1 00:00:02,089 --> 00:00:03,655 911, what's your emergency? 2 00:00:03,655 --> 00:00:06,615 "9-1-1 Lone Star" is must-watch TV. 3 00:00:06,615 --> 00:00:08,878 Anybody ever seen anything like this? 4 00:00:08,878 --> 00:00:10,880 Check out all-new episodes Tuesdays, 5 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:13,056 and watch other Fox shows like "Special Forces" 6 00:00:13,056 --> 00:00:16,233 and "9-1-1" on Fox. 7 00:01:01,017 --> 00:01:03,150 Hey. You okay? 8 00:01:09,373 --> 00:01:11,288 What the hell are you doing here, man? 9 00:01:13,029 --> 00:01:14,813 I really wish you hadn't seen that. 10 00:01:26,825 --> 00:01:29,437 James Dean. Steve McQueen. 11 00:01:30,133 --> 00:01:31,961 Peter Fonda. 12 00:01:31,961 --> 00:01:33,528 Dennis Hopper. 13 00:01:33,528 --> 00:01:35,399 Now you. 14 00:01:35,399 --> 00:01:37,053 Martin? 15 00:01:37,053 --> 00:01:38,272 Clark. 16 00:01:38,272 --> 00:01:39,838 - Myska. - It's Czech. 17 00:01:39,838 --> 00:01:42,493 Ah. My point is that today you're not just buying a bike, 18 00:01:42,493 --> 00:01:44,147 you're buying a legacy. 19 00:01:44,147 --> 00:01:47,063 You know, when you roll up to your, uh, medical practice? 20 00:01:47,063 --> 00:01:48,195 Podiatry Group. Yeah. 21 00:01:48,195 --> 00:01:49,718 Everyone in that parking lot 22 00:01:49,718 --> 00:01:52,024 is gonna hear this kitten purr. 23 00:01:52,024 --> 00:01:54,766 And you gotta admit, it's in pristine condition. 24 00:01:54,766 --> 00:01:58,509 Oh, it is beautiful. But is it safe? 25 00:01:58,509 --> 00:02:00,294 Oh, in the right hands it's no more dangerous 26 00:02:00,294 --> 00:02:01,295 than an exercise bike. 27 00:02:01,295 --> 00:02:02,513 Really? 28 00:02:02,513 --> 00:02:03,862 Because my wife says 29 00:02:03,862 --> 00:02:05,299 motorcycles are like ten times 30 00:02:05,299 --> 00:02:07,431 more likely to be involved in a fatal accident. 31 00:02:07,431 --> 00:02:08,737 Thirty-five times, actually. 32 00:02:10,042 --> 00:02:11,653 That's why they call 'em donor-cycles. 33 00:02:11,653 --> 00:02:13,307 - Donor-cycles? - Yeah. 34 00:02:13,307 --> 00:02:15,744 Like the organs, when we're able to salvage them. 35 00:02:15,744 --> 00:02:18,529 Oh, I see. 36 00:02:18,529 --> 00:02:19,878 Look, look, look. 37 00:02:19,878 --> 00:02:22,316 The danger is what makes it sexy. 38 00:02:22,316 --> 00:02:25,057 And makes you sexy on it. 39 00:02:25,057 --> 00:02:28,974 You know, I think I have enough danger in my life as it is. 40 00:02:28,974 --> 00:02:31,586 What... getting rid of bunions and plantar warts? 41 00:02:31,586 --> 00:02:32,978 Thanks for your time. 42 00:02:36,199 --> 00:02:38,810 Alright, Chavez, you're on toilet duty for a week. 43 00:02:38,810 --> 00:02:40,247 Why are you even selling the hog? 44 00:02:40,247 --> 00:02:41,987 I thought you loved this thing. 45 00:02:41,987 --> 00:02:43,989 No. A hog is specifically for Harley-Davidson. 46 00:02:43,989 --> 00:02:45,295 This is a Bobber. 47 00:02:45,295 --> 00:02:46,992 Okay, then why are you selling your Bobber? 48 00:02:46,992 --> 00:02:49,256 Yeah, I thought you were, like, full-on Fozzie now. 49 00:02:49,256 --> 00:02:51,562 You mean Fonzie? Fozzie was a muppet. 50 00:02:51,562 --> 00:02:55,175 Anyway, my chapter on two wheels is over. 51 00:02:55,175 --> 00:02:57,307 It lasted all of three weeks. 52 00:02:57,307 --> 00:02:59,570 No, I'm just ready for a new challenge. 53 00:02:59,570 --> 00:03:01,224 Oh, and I have someone else. 54 00:03:01,224 --> 00:03:02,921 A potential buyer coming, so shut your mouth. 55 00:03:03,922 --> 00:03:05,010 Okay. 56 00:03:06,403 --> 00:03:09,493 Now, that is a fine-lookin' machine. 57 00:03:10,581 --> 00:03:12,583 Well... 58 00:03:12,583 --> 00:03:16,805 I can safely say that you would look smokin' hot on my Bobber. 59 00:03:16,805 --> 00:03:18,589 Ohh. 60 00:03:18,589 --> 00:03:20,809 Captain Strand, I'm Asha Fulton, 61 00:03:20,809 --> 00:03:22,027 your Department Advocate 62 00:03:22,027 --> 00:03:23,507 from the Professional Standards Division 63 00:03:23,507 --> 00:03:26,162 of AFD Internal Affairs. 64 00:03:26,162 --> 00:03:27,642 I'm from HR. 65 00:03:27,642 --> 00:03:29,600 Okay, let me explain my statement 66 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:31,254 about you being on my Bobber. 67 00:03:31,254 --> 00:03:32,690 Captain Strand, I'm afraid I'm here 68 00:03:32,690 --> 00:03:35,563 to investigate a recent complaint. 69 00:03:35,563 --> 00:03:37,434 I'm going to need to speak with you in your office. 70 00:03:37,434 --> 00:03:38,914 So it's serious. 71 00:03:38,914 --> 00:03:41,656 Um, what am I being accused of? 72 00:03:41,656 --> 00:03:43,832 It's better we talk behind closed doors. 73 00:03:45,268 --> 00:03:47,270 Alright. Let's get this over with. 74 00:03:53,624 --> 00:03:54,886 BOY [over phone]: I'm so dead. 75 00:03:54,886 --> 00:03:56,497 - What's your name, sweetheart? - Linus. 76 00:03:56,497 --> 00:03:58,629 Hi, Linus. My name is Grace. 77 00:03:58,629 --> 00:03:59,935 I'm gonna help you, okay? 78 00:03:59,935 --> 00:04:02,067 Can you tell me what's wrong? Are you hurt? 79 00:04:02,067 --> 00:04:03,460 - I'm stuck. - Okay. 80 00:04:03,460 --> 00:04:04,722 Stuck where, baby? 81 00:04:04,722 --> 00:04:06,594 My tables. I can't... Argh! 82 00:04:06,594 --> 00:04:09,031 Ladder 119, we have a minor with a possible injury, 83 00:04:09,031 --> 00:04:10,337 337 Clinton Place. 84 00:04:10,337 --> 00:04:12,252 Linus, sweetheart, did you say 85 00:04:12,252 --> 00:04:13,992 you were stuck under a table? 86 00:04:13,992 --> 00:04:16,430 No. I'm stuck on my multiplication tables. 87 00:04:16,430 --> 00:04:17,822 It's for homework. 88 00:04:18,910 --> 00:04:22,000 Oh! Okay. 89 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,655 Ladder 119, cancel that. We're good. 90 00:04:25,917 --> 00:04:27,702 Um, Linus, you know 91 00:04:27,702 --> 00:04:29,269 you're only supposed to call 9-1-1 92 00:04:29,269 --> 00:04:30,531 if you have an emergency. 93 00:04:30,531 --> 00:04:33,534 But this is an emergency. It's due tomorrow. 94 00:04:33,534 --> 00:04:36,188 Miss Olsen says if we don't turn in our assignments every day, 95 00:04:36,188 --> 00:04:37,799 we don't get to go to the pizza party. 96 00:04:37,799 --> 00:04:39,496 I'm so close. 97 00:04:39,496 --> 00:04:41,106 - Oh, okay. - Please help. 98 00:04:41,106 --> 00:04:43,544 Well, I'm sorry. I didn't realize how much was at stake. 99 00:04:43,544 --> 00:04:45,676 Um, what question are you stuck on? 100 00:04:45,676 --> 00:04:48,897 Seven times seven, seven times eight, 101 00:04:48,897 --> 00:04:50,899 seven times nine... 102 00:04:50,899 --> 00:04:52,553 I have to do all my sevens tonight. 103 00:04:52,553 --> 00:04:55,469 Oh, come on, Linus. The sevens are easy. 104 00:04:55,469 --> 00:04:57,340 No, they're not. They're impossible. 105 00:04:57,340 --> 00:04:59,473 - Not if you know the trick. - There's a trick? 106 00:04:59,473 --> 00:05:00,517 - Mm-hmm. - What trick? 107 00:05:00,517 --> 00:05:02,127 Do you know the "Happy Birthday" song? 108 00:05:02,127 --> 00:05:05,130 If you sing the answers to the sevens times tables, 109 00:05:05,130 --> 00:05:06,480 it sounds just like "Happy Birthday." 110 00:05:06,480 --> 00:05:07,916 That's not real. 111 00:05:09,526 --> 00:05:12,703 Okay. ♪ 7, 14, 21 112 00:05:12,703 --> 00:05:15,924 ♪ 28, 35 113 00:05:15,924 --> 00:05:19,710 ♪ 42, 49 114 00:05:19,710 --> 00:05:23,061 ♪ 56 and 63 115 00:05:23,061 --> 00:05:25,150 That's awesome! Hang on, I have to write these down. 116 00:05:25,150 --> 00:05:28,066 Fifty-six. Sixty-three... 117 00:05:29,285 --> 00:05:30,721 That's only up to nine. 118 00:05:30,721 --> 00:05:32,506 Oh, my God. 119 00:05:33,985 --> 00:05:36,858 ♪ 70, 77, 84... 120 00:05:36,858 --> 00:05:38,947 Now, I'm never gonna forget them. 121 00:05:38,947 --> 00:05:40,383 Can I ask you one more thing? 122 00:05:40,383 --> 00:05:42,603 Yes. Oh, no. I don't have a song for the eights, baby. 123 00:05:42,603 --> 00:05:44,735 - I'm so sorry. - Dang. Okay. 124 00:05:44,735 --> 00:05:46,171 Thank you, Miss Grace. 125 00:05:46,171 --> 00:05:49,218 Oh, you too, Linus. You take care. 126 00:05:49,218 --> 00:05:51,873 I did not know you were such a math whiz. 127 00:05:51,873 --> 00:05:53,875 I should have you do my taxes. 128 00:05:53,875 --> 00:05:55,616 Not a math whiz, just a math fan. 129 00:05:55,616 --> 00:05:58,445 Bet you always got to go to the pizza parties, didn't you? 130 00:05:58,445 --> 00:05:59,924 Why, yes, I did. 131 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:03,537 9-1-1. What's your emergency? 132 00:06:03,537 --> 00:06:05,190 Captain Strand, it's been said 133 00:06:05,190 --> 00:06:09,630 you foster a certain culture here at the 126. 134 00:06:09,630 --> 00:06:10,761 I'd like to think so. 135 00:06:10,761 --> 00:06:12,546 Can you describe it for me? 136 00:06:12,546 --> 00:06:13,808 Professional. 137 00:06:14,896 --> 00:06:17,202 Diverse and, uh, inclusion, 138 00:06:17,202 --> 00:06:19,248 equity, belonging are core values. 139 00:06:19,248 --> 00:06:21,206 You're welcome to walk around my firehouse. 140 00:06:21,206 --> 00:06:22,512 - See for yourself. - I have. 141 00:06:22,512 --> 00:06:25,254 But we both know the 126 has a reputation 142 00:06:25,254 --> 00:06:26,821 for something else, too. 143 00:06:26,821 --> 00:06:27,909 Do we? 144 00:06:27,909 --> 00:06:31,521 A so-called "cowboy culture." 145 00:06:31,521 --> 00:06:34,524 Yeah. Okay. I know what this is about now. 146 00:06:34,524 --> 00:06:36,874 - You do? - Yeah. I also know who sent you. 147 00:06:36,874 --> 00:06:38,659 And who would that be? 148 00:06:38,659 --> 00:06:41,444 Pearce Risher, my old paramedic, 149 00:06:41,444 --> 00:06:43,664 he, uh, he lodged a complaint, didn't he? 150 00:06:43,664 --> 00:06:46,101 Unfortunately, I can't disclose that information. 151 00:06:46,101 --> 00:06:49,365 Oh, well, I can disclose that he's a disgruntled prima donna 152 00:06:49,365 --> 00:06:51,585 whose, uh, departure was mutual. 153 00:06:51,585 --> 00:06:53,587 - Both times he worked here? - That's right. 154 00:06:53,587 --> 00:06:54,849 Mm-hmm. Both times. 155 00:06:54,849 --> 00:06:57,678 Were any words said when he left? 156 00:06:57,678 --> 00:06:59,593 - On either occasion. - Uh... 157 00:06:59,593 --> 00:07:02,247 I may have called him a coward. 158 00:07:02,247 --> 00:07:05,033 We called him that because he was a coward, and a jerk. 159 00:07:05,033 --> 00:07:06,687 And you can, you can write that down 160 00:07:06,687 --> 00:07:08,253 in your little book if you want to. 161 00:07:08,253 --> 00:07:09,733 Now, would you say name-calling 162 00:07:09,733 --> 00:07:12,257 is common practice in this firehouse? 163 00:07:12,257 --> 00:07:14,608 You must be talking about Lard Ass. 164 00:07:14,608 --> 00:07:15,826 Lard Ass? 165 00:07:15,826 --> 00:07:17,480 There was no body shaming. 166 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:19,482 The man's torso was stuck in a drive-through window. 167 00:07:19,482 --> 00:07:20,875 Cap got the brilliant idea 168 00:07:20,875 --> 00:07:22,746 to slather the man's hindquarters 169 00:07:22,746 --> 00:07:24,661 in rendered pig fat. 170 00:07:24,661 --> 00:07:26,184 - Ergo... - Lard Ass. 171 00:07:30,580 --> 00:07:32,843 Do you happen to know this man's actual name? 172 00:07:32,843 --> 00:07:34,715 I would love to get a statement from him, too. 173 00:07:34,715 --> 00:07:37,065 No, but I'm sure you can get it 174 00:07:37,065 --> 00:07:38,719 from the Texas State Prison system. 175 00:07:38,719 --> 00:07:40,416 He's in for murder. 176 00:07:40,416 --> 00:07:41,852 Happened right in front of me. 177 00:07:41,852 --> 00:07:42,940 Bam, bam. 178 00:07:42,940 --> 00:07:44,333 I should have seen it coming. 179 00:07:44,333 --> 00:07:45,682 If Cap hadn't tackled the guy, 180 00:07:45,682 --> 00:07:46,683 it could have been a lot worse. 181 00:07:46,683 --> 00:07:47,989 Do we know each other? 182 00:07:48,772 --> 00:07:49,643 I don't think so. 183 00:07:53,298 --> 00:07:55,083 And you're sure there's been no other time 184 00:07:55,083 --> 00:07:57,128 you've ever heard an insult or a slur 185 00:07:57,128 --> 00:07:58,739 directed at someone in the field? 186 00:07:58,739 --> 00:08:01,655 I will remind you, you may be called to testify to this. 187 00:08:01,655 --> 00:08:03,004 There may be one other one. 188 00:08:03,004 --> 00:08:05,659 It's gonna sound a lot worse without the context. 189 00:08:05,659 --> 00:08:08,096 - Try me. - He called the dude a woman-beater-cuck. 190 00:08:08,096 --> 00:08:09,967 Cuck? As in a "cuckold." 191 00:08:09,967 --> 00:08:12,579 It's like when a man's wife is, like, is bangin' another dude. 192 00:08:12,579 --> 00:08:14,145 I know what a cuckold is. 193 00:08:14,145 --> 00:08:18,193 Owen only said that to goad the man into striking him 194 00:08:18,193 --> 00:08:20,282 so that the cops would have an excuse to arrest him. 195 00:08:20,282 --> 00:08:21,631 Goaded. I see. 196 00:08:21,631 --> 00:08:23,328 The guy was a total abuser, okay? 197 00:08:23,328 --> 00:08:24,678 He was gonna hurt his wife and kids 198 00:08:24,678 --> 00:08:25,896 and my dad stopped him. 199 00:08:25,896 --> 00:08:27,332 I really wish it hadn't come to that. 200 00:08:27,332 --> 00:08:29,465 He would never do something stupid like that again. 201 00:08:29,465 --> 00:08:31,554 Did he do something stupid like that again? 202 00:08:31,554 --> 00:08:33,817 Is there anything else you wanna tell me? 203 00:08:33,817 --> 00:08:35,558 Yes, there is, actually. 204 00:08:35,558 --> 00:08:37,125 I've said my piece. 205 00:08:37,125 --> 00:08:38,735 Captain Strand rebuilt this firehouse 206 00:08:38,735 --> 00:08:40,694 from the studs up twice. 207 00:08:40,694 --> 00:08:42,347 No, thank you. 208 00:08:42,347 --> 00:08:45,481 He gets the best out of every firefighter here. 209 00:08:45,481 --> 00:08:46,961 No, ma'am, there is not. 210 00:08:46,961 --> 00:08:50,225 So whatever he's done this time, I assure you, 211 00:08:50,225 --> 00:08:52,053 his intentions were good. 212 00:08:52,053 --> 00:08:53,271 I appreciate that. 213 00:08:53,271 --> 00:08:54,751 I do. 214 00:08:54,751 --> 00:08:57,058 But this inquiry is not into your captain. 215 00:08:57,058 --> 00:08:58,929 No? 216 00:08:58,929 --> 00:09:01,541 So, who's it about, then? 217 00:09:01,541 --> 00:09:03,630 It's about you, firefighter. 218 00:09:05,327 --> 00:09:06,850 ♪ Ah, wipe out 219 00:09:12,943 --> 00:09:15,293 I'm sorry. There must be some sort of mistake here. 220 00:09:15,293 --> 00:09:16,817 I'm-I'm like the poster child 221 00:09:16,817 --> 00:09:20,037 for creating a healthy workplace environment. 222 00:09:20,037 --> 00:09:23,388 I moved to Austin to pursue a healthy workplace environment. 223 00:09:23,388 --> 00:09:25,303 You really have no idea what this is about? 224 00:09:25,303 --> 00:09:26,827 No. Hand to God. 225 00:09:26,827 --> 00:09:29,656 Do you recall the events of Monday, January 9th, 226 00:09:29,656 --> 00:09:31,179 the rescue of the mobile home? 227 00:09:31,179 --> 00:09:35,052 Yes. I recall being lowered from a chopper onto a house 228 00:09:35,052 --> 00:09:38,708 that was being driven by a deranged man down Highway 9 229 00:09:38,708 --> 00:09:41,755 with his ex-wife trapped screaming inside. 230 00:09:41,755 --> 00:09:44,975 According to the IR, you were the lead 231 00:09:44,975 --> 00:09:47,761 on extracting the wife from the home. 232 00:09:47,761 --> 00:09:49,980 - Is that correct? - Oh. 233 00:09:51,503 --> 00:09:52,853 Is this about the skylight? 234 00:09:52,853 --> 00:09:54,550 This is about what happened after the skylight. 235 00:09:54,550 --> 00:09:56,204 I'm here to rescue you! 236 00:09:56,204 --> 00:09:58,467 I am not leaving this house! 237 00:09:58,467 --> 00:10:00,295 I am standing my ground! 238 00:10:01,557 --> 00:10:03,037 Specifically when you attempted 239 00:10:03,037 --> 00:10:05,213 to harness Lila Geralds. 240 00:10:05,213 --> 00:10:08,085 My rope work was sound. I did all my checks. 241 00:10:08,085 --> 00:10:09,826 She was properly clipped and clamped. 242 00:10:09,826 --> 00:10:11,262 This is not about your rope work. 243 00:10:11,262 --> 00:10:12,916 Do you remember what you said on the radio 244 00:10:12,916 --> 00:10:15,092 before you made egress from the residence? 245 00:10:15,092 --> 00:10:16,920 Uh, not word for word. 246 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:18,661 OWEN [over radio]: Hey, Marjan, what's the holdup? 247 00:10:18,661 --> 00:10:21,925 Slight holdup being that she's a crazy lady, Cap! 248 00:10:21,925 --> 00:10:24,014 - Does that sound accurate? - Could have been. 249 00:10:24,014 --> 00:10:26,538 Can you tell me why you felt the need to use language like that? 250 00:10:26,538 --> 00:10:28,540 I had to compel her to move her butt. 251 00:10:28,540 --> 00:10:30,368 She says you made her feel unsafe. 252 00:10:30,368 --> 00:10:33,241 I made her feel unsafe? 253 00:10:33,241 --> 00:10:36,679 We-we were hanging from a helicopter with her husband 254 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:40,030 doing 50 on the highway, and I made her feel unsafe? 255 00:10:40,030 --> 00:10:43,338 Are you aware that "crazy" is considered a slur? 256 00:10:43,338 --> 00:10:45,688 - Yes. - You know from your department manual 257 00:10:45,688 --> 00:10:48,735 that we value the emotional well-being of the public 258 00:10:48,735 --> 00:10:50,780 as much as their physical well-being. 259 00:10:50,780 --> 00:10:52,956 And we consider it the duty of a firefighter 260 00:10:52,956 --> 00:10:56,786 to protect both at all times to the best of their abilities. 261 00:10:56,786 --> 00:10:59,267 Jeopardizing either is a serious offense. 262 00:10:59,267 --> 00:11:02,183 So, how much trouble am I looking at here? 263 00:11:07,971 --> 00:11:10,147 Uh, it's me, Linus. Are you okay? 264 00:11:10,147 --> 00:11:11,627 LINUS [over phone]: Please, you have to help me. 265 00:11:12,759 --> 00:11:14,064 I'm in so much trouble. 266 00:11:14,064 --> 00:11:15,500 It's all burned. 267 00:11:15,500 --> 00:11:17,502 - What's all burned? - Mac and cheese. 268 00:11:17,502 --> 00:11:19,591 I thought I did everything just like my mom. 269 00:11:19,591 --> 00:11:21,202 But then the oven started smoking. 270 00:11:21,202 --> 00:11:22,769 Okay. Is anything on fire? 271 00:11:22,769 --> 00:11:25,162 No, just smoke. But it's all gone now. 272 00:11:25,162 --> 00:11:27,817 - I turned it off. - Okay. Well, that's good. 273 00:11:27,817 --> 00:11:30,124 But you shouldn't be using the oven on your own. 274 00:11:30,124 --> 00:11:31,429 Did you burn yourself? 275 00:11:31,429 --> 00:11:32,953 No, just the casserole dish. 276 00:11:32,953 --> 00:11:34,215 You have to help me clean this dish. 277 00:11:34,215 --> 00:11:35,782 It was my great-grandma's. 278 00:11:35,782 --> 00:11:38,001 My mom's gonna kill me if she wakes up and sees this. 279 00:11:38,001 --> 00:11:40,438 Linus, don't you have school today? 280 00:11:40,438 --> 00:11:42,005 Mom has a headache so she said I could 281 00:11:42,005 --> 00:11:43,528 stay home and watch Star Wars. 282 00:11:43,528 --> 00:11:45,226 - She's taking a nap. - Mm-hmm. 283 00:11:45,226 --> 00:11:47,315 And does your mom take a lot of naps during the day? 284 00:11:47,315 --> 00:11:48,620 Lately, I guess. 285 00:11:48,620 --> 00:11:49,839 When she gets her headaches. 286 00:11:49,839 --> 00:11:51,406 LINUS' MOM: Linus, are you on the phone? 287 00:11:51,406 --> 00:11:53,016 Who are you talking to? 288 00:11:53,016 --> 00:11:54,975 Uh, 9-1-1. 289 00:11:54,975 --> 00:11:56,759 LINUS' MOM: Why are you calling 9-1-1? 290 00:11:56,759 --> 00:11:58,630 I burned your dish. I didn't know how to clean it. 291 00:11:58,630 --> 00:12:00,676 LINUS' MOM: That is not something you call 9-1-1 for. 292 00:12:00,676 --> 00:12:03,548 You only call 9-1-1 in emergen-shees. 293 00:12:03,548 --> 00:12:05,159 Darn it, Linus, they can arrest you for that. 294 00:12:05,159 --> 00:12:06,682 Give me the phone. Hello? 295 00:12:06,682 --> 00:12:07,901 Mrs. McKinley. 296 00:12:07,901 --> 00:12:09,250 Hi. This is, uh, Grace Ryder 297 00:12:09,250 --> 00:12:11,339 from Austin Emergency Services. 298 00:12:11,339 --> 00:12:14,559 Don't worry. I can assure you nobody is getting arrested today. 299 00:12:14,559 --> 00:12:17,127 I'm so sorry. My "fun" knows better. 300 00:12:17,127 --> 00:12:19,042 He won't trouble you anymore. 301 00:12:19,042 --> 00:12:21,610 No, that's okay. He's no trouble at all. 302 00:12:21,610 --> 00:12:23,090 You have a good one, okay? 303 00:12:31,446 --> 00:12:33,578 She was asking me so many questions I couldn't keep up. 304 00:12:33,578 --> 00:12:35,798 I mean, I don't know if I said the right answer. 305 00:12:35,798 --> 00:12:37,713 I mean, God, I hope I didn't say the wrong one. 306 00:12:37,713 --> 00:12:39,671 You told the truth, and that's all you can do. 307 00:12:39,671 --> 00:12:42,544 I just hope I didn't get Cap in more trouble than he's already in. 308 00:12:42,544 --> 00:12:45,373 Cap's not in trouble. - He ain't? 309 00:12:45,373 --> 00:12:47,723 Uh, yeah, no, um, nothing. 310 00:12:47,723 --> 00:12:48,724 He's-he's clear. 311 00:12:48,724 --> 00:12:50,030 - Oh! - Told you. 312 00:12:50,030 --> 00:12:51,118 Thank God. 313 00:12:52,467 --> 00:12:54,991 Well, then, who got in trouble? 314 00:12:54,991 --> 00:12:56,471 - Oh, no. - Aw, man. 315 00:12:56,471 --> 00:12:57,820 - Wait, you? - Marjan! 316 00:12:57,820 --> 00:12:59,474 - Marj. - Remember that lady 317 00:12:59,474 --> 00:13:01,389 that we had to pull out of the runaway house? 318 00:13:01,389 --> 00:13:02,607 Yeah, of course. 319 00:13:02,607 --> 00:13:03,608 You remember the moment 320 00:13:03,608 --> 00:13:04,958 where I called her crazy? 321 00:13:04,958 --> 00:13:06,220 Yeah, on the radio. 322 00:13:06,220 --> 00:13:07,743 I guess that triggered her. 323 00:13:07,743 --> 00:13:10,006 What? That's crazy! 324 00:13:10,006 --> 00:13:12,400 I mean, ridiculous. That's ridiculous. 325 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:14,924 So what are we, uh, what are we lookin' at punishment-wise? 326 00:13:14,924 --> 00:13:18,188 She said they like to keep their options elastic 327 00:13:18,188 --> 00:13:21,191 until the IR board has reviewed all the facts. 328 00:13:21,191 --> 00:13:26,196 So, um, could be a slap on the wrist or could be worse. 329 00:13:26,196 --> 00:13:27,458 I mean, look, in hindsight, 330 00:13:27,458 --> 00:13:29,199 I had no clinical evidence to call her that. 331 00:13:29,199 --> 00:13:31,419 So, yeah, maybe that was wrong. 332 00:13:31,419 --> 00:13:32,724 Marj... 333 00:13:32,724 --> 00:13:34,422 I guess it only makes sense that this could ruin 334 00:13:34,422 --> 00:13:37,294 everything I've ever worked for in my career. 335 00:13:37,294 --> 00:13:39,166 Like, if I wanted to be more technically accurate, 336 00:13:39,166 --> 00:13:41,037 I probably should have called her a blubbering fool 337 00:13:41,037 --> 00:13:42,909 or a suicidal moron or an inbred. 338 00:13:42,909 --> 00:13:44,040 - I just-- - Marwani. 339 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:45,259 Put a clamp on it. 340 00:13:45,259 --> 00:13:47,435 Rest of you, you're officially back on shift. 341 00:13:47,435 --> 00:13:49,002 So get your heads right. 342 00:13:49,002 --> 00:13:50,003 A word, please? 343 00:13:54,268 --> 00:13:56,661 Look, I think you need to be very careful 344 00:13:56,661 --> 00:13:58,315 about what you're saying right now. 345 00:13:58,315 --> 00:14:00,665 I just don't want you to dig yourself any deeper. 346 00:14:00,665 --> 00:14:02,276 What, I'm not allowed to vent? 347 00:14:02,276 --> 00:14:03,886 I just got a HR sucker punch. 348 00:14:03,886 --> 00:14:05,453 It's not like the crew are gonna turn me in. 349 00:14:05,453 --> 00:14:06,671 No, no, I'm not worried about them. 350 00:14:06,671 --> 00:14:08,108 I'm just saying, I think you need to assume 351 00:14:08,108 --> 00:14:09,805 that there are ears everywhere. 352 00:14:09,805 --> 00:14:12,242 Look, I've been in your exact same place. 353 00:14:12,242 --> 00:14:13,461 I know what you're going through. 354 00:14:13,461 --> 00:14:15,071 I've been in the crosshairs of HR 355 00:14:15,071 --> 00:14:16,290 over something stupid. 356 00:14:16,290 --> 00:14:17,682 Okay, well, that wasn't my exact position 357 00:14:17,682 --> 00:14:19,162 because I called the lady a mean name, 358 00:14:19,162 --> 00:14:21,251 and you knocked out the deputy fire chief. 359 00:14:21,251 --> 00:14:22,557 Hm, let's not split hairs. 360 00:14:22,557 --> 00:14:24,167 He wasn't the deputy fire chief when I hit him. 361 00:14:24,167 --> 00:14:25,908 He was the deputy fire chief elect. 362 00:14:25,908 --> 00:14:26,866 Ah, right. 363 00:14:26,866 --> 00:14:28,737 And I am the one splitting hairs. 364 00:14:28,737 --> 00:14:30,913 It's hard to have the sword of Damocles over your head, 365 00:14:30,913 --> 00:14:32,741 but the good news is 366 00:14:32,741 --> 00:14:35,309 that they wanna see us at headquarters today. 367 00:14:35,309 --> 00:14:37,485 Today? H-how is that good news? 368 00:14:37,485 --> 00:14:39,313 Because it means they're not gonna draw this process out. 369 00:14:39,313 --> 00:14:41,141 This is usually the last step. 370 00:14:41,141 --> 00:14:44,274 Oh, my God, I just wanna crawl into a hole and hide. 371 00:14:44,274 --> 00:14:46,059 Why do you think I ran for the hills? 372 00:14:46,059 --> 00:14:48,844 I'm just sayin'. I got your back on this. 373 00:14:50,367 --> 00:14:52,848 MAN [over radio]: Public assist. Public assist. 374 00:14:52,848 --> 00:14:54,197 I need you to stand down on this one. 375 00:14:54,197 --> 00:14:55,851 You're benching me? 376 00:14:55,851 --> 00:14:56,939 You're... Uh... 377 00:14:57,940 --> 00:14:59,289 How is that having my back? 378 00:14:59,289 --> 00:15:00,856 I don't want anybody in the field 379 00:15:00,856 --> 00:15:02,727 whose head's in the rinse cycle. 380 00:15:02,727 --> 00:15:04,642 Not good for anyone. 381 00:15:04,642 --> 00:15:07,297 Have a chai. Relax. 382 00:15:07,297 --> 00:15:08,995 Dress uniform. Five o'clock. 383 00:15:37,632 --> 00:15:38,894 Can I help you? 384 00:15:38,894 --> 00:15:40,461 Oh, hi. 385 00:15:40,461 --> 00:15:42,767 Uh, is Captain Strand around? 386 00:15:42,767 --> 00:15:44,595 No, he's not. 387 00:15:44,595 --> 00:15:47,033 This is his firehouse, though, right? 388 00:15:47,033 --> 00:15:49,296 Yeah, but he's out with his team on a call right now. 389 00:15:50,253 --> 00:15:51,472 They left you behind? 390 00:15:53,256 --> 00:15:55,606 Is there something I can help you with? 391 00:15:55,606 --> 00:15:56,956 You're Firefox, right? 392 00:15:58,740 --> 00:16:00,350 Uh, yeah. 393 00:16:00,350 --> 00:16:02,222 Oh. I'm-I'm a big fan. 394 00:16:02,222 --> 00:16:04,224 I started following you on Instagram 395 00:16:04,224 --> 00:16:06,617 after the attack in the state capitol last year. 396 00:16:06,617 --> 00:16:08,880 That was you guys, right, the, uh, the 126? 397 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:12,014 Well, not just us, but we were there, yeah. 398 00:16:12,014 --> 00:16:14,147 Y'all always seem to get the big ones, huh? 399 00:16:14,147 --> 00:16:15,931 Judging by your Instagram. 400 00:16:15,931 --> 00:16:20,457 Uh, you know, life downtown. Never a dull moment. 401 00:16:20,457 --> 00:16:23,199 Well, maybe sometimes a dull moment, eh? 402 00:16:26,942 --> 00:16:29,249 Must be pretty rewarding, huh? 403 00:16:29,249 --> 00:16:30,859 Doing work that actually matters. 404 00:16:31,729 --> 00:16:33,470 Helping people. 405 00:16:33,470 --> 00:16:35,995 Yeah, it's not always an action movie, though. 406 00:16:35,995 --> 00:16:37,170 Yeah, I know what you mean. 407 00:16:38,171 --> 00:16:39,824 I'm a veteran. Army. 408 00:16:39,824 --> 00:16:41,652 Thank you for your service. 409 00:16:41,652 --> 00:16:42,740 That's why I'm here, actually, 410 00:16:42,740 --> 00:16:45,743 uh, to continue being of service. 411 00:16:45,743 --> 00:16:49,747 Is there, like, uh, an application I can fill out or something? 412 00:16:49,747 --> 00:16:52,185 Uh, we don't really have applications, 413 00:16:52,185 --> 00:16:54,274 but I can, I can get you an interest card 414 00:16:54,274 --> 00:16:55,405 if you just hang back for a sec. 415 00:16:55,405 --> 00:16:57,190 That'll be great. Thank you. 416 00:16:57,190 --> 00:16:58,191 Yeah. 417 00:17:10,290 --> 00:17:12,509 This, uh, this has all the websites on it. 418 00:17:12,509 --> 00:17:13,858 It should help get you started. 419 00:17:13,858 --> 00:17:15,556 Will do. Thank you. Appreciate it. 420 00:17:15,556 --> 00:17:16,774 No worries. 421 00:17:21,866 --> 00:17:23,999 Is there something else I can help you with? 422 00:17:25,653 --> 00:17:27,568 No. Thank you. 423 00:17:29,657 --> 00:17:31,398 Alright. Good luck. 424 00:17:31,398 --> 00:17:33,182 Maybe see you out there on the field one day. 425 00:17:33,182 --> 00:17:35,445 Oh, yeah, yeah. You just might, huh? 426 00:17:45,934 --> 00:17:47,457 Hey, Sara. How's it going? 427 00:17:47,457 --> 00:17:49,285 Hmm, city planner's killing me. 428 00:17:49,285 --> 00:17:51,461 He wants the new budget by Friday. 429 00:17:51,461 --> 00:17:54,029 And, no, we don't have room for pizza parties. 430 00:17:54,029 --> 00:17:55,509 Hmm. Well, you know, this room is called 431 00:17:55,509 --> 00:17:56,771 the break room for a reason. 432 00:17:56,771 --> 00:17:58,381 And yet you brought your laptop. 433 00:17:59,730 --> 00:18:02,733 I did. Um... 434 00:18:02,733 --> 00:18:04,561 There was something I want to talk to you about, actually. 435 00:18:04,561 --> 00:18:06,433 - Mm-hmm. - Linus McKinley. 436 00:18:06,433 --> 00:18:07,869 You know the boy who called about his math homework? 437 00:18:07,869 --> 00:18:08,870 Mm-hmm. 438 00:18:08,870 --> 00:18:10,393 Well, he called again. 439 00:18:10,393 --> 00:18:13,266 - What, he have a history quiz? - No. 440 00:18:13,266 --> 00:18:16,921 He burned some macaroni in his great-grandmother's dish. 441 00:18:16,921 --> 00:18:18,923 It was in the middle of a school day, though, 442 00:18:18,923 --> 00:18:20,838 and his mom was asleep in the next room. 443 00:18:22,536 --> 00:18:24,277 I see. 444 00:18:24,277 --> 00:18:26,061 So what do you think? 445 00:18:28,063 --> 00:18:29,804 Listen. 446 00:18:29,804 --> 00:18:32,285 LINUS' MOM [over laptop]: 9-1-1? Why are you calling 9-1-1? 447 00:18:32,285 --> 00:18:34,374 LINUS [over laptop]: I burned your dish. I didn't know how to clean it. 448 00:18:34,374 --> 00:18:36,289 LINUS' MOM: That is not something you call 9-1-1 for. 449 00:18:36,289 --> 00:18:39,205 You only call 9-1-1 in emergen-shees. 450 00:18:39,205 --> 00:18:40,945 Darn it, Linus, they can arrest you for that. 451 00:18:40,945 --> 00:18:42,382 Give me the phone. Hello? 452 00:18:42,382 --> 00:18:43,861 GRACE [over laptop]: Mrs. McKinley. Hi. 453 00:18:43,861 --> 00:18:46,821 This is, uh, Grace Ryder from Austin Emergency Services. 454 00:18:46,821 --> 00:18:49,780 Don't worry. I can assure you nobody is getting arrested today. 455 00:18:49,780 --> 00:18:52,174 LINUS' MOM: I'm so sorry. My "fun" knows better. 456 00:18:52,174 --> 00:18:53,828 He won't trouble you-- 457 00:18:53,828 --> 00:18:56,526 Did you hear that? She said, "My 'fun' knows better." 458 00:18:56,526 --> 00:18:58,398 Could've been a slip of the tongue. 459 00:18:58,398 --> 00:19:01,792 Hmm. I think she's slurring her words here. 460 00:19:01,792 --> 00:19:04,099 And I pulled her file. 461 00:19:04,099 --> 00:19:06,449 She got a DWI six years ago. 462 00:19:06,449 --> 00:19:07,972 Was the kid in the car with her? 463 00:19:07,972 --> 00:19:10,192 No, this was after the divorce. 464 00:19:10,192 --> 00:19:12,063 So according to her statement to law enforcement, 465 00:19:12,063 --> 00:19:14,022 she, um, said he was at his father's. 466 00:19:14,022 --> 00:19:15,241 What do you suggest we do? 467 00:19:16,633 --> 00:19:19,245 I think we send a cruiser to the house. 468 00:19:19,245 --> 00:19:21,334 Maybe just for a wellness check. 469 00:19:21,334 --> 00:19:22,857 You could do that. 470 00:19:22,857 --> 00:19:24,859 Is there any reason I wouldn't? 471 00:19:24,859 --> 00:19:27,514 You may well be right. You usually are. 472 00:19:27,514 --> 00:19:29,733 But if you're wrong and you send a cop to that house, 473 00:19:29,733 --> 00:19:32,780 if they find so much as a pointy object outta place... 474 00:19:32,780 --> 00:19:34,173 They'll call child services. 475 00:19:34,173 --> 00:19:35,435 And once they're involved, 476 00:19:35,435 --> 00:19:36,958 you're opening a Pandora's box. 477 00:19:38,438 --> 00:19:40,004 This is your call to make, Grace. 478 00:19:40,004 --> 00:19:41,789 You have my full support. 479 00:19:41,789 --> 00:19:43,138 Whatever you decide. 480 00:19:44,705 --> 00:19:46,141 - Thanks. - Mm-hmm. 481 00:19:55,019 --> 00:19:57,370 Why do I feel like I'm going to my own funeral? 482 00:19:57,370 --> 00:19:59,023 Just breathe, Marwani, you'll be fine. 483 00:19:59,023 --> 00:20:00,808 They're totally gonna suspend me, aren't they? 484 00:20:00,808 --> 00:20:02,462 Look, in my experience with these things, 485 00:20:02,462 --> 00:20:05,682 it's best to just agree to whatever they say and move on. 486 00:20:05,682 --> 00:20:09,077 Hmm, that's funny. I remember you doing the exact opposite last year. 487 00:20:09,077 --> 00:20:11,819 Yeah, I learned my lesson, and so should you. 488 00:20:11,819 --> 00:20:14,038 - Oh, and also, don't do that. - Do what? 489 00:20:14,038 --> 00:20:16,519 The thing where you point out the actual facts. 490 00:20:16,519 --> 00:20:17,390 They-they hate that. 491 00:20:17,390 --> 00:20:19,653 That is not a thing I do. 492 00:20:19,653 --> 00:20:21,045 Yeah, it is, more than you think. 493 00:20:21,045 --> 00:20:22,612 Okay, well, even if I occasionally do it, 494 00:20:22,612 --> 00:20:24,745 which I dispute, it's only when I'm right. 495 00:20:24,745 --> 00:20:27,051 They don't care who's right. 496 00:20:27,051 --> 00:20:30,185 So, whatever they do, whatever they say, 497 00:20:30,185 --> 00:20:31,752 whatever buttons they push, 498 00:20:31,752 --> 00:20:34,842 you need to resist the urge to say something snarky, 499 00:20:34,842 --> 00:20:37,845 which we both know for you is a potential growth area. 500 00:20:37,845 --> 00:20:39,020 Is it, though? 501 00:20:40,021 --> 00:20:42,763 So, j-just lock it up. 502 00:20:42,763 --> 00:20:44,852 Locking it up, Cap. 503 00:20:47,028 --> 00:20:48,029 They're ready for you. 504 00:20:49,335 --> 00:20:51,206 "They're" ready for us? 505 00:20:51,206 --> 00:20:52,425 Hmm. 506 00:21:00,389 --> 00:21:02,565 Just be strong, Lila. I'm right here. 507 00:21:04,437 --> 00:21:06,395 Captain Strand. Firefighter Marwani. 508 00:21:06,395 --> 00:21:09,442 You remember Mitch and Lila Geralds? 509 00:21:09,442 --> 00:21:12,880 Yeah, um, I thought you two were divorced. 510 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:15,578 Oh, we've decided to reconcile. 511 00:21:15,578 --> 00:21:17,711 If any good has come from the distress 512 00:21:17,711 --> 00:21:19,321 my wife has endured, 513 00:21:19,321 --> 00:21:21,758 it's that we're back together. 514 00:21:21,758 --> 00:21:24,108 Oh, well, that's good. 515 00:21:24,108 --> 00:21:26,067 Which is why we're not interested 516 00:21:26,067 --> 00:21:27,851 in destroying your life. 517 00:21:27,851 --> 00:21:30,332 The Geralds feel like we can get this all resolved right here. 518 00:21:30,332 --> 00:21:32,116 How is he not in jail? How's he not in jail? 519 00:21:32,116 --> 00:21:33,292 Uh, Captain Strand. 520 00:21:33,292 --> 00:21:34,684 No, he kidnapped his wife, 521 00:21:34,684 --> 00:21:36,686 he illegally secured a home, 522 00:21:36,686 --> 00:21:38,471 and drove it down two freeways 523 00:21:38,471 --> 00:21:39,907 without yielding to law enforcement, 524 00:21:39,907 --> 00:21:42,649 putting his wife, the public, and my team at risk. 525 00:21:42,649 --> 00:21:44,955 - How is he sitting in this room? - They gave me a fine. 526 00:21:44,955 --> 00:21:47,131 They gave you a fine. Not even traffic school? 527 00:21:47,131 --> 00:21:49,482 Oh, Captain Strand, that's not why we're here, so. 528 00:21:49,482 --> 00:21:50,265 That-that's right. 529 00:21:50,265 --> 00:21:51,571 The reason we're here 530 00:21:51,571 --> 00:21:53,921 is because of my inappropriate language. 531 00:21:53,921 --> 00:21:56,837 It was unprofessional and unacceptable. 532 00:21:56,837 --> 00:21:58,534 My job was to protect you, 533 00:21:58,534 --> 00:22:00,231 not insult you, Mrs. Geralds. 534 00:22:00,231 --> 00:22:02,582 What I said, calling you a crazy lady, 535 00:22:02,582 --> 00:22:04,975 it was out of line and it was messed up. 536 00:22:04,975 --> 00:22:05,933 And hurtful. 537 00:22:07,587 --> 00:22:08,501 And hurtful. 538 00:22:08,501 --> 00:22:10,633 And probably a little sexist. 539 00:22:11,808 --> 00:22:14,245 That certainly wasn't my intent. 540 00:22:14,245 --> 00:22:16,987 But I am so ashamed I said it. 541 00:22:16,987 --> 00:22:19,555 I'm sorry. Truly, Mrs. Geralds. 542 00:22:19,555 --> 00:22:21,122 That was beautiful. 543 00:22:21,122 --> 00:22:22,993 Wasn't that beautiful? 544 00:22:22,993 --> 00:22:24,038 Very heartfelt. 545 00:22:24,038 --> 00:22:25,648 I could feel the sincerity. 546 00:22:25,648 --> 00:22:27,520 - It's real. - Good. 547 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:28,869 You should do it just like that. 548 00:22:30,305 --> 00:22:31,524 Do what? 549 00:22:31,524 --> 00:22:33,482 What you just did. Apologize. 550 00:22:34,527 --> 00:22:35,963 I just did. 551 00:22:35,963 --> 00:22:37,834 Uh, the Geralds would like you 552 00:22:37,834 --> 00:22:39,967 to publicly post your apology 553 00:22:39,967 --> 00:22:41,534 on social media. 554 00:22:41,534 --> 00:22:44,667 We understand you have five million followers? 555 00:22:44,667 --> 00:22:46,103 Uh, Firefox, right? 556 00:22:46,103 --> 00:22:47,627 5.2 million. 557 00:22:47,627 --> 00:22:49,629 You wanna publicly shame her? 558 00:22:49,629 --> 00:22:50,891 She saved your life. 559 00:22:50,891 --> 00:22:52,893 I don't see where the shame is. 560 00:22:52,893 --> 00:22:54,329 Unless she didn't mean it. 561 00:22:54,329 --> 00:22:55,156 - I meant it. - Great. 562 00:22:55,156 --> 00:22:56,462 So just do it like that. 563 00:22:56,462 --> 00:22:58,812 And, uh, make sure to tag our GoFundMe. 564 00:22:58,812 --> 00:23:00,988 Your GoFundMe. For-for what? 565 00:23:00,988 --> 00:23:03,033 We lost our house in this tragedy. 566 00:23:03,033 --> 00:23:04,208 We're homeless now. 567 00:23:04,208 --> 00:23:06,776 Yes, because this maniac drove your house 568 00:23:06,776 --> 00:23:08,256 into an overpass. 569 00:23:08,256 --> 00:23:10,606 Yeah, I feel like you kinda herded me into that. 570 00:23:10,606 --> 00:23:11,781 I herded you? You were herded? 571 00:23:11,781 --> 00:23:14,218 - Cap. Cap. - Yeah. 572 00:23:14,218 --> 00:23:16,786 Look, um, I don't really have a problem 573 00:23:16,786 --> 00:23:20,442 making this apology public, if that's what you want. 574 00:23:20,442 --> 00:23:21,878 I'm just, I'm-I'm not sure 575 00:23:21,878 --> 00:23:24,141 I feel comfortable soliciting money 576 00:23:24,141 --> 00:23:25,795 from my followers. 577 00:23:25,795 --> 00:23:27,101 That's up to you. 578 00:23:27,101 --> 00:23:29,016 But if we're not a charity, 579 00:23:29,016 --> 00:23:32,454 we'll probably have to end up being plaintiffs. 580 00:23:32,454 --> 00:23:35,109 We sure would like this to be over. 581 00:23:35,109 --> 00:23:37,024 But it doesn't have to be. 582 00:23:43,726 --> 00:23:46,512 We're just simple folks with simple dreams. 583 00:23:46,512 --> 00:23:50,298 Of love, family, and a roof over our heads. 584 00:23:50,298 --> 00:23:52,822 But due to the reckless actions of law enforcement 585 00:23:52,822 --> 00:23:55,956 and the fire department, we lost everything. 586 00:23:55,956 --> 00:23:58,741 All we're asking for here is $750,000-- 587 00:23:58,741 --> 00:23:59,916 I don't know, you guys, I-I don't think 588 00:23:59,916 --> 00:24:01,483 I can get behind this. 589 00:24:01,483 --> 00:24:03,311 Well, look, Marj, you don't have to get behind it, okay? 590 00:24:03,311 --> 00:24:04,617 - You just have to tag it. - It's true. 591 00:24:04,617 --> 00:24:06,053 I mean, one click and it's done. 592 00:24:06,053 --> 00:24:07,837 Tagging it is as good as endorsing 593 00:24:07,837 --> 00:24:09,404 everything they're saying, and it's just, 594 00:24:09,404 --> 00:24:10,666 it's too gross, I think... 595 00:24:12,538 --> 00:24:13,887 I think I need to take a stand. 596 00:24:13,887 --> 00:24:15,541 Hell, yeah, dude. Good for you. 597 00:24:15,541 --> 00:24:17,281 Uh, no, not good for you. 598 00:24:17,281 --> 00:24:19,109 And, Nancy, please do not encourage her. 599 00:24:19,109 --> 00:24:20,546 She refuses to do this, 600 00:24:20,546 --> 00:24:22,635 and she's facing suspension or worse. 601 00:24:22,635 --> 00:24:24,941 You can't expect me to hold my nose and sign off 602 00:24:24,941 --> 00:24:26,377 on something that I don't believe in. 603 00:24:26,377 --> 00:24:28,205 Oh really? Because that is exactly 604 00:24:28,205 --> 00:24:29,772 what you asked Cap to do last year, 605 00:24:29,772 --> 00:24:31,992 when you drove out to him in the middle of a blizzard. 606 00:24:31,992 --> 00:24:33,776 Yeah, that's right. I mean, you shamed him pretty good 607 00:24:33,776 --> 00:24:35,604 into signing that apology letter for punching Billy. 608 00:24:35,604 --> 00:24:37,432 I mean, he signed it and he wasn't even sorry. 609 00:24:37,432 --> 00:24:40,130 That's the whole point. I am sorry. 610 00:24:40,130 --> 00:24:43,569 If this was a pure, untainted apology, 611 00:24:43,569 --> 00:24:44,918 I would do it in a heartbeat. 612 00:24:44,918 --> 00:24:47,747 Look, Marj, I get it. 613 00:24:47,747 --> 00:24:49,705 It sucks. 614 00:24:49,705 --> 00:24:51,402 But we need you in the 126. 615 00:24:51,402 --> 00:24:53,927 Hell, all of Austin needs you in the 126. 616 00:24:53,927 --> 00:24:55,885 Not as much as people need Firefox. 617 00:24:55,885 --> 00:24:58,148 You know, most of my followers are young people. 618 00:24:58,148 --> 00:25:00,150 They look up to me. 619 00:25:00,150 --> 00:25:02,588 Do you have any idea how often they stop me in the street 620 00:25:02,588 --> 00:25:05,416 just to say thank you for being who I am? 621 00:25:05,416 --> 00:25:07,201 And if they watch me sign off on a lie, 622 00:25:07,201 --> 00:25:09,769 what kind of example does that set for them? 623 00:25:09,769 --> 00:25:12,249 Yeah, but is it really better than watching you get fired? 624 00:25:12,249 --> 00:25:13,468 Honestly? I... 625 00:25:14,382 --> 00:25:15,470 I don't know. 626 00:25:20,083 --> 00:25:21,911 Can you believe Marjan got in trouble 627 00:25:21,911 --> 00:25:24,131 for callin' a crazy lady crazy? 628 00:25:24,131 --> 00:25:25,698 Hmm. That's a shame. 629 00:25:25,698 --> 00:25:28,222 I would shudder to think about what they would've done to me 630 00:25:28,222 --> 00:25:29,571 and Garrity for half the stuff 631 00:25:29,571 --> 00:25:31,007 we said to each other back in the day. 632 00:25:31,007 --> 00:25:32,531 Hmm. Yeah, no doubt about it. 633 00:25:36,143 --> 00:25:37,579 No doubt about what? 634 00:25:37,579 --> 00:25:39,929 Huh? 635 00:25:39,929 --> 00:25:42,845 Oh, um, about what you were saying just now. 636 00:25:42,845 --> 00:25:44,194 Which was what, darling? 637 00:25:44,194 --> 00:25:47,458 Oh, you were decrying the state 638 00:25:47,458 --> 00:25:51,158 of PC culture run amok and whatnot. 639 00:25:51,158 --> 00:25:52,333 And "whatnot." 640 00:25:54,204 --> 00:25:55,292 I didn't hear what you said. 641 00:25:56,424 --> 00:25:57,817 So maybe somebody else's gears 642 00:25:57,817 --> 00:25:59,819 are grinding a little bit. 643 00:25:59,819 --> 00:26:01,516 I mean, you've been drying that same plate 644 00:26:01,516 --> 00:26:03,039 for quite a spell now, Gracie. 645 00:26:03,039 --> 00:26:04,345 - Hmm. - What's going on? 646 00:26:06,652 --> 00:26:08,218 Well, there's this boy. 647 00:26:08,218 --> 00:26:09,219 Mm-hmm. 648 00:26:09,219 --> 00:26:10,090 Sweet little boy. 649 00:26:10,090 --> 00:26:12,788 He keeps calling in to 9-1-1, 650 00:26:12,788 --> 00:26:14,094 uh, for little stuff. 651 00:26:14,094 --> 00:26:17,488 Help with his math homework and-and cleaning the dishes. 652 00:26:17,488 --> 00:26:18,968 Hell, I should've thought of that. 653 00:26:18,968 --> 00:26:20,491 Stop it. 654 00:26:20,491 --> 00:26:24,626 I really think somethin' might be going on at home. 655 00:26:24,626 --> 00:26:27,455 Like somethin' bad, but if I'm wrong 656 00:26:27,455 --> 00:26:29,283 and I send a cop over there, 657 00:26:29,283 --> 00:26:31,459 then they could take that boy from his mom. 658 00:26:32,242 --> 00:26:34,114 - Scary. - Yeah. 659 00:26:34,114 --> 00:26:37,117 It is scary, but it's not as scary as me being right 660 00:26:37,117 --> 00:26:39,075 and then not doing anything. 661 00:26:39,075 --> 00:26:42,209 And the not knowing is-- That's what's bothering me. 662 00:26:42,209 --> 00:26:43,863 Well, it sounds like you need to find out. 663 00:26:45,691 --> 00:26:47,780 You know, it does. It does sound like that. 664 00:26:47,780 --> 00:26:49,869 Thank you so much, my sweet husband. 665 00:26:49,869 --> 00:26:52,915 How do you suggest I go about doing that? 666 00:26:52,915 --> 00:26:55,265 I imagine you have this boy's address, yes? 667 00:26:55,265 --> 00:26:57,354 - Mm-hmm. - Mm-hmm. Okay. 668 00:26:57,354 --> 00:27:00,096 So why don't you go knock on the door, find out for yourself? 669 00:27:00,096 --> 00:27:03,709 And if you're wrong, there's no harm, no foul. 670 00:27:03,709 --> 00:27:05,711 - Oh, you mean now? - Mm-hmm. 671 00:27:05,711 --> 00:27:07,930 Well, what about Charlie? It's past her bedtime. 672 00:27:07,930 --> 00:27:10,063 Well, she sleeps better in the car anyway. 673 00:27:10,063 --> 00:27:11,238 Come on, mama. 674 00:27:11,891 --> 00:27:12,718 Let's go. 675 00:27:24,164 --> 00:27:26,122 Have I officially gone off the deep end doing this? 676 00:27:26,122 --> 00:27:29,560 Sweetheart, you are the best in the world at what you do. 677 00:27:29,560 --> 00:27:32,041 If ain't nothing goin' on, then no big deal. 678 00:27:32,999 --> 00:27:34,957 Okay. 679 00:27:34,957 --> 00:27:36,829 I appreciate you saying that. I needed to hear it. 680 00:27:36,829 --> 00:27:37,960 Alright, let's go. 681 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:39,745 Oh, uh, no, not you. 682 00:27:39,745 --> 00:27:41,181 Y'all stay here, okay? I'll be back. 683 00:27:41,181 --> 00:27:42,617 Wait, what? 684 00:27:42,617 --> 00:27:44,488 The last thing this boy needs 685 00:27:44,488 --> 00:27:46,316 is a big, scary man showing up on his porch. 686 00:27:46,316 --> 00:27:47,491 I'm a big, scary man? 687 00:27:47,491 --> 00:27:48,841 You are a little scary, Judd. 688 00:27:48,841 --> 00:27:50,146 - Oh. - Just a little bit. 689 00:27:50,146 --> 00:27:51,670 Stay here, okay? I'll be back. 690 00:27:56,936 --> 00:27:59,199 You think I'm scary? Hmm? 691 00:28:07,773 --> 00:28:09,513 Is somebody out there? 692 00:28:10,340 --> 00:28:11,559 Yeah. Hey, Linus. 693 00:28:11,559 --> 00:28:13,692 Um, it's Grace from 9-1-1. 694 00:28:14,910 --> 00:28:16,259 Miss Grace! 695 00:28:17,957 --> 00:28:19,959 - Hi. - You're so pretty. 696 00:28:19,959 --> 00:28:21,221 I thought you'd be old. 697 00:28:21,221 --> 00:28:23,005 LINUS' MOM: Linus, where are you, baby? 698 00:28:23,005 --> 00:28:24,528 I'm at the door, Mom. 699 00:28:24,528 --> 00:28:25,704 LINUS' MOM: You should be "blushing" your teeth. 700 00:28:27,096 --> 00:28:29,185 - Mom! - Ma'am? 701 00:28:29,185 --> 00:28:31,797 - Ma'am, this is Grace Ryder from Austin Emergency. - Mom! 702 00:28:31,797 --> 00:28:34,800 Ma'am, is it okay if I come in the house? 703 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:36,279 Please, you have to help her! 704 00:28:37,933 --> 00:28:39,326 Draw four, Mama. 705 00:28:39,326 --> 00:28:40,631 Oh, that's cold. 706 00:28:40,631 --> 00:28:42,111 You know what? You guys are little, 707 00:28:42,111 --> 00:28:43,939 little crazy-eights assassins, is what you are. 708 00:28:43,939 --> 00:28:45,375 Oh. 709 00:28:45,375 --> 00:28:46,899 Saved by the bell. 710 00:28:47,726 --> 00:28:49,379 Hey, Gracie. 711 00:28:49,379 --> 00:28:51,164 Hey, did you teach my girls how to card shark 712 00:28:51,164 --> 00:28:52,992 the last time you were here? 713 00:28:52,992 --> 00:28:53,949 GRACE [over phone]: Tommy, I need your help. 714 00:28:54,733 --> 00:28:55,690 Are you okay? 715 00:28:55,690 --> 00:28:56,604 Listen, I'm with a woman. 716 00:28:56,604 --> 00:28:58,127 She's a 30-something female. 717 00:28:58,127 --> 00:29:00,260 She was stumbling and she was slurring her words. 718 00:29:00,260 --> 00:29:01,391 And she's unconscious now. 719 00:29:01,391 --> 00:29:03,089 Sharon? Sharon, I need you to wake up. 720 00:29:03,089 --> 00:29:05,221 - Gracie, where are you? - I'm in her house. 721 00:29:05,221 --> 00:29:07,006 It's a single-family residence in Crestview. 722 00:29:07,006 --> 00:29:08,442 Why aren't you calling 9-1-1? 723 00:29:08,442 --> 00:29:09,922 I did, but they're 12 minutes out. 724 00:29:09,922 --> 00:29:12,185 You said that-- that she was disoriented 725 00:29:12,185 --> 00:29:13,229 and slurring her words. 726 00:29:13,229 --> 00:29:14,448 Could it be an OD? 727 00:29:14,448 --> 00:29:16,624 No. Her son said she was clean and sober. 728 00:29:16,624 --> 00:29:18,931 I don't see any alcohol or paraphernalia around. 729 00:29:18,931 --> 00:29:20,454 What else do you know about her medical history? 730 00:29:20,454 --> 00:29:22,369 I don't know anything. She's a stranger. 731 00:29:22,369 --> 00:29:25,024 I know she's been have headaches. 732 00:29:25,024 --> 00:29:26,852 - Sharon, I need you to wake up. - Okay, Gracie. 733 00:29:26,852 --> 00:29:28,897 Gracie, I need you to stay with me, okay? 734 00:29:28,897 --> 00:29:30,246 Tell me about her pupillary response. 735 00:29:30,246 --> 00:29:31,639 Her pupillary response? 736 00:29:31,639 --> 00:29:33,641 Yes. Are they contracting or dilating? 737 00:29:33,641 --> 00:29:35,295 T, she's unconscious. I told you. 738 00:29:35,295 --> 00:29:37,906 Okay. You-you can still do it. It's no big deal. 739 00:29:37,906 --> 00:29:40,430 It's not a big deal for you because you're a paramedic. 740 00:29:40,430 --> 00:29:42,650 I'm a dispatcher, and I don't know what I'm doing. 741 00:29:42,650 --> 00:29:43,912 So I need you to walk me through it. 742 00:29:43,912 --> 00:29:46,175 Gracie, I need you to take a deep breath. 743 00:29:46,175 --> 00:29:48,003 Okay? I am right here with you. 744 00:29:48,003 --> 00:29:49,222 Is she still breathing? 745 00:29:51,964 --> 00:29:52,791 Yeah, she's breathing. 746 00:29:52,791 --> 00:29:54,662 Now, I-I need you to take your phone 747 00:29:54,662 --> 00:29:57,056 and turn on the flashlight function. 748 00:29:57,056 --> 00:29:58,492 - Alright, it's on. - Okay, good. 749 00:29:58,492 --> 00:30:00,929 Take your fingers, lift each one of her eyelids. 750 00:30:00,929 --> 00:30:03,627 Shine the light. Tell me what her pupils are doing. 751 00:30:03,627 --> 00:30:05,499 Alright, her right eye contracted normally. 752 00:30:05,499 --> 00:30:06,848 Alright, the left? 753 00:30:08,981 --> 00:30:10,417 No, it's not contracting. 754 00:30:10,417 --> 00:30:13,420 Okay, Gracie, she's having a stroke. 755 00:30:13,420 --> 00:30:15,335 - Oh, God. - It's okay. You got this. 756 00:30:15,335 --> 00:30:17,511 - Can you get her into the car? - I can. Judd is here. 757 00:30:17,511 --> 00:30:19,078 But shouldn't we wait for the ambulance? 758 00:30:19,078 --> 00:30:21,907 It's faster if y'all take her there yourselves. 759 00:30:21,907 --> 00:30:23,996 With a stroke, time is brain. 760 00:30:23,996 --> 00:30:25,258 Gracie. 761 00:30:25,258 --> 00:30:26,520 Can you do this? 762 00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:28,652 Yeah. Yeah. We're on our way. 763 00:30:28,652 --> 00:30:29,828 Grace, y'all get in the backseat, 764 00:30:29,828 --> 00:30:31,307 I'm gonna lock her up in front. 765 00:30:31,307 --> 00:30:32,700 Okay. 766 00:30:32,700 --> 00:30:33,919 Linus, come on, baby. You're with me. 767 00:30:40,403 --> 00:30:42,057 Alright, let's go. 768 00:30:49,369 --> 00:30:50,674 Hey, Linus. 769 00:30:51,501 --> 00:30:53,068 Do you like candy bars? 770 00:30:53,068 --> 00:30:53,895 Yeah. 771 00:30:53,895 --> 00:30:55,288 Yeah? What's your favorite kind? 772 00:30:55,288 --> 00:30:58,508 I like all of them, except the kind with coconut. 773 00:30:58,508 --> 00:31:00,684 Me, too. I hate the ones with coconut. 774 00:31:00,684 --> 00:31:02,512 When I came in here, I seen a vending machine 775 00:31:02,512 --> 00:31:03,905 that looked like it had candy bars 776 00:31:03,905 --> 00:31:06,038 about the size of your arm. 777 00:31:06,038 --> 00:31:07,169 Wanna see if we go rustle one up? 778 00:31:07,169 --> 00:31:10,738 Does that sound like something you wanna do? 779 00:31:10,738 --> 00:31:12,740 Let's go. Y'all want anything? 780 00:31:12,740 --> 00:31:14,307 Mm-mmm. I'm okay, babe. 781 00:31:15,308 --> 00:31:17,005 How are you holding up? 782 00:31:17,005 --> 00:31:19,616 Ask me when his mama is out of surgery. 783 00:31:19,616 --> 00:31:21,749 Before you got here, the doctor said that all the headaches 784 00:31:21,749 --> 00:31:23,794 that she'd been having up until now 785 00:31:23,794 --> 00:31:25,535 were probably mini strokes... 786 00:31:25,535 --> 00:31:28,147 - Oh. - ...just leading up to the main event. 787 00:31:28,147 --> 00:31:29,975 It's a good thing you were there tonight. 788 00:31:29,975 --> 00:31:32,064 It's a good thing you were there tonight, Tommy, 789 00:31:32,064 --> 00:31:32,934 when I called you. 790 00:31:32,934 --> 00:31:34,283 Anytime. 791 00:31:34,283 --> 00:31:35,676 I'm sorry... 792 00:31:36,982 --> 00:31:37,983 that I bit your head off tonight. 793 00:31:39,549 --> 00:31:41,508 You did not bite my head off. 794 00:31:41,508 --> 00:31:43,466 No. Well, okay. 795 00:31:43,466 --> 00:31:46,600 Yes, just, but-- you-- Just-just a little nibble. 796 00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:47,688 That's all. 797 00:31:50,343 --> 00:31:52,127 It's just, it's so different... 798 00:31:53,563 --> 00:31:56,175 being on the other side of the call 799 00:31:56,175 --> 00:31:58,873 when I got my headset in, and I just... 800 00:31:58,873 --> 00:32:00,701 I'm in front of the screen, at least... 801 00:32:00,701 --> 00:32:03,747 I-I feel some sense of-- 802 00:32:03,747 --> 00:32:05,053 - Control. - Yeah. 803 00:32:05,053 --> 00:32:07,838 But when it's just all there in front of you, 804 00:32:07,838 --> 00:32:09,362 you feel completely-- 805 00:32:09,362 --> 00:32:10,798 Out of control. 806 00:32:10,798 --> 00:32:12,147 I don't know how you do it. 807 00:32:12,147 --> 00:32:13,801 You know this, 808 00:32:13,801 --> 00:32:16,630 I never walk into a situation blind either. 809 00:32:16,630 --> 00:32:19,198 I have a great dispatcher who is prepping me 810 00:32:19,198 --> 00:32:20,460 on what I'm up against. 811 00:32:23,028 --> 00:32:26,553 Either way, I really do appreciate you. 812 00:32:26,553 --> 00:32:27,728 Anytime. 813 00:32:29,034 --> 00:32:30,818 And always. 814 00:32:30,818 --> 00:32:32,124 - So, listen. - Hmm? 815 00:32:32,124 --> 00:32:33,473 Are you gonna tell me what the hell 816 00:32:33,473 --> 00:32:34,691 you were doing at that woman's house? 817 00:32:34,691 --> 00:32:35,823 Oh, God. 818 00:32:35,823 --> 00:32:36,737 I'm gonna tell you tomorrow, okay? 819 00:32:36,737 --> 00:32:38,826 I promise. I promise. 820 00:32:38,826 --> 00:32:40,741 I'm looking for Grace Ryder. 821 00:32:42,221 --> 00:32:43,874 Is his mom gonna be okay? 822 00:32:43,874 --> 00:32:46,138 We were able to remove the clot and repair the artery. 823 00:32:46,138 --> 00:32:47,487 What about brain damage? 824 00:32:47,487 --> 00:32:48,836 We were able to restore blood flow 825 00:32:48,836 --> 00:32:50,881 before there was any permanent tissue destruction. 826 00:32:50,881 --> 00:32:53,014 I'm confident she'll make a full recovery. 827 00:32:53,014 --> 00:32:54,711 - Thank God. - She's very lucky 828 00:32:54,711 --> 00:32:56,844 you got her here in the golden hour. 829 00:32:56,844 --> 00:32:58,063 If it had been 20 minutes later, 830 00:32:58,063 --> 00:32:59,978 it would have been a different story. 831 00:32:59,978 --> 00:33:01,849 We're moving her to recovery now. 832 00:33:01,849 --> 00:33:04,156 Her son should be able to see her in a few hours. 833 00:33:04,156 --> 00:33:05,070 Thank you, doc. 834 00:33:07,028 --> 00:33:08,812 How about that? 835 00:33:13,165 --> 00:33:15,689 Hardwood's all original, exposed brick. 836 00:33:15,689 --> 00:33:18,605 And just a stumble and a bumble from 6th Street. 837 00:33:18,605 --> 00:33:20,607 It's nice. 838 00:33:20,607 --> 00:33:24,089 It'll be a lot better than nice when the reno is done. 839 00:33:24,089 --> 00:33:26,482 You won't find anything like it for $4,800. 840 00:33:26,482 --> 00:33:28,093 Not with its own parking space. 841 00:33:30,660 --> 00:33:32,010 You married, Mr. Smith? 842 00:33:32,401 --> 00:33:34,447 Yeah. 843 00:33:34,447 --> 00:33:35,665 Any kids? 844 00:33:35,665 --> 00:33:37,058 Yeah, I have a son. 845 00:33:37,058 --> 00:33:38,451 He's six. 846 00:33:38,451 --> 00:33:40,714 Oh. I apologize. 847 00:33:40,714 --> 00:33:42,759 Would you excuse me? 848 00:33:42,759 --> 00:33:45,588 Hello? Yes. Mm-hmm. 849 00:33:46,894 --> 00:33:49,288 Full disclosure, I'm showing it now. 850 00:33:49,288 --> 00:33:53,248 But if it's still available, I can do 9:15. 851 00:33:53,248 --> 00:33:55,033 Okay. See you then. 852 00:33:56,904 --> 00:33:58,558 So what do you say? 853 00:33:58,558 --> 00:34:00,081 Should I cancel my 9:15? 854 00:34:00,081 --> 00:34:01,561 It's tempting, 855 00:34:01,561 --> 00:34:04,259 but I think $4,800 is a little too rich for my blood. 856 00:34:04,259 --> 00:34:05,652 But I appreciate your time. 857 00:34:05,652 --> 00:34:06,957 Uh, no worries. 858 00:34:06,957 --> 00:34:08,176 Um, I'll show you out. 859 00:34:26,760 --> 00:34:28,457 - Help! - Alright, Judd. 860 00:34:28,457 --> 00:34:30,155 You swing the ladder up to the building. 861 00:34:30,155 --> 00:34:32,331 Marwani, Strickland, you're going up. 862 00:34:32,331 --> 00:34:33,723 Everybody else, put a supply line. 863 00:34:33,723 --> 00:34:35,638 Hey, y'all be quick on your toes, too. 864 00:34:35,638 --> 00:34:37,510 This looks like it's gonna flashover any minute. 865 00:34:37,510 --> 00:34:39,468 Cap, that is one hungry beast. 866 00:34:39,468 --> 00:34:40,208 - Yeah, a little too hungry. - Yep. 867 00:34:42,515 --> 00:34:43,777 Help! 868 00:34:43,777 --> 00:34:44,995 We need help over here! 869 00:34:44,995 --> 00:34:46,954 Is there anyone else up there? 870 00:34:46,954 --> 00:34:48,869 My neighbor, Blake. We can't get out! 871 00:34:52,177 --> 00:34:54,483 Stay where you are. Stay where you are. 872 00:34:57,617 --> 00:34:59,662 DISPATCHER [over radio]: Engine 126, I have a caller on the line 873 00:34:59,662 --> 00:35:02,404 reporting additional flames on the south end of the structure. 874 00:35:02,404 --> 00:35:03,971 OFFICER [over radio]: We have closures going up 875 00:35:03,971 --> 00:35:05,799 at South Avenue and 1st Street. 876 00:35:05,799 --> 00:35:08,497 126, be advised backup units are en route. 877 00:35:08,497 --> 00:35:10,934 EMS 150, tracking four minutes out. 878 00:35:15,765 --> 00:35:17,419 Ma'am! 879 00:35:17,419 --> 00:35:18,986 We're back here! 880 00:35:18,986 --> 00:35:20,770 - Blake, we have to go. - No, I can't. 881 00:35:21,945 --> 00:35:24,209 He won't let go, he's too scared. 882 00:35:24,209 --> 00:35:25,732 Okay. Ma'am, ma'am. 883 00:35:25,732 --> 00:35:27,212 Why don't you come with me, okay? 884 00:35:27,212 --> 00:35:28,822 I'll get you to the ladder, and our friend will take you 885 00:35:28,822 --> 00:35:30,432 the rest of the way down. Alright? 886 00:35:30,432 --> 00:35:31,651 Sir! 887 00:35:31,651 --> 00:35:33,000 I need you to come with me, okay? 888 00:35:33,000 --> 00:35:34,393 No, no, I can't. 889 00:35:34,393 --> 00:35:35,611 The whole building's about to go. 890 00:35:35,611 --> 00:35:37,222 We have to evacuate now. 891 00:35:37,222 --> 00:35:38,875 No, don't-- No! Don't touch me. 892 00:35:38,875 --> 00:35:42,009 Sir, I am ordering you to let go and come with me. 893 00:35:42,009 --> 00:35:45,534 I can't. I can't do heights. I'd rather die. 894 00:35:45,534 --> 00:35:47,014 OWEN [over radio]: Marwani, do you copy? 895 00:35:47,014 --> 00:35:49,408 - Copy, Cap. - What the hell's going on up there? 896 00:35:49,408 --> 00:35:50,974 The whole place is about flashover. 897 00:35:50,974 --> 00:35:53,847 It's just that the occupant's being a little... 898 00:35:53,847 --> 00:35:58,678 Um, the occupant has very strong reservations about leaving. 899 00:35:58,678 --> 00:36:00,201 Reservations? Have him get the hell outta there! 900 00:36:00,201 --> 00:36:02,638 Sir, look, I know you're afraid, 901 00:36:02,638 --> 00:36:05,641 but I-I-I need you to be reasonable with me, please. 902 00:36:05,641 --> 00:36:06,773 No, just leave me. 903 00:36:06,773 --> 00:36:09,123 Hey, you. We ain't waitin'! 904 00:36:09,123 --> 00:36:10,864 Ooh! 905 00:36:10,864 --> 00:36:13,040 Marjan, grab him. Let's go. 906 00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:14,346 Marj, we gotta go now. 907 00:36:21,004 --> 00:36:22,441 Well, unless you guys have any questions, 908 00:36:22,441 --> 00:36:23,703 I think that about sums it up. 909 00:36:23,703 --> 00:36:25,139 I'll see you guys back at the office, okay? 910 00:36:25,139 --> 00:36:27,185 I'm gonna stick around, type up my notes. 911 00:36:32,277 --> 00:36:34,627 Miss Fulton. You got a minute? 912 00:36:34,627 --> 00:36:37,456 Uh, that's a bit presumptuous. 913 00:36:37,456 --> 00:36:39,240 Well, look, um, I apologize for the drop-in, 914 00:36:39,240 --> 00:36:40,241 but I really feel like this can't wait. 915 00:36:40,241 --> 00:36:42,461 I meant that you called me Miss. 916 00:36:42,461 --> 00:36:44,071 How do you know it's not Missus? 917 00:36:44,071 --> 00:36:45,203 Well, you wear a ring on your right ring finger, 918 00:36:45,203 --> 00:36:46,247 but your left pointer, and, um, 919 00:36:46,247 --> 00:36:48,031 and another one on your right thumb, 920 00:36:48,031 --> 00:36:50,295 but there's no metal where the wedding band goes. 921 00:36:52,297 --> 00:36:55,865 Are you able to look through solid objects, firefighter? 922 00:36:55,865 --> 00:36:57,998 No. I noticed in our first interview. 923 00:36:57,998 --> 00:36:59,913 - I notice things. - Huh. 924 00:36:59,913 --> 00:37:01,436 Must come in handy in the field. 925 00:37:01,436 --> 00:37:02,350 Yeah, from time to time. 926 00:37:04,570 --> 00:37:07,747 Hey, did you go to Bishop Cross in Round Rock? 927 00:37:07,747 --> 00:37:08,835 No. 928 00:37:08,835 --> 00:37:10,228 Texas A, maybe? 929 00:37:10,750 --> 00:37:11,664 No. 930 00:37:11,664 --> 00:37:12,708 God, it's killing me. 931 00:37:12,708 --> 00:37:14,406 I know I know you from somewhere. 932 00:37:14,406 --> 00:37:15,276 I bet I know what it is. 933 00:37:15,276 --> 00:37:16,712 Fox 11 did a segment on me last year, 934 00:37:16,712 --> 00:37:18,061 after the blizzard. 935 00:37:18,061 --> 00:37:19,846 I saved a local girl, got trapped in the gym, 936 00:37:19,846 --> 00:37:21,674 and the morning guy said I was the, uh, 937 00:37:21,674 --> 00:37:22,631 "Hero on Fire and Ice." 938 00:37:22,631 --> 00:37:23,502 Which is kinda dumb, but, uh-- 939 00:37:23,502 --> 00:37:25,112 Yeah, that's not it. 940 00:37:25,112 --> 00:37:26,505 Okay. I'd love to stay in here 941 00:37:26,505 --> 00:37:28,071 and throw darts at the wall all day, but-- 942 00:37:28,071 --> 00:37:30,465 But you wanna talk about your friend Marwani. 943 00:37:30,465 --> 00:37:32,293 My best friend. 944 00:37:32,293 --> 00:37:34,426 Look, I'm sorry, but I'm not at liberty 945 00:37:34,426 --> 00:37:37,167 to discuss an investigation of an ongoing complaint. 946 00:37:37,167 --> 00:37:38,473 I don't wanna discuss that complaint. 947 00:37:38,473 --> 00:37:39,474 I'm here to file a new one. 948 00:37:39,474 --> 00:37:40,519 - Oh? - Yeah. 949 00:37:40,519 --> 00:37:42,260 What the department is asking of Marjan-- 950 00:37:42,260 --> 00:37:43,565 demanding-- 951 00:37:43,565 --> 00:37:45,524 it's not an apology. It's extortion. 952 00:37:45,524 --> 00:37:47,787 I think that's a slight exaggeration. 953 00:37:47,787 --> 00:37:50,355 No, it is a money grab, pure and simple. 954 00:37:50,355 --> 00:37:53,662 Marwani is the best firefighter I have ever served with. 955 00:37:53,662 --> 00:37:56,099 Going back to my probie days in Chicago. 956 00:37:57,275 --> 00:37:58,928 And I can see by the look in your eye 957 00:37:58,928 --> 00:38:01,540 that you know that this is some bull. 958 00:38:01,540 --> 00:38:03,019 Well, you are observant, firefighter. 959 00:38:03,019 --> 00:38:04,325 I will give you that. 960 00:38:04,325 --> 00:38:06,371 I'm begging you. 961 00:38:06,371 --> 00:38:09,896 Please. Do the right thing and stop this. 962 00:38:09,896 --> 00:38:13,160 Alright, I'm gonna put my tablet down on the table here 963 00:38:13,160 --> 00:38:14,509 while I check my phone. 964 00:38:14,509 --> 00:38:16,642 And, um, there's no telling 965 00:38:16,642 --> 00:38:20,123 what such an observant fellow like yourself might observe. 966 00:38:20,123 --> 00:38:21,603 - What is this? - I'm sorry. 967 00:38:21,603 --> 00:38:24,345 I am not at liberty to discuss the confidential email 968 00:38:24,345 --> 00:38:26,565 that I wrote to the AFD this morning. 969 00:38:30,046 --> 00:38:33,615 "Firefighter Marwani represents every ideal the AFD stands for. 970 00:38:33,615 --> 00:38:35,182 "It is my recommendation that the department 971 00:38:35,182 --> 00:38:37,184 "deem her previous apology sufficient 972 00:38:37,184 --> 00:38:39,621 and close the matter without further reprimand." 973 00:38:39,621 --> 00:38:41,536 Wait. You wrote this? 974 00:38:41,536 --> 00:38:43,103 This is amazing. 975 00:38:43,103 --> 00:38:45,061 I wouldn't get too excited. 976 00:38:45,061 --> 00:38:47,629 My phone rang about five minutes after I hit send. 977 00:38:47,629 --> 00:38:49,979 The chief said they have no interest in a lawsuit 978 00:38:49,979 --> 00:38:51,503 with the Geralds. 979 00:38:51,503 --> 00:38:54,549 So Marwani does the public mea culpa and tags the site 980 00:38:54,549 --> 00:38:56,421 or they throw her to the wolves. 981 00:38:58,292 --> 00:39:00,860 - Oh. - Yeah. I'm truly sorry. 982 00:39:01,948 --> 00:39:03,645 Well, I, um... 983 00:39:03,645 --> 00:39:05,212 I appreciate you going to bat for her. 984 00:39:05,212 --> 00:39:07,562 Please wish her luck, whatever she decides. 985 00:39:10,870 --> 00:39:12,524 I got it. 986 00:39:12,524 --> 00:39:15,353 Were you in Mrs. Templeton's sixth grade class? 987 00:39:15,353 --> 00:39:16,745 Hidden Oaks. 988 00:39:16,745 --> 00:39:18,443 Yeah. 989 00:39:18,443 --> 00:39:19,661 I knew I recognized you. 990 00:39:19,661 --> 00:39:21,054 Wait a minute, you were there? 991 00:39:21,054 --> 00:39:23,056 In Chicago? 992 00:39:23,056 --> 00:39:24,971 That's funny, 'cause I-I don't remember an Asha. 993 00:39:24,971 --> 00:39:25,798 It's my middle name. 994 00:39:25,798 --> 00:39:27,887 Do you remember a Jasmine? 995 00:39:27,887 --> 00:39:29,454 Who moved in seventh grade. 996 00:39:29,454 --> 00:39:33,632 To Texas, where I started going by Asha. 997 00:39:33,632 --> 00:39:35,373 Went through a little identity thing as a tween. 998 00:39:36,809 --> 00:39:38,724 Yeah, I get that. 999 00:39:38,724 --> 00:39:40,682 But, wait, how-how the heck did you recognize me? 1000 00:39:40,682 --> 00:39:42,945 Please. A smile like that, you don't forget. 1001 00:39:44,643 --> 00:39:46,384 You haven't changed a bit. 1002 00:39:46,384 --> 00:39:47,254 Huh. 1003 00:39:50,126 --> 00:39:53,042 Hey, Firefox here. 1004 00:39:53,042 --> 00:39:54,827 You guys know I've always been about 1005 00:39:54,827 --> 00:39:58,918 making people feel seen, heard, and safe. 1006 00:39:58,918 --> 00:40:01,660 Well, recently I let you guys down. 1007 00:40:01,660 --> 00:40:03,444 I screwed up. 1008 00:40:03,444 --> 00:40:05,272 In the heat of a dangerous situation, 1009 00:40:05,272 --> 00:40:06,795 I called a woman crazy. 1010 00:40:06,795 --> 00:40:08,493 Her name is Lila Geralds, 1011 00:40:08,493 --> 00:40:10,843 and she deserved so much better than that. 1012 00:40:10,843 --> 00:40:13,715 So for that, Lila, I'm sorry. 1013 00:40:13,715 --> 00:40:16,109 I should never have called you crazy. 1014 00:40:16,109 --> 00:40:18,720 I should have called you a greedy opportunist. 1015 00:40:18,720 --> 00:40:21,331 - Hmm. Nope. - With the full blessing of the AFD, 1016 00:40:21,331 --> 00:40:23,856 Lila and her husband tried to coerce me 1017 00:40:23,856 --> 00:40:25,510 to cash in on you guys. 1018 00:40:25,510 --> 00:40:26,902 I can't work for a place 1019 00:40:26,902 --> 00:40:29,818 that forces me to compromise my integrity. 1020 00:40:29,818 --> 00:40:32,734 That makes me feel unsafe for being who I am. 1021 00:40:32,734 --> 00:40:35,563 And if I don't feel safe, there is no way 1022 00:40:35,563 --> 00:40:38,697 of keeping you safe when I am sent to save you. 1023 00:40:38,697 --> 00:40:41,961 So, effective immediately, 1024 00:40:41,961 --> 00:40:44,877 I hereby am resigning from the AFD. 1025 00:40:46,095 --> 00:40:47,619 Nope. You cannot post that. 1026 00:40:47,619 --> 00:40:49,011 I already did. 1027 00:40:50,317 --> 00:40:51,710 Marwani, you can't unring that bell. 1028 00:40:51,710 --> 00:40:54,103 I don't wanna unring it, Cap. 1029 00:40:54,103 --> 00:40:56,149 For the first time, I froze up in the field. 1030 00:40:56,149 --> 00:40:57,672 Not because I was afraid of the danger, 1031 00:40:57,672 --> 00:40:59,544 but because I was afraid of doing it wrong. 1032 00:40:59,544 --> 00:41:02,547 The people in those tribunals, in their conference rooms, 1033 00:41:02,547 --> 00:41:04,505 they will never understand what we do here. 1034 00:41:04,505 --> 00:41:05,724 So you can't let them get to you. 1035 00:41:05,724 --> 00:41:06,899 That's the problem. 1036 00:41:06,899 --> 00:41:08,291 They've already gotten to me. 1037 00:41:08,291 --> 00:41:10,163 Cap, you have to understand, 1038 00:41:10,163 --> 00:41:12,208 I would gladly walk into fire for you, 1039 00:41:12,208 --> 00:41:14,820 but I can't do it on eggshells. 1040 00:41:14,820 --> 00:41:17,213 Well, obviously you have to do what you think is right. 1041 00:41:17,213 --> 00:41:19,999 But I am so mad at you right now, Marwani. 1042 00:41:19,999 --> 00:41:21,522 I'm sorry you feel that way. 1043 00:41:21,522 --> 00:41:24,133 - And I think you're crazy. - Hey. 1044 00:41:24,133 --> 00:41:25,526 But more than anything... 1045 00:41:27,223 --> 00:41:28,660 I'm so proud of you. 1046 00:41:32,446 --> 00:41:34,579 I understand if you wanna think about it. 1047 00:41:34,579 --> 00:41:36,015 Yeah, it's a work of art, 1048 00:41:36,015 --> 00:41:38,365 but it's also not exactly fuel-efficient 1049 00:41:38,365 --> 00:41:41,020 and the, uh, throttle sticks a little. 1050 00:41:41,020 --> 00:41:42,674 I already bought the helmet and this cool jacket. 1051 00:41:42,674 --> 00:41:44,589 It is a sick jacket. 1052 00:41:44,589 --> 00:41:46,373 Alright, then, you better treat her well. 1053 00:41:46,373 --> 00:41:47,766 She's very important to me. 1054 00:41:47,766 --> 00:41:48,941 I will, Cap. 1055 00:41:49,942 --> 00:41:51,117 I was talking to the bike. 1056 00:41:52,161 --> 00:41:54,076 Don't make me cry, Cap. 1057 00:41:56,122 --> 00:41:58,080 As long as I'm here, your spot'll be safe. 1058 00:42:01,388 --> 00:42:02,520 Captain Vega. 1059 00:42:02,520 --> 00:42:03,738 Tommy. 1060 00:42:03,738 --> 00:42:05,261 And this isn't goodbye. 1061 00:42:12,399 --> 00:42:14,314 All who wander are not lost. 1062 00:42:15,968 --> 00:42:17,360 Me and Gracie will be praying for you. 1063 00:42:17,360 --> 00:42:19,232 I'll be praying for you, too. 1064 00:42:19,232 --> 00:42:20,102 Yeah. 1065 00:42:21,190 --> 00:42:22,975 TK. 1066 00:42:22,975 --> 00:42:25,020 I promise no matter what happens, 1067 00:42:25,020 --> 00:42:26,456 I will be back for the wedding. 1068 00:42:26,456 --> 00:42:29,068 You better, 'cause Carlos will hunt you down. 1069 00:42:33,159 --> 00:42:34,639 Hey, and I want you to check in every day 1070 00:42:34,639 --> 00:42:36,423 about where you're going and where you're staying. 1071 00:42:36,423 --> 00:42:38,294 Would you stop being such a dad? 1072 00:42:38,294 --> 00:42:40,993 But, seriously, you get drowsy, you pull off the road. 1073 00:42:40,993 --> 00:42:43,386 - You understand? - I will. 1074 00:42:54,659 --> 00:42:55,790 I love you, Marj. 1075 00:42:55,790 --> 00:42:57,444 Love you too, buddy. 1076 00:43:02,536 --> 00:43:05,321 Alright. 1077 00:43:05,321 --> 00:43:06,366 Peace. 1078 00:43:21,599 --> 00:43:24,558 Talk about riding into the sunset. 1079 00:43:24,558 --> 00:43:27,343 Just when I thought she couldn't be any more badass. 1080 00:43:27,343 --> 00:43:28,606 That's Marjan for you. 1081 00:43:31,478 --> 00:43:33,393 Maybe I need to buy another bike. 1082 00:44:11,387 --> 00:44:13,868 Captioned by Point.360 1083 00:44:15,696 --> 00:44:18,743 Don't miss a thrilling all new "9-1-1 Lone Star." 1084 00:44:18,743 --> 00:44:20,048 Tuesdays on Fox.