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: The episode concludes with Thirteen testing positive for Huntington’s disease, echoing the theme that life is often "unfair" and beyond a doctor's control.
: House deduces that Amber was taking amantadine for the flu. The crash caused acute kidney failure, preventing her body from processing the drug and resulting in lethal amantadine poisoning. [S4E16] House's Head (Part 2)
: The recovered memory reveals that House, too drunk to drive, called Wilson for a ride; Amber arrived instead. They were on the bus together when the accident occurred. The Medical and Moral Failure : The episode concludes with Thirteen testing positive
In the second part, "Wilson's Heart," the team discovers Amber is suffering from multisystem organ failure. : The recovered memory reveals that House, too
: House’s subconscious manifests a guide who prompts him to identify the patient. He eventually realizes her necklace is made of amber, signifying that the "dying patient" is actually Amber Volakis , Wilson’s girlfriend.
: The finale fundamentally alters the series' core relationship. Wilson is left alone, finding a final note from Amber, while House awakens from a coma to face the wreckage of his friendship.
The finale begins with House suffering from retrograde amnesia following a bus accident. Convinced he witnessed a life-threatening symptom in a fellow passenger before the crash, House undergoes increasingly dangerous procedures—including hypnosis and deep brain stimulation—to retrieve the lost memory.