11x02 - Every Scar Tells a Story

[bunniefuu]

Long distance is hard.

Our stars just didn't align.

But Matt, maybe someday.

- I'm good to go, Lieutenant.
- Negative, Carver!

You stay here.

Carver's capable of much more than that.

Let me lead him.

I'm so stoked to be at

to show you the kind
of firefighter I am.

Thought you were done with me.

Well, is there any way
to stop the transfer?

He is actually happy about it,

since it means we don't have to
hide our relationship anymore.

[SOFT SUGGESTIVE MUSIC]

♪

You're a lot of fun, Blake.

So are you.

Maybe too much.

I'm gonna be way late for work.

Okay, we are getting
dressed for real this time.

We should do this again,
but no pressure.

- Yeah.
- Seriously.

Yeah, yeah, definitely.
That would be great.

Well, I'm out of your hair.

Your very cute hair.

It was really nice meeting you.

Hmm.

See ya.

♪

Uh-oh.

Javi, you playing hooky or something?

- Hooky?
- Skipping school. Don't do it.

And no, his grade's got
a Friday, Monday off thing,

so he's hanging with us
for the next two shifts.

I know. Chief's waiting for him.

Oh, hey, come on.

- Joe.
- Sir.

It's my understanding that we
have a new candidate reporting

- for his first shift today.
- Yes, sir.

Javi Sandoval reporting for duty.

Hello.

Hello, Chief Boden.

Hello, Chief Boden.

[SOFT PLAYFUL MUSIC]

You may proceed with
your duties, candidate.

I'll be by to inspect
in about minutes.

Yes, Chief. We're on it.

I should hope so.

What are my duties?

Oh, this is very serious.

You have to make blueberry pancakes

for the entire firehouse, huh?

Yeah. Let's go, let's go.

Hey, candidate in the house.

[ALL CHEERING]

- Looking good!
- There he is.

Looking good!

Um, hey.

So I was thinking about
our next paramedicine shift.

Morning, Brett.

Sorry. Good morning, Mouch.

I couldn't sleep last night,

and I started thinking about
our list of patients.

And I noticed that
a bunch of our patients

would really benefit
from an extra visit or two,

so I put together a new schedule.

Oh. This is a lot of visits.

Oh, well, if you don't have
the time, I totally understand.

I can do some of these on my own.

You know what?

This is fine.

I'll just push my pipe band rehearsal.

I've been appointed pipe major,
so I do all the scheduling.

Congratulations.

- Thank you.
- [ALARM BLARES]

Truck , Squad , Ambulance .

Person trapped, Racine.

[SIRENS WAILING]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

♪

- What happened?
- We hit a power line.

The operator took a big jolt.
He's not looking too good.

All right, just make sure
your guys stay back.

Yeah, we're not touching
that machine, we're not idiots.

I'm not talking about just the machine.

It's... hey! Hey, stop!

Don't take another step.

All right, the ground is energized.

Let's set a perimeter of feet.

All right, Cruz, let's get
this guy out of here.

- He's way too close.
- Copy that.

Hey, hey, buddy. Don't move yet, okay?

I'm gonna talk you through this
step by step, okay?

I want you to walk
towards me one step at a time.

But make sure you only
put down one foot at once.

Hey.

Has anybody called the power company?

Yeah, they said they're
sending somebody out.

No, we can't wait.
He needs medical attention now.

I... I thought he was supposed
to be safe inside the rig.

No, the metal cage is used
to divert electrical currents.

He takes one step outside,
it's like a lightning bolt

coming up through the ground.

The potential around that excavator

has got to be a few
thousand volts, at least.

The aerial. Let's bring it in.

We'll drop in from above.

All right, Mouch, bring closer.

♪

Good.

Hey, all right. I got you.

You're good. You're good.

What the hell were you thinking?

I can't just leave Andre out there.

You know, we're like family.

Let's just clear out, all right?

Let us worry about Andre.

Is that Andre Kearns in the excavator?

Yeah, do you know him?

I sure do.

♪

All right, Gallo, Carver,
once you're done here,

squad needs a hand.

Copy that.

♪

- Grab that.
- Sounds good.

Okay, take him up.

[ELECTRICITY CRACKLING]

All right, hold here! I'm clipping.

We're gonna get you out of here, okay?

Can you stand?

- I don't know.
- Lower down a little.

All right, hang on, buddy. Doing great.

All right, Carver, we're gonna
do this one at a time.

On my go.

Just relax, okay? Look at me.

You're not gonna have to
do a thing, all right?

Let's get you up.

[ELECTRICITY CRACKLING]

[ALL YELL]

Severide, you gotta
get out of there now!

♪

All right, new plan!
We're coming out together.

In ten seconds.

All right, we're gonna
fly you out of here, man.

All right, Carver, tighten up the slack.

You can do it. Come on, brother.

All right, Mouch, take us up.

[GROANING]

♪

[GROANING]

Hey, quick right!

Carver, you good?

I got it.

Keep going, Mouch!

[GROANING]

Okay, bring 'em down.

[PANTING]

You all right?

Yeah, I'm good.

Got it.

- Hey, one, two, three.
- [GROANING]

- We good?
- Yep.

Brett, Violet, take good care of him.

He's got a family back home.

Yeah, we will.

♪

- What do we got?
- High-voltage shock.

He's slipping in and out
of consciousness.

Elevated heart rate, erratic pulse,

severe electrical burns
on his extremities.

Let's get him to Trauma .

Should we stay a bit, see how he does?

Yeah, let's do it.
Carver seemed pretty concerned.

Hey, guys.

- Hey, Chief.
- Hey, there.

I'm late for a meeting,
but check your email.

I sent you some pictures of the B&B.

B&B?

Yeah, we are... we're going
to Lake Geneva for the weekend.

Oh.

I know you and Casey
travel together all the time,

but this is our first trip,

and I'm actually a little nervous.

Don't be... you guys
are gonna have a blast.

Oh, my God.

Check this place out.
The Bradford House.

Even the name is swank.

Mm, it's so pretty.

Yeah.

Good job.

[CHUCKLES]

- Hey! How's our candidate?
- We're vibing.

I was told I can't
sit at the squad table

until I make squad.

They told you right.

How was the fire?

Oh, it wasn't a fire, actually.

But a man did hit a power line
at a construction site,

- and Severide saved him.
- Oh!

That's no way to tell a story, Cruz.

Javi, you see that
aerial ladder right there?

Well, it was extended all the way out,

and Severide, he was dangling
from the end of it

like "Mission: Impossible"
so that he could swing it

over a field of lava.

There was no lava.

And he had to lower himself
down into a tiny spot

the size of a postage stamp.

There were sparks flying,
electricity crackling.

And the driver? Trapped.

One wrong move, and no one's
getting out of there alive.

But Severide? He's Severide.

So he lifts the guy up with one arm

and swings him back to safety.

Bam, Superman.

Awesome.

Yeah, I'm not gonna lie.

It was definitely awesome.

What did you do, Joe?

Uh, I... I had to get the ropes ready.

Candidate?

Where's our ham sandwiches?

Carver?

You knew the victim?

I used to work with him.

Oh, we've had a lot of
firefighters work construction

as a second gig.

And you still do it?

Here and there.

Andre was my first crew chief.

He took me under his wing, taught me

how to drive a front-end loader.

He's a good guy.

Hey.

Thanks for helping out
on the ropes, Carvin.

Carver.

Ouch. Gotta be more careful.

Well, you guys rigged me to
hoist it one person at a time,

then Lieutenant Severide got creative.

He likes to do that.

Where'd you get that?

Come on. Every scar tells a story.

A house fire in Pilsen.

Didn't realize I had a rip
in my bunker coat.

Next thing you know...

Hmm.

Maybe not every scar.

[APPREHENSIVE MUSIC]

Have the paramedics
take a look at that wrist

when they get back, yeah?

Copy.

♪

That was pretty risky,

doubling up on the rope like that.

Well, the bigger risk was staying put.

All worked out.

Yeah, because Carver saved your ass.

He nearly pulled his arm out
of the socket

trying to pull you up,
but he wouldn't let go.

I owe him a beer.

Boden might just be
right about this guy.

It's so annoying.

[SOFT PLAYFUL MUSIC]

♪

What are you doing to me?

What are you...

What are you doing to me?

Okay.

Let's... we will... let's
pick this up at... at home?

[LAUGHS]

Hey, guys.

What's the word on Andre?

He gonna be all right?

[SOMBER MUSIC]

♪

What was that?

His friend from the construction site,

he's got severe electrical burns.

They have to amputate his leg.

♪

- What's this do?
- Ignition switch.

It starts the engine.

Don't press it.

[LAUGHS]

Hey. Pull this.

[HORN BLARES]

[LAUGHTER]

All right, candidate.
Come on. Time to go.

Time to go. Ah. Here.

Hey, when Chloe asks you
how it went, be sure

and not tell her how you
pranked people all shift, okay?

- Very important lesson.
- Bah!

Great to have you here, candidate.

Thank you.

Hey, that's a lieutenant
you're addressing.

Thank you, Lieutenant.

You're back next shift?

- Yes, sir.
- Good.

We're gonna put on some gear
and run zero visibility

dummy drills, all right?

Think you can handle that?

Yes, sir.

Dismissed.

[SOFT SENTIMENTAL MUSIC]

[TOOL RUMBLING]

Severide is so cool.

Yeah, he gets that a lot.

Uh-oh.

What's wrong?

I... I got bad news.

We have to postpone
our trip to Lake Geneva.

- Is everything okay?
- Yeah, yeah.

Just... I have this paramedic
conference in Waukegan

they want me to go to,
and given my current standing

with DC Hill, I couldn't say no.

I'm so sorry.

Don't be.
No, it's... it's not your fault.

We'll go another time.

Yeah.

Carver, you make sure
you change out that bandage.

I don't need you sidelined
with an infection.

Will do, Lieutenant.

Are you gonna check up
on your friend at Med?

I am. Headed there right now.

You remember how Chief Malloy
used to always tell our class,

leave it all on the scene?

Don't bring it back to the firehouse?

Yeah.

Well, that's not how
we do things here at .

Mind if I tag along?

Sure.

Huh, your blood pressure's
a little higher

than our last visit, Warren.

But you feel okay?

Sure. I'm doing good.

These feel a little full to me.

You've still been taking
your medication, haven't you?

Fill date's pretty old.

I have more.

Where? Are they in the bathroom?

No, my sister has them.

Oh, is Stephanie here?
'Cause I'd love to talk to her.

She's at work right now,
but she'll be home later.

Okay, Warren, well, we have to go now,

but I'm gonna call your sister
and set up a time that we can

come back when she's here, okay?

Okay.

All right, we'll see you soon.

He's low energy,
but he does go up and down.

What happens if he
doesn't take his meds?

He's been on it for a while,

so there would be
symptoms of withdrawal...

insomnia, anxiety,
psychosis, among others.

We would probably know.

I'll get it straightened out
when I talk to Stephanie.

Oh, I forgot to mention,
I made sandwiches,

so we can go right to the next
patient instead of stopping.

But I like lunch breaks.

We eat and drive and save time.

[KNOCKS]

Are you Rita?

- Yes.
- We're firefighters.

We were on the scene of the accident.

And I, uh...

I actually used to work with Andre.

I'm Sam Carver.
This is my lieutenant, Stella Kidd.

Hi.

Thank you for helping him.

Sounds like it could have been

a lot worse if you weren't there.

[APPREHENSIVE MUSIC]

♪

He woke up from surgery,
and all he could think about

was what was this gonna cost us.

You don't need to worry
about that right now.

That's what worker's comp is for.

I'm not sure that's gonna help.

The company is blaming Andre
for the accident,

and if he's found negligent,

insurance is gonna deny his claim.

Wait, they're blaming Andre?

They said he wasn't digging
where he was supposed to.

That doesn't sound
like the Andre I know.

He's a "measure twice,
cut once" kind of guy.

Five years with this company,

and they're treating him
like some kind of criminal.

Nobody's visited him.

They didn't even bother to send flowers.

♪

Poor guy.

Yeah, I don't get it.

Foreman on the scene,

he was risking his neck to get to Andre.

Said he was like family.

Now he won't even pay him a visit?

This doesn't make sense.

Andre's good at his job, a total pro.

He's getting railroaded.

♪

Wa-ho! Look who's back.

Most candidates wash out
after day one, kid.

We never see them again.

Good to know we got
a real smoke eater here.

Yeah, Severide is gonna take
him through some drills today.

- He can handle it.
- Oh, don't I know it?

He's been talking about it nonstop.

[LAUGHS]

[ENGINE RUMBLING]

Whoa.

Hey! Candidate's back.

I'm ready for you, Lieutenant.

All right, well, first thing you can do

is get over here and grab
my bag out of the back seat.

[SOFT PLAYFUL MUSIC]

Chop, chop.

Don't worry about it, brother.

Same thing happened with my kids.

You can't compete with Severide.

Nobody can.

♪

Hey.

How's it going with that dude
with the Egyptian tattoos?

- Alex?
- Yeah.

That ended, like, a month ago.

What about that guy from LaGrange

who texted you "sure"
with no exclamation point?

So you thought maybe it was sarcastic.

Gallo, I know what you're doing.

Whenever you want to talk
about your love life,

you ask me questions
about mine as a segue.

So just come out with it, man.

Okay, I met this girl
the other night at Brink's.

When you were avoiding seeing
Violet and Hawkins at Molly's?

And she's pretty wild, fun.

But I know there's not,
like, a serious future there.

So keep it casual, then.

The problem is, Ritter,
women fall in love with me,

and it's... and it can get complicated.

Gallo, whether or not
you want to admit it,

you need a distraction
right now from this whole

Violet and Hawkins thing, okay?

So call this wild woman up
and have some fun.

Carver?

- Hey, Lieutenant.
- Hey.

I made a few phone calls,
dropped some CFD lingo.

I managed to get a copy
of the accident report

filed by Andre's employers
to their insurance company.

Nice.

It doesn't look good for your friend.

The company had someone from the city

come out and mark that
underground power line

before they started work,
per code requirement.

But Andre didn't heed the flags.

Says who?

The foreman,
backed by the rest of the crew.

They're calling it operator error.

[APPREHENSIVE MUSIC]

♪

Look, it...

it happens.

People make mistakes.

But this is the rookiest of mistakes.

And Andre is no rookie.

The city must have marked it wrong.

Their paperwork is in there.

And it looks pretty thorough to me.

I can't tell from this.
I'd have to see it in person.

Lieutenant, I know this is a big ask,

but they're gonna
release the scene as soon

as the insurance company rules on this.

After shift might be too late.

♪

Hey.

So I was thinking for our
next paramedicine shift,

I'll add Warren in
even though it's not his day.

Will his sister be home?

I don't know. She hasn't called me back.

But it's fine to add
another visit, right?

That day's not too long.

Well, it's almost twice
as long as we're used to.

Oh, my God. I'm sorry, Mouch.

I'm being selfish adding
all these new rounds.

And you have Trudy
to get home to and a life.

That's not the problem.

It's you I'm worried about.

What?

You haven't slowed down
even for a breath

the last three days.

Um...

Casey and I broke up.

♪

And I'm... I'm still processing.

Just working things out
in my head, you know?

So I haven't told anyone yet.

Well, I'm so sorry.

Yeah, me too. Um...

We don't have to add Warren
to the schedule tomorrow,

and I can rearrange and shorten the day.

No, let's keep that schedule
for as long as you need.

Trudy's happy to have some alone time.

Trust me.

Let's roll, Mouch.
We're taking out for a ride.

♪

Red flags marked the power line?

Yeah.

They're small flags.

I can see how he could have missed them.

All right, come on.

Let's get back to the house.

Lieutenant, you see this?

What about it?

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

This is where we staged the
truck for the aerial rescue.

This flag wasn't put here
till after we were gone.

Help you guys with something?

- Yeah, who moved these flags?
- I'm sorry, what's that?

This flag wasn't here the other day.

Sure it was.

Really?

Does it look like it had , pounds

of fire truck sitting on top of it?

'Cause this is where we parked.

Do you guys have some official purpose

for being here I don't know about?

We were just coming by to
take another look at the scene.

Well, you've had it.

Now, if you don't mind
clearing off my jobsite,

I got to get my guys back to work.

That man is lying.

♪

Shouldn't you be
on your way to Waukegan?

Wanted to drop off some
paramedicine paperwork

- to Brett first.
- Mm.

Probably the last chance
I get since, uh,

I only have two more shifts
left in the district.

Yeah, right.

What's wrong?

All of this.

It is my fault.

What?

Yeah, the district change, the fact that

you have to go above
and beyond to please DC Hill.

Fine, fine.

We, you and I,
made the irrational decision

to get together
despite all the pitfalls.

Would you change any of it?

Because I wouldn't change
a second of it.

[SOFT PLAYFUL MUSIC]

These last few days have been
some of the best of my life,

even with the stupid conference.

We will get to the
Bradford House soon enough

and plenty of other places too.

Yeah.

♪

All right, candidate.

- Let's go.
- Come on, candidate.

You got this, papito. You got this.

[SPEAKING SPANISH] Okay.

There you go, papi, there you go.

- Stay low.
- Andale, papi, andale!

Let's move, candidate. Ten seconds.

You got this! Andale! Let's go!

Nine.

- Come on!
- Eight.

Vamos, vamos, vamos, vamos!
You got this.

Seven, six, five, four, three, two, one.

- Hey!
- [LAUGHS]

Well, Javi, there you have it.

You've officially done the
dummy pull faster than Capp.

And that's what we call in the firehouse

a weak attempt at busting ba...

Okay, no more lessons.

So who has the record time?

That would be Severide.

Academy record too.

years, never been broken.

Nice.

Hey, come on.

You want to hear something
better than academy training?

Yeah, I do.

All right, well, a few years back,

the squad goes on a house fire call.

And I'm right near a chimney
when the whole thing

falls right down on top of me.

[PENSIVE MUSIC]

The fire's moving in.

Can't move, underneath a pile of bricks.

Just when I think things
can't get any worse,

the floor starts to fail.

Joe was there, but our captain on scene

wanted everyone to leave.

It was too dangerous.

"Save yourself," he said.

You know what Joe Cruz did?

He didn't leave.

He went out, and he found
a big piece of wood.

And he used it to lever
the chimney in order

for me to get out.

All by himself.

So I wouldn't be here
if it wasn't for Joe Cruz.

That's the truth.

Same.

He caught me when I fell out a window.

I remember.

Joe's my hero.

[SENTIMENTAL MUSIC]

♪

Hey.

You get in contact
with your contractor friend?

Sure did.

He says that company
only cares about one thing...

profit margins.

They've never met a safety regulation

or environmental law
they wouldn't trample.

Even at the risk
of hitting a power line?

If it cost too much
to avoid the power line,

they'll just cheat it a little bit.

You know, nudge the flags a few feet

and cross their fingers
the diggers don't clip a wire.

So when we pulled up the other day

and the foreman was treading
across the energized ground,

he was probably moving those flags back

to where they belonged
before we got there.

I bet you're right.

He wasn't worried about Andre.

He was worried about covering his ass.

Okay, but then why does the entire crew

back him up on the report?

Those kinds of shady practices
endanger all of them.

It's a big company.

They control a lot of the work in town.

Why make an enemy of them?

Mm.

I know one of those guys, Gavin Murphy.

Did a job with him once.

He's a decent guy.

He must have gotten pressured into this.

[APPREHENSIVE MUSIC]

Think you can flip him?

Well, I gotta find him first.

I know his info is in here somewhere.

Need an extra set of eyes?

- Thanks, Lieutenant.
- Yeah.

But can I ask?

How come you're going along
with me on all this?

You don't even like me.

It's true Chief Boden foisted
you on me against my will.

But he wouldn't have done it

if he didn't see something in you.

And this has been a chance
for me to see it for myself.

[PENSIVE MUSIC]

♪

[KNOCKING]

Hmm.

I was sure you'd ghost me.

What? No.

And I definitely wasn't expecting

a booty text this early.

Or is it late for you?

[SOFT SUGGESTIVE MUSIC]

♪

His sister isn't home.

We'll have to track her down at work.

Whatever it takes.

[PHONE RINGING]

Oh.

Oh, God. It's Trudy.

Well, she's your wife, Mouch.
You can handle this.

Here, I'll deal with Warren.

Hey, love.

Uh, which light bulbs?

Hello?

[OMINOUS MUSIC]

Stephanie?

Warren?

Hello?

Is anyone home?

It's Sylvie.

♪

No?

Okay, then check the credenza

in the dining room, bottom left drawer.

Yep, I'll wait.

Warren, I'm sorry that I just came in.

The door was open.

You're not taking me anywhere.

Warren, it's me, Sylvie.

I've been here before, remember?

Okay. Love you too.

Is Warren doing okay?

Can you put down the hammer, please?

I want to stay here.

I'm so glad you folks
are coming by more often

now that his sister, you know.

Okay, Warren, I think you haven't

been taking your medication.

I'm just gonna whip
something up for you.

- I'm not going anywhere.
- Okay.

What about his sister?

She d*ed in a car accident
about three weeks ago.

I'm not going anywhere.

- I'm not going anywhere.
- Warren.

Warren.

This is where I live.

Sylvie!

Whoa.

Whoa. Warren, easy, easy.

Easy, buddy. Easy.

Easy now.

- Ah!
- [GRUNTS]

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪

This is insulting.

If I see flags, I don't dig.

Simple as that.

You don't have to convince us, Andre.

Are you sure this Gavin guy is coming?

He'll be here.

How'd you get him to agree?

I can be very persuasive.

See?

Okay, Carver, here I am.

All that stuff you said on the phone,

you want to try saying it
to my face now?

Easy, Gavin.

Why don't you start
by saying hello to Andre?

Hey, Andre.

Sorry about your accident, man.

I'm glad you're okay, but you
about to get your ass kicked.

Calling me a liar?

Does he look okay to you?

I've laid guys out for way less, Carver.

Look at him!

Does he look okay to you?

♪

Damn, Andre.

Nobody told you about the leg, huh?

Well, you'd have known
if you bothered to visit him.

Did Mitch tell you guys to stay away?

Why don't you tell Andre how
it's his fault he lost that leg?

Go ahead.
You said as much in the report.

Now look him in the eye and say it.

♪

Look, they... they asked me what I saw,

so I said what I saw.

Come on!

You were working that site for a week

before I showed up with the excavator.

You know what really happened.

One day those flags are over here,

and next, they seem...

in not quite the same place.

It could have been you.

♪

Hi. Checking in.

Hawkins, Evan. Any messages?

Um, yes.

Here you are.

Hello?

Uh, wait. Uh, you're early.

I have this... this sexy camisole thing

I was gonna change into.

It's kind of this weird
orange color, but...

[LAUGHS]

[SOFT SENTIMENTAL MUSIC]

♪

Only you could make
the Waukegan Marriott

the hottest place on Earth.

Mm!

Wow, look at all of this.

I wish you would have
let me bring dessert.

Oh, this was no trouble at all.

I'm just so grateful
you both are all right.

That could have ended very badly today.

Well, it did for Warren.

With no other family to care
for him, he'll be committed.

Well, hopefully,
he'll get the help he needs.

Breakups are hard.

You told her?

I once tossed a bowling ball
through a guy's windshield

after we parted company.

Young love.

[LAUGHS] Baby, I was .

I got more stories
like that, if you want them.

Yes, please.

Don't even ask me
what I did with superglue.

All right, listen up, all right?

My niece is coming by tonight.

She's been getting in trouble lately,

so I promised her dad that

I would give her a job here, you know,

help her get back on track.

So everybody be on your best behavior.

Understand me?

Keep your distance.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Hey!

Here she is.

Guys... guys, this is Tracy.

Tracy, this is Ritter and Gallo.

Nice to meet you.

Yeah, same.

Welcome to Molly's, Tracy.

That was a good thing you did.

So this one's on the house, Carver.

Are you sure?

I was told that wasn't a thing
at Hermann's bar.

What he doesn't know...

Well, thank you.

Now, how about you tell me
where you really got that scar?

[PENSIVE MUSIC]

'Cause it sure as hell
wasn't a house fire in Pilsen.

What makes you say that?

Because you already
had it in that picture

you showed me
from your construction days.

Why lie about it?

Okay, look. I get it.

I have stuff from my past
that I'd prefer

to change the story on too.

But there won't be a place
for you on my truck

if you lie to me again.

♪

Then I'll just have to
keep quiet about the scar.

Thanks for the drink, Lieutenant.

♪

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

♪

[WOLF HOWLS]