[s6e5] Brave Heart May 2026

After being discharged with a placebo, Donny collapses and is pronounced dead. However, he miraculously "wakes up" on the autopsy table.

House hears whispering voices while staying in Wilson’s guest room (formerly his deceased girlfriend Amber’s study).

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 [S6E5] Brave Heart

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.

The "voices" House heard were actually Wilson talking to his deceased girlfriend, Amber, in the middle of the night. House initially mocks this but ends the episode attempting to talk to his own dead father, though he eventually gives up, calling it "stupid". After being discharged with a placebo, Donny collapses

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:

The team considers Wilson's disease and hereditary sensory autonomic neuropathy type 1. The priest tells him he cannot receive absolution

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