All language subtitles for Chicago.Fire.S12E05-eng

Did you know Gibson was

a Golden Gloves
regional contender?

Then he just walked away,
became a firefighter.

Wonder why he made the switch?

You get so caught up in these
arson cases, it's like a drug.

If you go MIA on me again...

It's not going to
happen with this case.

Are you two wedding
planning without me?

You won't believe some of the
connections that Tony has.

What are you planning for
the bachelorette party?

The itinerary isn't
finalized yet,

but I can promise you
that this isn't going

to be your mother's
bachelorette party.

Oh, there's not enough
coffee in the world

to cure my hangover.

It took two extra-cold
showers just to get me

to neutral this morning.

Best bachelorette party ever.

And you totally
surprised me. I admit it.

Well, I'm the perv who came
up with the pole dancing idea,

but the whiskey shot
blackjack was Stella's idea.

Having second thoughts
about that one.

- Mm-hmm.
- Mm-hmm.

Yeah, how are you so
energized this morning?

Hydrated at home.

I had a Zoom interview with
Portland FD before shift,

and I wanted to make sure
I put my best foot forward.

Yeah. They'd be crazy
not to hire you.

Well, I hope I hear back soon.

Matt and I need a bigger
house for the kids.

So it'd be nice to
have a job lined up.

And honestly, I can't imagine
life without this work.

Oh.

While you were being
responsible last night,

I apparently drunk-texted Kelly.

Including some pics that
might be a little NSFW.

- Oh.
- Yeah.

I mean, he texted
back right away,

unlike the last ATF trip.

So the key is to
send dirty pics.

Oh, I almost drunk-texted
Carver last night.

Thank God I didn't do that.

I'm trying to avoid
that whole situation.

When does Severide get back?

He is supposed to
be home in two days.

So we'll see.

He'll be here, Stella.

Yeah. Totally.

That's it, Mouch, one more.

I got...

Three more in me.

Easy. Don't hurt yourself.

Oh, you hear that, Mouch?

He doesn't think you can do it.

Nice. Mm-hmm.

Whew!

All right, what's next?

Quads? Delts?

Hey.

Are we still on for
our walk-through

at the aquarium tomorrow night?

Yep.

- All set for 9:00 p.m.
- Perfect.

I don't know how I'm ever
going to repay you for this.

Oh, please.

It's my gift to you.

I'll admit it.

Tony really came through.

I'm impressed.

Not only did he give us the
hook up at the Shedd Aquarium,

but the price is
a fraction of what

I thought it was going to be.

Amazing.

Maybe we're all just pawns
in Tony's secret life

where he wields a
massive amount of power.

It's the only thing
that makes sense.

Yeah.

Hey.

You know what your generation
doesn't get, Ritter?

I have a feeling you're
going to tell me.

The importance of local TV.

Importance?

Yeah, you bet.

See, I'm watching a
Chicago morning show.

And they just had a story
about this mailman that

takes his packages all
the way to the front door

if it's raining or
snowing, you know.

Just to protect the
packages, right?

You're not going to
get that on Netflix.

No, you are not.

And then there's another
story about a lady.

She had... she
knitted 200 pairs...

What are you doing?

Sitting on the couch.

Oh.

Oh.

Mm-hmm.

Ambulance 61, Truck 81

person injured. 4214
Camp Horne Road.

What are we watching?

They're about to
tell us the weather.

Nice.

Thank God you're here.

- What happened?
- I don't really know.

Jared was fighting for the
ball, then he just dropped.

Everyone, stand back.

Let's give the medics
some room to work.

Back up.

All right, we got it, Coach.

- He's not breathing.
- No pulse.

Give me the monitor. Kidd,
keep doing compressions.

Yeah.

Charging to 200.

Everybody, get back.

Clear.

Let's try that again.

Clearing.

Charging.

Clear.

Violet, the machine is
charging, but it won't fire.

- Okay, I'll tube him.
- Kidd, continue compressions.

Does the school
have a portable AED?

I think there's
one in my office.

- Go get it, quick.
- I'll go with him.

Carver.

Okay. I'm in.

Stop compressions.

I still don't have a pulse.

I'll take over bagging.
You prep the epi.

Copy.

Come on, Jared. Hang in there.

I don't understand, man.

He's not breathing.

I don't know, bro.

I'm sure he's going to be okay.

Hey, you see what happened?

Marcus and that
kid on the ground

got tangled up going
for a loose ball,

and the dude just dropped,
like he got shot or something.

He's going to be
all right, right?

We're doing everything we can.

Coming through.

We got it.

Great. You push the epi.

I'll set the AED in manual mode.

Copy.

Here you go.

All right, everybody, back up.

I'm going to give him a shock.

Clear.

We've got a rhythm.
I've got a pulse.

It's faint, but it's there.

Okay.

Carver, grab the backboard.

All right,
backboard's coming in.

One, two, three.

Good.

Okay.

You got it?

Just a moment.

- Okay.
- Got it.

One, two, three.

Let's get him to the ambo.

It's nice having the whole
house to ourselves, isn't it?

Yeah. No.

I get it. I get it.

Like you said,
it's just business.

But can you give me a
bit to think about it,

and I'll get back
to you first thing?

Yeah.

Okay, thank you.

Who was that, Chloe?

No.

It was my Slamigan
distribution rep.

I guess our sales have
completely flat lined

the last few quarters, and
now his boss is telling him

that they've got to drop us.

Sorry, Cruz. That's
a tough break.

It's going to be a huge
hit on our finances.

And the timing is terrible.

Javi's about to go to college.

Uh, in eight years.

Exactly.

Come on, is this really
the end of the Slamigan?

Yes.

Unless I can think of
a way to boost sales.

The problem is most
houses already have one,

and they never break.

So we don't get any
repeat business.

They're too well made.

That's what the rep actually
said, can you believe it?

Too well made.

You know what you got to do
is put out an updated version

like they do with iPhones.

You do a cosmetic redesign,

you come up with
some mumbo jumbo

about the improvements you made,

and then you call it the
Slamigan X-Treme or something.

People love the extreme
version of things.

Capp, you're a genius.

That is the third time
that Minsky pulled

his truck right in front
of us at the fuel station.

Whoa, Doherty, hold up.

Oh.

Pull over.

Ooh.

Check it out.

A new piece for
your living room?

Cindy would kill me if I
brought this thing home,

but it's just what I
need at the firehouse.

Hey, you remember the last time

you brought a piece
of furniture to 51?

No.

Bedbugs.

The whole firehouse was
tented for three days.

Technically, that
was not my fault.

Besides, this thing
looks brand-spanking new.

- Does it?
- Yeah.

Come on, give me a hand.

We'll load it up
into the hose bed.

It looks heavy.

Many hands makes for light work.

All right, hey!

Let's go! Engine!

Come on.

O-rings on the whizzer
saw need to be replaced.

We just changed those
out last week, didn't we?

Don't make them
like they used to.

That the incident from earlier?

Yeah.

Just curious if anybody
caught it on video.

Searched up the school's
name, and there it was.

It must have been some hit, huh?

Well, not really.

Pretty normal contact.

Sure as hell can't be
why his heart stopped.

Huh.

Kid must have a heart
condition or something.

Let's see the video.
Can you play it back?

There's nothing to see.

Just two kids knocking
into each other.

Hmm.

Yeah.

We got to change out
these O-rings or what?

- They're in the storage room.
- I can go get them.

No, I got it.

Maintenance on the
defib is up to date.

I ran through all the checkouts.

There weren't any problems.

User tests and battery
load tests passed

just like this
morning's checkout.

Just doesn't make sense
that the machine would

indicate that it
fired when it clearly

didn't deliver a shock.

Maybe there was some sort
of impedance stopping

the flow of electricity?

Not that I saw.

I mean, either way, I called
in for a replacement unit.

It should be here
within the hour.

I just hope Jared
can pull through.

Brett.

Need to speak with
you in my office.

Sure, Chief.

You have no idea what
happened to the monitor?

I-I'm really not sure, Chief.

But both the on board self-test
and the load test passed.

But on the scene, we had
to use the school's AED.

It probably delayed us
by three or four minutes.

I spoke to the
doctors at Lakeshore.

The victim is
still unresponsive.

They're worried
that he may suffer

permanent neurological
damage because of the delay

in restarting his heart.

The new paramedic
chief wants answers.

If this isn't equipment
failure, this is

user error.

And as the PIC...

I'm on the hook.

It's just so strange.

I've never had a
defib do that before.

Me neither.

Boden said protocol
requires that we get

a diagnostic on the machine.

A tech guy from Lakeshore
is coming by to pick it up.

Results should be ready in
a few hours at the hospital.

- We could check on Jared.
- Yeah.

He's young. He's strong.

Hopefully he will
pull through this.

I just hate the
idea of him being

in this condition because of
something I did or didn't do.

We will get to the bottom
of this, I promise you.

Hey, wait up.

Any update on the kid?

The basketball player?

Um, he's hanging in there.

He's in pretty bad shape.

I'm sorry.

I wish we had better news.

All right, Slamigan X-Treme.

Now with drop-forged
chrome vanadium.

Wow, that new?

Doesn't have to be new,
it just has to be true.

It's marketing 101.

I mean, what the
hell is even retsyn?

Why don't you just paint it red,

put the new name on it,

- and call it a day?
- No. No.

The customer would
never buy that, Capp.

You got to razzle dazzle them.

Like, Slamigan X-Treme,

the only tool with
non-slip grip guarantee.

You're feeling it, aren't you?

- Oh.
- How bad?

You know that thing
all the gym rats say,

"Sore today, strong tomorrow"?

Yeah.

Yeah. By that logic,

I'll be the Incredible
Hulk come morning.

Hey, hey, hey.

Careful with the leather.

Oh, I do not like this at all.

That's it.

Where'd you get that dump?

Don't worry about it.

Hey, guys, can you
give me a hand?

We're kind of in the middle
of something important here.

Hey, Javi's future pretty
much depends on it.

Oh.

Ritter, we are going to

put the chair right there,

- facing the TV.
- No.

Oh.

Okay, there.

Come this way a little bit.

To the left.

Good.

Perfect.

You got a funny
definition of perfect.

That thing's huge.

Mm.

I saved this entire firehouse
from blowing to bits.

Here we go.

I damaged my ears for life.

And I'm not even allowed
to have a chair of my own?

Okay, we're going
to have to limit

how many times he can use that.

- Absolutely read my mind.
- Every day. Every day.

I mean, Herrmann,
we appreciate it...

How many times is
he gonna pull it up?

Hey, hey, hey.

Oh, Herrmann,
you're going to have

to find someplace else for it.

I can't even think
with that in my face.

You're smothering my genius.

Let's be honest,
Herrmann. It is ugly.

Now you're just being mean.

Hey, Ritter! Ritter!

Huh.

This is a '22.

I haven't seen a lot
of problems with these.

Really?

It's weird to hope
something's wrong with it.

Well, I should have
results in a few hours.

Oh, do you need a replacement
unit in the meantime?

No. Support logistics
sent one over already.

All right. Great.

- I'll be in touch.
- Thank you.

Sylvie Brett.

Chief Robinson.

I'm guessing you're here because

of the call this morning.

Unfortunately.

You remember my
partner, Violet Mikami?

I do.

This will only
take a few minutes.

I just need to double check
a few items from your report.

Let's start with the
state of the victim

when you arrived at the scene.

He was unresponsive,
V-fib, not breathing.

We shocked him and pushed epi.

You removed any fabric or
liquid that might have impeded

electrical transference?

Yes. I removed the
player's jersey

and wiped down the victim.

Yes, we followed
standard protocol.

When you fired
your defibrillator,

you said there was no
connection between the machine

and the patient.

How do you explain
the discrepancy

between your account
and the on board report?

I can't.

Well, when we get
the full diagnostic,

I'm sure we'll find out
that there was something

wrong with the machine.

I doubt that will be of
any relief to the victim.

I know.

Portland FD reached out
to me earlier this week

for a recommendation.

I understand you're
under consideration

- for a position there.
- That's right.

If this incident is
determined to be user error,

I'm sure you understand I
can't, in good conscience,

recommend you for the job.

And of course, an immediate
suspension will be initiated.

That is insane.

Sylvie Brett is the best
paramedic in the CFD.

Truck 81, Ambo 61...
person trapped.

2299 South Washburn Avenue.

That's the address for
Lakeshore Hospital.

We can finish this later.

Didn't have to say that.

Now we're both
going to get fired.

Well, it'll just give me more
time to visit you in Portland.

- Over here.
- Hey, what's going on?

We got four patients
and a nurse trapped

inside the mental health unit.

One of the patients
busted the key swipe.

No one could get in or out.

There's no talking to this guy.

All right. Let us take a look.

If I can't get out of here,
you can't get out of here!

Hurry.

I got a patient who
needs medical help.

Okay, hang tight.

Whoa.

Go away!

All right.

This is reinforced steel.

We got to get in quickly with
as minimal damage as possible.

Carver, adze edge
above the lock.

Gibson, you slide in below.

Mouch, set them deep.

- Copy that.
- Ready.

All right, hit it.

- Elbows in.
- Elbows in.

All right. Everybody okay?

Hey. Whoa, whoa.

Get him!

Let's get him on the ground.

This won't hurt, Andre.

Just relax.

Come on. Get up.

You okay, Lieutenant?

Oh, yeah. All good.

All right, 61.

You're clear to come
treat the patients.

Right here.

Hey, what's your name?

Janine.

All right, Janine.

All right. This cut
looks superficial,

but we're going to have
you checked out by a doctor

just to make sure you're
not concussed, okay?

Okay.

Well, that's a first for me

responding to an
emergency at a hospital.

Well, not for me.

But after all the scrapes
I've been through,

I prefer to stay away from
medical facilities these days.

Mm-hmm.

So let's pack it
up, head back to 51.

I didn't really want
to park this piece

in the common room anyway.

The feng shui is
all off in there.

I didn't realize you knew so
much about interior design.

I picked up a thing
or two from Cindy.

You know, people, they
forget that Cindy was

featured in "Chicago
Homespread."

Hey.

What's this?

Power cord?

Well, no wonder this
thing weighs 1,000 pounds.

It's a massage chair.

Jackpot.

You see, I told you
this was a great find.

Let's plug it in.

Right.

There's not much room in here.

I'm going to make some space.

Let's make a spot.

Okay.

Well, that's the
nail in the coffin.

What? Squad's got their table.

We got our chair.
They can coexist.

Well, I definitely don't
see that happening.

All due respect, I'm done.

You get an update on Jared?

- What?
- The basketball player.

I saw you talking to
the nurse at Lakeshore.

Figured you were
asking about him.

No, that was

uh, there's no update.

All I know is what
the medic said before

kid's not doing good.

Damn.

You get hurt when that
guy plowed into you?

I twisted my ankle in that
house fire a few shifts ago.

I think I tweaked it again.

It's not a big deal.

Well, something's definitely up.

Let me take a look
at it. Go over here.

- Hey.
- She's injured.

We'll just be a few minutes.

I'm going to go grab some ice.

Okay, fine.

It feels good to
take a load off.

I can imagine.

I just haven't had a
second to relax lately.

Have my mind on so many things.

Like, Kelly's coming back.

I am so excited to see him.

And then I'll get this flash of,

but what if he suddenly
goes MIA like last time?

And I know that that is crazy.

Oh.

So I should just let my head
stop spinning in circles.

Here, Lieutenant.

Thanks, Mouch.

The ankle is fine.

I feel a lot better, actually.

But, man, I could
sit here all day.

Oh.

I'm glad you like it.

The unit's in perfect
working order.

Circuitry is clean, no
flaws in the software.

I sent in the report.

- No, that can't be right.
- You have to check it again.

Well, we ran every
diagnostic twice.

These things are
pretty simple devices.

Not much that can go wrong.

- Well, something did.
- Violet, it's okay.

You know, in most cases,

operator error is the
root of a misfire.

Mis-attaching a lead,
failure to remove

a transdermal impedance.

Well, that's not the case here.

There has to be an explanation
for what went wrong.

- We just haven't found it yet.
- Okay.

Not sure what it could
be, but what do I know?

I've only been doing
this for 23 years.

Thanks for your help.

Come on. Let's
check in at the ICU.

Oh.

They must have come
straight from school.

Looks like they've
been here all day.

Is that the kid that
knocked into Jared?

Yeah. Poor guy.

Um, excuse me.

We were the medics who responded

to the cardiac arrest
call this morning.

Is there any update on
the patient's condition?

He's still intubated,
but he started

responding to commands.

- We're hopeful.
- That's good news.

He's got a long road
ahead, but with some luck,

he'll keep improving.

Hope so. Thank you.

Yeah.

Where is that notepad?

It's got all of my ideas in it.

I have a call with
the distribution rep

first thing in the morning.

And now I got nothing.

You left it on the squad table.

What

what the hell happened here?

Someone spilled coffee on it.

Someone.

What now?

When we said move
the recliner out

of the common room, we did not
say mess with the squad table.

I moved it slightly.

You wrecked my whole
marketing plan.

The chair has to go.

- Oh, come on.
- It's got to go.

Okay, fine.

Squad owns the whole
firehouse, apparently.

So out it goes.

Thank you.

Oh, but trust me,

that's not the last you've
seen of my recliner!

Uh-huh.

Whoa.

You're pushing a
lot of weight there.

Let me give you a spot.

I'm good.

You know, we got all kinds
of stuff in the storage room

kettle bell, squat rack

in case you ever need to
decompress after a call.

Cool.

We got a heavy bag too.

It's in a storage room right
now, but we can pull it out.

I know you used to box.

You know I used to box?

How do you know I
used to box, Carver?

Look, nobody's trying to get
in your business, all right?

One of the guys googled
you when you first came on.

Like I said, it's
not a big deal.

So what do you want
to know about me, huh?

I'm right here.

Nothing.

Forget I said anything.

Now it's nothing. Yeah.

You know, it sure don't
feel like nothing,

the way y'all keep crowding
me, looking over my shoulder,

popping questions
all damn shift.

Stop searching me.

Stop talking about me.

Don't ask me nothing.

Stay the hell out
of my business.

What have you got to lose?

Hi, this is Joe Cruz.

So I was thinking, maybe
the problem is that

we haven't put out
an updated version.

So what if we did that?

Well, I was thinking we could
call it the Slamigan X-Treme.

You know, people love the
extreme version of things.

Mainly, it's

we're going to paint
it fire engine red.

Really?

Okay.

No, it sounds

yeah, yeah, I'll
talk to you later.

He says it might work.

He's going to
contact the supplier,

crunch a few numbers,
and he'll get back to me.

Slamigan lives.

Maybe.

I emailed a professor in
the engineering department

at Chicago College
who does research

in unusual electrical
phenomenon.

It's a long shot,
but maybe he'll have

some insight into why our
machine malfunctioned.

Yeah, maybe.

I haven't had a second to
check in with Matt today.

I hate that I have to
unload all of this on him

right before the wedding.

Ooh, Mouch, that is a
lot of menthol cream.

Yeah, sorry.

I've been going so
hard with the guys,

I practically bathe
in this stuff now.

Wow, there's so much,
it's making my eyes burn.

- Menthol.
- Right.

That's the stuff.

No. Maybe that's why
our defib didn't work.

Come on, I want
to try something.

Okay.

Glad I could help.

You got every right
to be pissed off.

I was pissed when it was
me they were googling,

so I should have known better.

It won't happen again.

This house is different, huh?

If you stick around,
you'll get used to it.

You might even learn
to appreciate it.

But in the meantime, if you need

to vent about it,
about anything,

really, you know
where to find me.

Carver, wait up.

I know they say we
should leave the calls

in the rear view, but...

You thinking about
that basketball player?

I did hear he's
on the mend, so...

Yeah, I heard that too.

What?

Are you thinking about
doing a check-in?

Yeah.

Does Lieutenant have a policy
on that kind of thing, or...

It's pretty regular here at 51.

Surprise, surprise, right?

I wouldn't mind tagging
along, if that's cool.

Lakeshore's right
on my way home.

I don't mind.

But I'm not going to Lakeshore.

Our training accounts for things

like menthol sports creams,

but what if Jared is like Mouch?

He might have used such
an excessive amount

that it interfered with
the flow of electricity

from the defib.

I'm not sure that adds up.

I've never heard of
that being an issue.

I know.

Well, we might as
well give it a shot.

- Can you grab me a defib pad?
- Yeah, sure.

These are dry.

What?

The adhesive strip is sticky,
but the gel application

on the pad... it's baked.

Like rubber.

This one too. The
gel's evaporated.

They're all dry.

Without the pad gel,
there's no active connection

between the defibrillator
and the patient.

This wasn't because
of any menthol creams.

The charge died in the pad.

This was an equipment
issue, not a user error.

Thank God.

- All right, come on.
- Let's go tell Chief Robinson.

Tech's got a good
program, right?

Big feeder school
for the U of I?

- I guess.
- I went to Marshall.

But I didn't play
ball there, though.

Not even close.

Now the varsity squad
that was there when I was

they could've given the
'92 Bulls a decent run.

Sorry to cut this
short, gentlemen,

but my son hasn't
slept in two days.

Yeah.

Sorry.

I was just...

Actually, that's why I'm here.

I heard you spent
the whole night

in the hospital waiting room.

You're worried about Jared, huh?

I don't know.

We understand he's doing
better, though, right?

They think he's got a decent
shot at a full recovery.

Oh, thank God.

Feeling responsible for
another person's life,

it's a heavy load
to put on yourself.

Not easy to shake either.

Believe me, I know that feeling.

It's like two giant hands

squeezing your rib cage so
tight you can barely breathe.

It ain't on you, Marcus.

What happened to that
boy is not your fault.

Nobody ends up in the ICU
after a collision like that

unless they have other
health issues going on.

Look, hearing that from me

won't do a damn thing to
loosen that grip on your chest.

Saying it's not your
fault, that's just words.

Words don't change anything.

Action changes things.

You could take
what you're feeling

and turn it into something good.

Now, if you can figure
out a way to do that...

You start to feel
real different.

I promise you.

Sounded like you
knew what you were

talking about back there.

Well, I'm sorry.

For what?

For whatever it is
you went through.

I'll catch you later.

I killed a man.

We called support and
logistics on our way over.

The box of defib
pads that we got were

part of a batch sent to
the CFD over the summer.

The hottest summer
on record in Chicago.

However they were
stored didn't account

for the extreme heat.

If any others like this found
their way into our rotation...

- That'd be a disaster.
- To put it mildly.

I'm glad this turned out
not to be user error.

But we have to
cover all the bases,

make sure none are
still out there.

- Audrey?
- Yes?

Get me Dexhart
Medical on the line.

Right away.

If there is anything else...

What about Sylvie's
recommendation to Portland?

It'll reflect that
she's a paramedic

in good standing with the CFD.

And that she probably
saved a lot of lives.

- Thank you, Chief.
- I think we should head out.

Mm-hmm. Yeah.

Mikami.

I appreciate your
loyalty to your partner.

But remember, I'm your chief.

And I don't like
being disrespected.

Well, that's good
news, isn't it?

They're going to
keep selling it.

Slamigan lives.

That heat-resistant
paint is going to add 30%

to our manufacturing costs,
which means I'll make,

like, 37¢ every
time we sell one.

I can't afford to buy
Javi a college sweatshirt

with that kind of money.

It's better than nothing, right?

Look at this.

The Slamigan is in the
toilet, and he's raking it in.

I should get a portion
of those profits.

It was my idea to
move that thing.

Yeah, he does owe you.

Hold my beer.

Oh.

Oh, yeah.

I like this.

You know what?

College is overrated.

Besides, Javi is so smart,

he'll probably get a full
ride because of his grades.

What am I even
stressing out about?

Oh, yeah.

It's all going to work out.

Ooh.

I... I'm gonna make a
mint off that thing.

You know, people, they
love coming in here,

getting a drink, and
unwinding with a massage.

Oh, I know.

I've used it three
times already.

Thankfully, as part owner
here, I don't have to pay.

I don't remember
agreeing with that.

Hmm.

Turns out our defib pads
weren't the only ones

affected by the heat.

Thanks to Brett,
support ended up

recalling five boxes that
were about to be sent out.

- Damn.
- Uh-huh.

That's a big save.

Yeah.

Um, but I may be on the ropes
with the new paramedic chief.

I didn't make the
best first impression.

You and Brett have a funny way

of mixing it up with authority.

- Yeah.
- Where is Brett tonight?

She and Tony are
headed to the aquarium

for their walk-through.

It's such a great venue.

Mm-hmm.

Here we are.

This isn't the Shedd Aquarium.

Shedd Aquarium?

You can't get in there.
It's under renovation.

This is the aquarium
you've been talking about?

Yeah. I used to come here
all the time as a kid.

It has every kind of
fish you could imagine.

It's magical.

Tony, didn't you look at
my wedding invitation?

It says Shedd Aquarium.

It had a link on it.

I didn't click on it yet.

Hey, guys. Welcome.

- Come on in.
- Thanks, Nicky.

Hope you don't mind the smell.

I'm getting married
in a fish store.

Golden Gloves was
supposed to be my ticket

out of Garfield Park.

Mm.

I was on my way too.

Won Cicero 2019,

Illinois State
Tourney a year later.

I was gunning for nationals
when I got in the ring

with Marty Johnson.

Marty "The Machine,"
what they called him.

Tough as all get-out.

Cut like a marble statue.

You ever put the
gloves on, Carver?

No.

Well, the thing about it is
you don't go into the ring

wanting to hurt the guy.

But you're not not trying
to hurt him either.

You know what I'm saying?

Hmm.

You're trained to punch
with everything you got.

That's what I did.

He went down in the third round,

and never got up.

Damn.

I knew what was going on too.

Seeing him down on that mat,

paramedics working on him.

He was gone.

I could feel it.

I still feel it if I let
myself go there, you know?

I mean, honestly, I...

I can't even imagine.

Anyway...

Association, they

they figured a way
to play it all down.

The lawyers, they warned
me not to talk about it.

And I didn't.

Not to anybody.

You ever fight again?

No.

No, I couldn't get
my head on straight.

You know, locking
that whole thing away

really messed me up.

It got so bad, I even ended up
in a psych unit for a stretch.

At Lakeshore.

That's how you knew the nurse.

Mm.

Those folks really helped me.

Seeing how they took
care of people...

See, that's where I decided
to become a firefighter.

I never really looked back.

Until I saw that kid

laid out on the
hardwood yesterday.

I'll tell you one thing.

You're not the first guy to
join the CFD off the back

of some personal misfortune.

Sounds like you know what
you're talking about.

Tell you something else.

Getting up on those
rigs every day

it helps.

You're in the right
place, Gibson.