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00:00Headquarters wants to get your firefighter medic program up and running soon.
00:05That is great news, Chief.
00:06Make it work.
00:08I don't get that victim statement.
00:10I'm not getting paroled.
00:12You lied to everyone, including me.
00:15This is over.
00:18She asked me out.
00:20Maybe this is a politico.
00:22Those people there are always working some angle.
00:25Or maybe she just likes you.
00:27I lost my wife last year.
00:28So even thinking about going on some kind of date?
00:31I totally understand.
00:32The thing is, if you're okay with it, I'd love to go out for a cup of coffee sometime.
00:50Hey.
00:50I am so sorry, Dom.
00:52My morning got shot to hell and I totally lost track of...
00:54The teachers' union just voted to authorize a strike.
00:57Okay, so it's all hands-on.
00:58I'm giving a second thought.
01:00I know what it's like when alarm bells go off.
01:02Thanks.
01:02Can we try again later this week?
01:04Of course.
01:04You will not get preempted twice.
01:06I promise you that.
01:08I don't care if Ben Johnson himself calls me for advice on the Bears lineup.
01:11Careful.
01:12I may hold you to that.
01:14Bye.
01:14I appreciate you saving me the trip to 13th.
01:23I was headed to the Loop anyway.
01:28Your dad's parole hearing this today, isn't it?
01:30As far as I know, yeah.
01:32We haven't really talked much since our dust-up at MCC.
01:35Hey, man.
01:36You did the right thing.
01:38Your dad had every opportunity.
01:39I know.
01:41He made his bed, and however long he's got to lie in it, that's on him.
01:45I'm done.
01:47Hey, thanks for having my back in all this.
01:49And if you ever need an extra set of eyes on a sticky case, hit me up.
01:52I'm down to kick stuff around.
01:53Well, uh, how long is Stella going to be out there?
02:23Two weeks of furlough?
02:24I hope no longer than that.
02:31What the hell is this?
02:32I call it the Universal Compartment Protocol, UCP for short.
02:37Like the barcode system.
02:38You're thinking of UPC.
02:40My thing is UC...
02:41I'm still workshopping the name.
02:43The point is, with all these crazy rig rotations and firefighters constantly getting shuffled from
02:49house to house, it's high time we instituted department-wide standards for compartment organization.
02:55Okay.
02:56Look, Mouch, it's not that it's a bad idea.
02:59It's just you are not the first newbie lieutenant to try and revolutionize compartment organization.
03:04I may not be the first.
03:09But I plan to be the last.
03:14Oh, wow.
03:15You really went to town.
03:17Too much?
03:18This thing is kind of addictive.
03:19Oh, tell me about it.
03:21I labeled my toothbrush and I live alone.
03:23Thank you again for giving me a hand with all of this on your day off.
03:26Oh, I wouldn't even have the shift off if you hadn't fought so hard for the joint duty program.
03:30What are you going to do with a whole weekend off anyway?
03:33Oh, well, today I have this hot little foursome on the docket.
03:36It's me, my couch, my DoorDash app, and season eight of Botched.
03:40Oh, that sounds glorious.
03:43Oh, um, this is low.
03:46Swap it out.
03:46Copy.
03:50There he is.
03:52Joint duty program is officially underway.
03:54A hell of a friend you are.
03:56You get me to sign up for this thing and then you just build the first shift, huh?
03:58Okay, well, that wasn't my call.
04:00Chief Robinson only wants PICs riding with firefighters, at least until the program is really dialed in.
04:05Right.
04:06Squad 3, engine 51, ambulance 61, automatic alarm, Patterson High School.
04:10All right, Vasquez, let's hit it.
04:11Yep.
04:15You ready for this?
04:16You know it.
04:24Okay, well, I want a full report tomorrow night at Valleys.
04:27You got to know back.
04:30They said it was an automatic alarm.
05:00Yeah, let's go ahead and take a look around.
05:01Mouch, you stand down for now.
05:03Copy that.
05:11Got smoke on the Charlie side.
05:13Let's go squat primary search.
05:15Mouch, get a line in there now.
05:16On it.
05:17Clarence, looks like we got a long run to the fire.
05:19Let's load off from the officer side.
05:21Copy.
05:21All right, let's mask up.
05:29Captain Tony, lead frog search and cruise with me.
05:32Copy that.
05:40Fire department, call out.
05:43Fire department, call out.
05:44Hey, Max, you're going to need that water in the back offices.
05:58Fire department, call out.
05:59Charming there, hose line.
06:00Coming in.
06:03Hey, back here!
06:05Wait!
06:06Get out of here!
06:07Hey, you okay?
06:25Did you walk?
06:26I think so.
06:27All right, we're going to form a shield for you.
06:29All right, you stay tight on our ass.
06:30Just like a quarterback sneak.
06:31You got it?
06:32Uh-huh.
06:32On three.
06:33One, two, three.
06:35On three.
06:37Stay low.
06:43All clear in there.
06:44Copy.
06:57All right, buddy.
06:58Take it easy.
06:58We got you.
06:59South Florida, all clear.
07:00Look at it.
07:01We can see you right here, sir.
07:03Copy that, Tony.
07:04What's your name, sir?
07:06Jerry.
07:06Do you have any tightness in your chest?
07:11Oxygen's at 92.
07:12All right, let's get him on the non-rebreather and crank it to 15.
07:14Copy.
07:15What happened in there, Jerry?
07:17I was running the buffer down the hallway from the office when the alarm went off.
07:21I should have run, but my dumb ass went to see if I could stop it.
07:24What did you see?
07:27Pretends it was on fire.
07:28Sir, I keep some cleaning supplies in there to keep me from walking all the way down to
07:33the custodian's closet.
07:35Damn, I hope that's not what caused us.
07:37You were the only one in there?
07:39Yes, sir.
07:40I'm the only one here on Saturdays, except for the principal, but he texted me and said
07:44he was running late.
07:44All right.
07:46We got to get him to bed.
07:46Okay, you take the wheel and just get us there, Vasquez.
08:00We're not Hobson-Shaw.
08:01You got it.
08:02What's all that?
08:21I am packing a GSW to the lower torso, so I need you to start an IV.
08:28Grab an IV kit, 20-gauge catheter, flush syringe, and don't forget gloves.
08:32Copy.
08:38Read the labels, Vasquez.
08:39Bottom right.
08:40And hurry.
08:40Patient's going into hemorrhagic shock.
08:42Starting an IV is one of the most important skills you need to master as a paramedic.
08:57So, let's see what you got.
09:01Don't forget the alcohol swab.
09:03Right, right.
09:04Better want to check in and get an infection.
09:10All right, buddy.
09:12Okay.
09:22Only way to know for sure is to aspirate and check for blood return.
09:26There you go.
09:36Nope.
09:37You went right through it.
09:38Try again.
09:39Bevel side up and pierce the vein.
09:40Don't go right through it.
09:41Here's the vein.
09:42Copy.
09:43So, start a little steeper and flatten out the angle once you're through the skin.
09:47Copy.
09:49Come on, come on, come on.
09:53Okay, check it.
09:55Yep.
10:00Good job.
10:01Okay, you're in.
10:02Advance the catheter, connect the J-loop, and let's go again.
10:04Hello?
10:26Hello?
10:27This is Lizzy Novak.
10:33Oh my god, is she okay?
10:39Okay, okay, I'll be there as soon as I can.
10:42Thank you for the call.
10:44You came up with this yourself?
10:46Well, I've been talking to lieutenants around the CFD for a while, gathering information,
10:51doing an informal poll, if you will.
10:53But the core principles, for better or worse, they're mine.
11:00Give me a minute.
11:01Mm-hmm.
11:05Chief?
11:07I was just on my way to lunch with the police commissioner, and he had just canceled.
11:11So I picked up some sandwiches from Ferrara Bakery.
11:15I know it's a long shot, and it's a little more than coffee, but it is just lunch.
11:20Any interest?
11:22No.
11:23So it wasn't electrical.
11:28No, the origin point is too high.
11:31What about that smell?
11:32It's intense.
11:33Well, it could be mineral oil or paraffin.
11:37Once it's all burned away, it's hard to tell one petroleum-based chemical from another just
11:41by the smell of it.
11:42So you gotta send it to the lab to make sure, huh?
11:45Yeah.
11:46You can get a good idea by tasting it.
11:48Well, though, officially, it's against protocol.
11:51Well, that must be the cleanest supplies the janitor was talking about.
11:57Yep.
11:58Morning, Captain.
12:00Gentlemen.
12:01What do we got there, Lieutenant?
12:03Well, I think this one was hand sanitizer.
12:08Probably got the fire cooking that much hotter, but I don't think it's the source of the odor in here.
12:13Check this out.
12:14I'm guessing it's a coffee maker.
12:15Or was.
12:16I think you're right.
12:17It's definitely the source.
12:18Paint thinner?
12:19That's gasoline.
12:20I'm guessing it's a coffee maker.
12:21Or was.
12:22I think you're right.
12:23I'm guessing it's a coffee maker.
12:24Or was.
12:25I think you're right.
12:26It's definitely the source.
12:27Paint thinner?
12:28That's gasoline.
12:32And a lot of it.
12:37Based on how hot the fire burned in here, I'd say they filled the whole damn reservoir
12:42with it.
12:43It wouldn't have been enough to burn down the whole school.
12:46I think he may have had a more specific target in mind.
13:07Officially, we'd call it an improvised incendiary device.
13:10So, someone did this on purpose?
13:12Almost certainly.
13:13The coffee maker served as a crude timing device.
13:16Probably gave the perpetrator two, three minutes to clear out.
13:19Any idea of who might have done this?
13:22I mean, I can't give you any names, but I have been getting these text messages.
13:27Nasty stuff.
13:28Threats.
13:29Profanities.
13:30All from an unknown number.
13:32When did they start?
13:34Well, let's see.
13:35In the third, so a week and a half ago.
13:40I assumed it was a student of an axe to grind.
13:43Not that that narrows things down at all, unfortunately.
13:46I never thought that it would escalate into actual violence.
13:50There was a kid outside just as the fire got going.
13:54Maybe 14, 15 years old, tall, lanky black kid with a bright red skateboard.
14:03That him?
14:07Name's Wyatt Moore.
14:08He's a bright kid, but trouble.
14:10His parents are going through a lovely divorce, so I've tried to cut him some slack, but I caught him smoking cannabis in the parking lot a couple of weeks ago and had to suspend him for all the good that it did him.
14:20Why do you say that?
14:21Well, I ran into Wyatt last night at the boys' basketball game at Lane Tech.
14:27I suspected that he was under the influence again, but he denied it.
14:31With some choice words?
14:33Left me worried that he is not on a good path.
14:36Does he seem like the type of kid who could do something like this?
14:39I wish I could tell you no.
14:49Excuse me?
14:50Hi.
14:51I got a call about a patient, Heidi Novak.
14:53I'm her sister.
15:00Oh, my God, Heidi.
15:02What are you doing here?
15:03Apparently, I am still an emergency contact in your phone.
15:07A paramedic called me.
15:11What happened?
15:12Nothing.
15:15I mean, it's not a big deal.
15:17I think I was just majorly dehydrated.
15:19The medic said that you were passed out at a bus stop and you almost got hit by a car.
15:23The lady who called 911 said that she couldn't wake you up.
15:25She thought you were dead.
15:27Did you know you're not supposed to drink grapefruit juice when you take a sleeping pill?
15:31Because I sure didn't.
15:36Heidi.
15:37I'm dead serious.
15:38Google it.
15:39Google it.
15:40It's really bad.
15:45I just remember going to bed and waking up in the ambulance.
15:51Did you take more than one pill?
15:55You couldn't tell me the truth.
15:57I literally just told you.
16:00Are you sure?
16:01I didn't do this on purpose, Lizzie.
16:04I swear to God, okay?
16:06I know that's what you're thinking.
16:08I would never say that, but I'm not mom, okay?
16:22It was my first campaign, a city council election up in Madison.
16:27Turkey or Tuscan chicken?
16:28Turkey.
16:29Decisive.
16:30I like it.
16:31Anyway, my candidate lost by 12 votes, but I didn't care.
16:35I was absolutely hooked on politics.
16:37My phone hasn't stopped ringing ever since I have to take this, sorry.
16:42Of course.
16:44What's the latest?
16:46Of course they're going to say that.
16:48How many schools are we talking?
16:50Fine.
16:52Gather the comms together, and I'll meet you in an hour.
16:57The teacher's going on strike?
16:58I just hope not.
16:59I'm sure we'll do whatever we can to avoid a school shutdown.
17:02The problem is, wherever we find the money,
17:04it just means someone else is going to be pissed off at us.
17:06Everyone's taking cuts right now.
17:09The fix is to spread the pain, maybe take a little more from items further down on priority list.
17:16You don't fix the fence before you fix the roof.
17:19As my grandfather used to say.
17:21Have you ever thought of running for office?
17:24No.
17:25That folksy charm of yours?
17:26A lot of Pauls would kill for that, you know?
17:31It's one of my firehouses.
17:34Captain O'Neil?
17:37I'm serious?
17:38All right, I'll be right over.
17:41Yeah, that's one of my guys.
17:43Got hurt.
17:44Nothing serious, but gotta go to the scenes protocol.
17:47Totally understand.
17:48Feel free to stay, or uh...
17:50Oh no, I'll take mine to go.
17:52But, one of these days we will have an actual meal together, Chief.
17:57I'll call ya.
17:58Nice place?
18:01Yeah.
18:03What's going on?
18:04I'm Captain Van Meter.
18:05I'm at the Office of Fire Investigations.
18:06This is Lieutenant Severide.
18:07Are you Wyatt Moore's father?
18:08Yeah.
18:09What's this about?
18:10There was a fire at Patterson High School this morning.
18:13We were hoping to talk to your son about it.
18:16Mr. Cole sent you here, huh?
18:17Don't pass gold just straight to the Moore's house.
18:19Actually, the lieutenant here...
18:20This is ridiculous.
18:21What?
18:22What's this about?
18:23What's this about?
18:24What's this about?
18:25What's this about?
18:26I'm Captain Van Meter.
18:27I'm Captain Van Meter.
18:28I'm at the Office of Fire Investigations.
18:29This is Lieutenant Severide.
18:30Are you Wyatt Moore's father?
18:31Yeah.
18:32What's this about?
18:33There was a fire at Patterson High School this morning.
18:34We were hoping to talk to your son about it.
18:36Mr. Cole sent you here, huh?
18:37You're ridiculous.
18:38Why he got busted smoking weed one time?
18:40Mr. Cole wants to make him out to be an arsonist now?
18:42No one's accusing Wyatt of arson, sir.
18:44We're just here to get information.
18:46Your son is outside the school at the time of the fire.
18:48I saw him there myself.
18:52Go to your room, son.
18:55Now.
18:56I'm not an idiot.
18:57I know how this goes.
18:58You lock in on one person in you.
19:11I don't care what Mr. Cole said.
19:15My son, he would never do anything like that.
19:18If you've got a shred of evidence against him, come back with a warrant.
19:23Otherwise, leave us alone.
19:26Our family's been through enough this year.
19:35That kid seemed pretty freaked out.
19:37Unfortunately, I don't think we're going to convince Dad to let us talk to him until we have something solid.
19:41So let's go back and see if we can find something that puts the kid inside the building this morning.
19:48Not to bang my own drum, but I think there's a logic here that would best be described as elegant.
19:54Tools are organized by frequency of use based on a five-point system.
19:59Hey, how's the custodian doing?
20:01Oh, his O2 level stabilized by the time we got to Met. He's going to be okay.
20:04Hey, you guys, uh, forget your lieutenant somewhere?
20:07No, we found evidence that the fire was an arson, so he decided to chase it down with Captain Van Meter.
20:12Severide's fire investigation.
20:14Uh, more of a freelancer. Whenever Van Meter needs help with a thorny case.
20:17His father, Benny, was a legendary fire investigator, so I guess you could say it's in the blood.
20:24She's just...
20:32Hey, over here. My roommate was taking a shower.
20:35I heard the water shut off, and then she screamed, and the whole apartment shook like an earthquake.
20:40It's blocked from the inside.
20:41She must have fallen behind the door. Okay, what's her name?
20:43Halina.
20:44All right.
20:46Halina, I'm a paramedic with the Chicago Fire Department. Can you hear me in there?
20:52Hey.
20:53Ambo 61 to Maine. We need a truck company to assist our location. We got a victim with a possible head wound trap behind a bathroom door.
21:08Copy that, Ambo 61. Dispatching truck 93. EPA, 14 minutes.
21:12How much blood? I don't think we have 14 minutes. How's that door frame looking?
21:15Oh, it's pretty solid.
21:17Yeah, maybe if I had my tools, we could...
21:19Actually, ma'am, do you ever have any tools? Like a hammer or a screwdriver?
21:22Yes. Halina keeps a toolbox in the kitchen. I can check.
21:25Great. Bring them all, please.
21:26Hurry.
21:28Halina, can you hear us in there?
21:30Oh, perfect. Thank you.
21:35Perfect. Thank you.
21:39Perfect. Thank you.
21:44Come on.
21:49Come on.
22:00Give me a hand.
22:13Yeah.
22:15Okay.
22:16One, three. Wait.
22:17One, two, three.
22:19Let's get her on the backboard.
22:35Yeah.
22:40Spread her head.
22:44Here we go. Okay.
22:49Okay.
22:50I've got a two-inch occipital laceration with an arterial bleed.
22:53Four-foot-four, boss.
22:54Okay. Grab my C-collar and some Kerlix and start prepping an IV.
22:57Copy.
22:58Is she okay?
22:59She lost a lot of blood, but we're gonna get her to Chicago Med.
23:12Okay, I'm gonna finish up this bandage. You start the IV.
23:14Copy that.
23:19Okay.
23:25You got this?
23:26Yep.
23:34Aspirate.
23:47Good. You're in.
23:48All right, I'll push for what's on the road.
23:50Okay.
23:56All right.
23:57On three.
23:58Yep.
23:59One, two, three.
24:03With a little luck, we'll dig up something to help us pull a warrant.
24:06Would've been a whole lot easier if he had just let us talk to the kid.
24:09Yeah, I get it, though.
24:10That's gotta be a hell of a tight spot for a father to be in.
24:13That's parenting.
24:15There's no end to the rocks and the hard places.
24:18How's it been having a teenager in your house, anyway?
24:21Me and Stella got lucky there.
24:24Isaiah's a great kid, sharp, stays out of trouble.
24:27Pretty much the opposite of me when I was his age.
24:30What do you got there, boys?
24:33Coffee maker was plugged into this.
24:35We thought it was an ordinary outlet splitter, but when we pried it from the wall, it cracked open.
24:38Saw it's got a microchip inside.
24:41It's a smart plug.
24:42Yep.
24:43So you're saying the arsonist started the fire remotely?
24:46So, see you in another six months, I guess.
25:04Wait.
25:05If there's something that you want to say, just say it.
25:10No.
25:12I'm good.
25:13Come on.
25:14It's not like you're blowing up my phone, either.
25:17But hey, the second that I got a call that you were in the hospital, I was out the door.
25:21You know, it's easy to show up in a crisis.
25:24Because you get to feel like a good person.
25:28Well, it's true.
25:31We don't ever just hang out.
25:34We don't even talk, really.
25:36We used to call each other on our birthdays or whatever, and now it's just a text or a comment on Insta stories.
25:43HBD.
25:45I have never written HBD in my life.
25:48When's the last time you talked to Will, by the way?
25:50When is the last time that you talked to him?
25:52He is your brother, too.
25:57Look.
25:59You can lash out at me all you want, but that is not-
26:02I'm not lashing out, Lizzie.
26:04I'm saying I'm over it.
26:06I'm sick of pretending like we have some normal sibling relationship.
26:11What is normal?
26:13That's not even a thing.
26:15You know what I'm talking about.
26:17We even acted like siblings in a very long time.
26:20You think it's possible to pull any data off that?
26:36I seriously doubt it.
26:37We got enough of this serial number to maybe track where it was purchased, but look at this.
26:42The pins on this chip are trashed.
26:43So that means there's no way to ID whatever device was controlling it?
26:46Unfortunately.
26:47Understood.
26:48Yeah, thanks for the information.
26:49That's a big help.
26:51That was the school's IT administrator.
26:53He checked the connected client's log on the school's Wi-Fi router and found that a Helix home smart plug that's the same model as this one logged onto the Wi-Fi for the first time at 7.36 PM last night.
27:03Well, didn't Mr. Cole say that he saw Wyatt at the Lane Tech game last night?
27:07Yeah, at halftime.
27:08But based on the tip-off time, there's no way that Wyatt could have been here connecting that smart plug to the school's Wi-Fi at 7.36 PM.
27:14That kid wanted to tell me something when we were at his house.
27:18It was written all over his face.
27:20He knew something.
27:25Hey, Chief.
27:26You got a second?
27:27What is it, Mount?
27:29I was just wondering if you had a chance to mull over my universal compartment protocol?
27:33The plan is solid.
27:35It's a good idea.
27:36It's just these days, if you want to get something like that on the white shirt's radar, it has to translate into dollars and cents.
27:43You don't think they'll go for it?
27:45I just think it's going to be a little low on their priority list for now.
27:50Well, I'll copy that.
27:52I appreciate you looking at it, Chief.
27:54Now, I don't mean that you should give up on it.
27:58Timing just has to be right.
28:00Yeah.
28:01Mount, I appreciate you leading Engine 51 with such gusto.
28:08Thank you, Chief.
28:11I'll keep working on the plan.
28:28Hey.
28:29Thanks again for doing this.
28:30I know you've heard the sales pitch a hundred times, but it's really going to make a huge difference for all the paramedics.
28:36I mean, Novak worked one-on-one off for an entire week before this shift.
28:40So...
28:41I'm glad to give her some rest.
28:42And, uh, it's good to keep her EMT skills sharp.
28:45Yeah.
28:46And, hey, it's good to keep our forced entry skills sharp, too.
28:51Well, look, since you're going to be working with firefighters more often, how do you feel about keeping a halogen bar on the elbow?
28:56I think that would be a great idea.
28:59Okay.
29:00Fantastic.
29:01See, we can...
29:03I'm sure he's not trying to be rude.
29:10Just wasn't expecting to see me so soon.
29:13Ray Vasquez, I'm Sal's father.
29:16Violet McCommie.
29:18You two work together.
29:21What the hell are you doing here?
29:23Came for my wheels, son.
29:25You forgot?
29:27Sal was nice enough to look after my car while I was away, but, uh, I'm back now.
29:33Go.
29:35Wow.
29:37You try to teach your kids good manners, but, uh...
29:41In the end, they are who they are.
29:43Pleasure to meet you, Violet.
29:46You know, when people don't call you back, it's usually a sign they don't wanna talk.
30:15We know why it didn't start the fire.
30:18How?
30:20Because the fire is set up at the exact same time that Mr. Colesall lied at Lane Tech three miles away.
30:25I'm glad to hear you say that.
30:27But then, what are you doing here, Lieutenant?
30:30Maybe that's a question you should ask your son, because I think he knows.
30:34He's right.
30:36Don't say another word.
30:37This guy doesn't care what kind of trouble you get into is what he wants.
30:40Mr. Jerry's in the hospital because of what happened.
30:43Maybe we can help catch the person who did it.
30:54Whoever did it, I bet you'll find him there.
30:58Oh, yeah, I, um, I used to live around the corner.
31:04Have you been to that huge farmer's market on Webster?
31:08Uh, yeah, maybe. I'm not sure.
31:11Well, hey, you should go.
31:12There's, uh, a great barbecue stand.
31:15If you like barbecue.
31:16This is in here.
31:17Okay.
31:18You should be right.
31:19I feel bad.
31:20I could have just moved.
31:21I don't feel bad.
31:22I was on my way.
31:23Yeah.
31:24Look, I'm sorry that you had to deal with all that.
31:25Yeah, my dad and I, we've, we've got some issues.
31:26Hey, you don't need to apologize.
31:27Seriously.
31:28Don't even think about it.
31:29Okay, well, uh, I'll see you around.
31:32Okay, well, uh, I'll see you around.
31:34Okay, well, uh, I'll see you around.
31:37Okay, well, uh, I'll see you around.
31:46Okay, well, uh, I'll see you around.
31:47Okay.
31:53Hey, wait, Vasquez.
31:56You should come to Molly's tonight.
31:58Everyone is gonna be there.
31:59We gotta wash the day off somehow, right?
32:03Maybe I'll see you there.
32:04Okay, I'll see you there.
32:05See you there.
32:06Okay, this isn't it.
32:08Not joking.
32:09All right.
32:10Hello!
32:11Let's go.
32:41Oh, I mean, we're so looking forward to your day off.
33:02Is Heidi okay?
33:03Um, physically, she's fine.
33:05She just had a bad reaction to mixing sleeping medication with grapefruit juice.
33:09Yeah, that's a thing.
33:11Who knew?
33:12Okay.
33:13And mentally?
33:15Who the hell knows?
33:18Heidi and I, we kind of have this way of talking around the big things.
33:25It's like deep down we both want to be more connected, but we can't just...
33:30What?
33:31Okay, you know that game, Taboo?
33:35It's like we're both playing it whenever we see each other.
33:37It's like there's this whole long list of words we're never allowed to say, ever.
33:41It's funny, I used to play Taboo with my parents when I was a kid, only we had special rules
33:46because it was just the three of us.
33:48Yeah, that's not as fun.
33:49Yeah, I was always jealous of people who had these big families.
33:52My best friend growing up had four brothers, so I wanted four brothers.
33:56Two older and two younger.
33:58Yeah.
33:58Yeah, I guess it never occurred to me how much messier my family would have been if I had
34:04had siblings.
34:06Yeah, but that's the thing.
34:07It was...
34:08It was messier, but it was a good kind of messy.
34:13Things didn't get, um, complicated until after my mom.
34:26Everything changed after.
34:30Meaning, basically, everything just fell apart.
34:34But still, someone had to make the lunches and sign the homework.
34:39And you would think that that would make siblings closer, but...
34:44I don't know.
34:48It's not like you had a choice, right?
34:49You were forced into it.
34:50I'm sure your siblings get that.
34:53Yeah, but that's the thing.
34:54No one really asked me to do any of those things.
34:59I just kind of did it.
35:04Never really occurred to me to ask what anyone else wanted to do.
35:09I'm sorry, I-I have to go.
35:18I totally get it.
35:19Yeah, go, go.
35:34Hey, just the woman I needed to see.
35:37Let me ask you something.
35:37But when you were putting together your proposal for the joint duty program...
35:42Uh-huh.
35:43If you're heading out, we can just talk about this next shift.
35:46Yeah.
35:47Hey.
35:50Uh, no.
35:51No, it's fine.
35:52I can stay for another drink.
35:53Great.
35:54Last guess.
35:56Hey.
35:57Mm.
35:58Shh.
35:58So here's my question.
35:59Did he let you talk to Wyatt?
36:04We were right.
36:05Swipe that way.
36:08What am I looking at?
36:09Screenshots from a private Facebook group called I Hate Mr. Cold.
36:13Subtle.
36:14Yeah.
36:14There's hundreds of comments going back at least two years.
36:17People accusing Mr. Cold of bullying students, public humiliation, trumping up charges to expel kids for low grades, just to inflate test scores.
36:25Did you read all these?
36:27They sound like an angry mob sharpening their pitchforks.
36:30According to Wyatt, there's 83 active members.
36:35So we have 83 possible suspects.
36:37Sorry to bother you at this hour.
37:03You mind telling me what's so urgent that I couldn't wait till morning?
37:05The fire at Patterson. It's likely the perpetrator wasn't just trying to send you a message.
37:09We believe the attack was deliberately timed for when you'd normally be arriving at the school and you'd be alone.
37:15Can we talk inside?
37:17Yeah. Yeah, please. Come in.
37:30What's up?
37:30Sorry for the random pop-in, but I heard that's what normal siblings do.
37:37What's that?
37:42I thought we could hang out.
37:44If you're not doing anything.
37:46One with peach schnapps and I just start sweating bullets.
37:49I'm about to get grounded for a month.
37:51We weren't grounded for a month. It was like a week.
37:53Max.
37:54Drama queen.
37:56Whatever.
37:56Whatever.
37:56Whatever.
37:56Whatever.
37:56Whatever.
38:00Well, I hope you like the show Botched.
38:03I love Botched.
38:07I mean, I'm talking like 30 people are just standing there, frozen.
38:11Some of them still holding their drinks while we're doing CPR on a little baby girl.
38:15They can't even look at each other. They're so ashamed.
38:18I mean, how did no one notice her crawl into the pool? Not a single person.
38:22Damn.
38:27Already?
38:28Yeah, I forget. On Sunday, they close early.
38:32Well, Vasquez, I'm glad you decided to come out tonight.
38:35Wait, uh, I mean, come on. You're not going home after the shift we had.
38:41Okay, fine. After the shift I had.
38:43Look, I've got a lot of the data wash off sale. I mean, that raw chicken alone.
38:51Oh, my God.
38:54Let's go to Nick's.
38:56Or the Redhead Piano Bar. Or...
38:59Wherever you want.
39:01Just one more for the road.
39:05Sure.
39:06Yeah.
39:07Let's go.
39:08Let's go.
39:13Never would have guessed you're a chef.
39:21Well, don't jump to any conclusions. You haven't tried it yet.
39:26Oh, don't tell me you don't like red meat. I should have asked.
39:30No, it's not that.
39:32You've gone to so much trouble.
39:35What I have to tell you, I can't pretend I don't know.
39:39You'd find out and wonder why I didn't say anything.
39:43I don't want it to ruin the night.
39:46What's this about?
39:48What you said yesterday about fences and roofs and making tough choices.
39:52We had to avert a teacher strike.
39:55We had no choice.
39:57So I had my budget team look for money to reallocate quickly without starting a new and bigger backlash.
40:03We pulled from infrastructure, public works, admin, services.
40:11There's no easy way to say this.
40:13We asked the CFD for a list of rigs that could be permanently decommissioned.
40:18Hmm.
40:19One of those rigs is in your battalion.
40:22Which one?
40:24Engine Company 51.
40:25I believe the lieutenant's name is...
40:27Randall McColland.
40:28...
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