- DAWSON: Previously on Chicago Fire... - Go back!
You are not taking my house. Not without a fight.
Do you think I'm dating Benny? I'm his daughter, Katie.
- When I needed you most, you left. - I'm here to say I'm sorry.
Hop in back.
With all eyes on this house, you think it's a good idea
to bring people on ride-alongs?
- What, I can't have a friend here? - Help me. Please!
Flaco's dead. We'll take this to the grave, just me and you.
You've always been there for me.
Yeah. That'll never change.
I promised Heather I'd have this stuff boxed up and shipped by Friday.
You did a good job taking care of those kids, Matt.
I'm going to miss coming by and hanging out with those guys.
You can still come by.
I may not be as good at charades, but I can be decent company.
(LAUGHS)
Um, all right, I think that's the last of it.
I'm serious. You should still come by.
(SIGHS)
What?
I just feel like we've already been down this road, you know?
Yeah.
- I'll see you at work. - Sure.
Kind of unfair that I have to pay rent and she doesn't.
Life is unfair, Otis.
Whoa. Is that... a Viper helmet?
Uh, yeah. Yes it is.
You're a Battlestar fan?
This the Dual Signature Edition? Both Hatch and Benedict?
Yeah. I bought it for, like, 350 a few years back,
but it's worth way more than that now.
Better investment than stocks any day.
That's exactly what I told my mom!
- Hey, morning. - We blowing off work today?
No.
I put in a transfer to another house.
You put in a transfer? What do you mean?
I just wanted, um, I want a change of scenery.
It's getting stagnant there.
Okay.
For how long?
I... I'm not coming back to 51.
The tech professor was telling me about some jobs
in heating and cooling repair that pay real good money.
As soon as you get your degree, you can look into it.
Yes, boss.
- YVETTE: Hey, Leon! - Yvette, be careful!
You drive that thing like a kamikaze. (CHUCKLES)
That girl hasn't listened to us since we baby-sat her.
Yo, I'm gonna call you after I get out of class.
(GUN FIRING)
DRIVER: Go! Go! Go!
(TIRES SQUEALING)
(GROANING)
(YELLING) Yvette!
Oh, no, no...
Joe, she's breathing? Joe?
CRUZ: Come on!
I got a gunshot wound to the back of the neck! I got her pulse back.
Get her into the ambulance, get her on a monitor.
She's hanging on.
Hell no! I don't need no damn doctors, man!
- Get the hell up off me! - Yo, that's Dom.
The Insane Kings have been after him for a while.
(SIRENS WAILING)
(CHATTER)
Get out of here.
Just go.
(RADIO CHATTER)
- I recognize you from Firehouse 51. - Yeah.
Hank Voight, Detective Lindsay.
Joe Cruz.
Hey, did you see what happened?
No, I was around the corner when the shots were fired.
I... The shooter's car was gone by the time I ran up.
Yvette, the victim, she, uh...
I know her and her mom. They're neighbors.
It's a terrible thing, I hope she's all right.
We'll see if we can get any ID on the shooter from witnesses.
I know where to find you. I'm sorry, man.
Excuse me, are you a real-life firefighter?
(LAUGHS) Isabella. Is this your coffee spot?
I remembered you used to get coffee here.
I was hoping to run into you.
Okay.
I have to go to this black tie event tomorrow night for work.
Any chance you want to join me? I'm dateless.
I'd love to but I don't have a tux.
I can get you one.
Come on. It'll be fun. I promise.
(CHUCKLES) Okay.
Benny sent me Christmas presents almost every year, so I'll give him that.
Same here. Express mail.
So, um... What's your real family like?
My mom got married when I was four and I have two stepsisters. Twins.
Volleyball champions of the world.
Oh, yeah. A lot of travel, though.
My mom and stepdad are at their tournaments every weekend.
I'm sure they're proud of you, too.
I don't plan on working here forever.
I'm hoping to start my own catering company someday.
That's great.
So, what got you into cooking?
Who knows?
I better get back to work though.
It's been a really weird thing, seeing Benny again,
and finding out about a half-sibling.
A little weird.
Well, it was... It was really nice meeting you, Kelly.
Hey, any chance you'd want to come by the firehouse and cook for us?
We'd supply all the ingredients.
And it would be good practice for the catering gig.
- Sure. That'd be great. - Yeah? 6:00?
That's perfect. All right. I'll see you then.
And of course, you know, my mother's blaming me,
saying that, as her employers,
we should've figured out a way to keep her in the country.
No offense, but Zoya's English was a little... No bueno.
Hey, it might boost sales if we got a bartender who could actually
communicate with the customers.
Zoya's leaving?
Yeah, back to Mother Russia.
Heard Sergeant Voight called here looking for you. What's that about?
Oh, he's, uh, working a drive-by went down in my neighborhood this morning.
- I was nearby when it happened. - Oh.
Good morning, everybody. I have a quick announcement to make.
Shay has transferred out of 51.
Transferred as in, like, past tense, as in not coming back?
Correct. And it is her prerogative.
Look, Shay served this house well. This here is Alan Choot.
He's gonna be working with us this shift.
Chout, actually. Rhymes with "shout."
Great to meet you guys.
I'm sure you will give him a warm 51 welcome.
- Hey, you're Dawson, right? - Yeah.
Heard great things about you. Glad to be here.
Looking forward to seeing some action.
(LAUGHS)
Hey, did you know about this?
I found out at 7:15 this morning.
Hello, Wallace.
You reneged on a deal.
I changed my mind.
It's within my rights to do so.
You and I, we've had some disagreements in the past,
but that's to be expected. And I think we played fair
and were respectful of each other.
And I like my job when I'm working in a situation like that.
But when someone crosses me or underestimates me,
I like it even more.
Because it gives me an opportunity to show exactly what I'm capable of.
Make no mistake.
I'm going to shut down 51.
And when I'm done doing that, I'm going to bury you.
- (DOG BARKING) - Hey, Pouch! Get back here.
- Sorry about the busybody. - No problem. Nice to meet you.
This is my wife Lisa. That's, uh, Herrmann, Otis and Mouch.
Great to meet you, Lisa.
- Same here. - Hi. Brian. Nice to meet you.
- It's a pleasure. - OTIS: Come here.
- I'll see you later, baby. - All right.
So you and the wife are making another go of it?
Yeah.
We went through a rough spot when I got back from Iraq
and, uh, she was with this other guy for a while.
But, uh, we put all that behind us. And so far, so good.
Glad to hear it.
Why is Voight looking for you?
Don't worry, he's just looking into a shooting in my hood. That's it.
(ALARM BUZZING)
PA: Ambulance 61, Engine 51, Truck 81, Squad 3. Accident at Broad and Wacker.
(SIRENS WAILING)
Three car accident with multiple victims. I need two more ambulances.
RADIO: Copy that, Battalion 25.
Chief, we got the minivan.
BODEN: Squad, check out the second car.
Capp! You grab the passenger.
Tony, Clarke, you guys grab the pick-up.
Casey, we got two booster seats.
Check for kids. I'll get in to the driver.
51, drop two lines and charge them. I smell gas.
MOUCH: Right away, Chief.
No kids! All clear in the back!
Hey there. My name's Matt and we're going to get you out of here.
Hang tight.
Dawson, I could use help in the minivan.
On my way. Go help Squad.
She's pinned in pretty good. I need the small ram.
- MOUCH: Got it. - Hang on, guys.
Here.
Hey. We got two in the car. Both are bleeding.
Passenger is unconscious.
Hey! Hey, buddy, what the hell are you doing?
(TIRES SQUEALING)
Get your foot off the pedal! Get your foot off the pedal!
Capp! Get over here!
That guy caused the whole thing! Driving like a lunatic!
Let's get you checked out in the ambo. Come on.
(GROANING)
Hey! Hey, get something to knock him out.
(STRUGGLED GROANING)
Now, Choot!
(GRUNTING)
Chest laceration, shortness of breath,
legs pinned, but seems pretty alert.
Just breathe nice and easy for us, okay?
- We're going to take good care of you. - MOUCH: Casey.
(BOTH STRAINING)
I'm going to put a C-collar on you.
Then you'll be on your way to the hospital,
where you can see your family.
CASEY: She'll be free in a second. Almost ready?
- DAWSON: Almost. - CASEY: Backboard?
Dawson!
I'm good. I'm good.
You okay?
- I'm good. - (PANTING) Good.
(FIRE ROARING)
Hit it!
CHOUT: As soon as flames took over the car,
I was going to jump in the back myself.
I do a lot of spelunking, so I'm good with diving into small spaces.
But I wasn't wearing my fire protective gear.
It was probably best you...
Stayed outside? Yeah, that's what I figured. (CHUCKLES)
My buddy that I go spelunking with, he throws these crazy parties
on the weekends, and we all...
Hey, Choot, I could use some quiet right now. My head's killing me.
It's Chout, actually.
Hey, Lisa. Picked up some...
Hey, baby.
What are you doing here?
Heard about the two of you getting back together.
Wanted to offer my heartfelt congratulations.
But Lisa and I still have unfinished business.
I loaned her money when we were together...
You're a real piece of work, Hayes.
I said I'd pay you back.
Get the hell out.
I know all about you.
Lord knows I've heard enough about it from this one.
I want my money.
LISA: Hayes.
I'm not going to tell you again. Get out.
I swear to God I didn't know he was coming over. He just showed up.
But I'll take care of it. Don't...
- That didn't go well. - That's how he always looks.
Everything all right?
It's fine.
Who was that guy who walked out right before you?
It's none of your business, Capp. Drop it. Hit it.
Some cities have gone as far as to sue to stop cutbacks
in essential emergency services.
- Miami, Omaha, Stamford... - You thinking about a lawsuit?
It's not a permanent solution, but these closures that McLeod is implementing,
they're in breach of firefighters' contract with the city.
We could talk to Sullivan. President of the union.
We get him to file an injunction against firehouse closures.
I don't know, Chief. Greg Sullivan is more about getting his picture taken
than standing up for his fellow firefighters.
What? You don't you think it's worth a try?
Considering we are kind of fighting for our lives here.
Hey, Lieutenant, is Shay serious about quitting 51?
She transferred to another house. So, yeah, I'd say she's pretty serious.
It's going to be strange not having her around.
HERRMANN: I think this is just her feminine side kicking in,
meaning temporary dramatics.
Ten bucks says she's back here next shift.
Sergeant?
Well, you didn't return my messages, figured I'd pop by.
Sorry about that. I've been out on calls all day.
Somewhere we can talk?
Thanks.
Insane Kings have been trying to take over that turf again.
Yeah, it's been pretty rough in my neighborhood lately.
I'll bet.
I noticed your brother Leon was in the Kings.
He was. I'm proud to say he broke out of that life.
He's on a straight path. Going to community college now.
Well, congrats on that.
Pretty tough getting out of a gang once you're jumped in.
It's lucky thing his boss, Flaco, was killed in that Humboldt Park fire.
That little twist of fate made a big difference, I bet.
See, I was thinking maybe Leon could help us.
Our best shot, maybe our only shot, is to put someone on the inside.
Shooter's bound to start running his mouth at some point.
Whoa, you want Leon to go back into the gang?
They'll sniff that out. They'll kill him.
Not if he plays it right.
We need his help, Joe. And I'm hoping we get it.
Because as long as I'm focused on bringing down the Kings,
I won't have time to take a closer look at what happened at that Flaco fire.
Look. I don't know what you're talking about.
As far as I remember, that place burned to the ground.
You have a decision to make.
- (KNOCKING AT DOOR) - Come on in.
(EXHALES)
It's weird, not having Shay here.
Did you talk to her at all?
Nope. I left another message, though.
That suicide call's what started all this. And I...
I keep thinking that if I had just handled it differently,
maybe she wouldn't have bailed on 51.
You can't second guess yourself.
Shay made the choice to switch houses, that's on her.
But I was hard on her.
You're the PIC. Buck stops with you.
When you're in charge of people, you can't always be best friends.
Don't beat yourself up.
Thanks.
And not to get all schmaltzy or anything, but...
...thanks for saving my life today, too.
Yeah. You've done that for me,
like, a million times in the last few months.
I've been thinking about it.
And...
The truth is...
I don't know where I'd be without you.
(KNOCKING ON DOOR)
Hey! I had some questions about stocking the rig.
You guys go through, like, 10 times the amount of supplies I'm used to.
Yeah, sure. Okay. Yeah, I can...
Help me out? Cool.
CASEY: Ready, lift!
CASEY: Okay, take it down.
(GRUNTING)
- Good. - We're going again.
Mouch, step out. Herrmann, take my place.
- Mills. Otis. - What the hell is going on?
Looks like Casey's got some serious steam to blow off.
Extreme physical exertion, food deprivation.
Are we in some kind of CIA training program I'm unaware of?
Oh, stop it. She'll be here any minute.
Who is this "she" you keep talking about?
She's just a chef at a restaurant near here.
OTIS: This long a wait?
She better be a stripper-chef, popping out of a vat of pasta marinara.
Maybe I'll just throw something together really quick?
If she shows up, I'll get out of her way.
Go ahead. She ain't coming.
Everything go okay with Voight?
Yeah.
Then why do you look like hell?
It's just been a rough day. That's all.
(SOFT PIANO MUSIC PLAYING)
- Have you ever worn a tux before? - (EXHALES) Prom.
Well, you rock it.
You are looking pretty damn good yourself.
Thank you.
I think I've got a plan for what we're doing tonight.
- Oh, do you? - Damn straight.
Not here.
- Champagne? - Oh, thank you.
Thank you.
Cheers.
So who's this Wheeler guy?
State Senator. Rising star.
I would love to run his next campaign.
- You got a shot at the job? - I've been told I'm on his radar.
Oh, come on, I see him. I want to introduce you.
- Senator Wheeler. - Isabella. Good to see you.
Good to see you too. I'd like to introduce you to my boyfriend,
Peter Mills.
- Very nice to meet you. - Yeah, same here. (CHUCKLES)
Senator, I had some thoughts I wanted to run by you, when you have time.
- Of course, anytime. - ISABELLA: Perfect. (CHUCKLES)
Me and Leon talked about it and he doesn't want to do it.
So if you've got any dirt that you gotta dig up, go ahead.
That how you feel about it, Leon?
You want to let your brother roll the dice on this?
Sergeant, would you give us a second here?
Leon getting himself killed doesn't help anybody, and if he...
They took Yvette off life support an hour ago.
She's gone.
I'm sorry, guys.
We're talking about the murder of a 10-year-old girl here.
You knew her. It's obvious that you both cared about her.
I want you to help us stop all of this, Leon.
Help us put away whoever did this.
We will be with you. We will be with him every step of the way.
I promise you that.
So will you help us?
- That wasn't so bad, right? - No.
So, what was this plan you had for later, huh?
Er, um.
- I gotta ask you a question. - Answer me.
(LAUGHS) Um.
Did you bring me here tonight because you thought
having a black boyfriend would help you get the job?
Absolutely not.
It's just...
You know, yesterday we were reconnecting,
tonight I'm your boyfriend. It's a quick promotion.
It seemed like the simplest way to introduce you, I guess.
Pete, I like you. That's why I invited you here tonight.
Okay.
I'm going to grab a cab home.
What...
Sullivan.
I have to make this quick, McHolland. I have two meetings to get to.
I've got to get to work too.
Did you have a chance to look at Chief Boden's proposal?
I did.
You know we've got a good case.
But the union has to spearhead it or we can't push it through.
Problem is, I can't do it.
Why not?
It would be a pretty dumb move of me to piss off state officials
my first month into the job. You can understand that.
And let's be honest. This isn't my fight. It's 51's.
I was handed a lot of dirt about you during the election.
And I kept it under wraps because I didn't think it was right
for me to personally benefit from airing it out.
But to protect my chief and my brothers and sisters on the job,
I will shout it from the rooftops.
I assume you're referring to my ex
trying to chisel me for more child support?
Yeah, that probably would have done some damage.
But the election's over, pal. Go ahead, climb up on that rooftop.
No one will care, and you'll come across like a bitter loser.
Lucy Hofnagle.
She's in my book club.
You broke her heart.
Something your current wife would probably be surprised to discover.
Oh, no.
Voight threatened to look into what happened with the Flaco fire,
if Leon wouldn't go back into the gang undercover.
What?
But Leon, he's going to do it, Lieutenant.
Our neighbor, this young girl.
(SOBBING) She died.
He wants to help, and I can't stop him.
After everything I did to get him out, now he's going back in.
And it was all for nothing!
(BREATHING HEAVILY)
Getting him out of there wasn't for nothing, Cruz. All right?
It steered that kid straight.
You've done everything you could for him, all right?
Now you have to trust that he'll make it out on his own this time.
All right?
Chout's back. I am going to kill this guy
if I have to sit next to him one more second.
You need to talk to Shay.
I've tried, Dawson.
Maybe you should go by the apartment, talk to her.
No, I've reached out, I've left messages.
She shuts me down every time.
She'd rather ride around with that Devon chick than talk to me.
- I don't know what else I can do. - (ALARM BUZZING)
PA: Ambulance 61, injury at 2909 North Hudson.
Let's rock and roll.
- CHOUT: Whoo! - (DAWSON SIGHS)
Oh, thank God. This way!
I heard someone coming in the back door.
I thought it was an intruder, so I went at him
before I realized it was just my neighbor, Luis.
You "went at him?"
Whoa.
Look, it's pulsating. It's directly in the...
- Heart. - Oh, my God.
If it moves much, we could lose him.
We have to stabilize it completely.
Grab the 2-inch tape, we've got to secure the fork.
- Do you bake, ma'am? - I'm sorry?
I need a Bundt cake pan. The kind with a hole in the center.
Yeah, I got one of those.
(METAL CLATTERING)
Chout! I can't do this without you.
Let's rock and roll. Come on.
This should stop anything from knocking into it
or sending it in any deeper.
Whoa.
Hold that there for me, nice and firm.
(LUIS GROANS)
Okay, let's get him on the backboard, nice and slow.
Did you see how impressed that attending was when he saw the setup?
Yeah. (LAUGHS)
Hey, I got to ask, what happened with you and your old partner, Shay?
Sometimes partners go their separate ways. Happens.
Maybe she was intimidated.
You got to bring the A-game to be your partner.
You're... You're amazing.
Well, Shay's pretty amazing too.
Hey, you know my buddy Blair, the one I spelunk with?
His lake house party is this weekend.
You and me, we should go. Together.
Chout, you're a really nice guy. But the thing is...
I'm taken.
HERRMANN: Hey, it's Betty Crocker!
Those home-ec classes finally paid off, huh?
Hey, Choot wants me to tell your cake pan story on my next podcast.
Apparently, he's a big fan of the show.
Sorry.
No problem.
HERRMANN: Hey, come on, let's go.
You can change at the bar. We're late for deliveries.
(KNOCKS) You wanted to see me, Chief?
I just got a call from the Commissioner's office.
An injunction against McLeod and her bosses is in the works.
Glad to hear it.
It's just been really crazy. I'm sorry.
You were never planning on coming, were you?
I was 10 when I met Benny for the first time.
He held me really tight and said how sorry he was
and how he was going to be in my life.
How I was his daughter.
I can't tell you how much that meant to me.
The next time I saw him was two weeks ago.
I'm sorry he disappeared on you, Katie.
I'm really happy with my life right now. And I just...
I don't want to spend any more of it worrying
about another trap door that might open.
So, I just really hope that you can understand that.
I can.
Ah.
I'm not Benny.
I'm proud of you.
Hey, Clarke! I thought you were heading home tonight.
Decided it would be better to come here.
All right.
Sometimes you need to step away from a situation
before it goes bad. You know what I mean?
Yeah, sure. I'm glad you came, then.
Can't have you stepping out of line.
- You got an IPA on tap? - HERRMANN: Help this jarhead out.
- You drink too fast. - Not fast enough.
If I was drinking now, I drink fast too.
Cos you're going back to Russia.
Yeah.
I'm going to miss you, Joe Cruz.
You know, maybe there's a solution to both our problems,
besides drinking too fast.
I say you marry me.
Joe. You say this because you are sad.
In Russian, this is klin klinom vyshybaut.
I have no idea what those words mean.
(CHUCKLES)
I do know that I can't risk losing someone else I care about.
And I think that we could have something really great together.
Marry me, Zoya.
Please.
(LAUGHS) Okay, Joe.
Zoya and I are getting married!
Um.
That's great! Good for you, buddy!
Hey, let's have a drink to that!
Damn right we should!
- Congratulations. - Thank you.
Come here, you guys.
Hey, congrats, buddy. That's really great.
Na zdorovie.
They'll probably be married 50 years and have a bunch of kids.
My mom's going to be ecstatic, I mean, over the moon.
But this is insanity.
- SEVERIDE: What the hell? - Dude, the TV's gone.
SEVERIDE: Shay?
Shay!
My Viper helmet.
Hey, are you okay?
(SNIFFLING)
What the hell's going on?
I gave Devon a key.
(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)