Chicago Fire s13e07 Episode Script
Untouchable
1
Our only witness to that fire,
he's in the wind.
There's no trace of him anywhere.
That unit you opened?
It's part of a complicated,
ongoing investigation.
Maybe you guys haven't noticed,
but we have an ongoing
investigation here also.
What the hell are those troopers up to?
Your guy, Severide?
He doesn't seem to understand
the situation like we do.
Bishop doesn't shy away from violence,
and he does not make empty threats.
Does Carver seem OK to you?
He's dragging a little.
Wouldn't it be nice to work someplace
where you actually feel appreciated?
Who told you to go
second-guessing my work?
Go home, Carver,
and don't plan on coming back
unless you get yourself together.
Hi.
Fun night?
Mm-hmm.
You bailed just when
it was getting good.
We closed down the lounge,
and then Jolene
took me to Mike's Cop Bar.
Have you ever been?
- It literally never closes.
- Huh.
Wait, you're leaving already?
Yeah, I got to be in early.
I told you that last night.
I'm sure Kidd is still pissed at me
- for dragging last shift, so
- Kidd needs to chill.
- [SIGHS]
- Sorry, I
I just it sucks to see you like this.
You're so stressed
and keep cutting out early,
missing all the fun.
I got to set things right with my boss,
or I'm out of a job.
You can find another one.
[SCOFFS]
You keep saying that,
but I'm a firefighter, T.
That's what I worked my whole life for.
Wow, you're in a mood.
Look,
I just have to figure out how
to balance everything better.
It's not easy.
Hey. Any idea where the strainer is?
It's underneath the serving bowls.
Wow, remember when you were the new kid,
asking all the wheres and whys?
Oh, barely.
Hey, can we talk,
like, paramedic to PIC for a minute?
Sure. What's up?
So Mathis, my friend at Milwaukee FD,
was telling me about this
"whole blood" program
- they just started.
- Mm.
- Have you heard about it?
- Yeah, a little.
Basically, paramedics carry
around blood in their rigs
to do transfusions in the field.
Exactly. If we had a program like that,
we could stop people from
bleeding out on the scene.
- Bad idea?
- No.
No, it's an amazing idea,
and I love how fired up
you are about it.
It's just things like this are
kind of above our pay grade.
But, hey,
if you're serious about this,
then do the research.
Figure out what it would take,
see how other departments did it,
and maybe we can bring it to Robinson.
Mm-hmm.
Severide, this is Captain Vonn,
Internal Affairs.
So you've been surveilling him
for a year
and you still don't have enough
to bring him in?
Captain Bishop is very good
at covering his tracks
and tying up loose ends.
What about the ghost guns
you found in that storage locker?
If he was watching the police,
and you were watching him
I told you, you can trust him.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
We know about the guns.
- Did any go missing?
- No, it was a clean bust.
But we do have intel
that Bishop was collecting
a protection fee
from the crew making them,
and they recently stopped paying.
So he was out for revenge?
Did Bishop pull a warrant?
I'm not at liberty
Captain Vonn,
do you want our help or not?
No, Bishop did not have a warrant.
Why wait for a warrant
when you can set the place on fire
and have the CFD come
pop the locks for you?
- Can you prove that?
- Not yet.
But we do have a witness,
a transient that was almost killed.
And if Bishop was involved,
we can get him for attempted murder.
If you think we can
nail Bishop for arson
We'd have to go back to
the scene, get a closer look.
Agreed,
but don't loop in Van Meter
or anyone at OFI.
If Bishop thinks we backed off,
let's just keep it that way.
This stays between us.
♪
Oh, when is the lieutenant test, Mouch?
Less than a week,
and my blood pressure
is steadily rising.
You'll be fine.
You've been studying for months.
Yeah, mainly because
I've never been great
at taking tests.
All I hear is the "Jeopardy" music
running on a constant loop,
worried I won't finish in time.
But I got some practice tests,
and the plan for today is timed trials.
Well, let me know if you need any help.
You don't have any
beta-blockers, do you?
My heart feels like it's
running a marathon without me.
You know what, never mind.
I'll just grab some more coffee.
That always calms me down.
Lieutenant?
I just want to say,
I know my words have been
pretty hollow lately,
but I am grateful to be here
and I plan to show it.
You'd better.
[BEEPING, BUZZING]
Truck 81. Ambo 61.
Multi-vehicle accident.
- Let's go.
- 630 South Archer.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
[SIRENS BLARING]
♪
[BRAKES SQUEALING]
- This looks like a minor fender bender.
- Yeah.
Let's just make sure no one got hurt.
Copy that.
Carver, get all these people
away from the ramp.
- On it.
- Lieutenant?
Cops just pulled up next to the rig.
All right, I'll give them the lowdown.
Safe off the perimeter.
See if the medics need any help.
You got it.
Lieutenant Stella Kidd.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Have we met?
Well, your reputation precedes you.
I'm Captain Bishop.
You guys got here pretty quick.
Just right on our heels, huh?
We were in the area.
Oh.
Well, you don't need to
shut down the off ramp, so
Well, that's a relief.
Diverting traffic's such a
such a hassle.
As if we're the bad guys here, you know?
I should get back to the scene.
Of course.
Thank your husband again for me.
He was a big help in our investigation.
♪
Has anyone been in here since we left?
No, and I got a lot of angry customers
who want to check out their stuff,
but the insurance company has
to come and take photos first.
Police ever come back?
Nope.
What was in here?
We'll let you know if we need anything.
What a mess.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
There's the heater,
though it wasn't the cause.
This thing melted from the outside in.
So the fire could have started
in any one of these units.
No accelerants found,
though there's plenty of fuel,
cardboard boxes, bedding,
locker full of paint.
That right there is
the missing evidence.
Bishop was pretty
determined to make sure
we never got a hold of it,
whatever it was.
Yeah, well, it's been
working for him so far.
No wonder he thinks he's untouchable.
I've known guys like him.
I knew one in Miami.
It's not that they feel that
they're untouchable, exactly.
It's almost like they
give their lives to the job
and then feel that
they're owed something more.
You talking about Chief Hendricks?
People like that do a lot of damage.
They hurt a lot of people.
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
It's Kidd.
Hey, what's up?
Bishop just arrived on my call.
What? What did he say?
Not much.
He wanted me to thank you
for helping out on his investigation.
Do you think he followed you there?
It's possible.
The wreck was right off the freeway,
so it could have been legit.
I don't know.
- You OK?
- Totally.
I don't know, I just wanted you to know.
But I'll see you back at the firehouse.
OK, sounds good.
Guess who Kidd just met?
♪
Hey, as someone who almost
took this test last year,
you want my advice?
I'm not sure almost taking it
makes you a certified expert,
but sure.
I'm open to anything at this point.
OK, OK. Anyway
So, you know Murph?
She teaches continuing ed
at the academy.
- Yeah, sure.
- So normally, she charges $50 for this,
but I'm going to give it
to you for free.
Did Murph sell you the answers?
What? No.
She teaches an hour-long course
to help you prepare,
but that has nothing
to do with all of this.
Doesn't Murph also sell
Herbaworld on the side?
[SCOFFS] Do you want me to
share this with you or not?
An hour, huh?
You give me 10 minutes.
If you hate it, we'll stop.
Come on, what do you got to lose?
[SMACKS TABLE]
[GRUNTS]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Yeah, great.
Sorry, sorry, I know it's bad form
to let your PIC pack up,
but the Fly Boy guy
gave me some serious intel on
the whole blood program thing.
You know they've had it
in EMS helicopters for years?
I'm not surprised.
They get all the good stuff first.
Well, he thinks it's criminal that
we don't have it on ambulances yet.
So he's going to send me
an email with information,
data they've collected, all the training
they had to go through so I can put in
my proposal for Robinson.
OK, you're really doing this.
Oh, I am totally doing this.
OK.
Looks like the fire jumped a few units,
spreading out in a V.
You get any hits on a point of origin?
No, the whole thing's soot-stained.
One thing I noticed, though.
Char pattern here.
Does that make sense to you?
Well, whatever it is,
it's not a clean burn.
♪
I don't see any vents on this side.
That's how it jumped.
Embers came through.
Weren't the guns right next door?
Yeah, but that unit
just got heat damage.
[LIGHT TAPPING]
This is just plywood.
All the other walls
are corrugated metal.
This thing would have got eaten alive.
Heads up.
- [CRASHING]
- [GRUNTS]
♪
Bishop needed those guns
to make his bust.
He couldn't have them burn.
And he covered the vent with plywood?
Well, he must have had it treated
with something to resist the flames.
♪
That looks like it could have been
a five-gallon canister of
fire suppressant to me,
don't you think?
Bishop screwed up, left it here,
had to come back for it.
He doesn't seem like the
type of guy to overlook that.
Could have panicked.
Fire makes people do strange things.
Or he had someone else do it for him.
The guy you rescued
doesn't really live here.
He was working for Bishop.
♪
Now you're saying Bishop
didn't commit arson?
Well, he's behind it.
He just had somebody else
light the match.
We have to prove it was him,
or this is all just a big waste of time.
So bring in the guy
we pulled out of the fire.
Maybe he'll talk.
You bring the photographs we requested?
[soft dramatic music
These are from our
surveillance on Bishop.
All known acquaintances.
I'll remember his face.
♪
My boss wants me to move on.
Says arson is pretty much
impossible to prove.
Not for him.
If this transient was a suspect,
why didn't you hand him over to police?
Well, he presented as a victim,
and fled from the hospital.
We had no reason to believe
that he had anything
Here he is.
This is Ryan.
- That's not his name.
- It's the name he gave us.
He's one of Bishop's criminal
informants, Devin Staples.
He's a snitch?
That makes sense.
Bishop already has him under his thumb.
Well, he shouldn't be too hard to find.
We have all his information.
I want to talk to him.
Good. Arson's not my specialty.
And we need to convince him
he's going back to jail if
we're going to get him to talk.
I'll be in touch.
Great. Now, give me three more.
Two.
One.
Great, OK, now 50 jumping jacks
straight into it, all right?
- No rest.
- I'm sorry, Joe,
but when does the actual lesson begin?
This is the lesson, Mouch.
[LAUGHS] No, this is cardio.
And our job is physically
and mentally demanding.
Well, guess what?
The mind, the body,
they're interconnected.
Are you about to try and
sell me some Herbaworld?
[CHUCKLES] No, Mouch.
The point is, exercising one
strengthens the other.
Well, it's a little late for all that.
The test is in a few days.
But you feel better, right?
You're not as stressed now that
the endorphins are kicking in.
All I feel is a possible shattered disc
and sweat in places
that requires another shower.
Mouch, please, come on.
Just give me ten more minutes.
I promise this will help.
That's ten more minutes of
valuable study time wasted.
[DOOR CLICKS]
So putting someone's name in your phone
is a relationship milestone now?
Oh, yeah.
Dwayne was still "Hot Cop" in mine
till about a month ago.
- [ALL CHUCKLE]
- Yeah.
Hey, y'all.
- Hey.
- I brought you guys lunch.
Oh, wow.
Soul and Smoke? No way.
My manager says it's the best
Texas-style brisket in Chicago.
Thanks, Tori.
I call dibs on the burnt ends.
Uh, didn't know you were coming by.
I wanted to surprise you.
Figured you could always use more food.
I know how hard y'all bust
your asses around here
- Mm.
- Especially this one.
- Mm-hmm.
- [CHUCKLES]
By the way, I just wanted to say
I'm sorry for dragging him
out of Molly's
on Violet's birthday
we were just having a thing.
- Tori.
- It's fine now, though.
You just had to work some stuff out.
Well, thank you for the food.
You know, I feel like we're just kind of
one of those couples, you know?
Nothing's lukewarm with us.
We're either fighting, or we're
Yeah, I think she gets the picture, T.
Well, I just sort of get that same vibe
from you and Severide, am I right?
Not exactly.
Uh, those guys, you, uh
feed them once, made a friend for life.
Wow.
Here, let me walk you out.
[TENSE MUSIC]
See you, Tori.
Thank you again for the food.
Yeah, no problem.
- So good.
- [UTENSILS CLANKING]
Oh, what's that?
You do know that the whole point of this
was to have lunch with you, right?
You should have asked me first.
OK, what is going on with you?
With me? What was that back there?
Kidd isn't your your girlfriend.
She's my commanding officer.
Well, maybe you need to stop
putting her on such a pedestal
and just let her get to know me
This is
When I am at work,
I have to be focused on work.
[SIGHS]
I appreciate what you did,
but I just can't afford to be
distracted right now, OK?
I'm sorry.
It's just funny, 'cause
y'all were shooting the breeze
when I walked in.
Is that the important work
you really need to focus on?
It's hard to explain to
someone who's not a firefighter.
Yeah, don't bother.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
Hey, I'm heading out.
We just got word
they brought in Bishop's CI.
Great.
Let's hope he knows
where the bodies are buried.
You good?
Yeah, I'll feel better
once Bishop's charged.
Is Pascal going with you?
Yeah, we're taking the lead in the room.
You two, you've been attached
at the hip the last few days.
Just trying to break the case.
And he's really had
my back through all this.
Good luck.
I'll call you later.
Aww. Thanks, boss.
How's it going? Making any progress?
You know how much goes into
setting up these programs?
Each ambo has to be equipped
with cold storage,
fluid warmers, disposable circuits.
It's like 6,000 bucks per ambulance,
and that's not even factoring in
the cost of training
or the actual blood product.
Well, if other departments
are using it already,
why not us, right?
Yeah, but did any of them
start with just one little
ponytailed girl and a dream?
Hey, one ponytailed, nunchuck-whipping,
whiskey-swilling girl.
No, which is probably why they
haven't made it happen yet.
Yeah. Slackers.
- [BOTH CHUCKLE]
- [PHONE DINGS]
[INHALES DEEPLY]
What?
Flynn's great uncle just passed away,
and he invited me to go
to the funeral with him
right after shift tomorrow.
Funeral date. Wow, that's a big move.
Right?
He is really laying all his
cards out on the table, huh?
He comes here to tell you
how much he likes you,
and now he's inviting you to
an intimate family gathering?
I know.
Meanwhile, I haven't laid
any of my cards down.
Yeah.
What's the deal with that?
He seems like such a great guy.
I don't know. I just
I don't even know
where to begin with my cards.
Hey, uh, mark me for
a three on the last hole,
and, oh, by the way, I watched
my boyfriend die right in front of me.
Yeah, I see your point.
[SIGHS]
I'm sure you'll find your moment.
Where'd you get the fire suppressant?
There's only a few places
that sell canisters that size.
Shouldn't be too hard to
track down a recent purchase.
You didn't use a credit card, did you?
Man, I don't know anything about that.
I was just sleeping there. I told you.
Right, but you did say
a space heater may have caused the fire.
Yeah, and it was on.
And, I don't know, maybe it fell over.
Fire leaves clues, Devin.
It's also unpredictable.
You were able to keep it off those guns,
but how could you know another
locker had all that paint in it?
Must have blown up like a bomb.
Then you got scared and ran,
got lost in all the smoke.
I didn't do it.
You were the only one in the building.
It couldn't have been anyone else.
You think Bishop's OK
with you screwing up,
leaving evidence behind?
You think he's not going to
come after you for that?
Look. Look at me.
We know this wasn't your idea, OK?
Just tell us what Bishop made you do.
[GRUNTS, SIGHS]
Do you have anything to hold me here?
These men saved your life.
Least you can do
is answer their questions.
But I'm not under arrest.
So I can go, right?
Yeah, you can leave whenever you want.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
You think he runs right to Bishop?
Tells him we're still investigating?
Not a chance. You saw his face.
He knows he screwed up,
and Bishop might kill him.
And now we are out our only witness.
♪
- There you are.
- What's up?
I'm working on my proposal for Robinson,
and I was hoping
I could send it to you later
once I'm done-done to get
your PIC perspective on it.
- Yeah, whenever you're ready.
- But don't go easy on me.
I want brutal honesty.
Sadly, I don't know any other kind.
[SIGHING] OK.
Whoa, hot mama.
- Really? OK.
- Oh, hell yeah.
You're going to slay at that funeral.
I'm serious.
You look drop dead gorgeous.
OK, all right, I gotta go.
I'm already late.
Knock 'em dead, girl!
So apparently, I've been
sleeping on Texas barbecue.
That was insane.
It's that smoky flavor.
Gotta cook it low and slow.
Nice way to bring
your home vibes to Chicago.
Like you never left Austin.
Yeah, guess that's true.
[SOFT MUSIC]
Uh, I can teach you
how to smoke it yourself
if you trade bunks with me.
And be next to Capp,
the loudest sleeper at 51?
The sounds he makes are not human.
- I know.
- [IMITATES SNORING]
[IMITATES SNORING] What is that sound?
I better be able to see
my reflection in those blades!
♪
[SOFT STRING MUSIC PLAYING]
♪
Thank you. Love a mimosa.
I wouldn't get your hopes up.
It's probably Asti Spumante and Tang.
- [GLASSES CLINK]
- I'm no snob.
Mm. [BOTH CHUCKLE]
Is that lady wearing an ankle bracelet?
Oh, yeah, that's that's Aunt Renatta.
She just did a stint in
Cook County for her third DUI.
This is a motley crew
you're consorting with.
Mm, well, it was a nice service.
Which is ironic, because Uncle Bing
- wasn't the nicest of folk.
- [CHUCKLES]
Probably died with a scowl on his face.
Speaking of dying,
my last boyfriend died
right in front of me on a call.
[CLEARS THROAT]
Oh, my God, I'm
I'm so sorry, I
It it's OK. It was a while ago now.
I just I wanted to tell you.
I just didn't know how to.
But I think I nailed it.
I'm glad you told me.
That's that's a big deal.
And I totally understand
if you want to keep things
casual or take it slow.
I mean, that's how
I like to roll anyway, so
Really?
You think inviting me to a funeral
is keeping things casual?
[BOTH LAUGH]
Yeah, no, but it can,
starting now, if that's what you want.
When you're ready to head out,
do you maybe want to
come back to my place?
Let's go.
- OK. OK.
- OK. Yeah.
♪
[DOOR THUDS]
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
[TIRES SQUEALING]
♪
Oh, good. It's almost ready.
Trying something new.
Carbonara with Greek yogurt.
I know won't be as good
as your lemon pasta,
and if it's terrible, we can order in.
- When did you get home?
- I don't know, an hour ago?
Oh, someone dropped that off for you.
♪
I'm not going anywhere until you tell me
what the hell is going on.
I just need you to stay at
your sister's for a few days.
Why? What was in that envelope?
This is Miami all over again.
Well, who'd you piss off this time?
I'm only trying to protect you.
I'm not the bad guy here.
Oh, you never are.
[SIGHS]
He came to my home.
You're sure it was Bishop?
He stopped by a call,
and he spoke to my wife.
He's trying to intimidate us,
let us know
he can get to the people we love.
As you said before,
he doesn't shy away from violence.
[SIGHS] We put a tail on his CI.
If Bishop goes after him,
like you said
And use him as bait?
Let's just use what we've already got,
all that intel on kickbacks,
ghost guns, imported cigars.
Go get papers on this guy
and bring him in
- right now, today.
- It won't do any good.
Come on, you got to have
something concrete.
Like I said, he's smart.
Covers his tracks so
we can't get access to him
burner phones, cash, all of it.
And you saw his CI.
Nobody's going to talk.
They're all too scared.
Bishop should be scared of us.
We just need to keep building the case.
And how long will that take?
Until we can make something stick.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
- Have a nice day.
- Thank you.
- There you are.
- Did I miss curfew?
No.
I just wanted to see you
before I went on shift.
If you wanted to spend time with me,
you could have come out last night.
I invited you, remember?
Even after you booted me
out of the firehouse.
I know. I'm sorry.
Thing is
I've been leaning on you too much.
I like it when you lean on me.
You picked me up when I was
crashing hard back home.
We picked each other up.
That's what we do.
That's what we used to do, for sure.
I probably wouldn't have made it
through high school without you.
[CHUCKLES]
Same.
Sam,
you and me, this is right.
I know you can feel it too.
I do.
It feels right because
it feels like home.
But maybe that's not such
a good thing, you know?
Home was a dark,
messed up place for both of us.
The only messed up thing here is that
the firehouse is the center
of your life,
and you keep trying
to leave me out of it.
Don't go into work today.
Be with me.
I can't.
[SIGHS]
How did I know
you were going to say that?
♪
I'll be back right after shift.
OK.
- You read it?
- That's solid.
- Solid?
- Mm-hmm.
That doesn't sound good.
No, when I say solid, I mean solid.
Like, amazing.
That's not what solid means.
Just take the compliment. It's great.
And I don't know how
you did it in two days.
Oh, you know, just by
spending every second on it.
You know, it's obvious
this really means a lot to you.
It comes through on the page.
So now all we got to do
is get this at the top
of Chief Robinson's to-do list.
You got any ideas?
Well, it's got to be something splashy,
something she can't ignore.
Say, I've got a couple ideas.
Hey, Mouch.
Guess what I just found out
about your test?
Well, let me stop you right there.
No more advice.
I am sticking with the
old-school study methods
cramming, and a crippling fear
of failure.
No, it's not that.
Fun fact
since they changed
the retirement age last year,
you are about to be
the oldest person in the CFD
to take the lieutenants' test.
- Really?
- Yeah. Isn't that cool?
It's like you're breaking new ground.
Wow, a trailblazer.
Hey, have you seen the chief around?
I got reports for him.
No, he's probably somewhere
doing the same thing I am,
looking for anything
to take down Bishop.
What are these?
Well, the CFD calls
with Bishop's name attached.
No surprise, another unsolved
arson with his name on it.
- [BEEPING, BUZZING]
- Truck 81.
Squad 3. Ambo 61.
Garage fire. 5377 West Concord.
[SIRENS BLARING]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
My car, it's on fire.
♪
Truck, grab your extinguishers.
Engine, stretch a line.
Can't you just soak it from here?
How many guys do you need going in?
- Why does he have an ax?
- You just stay out of the way.
- Hey, this is my house.
- Get back!
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
- [FLAMES WHOOSHING]
- Let's move.
- Ready?
- Good.
[METAL CLANKING]
[EXTINGUISHER WHOOSHING]
All right, 51, clear out!
Engine, soak it down.
Copy that.
Fall back. We're good.
All right, get out. You're done.
Now I've got fire and water damage.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey, hey, hey.
Take it easy, buddy.
It's not safe back there.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Hey.
Hey, uh, Lieutenant Severide,
we need to talk.
Hey, don't touch that!
That's police business!
Whoa, whoa. Oh, hey!
♪
Squad 3 to Main.
We need a 10-1 to this location.
Copy, Squad 3. Units en route.
[SIRENS BLARING]
How did you know it wasn't
his own personal collection?
It was at least 50 grand
worth of Cubans in there.
Now, with probable cause,
they can search the house.
Wonder what else he's got stashed away?
This can't be a coincidence, right?
How do you mean?
Same MO as the storage facility.
Set it on fire, have us pop the locks.
You think his CI did it
to keep Bishop from coming after him?
Could see that.
[ENGINE TURNS OVER]
I'll give Vonn a call,
see if she can't bring in the CI again.
Don't get your hopes up.
If it was the CI,
he's probably in the wind.
This might be for the best.
[SIRENS BLARE]
You sticking around?
I figured chief would need an extra hand
with all the paperwork coming in.
Well, I'm going to go home,
get some sleep,
a lot better than I would have
knowing Bishop's off the streets.
Really great work.
Thank you.
Don't stay too late, it's just
you know your partner Pascal
can handle the paperwork solo.
Just so you know.
[PEN CLICKS]
Hey, T?
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[SIGHS]
Hey.
I thought you would be home studying.
Do I really want to be the
oldest lieutenant in the CFD?
Oh, come on, Mouch.
Is that what I'm adding to my legacy
after 40 years on the job?
Now I'm half couch, half geezer?
I thought we moved past all of this.
You do know they place you according to
how you score on the test,
which means I would have to
ace the damn thing
in order to have any shot
at getting my number called
before I retire.
And even if I do,
who wants a 60-year-old
rookie lieutenant
leading them into battle?
I know I wouldn't.
- Hey.
- You know what's funny?
I gave Herrmann hell for having doubts,
but when it comes to myself
Maybe some people
are destined to make rank,
and some people aren't.
I know you don't want my advice,
but you're wrong on this.
You're going to make a great lieutenant
because of what you just said
40 years on the job,
a lifetime of experience.
And you're going to ace
that test for the same reason.
You got the answers right here and here.
Nice work, Novak.
Dropping some science
on those white shirts.
Yeah, well, it was Violet's idea
to get the medevac guy to hand deliver
the proposal to Chief Robinson
in his flight suit.
- Mm-hmm.
- Hot. So what happens now?
Robinson already agreed to
let Novak make a presentation
to the CFD Logistics and Support
leadership team.
Yeah, well, I don't know
how I'm going to stand
in front of all those people
and not lose my lunch.
Don't picture them in their underwear.
I tried that in court once.
Started a hell of a spiral.
Good to know.
[WHISPERING] Big move,
inviting him to Molly's.
I'm Darren.
So you're Ritter.
I've heard a lot about you.
Really? That's weird.
I haven't heard anything
about you, at all, every shift.
I mean, that's Ritter.
[LAUGHTER]
No, it's great to meet you.
Did they get that safe open
in Bishop's closet yet?
Half a million dollars in cash
and a Rolex collection.
Good luck explaining that, right?
You look like you could use a break.
You smoke cigars?
I lived in Miami for ten years.
What do you think?
Well, they're not Cubans,
but I have a few stashed in
my locker that aren't half bad.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[DISTANT TRAIN HORN BLARING]
♪
So I just talked to Vonn
about Bishop's CI.
They bringing him in?
No.
They had that tail on him.
Turns out he didn't go
anywhere near Bishop's house.
Huh.
No, I keep thinking
what are the odds of an
engine fire in Bishop's car
exactly when and where
we needed it to happen?
Pretty low.
All that matters is, he won't be messing
with our families again.
♪
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[WOLF HOWLS]
Our only witness to that fire,
he's in the wind.
There's no trace of him anywhere.
That unit you opened?
It's part of a complicated,
ongoing investigation.
Maybe you guys haven't noticed,
but we have an ongoing
investigation here also.
What the hell are those troopers up to?
Your guy, Severide?
He doesn't seem to understand
the situation like we do.
Bishop doesn't shy away from violence,
and he does not make empty threats.
Does Carver seem OK to you?
He's dragging a little.
Wouldn't it be nice to work someplace
where you actually feel appreciated?
Who told you to go
second-guessing my work?
Go home, Carver,
and don't plan on coming back
unless you get yourself together.
Hi.
Fun night?
Mm-hmm.
You bailed just when
it was getting good.
We closed down the lounge,
and then Jolene
took me to Mike's Cop Bar.
Have you ever been?
- It literally never closes.
- Huh.
Wait, you're leaving already?
Yeah, I got to be in early.
I told you that last night.
I'm sure Kidd is still pissed at me
- for dragging last shift, so
- Kidd needs to chill.
- [SIGHS]
- Sorry, I
I just it sucks to see you like this.
You're so stressed
and keep cutting out early,
missing all the fun.
I got to set things right with my boss,
or I'm out of a job.
You can find another one.
[SCOFFS]
You keep saying that,
but I'm a firefighter, T.
That's what I worked my whole life for.
Wow, you're in a mood.
Look,
I just have to figure out how
to balance everything better.
It's not easy.
Hey. Any idea where the strainer is?
It's underneath the serving bowls.
Wow, remember when you were the new kid,
asking all the wheres and whys?
Oh, barely.
Hey, can we talk,
like, paramedic to PIC for a minute?
Sure. What's up?
So Mathis, my friend at Milwaukee FD,
was telling me about this
"whole blood" program
- they just started.
- Mm.
- Have you heard about it?
- Yeah, a little.
Basically, paramedics carry
around blood in their rigs
to do transfusions in the field.
Exactly. If we had a program like that,
we could stop people from
bleeding out on the scene.
- Bad idea?
- No.
No, it's an amazing idea,
and I love how fired up
you are about it.
It's just things like this are
kind of above our pay grade.
But, hey,
if you're serious about this,
then do the research.
Figure out what it would take,
see how other departments did it,
and maybe we can bring it to Robinson.
Mm-hmm.
Severide, this is Captain Vonn,
Internal Affairs.
So you've been surveilling him
for a year
and you still don't have enough
to bring him in?
Captain Bishop is very good
at covering his tracks
and tying up loose ends.
What about the ghost guns
you found in that storage locker?
If he was watching the police,
and you were watching him
I told you, you can trust him.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
We know about the guns.
- Did any go missing?
- No, it was a clean bust.
But we do have intel
that Bishop was collecting
a protection fee
from the crew making them,
and they recently stopped paying.
So he was out for revenge?
Did Bishop pull a warrant?
I'm not at liberty
Captain Vonn,
do you want our help or not?
No, Bishop did not have a warrant.
Why wait for a warrant
when you can set the place on fire
and have the CFD come
pop the locks for you?
- Can you prove that?
- Not yet.
But we do have a witness,
a transient that was almost killed.
And if Bishop was involved,
we can get him for attempted murder.
If you think we can
nail Bishop for arson
We'd have to go back to
the scene, get a closer look.
Agreed,
but don't loop in Van Meter
or anyone at OFI.
If Bishop thinks we backed off,
let's just keep it that way.
This stays between us.
♪
Oh, when is the lieutenant test, Mouch?
Less than a week,
and my blood pressure
is steadily rising.
You'll be fine.
You've been studying for months.
Yeah, mainly because
I've never been great
at taking tests.
All I hear is the "Jeopardy" music
running on a constant loop,
worried I won't finish in time.
But I got some practice tests,
and the plan for today is timed trials.
Well, let me know if you need any help.
You don't have any
beta-blockers, do you?
My heart feels like it's
running a marathon without me.
You know what, never mind.
I'll just grab some more coffee.
That always calms me down.
Lieutenant?
I just want to say,
I know my words have been
pretty hollow lately,
but I am grateful to be here
and I plan to show it.
You'd better.
[BEEPING, BUZZING]
Truck 81. Ambo 61.
Multi-vehicle accident.
- Let's go.
- 630 South Archer.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
[SIRENS BLARING]
♪
[BRAKES SQUEALING]
- This looks like a minor fender bender.
- Yeah.
Let's just make sure no one got hurt.
Copy that.
Carver, get all these people
away from the ramp.
- On it.
- Lieutenant?
Cops just pulled up next to the rig.
All right, I'll give them the lowdown.
Safe off the perimeter.
See if the medics need any help.
You got it.
Lieutenant Stella Kidd.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Have we met?
Well, your reputation precedes you.
I'm Captain Bishop.
You guys got here pretty quick.
Just right on our heels, huh?
We were in the area.
Oh.
Well, you don't need to
shut down the off ramp, so
Well, that's a relief.
Diverting traffic's such a
such a hassle.
As if we're the bad guys here, you know?
I should get back to the scene.
Of course.
Thank your husband again for me.
He was a big help in our investigation.
♪
Has anyone been in here since we left?
No, and I got a lot of angry customers
who want to check out their stuff,
but the insurance company has
to come and take photos first.
Police ever come back?
Nope.
What was in here?
We'll let you know if we need anything.
What a mess.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
There's the heater,
though it wasn't the cause.
This thing melted from the outside in.
So the fire could have started
in any one of these units.
No accelerants found,
though there's plenty of fuel,
cardboard boxes, bedding,
locker full of paint.
That right there is
the missing evidence.
Bishop was pretty
determined to make sure
we never got a hold of it,
whatever it was.
Yeah, well, it's been
working for him so far.
No wonder he thinks he's untouchable.
I've known guys like him.
I knew one in Miami.
It's not that they feel that
they're untouchable, exactly.
It's almost like they
give their lives to the job
and then feel that
they're owed something more.
You talking about Chief Hendricks?
People like that do a lot of damage.
They hurt a lot of people.
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
It's Kidd.
Hey, what's up?
Bishop just arrived on my call.
What? What did he say?
Not much.
He wanted me to thank you
for helping out on his investigation.
Do you think he followed you there?
It's possible.
The wreck was right off the freeway,
so it could have been legit.
I don't know.
- You OK?
- Totally.
I don't know, I just wanted you to know.
But I'll see you back at the firehouse.
OK, sounds good.
Guess who Kidd just met?
♪
Hey, as someone who almost
took this test last year,
you want my advice?
I'm not sure almost taking it
makes you a certified expert,
but sure.
I'm open to anything at this point.
OK, OK. Anyway
So, you know Murph?
She teaches continuing ed
at the academy.
- Yeah, sure.
- So normally, she charges $50 for this,
but I'm going to give it
to you for free.
Did Murph sell you the answers?
What? No.
She teaches an hour-long course
to help you prepare,
but that has nothing
to do with all of this.
Doesn't Murph also sell
Herbaworld on the side?
[SCOFFS] Do you want me to
share this with you or not?
An hour, huh?
You give me 10 minutes.
If you hate it, we'll stop.
Come on, what do you got to lose?
[SMACKS TABLE]
[GRUNTS]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
Yeah, great.
Sorry, sorry, I know it's bad form
to let your PIC pack up,
but the Fly Boy guy
gave me some serious intel on
the whole blood program thing.
You know they've had it
in EMS helicopters for years?
I'm not surprised.
They get all the good stuff first.
Well, he thinks it's criminal that
we don't have it on ambulances yet.
So he's going to send me
an email with information,
data they've collected, all the training
they had to go through so I can put in
my proposal for Robinson.
OK, you're really doing this.
Oh, I am totally doing this.
OK.
Looks like the fire jumped a few units,
spreading out in a V.
You get any hits on a point of origin?
No, the whole thing's soot-stained.
One thing I noticed, though.
Char pattern here.
Does that make sense to you?
Well, whatever it is,
it's not a clean burn.
♪
I don't see any vents on this side.
That's how it jumped.
Embers came through.
Weren't the guns right next door?
Yeah, but that unit
just got heat damage.
[LIGHT TAPPING]
This is just plywood.
All the other walls
are corrugated metal.
This thing would have got eaten alive.
Heads up.
- [CRASHING]
- [GRUNTS]
♪
Bishop needed those guns
to make his bust.
He couldn't have them burn.
And he covered the vent with plywood?
Well, he must have had it treated
with something to resist the flames.
♪
That looks like it could have been
a five-gallon canister of
fire suppressant to me,
don't you think?
Bishop screwed up, left it here,
had to come back for it.
He doesn't seem like the
type of guy to overlook that.
Could have panicked.
Fire makes people do strange things.
Or he had someone else do it for him.
The guy you rescued
doesn't really live here.
He was working for Bishop.
♪
Now you're saying Bishop
didn't commit arson?
Well, he's behind it.
He just had somebody else
light the match.
We have to prove it was him,
or this is all just a big waste of time.
So bring in the guy
we pulled out of the fire.
Maybe he'll talk.
You bring the photographs we requested?
[soft dramatic music
These are from our
surveillance on Bishop.
All known acquaintances.
I'll remember his face.
♪
My boss wants me to move on.
Says arson is pretty much
impossible to prove.
Not for him.
If this transient was a suspect,
why didn't you hand him over to police?
Well, he presented as a victim,
and fled from the hospital.
We had no reason to believe
that he had anything
Here he is.
This is Ryan.
- That's not his name.
- It's the name he gave us.
He's one of Bishop's criminal
informants, Devin Staples.
He's a snitch?
That makes sense.
Bishop already has him under his thumb.
Well, he shouldn't be too hard to find.
We have all his information.
I want to talk to him.
Good. Arson's not my specialty.
And we need to convince him
he's going back to jail if
we're going to get him to talk.
I'll be in touch.
Great. Now, give me three more.
Two.
One.
Great, OK, now 50 jumping jacks
straight into it, all right?
- No rest.
- I'm sorry, Joe,
but when does the actual lesson begin?
This is the lesson, Mouch.
[LAUGHS] No, this is cardio.
And our job is physically
and mentally demanding.
Well, guess what?
The mind, the body,
they're interconnected.
Are you about to try and
sell me some Herbaworld?
[CHUCKLES] No, Mouch.
The point is, exercising one
strengthens the other.
Well, it's a little late for all that.
The test is in a few days.
But you feel better, right?
You're not as stressed now that
the endorphins are kicking in.
All I feel is a possible shattered disc
and sweat in places
that requires another shower.
Mouch, please, come on.
Just give me ten more minutes.
I promise this will help.
That's ten more minutes of
valuable study time wasted.
[DOOR CLICKS]
So putting someone's name in your phone
is a relationship milestone now?
Oh, yeah.
Dwayne was still "Hot Cop" in mine
till about a month ago.
- [ALL CHUCKLE]
- Yeah.
Hey, y'all.
- Hey.
- I brought you guys lunch.
Oh, wow.
Soul and Smoke? No way.
My manager says it's the best
Texas-style brisket in Chicago.
Thanks, Tori.
I call dibs on the burnt ends.
Uh, didn't know you were coming by.
I wanted to surprise you.
Figured you could always use more food.
I know how hard y'all bust
your asses around here
- Mm.
- Especially this one.
- Mm-hmm.
- [CHUCKLES]
By the way, I just wanted to say
I'm sorry for dragging him
out of Molly's
on Violet's birthday
we were just having a thing.
- Tori.
- It's fine now, though.
You just had to work some stuff out.
Well, thank you for the food.
You know, I feel like we're just kind of
one of those couples, you know?
Nothing's lukewarm with us.
We're either fighting, or we're
Yeah, I think she gets the picture, T.
Well, I just sort of get that same vibe
from you and Severide, am I right?
Not exactly.
Uh, those guys, you, uh
feed them once, made a friend for life.
Wow.
Here, let me walk you out.
[TENSE MUSIC]
See you, Tori.
Thank you again for the food.
Yeah, no problem.
- So good.
- [UTENSILS CLANKING]
Oh, what's that?
You do know that the whole point of this
was to have lunch with you, right?
You should have asked me first.
OK, what is going on with you?
With me? What was that back there?
Kidd isn't your your girlfriend.
She's my commanding officer.
Well, maybe you need to stop
putting her on such a pedestal
and just let her get to know me
This is
When I am at work,
I have to be focused on work.
[SIGHS]
I appreciate what you did,
but I just can't afford to be
distracted right now, OK?
I'm sorry.
It's just funny, 'cause
y'all were shooting the breeze
when I walked in.
Is that the important work
you really need to focus on?
It's hard to explain to
someone who's not a firefighter.
Yeah, don't bother.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
Hey, I'm heading out.
We just got word
they brought in Bishop's CI.
Great.
Let's hope he knows
where the bodies are buried.
You good?
Yeah, I'll feel better
once Bishop's charged.
Is Pascal going with you?
Yeah, we're taking the lead in the room.
You two, you've been attached
at the hip the last few days.
Just trying to break the case.
And he's really had
my back through all this.
Good luck.
I'll call you later.
Aww. Thanks, boss.
How's it going? Making any progress?
You know how much goes into
setting up these programs?
Each ambo has to be equipped
with cold storage,
fluid warmers, disposable circuits.
It's like 6,000 bucks per ambulance,
and that's not even factoring in
the cost of training
or the actual blood product.
Well, if other departments
are using it already,
why not us, right?
Yeah, but did any of them
start with just one little
ponytailed girl and a dream?
Hey, one ponytailed, nunchuck-whipping,
whiskey-swilling girl.
No, which is probably why they
haven't made it happen yet.
Yeah. Slackers.
- [BOTH CHUCKLE]
- [PHONE DINGS]
[INHALES DEEPLY]
What?
Flynn's great uncle just passed away,
and he invited me to go
to the funeral with him
right after shift tomorrow.
Funeral date. Wow, that's a big move.
Right?
He is really laying all his
cards out on the table, huh?
He comes here to tell you
how much he likes you,
and now he's inviting you to
an intimate family gathering?
I know.
Meanwhile, I haven't laid
any of my cards down.
Yeah.
What's the deal with that?
He seems like such a great guy.
I don't know. I just
I don't even know
where to begin with my cards.
Hey, uh, mark me for
a three on the last hole,
and, oh, by the way, I watched
my boyfriend die right in front of me.
Yeah, I see your point.
[SIGHS]
I'm sure you'll find your moment.
Where'd you get the fire suppressant?
There's only a few places
that sell canisters that size.
Shouldn't be too hard to
track down a recent purchase.
You didn't use a credit card, did you?
Man, I don't know anything about that.
I was just sleeping there. I told you.
Right, but you did say
a space heater may have caused the fire.
Yeah, and it was on.
And, I don't know, maybe it fell over.
Fire leaves clues, Devin.
It's also unpredictable.
You were able to keep it off those guns,
but how could you know another
locker had all that paint in it?
Must have blown up like a bomb.
Then you got scared and ran,
got lost in all the smoke.
I didn't do it.
You were the only one in the building.
It couldn't have been anyone else.
You think Bishop's OK
with you screwing up,
leaving evidence behind?
You think he's not going to
come after you for that?
Look. Look at me.
We know this wasn't your idea, OK?
Just tell us what Bishop made you do.
[GRUNTS, SIGHS]
Do you have anything to hold me here?
These men saved your life.
Least you can do
is answer their questions.
But I'm not under arrest.
So I can go, right?
Yeah, you can leave whenever you want.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
You think he runs right to Bishop?
Tells him we're still investigating?
Not a chance. You saw his face.
He knows he screwed up,
and Bishop might kill him.
And now we are out our only witness.
♪
- There you are.
- What's up?
I'm working on my proposal for Robinson,
and I was hoping
I could send it to you later
once I'm done-done to get
your PIC perspective on it.
- Yeah, whenever you're ready.
- But don't go easy on me.
I want brutal honesty.
Sadly, I don't know any other kind.
[SIGHING] OK.
Whoa, hot mama.
- Really? OK.
- Oh, hell yeah.
You're going to slay at that funeral.
I'm serious.
You look drop dead gorgeous.
OK, all right, I gotta go.
I'm already late.
Knock 'em dead, girl!
So apparently, I've been
sleeping on Texas barbecue.
That was insane.
It's that smoky flavor.
Gotta cook it low and slow.
Nice way to bring
your home vibes to Chicago.
Like you never left Austin.
Yeah, guess that's true.
[SOFT MUSIC]
Uh, I can teach you
how to smoke it yourself
if you trade bunks with me.
And be next to Capp,
the loudest sleeper at 51?
The sounds he makes are not human.
- I know.
- [IMITATES SNORING]
[IMITATES SNORING] What is that sound?
I better be able to see
my reflection in those blades!
♪
[SOFT STRING MUSIC PLAYING]
♪
Thank you. Love a mimosa.
I wouldn't get your hopes up.
It's probably Asti Spumante and Tang.
- [GLASSES CLINK]
- I'm no snob.
Mm. [BOTH CHUCKLE]
Is that lady wearing an ankle bracelet?
Oh, yeah, that's that's Aunt Renatta.
She just did a stint in
Cook County for her third DUI.
This is a motley crew
you're consorting with.
Mm, well, it was a nice service.
Which is ironic, because Uncle Bing
- wasn't the nicest of folk.
- [CHUCKLES]
Probably died with a scowl on his face.
Speaking of dying,
my last boyfriend died
right in front of me on a call.
[CLEARS THROAT]
Oh, my God, I'm
I'm so sorry, I
It it's OK. It was a while ago now.
I just I wanted to tell you.
I just didn't know how to.
But I think I nailed it.
I'm glad you told me.
That's that's a big deal.
And I totally understand
if you want to keep things
casual or take it slow.
I mean, that's how
I like to roll anyway, so
Really?
You think inviting me to a funeral
is keeping things casual?
[BOTH LAUGH]
Yeah, no, but it can,
starting now, if that's what you want.
When you're ready to head out,
do you maybe want to
come back to my place?
Let's go.
- OK. OK.
- OK. Yeah.
♪
[DOOR THUDS]
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
[TIRES SQUEALING]
♪
Oh, good. It's almost ready.
Trying something new.
Carbonara with Greek yogurt.
I know won't be as good
as your lemon pasta,
and if it's terrible, we can order in.
- When did you get home?
- I don't know, an hour ago?
Oh, someone dropped that off for you.
♪
I'm not going anywhere until you tell me
what the hell is going on.
I just need you to stay at
your sister's for a few days.
Why? What was in that envelope?
This is Miami all over again.
Well, who'd you piss off this time?
I'm only trying to protect you.
I'm not the bad guy here.
Oh, you never are.
[SIGHS]
He came to my home.
You're sure it was Bishop?
He stopped by a call,
and he spoke to my wife.
He's trying to intimidate us,
let us know
he can get to the people we love.
As you said before,
he doesn't shy away from violence.
[SIGHS] We put a tail on his CI.
If Bishop goes after him,
like you said
And use him as bait?
Let's just use what we've already got,
all that intel on kickbacks,
ghost guns, imported cigars.
Go get papers on this guy
and bring him in
- right now, today.
- It won't do any good.
Come on, you got to have
something concrete.
Like I said, he's smart.
Covers his tracks so
we can't get access to him
burner phones, cash, all of it.
And you saw his CI.
Nobody's going to talk.
They're all too scared.
Bishop should be scared of us.
We just need to keep building the case.
And how long will that take?
Until we can make something stick.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
- Have a nice day.
- Thank you.
- There you are.
- Did I miss curfew?
No.
I just wanted to see you
before I went on shift.
If you wanted to spend time with me,
you could have come out last night.
I invited you, remember?
Even after you booted me
out of the firehouse.
I know. I'm sorry.
Thing is
I've been leaning on you too much.
I like it when you lean on me.
You picked me up when I was
crashing hard back home.
We picked each other up.
That's what we do.
That's what we used to do, for sure.
I probably wouldn't have made it
through high school without you.
[CHUCKLES]
Same.
Sam,
you and me, this is right.
I know you can feel it too.
I do.
It feels right because
it feels like home.
But maybe that's not such
a good thing, you know?
Home was a dark,
messed up place for both of us.
The only messed up thing here is that
the firehouse is the center
of your life,
and you keep trying
to leave me out of it.
Don't go into work today.
Be with me.
I can't.
[SIGHS]
How did I know
you were going to say that?
♪
I'll be back right after shift.
OK.
- You read it?
- That's solid.
- Solid?
- Mm-hmm.
That doesn't sound good.
No, when I say solid, I mean solid.
Like, amazing.
That's not what solid means.
Just take the compliment. It's great.
And I don't know how
you did it in two days.
Oh, you know, just by
spending every second on it.
You know, it's obvious
this really means a lot to you.
It comes through on the page.
So now all we got to do
is get this at the top
of Chief Robinson's to-do list.
You got any ideas?
Well, it's got to be something splashy,
something she can't ignore.
Say, I've got a couple ideas.
Hey, Mouch.
Guess what I just found out
about your test?
Well, let me stop you right there.
No more advice.
I am sticking with the
old-school study methods
cramming, and a crippling fear
of failure.
No, it's not that.
Fun fact
since they changed
the retirement age last year,
you are about to be
the oldest person in the CFD
to take the lieutenants' test.
- Really?
- Yeah. Isn't that cool?
It's like you're breaking new ground.
Wow, a trailblazer.
Hey, have you seen the chief around?
I got reports for him.
No, he's probably somewhere
doing the same thing I am,
looking for anything
to take down Bishop.
What are these?
Well, the CFD calls
with Bishop's name attached.
No surprise, another unsolved
arson with his name on it.
- [BEEPING, BUZZING]
- Truck 81.
Squad 3. Ambo 61.
Garage fire. 5377 West Concord.
[SIRENS BLARING]
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
My car, it's on fire.
♪
Truck, grab your extinguishers.
Engine, stretch a line.
Can't you just soak it from here?
How many guys do you need going in?
- Why does he have an ax?
- You just stay out of the way.
- Hey, this is my house.
- Get back!
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
- [FLAMES WHOOSHING]
- Let's move.
- Ready?
- Good.
[METAL CLANKING]
[EXTINGUISHER WHOOSHING]
All right, 51, clear out!
Engine, soak it down.
Copy that.
Fall back. We're good.
All right, get out. You're done.
Now I've got fire and water damage.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey, hey, hey.
Take it easy, buddy.
It's not safe back there.
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
Hey.
Hey, uh, Lieutenant Severide,
we need to talk.
Hey, don't touch that!
That's police business!
Whoa, whoa. Oh, hey!
♪
Squad 3 to Main.
We need a 10-1 to this location.
Copy, Squad 3. Units en route.
[SIRENS BLARING]
How did you know it wasn't
his own personal collection?
It was at least 50 grand
worth of Cubans in there.
Now, with probable cause,
they can search the house.
Wonder what else he's got stashed away?
This can't be a coincidence, right?
How do you mean?
Same MO as the storage facility.
Set it on fire, have us pop the locks.
You think his CI did it
to keep Bishop from coming after him?
Could see that.
[ENGINE TURNS OVER]
I'll give Vonn a call,
see if she can't bring in the CI again.
Don't get your hopes up.
If it was the CI,
he's probably in the wind.
This might be for the best.
[SIRENS BLARE]
You sticking around?
I figured chief would need an extra hand
with all the paperwork coming in.
Well, I'm going to go home,
get some sleep,
a lot better than I would have
knowing Bishop's off the streets.
Really great work.
Thank you.
Don't stay too late, it's just
you know your partner Pascal
can handle the paperwork solo.
Just so you know.
[PEN CLICKS]
Hey, T?
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[SIGHS]
Hey.
I thought you would be home studying.
Do I really want to be the
oldest lieutenant in the CFD?
Oh, come on, Mouch.
Is that what I'm adding to my legacy
after 40 years on the job?
Now I'm half couch, half geezer?
I thought we moved past all of this.
You do know they place you according to
how you score on the test,
which means I would have to
ace the damn thing
in order to have any shot
at getting my number called
before I retire.
And even if I do,
who wants a 60-year-old
rookie lieutenant
leading them into battle?
I know I wouldn't.
- Hey.
- You know what's funny?
I gave Herrmann hell for having doubts,
but when it comes to myself
Maybe some people
are destined to make rank,
and some people aren't.
I know you don't want my advice,
but you're wrong on this.
You're going to make a great lieutenant
because of what you just said
40 years on the job,
a lifetime of experience.
And you're going to ace
that test for the same reason.
You got the answers right here and here.
Nice work, Novak.
Dropping some science
on those white shirts.
Yeah, well, it was Violet's idea
to get the medevac guy to hand deliver
the proposal to Chief Robinson
in his flight suit.
- Mm-hmm.
- Hot. So what happens now?
Robinson already agreed to
let Novak make a presentation
to the CFD Logistics and Support
leadership team.
Yeah, well, I don't know
how I'm going to stand
in front of all those people
and not lose my lunch.
Don't picture them in their underwear.
I tried that in court once.
Started a hell of a spiral.
Good to know.
[WHISPERING] Big move,
inviting him to Molly's.
I'm Darren.
So you're Ritter.
I've heard a lot about you.
Really? That's weird.
I haven't heard anything
about you, at all, every shift.
I mean, that's Ritter.
[LAUGHTER]
No, it's great to meet you.
Did they get that safe open
in Bishop's closet yet?
Half a million dollars in cash
and a Rolex collection.
Good luck explaining that, right?
You look like you could use a break.
You smoke cigars?
I lived in Miami for ten years.
What do you think?
Well, they're not Cubans,
but I have a few stashed in
my locker that aren't half bad.
[CRICKETS CHIRPING]
[DISTANT TRAIN HORN BLARING]
♪
So I just talked to Vonn
about Bishop's CI.
They bringing him in?
No.
They had that tail on him.
Turns out he didn't go
anywhere near Bishop's house.
Huh.
No, I keep thinking
what are the odds of an
engine fire in Bishop's car
exactly when and where
we needed it to happen?
Pretty low.
All that matters is, he won't be messing
with our families again.
♪
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[WOLF HOWLS]