8. You Don't Want to Know

House encounters a magician whose heart failed while performing an underwater escape act, nearly drowning. While the remaining fellowship candidates work to diagnose the illusionist, House is determined to prove that he's a scam artist faking his ailments to cover up his own incompetence. Meanwhile, House pits the fellows against each other in his version of an immunity challenge.

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House encounters a magician ( Steve Valentine ) whose heart fails when performing an underwater escape act. While the remaining fellowship candidates work to diagnose him, House is determined to prove he is a scam artist faking his ailments to cover up the fact he nearly drowned during his act. In the meantime, House pits his team against one another in a challenge involving Cuddy, granting the winner immunity from elimination and a chance to nominate two other candidates to be put on the chopping block. Final diagnosis: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia in systemic lupus erythematosus Absent: Jennifer Morrison as Allison Cameron and Jesse Spencer as Robert Chase

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