All language subtitles for 9-1-1.S04E08.WEB.x264-PHOENiX

(engines spinning down)

DARRELL: Shoot.

Disembarkation on the flight
from Orlando

has been delayed again.

But the system says

the cargo hold was
at full capacity

- so we should stay ready.
- Ready...

They can take
as long as they need.

We way too busy now.
I'm ready for lunch.

But people are finally
travelling again.

- It's great.
- WADE: You know what's great?

The lasagna I got waiting
on me in the break room.

- (chuckles)
- (Device beeps)

Uh-oh.

MOLLY: Another 30 minutes?
These people are gonna lose it.

PILOT: Just work your magic
and calm them down.

- Yes, Captain.
- PILOT: Offer some peanuts

- or something.
- Understood.

(quirky dramatic music)

Hello once again,
ladies and gentlemen,

and thank you for your patience.

We're still waiting
for our gate to open up,

so if everyone could just
stay seated for a few minutes.

- (passengers grumbling)
- The captain assures me

we'll be pulling in every soon.

- PASSENGER: Not quick enough.
- Oh, boy.

Excuse me, sir.

We're gonna need you
to stay in your seat

- until we get to the gate.
- Relax, honey.

- The plane isn't even moving.
- Sir, take your seat.

The bag is gonna have to wait.

- You have to stay...
- Come on.

Sorry.
Sitting now.

(slams compartment)

Miss, can we get an apple juice?

I'm sorry, but there's
no beverage service right now.

Oh, and he's gonna need
to keep his mask on.

All right, honey?
Thank you so much.

I know it's been a long wait,
everyone, but if we...

What's the point
of landing early

if you're gonna hold us
prisoner?

It's like we're hostages
on this damn plane.

PASSENGER:
This is ridiculous. Let us off.

PASSENGER: Yeah, let us off!
What the heck?

It'll just be
a few more minutes, everybody.

Are you gonna get that juice?
We paid full fare.

You betcha!

PASSENGER:
You'll hear from my lawyer.

I don't know, Captain.

Can't they just push
the other plane out of the way

and let us have the gate?

PILOT: There's nothing we
can do; just hang in there.

THUNDAMENTALS:
♪ You gotta go, I gotta go

♪ Go, go, still you gotta go

♪ You gotta go,
I gotta go ♪

- (sighs)
- ♪ Go, go

♪ Still you gotta go

Sir, you're gonna have
to get back in your seat

- with your seat belt fastened.
- It's an emergency.

Well, press your call button
if it's an emergency.

(sighs)
For real?

(button chimes)

(buttons chiming)

♪

THUNDAMENTALS: ♪ You make me
wanna quit my job ♪

Yes.
What is it, sir?

I need to use the restroom.

- That's your emergency?
- Well, it's about to be.

- Okay.
- Why does he get to get up?

- (sighs)
- He needs a tissue.

Okay, honey.
I will bring you a tissue.

Then you need to get back
in your seat, okay?

- (sneezes)
- Ew! (yelps)

Whoa!
I got you, young lady.

- There you go. (chuckles)
- All right, that's it!

Sit your asses down now!

- But I really gotta go...
- And I really don't care.

♪ Go, go,
you gotta go, I gotta go ♪

(feedback screeches)

♪

Hello.

Once again,
ladies and gentlemen,

I would just like to say

on the behalf
of the entire flight crew

that you are a bunch
of ungrateful,

disgusting, miserable,
spoiled brats.

- (passengers gasping)
- PASSENGER: Oh, boy.

For 15 years,

I have been yelled at, pawed at,

spilled on, sneezed on,
puked on!

And for what?

Do any you show
the slightest bit of gratitude?

(music stops)

No!

Well, I am done!

So please put your tray tables

in the go-screw-yourself
position

and your personal belongings
where the sun don't shine

because this is where I get off!

♪ You understand

♪ The whole world now knows
you're a fool ♪

What in the world?

♪ You gotta go, I gotta go

♪ Go, go

(engine turns over)

- (tires squealing)
- Where the hell are we going?

Somebody could be hurt in there!

Molly out!

Don't do it, lady!

♪

- DARRELL: Whoa!
- (cork pops and wet squelch)

(gasps)
Oh!

- (phone buttons beep)
- (siren whirs)

- (dramatic music)
- (sirens wail)

♪

HEN: Let me get this collar on
and then we can assess the...

No, she is not
the real emergency.

Over here!

(gasping and choking)

Hen, Jim, need you guys
over here now!

Eddie, you and Buck deal
with the flight attendant.

WADE:
He's having trouble breathing.

I thought about pulling it out,
but...

No, you made the right call.

HEN: Champagne cork?

I've seen them take out an eye,

but this is in there
pretty good.

(gasping and choking)

EDDIE:
Could be an ankle fracture.

Can you wiggle your toes for me?

HEN:
Barely getting any air.

It's probably blocking
his airways.

I'm not hearing any fluid
in his lungs.

And the fact he's not coughing
up blood...

Which means it probably
hasn't pierced his windpipe.

HEN:
Then it's just compressing it.

Is it just me,
or does this guy look familiar?

The guy that we pulled out
of the jet engine.

Oh, yeah.

His job seems more dangerous
than ours.

WADE: Man, come on, Darrell!

You gotta pull through, man.

CHIMNEY:
There's no way to do a trach.

Obstruction's too low.

This cork is surrounded
by sharp metal.

You try to pull it out,

it'll clip his carotid arteries.

HEN: Then you gotta try to
pull it out really carefully

'cause we don't got
another choice.

EDDIE: Okay, breathe.
There we go.

CHIMNEY: Guess all that time
playing "Operation"

as a kid is finally gonna
pay off.

You got this, okay?
You gotta pull through, man.

Sir, I need you to hang back
so they can do their work.

WADE: Look I know
I give you a hard time

'cause you love this stupid job,

- but for real, it's inspiring.
- HEN: Hold still, sir.

I wish I cared about anything
as much as you love these bags.

MOLLY: Oh, God!

It's all rainbows and unicorns
on the ground.

Try flying the unfriendly skies.

You don't know Darrell, lady.

- HEN: Need to focus.
- DARRELL: (gasping and choking)

CHIMNEY: Steady, Hen.
Steady.

HEN: All right, I got it.
Go ahead.

CHIMNEY: All right.
Sir, this might hurt.

On three.
One, two, three.

DARRELL: (gasping and choking)

- (inhales deeply)
- HEN: Okay.

Cheers.

- (peaceful music)
- (coughing)

♪

- HEN: Airway's patent.
- CHIMNEY: Ready to move!

- (gasping and panting)
- (jet engines roaring)

I knew he'd pull through.
Nothing stops Darrell.

Not a jet engine,
crazy white ladies.

(chuckles)
He will not quit.

♪

What's that, buddy?

(weakly)
I quit.

Me too.

♪ You gotta go, I gotta go

Guess everyone has
their breaking point.

♪ You gotta go, I gotta go

♪ Go, go, still we gotta go

(R&B music)

- ANA: Oh.
- EDDIE: No, let me.

ANA: Oh. You're almost there.

♪

- ANA: You're so close.
- EDDIE: Damn it. (chuckles)

Fourth grade math was
so much easier when I was...

In the fourth grade?
Mm-hmm.

Why'd they change it?

I mean, isn't that
the whole point of math?

That it doesn't change?

It didn't, we just changed
the way we teach it.

Two plus two still equals four.

(chuckling)

Does it?

I mean, can understand why

Christopher's having such
a hard time with it.

You know, my offer still stands.

I'm more than happy to come over

and help Christopher
with his math.

(soft dramatic music)

I wouldn't feel right
putting you out.

Edmundo.

I'm not trying to pressure you

into telling Christopher
about us.

I know there hasn't been anyone
else since he lost his mother.

And Christopher
is a very sensitive boy.

♪

You're right to be cautious.

♪

You are an amazing woman.

- (chuckles)
- And a great cook.

♪

But you are
a terrible math teacher.

(laughs)
Sure, blame the teacher.

That's what all
the lazy students do.

Lazy?

You heard me.

Well, maybe you need
to keep me after class.

Maybe I do.

Detention?

For at least a week?

(chuckles)
Maybe even longer.

- (phone ringing)
- (sighs)

(chuckles)

Sorry.
Again.

Promised Chris I'd be home
in time to tuck him into bed.

Class dismissed.
(chuckles)

(door latch clicks)

BUCK: You're late.

EDDIE: There was construction
on Sunset.

Had to take a detour.

Christopher already in bed?

- Oh, yeah.
- You're a miracle worker.

No,
just an excellent negotiator.

See, he was willing

to get ready for bed
and get in the bed.

I was not allowed to turn the
lights off or tell him a story.

EDDIE:
Well, probably just as well

after you told him
that little thing

about the kid in the rotisserie.

That was not a story,
it was a cautionary tale.

Ah.
Well, thanks for watching him.

Uh, how... how...
How was the, uh, the big date?

It was nice.
She taught me math.

♪

- BUCK: Math?
- (chuckles)

And I thought I'd been single
too long.

♪

- (knocks at door)
- Hey, how as your night?

(sighs)
You and Buck have fun?

♪

What's up, Buddy?

Where were you?

I told you I was at dinner
with an old friend.

- From Texas?
- No.

- From the Army?
- (chuckling) No.

Then who?

Nice try, but we both know
you're supposed to be asleep.

We can talk about
everything else another day.

- Okay, tell me a story.
- (chuckles)

- Which one?
- The one about your friend.

♪

- Get some sleep, all right?
- Okay. Good night, Dad.

EDDIE: All right.
Good night.

(TV playing indistinctly)

- (foot thumps)
- BUCK: Oh.

ALBERT: Hey, Buck.
What are you doing home?

We thought you were babysitting.

And now, I'm home.

Wait, uh, we?

- Uh...
- (approaching footsteps)

- Hey, Buck.
- Veronica, hi.

I, uh, didn't expect
to see you here.

In my apartment.

Oh, we're doing some laundry
and Netflix and chilling.

How domestic.

(clears throat)

Uh, we should order in.
Maybe Thai?

You... you love Thai.

Uh, yeah, thanks, I think
I'm just gonna go to bed.

Us too.

Yeah, okay, bro.
Well, see you later.

♪

DR. HELLER: The numbers
you sent me look good.

Blood pressure, kick count.
How are you feeling?

Great.

I wish she was a little less of
a night owl with the kicking,

but other than that.

We're getting pretty excited.
(chuckles)

DR. HELLER: Good.

So let's talk about
your birth plan.

Again? I thought we did that
last visit.

DR. HELLER:
Your plan may have to adjust.

I don't know what the world's
gonna look like next week,

much less next month.

So are you afraid that you're
not gonna have a bed for us?

DR. HELLER:
There will be a bed.

I just don't know

if I'll be the person standing
at the foot of it.

We've had to pull people off
the floor

to help out in the ER.

My office will send you
the new protocols.

Why don't you two take a look,
talk about your options,

and we'll regroup next week?

Thanks, Dr. Heller.

(soft tense music)

♪

Okay, so that was a lot.
(chuckles)

But hey, she was just giving us
worst-case scenarios

so we can be prepared.

For what?

To deliver in a mask
with a doctor I've never met

and you not even
in the building?

Nobody's saying
that's what's gonna happen.

You know, this was supposed
to feel like a joyous occasion

and it just doesn't feel
very joyous.

I know that there are people
out there

that have it a lot worse
than I do

and I don't want to complain,

but I am not having our baby
in a parking lot

and I don't want to do it
without you there.

Okay.
No parking lot.

So what do you want to do?

♪

I wanna have her here.

TAYLOR: LA is used to
police pursuits on our streets,

but on our rooftops?

Well, that's exactly what
happened this morning

after LAPD caught this man
breaking into an area home.

Rather than allow himself
to be apprehended,

he went out a second-story
window

and fled on foot jumping
across rooftops

before reaching
a literal dead end.

How was I supposed to know
this was a cul-de-sac?

- I didn't see a sign!
- It's okay, Corey.

We all miss the signs now
and then.

It doesn't mean
there's a way out.

AMOS: He just needs to get off!

Why you people standing
around here doing nothing?

It's all right.

Mr. Nowels owns the roof
that this circus is staged on.

It's been two hours, Sergeant.

He's still up there
dancing around on my roof.

The warranty doesn't cover that.

The negotiators are still
trying to get him to come down.

I'm just gonna have to ask you
to be patient a little longer.

How much longer?

I think they're making progress!

COREY: Just shut up!
You're a liar.

You said you'd help me find
a way out.

I didn't mean with a helicopter.

COREY: Shut up!
I need to think!

Eh, should've tried thinking
before he ended up on a roof.

I mean, he cornered himself.

HEN: That there is a whole
series of bad life choices

culminating
in this one unfortunate moment.

It'd be tragic
if it wasn't so moronic.

CHIMNEY: Why don't they just
storm the roof?

It's not that high.
We can give 'em a ladder.

It's a tactic negotiators use
to drag out the process

in order
to wear down the suspect.

Eventually,
they hit a breaking point.

CHIMNEY: Or we do.

Ten bucks says
he falls right off that roof.

20 says he makes a leap
for the tree.

Come on, the guy's got at least

one more bad life choice left
in him.

♪

BAHAMAS: ♪ I got all the time
in the world ♪

TAYLOR: Reporting live,
Taylor Kelly, Channel 8 News.

- Jim, back to you.
- BRET: And we're clear.

So you went to apologize
about the date.

And then Albert walks out
of her bathroom in a towel.

He's sleeping with
my ex-date/next-door neighbor.

- Wow.
- BUCK: Yeah.

- You have an apartment.
- (chuckles)

HEN: So Maddie really wants
to have this baby at home?

CHIMNEY: "I was a nurse,
you're a paramedic,"

- what could possibly go wrong?
- HEN: (chuckles)

Feels like a 911 dispatcher

should know the answer
to that question.

(laughter)

♪ I had all the time
in the world ♪

(calmly) I really do like
those flame-grilled burgers.

- With cheese.
- Sergeant!

Why are you taking lunch orders
instead of arresting that man?

I'm sorry, Mr. Nowels.

Negotiators are running
this scene.

Now, they think the food
builds trust.

- Pizza delivery.
- ATHENA: Good Lord.

How much trust are we trying
to build here?

Actually that's for us.

Why does everybody get to eat
but me?

Baby, I'm hungry, too.

You want a slice?

♪

BUCK: He's having sex
with a woman I dated.

That's gotta be a violation
of the bro code, right?

- Bro code?
- Yeah.

You know, the unwritten rules
of male friendship?

I don't think
that's a real thing.

How do you know?
It's unwritten.

How long'd you date this woman?

90 minutes, maybe less.
We took dessert to go.

- (watch chimes)
- And I'm done. Good luck.

(vocalization)

♪

EDDIE: (softly)
Jump, jump...

BOTH: (softly)
Jump, jump, jump, jump...

ALL: (softly)
Jump, jump, jump, jump.

♪

Can't really ask him
what he knows without revealing

that there is, in fact,
something to know.

Christopher's a smart kid.

He can see there's something
different about you,

so the less you say about it,
the more he's gonna suspect.

Might need to rip off
the Band-Aid and tell him

before he figures it out
on his own.

I just don't know what to say.

(Corey crying)

♪

It's not just about Albert
dating Veronica.

Just... I really thought
this was gonna be my year.

Started going to therapy,

working on my issues
with my parents.

I...

I felt ready to meet someone.

Start a meaningful relationship.

I've met the people
you work with.

Your life is nothing
but meaningful relationships.

I don't know.

Doesn't seem the same.

You ever think maybe
you just need to be patient,

let the universe come to you?

I didn't think so.

(chuckles)

- Real funny.
- TAYLOR: (chuckles)

Our parents always loved Barry
more than me.

You know, I always wanted a dog.

Mom would never let me
because Barry was allergic!

Life always goes his way!

When is it my turn to fly?

NEGOTIATOR: Corey, no!

(car alarm wailing)

Rest of y'all can get
out of here too!

COREY: (groaning)

(door latch clicks)

BUCK: Hey.

It was my turn to buy groceries.

You've been spending
so much time at Veronica's,

I, uh, I thought I should do it.

I'm sorry.

I know things are awkward
between us

and I should've talked to you
before I went out with her.

It just, uh, it's just been
so lonely

stuck in here not being able
to hang out with people.

I could stop seeing her
if you'd like.

No, um...

nah, it's all good.

As for the awkwardness,
I just gotta work on it.

We can all work on it together.
Thursday night.

You should come to Veronica's
for dinner.

- (quirky dramatic music)
- Uh, wh-wh-what?

Oh, and don't worry.
You won't be a third wheel.

Veronica wants
to patch things up too.

Yeah, I'm not a third...
I'm not a third wheel.

No, of course not.

I actually have someone
I can bring.

ALBERT: That's great.

I didn't know
you were seeing anyone new.

- She's not exactly new.
- (Phone line trilling)

Hey, uh, it's Buck.

What are you doing
Thursday night?

- (indistinct chatter)
- (Alarm chimes)

(sighs)
911, what's your emergency?

RUSS: Our car was broken
into at Alameda and Sixth.

CINDY: I told you
it wasn't safe to park here.

RUSS: I wasn't gonna pay
for those lots.

- It's extortion!
- Are you at the car now?

RUSS: I didn't even want
to go downtown.

CINDY: Well,
excuse me for having friends.

- Hello?
- RUSS: Yes, we're here.

- What?
- You called me.

- RUSS: I said I'm sorry.
- Did you?

Okay, you know what?

I need your names
and a description of the car.

RUSS: Russ and Cindy Clark.
Silver Audi.

Are you sending the police
or not?

I've relayed the information

and someone will get there
when they can.

RUSS: When they can?

Are we supposed
to just wait here?

Yes!

(groans)
I've had enough.

ATHENA: Maddie.

Hi. Athena, it is...
It's nice to see you.

Well,
I just thought I'd swing by

and have lunch with May
before my shift.

That's great.

- Are you okay?
- Fine. Yep.

I just need a minute.

(soft dramatic music)

♪

How are you feeling?

- Like a crazy person.
- ATHENA: (chuckles)

I mean, that is not the first
caller I've yelled at today.

It's maybe the fifth.
No, sixth.

I also yelled at my mother
on the phone this morning.

Mm, she probably had it coming
to her.

- I know mine usually does.
- MADDIE: (chuckles)

She's just worried about me
and the baby

since we're considering
a home birth.

Oh.
I'm surprised, given your...

Please don't say my age.

Background.
You were a nurse.

Figured you'd be all-in

for giving birth surrounded

by all the medical bells
and whistles.

When I got pregnant,

even though
it wasn't exactly planned,

- we were really excited.
- Mm.

I had this idea in my head
how it was all gonna go.

Then everything changed.

Became about protocols
and tests and masks.

No visitors at the hospital
or even at home

and I really tried to roll
with it.

You know, to adjust.

- But at some point...
- ATHENA: Yeah.

The weight pulls you under.

Yeah, I guess a home birth

was my way of trying
to get back some control.

Mm.

You know,
she was the perfect pregnancy.

Barely had any morning sickness.

My mood swung from laughter
to tears of happiness.

- I mean, it was amazing.
- MADDIE: Okay.

- Now I'm just jealous.
- Ah.

But the second pregnancy.
Mm.

Total opposite.

I mean, we had been trying
for years to get pregnant again

and when we finally did...

(takes deep breath)

I was afraid that something was
gonna go wrong.

Michael had just lost
his father.

I was sick all the time.

It was not a joyous nine months.

But...

when they placed
that little boy on my chest,

it felt the same.

And the leadup to how we got
to that moment,

it didn't matter.

He was as much a miracle to me
as his sister had been,

maybe even a little more,

because it felt like I had
to fight so hard to have him.

I really can't wait to meet her.

There's just a part of me

that wishes I could keep her
in here.

You know, till the world
gets better out there.

Or maybe you'll find the world
gets better

once she's in it.

(chuckles)

(peaceful music)

KAREN: (yelping and shouting)

That can't be good.

(shudders)

I'm sorry,
I have to call you back.

- Whoa.
- (groaning)

I think I chopped it off.

- (groaning)
- Okay.

Carrot chopping
and important conversations

definitely don't go together.

- No, they definitely do not.
- KAREN: (groaning)

Okay, okay, okay,
good news, good news.

Your finger's still attached.

Wait, okay.
Let me just grab some gauze.

- (shudders)
- Okay. It's all right.

I just stocked this.

Where's all the tape
and bandages?

NIA: There.
All better.

Look.

Hey.

All better, Ms. Pig.

That is definitely your child.

- HEN: A little doctor.
- KAREN: (chuckles)

I don't know
if I can handle two of you.

Nia, do you want to help me fix
Mommy's finger?

Yes.
We'll make it better, Mommy.

Yes. Good.
Grab your tools.

So wait,
what important conversation?

Oh, the social worker.

She wants to come see us
this weekend.

For what?

KAREN: Nia's been with us
for almost a year now.

That's usually when

they start to talk
about permanent placement.

Adoption?

♪

NIA:
Come into my office, Mommy.

KAREN: Okay.

Okay.

I see.
What's their address?

CALLER:
They're at 3325 Kingston.

The stupid thing has been
blaring all hours

day and night.

Okay, my system shows

several other calls
about that address,

but the alarm company
never contacted us.

Someone there
must be disarming it.

CALLER: Well,
can you at least file

a noise complaint or something?

It's driving the whole block
crazy.

Yeah. Let me see what I can do.
Thanks.

Any available patrol unit,

dispatch requesting
welfare check at 3325 Kingston.

(alarm wailing)

Officer.
Can I help you?

Mrs. Barber, we've gotten
quite a few reports

about your alarm system
going off recently.

Let me go put in the damn code.

You mind if I take a look
around while you're doing that?

Uh, sure.
Don't see why not.

(alarm wailing)

(alarm stops)

ATHENA: You folks doing
some home improvements?

JANICE:
We're trying to declutter.

ATHENA: And the tape?

Social distance practicing.

Record show two residents
at this address.

You mind if I speak
with your husband?

Can't.

Sorry, uh,
he's away on business.

- (alarm restarts wailing)
- (groans)

- May I?
- Oh, yeah.

(alarm wailing)

ATHENA: Well, it says
the error's coming

from the downstairs bedroom.

Why don't I go check that out
for you?

I've dealt
with these things before.

Oh, I'm sure you're super-busy.

I can always try calling
the alarm company again.

Oh, no.
I don't mind at all.

Slow news day for my department.

Fine.

Just, uh,
don't mind the mess in there.

(suspenseful music)

(indistinct radio chatter)

♪

(tense musical crescendo)

♪

(sighs)

JANICE: Everything okay?

Thought I might find something
I wouldn't like in there.

Only if you're a vegetarian
like me.

My husband insisted we stock up
on "rations."

Well, you are definitely
well-rationed.

Is this a bedroom?

Guess it's really more
of an office, technically.

I think I may have found
what's wrong with your alarm.

Oh.

This contact has come loose.

Must be why it keeps triggering.

There.

- (contact thumps)
- (Alarm wailing)

(light pounding on wall)

So tell me.
Where is your husband?

- BOBBY: I've got movement.
- JANICE: What?

- He's still alive?
- (Quirky dramatic music)

I mean great.

Why don't you start
by telling me

how exactly your husband got
behind that wall?

Ex-husband.
Or at least soon-to-be.

Filed right before the pandemic.

But then the damn courts closed.

ATHENA: Then you and he were
stuck under one roof?

JANICE:
And he refused to leave.

He decided to start
splitting up our assets.

Or more like seizing them.

Finally,
I hit my breaking point.

- BUCK: I think I can see him.
- JANICE: I made him a tomb.

Behind a wall?

Yes.

BOBBY: Okay, can you give me
your hand?

- You got him, Buck?
- BUCK: Yeah.

- BOBBY: You ready?
- BUCK: Yeah.

BOBBY: Set and reach.

(tense music)

♪

BUCK:
He's breathing but barely.

Only one side of his chest
is rising.

(blood squelches)

Stab wound
probably punctured a lung.

HEN: Looks like he lost
a ton of blood,

not to mention
extreme dehydration.

I'm gonna run two lines
wide open.

All right.
Let's get him stabilized

and prepped for transport.

We all have a breaking point.

Yours is sending you to prison.
Get her out of here.

♪

(car horns honking, sirens wail)

EDDIE: Looking good.

(soft dramatic music)

Hey, Gordon Ramsay, um...

something I want
to talk to you about.

CHRISTOPHER: What's wrong?
Is the lettuce too big?

(chuckles)
No.

Lettuce is looking awesome.

Gonna be a killer salad.

♪

The other day,
you asked me about my friend.

♪

It's a woman.

Oh, a girlfriend.

Kinda.

We've only gone
on a couple dates, but...

hey, it's, uh,
someone I like a lot.

Someone I think you might like
too.

No!

- Chris...
- No, I won't!

Okay, okay.
Let's talk about it.

No!

♪

I'm really mad at you.

♪

- (door slams)
- (sighs)

(soft upbeat music)

SINGER: ♪ I wanna know

♪ There will be someone else
for you ♪

- Cocktail?
- Uh, thank you.

Sorry it's taking so long.
Should be ready soon.

Is your date still coming?

- (knock at door)
- That should be her.

I'll grab it.

♪

(sighs)
Sorry I'm late.

Parking is nonexistent
around here.

BUCK: It's all good.
Dinner's not ready yet.

Here, let me introduce you
to everyone.

Who's everyone?
(chuckles)

Taylor,
this is Albert and Veronica.

ALBERT: Nice to meet you.

Buck has told me
very little about you.

TAYLOR: Mm, but I have heard
so much about the two of you,

Albert and Veronica.

- (chuckles)
- VERONICA: Wait, I know you.

You're that reporter,
Taylor Kelly.

I watched you all day
during that standoff.

Great coverage.
Would you like a glass of wine?

Oh, why stop at a glass?

Uh, shall we?

When you invited me over,

I thought it was just gonna be
the two of us.

You know, some dinner.
Maybe some sex.

Is this even your apartment?

No, but we could still do
those things.

Not when you invite me
on a weird double date

with your roommate and a woman

you couldn't even
stomach through dessert.

♪

(sighs softly)

♪

VERONICA: Dinner's gonna be
a few more minutes.

Figured we could do appetizers
while we wait.

How long have you two
been dating?

Oh, we're not really dating.

- (tense notes)
- We hang out on more of an...

as-needed basis.
Right, Buck?

Taylor and I have known
each other a while.

We actually met at work.

I pulled her out
of a crashed news helicopter.

- TAYLOR: Hmm.
- Saved her life.

That is heroic.

Well, that's just
a regular date for Buck.

(chuckles)

And we already know
how you met Albert.

Buck can't stop talking
about it.

Uh, I wouldn't...
I wouldn't say that.

TAYLOR: Hmm.

I'm actually surprised
you two didn't get along.

Buck can sometimes
be intimidated by strong women.

He needs a good ego stroke
every now and then.

Yeah, I don't do that.
It's not my thing.

(soft dramatic music)

(sighs)
You know what?

It's not mine, either.

- Ahh.
- (wine glass base clinks)

I'm sorry, guys.

I just remembered
I have a story to prep for.

It was nice meeting you.

♪

- (soft suspenseful music)
- (door opens)

Uh... um... uh...

Taylor, Taylor!
Wait up, wait up! Hey!

Look, it...
It's not what you think.

Oh, that you didn't really want
to see me?

You just needed them
to see you with me?

- (downbeat music)
- God, you're so needy.

You just can't stand the idea
of someone not liking you.

Not, that's...

I mean, hey, come on.
I'm very likable.

♪

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, okay?

Albert invited me over

and I knew it was gonna
be super-awkward

and I didn't want
to sit through that alone.

- So I phoned a friend.
- (chuckles and sniffles)

Oh, I wish that were true.

Because I could really use
a friend these days.

But if this is how you treat
your friends,

you know,
maybe the problem isn't Albert.

Maybe it's you.

♪

He wouldn't even talk about it?

Total meltdown.

I'm letting him cool off before
I try and talk to him again.

Maybe this is all too fast.

What do you mean?
Us?

ANA: Christopher's
been through so much.

I don't want to cause him
any more pain.

If we need to take a break,
I'll understand.

- I...
- Hold on, hold on.

He and I can figure this out.

In the meantime,

I don't want you going anywhere.

You got that?

I got it.

I'll, uh...

I'll talk to you later, okay?

Okay.

(delicate piano music)

♪

Christopher.

♪

Christopher?

Christopher.

Look, buddy.
I know you're mad.

Christopher.

(tense music)

♪

Christopher?

♪

Christopher!

♪

Christopher!

Christopher?

(phone ringing)

♪

Buck, you gotta help me.

- Christopher...
- BUCK: Is here.

He used your phone
to call an Uber.

(sighs)

All right,
I'll be over there in a second.

BUCK: Yeah, all right.

(indistinct chatter on TV)

(sighs)

So...

I heard about you blowing up
at your dad.

I don't want to talk about it.

Well, you're here, so
we gotta talk about something.

Come on, look.

You were there for me
when I needed to talk

so now I want to be here
for you.

It's what friends do.

(sighs)

Dad's dating.

Yeah, that's gotta be weird
for you, huh?

And maybe it feels like
he's forgetting your mom,

but Chris, I promise you...

I wish I could forget.

(soft dramatic music)

Uh, what?

People go away.
Not just Mom.

Abuelita, Carla, my friends.

They leave and then I miss them.

♪

I don't want to miss
anyone else.

♪

Yeah, um...

yeah, people go away...

and it's sad and it hurts.

But, you know, not everyone
goes away forever.

Sometimes they come back,
and as much as we miss them,

that's how happy we are
to see them again.

Your grandma, your friends,
Carla.

You're gonna see them all again.

- Do you promise?
- BUCK: I do.

And until that happens,
you still got me.

♪

'Cause I'm not going anywhere.

♪

Aw.

- Hey, Buck?
- Yeah, Buddy?

You're a good friend.

Yeah.

Sometimes.
(pats Christopher's back)

Oh, hey, you're up.

Can you help me move this table?

I feel like we should use
the dining room

because the bedroom's gonna be
harder to clean.

(soft dramatic music)

I can't.
(chuckles)

Oh, you're right.
You know what?

Wake up, have some coffee.
This can wait.

No, I mean I can't do it,
this...

having the baby here.

♪

I know you feel like
you need this

and I want you
to have what you need,

but I need something too.

Okay.

I need you not to die.
(chuckles)

♪

- I am not gonna die.
- You don't know that.

13 minutes, Maddie.

The nearest firehouse
is 4 1/2 minutes away.

And then it's into the building
and up to the third floor.

Even if they just load and go,

it's another five minutes
into the ambulance

and three
to the nearest hospital.

You timed it.

Do you know what can go wrong
in 13 minutes?

Because I do.
I see it every day.

We lose people in transit.

But I can carry that
because that's the job.

But if something was to happen
to you or her on my watch,

I can't carry, that, Maddie.

That will be the thing
that breaks me, so please...

- It's okay.
- No, it's not.

It's okay 'cause
I'm not gonna do that to you.

I love you.

I'm not gonna put you
through that.

I love you and this little girl.

(chuckles softly)

And okay, so if the first time
that we see her is...

in a delivery room
or a parking lot...

(chuckles)

It's gonna be the best day
of my life.

♪

- Our lives.
- Exactly.

(sighs)

♪

(breathes deeply)
Thank you.

TAYLOR: Yes, Jim.

It's a scene we hoped to not
to see here in the Southland.

Hey, Taylor.
It's Buck.

I was really hoping
at some point

you might stop ducking my calls.

I think she's a little busy
right now.

Earlier today, we spoke
with a hospital official

who talked about
the very real possibility

of having to ration care.

As I spoke with her,
she started to...

(dramatic music)

She...

Oh, no.

She's...

But as you can see,

everyone is still working,
still trying,

hoping the tide is going
to finally turn

in a better direction.

♪

Back to you.

BRET: We're clear.

You okay?

- Fine, thanks.
- You sure?

- Yeah, uh...
- (Tense notes)

Maybe you can find out
what's happening over there.

I'm just gonna check my phone.

♪

BRET: Taylor.

♪

(phone ringing)

Hey, hey, listen.
I just... I wanted to apologize.

TAYLOR: I don't need
an apology, Buckley,

- I need a miracle.
- (sirens wailing)

(truck horn blasts)

♪

Thanks for coming.
I didn't know who else to call.

BOBBY: Buck said
the hospital freezer broke.

- When?
- Last night.

They have a data logger
that shows 'em

what time it happened,
but nobody noticed

- until, like, 15 minutes ago.
- How many vaccines were inside?

TAYLOR: Almost 1,000 vials.

They're calling around trying
to get people to come in,

but there's still 600 doses

that have been thawed
all morning.

- How much time do we have?
- Two hours.

BOBBY: Okay.

Let's hit it.

ANT CLEMONS: ♪ There's a light
at the end of the tunnel ♪

♪ Keep your eyes
on the road ahead ♪

♪ If you're feeling lost
in the night ♪

- (radio chatter)
- ♪ It's okay to cry

♪ Just as long
as you hold your head ♪

EDDIE: All right, here you go.

HEN: Hey, Eddie, I need you
to take a station.

Command says they can't spare
any more paramedics.

Yeah, just tell me what to do.

♪

HEN: All right, that's ready
to go.

♪ Better's ahead

I'm heading
to the nursing home on Fifth.

I'm going to the clinic
on Adams.

- I'll see you back here after.
- (Siren whoops)

ANT: ♪ Better's ahead

♪ Better's ahead

♪ Better days coming

♪

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE:
♪ You gon' see

♪ There's a light
at the end of the tunnel ♪

♪

HEN: Just a little pinch.

JUSTIN: ♪ Keep your eyes
on the road ahead ♪

- EDDIE: All done.
- (indistinct chatter)

JUSTIN: ♪ It's okay to cry

EDDIE: You good?
All right.

JUSTIN: ♪ 'Cause we're on
our way to better ♪

PATIENT: Yes!

JUSTIN: ♪ Better's ahead

HEN: All right, you sure
you're ready for this?

Been waiting for months.

JUSTIN: ♪ It gets worse
'fore it gets better ♪

Thanks, Jim.
Back to you.

- BRET: And we're clear.
- (sighs)

Distributed them all.

Not a single dose
is gonna go to waste.

Thank God.

I really needed
a feel-good story today.

I mean, standing out here
documenting everyone's tragedy?

Not being able to do anything?
It's been hard.

Well, today, you did something.

- (chuckles)
- Something really good.

I made a phone call.

I called you
looking for a miracle

and you gave me one.

Even after I said
terrible things.

Why?

'Cause that's how you treat
a friend.

♪

(smooches)

Thank you.

♪

ANT & JUSTIN: ♪ Better days

♪ Better days, better days

♪ On their way

(chuckles)

JUSTIN: ♪ I know

ANT:
♪ Better days, better days

♪ Better days are coming

(sighs)

Hey, Christopher.

(soft dramatic music)

CHRISTOPHER: Hey.

♪

MADDIE: I love you.

- Ditto.
- Yeah?

(laughter)

Look.
I'll just keep it right there.

- It's so cute.
- (chuckles)

♪

Uh, hey.
You're home early.

I, uh, broke up with Veronica.

She did not approve
of my friends.

(chuckles)

Thai food?

♪

So you're glad to see Ana.

- Yeah, but, Dad.
- What?

- She's a really hard grader.
- (chuckles)

Maybe she'll grade me
on a curve.

CHRISTOPHER Ana, I have popcorn!

♪

Karen!

You'll never believe
what I found

at the hospital gift store.

Oh.

Deidra, hi.

Hi.

I'm sorry, I completely forgot
that you were coming.

Work has just...

Is something wrong?

(soft downbeat music)

(sighs)

As you know,

our office has been working
with Nia's birth mother

helping her prepare
for reunification.

She's been doing well,
meeting all the requirements

and we think it's time to start
the reunification process.

♪

What are you talking about?

♪

We have to give Nia back.