10x02 - Head Count

[bunniefuu]

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

What happened?

We almost lost two of the
best firefighters in Chicago.

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

Hey, Cruz, you good?

Just been a little off

the last couple of weeks, you know?

I've gotten that promotion
to deputy of...

Hell yeah!

Does this mean that you won't be working

out at anymore?

My office won't be here,

but y'all gonna see plenty of me.

Been busy with so many
non-emergencies lately.

They're taking up so much time,

there aren't enough ambulances
at the real emergencies.

I've been thinking of a way
I might be able

to help that situation, actually.

Wow.

How early did you get up?

Five, I think. Might've been four.

That pilot program I was
telling you about

in San Diego, I printed up
a bunch of articles on it.

They call it Paramedicine.

Basically, it's a nonprofit
private ambulance service

that caters to frequent callers

with nonemergency needs,
which frees up ambos

on shift to handle real emergencies.

- Really smart.
- Yeah, it is.

So I'm gonna study
all this stuff and then maybe

write up a plan that would
fit with the CFD.

What do you think?

I think that you...

Are amazing.

This is all we had in the storage room,

but, uh, I can run out for more.

No, no, should be plenty.

Hey, I don't think I need
expense reports from

or any of these packets of ketchup.

Hey, cool mug.

Don't want to break it.

Hmm.

That is a welcome gift
from when I first came to .

Yeah.

odd years.

Collect a lot of memories.

Well, then, good thing your new office

at district headquarters is even bigger.

Yep, good thing.

Dude, it's all over my timeline.

Insane. Look, and check it out.

The original post
has over a million views.

- Hey, Captain...
- Yeah.

Have you seen this?

Whoa, hold it!

Someone posted it on social media,

and it is blowing up right now.

They've given you a superhero name...

The Firefly.

Firefly and Fireflyghter

are both trending on Twitter right now.

And people are even making Tik Toks.

All right, all right, that's enough.

If you had a social media,
you'd be getting

so many new followers from this.

Uh-huh.

I could set you up with an account.

I'm good, thanks.

Hey, what you got there?

Have you heard of a mini free library?

I've heard all three of those words,

just never together.

Okay, we put it at the end of the apron.

Neighbors can take a book, leave a book.

I put up a flyer right there.
Bring your old books in.

Yeah, I see that now.

Right next to the sign-up
for the parade duty,

which I also didn't do.

- Have no fear, Mouch.
- I got you covered.

Oh, look at this. What do we got?

These are all...

All Pulitzer winners.

I would not know.
I do not read for pleasure.

- They are Mazie's.
- That still going?

It is not.

Squad three, truck , engine .

Multi-vehicle accident, State and th.

- Everything okay?
- Yeah, I'm fine.

I'm not sure about her, though.

Squad, extricate the driver.

We'll cover you with extinguishers.

Yeah, copy that.

Capp, Tony, jaws and cutters.

Cruz, get ready. We're going under.

Copy that.

Ritter, grab that line!

Copy that!

Let's get a little bit of
Lake Michigan on this cargo.

I got it, Captain.

Good.

Hit it.

Cruz! Cruz, where are you?

- Grab a side.
- Yeah.

Ugh.

Got a female victim. She's unconscious.

I need a backboard and a C-collar.

- Copy.
- Collar board coming in.

One, two, three.

All clear.

Let's get her to Med.

All right, let's see if that
fire wants to try to reignite.

Hey, Herrmann, how do you feel about

staying behind to do overhaul?

It's gonna take a heavy duty
wrecker to clear this mess.

Might not get here for a while.

Yeah, no, no sweat, Captain.
We can handle it.

Great. See you back at the house.

Hey, Ritter,
let's get a chain on this car

and get it out of here.

Hey.

Cruz...

What happened to you back there
under... under the trailer?

Oh, um...

I wasn't getting a good fit on my mask,

and I figured I'd back out
for a second to fix it.

Yeah, I didn't mean for you
to have to step in.

No, I was... I was right there.
It was no big deal.

Captain Casey? It's you, right?

From the video?

- Yeah, yeah, that's me.
- We go to St. Ignatius.

We saw the post about you
and the rescue.

And we're like, "Firehouse
is right near us."

Can we... can we get a photo with you?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, sure.

- Oh, like the selfie kind?
- Yeah.

- Yeah, okay. Oh!
- Here.

All right.

All right, I took a bunch,
so you can pick the best one.

Stella Kidd is the one
you guys should get to know.

She runs this great program
called Girls On Fire.

Yes!

Yes, which you might totally be into.

Yes, it's a program designed
to get young women

like yourselves
interested in the fire service.

So basically...

So Captain Casey has some fire fans.

That's what you get for showboating.

Okay, Doherty, hit it.

Ah, come up! Come up!

Good.

Look, when is it better
to just lift the trailer

- instead of...
- Shh!

- Charlie!
- Yeah.

- Grab that.
- Yeah.

Got it?

Huh.

Oh, no.

Okay, hey, hey.

Big guy, eh? Hey, buddy, you're okay.

Hey.

Get that thing off of you. Yeah.

Got you, okay?

Yeah. I got you.

Okay, Ritter,
go get the pediatrics mask.

Okay.

Yeah, you're okay.

This is engine
with an urgent request.

I need an ambulance at State and th.

Copy, , stand by.

Hey, all right.

Okay. Yeah.

Listen, you're gonna be okay, all right?

We're gonna get you back to
your mom as soon as possible.

- Okay, you good?
- Yeah.

All right, come on.

- Turn him. Got him?
- Yup, yup, yup.

- Got him?
- Yeah.

to Main, can I get
an ETA on our ambulance?

The nearest ambulance is minutes out.

Should we just take him in the engine?

No, he needs a medic right now.

Well, Leonard, your vitals are normal.

Feels like my heart's gonna explode.

You sure you're not just
having a little anxiety again?

Hey, Herrmann, what's up?

Hey, Brett, you on a call?

We're just wrapping up, why?

I'm at State and th, uh...

I got a little boy here in bad shape.

Dispatch is telling me
that the nearest ambo

is minutes away.

Yeah, we're just up the block.
We can be there in two minutes.

Really? Do it.

All right, whatever you got
to do, get here.

Okay, yeah. We're on our way.

Leonard, I want you to do
your breathing exercises

- and your meditation app.
- Oh, I forgot about that app.

It'll help, promise.

Hey, you hang in there, big guy.

Okay, help is on the way.

He's crashing. Barely breathing.

All right.

Stethoscope.

Lungs diminished.

Pressure's low, heartrate's elevated.

His trachea's starting to deviate.

Ooh, tension pneumothorax?

Yeah, we need to decompress him.

Okay.

Uh, no, that's too big.

Give me the regular gauge angiocath.

- Mm.
- Yep.

He'll be okay?

I don't know if he has internal bleeding

or head trauma...
We gotta get him to Med.

Little help? On three. One, two, three.

You want me to call off that other ambo?

Uh, uh...

Yeah. Thank you.

Yeah.

- to Main.
- Go ahead, .

responded to our signal.

We don't need that ambo anymore.

Hey, Herrmann, heard your ambo request

come in over the radio.
What was that about?

Um...

There was a little kid
in the backseat of that car.

- What?
- Yeah.

Four, maybe five years old.

I looked. I checked back there.

There was no way for you to see him.

Not until we pulled that car out

- from underneath that trailer.
- Damn.

Well, even then, it was only
Herrmann that heard him crying.

I had no idea.

You tune into that frequency
after five kids.

- Is he okay?
- was nearby.

If he survives it's thanks to them.

Listen, I'm gonna go hit that shower

and wash that call off.

Let me know when, you know,
Brett and Violet get back.

Sure thing, Lieutenant.

My mask had a malfunction.

I could've... I could've gotten
in there. I could've seen him.

Stella and I were in there,
and we didn't.

I... I just wish I could've
been more help, that's all.

Yeah, we all do, Cruz.

Yeah, uh, yeah, no, of course, I know.

Chief, how's the packing going?

I got a little distracted by the sound

of screaming teenagers out in the apron.

Oh, I'm really sorry, Chief.

There's this video going around.

Oh, I know.

I haven't done anything to encourage it.

You better start.

Brass thinks this is a great way

to boost the profile of the CFD.

- No.
- Yes.

It's gonna blow over.
The sooner the better.

They don't want it to blow over yet.

They want to capitalize
on the publicity.

- Meaning?
- Meaning they have a request of you.

What do they want me to do?

The key to these things is variety.

You need a little thriller?

You got your Grisham and Connelly.

You need a little drama?

Oh, look, "A Visit from the Goon Squad."

Oh, you're into nonfiction?

Might I interest you in
pages on Ulysses S. Grant?

What's this one?

Oh, that's nothing special.
It's just, like, an extra...

"Sheets on Fire?"

This rings a bell.

Yeah, well, the CFD put the kibosh

on what might've been five years ago.

So rather than have my labor
of love sit in a box at home,

I thought I might put it
out in the world.

- I like the dude on the cover.
- Pearls before swine.

Hey, be honest, was this whole thing

just to get somebody
to read your pearls?

I am not gonna dignify
that question with an answer.

Help me move this outside
and up on the stand.

- Hey.
- Hey.

Ritter said you were
asking about that little boy.

Uh, yeah. How's he doing?

Well, they were still
running tests when we left,

but he was stable.

I'm glad we were in the neighborhood.

Otherwise...

They were gonna make that kid

wait for minutes.
Can you believe that?

Yeah, it's... it's these
constant nonemergency calls.

I already phoned home.

I made Cindy do a head count
on all the kids.

I just wonder.

Am I ever gonna stop doing that
after a call with little ones?

Hey, sorry to interrupt.

Chief Boden wants to
see you two in his office.

- Us two?
- That's what he said.

She's my best PIC.

Ah, come on in. Close the door.

Brett, meet your
new paramedic field chief.

Oh, hi. I'm Sylvie Brett.

Evan Hawkins.

- Uh, am I supposed to be here?
- You Christopher Herrmann?

That's right.

I understand you fielded
a cell phone call

from Lieutenant Herrmann
and rerouted yourself

to an accident scene without
clearing it with dispatch.

- That's what this is about?
- Yes or no, Brett?

Um, yes.

Is she in trouble?

She broke protocol.

The only question now is,
does this offense warrant

suspension or termination?

Let's hear it, Brett. What happened?

We were wrapping up
with a long time frequent flyer

when I got the call
from Lieutenant Herrmann.

We were a few blocks away, so...

So you left without contacting dispatch.

Yes, but I had the address.

- From Lieutenant Herrmann?
- Yes.

Who had already called in
an urgent ambulance request?

Yeah, which wasn't gonna
show up for minutes.

That kid would've been dead by then.

Are you gonna punish her

for saving the life of a little boy?

Herrmann...

The other ambulance wasn't
rerouted until the request

was cancelled, so in effect
we had two ambulances

responding to the same call at a time

when we were already stretched thin.

Yeah, I should've cancelled that request

for that other ambo right away,

but I happened to be
a little distracted.

Which is why the protocols are in place.

Ah, no. That's on me.

Um, I lied to Brett.

I told her that I had already
cleared it with dispatch,

you know, the whole switcheroo, and...

Why'd you tell her that?

Because Brett's a stickler
for the rules, all right?

And I wanted to get her to my scene

as quick as possible.

Listen...

You want somebody's head? You take mind.

Well, I thought we were dealing

with a medic issue here.

I'll take over from here.

Herrmann.

I'm gonna have to write you up for this.

You know that, right?

- Chief...
- Understood.

Everything goes through dispatch.

Right. I got it, Chief.

Sorry we had to meet under
these circumstances, Brett.

I hope we don't meet again anytime soon.

- Yes, sir.
- I'll walk you out, Chief.

You didn't have to take
the hit for me, Herrmann.

Oh, no, it's fine.

You heard Boden...
They're just gonna write me up.

Captain Casey.

- LeeAnn Trotter, NBC News.
- Nice to meet you.

So we've been doing stories about

our city's heroic
first responders all year,

but that was some real superhero stuff.

Straight out of the movies.

Would you mind moving
your equipment to the side?

- If our rigs have to roll out...
- Oh, I'm so sorry.

Move to the grass.

Everything okay?

I saw the new chief of paramedics here.

Yeah, it's all good, thanks to Herrmann.

I'll tell you about it after all this.

CFD asked me to do an interview.

Oh, I heard. Go get 'em, Firefly.

Let's get you mic'd up
and into the chair.

And not to worry, just going to ask you

some basic stuff like where you're from,

how you became a firefighter,
things like that.

Right.

Well, if it's all right with you

I'd love to talk about the current

ambulance shortage, too,

and our paramedic, Sylvie Brett,

who has an idea on how to help.

Of course we can do all of that.

Great.

Will you look at that?

If you build it, they will come.

- Excuse me, is this yours?
- Yes, ma'am.

Compliments of Firehouse .

So something the Chicago Fire Department

endorsed is what you're saying?

Because my year old son, Benjamin,

was reading this filth,
which he says he got from here.

Uh, well, filth is a subjective...

Do you know what the word
"age appropriate" means?

That's two words.

- There's a school right over there.
- I understand.

Maybe you should use
some common sense before

you dangle smut in front of children.

I'll, uh... I'll make some adjustments.

You'd better.

- You doing okay?
- Yeah, of course.

- Why wouldn't I be?
- I was talking about the beer.

Right, uh, no, I'm good.

All right. You sure?

'Cause I've been giving some

pretty solid bar advice tonight.

Yeah, uh, Chloe's gonna be
back from work soon,

so I'm just gonna head home.

Um, okay.

I... well, say hi for me.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Sure thing. Will do.

Yeah.

Kidd, Kidd, turn it up.
Casey's interview is coming on.

Yes, yes, yes.

- Ooh, this is exciting.
- Eh, come on.

Hey, don't be nervous.

Hey, everybody, shut your traps!

By now you've all seen this viral video

from the Chicago Fire Department.

- Yeah, we have!
- Firefly!

And if you think that was amazing,

take a look at the latest
sensation on TikTok.

Watch as this Florida woman
pulls her dog

from the mouth of an alligator.

- Ahh! Oh, my God.
- That's it? What...

Where's the interview?

Maybe they're gonna air it tomorrow?

Or maybe I'm not as exciting
as a dog-eating alligator?

Well, to be fair, who is?

The only reason I'm sorry
it didn't air is that

no one got to hear about
your Paramedicine idea.

Oh, well, I talked to Kidd about it,

and she said to bring it to Boden.

That's what she did with Girls On Fire.

Hmm.

- Hey.
- Damn, did I miss the piece?

It turns out Casey's
minutes are already over.

- That was fast.
- Ugh. No kidding.

Hey, have...

Have you noticed anything, um,

off about Cruz lately?

Like what?

I don't know. He just...

Hasn't totally seemed like
himself, that's all.

I'll keep an eye on him.

- Morning.
- Hey.

Captain Casey!

My friend thinks you're hot.

Stop!

Don't start.

I hope this never ends.

Hey, look at it this way.

The news cycle may have moved on,

but you are still a teen heartthrob.

- You wanted to see me, Chief?
- Come on in.

- Last shift at , huh?
- It is.

Tougher than I thought it would be,
seeing your office like this.

Tougher than I thought
it would be to pack it up.

We had some talks in here, huh?

We have.

And we're about to have another.

Yeah.

You gotta do what you gotta do, boss.

Look, I was hoping that maybe
I could let this slip by.

That Hawkins is new enough
that he might not push,

but I got a call from him today.

If I don't submit a report, he will.

Herrmann, this type of action, it's...

It's a pretty serious mark
on your record.

It could affect your career
going forward

and then prevent any further promotions.

You sure you want to take
the hit for this?

It's a small price to pay
for a kid's life.

Listen, please,
don't mention this to Brett

or anybody else, you know.

She was incredible out there,

and I don't want her to feel any worse

than she already does, so.

I'm gonna miss working
beside you, Christopher.

Yeah, let's not get sentimental, okay?

Hey, uh...

How about, um...

Weekly morning coffee? I don't know.

You and me, Manny's Deli, huh?

Mondays.

Mondays it is.

What about the lady
who calls every time

she needs a prescription refill?

Edna.

Her grandson's
been looking for a group home

for dementia patients
that they can afford,

but it's been tough going.

She actually hasn't called in a while.

We should check on her.

- Queen Cleopatra.
- First on my list.

What kind of list are you two making?

All our frequent flyers.

I'm trying to estimate how much time

we spend with them each week.

How about Alan?

That homeless vet who needs
a Narcan sh*t

at least two, three times a week.

- Poor guy.
- Yeah, perfect.

See, for people like him,
instead of rolling out

to keep putting a Band-Aid
on the problem,

we can link him to special
services like a rehab facility.

And for Edna, maybe we can match her

with a nearby senior center?

This could actually
really help in so many ways.

Fire. Fire. Fire! Fire!

No. No!

No one come any closer.

This is a crime scene now.

- Mm, I don't think...
- Brett.

This is arson.
The worst kind, a book burning.

So if you don't mind,
I would like to contact

the office of fire invest...

Squad ...

- Damn it!
- Person trapped,

- North Dayton.
- Come on, Mouch.

Nobody's gonna touch
that mess till we get back.

You better be right.

Help!

Help!

I'm stuck! Get me down from here!

Second floor egress is too dangerous.

- Approach from above?
- Yeah.

All right, squad, grab the rope bags.

- Copy.
- We're going to the roof.

Mouch, Kidd, raise the aerial.

Gallo, you're on recon.
Third floor, let's go.

Hurry!

All right, tie up
an anchor point to that beam.

Cruz, put on a harness.
You're going over the edge with me.

Yeah, I went over last time.

Let Capp have some fun for a change.

I'm good on anchor.

Yeah, fine. Capp, you and me.
Come on, let's go.

Copy.

I just heard the crash.

Evacuate until we tell you

it's safe to reenter the building.

- Yeah, yeah okay.
- Can't see the victim.

Got him.

Help!

Squad three, what's your status?

We'll be a few minutes.

I can get down to him
with my bail out rope.

See if I can free him.

- Ready?
- Yup.

- Cruz, we good?
- Anchor secure.

Look like Truck b*at us to it.

Stand down, Capp. I'll go assist.

Oh, there we go.

Pull.

My leg. My leg.

I'm gonna try to lift
some weight off, okay?

Okay.

Couldn't wait for us, huh?

Well, you always tell me
every second matters.

Hey, Mouch, go ahead with the aerial.
I'm bringing him down.

Okey-doke.

- Good?
- Yep.

- Got him?
- Yeah.

- There you go.
- All right.

All right.

Nice move back there.
Too bad no one was filming.

I don't know, I saw a couple people
with their phones pointed up at us.

Not that I care.

Nice work, Gallo.

Severide, don't go anywhere.
I need your expertise.

Assuming we know who did this,
how do I prove it?

- Prove arson?
- Uh-huh.

- Let me ask you something.
- Anything.

Are these your reading glasses?

Uh... uh, well, they...

You left them in there facing the sun,

the light hits the lenses

against the dried paper and wood, and...

Huh.

I think we caught the arsonist.

It's... it's one possible...

I want all this cleaned up
by the end of shift.

Yep.

Get that basket you got
over there and get him out.

All right.

Hey, Cruz, get over here.

This guy is part of the rescue
team that pulled you out.

I don't know how to thank you.

All of you.
Words don't seem to be enough.

- Who's this guy?
- This is Alice's boy, Teddy.

- Yeah, he's pretty tough.
- Healing fast.

You know, Joe's about to have
a son of his own soon.

Oh, yeah?

Uh, just a few weeks out.

- Congratulations.
- Thanks.

Everyone will tell you time flies.

And they're right.

I almost didn't get to see him grow up.

But now... thank you for that.

I'm just glad to see him doing so good.

- Right?
- Yeah.

- Put water all over that fire.
- Oh, yeah, gotta get it.

'Cause that's what we do.

Hey, Lieutenant.

You, uh, gonna change
out, or... shift's over.

Yeah, I will.

What are you doing?

I need to know if you're okay.

I'm good, Lieutenant, %.

I feel great.

Okay. Good to hear.

- Catch you later.
- Yeah.

Gonna be strange not having you here.

Well, I'll be working out
of a different office,

but I'll be around.

We're gonna hold you to that.

Please do.

- You were looking for me.
- I was.

Kidd told me you helped her
with Girls On Fire,

and I was hoping you could
maybe do the same for me.

I have a project that
I wanna present to the brass.

Something that I think might
help the sort of delays

that put that little boy in jeopardy,

but it needs a supervisor's
approval first.

Uh, well, um...

As I'm not your battalion chief anymore,

chain of command has changed.

I'm not allowed to sign off
on things like that now,

so you have to go through
your new supervisor.

You... you mean at ? Let Casey do it?

No, it can't be a captain.

You're gonna have to
go through your chief.

You mean Paramedic Chief Hawkins?

The same guy who just told me

he hopes he never sees me again?

That's the one.

Uh, heads up, Captain.

There's another teenager
out there looking for you.

Another one?

I thought internet fame was fleeting.

I could distract them for you
while you slip out the back.

Eh, it won't k*ll me
to take one more selfie.

All right.

Now that's a firefighter
worthy of hero worship.

Andy Darden.
He was a good friend of mine.

Gave his life in the line of duty.

I know, Matt.

He was my dad.

- Griffin?
- I'd ask what's new,

but I already saw you all over Reddit.

That was some save.

Look at you.

It's been a while, huh?

What is it? Seven, eight years?

Feels like a lifetime, bud.

How are ya? How's Ben? How's your mom?

What is it, Griffin? What's wrong?

Uh...

I need your help.