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[heartbeat thumping]

[♪ tense music playing]

[Don Hart] [muffled] How you feeling, Blue?

[Ryan Hart] Blue? [snaps fingers]

What?

Captain's talking to you.

I asked how you're feeling.

Like... I'm at the biggest fork in the road of my life.

You are gonna do great, son.

Don't worry, Blue. You already aced the academy written exam.

-You'll be fine. -Yes.

Skill test is the cherry on top.

Appreciate it.

[Ryan] Yeah, well, you better crush it,

'cause the chief and his whole entourage are here.

And if you don't pass, they'll have Dad's hide for backing you.

Ry. He doesn't need any more pressure.

Hey, you got this.

Just focus on your breathing.

Remember your training. You're gonna do just fine.

Whatever you say, Dad.

[Dixie Bennings] Well, you know what Dolly once told me?

It's okay to have butterflies so long as they're...

[both] Flying in formation.

Hey, don't be no smart ass in front of your father.

He needs to see I raised you better than that.

Don't worry.

I'm about to show him exactly who you raised me to be.

[proctor] Alright, folks, take your seats.

We're about to get started.

-[Ryan] Hey, Mom. Lookin' fancy. -Hey.

Oh, really? Well, thank you.

I just got back from a board meeting.

[Dixie clears throat]

-Hi. -Oh... Dixie. [clears throat]

Blythe. Didn't expect to see you here.

Oh, I wouldn't have missed it.

I mean, we've been supporting Blue privately for so long.

It's so nice to be allowed to support him publicly.

-He's a good kid. -Oh, thank you.

He really takes after his father.

Oh. Well, don't you worry.

There is plenty of me in there, too.

That's what scares me.

[Dixie chuckles]

[♪ awkward music playing]

Hey.

What was that all about?

Nothing worth repeating. How's Blue?

Honestly, he seems a little tense.

[Blythe Hart] Hmm. Well, I mean, some nerves are to be expected.

-That's just the thing. Doesn't feel like nerves. -[applause and cheering]

Feels like something else.

This test is pass/fail.

Complete all stations in under 10 minutes and 20 seconds, you pass.

You don't, you fail.

[firefighter] Come on, Blue!

Let's do it.

On your mark.

Set.

-Go! -[cheering and applause]

Nice.

[Roxie Alba] Okay! Here we go!

[♪ "Hurricane Coming" by The Heavy playing]

[metal banging]

[crowd whooping]

Boy is cooking!

[Don] You got it, Blue!

[cheering and applause continue]

[Ryan] You ever wanna make a career change, you let us know.

You...?

What are the odds?

Ryan, this is your brother.

Let's go up faster. Twice as fast.

[grunting and panting]

That's my son!

[Ryan] Yeah, Blue, let's go!

♪ Everybody in the know say ♪

♪ You're running round with trouble ♪

-[spectator whoops] -[applause]

♪ Bringing heat, raising hell... ♪

[Blue Bennings] I've always been a loser.

I wish I'd met you sooner.

Maybe some of that Hart magic would have rubbed off on me

when it still could have made a difference.

I'm proud of you.

Come on, Blue, focus.

♪ There's a hurricane coming ♪

[grunts]

♪ There's a hurricane coming ♪

♪ It's picking up a pace ♪

Keep going, Blue. Keep going!

[Ryan] Alright, get ready, get ready!

♪ It ain't afraid of nothing ♪

[Blue] He knew about me all along?

He knew about me all along.

My whole life. He knew!

[laughter]

♪ There's a hurricane coming! ♪

[cheering and applause]

♪ How long do you think ♪

-[grunting] -♪ That we can ride this? ♪

Bring it home, Blue.

♪ When the weather's this bad ♪

♪ Can't be no fairy tale inside this ♪

[crowd cheering]

♪ There's a hurricane coming ♪

♪ You better look out ♪

Come on, Blue! Come on!

-You got it! -[mannequin rig thudding]

-[♪ music stops] -[cheering stops]

You gotta cross the finish line, son.

[crowd murmuring]

[helmet thuds]

[murmuring]

Oh, no.

What the hell is he doing?

He's giving us the middle finger.

[♪ dramatic music playing]

Blue! Hey!

What's going on?

Doesn't feel good getting duped, does it?

What has gotten into you, boy?

You always told me you didn't know who my dad was,

but you knew the whole time.

And so did you!

-How'd you find out? -Album in your house.

With all my childhood photos,

that only you could have sent him, Mama.

Are you gonna stand there and deny it?

No. No, I don't deny it.

It was my choice, and I own it.

I'm the one who kept him from contacting you.

Why?

Because I wanted to protect you.

Hon, I didn't want you feeling the same shame

that I felt every day!

Of knowing you were second choice.

And I refused to let you be defined by that.

Well, you failed.

Look, don't let your anger at us

prevent you from passing this test.

Given how well you're doing,

I'm sure they'll let you retake it

as long as we get back in there.

I've made my choice.

No. Honey, you have worked so hard for this.

You walk away now, it could cost you everything.

You're right.

I'm out.

[♪ dramatic music playing]

[car engine starts]

[tires screeching]

[radio chirping, static buzzing]

I don't know, guys. It seems like it's going bad.

Chief's jaw is mighty clenched.

[Taylor Thompson] Cap's a people person.

He can smooth anything over. He's got this.

Your cadet embarrassed this whole damn department!

-Or not. -Firefighters.

[firefighters] Chief.

-[distant radio chatter] -[vegetables chopping]

Y'all may have noticed some fireworks today.

Especially the blue-colored ones.

But I cannot have that distract you from your job.

Or the carrots you've been chopping

for the past six minutes.

-You noticed that, did you? -Mm-hmm.

What'd the chief say?

Just that hiring a loose cannon like Blue

is an abuse of my authority.

They're not gonna suspend you, are they?

If I had to bet.

[Roxie] What?

-For how long? -[Don] Remains to be seen.

Chief just informed me that I have been summoned

to a Board of Rights meeting.

[Ryan] Whoa, whoa. Board of Rights meeting?

They only call one of those if they're gonna suspend you

for more than 30 days, or worse.

-Correct. -Oh, no, Cap.

Has Blue called you back since he blew everything up?

I just get voicemail.

-[sighs] -Unbelievable.

[♪ solemn music playing]

Hey, y'all need to get your game faces back on.

Those tones could go off at any second.

This city needs us at our best,

even when things are at its worst.

Okay, can I please have yours and your ex's names?

I'm Gemma, my ex is Victor. Victor Plante.

Hi, Gemma, I'm Cammie. I'm gonna help.

I'm pulling up his information now.

How old are your kids?

Leila's seven and Adrian's five.

[Cammie Raleigh] Okay, I'm texting you a link.

I'd like you to upload a photo of them.

-[keypad beeping] -[text whooshes]

You sure this is a kidnaping?

[Gemma Plante] Yes, Victor sent me a text.

It said, "The kids are going to Heaven.

I'll see you in Hell."

I'm sending out an Amber Alert now.

Alden, we have an abducted seven-year-old female

and a five-year-old male.

I need you to put out a BOLO on a red Durango.

Alright, on it.

Okay, Gemma, law enforcement's

being dispatched.

Is Victor's home still at 323 Magnolia Avenue?

[Gemma] It was, until the divorce.

He lost his job.

I thought he'd moved back in with his mom.

He's always been a mama's boy,

but I think he's been living in his car.

Have you tried calling him?

Yeah, but he won't pick up!

He hates me for getting full custody.

Do you have any idea where they might be headed?

No! We have to find them!

Did you say he's a mama's boy?

Yeah. Why?

Stanley, a favor, please?

Just say the word, Cammie.

[engine revving]

Daddy, where are we going? I miss Mommy.

I told you not to talk about Mommy.

[phone ringing]

[phone beeps]

Hey, Mom. What's going on?

Hey, Vic. What you up to, son?

[Victor Plante] Just out for a drive.

Oh, yeah? Where to?

[clears throat] Uh...

Highway 70. I just needed to get out of town.

[Stanley Bush] Let's just hope she can keep him on

long enough for us to find him.

Hey, uh, you don't have the kids with you, do you?

I... Yeah.

How'd you know? Did Gemma call you?

[Robin Plante] No, no. No, she didn't.

Then, how'd you know to call me?

[stammering] We just don't want anybody to get hurt.

We? Who the hell is we?!

[gasps]

[mouthing]

Mr. Plante, this is Stanley Bush

with Nashville Emergency Services.

We know you have your children.

Mom, you called the cops?!

They called me!

Now you listen to me, Stanley!

If I see a cop, so help me, I will--

I will crash this car. Do you understand me?

I'll kill us!

[call disconnects]

[♪ tense music playing]

Were you able to ping his location?

He hung up before I could.

But we did get Highway 70.

Which narrows it down to 160 miles.

Gemma, is there any place on Highway 70

that means anything to Victor?

Just anywhere y'all used to go?

The quarry! We used to camp there every Labor Day.

The kids loved to swim in the gulch.

Bellevue Quarry is at the bottom of a cliff.

I think he's gonna drive off it.

He said he would crash the car if he saw a cop.

How else are we supposed to stop him?

I mean, there's nowhere for them to hide out there.

It's totally exposed.

We send someone who's not a cop.

[siren wailing]

[♪ dramatic music playing]

113 Rescue in position. I think we beat 'em here.

Great job, 113.

Don't high-five us yet.

We need you to talk us through the next part.

Okay, put the deployment box on the ground

and make sure the arrow is pointed toward the road.

Then open it and arm it.

-[clicking] -We're set.

[Cammie] Okay, take the remote control and get out of sight.

They're gonna be there any second.

-Daddy, can we please slow down? -I miss Mommy.

I told you not to talk about Mommy!

[engine revving]

[tires screeching]

[horn honking]

[tires screeching]

Please don't hurt us, Daddy.

[crying] It'll only hurt for a second, and--

and then it will be all better.

-[foot stomping] -[Leila screams]

-[♪ suspenseful music playing] -[Adrian crying]

[breathing heavily]

Now!

[bursting]

[tires popping]

[screaming]

[tires screeching]

[Roxie] PD, you're up!

[officer 1] Alright, let's move.

[officer 2] Go, go, go!

Tennessee State Police!

Show me your hands!

Show me your hands!

[♪ dramatic music playing]

Hey, guys.

Get out of the car, and get on the ground!

[sirens wailing]

Put your hands behind your back.

Come here, buddy. Here, bud. There we go.

[indistinct radio chatter]

-[radio chirps] -Dispatch, 113.

We have both kids.

Tell their mama that they're safe.

I don't have to. Y'all just did.

[gasping] Oh. Thank you, Cammie.

Believe me, it was a team effort.

[FaceTime ringing]

Oh, Donnie, you look like you were rode hard

and put away wet.

Thank you, sweetie.

Well, you didn't sleep at all, did you?

[Don] I just heard from the chief.

Board of Rights meeting is set for Tuesday.

Oh, my. Well, they're moving fast.

The good news is I'm allowed to stay on the job until then.

And the bad news?

Well, you hear words like "liability" and "reckless"

being thrown around.

Eh, anything's on the table.

Do you want me to reach out to my father?

-He could call the mayor. -[Don] No.

Do not call your father.

[Dixie] [over phone] Don!

-Where are you? -Oh, Lord.

[Taylor] Hey, ma'am.

Ma'am?

-Ma'am. -Where is he?

[Taylor] Okay, well, you can't just come in here like that.

-[scoffs] Yeah, well, you just try and stop me, sweetheart. -Oh! Ooh.

-Donnie, what's going on? -Dixie just walked in.

-[Dixie] Don! -Let me call you back.

Oh, hell no.

You keep this phone on, Donald Hart.

-[Don sighs] -[Dixie] Where is he?

-Dixie. -[Dixie] Yeah.

[Don] What are you doing here?

Blue didn't come home last night.

I mean, I was hoping maybe he came here,

-but he won't return any of my calls. -Mine either.

[Blythe] And you needed to come say this in person?

What, your phone doesn't work?

-Can you mute her? -You know what?

This doesn't concern you, Blythe.

Our son is missing.

I mean, the last time he pulled something like this

was when his friend died after a car accident.

He went off the deep end.

-Where did he go then? -To every honky-tonk in town

that would take his fake ID.

I mean, he drank himself into a diabetic shock.

We have to find him.

[Blythe] Okay. Well, you should call Cammie.

-Who is that? -That's my sister-in-law.

She's a dispatcher. She can put out an APB on his car.

[exhales] God, I just hope we ain't too late.

[Ryan] Uh, you're not.

How do you know?

He put me on read for the last 24 hours.

I just texted him saying, "Hey, your mom's here.

She's worried you might be dead."

-He finally replied. -Oh, my God.

Well, what did he say?

"Tell her I'm not."

[sighs]

That's something, I suppose.

[Dixie scoffs]

You think he'd be up for a meeting?

Maybe. Just not with either of you.

[♪ country banjo music playing]

This looks like the spot.

Nice, dark pools.

Undergrowth to feed on.

Nobody around for miles.

I don't know about this, Jesse.

Well, this is literally the most humane way to fish known to man.

Yeah, but isn't it dangerous?

How many times I gotta tell you?

Dynamite fishing is not dangerous, Beau.

Not if you know what you're doing.

Yeah, I watched every YouTube on it.

Yeah, but isn't it illegal?

[scoffs] You know what else is illegal

in the state of Tennessee?

Huh?

Selling hollow logs.

Sitting on public sidewalks.

[chuckles]

-Really? -[Jesse] Yes, really.

Bunch of nanny laws.

You like fried bluegill?

My favorite.

We'll get enough in one swoop to freeze for the whole season.

Alright, let's do it.

[taps boat]

Get ready to scoop up the floaters.

[lighter clicking]

[fuse sizzling]

Fire in the hole!

[water splashing]

[fuse continues sizzling]

[Beau] Isn't it supposed to sink?

I might not have weighted it enough.

[Beau] The current's pulling it in.

It's coming right at us!

No, no. No, no! Jump!

[♪ tense music playing]

[both yelling]

[Jesse gasps]

[Beau gasps]

Beau... you alright?

No, I'm not alright!

You blew up my damn boat!

[♪ dramatic music playing]

-Oh! Oh, my God! -Oh!

Hey!

Girl! Hey, are you okay?

Hey, girl!

[♪ dramatic music playing]

[siren wailing]

[Don] There she is.

[Ryan] Current's looking strong.

Taylor, where are those rescue boats?

En route, but they're coming from the Percy Priest Dam.

They'll never make it in time. There's rapids around that bend.

Alright, hit the gas! Let's get up ahead of her.

Taylor, grab me some rope.

Okay, Cap, what are you thinking?

He's thinking about going cowboy.

[wailing continues]

♪♪

[indistinct radio chatter]

Radio medical and have them set up here.

[firefighter] Yes, sir. Copy that.

♪♪

[Don grunting]

[grunts] Got her.

I don't think she's breathing.

[siren wailing]

Alright, Ry, check her pulse. Continuing compressions.

Rox, over here. She's not breathing.

No pulse.

Tay, can you get her on the LIFEPAK?

-[Taylor] Yeah. -Got it?

-[Roxie] Two, three, four... -[Don] Come on, kid.

[Roxie] Come on, honey.

[♪ tense music playing]

-[victim coughs] -I have respiration.

We've got ROSC.

Pulse is thready, but we've got a heartbeat.

-Let's get her on the stretcher. -[monitor beeping]

Alright. Lifting in three, two, one.

Hey, honey, can you hear me?

She's still not responsive.

-That's odd. -What's odd?

I don't hear any fluid in her lungs.

Yeah, but, she was under water.

Yeah, unless she stopped breathing before she hit the water.

Dispatch said that she only popped up

after those two idiots dynamited the river.

Yeah, but I'm not seeing any signs

of blast trauma or internal bleeding, either.

None of this makes sense.

[siren wailing]

Village West, 113 inbound with an unidentified female.

Jane Doe has no ID, but appears to be

age 14 to 18.

Unresponsive. Cause still unclear.

-[paramedic] [on radio] Copy, 113, we're standing by. -Hey, how's she doing?

Heart rate keeps going up, but her O2 is dropping.

Like you said, it doesn't make any sense.

[Roxie sighs]

[Roxie] Pupils are pinpointing.

How did I miss this? It's opioids.

I need NARCAN.

[monitor beeping]

[♪ tense, dramatic music playing]

[spray hissing]

[whispering] It was a mistake.

-What was a mistake? -It was a mistake.

[Roxie] What was a mistake?

Hey, hey! Stay with me!

[monitor beeping rapidly]

She's not breathing.

Respiration's stopped. We need to intubate.

Laryngoscope.

Hey. Doc's about to intubate, so no potholes

or she's gonna break some teeth.

Copy that.

[siren wailing]

[rapid beeping continues]

She's cyanotic, Doc.

♪♪

-Tay, pass me the adult tube. -[Taylor] Got it.

[rapid beeping continues]

Okay, there we go.

Tape.

Come on, baby. Come on.

[steady beeping]

O2 is coming back up. She's back.

For now.

[siren wailing]

[♪ "I've Slung with the Best of the Slingers" by Bobby Sykes playing]

♪ Well you've been tellin' that I'm no good ♪

♪ That I just up and left ♪

♪ You slandered my name ♪

♪ You tried your best ♪

♪ To make it look good on yourself ♪

[door bell jingles]

[Ryan] Hey, man.

-[Blue] Hey. -You look like hell.

Uh, where'd you sleep last night?

[sighs] My car.

I can't go home to Mama.

-You slept in your car? -[Blue] It's not the first time in my life.

We didn't all grow up with chandeliers in our barns.

Okay, so it's gonna be like that, huh?

Do you want me to apologize, Blue? Is that it?

'Cause it's not my fault that I was born first.

Either way, I think you got the better end of the deal.

Well, at least I appreciate the gifts I've been given,

and the people who gave them to me.

I mean, you might have ruined Dad's career.

He could get fired for this.

But you know what? He would still welcome you back with open arms.

Welcome me back?

He ruined my life.

Welcome to Snow White.

What can I get y'all this morning?

[Blue] Hi.

Um, I'll do bacon and eggs. Eggs over medium.

Not sunny-side, not scrambled,

-just medium. -[Blue chuckling]

Oh, what? Is that too high-maintenance for you?

No, it's my exact order.

-For real? -For real.

I'll take the same thing, please.

-Put that right in for y'all. -Thank you.

So, I think we may have found the one thing we have in common.

No, I can think of at least two others.

Such as?

We both spent our entire lives being lied to...

about each other.

What's the other thing?

Look, man, I...

I don't know your belief system...

but I believe that you and I,

we're both here on this earth to help people.

And I know I was a doubter when Dad first hired you.

A hater, more like.

Look, man, this job's not for everybody.

And you, you proved me wrong. I'm a believer now.

It's like you said that first day at the station,

being a firefighter, that's your calling.

Pretty sure I flushed that calling down the toilet.

Man, if I know one thing is that nothing is ever lost

until you give up on it.

And Harts, we always find a way.

Except I'm not a Hart. I'm a Bennings.

And the only thing we find our way to

is the bottom of a bottle.

Okay, man, you gotta stop doing that.

-Stop what? -You gotta stop the poor me,

intergenerational trauma BS

that you're using to justify acting like a loser.

So, you do think I'm a loser?

I think you're trending that way.

-I'm out. -Whoa. Look, Blue...

Okay, you've always had the harder road.

You always have.

But that doesn't change the fact

that you got a choice here to make today.

Right here, right now, about who you're gonna be.

No matter what you decide, it's not gonna be on Dad,

and it's not gonna be on your mama.

It's on you.

Thanks for the lecture, big brother.

Where are you going to go, man?

What are you gonna do?

I'll figure something out.

You can run, Blue...

but you can't hide from who you are.

A loser.

Right?

[♪ somber music playing]

[door bell jingles]

[singing] ♪ Shall we gather at the river ♪

♪ Where bright angel's feet have trod ♪

♪ Shall we gather at the river ♪

[Yu] Hello. Can I help you?

[visitor] I'm looking for Roxie.

I'm Roxie.

Hey.

You're her.

The girl from the river. I'm so glad you're okay.

How did you end up in that river, anyway?

Who did that to you?

-[♪ eerie music playing] -[water splashing]

[heavy breathing]

[Taylor] Rox, you good?

Yeah.

No. Actually, no.

[♪ gentle music playing]

[Taylor] Here you are.

-Thanks, Tay. -[Taylor] Okay.

You know, I've never had a nightmare about a patient before.

This one hit close to home.

It's haunting me not knowing anything about her.

Well, there is one way you can find out.

[phone buzzing]

This is Dr. Hart.

[Roxie] Hey, Sam, it's Rox and Taylor.

Yeah. What can I do for y'all?

We just wanted to check in about the Jane Doe from the river.

-How is she? -[Samantha Hart] She's stable.

We flushed all the opioids out of her system.

They're probably what kept the water out of her lungs

at the bottom of the river.

That's good.

Did her family ever show up?

Uh, no. We've been pushing her picture on our socials,

but nobody's come forward to identify her.

So sad that nobody came to pick that baby up.

It happens far too often, actually.

Breaks my heart. [sighs]

[Roxie] Has she woken up?

[Samantha] No. She is still in a coma.

She's breathing on her own,

but she hasn't regained consciousness.

What's the plan for her now?

[Samantha] If nobody claims her,

my director is pressing me to transfer her

to a third-party caregiver tonight.

[Roxie] You mean dump her into some county facility?

-She'll rot. - I have pushed back as hard as I can.

I've held him off till tomorrow,

but... Financial Services

is all over us to clear the bed.

What about UTS?

UTS?

Ultrasonic Thalamic Stimulation.

It's been proven to revive patients in comatose states.

I hear you, but there's no way the hospital's

gonna authorize that without insurance.

What if it was out of pocket?

Whose pocket?

-Mine. -Hmm.

Uh, I mean, that could cost over $25,000.

Girl, you can just drop 25K?

I still have some savings left over

from my days as a surgeon.

Seriously, though.

When she looked up at me in that ambulance,

her eyes were filled with regret.

I know what it's like to feel that way.

What do you mean you know what it's like?

Don't worry about it.

The point is... she didn't want to die.

Tell the bean counters I'm good for it, Dr. Hart.

[Samantha] Are you sure?

[Roxie] I'm sure.

Okay.

Well, I will see you in the morning, then.

[♪ gentle music playing]

Roxie, Taylor, this is one of our financial officers.

He's gonna go over some paperwork before the procedure.

[Nathan Greer] So, who's the under-signer today?

-I am. -[Nathan] Okay.

This states that you assume full financial liability

on the UTS being done on Jane Doe now

and into perpetuity.

We need your initials here, here, here, and signature there.

-It's 25 grand, right? -Unless there are complications.

Then there's no telling.

I'll pitch in, too.

[Roxie] Let's do this.

[♪ solemn music playing]

[jewelry clinking]

[snipping]

[blades scraping]

[♪ soft, moody music playing]

[gurney wheels rattling]

[MRI machine whirring]

How does this work?

They stimulate the thalamus with sonic bursts.

Part of the brain that regulates arousal.

[Taylor] Hmm.

Like turning the starter on an engine.

Basically, yeah.

It's still pretty experimental,

but sometimes it wakes them up.

[technician] She's ready, Doctor.

How often have you seen this work?

On YouTube, several times.

How about in person?

-Never. -[machine beeping]

[technician] Thalamus targeted, Doctor.

[Dr. Marques] Great. Fire a burst.

-[clicking] -[whirring]

Again.

[clicking, whirring]

-Again. -[clicking]

-And... -[whirring]

-...another. -[whirring continues]

Rox, no matter what happens,

I think that it was really beautiful

how you stepped up for her.

I was lost once, too.

I wouldn't be here if somebody hadn't stepped up for me.

[Dr. Marques] Again.

[♪ slow, somber music playing]

[machine beeps, whirs]

[technician] Whoa.

[Roxie] Turn on the intercom.

I think she's saying something.

[intercom beeps]

[patient mumbling]

[Roxie] Turn it up.

Bitte. Es dut mer leed...

[Taylor] If she's talking, how come she won't wake up?

[Dr. Marques] I don't know, I've never seen anything like this.

...ich will einfach hemm kumme.

Is that German?

[patient] Es dut mer leed fer was...

[Taylor] Siri, translate.

...fer was ich gedu hab...

According to this app it's not German,

it's Pennsylvania Dutch.

Pennsylvania Dutch. What is she saying?

"I'm sorry, Mom and Dad. I just wanna come home."

Momma, bitte.

She's talking to her parents.

And I think I know where to find them.

Scott, no. I-- I understand the expedience of it,

but I'm not gonna lay that at Blue's feet.

I-- I know the consequences.

Yes, I'm sure.

Thank you, I'll see you at the hearing.

Is that your union rep?

Yeah, he, uh... says it'll "mitigate" my punishment

if I'm willing to testify

that Blue misrepresented his intentions to me

about joining the fire department.

Ah. I mean, he did, didn't he?

Yeah, but it wasn't until after he discovered the lies.

My lies.

How'd your meeting with him go?

[Ryan] Eh, it was a bust.

[Don] Oh, he'd have made a hell of a firefighter.

Yeah. And then he went nuclear.

Well, he did that out of hurt.

And that justifies him lighting himself on fire

and making a fool of the 113, and of you?

No, it's just... [sighs]

There is a certain pain when you grow up

not knowing where you came from.

And that's something he and I share.

-And I don't? -No, you don't.

Dad, you sound like him.

You-- You're throwing my "privilege" in my face.

Ryan.

You are my son, I love you.

I just want you to empathize with him.

He has always been lost and never more than now.

Well, have you considered, even for a second,

what it means to me if this goes south?

I lose my dad and my best friend at the fire station?

No, you haven't.

When I got struck by lightning, who kept my heart going?

When I was in a coma, who-- who led this team through the storms?

I haven't had to worry about you for a damn second

'cause I know you can handle anything.

With your brother...

I'm not so sure.

[♪ gentle piano music playing]

[sighs]

[distant sirens wailing]

[monitor beeping]

[approaching footsteps]

[shoes clomping]

[indistinct PA announcement]

Thanks.

You sure you don't want me to stay with you?

Yeah. We can't both take off today.

Tell Cap I said thanks for understanding.

I will, I'm sure he'll be very proud of you watching over her.

Tay?

I appreciate you.

I appreciate you.

[groans weakly]

Where-- Where am I?

[Roxie] Hey!

You're awake.

You're in the hospital.

I remember your face.

I'm Roxie.

Greta.

[Roxie] You've been in a coma.

You were calling out in your sleep.

I was?

You're from Ethridge, aren't you?

How'd you know?

You spoke Pennsylvania Dutch.

Ethridge is the closest Amish community in Tennessee.

Greta, did you run away?

I was on Rumspringa.

I came to Nashville and I saw the lights on Broadway.

I was enchanted.

Nashville has that effect.

I told my family I wasn't coming back.

But as time passed, I missed them.

I wanted to come home.

-Why didn't you? -[Greta] It was too late.

Once you turn your back on my community, that's it.

I couldn't bear a shunning from my parents.

Maybe they'd surprise you.

[Greta] You don't know my culture.

I've never been so alone.

I just wanted the pain to end.

So, I went somewhere beautiful.

[♪ soft, melancholy music playing]

I stood at the edge.

Took the pills.

Afterwards... I just wanted to fall in

and let the river wash me away.

Sorry, but we weren't gonna let that happen.

Look, I may not know your culture,

but... I know what it's like to feel alone.

My parents were pretty religious, too.

I didn't feel like I could be who I really was around them.

So... I ran away.

Where did you go?

[Roxie] I grew up in New York, so...

parks during the days, subways at night.

-But you made it. -[Roxie] Barely.

One night, some people I was hanging out with

slipped me something in a drink.

[♪ soft, melancholy music continues]

Afterwards, they left me for dead.

I'm so sorry that happened to you.

I am, too. But...

I woke up in a hospital.

I looked over and I saw my parents sitting by my bed.

They came as soon as they heard.

They took me home and... we never looked back.

What about that part of you... that they didn't accept?

I was wrong.

They supported me with open arms.

Turns out they weren't the ones that had been closed off.

[softly] I was.

Trust me, my parents aren't like yours.

[Roxie] Don't be so sure.

-Oh, Greta. My kind! -Momma.

Daed. How did you get here?

Samantha here showed up in the village with your photo.

Said you were hurt.

She drove us here even though she had a shift.

-Thank you. -You're welcome.

We have been so worried about you.

♪♪

[♪ "Baby Go Boom" by Nashvillains playing]

So, Captain Smokeshow comes crawling back.

Thought you was gonna be a hero.

Turns out I'm better at playing one on stage.

Look, I need money.

I'll dance whatever shifts you have open.

Dancing? Who said anything about dancing?

What else would I do?

You can grab a mop, start cleaning the crappers out.

[♪ "Baby Go Boom" continues, muffled]

[patrons chattering]

Should I start in the ladies or men's?

[laughs] I'm just messing with you.

The look on your face!

You think I'm gonna leave a set of abs like that on the bench?

Suit up, Captain.

Your outfit's still in there.

Appreciate it, Mick.

But... you walk out on me again, you're dead to me.

Where are my keys?

-[sighs] -[keys jingling]

She's drunk.

They always are.

Be right back.

Where you going?

[Blue] Ma'am?

-Ma'am! -Forget it, Blue!

Look, ma'am, you really shouldn't be driving.

I'm happy to call you a rideshare.

Oh, whatever!

[Big Money Mick] Blue?

This is your last chance.

♪♪

[car door shuts, engine starts]

Ma'am, you've had too much to drink.

-So what? Out of my way! -This is not a good idea.

What's your location?

[Blue] [on phone] I'm heading west on Plum.

She's in a red SUV, license plate

three-three-Foxtrot-Bravo three-Mike-India.

-[Cammie] Okay, what's your name, sir? -[Blue] It's Blue.

-Blue Bennings? -[Blue] Cammie?

It's me, hon. Listen, PD is en route.

Tell 'em to hurry before she kills somebody.

[♪ dramatic music playing]

[tires screeching]

[trash bins clattering]

Oh, God, she's on the sidewalk!

[bystanders screaming]

-[horn honking] -Stop the car! Stop!

I'm trying to get her to pull over, but she won't listen.

Blue, let the police handle that.

[engine revving]

[♪ dramatic music continues]

-[tires screeching] -[brakes squealing]

-[engine revving] -[horn blaring]

Just blew through a stop sign!

-[engine revving] -[horn blaring]

I'm gonna pull alongside her.

[tires screeching]

[horn honking]

[♪ dramatic music playing]

She's passed out at the wheel!

-[horn honking] -[tires screeching]

[honking continues]

[crossing guard] Okay, kids, let's go.

[kids chattering]

She's heading right for a school!

All available PD, Engine 113, Truck 113, Rescue 113

respond to 14th and McCoy.

Code 3! Code 3!

-[kids chattering] -[engines revving]

Cammie...

would you please tell my mama I still love her?

Wait, what are you planning?

[Blue] Just tell her, Cammie.

[Cammie] Blue!

-[engine revving] -[tires screeching]

-[kids screaming] -Let's go!

Run!

[♪ dramatic music playing]

[tires screeching]

[crashing]

[screaming, clamoring]

[explosion booming]

[flames whooshing]

[screaming continues]

[sirens wailing]

♪♪

Blue! Are you there?

[coughing]

Blue, are you there? Blue?

[♪ "My Body My Bones" by Jim and Sam playing]

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪

[sirens wailing]

[firefighter 1] Pop the door! We gotta get him out.

[firefighter 2] Backboard flying in!

[♪ "My Body My Bones" continues playing]

[firefighter 3] Breathing and has a pulse. Let's get him out.

♪ You strike a match, I light the flame ♪

♪ I'd die for you ♪

[firefighter 2] Watch the neck! Watch the neck!

[firefighter 1] I got his head, I got it, I got it.

♪ Knees to the ground ♪

♪ Hands to my chest you showed me how ♪

♪ The rumblin' in my heart... ♪

-Dad? -[Don exhales]

♪ ...goes pound for pound ♪

Just take it-- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Sit down, stay down, stay down. Stay down.

You're safe now, son.

♪ You got me by the spine ♪

There you go.

[monitor beeping]

-[indistinct PA announcement] -[Dixie sighs]

Hey, can somebody bump up the heat in here?

It's like an ice box. My boy's shivering.

Yeah, I'll see what I can do. But,

ma'am, you're gonna have to put that out.

There's no smoking in here.

I ain't smoking.

It's a cigarette substitute to help me quit.

I got polyps.

[nurse sighs]

[Dixie exhales]

[indistinct PA announcement]

[♪ gentle music playing]

[shivering] You poor baby.

[Dixie sniffles]

Hey.

-Mama. -[Dixie] Oh, Blue.

Oh.

Baby, how you feeling?

My head hurts and I'm a little chilly, but okay.

I knew it.

Let me get you some more blankets.

-Hey, nurse. -It's okay.

It's okay. Just sit with me.

[Dixie] Hey...

[sniffles]

You know, I got a message from that dispatcher lady, Cammie.

She told me what you said just before the crash.

You're my mama.

[Blue shivering]

[Dixie] God, I am so sorry I lied to you about your father

and kept him from you.

[voice breaking] I was doing my best.

[sniffles, exhales]

But now I see I did you wrong.

[chuckles sadly]

You did what you had to do... to survive.

Does that mean you forgive me?

No.

That one's gonna take a while.

[chuckles]

But that doesn't mean I don't appreciate

that you're the only one who's always been there for me.

[exhales deeply]

That ain't true.

Your father paid to support you this whole time.

He did?

Yeah.

And even got you those presents from Santa, too. [laughs]

[Dixie sniffling]

Really?

Yeah, really.

[Don] Dix, I got you your grape soda.

You're awake.

I'm, uh, I'm gonna give y'all a minute.

No, Mama, stay.

It's about time we all had a talk.

[♪ gentle music continues]

[Dixie exhales]

Well, that was a crazy stunt you pulled off today.

You still gonna tell me that saving people isn't in your DNA?

Guess I can always go back to lifeguarding.

How many times is life gonna have to prove to you you're a firefighter?

Tell that to the chief.

I just did.

Based on the heroism you so publicly displayed today,

the department's official position

is that you dropped that mannequin

just over the finish line.

Not short of it.

What does that mean?

I mean, it means you passed your test.

It means you can be a fireman.

I told him you wouldn't wanna work for me,

so they're assigning you to the 110.

Wow. [softly chuckles] Thanks for having my back.

Just wish I had it sooner.

You did.

Mom told me you supported me my whole life.

[exhales] Well, she did all the hard work.

But she did raise one hell of a young man.

It's just too bad we can't get back

all that time we missed.

I'll take that regret to my grave.

So, it would be pretty dumb to assign me to a new house.

Tell the chief I appreciate his offer,

but it's the 113 or nothing.

[Don] I think that can be arranged.

[Dixie sighs]

In fact, I know that can be arranged.

My boys.

There's, uh, someone else who wants to say hey.

Hey, gang? He's up.

-[clapping and cheering] -There he is!

[Taylor] Hey, Blue!

[Ryan] Crazy man.

Looking good, man!

You scared the hell out of us, dude.

I'm happy to see y'all.

-Happy to see you too, man. -We're happy to see you.

-[Ryan] You're brave as hell. -[laughter]

How are you still this good-looking, man,

even with your face like that?

Come on.

[♪ bright music playing]

[♪ upbeat country theme music playing]