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911, what's your emergency?

Is anyone there?

I'm at 5674 Merriman Drive.

I have a non -responsive 50 -year -old male.

No pulse.

No reaction to sternal rub.

Help is on the way, ma 'am. Can you tell me if he's breathing?

No.

Ma 'am, do you know how long he's been like this?

Come on, baby.

Come on, Charles.

Ma 'am?

No, I just got home.

Come on, baby, please.

Do you know what he was doing before he lost consciousness?

Ma 'am, do you know if he fell?

Are there any visible injuries that you can see?

Ma 'am, is there anything else you can tell me?

Ma 'am?

Ma 'am, are you still there?

I'm here.

Paramedics... with you within six minutes.

No need to hurry.

I'm sorry?

No pulse.

Cool to the touch.

Rigor has started to set in.

Patient is beyond resuscitation.

Ma 'am, let's let the paramedics make that determination.

I am a paramedic, Captain Vega 126.

I'm sorry.

Tell responders no lights, no sirens. I don't want to wake my kids.

Three bedrooms, two and a half baths. The kitchen's recently been updated with

top -of -the -line appliances and beautiful hardwood floors.

Is that a slide -in dual range?

I'm not sure. I can find that out for you.

No, it is.

It's a slide -in dual range. And you can tell that the entire house gets amazing

light.

There's a...

Blue Ribbon Elementary School within walking distance.

And the backyard is just a smidge under half acre.

You hear that, T? Always wanted a backyard just a smidge under a half

I hope you're ready to give up half your Saturdays mowing it.

Why don't I just let you two look around?

The lady was right. This place gets an amazing light. Yeah, it really does.

I have to admit, I love it.

Don't you love it?

You don't love it.

We can't afford that.

Yes, we can.

You're on the fast track to captain. The restaurant is finally in the black. We

can do this.

What are we going to do with three bedrooms?

Fill them.

And what if we never can?

We will.

And if we can't...

I was thinking that we could turn one of the rooms into a lounge with craft beer

taps. And we could turn the other one into Austin's biggest walk -in closet.

Oh, well, that I can get behind.

What do you see?

I see an overpriced, very sweet house.

Please, take him to St. Raymond's. I called ahead.

Dr. Mary Roberts will do the post -mortem.

Was your husband on any prescription medication, ma 'am? Do you know anyone

their 50s who isn't?

No. Nothing that would account for this. And no history of heart disease or

asthma or epilepsy.

Any opioid use or other controlled substances you're aware of? No.

Absolutely not.

All right.

Call if you think of anything else.

I'm very sorry for your loss.

Buenos dias, mis niñas.

Hi, Mom. Where's Dad?

Oh, he couldn't be here this morning, so I get to cook for you.

Was that the car or her last night in the driveway, him leaving?

That's right.

Did you and Dad have a fight?

No. Well, if he's not here, who's going to take us to school then?

I am.

So dig in, because we're not going to have a whole lot of time to get ready,

okay? Why are you acting weird?

Am I?

OK, listen.

There's something I have to tell you girls.

There was an accident last night.

What happened?

There was a fire.

In the place where Mommy worked.

So... Mommy doesn't have to go to work for a while.

Yeah. Don't cheer for a fire.

I'm not cheering for a fire. I'm cheering because Mom can go to the

on Friday.

No, Dad.

Hey, babe. Hey, hey.

How was PT?

Uh, it was really good.

Nurse said my hip flexion's almost up to 120.

What? That's my girl.

Hmm?

Look at you with your readers on.

Mm -hmm, mm -hmm. What you working so hard on?

So I thought I'd make a first pass at a registry.

Oh, really?

Mm -hmm.

Well, that's sweet. Let's see.

Check this out.

So I itemize it according to category, right? So you've got like feeding,

clothing, sleepwear, travel.

Oh, my goodness, Judd.

This is all really good, sweetheart, but I don't think the baby's going to have

youth for cowboy boots just yet.

Why not?

Well, babies can't walk, Judd, for one. So they don't need shoes, much less

cowboy boots. Think about how adorable she'll look.

With the little matching hat.

You think it's going to be chic?

I got a feeling.

Hey, T.

What's going on?

Hey, Gracie. Look, I'm sorry to call till the last minute, but do you think

can pick up the girls at school today?

And maybe spend a few hours with them this afternoon?

Yeah, of course.

Yeah, we're always looking for a little hang time with our goddaughters.

You guys are amazing.

Tommy, is everything okay?

Yeah, something came up that I have to take care of.

Look, I'll call you later. Okay.

Okay, well, is it just me, or does she seem like something was wrong?

Yeah.

That was weird. Yeah.

Captain Vega.

I hear there is a case you want me to take a look at. Yes, and I'm sorry, Dr.

Roberts, I didn't realize it was your day off.

Not a problem.

Looks like it's yours, too.

I'm looking to get some answers.

For the family.

That's right.

50 -year -old African -American male.

Patient was unresponsive when you arrived on scene.

Signs of rigor, lividity.

At first I thought sudden stroke, but there were no indicators.

Most likely an aneurysm.

I mean, you can see from his medical history, he was healthy.

If there had been a chronic issue, I'm fairly certain I would have spotted it.

This is your husband.

Yes. I'm so sorry.

Thank you.

We have two very precocious little girls at home.

They're going to have questions.

I understand.

Captain Vega, is there someone you can call?

I called you.

I'm going to get you your answers, Captain.

Kevin Vega, I don't think you should be here while I do this.

The end of the world.

Not a setback. The third setback. You know what they say in boxing, you get

knocked down three times, it's over.

You're done. TKO.

Lucky for us, this isn't boxing. No, because boxing is less painful.

I'd like to see how Mike Tyson holds up to IVF treatments.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I'm frustrated.

I know. And I'm jacked up on hormones. I know that, too. And I'm tired, Charles.

I'm tired of being poked and prodded and feeling like a failure.

We don't have to do it like that.

In fact, we don't have to do this at all.

You can just carry on being deliriously happy. Just you and me.

I mean it.

I know. I know you do.

You know, and I love you for it, but I just... I want to have a baby with you.

And... But there are other options.

No, I'm... I'm not ready to give up yet.

Not just yet.

Okay.

So what do you want to do?

You want to have sex?

Oh, uh...

Why don't we think of that before?

I know, right?

Do you want to try it in the backseat of the car? My father always said that's

the surest way to get a girl pregnant.

What would I do without you?

You're never going to have to find out.

Never.

Captain Vega.

Captain Strand, are you okay?

Are you experiencing any, I don't know, complications from the fire last night?

No, no, no, no, no. This is just a checkup for my cancer surgery today.

What are you doing here?

Oh, I have a relative who's getting a procedure downstairs.

Oh, I hope it's not too serious.

Routine.

Well, I'm around if you need anything. Oh, they make a mean tapioca in the

commissary. No, I'll pass.

I appreciate it.

Hey, hey.

We're home.

There they go. Hey, girls.

Come give Godmama a hug.

Mwah.

Mwah. Y 'all look... So cute.

Miss Grace, can we play video games? Mr. Jack said we can play video games.

No, I said after your homework.

That's right. Listen, head to the bathroom and wash up. We're going to fix

guys something to drink, okay?

Okay.

Listen,

did they give you any idea about what's going on with Tommy? No.

They said that Charles was gone when they woke up this morning. Gone? Gone

where? I don't know.

Evie mentioned she thought she heard a car pulling out of the driveway last

night. In the middle of the night, Judge?

That's what she said.

Okay. You don't think Tommy and Charles are fighting, do you?

They're not really the type, but I don't know.

Everybody does it, you know.

I'll take you to Charles.

And? Nothing.

Do you mind if I sit here?

I mean, I can put this on if you want. No, no, don't worry about that.

The only reason I came out here was that I didn't have to wear one.

I'm fully vaccinated for whatever that's worth.

Me too.

You know, I was just thinking about what am I going to do with all these once

this is all over?

Maybe I'll make a really ugly quilt, which I could do, by the way.

Because I learned how to sew during the pandemic and bake my own bread.

Maybe too well, actually.

It's so funny. I never really worried about the apocalypse at all.

I actually enjoyed it.

It's kind of fitting now that the world's all coming back, that my world.

My world's falling apart.

I'm sorry to hear that.

You know they want me to say goodbye?

I can't say goodbye.

I'm sorry.

Oh, don't be.

My name's Tommy.

George.

Who are you here for, George?

My son.

My boy, Ethan.

He's in the ICU, and it's not the first time he's...

Ethan's had seizures his whole life, since he was little.

The truth.

You know, this time it was...

He was done. It was just really bad.

He had a seizure that just wouldn't stop.

That's like a cascade of seizures, what the doctors think.

Status, epileptic.

I'm a paramedic.

And he was alone, which is, I mean, he has roommates, but they weren't home and

they found him in the bathroom.

My son has been in a coma for two weeks.

And now the doctors are saying that, you know, he's just not going to wake up.

So sorry.

And today they wanted to put him on, they call it a terminal wean, which like

doctor speak is like, you know, unplugging him.

Worst part, I haven't been up there once at all. I just, I can't.

I just, every time I try and find the courage to go up there, I'm just, I'm

terrified at what will happen if I walk in there.

It'll become real.

I love my son. I'll be up there right now.

But I'm a coward.

I'm just going to let this moment pass, just like every other important moment

in my life.

And I'm going to regret it.

I know I'm going to regret it. I don't know what to do, okay?

I don't know what to do.

Well, you're here.

Go upstairs.

See your son.

No. I can't.

I really can't. I mean, I...

I think I'm going to pass out before I get to the door if I do that. Well, then

it's a good thing that you sat next to a paramedic.

Come on.

I'll walk you up there.

How are you feeling, George?

My feet are cemented to the floor.

Well, just a few more feet.

You want me to go in with you?

Uh, no, no, no. You should go, but thank you for getting me here.

George, what the hell are you doing here?

I think you know exactly what I'm doing here. You are not allowed to be here

today. You're going to get yourself arrested. Yeah, well, I'm pretty sure

true. George, you need to go. I need to go.

No, you need to go.

You all need to go. Everybody out. George, have you lost your mind?

I'm not going to let you kill her son. We're not killing him. We're letting him

go.

No!

What if I don't?

George, you don't want to do this. You were always so ready to give up on him.

It's not Ethan I gave up on, George. It's you.

Ma 'am, it might be a good idea if y 'all just ducked out and let George

have a moment with him.

And who the hell are you?

I'm just somebody who doesn't want anyone to get hurt.

safest move for everyone in this room and this hospital if you just go outside

just for now.

She's right.

Claire, come on.

Come on.

Where are you going?

I'm going to say goodbye to my son.

Goodbye, my precious boy.

I love you.

I will always hate you for this.

George. I told you to leave. What's going on with the machines? Are they on?

Turn them back on right now. Turn them on! George, just let her walk out of

here, okay? I can handle the ventilator. Okay, just go. You go.

Ethan?

Ethan, it's Dad. I'm here now.

Everything's going to be just fine.

Is it?

How long do you think you'll be able to hold off the police with a toy gun?

Yeah. We walked through the metal detectors together.

I didn't want anyone to get hurt.

Right.

Let's hope that works out.

One last pinch.

How's it look?

Looks great.

The incision is well approximated, which means that it's closing nicely.

There's no sign of swelling, no infection, no redness.

You know, other than these patches here, which I don't believe are mine.

You know, if I didn't know better, I'd say they look a little like burns.

Any idea where they came from?

I plead the best. I thought I told you not to go back to work until at least

four weeks after the surgery.

I didn't go back to work. Oh, so you just do this sort of thing

No, mm -mm.

I do not want to know.

You clearly lead a very exciting life, Owen.

Sometimes a little too exciting.

You know what?

Actually, I would like to know.

Really? Well, it's a kind of long, complicated story.

Okay, well, no worries.

But I'd love to tell it to you.

Maybe over coffee.

I'm sorry.

You're a doctor. You probably...

Can't go to coffee with a patient.

Well, the good news is you are no longer my patient.

So, why don't you call me Barbara?

Wow,

okay. What's that?

Dr. White is code for the staff to evacuate the hospital.

What's the code, Violet?

A hostage situation. We need to go.

Let's go. Let's go. Gather in. Let's go.

Bring it right here in the middle, everybody.

We have a potential shooter in the ICU unit. If this guy wants to get out of

here, he's going to have to come through us.

Ethan.

Hey, Big E.

I know you can hear me. You got to hurry back, buddy.

Howie.

Hey, you still here?

In the hospital?

Yes. There's an alert. They're evacuating everybody below the ICU.

gunman. Yes, I'm aware. I'm looking right at him. What?

I'm fine, Owen.

It's a toy gun.

How do you know that?

Just trust me. The guy's a little off his rocker, but he's harmless. He's just

distraught dad that doesn't want the hospital to take his son off life

Well, I can promise you what team you'd be using a toy gun.

Which is why I need you to bug me sometime.

For what?

I think I can talk him down.

Tommy? I walked in.

I can walk him out. What do you mean, walk him in?

Nobody has to get hurt today, Owen.

Please, just a little more time.

I'll see what I can do.

George. Yeah?

We don't have long, so I really need you to listen to me.

You have to surrender now. No, I can't do that.

I can't. Ethan is counting on me. They come through that door, they're gonna

kill him. No. You said you didn't want anyone getting hurt today.

If you don't surrender right now, people are going to get hurt, starting with

you. I don't care about me.

You're right. You need to go.

Thank you for giving my son a chance.

George, your boy has been in a vegetative state for two weeks.

Okay, the odds are that he's not coming out of it, especially not in the next

few minutes.

When Ethan was 13, he went over to a friend's house after school to play, and

they decided to go swimming.

We had no idea. Claire and I didn't even know they had a pool. And Ethan had a

seizure, and all the air came out of his lungs, and he sank to the bottom. It

took his friends five minutes to pull him out.

It's a miracle he didn't drown himself. The doctor said he's probably not going

to wake up.

And even if he did, he wouldn't do the same. And guess what? The next day, he

came out of it.

My son, the fighter.

That's an incredible story.

It's a lot different from two weeks.

What would you do?

If this was your loved one, what would you do to give them just even a minute

more for a chance at a miracle?

Anything.

They saw the first two floors are cleared, the stairwell secured.

and radio echo team. Have them put shooters on every rooftop with a clear

of sight to the south side of this building.

Officer, all civilians have to be on the other side of the barricades. I'm not a

civilian. I'm Captain Owen Strand, Austin FD. I have some information on

suspect. Lieutenant Jeff Tyler.

Colleague of mine, paramedic captain Tommy Vega called me.

She is inside with him right now.

She's a hostage?

No, no. He's not holding her and she says he's armed with a toy gun.

But that's not something that I can assume to be true. I understand that.

She's asking for some time to get him to surrender.

The man commandeered an ICU.

I know you don't know me, but I do know her.

Captain Vega is asking for some time.

I think we should get it to her.

Owen. Hey, I spoke to SWAT Commander Tyler.

He's agreed to stand his team down. You have ten minutes to try to get that guy

out of there.

Can you do that result?

Do what I can.

And please pass my thanks along to the lieutenant.

But things have changed here.

We're not coming out of this room.

Sorry.

Did you put in a cheat code where I wasn't looking? No, I don't cheat.

Well, you must be a black belt then.

Either way, it ain't fair.

It's not worth it, Judge.

Our mom says we shouldn't whine. I know. They got your number, Judge.

Once you guys take each other on, it's so tough.

Hey, what's going on?

Have you talked to Tommy today?

Yeah. Actually, Grace and I are watching the girls right now. Why?

She said that she was here because she had a relative who was getting some sort

of procedure done.

Where's here?

St. Ramis. Look, what relatives of her live here in town?

It's just her and Charles, and that's why we're babysitting the girls now.

What's going on, Owen? I don't know.

But something's not right with her.

Otherwise, I doubt she'd be in the middle of a police standoff right now.

A what now?

Yeah. And I talked to her 20 minutes ago, and now she's not picking up my

Whatever you do, stay away from this window.

Wait, you mean that actually, uh... I mean, without even talking to us first?

No, we're playing for keeps now.

They'll be here soon. So, let's... Barricade the door. There's no point.

they come, they come. So what else can we do?

Pray.

He's not picking up from me either.

I mean, this don't make no sense.

I mean, what the hell relative is she visiting at the hospital anyway?

You know what? It's like you said.

Tommy has one relative in town that is not in this room right now.

Charles.

What if the car that Evie heard in the driveway last night, what if it was an

ambulance?

Austin Emergency, this is Bree.

Hey, Bree, this is Grace. Grace, what can I do for you?

Listen, I have a bit of a strange request.

Could you tell me if any 911 calls came in last night from a resident?

5674 Merriman Drive?

Yep, looks like one did come in from there.

318 AM.

Bree, I need you to play it for me, please.

Yep. 911, what's your emergency?

I'm at 5674 Merriman Drive.

I have a non -responsive 50 -year -old male.

No pulse.

No reaction to sternal rub.

I need cardiac life support here now.

Help is on the way, ma 'am. Can you tell me if he's breathing?

No. His airways are clear, but no respiration.

Starting compressions?

Paramedics will be with you within six minutes.

No need to hurry.

I'm sorry? No pulse.

Cool to the touch.

Rigor has started to set in.

Patient is beyond resuscitation.

Tell the responders no lights, no sirens.

I don't want to wake my kids.

Breach on me.

Three, two, one.

Stop! Stop!

Don't go in there yet.

I know what's wrong with her, with Tommy, and I think I can get them to

peacefully, but I've got to talk to her alone.

Look, you go in there, and I can't protect you.

Take my chances. You have two minutes.

Tommy, it's Owen.

I'm alone, and I'm coming in.

You shouldn't be here, Owen.

None of us should be here.

But we're here.

Who is this?

My name is Owen, and I'm very sorry for what you're going through. I really,

really am.

But I've come to save my friend.

I'm fine.

You are not fine.

Nothing about this is fine.

It's brave.

It's noble.

And I understand it.

You want this man to be able to experience the miracle you didn't get

What's he talking about?

My husband died.

This morning.

Last night.

Last night.

And you weren't there.

I wasn't there.

I'm so sorry.

Oh, my God.

Tommy, you have to walk out of this room with me.

You should too.

But you absolutely have to. There is a lot of firepower pointed at this room.

Your little girls have already lost a parent.

Don't let them lose another one.

Say goodbye.

What? Say goodbye to your son.

And we're going to walk out of here together.

No, you're not going with him.

That's not what he'd want.

I don't want to say goodbye.

Hey.

It's a gift.

Ethan.

Ethan, Daddy's here.

I'm so sorry.

I hope you can forgive me.

You are my best friend.

The greatest joy of my life.

I love you so much.

He's holding my hand. He just squeezed my hand.

You sure it's not as bad? Yes, he's squeezing my hand.

Look at it. Feel it.

He did it again.

Ethan.

Ethan, if you can hear me, squeeze my hand.

Did you see that?

Yeah.

Hey.

Hi.

Feel the pages turning.

I see the candle burning.

Your intuition was right.

It was an aneurysm.

I found the rupture in the subarachnoid space between the brain and the skull.

There'd have been no warnings, no indicators.

The kind of thing you might find by accident.

So there's nothing you could have done?

No.

Would it have been painful?

It would have happened fast.

I'll give you a minute.

Thank you.

Squeeze my hand, baby.

I know it hurts. Just take all that pain and squeeze it right into my hand. It's

just you and me. Oh, God, I can't believe I let you talk me out of that

epidural. Remember when I told you one day that this miracle happened?

Today is that day.

So you squeeze my hand and you push through.

Squeeze.

Head and body, but then black wings.

I know I'm going to deal with it.

Hey. Hi, Mom.

Hey, babies.

Come on.

Let's pack stuff up. It's time to go. Oh, but we're not done coloring.

Hey, so how about this? What if I just save that page and we'll do it next

Mm -hmm. Yeah?

Can't we just have a sleepover, please?

No, no, sweetheart, not tonight.

But we can stop on the way home for some ice cream.

Can I have a waffle cone?

Absolutely.

Is Daddy going to be us there?

No. No, it's just going to be the three of us.

Don't forget to...

Thank Miss Gracie and Mr. Judd for watching, y 'all.

Thank you. Y 'all be good.

Be good to your mama.

There you go.

All right, thank you both for everything you did today.

I really appreciate it. I don't know what I would have done without you. If

need anything, T, we're here for you. I know, Juddy. No, I appreciate that.

Y 'all drive safe.

Okay, good night.

What is that, a meteorite?

That's a reminder. It's from the South Tower.

The heat was so intense it melted metal. I guess when this house went in anyway.

Hey, Cap!

What are you doing here?

Well, I came here to survey the damage, but it looks like you guys came here to

do something.

Yeah, we never miss a one -two -six hang come rain, shine, or diabolical act of

arson. They're usually at Carlos and TK's place, but as you know, that's kind

burnt to the ground.

I like this place, which is merely toasted.

Guys, good news. The foosball table made it out mostly unscathed. There's, like,

two little burnt dudes on each team.

So who wants some?

Marge, you want to go doubles? Only if I'm on attack.

Hey, Dad, where were you today?

I'll tell you later. Hey, Carlos.

Why don't you hand me a beer?

Absolutely.

And that's why you gotta march up, kid. No, that is so... You're the one who

dropped the ball. You're the one who dropped the ball.

911,

what's your emergency?

Um...