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Hi, Terry.

I'm here with good news.

You've been approved as adoptive parents.

We're opening our home to a child who needs it.

Is that... is that tonight, tomorrow?

- When? - I don't know.

I need a place to live.

You should take my spare room.

Let's see how this goes.

Ritter?

Thought you were gonna be out.

I'll be in my room.

Uh, hey. It's... it's Natalie, right?

Yeah. Is Lieutenant Kidd around?

Is there something I can help you with?

Give this to Stella. She'll know what it is.

And Natalie didn't say anything else?

Nope.

Just that she wanted you to have it.

Wow.

This is what she was holding on to

when I carried her out of the fire.

I wonder why she wants me to have it now, though.

It's Terry.

"Call me as soon as you can."

- It was good. - Yeah.

Oh, what's with the heat?

Ugh, feels like the dog days of August in here.

Heater must be on the fritz again.

It is going to be a ten-shower shift.

I can feel it.

We got a call from... there's a woman at Med.

She's going into labor

and she is giving up her baby for adoption.

Yeah, we gotta get over there now, so.

Oh, is this crazy, though,

because we're already down bodies a shift?

So who's going to cover for us?

Hey, don't worry about that. We can call in floaters.

Yeah.

And we don't have any baby furniture

because we thought we have more time.

Are we really ready?

Yes, we are.

We... we can figure all that out.

He's right.

When it comes to parenthood, you never feel ready.

Stella, we got this.

- OK. - Yeah.

Yeah, of course. OK.

- Go. - Go!

- OK. - Get out of here!

- All right, all right! - Get outta here.

- Ahh! - We got you covered.

What's going on?

Why is it so hot?

All right, walk with me, all right?

Kidd and Severide,

they're en route to Med to meet the baby.

Pascal, he's out on a personal day.

Novak and Mikami,

they're assigned to the convention downtown.

Carver, he's still part-time

until he completes that recovery program.

Last time we ran a skeleton crew,

it was like the busiest shift ever.

Cruz, you got this Squad.

Mouch, you lead on Truck.

I'm gonna make some calls,

we'll get some floaters in here.

We are going to get through this shift easy-peasy.

All right? Nothing to worry about.

Hey, guys.

Who's in charge here?

Uh, I am. Um, at least for this shift.

Captain Christopher Herrmann.

Ambrose Sterling. I'm here to audit you.

- Audit? - Yes.

The city hired me to evaluate the operational efficiencies

of all the firehouses in the CFD.

Today of all days?

All right.

Well, what do you need from us?

Mm, just somewhere to set up.

Uh...

Briefing room's empty.

Great.

And don't be alarmed if you see me

getting elbows-deep around the firehouse.

Just trying to maximize the optimal inputs for my report.

Hannah. Hey.

Hey. Aw.

- Good to see you. - Oh, I'm so glad you're here.

Oh, my gosh.

I didn't know you guys were expanding your family.

Well, Dr. Asher will be overseeing Ms. Taylor's care

and delivering the baby.

So Jade's about 3 centimeters dilated

and her water hasn't broke yet,

so it could be a while.

Why did she wait on the hospital to decide on adoption?

Did she say?

Ms. Taylor actually decided a few weeks ago.

She started the process,

but hadn't finished filling out all the paperwork.

- Mm. - She thought she had time.

Nature had other plans.

Hence, the rushed interview process.

Oh, this is an interview?

Well, you're the couple she picked first.

But, you know, this is all part of the process.

So if... if she doesn't like us?

She technically could change her mind.

You know, ask to meet with another family.

OK.

No pressure.

Any advice?

Well, just be yourselves.

Shall we?

So, Jade, are...

are you in school?

I'm sorry. You don't have to answer that.

We are not interviewing you.

Oh, no. It's... It's OK.

I... I graduated from high school last May.

Oh, cool.

Where'd you go to school?

Sorry. Um...

Is there anything you would like to know about us?

Yes.

Yeah, I'm sure Terry gave you the nuts and bolts,

but you can ask us anything.

You guys are firefighters, right?

Yeah.

Right. We're both lieutenants at Firehouse 51.

Lieutenants?

That sounds pretty high up.

Well, there's still a lot of people above us.

I'm sorry, I think... I think... contraction.

You want me to call for Dr. Asher?

Hey, Jade, you want to squeeze my hand?

Are... are you sure?

Yes, of course. I can take it.

There you go.

Deep breaths. In through your nose.

Out through your mouth.

There you go.

Again.

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I took care of my cousins when they were growing up,

so I changed my fair share of diapers.

Kelly, not so much.

I'm a hell of a swaddler, though.

I helped deliver a bunch of babies in the field.

Really? That's crazy.

Hi. Sorry to interrupt.

I just, uh, wanted to check on your progress, Jade.

OK, so it looks like

your baby's heart rate is dipping a bit

with each contraction.

It's nothing to be overly concerned about.

This can be caused by a lot of different things.

We're going to want to try to reposition you, OK?

That can help improve blood flow to the placenta.

OK, so let's move her onto her side.

All right, here we go.

Nice and easy.

Jade, I know that our intake nurse asked

if you take any medication on a regular basis at home.

Anything you might have forgotten?

Supplement, maybe?

No.

Nothing.

OK.

Uh, Stella and Kelly,

do you mind stepping out for a brief moment?

- Yeah. - Yeah.

We're just right outside, Jade.

- OK? - OK.

So I asked around about this guy.

They call him "The Padlock".

I don't like the sound of that.

He spent one day at 28.

Their truck got decommissioned

and a bunch of guys got sent to the floater pool.

Chief Pascal submits our budget quarterly.

Do we really need an in-person audit?

Numbers on a screen can't tell me how you operate.

Efficiency is a full-contact sport.

I've seen our reports

and operations is only a small piece of the pie.

A big enough piece for the city to send me here.

Look, I'm sure you've heard

the department is going through some changes,

as are a lot of places right now.

You know, purse strings are tightening.

Well, they get any tighter,

even the pennies won't come out.

We don't even have the money to fix our damn heater.

Truck 81.

All right. Sorry, we got to go.

Actually, I'll be joining you.

You're going to be timing us?

Should only take about 90 seconds

to get from bells to boulevard.

Hey.

Hey, you got to get him out.

- Yeah, let's go. - He's stuck.

Whoa, hold on. Who's stuck?

My maintenance guy, Corey.

He was checking on a leak in the old coal chute,

and he fell.

I can hear him, and he's hurt.

OK. Hey, hey... we got it from here.

Thank you.

Hey, fire department!

If you can hear me, yell!

Yeah! I'm here!

OK! We're going to get you out of there, Corey!

All right?

I can't breathe!

OK, go easy.

I don't know. It's a tight squeeze in there.

We can't lower somebody down there.

Grab some sledgehammers.

- We'll go in from below. - Good idea.

OK, easy, buddy. We're coming.

Hurry!

Hey, Mouch, let me know if you get access.

Copy.

Here we go. This has to be the coal room.

Ah.

Strike.

Coal room is bricked over.

We're going to try and break through now.

Copy that.

All right, Damon, grab an inch and three-quarters line.

Copy.

And Clarence, give me some low pressure on that line.

We're going to bend that line in half like a horseshoe,

all right?

Then we're going to take the loop, charge it,

and we're going to drop it down the chute.

Plan B?

Yep. Let's go!

Hurry! I can't breathe!

Hurry!

We're here. Just hold on!

All right. Booker.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

I'm going to pull you out nice and easy.

I got him.

All right.

Watch the head, watch the head. Get him down a little bit.

Lieutenant, we got the victim.

We're bringing him up now.

Copy. OK. We're good.

Up on three. One, two, three.

Let's go.

What's going on with Jade and the baby?

We should wait for Dr. Asher

before getting too deep into it, but, uh...

we just found out that Ms. Taylor's labor symptoms

were masking the fact that she's in withdrawal.

Withdrawal from what?

Opioids.

Last time she used was two days ago.

We gave Jade additional IV fluids,

and the baby's heart rate has returned to normal.

That's great to hear.

We'll continue monitoring mom and baby closely.

We also just administered an epidural,

which should ease Jade's withdrawal symptoms.

Now, once the baby's been delivered,

the neonatologist will run a toxicology report.

Do you think the baby will test positive?

Given how recently Jade used

and the frequency of her drug use

within the third trimester...

yes.

And what does withdrawal in a newborn look like?

Neonatal abstinence syndrome can cause irritability,

sleeping problems, difficulty feeding,

breathing issues, and in some cases, seizures.

I think it's important you know all the facts.

There is a chance of long-term mental and physical challenges,

learning disabilities,

behavioral issues, motor deficits.

Again, by no means is it a given.

But it is a possibility.

And one you really need to consider.

Now, are you equipped and willing to care for a child

- who has... - Yes.

Absolutely.

Right, Kelly?

Yes.

Yeah, of course.

All right.

Well, as long as Jade also wants to proceed,

we can move forward.

I'll go check on her.

OK.

Oh, it's like the inside of a burning building in here.

My cousin could be here in two hours

with a heating system that works, good as new.

Your cousin works in HVAC?

Not exactly.

Sounds suspect. I'll pass.

Any updates on Kidd and Severide?

Nothing yet.

It is crazy that you can wake up one day

and everything's normal.

And then by dinnertime, you're parents.

Mm. Yeah, they got nothing in the nursery.

Maybe we can gather up some stuff for the baby?

- Help them out a little? - Yeah.

I mean, I got a closet full of old toys and clothes

that Otis has outgrown.

After five kids, I'm sure there's gotta

be something down in that basement.

I'll call Cindy.

Whoa.

Did you guys know it cost this much for baby stuff?

- $600 for a crib? - Mm-hmm.

Hey, all right. Hey.

- That's nuts. - Hey.

Quiet down before the cuckoo clock in there

sees us being inefficient.

Yeah.

- Captain Herrmann. - Yeah.

Lieutenant McHolland.

Can we chat for a sec?

Yeah.

That was an impressive save.

We have a great group of firefighters here at 51.

Yeah.

Question.

Why start a new plan when Truck was already on the move?

We always have a backup plan,

especially if we don't have all the facts.

Redundancy is the thief of efficiency.

It's called a failsafe.

And, uh, we wouldn't be having this conversation

if you were a first responder.

You might be right, but I'm not.

I'm an efficiency analyst.

And if I see wasteful practices,

I got to call them out.

OK.

- Excuse me. - Yeah.

Thanks.

I'm sorry I jumped like that.

It should have been a conversation.

We can talk this out.

And if you want to hit pause...

Look, I don't...

I'm not looking for an out.

I just need to know that we're in this together.

We are.

It's a lot, absorbing just all the unknowns.

I know, but our...

our track record has been pretty good

when it comes to curveballs.

Uh, it's Hannah.

Jade wants to talk to us.

I swear, I...

I tried so hard to stay sober.

I...

As soon as I found out I was pregnant,

I tried to detox on my own.

Um...

over the last couple months, I just...

the due date got closer, and it just...

I just started freaking out.

It just hit me hard.

I mean, I can't... I can't take care of a baby.

I can't even take care of myself.

I just really...

I just really hope I didn't hurt the baby.

Because he deserves a better life, like...

like the kind that you guys could give to him.

I... I mean, if you still...

We do.

We...

we're all-in.

Yeah.

OK.

For what it's worth...

I know how hard it can be to quit cold turkey.

I tried more than once.

Never stuck.

You?

Yeah.

Yeah, I, uh...

had a pretty serious drug problem when I was your age.

Really? You...

Yeah.

You know, the thing that really helped me a lot

when I was going through recovery

was thinking about what was waiting

on the other side, you know?

What my life was going to look like when I got clean.

I used to want to be a teacher.

Before I screwed everything up.

You're 19.

You have time to make things right with yourself.

Yeah, I mean, maybe we could even...

Another contraction coming?

Oh, damn. Sorry.

I don't... um...

no, I don't... I think something's wrong.

I think my water broke.

It's really wet between my legs.

- Get Hannah. - Yeah.

Hey. I got you. Just try and keep breathing.

Nice and steady, OK?

Yeah. It hurts so bad.

Dr. Asher is on the way.

- Hey. - OK, Jade.

Let's take a quick look, OK?

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God. Is... is the baby OK?

You're having what we call a placental abruption.

The placenta is starting to separate

from the wall of the uterus.

We need to perform an emergency C-section.

What? You're gonna cut me...

I know that it sounds scary,

but we're going to give you really strong medication

through your epidural so you don't feel anything, OK?

Alert the blood bank.

Have them put two units on hold for her.

Page the NICU and anesthesia.

All right, come on. Let's go!

Uh, look, I...

I know I said I didn't want anyone in the delivery room,

but can you please call my dad?

We can call him, but we can't wait.

You're bleeding too quickly.

Um, I could go with you if you want, Jade.

- Yes, can Stella come? - Of course.

She can hold your hand the whole time.

Grab an extra set of scrubs, please.

OK.

- You OK with this? - Yeah, of course.

OK.

Ah. You really think he's got

all that mojo that he says he has?

I mean, does anybody really listen to that kid?

That's a real high-prestige job these days,

efficiency expert.

Seems to me you should know a little something about

the firefighting world before you start tearing it apart.

Oh.

- Hey. - Hey.

Feels like a sauna in here.

Hey, sorry about that. The heater has gone haywire.

- Mwah. - Hi, hi.

So hey, you got any of that baby stuff from the basement?

When was the last time you looked in those boxes?

Aside from the dust,

some of that stuff is as old as Lee Henry.

All right.

So what'd you come down here for if you ain't got it?

I had an idea.

This is our local Buy Nothing group.

I'm a member.

You can list items to give away

and find things that you need for free.

Sounds like a bunch of hippie stuff.

It's not hippie stuff, Christopher.

It's community.

I've already made an urgent request

for Stella and Kelly's baby.

They'll bring donations here to the firehouse.

- All right. - Wow, this is great.

There are already so many pledges.

Ooh, that looks like a pretty high-end stroller.

Oh, wow.

Yeah, we really could have used that when Otis was a baby.

Yeah, uh, a baby that we saved from that burning building.

Oh, I remember, another great save by 51.

We should probably get busy with some drills,

or we're going to end up on the city's trash heap.

Hi.

Hi, I'm looking for Jade Taylor.

And what's your relationship to Ms. Taylor?

I'm her father.

The nurse I spoke to said she's having a C-section.

I need to be with her.

I'm sorry, but the procedure is already underway.

We can't have people entering mid-operation.

She's all alone, OK? She's only 19.

It's for her and the baby's safety.

You can wait right here,

and we'll let you know as soon as she's out.

All right. Thank you.

Uh, your daughter isn't in there alone,

just so you know.

My wife's in there with her.

Oh, who are you?

I'm...

my wife and I are adopting Jade's baby.

Oh.

That's, uh...

That's probably the right call.

Jade's not ready to raise a child.

I didn't even know she was pregnant.

We haven't spoken in over two years.

Sorry.

You know, it hurt like hell to do it,

but...

I finally had to cut her off after she...

I shouldn't be running my mouth.

She told us about her...

drug issues.

Do you, uh... do you know if she, um...

did she use during, uh, her pregnancy?

I swear to you I'm not a terrible father.

I did everything I could to get her off that stuff.

I tried understanding. I tried tough love.

That's the one thing they, uh, don't tell you

when you become a parent.

Sometimes your best isn't good enough.

That auditor better note in his report

how great we were in those drills.

It helped me sweat out

last night's beer pong with Novak, at least.

Oh, I've been...

I've been wanting to apologize.

For what?

Showing up the other night at your apartment.

Novak and I are trying to keep things casual,

not really telling anyone.

I mean, theoretically, we're not really even together, so.

Hey, it's fine.

Novak's whole thing is keeping me on my toes.

Same.

Uh, where do you keep the aspirin?

I have a nasty headache.

We don't have house aspirin.

It's not in the budget.

But I got some.

Yeah, you're looking a little flushed.

Maybe you should take off that jacket.

Closest thing I have to a uniform.

Better to keep it on.

Oh.

He just stole my pills.

Still no word from Kelly.

I'm going to check in.

You're doing great.

OK, fundal pressure.

All right, here he comes.

Oh, my God.

Hi, baby boy.

Welcome to the world.

OK, clamps?

Scissors?

You did great.

Oh, here we go.

Placenta is delivering.

Is he OK?

He's beautiful.

Oh, she's bleeding.

I need suction and laps now.

I can't see where it's coming from yet.

What's happening? What's wrong?

I think I see it.

Yep, there's the apex.

Allis clamp.

OK, Jade, you have an extension,

which means that there is a tear in your uterine incision.

It's not an uncommon complication,

but I do need to repair it.

I'm going to put her under general.

I can't get her blood pressure to stabilize.

Let's prepare to intubate.

OK.

No car seat?

Hospital won't let you leave with the baby

unless you have one.

Maybe we take the rigs out and just go pick one up.

Say it's from everyone at 51.

I'm in.

You think that's the best idea

with Ambrose's hawk eyes trained on us?

Yeah, we'll just tell him we went out on a fuel run.

He'll never know.

He'll never know what?

Uh, Herrmann, uh, he was just saying that, um,

we're going to be back so fast from gassing up,

you'll never know we were gone.

I'll ride with Truck this time.

Great.

Hey, I got a plan.

Little boy's got a set of lungs on him.

He's 8 pounds, 6 ounces.

He's got all ten fingers, ten toes.

He's beautiful.

How's... how's Jade doing?

This is Victor.

He's Jade's dad.

Oh, hi.

- Hi. - Hi.

Um, yes, Jade, she's... she's doing great.

She... she had a complication.

- After... - Oh? What happened?

She had a tear in her uterine incision,

but Dr. Asher fixed it.

She's stable.

She should be waking up any second now.

Thank God.

Yeah. She did great.

Thank you for being there.

Of course.

Stella Kidd and Kelly Severide?

Yeah?

Follow me.

You can visit the Taylor baby now.

- Do you want to come along? - Oh, no, no, no.

You go ahead.

I want to be there when my daughter wakes up.

- OK. - OK.

Do you normally fill up

when you're already three-quarters full?

It's good practice to do it when you have time.

Hey, Mouch? Engine's acting up.

I'm pulling over.

Copy. Pull in behind him.

Oh, man, that engine is knocking like a drum,

so I'm going to have Damon check it out from underneath

and see what's up.

Why can't we do this back at the firehouse?

You don't want to risk it getting worse, do you?

You know, the good thing is that, uh,

you're not going to have to use your stopwatch for this one.

We're going to make this fast.

Yeah, you're funny.

So hey, I was wondering,

um, you know, how did you get into all this auditing stuff?

Well, it started when I created

the world's best efficiency software.

Most software focuses on task management, but I made it...

Are you OK?

Hey, maybe you should sit, all right?

Yo, I think you should... whoa.

Hey. Guys!

Hey. Hey.

Hey!

I think it's heat exhaustion.

Headaches, rapid heart rate, incoherent speech.

All right, listen, we got to cool this guy down fast.

You guys remember the windfall maneuver?

Need a fan. Hey, Clarence. Grab my coat.

Hey, Damon, pull the cross lay.

Clarence, send some water, low pressure.

There we go.

Why am I wet?

Welcome back, Ambrose.

So Dr. Baker, our neonatologist,

should be here shortly to speak with you.

But he did let me know

that the baby tested positive for opioids.

Has he shown any withdrawal symptoms yet?

Those don't usually develop until after the first 24 hours,

so he'll be kept in the NICU for close monitoring.

OK.

Excuse us.

I'm sorry, what... what are you doing?

We have an order to transfer him.

Transfer him where?

For more testing? Can we go with him?

Are you Jade Taylor?

These are the baby's adoptive parents.

The paperwork's still in process.

Unfortunately, until they're listed in the medical records,

I can only share health information

with the parent on file.

What?

OK, you know what?

Uh, why don't you guys take a beat in the consultation room?

I'll figure out what's going on and find you after, OK?

All right.

So who requested this?

We have an order to transfer...

Something is not right, Kelly.

It's been over an hour.

Hey.

So I have some bad news.

Jade's changed her mind.

She no longer wants to move forward with adoption.

What?

Her father's agreed to assume temporary guardianship

of the baby while Jade completes rehab.

Did her father talk her into this?

Because she was... she was pretty adamant with us

that she's not ready to be a mom.

I don't know what changed her mind.

Well, I... I want to talk to Jade.

I'm afraid that's not possible.

Um...

Stella.

Where is she?

They moved her to a room in the NICU

so she could be near her baby while she recovers.

Can I please see her?

- Stella. - Hey, listen.

Listen, I don't want to...

I don't want to try and convince her.

I don't want to change her mind.

I just want to make sure that she is OK.

I'm afraid that

now that the adoption's been terminated, there...

there can't be any further contact between the parties.

OK? That's just policy.

I'm really sorry this didn't work out, OK?

But I promise you, we will regroup and we'll move forward.

Well, I don't need to stay the whole shift.

I got what I need to finish my report.

Should we start packing up our lockers now?

My efficiency recommendation list is long.

But 51 passed this audit.

There you go.

You should know the CFD is going to be announcing

big cuts soon, including layoffs and forced retirements.

Probationary and older firefighters

are gonna be the first to go.

This isn't bad news.

With all your years on the job,

the buyout could be pretty sweet.

So they're just gonna throw us away?

I don't know what to tell you.

These cuts are inevitable. That's the future of the CFD.

That's a future battalion chief

you're talking to, Ambrose.

One of the best out there.

And I got the highest score on the lieutenant's test.

I got news for you.

Us old-timers...

we're not going anywhere.

OK, so Damon has a spare key

to Severide and Kidd's apartment,

so we can set up the nursery

before they get home with the baby.

Oh, we're going to need

all our cars to get everything over there.

Yeah, you're right. Uh, well, let's load it up now.

Hey, guys?

I just got off the phone with Kelly.

They're not coming home with the baby anymore.

What happened?

The birth mother changed her mind.

She wants to keep her son.

It was a boy?

I don't want Kelly and Stella to see all this.

It'll crush 'em.

Yeah, um, OK.

Uh, OK.

Let's just load all of this into the storage compartment.

That way, when they do find their baby,

it'll be there waiting for them.

OK.

Jade had requested a visit with the baby.

She said she just wanted to hold him one time.

You know, say goodbye.

But when she and her dad saw him, I think that

some feelings they had been pushing aside surfaced.

I promise, though, he didn't talk her into keeping the baby.

He offered his support, but...

this was entirely Jade's decision.

Yeah, she just seemed so sure.

To be honest, I think that some of the things

that you said to her about your own life,

I think they inspired Jade.

You had a really big impact on her, Stella.

What is this?

A note Jade wanted me to give you.

I'll leave you two to read it.

I should head home.

I appreciate all that you did for us today.

Yeah.

Thank you.

I'm so glad it was you.

Me too.

Well...

"Stella, thank you for holding my hand."

That's all it says.

That's enough.

I really do hope she gets the future that she wants.