portrayed by Jesse Spencer. His character was a part of the team of diagnosticians who worked under Gregory House until the end of the third season when House fires him. However, he was then re-hired in season 6...
and Foreman
Eric Foreman
Eric Foreman, M.D., is a fictional character on the Fox medical drama House. He is portrayed by Omar Epps.-Background:A neurologist, Foreman was a member of Dr. Gregory House's handpicked team of specialists at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital's Diagnostic Medicine Department...
begin performing a battery of tests to look for genetic diseases and examine his ancestors' remains, but find nothing. House eventually fools the patient into believing he has an imaginary disease (Ortolli syndrome) and discharges him after giving him mints as a "treatment" for his illness. However, a few hours later Foreman tells House that Donny had suddenly died while doing his laundry.
During the patient's autopsy he bleeds and suddenly awakens, obviously alive, which leads the team to readmit him and to try to find the reason for his illness and "miraculous" resurrection. House eventually solves the case, with the solution being that the patient had an intracranial berry aneurysm
Intracranial berry aneurysm
An intracranial berry aneurysm, also known as a saccular aneurysm, is a sac-like outpouching in a cerebral blood vessel, which can seem berry-shaped, hence the name. Once a berry aneurysm has formed it is likely to rupture, causing a stroke...
in the brain stem which applied pressure on various nerves, leading to the patient's symptoms, including the "stopping" of his heart.
Side stories include House hearing whispering in odd places, which turn out to be Wilson whispering to Amber at night. Chase, who cannot get over Dibala's death, is unable to enter the ICU. At House's behest, Chase finally seeks a priest for help who tells him that the right thing to do would be to turn himself in. Ignoring the priest's advice, Chase tries to drink his troubles away. Cameron is seen phoning the police as Chase walks in late, and goes away on her own when Chase still will not tell her the reason for his odd behavior.
At the very end, House speaks to his father about focusing on the wrong thing and then yells to Wilson, whom he knows will be listening on the other side of the wall. Wilson replies to his dead girlfriend, "see, he really is getting better".