07x17 - Move a Wall

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Tell me what happened, Matt.

The g*n jammed.

That's the only reason I'm alive right now.

It didn't go off, Matt, because it's not your time.

It can't be that simple.

It's Casey. He had a really bad call this morning.

Well, I won't pretend I understand what it feels like to be sh*t at.

Then how did you know I was sh*t at?

Brett mentioned it to me yesterday.

I think it's a bad idea, dwelling on things.

I'm here to counsel rescue workers.

By dating a colleague, there's no inherent sense of trust.

I can't see you anymore.

Good morning!

You know what this is, Brett?

This is your social calendar for the rest of the week.

Tomorrow night, Top Golf!

Friday is Prime and Provisions. Saturday, shift.

But Sunday, well, Molly's, of course, but after that, there is a My Neighbor Totoro screening at the Siskel.

Now.

You guys really don't have to do this.

Ah, ah, ah. You have no say. You are our roomdog, and you are stuck with us for the rest of the week.

Now get up, get dressed, and get in the car, 'cause we are getting pancakes at the Palace before shift!

Palace pancakes! Whoo! Fine. Thank you.

Okay, let's see.

Kidd, Zvonecek, Capp, Cruz, your CPR certification is up.

Get me renewal cards in the next two weeks or you and I will have words.

Get it done.

Okay, let's get out there and... Uh...

Yes, Lieutenant Herrmann.

Okay, thank you.

So as some of you know, Cindy gave up her career when we got married and started a family 16 years ago.

What was her career? Interior design.

Really? Really really.

Now that our youngest is in kindergarten, she has decided she wanted to start it back up.

So she has generously offered

to redesign the common room.

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

I'm sorry. That's just...

Now, listen!

Just don't dig in. Be open to change, and let's just help her out, all right?

You are the most un-open to change person in the entire CFD!

Engine 51, Truck 81, Squad 3...

Okay, let's go, let's go, let's go!

Apartment fire, 483 West Armitage.

All right, looks like this one's cooking. We're going to work, boys.

Hydrant's blocked, Lieutenant.

All right. Hey, let's park over there. We'll tie it into that hydrant.

We're gonna have to hose across the street.

Looks like we got 20 to 24 units.

Fire's concentrated in the back.

We'll take the fire floor.

Kidd, go with squad. We'll clear below.

Hey!

What was that? Sorry. I was parking. Follow us in.

Hey, Ritter! You're with truck!

Clarence, grab another inch and 3/4 line.

We'll support squad. Copy that.

Copy, Lieutenant.

Hey! Hey! Hey!

Hey, Herrmann, you okay?

What the hell, Herrmann?

Dragging lines across the street?

No, Captain, the hydrant was blocked so we just...

You just put this rescue in jeopardy!

Ritter, you okay?

It's my shoulder. Get it checked out.

We still need a line in this fire! All right.

Clarence, Jesse, get the slack out of this line.

Let's go. Hey, listen.

This is on me. Go get yourself checked.

Go. You two, cover the left. Let's get some water on it.

Fire department! Call out!

Go, go, go, go!

Fire department!

Fire department! Call out!

Call out!

Ma'am! You okay?

I left my soldering iron on. I went to wash my paint brushes.

Everything went up so fast. Is anyone else here?

No, it's just me, but the neighbors!

We'll get them! Just stay down!

Fire department! Call out!

Kidd, let's go! Engine's gonna hit the fire.

Copy.

Hey! Hey, what the hell are you doing?

I don't... Let's go!

All right! Move it!

Take care. Thank you so much.

Lady had a real arts and crafts fest going on in her apartment.

Left a soldering iron burning near paint cans.

Fire's knocked out, Chief.

You know what a good engine lieutenant does, Herrmann?

He doesn't add to the incident.

Ritter's on his way to Med right now because of where you parked.

Who knows when he'll be back?

Okay, Truck 87, Engine 90. You're up on overhaul.

Copy that, Chief.

Chief, I got to get back in there.

I got to... Kidd, you heard him.

Pack the rigs! Follow orders!

There she is.

Cindy! Hey, Cindy.

Hey, fellas.

Hey, honey. What's wrong?

Nothing, it's just...

Maybe it's not such a good day to do this whole interior design rigmarole.

Yeah, no. I understand.

You know what? No.

We wait for the ideal time at a firehouse, we're gonna be waiting all year.

So forget what I said, all right?

You go ahead and you do what you came here to do.

Really? Yeah.

Great! Okay.

You wanted to see me, Chief?

Yeah. Close the door.

Is there any particular reason you lit up Herrmann so badly at the incident?

Engine 51 was not positioned correctly.

Hoses should not have been crossing the street, or the street should've been secured. Either way, that's on Herrmann.

And you're sure that it's not something else?

Sometimes, being captain means having to be hard on the firefighters underneath me.

You taught me that.

Even when those firefighters are best friends with my chief.

Fair enough.

Dismissed.

He's not wrong.

And that is not how Casey behaves at a scene, so neither am I.

Chief. Yeah.

Um...

I saw something in the apartment building on our last call.

There was this secret room inside one of the apartments.

There were two beds.

I just got a bad hit, like it might be some kind of child endangerment deal.

I was thinking I might call CPD.

That's a good idea.

Thanks for letting me know. Keep me in the loop.

Will do, Chief. Go ahead.

That room I pulled you out of? Yeah.

Are you sure it wasn't a club house, a fort?

You know how kids are.

No, I don't think so. I mean, this was creepy.

Well, go with your gut then.

So, Cindy, what kind of style are you thinking about here?

Well, what I like to do is take in the room and see how it speaks to me.

Is it organically imperfect? Should I go for a maximalist approach?

Is personality paramount or should I scale back with more of a new traditional patina?

Okay, thank you.

Guys?

I want to gather all of your input, one at a time, where you can speak freely and openly about what this room means to you.

That'll help me center my design.

Sound good? Absolutely.

Yeah, sure.

Great. Can't wait.

First and foremost is the couch.

Now, I'm not saying this one can't be improved upon, but this one cannot be improved upon.

That couch has got to go.

Don't get me started on these chairs, okay?

It's like sitting on sandpaper.

I'm just gonna go ahead and say it.

This place was made for men by men.

It's like 1987 in here.

Maybe a games cabinet or a dart board.

Or a shuffleboard. Or both!

I have always said this place can be functional but look like adults work here.

I don't care what you do.

Also, if you need an assistant, like a sous-chef, I'm your girl.

I need this right now.

Seriously, don't touch the couch.

Stella. Hey! Hey.

Thanks for coming. Yeah, of course. What's going on?

So, we were on a call this morning.

I moved the couch away from a wall and I saw this little door and I was about to leave but...

I mean, I just got this feeling, you know?

So I opened it and it was, like, a secret room.

There were, like, a couple of plates of half-eaten food, and this was on the outside of the door.

So, anyway, I...

Look, I'm telling you that something bad was going on in that apartment.

Stella has great instincts.

If she thinks there was something bad going on, then there was.

Can you show me the site?

Casey!

Hey, can I show Upton the site from this morning?

What's going on?

We think there might have been some child endangerment situation in the last room we searched.

Yeah, I just want to show her what I saw and then we'll leave it up to her from there.

Yeah, of course.

Keep your radio on. We'll come pick you up if we get a call.

All right.

Ride with me? Yeah.

Okay, it was right...

Right here.

Damn it. I... It's gone.

But it was here. I didn't make it up.

Okay.

Well, I'll call the building owner and I'll follow up with whoever was renting the unit, but I've got to be honest, there's no evidence of a crime here.

Look, I realize...

You didn't witness any wrongdoing either.

Okay.

Look, I'm sympathetic. I am. I follow my instincts too.

I have my whole career, but without a crime, much less a victim, I'm a little behind the eight ball.

I understand.

You'll follow up though? Yeah.

I'll let you know as soon as I have anything to report.

Thank you.

Thanks.

Kelly.

Thank you, you know, for supporting me today.

Anytime.

Ritter. Captain.

Hey, just came to tell Herrmann, you know, it's a sprain. Gonna be fine.

The doctor's saying to rest it a couple of shifts but...

No problem. Go home.

Should I tell Herrmann?

I'll tell him. Okay.

Captain, just so you know, there was a vehicle completely blocking the nearest hydrant and things were happening fast, and Herrmann just wanted to make sure you had support before you rushed into the building.

Got it.

All right.

Are you asking first and third shifts their opinions too, Cindy?

If I have time.

Is there some kind of pressing time limit?

Christopher didn't tell you? No.

My friend Gwen, her daughter works for Chicago Home Spread.

No way! That's my favorite magazine.

Their centerfolds are legendary.

They're going to do a photo sh**t this Saturday.

That's our next shift. Exactly.

Uh, hey, honey.

I was just thinking, you know, our family room, it hasn't been upgraded in I don't know how long.

But maybe we should... I'm just, you know, thinking out loud here, but maybe we should start there.

Well, honey, while I think that's a great idea for down the road, my friend Gwen has already pitched this as a firehouse makeover.

So I think I should stick to Plan A.

Right. No, totally.

Herrmann, Boden's looking for you.

Chief.

Hey, Herrmann.

Just want to let you know that Ritter's gonna be out for a couple of shifts, so 51 is gonna need a floater.

All right, what's the prognosis?

Minor sprain but the doctor said to rest it.

All right, well, that's good at least.

I'll take a look at the floater pool and see if any names stick out.

Casey's already selected someone named Klinginpill.

Casey selected?

Isn't the engine lieutenant supposed to pick his floater replacement?

Captain!

Uh, maybe I heard wrong, but Boden was telling me that you picked a floater for Ritter's spot on Engine.

Yeah, Ritter's gonna be out a couple of shifts so I expedited the process.

There were a bunch of reserves on there. I chose one.

That's engine lieutenant's job.

Well, I guess I helped you out then.

You didn't actually.

You picked Kevin Klinginpill, who I happen to know is a loafer who got booted off of Engine 77 six months ago, and you know how I know that?

I called around and actually did my homework.

Is that right? Yeah.

Is there a problem here?

No, Chief.

An engine lieutenant popping off to a captain in any other house would be written up.

Hey.

Hi! I have an update.

Okay.

So I talked to the owner from the burnt-out apartment building, Kira Anderson.

She uses a management company to rent out and maintain the apartments.

The management company is Pine Grove Consulting.

They said unit 106 was rented out by a Mike Nunez but he left unexpectedly about a month ago.

Do they have a forwarding address?

No, and he paid all his rent in cash.

I ran the name Mike Nunez through the system and no one matches the description Pine Grove gave us of the tenant.

So a dead end.

Basically.

Look, I'm not saying nothing ever happened in that apartment.

I'm just saying realistically, we might not ever know what did.

I've taken this as far as I can go. I'm sorry.

No, thank you for helping out.

Yeah, appreciate it. You go it. Anytime.

The thing about a set floor plan and not being able to move a wall is you have to work within the space.

Unless I could move a wall.

Like between the common room and the briefing room.

That would really open up the space.

I thought maybe we could do something like this.

Sure. Yeah.

Christopher.

What?

Hey.

Hey, you got a minute?

Of course, Chief. Come on. Come on.

I get you a beer or something?

Yeah, sure. All right.

So what can I do for you?

You know, I just thought I'd come in and check in on you.

Ah, yeah.

All good.

Long shift. Yeah, I know.

All right, fine. Look, here's the deal.

See, I was mad at myself the moment that that numbnuts ran over the hose and it got yanked out of Ritter's hand.

I realized that I'd screwed up but I didn't need to hear it from Casey.

I was already b*ating myself up plenty. Trust me.

Look, I'm not going to betray a confidence, so I won't go into detail, but...

Casey's dealing with more than you know.

Is he all right?

He'll get there.

And there I go, making things worse so...

See, the thing you have to realize, Herrmann, unless you are the Fire Commissioner, there is always gonna be someone above you to tell you when you make a mistake.

The part that you are not thinking about is all of your men on Engine, who are looking to you to see how you react to criticism.

See, if you dressed down Clarence or Ritter or Doherty, would you like one of them to go walking off in a huff, or mouth back at you?

I see your point.

I'll apologize and I'll make it right.

Wallace, get in here! I want to hear your thoughts on layering.

On what?

Yeah, I'm coming!

We should see if they wanna play next Saturday instead.

Yeah.

Hey, Stella, I just thought of something.

The woman who started the fire.

She left a soldering iron on.

I think her name was Marylou.

Anyway, she was in apartment 104, right next to 106.

What, you think she's still at Med?

She had some heavy smoke inhalation.

They probably wanna keep her there overnight.

Maybe she knows something about her neighbors.

It's worth a sh*t.

I feel awful, just awful.

I have an arts and crafts summer session I teach in Wicker Park, and I always say be safe, be safe, be safe.

Marylou, we're not here about the fire.

We're interested in your neighbor.

Mike Nunez. 106. Did you know him?

Sort of. He had more than one name.

What does that mean?

Well, he'd get mail with different names sent to his address.

The Mike was always the same but the last names would be different.

I remember because I was holding some mail for him, which he never came back to pick up.

So they're still in your apartment?

A few envelopes, yeah.

If the fire didn't get to the bureau near my front door, then it should be in the top left drawer.

Thank you.

Thank you, ma'am. Thank you.

Um...

Marylou, did Mike have any kids?

I think his sister had some that he would watch sometimes.

That's what he told me.

I didn't really see them very often. I heard them sometimes.

He wasn't there very long.

Thank you.

Michael Nolasco.

Michael Nunez.

Michael Nuevavillegas.

Look, this one's from Child Protective Services.

I mean, it's basically open.

"Dear Mr. Nuevavillegas, your application to provide a home

"for additional children has been accepted."

What if this...

What if this bastard was taking in foster kids, cramming them into that tiny room and then cashing out on the government handouts?

What?

Hey, Detective, this is Kelly Severide.

Give me a call back when you get a chance.

The man living in 106 was Michael Nuevavillegas.

N-U-E-V-A-V-I- double-L-E-G-A-S.

It's all one word.

We Google searched him and there's a Michael Nuevavillegas who's listed in Pilsen.

Which is where we're going.

Anyway, call us back.

Michael Nuevavillegas?

Yeah.

Hi. We're with the Chicago Fire Department.

Got word there's a gas leak in your place.

No, there's no gas leak. Well, no. There... Hey!

That's the thing about gas leaks.

If you don't have the proper carbon monoxide detectors, you won't know they're there.

Just gotta peek at your supply lines and we'll be out of your hair.

How long have you lived here? Not long, I guess.

Hey, look, you're gonna have to come back another time.

We would but, you know, you don't own the building, and the building owner, Mrs. Anderson, she's the one who called us.

Okay, you know what? I'm getting a headache.

Could be this gas leak, like you said.

There's a drug store down the block and I'm outta aspirin.

No, no, no. You got to stay here until we're done.

Kelly!

Chicago PD! Hey, hey!

Turn around! Get down!

Put your hands behind your back.

They came into my house! Arrest them!

Shut up. This is Chicago brutality!

Yeah, you bet it is.

Okay.

It's okay. Come on.

Come on. It's safe. Come on out.

Yeah.

Come on. Let's get you out of here.

Come on.

It's okay. I'm a firefighter. You're safe.

Hi. Hi.

5021 Henry, I need to roll a squad, paramedics and CPS to 1955 South Throop.

Come on, get up. Copy that, 5021 Henry.

You have the right to remain silent, you have the right to an attorney.

If you choose to give up those rights, I'd be happy to smash your face against the wall.

You're okay. You're safe now.

It's okay.

Civilians in the outside world, they think that we wear our badges on our dress uniforms or we just carry them around in our pockets, but unless you have done this job, you can't see where we really wear our firefighter badges, and it's right here.

Our hearts.

And that spirit was demonstrated off duty, off shift this weekend by our very own Stella Kidd.

For those of you who do not know, Kidd identified potential criminal activity during our last fire, and now there is a boy and a girl who are

safe due to your efforts.

Stella Kidd, that is wonderful work, and we should all look to your example.

Hey, Captain. Listen, about last shift...

Hey, you Herrmann?

Lieutenant. Yeah, what I said.

No, you didn't. Look, we're having a conversation here.

Yeah, sure, but listen.

I had to roll hoses the last two shifts, 29 and 74.

All things considered, I prefer not to do it here.

Klinginpill, he just told you we're trying to talk here.

I get it, Captain, but I've been drawing the short straw everywhere I go.

It's like just 'cause I gotta float, I don't have any rights?

What is this, medieval England? What?

I got photos I wanna put in my locker. I don't even have a locker.

Locker photos? That's right. My mom, my dogs.

Got one of my brother Ned, and he's a hell of a fly fisherman.

Herrmann, what were you trying to tell me?

No, forget it, Captain.

I gotta go figure out a locker for, you know, fill-and-spill.

Uh, Klinginpill.

Hey, where's the bunk room?

Engine 51, Truck 81...

Klinginpill, you stay out of the way unless I give you an order.

Brando, grab an extinguisher! Clarence, lead out.

Copy that, Lieutenant.

Hey, we'll get you out, buddy. Sit tight.

Herrmann, what do we got?

Hey, we got a driver pinned inside.

We're trying to knock down these flames but they're tough!

All right, 81, let's get the driver out.

Copy. Cutter's jaws and cribbing.

Get those flames out, Kaufmann. Copy.

Get back! Herrmann, get everyone back now!

Yes, Captain. Get back! Everybody back!

What is it, Cap? Propane tanks in the back of the truck!

They're right in the flames!

Klinginpill, get those people off the corner! Go!

Okay, folks, you heard him! Get them off over there!

Clarence, grab another extinguisher.

Go!

Hurry, Mouch.

Mike, we tied in? Go!

Sir! Otis, reverse!

Go, go! Keep going!

All right, boys, let's put this fire out.

Let's get the driver.

Come on, buddy.

I got you.

Hey.

What's up? Cindy's about to make her big reveal.

She told everyone to clear out. She blocked the windows.

Uh, sorry about this, Chief. Mmm...

Hey, real quick, Captain.

I wanted to tell you about... Okay!

It may not be perfect, but it is a statement.

That's what you want. Exactly.

Come on!

Well, I think it is amazing.

No. Okay, all right.

Yeah, um...

Do something now.

All right.

It was a risk, but when the voice in the back of my head would say tone it down, I just had to shut it out.

Hey, Cindy, can I talk to you for a sec?

Be right back.

Uh, okay, listen.

There is no good way to say this, so I'm just gonna say it.

Everybody here appreciates you wanting to get your business going, but this...

We all have to work here, Cindy.

This is a functioning firehouse, not some Salvador Dali nightmare.

Well, I... Listen, hey, hey.

You just don't have an eye for this, babe.

So, we are just gonna have to put everything back the way it was before.

This was rented furniture, just for the photo sh**t, so I could break through the clutter.

It was going to go back to normal.

I didn't realize that.

Because you didn't listen when I told you last week.

You did?

I'm glad you've let me know I don't have an eye for this.

I'll have to rethink my taste in everything.

Oh, boy.

How'd it go?

What do you think?

But we're getting our furniture back, right?

Excuse me, Mouch.

Hey!

I'm sorry it took so long but I owe you an apology.

I shouldn't have directed the engine to that side of the street.

You're right, it was a bone-headed move, and I deserved you coming down hard on me.

It won't happen again.

And I shouldn't have come at you with both barrels.

I'm sorry for that.

I...

I haven't been myself lately but I'm working through it.

I'll get there.

All right, hey, we all take our lumps.

Mine are usually 'cause I open my yap instead of my ears.

I mean...

Just ask Cindy.

But anyway, I want you to know that I do not take it for granted that you are my superior officer.

You know, I'm not a suck-up, but I have been lucky to watch you operate for a good part of my career, and I have learned from you every single shift and I am damn proud to serve under you.

Thanks, Herrmann.

I needed to hear that.

Yeah.

I'm glad my mouth was good for something today.

If I'm a little grouchy tomorrow, it's because Cindy's got me sleeping on the roll-out bed again.

Maybe she can get you a deal on a new mattress.

No? Not in the mood?

Speaking of deals.

We got the furniture company to give us Cindy's couch for practically nothing.

For the record, I was against it. No, you weren't!

Get that thing out of here before Cindy sees it!

She thinks I'm making fun of her, I'm in the dog house for the rest of my life!

I...

Thanks. Take your time.

Where's my hospitality?

Next round's on me.

I'm moving to top shelf now. Mmm.

So it turns out that Nuevavillegas guy has been running a foster care scam for years.

If you two wouldn't have stepped up, who knows how long he would've gotten away with it.

It's all Stella.

What's gonna happen to the kids?

They get put back in the system but their files have been flagged for abuse.

They'll end up in a much better home with parents that are specially trained to deal with at-risk kids.

That's great.

Yeah.

Kids' names are Anton and Luna and they made these drawings they wanted you to have.

Thank you. Yeah, you got it.

I got some friends from District 25 I'm going to say hi to but you guys aren't paying for another drink.

The rest of the night's on me, okay?

Hey, you won't hear me complaining. Thanks.

Yeah.

You did a good thing.

I think anyone would have done the same in my shoes.

Not so sure.

There's no one like you.