9-1-1 (2018) s08e04 Episode Script

1
Problem at the 118
is that everybody got soft.
Uh, I-I don't think we're soft.
Like a baby's belly.
But that's what happens
with Captain Coddle.
Nash was a coddler. He coddled.
Uh, sir, I don't,
I don't think that's true.
I mean, yeah, yeah, sure,
he's a great guy.
Beloved.
Know what no one's ever
accused me of being?
Beloved?
Damn straight!
'Cause when it comes to
leadership, it is better to be feared
than loved.
But we're living in an age
of snowflakes and whiners.
[SCOFFS]
So, they took my house from me.
It was humiliating.
Well, sorry, sweetheart,
but I'm back!
Holy smokes.
'Cause somebody downtown
understands my worth,
and we're gonna prove it to 'em
that they were right.
Little buddy,
we're gonna make the 118
the leanest, meanest firehouse
in all Los Angeles.
Uh, w-we are?
Yeah, you've been working
with these mooks
the last several years
you know who's who and what's what.
Uh, yeah, I-I-I guess so.
Which is why you are gonna tell me
who to fire!
Who to fire?
Mandated budget cuts from upstairs.
Ten percent across the board.
But we are gonna do better
we'll cut 12.
Starting with layoffs!
Wait, y-you want me to pick
someone for you to fire?
That's what happens
when you save the boss's life.
Instead of being on the list,
you get to make it.
Congratulations.
- [WATCH BEEPS]
- Oh. We better go.
Uh, we'll miss our tee time.
Hustle up.
[BOBBY] I like the flow,
how everything opens up to the backyard.
Similar to the old house.
I don't know.
I mean, not really.
Well, one big difference is
it's a lot more space.
The lot is 10,000 square feet.
It's bigger than what we had.
Yeah, but do we really need
bigger? I mean, it's just us.
Well, I thought you wanted more space?
What about that A.D.U.? That's a plus.
Be great for when your parents
come to visit.
Yeah, but not so great for adult kids
who might be tempted to move back in.
Closer to the firehouse.
A lot further from the studio.
Well, that's another thing in its favor.
I mean, the kitchen's nice.
Look at the size of that island.
Certainly enough room for us
- to cook together.
- I suppose it is.
Let me guess, you don't like it.
- No, it's fine.
- Oh, the "F" word.
[SIGHS]
It just doesn't feel like home.
Well, maybe it will
if we buy it and live in it.
This is not us.
All right, you said that about
the last two places we looked at.
Yeah, because they weren't right either.
Well, could you tell me
what would make it feel right?
Well, I don't know,
but I'll know it when I see it.
And this
this ain't it.
[SIGHS] All right.
Another name announced today
in the race for mayor.
Councilwoman Olivia Ortiz
says that she's declaring her
candidacy now for the top job,
and she's doing it
for a very personal reason.
Last year, I lost my son Kyle
to an automobile accident.
The first responders on the scene
failed to administer the care
he needed, and as a result,
he succumbed to his injuries.
I am running for mayor
in his memory.
So, today,
in addition to announcing
my candidacy as mayor,
I am also a proud sponsor
of the Eyes and Ears Pilot
Program, which is a first step
to holding all those responsible
for the safety
of our citizens accountable.
What the hell does that mean?
[GERRARD] Show of hands,
who loves being a public servant?
Love the enthusiasm.
And as a public servant,
who do we serve?
- Han.
- "Whom."
Not to be a pedant, but
it's "whom."
I'll repeat the question,
as a public servant, who do we serve?
Uh, the-the public.
- Correct.
- [SNAPS FINGERS]
And what should the public
demand of its public servants?
Servitude?
[GERRARD] Transparency.
A body cam?
But we're not cops, we're firefighters.
The 118 has been chosen
to test a new program.
Body cams will be activated
when in the field
and when interfacing with the public.
And if you break it,
you bought it.
Dismissed.
[WHISTLE BLOWS]
[MARCHING BAND PLAYING]
[CROWD CHEERING]
[WHISTLE BLOWS]
[CHEERLEADERS] S-C-O-R-E! Score! Score!
[MARCHING BAND CONTINUES PLAYING]
[MAN] Let's go, Weston!
[CHEERING, WHOOPING]
[CROWD] Weston! Weston!
[PLAYERS GRUNTING]
[WHISTLE BLOWS]
[STACY] Go, Weston! Go, Shelby!
Go, Weston!
Go, Shelby! Go, Blue Jays! Whoo!
I'm obsessed with your mom.
She has more school spirit
than half of our cheer squad combined.
She's just trying to make up for
my dad not being here, again.
Sorry, Wes. Divorce sucks.
It's not like he came even
when he still lived at home.
Maybe if I was on the team
instead of cheering for it.
[CROWD CHEERING]
[GRUNTING]
[MARCHING BAND CONTINUES PLAYING]
[STACY] Go, Weston! Go!
[PLAYERS GRUNTING]
[CROWD GASPS, CLAMORING]
[WESTON GRUNTING]
W-Weston? Wes, honey.
Wes, honey. Wes! Wes, honey, I'm here.
Wes, I'm here. [CRIES OUT]
Mom.
[STRAINED BREATHING]
[GASPING]
[SIRENS WAILING]
It's okay, honey.
It's gonna be all right.
- Everybody, body cams on.
- [BODY CAMERA BEEPS]
- [BUCK GROANS]
- Get used to it.
Buckley, ever play any pigskin?
Uh, high school tight end, sir.
Tight end.
Uh, cheerleader's name's Weston.
Look, I'm EMT certified,
but this is, um, this is beyond
my scope of practice.
- We got it.
- Okay.
- Please. Please, can you help? Okay.
- We're gonna do our best, ma'am.
If you can just give
us some space to work.
- Okay? There you go.
- [GROANING]
- Okay.
- [CHIMNEY] It's okay.
Hen, you ever seen anything
like this before?
- Does a medical textbook count?
- I have. In Afghanistan.
Cap, that's an open book
fracture. Broken pelvis.
Problem with that is the pelvis
is lined with arteries.
Then we work fast.
Diaz, you take point
with the stretcher fetchers.
Tight end, with triage.
Weston. Hi, I'm Eddie.
I'm gonna check you out, okay?
Okay. Is-is it bad?
Well, you're talking
and that's good news.
BP's 90/60. Heart's racing at 120.
- Let's give him something for the pain.
- Copy that.
What's happening?
Is he going to be paralyzed?
We have to move him very carefully.
We don't want to shift anything else.
Okay.
- Pelvic sling?
- Right here.
[EDDIE] All right, we're
gonna lift you up on three.
- Okay.
- One. Two. Three.
[GRUNTING]
You're doing great, buddy.
Good job, Weston.
[HEN] All right, roll on one.
Two. And
[WESTON CRIES OUT]
[PANTING]
I got the Lifepak.
Lift him on three. One. Two. Three.
- Weston.
- Yeah?
Can you feel this
on of your foot, buddy?
- Yeah. Yeah.
- That's good, right?
It's great.
- Make a thumbs up for me?
- Yeah.
All right, can you put
your hand in the air?
High as you can.
[CHEERING, APPLAUSE]
Let's go.
I'm right here, baby.
I'm calling your dad to tell him
to meet us at the hospital.
- Don't. Don't.
- [STACY] He needs to be here.
It's fine. He wouldn't [MUMBLES]
- Wes? Wes?
- [MONITOR BEEPING RAPIDLY]
- Weston?
- Guys, I'm losing him.
BP's bottoming out. He's
probably bleeding internally.
We can't treat him here.
Then we do it on the rig.
Let's go, double time!
[SIREN WAILING]
That's two liters.
Liquids aren't working.
He's losing too much blood.
Chim, how long
till we're at Presbyterian?
About 12 minutes
to the trauma bay doors.
Can you make it four?
I'll do what I can.
[SIREN WAILING]
Hang in there, Weston.
[EDDIE] We're gonna lose this kid.
- [MONITOR BEEPING RAPIDLY]
- You've done a REBOA, right?
Once.
On solid ground.
In a moving vehicle,
threading a balloon through
an aorta, that's insane.
Yeah, at least these streets are paved.
I did two in a convoy in Kandahar.
How'd that go for you?
Fifty-fifty.
It's better than zero.
Try right here. You got the ultrasound?
Yeah.
[EDDIE] Find the artery.
Should be the femoral.
[WAND BEEPING]
There.
Okay. [EXHALES]
Oh. Chim, you got to keep it steady.
Sorry, guys. I'm doing my best.
If my hand slips, I puncture his artery.
Copy that.
[MONITOR CONTINUES BEEPING RAPIDLY]
Okay, got it.
Now here's the tricky part.
[HEN] Eddie, his pulse
is barely registering.
Okay.
How am I looking?
It's hard to say, everything's twisted.
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
You're in the aorta.
Inflate the balloon.
10cc's, going in.
[HISSING]
[MONITOR BEEPING STEADILY]
[LAUGHING] BP's back, and so is our boy!
[EDDIE CHUCKLING]
[EXHALES]
Whew.
Dad?
You're gonna be okay, kid.
Patient is a 16-year-old male
with an open book fracture.
He was krumping in the ambulance.
We placed a REBOA four minutes ago.
His central aortic blood
pressure is in the 90s.
A REBOA, in the field?
Well, technically, it's a partial REBOA.
Supposed to buy his kidneys and
everything below the balloon more time.
Nice work. Let's get him to the OR.
Weston, I'm here, baby.
Thank you.
That was one hell of a save, you two.
You got us here.
I'm gonna go, uh,
get the paperwork started.
He okay?
I think he misses his kid.
[JUDGE BERNARD]
Let me mind you all
that this is a hearing
at the request of petitioners
Karen and Henrietta Wilson.
The subject of which
is the reinstatement
of their foster care license.
Was there a determination of unsafe
conditions or abuse in the home?
- Not as such.
- Not at all.
Your Honor, my clients have
an impeccable foster record.
The child was removed from their home
without as much as an investigation.
Where is the child now?
With your permission,
we'd like to introduce
these photos into evidence.
Your Honor, these photos of the child
with the petitioners appeared
at our offices, timestamped.
The other two adults are the
child's current foster family,
who, it turns out,
are both close friends
of the petitioners.
This was not made
known to us at the time.
Ms. Vasco, were you
aware of your clients
continuing contact
with the child in this manner?
I-I was not, Your Honor.
[TATE] Your Honor, we would ask
that the petitioners' foster
license not be reinstated.
And that the minor child
be returned to the group home.
- No, no, you can't.
- Ms. Wilson.
Please, Your Honor, may I speak?
Go ahead.
Yes, it's true, we've-we've
been in contact with Mara.
Because w-we're not the petitioners.
We're her parents.
She never should've
been taken from our home,
from her home.
She's being used as a pawn
by-by someone who has
a vendetta against me.
A very, very powerful someone.
- Henrietta.
- I-I don't care, it's the truth.
Councilwoman Olivia Ortiz blames me
for the death of her son.
So now she's-she's using
her power and her position
and the life of a little girl
to punish me.
Judge, I'm begging you,
please
do not let her.
[LAUGHTER]
[PHONE RINGING]
911, what's your emergency? [CHUCKLES]
[HEN] Hey, Maddie.
Hey, where are you?
We're, uh, still at the courthouse.
Uh, how did the hearing go?
Not great. Um
Do you think you or, uh, or Chim
can give Denny a ride home?
Yeah, so you're not coming here?
We can't. Um
Not while Mara is there.
[KAREN]
The judge ordered no contact.
We can't even talk to her.
[EXHALES] I'm so sorry.
You'll take care of her for us?
Yeah, of course we will.
Thanks, Maddie.
Bye.
[KAREN CRYING]
[CHILDREN LAUGHING]
Good morning.
More like good afternoon.
When did you get in?
Well, the sun was coming up,
another night shoot.
I don't know how that crew
does it, it's not civilized.
There has to be a more efficient way.
Shoot during the day?
Well, they think fire
looks better at night.
When are you gonna call Chief Simpson
and see if he can find you
another house to captain?
I don't want another house,
I want my house.
Well, maybe you can
steal another firetruck
from the show and drive it
into the station.
- Yeah, I'm considering it.
- [CHUCKLES]
What's that?
Oh, um, we can talk
about it when I get home.
Well, I won't be here.
[SIGHS]
Okay.
Well, I was thinking
maybe the reason that I
can't find a house that I love
is because none of them
are in the place that I love.
We have the land.
Why don't we just rebuild?
All right, that's an option.
- Should we call an architect?
- I already did.
The one who built the house: Michael.
These are the old plans.
Yeah, yeah, his office sent them over.
Well, that was nice of him.
You know what? For the first time
in this whole house hunt,
I'm actually getting excited.
- [LAUGHS] Oh!
- Okay.
Great.
Great. [SIGHS SOFTLY]
[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
Firefighter Wilson.
I assume you're not here to volunteer?
If that's what it takes.
Will you please give us the room?
[WOMAN] Of course.
[RETREATING FOOTSTEPS]
[UNLOCKS PHONE]
This is Mara.
This video was taken about a week before
CPS removed her from our home.
[ORTIZ SIGHS]
[MARA] Hi, Mama.
I hope you're having fun at work.
You said to make a list
of what I want for my birthday.
I was thinking Disneyland?
[DENNY] World. Disney World.
[KAREN] Denny, do not coach
her on her birthday wishes.
Sorry, Mama. Love you.
She's adorable.
When she came to us, she was nonverbal.
Completely closed off
from the world around her.
Having a real family that loves her
opened her up.
Mara needs her family back.
We're all she has.
Kyle was all I had.
And I'm expected to go on without him.
Maybe young Mara will
have to learn to do the same.
Please don't punish her
because you can't forgive me.
If I could go back and change
the outcome of the night
that your son died, I would.
I am truly sorry for what happened.
Now.
You're sorry now, Firefighter Wilson.
But you were sorry that night?
Or do you think Kyle got
what he deserved?
Exactly.
Maybe you should think
about what you deserve.
And this is all I have time
for now. So if you'll excuse me.
Oh, please
give my regards to your captain.
My captain?
Vincent Gerrard.
We're old friends.
You're the one who put him there.
I think it was a good call.
Given the lack of leadership
in your firehouse.
Don't you agree?
[KNOCKING AT DOOR]
Hey.
Hey. Is my phone off?
No, I didn't call.
Uh, I did drive around
the block about three times.
Must be serious.
It is.
Let me get you a cup of coffee.
[HEN EXHALES SHAKILY]
You guys gonna build?
Uh, thinking about it.
[HEN] Huh.
- This looks kind of like
- Yeah.
So, what's got you circling the block?
- It's Gerrard.
- Hen, no,
if you got a problem with your captain,
I'm really not the person
He is not my captain.
You are my captain.
No, I resigned, do you remember?
No, you didn't.
You house burned down and
then you ended up in the hospital.
Yes, but at the time
I let Chief Simpson know my intentions.
Chief Simpson is not the reason
Gerrard has your spot, Cap.
I am.
What does that mean?
City Councilwoman Ortiz is the one
that reassigned Gerrard to the 118.
Not the Chief. It's because of me.
She has done a deep dive
into my history.
She knows just where
the pressure points are.
She saw an opening and she took it.
So, what do you want to do about it?
I have to quit.
I can't take being his favorite anymore.
He calls me his "little buddy,"
and he touches me.
No, not like that, but, you know, still.
Buck, you can't quit
because your captain likes you.
He wants me to be his henchman.
He has to make budget cuts,
he says he needs to fire someone
and he wants me to pick who.
That is not your responsibility.
[EDDIE] It just pisses me off.
I mean, here's a kid who
actually wants his dad in his life,
and he doesn't even bother to show up?
You sure we're not talking about
a different father and son?
[SIGHS] I miss him so much, Cap.
I'm trying to respect his wishes, but
We zoom a couple times a week,
barely says a word to me.
Well, you sure it's not the, uh
[QUIETLY] mustache?
You don't like it?
No, I love it. It just
kind of looks like your old house.
Because it is.
It's the house Michael designed for her.
Well, you don't sound too thrilled.
- Well
- You know why?
Because this isn't the house
you should be rebuilding.
Come back to the 118. It needs you.
- The 118 has a captain.
- [SCOFFS]
Barely.
You know my feeling?
I think Gerrard doesn't
even want to be there.
I mean, he was gonna retire.
The only reason why he said yes
was because his ego
wouldn't allow him to say no.
He's always gotta be right.
He's always got to be
the smartest guy in the room.
Honestly, I think that's why he's
always hanging around with Buck.
[LOW CHATTER]
Oh, all right. Thank you so much.
Cool. Thank you.
Dr. Craig?
I'm Sergeant Grant.
I was told that you were having
some kind of issue with a patient.
Yes. Uh, guy came in
with major wounds to his neck and chest,
and a gash on his arm so deep,
it's down to the bone.
Says his pit bull bit him.
I got called down here for a dog bite?
Normally, I'd just
work him up for rabies shots
as a precaution, but my concern is,
these bites, or whatever they are,
they tore through muscle, exposed bone.
I don't think
we're dealing with a pit bull.
So, he's lying.
- What's his name?
- Carl Gates.
He's pretty doped up.
You're the police.
Why are the police here?
[ATHENA] Mr. Gates, I'm Sergeant Grant.
I understand you were
attacked by your pit bull?
No, I I wouldn't call it an attack.
We were playing too rough
with his pull toy and he got excited.
That's all.
It looks like you were the pull toy.
Look, Bing's really no trouble.
He never even leaves the apartment.
It's-it's just us. We're fine.
Mr. Gates,
now, you need to tell me right now,
what do you have
living in your apartment?
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
- Mr. Gates?
- [DOORBELL BUZZING]
It's Patty.
Again.
I'm here to collect the rent.
Mr. Gates, I've given you
grace periods and courtesy,
but I need that rent.
You're four months behind.
And what is that smell, Mr. Gates?
We're getting complaints.
[CLATTERING]
Mr. Gates, I can hear you in there.
Open up.
[KEYS JINGLING]
Mr. Gates
[FLIES BUZZING]
[GROANS] Oh, God.
[ANIMAL GROWLS]
- [GASPING]
- [ROARS]
Where are you?
[PATTY] In the bathroom
at the Mariposa Apartments, unit 8C.
I was attacked.
Is the attacker still there?
Yes, it's
uh, it's in the other room.
It?
Yeah, it's a tiger.
[TIGER ROARING]
Please hurry.
Help is on the way.
Can you tell me your name?
Patty.
My name's Patty.
Patty, you said you were bleeding?
Yeah, it clawed my leg.
I made it to the bathroom
and shut the door,
but it's trying to get in.
Okay, we've got help coming to you now.
Tell me what yousee around you
- Why?
- We're going to try and stop the bleeding.
[GRUNTING]
[SHOUTING]
[SCREAMING]
[CARL] Well, she shouldn't
have gone into my apartment.
She had no right.
When's the last time you paid rent?
Or a damn pet deposit?
You want to explain to me
how you managed to get
a 400-pound Siberian tiger
into a studio apartment?
He wasn't 400 pounds
when I got him.
He was an adorable cub.
[CUB GROWLS QUIETLY]
They're not gonna hurt him, right?
If I were you, I'd be more
concerned about your landlord,
because what you
actually get charged with
will depend on how
she comes out of this.
♪
[GROANING]
[MADDIE] Patty?
Stay with me. You're doing great.
First responders are arriving now.
- [SIREN CHIRPS]
- Listen up.
Dispatch says
we've got about ten minutes
before our patient
goes into hypovolemic shock.
Where's animal control?
17 minutes out.
We are not waiting.
L.A. Zoo rushed over this tranq gun.
Victim's on the eighth floor.
Second window from the right.
You'll repel down from the roof.
When you get up there,
load the dart.
Keep the safety on
until you reach the eighth floor.
Wilson, the second that cat goes down,
you and Buckley pop the front door.
I want you on that victim's leg wound.
Diaz, with Han.
Maybe you should let me do that.
[POWERING UP]
Or not.
Where'd you learn to do that?
I have layers.
Buck, help me grab the gear.
You sure about this?
Hell, yeah.
I just wish I was trying
to hit him with a paintball.
Patty, how're we doing?
Cold.
Oh, I'm so cold.
Stay with me.
You're doing great. Talk to me.
♪
[TIGER SNARLING]
Here, kitty, kitty, kitty.
[SIGHS]
I don't see anything.
You sure you're on
the right floor, Chim?
[GROWLS]
Whoa!
♪
Uh, yeah. It's the right floor.
All right.
[WOOD CREAKING]
[DOOR RATTLING]
Uh somebody's at the door.
Hello?
Do not open that door.
We're going to get you out
in just a moment.
- Hello?
- 118,
be advised, patient is
going into shock and is about
to open the bathroom door.
Tell her not to.
[OVER RADIO]
Double time it up there, Han.
[POWERING UP]
- [GROWLS]
- Nice and easy, kitty.
Slow and steady.
[MADDIE] Patty? Patty?
One
[GRUNTS]
[TIGER GROWLS]
[CHIMNEY] No, no, don't
Damn it.
[TIGER MOANS]
[GROWLS]
[GASPS]
[TIGER MOANING]
He's down!
He's down!
♪
No pets.
[WOMAN] Help! Help me!
[WOMAN COUGHING]
[DIRECTOR] And cut!
- All right.
- [BELL RINGING]
- Captain Nash.
- Yeah?
You have a visitor.
Oh, Vincent.
Thanks for making
the time to come see me.
I have to admit, I was curious
to see where the chief put you.
- This is it.
- [BRAD] Hey, Bobby.
How did that last one look, mate?
Uh, Brad, that was great.
Um, perfect amount of swagger.
Brad, this is Vincent Gerrard.
He's the captain of my old firehouse.
Vincent, this is Brad Torrance,
the star of Hotshots.
Oh, not so loud. The rest of the cast
thinks it's an ensemble.
Oh.
Pleasure, Captain.
You're a Brit.
Yeah, guilty.
I never would have guessed.
Are you a fan of the show?
Me? No, but my sister's a big fan.
I can't watch firefighter shows.
All I see is what they do wrong.
Oh. Well, I think our friend Bobby here
has set us straight on a few things.
He's more or less
the voice of God around here.
[CLICKS TONGUE]
That's Brad Torrance.
That is Brad Torrance.
That's right, yeah.
[LAUGHS]
[MOUTHING] Wow.
[BELL RINGING]
[GERRARD] Well, pretty sweet
set up you got here, Nash.
[BOBBY] Yeah, it's not bad.
I'd rather be fighting
real fires, though.
Why? You're living the dream.
Oh, it's not my dream.
Listen, I know that the city
is talking about budget cuts
and that they're pushing for layoffs.
Let me guess, this is the part
where you tell me
that there isn't a single
firefighter in the house
who isn't essential to the team?
No, this is the part where I tell
you who you should get rid of.
You.
What the hell are you talking about?
I know you think regaining your command
is some kind of
vindication for you. It's not.
Olivia Ortiz didn't put you there
because she thinks highly of you.
Quite the opposite.
She's been using you, Vincent,
and she's been laughing
at you behind your back.
I just thought
that you should know the truth.
[ENGINE REVVING]
- [METALLIC CLANK]
- [MIKE] Damn it!
[MIKE GROANS]
Mind if I take a look at that?
You a doctor or something?
Firefighter.
Well, Army medic first.
Ah, today must be my lucky day.
- It's gonna sting.
- Aah!
Oh! Mm.
Hazard of the job?
One of many.
I can relate.
I bet.
You might need to change the gauze,
but this should stop it from bleeding.
You got a vehicle here?
Least I can do is knock something
off your service charge for you.
Not necessary.
I actually came here to talk to you.
What? You Stacy's
new boyfriend or something?
No, I'm the firefighter
who saved your son's life
the other night.
Mind if we sit down
and talk for a minute?
Stacy didn't tell me
that Wes was in the hospital.
- She wanted to.
- Yeah.
Weston told her not to.
And yet, he blames me for staying away.
You are the adult in the situation.
If she had called, would you have come?
Me and Weston, uh,
we don't have the best relationship.
I get it.
Sometimes a son just needs his father.
Hell, a father needs his son.
I speak from experience.
You don't miss him?
All the time.
I just got tired of arguing.
But you're missing out
on watching him grow up,
on who he's becoming.
You think I want to watch
my only son be a cheerleader?
I think you love your son.
You're just confused on how to show it.
Who are you to judge me?
I'm a dad who doesn't live
under the same roof as his son.
And it's my fault.
And I hate it.
You think being a cheerleader
makes your son weak?
Let me show you something.
- Go ahead.
- [WESTON GROANING ON SCREEN]
[GROANING CONTINUES]
I know soldiers
who couldn't have survived
what your son did.
Your son almost died
and you weren't there.
I appreciate what you did for my kid.
But you need to leave.
[ORTIZ] Vincent, I didn't lie.
I was just trying
to spare you the details.
Yeah, it would have been more effective
if we'd been on the same page
from the start.
We are on the same page.
We share a common enemy.
Henrietta Wilson was the reason
you were pushed out before, remember?
If it's Henrietta Wilson
you want to punish,
you're going about this all wrong.
I don't know.
I've managed to prevent them
from adopting that foster kid.
Good luck getting another hearing.
You have the judge in your pocket?
The judge is a friend who was
happy to do what I asked,
especially since
I'm going to be the next mayor.
But why stop with the kid?
There's other people
she deeply cares about.
You're going after the wrong family.
It's the 118.
Shut the whole thing down.
The city wants budget cuts.
You shutter an entire house,
and suddenly, you're a fiscal genius.
That's interesting.
Of course, if I were to propose that,
you would be out of a job.
No, I wouldn't,
because when you're mayor,
you're going to appoint me
as your new fire chief.
[CHUCKLES]
And what do I get in return?
I just gave it to you.
Now you know how to break Wilson.
You know what, Vincent?
We are a lot alike.
- That's why we make a good team.
- [CHUCKLES]
[GAVEL BANGING]
Madame Clerk,
can you read the final item
on the agenda?
From Councilmember Olivia Ortiz,
firehouse closure proposal.
Councilmember Ortiz, please
read your item into the record.
Mr. President, as you are aware,
the mayor has mandated
a $22 million decrease
in the LAFD budget.
Rather than nibble around the margins,
I propose the permanent
shuttering of one firehouse
specifically station 118
and the transfer of all of its members
to other existing houses.
[CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT] Let's
move forward with public comment.
The first speaker
is Ms. Henrietta Wilson.
Thank you.
My name is Henrietta Wilson.
I am a firefighter paramedic at the 118.
And I speak for the entire house
when I say we oppose
the councilwoman's proposal.
Of course you do.
This is nothing more than
Firefighter Wilson advocating
for her own self-interests.
We must think
of the good of the community.
I am thinking of the community,
A community
the men and women at the 118
have served selflessly
for years.
And you will continue to serve,
just from different firehouses.
The 118 isn't just an item in a ledger.
And the people who serve there
are not simply employees.
We're a family, and I will be
damned if I will stand by
while you waste your power
and your position
trying to break up that family,
the way you broke up mine.
I don't know what you're talking about.
If the council president permits,
I'd like to play a recent recording.
Is this on topic, Ms. Wilson?
Very much so.
If there's a way that you would
let me connect to your monitors?
Madame Clerk?
[GERRARD] Olivia,
if it's Henrietta Wilson
you want to punish,
you're going
about this all wrong.
I-I I object to this!
This is outrageous!
I managed to prevent them
from adopting that foster kid.
- Good luck getting another hearing.
- [GALLERY MURMURING]
[GERRARD] You got a
judge in your pocket, too?
I did not give my consent
to be recorded.
Oh, you gave your consent
when you demanded
the members of the 118 wear body cameras
while dealing with the public.
Everything on there is public record.
She isn't wrong.
[GALLERY GASPING]
[BOBBY] Look, Vincent,
I know you got pushed out
of the 118 once before.
And if you think
Ortiz is going to repay you
or is gonna look out for you
on the other side, she's not.
If you're smart and I know you are
you'll help take her down
before she takes you down.
[GALLERY MURMURING]
This is a setup.
- It sure the hell is.
- [GAVEL BANGING]
[CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT]
I'm calling a recess.
Clear the chambers. Olivia?
And just like that, she
brought down an even bigger cat.
No, no comment.
No comment. Just
You got to find your people ♪
The ones that make you ♪
- Feel all right ♪
- I have no comment. Please.
The kind you want
to stay up with all night ♪
You got to find your people ♪
The ones
that make you feel whole ♪
That won't leave your side
when you lose control ♪
The ones that don't
let you lose your soul ♪
Well, they work.
- There you go.
- Eddie. Yeah.
All right, nice and easy.
Okay.
I got it.
Just like that, you're doing it.
[MIKE] He's always been a quick study.
Dad?
That put the needle
in the groove ♪
I'm sorry
it took me so long to get here.
You're here now.
When you're together,
you got nothing to lose ♪
[MOUTHING] Thank you.
In a world of strangers ♪
- [HEN GASPING]
- [SINGSONGY] Look who's home.
- [LAUGHTER]
- All you see is danger ♪
Trying to find what you lost ♪
You can't go it alone ♪
Everybody needs help ♪
You got to find your people
then you'll find yourself ♪
And then, I was thinking,
what if we open up the kitchen
a bit here?
Athena?
I don't want to rebuild this house.
- You don't?
- No.
I-I thought you loved this house.
I loved it because I was there with you.
But this was never my house.
- It was Michael's.
- [SIGHS] Hmm.
That tell you the truth
and wish you well ♪
[SIGHS]
You're right.
Let's build something new.
Something just for us.
I love you.
In a world of strangers ♪
You don't know who to trust ♪
All you see is danger ♪
Trying to find what you lost ♪
You can't go it alone ♪
There he is!
Everybody needs help ♪
The man, the myth, the legend.
"Cap" is fine.
So glad to have you back, Cap.
Oh, it's good to be back.
I thought
you'd gone all Hollywood on us.
Buck, the show shoots in Studio City.
Nobody ever goes Studio City.
Did you see the news?
I did. Councilwoman Ortiz
dropped out of the mayoral race.
Is probably gonna have to resign
her seat on city council.
So, how'd you get Gerrard
to play ball with us?
Yeah, how did you convince him?
- You didn't tell us.
- Oh, it wasn't that hard.
The ones that
make you feel all right ♪
[BELL RINGING]
That tell you the truth
and wish you well ♪
Here's your latte, sir.
I think I'm gonna like it here.
You got to find your people,
then you'll find yourself. ♪