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When I took the test, it said positive.

Getting a pregnancy this early on is fairly common.

Bring us together, every step of the way.

What do you know about this interim chief, Hopkins?

I don't think we'll see him that much. He's got to cover a bunch of houses.

You're the head of the house now.

Headquarters sent you down here to be Chief Pascal's assistant?

I'd love to help in any way. Have you heard anything from the CFT about your

position? I'm going to stay at 51.

I'll wait for them to drag me out. Chief said he left me something here in the

office. Do you happen to know what that is? He didn't just leave you something

in the office. He left you the office.

The consultant work's treating me well.

And I owe you for making that happen.

Well, breakfast is still on me if that's what you're getting at.

The best part is, they work around my rehab.

How's that going?

Yeah, every day's a little better.

Still no word on the captain's exam results?

Hopefully soon. Stella was really hoping we'd hear before she left town.

Oh, right. The wildfire training.

Yeah, sent her off this morning with the rest of the truck.

She'll be out of pocket the next few days deep in the woods of Colorado.

How does it feel being the ranking officer of 51 now that Pascal's gone?

Ready to step up.

I wonder how much Battalion Chief Hopkins will be involved in 51.

He's got plenty of houses on his plate.

I've only ever met Hopkins and Passy.

Tough but fair, I hear.

Yeah, it's a funny thing.

51 actually falls outside his district.

I'm not sure how your house ended up under his purview.

Budget cuts.

You better get our orders in or we'll both be late.

Have you seen my keys?

Kitchen counter.

So, you gonna test out a ride today?

I know. I have been stalling. I...

I just don't want to cause any bad feelings, you know?

It won't. Whatever else happened, he cares about you. Joe, tell him. Yeah,

yes. I will tell him today.

See you later.

Wait, wait, hold on. Do you need a ride?

I'm good.

Okay, have a great day.

Well, we got four words out of him today. I'll consider that a victory.

It's a teenager thing, right?

Yeah, there was no picnic at that age either.

And I turned out perfect, so... Get to work. Bye -bye.

Okay.

You know, T -shirts.

That'd be great.

Hey, Tony. You know Del Gooth's open first shift, right? Sure.

I was wondering if anyone's got any CFD merch laying around. I'm volunteering at

the Children's Cancer Ward.

Kids always get a kick out of the firefighter stuff.

Sorry, I got nauseous.

Hey.

Colt Jack says he found some in his trunk.

One door closes, another one opens, right?

Have a great shift, guys.

Jerk.

What's your problem with Del Guzzo?

He supposedly grew up with the Pope. Now he acts like he is the Pope.

Del Guzzo's friends with Pope Leo?

Yeah, he says they went to the same area of Assumption together as kids.

Called him Bob.

Surprised you haven't heard. Guy won't shut up about it.

My friend says his dad was Pope Leo's dentist.

Said he'd never seen a more perfect set of teeth.

All my life, nobody's mentioned this Bob guy.

But now that he's the Pope, suddenly everybody in Chicago used to split lunch

with him.

Morning,

Lieutenant. Morning.

Saw the schedule.

No truck or engine, no AMBO.

Everyone's off except the flag?

Yeah, we're spread thin.

I'll be counting on you to pick up the flag.

Absolutely. Whatever you need.

When you decide, are you going to take over the space or what?

I might use it for meetings at first.

That's it for now.

He's an intuit.

I guess you could say that.

Hey, uh, Lieutenant, um, you got a minute?

I've been meaning to tell you something. It's, uh, it's sort of big news.

Yeah, sure. What's up, Cruz?

Well, um, Chloe's pregnant.

Congratulations, man. Thank you.

When's the baby due?

Mid -August. Yeah, we just had our last checkup, and so far, so good. The boys

excited? Otis is, for sure.

Javi, he's not exactly a rare sunshine these days.

Watch me.

You know the level?

Nine.

You guys stand by. I'll let you know what I need. Copy that.

Hey, man. That car backed up out of nowhere. I had to swerve. Anyone

Over here.

Look, I didn't mean to hit her, man. Stay back.

Hold on. We'll get you out.

Squat three to main. What's your EPA on that ambo?

Squat three, EPA two minutes.

Crews, I'm going to need a jump bag, backboard, airbag, and curving stat.

Yeah, copy that. On the way.

Hang in there.

Man, it's on the way, but I've got to stop your leg from bleeding. It's going

hurt.

You're doing great.

Cap,

start on the cribbing. Copy.

Tony, let's get working on those airbags.

Copy that.

Hang in there. You're doing great.

My daughter.

Where is she?

What's her name?

Sarah. She was right next to me.

Cruz, I need you to find a girl named Sarah and make sure she's okay.

On it.

Hey, uh, anybody seen a little girl named Sarah?

Sarah?

Sarah?

Hey!

Hey, I'm Joe. Would you hurt?

Will Mom be okay?

I promise we're going to do everything we can, okay?

Tony, let me know when you're ready.

Good to go.

Up on red.

Hold there. Up on green.

Hold it there. All right, Cap, tighten up that crib.

Set. Hang in there.

You're almost out. All right, let's slide the backboard in.

Make sure you've got a hand on her. We'll bring her out nice and slow.

I got her.

We got you. We got you.

Okay, set. Slide her back on three.

One, two, three.

Everybody get a hand.

Ready and up.

An open fracture of the femur, possible head and spinal injuries.

We got it from here.

Hey, this is her daughter. Make sure she rides with you, okay?

You got it.

Hey, it's okay. You're just going to go to the hospital with your mom, all

right? Michelle's got you. She's the best.

Okay? Here you go.

Come on, sweetheart.

I got you.

Come on.

It's okay.

Yeah, girl.

Any nice work back there, Dad?

Seeing kids on these calls, man, it was hard enough before, but now with another

baby on the way... Wait, what? We're pregnant?

Cruz! What are you going to tell us? Just told me before the call.

You are the next to know.

Well, we're honored to overhear the news.

Yeah, congrats, Joe.

Thanks, fellas.

God, I'm going to have three kids soon.

I don't know how Herman does it.

Me neither.

Hey, Stella's going to be happy for you, too.

What's Chief Hopkins doing here? He didn't say. He just passed right by me

went into the office.

Chief Hopkins.

Lieutenant Seperai.

Welcome to 51. What brings you in?

Check in.

51 is under my command now.

But I think you knew that already.

What's this?

Pascal suggested I use his office, so I brought a few things in.

This is the chief's office, Lieutenant.

Understood. Chief Pascal wasn't sure the room was going to get much use of it.

That's irrelevant.

And you have an assistant, too?

Lucy works for the whole firehouse there.

Does she?

Lucy, I'd like a full tour of this place, top of the box.

Touch me up.

Course chief, right this way.

Three kids.

Cruz is going to have his hands full.

Maybe we should tell Del Guzzo to give his buddy a heads up.

Maybe the Pope does baptisms.

You know, I've been thinking about that.

Pope Leo's 70.

Del Guzzo's, what, mid -50s? Yeah, so?

So how'd they grow up together at St. Mary's? Well, St. Mary's is a school and

church, right? They could have been there at the same time.

Yeah, well, I've been in a stadium with Michael Jordan. That doesn't make us

teammates.

Uh, Tony, Cap, this is Chief Hopkins.

Tony and Cap are both part of Lieutenant Severide's company.

They say Squad 3 is the most elite rescue unit in the city.

I look forward to seeing if you live up to your reputation.

Yes, sir.

You know, he was the chief for the Fulton Street building collapse, right?

Wait, that was him?

Yeah, he pulled his whole unit out alone with his collarbone sticking out.

Damn.

These are the officer's quarters. There are three of them back here.

I see.

Is something wrong, Chief? Is there another area you'd like to see instead?

No, it's just... You look familiar to me.

Have we met before?

I don't think so, no. But I get that all the time. I must have one of those

faces.

Lieutenant Severide is there. Lieutenant McColland is here. And Lieutenant Kidd

is over here.

Lieutenant Severide is meeting me in the chief's office.

Yes, sir.

Shut the door.

I've decided to cancel my other firehouse business today.

I'm going to stay at 51 to assist in, see if I can get a better sense of the

place.

Sounds good, Chief. I'm not finished.

You're the ranking officer at the CFD's busiest house.

It's on me to make sure that you have respect.

There are some concerns.

Sir?

I get the feeling you don't think you have to follow the rules.

What makes you say that?

Your wife is usually on the same foot as you, isn't she?

That's against protocol.

That situation has been reviewed and approved by a number of chiefs over the

years. Rules are still rules.

Pascal might have okayed all of it. An in -house relationship, a lieutenant

his own front office.

But Pascal isn't the battalion chief anymore.

I am.

And I need to make sure this place is in good hands when I'm not around or else

there will have to be changes.

You understand?

That'll be all, Lieutenant.

Dismissed.

I've been doing inventory on the equipment here, and I see squatters

old rope rescue system. Oh.

It's outdated and subpar. In fact, they're one of the busiest houses in the

Doesn't have the most updated system?

It's unacceptable.

51 should have the new system with an electric cap stand winch. I'll get into

that right away, Chief.

Good.

Can I help you with something?

I hope so.

My name's Renee.

I was at the accident this morning.

With the truck that hit that woman?

What can I do for you, Renee?

Um, I was just at Chicago Med trying to find out how she's doing, but they won't

tell me anything since I'm not immediate family.

Do you know her somehow?

No.

I was in the car that backed up, and, uh, I guess I wasn't paying attention.

I didn't see the truck coming, so it's my fault.

Um, they tried not to hit me, but instead... No, that doesn't make it your

fault. That makes it an accident.

That's really kind of you to say.

But I'm going a little crazy not knowing if she's okay or not.

She had her daughter with her.

Okay, I saw the call report.

She was stable when they dropped her at med.

A broken bone or two, but she's going to be okay.

Really?

I'm really glad to hear that.

Thank you. If you want to follow up any time, feel free.

Lucy. Any idea why he's being such a hard ass?

I can handle it.

That show wasn't easy when he started either. It's probably just marking his

territory. Hey, Chloe.

Congratulations, another baby cruise.

You don't even look pregnant.

I mean, you look amazing.

Glowing.

Congratulations, Chloe. That's great news.

Thank you, guys. We're really excited and also kind of terrified. We thought

diaper days were done.

Can we talk to you real fast?

Lieutenant? Yeah, yeah, go ahead. We'll start the drill without you.

Yeah, so you were snooping. I wasn't snooping.

You were reading Javi's email. They were up on the screen, and I was cleaning

his room.

I saw a message from Eddie at Lutheran Social Services, and I don't know, I

couldn't walk away from that. The guy who placed Javi with us? Yes.

Javi reached out and asked if they could help him track down some of his

relatives in Honduras.

And did they?

I don't think so. At least, not yet.

Yeah, well, they tried to do that before and we almost got scammed by a fake

uncle. Should I call this guy Eddie?

I don't know. I don't want to make things worse.

The way Javi's been acting lately, since we told him about the pregnancy... You

think this has something to do with that?

Maybe having another biological child is...

Making him feel disconnected from us somehow.

Or maybe it's just making him think about family and ask questions.

I mean, why wouldn't he tell us?

What if... What if he wants to track them down because he wants to reunite

them permanently?

It's just an email.

That doesn't mean he wants to leave.

I will talk to him.

All right, Cap, you're up. Tony, set his bar.

Set. Strike!

Strike!

Strike!

Drive it home.

This isn't your whole squad.

Who's missing?

Cruz. He's dealing with something.

Cap, set the tool clear.

That's not enough manpower.

I'd rather two would do the trick. They've got this.

All right, Tony, double up more leverage.

Nice work, guys.

Hey, sorry about that. No worries.

Let's clean up.

I hate to ask this, especially with Hopkins here, but is it alright if Javi

comes over to the firehouse later?

I'm trying to manage a crisis.

Of course.

Hey, Tom.

I hear congratulations are in order.

For what?

I was just told that you landed number one on the captain's test.

Wow. I'm, uh...

Stella's going to like to hear that. I'm sure Chief Hopkins will reach out soon

to give you the official word.

Actually, the chief's here at 51 right now. He hasn't mentioned it.

Huh.

He must have heard the news before I did.

I'm not sure why he wouldn't have told you.

Lieutenant, Chief Hopkins is looking for you. He's waiting in your quarters.

He's looking for me right now.

Do me a favor. Act surprised when he tells you.

Will do.

I'm gonna assume that was Cruz's wife who stopped by.

It was.

So members of your team feel free to conduct family business during

here? I told Cruz it was fine to take a few minutes.

It interfered with the drill you had in progress.

Captain Tony had a handle. It's the lieutenant who should be handling

You hear anything about my captain's exam?

I did.

For some reason you don't want to tell me?

You're not officially a captain until the promotion orders come down.

And that could take a while.

Besides, it makes no difference to me whether you're promoted or not.

I'm still the chief.

Still your superior.

Chief, I'm sorry to get the feeling there's some kind of personal problem

but I'm in the dark.

Mr. Fair, I've been in this position before.

And I'm not going to make the same mistake twice.

What mistake? What do you mean?

I've got work to do.

And I'm sure you do, too.

Hey.

No, you won't get this today. Just wanted to hear your voice anyway.

Something's going on with this new chief.

Feels like he's gone for me.

I've got to figure out what's going on.

Anyway, give me a call back whenever you get out of there, whatever time it is.

Love you.

Yes, I spoke to Craig in facilities, and he said that his system can't check

inventory on the rope kits, so he transferred me to you.

Dude, no luck here.

Text Kylie. She'll know where they are. Yeah, I have a part number. Okay, give

me one second. It's homework here.

Can I help you?

Game's on. Just want spare batteries for the TV remote. Might be in the desk. I

can wait.

Okay, it is the Hyperion Rope Rescue System CX -12.

Yes, I will hold.

Is that Kylie?

That's Gregory from First Shift. I asked him. He said the Oguzo's Pope story is

legit.

How would he know?

He said he's seen it himself. He said Del Guzzo's got some kind of divine

connection. Lucy.

Never heard of the guy.

Divine connection, please.

He said every time Del Guzzo's driving the engine, they always find a parking

spot right by the hydrant. Every time. Explain that. How about the giant no

parking sign above it?

Yes. Hi.

I'm here.

Wait, really? Okay.

I'm on my way there right now. Please don't give him to anyone else. I'm

you. What's that about?

Three firehouses want that rope kit, and there's only one set left.

If I don't find a way to wheedle it out of that supply shop, this might be my

last shift at 51.

Hey, there he is.

Just in time for pizza rolls.

How was school?

Fine.

Of course it was.

Let's go in here and talk, huh?

Am I in trouble or something?

What? No, no, no.

I just, uh, I wanted us to talk, you know, face to face, man to man.

Okay.

So, uh, your mom and I, we heard that you have been trying to, uh,

track down your family in Honduras.

Heard?

From who?

Your mom. She was cleaning your room. She saw it on your laptop.

Why is she going through my stuff?

Hey, take it easy.

You left it open.

Next time, just sign out.

But look, we don't want you to think that you have to hide this from us.

I know that this can be a lot to take in with another baby brother or sister on

the way, but we just want to make sure you know that this baby is only going to

grow our family.

Your family.

What do you mean?

You are our son, Javi.

You always will be.

And this baby won't change that.

I emailed that guy way before I knew Mom was pregnant.

This has nothing to do with that.

Really?

It doesn't matter, anyway.

They can't find anyone.

Not a single relative.

It's like I don't even exist.

Wait. You know that is not true. I gotta go, okay?

Me and my friends are meeting at the Y for a pickup note. Wait, come on. These

are your favorite. You can be a couple of minutes late. I already am.

In the zone.

Oh, you do not start easy.

Definitely in the zone.

Just looking into Hopkins personnel records.

You think you can find some dirt?

It's not dirt I'm looking for exactly.

I'm just trying to get a sense of the guy, I guess.

Well, you're busy. I'll leave you to it. Hey, hold on.

How'd it go with Javi?

Not great.

To be honest, this whole thing has got me and Chloe stumped.

It's not the teenager part. I was a teenage boy. I'm familiar. But what I

relate to is this adoption part.

He's a sensitive kid. I just... I don't know what the right approach is.

You know what? I might know someone who would.

Dude up. We'll talk on the way.

Great. I guess he's doing it now.

He fell in while I was digging. I tried to move the arm, and the controls just

freaked out on me. I think I crushed him.

He's losing a lot of blood. We need to move the arm. It malfunctioned. We need

to relieve pressure and build a crib stack under the hydraulic.

Why the hell is that thing still running? Kill the engine. Chief, I think

a mistake.

The excavator arm is held in place by active pressure. If we kill the power,

lose pressure and the bucket drops.

We won't survive.

Let's see your solution, then.

Rapid extraction.

You still need to raise the excavator arm.

If it malfunctions again, that's 3 ,000 psi of hydraulic force.

You're a pancake.

Okay, cowboy.

It's your command.

All right, squad, listen up. Tony, go ahead and grab your backboard. You two

with me.

Anchor me in. I'm going down. Copy that.

All right, hang on there, buddy.

Hang on, give us a minute.

I'm going to wrap you in a harness and bring you up.

A few more minutes and we're going to have you out of there.

I'm going to harness you up so my guys can get you up.

Keep tension on the webbing, yank them up when I move the bucket. Copy that.

Hey, Tony, where's that backboard back in there so we can sign them up?

Hey,

these controls, do they run on a regenerative circuit?

It's my first week on the job.

Think so?

Ready? Set.

Three, two, one, go.

On three. One, two, three.

So how'd you know it would work?

Northside Marina.

They put boats in the storage for the winter.

We use the same hydraulic systems as regen charging.

It wasn't a bucket malfunction.

The controls worked fine.

Yeah, they're just stubborn as hell.

Nice work, squad three.

Hey, Cruz.

He's here. You can take the meeting in the briefing room.

Sounds good. Thank you.

So your son has been trying to track down his biological family.

Yeah, yeah.

And I tried to talk to him about it, but... But it's the last thing he wants

do. Yeah.

Like I get it.

Silverite says that you deal with teenagers all the time. Yeah.

How?

Honestly, sometimes it's just about letting them be jerks when they need to

Most of us were like that at that age.

Yeah, yeah, I get that.

And I try to relate, but, you know, the truth is that I don't know what it's

like to not have a biological family in your life.

And this thing with Holly, is it just a curiosity, or is it him searching for

something that he just can't get from us?

Look, in my experience with adopted and foster kids, you know, being curious

about their biological family is completely normal.

And it has nothing to do with their feelings about their adoptive parents.

Then what is it about?

It's the same thing that family history is about for all of us.

Just trying to figure out who we are.

And a lot of the times for a kid like Javi, you know, really understanding who

they are.

starts with understanding where they came from.

Like I said, I already got two captains gunning for that rope kit.

First one to show up, gets it.

Simple as that.

Please, I came all the way over here.

Well, as fast as I could.

You should have called and saved yourself a trip.

I would have told you the same thing over the phone.

Okay, look, my job's on the line.

No offense, lady.

But I don't know you from Adam.

Sorry.

Looks like we've got common ground.

Yeah, else than about two and a half billion other people.

Yeah.

But do you know Del Guzzo from First Shift at 51?

He's a good friend.

And people say he's got some kind of divine connection, because, you know,

close with the Pope.

Yeah, I have heard that.

Oh, it's true, yeah.

Anyone who comes in contact with him, things just work out for them.

Even parking spaces.

I know he'd love it if things worked out here, too.

I mean, don't you think?

Guess I shouldn't say no to a friend of Del Google's.

He would be so glad to hear that.

I'll have the kit that's over first thing tomorrow.

Bless you.

66.

You worked under my father, Benny.

Firehouse 66. He suspended you.

You've been doing your homework.

The file doesn't say what caused the suspension, but I'm telling you, you got

deep with Benny. It has nothing to do with me.

That's where you're wrong.

I know your type.

Brought into the fold by your old man.

Propped up at the CFD by him and his cronies.

While some of us, we had to fight and bleed to get to our positions.

My father never made being a firefighter easier.

You and I have more in common than you think.

I doubt it.

You've got his last name.

You're still part of the problem.

I should have taken on your father in his time when I was a younger man.

But I had no experience, no power.

Game's different now.

With my position and the new CFD restructuring, I have a chance to make

right. Get rid of the nepotism, the grease palms, the playing favorites.

Wipe it all clean.

And that's what I intend to do.

So, I've decided this is going to be my permanent home base.

I'm going to stay here at 51, where I'm needed most.

Maybe we can go off the chain.

If we lay out Hopkins' bias, then they'll see he can't be an impartial

here. The CFD will have to do something. No, they won't. Pascal gone and every

other chief in the city spread thin.

Hopkins isn't going anywhere.

Seems unfair, man. You just got promoted.

Technically not until my number comes up. Everybody knows that Captain

is going to retire soon. Your number is coming up any day now.

Hopkins can't change that. Maybe not.

Either way, there's not room for both of us here.

So what are you going to do?

Thanks for rushing these over seriously.

Hey, the rope kit. You got it.

Just in the nick of time. Let's see if it's enough to save my job.

Cheap ass you delivered.

Well, actually, it wasn't just me.

I may have name -dropped your friend.

Who knows the Pope?

Seriously? Yeah.

The lady at the equipment shop. She was going to give it to another hound.

And then I brought up Del Guzzo, and here it is.

Like a miracle.

Thank Del Guzzo for me when you see him, will ya?

That doesn't mean anything.

Hey, we were just talking about you. How'd the volunteering go at the cancer

ward? Would you believe it?

Two of the kids are already in remission.

Wow, that's incredible.

Hoping there'll be more good news when I volunteer next week.

I'll keep you updated.

I'm sure you will.

Okay, well.

Catch you guys later.

Can you believe that? Now he's trying to take credit for those kids.

Tony, for real, you better start changing your attitude about that guy.

Hey.

Hey.

What's the deal?

Back end's blocking the driveway.

Come on, it's barely an inch.

All my life, I never got a parking ticket.

All you had to do was be nice to the Pope's friend.

Now you face his wrath.

Got that new Hyperion series, Chief.

Where do you want me to put these?

Wasn't sure you'd be able to pull that off. Heard there weren't many left.

You can set them right there.

Yep.

Ow!

Sorry about that. It's just an old injury. My shoulder.

So, they saved your arm.

What?

That's how I know you.

From an accident about, what was it, five years ago?

I was on the scene, late at night.

It was a two -car accident.

The teenager in the other vehicle had a broken back, barely alive, and

you.

Your arm was partially severed at the shoulder by the driver's side door.

Yes.

I was the one who caused it.

I lost control of my car.

And you knew right away that I was drunk.

You had the police ride with me in the ambulance.

I remember.

Did you go to jail for it?

No, sir. I should have.

They suspended my license, that's all.

You tell the folks here at 51?

No.

And for what it's worth, I've been trying to get a job at the CFC for years

help here, to do something good, to make amends, I guess, in some way.

I understand if this means there's no place for me here after this.

There was never a place for you without the battalion chief here.

But now that I'm saying, there is.

Really?

To be clear, you'll be working for me, not for 51.

I need you to be comfortable with that.

Absolutely.

I'll go get Otis.

Wait, wait, before we all sit down.

I'm sorry I invaded your privacy and read your email.

Mom. I'm serious. If my parents had read any entry from my journals when I was

your age, I would have gone nuclear.

I remember when you first came into our lives and Otis was just a baby. We were

so worried about whether you'd be happy here.

And then that first night, when we heard you singing a lullaby to him, it was

like everything just clicked.

And that lullaby, that wasn't Spanish. That was from your childhood.

Can I go get him now?

No, not yet.

You and I are going to Andorra over my next furlough.

We're gonna learn all about the town that you were born in.

We'll explore every corner we can.

And I got your window seat so you can take it all in as we land.

Is that something you'd like to do?

I'd like a lot.

Thank you.

Oh.

Kelly.

Come on in.

You should have seen him.

The way he pushed back at the most basic, important things to me.

To 51.

To leadership.

Protocol.

Cruz's family coming by.

He really got under your skin.

It's the best house in the city.

He doesn't know it. I do.

51 is my home.

I'm not going to just sit back and watch him burn it down.

Hopkins wants a fight?

He's got one.

I'll admit, I got my concerns about Hopkins.

Pascal handed you the keys to the castle.

And to be honest, I wasn't sure how much you wanted it.

Until right now.

This anger, this conviction.

That's exactly the kind of leader that 51 needs.

I'm not saying it's going to be easy, but Kelly, what I can say for sure is

you're exactly where you're supposed to be.

So get your armor on.