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Isaiah is 14.

He said his mom is in the hospital.

The hope is that she'll continue to improve until she can take Isaiah back

His whole world's been turned upside down.

The two of us and Philly's God.

The city's implementing rig reductions.

Does this include the medics? The EMS doesn't lose any rigs, but I'm not going

to sugarcoat it for you.

You'll be working harder, sleeping less, and carrying more. This is our new

reality.

I just wanted to say that what your dad did is on him.

You don't know a goddamn thing about what my dad did, okay?

This is a call from the Metropolitan Correctional Center.

Hey, Dad.

Next.

Step forward, please.

Move forward.

Attention all visitors. This facility has been placed on lockdown.

Send in for the day.

Repeat, this facility is now on lockdown.

Please make your way. Hey, time to leave, people.

Excuse me, excuse me.

Excuse me, officer.

Hey, how you doing? Look, I need to get a message to an inmate, okay? Keep

jabbering at me, you're going to find yourself in there with them. Won't need

for nothing.

Let's go, folks.

Let's move it.

Let's go.

You were up pretty late, huh?

No, not too bad. 11, 11 .30.

You guys talk about anything interesting?

No, we were pretty deep into that nightcrawler game.

Isaiah kicked my ass.

Again.

Looked like fun.

I gotta admit, I'm jealous.

I, uh, I'm just... Struggling a little, trying to connect.

Maybe when we go see his mom next week, that'll be a bonding thing.

Yeah. Yeah, I bet it will.

He's gonna be late.

Uh, come in.

Hey.

Time to go.

Oh, I'm sorry. I was just, um...

I'm ready.

Oh.

What happened?

Oh, did a pen explode?

I'm sorry. It was, um... I can wash it. Hey, hey, no, it's okay. It's really not

a big deal at all.

What were you doing, anyway?

Drawing. I was, uh, fixing my shoe. The rubber part was falling off, and I kept

tripping on it, so I taped it back on, but then...

Right. I get it. You can color it in so that it wouldn't be so obvious.

It was a bad idea.

No, not at all.

I mean, pretty clever, actually.

I wouldn't have known if you hadn't shown me.

But... I am going to take you shoe shopping for new shoes tomorrow after

No, that's okay.

These are fine now.

See? Hey, listen. I'm super impressed with the MacGyver move, but...

Making sure that you have the basics. That's what Kelly and I are here for.

Yes, ma 'am.

Great.

Okay. Well, let's get out of here.

Shortest day off in history.

Yeah. Not sure we ever even left.

It's like that movie.

What's it called?

Groundhog Day.

No, the other one.

Pretty sure it's Groundhog Day.

Exterminating Angel.

What, I watched it on Turner Classic.

Why are you watching Turner Classic movie? Are you, like, 80?

Morning. Good morning,

Vasquez.

Morning, 51.

Good morning.

First things first, just got word from Deputy District Chief Cranston that

Engine 51's going to be pulled from service this week. What?

No. Apparently the brains down at HQ bumped Malch and his team from the

schedule. Less than two hours notice.

Trust me, nobody's more fired up about this than I am, but to be fair, they did

warn us that we'd be having brownouts, so I'm just going to have to keep

with the punches, as we always do.

Oh,

my

God.

99. Okay.

Let's make that Murphy's rig.

Grab the jump back.

Get!

Grab the back door. Squat. Get the driver.

Cruise. Grab the sketch.

Violet!

Sally.

Murphy. Murphy.

Hit Violet.

Hang in there, okay? Help is coming.

Violet! Get down. We got this. Prep for the patient.

Hey, you all right?

Yeah.

Yeah, Tony, pop the windshield and take her through the front.

Here it comes, Herman!

Nice. Got it.

What's your name? Pierce. All right, secure!

Copy that!

All right, Herman, we've got to get the stretcher. Yep.

All right, there we go.

Got it.

Got it? Ready?

All right.

Hey, what have we got?

64 years old.

Fell off a ladder.

Fractured his rib, but his vitals weren't stable right up until the crash.

only have a pulse on one side.

Try the pulse ox on the other side.

Nothing. All right, we can have an aortic dissection.

Let's load him and go. We gotta hustle.

We're like... Yep.

Hey, are you sure you know what you're doing in there?

You can do better, be my guest.

No.

Hey, kid.

Hey.

How's Isaiah settling in there?

I wish I knew.

He's a tough nut to crack.

Oh, so he's a teenager.

Yeah, I'm sure that's part of it. Probably a bigger part than you think.

Check this out.

Now, Max, he quit the soccer team two weeks ago. Never said a word about it

until Cindy, she bumped into the coach at the bank. And when she confronted Max

about it, this was his reply.

Oh, yeah.

LOL, cow emoji, salt shaker emoji.

They do that to confuse us.

Well, at least he replies to your text.

I had to join Harvey's Fortnite server just to find out his girlfriend's name.

Thanks, guys. Good talk. Yeah.

Yep.

Wanted to see me, Chief?

Yeah, your MBA this morning? I heard there was an ambulance with the patient.

Ammo 99, quarter turn rollover.

No other vehicle on scene, so not really sure what caused it.

How are the medics? DIC suffered some head trauma, was taken to med, partner

able to walk away.

And the patient?

Patient was touch and go on scene, having hurting updates.

Okay.

Where are you off to?

Well, I've been trying to get our fearless deputy district chief on the

day. He's been dodging my calls.

All due respect, chief, if there's anything going on right now in the CFD,

think it's the right time to go in there guns a -blazin'? I'm not just gonna sit

around and watch my people be treated like cogs in a machine.

They have families, bills.

They'd have picked up side work if they had any warning that they're gonna be

out of work all week.

Budget cuts are one thing, but I'll be damned if I'm gonna let this become the

new normal.

Yeah, we were pretty tight back then.

Well, nothing cements a friendship more than trauma bonding at the academy.

Mm -hmm. I was there the night she met her husband.

Yeah, I have a daughter now.

Lyra.

God, I must be freaking out right now.

How old is Lyra?

She must be four or five.

Six, maybe?

Should know that. Hey, it's okay. Life gets busy.

Mm -hmm. It's not anyone's fault.

Here, go check on her.

I'm going to hit the supply closet and I'll meet you at the AMBO.

Okay.

Is Murphy okay?

I don't know.

She hasn't come to yet.

They took her upstairs for a CT scan. Just trying to figure out if she

any permanent brain damage.

Have you heard anything about the patient you took over for us?

Yeah. He had a tear in his aorta.

Caught some pretty severe internal hemorrhaging.

He's on a ventilator and a medically induced coma.

Is he going to make it?

I don't know.

Crash is my fault.

What do you mean?

Sorry, I don't know what I'm talking about. Just forget.

Sorry, I gotta go.

He just came out and said it? Just like that? Yeah.

I don't get it. How could the guy in the back cause an accident like that?

Maybe something didn't get strapped down and went flying.

Happened to me once with an O2 tank when I was brand new.

Well, whatever caused it, the patient is in the ICU because of it, and a medic

got seriously injured.

If that Pierce guy did cause it, I just don't see how he keeps his job. Yeah.

Because otherwise it doesn't make any sense.

Do it.

Make sure.

Miss Davis.

Chief Cartel.

Good to see you again.

I won't hold you up. You look like you're a man on a mission.

Well, yes, I am, actually, on a mission.

Trying to figure out why one of my rigs was taken out of service without any

warning. I'm concerned that whoever's making these decisions up there isn't

taking into consideration our response capabilities or firefighter morale.

But maybe I should be taking this up with you. You are the mastermind of all

this cost -cutting.

Right? Come by my office this week.

We'll have a chat.

My assistant will set it up.

I know what... Yeah, I know what lockdown means, okay? I'm just asking

ballpark estimate as to when he... No, he... Yeah, great.

Great. Thanks for nothing.

Is everything okay over there?

Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

One of those annoying billing issues at the power company.

Yeah, I've been there.

They're all crooks.

Yeah, you know, because they know you can't take your business elsewhere.

I don't know.

The way you were trying to sit yourself up the other day.

Seemed like a guy who could live off the grid.

No bet.

Violet needs you in the briefing room.

The official diagnosis is moderate traumatic brain injury. She's still

and disoriented, but Dr. Archer promised to keep us in the loop.

Is there any idea what caused the accident?

No. We still haven't been able to get a statement from Murphy yet.

It's possible she won't remember any of the details anyway.

And unfortunately, we haven't had any eyewitnesses come forward either.

What about Pierce?

He has no idea what happened.

He said he was monitoring the patient when all of a sudden he was thrown

the ambo like a rag doll.

He didn't even... Did he have, like, maybe a theory on what might have

He didn't volunteer one, no.

But my hope is we'll get more... Oh, excuse me. I have to take this.

I'll be in touch if I have any more questions.

Thank you.

Robinson.

Did Pierce... blatantly lie to Robinson, do you think? I don't know.

But if he thinks he can railroad Murphy to save his own ass, there's no way in

hell I'm going to let that happen.

Well, the easiest way to remember is that the engine brings the water, truck

brings the tools.

And truckies are way cooler, of course.

Hey, maybe you could stop by the firehouse after school sometime this

I mean, I don't mean to brag, but we got some pretty cool stuff I could show

you.

Okay.

Anything you like?

What about... Oh, what about these?

Both colors. I know you're a big fan, right?

They're nice.

Okay. All right.

I feel you.

What about... What about these?

Hmm? These are kind of more like a theater vibe.

You like these?

Sure.

Maybe the young man would like another pair like the ones he's wearing.

We have some right here. What do you think?

Yes, ma 'am.

Awesome. Side seven.

There's a bench there.

Thank you.

Thank you. I got three boys myself.

Once they find something they like, that's all I can get for them. God help

if I try to take them shopping, you'd think I'm torturing them.

Does your son always have such nice manners?

Do you have any socks?

It's on the wall right over there. We have them buy one, get one free.

Okay.

Great. Thank you.

What's going on?

You said it was your fault.

Those were your exact words.

You said that accident was my fault. But in your statement to Robinson, suddenly

you have no idea what happened.

So which is it?

It's not what you think. I hope not.

Because from where I'm standing, it sure as hell looks like you're trying to

throw all the blame onto Murphy.

You're wrong.

I wasn't trying to blame her. I just shouldn't have let her drive.

I knew how exhausted she was.

Murphy fell asleep at the wheel.

We'd been going non -stop, literally from one call to the next our entire

and Murphy was on less than 24 hours of rest.

That's not enough.

Not with how busy we are now.

How can you be sure she fell asleep if you were in the back?

I felt the dambo drifting, and when I looked up, we were in the oncoming

lane. I yelled her name at the top of my lungs and it woke her up. She

immediately jerked the wheel, but she overcorrected. And next thing I know,

airborne.

Just so you know, I'm not planning on telling anyone else.

No way I'm letting Murphy take the hit for this.

She was only doing what she was told. I agree.

This isn't on Murphy. The whole system is broken.

But we can't pretend we don't know why or it'll just keep happening.

And that'll be on us.

Then what are we supposed to do?

It is a miracle you've gotten as far as you did and never gotten bounced.

Me. Wow.

Wow, okay. You're really going to make me bring up your EVOC training, huh?

You're going to make me do this.

You fell that what? Two, three times?

Twice.

I don't know about that. You don't know about that.

Nah.

I'm being real with you, though.

I'm not sure I ever would have made it through Academy without you, Sal. Get

of here, bro.

You were born cop. You just needed a little confidence boost. That's all.

Deal.

Not sure I ever said thank you.

Actually, there is a way that you could repay the favor.

Okay. You know, even things out.

Shouldn't have known this wasn't just a casual bro down.

Let's hear it.

I need to get a look at the Bianchi case file.

Can you get it for me?

You know how much heat I can catch with my sergeant phone down? I do.

I do, and I wouldn't ask if it wasn't a line for death thing.

I know.

Listen, Sal, whatever happened with your old man's investigation, it doesn't

matter anymore.

Just come back, Bianchi. The jury acquitted him, bro. He walked.

There's nothing that can change that now.

It's over.

Not for my dad, it's not.

I completely froze.

I had no idea today.

Like, what even are we to him? We're not his parents.

We're not...

Or his guardians.

But only for a little bit.

Well, that's what fostering is, isn't it?

I don't know.

I think you're putting way too much pressure on yourself to make all this

normal to him.

There's nothing about this that is normal.

Maybe this is just my life right now.

It's hard when you can't figure out how to read someone.

Well, it's only been a week.

We're basically strangers.

And we have to get to know him. He has to get to know us.

Give yourself a break.

You heard back from Dr. Archer, didn't you? Yep, just now.

Let's go for a ride.

All tornadoes look good.

124 and 129. All right, check the code 3 package.

Rear lights are hot. All right, Poppy.

Hey.

I'm so glad you decided to come. I want to go see my mom.

Okay.

I thought we were. I know, but I don't want to wait a whole another week. It's

too long.

That's fine.

I just thought that Terry had set it up for next week because your mom will be

in the rehab unit by then. Yeah, but she's doing better.

So can you take me? Absolutely, yes.

Yeah, I will call Terry and ask him to set it up for tomorrow after shift.

Does that work?

Hey, so this must be Isaiah.

Isaiah is my friend Christopher Herman.

And then that guy up at driver's seat, that's Sal Vasco.

What's up, buddy?

Hi.

Listen, bud, one thing I've learned in all my years is that firehouse tours can

be a total snoozefest.

Why don't we just skip all the nonsense?

Cut to the good stuff.

What's the good stuff?

You ever see the jaws of life?

Come on.

All right.

So, somebody gets pinned in a car, right? What are we going to do? Got to

them out really fast.

Shorty said they can't get out and we go home with anything.

Hey.

Hey. How are you feeling, Marsh? Like I got flattened by a steamroller?

Well, you look good.

Liar.

What's up with you jumping on top of my ambo like that? You train him for squad

now?

Seriously, what the hell were you thinking?

I wasn't.

Clearly.

I'm glad you did, though.

And I'm so glad it was you that took care of our patient.

I wasn't sure if you had any memory of it. That's a good sign.

That's what Dr. Archer said, too.

How about before we got there? Do you have any memory of how the crash

Hi.

This is my partner, Lizzie Novak.

I didn't realize this was an official visit.

It's not.

The lawyer from the union said not to talk to anyone about the accident. Not

even friends.

So if you don't mind... That's fine.

You don't have to talk. I just... Will you please listen to what I have to say?

Not your fault, Murph.

The city, the CFD, they have pushed you. They have pushed all of us.

We need to make them understand that these are the consequences. And it's

going to get worse if we don't speak up. If I don't speak up, you mean?

I know it's not our job along the line, but next time I mean matter.

The city's broke.

And there's nothing we can do about that.

So why would I... risked my career when it won't make any difference. Maine to

Ambo 61, boat incident on the river at the 18th Street Bridge, possible cardiac

event.

Copy that. Maine, Ambo 61 en route.

Squad 3 to Main, I need a fast boat and a Coast Guard backup.

We have a runaway boat.

Copy that, Squad 3. We're seeing the Coast Guard now.

They got back now.

CFD rescue boat to Squad 3. We're all seen.

All right, crews with me.

Kids, get ready to hop the Coast Guard cutter. This all goes to hell.

Copy. Copy that.

Hey, be careful.

What's the plan, Lieutenant?

Follow the starboard side of that ski boat.

You sure it'd be safer to be outside, don't you think?

Well, there's two or three more circles that ski boat's running in the river

wall. You want to be on the outside for that?

No, sir.

All right, crews, when you need us, bob me until I give you the call. Make sure

you got solid footing.

Good to go!

All right, we need to get way closer.

Nice and steady, no sudden moves.

All right, a little closer.

On my count.

One.

Heart rate and BP are normal. It's not cardiac.

No. He's hypoglycemic. Blood sugar's at 38.

Okay. Load him up. Give him ibudextrose en route.

Thank you.

Tell you what, the amount of paperwork we're going to have to get through, I

don't miss it at all.

You lucky bastard.

What the hell?

Squad 3 to Main. We're going to need a second ambo at the 18th Street Bridge.

How we doing there, kiddo, huh?

Are you hurt?

Can you get up?

No?

I'll bet you hurt that elbow when the boat was bouncing around, huh?

Okay. Can I come in there a little closer, sweetheart?

Okay.

That must really, really hurt.

Well, the good thing is I have a quick fix, and I can make the hurting go away

just like that. All right. Atta girl.

Here you go.

It's done.

It doesn't hurt anymore, right?

Come on.

Let's go visit your dad.

There you go.

Hey.

Hey.

So, did you get your billing issue sorted out?

I did. Yeah, yeah. I'm staying on the grid.

Good.

Okay.

Can you just tell me one thing?

What the hell is this?

That, uh... That is the chong I saw them.

Which one I saw that one was? Is that, like, pork?

It's a Puerto Rican delicacy.

Paging Dr.

Herman. Give it a rest, will you?

What are you talking about, Cap?

Oh, they found a little kid on the boat after you guys left.

And Herman figured out she had nursemaid's elbow.

And he pulled this Mr. Miyagi trick and fixed it right on the spot.

Not exactly brain surgery, Cap.

That's it.

That's our solution.

Put a quick release by my thigh.

Unhook as soon as you get on the other boat. Let's rig it up and test it out.

Copy that.

I gotta say, that was one hell of a save today, Lieutenant.

We're lucky you were out there for us.

Solid teamwork all around.

Well, well, well.

Look at you.

Never seen the chief walk more than ten feet to compliment somebody before.

Tally.

Uh, hey, did you talk to Terry?

Yes, and he said no problem. He's going to call the hospital, tell them to give

Isaiah's mom a heads up. Well, what time are we heading out?

I actually thought I could take him on my own.

You know, after the thing at the shoe store, I just, I need to figure out a

to connect with him, and I thought that this could maybe help.

No, I get it. Do your thing.

Okay.

Thank you.

Yeah.

I know.

I know, and I'm sorry to barge in again.

Look, we know the whole department is a mess right now, so I totally understand

why you wouldn't want to come forward.

But, Murph, what if there was a way that we could change things for the better?

I understand you spent some time down in Miami for a few years. What brought you

back? With all due respect, Miss Davis, I'm sure you're a busy woman.

Why don't we just cut to the chase?

What am I looking at?

You may not be aware of this, but most firefighters work second jobs when

they're not on shifts. So if they unexpectedly lose two or three shifts

can't slot in other work, that can mean the difference between making the

mortgage and not making the mortgage. And that shouldn't be taken lightly.

We don't take that lightly, Chief.

But with all the problems we're up against, it can't surprise you that

a few snags.

And we still have a tough road ahead of us.

We're going to need strong leaders in the CFD who can handle all the extra

pressure.

What are you saying?

This won't be publicly announced for another week or two.

But City Hall and the Fire Department have finalized a plan to consolidate and

reduce the number of battalions in the CFD.

When this plan goes into effect?

Six battalion chiefs will have to go.

Your passion for the job, your commitment to your firefighters

command, that's exactly why you aren't on this list.

Thank you for your time.

One other thing.

I was just wondering if maybe sometime you and I go grab a drink.

It's just that in my experience, it's a rare thing to meet a man who isn't

intimidated by a woman in my position.

But no pressure, obviously.

No, it's just, um... I'm married.

I'm not in a place to, uh... Thank you again.

I don't have to explain to you what things are like right now.

One medic calls off and that means another one of us has to work a double

half the rest we normally get and then we're on. And it's non -stop calls.

And with this citywide hiring freeze, it's only going to get worse.

Someone will die at some point.

It's inevitable.

I don't disagree with anything you're saying, but... I know.

So, what's our solution?

Firefighters.

What if we redeploy firefighters to take some of the pressure off of our

paramedics?

Firefighters are already on the city payroll, so the hiring freeze doesn't

apply. And every firefighter is already a trained and certified EMT. Plus, with

their shifts getting cut back, every firefighter we know will be lining up

the extra hours.

Everybody wins.

I wouldn't say everybody.

What Violet said?

About how sometimes it takes a tragedy to wake people up, make them see that

something's got to change.

She's absolutely right.

And if you're willing to come forward about what really happened, I'd say we

have a good chance of filling this plan to the brath.

But I'll get fired.

It's very possible.

I'll fight it, but I can't guarantee I'll win.

Are you prepared to take that risk?

Damn, six battalion chiefs?

So they decided to go with the chainsaw, not the scavel? Yes, they have.

Glad you weren't on the chopping block, chief.

Would have been a disaster for the entire CFD.

Why do you think they leaked it to you?

The force made public.

What? Chef now.

Wow. Yeah. Did not see that coming. No, that makes two of us.

The question is, what is she really up to?

What do you mean?

Maybe it's just a politico.

Through and through. Those people, they're always working some angle.

Maybe she wants the source close to the ground.

Or maybe she just likes you.

Doesn't matter.

We got bigger fish to fry.

I'm going to be responsible for five additional houses with this whole

consolidation, so I'm not going to be here for all the day -to -day.

Counting on you to step up and take that role, Lieutenant.

What I saw on the boat call and...

What I've seen in you for a long time, in fact.

I have no doubt that 51 will be in capable hands.

I won't let you down, Chief.

I don't have anyone to say.

You can say we're even.

Thank you.

For real.

What? I heard he's coming up for parole.

Look, I know you don't want to hear this.

And I'm not going to pretend like I know what you're going through. I mean, if

it was my old man... Look, I'm sure you've heard what prison is like.

We're next cop, right?

Now imagine...

Being the next cop was in there for planting evidence.

Like I said, I don't know what it's like to be in your shoes.

I'm sure as hell.

I'm telling you, Sal, as your friend, I've looked through it, and there's

nothing in that file that's going to help you get your dad out.

I wish there was, but it's all right.

What did the ocean say to the beach?

Nothing. It just waved.

That's bad.

What did one wall say to the other?

We'll meet you at the corner.

Stella, kid.

I'll, uh... I'll go see what's going on.

Is everything okay?

We tried reaching out to Isaiah, the caseworker, about this to save you the

down here.

The boy's mother suffered a fairly big setback a few hours ago.

It's called post -traumatic... What's wrong?

I'm sorry, son, but I really need to speak with you.

What's happening? It's hard to explain.

Maybe she'll let the grown -ups figure this out. Don't do that.

Don't treat him like a baby. We're talking about his mom.

He deserves to know what's going on.

He can handle the truth, right?

Isaiah, your mom developed something called post -traumatic hydrocephalus.

means fluid has been building up around her brain.

Once we caught it, we did an emergency procedure to drain the fluid and relieve

the pressure.

Now we just have to wait and watch her closely to see how her brain responds.

Where is she?

I want to see her.

She's intubated and heavily sedated, so I really don't think... This is the best

time. Isaiah.