4. Birthmarks

When House receives word that his father has passed away, he brushes off the news and dismisses the idea of going to the funeral. However, he is soon coerced into going despite his strongest protests. Back at Princeton-Plainsboro, the team encounters the case of a young woman adopted by American parents who collapsed while in China looking for her birth parents.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

House is coerced into going to his father's funeral despite his protests. His team takes on the case of a young woman ( Samantha Quan ) who collapsed while in China searching for her birth parents. House works with the team via cell phone, while Wilson drives him—reluctantly—to the funeral. House's phone is taken by a cop mid-diagnosis and the team must decipher House's last statement. Meanwhile, the story of how House and Wilson met for the first time is revealed. Final diagnosis: Metal pins in brain (from attempted infanticide ) displaced by a magnet.

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