<P> In the Season Four premiere, Pete popped the question to Violet after a morning of passion . The wedding was set for the following weekend . Violet bolted from the ceremony halfway down the aisle, but was wordlessly convinced by Pete to come back and the two were wed . In the Season Four finale, Violet finds out that her license is being suspended and Pete tells her that maybe they should split . The final scene of Season Four shows Pete, alone with Lucas, having a heart attack with no one around to help him . </P> <P> No one is around to help Pete . Cooper arrives and finds him unconscious . He's rushed to the hospital where Sam and Amelia work to save his life . Violet returns shocked at what has happened . Pete has an emergency quadruple bypass . Amelia operates on him under the influence . The surgery is a success . Afterwards, everything seems fine between Violet and Pete until Pete begins lashing out at Violet and she becomes his verbal punching bag and he offers her no support as she struggles to return to the practice . Sheldon becomes Pete's unofficial therapist . Pete begins treating Violet as though he hates her . Sheldon warns him that he will lose her and Lucas if he continues this behavior . Violet and Pete try to make it work but Violet doesn't want him to hate her as he did hate his deceased wife . The two agree to amicably separate . </P> <P> In the season premiere Violet is left wondering where Pete is as his court date has arrived and he was not there . Throughout the episode Violet and the rest of the practice debate whether he has fallen into some trouble or he decided to make a run for it . The only clue available is a text message from Pete to Violet stating, "Went for a run . Whatever happens...know that I LOVE YOU!" Speculation flies as Violet considers whether Pete meant a jog or a flight out of the country . In the last minutes of the episode it is revealed by Violet in a conversation with Cooper that police have informed her Pete had fallen off a hill while on a run and suffered a fatal heart attack . Since he was out of immediate sight help was not able to arrive on time and he died . Violet is in shock, stating she could hardly believe it was Pete and she did not know how to break the news to their three - year - old son . Per his will, Pete's body is cremated and he insists on a party rather than a funeral . At the event, Violet hears various people talk of how Pete saved their lives or helped family members, Violet having a difficult time dealing with it, including getting high in the bathroom . She tries to celebrate with singing but breaks down to scream over Pete leaving her and their son alone . </P> <Ul> <Li> Pete rode a Triumph motorcycle . </Li> <Li> Before settling on the name Pete Wilder, the creators of the show considered and rejected "Pete Finch" and "Pete Fisher ." </Li> </Ul>

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