Chicago Fire s04e06 Episode Script

First fire, huh? In my opinion, you are not fit for duty.
And I'd advise you take additional leave.
Respectfully, I decline your advice.
We'll let Severide stay right where he is.
No way.
I did my job.
Ask Patterson.
I'm happy to discuss this with you later.
I'm not talking to you.
Your people backtalk their superior officers.
I know exactly where they learn that behavior.
I'll be damned if Chief Riddle is gonna change my way of running this house.
He wants to fight, then let's fight.
What is this? Patterson.
Let me guess.
More drilling? Yeah.
He called ahead.
Said to start without him.
And where is Captain Patterson? - You ever do any cycling? - No, Chief.
I can't say I've done much.
Until drugs corrupted the hell out of it, it was a great sport.
You want to know why? It's one of the few sports that focuses on a team of individuals.
You see, the cyclist needs the rest of his team to get out in front, provide a wake, so he can draft on them.
I'm not sure I follow.
You want Squad Three to be the best squad in the city, right? I do.
And you have an idea, a vision, on how to make that happen, I assume? Of course you do.
Well, I have a vision as well, for the entire CFD, and it hinges on this simple concept.
A team of individuals.
We each have a job to do.
We each have to do that job correctly and professionally every time, or the team fails.
It's not that hard a concept to follow.
No.
Boden, Severide, Dawson, Casey.
The people at 51 are not team players.
Plain and simple.
And you've seen that.
Chief Boden has a unique way of doing things Exactly.
I couldn't agree with you more.
So, when I make a move to change the way he's doing things, I want to make sure that you're ready to step up.
Are you? Yes, Chief, I am.
That's exactly what I wanted to hear.
Truck 81, Squad 3, Ambulance 61, structure fire.
- Dismissed.
- 5057 East, 21st place.
They're up there! Gotta save her! Please.
Help! Please! Help! Casey, need a ladder.
Mouch, Otis, let's get the aerial up there.
Severide, climb up to that woman.
On it.
Get us down, please! I was in, sleeping.
I heard this electrical shock, and then What's your name? - Bob.
- Bob? - I'm Bob.
- Help! Up here! Summoned to headquarters.
What do we got? Copy that, Chief.
There's no one else inside? Not that I know of.
Squad, let's get in and do a primary search.
Cruz, come with me.
Cap, Tony, take the back door.
Copy that! Help! Help us! Come on.
They're gonna get 'em.
- They'll be fine.
- Oh, my God! Hurry! It's really hot up here! Hold on! We're coming! Aah! Please hurry! Get that ladder up! It's too hot! Stay right where you are! Don't move! I'm gonna throw him to you.
No! Hey, hey, don't do that.
I have to! No! Wait! I got him! He's okay! The baby's okay! - Severide, go! - It's too hot! I can't take it.
I got to jump! Severide! Oh! I got you.
- I got you.
- I'm okay.
Okay, watch.
Oh, oh.
I didn't I didn't know what I He's fine, ma'am.
He's fine.
Come on, ride with us.
Come on.
- You going, too? - No, I'm driving myself.
Okay, ready? That was incredible.
That your family? Yeah, that's my sister and my nephew.
I just I just happened to be in town.
I yelled when I woke up.
I don't know.
Maybe it helped.
I don't know.
Is that from "Signals?" Yeah.
I'm a huge Rush fan.
Well, that's cool.
That's why I'm here.
- You know, I work for the band.
- Really? Yeah.
Yeah, we're here to do one last show.
- In Chicago? - Mm-hmm.
- I didn't hear.
- No, I know.
They announced Friday and it sold out in, like, 30 minutes.
Oh, you got to be kidding me.
I thought Los Angeles.
Yeah, I know, we all did.
Right? But with these guys, you got to expect the unexpected.
how do I get to the hospital from here? Oh, of course.
Uh, Chicago Med.
What you're gonna want to do is head down to Cermak.
Hang a left.
Go about four blocks.
You'll see St.
Louis Avenue.
My birthday's next month.
- Congratulations? - I'm just saying, if someone wants to spring for Rush tickets for me.
- Oh, how much? - 800 on Tix-a-lot.
I'll just get you a cake.
- What was that? - What? I saw that.
Spill, sister.
It's nothing.
Something.
I want in.
Chili and Jimmy.
- Shut up.
- No way.
Okay, guys, we barely kissed.
- For an hour.
- I freaking knew it.
How was it? An eleven.
- Wallace - Yeah? Chief Riddle's office called.
They want hard copies of all your incident reports.
For the whole month? The whole year.
Don't shoot the Connie.
Casey, I'm gonna have to swing home pick up some reports I've been working on.
Um, can you? - You're covered.
- Thank you.
You ever, uh, had an in-house flame? No.
I mean, maybe, like, a match flare once, but no.
Okay, my two cents.
I advise against it.
Nothing good can come from this.
Except once, one.
That was Dawson and Casey.
Thank you, and hey, I say you go for it.
I don't know.
I heard some things about Riddle at the union meet.
Yeah, that jag-off's been out to get us for a while.
Well, Monahan at 36 says he is gunning for us, like, both barrels.
Thinks Firehouse 51's a stumbling block to him getting commissioner.
Nah, this house has weathered plenty, and we'll weather this.
Boden can handle anything.
And let's go.
Check his air.
Air's fine.
So call it in.
Mayday, mayday, we got a downed firefighter.
Second floor.
Bringing him out now.
Over to the stairs.
Let's go again.
Come on, again.
Paperwork.
It's what he wants to hang me on.
Incident reports, please.
He can't fire you if you didn't do anything wrong.
He can transfer me.
He's just waiting for an excuse to fill in at the bottom of the form.
I guarantee you.
Bye, bye 51.
Hello, Morningside.
- Mm-mm.
- Can you, uh? - Mm-hmm.
- Yeah.
Hi.
Hi.
I just wanted to knock and introduce myself.
I'm Serena.
I'm Airbnbing next door.
I, uh, uh, I don't know what that means, but, um, welcome.
Just means that I'm here for a few weeks.
I wanted to let you know in case my music was too loud, or whatever.
It's not.
I mean, it won't be, but here's my number in case you got to get a hold of me.
Okay.
Welcome to the neighborhood.
I'm Donna, and what he meant to say is, - he's Wallace.
- Yeah, I Let us know if you need anything.
- Serena.
- Serena.
Thank you.
Nice to meet you, and really, call me if there are any problems.
- Oh, you got it.
- Yeah.
Okay, bye.
I don't know what Airbnb is, because I don't know how to talk - to young beautiful women.
- Okay, okay, okay.
Will you please help me find the damn form? Yeah.
Wow.
You got here lickety-split, Speed Racer.
Yeah, lucky's more like it.
It was green lights all the way.
That's 32 on the nose.
Hey, listen, there's more than 20% there, - but you earned it, so keep it.
- Thank you.
- That's really nice of you.
- Yeah.
Hey, did anybody ever tell you, you look like Brad Pitt? Yeah, I get that all the time.
I'll see y'all later.
Whoa.
I was gonna say Robert Redford, but there was a little bit of Pitt in there.
What's that all about? No idea.
I think I know that guy.
Freddie Clemente.
Used to hang out with my brother, Leon.
Banger? Yeah.
Hey, guys, remember Bob? - Hey.
- Hey, Bob.
Gorman, from before.
- The house fire? - Oh, hey.
- Sure.
- Yeah, anyways, I, um, I just I really appreciate everything you guys did.
So I wanted to give you some tickets.
- For Rush? - Yes, sir.
Thank you.
I thank you so much.
Yeah, there's some meet-and-greets in there, too.
- There are? - Really? Oh, yeah.
All right, well, look, you guys, enjoy the show.
Really, and thank you so much.
My sister and my nephew, they're doing fine, so - Oh, that's great news.
- Great, Bobby.
- Do well, buddy.
- Thank you.
See you, bud.
Wow.
Four tickets and they're backstage.
You know, my dad loves Rush.
Who's Rush? Only four? Otis, do not look this gift horse in the mouth.
Who put you in charge of distribution? The spirit of radio, that's who.
I've never seen him run before.
Talk to you a minute, Captain? As long as you start calling me Dallas.
Sure, Dallas, um, listen, I don't want to step on your toes, but I've been watching the squad, and, um, I've been in the same position.
New guy in charge.
Wanting to run things a certain way.
Well, Mouch and Herrmann didn't take kindly to being told how to do a job they've been doing very well, and for a long time.
This is about Kelly.
This is about a great firefighter.
It's not like I haven't given him a shot.
Shots, plural, in fact.
I'm just saying, no one does his best work with crosshairs on his back.
Okay, well, um, thank you, Matt.
I will think about what you said.
How come we got to be battling for two spots? There was you plus three more.
Because I told Casey he could have one.
That doesn't make any sense.
He asked.
I said yes.
End of discussion.
- Okay.
- All right? All right.
Get on with it, then.
- All right, ready? - Yeah.
And a one, and a two, and - Cruz.
- Mm-hmm? Dude's back.
That's it.
Yo, Cruz.
Freddie, thought that was you.
What are you doing driving all gangster around here? Man, come on, I just seen you.
Wanted to make sure you was you, and here you are.
Joe Cruz.
Damn.
How you been, Freddie? Can't complain.
Can't complain, you know.
Say, man, how's Leon? I ain't seen him in a minute.
What do you want with Leon? Want to know how to, like, reach out to him, you know? Like, how to get a hold of him.
Yeah.
Sorry, Freddie, I don't have his number.
- Come on, Joe.
- Can't help you.
Will you at least give this to him? I'll see what I can do.
Thank, man.
That's all.
Thanks.
Hey, you okay, Freddie? Right as rain, bro.
Right as rain.
What was that all about? Uh, nothing, Captain.
Truck 81.
Squad 3.
Ambulance 61.
Multiple vehicle accident.
South Boston and West Cermak.
Hey, hey, that guy's a maniac! - A complete and total maniac.
- Okay, everyone calm down.
Let us get aid to the wounded.
Forget about that guy.
Give aid to my friend here, man.
Hey, we got a problem here? That bastard sideswiped me, and then he ran over Neil, and then he plowed into that car over there Okay, okay, the police will handle that when they get here.
Right now, our concern is for your wounded.
Okay, Chili, Brad, - get to these hit bikers.
- Copy that.
Squad will take the SUV driver.
Got it.
We'll check the driver of the other car.
Copy that.
Okay.
We're gonna need the C-collar, here.
- God, this city sucks, man.
- Yep.
Neil, Neil.
Hey, I can't help him until you back up.
- Neil? Can you talk? - Barely.
How about you tell me what hurts.
Everything.
I'm just gonna check your leg for any - Aah! - Possible fracture.
Aah! Oh, great.
Yeah, that's just great! Cruz, take the driver's side.
Severide, cut the posts from the passenger side and we'll peel the roof back.
Yeah, this scene's about to get bad, man.
We need to put him in a C-collar, pull him out the window, load and go.
Hey, I didn't ask for your opinion, firefighter.
Cut the post.
Now! Pretty bad whiplash, Chief.
You see what I'm saying? The guy's a maniac! How many other people he's got to hurt? Battalion 25 to main.
What's the ETA on the police? Five minutes on police, Battalion 25.
Damn.
Shift change.
Hey, we need to get this guy out of here, now.
Negative.
Keep working on the posts.
You stupid asses swerved right in front of me.
Hey! Hey! - Calm down, calm down! - Hey! Stay back! Tony, get a C-collar on this guy.
- Stay back! - Hey, enough! Enough! Back up.
Mouch, I need a hand.
Let's go! I got you.
Hello? Hey, hi.
Yeah.
Uh, actually I'm two minutes away.
Yeah, I'll swing by.
Casey, I'm gonna swing by the house for two minutes.
- Copy that.
- Thank you.
Hey.
I was too embarrassed to call 911.
I'm sorry.
- Don't worry about it.
- Happens all the time.
I was making tea, and I thought, "Don't leave the burner on.
" And what did I do? Did you, uh, check all the windows? Locked.
Okay.
Um, this'll cost you a lock and a frame, but I can help you with the frame.
I understand.
Okay.
It's okay.
- Oh, thank you.
- Okay.
Well, look at that.
- It's not even on.
- You're kidding me.
Nope.
Huh.
Well I might be losing my mind, but thank you, and you are not leaving here without pouring yourself a thank you drink.
Uh, I'm on duty.
So as much as I would love to, I'm gonna pass.
You don't want to break the rules a little? No, I don't.
I will not hold it against you.
Okay, um anything else I can help you with.
Um, you have a good rest of your day.
Look, I don't know how many times I have to say it.
When we're out there, I'm the one calling the shots.
And I'm saying, on the scene, when everything happens at once, you have to go with your gut.
Yeah, I'm not talking about that.
I'm talking about a pattern of consistently undermining my authority.
If you think that, Captain, then I apologize.
I just, I have to be able to watch the whole playing field and know that when I call the shot, everyone is gonna execute it with precision.
Squad can't be listening to two guys at once.
I understand.
Okay.
Anything else? No, that's it.
Think he's all right? He's dealing.
You're so distracted.
Trying to finish up all this paperwork so I can be free and clear for the show.
I had no idea you were so into Rush.
And after all these years, there's still onion layers you haven't peeled.
What other surprises are you holding on to? Hmm? Well, stay up for me after the concert, you can find out.
Oh, really? Really.
Really.
This is nice.
Just being here, laughing, with you.
Yeah it is, isn't it? Reminds me of before.
I liked before.
Me, too.
Seventh grade.
Mrs.
Clootz.
I turned in Rush's lyrics for "The Trees" as a poem I wrote.
She thought I was a genius, and posted them on the bulletin board for the school to read.
- Yeah, fascinating.
- I know.
So I don't know if I should use that or the story of the time that I snuck my cat, Tom Sawyer, into the Milwaukee show when I met 'em backstage Hey, Connie! You know where Chief is? Pulling up now.
- Just what he needs.
- Absolutely.
Hey, Chief, can we get a minute with you? What's up? Remember when we all went to see Aerosmith - back in 2001? - I do.
And you said that that was a night to beat.
You know, concert-wise.
I did.
We're about to beat that night.
Rush.
Saturday night.
Backstage passes included.
You, me, him, and Casey.
Appreciate the offer.
Saturday night, date night, me and Donna.
- Maybe you didn't hear me.
- Oh, I heard you.
But, Chief, I'm telling you, and I have been to Rush, 19 times, mind you, and each show was mind-blowingly better than the last.
If you miss this, you're missing a slice of rock and roll heaven.
- Otis, then.
- Otis, then.
- I have to, right? - Mm.
What if there's an ear in there? Or a single bullet? What is wrong with you? I'm talking about gang stuff.
Ooh, a rattlesnake.
What do you know about gangs, Otis? - I watch "The Wire.
" - Just shut up and hand me the screwdriver.
Huh.
That's it? Just old baseball cards.
Well, I can't say I'm not disappointed.
I used to get these for Freddie and Leon after little league games.
They used to flip out for 'em.
Guess Freddie kept all of his.
Well, it's nice he wants to give 'em to Leon.
Yeah.
But check 'em for poison.
That's all I'm saying.
It's weird, Donna.
There's something very strange about the whole thing.
Stove was not on and she knew it.
No.
Well, I don't think so.
Uh, she comes by will you call me? Yeah.
No, I got to go.
Yeah.
Love you, too.
You said this is my squad, right? - Yes, it is.
- I say who stays and who goes? What's this about, Dallas? I want to make a change.
I want to transfer Severide out of Squad 3.
Why do you have it out for Kelly? I have it out for anyone who's constantly questioning my orders.
My understanding is it was a judgment call made in the moment.
It wasn't just that, and it is still insubordination.
Look, I'm really sorry, Dallas, but we do not just kick our people out.
We discipline.
We reprimand.
We address the problem, but we do not give up.
Especially when they're as good at the job as Kelly Severide is.
So if you want to write him up, that's just fine, but he stays in this house.
So when you say it's my squad, you mean it's your squad? Your squad.
My house.
That don't sit right with you, door's right there.
Okay, Chief.
Stop.
Stop.
Stop.
Hey.
Hey.
So, I'm gonna say two names, and you stop folding when those two names don't go together.
- Okay.
- Dawson and Casey.
Mouch and Sergeant Platt.
Jimmy and Chili.
No.
Hey, candidate.
Yo.
You and Chili, huh? And? Hey, man, no worries from me.
I think you're being smart about it.
Better to keep it on the DL.
The last thing I need is the chief looking at me sideways.
Well, in my experience, in-house dating is something you have to be very careful about.
Yeah, that's what I thought.
Mm-hmm.
Who were you with? What? Who'd you date in-house? Well, no.
I didn't.
Me me, personally.
Ahem.
Oh.
Thanks.
Yeah, yeah.
You got it, man.
He wrote me up? Yes, he did.
I was right, Chief.
He knows that.
I'm aware, but I'm telling you, he's a captain.
It's within his authority to do so whether I recommend it or not.
Yeah, but you can overrule him.
I can write up paperwork.
So can he.
Fact is, it's gonna be in your file.
The drills.
Washing the rig.
None of it matters.
He's coming for me.
And I am handling it.
I got to say, you know what? What? Nothing.
Never mind.
No.
What? He was your buddy, remember? Dismissed.
So you got it in the FedEx, whatever? Leon will get the box, yeah.
Cool, cool, thanks, man.
No problem.
You in trouble, Freddie? What, me? Nah, man.
Nah, I'm good, bro.
Leon got out, huh? Yeah.
You helped him? Yeah.
You know, um I was thinking and, um could you do that for me? I'm jumped in, bro.
I'm stuck.
I'll always be stuck.
No one's ever had my back, ever.
You know what, yo, this is stupid.
I should never came around, bugging.
Hey, why don't you come inside the firehouse, huh, man? Grab some food.
Meet everybody.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
It's a neighborhood house.
Safe house.
We make sure of that.
Got to roll.
Freddie You need to get comfortable with being honest with me, and if you can't, you can always fall back on the fact that you don't have a choice.
I didn't think you'd want to be bothered with a non-work issue.
You thought wrong.
What's with the box? It's just my brother's friend trying to jump-start a conversation.
About? Me helping him get out.
Of what, gang life? Yeah.
He's stuck.
And what'd you say? I told him to start by coming over here.
It's a neighborhood house.
Keep me in the loop.
I will.
Honesty goes both ways.
Right, Captain? Of course.
Then honestly tell me, what are you doing to this house? Sometimes chain of command comes before everything else, Cruz.
You're gonna have to get used to that.
- Ambulance 61.
- Injured person.
Come on in.
- Do you know how lucky you are? - I really don't.
One in a million.
Maybe more.
You missed your tongue and your teeth, everything.
Almost everything.
Does this hurt? No.
- You were just cleaning it? - I thought it was unloaded.
And you keep it locked up, right? Always.
All right, I'm gonna put this C-collar on you.
Then we're gonna grab the stair chair and bring you down to the ambulance.
I can walk.
- We'll take you in the chair.
- What about my son? He can ride, right? I don't have nobody to watch him.
You don't have any powder burns.
You sure the gun was close to your face? What'd I tell you? Right here.
You're being really brave.
It's okay, son.
Were you watching Daddy clean his gun? Yeah? Did you hurt your arm? Daddy's gun jumped back when you pulled the trigger, didn't it? You didn't shoot yourself.
It was an accident.
I keep the gun locked up.
Keep the key around my neck.
Took it off when I was in the shower.
He found it.
It's not his fault.
Why make him lie? My wife, she died a year ago.
It's just me and my son.
I can't lose that boy.
I love him.
Please.
I swear I'll be more careful.
I promise.
Everything okay in here? Damn.
I guess they did hear a shot.
That is a GSW, right? Yep.
In the chin, out the cheek? Exactly.
- Anyone else home? - Nope.
Uh, gun's in the lockbox.
Locked.
So what the hell happened? I don't know, and he sure isn't talking for a while.
I got to get the stair chair and get him over to Med.
The kid's gonna come with us.
All right.
So, Geddy, in football I was number 21, and my friend, Michael, was number 12.
We stood next to each other in the team picture.
I know, it was as amazing as it sounds.
What the hell are you doing? I'm practicing what I'm gonna say to the band.
We were 21-12.
The album.
Get it? That's how we took the picture.
This is all dudes.
Yeah, it's Rush.
I hope these guys are cool, man.
Sometimes when you meet your heroes they're Stop right there.
Coolest Canadians ever, and I don't say that lightly.
All right, next.
- Hey, enjoy the show.
- Thank you.
Here come some Rush fans.
- How's it going, guys? - Hi, guys.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Uh, I was 21-12.
Sorry? Uh, my friend Michael was, uh, 12.
Picture.
I'm sorry.
You mean when you were 21 years old? And your buddy was 12? I We're huge fans.
I've been to nine of your shows.
Awesome.
Yeah.
Almost as many as us.
Let's get a pic, guys.
- Yeah, all right.
- Okay.
I'm, like, 17 again.
- Yeah.
- One, two, three.
Mouch, can I see the tickets? This isn't backstage.
This is behind the stage.
Well, I can see a sliver from my seat.
We can trade places during the show.
- Molly's? - Yeah.
All right, drinks are on the house.
- Come on, guys.
- Guys, Alex always plays on the left side.
If we just lean out Sorry, buddy, but this is pretty lame.
I Yo, fireman.
I totally gave you guys the wrong tickets.
- Mea culpa.
- You? - Where are your friends? - Oh, I I It's cool.
It's cool.
You're in the front row, bro.
- We? - Come on.
- Not bad.
- Right? I don't have any wine.
Beer's fine.
Are we doing something wrong here? All I know is that life can be over like that.
So, I mean, if you want to, why shouldn't we go for it? That's what I thought.
You know, I'm just gonna keep my head down.
Do the work I've always done.
I know you will.
Riddle's gonna keep coming.
- Yeah? - Wallace Boden? - Yes.
- Detective Ryan Wheeler.
What can I do you for? You can tell me if you've ever been at the house Serena Holmes is subletting? Sere oh, yeah, uh, she locked herself out.
Thought her stove was on.
I'm a fire chief, so.
Did you kick in her door? Yes, I did.
Uh-huh.
What is this concerning? Well, this is what Serena Holmes looked like when she told us a man named Boden broke down her door and attacked her.
Hit her in the face with a bottle.
So, if you don't mind, I'd like you to come with me.
Answer a few questions.
Wallace.
Will you come with me, sir? Yeah, of course.
Can I, uh, get my jacket? Sure, sure.
It's okay.
- Back so soon? - Hey.
- How was the show? - Don't ask.
Okay.
I won't.
- That good? - We didn't see them.
- Okay.
- We sat The reprimand was warranted.
I'm having a beer here.
I just want you to understand.
I've got a job to do.
Do you? You keep undermining me, Severide.
You say you won't and then you do it again, and I'm not sure anything's gonna change.
I'm off shift, Captain.
So right now, you and me, we're just two guys at a bar who have nothing else to talk about.
That's how you want to play this? Yeah.
That's too bad.
When I became a fireman, it was for life.
Day in and day out.
Not just on shift.
Now you're gonna question my commitment? You step back.
Uh-oh.
Why don't we step outside? You know what? Take the next shift off.
You're suspending me? You're lucky that's all.
For now.