09x16 - No Survivors

[bunniefuu]

The most important word to Firehouse is community.

When this community calls, we respond.

Some changes might be coming to .

- Good change?

- Don't know yet.

I'm looking for something I can never have.

The way you are with each other, it's kind of undeniable.

I'm in love with you, Sylvie, and even if that doesn't change anything, I needed you to know.

I wanna talk to the two of you about Kidd's future.

There are no spots in .

She will have to go elsewhere.

I don't ever want you to leave me.

Stella Kidd, will you marry me?

Hell yeah.

I will.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

- Is that your uncle's Rolex?

- Yup.

You going to wear it, sell it?

Not sure yet.

Been thinking a lot about this watch.

My uncle carried it around for years after his wife d*ed.

Faithful.

He was lonely his whole life.

When Mom would take me and Christie to his house, the only memory I have of him is a sad man sitting in a BarcaLounger, gin and tonic in his hand, staring at a TV without really watching.

Just waited around for years to die.

I think Uncle Jake was sending me a message.

"Don't wait around like I did.

Get out there and live." I, um...

♪ ♪ I told Brett how I feel.

Just laid it all out there.

- Yeah, and?

- And nothing yet.

I think I gave her a lot to think about.

Then so...so you wait.

Yeah.

All I can do.

Anyway, speaking of "get out there and live," I saw the way you and Kidd were looking at each other.

[CHUCKLES]

Uh...

I might have done something.

Oh!

[LAUGHS]

I knew it.

[LAUGHS]

- Man!

Proud of you brother.

- Thank you.

♪ ♪ Come on.

[LAUGHTER]

Did you say yes?

Well, what was I gonna do?

I mean, he had these puppy dog eyes and I could not have said no because it would have crushed him.

[LAUGHS]

♪ ♪ Hey, uh, I was thinking about that medal you got.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

How about a medal night at Molly's?

What happened to Med night at Molly's?

What?

Ah, this is better.

I mean, this is for people who got medals in public service, you know, which means that we're bringing winners into the bar, which in turn means they're bringing more winners.

All of your plans involve bringing people into the bar.

Yeah, 'cause I got a nose for business.

Oh, I need some of those skills.

- Yeah?

- Eric wants to do a European vacation this summer, and even with the travel agent discount, I need some extra scratch to pay my fair share.

All right, you want to tend bar at Molly's?

No, thank you.

Tried to make a Tom Collins once, it tasted like gasoline.

Well, maybe we can come up with something.

[INDISTINCT PA ANNOUNCEMENT]

I'm gonna go catch up with Boden before the briefing.

Okay.

Settle down, settle down.

Severide, is there something that you wanted to say at the top here?

Yeah.

[CLEARS THROAT]

Thanks, Chief.

Okay, I have spring cleaning assignments.

- [ALL GROANING]

- Yeah, I know, I know.

Calm down.

Just...

Apparatus floor, Capp, Tony.

- Oh, protest lodged.

- Noted.

Uh, Gallo, Ritter, you guys clean the kitchen, and I want it spotless, okay?

And let me see, cleaning out the storage closet is...

[LAUGHS]

My fiancée.

What?

- What?

- Yeah!

[LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE]

Damn fool.

[LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE]

Um, hey.

What's going on?

Um, Kidd and Severide are engaged.

♪ ♪

- Do you want to...

- Yeah.

Oh, honey, I'm so happy for you.

Thank you.

[ALARM CHIMES]

Ambulance , Truck , vehicle accident, Upper Wacker Drive.

[SIRENS WAILING]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪

- No other vehicles.

- Hit and run?

Hey, did you see the accident?

What hit him?

That.

♪ ♪ All right?

- Mind the hot pipes.

- Ready?

- Yep.

- One, two, three.

[GRUNTING]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪ Uh, can you guys raise his, um...

Or turn his...

ah, no.

Maybe we should cut the, um, strap, and...

Brett, forget about everything else.

Focus, yeah?

♪ ♪ Okay, Kidd, stabilize his head.

I'll support his neck while Casey cuts the chin strap.

Then Kidd, ease the helmet off.

I'll take over keeping his head stable.

Violet, get ready to collar him.

Gallo, Mouch, grab the headboard.

Copy that.

♪ ♪ Okay.

Yeah, go for it.

♪ ♪ Looks like two broken teeth.

- Here you go.

- Thank you.

♪ ♪ All right.

Move his head.

Okay.

♪ ♪ One, two, three.

♪ ♪ Got it.

♪ ♪ [SIREN WAILING]

♪ ♪ Never thought I'd see it happen.

Ladies legend Kelly Severide hanging up his spurs.

[CHUCKLES]

When are you gonna find a woman, Capp?

What's that supposed to mean?

It means maybe you shouldn't talk about things you know nothing about.

[LAUGHTER]

It so happens I have a girl.

Mazie.

Uh-huh.

Is she...invisible?

[LAUGHTER]

No.

I'm damn sure not gonna bring her around you bunch of degenerates.

- Okay.

- I think we're gonna need to see some proof of Mazie.

I'll tell you what, you can invite her to the baby shower on Saturday.

Hmm.

When did you say?

[LAUGHS]

Saturday.

Uh, I think she's traveling.

- Oh!

- Hold on.

But you know what?

You know what?

I'll check with her, 'cause I think she'd like that.

Sure, traveling?

Well, she is.

- So, uh, I have some news.

- Mm-hmm.

And I'd like to get your take on it.

Of course.

Deputy Commissioner Hill, she's reached out to me.

And, uh, she says I've moved onto her radar.

- Uh-oh.

- No, it's not like that.

She has asked if I would like to be considered for a Deputy District Chief role.

That's great!

Doesn't seem like you're excited.

Well, it's just...

More chief work, less firefighter work.

Don't lift your leg on this opportunity so quick, Chief.

I would hate personally not to see you as much on shift, but, I mean, let's be honest.

We need you as high ranking as possible.

I had my fill of bureaucracy when I lobbied for Commissioner.

Herrmann's right, you know.

You look at a lot of these white shirts and you think "not a firefighter, not a firefighter."

Why you're so good as a Battalion Chief, because you stood where we stand.

♪ ♪ When do you need to get back to her?

Said she wants an answer by the end of the week.

She's gonna present the Mayor with an org chart in July.

Well, either way you lean, you got our support.

Definitely.

♪ ♪ Thank you.

♪ ♪ Ritter.

- Ambo back yet?

- I was just on the app floor and was still out.

♪ ♪ Hey, Captain.

Can we take the truck out?

That call came in before we had a chance to do a grocery run this morning and I've been itching to try some homemade pizzas.

Which is something I want to see.

Sure.

Grab Mouch.

Let's go.

All right.

♪ ♪ I have run out of things to do.

What do you mean?

I went to the cafeteria, got a coffee, and then I hit the gift shop and got a card for my mom's birthday.

You have been gathering supplies for minutes.

Kind of figured you were stalling, but I can only stall for so long before I start to get restless.

I'm just being thorough.

And you missed briefing.

And you locked up next to Casey.

I kind of figured out you don't want to go back to the house.

I'm afraid I've been spinning out about Casey for so long I don't know how to stop.

I'll tell you what I think, but only if you want to hear it.

I don't want to overstep since we're still fairly new partners.

No, please.

My mom, the aforementioned birthday.

Yes.

She uses the word "good" to describe people.

And it's an underrated word, if you ask me, 'cause it gets used so often, but to my mom, good is the highest compliment.

"He's a good man" she'd say about my father.

And in that one word she meant he had honor.

She meant he was loyal.

She meant he was brave.

Now, I haven't spent a ton of time at yet, but I can tell you this...

You and Casey, you are both good.

That's it.

That's all I got.

[ELEVATOR CHIMES]

♪ ♪ Thanks, Violet.

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

Anything?

- Nope.

- Eh.

No, I'm getting the message loud and clear.

It made things awkward, or more awkward, if that's possible.

Anyway, I'm done.

I'm backing off completely.

Okay.

Well...

mood changer.

Please.

[GRUNTS]

Uh, it goes without saying, but I'm gonna go ahead and say it.

I want you to be my best man.

Buddy.

I would be honored.

Ah.

Good.

[LAUGHTER]

And you'll be planning a hell of a bachelor party.

I want to end up on a rooftop with Mike Tyson's tiger.

[LAUGHTER]

Vision accepted.

[LAUGHTER]

Mmm.

This is smelling good.

Yeah.

Homemade pizza.

It'd be better in a pizza oven, but you got to play the cards you're dealt.

Well, let me know when you need a taster.

Hey, Violet.

Um, the other night, when you kissed me.

Oh, yeah.

Well, I was thinking maybe we should, you know, we should go on a date again soon.

See where it goes.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking too.

Except then I found out you dated the last paramedic who was here.

So that's your type, whatever paramedic you happen to be working with.

Uh, well, that...

Listen...we weren't dating.

It was super casual.

Well, I want to be even more super casual with you.

Like the most casual.

Like, so casual we aren't even hanging out.

♪ ♪ Hey, Violet.

Ritter.

I, uh...

I wanted to back up Gallo.

He and Mackie weren't much of a thing.

Uh-huh.

I think half the people around here didn't even know they went out.

I appreciate you sticking up for your friend, but Gallo seems like a player.

Not really what I'm in the mood for.

A player?

Does that look like a player to you?

♪ ♪ [LAUGHTER]

- I mean...

- You make a solid point.

[LAUGHS]

Look, whatever you and Gallo had between you before, it shouldn't get in the way of the fact that we should all be friends and hang out.

You're right.

I mean...

[CLATTERING]

[LAUGHTER]

Chief, I um...

There just were a lot of people around at Molly's

- the other night...

- No, it's okay.

Congratulations.

Actually, double congratulations.

It's been a pretty great week.

I am so proud of you.

That's what I came in here to say.

Thank you.

You signed me up for the leadership conference when I wasn't even considering myself a leader.

You know, you had that confidence in me.

You think that you know what that means to someone in my shoes, but, uh, you don't.

It meant everything.

I just saw what was right in front of me.

A remarkable firefighter and even more remarkable person.

Gonna get me crying.

No, don't do that.

♪ ♪ I'm stressed out because Chloe's stressed out.

Why is she stressed out?

Because her mom's all up in her business about this shower.

You'd think we were planning the wedding again.

And then on top of that, we're still trying to find a home that's in our price range, but she's got opinions about that too.

- Let me tell you, man.

- [LAUGHS]

Yes, that's exactly what I talking about.

It's like when we were watching Baylor with the national championship.

[LAUGHS]

I know!

All right then.

[LAUGHTER]

Yes, will do.

Love you too.

Bye now.

- That was Mazie.

- Mm.

She's hilarious.

Uh, about your thing, she told me to tell you to put us down as a maybe.

Or maybe not.

[LAUGHTER]

You never know.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪ [ALARM CHIMES]

Ambulance , person injured.

South Ridgeway Avenue.

[SIGHS]

[SIREN WAILING]

♪ ♪ It's my husband, Pat.

He built this cabinet for our girls.

It fell and...

He's bleeding.

- Show us.

- It's right up there.

♪ ♪ When you said for your girls...

Yes.

Well, that's what they are.

They're our children.

- Uh-huh.

And your husband?

- Right here.

I told Bev not to bother with an ambulance.

It's just...just...

Oh.

Bev, do you have any more towels?

- Bev?

- What?

Can you get us some more towels?

Oh, yes.

Yes, right away.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

Well, we have quite the audience.

I'm trying not to look.

♪ ♪

- Is he gonna be okay?

- Uh, yeah, yeah.

Yeah, he just lost a little blood, but I can already see the color returning to his face.

Oh, good.

You have a lot of dolls.

Oh, we do...

Pat and I, we met at Dolls.

A doll collectors convention.

- Aw.

- Do you know my mother told me that I would never meet someone right for me?

Not with this obsession.

[LAUGHS]

That's what she called it.

But I met the sweetest man in the world.

We collect together.

We display together.

We even hunt for dolls together.

I mean, when you know, you know, right?

- That's great.

- It really is.

- What happened?

- Oh, well you scared the living daylights out of me is what happened.

You passed out, but you're fine now.

Still, we're gonna take you to Med and have a doctor look at that laceration.

♪ ♪ Careful.

♪ ♪ Hey.

Fiancé.

How long until that gets old?

The day you say "I do."

[LAUGHTER]

I-I love this house.

When I get my lieutenant's placement, how am I ever gonna find a house as good as this one?

Not gonna lie, it's gonna be a tough search finding you the right house.

But look, wherever you go, you'll take a piece of with you.

And you'll plant it and it'll grow.

You're wonderful.

You know that?

I love you, Stella Kidd.

[HEARTWARMING MUSIC]

♪ ♪ We belong together.

♪ ♪ We do.

We're...right for each other.

We are.

When you know, you know.

You do.

I'm in love with you.

[SWELLING ROMANTIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪ Okay, so where are you and Eric planning on going in Europe?

We're talking Portugal and then maybe the Italian coast.

Oh, I went to Positano when I was just out of high school, it is amazing.

Okay, uno, dos, tres.

- Obrigado.

- If you say so.

[LAUGHS]

You know, this was a really great idea you had, Herrmann.

Ah, Molly's Patio?

Yeah, it totally worked.

Yeah, except for free drinks for life guy over here, I'd agree.

[ROCK MUSIC PLING]

- Okay.

- Mm-hmm?

Here's an idea.

I was talking to Herrmann earlier about my need for additional income.

- Okay.

- We're young, we're cool.

We've got hours between shifts.

- Yeah?

- We need our own side hustle.

Herrmann and Mouch have this joint.

Casey's in construction.

Cruz has the Slamigan.

We should put our minds together and find a business for the three of us to go into together.

- I'm interested.

- Yeah.

I mean, yeah.

- It sounds like a great idea.

- What should we do?

And don't say hand-tossed pizzas.

So Chloe's mom said she needed to hear it and now they're really happy and the shower is moving forward.

Well, I look forward to seeing more of that baby bump.

I mean, she is absolutely glowing.

Um, hey, so, uh, as soon as next shift is done, I have to get changed, head home.

I'm gonna help her set things up.

- And I don't want you guys lollygagging either.

- Cruz, we'll be there.

I think we can make it happen.

Hey, where's Casey tonight?

- Uh, I haven't seen him.

- Yeah.

And Brett's not here either.

[MICHAEL KIWANUKA'S "REST"]

♪ ♪ ♪ Close your eyes ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ Let them rest ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ I ain't in no hurry ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ No hurry at all ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ I won't let you go ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ Go on hungry ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ I won't let you cry ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ Without a hand to dry ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ I won't let you worry ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ Worry at all ♪

- Excuse me?

- Yes, sir?

Uh, we moved in right over there a couple of weeks ago.

Ah.

Welcome to the neighborhood.

Oh, thank you.

We're excited to be here.

And I happened to notice...

Could I ask?

Are you a fire chief?

Yes, I am.

Wow!

This is my son, Ezra.

- Hey.

- He does nothing but watch fire truck videos on YouTube all day.

That is, when he isn't playing with about fire trucks in the backyard.

Isn't that right, Ezra?

I have a pumper truck.

A pumper truck?

How big?

He wants to be a firefighter, as you can imagine.

Okay.

Well, Ezra, how would you like to come to Firehouse and see a pumper truck this big?

That'd be great.

Bring Ezra along to Firehouse , we'll give him the full tour.

Thank you.

Thank you.

We will definitely take you up on that, won't we, Ezra?

And let me just say, it's nice to have neighbors my son can look up to.

All right, say good-bye, Ezra.

- Bye, little man.

- Come on, buddy

- Good morning, Kylie.

- Great morning, Chief.

[CHUCKLES]

Can you get Deputy Commissioner Hill's office on the phone for me, please?

You got it.

[PHONE RINGING]

Deputy Commissioner Hill.

♪ ♪ Okay, go.

[CHUCKLES]

Hi there.

Can I help you?

- Yeah, um...

- Mazie.

- Hi.

[CHUCKLES]

- Hey.

What brings you by?

You, uh, left your phone at my house.

Oh, that's where it was.

Thanks, babe.

No problem.

I may or may not have hidden it from you just so I'd have an excuse to see you again.

Aw.

Oh, hey, these are the guys.

Okay, don't tell me.

Let me guess.

Severide.

Cruz.

Tony.

Right?

- How did you describe us?

- No?

That's Severide, that's Cruz, that's Tony.

Nice to meet you guys.

It's, uh, good to meet you, Mazie.

You got to get to the hospital?

- I do.

Yeah.

- Oh.

She works in the NICU over at Lakeshore.

- Oh.

- Huh.

One more year, fingers crossed, I'll have my master's in nursing.

- Without a doubt.

- [ALARM CHIMES]

- Oh, ah...

- Squad , Ambulance .

- That's us.

- Be careful.

I will.

- Bye, babe.

- Bye.

♪ ♪

[ENGINE RUMBLING]

♪ ♪

[SIREN WAILING]

Hey, water rescue, fellas.

Capp, Cruz, you guys gear up on the way.

Copy that.

That whole thing is gonna need more of an explanation.

What?

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪ I heard an expl*si*n.

Our engine blew, then the whole thing rolled.

I just saw the shoreline and swam for it.

- Is there anyone else on board?

- My brother-in-law, Caleb.

He was down below.

I didn't see him, I just swam for it.

Hey, there's one man below.

That boat's gonna sink any minute.

Hey, Cruz, you drop in from the top side with me.

Tony, Capp, you guys come up through the bottom, enter through the starboard side.

Backup's on the way.

♪ ♪

- Need a lift?

- Yo.

Here you go.

Ambulance should be here any minute.

Yeah.

♪ ♪

- You guys good?

- Yep.

- Yep.

- All right, get us out there before that boat goes under.

♪ ♪ Hey, Darryl, two drops.

♪ ♪ Ready?

Go.

♪ ♪

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪ ♪ Cruz, you see anything over there?

- Nothing.

- [GASPS, COUGHS]

I saw where the engine blew out the hull.

Trunk and cockpit are underwater.

- No survivors.

- Okay.

I don't like the look inside here.

seconds, search for the body, then we're out the way we came.

Understood?

Copy.

♪ ♪

[SIREN WAILING]

♪ ♪ Hey.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

I mean, I'm freezing.

Yeah.

Let's get you checked out.

The divers have been out there a long time.

♪ ♪

- Anything?

- Negative, Lieutenant.

That's it.

I'm calling it.

Everybody out.

Copy that.

[FAINT METALLIC CLANGING]

Wait, wait!

Wait!

- You hear that?

- [METAL CLANGING]

- It could be a broken...

- Shh!

[METAL CLANGING]

Hey, I feel a handle.

Like some kind of door.

Feel that?

Yeah.

Yeah, I feel it.

See if you can get any leverage.

Copy that.

♪ ♪ [GRUNTING]

♪ ♪ Come on.

Come on, we got you.

♪ ♪ Heard the call on the radio while we were out.

Any victims missing?

Yeah, one adult male.

[SIREN WAILING]

Who from Squad is diving?

♪ ♪ All of them.

My brother-in-law, Jace...

Yeah, he made it to shore.

I'm out of air Lieutenant.

Me too.

♪ ♪ Okay, look, there's an opening in that corner.

How's your swimming?

Can you hold your breath?

I can damn sure swim out of here.

Okay. Let's get...

[LOUD CREAKING]

♪ ♪ You guys, that's our way out.

♪ ♪ All right, hold on.

Hey, this is Truck to the CFD Fast Boat.

You got eyes on Squad ?

Negative Truck .

♪ ♪ How long have they been in the water?

minutes.

♪ ♪ How much time do they have before their air bottles run out?

♪ ♪ I'm out.

Damn it.

We need to find another way out.

♪ ♪ Oh, God.

♪ ♪

[DEEP GASPS]

♪ ♪