♪ Sometimes it feels like a feather ♪
♪ Sometimes it feels like a boulder ♪
♪ Sometimes the world makes it easy ♪
♪ Sometimes it falls on your shoulders ♪
♪ We say forever and ever ♪
♪ But we don't know when it's over ♪
♪ So let's go so hard we get to heaven hungover ♪
♪ Heaven hungover ♪
♪ We know the deal ♪
♪ Leave it all out on the field ♪
♪ 95 down the highway with nobody behind the wheel ♪
Oh, what's going on over there?
You seeing someone, Montgomery?
No. No, no, no.
Liar. Okay, everyone.
We have 15 minutes, 15 minutes left.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
I just wanna say thank you for doing this for Theo.
As crazy as he makes me, I really believe
he's trying his best, so... - Oh, of course.
He deserves it.
I know he's been stressed out
with taking over the house,
so I just want him to know we're all in it with him.
It's gonna mean a lot to him, and he has no idea, so...
- You know I love a surprise. - Mm-hmm.
Ugh, Kline!
Engine 19,
aid car 19, and ladder 19
requested at 3421 Larissa Lane.
Ow.
Hughes, you're on desk duty.
Oh, right.
Okay. Well, have fun.
Be safe.
Play nice.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no no.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
No.
I did not undermine you.
You were second-guessing every decision I made.
I was giving you information.
No, you were questioning me in front of the team.
It's dangerous, and it stops now.
He's under a lot of pressure.
Yeah. Now I wish we weren't having
this stupid dinner.
Looks like you got your wish.
Oh, my God.
What happened? - I--I forgot...
the food was out, and-- I don't know.
I guess somebody left a burner on.
Are you kidding me?
Are you telling me one of my firefighters
left the stove on? What is this, a joke?
Another one of your pranks?
Yeah, it's a prank. We thought it'd be hilarious
to flood the beanery and ruin dinner.
Did you do this?
Why the hell would I do this?
What--do you really think I would intentionally waste--
Okay, okay, okay. I'm sure it was an accident.
Are you? 'Cause this seems
like exactly the kind of thing one would do
to make a new captain look incompetent.
- Come on. - Okay, that's ridiculous.
Whoa, hey listen, Ruiz--
No, it's captain.
Captain Ruiz, accidents happen, all right?
This was an accident.
Clean this up.
Then we're running drills.
Obviously, we need it.
I will go talk to him.
What?
I don't wanna talk about it.
Okay, but you know that--
that was a lot.
Yeah, well, now I gotta file
a report with FD that I can't keep
my own freaking station safe.
I mean, they made me look like...
An idiot.
No, I'm telling you.
Herrera's pissed I got this job.
Oh, my God.
No, she thinks this is her house,
and no one else should run it except her.
Hey, hey, hey, hey. You know that's not--
that is not who she is.
Don't, okay? I mean it.
I'm--I'm not in the mood.
You seriously forgot the food was out?
Yeah.
Sorry.
You know, you're not gonna make yourself very popular
if you don't let people eat, Captain.
Fine.
But we're running drills next shift.
Great.
You've reached Lieutenant Harrison Sutton
of the Seattle Firefighters Union.
Leave a message.
Hi.
This is Lieutenant Maya Bishop from Station 19.
Can you--can someone give me
a call back as soon as possible?
I have something that I need to discuss with the union.
Hey. Andy told me you were here.
Um, so I'm here for our first date.
Oh, right.
I am so glad that we're finally getting to do this.
It's um--it's Karen, right, DeLinka?
DeLuca.
Mmm, right, right.
Can you just-- can you give me one sec?
Sure.
Okay.
Let me give you a tour, Dr. DeLuca.
Have you ever been to a firehouse before?
I don't think so.
Well, this is our lounge.
We've got rice.
We've got some chicken broth and some asparagus
that isn't ruined, so what about risotto?
Well, obviously.
Well, um, the good news is, he said we could eat.
And the bad news is,
we're all running drills next shift.
Oh, cool.
He's gonna come around.
Ruiz? No, I know.
It's--I mean, it's not--
it's not just that.
Whoa. Oh, my God.
Yeah, I'm sorry.
- Are you okay? - No, yeah.
No, I'm fine. I'm fine.
- Here, here, here. - I'm just briny
and soggy and--
I just changed. - Yeah, I just cleaned.
I'll be right back.
Don't--I'll do that. - No, go, go, go.
It's okay. It's okay.
Well, I told Eli
that I didn't wanna see him again.
What?
And then I couldn't stop thinking about him,
so I sent him a text... - Okay.
Telling him I changed my mind,
and I would like another date.
Uh-huh?
But I haven't heard back.
- Oh. - Yeah, oh.
And this is the beanery, where we eat all of our meals.
Andy, Vic, this is my date, Dr. Carina DeLuca.
Oh yeah, Dr. uh, DeLuca.
I am Dr. Hughes.
And what kind of medicine do you practice?
Well, I--
Thank you for the cannolis, Dr. DeLuca.
We've had a little change in menu,
but they'll go perfectly with dinner.
Great.
Uh, sorry.
So this is a first date?
Yeah, yeah.
We're taking it slow, rebuilding the foundation.
Nice. I like it.
It's weird as hell, but I like it.
Okay. Okay.
I'll be there as soon as I can.
Just keep breathing.
Who's on aid car duty tonight?
Me and Warren.
Okay. Come with me, quick.
Damn, that's some first date.
I've had worse.
A guy put that on my windshield
the other night.
Hey, Carina. - Yeah?
Have you seen this?
Of course I have.
They're all over the hospital.
Then can you please help me convince my wife
that we need to do something?
We're not closing the clinic.
I'm not asking you to close the clinic.
I'm just saying you need stronger security.
Ben, I know you're worried--
He's not the only one.
I know you're both worried, but--
What is the harm in hiring some armed guards, you know?
They have them at the fake clinic.
And how did that make you feel,
seeing those big men walk in with guns?
Did it make you feel safer?
Because I certainly did not.
It made me feel like I was in danger,
and that's the last thing that women that come
to our clinic need.
We've been doxxed, all right?
My wife, my family.
I am just afraid some lunatic is gonna show up.
We're all afraid of that, Ben.
We're afraid all the time, but the answer
to-- to anything in this country
is not more guns.
- Oh. - Hi.
Thank God. Follow me.
She's right down here. - Okay.
We were going over some research, said
she was feeling uncomfortable
and she needed to go for a walk,
but she never came back.
So finally, I went to look for her,
and I found her like this, stranded on her back
like an Armadillidium vulgare, having contractions.
Devon, please do not refer to me as a roly poly bug.
I am your boss.
Oh.
- Hi, Carina. - Hey.
- Thanks for coming. - Yeah.
I, uh, seem to have gotten myself
in a bit of a pickle here.
Now, make sure these are well-lubricated.
Hit every single rail on both sections.
And make sure the rungs are 100% clean.
Yes, sir.
Safety first.
Man, he's not in a good place.
Yeah.
So I heard you're way up in the polls.
That's great, Montgomery.
Yeah.
Turns out I'm capable of a lot more
than I gave myself credit for.
Sometimes you just need an Eli to believe in you.
Yeah, well--
- What? - Nothing, nothing.
I hope you win, I do.
The ironic thing is that sometimes,
even when you're prepared and qualified,
you still don't get the job you deserve.
Oh, God.
I've been so uncomfortable all day,
and I thought about how you told me that night
that we went out for drinks
that moving around can really help,
so I took a walk.
So dispatch called the vending machine company,
and they're estimating that it'll be
several hours before they can get
somebody out here with a key.
So I walked past the vending machine,
and I saw the doughnuts just kind of wedged
up against the glass.
I guess someone bought them, and they got stuck.
Anyway, I, uh, I, thought, "Doughnuts.
"I need doughnuts.
The baby wants doughnuts."
This baby loves sugar so much,
I'm starting to think you're giving birth
to a saw-toothed grain beetle.
Yeah, that's...
So I shook the machine, and they came down a little,
and I thought, "I can-- I can reach those."
So I--
Is she-- is she gonna be okay?
She's gonna be okay.
Pam, can you lay back for me?
Thank you. Okay.
How far apart are your contractions?
Uh, the last ones were approximately
five minutes, seven seconds apart.
Approximately?
Hey, I'm a scientist.
Precision matters.
Wait. Aren't you--
did I meet you at the clinic that day?
Um, yes.
As a matter of fact, you did.
Pam, you're in labor, but don't worry.
We're gonna get your hand free and get you over
to Grey Sloan as soon as we can.
Please, God.
My arm is really starting to ache.
Oh, the only good thing about these contractions
is they make me forget how uncomfortable this is
and how mortifying.
Let's get lubricant on her arm.
Maybe we can slide it out.
Okay, her water is already broken,
so we need to get her out of here ASAP.
All right, let's get it.
Oh, easy. Easy there, tiger.
You okay?
I just--
if I had known this was what
Theo was gonna be like as captain,
I would have taken the job myself.
Chief Ross offered you the job?
Don't repeat that...
- Okay. - Please.
So why didn't you take it?
Because I am more than a babysitter
while Beckett's in rehab.
And honestly, I was sure
she was gonna give it to Sullivan,
which felt like a win-win.
So why didn't she?
Give the job to Sullivan?
I mean, he's got seniority.
He's been in 19 a lot longer.
Why didn't she?
I have no idea.
So if this won't stop beeping...
It's probably the battery.
So in any case, this thing is about as old as I am,
so I'm gonna get you guys a new one.
Hi. Sorry.
Hi, Chief. Do you need something?
Uh, yeah.
I'm just--I'm looking for Captain Ruiz.
Oh, yep, he's right-- right in there, in his office.
Good. Thank you.
- Yeah. - Mm-hmm.
Come in.
Um, anyway, uh, if you guys will just take a seat,
I will grab a new one, and you can take it home
with you right now, okay?
What's up?
What's going on in there?
I don't know.
What is going on with you?
What? Nothing.
Well, I just--I got a message from Eli
saying that he wants to talk. - Oh, so something bad?
Something about the campaign?
We slept together.
Hello.
We slept together, the other night,
after the town hall. - Wow.
I know. I know.
- Did you know... - Oh, my God.
He's gonna think that I'm waiting for him.
I'm gonna be upstairs. - I don't think--
- But you don't know that. - Okay.
You don't know anything. You don't know where I am.
- I don't know anything. - I was never here.
You don't know where I am.
Ow, that really hurts.
Oh, and here I thought we were friends.
How's your arm, Pam?
Can you wiggle your fingers?
Yeah. It's okay, I guess.
It's just going a little numb.
Guys, just one second.
So she's dilated and effaced.
The baby's on the way. How much longer?
Look, we're trying everything we can,
but I'm worried about that arm.
She's losing blood flow. - Okay.
Even so, I think we need to prepare for the possibility
that we're gonna have to deliver here.
Yeah, let me get the pry bar
while you keep working on that arm.
So you--you know this woman?
You had drinks together?
Uh, she's a patient.
- And? - A friend.
I know all your friends, Carina.
Uh, doc.
- Yeah. - Oh, there's another one.
- Really? - Chief.
Lieutenant.
So I just got a call from Chief Dearborn in Spokane,
looking to vet one of my firefighters
who had applied for the position
of battalion chief,
one Lieutenant Robert Sullivan.
Sully, are you leaving 19?
Yes, I applied
for the battalion chief position in Spokane.
Can I ask why?
Well, since there aren't any opportunities for me
to advance here in Seattle,
I decided to seek them elsewhere.
Were you planning on telling me?
Seeing as you didn't feel the need to tell me
that you were planning on making Ruiz captain,
I assumed we weren't speaking about work stuff anymore.
Sullivan, dinner 2.0 is...
coming along shortly.
Yeah, I can approve more funds for SCBAs.
That's no problem. - Thanks, Chief.
That'll help.
You got it. Gibson.
Chief Ross, would you like to join us for dinner?
I'd like that very much, Gibson.
Thank you. - Yeah.
All right.
All right. Okay.
See you there.
Yeah.
I got work to finish.
Sully?
Hughes.
- Oh, my God. - Yeah.
Are you okay?
Hey.
What's going on with you today? - Yeah, nothing.
No, I'm fine.
It's just one of those days, I guess.
Okay.
I just--I just saw Sullivan and Chief Ross
talking in the turnout room, all quiet and hush.
Okay.
Do you think FD's planning
another round of closures
and layoffs, maybe?
I--I don't know.
Why would she be talking to Sullivan about it?
- Exactly. - Hey.
You guys are like paramedics, right?
- Yeah. - Our buddy Will here's
not feeling so good.
Yeah, of course. Come on in.
Come on in, Will. What's going on?
I just--my stomach, it's--
- Oh. Oh. - Whoa.
Sorry.
- Damn. - Sorry.
I got him. Yeah, no.
Let's go around that.
And then you just-- yeah, follow me.
Do you need, like, a mop?
No? Okay.
Just that way. Oop, watch the door.
- God. - Heyo.
Jesus.
No.
It's not budging.
Pam, how's your arm? Did that hurt at all?
I--I can't really feel it anymore.
Sorry.
What took you so long?
A guard stopped me at the door.
I uh--I had to talk my way back in.
There's tighter security here at this college
than at your clinic.
Warren, do you remember this woman?
Did she, uh, come to the clinic?
What happened?
She came to see Dr. DeLuca, and I checked her in.
- That's it? - Yeah.
Oh, the arm.
Yeah, we're doing everything we can.
No, this arm, the baby's arm.
There's an arm?
Devon. What does that mean?
It means the baby must have changed position.
That's not good, right? That's bad.
Not necessarily, but I need to make sure the baby's
in proper presentation.
Proper?
I just need to be sure the baby's head and arm
are parallel, working their way into the canal.
And if they're not?
We're gonna have to change the baby's position,
or he could get trapped.
So Will, uh, you been drinking?
No?
Have you eaten anything suspicious,
like undercooked chicken, Maya's lasagna?
Wow.
How about you guys? You know anything?
Has he eaten anything or ingested anything?
Inhaled anything?
Have you been drinking?
You just asked him that.
It could be appendicitis.
Okay.
I'm gonna press on your appendix,
and if it's ruptured, this is not gonna be fun, okay?
It's okay.
Let me just--nothing?
Hey, come on, guys.
What--what is going on?
Nothing, dude.
Dude? Nothing?
Your friend's really sick. You understand?
If there's something going on with him, we need to know now.
What do you want me to say?
I-- I don't know anything.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
No, don't--
Okay, what the hell is going on?
What did you guys take?
- Hey. - Hi.
Andy, Travis.
Uh, you know Robel Osman.
Yes, of course.
Nice to see you again, Councilmember.
He has something he'd like to discuss with you.
Look, all the polling is saying the same thing.
You and I are splitting the progressive vote.
And if turnout isn't great on election day,
Dixon could sneak through and grab the win.
So if you can provide me a few assurances about policy,
budgetary priorities, that sort of thing,
I'm gonna drop out and endorse you.
Congratulations, Mr. Montgomery.
You're about to be the next mayor of Seattle.
Okay, you guys are giving me a headache.
You can hold out all you want, but if you wanna get better,
you gotta come clean.
Okay, yep. That's it.
Just get it all out.
It's all gonna come out anyway. There's no reason to fight it.
Okay, look, you guys are all very sick,
and we need to know what caused this.
So did you take any drugs?
All right. You know what?
We're just gonna get them all in ambulances
and then call their parents, right?
- Right. - Just tell them, Kyle.
Tim, shut up.
Stop trying to cover your ass.
Just tell them. - Tell me what?
Oh, you guys ate these?
The hottest chip in the world?
Just one.
It was covered in this.
It's one of those stupid challenges.
Eat one chip smothered in super spicy hot sauce,
then wait an hour without any food or water.
- How long you last? - Like 11 minutes.
I almost made it the whole hour.
Yeah, you win, Kyle. Congrats.
Thanks a lot for making us do it in the first place.
- I didn't make you-- - Yes, you did.
You always do.
You're more toxic than those chips are.
See, I told you it was all gonna come out.
Okay.
I don't feel so well myself.
Did you eat a chip?
No, I didn't eat a chip.
Hold on, hold on, hold on. Hold on.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Captain!
Captain Ruiz, we need you!
So you can reallocate up to 25% of funds
for hotel and motel repossessions,
so long as the central purpose is housing
or providing services to the unhoused.
That's very important to us.
As far as green initiatives are concerned,
we've developed a plan for graywater reuse,
and it's really good-- - Hughes, I'm fine.
- Okay. - I'm okay.
- Okay. - I didn't get enough sleep.
Yeah, okay. Okay. Just chill out, though.
I'm gonna get you some water.
I don't know what's going on with him.
Oh.
Okay, yeah, have you-- have you talked yet?
He has been all business.
Okay.
You know what I was thinking?
I was just, like--
I was just thinking, maybe he's a little too slick for you.
- What? - Like--
just, like, I always pictured you with somebody
more, like, flannel, like, outdoorsy,
rough and tumble, not so much
Prince Harry's illegitimate cousin.
Wait, I thought you wanted me to keep the rom-com alive.
Well, that was very selfish of me.
What's for dinner?
Risotto.
No.
Ready?
How long until that arm is free?
Which one?
Oh, this thing is like a bank vault.
We're gonna need the angle grinder.
I'll call the station, have them bring one over.
Okay. Pam, unfortunately,
the baby is not even in a compound presentation.
He is transverse, with his arm out to the side and the head
higher up.
Oh, my God.
The good news is that he must have gotten
annoyed at the exam, and he pulled his arm back.
I guess he was just waving hello,
but now I can perform a version where I can manually
manipulate the position of the baby
so the head lines up with the canal.
You can do that?
Yes, but it's gonna hurt.
I don't think I can, Carina.
No, Pam--
I don't think I can take anymore.
Pam, you can do this.
I know you. I know how strong you are.
I know how much you want this baby.
You can do this because you have to.
You're an Onthophagus taurus, Pam.
You've got this.
Stop comparing me to bugs,
no matter how strong they are,
especially the dung beetles.
Put this on.
Let's keep breathing.
Okay. You ready?
Devon, hold my hand.
So stay away from the hard stuff, all right?
And get some bread in your stomachs.
It'll help.
Why do you always have to do that?
- What? Don't look at me. - Warren, what's up?
Yeah, we'll get that over right away.
Hey. What's going on?
I need someone to take an angle grinder
to Ben and Maya.
- I can do it. - Take Cutler with you.
- Yeah. - No, no.
I'll go so everyone can enjoy their dinner.
And, um, was it--
oh, and there's a proposal that outlines
the cost-benefit ratios of incentivizing flood gardens.
That--that--uh, that--
that sounds great.
Can you--will you--will you excuse me just for one--
one moment?
Trav?
Hey, you okay?
Um, look, is-- is this about the-- the Eli thing?
Because I think, um--I think maybe mixing work and play
was not such a great idea.
Vic, listen, I'm not really focused on my love life
right now, seeing as I'm about to be handed the keys
to the city of Seattle, a job for which I am
entirely unqualified.
I think I'm in over my head.
Why--why did you get into this race?
To stop Dixon.
And have you done that?
Maybe, but--
No, Travis, do not let other people's agendas
become yours.
It never works out.
The only voice you need to listen to right now
is your own.
Travis.
Uh, Eli.
Are you planning on coming back?
- Uh, listen-- - Listen, this is
a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Guys like Osman, guys who are more concerned
about outcomes than ego and power,
do not get into politics.
So let's get back in there,
tell him what he wants to hear,
and close this deal.
Oh--
- Oh, my God! - Oh, my God, Jack.
- Jack. - Jack.
Hey, Jack. Jack, Jack, Jack, Jack.
Heart rate's good. BP's a little low.
Pupils are dilated, but reactive.
He had a headache earlier,
and he was repeating himself
before he said he wasn't feeling well.
That could be anything.
Here.
I took a little tumble before we went on the call earlier.
As I was turning off the burners,
I slipped, and I hit my head.
And uh, I'm--
I'm thinking that maybe the fire was--
was my... fault. - Okay, come on.
No, I'm-- I'm sorry, Captain.
Nobody got hurt. Well, nobody but you.
You need to go to Grey Sloan to get checked out.
We've got an aid car on its way.
I'll go with him.
- I'll do it. - I don't mind.
I--I'd be happy.
I said I'll do it, Lieutenant.
He's my firefighter. I wanna make sure he's fine.
Yes, Captain.
You think they got, like, a frequent visitor discount
or, like, a yogurt card, you know, fifth visit's free?
Huh?
Not to be--
but now that your friend's okay,
can we finish our conversation? - Of course.
Of course.
We'll be right with you, Councilmember.
Do you think I'm nuts to do this?
You know, I think you, like Osman, are one
of the rare people who gets into politics
for the right reason.
You do it for the outcomes,
not for the ego or the power.
So what do I say?
Did you think that I wasn't gonna find out,
that I wasn't gonna notice that you took a job
on the other side of the state, or--or was this
just to punish me 'cause you didn't get your way?
Look, I was just dealing with the fact
that I got passed over for captain.
Do you really not get why?
Well, I thought the idea was to keep our relationship quiet
so it wouldn't affect our careers.
I guess that only applies to your career,
because mine is now on hold.
What?
No, no. I just--wow.
It wasn't that long ago that you were giving me
that whole war wife speech, saying that you would wait
30 years if you had to.
And wow, you barely made it 30 days.
Would you?
I know it's not equal right now.
I know it's not fair, but relationships are like that
sometimes, all right?
I thought you were okay with it being my time right now.
God, I guess not.
Wait here.
Okay, we're good.
He's in position.
Oh, thank God.
Now you just have to have a baby.
Devon!
Where the hell is that angle grinder?
She's gonna lose that arm
if we don't get it out of there now.
Okay, I-- I need to lift Pam off the floor
so gravity can help.
Oh, Devon, get on all fours and get under her.
No, no.
Dr. DeLuca, I think that qualifies
as workplace harassment. Let me.
I mean, I was gonna do it.
Then I was gonna sue, but--
Come here. Help.
Hold this leg. - Angle grinder.
Let's go. - How can I help?
Brace this leg.
I got it.
Look, Councilmember, I don't think I'll be able
to guarantee you everything that you're asking for.
Travis, these are all very reasonable requests.
Oh, I agree, which is why I'd like to ask Mr. Osman
to make me some guarantees.
I'm already conceding the race to you.
- What if you didn't? - Travis--
What if I concede the race to you?
Travis, uh, can I--can I speak to you over here
for a second, please just-- - No.
If I don't say this now, I won't say it at all.
Robel, you're the better candidate.
- Travis! - Let him talk.
You have dedicated your life to understanding things
that I'm just now beginning to learn.
And while we're both public servants
and I think we both truly want what's best for the city,
I think we both know what or who that is.
He's--he's emotional. We just need a timeout here.
So I'd like your commitment to protect
the Crisis One Program,
to increase the FD budget by at least 15%,
and to secure a liaison with the LGBTQIA community.
Also, please give Eli a job.
If you can make me all those guarantees,
not only will I endorse you, but I'll campaign for you,
put my full weight behind you.
You have my word.
Thank you, Mr. Montgomery.
You're a good man.
Seattle could use more people like you.
I'll be in touch.
Eli, I'm sorry.
It's just-- it's the right thing to do.
Well, if you'll excuse me, I've got to go and beg
the next mayor of Seattle for a job.
Eli.
Hey.
- Well. - Well--
You think he's ever gonna wanna date me after this?
No.
Date y--you?
Yeah. I mean, it wasn't a good idea,
but we slept together the other night.
And... yeah.
I'm gonna-- I'm gonna go--
I'm gonna go get some air, and...
Um, well, Andy
and Eli were dating.
Or she wanted them to be,
but I guess you took care of that.
This is it.
Push. Yes, yes.
Push, push, push, push.
♪ Broken but I keep coming back for more ♪
♪ Got enough hope to stay ♪
Pam, push, push, push, push.
♪ I pick my eyes up
♪ 'Cause they've been hanging far too low ♪
♪ Got resilience in my veins ♪
♪ When I'm met with a dark night ♪
He's almost here, Pam.
Just give me one more. One more, one more good.
♪ With my hands tied and my throat tight ♪
♪ I keep telling myself ♪
♪ Ooh, there's gotta be ♪
♪ Something more out there for me ♪
♪ Ooh, I gotta keep my head up ♪
♪ Ooh, there's nothing like ♪
♪ Rising up after the fight ♪
♪ Ooh, I gotta keep my head up ♪
♪ Ooh, there's nothing like rising up after the fight ♪
♪ Ooh, I gotta keep my head up, head up ♪
Uh, can I help you?
My garbage truck is on fire.
Of course it is.
Is this what evil smells like?
Yeah, this is worse.
This is worse than the vomit of four teenage boys.
Do you think I'm being punished,
you know, for being an awful person
that slept with a man
that one of his closest friends has a crush on?
You didn't know, Trav.
How about for sleeping with that man
and then shattering his professional dreams,
all in a very astonishingly short period of time?
I don't know.
Sometimes doing the right thing
feels a lot like doing the wrong thing,
you know?
Okay, this garbage is packed in too tight.
Fire's never gonna go out.
Looks like we're gonna have to dump it all out, folks.
Is this a breakup?
No.
It's a way for us to be together.
And never see each other?
You'd be on the other side of the state.
We barely see each other now, Tash, come on.
Look, if I transfer, at least we--
we get to go out into the world as a--as a couple.
You can't just wait a year for a promotion?
What's gonna happen in a year?
You're gonna step down?
You're gonna quit?
Yeah, I didn't think so.
Look, I'm just-- I'm just trying
to find a way to be together.
I-- - No.
No, no, you're not, no.
What you're doing is you're quitting.
You're walking off the court, taking your ball,
and you're moving to Spokane.
What do you want, Tash, huh?
Tell me what you want.
I want the man that I love to live
in the same frickin' city as I do.
Is that really so much to ask?
Because I love you, Sully.
I love you. I am in love with you.
I do not wanna hurt you.
I wanna do anything but hurt you, okay?
I wanna marry you, I wanna love you forever,
and I wanna declare our love for the entire world to hear,
but I can't.
I can't have what I want,
and that hurts me at least,
as least as much as it hurts you.
And I want you to get that.
I do, okay?
Do you?
Gibson should be fine.
They're hydrating him.
They're gonna keep him for observation.
That's rank.
Is the fire contained?
Almost.
But honestly, not the only dumpster fire
around here today.
Excuse me?
What the hell is wrong with you,
like, accusing me of trying to sabotage you
by--by setting the house on fire,
and--and then throwing your weight around
in front of everyone so you can play concerned captain
and take Jack to the hospital?
Look, look, I know you think this is your house, all right?
I know you wanted this job.
I was offered the job, Ruiz.
I turned it down.
That dinner that was ruined-- I was throwing it for you,
to celebrate you, to get the whole house
rallied around you.
The words you're looking for are "thank you."
I'm screwing it up, Montgomery.
No, you're not.
You're figuring it out. There's a big difference.
You got this, man.
You're a great firefighter.
I'm proud to call you my captain.
Yeah, well, you're leaving.
I dropped out of the race
because I know what I'm meant to do.
Like you, I'm meant to fight fires and save lives.
Nothing else matters.
Just get back to that.
Everything else will be fine.
Yeah, I'm wrong
about the armed guard at the clinic.
The last thing that any woman needs
if she's going through a situation
like what Pam just went through
or even decided if she wants to risk
facing a situation like that
is a literal gun in the face. - Yeah.
Everything has risks, Ben, everything we do.
Poor Pam just wanted some baby doughnuts,
and look at what happened to her.
We're being as careful as we know how.
You just got to let it go.
Yeah, well, I don't know if I can let it go,
but I can shut my mouth.
Yeah, good luck.
Hey, I can try.
You were amazing today.
So Pam is?
Pam is a friend, a new friend.
I thought doctors weren't supposed
to fraternize with patients?
Are you questioning my professional integrity?
Okay. We had drinks one time.
I've been lonely, Maya.
It was nice to have somebody to talk to.
That's all it was.
Dixon had a PI follow Sullivan and Chief Ross.
He has proof that they are in a relationship.
And he gave it to me to pass along to the union
so they can help oust Ross
and replace her with someone
that will endorse him for mayor,
in exchange for which he promised
to get me reinstated as captain.
And I really want my job back.
But not like that.
Not like that.
I know this is not a first-date conversation,
but you are my conscience.
And that's why you trust your partner.
They mirror back the best version of you.
Can I take you out again?
Maybe someplace with less amniotic fluid and placenta?
Maybe.
Call me.
- Mm. - It just happened.
After the debate, you know, we came back and were
all wound up, and it just--
I mean, I had no idea you even liked him.
No, neither did I until recently.
- Okay. - I mean,
he asked me out a lot,
and, like, we kissed once,
but then I very clearly told him I wasn't interested.
So technically, nobody did anything wrong.
Right.
I'm sorry. - I know.
- And I would never-- - I know.
- You know that I would-- - I know, Montgomery.
Okay.
- I know. - Okay.
Want a little--
I'm fasting, I think.
Mmm. They're missing out.
That's delicious. Mmm.
Hey.
You got a sec?
Yeah. What's up?
Dixon gave these to me.
You're not gonna love what's inside.
I had some ideas about what to do with those,
but I figured Herrera's ideas will be better than mine.
It's Sullivan and Ross.
Uh, okay.
We gotta go to the chief, right?
I knew it.
Okay, I shouldn't have given these to you.
Just breathe. Just breathe.
You know what? I promise I will rise
above this in a minute. Just...
He's been lying to my face this whole time.
He's put this whole house at risk.
Oh, I'm gonna-- oh, I'm gonna kill him.
Wait, you're gonna rise above this, though, okay?
But we're gonna rise above this, right?
In a minute, in a minute. Just give me a minute.
Fantastic.