Chicago Fire s13e01 Episode Script
A Monster in the Field
1
Some calls will feel like
a knife to the gut.
51 means never having
to carry the load alone.
I'm gonna take the lieutenant's test.
You leveling up is great for Truck 81.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
I am stupid enough to have
fallen in love with you.
But you have done everything
in your power to push me away.
I think I really messed up.
- Change is inevitable.
- Nothing stays the same forever.
I've decided to throw my hat in the ring
for Deputy Commissioner.
You're the man for the
moment, Chief, no doubt.
Congrats, Deputy Commissioner.
You make 51 a family, Chief,
and this firehouse a home.
What are we gonna do without
him here holding us together?
I want you to sit in this
chair as my replacement.
Life is really about family,
the people around you.
Benny Severide, he was my father.
Damon knew and he's been lying about it
ever since he got here.
I don't see how I keep him on T ruck.
If he stays at the firehouse,
maybe I could be a mentor to him.
It's your rig, your decision.
[ZIPPER ZIPS]
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
[SOFT UPBEAT MUSIC]
[SIGHS]
♪
Good morning, Chief.
Good morning.
♪
- Lieutenant Herrmann.
- Yeah.
I wanted to make sure
you and I were introduced
before I met the rest of the house.
Well, uh, it's good
to meet you, Chief Pascal.
You just got here from Miami, huh?
Well, I started at CFD, but yeah,
I've been Miami Fire-Rescue
for the last ten years.
Yeah, welcome back.
DC Boden said you're on track
to be a battalion chief
with the goal of sitting in this seat.
So I wanna make sure
there's no hard feelings
that I'm in it now.
Mm, nah.
It's no problem.
I I just had some bad luck,
got sick before the captain's test
a few weeks back, and so I missed it.
But I'm gonna take it next round
and then the chief's test after that.
So I, uh
I got a little ways to go.
Well, good luck with that.
Thanks.
Never met the guy,
but I heard he's a monster in the field.
Please. In Miami, that just
means breaking up beach parties
and soaking in sunshine.
Genius, you ever seen "Scarface"?
You ever seen "Baywatch"?
I know Schank over at 48
says he's tough as nails.
I guess we'll see.
I wonder why he came back from Miami.
Maybe he kept his pension,
so he had to finish here?
- Has anyone seen him yet?
- Not me.
He's been locked away in Boden's office.
It's Chief Pascal's office now.
[SIGHS]
I'm going for seconds.
Where the hell is Carver?
First day back after
a six-week furlough,
you'd think he'd be early.
You heard from him?
Nope. Uh-uh.
I just thought he was
with family in Texas.
Wanted to give him some space.
Yeah, I hope he worked
some stuff out down there.
Now that I know he's coming back,
I have some things I need to say.
Like?
I'm going to apologize.
And I want to explain that I wasn't
keeping a distance because of Evan.
I was keeping a distance
because of my feelings for him.
Yeah. I want this to work.
Good for you, putting it out there.
All right, morning briefing's
about to start.
Rally up.
Time to meet the new chief.
[ENERGETIC SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
You're cutting it close on time.
Uh, I was here, Lieutenant.
Just took a few beats in the
locker room to take it all in.
Glad to be back.
So you're ready
to jump back into action?
Hell, yeah, I am.
OK, fine.
So you won't let me
take you out for drinks.
I get it. I'm intimidating.
- [SCOFFS] Yeah.
- Yeah, that's it.
But I was thinking
I could use some more EMT con-ed hours,
and I saw that you were signed up,
for that psych emergency class.
Maybe I'll join, and then we can just
go get some coffee afterwards.
Mm-hmm.
And, uh, what would
your brother think of that?
Severide doesn't really get involved
with anyone else's business,
in case you haven't noticed.
Morning, 51.
ALL: Morning, Chief.
As you probably already know,
I'm Battalion Chief Dom Pascal.
27 years on the job.
A couple of things I want
to get out of the way upfront.
I have the utmost respect
for Deputy Commissioner Wallace Boden,
and it's truly an honor
to be here in his former seat.
But I'm not Chief Boden.
I'm not trying to be.
I have my own leadership style.
I do things my own way.
So you should all expect there'll
be some changes at Firehouse 51.
[ALARM BLARES]
All units, explosions
reported at 1134 31st Street.
To be continued.
Let's hit it, team.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[ENGINES TURNING OVER]
♪
[SIRENS WAILING]
- "There will be changes"
- sounds kind of like a threat.
Have to wonder what exactly
he's talking about.
♪
Attention, all responding
companies to 31st Street,
explosions ongoing inside the building.
Units are advised
to approach with caution.
Copy that, Main.
Let's roll up with our eyes peeled.
Bring it on.
[SIRENS WAILING]
[RADIO CHATTER]
[EXPLOSIONS WHISTLING AND CRACKLING]
[DEBRIS RICOCHETS]
[WOMAN GRUNTS]
[MAN YELPS]
[MAN GROANS]
Ma'am!
The main supply store caught fire,
and suddenly, everything went crazy.
Everyone got out,
but some people are stuck
outside the building.
- All right.
- [PERSON WHIMPERS]
- [LOUD METALLIC CLANG]
- All right!
We got shrapnel coming down on us!
Take cover behind the ambulance
and let the medics
take a look at you, OK?
Go.
If that's vape supplies in there,
that means nitrous oxide
and butane tanks in all sizes.
Defensive attack.
No one goes inside the building.
Drivers, let's get
these rigs end-to-end,
bumper-to-bumper in a semi-circle,
and create a safe zone.
Take our victims there.
Truck and Squad,
get the jack plates from 81.
Use them as a protective shield.
Make your way to the structure
and pull anyone out
that's nearest the flames.
- On it.
- Yes, Chief!
Let's go.
Prep your unmanned deck guns,
your water cannons.
Make sure your supply lines
are in place.
- You got it.
- [EXPLOSIONS]
[GLASS SHATTERING]
- Chief!
- I'm good!
Get the victims out!
All right. Support me.
[EXPLOSIONS]
♪
- Can you walk?
- I don't know.
- OK, I'm gonna help you up.
- OK.
Easy, easy.
OK. I got you.
- The explosions
- something hit me in the back.
- I know, I know, I know.
- Careful now.
[EXPLOSIONS WHISTLING]
- All right.
- Behind, behind.
You guys, come with us.
I think he's missing the fear gene.
[TENSE MUSICAL CRESCENDO]
- [EXPLOSIONS]
- Let's go, guys, move it.
We're gonna get
the portable deck gun set up.
- [EXPLOSIONS]
- [WOMAN YELPS]
[DEBRIS CLATTERING]
- Medic!
- I got him. Go in.
♪
All right, we're gonna take care of you,
get you out of here.
- Come on, get you up.
- [PERSON GROANING]
[SMALL EXPLOSIONS POPPING]
Grab a victim.
Keep them tight under the plate.
Gunshot wound reported
at Ogden and North.
Gunshot wound reported
at 5th and Indiana.
Battalion 25 to Main.
We've got shrapnel way outside
the perimeter of this fire.
I'm giving out a shelter in place order,
half mile in every direction.
- Carver, help her.
- On it.
You OK? Come on.
[CHATTER]
Stay close.
- I got you.
- Come on, get up.
[GLASS SHATTERING]
Damon!
♪
- You wanna head over?
- I got 'em.
♪
[BOTH GRUNT]
- No, no.
- Let's keep moving.
[COUGHING]
Hey.
You OK? Hey.
[PANTING]
Come on.
I got you.
Breathe.
- [DISTANT EXPLOSION]
- [COUGHING]
Chief, that's the last of the victims.
The structure is clear.
- Fire 'em up.
- Cannons go.
[WATER CANNONS HISSING]
[EXPLOSION WHISTLES]
♪
[BRAKES HISSING]
Guy nearby said that vape place
just got a shipment of butane
delivered yesterday.
It can't be legal to store it there.
No. No way.
That shrapnel shot out a mile
in each direction.
Pascal clearing the area
of people saved a lot of lives.
And that sign collapse,
it's classic façade fail.
I knew it could go down any sec.
Just had to get the victim out.
- You did good.
- Nice work.
Hey.
Uh, our victim's gonna make it?
Uh, yeah.
Yeah, it looks like it,
which is a miracle.
Some classic penetrating
wounds, a few pretty serious.
Nurse said it looked like a gang
shooting spree had gone down.
Um, but if you get a second,
I'd love to talk,
you know, just the two of us.
I'll be around.
OK.
I'm telling you, Chief looked
like Duvall in "Apocalypse Now"
when he walked out there.
Could be the sign of a psychopath.
He did stay pretty damn calm
under pressure.
- Afternoon.
- Hey, Chief.
You should try
Damon's chicken parm, Chief.
It's real top-notch.
No, I'm good, thanks.
Like I said in this morning's briefing,
there's gonna be some changes
around the firehouse.
- [SILVERWARE RATTLES]
- Starting with this one.
I need everyone to put
your phones in here.
Is this some kind of magic trick?
In a way.
Meals are a great time
for firehouse bonding.
Have a conversation,
get to know each other.
It's a lot better than
staring at your phone.
Uh, all due respect, Chief,
most of us have
known each other for years.
That's where the trouble starts.
You stop asking questions,
finding out new things.
If your life depends on knowing
the firefighter on your left and right
on every call and what
their next move is going to be,
there's no such thing
as too familiar, right?
Phones in the box, people.
Can I ask, what if
we get an important call?
Well, how long is your lunch,
45 minutes?
Believe me, your family knows
they can call the firehouse
if there's a crisis.
You still have a flip phone?
Yeah.
It was my wife's idea.
I like her already.
You're gonna thank me.
Either that or you'll decide I'm a dick.
But either way, if you find out
something new about each other,
I'm happy.
All right?
Bon appétit.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
[SIGHS] Like I needed more
grief about the flip phone.
♪
The car had Texas plates.
OK, so maybe a girlfriend back home?
Yeah, that makes sense.
Because this was not
a casual kind of kiss.
This was like a, "we've been
sleeping together for a while"
kind of thing.
- Oh.
- I'm sorry, Vi.
Uh
No, there's no one but myself to blame.
I blew it
and I pushed him away for good.
Hey, you don't know that.
We don't know anything about this Texan.
Ritter is right.
Maybe they're sleeping together.
Maybe it's a casual fling.
Either way, it could end any minute.
Before he left, he told you
he was in love with you.
Those feelings don't just disappear.
♪
Hey, Stella.
Chief Pascal wants to see
you, me, and Herrmann in his office.
Got it.
[SIGHS]
♪
That was a hell of a call this morning.
Yeah, sure was.
As lieutenants, you're
my three officers on scene,
so what I'd like to do is meet
with each of you individually
and go through that fire,
what decisions you made and why,
thought processes, et cetera.
We will have our reports
finished by end of shift,
and it will all be in there.
In conversation, more details come out.
It'll help me understand your
leadership styles and methods.
And I'd like to do this
sooner rather than later,
fresh on the mind.
- W
- Yes, sir. Sounds good.
Great.
Lieutenant Severide, you'll go first.
Gather whatever you have
in your report so far
and meet me in the briefing room.
Copy that.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Dismissed.
♪
The way he said dismissed
I mean, he might as well have said,
get the hell out of my office.
This guy is a taskmaster.
♪
Boden never did this kind
of performance review.
Pascal is pulling
some serious alpha moves.
♪
What what was that for?
Not that I'm complaining.
I'm hoping it'll help
ease you up a little.
What does that mean?
Chief Pascal warned us that
there's gonna be changes.
You're not helping yourself by
challenging him from the jump.
I'm not challenging him.
Per se.
Just give the man a chance.
One more kiss, I'll consider it.
[BOTH SMOOCH]
Fine, I will try.
[INHALES DEEPLY]
Damon.
He made some smart moves
on the big fire call.
He did.
I, uh, I saw you
talking to him about it,
which, in general, is fine.
But maybe let me be the first
to debrief after the call?
Absolutely.
Now, I gotta round up
my files for the big man.
Yeah.
Have fun with that.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Oh, they put out a date for
the next lieutenant test yet?
No.
But I can't take it
until Herrmann moves up
to chief rank, anyway.
I'm not taking a promotion
until there's an opening here.
I would never leave 51.
Yeah, that's why
I didn't take it last year.
Hey, I didn't think about this before,
but you're sort of at the mercy
of Herrmann's test-taking
skills on this one, huh?
Hey, don't remind me.
You and Damon get into it or something?
- What?
- No.
No, no, not at all.
He's, uh he's a good kid.
So keep in mind,
team accountability is key.
Don't forget to use your radio more.
Got it.
One more thing.
Let's see I'm looking
for a General Order 96-001.
Here.
I think you know what this section is.
It states immediate family members
should not work the same
firehouse in the same shift.
[SOFT TENSE MUSIC]
Since Lieutenant Kidd
doesn't have your last name,
I assume that's how
it stayed under the radar.
♪
Going on calls with family
members, that can be trouble.
Seems to me you both
figured out a way to manage it,
considering how long
you worked together.
Yes, sir. We have it handled.
Good.
Just be aware that's something
I'll be keeping an eye on.
Understood.
You need any help?
Uh, yeah, when we get back to Med,
will you remind me that we need
another pair of Magill forceps?
Sure.
Hey, are you OK?
Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks.
Pascal is kind of distractingly cute
for a chief, no?
When I first met you,
you told me you had a fling
with your instructor at training.
Do you have a thing
for authority figures?
Please.
Uh, it is called daddy issues.
[VIOLET LAUGHS]
No, he was cool on the call, right?
- Did not blink.
- Yeah, he was.
But among many other potential
disasters with this idea,
I'm pretty sure
I saw a ring on his finger.
Well, you never know.
[ALARM BLARES]
Truck 81, Ambulance 61,
motor vehicle accident.
Union and 14th Street.
[SIRENS WAILING, HORN HONKING]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[TIRES SCREECH, BRAKES HISS]
[RADIO CHATTER]
- Cutters and jaws.
- Copy.
Hey!
Back up! Come on.
Give us some space.
♪
Looks like two in the front,
driver and passenger.
I don't see movement.
- Work these front doors.
- Copy.
- Copy.
- [GRUNTS]
[WHIRRING]
We got two kids!
Copy.
[GRUNTS] Damon,
come help me work this door!
Yeah.
- Front door's open!
- Here I come.
[METAL CREAKING]
All right, peripheral pulses,
head injuries to both,
but they're both breathing.
- Could be internal injuries.
- Come on.
[RADIO CHATTER]
Hey, you guys. Hi.
My name is Lizzie.
I'm gonna get you out, OK?
What are your names?
I'm Lena.
My brother's Jamie.
OK. OK. Let me get in there.
[SIGHS] They're OK.
OK, we're gonna get the
front passengers out first.
- Copy.
- I'll stay with them.
- OK.
- OK.
♪
OK.
OK.
Is my mom OK?
They're gonna get her out right now.
It's OK, Jamie.
He got scared.
- I don't blame him.
- You guys are both really brave.
Lena, do you mind if I
take a look at your ankle?
All right, let's go.
♪
Don't let my daddy go away.
Oh, we won't, hon.
We're gonna take good care of him.
No, I mean, don't let him go.
He crashed us on purpose.
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
- Lena said it very clearly.
- "He crashed us on purpose."
Was she confused at all?
The accident must have
shaken her up pretty good.
She didn't seem confused to me.
Yeah, me neither.
Both parents are intubated
and unconscious.
Hopefully, they pull through
and we get a chance to talk to 'em.
The position of the car was strange.
Straight into the wall
like the driver didn't try
to turn or stop.
The accident scene is under
investigation right now.
We should get some information on that.
And we'll talk to the little
girl after she's rested up.
Keep us posted?
Will do.
So what was your next move?
Uh, I started crawling around,
getting the supply lines set up
to feed the engine deck gun.
Like you asked.
Well, you got that and the
snorkel basket into position fast.
Mm.
It worked out. Yeah.
Just so you understand my methodology,
I believe knowledge is power,
so I'm going to try and learn
from every call,
from every officer,
and ask any question I can think of.
Yeah.
But the unmanned snorkel cannon,
that was pretty cool.
I liked using that.
Me too.
Between that and
the portable water cannon
we tamed that beast.
Yeah, we did.
Hope we get some answers
on that crash soon.
It's crazy the kids survived
with just minor injuries.
They're lucky.
If what the little girl said
was true, not that lucky.
Can you imagine?
I mean,
what the hell was going through
that father's head?
All I know is there are some people
who never should have become
parents in the first place.
[TENSE MUSIC]
See you next shift.
♪
[SMOOCH]
[CARVER SIGHS]
How was your shift?
Nothing you want to hear about.
It's a nasty world out there.
Sounds like a Bloody Mary is in order?
- Or seven.
- [LAUGHS]
Almost makes getting up
at dawn worth it.
[ENGINE TURNS OVER]
♪
Lieutenant Vale.
Chief Pascal.
Chief, wow, that's, uh
that's something.
Congrats on the, uh, new rise in rank.
- Thank you.
- Grab a seat.
It's been a while, huh?
It has, it has.
Yeah, I see you're still, uh,
working that overtime,
burning that daytime oil
just as always. [CHUCKLES]
Well, when you love what you do.
Right.
Listen, I, uh
I don't want to overstep,
but we were close back in the day.
I heard about what happened in Miami.
You OK?
[TENSE SOMBER MUSIC]
Absolutely.
All good.
♪
You sure?
Because I heard
Most of CFD doesn't even know
I'm here yet.
You must keep your ear really
close to the ground, huh?
Well, I care, I guess.
♪
I better get back to work.
Thanks for coming by, Lieutenant.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
Not a problem.
And, uh, if you ever want to talk,
just give me a shout.
♪
It's amazing the way
the old-timers talk about him.
He was a real smoke-eater, huh?
Benny commanded respect.
I don't I don't know how
well-liked he was. Though
I still have the last birthday present
he sent me on my 9th.
- Guess what it was.
- Fire truck.
- Cop car.
- [BOTH LAUGH]
Come on, Cruz, you gonna
tell me what's going on,
way you've been eyeballing Damon?
It's just as these two
get closer as brothers,
you know, it's tricky.
I saw Severide pull up a beat
on a call when he thought
that Damon was hurt.
Just makes me worry for the both of 'em.
I think Severide's just
trying to be a good mentor.
There's more to it than that
when they're tied by blood.
I know I'd do anything for my brother.
Chief is definitely intimidating.
I don't know about the word "cute."
Well, a person can be both.
[GIGGLES]
Hey, speaking of which,
where's, uh where's Carver tonight?
I figured after all that time
away, he'd wanna hang.
Turns out Carver has a new girlfriend.
Or an old girlfriend. I don't know.
Oh.
- I'm I'm sorry.
- Hey, me too.
Hey, whatever that girl's deal is,
I don't get the vibe that
she's making Carver very happy.
Hey! Dwayne's here.
- Hey, Dwayne. What's up?
- Hi, guys.
Hey. I thought you had to work tonight.
Still on shift.
Update on the case.
What's the latest?
Lena's father is still
in an induced coma,
but I got a chance to talk
to Catherine, her mother.
That's good news.
But she told me you
misunderstood everything
Lena said, or that Lena was mixed up.
Either way, she said
the father did nothing wrong
and that the crash was just an accident.
What? I I didn't
misunderstand anything.
Are you sure?
100%.
Lena was telling the truth.
She was scared of her father.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
The mother won't even let
the police talk to Lena.
Said she's been traumatized enough.
- It's shady, I'm telling you.
- Or just protective.
Where's Lena now?
She is staying with her aunt
until her parents are
out of the hospital.
EMTs aren't under the
same restrictions as police.
Sounds like you bonded with the girl.
If you can think of a reason to
go visit, you're free to do that.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Could be medical follow-up.
Do you have concerns
about her medically?
Not really.
But there is something
that I'd wish I'd done.
And I think I can fix it
if we can find that minivan.
I'll give you the leeway.
I'm always open to a solid
follow-through on our cases,
but watch your step.
- Copy that, Chief.
- Thank you.
The accident report
came back inconclusive.
So that puts even more pressure
on the girl's word.
And the mother's.
Yeah.
♪
Ever since we started
even talking about having kids,
every call with a child
just fills me with
dread, I guess, is the word.
You think that feeling ever goes away?
You'd have to ask
one of the guys with kids.
[KIDD SIGHS]
I wish I could just
snap my fingers and feel ready.
♪
I just don't.
Yet.
And I'm sorry about that.
You don't have to apologize.
I told you.
♪
Just so you know, you can
talk to me about anything.
Including Carver.
I know that.
Uh, it just kind of shook me up
worse than I thought.
I kind of shut down my emotions, so
Maybe don't give up so fast?
You know? [CHUCKLES]
'Cause this girl could
just be a distraction
over his heartbreak from you.
And he has no idea how you're feeling.
There it is.
[INDISTINCT PA ANNOUNCEMENTS]
- OK.
- Just let me help you.
[VIOLET GRUNTS]
OK.
Oh, I hope it's still in here.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Got it.
[SIGHS]
I bet Lena is missing this.
I bet she is.
And, as PIC, I think
we should bring it to her.
You know, I'm gonna say something to
the chief about this
it's ridiculous.
- I'll back you.
- We're not schoolkids.
I'm gonna lose my
winning streak on Jewel Island.
- [LAUGHS] This'll be good.
- Mm.
Let's do some all-unit drills
after lunch.
Meet on the app floor.
[SOFT UPBEAT MUSIC]
Hey, Chief.
Yes?
♪
What kind of drills?
Air management and hose deployment.
Sounds great.
Thanks.
I actually could use
some air management training.
You're a walking tragedy.
Hey, come on.
Pascal has some pretty good ideas.
I'm just saying
that I was impressed with him
in the meeting I had.
Impressed how?
The way that he stepped
into Boden's shoes like that,
you know, doing things his own way,
that takes a lot of nerve.
I give the man kudos for that.
Lieutenant Kidd,
you still haven't checked in
for your vape fire post-mortem.
- Let's do it now.
- How about in an hour or so?
I've got some Girls on Fire work
that I want to do before the session.
That work can wait.
- Yes, Chief.
- Of course.
My apologies.
[KNOCKING]
- Hello.
- You must be Lena's aunt.
- Is everything OK?
- Yes.
We are the medics who
treated Lena at the accident.
Oh.
We just wanted to see
how Lena was doing.
And to give her this.
We found it after we dropped her off.
- That is Lena's favorite.
- She's been asking for it.
Um, come on in.
- Nora!
- Hey, Lena.
Thank you.
How's the ankle feeling?
It's fine, but Aunt Judy won't
let me go skateboarding yet.
- [CHUCKLES]
- One more week.
She looks so pretty.
Yeah, Novak cleaned her up for you.
I was so scared
she got hurt during the crash.
I had a doll just like that growing up,
and I used to love brushing her
hair and taking care of her.
And I can tell you take really
good care of Nora, too.
I do.
And I bet you do everything
you can to keep her safe.
I do.
I held her so tight in the car.
Before the accident?
As soon as Daddy
started driving so fast.
Then, when he said that thing,
I tried to squeeze her
under my seat belt.
But I couldn't.
What did what did your daddy say?
[TENSE MUSIC]
That we couldn't live anymore.
It was time for us to die.
[JUDY GASPS]
Honey.
♪
The father is still unconscious.
But now that Lena's aunt
heard her statement,
the police can talk to the mother.
What if she still insists Lena is lying?
DCFS will separate Lena
and her brother from the family
until the courts decide
where the truth lies,
or the father regains consciousness,
and admits any wrongdoing.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
First, we're just here
to check in with you.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Unfortunately, your daughter's reports
do match with what our report's saying.
- Oh, no.
- She's just a kid.
She's she doesn't know
what she's saying.
And we will have to take
the children away until we
Please.
No.
You can't take my children away!
Did your husband
say those things or not?
♪
Yes, he said those things,
but he's sick!
[SOBS]
He just needs help, that's all!
[SOBBING] Oh, God!
♪
Hey, what time should
I be at your place?
- Cubs game starts at 3:00.
- See you then.
I'll bring the beer.
Heads up.
I want everyone coming in half
an hour early from here on out.
I've got an equipment check
that takes some getting used to.
- Copy that.
- You got it, Chief.
This guy's really getting up and in it.
No doubt he likes to keep
everyone on their heels.
He even pulled out
the General Order book.
Called out me and Stella,
for working the same shift together.
- Damn.
- Yeah.
Well, what did he say about
you and Damon working together?
- I didn't mention it.
- Not an issue.
Huh.
What?
Oh. Your call, obviously.
That's right. It is.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Are you staying after shift?
Pascal gave me some some
ideas for organizing the rig.
I figured I'd try 'em out.
You're sure trying to make
a good impression on the guy.
Yeah, maybe I am.
I mean, what's wrong with that?
Did you really miss the captain's test
'cause you were sick?
Of course I was sick.
Why would you even ask that?
You shouldn't be so impressed
with the new chief.
All this stuff he's doing,
stepping into Boden's shoes,
taking some new tacks
just so you know,
you could do all that, too.
And you'd be great at it.
♪
Hey.
Hey.
We haven't had time to talk today.
It's all good.
I just, uh
♪
[CARVER CLEARS THROAT]
I just wanted to say I'm sorry.
About the way things went
before you left.
I shouldn't have said
what I did about you and Kidd
- and all
- No reason to talk about it.
That's the past.
I'm done living there.
OK.
Let's just not pretend
that we're anything more than coworkers.
It'll be better for both of us.
♪
[KIDD SNIFFLES]
What's going on?
You OK?
Yeah, I am.
I'm just pissed off.
This has something to do with Pascal?
Partly.
More about me.
He called me out
for avoiding the review
and I pushed back.
Tried to put him off.
I never would have done that to Boden.
So you were right.
My attitude has been pretty screwed up.
♪
I really miss having Boden at 51.
The man, he was more than just my boss.
He walked me down the aisle, you know?
Mm-hmm.
I know.
♪
I know you said,
you know, give this Pascal guy a chance.
And it's not just
because he's not Boden.
There is something about him
makes me nervous somehow.
Yeah, there's something
about him that's a little
Off.
♪
What the hell?
♪
[SIGHS] You gotta be kidding me.
Monica.
Open the door.
[LATCH CLICKS]
♪
I'm not happy, Dom.
I think you should
go stay somewhere else.
Yeah, well, first of all,
it's my name on the lease.
Then I can go.
- No, I want you here.
- I
[SIGHS] I wanna work on this.
Seems like all you really
wanna do is just work.
Night and day, like always.
I told you the hours are
going to be crazy at first.
You should've stayed in Miami.
But I didn't.
I came here to be with you.
♪
I don't give up.
Well, maybe it's time you do.
Monica
you're gonna need me to keep you warm
when that Chicago winter hits.
♪
We got weak in Miami.
[SOFTLY] Come on.
Open the door.
♪
[LOCK CLICKS]
♪
You're a lucky man.
I know it.
♪
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[WOLF HOWLS]
Some calls will feel like
a knife to the gut.
51 means never having
to carry the load alone.
I'm gonna take the lieutenant's test.
You leveling up is great for Truck 81.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
I am stupid enough to have
fallen in love with you.
But you have done everything
in your power to push me away.
I think I really messed up.
- Change is inevitable.
- Nothing stays the same forever.
I've decided to throw my hat in the ring
for Deputy Commissioner.
You're the man for the
moment, Chief, no doubt.
Congrats, Deputy Commissioner.
You make 51 a family, Chief,
and this firehouse a home.
What are we gonna do without
him here holding us together?
I want you to sit in this
chair as my replacement.
Life is really about family,
the people around you.
Benny Severide, he was my father.
Damon knew and he's been lying about it
ever since he got here.
I don't see how I keep him on T ruck.
If he stays at the firehouse,
maybe I could be a mentor to him.
It's your rig, your decision.
[ZIPPER ZIPS]
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
[SOFT UPBEAT MUSIC]
[SIGHS]
♪
Good morning, Chief.
Good morning.
♪
- Lieutenant Herrmann.
- Yeah.
I wanted to make sure
you and I were introduced
before I met the rest of the house.
Well, uh, it's good
to meet you, Chief Pascal.
You just got here from Miami, huh?
Well, I started at CFD, but yeah,
I've been Miami Fire-Rescue
for the last ten years.
Yeah, welcome back.
DC Boden said you're on track
to be a battalion chief
with the goal of sitting in this seat.
So I wanna make sure
there's no hard feelings
that I'm in it now.
Mm, nah.
It's no problem.
I I just had some bad luck,
got sick before the captain's test
a few weeks back, and so I missed it.
But I'm gonna take it next round
and then the chief's test after that.
So I, uh
I got a little ways to go.
Well, good luck with that.
Thanks.
Never met the guy,
but I heard he's a monster in the field.
Please. In Miami, that just
means breaking up beach parties
and soaking in sunshine.
Genius, you ever seen "Scarface"?
You ever seen "Baywatch"?
I know Schank over at 48
says he's tough as nails.
I guess we'll see.
I wonder why he came back from Miami.
Maybe he kept his pension,
so he had to finish here?
- Has anyone seen him yet?
- Not me.
He's been locked away in Boden's office.
It's Chief Pascal's office now.
[SIGHS]
I'm going for seconds.
Where the hell is Carver?
First day back after
a six-week furlough,
you'd think he'd be early.
You heard from him?
Nope. Uh-uh.
I just thought he was
with family in Texas.
Wanted to give him some space.
Yeah, I hope he worked
some stuff out down there.
Now that I know he's coming back,
I have some things I need to say.
Like?
I'm going to apologize.
And I want to explain that I wasn't
keeping a distance because of Evan.
I was keeping a distance
because of my feelings for him.
Yeah. I want this to work.
Good for you, putting it out there.
All right, morning briefing's
about to start.
Rally up.
Time to meet the new chief.
[ENERGETIC SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
You're cutting it close on time.
Uh, I was here, Lieutenant.
Just took a few beats in the
locker room to take it all in.
Glad to be back.
So you're ready
to jump back into action?
Hell, yeah, I am.
OK, fine.
So you won't let me
take you out for drinks.
I get it. I'm intimidating.
- [SCOFFS] Yeah.
- Yeah, that's it.
But I was thinking
I could use some more EMT con-ed hours,
and I saw that you were signed up,
for that psych emergency class.
Maybe I'll join, and then we can just
go get some coffee afterwards.
Mm-hmm.
And, uh, what would
your brother think of that?
Severide doesn't really get involved
with anyone else's business,
in case you haven't noticed.
Morning, 51.
ALL: Morning, Chief.
As you probably already know,
I'm Battalion Chief Dom Pascal.
27 years on the job.
A couple of things I want
to get out of the way upfront.
I have the utmost respect
for Deputy Commissioner Wallace Boden,
and it's truly an honor
to be here in his former seat.
But I'm not Chief Boden.
I'm not trying to be.
I have my own leadership style.
I do things my own way.
So you should all expect there'll
be some changes at Firehouse 51.
[ALARM BLARES]
All units, explosions
reported at 1134 31st Street.
To be continued.
Let's hit it, team.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[ENGINES TURNING OVER]
♪
[SIRENS WAILING]
- "There will be changes"
- sounds kind of like a threat.
Have to wonder what exactly
he's talking about.
♪
Attention, all responding
companies to 31st Street,
explosions ongoing inside the building.
Units are advised
to approach with caution.
Copy that, Main.
Let's roll up with our eyes peeled.
Bring it on.
[SIRENS WAILING]
[RADIO CHATTER]
[EXPLOSIONS WHISTLING AND CRACKLING]
[DEBRIS RICOCHETS]
[WOMAN GRUNTS]
[MAN YELPS]
[MAN GROANS]
Ma'am!
The main supply store caught fire,
and suddenly, everything went crazy.
Everyone got out,
but some people are stuck
outside the building.
- All right.
- [PERSON WHIMPERS]
- [LOUD METALLIC CLANG]
- All right!
We got shrapnel coming down on us!
Take cover behind the ambulance
and let the medics
take a look at you, OK?
Go.
If that's vape supplies in there,
that means nitrous oxide
and butane tanks in all sizes.
Defensive attack.
No one goes inside the building.
Drivers, let's get
these rigs end-to-end,
bumper-to-bumper in a semi-circle,
and create a safe zone.
Take our victims there.
Truck and Squad,
get the jack plates from 81.
Use them as a protective shield.
Make your way to the structure
and pull anyone out
that's nearest the flames.
- On it.
- Yes, Chief!
Let's go.
Prep your unmanned deck guns,
your water cannons.
Make sure your supply lines
are in place.
- You got it.
- [EXPLOSIONS]
[GLASS SHATTERING]
- Chief!
- I'm good!
Get the victims out!
All right. Support me.
[EXPLOSIONS]
♪
- Can you walk?
- I don't know.
- OK, I'm gonna help you up.
- OK.
Easy, easy.
OK. I got you.
- The explosions
- something hit me in the back.
- I know, I know, I know.
- Careful now.
[EXPLOSIONS WHISTLING]
- All right.
- Behind, behind.
You guys, come with us.
I think he's missing the fear gene.
[TENSE MUSICAL CRESCENDO]
- [EXPLOSIONS]
- Let's go, guys, move it.
We're gonna get
the portable deck gun set up.
- [EXPLOSIONS]
- [WOMAN YELPS]
[DEBRIS CLATTERING]
- Medic!
- I got him. Go in.
♪
All right, we're gonna take care of you,
get you out of here.
- Come on, get you up.
- [PERSON GROANING]
[SMALL EXPLOSIONS POPPING]
Grab a victim.
Keep them tight under the plate.
Gunshot wound reported
at Ogden and North.
Gunshot wound reported
at 5th and Indiana.
Battalion 25 to Main.
We've got shrapnel way outside
the perimeter of this fire.
I'm giving out a shelter in place order,
half mile in every direction.
- Carver, help her.
- On it.
You OK? Come on.
[CHATTER]
Stay close.
- I got you.
- Come on, get up.
[GLASS SHATTERING]
Damon!
♪
- You wanna head over?
- I got 'em.
♪
[BOTH GRUNT]
- No, no.
- Let's keep moving.
[COUGHING]
Hey.
You OK? Hey.
[PANTING]
Come on.
I got you.
Breathe.
- [DISTANT EXPLOSION]
- [COUGHING]
Chief, that's the last of the victims.
The structure is clear.
- Fire 'em up.
- Cannons go.
[WATER CANNONS HISSING]
[EXPLOSION WHISTLES]
♪
[BRAKES HISSING]
Guy nearby said that vape place
just got a shipment of butane
delivered yesterday.
It can't be legal to store it there.
No. No way.
That shrapnel shot out a mile
in each direction.
Pascal clearing the area
of people saved a lot of lives.
And that sign collapse,
it's classic façade fail.
I knew it could go down any sec.
Just had to get the victim out.
- You did good.
- Nice work.
Hey.
Uh, our victim's gonna make it?
Uh, yeah.
Yeah, it looks like it,
which is a miracle.
Some classic penetrating
wounds, a few pretty serious.
Nurse said it looked like a gang
shooting spree had gone down.
Um, but if you get a second,
I'd love to talk,
you know, just the two of us.
I'll be around.
OK.
I'm telling you, Chief looked
like Duvall in "Apocalypse Now"
when he walked out there.
Could be the sign of a psychopath.
He did stay pretty damn calm
under pressure.
- Afternoon.
- Hey, Chief.
You should try
Damon's chicken parm, Chief.
It's real top-notch.
No, I'm good, thanks.
Like I said in this morning's briefing,
there's gonna be some changes
around the firehouse.
- [SILVERWARE RATTLES]
- Starting with this one.
I need everyone to put
your phones in here.
Is this some kind of magic trick?
In a way.
Meals are a great time
for firehouse bonding.
Have a conversation,
get to know each other.
It's a lot better than
staring at your phone.
Uh, all due respect, Chief,
most of us have
known each other for years.
That's where the trouble starts.
You stop asking questions,
finding out new things.
If your life depends on knowing
the firefighter on your left and right
on every call and what
their next move is going to be,
there's no such thing
as too familiar, right?
Phones in the box, people.
Can I ask, what if
we get an important call?
Well, how long is your lunch,
45 minutes?
Believe me, your family knows
they can call the firehouse
if there's a crisis.
You still have a flip phone?
Yeah.
It was my wife's idea.
I like her already.
You're gonna thank me.
Either that or you'll decide I'm a dick.
But either way, if you find out
something new about each other,
I'm happy.
All right?
Bon appétit.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
[SIGHS] Like I needed more
grief about the flip phone.
♪
The car had Texas plates.
OK, so maybe a girlfriend back home?
Yeah, that makes sense.
Because this was not
a casual kind of kiss.
This was like a, "we've been
sleeping together for a while"
kind of thing.
- Oh.
- I'm sorry, Vi.
Uh
No, there's no one but myself to blame.
I blew it
and I pushed him away for good.
Hey, you don't know that.
We don't know anything about this Texan.
Ritter is right.
Maybe they're sleeping together.
Maybe it's a casual fling.
Either way, it could end any minute.
Before he left, he told you
he was in love with you.
Those feelings don't just disappear.
♪
Hey, Stella.
Chief Pascal wants to see
you, me, and Herrmann in his office.
Got it.
[SIGHS]
♪
That was a hell of a call this morning.
Yeah, sure was.
As lieutenants, you're
my three officers on scene,
so what I'd like to do is meet
with each of you individually
and go through that fire,
what decisions you made and why,
thought processes, et cetera.
We will have our reports
finished by end of shift,
and it will all be in there.
In conversation, more details come out.
It'll help me understand your
leadership styles and methods.
And I'd like to do this
sooner rather than later,
fresh on the mind.
- W
- Yes, sir. Sounds good.
Great.
Lieutenant Severide, you'll go first.
Gather whatever you have
in your report so far
and meet me in the briefing room.
Copy that.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Dismissed.
♪
The way he said dismissed
I mean, he might as well have said,
get the hell out of my office.
This guy is a taskmaster.
♪
Boden never did this kind
of performance review.
Pascal is pulling
some serious alpha moves.
♪
What what was that for?
Not that I'm complaining.
I'm hoping it'll help
ease you up a little.
What does that mean?
Chief Pascal warned us that
there's gonna be changes.
You're not helping yourself by
challenging him from the jump.
I'm not challenging him.
Per se.
Just give the man a chance.
One more kiss, I'll consider it.
[BOTH SMOOCH]
Fine, I will try.
[INHALES DEEPLY]
Damon.
He made some smart moves
on the big fire call.
He did.
I, uh, I saw you
talking to him about it,
which, in general, is fine.
But maybe let me be the first
to debrief after the call?
Absolutely.
Now, I gotta round up
my files for the big man.
Yeah.
Have fun with that.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Oh, they put out a date for
the next lieutenant test yet?
No.
But I can't take it
until Herrmann moves up
to chief rank, anyway.
I'm not taking a promotion
until there's an opening here.
I would never leave 51.
Yeah, that's why
I didn't take it last year.
Hey, I didn't think about this before,
but you're sort of at the mercy
of Herrmann's test-taking
skills on this one, huh?
Hey, don't remind me.
You and Damon get into it or something?
- What?
- No.
No, no, not at all.
He's, uh he's a good kid.
So keep in mind,
team accountability is key.
Don't forget to use your radio more.
Got it.
One more thing.
Let's see I'm looking
for a General Order 96-001.
Here.
I think you know what this section is.
It states immediate family members
should not work the same
firehouse in the same shift.
[SOFT TENSE MUSIC]
Since Lieutenant Kidd
doesn't have your last name,
I assume that's how
it stayed under the radar.
♪
Going on calls with family
members, that can be trouble.
Seems to me you both
figured out a way to manage it,
considering how long
you worked together.
Yes, sir. We have it handled.
Good.
Just be aware that's something
I'll be keeping an eye on.
Understood.
You need any help?
Uh, yeah, when we get back to Med,
will you remind me that we need
another pair of Magill forceps?
Sure.
Hey, are you OK?
Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks.
Pascal is kind of distractingly cute
for a chief, no?
When I first met you,
you told me you had a fling
with your instructor at training.
Do you have a thing
for authority figures?
Please.
Uh, it is called daddy issues.
[VIOLET LAUGHS]
No, he was cool on the call, right?
- Did not blink.
- Yeah, he was.
But among many other potential
disasters with this idea,
I'm pretty sure
I saw a ring on his finger.
Well, you never know.
[ALARM BLARES]
Truck 81, Ambulance 61,
motor vehicle accident.
Union and 14th Street.
[SIRENS WAILING, HORN HONKING]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[TIRES SCREECH, BRAKES HISS]
[RADIO CHATTER]
- Cutters and jaws.
- Copy.
Hey!
Back up! Come on.
Give us some space.
♪
Looks like two in the front,
driver and passenger.
I don't see movement.
- Work these front doors.
- Copy.
- Copy.
- [GRUNTS]
[WHIRRING]
We got two kids!
Copy.
[GRUNTS] Damon,
come help me work this door!
Yeah.
- Front door's open!
- Here I come.
[METAL CREAKING]
All right, peripheral pulses,
head injuries to both,
but they're both breathing.
- Could be internal injuries.
- Come on.
[RADIO CHATTER]
Hey, you guys. Hi.
My name is Lizzie.
I'm gonna get you out, OK?
What are your names?
I'm Lena.
My brother's Jamie.
OK. OK. Let me get in there.
[SIGHS] They're OK.
OK, we're gonna get the
front passengers out first.
- Copy.
- I'll stay with them.
- OK.
- OK.
♪
OK.
OK.
Is my mom OK?
They're gonna get her out right now.
It's OK, Jamie.
He got scared.
- I don't blame him.
- You guys are both really brave.
Lena, do you mind if I
take a look at your ankle?
All right, let's go.
♪
Don't let my daddy go away.
Oh, we won't, hon.
We're gonna take good care of him.
No, I mean, don't let him go.
He crashed us on purpose.
[OMINOUS MUSIC]
- Lena said it very clearly.
- "He crashed us on purpose."
Was she confused at all?
The accident must have
shaken her up pretty good.
She didn't seem confused to me.
Yeah, me neither.
Both parents are intubated
and unconscious.
Hopefully, they pull through
and we get a chance to talk to 'em.
The position of the car was strange.
Straight into the wall
like the driver didn't try
to turn or stop.
The accident scene is under
investigation right now.
We should get some information on that.
And we'll talk to the little
girl after she's rested up.
Keep us posted?
Will do.
So what was your next move?
Uh, I started crawling around,
getting the supply lines set up
to feed the engine deck gun.
Like you asked.
Well, you got that and the
snorkel basket into position fast.
Mm.
It worked out. Yeah.
Just so you understand my methodology,
I believe knowledge is power,
so I'm going to try and learn
from every call,
from every officer,
and ask any question I can think of.
Yeah.
But the unmanned snorkel cannon,
that was pretty cool.
I liked using that.
Me too.
Between that and
the portable water cannon
we tamed that beast.
Yeah, we did.
Hope we get some answers
on that crash soon.
It's crazy the kids survived
with just minor injuries.
They're lucky.
If what the little girl said
was true, not that lucky.
Can you imagine?
I mean,
what the hell was going through
that father's head?
All I know is there are some people
who never should have become
parents in the first place.
[TENSE MUSIC]
See you next shift.
♪
[SMOOCH]
[CARVER SIGHS]
How was your shift?
Nothing you want to hear about.
It's a nasty world out there.
Sounds like a Bloody Mary is in order?
- Or seven.
- [LAUGHS]
Almost makes getting up
at dawn worth it.
[ENGINE TURNS OVER]
♪
Lieutenant Vale.
Chief Pascal.
Chief, wow, that's, uh
that's something.
Congrats on the, uh, new rise in rank.
- Thank you.
- Grab a seat.
It's been a while, huh?
It has, it has.
Yeah, I see you're still, uh,
working that overtime,
burning that daytime oil
just as always. [CHUCKLES]
Well, when you love what you do.
Right.
Listen, I, uh
I don't want to overstep,
but we were close back in the day.
I heard about what happened in Miami.
You OK?
[TENSE SOMBER MUSIC]
Absolutely.
All good.
♪
You sure?
Because I heard
Most of CFD doesn't even know
I'm here yet.
You must keep your ear really
close to the ground, huh?
Well, I care, I guess.
♪
I better get back to work.
Thanks for coming by, Lieutenant.
[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]
Not a problem.
And, uh, if you ever want to talk,
just give me a shout.
♪
It's amazing the way
the old-timers talk about him.
He was a real smoke-eater, huh?
Benny commanded respect.
I don't I don't know how
well-liked he was. Though
I still have the last birthday present
he sent me on my 9th.
- Guess what it was.
- Fire truck.
- Cop car.
- [BOTH LAUGH]
Come on, Cruz, you gonna
tell me what's going on,
way you've been eyeballing Damon?
It's just as these two
get closer as brothers,
you know, it's tricky.
I saw Severide pull up a beat
on a call when he thought
that Damon was hurt.
Just makes me worry for the both of 'em.
I think Severide's just
trying to be a good mentor.
There's more to it than that
when they're tied by blood.
I know I'd do anything for my brother.
Chief is definitely intimidating.
I don't know about the word "cute."
Well, a person can be both.
[GIGGLES]
Hey, speaking of which,
where's, uh where's Carver tonight?
I figured after all that time
away, he'd wanna hang.
Turns out Carver has a new girlfriend.
Or an old girlfriend. I don't know.
Oh.
- I'm I'm sorry.
- Hey, me too.
Hey, whatever that girl's deal is,
I don't get the vibe that
she's making Carver very happy.
Hey! Dwayne's here.
- Hey, Dwayne. What's up?
- Hi, guys.
Hey. I thought you had to work tonight.
Still on shift.
Update on the case.
What's the latest?
Lena's father is still
in an induced coma,
but I got a chance to talk
to Catherine, her mother.
That's good news.
But she told me you
misunderstood everything
Lena said, or that Lena was mixed up.
Either way, she said
the father did nothing wrong
and that the crash was just an accident.
What? I I didn't
misunderstand anything.
Are you sure?
100%.
Lena was telling the truth.
She was scared of her father.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
The mother won't even let
the police talk to Lena.
Said she's been traumatized enough.
- It's shady, I'm telling you.
- Or just protective.
Where's Lena now?
She is staying with her aunt
until her parents are
out of the hospital.
EMTs aren't under the
same restrictions as police.
Sounds like you bonded with the girl.
If you can think of a reason to
go visit, you're free to do that.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Could be medical follow-up.
Do you have concerns
about her medically?
Not really.
But there is something
that I'd wish I'd done.
And I think I can fix it
if we can find that minivan.
I'll give you the leeway.
I'm always open to a solid
follow-through on our cases,
but watch your step.
- Copy that, Chief.
- Thank you.
The accident report
came back inconclusive.
So that puts even more pressure
on the girl's word.
And the mother's.
Yeah.
♪
Ever since we started
even talking about having kids,
every call with a child
just fills me with
dread, I guess, is the word.
You think that feeling ever goes away?
You'd have to ask
one of the guys with kids.
[KIDD SIGHS]
I wish I could just
snap my fingers and feel ready.
♪
I just don't.
Yet.
And I'm sorry about that.
You don't have to apologize.
I told you.
♪
Just so you know, you can
talk to me about anything.
Including Carver.
I know that.
Uh, it just kind of shook me up
worse than I thought.
I kind of shut down my emotions, so
Maybe don't give up so fast?
You know? [CHUCKLES]
'Cause this girl could
just be a distraction
over his heartbreak from you.
And he has no idea how you're feeling.
There it is.
[INDISTINCT PA ANNOUNCEMENTS]
- OK.
- Just let me help you.
[VIOLET GRUNTS]
OK.
Oh, I hope it's still in here.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Got it.
[SIGHS]
I bet Lena is missing this.
I bet she is.
And, as PIC, I think
we should bring it to her.
You know, I'm gonna say something to
the chief about this
it's ridiculous.
- I'll back you.
- We're not schoolkids.
I'm gonna lose my
winning streak on Jewel Island.
- [LAUGHS] This'll be good.
- Mm.
Let's do some all-unit drills
after lunch.
Meet on the app floor.
[SOFT UPBEAT MUSIC]
Hey, Chief.
Yes?
♪
What kind of drills?
Air management and hose deployment.
Sounds great.
Thanks.
I actually could use
some air management training.
You're a walking tragedy.
Hey, come on.
Pascal has some pretty good ideas.
I'm just saying
that I was impressed with him
in the meeting I had.
Impressed how?
The way that he stepped
into Boden's shoes like that,
you know, doing things his own way,
that takes a lot of nerve.
I give the man kudos for that.
Lieutenant Kidd,
you still haven't checked in
for your vape fire post-mortem.
- Let's do it now.
- How about in an hour or so?
I've got some Girls on Fire work
that I want to do before the session.
That work can wait.
- Yes, Chief.
- Of course.
My apologies.
[KNOCKING]
- Hello.
- You must be Lena's aunt.
- Is everything OK?
- Yes.
We are the medics who
treated Lena at the accident.
Oh.
We just wanted to see
how Lena was doing.
And to give her this.
We found it after we dropped her off.
- That is Lena's favorite.
- She's been asking for it.
Um, come on in.
- Nora!
- Hey, Lena.
Thank you.
How's the ankle feeling?
It's fine, but Aunt Judy won't
let me go skateboarding yet.
- [CHUCKLES]
- One more week.
She looks so pretty.
Yeah, Novak cleaned her up for you.
I was so scared
she got hurt during the crash.
I had a doll just like that growing up,
and I used to love brushing her
hair and taking care of her.
And I can tell you take really
good care of Nora, too.
I do.
And I bet you do everything
you can to keep her safe.
I do.
I held her so tight in the car.
Before the accident?
As soon as Daddy
started driving so fast.
Then, when he said that thing,
I tried to squeeze her
under my seat belt.
But I couldn't.
What did what did your daddy say?
[TENSE MUSIC]
That we couldn't live anymore.
It was time for us to die.
[JUDY GASPS]
Honey.
♪
The father is still unconscious.
But now that Lena's aunt
heard her statement,
the police can talk to the mother.
What if she still insists Lena is lying?
DCFS will separate Lena
and her brother from the family
until the courts decide
where the truth lies,
or the father regains consciousness,
and admits any wrongdoing.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
First, we're just here
to check in with you.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Unfortunately, your daughter's reports
do match with what our report's saying.
- Oh, no.
- She's just a kid.
She's she doesn't know
what she's saying.
And we will have to take
the children away until we
Please.
No.
You can't take my children away!
Did your husband
say those things or not?
♪
Yes, he said those things,
but he's sick!
[SOBS]
He just needs help, that's all!
[SOBBING] Oh, God!
♪
Hey, what time should
I be at your place?
- Cubs game starts at 3:00.
- See you then.
I'll bring the beer.
Heads up.
I want everyone coming in half
an hour early from here on out.
I've got an equipment check
that takes some getting used to.
- Copy that.
- You got it, Chief.
This guy's really getting up and in it.
No doubt he likes to keep
everyone on their heels.
He even pulled out
the General Order book.
Called out me and Stella,
for working the same shift together.
- Damn.
- Yeah.
Well, what did he say about
you and Damon working together?
- I didn't mention it.
- Not an issue.
Huh.
What?
Oh. Your call, obviously.
That's right. It is.
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Are you staying after shift?
Pascal gave me some some
ideas for organizing the rig.
I figured I'd try 'em out.
You're sure trying to make
a good impression on the guy.
Yeah, maybe I am.
I mean, what's wrong with that?
Did you really miss the captain's test
'cause you were sick?
Of course I was sick.
Why would you even ask that?
You shouldn't be so impressed
with the new chief.
All this stuff he's doing,
stepping into Boden's shoes,
taking some new tacks
just so you know,
you could do all that, too.
And you'd be great at it.
♪
Hey.
Hey.
We haven't had time to talk today.
It's all good.
I just, uh
♪
[CARVER CLEARS THROAT]
I just wanted to say I'm sorry.
About the way things went
before you left.
I shouldn't have said
what I did about you and Kidd
- and all
- No reason to talk about it.
That's the past.
I'm done living there.
OK.
Let's just not pretend
that we're anything more than coworkers.
It'll be better for both of us.
♪
[KIDD SNIFFLES]
What's going on?
You OK?
Yeah, I am.
I'm just pissed off.
This has something to do with Pascal?
Partly.
More about me.
He called me out
for avoiding the review
and I pushed back.
Tried to put him off.
I never would have done that to Boden.
So you were right.
My attitude has been pretty screwed up.
♪
I really miss having Boden at 51.
The man, he was more than just my boss.
He walked me down the aisle, you know?
Mm-hmm.
I know.
♪
I know you said,
you know, give this Pascal guy a chance.
And it's not just
because he's not Boden.
There is something about him
makes me nervous somehow.
Yeah, there's something
about him that's a little
Off.
♪
What the hell?
♪
[SIGHS] You gotta be kidding me.
Monica.
Open the door.
[LATCH CLICKS]
♪
I'm not happy, Dom.
I think you should
go stay somewhere else.
Yeah, well, first of all,
it's my name on the lease.
Then I can go.
- No, I want you here.
- I
[SIGHS] I wanna work on this.
Seems like all you really
wanna do is just work.
Night and day, like always.
I told you the hours are
going to be crazy at first.
You should've stayed in Miami.
But I didn't.
I came here to be with you.
♪
I don't give up.
Well, maybe it's time you do.
Monica
you're gonna need me to keep you warm
when that Chicago winter hits.
♪
We got weak in Miami.
[SOFTLY] Come on.
Open the door.
♪
[LOCK CLICKS]
♪
You're a lucky man.
I know it.
♪
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[WOLF HOWLS]