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I'm working on a piece on the West Pershing warehouse fire.

I still can't believe

you went to high school with that guy.

Was it coincidence doing a story on my firehouse?

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't hoping I'd run into you.

-Hey, McCaffrey, Burke. -You're on traffic control.

Go get the cones and flares.

-You go get 'em. -I'm gonna watch for traffic.

-Watch out! -Lizzie!

-No. -Easy.

You all are trying to prove you're the star player,

and that is the wrong instinct.

I know there's a lot riding on this for you.

For me, too.

I talked to Cruz.

Neurological exam went well,

but they're still waiting on test results.

Even if I get out of this chair at some point,

I'm never gonna be a firefighter again.

Now I am ready to start the week.

No, no, not yet.

No. We are gonna be late.

Come on.

Are we taking one car or two?

-One. -OK.

Cruz texted me late last night,

said he'll be at PT all this morning.

That's good news, right?

Well, he's still got a long road ahead of him,

but sounds like he's not as grim as we thought.

That's great.

By the way, Chief Lowen reached out.

-Is that Operations? -Manpower.

Said he wanted to come by the firehouse

and check out the probies.

How you feeling on that front?

I am not sure they're quite ready for prime time.

But I got them all rowing in the same direction at least.

He lives across the hall from you.

How have you not run into him in four months?

Constant vigilance.

I missed a kickboxing class last night

because he was camped out at the elevator

talking to our super for, like, 20 minutes.

-Ah. -Maybe I should just move.

Maybe just have an adult conversation.

Oh.

-Oh, hi. -Hot off the presses.

Oh, wow.

You know you could've just texted me a link, right?

I know, but I'm a sucker for newsprint.

Aw.

Sorry. Um, Jacob, this is my partner, Lizzie Novak.

Hi. I'm a digital native, but I appreciate a lost cause.

Nice to meet you, Lizzie.

Thanks for, uh, dropping this off.

Actually, there was one other thing.

Um, "Metro" is asking for a story

on the socioeconomic impact of the record heat in Chicago

-this past summer. -Mm.

Thought you might know if certain neighborhoods saw more,

you know, heat-related calls than others.

Oh, so you're just looking for a source

for your next exposé... no, I got it, OK.

No, not just.

It was a two birds, one stone kind of thing.

OK, well, you're only gonna kill one bird here, pal.

The, um... the Public Information Office

can get you all those official numbers.

Can't write a decent story with official numbers.

You're gonna have to. See you around.

He's kind of cute. And so into you.

Oh, he's just looking for a source.

Heads up, 81.

We are gonna be running some hardcore drills

in full-out gear, so just go easy on the pork products.

She obviously doesn't know who I am.

Hey, Hollis, gotta hit those macros.

Puking in your mask.

That's one way to test the seal, right?

Well, my shower went ice-cold again.

Happened to me last week,

except I had conditioner in my hair.

Hey, Captain, the water heater situation

is creating a hostile work environment.

Works fine if you don't take 20-minute showers.

What will it take to get us an upgrade?

Helluva lot of money, Capp.

Wait, didn't I hear that

the CFD restored some of the budget cuts from last year?

Yeah, I heard that, too.

Maybe there's a little money squirreled away somewhere?

I'll look into it.

Ambulance 61, police assist,

person in distress, 3182 West Albion.

She's inside.

Locked herself in the bathroom the second the cops showed up.

-Any idea why? -No clue.

She came in and asked me to call her a taxi.

She was bleeding all over.

Didn't seem all there, you know?

-So I called 911 instead. -OK.

Come on, what are we doing in there?

-Hello? -What have we got?

-Possible psych. -Been in there half an hour.

Open the door, ma'am.

I'm not going back there.

Mind if we give it a shot?

Last chance or we're coming in!

Whoa, take it easy.

If she's in crisis...

You're not worried she's bleeding out?

She's still talking.

We're done talking.

-Hang on, OK? -Excuse me.

Hey, ma'am, we are paramedics.

-We only want to... -Just go away!

You don't understand.

I don't wanna go back there! They won't let me leave!

-OK, that's it. -We're going in.

No. Can't you hear how terrified she is?

Get out of the way.

That woman is in acute psychological crisis, OK?

If you bust that door in, things could go sideways fast.

I said move.

No.

Maybe let her try.

We don't need IAB on us, right?

OK.

But we can't stay here all day.

-And if she goes silent... -Got it.

Hey, ma'am, it's me again.

We hear that you're bleeding pretty badly.

Is there any chance you'll let us examine your wound?

I'm not falling for your tricks.

No tricks and no cops.

It's just us, I promise.

Please, just let us help?

OK.

-Just you two. -Mm-hmm.

Not them.

You got it.

What's your name?

Anita.

-Hi, Anita. -I'm Violet.

This is my partner, Lizzie.

Would you mind taking a seat first

so we can look at that arm?

OK.

Yeah. Right here.

OK.

There you go.

Are you on any medication that we should know about?

Divalproex, 500 milligrams.

How'd this happen?

-I-I don't know. -A-a fence, maybe?

OK.

I'm gonna bandage this up,

and Lizzie's gonna take your vitals, OK?

Saline and gauze, please.

Thank you.

This is gonna sting a little bit, OK?

One, two, three.

I know. I know.

I know. I know. That's it.

160 over 102.

OK, that's high, but you've gone through a lot today.

And, Anita, I'm afraid this is gonna need stitches,

and we can't do that here,

so we're gonna have to take you to the hospital.

-No. -No, no, no, no, no, no.

Not Lakeshore. Not Lakeshore.

-Doesn't have to be Lakeshore. -We can take you to Chicago Med.

I don't know. I don't know.

I don't know.

Is there anyone we can call?

Any family to meet you there?

-No. -I don't have anyone.

Hey, Anita, listen to me.

I promise you we are gonna take good care of you, OK?

Will you let me see your arm?

N-n-n-no.

-All right. -Uh, prep midazolam.

-Oh, what? wait. -Wha... what is that?

It's just something to help you relax.

But we will be with you the whole time, OK?

We are not going anywhere.

-OK. -Thanks.

Just a little pinch.

You want me to bandage you up?

-Whoa. -Hey, hey!

-Wait a minute. -Wait a second. Wait a second.

We got a call while you were in there.

-From who? -Dispatch.

We have to take her into custody.

-We've got you, ma'am. -What? No, she needs stitches.

We are taking her to Med.

It's a lawful order of commitment.

She ran from a psych facility.

Yeah, I'm sure the facility will stitch her up, OK?

Thanks for the assist.

What facility are you taking...

where are you taking her to?

The call really did just come in.

Let's move!

What the hell just happened?

Well, it sounds like I have no choice,

so I guess I'll be there, but just know it's under duress.

Whoa. What was that all about?

That was my publisher.

Apparently somewhere in my contract,

I agreed to do a reading of my book as part of the launch.

Just found out it's tomorrow night.

Remind me, what's the title you landed on?

"Burning Desire."

Sounds spicy.

Oh, it's spicy, all right.

Are you worried about the turnout?

'Cause I can call Cindy.

She can get her whole book club.

For the love of God, do not do that.

What? You don't want a crowd for Cyrus Mayberry's big debut?

Herrmann, the last thing I want to do

is read erotica in front of strangers,

let alone my best friend's wife.

What am I gonna do here?

I can't not show. It's a breach of contract.

They threatened to pull my advance.

Oh. OK, so you have a legal problem,

and I happen to have a guy for that.

And he owes me a favor.

Send me that contract.

No, I... I get it.

I understand.

Yeah.

Thank you for the information, Chief.

They took her to a psych hospital.

Valley Crest Mental Health Center.

Those cops had no right taking her.

We had priority on that scene

and we were in the middle of treating her.

But Valley Crest, I mean,

they already signed off on the transfer of liability,

so as far as Chief Robinson's concerned, it's case closed.

That patient was in visible distress.

She was obviously scared of the cops and she needed stitches.

You don't think that facility's capable

of stitching her up?

I promised that woman that we would take her to Chicago Med.

I promised her that we would get her

the care that she needed... she trusted me.

Sounds like you need to go see her yourself.

Yeah.

Captain Severide.

-Chief Lowen. -Welcome to 51.

Saw your lieutenant setting up for a drill back there.

Looks like she's really putting 'em through their paces.

Yeah, she doesn't mess around.

-Wanna go take a look? -You bet.

Good hustle.

-Good, good. -McCaffrey, getting speed.

-Come on, ten more. Ten more. -Keep going. You got it.

-Come on! Show me speed! -Show me speed!

Nice.

-Good, good, good! -Attaboy. Good job.

All right, let's do some drags.

Vasquez.

Gentlemen, let's go.

Looking good, Lieutenant.

-Thank you, Chief. -They're coming along.

Walk me out, Captain.

I'm happy to see you and Lieutenant Kidd

running such a tight ship here.

Some of the chatter I've heard around headquarters,

well, I wasn't sure what to expect.

Chatter?

More like questions, I suppose.

About the chain of command here at 51.

You're talking about

me and Lieutenant Kidd working together?

Yeah, that's part of it.

But just to be clear, she's not working with you anymore.

She's working for you.

And that's a whole different ball of wax.

But look, I didn't come here to rattle the cage.

This is just friendly advice.

As far as I'm concerned, there's nothing to worry about.

You said it was part of it, me and Kidd.

What's the other part?

Running 51, it's a coveted position,

especially for a guy who hasn't even made battalion chief yet.

So just tread lightly, that's all.

You don't want to give anyone an opening

to take a shot at you.

But don't worry.

You got plenty of friends down at HQ.

Me included.

-I'll be in touch, Captain. -Chief.

I understand your concerns.

It's always difficult when law enforcement gets involved.

But don't worry. Ms. Higgins is doing just fine.

She was treated as soon as she got here for, uh...

we have 12 stitches for a laceration on her left forearm.

Right, with all due respect,

I would still like to check on her myself.

I got group therapy at 11:00, so...

We'll be quick.

Come on. It's this way.

We had to give her some medication to settle her down,

but, uh, as you can see,

she's perfectly stable now.

So I hope this puts your mind at ease.

Now, if you'll excuse me.

Daryl, could you show these ladies out?

Wait, wait.

Uh, when we were treating her, she said

that she didn't want to come back here,

that she was being held against her will.

Oh, well, patients say all kinds of things

in a mental health crisis.

I... I know, but she wasn't psychotic.

She was pretty lucid, actually,

and she seemed genuinely scared.

So I mean, if you don't mind, I would like to speak to her.

I do mind.

I've done everything I can to accommodate you.

Look, Ms. Higgins admitted herself

to this facility voluntarily.

Now, if you'll excuse me, we have to get back to work.

I'm sure that you do, too.

What now?

I don't know.

But the one thing I know for sure

is that woman is not here voluntarily.

See that chain-link fence?

Wonder if that's how she cut herself.

-It could be. -It's like 8 feet tall.

Exactly.

I mean, can you imagine how desperate you'd have to be

to scale that thing?

I know.

I wonder why she ended up here.

I mean, people don't get locked up for no reason.

Right.

But you know, something is just... it's not adding up.

I mean, we have had plenty of psychotic patients.

But this one feels different.

Yeah.

I just wish we had more to go off of.

Yeah.

She had a pretty intense reaction

when we said we were bringing her to the hospital.

She did not want to go to Lakeshore.

Maybe there's a reason why.

Only one way to find out.

So?

Mm?

What did Chief Lowen have to say?

Not much.

Just that he was impressed with the job that you were doing.

Well, then,

maybe this is the perfect time for an official request.

I heard through the grapevine

that some of our discretionary budget

from the CFD has been restored.

-Is that true? -Mm, yeah, but it's not a lot.

Is it enough for a Keiser sled?

Look, I know we've been getting by with truck tires,

but the Keiser sled, it's a hell of a lot safer.

It'll really help me hone in on these probies' form.

And good technique saves lives.

OK, sure, I mean,

I'll think about it.

Hello?

-Hey. -I've been looking for you.

Uncle Larry got back to me.

Please tell me he got me out of this reading.

All right, well, here's the deal.

Your contract says that

Cyrus Mayberry has to appear at all scheduled events.

That's the long and short of it.

So you're telling me I'm screwed.

-What? -No, not exactly.

Uncle Larry pointed out that nowhere in that contract

does it say that you have to be Cyrus Mayberry.

-You can't be serious. -You said it yourself.

Up to this point,

you have been nothing but words on the internet

with a nom plum or however you say.

-Nom de plume. -Yeah. All right.

The point is is that nobody has any idea

what Cyrus Mayberry looks like.

He could be me, he could be Tony,

or he could be an actor that you hire

so you don't have to do it.

It worked for Cyrano.

See? Tony agrees, so it has to be a good idea.

Guys, I seriously doubt my publisher's gonna go for this.

He will when he sees who I got to play you.

Ah.

That is Cindy's cousin's kid.

And that guy is a real-deal actor.

He's currently an understudy in "Jersey Boys."

-Which one? -Does it matter?

He's a professional and he's available.

Do you think he'd be willing to audition?

I am buying you Kasama pastries.

Get out of here.

Your cheat sheet got me through ACLS, so we are square.

You said Higgins?

Oh, yeah, I remember her.

She was here on the 23rd, so...

-Two weeks ago. -Yeah.

She came in to get her meds re-upped.

She was a little overwhelmed,

but she wasn't in crisis mode or anything.

Wait, is...

she came to the ER just to refill her prescription?

-Is that normal? -Yeah, I know.

It's messed up.

There's a serious shortage of psychiatrists.

So it can take a while to get an appointment.

A lot of patients can't wait that long, so they end up here.

Were you able to take care of her?

We didn't have a psychiatrist on call,

so we referred her to a psych facility.

-Valley Crest? -Parker.

-I gotta go. -OK.

Thanks for the intel, Parker. You're a good egg.

-Good luck with your patient. -Thank you.

Anita was pretty clear about her meds.

I don't think she stopped taking them.

No. And she wasn't in crisis when she got here,

so why the hell is she still locked up at Valley Crest

two weeks later?

Ambulance 61, Truck 81, Squad 3 to West 83rd Street.

Worker trapped in a malfunctioning rig.

Hold tight!

-Easy, easy! -Keep going!

What happened?

The wheel slipped through and triggered the tilt sensor.

We tried to get him down, but it's not responding.

All right, Squad.

Let's get some cribbing underneath this rig.

-Copy. -Raise the aerial.

-I'm going up. -Yep.

-Herrmann, you got it? -Got it.

Ballard, Vasquez, set the stabilizer.

Hey! Move back! Come on!

Hollis, Jansen, set a perimeter.

Get these people back.

I want at least 50 feet clearance.

McCaffrey, help Ballard set the stabilizers.

Burke, go give Squad a hand.

-On it. -Got it, Lieutenant.

-Let's move! -Help!

-We're com in for ya! -Hang on!

-Stack it tight. -No gaps.

-Stabilizers are set. -Hurry!

-Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! -Burke! Burke!

Go!

-Hey, McCaffrey! -With me, let's go!

Copy.

-Guys, back up. -Back up.

Take one, back tire, cross-lay brace.

-Got it. -Put it right underneath him.

All right.

-Hey. -Hey, you with me?

Hey, Herrmann! Bring that Sked up here!

You got it!

-OK, ready? -Three, two, one.

Got manual C-spine.

Sir, can you hear me?

He's unresponsive.

OK, pulse is Brady.

Respirations are shallow. Pupils are sluggish.

I see no obvious external injuries.

-Sounds like a brain injury. -Get ready to bag.

Let's trauma him to Med. Let's go.

Burke, what the hell were you doing

on the downhill side of that rig?

-Oh, the... -the wood was cracked,

-so I was trying to stabilize... -You would've gotten crushed

if Vazquez hadn't have pulled you out.

No, I had a clear escape path.

Things can go sideways in a second.

Listen, do you want to be a firefighter

or a crash test dummy?

-My bad, Lieutenant. -Won't happen again.

stay out of the collapse zone.

All right?

Let's pack it up!

Think he can help with Anita?

Hey, worth a shot.

Hi, Dr. Charles. Do you have a minute?

What's up?

It doesn't make sense, does it?

Not if she was there just to re-up her meds.

Kind of hard for me to say without having examined her.

-But hypothetically? -OK.

Hypothetically,

all right, divalproex is a bipolar medication.

If she was having a manic episode

that required stabilization,

I guess you could justify a hold that long.

But that scenario doesn't really

line up with the other stuff you've been telling me.

OK, so why would they keep her there?

Psychiatric evaluations

are just notoriously ambiguous, right?

They're just hardly ever black-and-white, you know?

And if the problem is all that gray,

it creates a real vulnerability in the system.

-What do you mean? -Well, put it this way.

I have certainly heard of institutions

that will hang on to patients to increase revenue.

Like a billing scam?

Yep.

So that doctor was lying

when he said that Anita was there voluntarily?

You know, I mean, once a patient's admitted,

legally, the, uh...

the discharge is at the discretion of the facility.

So, what, they could just keep her there indefinitely?

What they usually do is they...

they keep 'em around until the insurance runs out.

What I would do, I would...

I would take a look at the Illinois Mental Health Code,

you know, just to see

if there's anything that I've left out.

I can also run this by our head of legal,

you know, see what he says.

That would be great, yeah.

Thank you so much, Dr. Charles.

-My pleasure. -Good luck, you guys.

Thank you.

Y'all make me look bad in front of my lieutenant?

I think the words you're looking for are

"thanks for saving my ass."

I was good. I was completely aware at all times.

Well, next time, you might not be so lucky.

Yo, what's your issue, bro?

You're afraid that I might show you up?

Show you up.

You know, if you quit flapping your jaw for just...

just one minute, you might actually learn something.

-From you? -Doubt it.

Move.

-Get off me! -Get off me!

Hey!

Stop!

Now! Get off him!

What the hell is going on?

You are a probational firefighter here, Burke.

Do you know what that word means?

-Yes. -No, Lieutenant,

it was my fault.

Burke, get back on the floor.

I do not even know what to say to you.

-I know, Lieutenant. -I'm sorry.

You were supposed to be an example.

I just... I lost my cool.

Vasquez...

No, you know what?

You're done.

Your shift is over. Get your stuff and go.

You're done. Go home.

-Did either of them get hurt? -No. But I sent Vasquez home.

And I know that

I should have checked in with you about it first.

-Yeah, you should have. -I know.

But Vasquez started a fight with a probie.

And honestly, he's getting off easy.

What?

You want me to request a floater for Truck now,

file an incident report, loop in HQ,

all because of some little scuffle?

He...

I'm sorry for the extra paperwork,

but Vasquez was out of line.

It's not about the paperwork, Stella.

We got white shirts breathing down our necks.

I'm already a man behind on Squad.

Now it's going to look like things are out of control here.

No one got hurt. Let's just move on.

I mean, since when do you care about how things look?

I can't...

Just get Vasquez back on the floor.

Seriously?

OK, you are worried about

how it's gonna look if we send him home.

How is it gonna look if you overrule me on this?

It wasn't your call to make.

He is my man.

And if we don't set the right example for my program...

-Damn it, Stella. -I... I can't keep...

I can't always say yes to you.

Copy that, Captain.

Get back in station gear.

You're lucky that we got white shirts sniffing around here.

I feel like I'm going cross-eyed.

I believe the medical term is crashing out.

Is there anything in the insurance guidelines?

Not really.

And it all depends on her coverage, so...

OK, well,

according to the mental health code,

we can file a petition on her behalf challenging the hold,

but that could take weeks or even months

to get in front of a judge.

Unbelievable.

It's like this one doctor is her judge and jailer.

-Yeah. -It's all perfectly legal.

But maybe we can use it.

Yes. Here's the manual.

OK.

Gerard carried Louise to the bunk room.

The heat between them was more intense

than any fire he'd ever faced.

He threw her onto the cot, ripping off her dress.

Gerard then reached for his helmet,

but Louise stopped him...

With a breathy whisper.

"No, keep the helmet on."

Sorry, can we, uh, take it back?

Was I not doing the lower register?

No, that was better this time.

It's just...

you have to say the words

like you're trying to pull the audience in.

Take your time. Make them want it.

That's the whole Cyrus Mayberry milieu.

Thought I was doing that.

-Let's, uh... -let's take it from the top.

-Mouch. -Maybe six times is enough.

You're right.

Uh, really good stuff, Ethan.

Thanks for coming in.

We'll be in touch.

Uh, say hi to your mom for me and, uh, Cindy, all right?

All right.

Wow.

Well, you certainly gave him a lot of direction.

Well, if he's gonna be the face of my alter ego,

it's gotta be right.

So does that mean he gets the gig?

Well, seeing as the reading's in 24 hours

and we don't have a second option, I'd say, uh...

meet Cyrus Mayberry.

Hey, all right.

I'll let him know.

Gerard carried Louise to the bunk room.

The heat between them was more intense than

any fire he'd ever faced.

Yo.

You had a fight with Vasquez?

What the hell were you thinking, man?

Dude had it out for me since day one.

You got skills, Burke, all right?

But if you don't stop messing around,

you're gonna end up in the floater pool.

You think this is some kind of game for me?

I had to bust my ass to get here.

-I know. -We all did.

Come on, dude.

You know what?

You're a third-generation CFD. Your daddy's a damn senator.

We're not even in the same ocean.

State senator, actually.

Oh.

That's a double-edged sword.

I feel like I have to work twice as hard

just to prove that I actually deserve to be here.

And I know you guys call me nepo baby behind my back.

Hey, I call you that to your face.

I'm not gonna end up in no floater pool,

so don't worry about me.

OK.

Thank you.

Hi.

We are the paramedics from that site call in West Ridge.

Keegan was the senior officer,

so if you need any follow-up...

Actually, we're here to talk to you.

Vasquez is back on the floor.

Thank you.

For the record,

I don't expect you to always say yes to me.

I know.

That came out wrong.

But is that how you feel?

Yeah, people are...

talking down at HQ

about whether or not I should be commanding 51.

Commanding 51 or commanding me?

Is that what Chief Lowen said this morning?

He made it clear that I was under a microscope.

So I gotta be careful about optics.

Optics.

I get it.

I should have let you know what was up.

-Yeah. -You should have.

Look, I know

that everybody is pushing for a water heater.

I'm not gonna pretend

like a Keiser sled isn't a higher priority.

I'm not asking you to.

But it's your call.

And I gotta get used to that.

So...

whatever you decide, I'll support you.

We're here for Anita Higgins.

W-wait, wait, Dr. Oxford, can you come out here?

What now?

We are getting Anita Higgins out of here.

-Like hell you are. -You have no right.

Actually, they do.

Officer, unfortunately, these ladies are wasting your time.

Ms. Higgins is legally under my care...

Actually, when Anita was under our care,

she told a sworn officer

that she didn't want to come back here,

which constitutes a legal objection to confinement.

That's ridiculous.

Not according to Section 3-804

of the Illinois Code of Mental Health.

Once there's an official dispute of confinement,

the patient is legally entitled

to an examination at a neutral facility.

So we're taking her to Chicago Med.

-That's a... -that's a technicality.

-I know. -Sucks, right?

Let 'em through.

Anita?

W-What's going on?

We're getting you out of here.

You...

you came back for me?

I made you a promise.

You got a helluva right hook.

I know.

Listen.

I appreciate what you did for me.

I didn't do it for you.

Should've never let myself get baited by a probie.

See, real firefighters, we take responsibility.

Oh, and, uh,

I would never sabotage anyone on a call, OK?

Even if I didn't like you.

Just so we're clear, I don't.

-Why? -'Cause I'm your competition?

'Cause you're cocky.

You're cocky and you're inexperienced,

and that combination gets people killed.

How could he just cancel?

You said this guy was a professional.

He got called up to play Frankie Valli.

This is his big break.

We have to start in two minutes.

All right.

-You gotta get out there. -Well, guess what?

I can't.

I saw you in the audition.

You are more Cyrus Mayberry

than that kid could've ever been.

And you're really gonna let a couple of bawdy words stop you?

-What if they hate it? -Listen.

Mouch, this book

is a bona fide bodice-ripper, all right?

The staff out there is gonna be

peeling people off the floor after you get done with them.

I'm serious.

Thanks, brother.

Hello, ladies.

I'm Cyrus Mayberry, and I don't know about you,

but I'm feeling a little

burning desire.

Ooh!

Gerard was always good with his hands.

Long before he started at Firehouse 15...

He's a natural.

Maybe it's good that actor flaked.

I never hired him.

He moved on instinct.

And he always trusted those instincts.

It's infuriating.

They're... they're taking advantage of these people

who are already so vulnerable.

This one hit close to home, huh?

I keep thinking about how Anita said that

she didn't have anyone.

And...

I can't help wondering if that's how my mom felt.

Yeah.

I don't know.

But what I do know is that Anita wasn't alone today.

We were there and we got her out.

That's something.

Yeah.

But how many rooms are in that place?

Yeah. How many other Anitas, you mean?

Hmm.

Maybe being a source isn't so bad.

-Hey. -Hey.

-Hi. -Hey.

So you said you wanted to talk?

Your next exposé.

Is that a Keiser sled?

-It is. -I'm approving your request.

Really?

It was the right call to make.

Is this gonna catch you heat with the brass?

If it does, I'll deal with it.

Just don't ever stop fighting for what you think is right.

I won't, either.

Everything else...

we'll figure it out.