10x01 - Mayday

[bunniefuu]

I don't ever want you to leave me.

Stella Kidd, will you marry me?

Yes, Severide, I will.

You're right for each other.

We are.

When you know, you know.

Chloe's pregnant.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

Some changes might be coming to .

♪

Commissioner Hill has asked
if I would like to be

Deputy District Chief.

[INTENSE MUSIC]

There's one man below.

That boat's gonna sink any minute.

♪

I don't like the look inside here.

- I'm out of air, lieutenant.
- Me too.

Everybody out.

♪

That's our way out.

- Who from Squad is diving?
- All of them.

[GASPING]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪

Come on, come on, come on.

Where are they?

♪

CFD fast boat, any sign of the divers?

Negative.

[INTENSE MUSIC]

♪

[ALL GASPING]

- Oh, God.
- You good?

- What happened?
- We hit the bottom.

Depth is feet.

All right, everybody drop your tanks

and your weights, and sit tight.

I'm gonna look for another way out.

Copy that.

To hell with this.

Send that Zodiac back here
to pick me up.

Copy that. On the way.

What are we looking for?

Whatever dive gear
they've got left over.

- You going in?
- If I can find what I need.

Hey, Captain, I can't find
a mask, fins, anything.

- Just... just a spare t*nk.
- Give it to me.

♪

- I'm coming with you.
- You're staying here.

- Hey.
- That's an order.

♪

I'll get him.

Let's go. Let's go.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

♪

Fire in the hole!

[BOOM]

♪

[DARK CHORDS]

♪

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪

Over there!

I think somebody surfaced.

Yeah, yeah, they're up, they're up!

- All of them?
- I see two, no, three.

- Capp! Tony!
- Where's Severide and Cruz?

They should be right behind us!

♪

Brought another t*nk. Can you use it?

No regulator.

We had to ditch the gear
to get out of the boat.

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪

I see someone.

Four! I count four divers.

Severide!

Not me. Not me.

Cruz!

♪

Oh, no.

Take over.

♪

What's happening out there?

Come on!

Somebody talk to us, please.

Come on, Cruz.

[COUGHS]

Get him up.

[GASPING]

- Take a deep breath in.
- [INHALES]

- [EXHALES]
- Yeah.

You're doing remarkably well,

considering what you've been through.

Course he is,
'cause he's a stubborn bastard.

You keep saying.

But just make sure
he gets his downtime, okay?

- Yeah, will do.
- Thank you, Dr. Marcel.

Yeah, you bet.
All right, stay out of trouble.

I'll see you again.

[SIGHS]

- Joe, oh, my God.
- Oh, hey.

- Are you okay?
- Yeah, I'm good, I'm good.

Is he really?

A little rest,
and he'll be home tomorrow.

♪

I'm sorry I ruined the baby shower.

It's okay. [CHUCKLES]

If you hadn't been there

when Severide brought Cruz
to the surface...

Any of our guys could have handled it.

I'm glad I was there.

You gotta stop with the staring.

It's freaking me out.

I thought you were a goner. Mm.

I'm gonna stare at you

until my heart finally believes
you're really here

and stops pounding.

Well, this is gonna be awkward,

'cause I wanna watch the game.

Can you imagine how lame
our wedding would have been

if you'd drowned?

Just me, standing there,
cursing up a storm.

[SIGHS]

I'm turning the game on now.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Hold on, hold on.

I, um,

I just thought of another way
to convince myself

- that you're alive.
- Okay?

Okay, so...

Maybe...

If I kiss...

every part of you...

then my brain

will tell my heart...

that you're really all here.

Or did you want to watch the game?

[REMOTE CLATTERS]

BOTH: [GIGGLE]

Boden. I believe she's expecting me.

Yes, she is.

Come on in, Chief.

How's your man from Squad ?

Joe Cruz, he's doing fine.

Gave us a hell of a scare,
but he came through all right.

I'm very glad to hear that.

Look, I know there's gonna be
a review about the incident,

but I feel confident that my men...

That's not why I called you in.

It's about the
Deputy District Chief position.

There's been a decision.

[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]

Oh, you call that a high rise pack?

Man, this place really
goes to hell without me.

Mouch, will you hand me that rope bag?

- Yeah, you got it.
- Thanks.

Hello?

I'm gone two weeks,
this is the welcome I get?

Mouch, you feel a chill all of a sudden?

Yeah, like a presence.

Like some troubled spirit
just entered the firehouse.

Ha, ha, hilarious.

I will haunt your dreams, Mouch.

- [GASPS]
- Did you hear that?

Don't step into the light, Joe.
Come back to us.

Idiots.

I tried to warn them, Cruz,
but they insisted.

- Welcome back.
- Thanks, Capp.

Welcome back, big guy.

- How you feeling, Joe?
- Thousand percent.

- Excellent.
- There he is.

Dead man walking.

Hey, that joke wasn't funny
when they made it.

Well, look who's back. What happened?

- You run out of shows to binge?
- Wow.

Would you listen to this guy.

He's so happy to see me,
he can't even hide it.

Well, give me a few minutes.
I'll get over it.

All right, come on, quit grab-assing.

- Let's get to work.
- Yeah, you heard him.

- Yeah, get to work.
- Yeah.

What's this?

Your unpaid tab at Molly's.

- Sheesh.
- Yeah, you're telling me.

Hey, this is what I've been
saying for weeks now.

We need a side gig to pay the bills.

The trip I took with Eric
to California cleaned me out.

I'm in. What were you thinking?

Something with a fire theme, maybe?

Like, we could create
a hot sauce with a catchy name.

How about , degree?

Bunch of houses do that.

Elmhurst makes a batch
once a year for charity.

Do-gooders.

What about a line of candles
with cool scents?

[SNICKERS]

No offense, but that's kind of girly.

Um, offended.

My cousin opened a florist shop

next to Oak Woods cemetery.

Does g*ng-buster business
selling to funeral-goers.

Yep, some business owners get it.

Location, location, location.

No, no flower stores.

No? Just no?

Who made you the decider?

What does a florist have
to do with firefighting?

What does a candle?

You light them on fire.

Okay, okay, let's shelve this for now.

Maybe come up with ideas
on our own, discuss them later?

Gotta fill out some paperwork for Boden,

so give me a full inspection
of your SCBAs

- while you're waiting.
- You got it, lieutenant.

Need a refresher, Cruz?

Check your facepiece,
check your back frame

and harness assembly.

I didn't forget how to do it.
I just, uh,

I'm a little out of sorts.

No surprise, what you went through.

You know, I think it's this baby shower.

Since it got cancelled,
we lost the deposit,

and now it's turned
into this whole thing

just to try and find a new venue.

It's that after-COVID boom
in social events.

Yeah. And Chloe's mom
insists on "helping,"

so you can imagine.
It's been a lot of stress.

Hey, things could be a lot worse.

We almost lost two of the best
firefighters in Chicago.

What do you mean, two?

How do you think you got topside, Cruz?

Mermaids carried ya?

[HUFFS]

Severide pulled me
out, I know that, but...

Are you saying that he got
into trouble because of me?

What happened?

He pushed himself way past his limits.

He was either gonna come up
with you, or not at all.

♪

Uh, hey, Chief?

I have a message
from the commissioner's office

that I don't really understand?

- They said you would.
- Okay.

Uh, the press release is going out.

You're free to make an announcement.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Okay, listen up.

I got some news.

Wanted y'all will be the first to know.

I've gotten a promotion

to Deputy District Chief.

- [CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
- Hell, yeah!

Well deserved, boss.

[CHUCKLES] Yeah.

Thank you. Appreciate it. Thank you.

Wait, does this mean
that... that you won't be

working out of anymore?

Well, my office won't be here, but...

You'll gonna see plenty of me.

- Happy for you, Chief.
- Thanks.

Yeah, good on you, boss.

[ALARM SOUNDS]

Ambulance , assist requested...

- Congrats, again, Chief.
- Thank you.

- North Street.
- Hey!

[SIREN WAILS]

- Get the hell outta here!
- [GLASS SHATTERING]

You better get the police here.

The queen is on a rampage.

You're nothing but a snake in the grass!

I'm surrounded by traitors!

Don't you come any closer!

- The queen?
- Queen Cleopatra.

Now get out of here!

♪

I swear to God, I will cut you, bitch!

- Leave me alone!
- [GLASS SHATTERS]

You keep your hands off of me.

Please, Jackie, I'm trying to help.

You can't touch me.

I could have you beheaded.

Now, Queen, you don't want to do that.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪

She...

She touched me.

I'm sorry, but, Queen,
you know you can't rule

- without your medication.
- I can do whatever I want.

♪

But the pills help you to think clearly.

Isn't that what you told me?

Where are they?

Come on, let's sit down.

Come on.

Here, I'll take that.

Here we go.

- [EXHALES] Ooh...
- Here we go.

♪

Brett, that was amazing.

Straight up Obi-Wan Kenobi mind control.

No, Jackie's a longtime frequent flyer.

And, when she's taking her medication,

a really sweet, lovely person.

Probably a good thing they
didn't dispatch the police.

Oh, hey, I hear we're going
to be answering

to a battalion chief
over at now, Chief Murphy?

Yeah, but Boden'll run
the whole district.

He'll keep an eye on us.

Yeah, us and a couple
dozen other houses.

It'll be fine.

Oh, yeah, I know.

Good to be back?

Yeah, yeah, no doubt.

Hey, uh, listen, Severide, um...

Yeah, what's up?

[CLEARS THROAT]

Um...

me and the guys, we were, uh, talking

about the boat, and everything.

And, um, they told me
what you went through

to get me out of there.

I just knew if I came up without you,

I'd have to answer to Chloe.

[CHUCKLES]

I don't know how to thank you, man.

Tell you what?

You buy me a beer later,
and we'll call it even.

All right, see you then.

So I was thinking,
man, forget the fire theme.

Or don't. Either way is fine.

I mean, there's no such thing
as a bad idea, right?

What would a firefighter
scented candle be?

Out of curiosity.
Burning rubber, crispy critter?

I'm not pitching any more ideas.

Oh, that's helpful.

Time for more drinks.

Hey, um, I'm running low on cash.

Could you cover me?

It's gonna be strange,
not having Boden at .

I know.

I wonder when he's gonna move
to the new office.

Soon, I'd think.

[COUNTRY ROCK IN BACKGROUND]

♪

You wanna get out of here?

Uh... yes.

We can make a low-key exit, right?

Nobody's gonna think anything of it?

Sure.

[CLEARS THROAT]

Do they not realize
we all know they're together?

How could we not know?

We knew a year before they did.

Okay, I am calling this...

Kelly's Liquid Courage.

- Ah.
- Yes.

Mm-hmm.

Why do I have a feeling

there's a message in here somewhere?

Well, maybe it'll help you
finally call your mom

and tell her we're getting hitched.

Ah.

I'm not scared to call her. I'm just...

Not sure I want to hear her reaction.

You can't put it off forever.

And maybe she'll surprise you.

- Chief!
- Hey.

Hey, oh, it's always great
to see you here.

- How are you, Stella?
- I'm good.

Can I get you a drink?

Actually, I'm not here for a drink.

I'm here to talk to you.

- Everything okay?
- That's what I'm wondering.

You seemed... concerned today
when I make my announcement.

- Did I?
- Mm-hmm.

No, I... No, I'm really happy for you.

You know, you deserve this promotion.

Stella, don't do that.

Your honest opinion
means a great deal to me.

Talk to me.

Okay.

You know, firefighters
always say that their house

- is like a family.
- Mm-hmm.

But ours actually is.

And that is because of you.

I couldn't help but think about it

when we were in the hospital with Cruz,

the way that everyone was there
for him and Chloe.

And then I saw it again

with Severide and Cruz this morning.

I see it every day.

And it because you...
You are with us, right there,

guiding us.

And I'm not saying this
for myself because I'm gone,

the next open lieutenant slot.

I'm saying it for...

For the good of the people that I love.

Are you saying

that you want me to turn down the job?

No. I don't know.

No, I... no, that would be wrong
and... and very unfair.

And, of course, you would make
a great DDC,

but the truth is, if you go,
will never be the same.

Oh.

You can't leave, Chief.

[QUIET MUSIC]

♪

Hey, Brett. Oh, uh, t*nk's a little low.

Oh, gee, thanks, Houser.

Hey, did you catch that big
crane collapse in East Pilsen?

I wish.

We were stuck dealing with Mr. Hewett,

that frequent flyer over on York.

He wanted us to play taxi service

and drive him
to his doctor's appointment.

Lucky for those construction workers,

there was another ambulance available

not much farther out.

Sooner or later,
a victim's gonna end up dead

'cause we're busy patching up
some old timer

who cut himself shaving.

- Stay safe out there.
- Yeah, you too.

See you guys.

But why did someone have
to make popcorn weird?

Okay, but have you tried,
like, dill popcorn?

- Hey!
- Morning.

I think I have a way
we can brainstorm ideas

- without us getting into a w*r.
- Okay.

We write our ideas down
on a slip of paper,

and pull them out of a hat
and discuss them anonymously.

I gave you a birthday card
a couple years ago.

You know my handwriting.

Oh, if I ever did,
I forgot it, trust me.

Well, yours isn't very memorable either.

Seriously?

Hi, Chief.
That bugle looks pretty sharp.

Congratulations.

Thank you, Deputy Commissioner.

What do you need?
I'm late for a meeting.

Uh, just a procedural question.

Well, come on, walk with me. Talk fast.

I want to find out what it would take

to move my district
headquarters to Firehouse

so I can continue
to work out of my old office.

I've got plenty of room there, you know,

for all the necessary support staff.

You've had this promotion
for what, three days?

And, already, you're making demands?

Look, I'm not trying to be difficult.

I just want to be the most effective

Deputy District Chief I can be.

Chief, you knew that
the district headquarters

were based out of Firehouse

when you accepted the promotion.

Yes, of course.

But is there any reason
it can't be moved

besides history and protocol?

If those aren't enough for you,

there's also politics to consider.

And, yes, you're gonna have
to deal with a lot of that now.

It's a point of pride
for Alderman Ainsworth

to have the headquarters in his ward.

Makes him feel important,

and he won't give that up easily.

And I am not making an enemy out of him.

- You understand?
- I got it.

Is there anything else
I can do for you, Chief?

No, ma'am.

Yeah, I would imagine
that the Four Seasons

is very nice, Chloe,
but why does your mom want

this baby shower to cost
more than our wedding?

Yeah, yeah, okay.

Yes, no, we will talk
to her after shift.

- Okay, bye.
- Hey.

You don't got to break the bank
for this, Cruz, all right?

Yo, you could do the thing at Molly's.

We'll give you the patio for free.

Uh, thank you, Herrmann.

I know that that word doesn't
pass your lips very often,

but I just... I don't think
that Chloe's gonna

go for a, uh, baby shower in a pub.

It's a classy pub.

I know, just,

she's got this whole
floral theme in mind.

That's why we were going to have it

at the Chicago Botanic Gardens.

Well, if you change
your mind, my offer stands.

You really called her?

- Yep.
- [CLEARS THROAT]

Just hung up a few minutes ago.

So, what'd she say?

She did not surprise me.

Just kept...

repeating herself about
Severide men being doomed

to fail at marriage.

She's wrong. You know that.

You're no Benny.

[ALARM SOUNDS]

Squad , Truck ,
Engine , Ambulance ,

Structure Fire, ...

[SIREN WAILS]

Oh, thank God, you've gotta help me!

I don't know where my son is!
I think he's still upstairs.

- How old is he?
- .

His name is Dominic. We live in A

Okay, looks like the fire's
on the second

and the third floor.

Possible victim on three, unit A.

Squad give me a primary search.
We are looking for a male teen.

Copy that, Chief.

Casey, better vent the roof.

, aerial to the roof.

We're on it.

Tony, Capp, you guys
take the second floor.

Cruz, straight up with me to the third.

- There's a teenaged boy in A.
- Got it.

Kay, mask up.

- Hey, Ritter.
- Yeah?

- Make that hydrant.
- Copy.

Help!

Hey, Chief?

There's somebody trapped
on the roof on the D-side.

It looks like it might be a kid.

- Casey, you hear that?
- Yeah, I got him.

, we're all going up.
Kidd, Gallo, vent the roof.

Mouch, vent the top floor windows.

- Yep.
- I'll bring the victim down.

, don't linger up there.

I can't see
how fast this fire is moving.

We'll be quick, Chief.

Stay there. Coming to you.

- There?
- Yeah.

- [CREAKING]
- Whoa!

Mayday! Mayday!
The fire's advance to the roof.

Kidd and Gallo have fallen through.

I do not have eyes on them.

Squad , get to the top floor.

- Attempt a RIT rescue.
- On my way!

Kidd, Gallo, report.

- Ah! Gallo, you okay?
- I think so.

We're okay. We're on the third floor.

The fire's raging up here.

Casey, you have to evacuate that roof.

Can you reach the victim?

I think I have a plan. Stay right there.

BOTH: [COUGHING]

- Ah!
- Uh!

Hey, Kidd, Gallo,
we're on four. Where are you?

We're on the B-side.

Can't find a way out of here.

Are you guys sure you're on the B-side?

That's where we are.

Yes, I'm sure.

[KNOCKS ON WALL]

Oh, hey!

[KNOCKING]

I hear them.

Yeah.

[BOTH GRUNTING]

- I'm coming your way, okay?
- Copy.

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪

All clear! Come on!

Come on.

Keep moving! Come on, I got you.

Here you go. Come on, keep moving.

Come on.

Okay, Chief, we got Gallo and Kidd.

Good. Wrap up your search.

Evacuate.

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪

Need you to hold onto me real tight.

Can you do that?

All right.

Keep your eyes on me.

Okay.

[EXHALES]

CROWD: [EXCLAIMS]

[APPLAUSE]

[GRUNTING]

You good?

Nice swing.

Nice catch.

[STIRRING MUSIC]

♪

Can I get your attention for a minute?

Something I need to say.

What, you got another promotion?

- That was fast, Chief.
- Oh, no, no, no.

It's about everyone here.

I just want to say
that I have never been prouder

of this group.

Not just because of the incredible job

that you did out there today,

but because of who you are.

You always look out for each other.

has been blessed.

Many of us been together
for over years.

That is unheard of
in the fire service, but...

big changes may be coming.

Most important thing
that I want you to remember

as we move into this uncertain future...

we will always be a family.

No matter where any of us go.

You just make sure you clean
the hell out of all that gear

before you move inside, do you hear me?

You got it, Chief.

♪

I've heard guys talk about it.

But, man, you do not believe it
until it's your turn

to plunge through a roof.

So many things racing through your mind

all while in free-fall.

"I hope I don't get impaled
by something."

"I hope this saw doesn't land on me."

"I hope I made
the car payment this month."

A thousand different thoughts

hitting you all at once.

Well, were any of them
good ideas for a business?

No.

Hey, Cruz.

You good?

Yeah, sure, why not?

Okay, spill.

I just...

just been a little off the last
couple of weeks, you know?

Yeah.

Hmm, uh,

it's probably just
the stress at home, you know,

the mother-in-law and the baby shower.

Yeah.

Something was different,
watching you up there,

now that we're together.

I can't describe the pit in my stomach

at the idea of anything
happening to you.

I had it all under control, I promise.

I'd still like you to never,
ever do that again.

I'll try my best.

Painful as it was to watch,

I'm glad made it to the call.

Me too.

We've been busy with so many
non-emergencies lately.

Yeah, I've been thinking of a way

I might be able to help
that situation, actually.

- Yeah?
- See you later, lovebirds.

[BOTH GIGGLING]

Okay, if those two know,
then everyone knows.

So, tell me about your plan.

All right, you guys ready to do this?

Absolutely.

I bet there are
a lot of great idea in there.

From everyone.

If this is about me getting mad earlier,

- I...
- No, no, no, it's not that.

Whenever Gallo almost dies,
for like two days,

I stop feeling like I want to k*ll him.

Yo, what is this? It's good.

I've been making my own beer lately.

Getting kind of decent at it.

This isn't decent. It's amazing.

- Really?
- Yeah.

Really.

This should be our business.

It should!

We can start our own microbrewery.

That's a great idea.

- Yeah.
- Yes!

[KNOCKING AT DOOR]

- Herrmann.
- Hey.

Uh... wow.

You three ever separate from each other?

Buncha weirdos.

All right, look, uh,
I need to talk to your cousin,

the one near the cemetery,

stat.

- Okay, oh.
- Another.

- Watch the belly.
- And one more.

This is such a mystery.

[SNIFFING]

Why do I smell stale beer?

What are you talking about?
There's nothing stale here.

Herrmann.

Okay, we're at a door now.

Coming through a doorway,
squeezing through.

Oh, not risky at all to the child...

- Almost there.
- You there with me, sweetie?

- Yeah.
- Err! Stop.

- Okay.
- Okay, and where... what?

[CHEERING]

Oh, my God!

- CROWD: Aww...
- Okay, okay.

[LAUGHTER]

It's gorgeous!

It really is.

[POP MUSIC OVER SPEAKERS]

♪

- Hey.
- Hey.

Oh, Chief, I owe you an apology.

I should have never said what I did.

- You don't need to apologize.
- Yes, I do.

It's no excuse, but I did not grow up

in a loving, happy house.

And so, once I found one,

[SIGHS] I mean...

it felt kind of like a miracle.

- You know?
- Mm.

And I guess that
I didn't want that to change

for the sake of everyone in it.

Even if I'm not gonna be here.

You leaving

will affect this place just as much.

Each change, there's a little shift

in the foundation.

We just have to trust that

what we've built up here is...

Strong enough to hold.

[STIRRING MUSIC]

♪

[WOLF HOWLS]