Station 19 (2018) s06e09 Episode Script
Come As You Are
1
- FEMALE VOICE: Inhale deep for six.
- Damn the Devil, try to save me ♪
- Exhale for six.
-
And now you're aware of your breathing.
Got me locked up in a day dream ♪
Take note of how you're
feeling right now.
Got no place to go ♪
Damn the Devil, try to save me ♪
The The Devil
try to save my soul ♪
Pay attention to the
sensations in your body.
- [SIGHS]
- I been driving myself crazy ♪
- Ugh!
- I been hearing ♪
And now take another deep breath.
The same old songs, I'm saying who ♪
- In through the nose
- Nope.
- And out through the mouth.
- [RINGING]
CARINA: Hi, you've reached
Carina. Please leave a message.
- [BEEP]
- Hey. It's me.
Damn the Devil, do you see me? ♪
[CELLPHONE CHIMES]
Who gonna save my soul? ♪
- ♪♪
-
Here we go.
Hey.
- Ha, ha.
- Got something for you.
- Thanks.
- It's good to see you.
Thank you. I almost
didn't make it inside.
Yeah, but you did.
That counts for something.
- Hey.
- You're here?
- I'm here.
- Uh
- Okay.
- Okay.
I didn't expect you back
so soon how are you?
How's Maya? H-H You guys okay?
We're not okay, but
what we do here is great,
and our work is important,
so I'm not giving up on it.
- Cheers to that.
- Cheers to that.
Cheers to that.
So, what's next on the campaign trail?
Some canvassing, and actually
the rural development coalition
is inviting all the candidates
to their next big event.
Apparently, there's gonna
be a mechanical bull.
Ooh! You are absolutely riding that.
- I'm absolutely not.
- Uh, yeah, we should probably douse you
in some baby oil first, too, right?
- No.
- I mean, if that doesn't get you
some of Dixon's votes,
I don't know what will.
If the fate of Crisis One hangs on
me gyrating on a piece of
machinery, we are in real danger.
- I
- Ride it, my pony ♪
- Stop it.
- My saddle's Yeah.
- Waiting That's you.
- Please. I don't like this.
Come and jump on it ♪
Okay, you know what? I
expect this from Hughes,
- but you're better than this, Herrera.
- I'm really not.
If you wanna get nasty, baby ♪
- Please stop!
- What are you wearing?
What? I had a closed-door
meeting at city hall.
Don't worry, my trainers are in my bag
and I'm ready for my ride-along.
And as a token of my appreciation,
I stopped to get you the
best bagels in Seattle.
- Oh.
- Mm, actually,
they're a distant
second and you're late.
God, you're tough to please.
Thought you said be here at 9:30?
Look, I get that you're
just doing this ride-along
so you can watch Travis be
great for campaign material,
but today, you're a recruit,
and for firefighters,
15 minutes early is on time, clear?
- Aye-aye, Captain.
- Actually, I'm a lieutenant.
For now. Anyone can see you're
the one in charge around here.
Well, I'm easy to please.
Hand 'em over. What do we got?
Did you bring cream cheese?
That is an American thing.
No, Eli. That's a world thing.
- Come look at this.
- Huh? What am I looking at?
So, I circled every recent fire
- in my old neighborhood
- Mm-hmm.
And the majority were in structures
that haven't been inspected in years.
Is this about the fire we put out
in your old neighborhood again?
[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
- Captain.
- Where you g
So, I found an uptick in fires
and tons of unresolved safety
violations in this one area.
That neighborhood is in our district
now, so it's our responsibility.
I think we should start inspections
today to get ahead of this.
You trying to worm your
way out of desk duty, Ruiz?
[CHUCKLES]
Let's see. Most of these
violations are petty.
Could wait a week, at least.
You know, respectfully, sir, they can't.
The neighborhood's been
under-served for way too long.
- People could get hurt.
- Oh, I thought Montgomery
was the political
mouthpiece around here.
Tell you what, for the sake
of ending this conversation,
you're free to investigate
all the improperly placed
smoke detectors you'd like, Scooby-Doo.
- BEN: Uh, Pam Williams?
- That's me.
Oh, hey. Welcome to the
Dean Miller Memorial Clinic.
I-I guess you're here
for Dr. DeLuca, huh?
Yeah. My friends Peggy
and Dayna referred me.
Peggy and [CHUCKLES]
That's Tha That's fantastic.
Um, yeah, they were
They were such a help.
We They You know what? Follow me.
Uh, I'll send Dr. DeLuca right over.
Alright, here's the waiver.
Sign that and you're
officially on shift.
Hopefully it won't get
too hectic for you today.
- Oh, no, no.
- The more intense, the better.
We need another hero moment
to float to the press.
Hopefully we can get
something good, like, uh
like maybe you can catch a baby
being thrown out of a burning building.
- That's dark.
- No, it's uplifting.
The catch that saved a life.
It's heartwarming, and hearts
TOGETHER: Win elections.
Okay, listen, I hope
you're not squeamish
about blood, vomit, or excrement.
There's a greater chance
of you experiencing that
than your baby moment.
Wait, hang on. What's this? It
says here that ride-along risks
include, but are not limited
to, electrocution, radioactive
and chemical exposure,
domestic disputes
Seems like quite a lot of fine
print that could lead to death.
- [KLAXONS SOUND]
- DISPATCH: Aid Car 19 requested
- to 1110 Cedar Street.
- That's us.
Sign or stay, Eli. Your choice.
Wait, alright! I'm coming! I'm coming!
♪♪
Hey, I wouldn't stress.
My parents used to get
violations all the time
when the neighborhood started to change.
It's just people
trying to shut them down
to make room for a new Pilates studio.
- Are you okay?
- I'm good.
- Okay.
- Yeah. You good?
Yeah. Yeah, I'm good.
Just not the one gripping the
steering wheel for dear life.
[CHUCKLES]
You know, I hope the old
laundromat is still there
so we can stop by it on
the way back to the station.
Oh, a laundromat?
I wish you would've told me, I
would've brought my delicates.
No, you know, it's not your
average laundromat. It's the best.
- You're going to love it.
- Okay.
The lady that runs it is the sweetest.
She used to babysit me as a kid.
Whatever you want, you can get there.
Vintage baseball cards, old records,
a copy of whatever movie
is playing in the theater
- lingerie.
- Oh. Oh, my God.
Okay. So you wanna
wanna go buy some lingerie
from your childhood babysitter?
- That's pretty kinky. I like it.
- [CHUCKLES]
- When you put it like that
- Yeah.
[LAUGHING] Is that what you want?
- [VOICEMAIL BEEPS]
- MAYA: Hey. It's me.
I'm sorry.
I am getting help from Diane,
and I think it's working.
Please let me see you, okay?
I love you. I miss you.
And I can be better.
♪♪
- Hey.
- Hey.
♪♪
Looking for clinic services, sir?
- VINCE: [SLURRING] Uh, yep.
- Oh, okay. Uh, can I get a name?
Uh, the name is Vince.
Some people call me Vinnie.
- Vinnie.
- Some people call me dummy.
[LAUGHS] Alright. I take
it you've been drinking, sir?
Uh, dr-drinking is not the problem.
The problem are these burns
I have that hurt like hell
- no matter how much I drink.
- Yeah. Right Okay.
Yes. Uh, right this way, sir.
- Yeah. Oh, God.
- Alright. We'll take care of you.
[GROANS]
CARINA: So, how did you
hear about our clinic?
Peggy and Dayna are my neighbors,
and they are always
singing your praises.
- They say you're the best.
- Oh, they're the best.
I love them.
- Is this your first pregnancy?
- Yes.
I got tired of waiting,
decided to just do it on
my own like a honeybee.
- Oh?
- You know, they can
have offspring without mating,
through parthenogenesis.
Oh, wow. They sound like
they're miles ahead of us.
I'm an entomologist, so you got
to forgive my bug references.
No, please keep them coming.
That was pretty interesting.
Uh, so, what brings you in today?
Just vitals, or do you
have any specific concerns?
- Vitals.
- Okay.
And I also just want to make sure
everything's okay with the baby.
And when was your last
doctor's appointment?
Do you have a primary OB?
The one I have now just
goes, "Okay," and "Uh-huh,"
whenever I bring up concerns.
And I've heard horror stories
of doctors missing things,
so I'm just trying to
advocate for myself.
I understand. Well, your doctor
should definitely be listening to you.
So, I can run some tests.
I can even do an ultrasound here.
Have you had your gestational
diabetes screening test yet?
No. Wow
I did not expect all this
from a fire station. [LAUGHS]
- I know.
- But, yes, I would love that.
- Thank you.
- Great.
And I am sorry.
- May I?
- Yes.
Why are you sorry?
Because I was warned that
you were a great beauty
and that I might have
a hard time focusing
and I thought I'd prepared
myself but clearly I didn't
because you literally glow and
- Okay.
- And I just said that out loud
and now this is harassment
and I'm even more sorry.
I-It it really isn't, and,
uh, you're glowing yourself.
- I'm pregnant. You have to say that.
- No, I don't.
[LAUGHS]
- What happened?
- Tell you the truth, I don't know.
I was black-out drunk when I
woke up with it a few weeks ago.
W I'm sorry, weeks?
Yeah, well, I thought the
pain would start to go away.
- There you go.
- Boy, I was I was wrong on that one.
Well, it should have already
started healing itself,
you know, after a couple of weeks,
but excessive alcohol use
tends to slow the healing down.
Well, excessive alcohol use is my motto.
- Okay.
- [CHUCKLES]
It's what they should
carve on my tombstone.
Somebody call the VA right away,
tell them to write it
down quick before I croak.
You're a You're a veteran?
- Yeah. Spent 30 years in the army.
- Oh, wow.
- I served in the Marines.
- Ah.
But not for 30 years. That's
That's very impressive.
- Well, thank you.
- Yep.
Hey, Vince? How long has your
stomach been swollen like that?
Swollen? [CHUCKLES]
That's A-plus prime
beer belly right there.
I hate to break it to
you, bud, but that's
- that's no beer belly.
- [VINCE BREATHING HEAVILY]
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah ♪
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah ♪
THEO: It's been a minute.
Yo, yo!
- [ALL EXCLAIMING]
- MAN: Theo Ruiz!
Long time no see!
What's up, man?
Teodora all grown up. Pero estás flaco.
You could use some meat on your bones.
Man, I just got here,
you already ragging on me?
Always, man.
Everyone, this is
Firefighter Victoria Hughes.
She's going to be working
with me to carry out
- the inspection today.
- Hey.
- Yeah, of course. I remember.
- Yeah, it's good to see you again.
I've heard a lot about you, so
- All good things, right?
- Oh, yeah.
Alright, relax.
- Theo Ruiz
- Hey!
As I live and breathe.
Wow. You even smell like a grown man.
This guy used to walk around
smelling like VapoRub all the time.
Vic, this is Mr. Ortega. He
was my fourth grade teacher.
He and his wife own the laundromat
- I was just telling you about.
- Oh, okay.
- It's very nice to meet you.
- Likewise.
- Yeah.
- Uh, we closed that laundromat.
It got too hard to
manage as we got older.
- Oh, no. When?
- Ah, about 10 years ago.
Bro, come sit in my chair.
Let me tighten you up a bit.
Ah, man, I'm at work. I can't.
You know that breaks my heart, right?
I would if I could, you know?
You always give the freshest cuts,
but you know a good job's
hard to come by, man.
I'm trying to keep it
professional, you know?
Yeah, I see you got that Poindexter cut.
- Very professional indeed.
- You got jokes. You got jokes.
No, just, uh, get the cut.
I'll I'm gonna get started.
Yeah. Just back here?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. R-Right through there.
- Okay.
- Come on. Andale.
- Alright, alright.
- Let me hook you up.
- Alright.
[SIREN WAILING]
♪♪
Hey, if you break that
very expensive piece
of life-saving equipment,
- someone could die today.
- It's a flashlight.
Everything on an aid car is
important, Eli. No small parts.
Alright, we're here. Look alive.
JOANIE: You're being ridiculous. Don't!
Come on! No
Oh!
Guys, s-stop. Stop it.
No Stop! Both of you!
ELI: Wow. You'd think the
odds would be in the football
player's favor, but it looks
like the duck is winning.
Both you you, enough!
Seriously, you're being idiots!
It is not my fault you clowns lost!
- TRAVIS: Stop.
- Whoo! Score, baby!
Hey, hey! Hey! Hey! That's enough!
- What, you called the cops?
- We're not the cops.
What was I supposed to do? The
last time you two got into it,
- you ended up in the hospital.
- Ah, so there's a precedent for this.
Hey, shut up. I'm gonna
need everyone to just
- take it down a notch, alright?
- Get over it.
Alright, she left you for
me, and who can blame her?
I got a full ride to Michigan coming up,
- and you're a guy in a duck suit.
- Hey, hey.
- Not after the way you played today!
- Alright, alright, alright!
- My friend's gonna check out
- Okay! That is the opposite
- of taking it down a notch.
- his nose, and you're gonna calm down.
- Go sit down.
- I'm completely calm!
- That was really loud.
- JOANIE: Ugh.
Sit down.
Look, as soon as you leave
here, I advise you to visit
an emergency department
for further treatment.
There's a lot of fluid
built up in there,
- and that can't be comfortable.
- I'll be alright.
Emergency rooms are just
pipelines for detox clinics.
Hey, Gibson.
- Ye
- Gibson, come here.
Does this clinic of yours offer
alcohol rehabilitation services?
- No. Not at the moment.
- No? Then what the hell is that?
We're not giving him rehab services.
- We're just treating a burn.
- A burn?
Look at the man. He needs a hospital.
- Well, he doesn't want to go.
- Well, he can't be here.
Wha We can't just kick him out
because he doesn't want
to go to the hospital.
We have to treat him. I mean,
that's the way the clinic works.
Well, that's just stupid.
- TOMÁS: Hey, Vic?
- VIC: Hmm?
You know this fool used to
follow me around everywhere.
- Oh, yeah?
- Como chicle!
Monkey see, monkey do.
I couldn't shake him. I
remember this one time,
I accidentally bleached some
black t-shirts in the wash.
- Uh-huh.
- Of course, I rocked them,
'cause I had no other choice.
- Yeah.
- Right. Right.
But the very next day,
this fool right here
bleached all his
shirts, too, on purpose.
OK, hey, man.
Hey, he was like the coolest
dude on the planet to me.
How could I not jock his style?
He had the nicest car. Real Rico Suave.
Hey, hey, hey, I still am. I still am.
And he had the most player walk ever.
- ALL: Oh!
- Okay, well, now I gotta see it.
- Let's see the walk.
- You wanna see the walk?
I'll show you the walk.
I'll show you the walk.
Tell me this ain't him. Okay.
- [MAN SPEAKS SPANISH]
- [WHISTLES]
[ALL EXCLAIMING]
No, no, no, no, no, no.
That's not it. That's not it.
Come on, sit down and be
still if you want a clean cut.
- Remember, you move, I move.
- Alright. Alright.
Hey, he jacks me up, it's you
who's gon' have to look at me.
Alright, well, do your
worst, then, Tomás.
- Wait. Is that you?
- That's you?
Yeah, that's me. That's me.
Whoa! You see, that's
what I'm talking about!
- Okay.
- [LAUGHTER]
JOANIE: Ugh. After today,
I'm done with teenage boys.
I'll date grown men who don't
punch each other in the face
and try to control me
with their patriarchal BS!
- You're in for a rude awakening.
- Someone more like
you. You're hot.
- Are you single?
- [SIGHS]
I was just defending your honor.
- "Defend my honor?"
- Yeah.
You were just mad he said hi to me.
No, actually, I was
mad you said hi to him.
- Oh, absolutely not.
- I'm sorry. Joanie, I was just kidding.
Don't be such a bitch.
- Whoa.
- Hey. Hey.
- JOANIE: What did you call me?
- Hey. Hey. Hey. Back up.
ELI: Andy! My nose!
[GROANING]
- My shoulder!
- I'm sorry.
[GROANING]
- Okay. Okay. You good?
- I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
- Are you good?
- Yeah. I'm I'm I'm
I'm just a little grossed out by blood.
- Okay.
- My own especially. But, uh, yeah.
- It's okay.
- I'm just going to, uh
It It doesn't look
like it's broken, alright?
- Yeah, okay.
- Let's go get you cleaned up.
This is all your fault, you know that?
- How is this my fault?
- Has everyone now had enough?
Okay? Because we now have
not one, but two bloody noses.
And I know I have. I
know I've had enough,
so we're gonna check you both out again,
and then we have two options
One, you all call your parents
and they all come pick you up.
Two, we call the cops and they do.
- No. Uh
- That's what I thought.
CARINA: Ah, so this is the baby's head.
So everything looks okay?
Nothing's wrong with it?
Yeah. It's a beautiful head.
Oh, look, these are the toes.
- Ohh.
- Do you already know the sex?
- No.
- Do you want to know today?
- No. Yes.
- Oh.
No!
I should want to be
surprised, right? [CHUCKLES]
- I mean
- I mean, that's what good moms say.
Wow. I'm really having a baby.
What if I'm bad at this?
I mean, I'm all this kid's got.
Hey, a lot of women
have kids on their own
and they are fantastic moms.
- Do you have kids?
- No. Not yet.
- May I?
- Yes.
But if I'm going to be real with you,
I have been going through
the insemination process, too.
So you see kids in your future.
- Mm-hmm.
- Are you married?
Uh, yes to future kids,
and and yes, I'm married.
And I know we just met,
but I have the feeling
you're going to be great at this.
- Don't worry.
- [LAUGHS] Thank you.
Hey, don't you think
that Carina's spending
a lot of time with that patient?
Okay. Look, Gibson, whatever
you are thinking, don't.
I'm just saying, they seem
very friendly, you know?
- CARINA: Okay, no, no, no.
- Look, Carina's an excellent doctor.
She brings little humans into the world.
That's just how she
does her job, you know?
And she she does her job very well.
- Oh, there. There, huh?
- Yeah, very well.
Yeah. See that? That's not good.
That's not good. I'm just sayin'.
Man, you're tripping. The Niners will be
in the Super Bowl next year, bet that!
- Ah.
- Ah, you're delusional, bro!
Okay, so we, uh we got a
little bit of a problem here.
Come on. Don't Don't trip.
It's just an extension cord.
Yeah, I can see that. It's
quite a lot of them, actually.
We can't have all of these power
cords attached to one source.
Yeah, the electrical cords
could short out and overheat.
It could cause an electrical
fire if it overloads.
Okay, I'll get some more
power strips immediately.
The word "fire" alone around
here seems like taboo these days.
Every time I turn around,
something else is burning,
and I'm not gonna be next.
- It's the homeless people.
- That's right.
They're just trying
to stay warm at night.
No, no, no, no, no. That's
what they want you to think.
- Here we go again.
- They?
The neighborhood hasn't been inspected,
it's probably got plenty of
hazards that could cause fires.
Alright, before anyone
starts calling me nuts,
just hear me out for a second. Otra vez.
Oh, no, please, just
Just hear me out, okay?
I've asked around after
that fire you guys put out
at my neighbor's house
and it seems like all these
newcomers to the neighborhood
are always sniffing
around with some contracts,
trying to buy people out.
I guess they figure if
they can't buy us out
- they'll smoke us out.
- THEO: Well, I want you to know
that we're taking your
concerns very seriously.
Now, I wouldn't be who
I am without this place.
- Hey.
- Thanks, bro.
Maybe we'll see your face
around here more often, huh?
- Sí, Theo.
- That's one good thing
that's come out of this.
It finally brought you home.
- Hey, what is this?
- Do you mind if I look back here?
Sure, it's just a bunch
of supplies back there.
[COUGHING]
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Here we
go. This is for the cough.
- Alright.
- Go ahead and take a drink.
W-Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Where'd that blood come from?
Are are you coughing up blood?
No, I'm fine. Happens all the time.
Yeah, well, it shouldn't.
When did this start?
We don't need to get into that,
alright? I'm here for the burns.
Yeah, yeah, well, open up.
Hold still, Vinnie. Hold still.
Okay, yeah. There's a
lot more going on here
than meets the eye.
Sit tight. I'm gonna grab a
stethoscope to listen to your lungs.
We'll be right back, alright?
Do you really think
that a pack of fluids
and a couple bandages is
gonna make him any better?
You're spinning your wheels here
There's nothing that can be done.
Can we just explain a few
things about this patient to you?
Exp Nah. I'm not I'm
not interested, alright?
This is not a hospital,
so just send him to one.
So, urine is normal.
Everything looks great so far.
I'm just waiting for
the glucose results.
Do you have any other
questions or further concerns?
Out with it.
Are you still trying to get pregnant?
You said earlier that you
had tried insemination.
Yeah, I mean, no. No, not really.
Uh, my wife and I are separated,
not legally but we're taking time apart.
And that has put a pause
on the baby-making plan.
- I'm sorry to hear that.
- It's okay. Really.
We both needed the time apart.
If you don't get back together,
are you still gonna have a baby?
[SIGHS] I want a baby
more than anything.
I-I want to sing to them
and make them biscotti.
I want to teach them how to drive,
so, yes, I would. But my wife is a
was a big part of that dream, too.
♪♪
But what you are doing right now,
having a baby on your own
because that's what you want?
That's brave.
♪♪
- Okay.
- Uh, okay?
I actually hate surprises.
- Okay.
- What am I having?
Are you sure?
- Yeah.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
- It's a boy!
- [GASPS, LAUGHS]
- Yes!
Assuming that's how it identifies.
- I'm so happy.
- Aww.
[ELECTRICITY BUZZING]
I mean, you can keep checking that,
but this is kind of a big deal.
Yeah. Alright.
Let me do the talking. This
might take some finessing.
Okay.
Oye, Tomás?
Bro, come here.
I will take care of that next week.
Next week? No, I'm sorry.
Sorry. It's just we gotta
take care of this today.
We don't want to have to
shut you down. It's not
Okay, no I said I'll handle it, Vic.
Alright? It's between me and my boy.
No disrespect, but I'm
not talking with you.
- This is, uh - Uh-huh.
And I've saved his ass way
too many times in the past.
And all all I need is a week.
Okay, this is actually not
between you and your boy.
This is a safety hazard,
and you said you wanted
to take care of this today,
and we're here now, so
Well Okay, well, we can
work with him, okay? Just relax.
Bro, you got to handle your girl.
- Shut up, Tomás.
- Alright. Okay.
Can you hold on just for a second, Vic?
Alright, well, one of
us has to do our job,
Theo, so I don't
THEO: Okay, well, we can do
our job and still help him out.
We have six other places
we need to inspect today.
Well, this takes priority.
Oh, why? Because he's
a childhood friend?
No. Because he's family.
- Oh, come on.
- Oh.
- See? This is
- Sorry. Sorry, gentlemen.
One moment, please.
We don't turn our backs on each
other where I'm from, alright?
Now, you go through your whole life
so understanding and
compassionate to a fault,
and suddenly, what, today you switch up?
No, I'm not switching up.
I'm just trying to do my job, okay?
And family? I didn't
know these people existed
until, what, this week?
And apparently, you
haven't seen them in years.
- So
- Well, I appreciate the understanding.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
SULLIVAN: Hey, he's still here?
I can't believe he's gone
on this long without help.
What's he still doing here?
He's got a buildup of
fluid in his abdomen
which is consistent
with liver disease
Yeah, he's got cirrhosis
of the liver, I get it,
but in your expert medical opinion,
- shouldn't he go to a hospital?
- Well, it would be beneficial, yes.
Okay, it would be beneficial,
- so why are my orders being ignored?
- Because he's resistant.
Well, what's he gonna do,
overpower you, Sullivan?
The man can barely
walk. Just make him go.
We can't force care on him.
I mean, the best we can do
is give him resources for
outpatient care. That's it.
Oh, come on. That's not gonna work.
The man's a lifelong drunk.
I'm not gonna let him
drop dead on my watch.
If you won't make him go to
the hospital, then I will.
Look, he's a vet, Captain, okay?
Have a little respect.
- Respect?
- Yeah.
Alright, that's not the first
thing that comes to mind, okay?
He's my uncle, alright?
♪♪
Alright, let's not do this again, okay?
'Cause when you're older,
it's not just a cat fight,
it's assault, alright? Clear?
- Clear.
- Clear.
Now get out of here.
[PANTING] Okay. Okay.
- Hey, you sure
- Whoa.
- Hey, hey, hey.
- Hey, you okay?
You might be overheating a little bit.
- Yeah.
- You just went like five rounds
in essentially a sleeping bag.
Let's Let's get you out of this suit.
Hey, Eli, get me a bottle of
water from the back, there.
- Probably dehydrated.
- Here.
There you go. Oh, my God.
That cage in his suit
It looks like it broke,
and it stabbed him.
Okay, here, do me a
favor. Sit down right here.
- Oh, my
- Look up.
- Breathe. Eli, do not look.
- ELI: I already looked. Uh
ANDY: Look up. Look at me. Just breathe.
That's it. That's it.
I, uh I think I should sit down.
- Okay.
- Hey, you're okay.
I always thought I
was gonna have a girl,
but now I can't imagine
not having a boy.
Yeah, I know what you mean.
I-I grew up with a baby brother,
and when I think about having a child,
I always imagine a baby boy.
It just feels right.
I remember Peggy and Dayna
told me that they were thrilled
when they found out
they were having a girl.
- Yeah?
- Peggy said,
"I can't imagine having
a penis in my house."
- Oh, my
- [BOTH LAUGH]
- I love them.
- They're just such a good team.
- The gold standard.
- Yep. Clumsy and all.
I want a partnership like that.
I mean, is that too much to ask?
Mm
I know the feeling.
Okay, let me give you some pamphlets.
- Okay.
- You can keep them,
or you can eat them,
or you can sell them.
Hey, what do you think
they're laughing about now?
Who?
Oh, what, Carina can't be funny now?
No, she's funny, yeah.
But she's not "throw your
head back in laughter" funny.
Okay, well, if you're so concerned,
why don't you just go in
there and see what's going on?
I should. I should go in there
and remind her she's married
because apparently,
it's slipped her mind.
Okay, you know, Maya did kick her out.
Yeah, but she didn't mean it.
There's no way she meant it.
You know what? On second
thought, don't. Don't go in there.
- Wha
- Please.
[CARINA AND PAM LAUGHING]
Damn it.
I know. I know. We got to get going.
Just give me a second.
- It's okay. What's wrong with it?
- Nothing, I got it. I'm good.
What's the amperage say on the box?
It's, uh, 20 amps.
Okay, this is just 10.
Can you hand me a 20?
Did you already disconnect
the extension cords leading
back to the apartment?
- Yeah.
- This used to happen
at my parents' restaurant all the time.
When you run too much
power through fuses
with too low an amperage, they burn out.
Yeah, I guess I should
have tried that first.
You know, it's not just about
them failing the inspection, Theo.
You don't want this place to burn down
- because of an electrical short, right?
- I know. I know. I know.
[MEN CHEERING IN DISTANCE]
Um, do you think that you should sit out
on calls and inspection in
this neighborhood for a while?
What, so now it's your place to say
what calls I do and don't go to?
No, I just think you're too close to it.
Last week, you were
insubordinate to our captain
and you nearly died in an explosion
in this same neighborhood,
and today, you totally undermined me
when you know I was
just trying to do my job.
No, look, you don't You don't get it.
Yep. You're right. I don't get it,
but, hey, least the fuse box is fixed
and Tomás can pass his inspection.
♪♪
- [VINCE SIGHS]
- Captain of an entire station.
[CHUCKLES] I didn't think
you had it in you.
- Alright.
- Your father would be proud.
Where have you been?
Oh, you know, here and there.
- You look like Grandpa.
- Heh.
You smell like him, too.
- Oh, that bad, huh?
- [BOTH CHUCKLE]
I guess I come by it honest.
We missed you at the funeral.
[GROANS] Yeah, well,
you know, I-I didn't want
to burden anyone with my problems.
Yeah, well, you got two
ex-wives who'd argue different.
[SIGHS]
You wouldn't have been
a burden, Uncle Vince.
I mean, look at you.
You're hardly in a
position to refuse help.
But I don't want any, Seany.
I just don't want it.
[CHUCKLES, SIGHS]
- [SIREN WAILING]
- ANDY: We have a 17-year-old male
with an abdominal impalement coming in.
Systolic in the 70s and tachycardic.
Five minutes out.
[WAILING CONTINUES]
No, no, no. Take Broadway.
We'll get there faster.
I know you're scared,
but I do this every day,
and I've driven to the
hospital thousands of times.
Then you should know Broadway is faster.
Just sit back and ice your nose.
MORGAN: Is it bad?
Don't you worry. You're
gonna be just fine.
- I didn't even feel it.
- Yeah, that happens.
Your adrenaline was probably
up after taking down that jock.
You're gonna get back to school,
everyone's gonna be talking
about what a legend you are.
- Yeah?
- Yeah, for sure.
Your parents are gonna
be pissed, though.
[ALARMS BEEPING]
How you doing, buddy?
Andy, I'm losing him.
I'm gonna have to intubate
if we don't get there
in the next minute.
♪♪
Okay. We fixed the fuses
to power up the shop,
so you passed inspection.
Um, but you'll need to limit each outlet
- to less than 20 amps.
- TOMÁS: Okay.
- Okay?
- Yeah, so don't run
the space heater, microwave,
blow dryer all on one outlet
and you should be fine.
Okay. Thank you, guys.
And, uh, Victoria, I'm sorry.
Um, you two, uh, got to make
up. This is all my fault.
I didn't mean to tell
you how to do your job.
It's okay. Um, I'm sorry,
too, about all the
Just no more extension cords
back to the apartment, okay?
- Okay.
- And next time when we come back,
maybe you can really fix his hair.
- Gotcha.
- Okay.
[CHUCKLES]
- Hasta la proxima.
- Bye, Theo.
CARINA: So you can
come back in a few weeks
and I'll give you your
next round of tests
if you're still up in
the air about an OB,
or I can take you on, primarily.
- Thank you, Dr. DeLuca.
- Yeah, of course. Thank you.
- But
- But what?
I don't know if having
an OB you're attracted to
is the smartest thing to do.
I'm I'm gonna be all ugly and gross
in the delivery room,
feeling self-conscious
because my crush has her
hand up to my cervix.
- [BOTH LAUGH]
- Okay, okay. You're funny.
And And very sweet. And thank you.
I-I was having a bit of a hard day
and needed the laughs.
Bye.
Do you want to grab a coffee?
Or some ice cream, or go
to a bar after you get off?
I mean, I can't drink,
but I do miss the ambiance.
- Um
- Oh, God. That was so forward.
I'm sorry. I really connected with you,
and I know that you're going
through a tough time right now
and I am not trying to
take advantage of that.
- I just
- It's okay.
I-I-I-I appreciate the
offer. I-I do. Really.
You do?
So does that mean we have a date?
♪♪
- Jack? What are you
- Yeah, what?
Oh, come on.
- We should have intervened.
- No, no
- We should have.
- You are reading into this.
BEN: She's a doctor, Jack.
She's not gonna date a patient.
Really? Are you looking at
the same thing I'm looking at?
Huh? Are you? I don't think you are.
ELI: Whoa, whoa, whoa.
That That was crazy.
Th-There was blood
everywhere. Like And the
the whole time, Travis is just calmly
stopping that kid from bleeding out,
- like it's just business as usual.
- Um, because it was.
Okay. Thank you, Dr. Altman.
The mascot is stable.
- Oh, thank God.
- [SIGHS]
I told you he was gonna be okay.
Yeah, but he only listens to doctors.
He thinks we're stupid and noble.
Who's stupid and noble?
Uh, according to Eli, we are.
Those were his exact words.
ELI: Oh, no, no, no.
I-I was just kidding.
And in fact, I have a newfound respect
for you all today, and that's for sure.
Oh, because you didn't
respect us before?
Let's just let this
be a beautiful moment.
You know, the the child
lives because of you.
- You don't look so good, though.
- I'll be fine.
Eli got the full first
responder experience.
Patients can be scrappy sometimes.
You remember when I got
choked at that nursing home?
Yep. Those elderly can be ferocious.
Uh, kids, too. Try
having your hair pulled
by an 8-year-old
with an ear infection.
ELI: So let me get this straight,
getting beaten up in
the process of saving lives
is just a standard Tuesday for you?
- Yeah.
- You never know what
you're gonna walk into. That's the job.
- And you love this job?
- Yeah.
Okay, yeah, maybe we
are stupid and noble.
Speak for yourself.
♪♪
VIC: What are you doing?
I'm, uh I'm trying to cross reference
all the arson incidents
with recent fires
- and the witness statements
- Okay. No, no, no. No, no, no.
I'm saying what is going on with you?
The whole reason we went
to do inspections today
is because you had safety
concerns. Then we get there,
the whole place is a
fire waiting to happen,
and then you just want to let it slide?
I wasn't going to let
it slide. I just
- I just wanted to help.
- Uh, what, by undermining me?
I mean, maybe you got carried away
and forgot we were at work, but
I don't know, I just I've never seen
that side of you before.
THEO: That's I don't
know, that's how I get
around the old neighborhood, you know?
It's The people bring
it out of me, I guess.
Okay, or maybe it's who you are,
and you've just gotten
really good at code switching.
Damn. Well, you're worse than Diane.
Wow. That's the nicest thing
anyone's ever said to me.
Thank you. Does that mean I'm right?
[SIGHS] I mean
I don't like the phrase you
used, what, code switching?
Sounds like you're calling me a fraud.
- Well, I'm not.
- It's not like I'm doing it on purpose.
I mean, I didn't even
know I was doing that.
I'm not saying you are, and
I'm not saying it's a bad thing.
I'm saying it's a survival thing.
- You said I couldn't understand.
- I know. I
I know you do. I know.
I just I said that to win.
And I'm sorry.
I know you were just doing your job.
- Mm-hmm.
- You did a good job.
Thank you.
But, you know, let's keep it real.
If I wanted to be
taken seriously at work,
I can't be the Theo you saw at the shop.
VIC: Yeah, I know, but I
would just really like it
if you felt like you could
be your whole self with me.
Which version of me
do you like the best?
Well, I don't know.
I think I like the one who is sorry
for being an ass to me today.
- I did ask you to let me handle it.
- Okay.
I did. You could've just let me handle it,
and we woulda gotten
to the same place
- Mm.
- Without the big fight and
Alright. Alright. Okay, that's fair.
That neighborhood does
trigger you, though.
- Yeah, no. I told you that.
- Mm-hmm.
♪♪
Don't tell the family
about seeing me today.
- I don't want anyone to worry.
- We're past worrying about you.
We haven't heard from you in
years. I thought you had died.
Good. It'll be less
of a show when I do go.
- That supposed to be funny?
- I'm not laughing.
So, uh, how are you
How you holding up?
You, uh You doing alright?
'Cause you don't look so good.
I don't look so good? That's rich.
Hey, the Beckett men
are cursed with drink.
I said what I said.
You don't look so good.
- Well, I am fine.
- Oh, you're fine? You're fine
Let me tell you something,
when you're not so fine,
don't go looking for comfort in booze.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
- [BREATHING HEAVILY]
- Listen, Uncle Vince,
why don't you let me check
you into a hospital, huh?
Look, you can stay with
me after you're discharged.
You won't have to go to a detox center.
We can put you in some kind
of, like, outpatient program,
alright? If you keep
refusing medical care,
you're not gonna make it much longer.
You're just putting a
Band-Aid on a time bomb.
You know, you're about 20 years
too late to save me, Seany.
[VINCE GROANING]
BECKETT: Warren! Warren!
He's seizing. Okay.
Come on. Get me an aid car!
It's alright.
♪♪
Yes. Hi. Yes, this is
Lieutenant Ruiz at Station 19.
I'm I'm doing fine.
Um, yeah, I know it's late,
but I was hoping someone
over at the Arson Unit
could take a look at a fire report.
The fire happened about a week ago.
We didn't find any incendiary devices
on the scene of the incident,
but there was a second unexplained blast
with no obvious source,
so I just wanted to be sure.
I'll send it right over, thank you.
Yeah, well, I-I appreciate it.
That's great. Thank you.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
- Yeah?
- SULLIVAN: Hey.
- Hey.
- Just checking on you.
Well, I am good.
They admitted Vince to observation.
Yeah, so, your uncle said he,
uh, did 30 years in the service?
Yeah, the man has certainly lived.
Yeah, that's double my time. [CHUCKLES]
How many years did you say you,
uh, been with the fire service?
It's coming up on 20. [CHUCKLES]
Wow, that's, uh yeah.
Yeah. Cut to the chase, Sullivan.
You know, in the military,
we call that a lifer.
Mm.
And lifers tend to,
uh, hit the bottle
hard.
Too many years seeing things
that most human beings
aren't supposed to see.
- At least not in one lifetime.
- Is that all, Lieutenant?
Yeah, just, you know, wanted to
say I'm sorry about your uncle,
and, uh
I hope he gets help
or at least some, uh
Some rest, you know?
♪♪
Oh, and congratulations
on the almost 20 years.
That's very impressive.
Eye on the prize ♪
♪♪
[DOOR LOCKS]
We've come so far ♪
♪♪
Watch the horizon ♪
♪♪
Light up the dark ♪
♪♪
Oooh, oooh, oooh ♪
The static buzzing ♪
Do you think we owe Bishop,
like, a heads-up, you know?
Okay. There's nothing
to give a heads-up about.
All we saw today was Carina perform
as a kind and professional OB.
No, I-I saw a little
bit more than that.
And if she finds out, then what?
Again, there is nothing
to find out about.
We saw nothing, okay? So
just stop with the gossip.
Okay, you know, if I saw
you flirting with a woman,
just, clearly, I would run to Miran
Okay, you don't have
to finish that sentence.
Okay, I'm just saying, you know,
we're we're we're family.
So are they. And I fought
hard to get back here.
And I'm not gonna just let my
family fall apart, you know?
Look, nothing is falling apart.
I mean, trust me, marriage
has its ups and its downs.
Look. Hey. Hey.
You're not losing family.
We're getting closer ♪
[WATER RUNNING]
[SIGHS]
Whoa. What are you
- ELI: Whoa. Oh.
- Doing in here?
I-I-I didn't know you were
gonna be in here. Sorry. I
Travis said I could, uh,
wash my, uh, face, so, um
- I can leave. I can leave.
- No, no, no, no.
You should probably finish cleaning up.
Uh, go for it.
[BOTH CHUCKLE AWKWARDLY]
I still don't see how you do this.
You You guys are superheroes.
Yeah, well, we don't typically get, um,
injured back to back,
but you can take a
hit, I'll give you that.
Uh, yeah, well, you know,
I might have to take a
complaint out on the station,
because nowhere in the waiver did it say
that I run the risks of being
decked by a teenage girl.
Yeah. [CHUCKLES]
We've got to we've got
to update that thing.
Besides, nobody to you to
get in the middle of it.
- I was trying to defend you.
- And what did we learn?
[CHUCKLES]
I, um
I-I will reconsider
filing under one condition.
- What's that?
- You let me take you out.
Oh. You want a pity date?
I'll take whatever I can get.
- Hmm.
- Um, but someplace
where we can avoid
mascots and fire poles.
That, you know, would probably be best.
- Okay.
- Okay? Like, uh, yeah?
- Tomorrow?
- No, not tomorrow.
No, yeah, short notice.
Um, well, you know, um
Um, I'll be in touch,
'cause, uh, I know where to find you.
- [BOTH CHUCKLE]
- Not in a creepy way or anything.
It's not like I know where you live.
Yet. Or, you know, maybe
I never will because, uh
- Can I go shower now?
- Yeah. Yes.
Um just take those and
I remember looking up ♪
And there you were ♪
Those eyes said
everything's gonna be alright ♪
♪♪
Those arms said it's
okay to stay the night ♪
I'm just here to pick up a few things.
I can't use that hotel
shampoo anymore. It's awful.
♪♪
- You can always come home.
- CARINA: Where's the shampoo?
Feeling our way through the dark ♪
I miss you.
I left you a voicemail.
Yes. I got it.
Looking for places
to fall down hard ♪
Never knowing where ♪
- Did you listen to it?
- Yeah.
Feeling our way through the dark ♪
I know I made mistakes.
And I know I scared you.
I'm sorry.
I love you.
♪♪
I'll be better.
- You said that.
- I mean it.
If you show me what's underneath ♪
I need more time.
Will I run away? ♪
[VOICE BREAKING] Seeing you like that,
in a hospital bed, what
you did to yourself.
I can't just jump right
back into this with you
like I didn't spend the
greater part of my year
begging you to get help.
We were feeling our way ♪
I'm happy for you. I am.
But this is just another
thing you did to keep your job.
♪♪
Feeling our way through the dark ♪
♪♪
- FEMALE VOICE: Inhale deep for six.
- Damn the Devil, try to save me ♪
- Exhale for six.
-
And now you're aware of your breathing.
Got me locked up in a day dream ♪
Take note of how you're
feeling right now.
Got no place to go ♪
Damn the Devil, try to save me ♪
The The Devil
try to save my soul ♪
Pay attention to the
sensations in your body.
- [SIGHS]
- I been driving myself crazy ♪
- Ugh!
- I been hearing ♪
And now take another deep breath.
The same old songs, I'm saying who ♪
- In through the nose
- Nope.
- And out through the mouth.
- [RINGING]
CARINA: Hi, you've reached
Carina. Please leave a message.
- [BEEP]
- Hey. It's me.
Damn the Devil, do you see me? ♪
[CELLPHONE CHIMES]
Who gonna save my soul? ♪
- ♪♪
-
Here we go.
Hey.
- Ha, ha.
- Got something for you.
- Thanks.
- It's good to see you.
Thank you. I almost
didn't make it inside.
Yeah, but you did.
That counts for something.
- Hey.
- You're here?
- I'm here.
- Uh
- Okay.
- Okay.
I didn't expect you back
so soon how are you?
How's Maya? H-H You guys okay?
We're not okay, but
what we do here is great,
and our work is important,
so I'm not giving up on it.
- Cheers to that.
- Cheers to that.
Cheers to that.
So, what's next on the campaign trail?
Some canvassing, and actually
the rural development coalition
is inviting all the candidates
to their next big event.
Apparently, there's gonna
be a mechanical bull.
Ooh! You are absolutely riding that.
- I'm absolutely not.
- Uh, yeah, we should probably douse you
in some baby oil first, too, right?
- No.
- I mean, if that doesn't get you
some of Dixon's votes,
I don't know what will.
If the fate of Crisis One hangs on
me gyrating on a piece of
machinery, we are in real danger.
- I
- Ride it, my pony ♪
- Stop it.
- My saddle's Yeah.
- Waiting That's you.
- Please. I don't like this.
Come and jump on it ♪
Okay, you know what? I
expect this from Hughes,
- but you're better than this, Herrera.
- I'm really not.
If you wanna get nasty, baby ♪
- Please stop!
- What are you wearing?
What? I had a closed-door
meeting at city hall.
Don't worry, my trainers are in my bag
and I'm ready for my ride-along.
And as a token of my appreciation,
I stopped to get you the
best bagels in Seattle.
- Oh.
- Mm, actually,
they're a distant
second and you're late.
God, you're tough to please.
Thought you said be here at 9:30?
Look, I get that you're
just doing this ride-along
so you can watch Travis be
great for campaign material,
but today, you're a recruit,
and for firefighters,
15 minutes early is on time, clear?
- Aye-aye, Captain.
- Actually, I'm a lieutenant.
For now. Anyone can see you're
the one in charge around here.
Well, I'm easy to please.
Hand 'em over. What do we got?
Did you bring cream cheese?
That is an American thing.
No, Eli. That's a world thing.
- Come look at this.
- Huh? What am I looking at?
So, I circled every recent fire
- in my old neighborhood
- Mm-hmm.
And the majority were in structures
that haven't been inspected in years.
Is this about the fire we put out
in your old neighborhood again?
[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
- Captain.
- Where you g
So, I found an uptick in fires
and tons of unresolved safety
violations in this one area.
That neighborhood is in our district
now, so it's our responsibility.
I think we should start inspections
today to get ahead of this.
You trying to worm your
way out of desk duty, Ruiz?
[CHUCKLES]
Let's see. Most of these
violations are petty.
Could wait a week, at least.
You know, respectfully, sir, they can't.
The neighborhood's been
under-served for way too long.
- People could get hurt.
- Oh, I thought Montgomery
was the political
mouthpiece around here.
Tell you what, for the sake
of ending this conversation,
you're free to investigate
all the improperly placed
smoke detectors you'd like, Scooby-Doo.
- BEN: Uh, Pam Williams?
- That's me.
Oh, hey. Welcome to the
Dean Miller Memorial Clinic.
I-I guess you're here
for Dr. DeLuca, huh?
Yeah. My friends Peggy
and Dayna referred me.
Peggy and [CHUCKLES]
That's Tha That's fantastic.
Um, yeah, they were
They were such a help.
We They You know what? Follow me.
Uh, I'll send Dr. DeLuca right over.
Alright, here's the waiver.
Sign that and you're
officially on shift.
Hopefully it won't get
too hectic for you today.
- Oh, no, no.
- The more intense, the better.
We need another hero moment
to float to the press.
Hopefully we can get
something good, like, uh
like maybe you can catch a baby
being thrown out of a burning building.
- That's dark.
- No, it's uplifting.
The catch that saved a life.
It's heartwarming, and hearts
TOGETHER: Win elections.
Okay, listen, I hope
you're not squeamish
about blood, vomit, or excrement.
There's a greater chance
of you experiencing that
than your baby moment.
Wait, hang on. What's this? It
says here that ride-along risks
include, but are not limited
to, electrocution, radioactive
and chemical exposure,
domestic disputes
Seems like quite a lot of fine
print that could lead to death.
- [KLAXONS SOUND]
- DISPATCH: Aid Car 19 requested
- to 1110 Cedar Street.
- That's us.
Sign or stay, Eli. Your choice.
Wait, alright! I'm coming! I'm coming!
♪♪
Hey, I wouldn't stress.
My parents used to get
violations all the time
when the neighborhood started to change.
It's just people
trying to shut them down
to make room for a new Pilates studio.
- Are you okay?
- I'm good.
- Okay.
- Yeah. You good?
Yeah. Yeah, I'm good.
Just not the one gripping the
steering wheel for dear life.
[CHUCKLES]
You know, I hope the old
laundromat is still there
so we can stop by it on
the way back to the station.
Oh, a laundromat?
I wish you would've told me, I
would've brought my delicates.
No, you know, it's not your
average laundromat. It's the best.
- You're going to love it.
- Okay.
The lady that runs it is the sweetest.
She used to babysit me as a kid.
Whatever you want, you can get there.
Vintage baseball cards, old records,
a copy of whatever movie
is playing in the theater
- lingerie.
- Oh. Oh, my God.
Okay. So you wanna
wanna go buy some lingerie
from your childhood babysitter?
- That's pretty kinky. I like it.
- [CHUCKLES]
- When you put it like that
- Yeah.
[LAUGHING] Is that what you want?
- [VOICEMAIL BEEPS]
- MAYA: Hey. It's me.
I'm sorry.
I am getting help from Diane,
and I think it's working.
Please let me see you, okay?
I love you. I miss you.
And I can be better.
♪♪
- Hey.
- Hey.
♪♪
Looking for clinic services, sir?
- VINCE: [SLURRING] Uh, yep.
- Oh, okay. Uh, can I get a name?
Uh, the name is Vince.
Some people call me Vinnie.
- Vinnie.
- Some people call me dummy.
[LAUGHS] Alright. I take
it you've been drinking, sir?
Uh, dr-drinking is not the problem.
The problem are these burns
I have that hurt like hell
- no matter how much I drink.
- Yeah. Right Okay.
Yes. Uh, right this way, sir.
- Yeah. Oh, God.
- Alright. We'll take care of you.
[GROANS]
CARINA: So, how did you
hear about our clinic?
Peggy and Dayna are my neighbors,
and they are always
singing your praises.
- They say you're the best.
- Oh, they're the best.
I love them.
- Is this your first pregnancy?
- Yes.
I got tired of waiting,
decided to just do it on
my own like a honeybee.
- Oh?
- You know, they can
have offspring without mating,
through parthenogenesis.
Oh, wow. They sound like
they're miles ahead of us.
I'm an entomologist, so you got
to forgive my bug references.
No, please keep them coming.
That was pretty interesting.
Uh, so, what brings you in today?
Just vitals, or do you
have any specific concerns?
- Vitals.
- Okay.
And I also just want to make sure
everything's okay with the baby.
And when was your last
doctor's appointment?
Do you have a primary OB?
The one I have now just
goes, "Okay," and "Uh-huh,"
whenever I bring up concerns.
And I've heard horror stories
of doctors missing things,
so I'm just trying to
advocate for myself.
I understand. Well, your doctor
should definitely be listening to you.
So, I can run some tests.
I can even do an ultrasound here.
Have you had your gestational
diabetes screening test yet?
No. Wow
I did not expect all this
from a fire station. [LAUGHS]
- I know.
- But, yes, I would love that.
- Thank you.
- Great.
And I am sorry.
- May I?
- Yes.
Why are you sorry?
Because I was warned that
you were a great beauty
and that I might have
a hard time focusing
and I thought I'd prepared
myself but clearly I didn't
because you literally glow and
- Okay.
- And I just said that out loud
and now this is harassment
and I'm even more sorry.
I-It it really isn't, and,
uh, you're glowing yourself.
- I'm pregnant. You have to say that.
- No, I don't.
[LAUGHS]
- What happened?
- Tell you the truth, I don't know.
I was black-out drunk when I
woke up with it a few weeks ago.
W I'm sorry, weeks?
Yeah, well, I thought the
pain would start to go away.
- There you go.
- Boy, I was I was wrong on that one.
Well, it should have already
started healing itself,
you know, after a couple of weeks,
but excessive alcohol use
tends to slow the healing down.
Well, excessive alcohol use is my motto.
- Okay.
- [CHUCKLES]
It's what they should
carve on my tombstone.
Somebody call the VA right away,
tell them to write it
down quick before I croak.
You're a You're a veteran?
- Yeah. Spent 30 years in the army.
- Oh, wow.
- I served in the Marines.
- Ah.
But not for 30 years. That's
That's very impressive.
- Well, thank you.
- Yep.
Hey, Vince? How long has your
stomach been swollen like that?
Swollen? [CHUCKLES]
That's A-plus prime
beer belly right there.
I hate to break it to
you, bud, but that's
- that's no beer belly.
- [VINCE BREATHING HEAVILY]
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah ♪
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah ♪
THEO: It's been a minute.
Yo, yo!
- [ALL EXCLAIMING]
- MAN: Theo Ruiz!
Long time no see!
What's up, man?
Teodora all grown up. Pero estás flaco.
You could use some meat on your bones.
Man, I just got here,
you already ragging on me?
Always, man.
Everyone, this is
Firefighter Victoria Hughes.
She's going to be working
with me to carry out
- the inspection today.
- Hey.
- Yeah, of course. I remember.
- Yeah, it's good to see you again.
I've heard a lot about you, so
- All good things, right?
- Oh, yeah.
Alright, relax.
- Theo Ruiz
- Hey!
As I live and breathe.
Wow. You even smell like a grown man.
This guy used to walk around
smelling like VapoRub all the time.
Vic, this is Mr. Ortega. He
was my fourth grade teacher.
He and his wife own the laundromat
- I was just telling you about.
- Oh, okay.
- It's very nice to meet you.
- Likewise.
- Yeah.
- Uh, we closed that laundromat.
It got too hard to
manage as we got older.
- Oh, no. When?
- Ah, about 10 years ago.
Bro, come sit in my chair.
Let me tighten you up a bit.
Ah, man, I'm at work. I can't.
You know that breaks my heart, right?
I would if I could, you know?
You always give the freshest cuts,
but you know a good job's
hard to come by, man.
I'm trying to keep it
professional, you know?
Yeah, I see you got that Poindexter cut.
- Very professional indeed.
- You got jokes. You got jokes.
No, just, uh, get the cut.
I'll I'm gonna get started.
Yeah. Just back here?
- Yeah, yeah, yeah. R-Right through there.
- Okay.
- Come on. Andale.
- Alright, alright.
- Let me hook you up.
- Alright.
[SIREN WAILING]
♪♪
Hey, if you break that
very expensive piece
of life-saving equipment,
- someone could die today.
- It's a flashlight.
Everything on an aid car is
important, Eli. No small parts.
Alright, we're here. Look alive.
JOANIE: You're being ridiculous. Don't!
Come on! No
Oh!
Guys, s-stop. Stop it.
No Stop! Both of you!
ELI: Wow. You'd think the
odds would be in the football
player's favor, but it looks
like the duck is winning.
Both you you, enough!
Seriously, you're being idiots!
It is not my fault you clowns lost!
- TRAVIS: Stop.
- Whoo! Score, baby!
Hey, hey! Hey! Hey! That's enough!
- What, you called the cops?
- We're not the cops.
What was I supposed to do? The
last time you two got into it,
- you ended up in the hospital.
- Ah, so there's a precedent for this.
Hey, shut up. I'm gonna
need everyone to just
- take it down a notch, alright?
- Get over it.
Alright, she left you for
me, and who can blame her?
I got a full ride to Michigan coming up,
- and you're a guy in a duck suit.
- Hey, hey.
- Not after the way you played today!
- Alright, alright, alright!
- My friend's gonna check out
- Okay! That is the opposite
- of taking it down a notch.
- his nose, and you're gonna calm down.
- Go sit down.
- I'm completely calm!
- That was really loud.
- JOANIE: Ugh.
Sit down.
Look, as soon as you leave
here, I advise you to visit
an emergency department
for further treatment.
There's a lot of fluid
built up in there,
- and that can't be comfortable.
- I'll be alright.
Emergency rooms are just
pipelines for detox clinics.
Hey, Gibson.
- Ye
- Gibson, come here.
Does this clinic of yours offer
alcohol rehabilitation services?
- No. Not at the moment.
- No? Then what the hell is that?
We're not giving him rehab services.
- We're just treating a burn.
- A burn?
Look at the man. He needs a hospital.
- Well, he doesn't want to go.
- Well, he can't be here.
Wha We can't just kick him out
because he doesn't want
to go to the hospital.
We have to treat him. I mean,
that's the way the clinic works.
Well, that's just stupid.
- TOMÁS: Hey, Vic?
- VIC: Hmm?
You know this fool used to
follow me around everywhere.
- Oh, yeah?
- Como chicle!
Monkey see, monkey do.
I couldn't shake him. I
remember this one time,
I accidentally bleached some
black t-shirts in the wash.
- Uh-huh.
- Of course, I rocked them,
'cause I had no other choice.
- Yeah.
- Right. Right.
But the very next day,
this fool right here
bleached all his
shirts, too, on purpose.
OK, hey, man.
Hey, he was like the coolest
dude on the planet to me.
How could I not jock his style?
He had the nicest car. Real Rico Suave.
Hey, hey, hey, I still am. I still am.
And he had the most player walk ever.
- ALL: Oh!
- Okay, well, now I gotta see it.
- Let's see the walk.
- You wanna see the walk?
I'll show you the walk.
I'll show you the walk.
Tell me this ain't him. Okay.
- [MAN SPEAKS SPANISH]
- [WHISTLES]
[ALL EXCLAIMING]
No, no, no, no, no, no.
That's not it. That's not it.
Come on, sit down and be
still if you want a clean cut.
- Remember, you move, I move.
- Alright. Alright.
Hey, he jacks me up, it's you
who's gon' have to look at me.
Alright, well, do your
worst, then, Tomás.
- Wait. Is that you?
- That's you?
Yeah, that's me. That's me.
Whoa! You see, that's
what I'm talking about!
- Okay.
- [LAUGHTER]
JOANIE: Ugh. After today,
I'm done with teenage boys.
I'll date grown men who don't
punch each other in the face
and try to control me
with their patriarchal BS!
- You're in for a rude awakening.
- Someone more like
you. You're hot.
- Are you single?
- [SIGHS]
I was just defending your honor.
- "Defend my honor?"
- Yeah.
You were just mad he said hi to me.
No, actually, I was
mad you said hi to him.
- Oh, absolutely not.
- I'm sorry. Joanie, I was just kidding.
Don't be such a bitch.
- Whoa.
- Hey. Hey.
- JOANIE: What did you call me?
- Hey. Hey. Hey. Back up.
ELI: Andy! My nose!
[GROANING]
- My shoulder!
- I'm sorry.
[GROANING]
- Okay. Okay. You good?
- I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
- Are you good?
- Yeah. I'm I'm I'm
I'm just a little grossed out by blood.
- Okay.
- My own especially. But, uh, yeah.
- It's okay.
- I'm just going to, uh
It It doesn't look
like it's broken, alright?
- Yeah, okay.
- Let's go get you cleaned up.
This is all your fault, you know that?
- How is this my fault?
- Has everyone now had enough?
Okay? Because we now have
not one, but two bloody noses.
And I know I have. I
know I've had enough,
so we're gonna check you both out again,
and then we have two options
One, you all call your parents
and they all come pick you up.
Two, we call the cops and they do.
- No. Uh
- That's what I thought.
CARINA: Ah, so this is the baby's head.
So everything looks okay?
Nothing's wrong with it?
Yeah. It's a beautiful head.
Oh, look, these are the toes.
- Ohh.
- Do you already know the sex?
- No.
- Do you want to know today?
- No. Yes.
- Oh.
No!
I should want to be
surprised, right? [CHUCKLES]
- I mean
- I mean, that's what good moms say.
Wow. I'm really having a baby.
What if I'm bad at this?
I mean, I'm all this kid's got.
Hey, a lot of women
have kids on their own
and they are fantastic moms.
- Do you have kids?
- No. Not yet.
- May I?
- Yes.
But if I'm going to be real with you,
I have been going through
the insemination process, too.
So you see kids in your future.
- Mm-hmm.
- Are you married?
Uh, yes to future kids,
and and yes, I'm married.
And I know we just met,
but I have the feeling
you're going to be great at this.
- Don't worry.
- [LAUGHS] Thank you.
Hey, don't you think
that Carina's spending
a lot of time with that patient?
Okay. Look, Gibson, whatever
you are thinking, don't.
I'm just saying, they seem
very friendly, you know?
- CARINA: Okay, no, no, no.
- Look, Carina's an excellent doctor.
She brings little humans into the world.
That's just how she
does her job, you know?
And she she does her job very well.
- Oh, there. There, huh?
- Yeah, very well.
Yeah. See that? That's not good.
That's not good. I'm just sayin'.
Man, you're tripping. The Niners will be
in the Super Bowl next year, bet that!
- Ah.
- Ah, you're delusional, bro!
Okay, so we, uh we got a
little bit of a problem here.
Come on. Don't Don't trip.
It's just an extension cord.
Yeah, I can see that. It's
quite a lot of them, actually.
We can't have all of these power
cords attached to one source.
Yeah, the electrical cords
could short out and overheat.
It could cause an electrical
fire if it overloads.
Okay, I'll get some more
power strips immediately.
The word "fire" alone around
here seems like taboo these days.
Every time I turn around,
something else is burning,
and I'm not gonna be next.
- It's the homeless people.
- That's right.
They're just trying
to stay warm at night.
No, no, no, no, no. That's
what they want you to think.
- Here we go again.
- They?
The neighborhood hasn't been inspected,
it's probably got plenty of
hazards that could cause fires.
Alright, before anyone
starts calling me nuts,
just hear me out for a second. Otra vez.
Oh, no, please, just
Just hear me out, okay?
I've asked around after
that fire you guys put out
at my neighbor's house
and it seems like all these
newcomers to the neighborhood
are always sniffing
around with some contracts,
trying to buy people out.
I guess they figure if
they can't buy us out
- they'll smoke us out.
- THEO: Well, I want you to know
that we're taking your
concerns very seriously.
Now, I wouldn't be who
I am without this place.
- Hey.
- Thanks, bro.
Maybe we'll see your face
around here more often, huh?
- Sí, Theo.
- That's one good thing
that's come out of this.
It finally brought you home.
- Hey, what is this?
- Do you mind if I look back here?
Sure, it's just a bunch
of supplies back there.
[COUGHING]
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Here we
go. This is for the cough.
- Alright.
- Go ahead and take a drink.
W-Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Where'd that blood come from?
Are are you coughing up blood?
No, I'm fine. Happens all the time.
Yeah, well, it shouldn't.
When did this start?
We don't need to get into that,
alright? I'm here for the burns.
Yeah, yeah, well, open up.
Hold still, Vinnie. Hold still.
Okay, yeah. There's a
lot more going on here
than meets the eye.
Sit tight. I'm gonna grab a
stethoscope to listen to your lungs.
We'll be right back, alright?
Do you really think
that a pack of fluids
and a couple bandages is
gonna make him any better?
You're spinning your wheels here
There's nothing that can be done.
Can we just explain a few
things about this patient to you?
Exp Nah. I'm not I'm
not interested, alright?
This is not a hospital,
so just send him to one.
So, urine is normal.
Everything looks great so far.
I'm just waiting for
the glucose results.
Do you have any other
questions or further concerns?
Out with it.
Are you still trying to get pregnant?
You said earlier that you
had tried insemination.
Yeah, I mean, no. No, not really.
Uh, my wife and I are separated,
not legally but we're taking time apart.
And that has put a pause
on the baby-making plan.
- I'm sorry to hear that.
- It's okay. Really.
We both needed the time apart.
If you don't get back together,
are you still gonna have a baby?
[SIGHS] I want a baby
more than anything.
I-I want to sing to them
and make them biscotti.
I want to teach them how to drive,
so, yes, I would. But my wife is a
was a big part of that dream, too.
♪♪
But what you are doing right now,
having a baby on your own
because that's what you want?
That's brave.
♪♪
- Okay.
- Uh, okay?
I actually hate surprises.
- Okay.
- What am I having?
Are you sure?
- Yeah.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
- It's a boy!
- [GASPS, LAUGHS]
- Yes!
Assuming that's how it identifies.
- I'm so happy.
- Aww.
[ELECTRICITY BUZZING]
I mean, you can keep checking that,
but this is kind of a big deal.
Yeah. Alright.
Let me do the talking. This
might take some finessing.
Okay.
Oye, Tomás?
Bro, come here.
I will take care of that next week.
Next week? No, I'm sorry.
Sorry. It's just we gotta
take care of this today.
We don't want to have to
shut you down. It's not
Okay, no I said I'll handle it, Vic.
Alright? It's between me and my boy.
No disrespect, but I'm
not talking with you.
- This is, uh - Uh-huh.
And I've saved his ass way
too many times in the past.
And all all I need is a week.
Okay, this is actually not
between you and your boy.
This is a safety hazard,
and you said you wanted
to take care of this today,
and we're here now, so
Well Okay, well, we can
work with him, okay? Just relax.
Bro, you got to handle your girl.
- Shut up, Tomás.
- Alright. Okay.
Can you hold on just for a second, Vic?
Alright, well, one of
us has to do our job,
Theo, so I don't
THEO: Okay, well, we can do
our job and still help him out.
We have six other places
we need to inspect today.
Well, this takes priority.
Oh, why? Because he's
a childhood friend?
No. Because he's family.
- Oh, come on.
- Oh.
- See? This is
- Sorry. Sorry, gentlemen.
One moment, please.
We don't turn our backs on each
other where I'm from, alright?
Now, you go through your whole life
so understanding and
compassionate to a fault,
and suddenly, what, today you switch up?
No, I'm not switching up.
I'm just trying to do my job, okay?
And family? I didn't
know these people existed
until, what, this week?
And apparently, you
haven't seen them in years.
- So
- Well, I appreciate the understanding.
[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]
SULLIVAN: Hey, he's still here?
I can't believe he's gone
on this long without help.
What's he still doing here?
He's got a buildup of
fluid in his abdomen
which is consistent
with liver disease
Yeah, he's got cirrhosis
of the liver, I get it,
but in your expert medical opinion,
- shouldn't he go to a hospital?
- Well, it would be beneficial, yes.
Okay, it would be beneficial,
- so why are my orders being ignored?
- Because he's resistant.
Well, what's he gonna do,
overpower you, Sullivan?
The man can barely
walk. Just make him go.
We can't force care on him.
I mean, the best we can do
is give him resources for
outpatient care. That's it.
Oh, come on. That's not gonna work.
The man's a lifelong drunk.
I'm not gonna let him
drop dead on my watch.
If you won't make him go to
the hospital, then I will.
Look, he's a vet, Captain, okay?
Have a little respect.
- Respect?
- Yeah.
Alright, that's not the first
thing that comes to mind, okay?
He's my uncle, alright?
♪♪
Alright, let's not do this again, okay?
'Cause when you're older,
it's not just a cat fight,
it's assault, alright? Clear?
- Clear.
- Clear.
Now get out of here.
[PANTING] Okay. Okay.
- Hey, you sure
- Whoa.
- Hey, hey, hey.
- Hey, you okay?
You might be overheating a little bit.
- Yeah.
- You just went like five rounds
in essentially a sleeping bag.
Let's Let's get you out of this suit.
Hey, Eli, get me a bottle of
water from the back, there.
- Probably dehydrated.
- Here.
There you go. Oh, my God.
That cage in his suit
It looks like it broke,
and it stabbed him.
Okay, here, do me a
favor. Sit down right here.
- Oh, my
- Look up.
- Breathe. Eli, do not look.
- ELI: I already looked. Uh
ANDY: Look up. Look at me. Just breathe.
That's it. That's it.
I, uh I think I should sit down.
- Okay.
- Hey, you're okay.
I always thought I
was gonna have a girl,
but now I can't imagine
not having a boy.
Yeah, I know what you mean.
I-I grew up with a baby brother,
and when I think about having a child,
I always imagine a baby boy.
It just feels right.
I remember Peggy and Dayna
told me that they were thrilled
when they found out
they were having a girl.
- Yeah?
- Peggy said,
"I can't imagine having
a penis in my house."
- Oh, my
- [BOTH LAUGH]
- I love them.
- They're just such a good team.
- The gold standard.
- Yep. Clumsy and all.
I want a partnership like that.
I mean, is that too much to ask?
Mm
I know the feeling.
Okay, let me give you some pamphlets.
- Okay.
- You can keep them,
or you can eat them,
or you can sell them.
Hey, what do you think
they're laughing about now?
Who?
Oh, what, Carina can't be funny now?
No, she's funny, yeah.
But she's not "throw your
head back in laughter" funny.
Okay, well, if you're so concerned,
why don't you just go in
there and see what's going on?
I should. I should go in there
and remind her she's married
because apparently,
it's slipped her mind.
Okay, you know, Maya did kick her out.
Yeah, but she didn't mean it.
There's no way she meant it.
You know what? On second
thought, don't. Don't go in there.
- Wha
- Please.
[CARINA AND PAM LAUGHING]
Damn it.
I know. I know. We got to get going.
Just give me a second.
- It's okay. What's wrong with it?
- Nothing, I got it. I'm good.
What's the amperage say on the box?
It's, uh, 20 amps.
Okay, this is just 10.
Can you hand me a 20?
Did you already disconnect
the extension cords leading
back to the apartment?
- Yeah.
- This used to happen
at my parents' restaurant all the time.
When you run too much
power through fuses
with too low an amperage, they burn out.
Yeah, I guess I should
have tried that first.
You know, it's not just about
them failing the inspection, Theo.
You don't want this place to burn down
- because of an electrical short, right?
- I know. I know. I know.
[MEN CHEERING IN DISTANCE]
Um, do you think that you should sit out
on calls and inspection in
this neighborhood for a while?
What, so now it's your place to say
what calls I do and don't go to?
No, I just think you're too close to it.
Last week, you were
insubordinate to our captain
and you nearly died in an explosion
in this same neighborhood,
and today, you totally undermined me
when you know I was
just trying to do my job.
No, look, you don't You don't get it.
Yep. You're right. I don't get it,
but, hey, least the fuse box is fixed
and Tomás can pass his inspection.
♪♪
- [VINCE SIGHS]
- Captain of an entire station.
[CHUCKLES] I didn't think
you had it in you.
- Alright.
- Your father would be proud.
Where have you been?
Oh, you know, here and there.
- You look like Grandpa.
- Heh.
You smell like him, too.
- Oh, that bad, huh?
- [BOTH CHUCKLE]
I guess I come by it honest.
We missed you at the funeral.
[GROANS] Yeah, well,
you know, I-I didn't want
to burden anyone with my problems.
Yeah, well, you got two
ex-wives who'd argue different.
[SIGHS]
You wouldn't have been
a burden, Uncle Vince.
I mean, look at you.
You're hardly in a
position to refuse help.
But I don't want any, Seany.
I just don't want it.
[CHUCKLES, SIGHS]
- [SIREN WAILING]
- ANDY: We have a 17-year-old male
with an abdominal impalement coming in.
Systolic in the 70s and tachycardic.
Five minutes out.
[WAILING CONTINUES]
No, no, no. Take Broadway.
We'll get there faster.
I know you're scared,
but I do this every day,
and I've driven to the
hospital thousands of times.
Then you should know Broadway is faster.
Just sit back and ice your nose.
MORGAN: Is it bad?
Don't you worry. You're
gonna be just fine.
- I didn't even feel it.
- Yeah, that happens.
Your adrenaline was probably
up after taking down that jock.
You're gonna get back to school,
everyone's gonna be talking
about what a legend you are.
- Yeah?
- Yeah, for sure.
Your parents are gonna
be pissed, though.
[ALARMS BEEPING]
How you doing, buddy?
Andy, I'm losing him.
I'm gonna have to intubate
if we don't get there
in the next minute.
♪♪
Okay. We fixed the fuses
to power up the shop,
so you passed inspection.
Um, but you'll need to limit each outlet
- to less than 20 amps.
- TOMÁS: Okay.
- Okay?
- Yeah, so don't run
the space heater, microwave,
blow dryer all on one outlet
and you should be fine.
Okay. Thank you, guys.
And, uh, Victoria, I'm sorry.
Um, you two, uh, got to make
up. This is all my fault.
I didn't mean to tell
you how to do your job.
It's okay. Um, I'm sorry,
too, about all the
Just no more extension cords
back to the apartment, okay?
- Okay.
- And next time when we come back,
maybe you can really fix his hair.
- Gotcha.
- Okay.
[CHUCKLES]
- Hasta la proxima.
- Bye, Theo.
CARINA: So you can
come back in a few weeks
and I'll give you your
next round of tests
if you're still up in
the air about an OB,
or I can take you on, primarily.
- Thank you, Dr. DeLuca.
- Yeah, of course. Thank you.
- But
- But what?
I don't know if having
an OB you're attracted to
is the smartest thing to do.
I'm I'm gonna be all ugly and gross
in the delivery room,
feeling self-conscious
because my crush has her
hand up to my cervix.
- [BOTH LAUGH]
- Okay, okay. You're funny.
And And very sweet. And thank you.
I-I was having a bit of a hard day
and needed the laughs.
Bye.
Do you want to grab a coffee?
Or some ice cream, or go
to a bar after you get off?
I mean, I can't drink,
but I do miss the ambiance.
- Um
- Oh, God. That was so forward.
I'm sorry. I really connected with you,
and I know that you're going
through a tough time right now
and I am not trying to
take advantage of that.
- I just
- It's okay.
I-I-I-I appreciate the
offer. I-I do. Really.
You do?
So does that mean we have a date?
♪♪
- Jack? What are you
- Yeah, what?
Oh, come on.
- We should have intervened.
- No, no
- We should have.
- You are reading into this.
BEN: She's a doctor, Jack.
She's not gonna date a patient.
Really? Are you looking at
the same thing I'm looking at?
Huh? Are you? I don't think you are.
ELI: Whoa, whoa, whoa.
That That was crazy.
Th-There was blood
everywhere. Like And the
the whole time, Travis is just calmly
stopping that kid from bleeding out,
- like it's just business as usual.
- Um, because it was.
Okay. Thank you, Dr. Altman.
The mascot is stable.
- Oh, thank God.
- [SIGHS]
I told you he was gonna be okay.
Yeah, but he only listens to doctors.
He thinks we're stupid and noble.
Who's stupid and noble?
Uh, according to Eli, we are.
Those were his exact words.
ELI: Oh, no, no, no.
I-I was just kidding.
And in fact, I have a newfound respect
for you all today, and that's for sure.
Oh, because you didn't
respect us before?
Let's just let this
be a beautiful moment.
You know, the the child
lives because of you.
- You don't look so good, though.
- I'll be fine.
Eli got the full first
responder experience.
Patients can be scrappy sometimes.
You remember when I got
choked at that nursing home?
Yep. Those elderly can be ferocious.
Uh, kids, too. Try
having your hair pulled
by an 8-year-old
with an ear infection.
ELI: So let me get this straight,
getting beaten up in
the process of saving lives
is just a standard Tuesday for you?
- Yeah.
- You never know what
you're gonna walk into. That's the job.
- And you love this job?
- Yeah.
Okay, yeah, maybe we
are stupid and noble.
Speak for yourself.
♪♪
VIC: What are you doing?
I'm, uh I'm trying to cross reference
all the arson incidents
with recent fires
- and the witness statements
- Okay. No, no, no. No, no, no.
I'm saying what is going on with you?
The whole reason we went
to do inspections today
is because you had safety
concerns. Then we get there,
the whole place is a
fire waiting to happen,
and then you just want to let it slide?
I wasn't going to let
it slide. I just
- I just wanted to help.
- Uh, what, by undermining me?
I mean, maybe you got carried away
and forgot we were at work, but
I don't know, I just I've never seen
that side of you before.
THEO: That's I don't
know, that's how I get
around the old neighborhood, you know?
It's The people bring
it out of me, I guess.
Okay, or maybe it's who you are,
and you've just gotten
really good at code switching.
Damn. Well, you're worse than Diane.
Wow. That's the nicest thing
anyone's ever said to me.
Thank you. Does that mean I'm right?
[SIGHS] I mean
I don't like the phrase you
used, what, code switching?
Sounds like you're calling me a fraud.
- Well, I'm not.
- It's not like I'm doing it on purpose.
I mean, I didn't even
know I was doing that.
I'm not saying you are, and
I'm not saying it's a bad thing.
I'm saying it's a survival thing.
- You said I couldn't understand.
- I know. I
I know you do. I know.
I just I said that to win.
And I'm sorry.
I know you were just doing your job.
- Mm-hmm.
- You did a good job.
Thank you.
But, you know, let's keep it real.
If I wanted to be
taken seriously at work,
I can't be the Theo you saw at the shop.
VIC: Yeah, I know, but I
would just really like it
if you felt like you could
be your whole self with me.
Which version of me
do you like the best?
Well, I don't know.
I think I like the one who is sorry
for being an ass to me today.
- I did ask you to let me handle it.
- Okay.
I did. You could've just let me handle it,
and we woulda gotten
to the same place
- Mm.
- Without the big fight and
Alright. Alright. Okay, that's fair.
That neighborhood does
trigger you, though.
- Yeah, no. I told you that.
- Mm-hmm.
♪♪
Don't tell the family
about seeing me today.
- I don't want anyone to worry.
- We're past worrying about you.
We haven't heard from you in
years. I thought you had died.
Good. It'll be less
of a show when I do go.
- That supposed to be funny?
- I'm not laughing.
So, uh, how are you
How you holding up?
You, uh You doing alright?
'Cause you don't look so good.
I don't look so good? That's rich.
Hey, the Beckett men
are cursed with drink.
I said what I said.
You don't look so good.
- Well, I am fine.
- Oh, you're fine? You're fine
Let me tell you something,
when you're not so fine,
don't go looking for comfort in booze.
- Okay.
- Yeah.
- [BREATHING HEAVILY]
- Listen, Uncle Vince,
why don't you let me check
you into a hospital, huh?
Look, you can stay with
me after you're discharged.
You won't have to go to a detox center.
We can put you in some kind
of, like, outpatient program,
alright? If you keep
refusing medical care,
you're not gonna make it much longer.
You're just putting a
Band-Aid on a time bomb.
You know, you're about 20 years
too late to save me, Seany.
[VINCE GROANING]
BECKETT: Warren! Warren!
He's seizing. Okay.
Come on. Get me an aid car!
It's alright.
♪♪
Yes. Hi. Yes, this is
Lieutenant Ruiz at Station 19.
I'm I'm doing fine.
Um, yeah, I know it's late,
but I was hoping someone
over at the Arson Unit
could take a look at a fire report.
The fire happened about a week ago.
We didn't find any incendiary devices
on the scene of the incident,
but there was a second unexplained blast
with no obvious source,
so I just wanted to be sure.
I'll send it right over, thank you.
Yeah, well, I-I appreciate it.
That's great. Thank you.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
- Yeah?
- SULLIVAN: Hey.
- Hey.
- Just checking on you.
Well, I am good.
They admitted Vince to observation.
Yeah, so, your uncle said he,
uh, did 30 years in the service?
Yeah, the man has certainly lived.
Yeah, that's double my time. [CHUCKLES]
How many years did you say you,
uh, been with the fire service?
It's coming up on 20. [CHUCKLES]
Wow, that's, uh yeah.
Yeah. Cut to the chase, Sullivan.
You know, in the military,
we call that a lifer.
Mm.
And lifers tend to,
uh, hit the bottle
hard.
Too many years seeing things
that most human beings
aren't supposed to see.
- At least not in one lifetime.
- Is that all, Lieutenant?
Yeah, just, you know, wanted to
say I'm sorry about your uncle,
and, uh
I hope he gets help
or at least some, uh
Some rest, you know?
♪♪
Oh, and congratulations
on the almost 20 years.
That's very impressive.
Eye on the prize ♪
♪♪
[DOOR LOCKS]
We've come so far ♪
♪♪
Watch the horizon ♪
♪♪
Light up the dark ♪
♪♪
Oooh, oooh, oooh ♪
The static buzzing ♪
Do you think we owe Bishop,
like, a heads-up, you know?
Okay. There's nothing
to give a heads-up about.
All we saw today was Carina perform
as a kind and professional OB.
No, I-I saw a little
bit more than that.
And if she finds out, then what?
Again, there is nothing
to find out about.
We saw nothing, okay? So
just stop with the gossip.
Okay, you know, if I saw
you flirting with a woman,
just, clearly, I would run to Miran
Okay, you don't have
to finish that sentence.
Okay, I'm just saying, you know,
we're we're we're family.
So are they. And I fought
hard to get back here.
And I'm not gonna just let my
family fall apart, you know?
Look, nothing is falling apart.
I mean, trust me, marriage
has its ups and its downs.
Look. Hey. Hey.
You're not losing family.
We're getting closer ♪
[WATER RUNNING]
[SIGHS]
Whoa. What are you
- ELI: Whoa. Oh.
- Doing in here?
I-I-I didn't know you were
gonna be in here. Sorry. I
Travis said I could, uh,
wash my, uh, face, so, um
- I can leave. I can leave.
- No, no, no, no.
You should probably finish cleaning up.
Uh, go for it.
[BOTH CHUCKLE AWKWARDLY]
I still don't see how you do this.
You You guys are superheroes.
Yeah, well, we don't typically get, um,
injured back to back,
but you can take a
hit, I'll give you that.
Uh, yeah, well, you know,
I might have to take a
complaint out on the station,
because nowhere in the waiver did it say
that I run the risks of being
decked by a teenage girl.
Yeah. [CHUCKLES]
We've got to we've got
to update that thing.
Besides, nobody to you to
get in the middle of it.
- I was trying to defend you.
- And what did we learn?
[CHUCKLES]
I, um
I-I will reconsider
filing under one condition.
- What's that?
- You let me take you out.
Oh. You want a pity date?
I'll take whatever I can get.
- Hmm.
- Um, but someplace
where we can avoid
mascots and fire poles.
That, you know, would probably be best.
- Okay.
- Okay? Like, uh, yeah?
- Tomorrow?
- No, not tomorrow.
No, yeah, short notice.
Um, well, you know, um
Um, I'll be in touch,
'cause, uh, I know where to find you.
- [BOTH CHUCKLE]
- Not in a creepy way or anything.
It's not like I know where you live.
Yet. Or, you know, maybe
I never will because, uh
- Can I go shower now?
- Yeah. Yes.
Um just take those and
I remember looking up ♪
And there you were ♪
Those eyes said
everything's gonna be alright ♪
♪♪
Those arms said it's
okay to stay the night ♪
I'm just here to pick up a few things.
I can't use that hotel
shampoo anymore. It's awful.
♪♪
- You can always come home.
- CARINA: Where's the shampoo?
Feeling our way through the dark ♪
I miss you.
I left you a voicemail.
Yes. I got it.
Looking for places
to fall down hard ♪
Never knowing where ♪
- Did you listen to it?
- Yeah.
Feeling our way through the dark ♪
I know I made mistakes.
And I know I scared you.
I'm sorry.
I love you.
♪♪
I'll be better.
- You said that.
- I mean it.
If you show me what's underneath ♪
I need more time.
Will I run away? ♪
[VOICE BREAKING] Seeing you like that,
in a hospital bed, what
you did to yourself.
I can't just jump right
back into this with you
like I didn't spend the
greater part of my year
begging you to get help.
We were feeling our way ♪
I'm happy for you. I am.
But this is just another
thing you did to keep your job.
♪♪
Feeling our way through the dark ♪
♪♪