DONNA: Chief Boden.
Donna Robbins, from the fire a few days ago?
Thanks again for all that you did.
I want to ask your sister out.
- Do I have your permission? - Sure.
- What's your problem? - Hey! Matt! Stop!
That was not you, last night.
If we're gonna do this, you need to be honest with me.
I'm fine.
(SIGHS)
Hey, I, uh... I just got a text from my guy down at the dock.
Looks like those hinges you ordered finally came in.
- Should keep us on schedule. - Great.
Hey, how you feeling?
I can honestly say this is the first day I've felt 100%.
Glad to hear it.
- Hey. - Hey.
I was hoping I could talk to you for a second. Um, I need some advice.
- What did Otis do? - It's not that.
Good.
What's going on?
Uh, so, my boss is opening a new restaurant in New York
and he wanted me to go to help set it up.
- Great. - Permanently.
Permanently?
- Sounds like a great opportunity. - It is. Yeah, it is. It's just...
You and I are working on this brother-sister thing.
And I just started seeing Brian, who is incredible to me.
And if I want this...
Am I being Benny?
Katie, no. No! Hey. Not at all.
Glad to see I can leave 51
and everything's gonna be just where I left it when I get back.
- It has been a slow shift. - We've only gone out twice.
Be glad. It is cold as hell out there. Uh, you guys seen Otis and Herrmann?
Inside. Come on, dog.
- Oh, my God. What is that smell? - Impending gastric distress.
- Ha, ha. Very funny. - Cruz is cooking? Since when?
Since Mills jumped to Squad and we haven't gotten a replacement candidate.
- We all drew straws. - We all lost.
Hey! This is authentic Dominican cuisine, all right?
Just because you can't appreciate the aroma
doesn't mean that the taste isn't gonna blow your hair back, huh?
Just gotta broaden your horizons a little.
Yeah, broaden them all the way to Manny's for a Reuben sandwich.
Ah? Authentic, right?
It's definitely something.
Ugh!
Ah! So what's up?
Well... Since we're gonna have to be doing some repairs to Molly's,
maybe now's the time to make some modifications moving forward.
Exactly! It's the perfect time to add a little stage area
and get some karaoke action going.
I thought Molly's would benefit
from a more intimate, upscale vibe, right?
Softer lighting, maybe a few tapas on the menu.
HERRMANN: We're getting ahead of ourselves.
- Why can't we mix things up? - What's the point of changing...
Whoa, whoa, whoa! Where are our manners? We've got a fourth partner now.
What do you think, Shay?
(ALARM BUZZING)
DISPATCHER OVER PA: Truck 81, Squad 3, Ambulance 61...
- You guys mind if I ride along? - Of course not.
Single car accident. Vermont and 127th Street.
(TRUCK HONKING)
- MAN: There's a guy still in there. - Get back!
That's gonna come down. Everyone watch working underneath.
He's pinned in. Pop the window.
- Otis, get that crowd back. - Ladies and gentlemen, let's move back.
(SCREAMING) Somebody's hurt real bad over here!
Shay! Rafferty! We got a victim!
The driver must have hit her.
Dispatch, we're gonna need another ambo at Vermont and 127th.
It was Jimmy Boylan! He was drunk off his ass.
Back up, sir. Back.
- Pulse is strong. - Mills! Grab the jaws.
Everyone get clear!
(WIND HOWLING)
- Whoa! - What?
This guy's hammered. Come on.
Capp, you got him?
You know, maybe you should check her Glasgow...
The grid's out, Chief.
Yeah, this weather, people without power are people without heat.
Not to mention the wolves come out when the lights are off.
Yeah. Stay with me.
Have your attention, please.
At this point, we have no way of knowing how long
it will take to get the electricity back on.
So anybody who needs a safe place to ride out this blackout,
you're more than welcome to come join us at Firehouse 51.
We have our own generator
and we can provide hot food, a warm place to stay, and safety.
Thank you. Let's go.
The generator's fine. Something's wrong with the furnace.
When it switched from regular power, it might've shorted.
We'll take a look.
Hey, do you know where I left my toolbox?
Yeah, it's in your locker.
It's where you've kept it for the past five years.
Right, right.
Our Four News chopper was in the air to capture the blackout as it happened.
If you look in the upper right-hand corner of the screen...
Look, look, look!
Authorities at Commonwealth Edison
said this was likely the cause of the blackout.
A spokesperson at ComEd said they don't know
how long it will take to restore the power.
I expect everybody to pitch in.
Show this neighborhood how important they are to us.
You got it, Chief.
Hey, Chief, if you don't mind, I'd... I'd like to stick around.
Go right in there, guys. There's some blankets.
Everything you need, okay?
Can I help you?
Oh, I'm sorry. We don't know where to go.
Oh, of course. We'll get you set up.
My husband has emphysema.
- I told you, I'm fine. - Hush, Sam.
I don't know what she'd do if she didn't have me to worry about.
Well, now she has us to do it for her, huh?
(CLICKING)
Hey, the damn pilot went out,
and every time I relight it, the whole system shuts off.
All right, let me take a look.
The coupling is loose. Hand me a, uh... thing.
- What? - The metal thingy.
Yeah.
- Screwdriver? Wrench? - The crescent wrench. Yeah.
Thank you.
- Have you talked to Dawson? - About?
Your memory problem.
Told you, I'm getting better.
Doesn't look like it from here.
You need to talk to someone.
If you're uncomfortable with Dawson because you two are dating...
No offense, but the last thing I want from you is relationship advice.
I'm not talking about your relationship. I'm talking about your head.
There we go.
Yep. Ta-da!
Thanks for the help.
Hey, that Rafferty sure is gruff, huh?
Um, I didn't notice. I'm pretty sure everybody likes her.
She's been throwing me the stink eye.
I mean, what does she want? Half the city blacks out,
I'm not supposed to pitch in? That's what I do.
I'm sure it'll be fine.
Hey, guys, you can't be in here.
- No sweat. We're leaving. - Cool.
I swear to you, Vince, he's here. Boylan's brother Tommy is here.
I wouldn't have called you if I hadn't seen him.
- He by himself? - Looked it to me.
- What are you gonna do? - Say hello.
- Did someone call in the cavalry? - Oh, thank God.
I'm about two boat loads shy of not feeding anyone.
Hey. You got my text!
Yeah! Came right over. Brought everything in my mom's pantry.
- Nope. - I didn't get to go to the store today.
So we're a bit SOL.
Unless your mom had, uh, two fish and three loaves of bread.
What are those?
Oh, well, that's First Watch and Third Watch, so we can't...
- Right. - I'll go grab the bolt cutters.
Hey. Um... I need to talk to you later.
- Okay. Everything all right? - Yeah.
Let's get all the chips and dip out on the table.
- People can graze. - Boom, boom.
And this is where we keep the pots and pans and big old knives and what-not.
- What're you doing? - The kids are scared.
I thought I'd give them the tour and make them feel safer.
Knives?
I haven't done this in, like, 35 years.
Okay, look. I'll tell you what. Just take them out to the apparatus floor
and have them play Cornhole until I get Katie set up.
And then, uh, I have something special for everyone to see. Huh?
Back the way we came.
Through those doors. Here we go. Who's with me?
How's that pedestrian doing you guys ran to Chicago Med?
She coded twice along the way. It's doubtful she'll survive the night.
But in case you're wondering, the drunk that hit her is gonna be just fine.
Yeah.
MOUCH: That's an ambulance. Go to the front of it.
I want to show you guys something. You're gonna love it. Right this way.
Can't get away from here, can you, sis?
Why would I want to?
- You tell him yet? - Later.
DAWSON: Here you go. Warm and toasty.
CASEY: You're still here.
Yeah, I told the Chief I'd hang out and help out a little bit.
Great.
Hey, you got any aspirin?
- What? Why? Are you feeling the... - It's a headache.
People get them all the time.
Right. Yeah.
- Um, I actually do. In my purse. - Cool.
- How we looking? - We're not gonna have enough.
Oh, hey! You know Houk's Grocery, up the road?
51's been buying from there for years.
- Old man Houk, he lives above it. - Okay.
See if he'll open, and get as much beef and beans as you can.
Oh. And he's not too good at hearing,
so keep on knocking until he answers, all right? He owes us.
Yes, sir.
Donna.
- (LAUGHS) - Good to see you.
I thought you might need some extra blankets.
Plus the power's out in my building, no surprise.
Sorry to hear that.
It's nasty out there. Kids are running wild.
I saw people walking in and out of that electronics shop on 136th,
carrying out whatever wasn't bolted down.
- Stay here with us tonight. - Yeah?
- Definitely. (CHUCKLES) - Well, I promise not to distract you.
Well, I hope that's a promise you don't keep.
(CHUCKLES)
(WOMAN SCREAMING)
Hey!
- Put the knife down, buddy. - No, you stay out of this!
You stay the hell out of this.
This kid's drunk brother put my niece in a coma!
Listen, listen! I'll tell you one more time.
Put the knife down and get the hell out of here.
You!
You're a dead man.
- You okay? - Yeah.
Um... I apologize for that.
Rest assured that we will make sure nothing like that ever happens again.
You keep your eyes peeled.
If anyone acts the least bit aggressive,
you do what Kelly just did and you throw their ass out in the snow.
Good job.
- Hey, you all right? - Yeah. I'm just freaked.
(KNOCKING) Mr. Houk?
(KNOCKING)
Hey, can you come to the door, please? It's important, Mr. Houk.
The power's out! We're closed!
I'm from Firehouse 51.
We got a bazillion people down there and they're all looking for soup.
Joe Cruz said you might be able to help us out.
(WIND HOWLING) Thank you, sir.
That Joe Cruz uses guilt better than any mom I ever met.
I've given him more discounts than I know what to do with.
(SIGHS) What do you need?
Sir, we need some, uh... We need some beef and some beans.
I got a couple of cases of beans you could take,
back there in the store room.
But you got to get them. My back ain't so good no more.
And I'll wrap up some of this meat for you.
Thank you, sir. Back here?
- How'd you do on smoke drill today? - Uh, 7:40.
You fail the physical test, you can't retake it until the next round, Dawson.
- I know, I know. - 7:40 won't cut it.
- Hey, have you been around Casey today? - Yeah. Why?
Um, he was complaining about a headache.
Come on, if you know something, you've got to tell me.
He says he's fine. But I'm not so sure. His memory's off.
- Yeah. - Oh, Miss? Miss?
Something's not right.
Even with the oxygen, he doesn't sound good.
I can hear you. And I'm fine.
All right, Mr. Danvers. Um...
I'm gonna take a look just to be safe, okay?
Can you sit up for me, please?
(GRUNTS)
- Thank you. - I got you.
- Take a deep breath for me, please. - (INHALES NOISILY)
And again.
Well?
Well, given his condition, his respirations are in the normal range.
I know that there's a lot going on around here,
but you guys get some rest. Both of you.
- Hey, Shay, wait up! - Hey.
- Hey. Can I talk to you for a sec? - Sure. What's up?
Okay. Well, first off, I just want to thank you again,
sincerely, for bailing Molly's out.
- Without your help, we were goners. - Yeah.
I just want you to know how much it means to me.
I love that bar, Shay. I mean, I really love it. You know?
- Absolutely. No sweat. - And there's just one more thing.
Uh, I really want to stress to you how important it is that,
you know, Molly's remain what she is, you know?
A good, old-fashioned neighborhood bar.
I think that trying to make her into something that she's not
would be a huge mistake.
Right, yeah. But I'd prefer to be a silent partner on this, so...
But, uh, you're the deciding vote, okay?
Oh. Mm-hmm. Okay.
And you really like what I said, right?
- Yeah. Yeah, it's good. - Ah! Excellent, excellent.
- Yeah. - Hey, thanks for hearing me out.
- Hey. - I'm looking for Chief Boden.
Yeah. Over here.
It's a madhouse out there, trust me.
We're calling in every off-duty officer we've got.
- The looting is out of control. - We understand.
That's actually not why I stopped by.
We've got an informant inside the Keeler family.
A bunch of bad egg bruisers that cause mayhem on the South Side.
Apparently one of your guys went toe-to-toe
with Vince Keeler about an hour ago.
Guilty.
All right. Well, Vince is the worst of the bunch.
Twice called up on murder charges, but the cases didn't make.
He did a stint in Cook County for assault and battery
for breaking a guy's jaw, but that's the only case that ever stuck.
Great.
I got word from my CI that Vince came back huffing and puffing
that he's gonna kill a fireman tonight.
I'll take my chances.
All the same, I'm gonna have an officer parked outside.
- Thank you. - Absolutely. Chief, you have my number.
Guys, if anything jumps off, just call me.
Now, which one's the kid that he went after?
There.
All right, I'm gonna take him back to the district with me,
for safety concerns. Thank you.
- You walk me out? - Yeah, you got it.
You okay?
- My brother. He's the one that... - I heard.
But we don't know what happened, and that's for other people to decide.
And you had nothing to do with it. Okay?
Hey, Tommy.
I'm Detective Lindsay. I'd like you to come with me.
We'll go down to the district office to keep you safe tonight.
Listen, don't try to take this guy on again...
- Kelly. - Kelly.
From what I hear, you humiliated him.
He's not gonna forget that and he's not gonna fight fair.
So if you see him again, I want you to call me,
or Antonio, or any of us.
- I mean it. - I will.
All right. Let's go.
Hey, guys, just post up here.
Make sure nobody shady comes in. Thanks.
(BELL TINKLING)
HOUK: We're closed.
That's cool, pops. We weren't planning on buying nothing.
(GROANS)
Why'd you make me do that, fool?
Just grab the stuff and go!
CLARKE: Hey! Hey!
(GRUNTING)
- Get out! - Come on, man!
It's gonna be all right. Put some pressure on that wound, okay?
Come on. Come on!
Damn it!
Good evening, ladies. Welcome to Firehouse 51.
- Thanks. Where the food at? - One second, please.
While we are more than happy to provide you with food and shelter for the night,
I want to make it perfectly clear there is to be no business
conducted in this firehouse.
Are you outta your mind?
Like we're really gonna do business in a damn firehouse.
- Uh-uh. - Kitchen, through there.
- The nerve. - Okay!
- Hey. - Hey.
- Doing okay? - Yeah.
I mean, it's never a dull moment around here, right?
Oh, yeah. Unless you're talking to Mouch
about parliamentary procedure in union meetings.
So, what'd you want to talk about?
I just wanted to let you know...
Tonight's the night.
You mean... (ALARM BUZZING)
DISPATCHER OVER PA: Truck 81, Squad 3, Engine 51, Ambulance 61,
Battalion 25. People down, unknown causes, 4702 Hellman Street.
Everyone, please move away from the truck and the bay doors.
We have to get these vehicles out! Thank you.
- Uh, where's the call? - This is the address.
Hey! We don't know what happened to them.
MAN: We tried knocking on their door.
When no one answered, we looked in the window.
Dispatch, we've have four victims down. Unknown causes.
We're gonna need two additional ambulance units at 4702 Hellman.
DISPATCHER OVER RADIO: Copy that, Battalion.
Carbon Monoxide! Almost 800 parts per million in here.
Let's move!
Check for a pulse, then get them on O2 immediately.
- Hey! - Sorry. You weren't moving fast enough.
If we're gonna have a problem we can discuss it afterwards.
Hey, Mr. Houk, look at me, look at me. You got a first aid kit?
No.
You're okay.
You're okay. I'm gonna take care of you.
- I need you to push down, okay? - Okay.
Huh? You're doing great. Here, put this on it.
Take a breath. You're good, you're good.
I need you to hold down nice and firm, okay?
All right, look at me. Look at me.
Hold tight, hold tight.
(HOUK CRYING OUT)
Okay. Put them on.
- This is gonna hurt. - (GRUNTING)
You're good, you're good.
Hold it. Look right at me, look right at me.
You're doing good.
Both breathing!
How are Mom and Dad?
They're gone.
Carbon Monoxide readings were off the charts.
Kids must've come in and found them afterwards.
All right. There's nothing we can do about that.
Let's get these kids out of the cold and to the hospital.
- I'll stay here. Ride back with Truck. - Good idea.
She said tonight's the night. Her words.
Whoa!
Have you ever done anything in the firehouse?
- You mean with someone? - You're sick.
Oh, wait. You haven't?
(CHILDREN SHOUTING)
(CHILDREN LAUGHING)
Oh, all right. Okay. Guys?
- Hey. - Hey.
- How's it going in here? - Folks are happy to be warm.
- You have a nice house here, Wallace. - Yeah.
- I'm gonna go check on some things. - I'm gonna pass out food.
- Yeah. Um, thank you. - Yeah.
Is... this your card?
Come on. How is that...
Okay. He said he'd be here in just a minute.
Okay, kids!
It is time for the amazing Joe Cruz
and his animal friends!
Well, let's see.
Huh? Yeah?
Just got to tie that right there, and I'll just...
(POP)
(CHILDREN LAUGH)
Okay, tell you what, guys. Mouch, maybe you could help me out...
- You bet. - You got to stretch it real good.
- That's the only way they'll blow. - Over here? A little further?
Like that?
(SNAPPING)
(LAUGHTER)
Hey, listen.
Olive branch fully extended. You were right, I was wrong.
You don't think I know what shoes I gotta fill?
The only one more loved around here than that damn dog is you.
And trust me, I've heard it from everybody.
But that's what I walked into, and I'm dealing with it.
But it isn't gonna help me when you tag along on runs
and you cross-examine my every move.
No. Yeah. Done.
MAN: Help! Help!
Something's wrong.
I don't know what happened. She just collapsed!
- You gotta help her, please. - She's not breathing. Stay here!
Watch out! Watch out!
There's a woman coding in the bullpen! I'm going for the monitor!
Damn it.
Hey, come on. Let's go.
Clear a path!
- Watch out, guys! Watch out, watch out. - MILLS: Clear out!
Her breathing is agonal. We gotta bag her.
MILLS: All right, let's back it up, folks.
Let's give them some room to work, okay?
Hey, sir. Right here.
How do you want to do this?
Hand me the pads. Take over chest compressions.
I told her to rest. I told her to stop fussing.
(EKG FLATLINING) She's in V-Fib. Okay, everybody clear!
Shocking.
She's still in V-Fib. Going again.
No, Maggie, no. You can't leave me. You can't...
RAFFERTY: Everybody clear! Shocking.
MILLS: Emergency lights kicked in.
I've got a rhythm and a pulse.
- MILLS: Come on. - Thank you.
- What happened? - Heart attack. Let's go!
Hey, she's gonna be okay, Sam.
Come on, let me drive you to the hospital.
Casey, grab your tools. Boden wants us to check on the generator.
Yeah.
- Maggie? - Oh, she's fine.
Pulse rate's stable, blood pressure back to normal. They have her in five.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
Oh, actually, Rafferty should get the credit.
She's a great paramedic.
I can't thank you enough.
It was my pleasure, sir. Let me take you to her.
That's nice.
- Deserved. - Yeah.
Hey, uh, listen, while I got you.
I just wanted to make sure that we're on the same page about Molly's.
I don't think I'm being unreasonable by suggesting
that we should consider a more upscale crowd.
I mean, it can't hurt to elevate the beer and baseball crowd, right?
- Yeah. Yeah, that's a good point. - Yeah.
Looks good to me. There's plenty of fuel.
(ENGINE STARTING)
What?
- My big crescent wrench is missing. - Are you sure you put it back?
Yes, I'm sure, Severide. I put it right on top where it always is.
Fuel filter's clogged.
All right, fire it up.
(ENGINE STARTING)
CHILDREN: Yay!
(WOMAN GIGGLING)
I thought I made myself very clear.
I'm sorry. I thought... I thought... Excuse me.
Oh, God.
(LAUGHS) Otis!
- Oh, hey. Um, wait up. - What's going on?
While I got you. I was wondering what you think
about building a karaoke stage at Molly's?
What, so you can sing? Or...
What? No. I mean... Maybe to get things started.
But listen, those things are supposed to do, like, gangbusters.
- Yeah. - Anyway, just, uh, think about it.
Cool.
Listen, I think you're out of danger, but I need to head back to the firehouse
and get an ambulance over here.
- Can you hold on without me? - Yeah.
(GLASS BREAKING)
Step aside, Mr. Fireman. We're gonna get what's ours.
All right, all of you need to go right back where you came from!
- I don't think so. - What you gonna do? Take on all of us?
You first.
Come on!
(SIRENS BLARING)
Hey, man! Let's go! Go, go!
Hey! Everybody disperse from this area immediately!
We need an ambulance. Stab wound, upper abdomen!
Central, we need an ambulance. 1427 Racine, stab wound.
You'll be all right.
- You okay? - Yeah, I'm fine.
Sir, you're going to be all right. Help is on the way.
Thank you, son. If it weren't for you...
You just hang in there, Mr. Houk. Everything's gonna be fine.
It was a filter clog, Chief. My fault.
I should've checked it when the weather turned, but I had other stuff going on.
Doesn't matter, as long as it's working now.
Right.
Hey, Chief. I just heard chatter from my CI
that Vince Keeler sent somebody over here to rough up Kelly.
Okay.
What's up, man! Come on!
(EXHALES)
Hey!
(GRUNTING)
Drop it!
Put it down or I swear I will put you on the floor!
(WRENCH CLATTERING)
Get up!
Get up. Put your hands on the wall.
(GROANS)
- You okay? - Yeah.
Used up another one of my nine lives.
I'm pretty sure you're in double digits, man.
- You got him? - Yeah.
- The grid's back on. - God, what a night.
Okay, let's help these people out of here.
Get them back to their homes.
I'd like you to come down to the district until we can snatch up Keeler.
What's that gonna do?
We've got ways of letting people know when to back off.
- Yeah. - Great. You all right?
Yeah. Yeah.
- Hey, yours. - Thank you.
- You okay? - Yeah.
Chief, I just wanted to say I'm...
Right. Um... (CLEARS THROAT)
(BOTH LAUGH)
I, uh...
Yeah?
I never thought I could have a chance at something like this.
My balloon animals, I'm telling you, I got to work on them.
No, they're as good as they need to be.
Thanks so much for looking after these two.
They slept like babies after you tired them out.
Our pleasure.
If I have to tell you "I'm fine" one more time, it's not gonna be fine.
Severide... He told me that you've been forgetting things.
I had a pounding headache. I could barely remember my own name.
What else do you want?
I just... I want you to be honest with me.
Listen, if something serious is going on, you'd be the first person I'd tell.
Hey, Dawson, come here for a sec!
- See you at home, okay? - Yeah.
Listen, we were just going over our plan to do the whole...
Wait, what plan?
Nothing. We talked, and...
No, no. We talked and Shay's on board.
On board with what? Your bad idea to have a karaoke night?
- Hey... - That's not any dumber than your idea
to turn it into some hoity-toity hipster bar.
Okay, let's see how Herrmann's status quo's gotten us.
Deadbeats and jack-ups.
Guys. Guys, guys! Look, I do have a vote here, okay?
And no one's bothered to ask what my plan is, so I have two words for you.
Lesbian night.
All right.
Hey, Brian. Where are you? I thought you said 7:00.
Oh, no, no, no. I'm sure you're right.
Okay, I'll talk to you soon. Bye.
(GASPS)
(SCREAMING)
MAN: Go! Go, go, go!
(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)