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The son starts going into [[convulsions]] and his heart starts failing.
House asks the father what happened the night of the fire. The son dropped some a popcorn shaker on some paper, which spread rapidly. The father shows that he is angry he couldn't save his wife and can't save his son. House finally realized that all of the accidental deaths happened at night. The son and the maternal line have [[MERFF syndrome|MERFF syndrome]], a rare [[genetic]] condition. House calls Foreman to give him the news, but the son need a new [[heart]] and can't be put on the [[transplant]] list because of his alcoholism.
The father decides he wants to give his heart to his son. Wilson points out that the father may once again awaken, and that MERRF is treatable, but not curable. The father wants to go ahead, but Cuddy refuses permission. House sends Wilson out of the room to keep him out of it and set up an alibi for both of them. The father decides to commit [[suicide]]. House gives the father his options. The father knows he won't be conscious long enough to see his son again. The father asks what House would want from his own father. House says that he would like to hear his father say "You were right. You did the right thing."
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