307: Son of Coma Guy

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"SON OF A COMA GUY"

House Episode Number: 307

House Season: 3

Original Air Date: November 14, 2006

Writer: Dors Ean

Director: Dan Attics

Special Guest(s): David Morse (Michael Tritter); John Larroquette (Gabe); Zeb Newman (Kyle); Holly Kaplan (Woman); Jonathan Strait (Fake House); Bobbin Bergstrom (Nurse).

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House decides to awaken a comatose patient so he can question the man regarding the family history of his son, who may have a genetic condition and the father is the only living relative. Meanwhile, Wilson confronts House about the stolen prescription pad as Tritter approaches Cameron, Chase, and Foreman in an attempt to divide the team and reveal their loyalties.

HOUSE EPISODE'S MEDICAL MYSTERY: PATIENT OF THE WEEK (POTW)

Location of incident:	The Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital
Name / occupation / age / sex of POTW:	Kyle/?/?/Male
POTW symptom(s):	Seizures Absence to acknowledge movement Liver Failure Kidney Failure Heart Failure
Team mis-diagnoses:	Some sort of Genetic Disorder (which is correct but he doesn't find the right diagnosis at first) Mercury Poisoning
House team's rule violation(s) / ethical breaches:	House wakes up the patients comatose father and goes out on a 'road trip' with him in order to find out more about their family history. House also gives Gabe knowledge on how to kill himself without damaging his heart so he can donate his heart to his son. Wilson lies to Tritter. Chase visits the kids home. Wilson established an alibi for House.
House's "Aha!" moment:	As Wilson frantically searches for Gabe's sandwich ingredients, House realizes they're being played, when Gabe doesn't even touch Wilson's home-made Hoagie. Gabe is just buying non-coma time.
POTW final diagnosis:	Ragged-red fibre (Inherited Disease)
Other / clinic patient(s):	None

Best Episode Moments

House tells the patient's father (and Wilson) why he became a doctor.

House Quotes

House, to the woken coma patient: "You have one day to live, and you want a sandwich?"

"Deep inside, Wilson believes that if he cares enough, he'll never have to die."

"Everything's conditional. You just can't always anticipate the conditions."

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