[s6e5] Brave Heart -

Dr. Robert Chase struggles with debilitating guilt and panic attacks after intentionally causing the death of the brutal dictator President Dibala in a previous episode. Medical Case & Diagnosis

The diagnostic team treats Donny, a reckless police detective convinced he is genetically "doomed" to die of sudden heart failure at age 40, just like his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Secondary Plots:

Haunted by his actions, Chase seeks confession. The priest tells him he cannot receive absolution unless he turns himself in to the police—a condition Chase refuses. [S6E5] Brave Heart

Donny exhibits no clear symptoms beyond his extreme recklessness, which resulted in a fall while chasing a suspect.

The team considers Wilson's disease and hereditary sensory autonomic neuropathy type 1. Secondary Plots: Haunted by his actions, Chase seeks

House realizes Donny (and his son) has an intracranial berry aneurysm in the brain stem. This "self-destruct button" was growing and occasionally sending faulty signals to the heart, mimicking sudden failure. Both Donny and his long-lost son undergo successful surgery to repair the aneurysms. Character Developments

House hears whispering voices while staying in Wilson’s guest room (formerly his deceased girlfriend Amber’s study). The team considers Wilson's disease and hereditary sensory

To help House regain his medical license, Cuddy falsifies his required "rounds" paperwork, noting it is easier than forcing him to actually teach students.