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What if | set up a program

where | recruit young women to be junior firefighters?

Sounds good.

| don't want to co-sponsor Girls on Fire without someone who's dependable.

SEVERIDE: Wendy Seager.

The woman who threw vibes at you right in front of me?

Whatever you need, sign me up.

With this baby on the way,

| can't help but feel like she's just gonna disappear again.

You're moving to Chicago? Don't worry.

We won't invade your space, or your life, in any way that you don't want.

I'm not worried, Julie.

| like the yellow. It's So warm and sunny for a nursery.

Yeah. But which yellow? Saffron ivory or magnolia summer bloom?

Oh, definitely saffron ivory. Okay. CHUCKLES

Oh. | wanted to ask you guys.

So, Scott gets here on Friday with the rest of our things,

and | thought we'd celebrate the move to Chicago with a dinner out.

Any suggestions?

Alfonso’s on Rush. Great Italian. I'd do Gibson's.

Best steak in the city, and that's saying something.

There's also Swift and Sons. | love that place.

Oh. Guys, okay, we gotta hit the road or we're gonna be late for shift.

Well, thank you, guys, for the coffee and the advice.

Of course.

Don't do Alfonso's. Cruz has really wonky taste in fine dining.

CRUZ: | heard that. FOSTER: What?

JULIE AND BRETT LAUGHING

And that is why we're calling it Girls on Fire.

Hell yeah, it will be challenging,

but you show up, you put in the blood, sweat and tears,

and this program could change your life.

We'll have a lot of fun, too.

Hey, you with the gum.

You must have a lot of energy to snap gum through my whole presentation.

This program could be a great way for you to channel that energy.

BELL RINGING

All right, sign-ups are right here. SEAGER: Thanks for listening.

We know school made you show up, but we really appreciate it.

Fun starts next week.

That's the third time we've done this pitch and there's still no takers.

We might need another approach.

One a little less intimidating.

Intimidating. Can you believe that?

It's a great idea for a program. I'm sure you'll get sign-ups.

Well, it better be soon. ‘Cause Captain Horton says

that if we don't get recruits by the funding deadline next week,

then he will shut us down.

And not for nothing, but...

That Seager has an opinion about everything. | mean...

It must've been tough for you, working with her.

Um, nothing | haven't dealt with before.

ALARM BLARING Truck 81, Squad 3, Engine 57,

Ambulance 617, Battalion 25, structure fire...

SIREN WAILING

CASEY: Engine is up.

Engine, let's get water on it before this whole place lights up.

Squad, get inside that unit, give me a primary search.

Truck, clear the room above. Looks like the fire is working its way up.

Gallo, you and me upstairs. BLAKE GALLO: Copy that.

Solid-core doors in steel frames. Cruz.

CRUZ: Yeah?

Grab a rabbit tool and catch up with me.

Hey, is there anyone inside?

No. | was just trying to grab a...

All right, well, get back with the others. Hey, Capp.

Yeah? Get him outta here.

All right. Come on.

Hit it. Yep. Got it.

We got a safety latch, Captain.

Let's go.

Fire Department. Call out.

STRAINING

Here. Got one.

STRAINING

FIRE CRACKLING

What the hell?

Give me a hand. Yeah.

BOTH FIREMEN STRAINING

Come on.

He was underwater in the tub.

No pulse. Cruz, start compressions.

| got a smoke inhalation.

Let me see.

| got a pulse. Will you bag her? Got it.

BRETT: Stop compressions.

Oh. Pancakes will be ice cold by now.

I'll toss them and get lunch started. Yeah. I'll give you a hand.

You good?

No such thing as nice try" in firefighting.

We got one save. Let's focus on that.

Well, my parents are coming in in a couple of weeks to meet with Julie.

They're really supportive.

Not surprised.

You got one of those super-weird families

where everybody acts reasonably and gets along.

CHUCKLES

Tell me if I'm crazy,

but seemed like you got a little quiet when Julie left this morning.

Did I? | guess...

We've been having so much fun together,

I'm just not sure what's gonna happen once Scott gets here and the baby comes.

I'm not sure how | fit in, you know?

Girl, please. I've seen you and Julie together.

That bond's not gonna break for anyone or anything. Okay?

The comics page used to be funny. When?

Calvin and Hobbes, The Far Side, Garfield.

Oh! You were so close to winning your first argument, Capp.

Oh, my God.

So, | just hopped on Reddit, and there's this thread that says,

Do you know this firefighter from 2004?"

So, | clicked on the link and behold...

HERMANN: Oh, is that Casey?

ALL LAUGHING

Casey. Oh, my God.

It is from 2004. That's Shimblecock.

We only worked Engine 128 together for one year.

That's his name? Shimblecock?

CASEY: Yeah.

ALL CHUCKLING

So, the person that posted this wants to find you.

How should | respond?

HERMANN: Hey, don't. No. It's a trap.

It's one of those Russian bot farm-type deals.

You know, where they put out little lures

into the cyberspace trying to reel you in.

What do you think?

You know, just put out something vague? See what he wants?

Okay.

Afternoon.

Help you with something? Darren Lamar, Milwaukee PD.

|! understand you guys pulled a victim out of a motel fire this morning.

Caucasian male, 30s?

That's right. But he didn't make it. Smoke got to him.

He was dead before the fire started.

How do you figure, Milwaukee?

He was a witness to a homicide I'm working on up north.

| guess someone didn't want him talking.

Anthony Harris.

Fourteen years old.

Good kid.

Thought if he played ball well enough, he could go to college.

But his older brother sucked him into the gang life.

And a week ago Tuesday,

he was shot and killed outside the Wisconsin Center.

Drug deal gone bad. Damn.

Black kid gets killed selling drugs, nobody cares. But! do.

That was me once. | escaped that life and he had a chance to do the same.

So I'm working the case as hard as | can.

But | was getting nowhere until,

out of the blue, | get a call from Brad Whittier, from Chicago.

Our victim at the motel fire.

He was at the convention center last week,

some kind of medical equipment show.

Says he has info on Anthony's death.

But he doesn't want to talk on the phone. Something's got him scared.

So | told him to check into a motel and wait for me.

By the time | got here, motel's roasted, Whittier's dead.

And you think this Milwaukee gang trailed him down here?

All | Know for sure is it'S no coincidence.

The Office of Fire Investigation are looking into it,

since it involved a fatality.

Be helpful if they find it was arson. I'm out of my jurisdiction.

| need Chicago police to treat Whittier's death as a murder.

| have to get back home and work my case.

But if your people can figure out who set that fire,

it'll tell me who killed Anthony Harris.

Hey, Chief, can | get a little latitude to get involved in this one?

Absolutely.

Oh, hey, the OP from the Reddit thread responded.

And? Uh, well, | responded to him,

Why do you want to know who this is?" And he said... Check it out.

| have something important | want to say to him."

Purposefully vague. What'd | say?

Total sham. BLAKE GALLO: Okay, but counterpoint.

| heard of this firefighter in Oklahoma, rescued this old guy.

Well, 20 years later, the old guy died, put the firefighter in his will.

Left him millions.

What was this rescue about anyway? No clue.

Well, if we figure where and when the photo took place,

maybe we can figure out what the call was.

Uh, okay, let's take a look here. Uh, well, obviously a pizza place.

Hey, Mouch, isn't that the logo from Goody's Pizza?

Hey, yeah. They had, what, maybe half a dozen locations before they shut down?

Ooh, | am on it.

CRUZ: Okay. What else is in this photo?

Hey.

| had an epiphany. Yeah?

| was thinking, instead of confronting potential Girls on Fire face to face,

what if we put up slick flyers all around their neighborhoods?

Those are pretty sharp. Right?

So, if a girl walks by, catches her eye,

she'll feel like signing up is her decision.

No pressure from school or adults.

| mean, it's worth a shot. But, you know, we better get those up fast.

| was thinking the same thing.

Great. Be great to get them up today.

Wait. Why are you handing me the whole pile? SCOFFS

| wish | could help, but | just got assigned a new OFI case,

and it's time-sensitive.

All right. You ready?

Cruz is covering Squad rest of shift. See you at home?

Okay. Yeah.

Thank you.

Looks like the fire started on this bed.

Guy was a smoker.

I'm not calling it arson if it turns out

he just dropped his ashes onto the comforter.

Maybe. Accelerant?

Strange smell.

Here. Watch out.

Maybe the fire started underneath the bed?

Or accelerant was poured on top and it soaked through.

Hey, no one goes in this room, okay?

What? This is a crime scene now.

No one goes in until the investigation is complete.

You're the boss, my man.

Uh-uh. STUTTERING

Actually, social media played a major role in the Arab Spring.

GROWLS That's your example? The Arab Spring?

Yeah. What are you guys arguing about?

These two think social media is dangerous,

while we believe there are benefits from having a society that's connected.

No good comes from the Internet.

Herrmann's been saying this for years.

All | can say is | don't know what you guys did to find dates

before the Internet.

We did it the old-fashioned way. Went to Canada.

Okay, guys. | blew this up to poster size so we can start taking a look at it.

ALARM BLARING

WOMAN ON PA: Ambulance 67, man down from unknown causes, 85 Rush Street.

This pizza place...

SIREN WAILING

Hurry. We have a situation. What's the situation?

Wedding proposal gone massively wrong. Okay.

BRETT: What happened?

| slipped the ring into her champagne glass.

she was supposed to take a sip, then... She swallowed it.

All right.

| hear stridor. It's in her trachea.

BRETT: She's losing consciousness.

Scope and forceps.

Help me out.

I'm so sorry, Alana. | just wanted this to be a surprise.

Yeah, let's give her some room, okay?

We were welcoming her to the family.

she's a wonderful girl. You're wonderful, Alana.

SIGHS

Okay, | see it.

It's a beautiful ring.

There we go. Almost.

Come on.

Got tt.

COUGHING

ALL CLAPPING

You see? Yeah, no, it's lovely.

Bleeding has stopped and vitals are stable.

Do you wanna ride with us? Oh. We're all coming.

Wait.

Okay. All right.

Maybe that's the solution to your Julie and Scott problem.

You don't wait for an invite.

You just say, "Hey, I'm family," and you show up.

CLEARS THROAT

Okay, so, reflected in the ambulance's window

we clearly see a sign with the letters K-E-D.

Kedzie Avenue.

And there was only one Goody's Pizza on Kedzie Avenue in 2004.

The intersection of Kedzie and West Grace.

Also, Goody's is, interestingly enough, closed on Mondays.

see the closed sign on the window.

Which leads us to conclude that this photograph was taken on a Monday.

Now, based on the snow on this awning

versus the way this guy on the sidewalk is dressed...

lt must be the first snow of the year. CRUZ: Exactly.

So, all you need to do is find an incident report on a Monday,

sometime between the end of September and mid-November,

on the corner of Kedzie and Grace.

And you'll have your call.

And you know what else? She loves to get the last word in.

She just drops a comment and then scoots away.

Ooh, well, you're the queen of last word and out.

| Know. Yeah. Stapler.

Kelly seems pretty amused by the whole thing.

Yeah?

He keeps saying that Seager and me will make a great team

once we iron out all the kinks.

Oh, but if no one comes to the sign-up tomorrow,

then the whole thing's gonna get shut down anyway.

These flyers are great. I'm sure girls will Show up.

Yeah. | hope you're right.

You always knew you wanted to be a firefighter?

Pretty much. Yeah, right out of high school.

What about you?

No. | had the doctor dream. That's right.

Youre still in the medical profession. You're saving lives.

Yeah.

That doctor dream was a tough one to shake, though.

Yeah.

Shimblecock.

Spacey Casey. They still calling you that?

Nobody ever called me that but you.

Really? | thought it would catch on.

Well, | wasn't the space cadet, Shimblecock. You were.

But your name rhymes with spacey. What else am | supposed to call you?

How about Captain? Oh. Sorry, Captain.

Uh, my chief said you called about an old incident report.

Yeah.

That call finally coming back to haunt you?

What do you mean?

That's the one where you pulled the kid's arm out of its socket,

pulling him out of that little Honda. Remember?

Oh. Right. Yeah.

Eight years old. Screamed like he was howling at the moon.

Parents threatened to sue.

It was a whole thing when you were a candidate.

| made the delivery guy move the crib like 100 times. Nothing looks right.

Oh. I'll come over and take a look.

Oh, no, no, no, no. You don't have to worry about that.

Scott will be here soon. I'll make him decide.

Look...

| wanted to say... | mean, | hope you won't think I'm overstepping,

but | would really like to be included in your family.

| mean, even after Scott gets here and the baby comes.

Of course you're included.

That's why | wanted all of us to go out and celebrate the move.

All of us? Yeah. CHUCKLES

The reservation at Swift and Sons is Friday at 8:00.

And | might fall asleep with my head on the table,

but it was the earliest Opening they had.

| figured you and Scott can just ignore me.

That's so sweet. | didn't realize...

oylvie, we're moving to Chicago to be closer to you.

You can knock on our door any time, day or night, and | mean that.

Preferably night, So you can help put the baby to sleep.

CHUCKLING

Oh, and on that note, | have got to go to the ladies' room for the umpteenth time.

But | will be back to polish off those fries.

Okay.

Severide.

You got them? Just came in.

Sample tests positive for ignitable liquid residue."

Sounds like arson to me. They identify the accelerant?

"Peracetic acid.

"A common antimicrobial disinfectant found in janitorial supplies."

What's the plan?

| just want to feel this guy out.

We get a bad hit off him, we don't mess around.

We call in CPD right away.

Severide.

What the hell is this?

KNOCKS ON DOOR

SEVERIDE: Fire department. Anyone in there?

severide. Hey. Hey.

BOTH GRUNTING

Drop it. Drop it.

Take it easy, tough guy. Easy.

| just didn't recognize you, that's all.

| thought someone was trying to get into the room.

Who took the boards off?

The wind pulled them loose. | was getting ready to fix them.

The wind. Right. | didn't do anything wrong.

The thing is, Denny, what happened in there was murder.

SO excuse us if we're a little on edge.

What were you up to, day of the fire?

Wait. What? No, no, no. | had nothing to do with this.

Look, | can't be getting into any trouble.

I'm on parole. All right?

The day of the fire, you were getting in our way, running into the office.

| was trying to get you a master key

so you wouldn't have to go breaking down our doors.

That's all.

SEVERIDE: All right.

Well, you're not in any trouble.

sorry for coming at you like that.

Hi. Hey. Hey. Woah, woah, woah. Slow down.

Are you here for Girls on Fire?

Am | the only one? CHUCKLES SOFTLY

Yeah. But, hey, what's your name? Kylie.

Kylie, okay, I'm about to get very real with you.

lam killing myself trying to get this program off the ground.

And I'm working with this girl who is insanely competitive,

who used to have a thing for my boyfriend.

| know. But it's worth it,

because | know how awesome this program can be.

Seager and I, we're no good at selling Girls on Fire,

but we will kick ass running it.

We're firefighters, and it's the best job in the world.

And you should really check it out.

Okay.

Okay. There you go.

The medical examiner found no traces of smoke

in Brad Whittier's lungs, only water.

Looks like the killer drowned him in the tub and then torched the place.

You send all this to our friend in Milwaukee?

Yeah, and Seager's referring the arson to CPD.

So you'll be glad to hear that I'm focused on Squad again, 100%.

This peracetic acid. You know what it's used for?

Cleaning supplies. We thought it pointed toward the janitor, but...

It's also used for Sterilizing medical equipment.

Now, didn't Detective Lamar say that our victim was in Milwaukee

on some kind of medical trade show?

Yeah. He did.

Brad Whittier worked for a company called Hollette Industries.

Hollette.

CLACKING ON KEYBOARD

Yes, they sell medical supplies. Now...

Who's more likely to have peracetic acid on hand?

A gangbanger or a medical supplies sales rep?

So, maybe one of Whittier's coworkers is all wrapped up in this,

and that's who he was so afraid of.

Look, Chief, | know what | just said...

Go. I'll cover you.

Thanks.

You figure out that call, Captain? Yep.

Care to share?

Nope.

Fine. It was a car accident.

| might've jerked a kid's arm out of its socket, pulling him from a wreck.

MOUCH: Happens all the time during extraction rescues.

You do what you gotta do.

Buta civilian doesn't Know that.

Better to let it lie, not reach out.

VMimm-hmm? Captain?

| responded to the Reddit guy, and | told him you work at Firehouse 51.

|... | didn't know.

How was | supposed to know?

Hey.

You okay? Yeah.

I'm just having contractions again,

and | didn't want to just rush to the hospital,

considering what happened last time.

How often?

I've been timing them. They're pretty regular.

Like every six or seven minutes.

And they're a lot more intense than last time.

I'm gonna call those real contractions.

Sounds like you're gonna have a baby.

My due date's over a month away.

We've delivered healthy babies way more preterm than this. Don't worry.

JULIE: Oh. God. Scott's at a conference.

| don't Know if | can get ahold of him.

Let's just get you to the hospital, then I'll call Scott and track him down.

You good with the wheel? You know it.

Let's go.

There you go.

We're all still reeling from the news.

| mean, what was Brad doing in the motel room in the first place?

None of it makes any sense.

He apparently told qa Milwaukee detective

he knew something about a murder that happened

while your sales team was there for a conference.

Yes. | spoke with Detective Lamar.

But Brad never mentioned any of it to any of us.

Mr. Roesch, your company sells peracetic acid. Is that right?

Of course. In bulk. But what does that have to do with anything?

That was the accelerant used to set the fire in Mr. Whittier's motel room.

l... | don't understand. What do you people think happened to Brad?

Mr. Roesch, do any of the members of your sales team,

the ones that you sent to the conference,

do any of them have a drug problem to your knowledge?

Well, even if | Knew of anything like that,

the company can't give out that kind of information.

We see this a lot. Businessmen that go on trips out of town,

sometimes they like to let loose a little, go to a strip club. Do a couple bumps.

Maybe one of your team members wandered away from the conference to buy?

Got into it with a corner boy, and Brad saw what went down.

This could be all my fault. How is that, Mr. Roesch?

| asked Brad to keep an eye on Ray.

Ray Averett. He's had some trouble in the past.

He's been to rehab, but | told Brad, don't let him out of your sight.

This Ray Averett, is he a big guy? Red hair?

Yes. Why?

Hey. Averett.

Hey.

Stairs.

INTENSE MUSIC PLAYING

TIRES SCREECHING

VEHICLE APPROACHING

You all right? Yeah, I'm good.

GRUNTS

Get out of the car.

Keep your hands where | can see them, and you get out of the car.

Lawyer. | want a lawyer. You turn around.

Put your hands on the roof.

RAY: | want a lawyer.

Seager. Hey, you okay? Yeah. I'll live.

Did we get him? Yeah. We got him.

JULIE MOANING

She's having contractions five minutes apart and they're coming faster.

How far along are you, honey? She's 35 weeks.

Oh. Baby's in a hurry. Who's your OB?

Dr. Patchefsky. Okay, I'll find her.

Oh, God.

This is the real deal. CHUCKLES

It's been a long time. SIGHS | remember what it feels like.

Ooh.

Did she seemed worried about the timing?

No. No. She's just being extra careful.

Okay. Oh. Okay.

Let's get you up to obstetrics.

Dr. Patchefsky will meet us there.

Okay.

You... you'll call Scott? Yes. Right away.

It's gonna be fine. You're gonna do great.

Okay.

Hey, Casey.

Yeah.

That Reddit guy is here.

Where?

SIGHS

MAN: | didn't Know down from up. | was completely rattled.

And that's when Matt Casey rescued me

from what would've been a painful, excruciating death.

Bro, check it out. That's me, as a kid, in the stretcher right there.

SO, our car got smashed by a refrigerator truck,

flipped in the middle of the intersection, then the engine caught on fire.

Okay, my mom and dad got out no problem.

| was wedged in the back with my feet stuck.

| could feel the flames, right on my face.

Next thing | Know, this fireman uses his own body

to shield me from the flames, pulls me free.

Never forgotten it. BLAKE GALLO: Awesome.

It's a different call.

| thought you were gonna get Matt Casey.

Yeah. Okay.

I'm Matt Casey.

No, man. Not you. No. This guy, man. He's the hero.

This guy.

You're the guy that jerked my friend Justin's arm out of its socket.

Big time. Yeah. It was brutal.

Yeah, anyway, you know where | can find this guy?

Shimblecock? Sure.

Firehouse 128. Dope. Cool. Thanks, man.

Yeah. See you, guys.

| didn't mention it to Captain Horton that we only had one girl.

That's all we need, just for starters.

I'm glad my flyers actually worked. CHUCKLES

Yeah, well, if | hadn't used my powers of persuasion,

| mean, who knows?

Um, it's 10 after.

You think she's blowing us off? | mean, she did seem unsure.

Captain. Didn't know you'd be joining us today.

Where are your recruits?

Kylie.

You said it's the best job in the world, so | brought a few friends.

Hope that's cool. Yeah. | figured you would.

All right, recruits. Line up.

Let's go. Let's go.

All right, arms-length distance apart.

All right. Let's have some fun.

Hi, Sylvie.

Doctor, what's happening? Nobody's giving me any information.

So, a little complication. Julie may have had a placental abruption.

There's no reason to worry yet. We're on top of it.

Both Julie and the baby are in good hands.

Okay. So just sit tight.

I'll make sure somebody's keeping you updated.

Thank you.

TYPING ON CELL PHONE

Don't feel bad, Casey.

Why would | feel bad?

Well, that's my point. You shouldn't.

But, you get recognition all the time.

Accolades, promotions, but grunts like me and Shimblecock,

itis not that often people come seeking us out to show their gratitude.

CELL PHONE CHIMES

I'm sure you're right.

Everything okay?

Not really sure.

Hey. Hey.

Just got off the phone with Detective Lamar from Milwaukee.

Says to buy you whatever you're drinking tonight.

SCOFFS LIGHTLY

And to say thank you.

You gave the mother of that boy a little bit of peace.

Knowing his murder didn't go unanswered.

| was just trying to help.

You did that, and more.

Hey.

Thank you for coming. I'm sorry to bug you after shift.

What's the latest?

Well, Scott is stuck behind some big rig accident on I-90,

so he won't be here for about an hour or so.

And Julie? | don't know.

| think they're worried about the baby, but nobody's told me very much.

There's Dr. Patchefsky.

What's wrong?

SIGHS

Our suspicion was right. It was a placental abruption.

The baby's oxygen was compromised, so we performed a cesarean,

but Julie developed preeclampsia and...

We did everything we could. She lost a lot of blood.

I'm very sorry. She died on the table, Sylvie.

Oh, no.

Julie is related to you how?

she's my mother.

Is the baby... The baby's doing well.

Would you like to see her?

CHUCKLES SOFTLY

Go ahead. You can pick her up.

Preterm babies need as much contact as they can get.

Hey.

You're so beautiful.

SNIFFLES

THEME MUSIC PLAYIN