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I have cancer.

We have a fight ahead of us.

If the chemo didn't work,

there is not a lot of other options.

Your scan is clean. There's no cancer.

Oh, absolutely not.

Carver?

Morning.

What are you doing here?

Dropping off my tools so I don't have to double back

all the way to Roscoe after shift.

You got me the job, remember? Reggie's reno.

Yeah, I remember.

'Cause he said you were cool with some noise.

Yes, when the sun is up, not at 6:00 a.m.

I'll try to keep it down.

Yeah, don't bother. I'm wide awake now.

Hey, Ritter.

Yeah, yeah, I'm headed to Stan's now.

Yeah, it was, what, four...

four plain glazed, four chocolate, and four...

- Hey. - Hey.

How the hell do you work in here without a door?

It's the one drawback.

Capp's always coming through here day and night,

couldn't care less what I got going on.

- Huh. - How are you, Chief?

I'm good. I just, uh,

wanted to let you know you have been tapped to serve

on a Homeland Security anti-terrorism task force.

There's a meeting downtown tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.

What is this task force all about?

No idea, but you'll know more soon.

One of the other liaisons is coming by in a half hour

to give you a briefing.

Okay, great. I'll be ready.

Do I have my shifts mixed up?

Was I on donut duty?

No, I was. I just forgot.

- Sorry. - Ah.

Mm.

No, wait.

Can I sit now?

Yeah, you gotta be careful.

Some of these chairs are safety risks.

You didn't test mine when I sat down.

You're not about to break the CFD shift streak.

- Wait, really? - Yeah.

Oh, that's fantastic news!

Hey, hey, he's about to set a new record.

Most consecutive shifts in a row...

perfect attendance.

- Hey. - That's cool, man.

It's not like they give you a medal for it.

Oh.

You're gonna be the Cal Ripken, Jr. of the CFD.

You just gotta get past this shift and one more.

Don't do anything dangerous.

You know we're firefighters, right, Mouch?

Mm, oh, this must be my guy.

I got nominated to be on a task force, Homeland Security.

- No biggie. - Wow.

Hey there. Are you looking for me?

I sure am.

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Why didn't you tell me

when you were coming to town, you jerk?

It was kind of last minute.

Oh, Kelly is gonna be so mad.

He's not even here.

He's still in Alabama?

Yeah.

You got me so good.

I thought that you were a task force liaison

I'm supposed to be meeting with.

I am.

It's an inter-departmental task force

comprising multiple cities.

I'm here representing the Portland FD,

and I'm the one who recommended you

be one of the CFD liaisons.

Nice, a boondoggle.

Got yourself a free trip to Chicago.

Look, come say hi to everyone.

They are going to freak out.

Yeah, it's not a boondoggle, Kidd.

This isn't some boring conference we're going to.

The reason it came together so quick is because

it's in response to stuff that's happening in real time.

What kind of stuff?

I'm not supposed to be talking about it

outside of our sessions.

It's not for general consumption.

You got the whole rundown tomorrow.

But as far as everyone else is concerned,

let them think it's a boondoggle, okay?

Whoa, hey, you can't just say

"stuff that's happening in real time"

and then not give me any details.

I don't really have a choice, sorry to say.

Come on.

- Hey, guys. - Hey!

You're telling me that entire time,

you've never missed a single shift?

I'm not buying it.

I'm gonna need to see the paperwork on this one, Chief.

Yeah, I'll vouch for him. It's legit.

I didn't even realize it myself

until Capp mentioned it.

I just kept coming to work every day.

Incredible.

So you're acting up. How's that?

I had no idea you officers worked so much.

I thought all you guys had to do was yell at people.

You the new guy on Truck?

Sam Carver.

Nice to finally meet you.

Kidd's been telling me all about you.

Mm-hmm, everything.

I tell him everything.

- Uh-oh. - Oh.

Sylvie.

- Hey, Casey. - Hey, Violet.

I should have said something, I know,

but it was so last minute.

How are you?

Living the dream, you know?

- You? - I'm good.

I got roped into this conference...

me and Kidd, actually.

It's the HS thing.

Figure it was perfect timing because I get to be in town

for Cindy's "Sayonara Cancer" party.

How awesome for her.

- Yeah. - Hear, hear.

She is gonna flip when she sees you there, Casey.

Oh, that reminds me, we gotta fire up

that oven over at Molly's and make sure

the thing's still working.

All right, Cindy's appetite is back,

and the woman is demanding finger food.

Oh, okay, okay.

My vote, absolutely, pigs in a blanket.

Jalapeño poppers.

Spring cleaning?

Oh, uh, yeah.

It's a little out of hand.

How are the boys?

Great.

Ben got accepted to two schools so far.

We're still waiting to hear from a few others.

- That's exciting. - Yeah.

- How have you been? - Um, pretty good.

Yeah, just busy with paramedicine and, uh...

You know what, I'm just gonna put this out there.

I've been seeing someone.

He's a really good guy.

That's great.

You don't have to feel weird about that.

I knew what it meant to move on,

and I've been seeing someone too.

Yeah?

Yeah, it's not serious yet, but it's getting there,

I guess.

Same.

Well, I'm in town till Cindy's party.

I'd love to catch up.

Are you going to Molly's after shift?

Uh, no, I have...

I have plans, but maybe on the later side?

I'll be there all night.

Great.

I'll take this. Boop.

I can't believe you just did that.

Ritter, did you know there's a citywide noise ordinance

from 10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.?

How many times do I have to apologize?

I'm missing something.

Violet's neighbor hired me to do some work.

On my recommendation, which I would not have given

had I known you'd be waking me up at all hours of the night.

- 6:00 a.m.? - That's what I'm saying.

All good?

Yeah, why?

You just been really quiet this morning.

Ah, no, it's... I didn't get much sleep last night.

Squad 3, Truck 81, Ambo 61,

person trapped, 1414 South Wood Street.

Oh, look at that.

Thank God you're here.

My husband, Jerry, was under the house

working on some plumbing. Right down there.

All right, ma'am, just stand back. Capp.

Stand by.

I'm gonna go down and check it out.

Copy that.

Fire department. Call out.

I'm over here.

Ah, you've gotta get me out of here.

That's the plan.

Don't make any sudden movements okay?

Please.

All right, we gotta gear up.

We need coats, hoods, SCBAs.

There's a swarm of bees down there.

What?

Whoa, whoa, whoa, Lieutenant, you okay?

Yeah, I'm good. Just a couple bees stings.

Bees? Tony's allergic to bees.

I'm fine. That's what we have EpiPens for.

Ah, forget it, Tony. Wait in the squad.

The victim's hand is caught in a pipe.

He pulled it back too fast when the bees swarmed him,

so it's caught in there pretty good.

Doesn't smoke calm down bees?

I'm not bringing an open flame into that crawlspace.

Yeah.

You could freeze them out.

My dad kept bees.

It was a retirement hobby.

The smoke thing is true,

but they don't like the cold, either.

CO2 extinguishers.

Worth a try. Go grab them. All right.

Squad,

- I need a vent on the bravo side. - Mm-hmm.

So we'll get the victim from below.

You find the other end of that pipe inside the house,

- cut it for us. - You got it. Squad.

All right, Gallo, Carver,

we're gonna bucket brigade this.

So Gallo, you're with me.

Carver, you're in the middle. Let's go.

- Copy. - Ma'am.

Hey, Capp, cut an access point there.

Copy.

Ah, damn it.

Okay.

- Hey, let me get that Sawzall. - Yeah.

All right, this'll help with the spray coming in.

- Okay. Okay. - All right?

Yeah?

Carver, extinguisher!

Copy.

All right, go!

- Okay, we're good! - Yeah.

Okay.

Almost there.

Cruz, you're looking for a 4-inch PVC.

Yeah, I got it.

All right, Kidd, you're clear.

There we go.

All right, let's get you out of here.

Okay.

The burning sensation should go away in a few hours,

but the swelling should go down in a few days.

Normally, I'd recommend some Advil and an ice pack,

but there's so many stings,

sometimes there's a delayed reaction,

and I think we should take him to Chicago Med for observation.

Ah, there we go.

I'll meet you at the hospital.

I don't wanna say I told you so,

but we're hiring a plumber.

- Morning, ma'am. - Hi.

- Can I help you with anything? - Maybe.

Is this where Blake Gallo works?

Yeah.

His truck is on a call, but you're welcome to hang out

and wait for him to get back.

Oh, um, no, no, that's... that's okay.

Can I pass along a message?

Yeah, um, just tell him...

tell him I'm staying at the Travelodge on Harrison.

Okay.

Your name?

Lacey.

He'll know who I am.

Thanks.

Should we listen to the rest of the podcast

on the way home?

They make a pretty compelling argument

about the Avril Lavigne clone.

Yeah, sure.

Why wouldn't he tell me he was coming to town?

Well, it sounds like this Homeland Security thing

came up pretty fast.

And didn't you guys agree to ease up

on communication 'cause talking all the time was too hard?

Yeah, I thought it would create some distance,

and then he shows up at the firehouse

when I thought he was 2,000 miles away.

That was quite the surprise.

If I'd known he was coming,

I could have at least mentally prepared.

All I'm saying is, bees are an admirable, selfless insect.

Tell that to the guy with a dozen welts on his arm.

He was disturbing their hive.

- They were defending their home. - Hey, I get it.

If somebody came after 51, I'd sting their ass too.

Hey, Gallo.

Hey.

Some woman came by looking for you earlier.

Lacey?

- Seriously? - Yeah.

And she gave me the name of the hotel she's staying at.

Do I wanna ask?

She's my... she's my aunt, technically.

Technically?

I don't remember the last time I saw her,

but all of a sudden, she's blowing up my phone,

trying to reconnect, and now she comes here?

I'm sorry you had to deal with this.

I'm gonna take care of it.

One more shift, so don't do anything stupid this weekend.

Accidents can happen with anything.

It's true... cars, bikes.

Boats, trees, lawnmowers.

You know, maybe it's better if you just

don't leave your house for a few days.

You guys are really annoying.

Oh! Hey, hey, hey!

- Whoa! - See?

- Sorry, guys. - Danger is all around,

and if you don't make it through next shift,

that record will remain in Rutledge's hands.

Rutledge, the guy you had the little prank thing with?

It was not some little prank thing.

It was one of many battles in a career-long war.

I know a lot of youse are wondering why you're here.

So let me bring someone up that can give us all

a little background, someone that a lot of us

already know and respect because he used to be CFD.

Captain Matt Casey, it's good to see you back.

Thanks, Chief Walker.

It's good to be back.

It's true.

I was CFD for a long, long time.

But for the last couple of years,

I've been working out west

with the Portland Fire Department.

As most of you probably know, the Pacific Northwest

has been the site of several recent terrorist attacks

on the electrical grid by unknown actors.

Two weeks ago, I was incident commander

on a fire in an abandoned building

just outside Portland.

During overhaul, we discovered suspicious documents,

so we got the FBI involved.

Turns out the building was connected

to an anti-government organization.

The evidence we found suggested they may be planning

infrastructure attacks in several major cities

across the U.S., including right here in Chicago.

Now, the folks at Homeland Security

are telling me it's not a specific threat as of yet.

They want to establish a network

of first responder liaisons in all the target cities

to help disseminate intel as it arises.

Here's Chris McManus from DHS to explain how it'll work.

Blake, I'm so glad you came.

Wow, you look so... you're so grown up.

Well, it's been 16 years, so.

It has.

There's a nice place next door if you wanna grab some brunch.

I'm not hungry.

Okay, well...

You know, actually, like, kind of on a schedule.

So, uh, why are you here?

Well, it's sort of a long story,

but I guess the main thing is,

is I'm trying to get back on track.

Yeah, trying to get back to the me before the fire.

I went down a bad path.

There was lots of drinking, drugs,

things that I am not proud of,

but I have been clean for a few months now.

I'm glad to hear that.

Yeah, I'm in a program, trying to make amends.

So I'm just a box to tick?

No!

Oh, no, no, Blake, it's not like that.

Blake, I have regretted leaving you

every day since I did.

But when it happened, when... when your mom died,

my sister, I kind of lost my mind.

I didn't know what to do. I was so scared.

I knew you were safe staying with your Uncle Carmine.

I didn't... I didn't know Uncle Carmine.

But my Aunt Lacey?

She took me to the movies.

She sat with me in church where we giggled

and we drew cartoons and...

I knew her.

I just thought it was better if I stayed away.

Stayed away? You disappeared.

You disappeared on me.

I lost everyone.

And you disappeared.

I was 23.

- I was a kid. - No, no, I was a kid.

All right, I guess you... you said everything you needed to.

Wait, wait, just wait.

Here, just take this.

There's a storage unit next to your old house.

I came back to clean it out.

I was hoping you'd help me, but it's...

You should look through it.

There's lots of your mom's old stuff there.

I am so sorry, Blake.

You know, you should feel honored.

The last time I went to a play

was because my sister was in it.

Oh, yeah?

She played Toto in "Wizard of Oz."

Um, can I see that?

Yeah.

How about you? You do any theater growing up?

Uh, once in high school. I was Laurey in "Oklahoma!"

Oh, yeah?

Oh, this play is three hours long.

But I hear it's excellent.

It goes by like that.

Seriously, great reviews.

Whoa, hey, hot plate coming through.

Look out.

All right, guys, mini corn dogs.

See what you think.

I'm auditioning them for Cindy's party.

Hey, can we get some without toothpicks?

Just playing it safe.

What do you think?

All right.

You better chew at least 20 times.

Those weenies are a choking hazard.

Here's one on the house

for the keynote speaker, Mr. VIP.

Yeah, yeah.

I am serious.

Listen, you're obviously making big impressions

on important people.

What I don't get is why you think anyone

would want me involved in this thing.

The DHS guys need first responders they can trust,

and I can't think of anyone more trustworthy.

- For real? - Mm-hmm.

Oh, man, do we miss you.

I miss you guys too.

- You know what would be fun? - What?

You should do a ride along on Truck for old time's sake.

We'll let you kick in a door, put out a pot of meat.

Ah, I like it.

All right.

Any idea when Brett's due?

Is she coming?

I thought she was out with a friend.

Oh, Dylan? Yeah.

- I know all about him. - Mm.

I heard you got somebody keeping you busy out there too.

What's her name?

Ah, it's not that serious.

Who said it had to be serious as long as you're having fun?

Are you?

Sure.

Oh, there isn't anybody, is there?

I'm out there, but nothing really sticks.

Mm, well, why is that?

Why do you think?

That worked so well when you were trying

to fix your garbage disposal.

Yes, I almost had that.

I walked in on you shoving a broom handle down the drain.

That's what Google said to do.

I can fix it. Just tell me what to do.

How about I swing by and have a look?

Thank you.

It's better not to risk it with electrical stuff.

Oh, yeah, and you just don't think I can do it.

Not what I said.

Calling it a night?

Yeah.

Whoa, whoa, why don't you wait a bit

and grab a ride with us?

Nah, I'll just call an Uber.

Is everything okay with him?

Every time I ask, he says he's fine.

Uh, it's family stuff, I think.

I thought his family wasn't around.

What's the story there?

Uh...

There was a fire when he was a kid...

at 12, I think.

Yeah.

And the fire company that responded,

they were able to pull him out, but everyone else...

mom, dad, little sister...

He lost them all?

And the guy grows up to be a firefighter.

How about that?

It's how he processed all that pain,

turned it into something good.

Yeah, I wonder what's rattled him now.

No way.

♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas ♪

♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas ♪

♪ We wish you a Merry Christmas ♪

♪ And a happy new year ♪

Merry Christmas, Mom. From Madeline and Blake.

Gallo, toss me the WD-40.

- Gallo? - Huh?

- I got it. - Oh, uh, sorry.

All right, let's get these compartments packed up and...

well, well, well.

Matt Casey reporting for duty, Lieutenant.

Gentlemen, we have ourselves a new candidate.

Remember, hazing is frowned upon.

So don't do it in front of Chief Boden.

Understood.

All right, go ahead, get settled in.

I think you know your way around.

Yeah, I think I do.

What happened?

You look two days from death. What is it?

- Food poisoning. - Oh, no, no, no, no, no!

Herrmann, did you even check the expiration date

on those corn dogs?

Oh, this ain't on me.

The serving size was three dogs, all right?

He ate the whole pan.

So 40 mini dogs is the same as, I don't know,

eight regular hot dogs?

You shouldn't get sick from that.

Yeah, you should!

What kind of hot dogs do you eat?

I swear Javi is a foot taller every time I see him.

Same, and I see him every day.

Oh, man, look at that smile on Otis.

Yeah.

I took Griffin and Ben kayaking on Timothy Lake.

Oh.

It's really gorgeous.

Caught a bunch of trout.

Oh, man, that looks like a blast.

Yeah, it really was.

Wow.

So how do you like being the boss?

I'm not gonna lie, it's pretty cool, actually.

I still haven't figured out the work-life balance.

This job is all-consuming.

No doubt.

Leadership requires a lot of sacrifice.

So does family.

There's always a price to pay.

But it sounds like you're good at the lieutenant stuff.

If it's something you wanna pursue,

I'm sure you'll find your way.

Let's go, drills, app floor.

I'm not wearing that.

You are if you don't wanna get written up.

Move!

Whoa.

Candidate!

Come on, pick it up, 81.

Are you really gonna let this Portland FD clown

beat you again?

Done.

I am disappointed.

That was four times in a row.

He holds the house record.

All right, I'm gonna have to get in here

and give you some real competition.

You're on after lunch.

Mm.

Don't think I've seen that before.

Yeah, I just found it.

It was my mom's.

It's nice.

We trip a breaker? What happened?

- Ah! - Turn those off.

- Why? - Tony is convalescing.

What's wrong?

All right, that's it. I'm calling in a floater.

- No! - I have to.

It's my responsibility as acting lieutenant.

He'll be fine.

Remember when he broke a toe in the middle of a call

and didn't miss a beat?

Or when he got hit by that drunk bicyclist?

A little food poisoning won't take him out.

He's just conserving energy.

I need to hear it from you.

If we... if we get a call, I will rally.

The idea is to give your firefighters a leg up

in case they respond to one of these attacks

or maybe even get a chance to prevent one in progress.

Is there a time frame on this kind of threat?

I don't think so.

It's all pretty vague.

I'm hoping it's just empty bluster, but...

But we all know what these sort of people are capable of.

When I saw Chicago on that list of target cities,

I had to get involved.

Mm.

This is still home in a lot of ways.

Yeah, so...

When are you coming back?

Ben will be off to college next year.

I'd love to return,

but some things have to fall into place first.

Like?

Truck 81, person trapped, 650 South Wayman.

That's me.

Yeah, go get them.

So we had an arrest warrant for the boyfriend

of one of the residents, wanted for a string of robberies.

Idiot bailed out of the window when we knocked

on his girlfriend's door.

Help!

We need to move all these cop cars out of the way

so we can deploy the aerial.

All right, Carver, help them.

Copy.

Hurry, please!

Lieutenant, I think I can grab him

- from the fourth floor. - Yeah, do it.

- Yeah. - Help!

Fire department!

Hey, please.

I got you, all right?

All right. All right, bud.

What's your name?

- Joel. - All right, Joel.

Well, if you just hang on for a second longer,

I got you, all right?

Ah!

Come on.

Mouch! Hurry it up with that aerial.

- Right. - Come on, don't let go.

I'm not gonna let go. I'm not letting you go.

Please!

On three. One, two, three.

Don't drop me!

So what'd you think?

We give your new company a run for their money?

Yeah, come see for yourself.

We got a muster in June.

Hey, that save back there was something special.

No, I was just doing what had to be done.

Yeah, but not a lot of people could have done that.

Not a lot of firefighters could have done that.

You're getting to be one hell of a smoke-eater.

Thanks, Captain.

Hmm, the Gallo I know would have

post-gamed that call all the way home.

We made the save, nothing to post-game.

It messed me up when my brother resurfaced.

I was distracted at work, couldn't sleep,

said and did things I regret.

I wasn't myself.

Ritter and Violet told me you might be in a similar boat.

My aunt, out of nowhere,

wants to make nice after all these years.

I've been angry for a really long time.

That doesn't just go away.

I get it,

but not everyone tries to fix their mistakes.

If she really wants to be a part of your life,

that's not something to take for granted.

So how do we make this official?

I'll get the word out through my union buddies.

They'll put it in the monthly bulletin.

But I might swing by 40,

break the news to Rutledge myself.

I cannot wait to see his face.

How should we celebrate?

Sleep and a tub of antacid.

Oh, hey, 7:00.

Get ready to rage. It's sayonara, cancer.

Cindy has requested a specialty margarita menu

and Blondie on the speakers.

Hey.

You stay home, all right? Rest.

Cindy will understand.

Yeah, no, I'll be there.

Oh, all right.

Yes!

- Squadzilla! - My guy.

What are you supposed to do with the... with the red wire?

Carver didn't label a red wire.

And you don't have a red wire.

If you had a ceiling fan.

That's what would power the motor,

but with this light, you don't need it.

Oh.

Guess I really didn't need your help after all.

How about this?

I'll hold it up there while you screw it in.

That way, you can still say that you installed it.

Fine.

Here we go.

Seager must be bummed with you spending

all your extra time here.

If it were me, I'd be pretty jealous of Reggie.

No, that's long over.

Oh?

Yeah, it was just a short, casual thing.

No jealousy there.

Huh.

There's one screw left. I think I got it from here.

Are you sure? It's no bother.

Yeah, no, no, I got it, thanks.

You should probably get back to work.

All right.

See you tonight at the thing?

- Yeah, absolutely. - Nice.

♪ Once I had a love and it was gas ♪

♪ Soon turned out had a heart of glass ♪

♪ Seemed like the real thing, only to find ♪

♪ Mucho mistrust... ♪

You gotta be kidding.

Chief to you.

Oh, boy.

Hey, pal, move it along.

I am so glad you could make it.

I'm so glad you could make it, Cindy.

Hey, you're not leaving already, are you?

Yeah, I promised Dylan that I would meet him at his bar.

It was really good to see you back in action at 51, Matt,

even if it was just for one shift and as a candidate.

Safe travels tomorrow.

Well, it was good to see you, too, Sylvie.

Real good.

Sorry, Carver, no bourbon tonight,

strictly margaritas only...

Cindy's orders.

Fine, I'll do whatever Gallo's doing.

All right, two sweet and spicies coming up.

So I've been thinking about it.

You know what?

That save was really awesome.

- There he is. - No, I just had it in my head.

I couldn't stop thinking, I can't let go, I can't let go.

And then Casey comes out of nowhere

like Captain America.

He's...

My aunt's at a bar in Logan Square.

Damn it.

- You want me to come? - No, thanks.

Hey, it's Lacey.

Leave a message.

Hey, it's me.

I'm almost there if you wanna come outside.

I'll see you in a second.

No, no.

No, no, no.