05x03 - Too Darn Hot

[bunniefuu]

REPORTER: Record temperatures

expected to rise as high as

in the Seattle Metropolitan Area.

This is an unprecedented heat wave

for the Pacific Northwest

that experts are calling
dangerously hot...

It's too hot to eat.

...for the elderly,
the sick, and homeless.

Too much clothing. It's just...

It's too hot.

It's too hot.

What are you doing?

[SIGHS] Context clues, Hughie.

Hey, Beckett wants a line-up
before the push-in.

Sure thing, Fire Zaddy.

[LAUGHTER]

Oh, you guys saw the video?

VIC: Uh, yeah, and the memes
and the fan accounts

and the hashtag FireZaddy.

SirenSpice, BlazeBabe.

DispatchDaddy, FlamBae.

HydrantHunk.

- HoseDaddy.
- CaptainSmokeshow.

Okay. You all made that stuff up, right?

Chief Beef.

- Gross.
- Wow. Too far.

What, that's not...? We're doing...

- I thought we were doing the thing.
- We're not.

You have a permanent stress line
forming on your forehead.

Oh, it's because I'm using my MBA,

and, uh, I actually hate using my MBA.

You don't have to do it
all by yourself, right?

Like, I was thinking we could do
some more in-person training

and not just from the books.

Agreed, but in-person training
costs money.

[KEYS CLACKING]

There's a lot of red tape and lawyers

because everyone's afraid
of getting sued,

so I have to check in
with like six lawyers

before I can make a single move.

I...

I want the program to succeed,
you know, but...

No, stop, stop, stop.
This program will succeed.

This program is succeeding.
Just... come on.

Yeah, yeah. Right, thanks.

Do not do that. Don't dismiss me.

Well, you're cheerleading.

Yeah, well, I don't have an MBA,

and you keep deflecting my good ideas,

so cheerleading's what I have to offer.

[SIGHS]

Oh, Captain.

Uh, this is my son Joey,

- who I told you about.
- Hey.

We just wanted to say thank you
for letting us do this today.

Sorry. Doing what again?

Uh, he's doing a ride along?

With Gibson and I in the aid car.

For my college application essay?

"My day at the fire station."

Sounds like kindergarten show-and-tell,

but if you think it'll get you
into college, then okay.

I'm going for pre-med.

Yeah. Hence the aid car.

Hence I-I got it.

You afraid of blood?
Gore? Homeless people?

I, uh, was one.

[CHUCKLES]

Right. Okay.

Warren, why don't you sign
that waiver that says

we're not responsible if Joey dies

and get him into some long pants, okay?

This isn't summer camp.

Thanks.

Yeah. He's always like that.

[SIGHS]

It's okay. It's gonna be fine.

What, the push-in?

Everything's totally fine and normal,

and there's no reason to feel this way.

- Herrera?
- I'm not talking to you.

Okay.

But do you... want to talk to me?

No.

But I think if I don't, I might explode,

so I want to talk about it
but not talk about it.

- Do you know what I mean?
- I do not.

I-I did a pretty cruel thing.

I-I'd be lying if I said
I didn't enjoy it in the moment,

but in hindsight, it was wrong,
and I shouldn't have,

and the afternoon's worth of enjoyment

was r-really not worth
the guilt I'm feeling now.

It's like... It's like soot in my soul.

You did something
that gave you a sooty soul?

Yeah, and I...
And I didn't do it to be cruel.

I-I did it for just a second's relief

from the hamster wheel I've been on

- in my head for months.
- Mm-hmm.

And not intending something to be cruel

doesn't make it not cruel
if you did it, and I did it.

Right.

And the thing you did...?

Is waiting for me...

in there.

♪♪

BECKETT: I really don't know
why the brain trust

decided this would be the day
for the push-in.

Might it be because we have

a sexy Internet celebrity in our midst

and the department is trying to milk it?

Who can say?

Well, you have to do a push-in

on the first day with a new engine.

Yeah, it's a -year tradition.

Plus, it's fun for the community.

Thank you for that unsolicited
bit of commentary, Hughes.

You know what might be fun
for the community?

Us having their backs.

Hmm? How about that?

We just got temporary approval

as a medical facility
due to this heat wave,

so I'm expecting a whole lot of walk-ins

with sunburns and heat exhaustion,

plus apparently, people's pets

are burning their paws on the sidewalk.

My wife, Dr. DeLuca, got cleared

to help with walk-ins today, Captain.

Hey, Herrera, you made it.

Hey, what's up, ?

VIC: Hey, .

You come to check out a real firehouse?

[CHUCKLES]

What are you doing here?

Captain Aquino cleared it with dispatch

for Engine to attend.

Hell of a day to push a truck.

Yeah. I wouldn't have missed it.

It's a tradition!

BECKETT: Let's just
get this done, please.

Make nice, smile pretty for the cameras,

keep it moving.

Bishop, you're doing
the talky welcome thing

so the public knows we have girls here.

Huh.

Okay.

Last time I checked,
I qualify for that, but...

Yeah. Well, consider yourself lucky.

ARI: And here they are now!

Welcome, Station firefighters!

- [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
- Who's the suit?

She said she's with the department.

PR, I think.

And after a year of so much isolation,

what better way to bring us all together

than to christen the new apparatus

here at Station ,

and to remind you all
that our house is your house.

Okay, I'll hand it over to you,
Captain Beckett.

Thank you. All you, Bishop.

[APPLAUSE]

[MICROPHONE FEEDBACK]

Welcome to Station .

The push-in is an age-old tradition

that brings the community together,

and we are so excited
to have a brand-new engine

and a reason to celebrate.

Before we melt, Bishop.

Okay, let's do it!

We're gonna push her into the barn.

- [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
- TRAVIS: Alright!

Come one. Step up here.

Ow! Ouch!

That's hot! Ow, Daddy!

ANDY: Okay. Step away from the truck.

Oh, yeah. Real hot.

Okay, that's what happens
to metal in -degree heat.

Everybody, step back.

TRAVIS: We wish it was .

You could fry an egg on the sidewalk.

His fingers.
Let me see your hands, buddy.

Hey, buddy. I'm gonna
pour some water over it.

Who could have predicted
that this would go to hell?

Half these people look
like they're about to pass out.

Honestly, I am about to pass out.

Okay, we're done.

Hold on, wait. This is tradition.

This is a disaster, and it's over.

Well, maybe we could wait
a while and let it cool off.

You know What? Why doesn't
everybody come on into the firehouse?

Alright. Come on in the firehouse.

We drink a little water, cool off a bit.

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

[SIGHS]

I saw the video.

Fire Zaddy?

Whoa.

We're not friends, Andy.

Huh? We don't banter.

Now, if you want to be my wife,

if you want to have that fight
that we never had,

yeah, I'd be up for that,
but pretending to be friends?

Come on.

No.

♪♪

[SIGHS]

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

MAYA: Hey! Do not touch that!
Where are your parents?

I hate teenagers.

Vic says my sweet baby girl

is gonna turn into those
one of these days.

Ben Warren? Hi.

I-I don't know if you remember me.

Um, Ingrid Saunders?

This team saved my shop on Seaway,

and me, actually.

You, Ben Warren, specifically,

got me out of there.

I just wanted to thank you in person.

Well, you're too kind,
but it's, you know...

It's just part of the job.

You saved my life. [CHUCKLES]

Your dad saved my life.

Thank you.

You pay her to approach you
in front of me?

- No, I didn't pay her to approach me.
- [KLAXONS SOUND]

DISPATCH: Aid Car requested
to Ravenna Street at Grove.

You ready, Warrens?

That's us.

- Let's do it.
- Come on.

You should change the bandages
twice a day

and no direct ice.

You shouldn't get it wet.

Thank you.

- Mm-hmm.
- Come on, sweetie.

Let's go get some ice cream.

BOY: Okay.

You okay?

Mm-hmm.

Carina?

Hey, it's okay to be sad. It's valid.

I know it is.

Okay, so you don't have to
pretend to be fine

just for my benefit.

I'm here to do a job, Maya.

- But here's a question for you.
- Mm.

What if I just told you

that I never wanted to have sex again?

What? [CHUCKLES]

Yeah, and I just didn't...
discuss it with you,

didn't debate it all the way through,

I just declared it
and ended the conversation.

Boom. Done, like this. Boom.

I'm actually... I'm not sad.

I'm [GROWLS]

I have to go to work.

You know, it's different
because we both love sex.

[SIREN WAILING]

Ravenna and Grove.

That's pretty close
to where you found us.

Yeah. Yeah.

Dispatch said it's a couple
of tents near the bridge.

Is it weird that my first call with you

is at a homeless encampment?

Yeah, you'd think it would be,
but honestly,

this kind of thing happens all the time.

You think someone would do
something about it.

Yeah, well, we tried to bring
mobile health services out,

but no one would trust us.

They keep thinking
we're trying to kick them out.

No, I don't mean that.

I-I mean...

Never mind.

He's saying you'd think
someone would do something

about the fact that hundreds of people

are going unhoused, uncared for.

Yep.

Hey, uh...

how... how are your sibs?

I haven't seen them in awhile.

Frank and Sarah are with
some family outside the city,

and Ernie's...

he never checks his phone.

I haven't seen my foster sister in...

well, years.

I don't even know where she lives.

I grew up in the system, too.

So I get it.

MAYA: Can you call over to ,

see if they have any extra
firefighters they can spare us?

We're getting really inundated here.

His flip-flops melted onto his feet.

This isn't normal.

- DEAN: It's not. I'm gonna take him.
- Please.

CARINA: Maya. He's good to go.

You can take him to the barn

and make sure he has enough water.

Let's check your vitals, alright?

What's your name?

It's Davey. His name's Davey.

Davey.

How you doing, Davey?

Can you hear me?

Uh, he's just a little dizzy.

Just a little dizzy, huh?
Let's be as thorough as we can.

Is everything okay?

Yep, just checking his heart rate.

[SIGHS] Hey, I-I don't feel good.

Were you doing physical activity
in this heat?

Yeah, they were just
hanging out in the yard,

and my son overheated.

- Just hanging out?
- Yeah.

Sir, we need all the information
if we're gonna help.

That is the information.

We were at football practice.

Coach wouldn't let him stop
till he finished the drill.

You calling me a liar, Trent?

No, sir, but he looks really sick.

Mind your own business
or I'll make you run a drill.

Hey, hey, hey. He's not sweating.

Travis! Call an aid car.

Here, son, have some water.

- Come on.
- No!

- Ah!
- This is not just heat exhaustion.

This is a heat stroke.
He'll choke on water.

What?

Okay, Davey. Can you look on me?

I don't understand. Choke on water?

Heat stroke can compromise
his ability to swallow.

It can permanently damage his brain.

Okay, thank you, Sullivan,
but I'm the doctor in this room.

Well, this is a fire house,
and you are a volunteer, DeLuca.

Yeah, I'm a volunteer doctor,
and this is my patient now.

Okay, we need to get
his temperature down.

Hold on, hold on.

- Okay.
- T-The yellow bin in the barn.

Hey, you two.

Get me as much ice as you can carry.

They clear it out,
and then it springs back up,

'cause no one seems to understand

that clearing it is not a solution.

Hey! Here! He's down here!

He was having trouble breathing,
then he kind of collapsed.

He didn't want me to call anyone,

but when he started gasping
for air, I did anyway.

- Is he family?
- Uh, uh, no.

He's just been my neighbor
for a few weeks.

They're here!

♪♪

Thank you.

♪♪

BEN: Hey, Joey, hang back a little bit.

Yeah.

Okay. Let's get him flat.

God, Ameen? I-I know this guy.

He's my friend!

♪♪

SULLIVAN: Okay. Okay. Okay.

You got it.

Hey, Doc. H-He's gonna be fine, right?

We're trying to lower his temperature

until the aid car we've called arrives.

Alright. Just let me talk to him.

No, you have to stay far away
from me and from my patient

until we can get him to the hospital.

Come on. That's my son.

Who you've almost k*lled,
so go sit over there.

- Thank you.
- That's ridiculous.

Let's go take a seat.

- Let's go.
- That's my son.

She's telling me I tried Sir,

- to k*ll my son.
- Let's go take a seat.

You know, DeLuca, you shouldn't
talk to the public like that.

Oh, yeah? And what should I do?

as*ault a teenage kid over a cellphone?

[SCOFFS]

Okay, Davey, I'm gonna put an IV in you.

JOEY: His name's Ameen Deng.
He's a friend of mine.

Ameen? Ameen?

BEN: Ameen? Ameen, can you hear me?

Ameen, it's Joey.

Pitting edema in both legs.

He has a heart thing.
At least, that's what he said.

He never went to the doctor or anything.

Do you think it's...

Yeah, I hear an S .

It's extra heart sounds.

This is classic
congestive heart failure.

Ameen, they're gonna help you!

Here are the nitro tablets.

Ben, is he gonna be okay?

- Ameen!
- Bud, you got to stand back, okay?

Let us help him. Alright? Stand back.

[MONITOR BEEPING]

♪♪

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

Nice work out there.

Ari LAN,

Head of Public Affairs
for the department.

You know, I didn't know
FD had a publicist.

Oh, why do you think
you guys are so beloved?

Because we are real-life superheroes.

Not gonna win any points
for modesty, are we?

[CHUCKLES]

Can I help you with something?

No, I'm here to help you, actually.

You have a public relations
situation, Fire Zaddy.

Are you serious?

You hit a phone out of a kid's hand,

and it's on tape.

The TikTok set have decided
that makes you a sex symbol,

but the older crowd likes it better

when firefighters
don't as*ault civilians.

So, I'm in trouble with the department?

- That depends.
- On what?

On if you cooperate.

[CHUCKLES] Now you sound like a mobster.

I'm just good at my job.

Let me turn this into something good

before it becomes something bad.

This was something good.

The kid was filming one of my guys

while they were trying
to get him to breathe again.

Th-That was disgusting.

It was inhumane, and I let him know.

Exactly.

Now I just need you
to say that to the press.

[SCOFFS] Oh, no.

I'm saying please.

And I'm still saying no.

There hasn't been a lawsuit
from the kid's family,

because I would have heard by now.

You know what I think is happening here?

I think you're trying
to capitalize on that whole...

Fire Zaddy?

Fire Zaddy, whatever it is moment, yeah.

Mm-hmm.

It'll pass if you let it.

But why would we let it?

They're cutting budgets left and right.

If you work with me,

if you let me raise your profile,

play the role and become the face of FD,

it's win-win.

How is it a win for me?

The sky's the limit.

Never underestimate
the value of a public profile.

Here's my card.

Call, text, e-mail.
We can meet for a drink.

However you want to say yes is fine.

[SCOFFS]

♪♪

THEO: Didn't seem
like it went too bad at .

ANDY: It didn't go bad, but it felt bad.

It felt so bad.

[SIGHS]

Sooty soul?

Yeah.

You know, I keep... I keep saying

I don't want to cause Robert pain,

but I...

Something in me does.

Something in me can't forgive him.

Something in me hates him,
and at the same time,

doesn't want him to hate me.

Like, what is that?

That's...

messy.

Yeah.

And I'm so pissed at myself,

because up until now, he was the one.

You know, he was the one who screwed up.

He was the one who blew it.
I had the higher ground.

And now I [SCOFFS]
And now I'm in the damn soot,

and... and now I have a shame hangover

and a need to act all cheerful and fake

in front of him.

Well, why shame?
You're separated, aren't you?

You're allowed to have sex.

Yes.

And it was...

It was good.

It was so good,

and for that, I am not ashamed.

But I had sex

with a person who,

when he finds out about it,

it's gonna hurt him.

It... It was mean.

I'm not a... A mean person.

[SIGHS]

What do I do this to myself?

[SIGHS]

You know, I hate to say it,

but the fact that you hate him

might mean you still love him.

- What?!
- Sorry, but you asked,

and I just... Oh, no.

When you're over someone,
you don't hate them.

You just...
You just don't think about them,

and you don't do things to hurt them.

But hate and love...

are almost the same thing,

just like...

twisted.

[SCOFFS]

- Who'd you sleep with?
- I'm never telling you that.

- [LAUGHS]
- And honestly, after that answer,

I might never talk to you again.

- [KLAXONS SOUND]
- DISPATCH: Engine and Aid Car ,

requested to Holman Road
and Bedford Street.

She said she wanted to discuss it.

I said my piece, and we made a decision,

but now it's like
I'm being punished for that.

[SIGHS]

What?

Still sounds like
you made the decision, though.

No.

She said, "Fine, if you don't want them,

then we won't have them."

Yeah, that doesn't sound
like a "we" decision,

that sounds like a "you"
decision, which is...

Look, some decisions
are a "you" decisions,

but others, you really
should make them as a team.

But I told her when we got married

that I didn't think
I wanted to have kids.

Yeah, but still.

But still what?

Still it's a decision

that's gonna affect her entire life.

You should at least
have a conversation about it.

[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]

You're saying I'm selfish.

I'm saying that you're used

to making decisions about your own life,

right or wrong, alone,
and I recognize that,

because... surprise...
I'm the same way, too.

- [KLAXONS SOUND]
- DISPATCH: Engine and Ladder

requested to Holman Road
and Bedford Street.

He can't even swallow it.

JACK: Nitroglycerin
dissolves on the tongue.

It helps reduce pressure on the heart

when it's being overworked.

We need to get him to a hospital.

- [GROANING]
- Get him up.

- What's happening?!
- Joey, you have to stand back.

- Please.
- Joey.

- Yes, it's me... Joey.
- I miss you, Joey.

You have to try not to speak.

- [FLATLINE]
- V-fib.

Okay, I'm gonna tube him.
Get ready to shock him.

What?!

[SIRENS WAILING]

[HORNS BLARE]

can't handle a car accident
on their own?

Already trash-talking
your boyfriend's company.

I like it.

BECKETT: Sullivan, Montgomery,
Hughes, gloves on.

I hope we all learned this morning

that metal gets hot.

We're up to .

I don't want any more ouchies.

Bishop, Miller,

you work on getting whoever's
in this toppled car out.

MAX: Mom, what's happening?

Mom?

Mom? Mom, what's happening?

What's happening?

What's happening?!

Ma'am, are you alright?

The firefighters are here, Max.

They're gonna get us out now.

How?! How...
How are they gonna get us out?!

I'm really sorry.
He really... He just...

He needs to know all the information.

Yeah. Ma'am, what happened?

The... The r... The road.

It just... just cracked in front of us.

♪♪

Holy...

BECKETT: Let's go, .

Let's go.

Is the street melting?

Yeah, Seattle wasn't
built for this heat.

The Earth wasn't built for this heat.

Am I alive? Did my head explode?

You're okay.

What...

Is that... Is that gnocchi?

Oh. [LAUGHS] Yeah.

I was on a delivery.

You crash, and then you
see chunky red stuff,

and you think... you know?

Yeah, totally. How are you feeling?

Any shortness of breath,
tingling, lightheadedness?

Can you feel your toes?

Yes, toes.

No to the other stuff.

I think I'm okay.

That's great. This is all great news.

I'm gonna check you out some more,

but you look good.

I was just driving
and then the car in front of me,

like, all of the sudden,
like, flew up in the air

like at a monster truck rally,

and then it was the car on top of me.

Yeah, the road buckled.
Must have happened fast.

Because of the heat?

Good guess.

Alright.

We're gonna get you out of here.

That's gonna help protect
your neck and spine

- in the meantime, okay?
- Okay.

Driver is awake
but pinned in on both sides.

Come on!

Ma'am, do you feel pain anywhere?

Can you wiggle
your fingers and toes for me?

No, I don't think we're hurt.
We can move everything.

Max, honey, you okay?

What happened?

T-There was a break in the road.

Why? Why?

H-Honey, they're here
to get us out of here,

alright, sweetheart?

You're gonna be alright, kid.

What's happening?

What's happening?

Tell us what's happening!

[GRUNTS] Hey, Max.
That's your name, right?

- Yeah.
- I'm Dean,

and I was just like you
when I was a kid.

I wanted to know everything. I still do.

So I'm gonna tell you
what happened, alright?

There's a... There's a bump in the road

because the road got too hot,

and then your mom, her car hit that bump

and it flew up in the air,
and then landed on another car,

and that is... all that's happened.

Miller, I need you and Bishop
to grab the hydraulic tools.

We can't pull them out
till the car's been taken apart.

It's degrees.

If we don't get them out soon,

we're gonna have a bunch more
problems on our hands.

- MAX: What did he say?
- Uh...

He just said that he needs us
to go to the fire engine

and get some tools that'll
help us get you out of here,

so I got to go, Max.

No, no, don't go! Please, don't go!

- I'll be right back, Max!
- Please!

MAYA: Max, Max, he has to go over there

'cause he's got strong arms,

really strong arms,
so they need him over there,

- but I'm gonna stay right here.
- Okay.

- Okay?
- MAX: Okay, but what's gonna happen now?

Thank you. Thank you.

What happened?

Pulse check.

Things went from bad to worse,

and then his heart stopped.

Still in asystole.

He's dead?

No, we're trying to get him back.

Wait, no. No, he's a DNR.

I remember, he told me.

What? Wh-What do you...
What do you mean?

How do you know?

Because he's my friend and he told me.

Ben, stop. He doesn't want this.

I don't see a bracelet, alright?

Or a card or papers,

so unless I'm absolutely sure,

it's my ethical responsibility...

We know it's for sure!

Where do you think Ameen
would have gotten

a medical bracelet
or papers or anything like that?

Look at where you are.

Look, I hear you, but I can't, okay?

Prep epi.

Ben, please!

He told me he believes in God.

He's not scared to die,

he's scared to live on machines.

Ben, you have to listen to me.

Jack, make him stop!

This is not what he wants!

Joey, stop, okay?
You are distracting us.

You are here to watch,
so back away and watch.

♪♪

Everyone's doing great,
but faster would be even better.

I'm kidding, folks. Jokes for morale.

More hands would be better
for morale, sir.

If we had them, you'd have them.

DISPATCH: Requesting Crisis One
to Woodlawn Avenue.

Mental health crisis underway.

, we are aware you are at scene.

Checking availability
of Crisis One personnel.

That's us. Do we go?

It's not like we have a Crisis Two.

I don't know. Dispatch, this is .

Crisis One personnel are not available.

[GRUNTS] Wait, sir...

Miller, your hands are literally full,

and I'm sorry, but this is
an all-hands situation.

Who are they gonna send now?

The cops.

[TOOL WHIRRING]

MAX: Mom, what was that? Am I gonna die?

No, nobody's dying, Max.

They're just trying
to get you out of here.

Come on, bubba. Listen to me.

- [CRYING] Mom. Mom, I want to go home.
- I know, sweetie.

I can't take this anymore.

[THUDDING]

- You got it?
- Got it.

MAX: Mom, what's happening?

Max, I need you to try
to sit still, okay?

We don't want you to hurt yourself

more than you already...

More than what?

- Am I hurt? Am I?
- LESLEY: No, bubba. No.

Sweetheart, listen to me.

Hey, bubba, listen to me, okay?

Let's play "Dream a Little Dream."

Let's show the firefighter
our game, yeah?

♪ Stars... ♪

No.

- Come on, sweetheart. You...
- No, no!

- You know it makes you feel better.
- No, no!

It's okay. We play this game

when he's feeling overwhelmed.

We sing a song together

and then we alternate every other word.

Always makes him feel better, right?

♪ Stars shining bright... ♪

No!

- You can do this, bubba!
- No, no! No, no!

♪ Stars... ♪

Come on, don't make me sing alone.

No!

Stop, you have to stop!

Okay, Gibson, can you...

Joey, do you remember when we found you

and your brothers and sister
were scared to ask us for help

because you told them not to.

Because if we brought you guys in,

you guys might get split up.

Yeah, and we did.

Okay, but we also helped you.

Right? And you might not have
made it that day had we not,

and look at you now, man.

You're applying for colleges.

You're... You're planning on med school.

I mean, could you have imagined
a life like this for yourself

a couple years ago?

It's not the same.

Why?

Because Ameen has been sick
his whole life.

He told me what he wanted.

He told everyone what he wanted.

His worst fear is being on machines.

H-He wants to see his mother again.

He wants to see his grandparents again.

He wants to be allowed to die.

- Yeah, take over.
- Yeah.

- What happened?
- Come on, Joey.

What's going on?
We're calling the hospital.

What? Why?

Grey-Sloan, this is Warren
on Aid Car .

We have a -year-old male
with severe CHF

now in persistent asystolic
cardiac arrest

post-intubation and three times
epi with ongoing CPR.

He's remained pulseless throughout.

Consideration for pronouncement of death

by physician on duty.

Physician on duty: What's the down time?

About minutes. No ROSC.

Yes, okay to pronounce.

Time of death, : PM.

[FLATLINE DRONES]

Finally. Thank you.

No, don't thank me, Joey, okay?

I didn't stop because you asked me to.

I stopped because I had done
everything I could.

Because you didn't believe me.

No, because I am a doctor

and a first responder,

and there are rules I have to follow.

Well, Tuck told me you're
all about breaking the rules

- when you want to.
- Oh, I'll break a rule to save a life,

but I am not about to
break a rule to end one.

[MUTTERS]

One of the first things
you're gonna learn as a doctor

is that you can't let anyone's
emotions affect your work.

Doesn't mean I don't love you.

Doesn't mean I don't believe you.

It just means that I had a job to do.

And, look, I'm sorry
you lost a friend today.

Joey. Joey!

- Joey!
- Ben. Ben.

Let him be pissed.

[GLOVES SNAP]

Thank you so much.

If you ever need anything at Pirelli's,

it is on me.

ANDY: I might order from there tonight.

That gnocchi smelled b*mb.

Who's gonna deliver, though?

[LAUGHS] My brother.

He's gonna have to do a double.

He's gonna be so pissed at me!

[LAUGHTER]

No.

- What?
- Beckett?

Oh, crap.

Oh, that isn't even soot. That is filth.

I know, I know.

- Wow.
- Please, please stop.

Do me a favor and just
tell me that I'm wrong.

- Why?
- 'Cause I don't want to

keep this a secret from Vic.

Okay, yeah. You're wrong. Way wrong.

I would never, ever do
that disgusting thing

you think I did.

- Thank you.
- Okay, yeah.

CAPTAIN AQUINO: Herrera, rotate out.

Get some shade and hydrate.

[INDISTINCT TALKING]

[SIGHS]

Thanks.

I, um... just...

I just wanted to say I didn't mean

for the papers
to be delivered like that.

[SIREN WAILS]

Ten months.

Ten months you didn't speak to me.

You know, you didn't
speak to me, either,

before you offered yourself up
for Maya's job.

I... You say we're a team,

we're partners,

but you made a play
for captain of my house

without even speaking to me first.

And that was wrong.

It was wrong, yes.

And that should have been a fight.

When you're married, when you...

When you love each other,

you're supposed to fight it out.

You fight until you're done fighting.

You fight until you can see
the other person's side.

But you wouldn't fight.
You just kept walking away.

- Still you just keep walking away.
- I didn't want to...

CAPTAIN AQUINO: Herrera.

Back out there.

Let's go! Move!

♪♪

DAD: Hey, Doctor.

I-I just wanted to thank you
and assure you,

this won't happen again.

Either way, I'll be calling
Child Protective Services.

- What?
- Because what you were doing to him

is not just physical harm.

You're also teaching him
that he is not worthy

of your love, of your respect,
of your protection.

Y-You're just harming him and...

Ahh. Some people should not
be allowed to be parents.

MAYA: Hey. Good. Straight, straight.

Okay.

Okay. Almost there.

LESLEY: [STRAINED GASPING]

Okay, calm down, breathe. In and out.

Mom! Why are you making those sounds?

It's okay, hey. Breathe, just breathe.

Breathe. Slowly breathe.

- Mom!
- Max, she's okay.

Just breathe.

Mom, what's wrong?!

I'm just hot, Max.

Mom?

Mom, what's happening? Breathe.

Max, she's okay.

Mom!

It's okay, I'm right here.

- Breathe.
- I'm right here.

Okay, we're almost there.

Where's she going?

She's got to cool down, Max.

♪♪

Hey, coming right to you, Max?

Where is she going?

She's gonna go cool down
and get checked out, okay?

But I'm gonna stay with you.

I'm gonna stay with you
until they get you

out of here, okay?

Okay.

Hey.

Mom!

Hey, hey, Max.

We're gonna bring you right
to her in just a second, okay?

Hey, Max, Max.

Let's... Let's play
that game together, huh?

Yeah, come on.

I mean, you're gonna be
way better at it than me,

but let's play it.

Let's do it. Look at me, hey.

Stars...

I want my mom.

- Max.
- I want my mom.

Hey, your mom wants you to calm down.

She doesn't want you to overheat, okay?

She wants you to play.
That's what's happening, okay?

So let's listen to your mom.
Let's play, okay?

♪ Stars ♪

Shining.

♪ Bright above ♪

It's just one word.

See! I told you I'd be bad at this.

Okay, how about you start?

Mom!

Max, Max. Max, Max, Max.

You start. Start. Come on, hey.

Come on, start.

Stars.

- Shining.
- Bright.

- Above.
- You.

- Night.
- Breezes.

- Seem.
- To.

- Whisper.
- I.

- Love.
- You.

Birds.

Singing.

- In.
- The.

- Sycamore.
- Tree.

- Dream.
- A.

- Little.
- Dream.

- Of.
- Me.

Mom?

♪♪

♪♪

Reflect on a time
when you faced a challenge,

a setback, or a failure.

That's the question.

The prompt for my college essay.

Ameen was orphaned in Sudan
when he was nine, you know?

During the civil w*r.

He literally walked to Kenya for safety.

He grew up in refugee camps
there and in Ethiopia.

When he was , he got chosen
for a resettlement program

that moved refugees to Seattle.

But the program only extended
as far as getting him here.

Then he was on his own.

No money, no language, no job prospects.

No papers.

But he taught himself English,

and, like, every random skill.

I mean, he could seriously
do everything.

Like, stuff you guys can't even do.

If he was ever paid for how hard
he worked or what he knew,

he would have been, like, a millionaire.

Instead, he d*ed on the street.

What does someone learn from that?

♪♪

♪♪

[SIGHS]

[DOORS CLOSING]

Oh, that looks amazing.

[SIGHS]

Hey, DeLuca.

[SPEAKING ITALIAN] _

_

_

_

_

_

_

Hi, can we speak English, please?

Because this sounds angry.

Your wife is looking for somebody

other than you to blame

that you don't want children.

Now, I made my amends.

I owned my part. I'm not gonna own hers.

Your wife made her own bed.

[DOOR CLOSES]

I'm sorry.

I should have said it before.

I'm sorry that I don't want
what you want.

I'm sorry that you're not fine,

and I know me being sorry
doesn't make it any better,

- but...
- It helps.

It is not Sullivan's fault
that I don't want kids.

I know that it is...

It's easier to blame him

because being mad at me hurts,
but it's not his fault.

I'm sorry.

Look, I know you have a crappy father,

but I still think
you'd be a wonderful mother.

I want you, I-I want us
to break our family pattern.

I want you to change the way

the fire department treats women.

I...

Yes, I ultimately want you
to want what I want,

but I don't want it today or tomorrow.

I just want it... someday.

♪♪

I saved a kid today.

You did?

And I was... I was... [CHUCKLES]

I was pretty good with him.

- Okay.
- And, uh...

And I-I liked the feeling.

Okay.

I want to want what you want.

I don't yet,

but I want to.

♪♪

Maybe that's enough for now.

Maybe it is.

Yeah.

- Yeah?
- Yeah, it is.

[LAUGHS]

♪ ♪

DEAN: I have been so stubborn.

I mean, my entire life,
I've been stubborn,

but especially about
the Crisis One program.

I've been stubborn and controlling

and believing that I can
do everything by myself.

And you've been treating it
like an elite club

where only very special people
get an invitation.

I wanted to keep it small

because I wanted to avoid failure,

but yesterday, we missed a call,

and that was a total, complete failure.

I have to do things differently.

We have to do things differently.

You guys are the greatest minds I know.

You're great first responders,

and you're all naturally good
with people.

Yeah, like, way better than you.

So much better than me.

[LAUGHTER]

You are.

And I-I need help.

I need you. All of you.

And I'm gonna get better training, I am.

And if I'm gonna spend
the money to get the lawyers

to get the approvals
to train any one of us,

I want to try and train all of us...

If you guys are willing.

Willing to change the world with you?

I'm in.

- I'm in!
- Super in.

I was in way before
any of y'all were in.

- Oh, it's a competition.
- I'm in.

- Oh! Smokey the Bae is in!
- [LAUGHTER]

- Yeah!
- Wow!

Yeah! Okay, so how do we
get Seattle FD on board?

Well, I'm pretty appealing
right about now

for the Public Relations Department.

- Ooh!
- Yeah, bet you are.

- Yes, you are.
- Nice.

- He is.
- Very appealing.

[INDISTINCT TALKING]

Hey.

Overnight shifts suck.

Yeah, you get used to them.

It's not fair.

No.

No, it is not.

[CLAPS HANDS]

You still want to do pre-med
after all this?

Yeah.

I just finished my essay.

"My Day at the Fire Station:

A Look at the Broken System
of Emergency Healthcare

in America."

Listen, Joey, I'm... I'm...
I'm sorry about yesterday.

Look, I didn't... It's okay, Ben.

You don't know what it's like
to be a homeless kid.

That's a good thing.

I set up a surprise for you for later.

- You did?
- Mm-hmm.

Yeah, what?

Mm, just something to cheer you up.

Is it a swimming pool?

It's still so hot out.

Yeah, it is. Even with the A/C, it's...

You guys have hoses here.

I mean, why don't we just
hose ourselves down?

[LAUGHS]

♪♪

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

♪♪

I was a Battalion Chief.

I know your story.

So you said you're very good
at what you do,

and what... The sky's the limit?

I said it and I meant it.

[CHUCKLES]

Well, I want to promote back up,

and I want SFD's full support
for Station 's pilot program,

Crisis One.

Sounds very doable to me.

You're serious.

Well, I am if you are.

I don't like talking to the press.

All day, every day,

I do things that I don't want to do.

You get used to it.

[CHUCKLES]

[SIREN BLARES]

We're trying this thing again?

- Yeah, we are!
- Whoo!

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

♪♪

♪♪

[CHEERING]

♪ I already feel ♪

♪ Like doing it again, honey ♪

Surprise.

What, the hydrant?

Nah, your foster siblings.

♪ Back to wherever it is
that you come from, yeah ♪

♪ I just want to stay high with you ♪

♪♪

♪ 'Cause where I come from ♪

♪ Everybody frowns and walks around ♪

♪ With that ugly thing on their face ♪

♪ And where I come from ♪

♪ We work hard and grind
and hustle all day ♪

♪ Yes, we do ♪

- ♪ There comes a time ♪
- [LAUGHTER]

♪ There comes a time ♪

♪ At night, where we get to play ♪

♪ And we smile and laugh
and jump and clap ♪

♪ And yell and holler
and just feel great ♪

♪ I just want to stay high with you ♪

♪ So don't question my state of mind ♪

♪ I'm doing wonderful,
just fine, thank you ♪

♪ Thank you ♪

Alright, everybody.

Now that we've all cooled off,
we got a new truck.

Let's bring her home.

And she's not hot, so...

Alright, everybody, let's go.

♪ See, all I do is keep it cool
and don't worry ♪

♪ 'Bout what everyone is doing ♪

♪ I already feel ♪

♪ Like doing it again, honey ♪

[CHEERING, SHOUTING]

♪ I just want to stay high ♪

♪ I just want to stay high ♪

♪ I just want to stay high ♪

Push!

♪ With you ♪