Alice, the author of a popular children's book series, inexplicably suffers a seizure moments before she attempts to take her own life. The Princeton Plainsboro team faces the challenges of evaluating her underlying medical conditions and unstable psychological state. House, a fan of the books, puts her on psych hold but deals with a patient more eager to die rather than be cured. Meanwhile, House worries that he will lose Cuddy because they have nothing in common. House and Cuddy double-date with Wilson and his ex-wife Sam.
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House and his team race against time to help an author ( Amy Irving ) who suffered a seizure while attempting to kill herself. With time running out until her psychiatric hold is over and she is released, House believes a clue may be found in her newest manuscript. Meanwhile, House tries to find what common interests he shares with Cuddy, and they double date with Wilson and Sam. Final diagnosis: Trauma-related syringomyelia Absent: Olivia Wilde as Remy "Thirteen" Hadley