All language subtitles for Chicago Fire s14e19 Exit Point.eng

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- We got a hazmat situation
in here, Chief.

- Macy and Holt are showing
signs of respiratory distress.

[dramatic music]

- 20 years on the job, I've
never seen anything like that.

- Kelly Severide has
worked more arson cases

than anyone else out of OFI.

Apple doesn't fall far
from the tree.

- Benny Severide is dead.

Can't you let this go?

- If Lieutenant Severide's the
one who taught you everything

you know about
arson investigations,

he must be pretty damn good
at it.

- He is.

[dramatic music]

- This needs to go over
to Internal Affairs.

? ?

[keys jingling]

[soft suspenseful music]

? ?

- I thought you were
coming back mid-shift!

- No, I couldn't wait.

Drove straight from captain's
training, pedal to the metal.

[laughs]

Mm!

[phone ringing]

- Do you think it's your
promotion orders already?

- I don't know.
[phone beeps]

Hello?

Yes, sir.
Just got back in.

Understood.

On my way.
[phone beeps]

- Well?

- They want me to come down
to Headquarters right now.

- Wow.

- [clicks tongue]

[smooching]

- Lieutenant Severide.

Thanks for coming down
so quickly.

Chief Silva, Internal Affairs.

- I wasn't told
I was meeting with IAD.

- Since you were
at captain's training,

we were unable to conduct
an initial interview with you.

The case wasn't officially
opened until this morning.

Now that you're here,

you're under formal review
for dereliction of duty.

- What dereliction?

- Multiple instances of
leaving your assigned post

during active shift hours

without authorization
from the commissioner's office.

- The only time I ever leave 51
is to assist OFI.

- Exactly.

And you did so without
requesting clearance

from Headquarters.

- Who filed the complaint?

- I'm afraid I'm not at liberty
to disclose that.

You will continue
reporting for duty

while the investigation
proceeds.

And of course, your promotion
is officially on hold,

pending the outcome.

Lieutenant,
this is a serious accusation.

Depending on our findings,
disciplinary action

could include suspension
or termination.

[suspenseful music]

[indistinct chatter]

- Hey.

You know, you keep
getting in here early,

you're going to start
making us all look bad.

- Relax. This isn't
official CFD business.

It's actually a little writing
project I've been working on.

- Oh, is Cyrus Mayberry
making a comeback?

- No.

The nom de plume
has been retired.

This is a Randall McHolland
original.

- Really?

We're not going to see any

"Sheets on Fire" sequels?

- Nope. This one is
strictly nonfiction.

In fact, some might even
call it a memoir.

- A memoir?
No kidding.

It's like, uh,
"Book of Mouch?"

- Title's still pending,
but yeah, something like that.

- How long you been at it?

- Couple months.

It goes back to when we had
to pull all that paperwork

to save my job.

I was reading all these reports
a-and commendations.

And I realized this is
40 years of stories right here.

All I have to do is put them
in order, add a little flair.

- And you got yourself a book.

- Just got to finish the intro
and Bob's your uncle.

[clears throat]

- So let's see what you got.
- No, no, no, no.

No.
No-no sneak peeks.

- Fine,
all I'm asking is that

when you describe me,

you use the phrase
"salt of the Earth."

- Who says you're in it at all?

- Vasquez, Mikami, and Novak
all have the shift off.

They're dealing with
police follow-up

on the hostage situation.

- So Ambulance 61
is out of service?

- Yes.
- OK.

- And 81 will have a floater.

- Copy that.
I'll get the paperwork going.

- And, uh, Lucy?
- Mm-hmm?

- As the battalion chief's
assistant,

you have access
to all CFD personnel files.

- Mm-hmm.

- So I'd like you to gather
a number of r�sum�s for me.

- Yes, sir.
R�sum�s for what position?

- I'm looking for
someone to take over

as the Lieutenant on Squad.

[tense music]

- Uh-

? ?

- You put me under review?

- Uh, excuse me.

- I take it you heard
from Internal Affairs.

- You didn't want
to tell it to my face?

You had to sneak it in
while I was away training?

- The timing has nothing
to do with its validity.

Your past Battalion Chiefs
may have turned a blind eye.

And they were good men.

But it was on you to seek
authorization from Headquarters

before leaving
your assigned post.

- It's not like
I was out running errands.

I was with OFI.

Working for the CFD!

- If a chief at Pascal's level

can be fired for
breaking the rules,

what makes you think
you're so special?

- I'll fight this.

- On what grounds?

Maybe you've hurt 51
more than you realize.

Maybe you should have
transferred to OFI

before it came to this.

You break the rules,
you pay the consequences.

Nobody in the CFD
is above them.

Not even a Severide.

[tense music]

? ?

.

- Termination
for assisting OFI?

- It's the worst-case scenario,
but it's on the table.

- Hopkins did not seem like
the kind of guy

who was looking for a fight
last shift.

He was praising us both.

He said he was glad
to be a part of 51.

What changed?
- Nothing changed.

This isn't about OFI
or any dereliction of duty.

It's Benny.

- You think this is about
your dad suspending him?

[suspenseful music]

That was 20-plus years ago.

- Hopkins has been on me
since the second he got here.

When I was at training,

I-I kept digging through
old disciplinary files

trying to figure out what the
hell he did to get suspended.

- And?

- Thin paper trail.
No details.

- It must have been bad, then.

- Or messy.

Benny wasn't exactly known
for clean lines.

- So this is retaliation.

- Feels like it.

I mean, I-

if I can figure out

what the hell actually
happened between them

and bring it to IAD, maybe I
can get them to shut this down

before it gains any traction.

- Yeah, but you go
digging for info now,

you're putting yourself
on the line, Kelly.

You're interfering
with an active investigation.

- This isn't just about me,
Stella,

it's about protecting 51
from a commander

who's willing
to weaponize procedure.

Can't just sit on my hands.

- But you also
cannot put yourself

front and center of the hunt.

Maybe there's a way I can.

? ?

Let's take a beat.

Let me think about this.

And then let's you and me
do this together.

? ?

- OK.

? ?

- Jamie Holt?
I'll be damned!

- Reporting for duty.
- Ah!

You look good, man.

- Don't act so surprised.

- Well, you know,

after everything
we all went through,

you went through
on that airplane call.

It's nice to see you
on your feet again.

You with us today?
- Yeah.

Covering for Vasquez on 81.

I've been picking up extra
shifts here and there

just to make up
for the lost time.

- Well, you are in great hands
with Kidd.

But I gotta know,

are you still thinking about
trying out for Squad?

- Absolutely.
- Yeah. There it is.

[chuckles]

- Hey, uh, how's Kidd
been doing, by the way?

I know her and Macy
were pretty tight.

A loss like that is-

- Yeah, she's still working
through it, you know?

Finally got Girls on Fire
back up and running again.

We all hosted the first one
about a month ago.

One day at a time.
- Mm.

Any lockers up for grabs?

- Follow me.

- Hey.

I thought writing was
supposed to be torture.

- Well, as Dorothy Parker said,

"I hate writing,
but I love having written."

- So you got
the introduction done?

- I'm just proofing it now,
and I have to say,

I think it turned out
pretty good.

- Don't be shy.
Share it with the class.

- Aw, nah.
They don't want to hear this.

- Yes, they do.
Hey, come on.

Guys, listen up!
Mouch has written a book.

[whispers] About us.

- How much about us?

- Oh, don't worry.

Names have been changed
to protect the guilty.

All right, here's, uh-

here's a bit from the opening.

"As we pull up to the house,

"smoke billows
from the basement.

"A strange, haunted chill
hangs in the air.

"Tommy from Squad knows why.

"'This isn't just any house,'
he says.

"'It's one of the only spots
still standing

"from the Great Chicago Fire.'

"A shiver runs down my spine.

"I realize we're pilgrims
in an unholy land.

"And as we mask up,
Chief Bodette gives a war cry.

"If the Great Fire
couldn't take this house down,

I'll be damned if it falls
on my watch!"

- What happened next?

- You'll have to read
to find out.

- [gasps]

- We saved the house.

- Hey!
Spoiler!

- Capp, you were there.

[alarm blares]

- Truck 81, Squad 3,
Engine 51.

Structure fire,
1601 Winston Plaza.

[sirens wailing]

[exciting music]

? ?

- Battalion 31 to Main,
requesting additional ambos.

Engine, get a line in there
and find that fire!

- Copy that, Chief!

- Truck 81, primary search.

Squad, assist with search
and open up the rear.

- Copy that.
Cruz, with me.

Tony, Capp,
you guys take the rear.

- Hey!

Hey, do you know how many
people might still be in there?

- I don't know.
Um, people come and go.

It's been empty for months.

- Chief,
people were living in there.

Not sure the number,

but who knows what
we may be walking into.

- Let's get in there before the
whole building flashes over.

- Copy, Chief.

[tense music]

- Mouch, you guys keep
pushing it down the middle.

Keep it from wrapping.
- Got it.

Send the water!

- Let's fan out,
check every aisle.

- All right. We'll take the
D side, meet you in the middle.

- Copy.

- If you find bodies,
pull 'em out!

- Fire department!
Call out!

Fire department! Call out!

? ?

- We got flames
venting through the roof.

You have three minutes.
Make it count.

- Fire department! Call out!

Cruz, check the next one.

- Yeah, copy that.

- Firefighters!
Call out!

- Check that.
- Copy.

- Hey, firefighters!
Call out!

- Hey! Follow me!
- Here!

- Yeah!

- Stay there, I got you!
Hang on!

- [coughing]
- Come on.

Come here.

Stay down.

Is anybody else in there?
- [coughing] No.

- All right, come here.

Chief!

We got two more coming out
to you!

- One more minute.

Find your exit point!

? ?

- Firefighters! Call out!

? ?

Firefighters! Call out!

? ?

- Holt!
Wait!

Holt!

Hey, keep moving!

[dramatic music]

.

- Time's up. Evacuate
the building immediately!

The roof is going.

- Hey, Holt. Come on, man.
We gotta clear out.

Let's go.
- Hey, let's grab him and go!

- Yeah, we're on it,
Lieutenant.

Come on, let's go.
Let's move it.

[dramatic music]

- 51, report.
What's your status?

- Coming out with
another victim, Chief.

[tense music]

? ?

[glass shattering]

? ?

[indistinct chatter]

- No pulse.

? ?

Pupils fixed and dilated.

Respirations?

Triple-zero.

The victim is too far gone
to resuscitate.

? ?

- All companies surround
and drown.

Nobody enters the building.
- Copy.

Setting up a deck gun, Chief.

- 51, let's move!

? ?

[engine revving]

[tires squeak]

? ?

- What did they do to my store?

- You the owner
of this building?

- Yeah.
I got a call.

The guy next door
said it was on fire.

- People were living inside.
One of them was killed.

- Oh, my God.

[somber music]

? ?

- Holt. Hey.

You OK?
- All good, Lieutenant.

- Wait, wait.

Listen.

You don't have to pretend
with me.

We went through something
together.

- Thanks, Lieutenant,
but I'm fine.

I just gotta shake it off
for a minute.

? ?

- What'd you see in there?

- Caught the smell of gasoline
in the back

close to where
you found your victim.

? ?

- Could be generator fuel.

- Or an accelerant.

- Kelly.
- I know.

I know I can't reach out
to OFI,

but I can flag it with Hopkins,
let him make the call.

? ?

- Yeah.

? ?

- Hey.

That was one hell
of an awful call, huh?

Poor guy.

- At least we were able
to get the others out.

- Yeah.

- What are you holding
back there?

- This is it.

My memoir.
It's officially done.

- Well, how's it read?

- You tell me.

I was hoping
you'd be my first reader.

- Come on. Me?

- Who better?

You know my story about
as well as anyone else.

- OK.

What can I say?

It'll be my honor.
- Ah.

Just need you
to read the intro for now.

See if you feel like
it sets the stage

for the rest of the book.

And listen, if you have
feedback, I want it, OK?

I'm no wilting flower here.
I can take criticism.

- Just let me read the thing.

- Copy that.
- All right.

- Enjoy the read.
- Thank you.

Oh, you mean right now?

- You mind?

I-I'll take care of this.

- OK.

You got it.

- [sighs]

- Hey, Lieutenant,
you have a second?

- Of course.

What's going on?

- Um, I know about Severide
and the internal review.

It's not fair.

- No, it's not.

You-
you heard them this morning?

- Yeah, but that's not
why I'm here.

The Chief had me
deliver the charge

to Headquarters
when Severide was away.

I didn't want to. I-

I almost called him
just to give him a heads-up.

It just-
- Oh, no.

Hey.

You were just doing your job,
all right?

And if you would
have called him,

that would have just
put you on thin ice.

- It just feels like
I helped blindside him.

- You didn't.

Hopkins filed the charge,
IAD opened it.

And that is on them.

It's not on you.
- Yeah.

You really think they're
going to punish him

for stepping up and helping?

[somber music]

- We'll see.
I'm getting into it.

? ?

- Thank you, Lucy.

Don't beat yourself up
about this, OK?

? ?

- Hey.
How you doing?

That, uh-
that fire was something.

And that victim, it's-

- A miracle there weren't more
of them like that.

- Yeah.

Took us both a sec to recover.

Makes sense.

- I felt for the guy,
that's all.

But we roll with the punches
best we can, right?

It's part of the job.

- Right.
Part of the job.

- Hey.

I am just going
to call the CFD directly.

I'll use my name, not yours,

and just ask to pull a bunch
of files from that era

with Benny and Hopkins.

Just see what we can get.

[door opens]
- I like it.

- Lieutenant Severide.

I contacted Captain Hargrave,

passed along your observations
from the scene.

She's here with a request.

- Since there was a fatality,

the Halloween Village fire
is now an OFI priority.

I reached out
to CFD Headquarters

and already secured approval
to bring you in.

- It wouldn't
have been my call,

but it seems
it was already in motion.

Cruz will act up
a Squad Lieutenant

for the remainder of shift.

- Yes, sir.

- I'd like to tour
the scene together.

You can walk me through
what you saw.

- I'll grab my coat.

[suspenseful music]

? ?

- You and I work well together

despite the current situation
and your personal connection

to Lieutenant Severide.

? ?

- This is not about
my relationship, Chief.

It's about 51 as a whole.

Which you've said yourself,
it's a great firehouse.

And it's a close one.

We stick together.

So if Severide is sidelined-

- 51 isn't the only
great firehouse

in this city, Lieutenant.

I'd hate to see it broken up.

But if that's what it takes
to clean up the CFD,

that's a price
I'm willing to pay.

? ?

.

- Here are the r�sum�s
you asked for, Chief.

- Oh, thank you.
- Mm.

- [sighs]

Anything else?

- Yeah.
I wanted to say thank you.

For bringing me on
as your assistant.

- You're welcome.

You're doing good work.

- I appreciate that.

Because I love it here at 51.

It's a really special place

and it's
a special group of people.

So yeah, thank you.

- And fast-track it if you can.

I'd like those files
by end of shift today.

I appreciate it. OK.

Yeah, let me know
if you find something.

OK.
[knock at door]

- Lieutenant?

- Hey.
- Hey.

Um,
I'm guessing that you heard

that Severide's assisting OFI
on that case, right?

- I did, yeah.
Why? What's up?

- I was wondering if I could
grab Holt to run some drills

since we're a man short.

A while back,
he mentioned some interest

in gunning for Squad one day.

And he must have
enough training by now

to be useful on the floor.

- Is that the only reason?

- Uh, might give him a boost,
you know.

Training with the top guns
of 51.

- Mm.
- Mm.

[chuckles]

- Yeah, I, um, I-

I-I saw him
kind of lock up a little bit

during that last call.

And he said he was fine.

- Yeah, don't we all?

He's traveling some rough road.

I know you get it.

- Mm.

Yeah, bring him in
for the drill.

- Thank you, Lieutenant.
- Mm-hmm.

[soft suspenseful music]

? ?

- Back here,
this is where

I first caught
the smell of gasoline.

- It's still hanging
in the air.

- See the V-pattern?

- Possible point of origin.

- It looks like a hot plate.

- It makes sense
if they were living here.

- Yeah, but butane burns clean.

If this were accidental,
you'd have vertical damage,

but there's deep charring
in the floor here.

? ?

[metallic thud]

[sniffs]

[sighs] Hydrocarbons.

It's gasoline.

- Look at this.

Heavy pour pattern.

- Dump a few gallons
of gasoline under a hot plate,

turn it on, you're halfway home
before it heats up

and ignites the vapors.

- This wasn't someone
making dinner.

- If we can trace this,
we have our ignition source.

And maybe our arsonist.

? ?

- Well?

I'm dying here.
What'd you think?

- Oh, it's solid work, Mouch.
Really.

- What does solid mean?

- Well, there's great stuff
in the introduction.

You know,
the way that you bring the-

the first call to life.

I mean, you got a gift, Mouch.

Seriously.

- OK.

Feels like there's a "but"
after that.

- Well, yeah, if I'm going
to be honest, I-I-

I do feel like there is,
you know, something missing.

- All right.

- Well, uh, I'm not really
a creative type like you,

so I-I don't got the words.

It's just that I feel like
it needs to be, uh-

A there there.

- "A there there"?

- Yeah.

- Can you be more specific?

- It's just I feel like...

it's-it's missing a piece.

- And that is?
- The...

the there there.

- OK, forget it.

- Oh, come on.

You said that you wanted
feedback.

- Herrmann, this...

isn't feedback.

- OK, so I don't know
how to phrase it.

I told you that
this is not my world.

- [chuckles] No.

Obviously not.

- What?

Hey, I'm just trying to help.

- All right,
listen up, gentlemen.

We got a roof collapse.

One victim pinned in.

Our mission is to extricate.

Start by stabilizing.

Build yourself
a safe work zone.

Good, good. You got it.
Just keep going.

Good, good.

All right.
Now take it easy, control.

Don't muscle it.

- I'm done.
[metallic clang]

- Hey, man,
don't worry about it.

Look, you don't have
anything to prove here.

Let's just stack them up
and we'll run it again.

- You think I need this?

You not my lieutenant,

and I'm not your project,
so just back the hell off.

[tense music]

- Yo, Holt.

? ?

- Any sign of a pressure event
from the canister?

- No blast signature.

If it vented,
it just fed the fire.

[distant clang]

- You hear that?

? ?

[footsteps]

- Hey!
Stop!

? ?

.

[tense music]

? ?

- Man, get off me!

- This is an active fire scene.
You can't be in here.

- Then what are you doing here?

- Office of Fire Investigation.

- I-I didn't know.

I thought-I thought
maybe you got to it first.

- Got to what?

- Whatever started the fire.

We saw you back there
packing something up.

The owner of this place,
he just put out a reward.

100 grand.

He said he'd pay cash
to know how it started.

- 100 grand?
- Yeah.

Everyone at the shelter's
talking about it.

We booked it here
as soon as we heard.

- So you ducked our tape
and broke in here

hoping to find what?

- I don't know.
Anything.

Something worth
that type of money.

[tense somber music]

? ?

[phone rings]

- Firehouse 51, this is Lucy.

- Hi, this is Vivette
in Personnel.

I'm returning a call.

- Oh!

Thank you. I-
I already got the r�sum�s.

The email came in
a couple hours ago.

- Oh, this isn't about
r�sum�s, actually.

I spoke to Lieutenant Kidd
earlier.

Can you let her know
I was told

she does not have access
to the files she requested?

- Oh, OK.

- She can reroute the request
through her superior,

if that helps.

? ?

- Right.

Um, when I see her next shift,
I will let her know.

Thank you.

? ?

- How's the case coming along?

- Uh, it looks like the stove
here was the ignition point.

Trying to pull an identifier.

Serial stamp,
manufacturer code,

anything that ties it
to a purchase.

- Not much left.

- Well, we're exploring
other angles.

Hargrave's back at OFI

fielding a tidal wave
of tips coming in.

Owner put up 100 grand.

- Insurance policy
contingent on cause, huh?

- Maybe.

? ?

- [sighs] I can see
how invested you are.

That kind of focus is an asset.

But passion doesn't override
procedure, Lieutenant.

Solving this case won't buy you
any leniency with IAD.

? ?

[door opens]

? ?

- Hi. Is there someone
I can talk to

about the Halloween Village
fire yesterday?

- You were there.
- Yeah.

- So were we.
What's going on?

- I know who started it.

? ?

- You got a sec?

Was hoping maybe
we could clear the air.

- Course.

- Me storming off like that,

that was my ego talking.

It's not an excuse, but
getting notes on your writing

can be tough.

And I know you were
just trying to help.

- It's not like I was giving
you any solid gold ideas.

- To be fair, I didn't
give you much of a chance.

- You were hovering a little.

- Yeah, just-
[chuckles softly]

- The intro is great and the
book is going to be great.

I just should have
left it at that.

- No.
I-I meant what I said.

I really do want your thoughts.

- Well, I have been
thinking more about

what I think is missing.

- You figured out
the "there there"?

- I did.

It's you.

- Me?

- This is your story, Mouch.

The opening rescue,
that's great,

but what I need is more Mouch,
your journey.

All the things that
you've been through,

that's what I think is going
to make this stand out.

- What, you-

you think I should lead
with that?

- Well, people are going
to care about the book

because they care about you.

Let them see Mouch
the way I do.

- Huh.

[soft upbeat music]

- And that's my two cents.

- That's a good note, Herrmann.

Thank you.

- Are you going
to add a chapter

about how I saved your book?

- Would you settle
for a footnote?

- Wait. Did you catch Holt
before he took off?

- I got so wrapped up
in other house business

that I didn't get a chance
to check in with him again,

so he left after shift
without saying a word.

- [sighs] I mean, I don't know
if more attention from us

would have been helpful,
honestly.

- [sighs]

None of us are wired to talk,

but I just feel for the guy.

You know, he has his team
at 68 to keep him afloat.

- Yeah.

- We heard
you started using again.

- That's why I'm here.

- We were also told
you had issues

with some of the
other squatters.

- And the fire started in
the area you camp out in.

- I wasn't there.

I've been locked up in here
trying to get clean.

- You can't come and go?

- It's not a hotel.

- Well, we have someone
that places you at the scene.

Says you own a butane stove.

- Well, then they're lying.

Who said that?

Jamila?

What, that old-timer, Frankie?

Acts like he's a HOA president
or something?

Man, I wasn't there.

I didn't start any fire.

- When did you check in here?

- Last Thursday.

Social worker dragged me
up out of the store

in front of everybody.

Look, I ain't left here since.

You can check at the front.

They keep a close eye on us.

[suspenseful music]

- Hey, hon. It's me.
We're still running down leads.

It's a bit of a mess.

Might be out late.
Give me a call.

- Front desk confirmed it.

He was here all week,
logged in and out of meetings.

No exits.

- Why the hell would
Taryn put him there?

- Can think of 100,000 reasons.

Once a reward gets thrown in,

people jump in,
start guessing.

It's impossible to tell
what's real

and what's a wild goose chase.

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- Maybe that's the point.

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.

- I assume this is urgent,

since I got
called out of the office.

You got a lead?
- Even better.

We solved the case.

- Confirmed arson.
Thanks to Taryn.

[suspenseful music]

- Looks like
she gets her $100,000 reward.

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- She brought you proof?
Because that's a lot of money.

- Yeah, it was a mattress
in the back storage area.

Somebody lit it and ran.

- That's not-

- Not what?

- Well, I just mean, uh,
you sound pretty sure.

You must have evidence.

- We do.

- Well, I'd like to see it.

I think that's fair if I'm
going to hand over $100,000.

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- I'm going to guess
he doesn't have the cash.

- Makes sense,
considering his property

was struggling to lease.

Been in the hole for years.

- Worth more as
an insurance payout.

Should have been easy.

Make it look like
a cooking accident,

some careless squatter.

But then I called and told you
there was suspicion on cause

and suddenly,
a reward went out.

- And you had to change plans,

destroy the scene,
corrupt the investigation.

- That's absurd.

I was just trying
to help you solve it.

- Well, we pulled a partial
off the hot plate.

- Nice, detailed ridge.

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You willing to
give us your print?

- I want a lawyer.

- OK.

Then let's get you
to the holding cell.

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[door shuts]

- So that's it?

I'm done here?

- Yeah, you did good.

- He walked right into it.

- Well, you did your part.

The second he saw you,
he started to unravel.

Sorry there
won't be any reward.

- [sighing] Mm.

100 grand would've been great.

But, um,

the guy who died, Angelo,

he was a good person.

He'd let you borrow
his phone charger.

He always shared
whatever food he had.

[somber music]

He didn't deserve that.

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You know, we didn't even
have to break in.

The back door was unlocked

and no one ever tried
to kick us out.

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- Thank you
for not standing me up.

[clears throat]

- Listen. The way I acted
during those drills,

blowing up at you,
that was uncalled for.

And you should know
I'm rethinking going for Squad.

So I-

I guess I wouldn't have been
much use anyway.

- [sighs]

Jamie, I, uh, I spoke to
your lieutenant on 68.

I know you haven't been
back to your firehouse

since the airplane call.

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- Trying to get right
before I go back there.

Macy was a friend, you know?

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- We, um, we had this guy
on Truck, Otis.

Great firefighter.

More than that.
You know, he was a-a brother.

My best friend.

He died in the line of duty.

And, uh,

when that happened, man, I-

I didn't think
I'd ever go back to 51 again.

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But the thing is...

if you want to get right,

you got to go back.

You don't get to skip the part

where you feel their presence
everywhere.

- For what?

She's gone.

I don't need that
constant reminder.

- But you're not
in on it alone.

That's the whole point
of your firehouse.

They know exactly what
you're feeling.

'Cause they're carrying it,
too.

So go back.

For your sake and theirs.

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They're waiting for you, man.

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- "Around the firehouse,
they call me Mouch.

"Which, for the uninitiated, is
short for half man, half couch.

"And for 30 years now, that's
been the name I answer to.

"As you might imagine,
given that moniker,

"I was never the likeliest
candidate for glory.

"And yet, here I am,
in the twilight of my career,

"against all odds,
answering to a new name...

"Lieutenant.

"These are the accounts

of Lieutenant
Randall 'Mouch' McHolland."

Wow.

That's perfect.

- [sighs]
- I wouldn't change a thing.

And the only thing you need now
is a title.

- Yeah, I already got one.
- Yeah?

- "From Couch to Command."

- Oh, I like that.

It's very you.

- That's the idea.

- So what happens now?

- Uh, I send it out, see if any
publishers are interested in

this.

- [chuckles softly] Come on.

Who wouldn't want that?
[both chuckle]

- Thank you.
- Ah.

[mellow rock music playing]

- Before we go, I heard about
the charge against you.

There might be a way
I can help.

- I'm listening.

- As you know,
I'm only the interim head

of this department.

My plan's always been
to go back to Forensics.

But if I recommend you
as my permanent replacement,

I can fast-track it.

- So you're saying
OFI can shield me?

- I'm saying they're
not going to drag

the newly-appointed head of OFI

through a public
IAD investigation.

Not with your arson record,
your conviction rate,

your reputation.

It'd be a bad look for the CFD.

[soft dramatic music]

You step into the job
before they get their footing.

You leave 51,
take the position.

You'd be free and clear.

- So I just outrun it.

- It won't look like
you're running.

It'll look like a promotion.

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[latch clicks]

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- [sighs]
- There's my girl.

- Hey, Dad.

[laughs]
Working through dinner.

I'm shocked.
- Want some food?

- No, I had a burger
at Laney's place.

- Ah.

- That have to do with
the Halloween Village fire?

- How do you know about that?

- Bunch of social media
posts about it.

- Mm.

- The guy died in there, right?

- Yep.
Arson.

- Hmm.

You going to catch who did it?

- One of my men did.
Just today.

- Damn.
That was fast.

- Mm.
- Your guy must be good.

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- He is.

- Bet he can't solve
my trig homework, though.

Literally no one can.

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[suspenseful music]

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[dramatic music]

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[wolf howls]

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