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Get ready for explosive drama! Chicago Fire Season 14 Episode 19 will test the limits of our favorite firefighters like never before. Tune in for heart-stopping rescues and intense personal conflicts that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
This episode dives deep into the high-stakes world of a massive fire that threatens the entire city. Our brave crew must battle not only the flames but also internal strife that threatens to divide them at a critical moment. Expect thrilling action sequences and emotional storylines that will have you deeply invested.
Will Severide and Kidd's relationship survive the pressure? Can Casey lead his team through this inferno and emerge stronger? These questions and more will be answered as the firefighters face their greatest challenges yet. Don't miss a single second of this unforgettable installment of Chicago Fire.
#ChicagoFire #OneChicago #FirefighterDrama
This episode dives deep into the high-stakes world of a massive fire that threatens the entire city. Our brave crew must battle not only the flames but also internal strife that threatens to divide them at a critical moment. Expect thrilling action sequences and emotional storylines that will have you deeply invested.
Will Severide and Kidd's relationship survive the pressure? Can Casey lead his team through this inferno and emerge stronger? These questions and more will be answered as the firefighters face their greatest challenges yet. Don't miss a single second of this unforgettable installment of Chicago Fire.
#ChicagoFire #OneChicago #FirefighterDrama
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00:00We got a half-bad situation in here, G.
00:03Macy and Holt are showing signs of respiratory distress.
00:0820 years on the job, I've never seen anything like that.
00:12Kelly Severide has worked more arson cases than anyone outside of OFI.
00:17Apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
00:19Benny Severide is dead. Can't you let this go?
00:23If Lieutenant Severide's the one who taught you everything you know about arson investigations,
00:27he must be pretty damn good at it.
00:29He is.
00:33This needs to go over to internal affairs.
00:51I thought you were coming back mid-shift.
00:53I couldn't wait.
00:55Joe Spick from Captain's training, pedal to the metal.
01:05Do you think it's your promotion murders already?
01:07I don't know.
01:09Hello?
01:11Yes, sir. Just got back in.
01:17Understood. On my way.
01:20Well?
01:21I don't mean to come down to headquarters right now.
01:23Wow.
01:30Lieutenant Severide?
01:32Thanks for coming down so quickly.
01:35Chief Silva, Internal Affairs.
01:38I wasn't told I was meeting with IAD.
01:44Since you were at Captain's training, we were unable to conduct an initial interview with you.
01:49The case wasn't officially opened until this morning.
01:52Now that you're here, you're under formal review for dereliction of duty.
01:56What dereliction?
01:59Multiple instances of leaving your assigned post during active shift hours without authorization from the commissioner's office.
02:05The only time I ever leave 51 is to assist OFI.
02:09Exactly.
02:10And you did so without requesting clearance from headquarters.
02:14Who filed the complaint?
02:17I'm afraid I'm not at liberty to disclose that.
02:19You will continue reporting for duty while the investigation proceeds.
02:23And of course, your promotion is officially on hold pending the outcome.
02:28Lieutenant, this is a serious accusation.
02:31Depending on our findings, disciplinary action could include suspension or termination.
02:42Hey, you know, you keep getting in here early, you're going to start making us all look bad.
02:46Relax, this isn't official CFD business.
02:50It's actually a little writing project I've been working on.
02:53Oh, Cyrus Mayberry making a comeback?
02:56No, the nom de plume has been retired.
02:59This is a Randall McHolland original.
03:02Really?
03:02We're not going to see any, like, Sheets on Fire sequels?
03:05Nope. This one is strictly non-fiction.
03:09In fact, some might even call it a memoir.
03:13A memoir?
03:14No kidding.
03:15It's like, uh, Book a Mouch?
03:19The title's still pending, but, yeah, something like that.
03:23How long you been at it?
03:24Couple months.
03:25It goes back to when we had to pull all that paperwork to save my job.
03:29I was reading all these reports and commendations, and I realized this is 40 years of stories right here.
03:38All I have to do is put them in order, add a little flair.
03:43And you got yourself a book.
03:45Just got to finish the intro, and Bob's your uncle.
03:49So let's see what you got.
03:50No, no, no, no, no, no, no sneak peeks.
03:53Fine.
03:54All I'm asking is that when you describe me, you use the phrase, salt of the earth.
03:58Who says you're in it at all?
04:01Vasquez, Mikami, and Novak all have the shift off.
04:05They're dealing with police follow-up on the hostage situation.
04:08So Ambulance 61 is out of service?
04:10Yes.
04:10And 81 will have a floater.
04:12Copy that.
04:13I'll get the paperwork going.
04:14And Lucy, as a battalion chief's assistant, you have access to all CFD personnel file.
04:21So I'd like you to gather a number of resumes for me.
04:24Yes, sir.
04:25Resumes for what position?
04:27I'm looking for someone to take over as the lieutenant on squad.
04:34You put me under review?
04:36Excuse me.
04:37I take it you heard from internal affairs?
04:40You didn't want to tell it to my face?
04:42You had to sneak it in while I was away training?
04:43Well, the timing has nothing to do with its validity.
04:46Your past battalion chiefs may have turned a blind eye, and they were good men.
04:50But it was on you to seek authorization from headquarters before leaving your assigned post.
04:55It's not like I was out running errands.
04:57I was with OFI.
04:59Working for the CFD.
05:00If a chief at Pascal's level can be fired for breaking the rules, what makes you think you're so special?
05:06I'll fight this.
05:07On what grounds?
05:09Maybe you hurt 51 more than you realize.
05:12Maybe you should have transferred to OFI before it came to this.
05:17You break the rules, you pay the consequences.
05:20Nobody.
05:21And to see if he is above them.
05:24Not even a severed ride.
05:36Termination for assisting OFI.
05:38It's a worst-case scenario, but it's on the table.
05:42Hopkins did not seem like the kind of guy who was looking for a fight last shift.
05:45He was praising us both.
05:47He said he was glad to be a part of 51.
05:50What changed?
05:51Nothing changed.
05:52This isn't about OFI or any dereliction of duty.
05:55It's Benny.
05:58You think this is about your dad suspending him?
06:04That was 20-plus years ago.
06:05Hopkins has been on me since the second he got here.
06:09When I was at training, I kept digging through old disciplinary files,
06:12trying to figure out what the hell he did to get suspended.
06:14And?
06:17Thin paper trail, no details.
06:20They must have been bad then.
06:22Or messy.
06:24Benny wasn't exactly known for clean lines.
06:27So this is retaliation?
06:30Feels like it.
06:31I mean, I...
06:32If I can figure out what the hell actually happened between them
06:35and bring it to IAD,
06:37maybe I can get him to shut this down
06:38before it gains any traction.
06:40Yeah, but you go digging for info now,
06:42you're putting yourself on the line, Kelly.
06:43You're interfering with an active investigation.
06:46This isn't just about me, Cel.
06:47It's about protecting 51 from a commander
06:49who's willing to weaponize procedure.
06:51I can't just sit on my hands.
06:52But you also cannot put yourself front and center of the hunt.
06:57Maybe there's a way I can.
07:04Let's take a beat.
07:06Let me think about this.
07:09And then let's you and me do this together.
07:17Okay.
07:27Jamie Holtz, I'll be damned.
07:29Supporting for duty.
07:30Ah, you look good, man.
07:31Don't act so surprised.
07:33Well, you know, after everything we all went through,
07:35you went through, on that airplane call,
07:38it's nice to see you on your feet again.
07:40You with us today?
07:41Yeah, covering for Vasquez on 81.
07:43I've been picking up extra shifts here and there
07:45just to make up for the lost time.
07:48Well, you are in great hands with Kid,
07:50but I gotta know,
07:52you still thinking about trying off the squad?
07:54Absolutely.
07:55Yeah, there it is.
07:57Hey, how's Kid been doing, by the way?
08:00I know her and Macy were pretty tight.
08:02A loss like that is...
08:04Yeah, yeah, she's still working through it, you know.
08:05Finally got girls on fire back up and running again.
08:08We all hosted the first one about a month ago.
08:13One day at a time.
08:14Mm.
08:16And he lock us up for grabs.
08:18Follow me.
08:25Hey, I thought writing was supposed to be torture.
08:28Well, as Dorothy Parker said,
08:31I hate writing, but I love having written.
08:34So, you got the introduction done?
08:36I'm just proofing it now, and I have to say,
08:39I think it turned out pretty good.
08:41Don't be shy, sir, with the class.
08:43Ah, nah, they don't want to hear this.
08:45Yes, they do.
08:45Hey, come on, guys, listen up.
08:47Macy's written a book.
08:49About us.
08:50How much about us?
08:51Oh, don't worry.
08:51Names have been changed to protect the guilty.
08:55All right, here's a...
08:57Here's a bit from the opening.
08:59As we pull up to the house,
09:02smoke billows from the basement.
09:04A strange, haunted chill hangs in the air.
09:09Tommy from Squad knows why.
09:12This isn't just any house, he says.
09:15It's one of the only spots still standing
09:18from the Great Chicago Fire.
09:20A shiver runs down my spine.
09:23I realize we're pilgrims in an unholy land,
09:27and as we mask up,
09:29Chief Beaudet gives a war cry.
09:31If the Great Fire couldn't take this house down,
09:35I'll be damned if it falls on my watch.
09:38What happened next?
09:40You'll have to read to find out.
09:44We saved the house.
09:46Hey, spoiler.
09:48Cap, you were there.
09:51Cap 81, Squad 3, Engine 51, structure fire.
09:551601, Winston Club.
10:18931's a man, requesting additional ammo.
10:21Engine.
10:22Get a line in there and find that fire.
10:24Copy that, Chief.
10:25Truck 81, primary search.
10:27Copy the Squad.
10:28Squad, assist with search and open up the rear.
10:30Copy that.
10:31Cruise with me, Tony Cap.
10:32You gotta take the rear.
10:33Hey.
10:35Hey, do you know how many people might still be in there?
10:37I don't know.
10:38People come and go.
10:40It's been empty for months.
10:42Hey, Chief.
10:44People were living in there.
10:45Not sure the number,
10:46but who knows what we may be walking into.
10:48Let's get in there before the whole building flashes over.
10:50Copy, Chief.
10:55Now, you gotta keep pushing it down the middle.
10:57Keep it from wrapping.
10:58Got it.
10:58Shut the water.
10:59Let's fan out.
11:00Check every aisle.
11:01All right.
11:02We'll take the D-Bag, meet you in the middle.
11:04Copy.
11:04Fire department, call it out.
11:06Fire department, call it out.
11:08Fire department, call it out.
11:16We got flames lifting through the roof.
11:18You have three minutes.
11:19Make it count.
11:19Fire department, call it out.
11:22Cruz, check the next one.
11:24Yeah, copy that.
11:26Fire department, call it out.
11:28Check it out.
11:30Hey, fire department, call it out.
11:33Hey.
11:34Hey.
11:34Call it.
11:35Yeah.
11:36Stay there.
11:37I got you.
11:37Hang on.
11:38Come on.
11:41Come here.
11:42Stay there.
11:43Is anybody else in there?
11:45No.
11:46All right.
11:46Come here.
11:48Chief.
11:49We got two more coming out to you.
11:51One more minute.
11:52Find your exit point.
11:55Black bodies, call it out.
11:59Black bodies, call it out.
12:01Black bodies, call it out.
12:04Yeah.
12:08Whoa.
12:09Hey.
12:11Whoa.
12:12Hey.
12:14Keep moving.
12:21Time's up.
12:22Hey.
12:25Hey.
12:26Hey.
12:26Come on, man. We gotta clear up. Let's go.
12:27Hey, let's grab him and go.
12:29Yep, we're on a lieutenant. Come on. Let's go. Let's do it.
12:3351 report. What's your status?
12:36Coming out with another victim, chief.
12:59No pulse?
13:04People's fixed and dilated.
13:06Respirations?
13:08Triple zero.
13:10The victim is too far gone to resuscitate.
13:16All companies surround and drown. Nobody enters the building.
13:19Copy. Setting up a dead gun, chief.
13:2151, let's move.
13:33What did they do to my store?
13:37You don't know this building?
13:38Yeah. I got a call. The guy in the store said it was on fire.
13:41People were living inside. One of them was killed.
13:45Oh, my God.
13:56Hold. Hey.
13:58You okay?
13:59All good, lieutenant.
14:00Wait, wait.
14:02You see?
14:03You don't have to pretend with me.
14:06We went through something together.
14:08Thanks, lieutenant, but I'm fine.
14:10I just gotta shake it off for a minute.
14:25What'd you see in there?
14:27Caught the smell of gasoline in the back, close to where you found your victim.
14:33Could be generator fuel.
14:35Or an accelerant.
14:37Kelly.
14:37I know.
14:39I know. I can't reach out to the 05, but I can flag it with Hopkins.
14:44Let him make the call.
14:51Yeah.
15:00Hey.
15:02That was one hell of an awful call, huh?
15:04Poor guy.
15:04At least we were able to get the others out.
15:07Yeah.
15:10What are you holding back there?
15:13This is it.
15:15My memoir.
15:16It's officially done.
15:19Well, how's your reading?
15:21You tell me.
15:22I was hoping you'd be my first reader.
15:25Come on, me?
15:26Who better?
15:27You know my story about as well as anyone else.
15:30Okay.
15:32What can I say?
15:34It'd be my honor.
15:35I just need you to read the intro for now.
15:37See if you feel like it sets the stage for the rest of the book.
15:41And listen, if you have feedback, I want it, okay?
15:44I'm no wilting flower here.
15:46I can take criticism.
15:48Just let me read the thing.
15:50Copy that.
15:50Enjoy the read.
15:54Oh, you mean right now?
15:57You mind?
15:58I'll take care of this.
16:00Okay.
16:02You got it.
16:06Hey, Lieutenant.
16:07Do you have a second?
16:08Of course.
16:11What's going on?
16:12Um, I know about Severide and the internal review.
16:17It's not fair.
16:19No, it's not.
16:21You heard them this morning?
16:23Yeah, but that's not why I'm here.
16:27The chief had me deliver the charge to headquarters when Severide was away.
16:32I didn't want to.
16:33I almost called him just to give him a heads up.
16:36Oh, no.
16:38Hey.
16:39I mean, you were just doing your job.
16:42All right?
16:43And if you would have called him, that would have just put you on thin ice?
16:46It just feels like I helped blindside her.
16:48You didn't.
16:49Hopkins filed the charge.
16:51IAD opened it.
16:52And that is on them.
16:54It's not on you.
16:55Yeah.
16:58You really think they're going to punish him for stepping up and helping?
17:03We'll see.
17:04I'm getting into it.
17:08Thank you, Lucy.
17:11Don't beat yourself up about this, okay?
17:27Hey.
17:29How you doing?
17:30That, uh, that fire was something, and that victim, his miracle there weren't more of them
17:34like that.
17:36Yeah.
17:38It took us both a sec to recover.
17:40Makes sense.
17:41I fell for the guy.
17:43That's all.
17:44But we roll with the punches best we can, right?
17:48It's part of the job.
17:50Right.
17:52Part of the job.
17:53Okay.
18:07Hey.
18:09I am just going to call the CFD directly.
18:11I'll use my name, not yours, and just ask to pull a bunch of files from that era with
18:17Benny and Hopkins.
18:18Just see what we can get.
18:23I like it.
18:26Lieutenant Severod, I contacted Captain Hargrave, passed along your observations from the scene.
18:32She's here with a request.
18:34Since there was a fatality, the Halloween Village fire is now an OFI priority.
18:39I reached out to CFD headquarters and already secured approval to bring you in.
18:43It wouldn't have been my call, but it seems it was already in motion.
18:46Crews will act up as squad lieutenant for the remainder of shift.
18:52Yes, sir.
18:54I'd like to tour the scene together.
18:56You can walk me through what you saw.
18:59I'll grab my coat.
19:10You and I work well together, despite the current situation and your personal connection to
19:15Lieutenant Severod.
19:19This is not about my relationship, Chief.
19:23It's about 51 as a whole.
19:27Which, you said yourself, it's a great firehouse.
19:31And it's a close one.
19:33We stick together.
19:35So if Severod is sidelined...
19:3651 isn't the only great firehouse in this city, Lieutenant.
19:40I'd hate to see it broken up, but if that's what it takes to clean up the CFD, that's the
19:45price I'm willing to pay.
19:54Here are the resumes you asked for, Chief.
19:56Oh, thank you.
20:08Anything else?
20:09Yeah, I wanted to say thank you for bringing me on as your assistant.
20:15You're welcome.
20:16You're doing good work.
20:18I appreciate that.
20:20Because I love it here.
20:22At 51, it's a really special place, and it's a special group of people.
20:28So yeah, thank you.
20:36And fast-track it if you can.
20:37I'd like those files by end of shift today.
20:41I appreciate it.
20:42Okay.
20:42Yeah.
20:43Let me know if you find something.
20:46Okay.
20:46Lieutenant?
20:48Hey!
20:48Hey.
20:49Um, I'm guessing that you heard that Severod's assistant OFI on their case, right?
20:52I did, yeah.
20:53Why?
20:54What's up?
20:54I was wondering if I could grab Holt to run some drills since we're a man short.
20:58A while back, he mentioned some interest in gunning for squad one day, and he must have enough training by
21:02now to be useful on the floor.
21:04Is that the only reason?
21:06I might give him a boost, you know?
21:08Training with the top guns of 51?
21:11Oh.
21:13Yeah, I, um, I, I, I saw him kind of lock up a little bit during that last call.
21:19And he said he was fine.
21:22Yeah, don't we all?
21:24He's traveling some rough road.
21:26I know you get it.
21:30Yeah, bring him in for the drill.
21:32Thank you, Lieutenant.
21:33Mm-hmm.
21:42Back here.
21:43This is where I first caught the smell of gasoline.
21:45It's still hanging in the air.
21:48See the V pattern?
21:51Possible point of origin.
21:54Well, it looks like a hot plate.
21:56It makes sense if they were living here.
21:58But butane burns clean.
22:00If this were accidental, you'd have vertical damage, but there's deep charring in the floor here.
22:17Uh, hydrocarbons.
22:20It's gasoline.
22:21Look at this.
22:23Heavy pour pattern.
22:24Dump a few gallons of gasoline under a hot plate.
22:27Turn it on.
22:28You're halfway home before it heats up and ignites the vapors.
22:30This wasn't someone making dinner.
22:32If we can trace this, we have our ignition source.
22:35And maybe our arsonist.
22:41Will, I'm dying here.
22:42What'd you think?
22:43Oh, it's solid work, Mouch.
22:45Really.
22:46What does solid mean?
22:47Like, there's great stuff in the introduction.
22:50You know, the way that you bring the first call to life.
22:53I mean, you got a gift, Mouch.
22:56Seriously.
22:57Okay.
22:58Feels like there's a but after that.
23:00Well, you know, if I'm going to be honest, I do feel like there is something missing.
23:07All right.
23:09Well, I'm not really a creative type like you, so I don't got the words.
23:15It's just that I feel like it needs to be, um, a there.
23:22There.
23:23A there there.
23:25Yeah.
23:27Can you be more specific?
23:28It's just, I feel like it's missing a piece.
23:34And that is the, uh, there, there.
23:38Okay.
23:39Forget it.
23:40Well, come on.
23:40You said that you wanted feedback.
23:42Herman, this isn't feedback.
23:45Okay.
23:46So I don't know how to phrase it.
23:48I told you that this is not my world.
23:49No.
23:51Obviously not.
23:52What?
23:53Hey.
23:54I'm just trying to help.
23:57All right.
23:57Listen up, gentlemen.
23:58We got a roof collapse.
23:59One victim pinned in.
24:01Our mission is to extricate.
24:03Start by stabilizing.
24:05Build yourself a safe work zone.
24:08Good.
24:09Good.
24:09You got it.
24:09Just keep going.
24:18Good.
24:19Good.
24:20All right.
24:20Now, take it easy.
24:21Control.
24:23Don't muscle it.
24:32I'm done.
24:34Hey, man.
24:35Don't worry about it.
24:36Look.
24:36You don't have anything to prove here.
24:38Let's just stack them up and we'll run it again.
24:40You think I need this?
24:41You're not my lieutenant.
24:42And I'm not your project.
24:44So just back the hell off.
24:48Yo, hold.
24:56Any sign of a pressure vent from the canister?
24:59No blast signature.
25:02The vent just fed the fire.
25:05You hear that?
25:10Hey!
25:11Stop!
25:27Man, get off me!
25:28This is an active fire scene.
25:30You can't be in here.
25:31Then what are you doing here?
25:32Office of Fire Investigation.
25:36I didn't know.
25:37I thought maybe you got to it first.
25:40Got to what?
25:40Whatever started the fire.
25:42We saw you back there packing something up.
25:44The owner of this place, he just put out a reward.
25:47One hundred grand.
25:48He said he paid cash to know how it started.
25:50One hundred grand?
25:51Yeah.
25:52Everyone at this shelter was talking about it.
25:54We booked it here as soon as we heard.
25:55So you ducked our tape and broke in here hoping to find what?
25:59I don't know.
26:00Anything.
26:01Something worth that type of money.
26:05I don't know.
26:06I don't know.
26:06I don't know.
26:10Firehouse 51, this is Lucy.
26:12Hi, this is Vivette and Personnel.
26:14I'm returning a call.
26:15Oh, thank you.
26:17I already got the resumes.
26:18The email came in a couple hours ago.
26:20Oh, this isn't about resumes, actually.
26:22I spoke to Lieutenant Kidd earlier.
26:24Can you let her know I was told she does not have access to the files she requested?
26:28Oh, okay.
26:30She can reroute the request through Superior if that helps.
26:36Right.
26:37Um, when I see her next shift, I will let her know.
27:08How's the case coming along?
27:11Uh, looks like the stove here was the ignition point.
27:15Trying to pull an identifier.
27:17Serial stamp, manufacturer code, anything that ties it to a purchase.
27:21Not much left.
27:22We're exploring other angles.
27:24Hargrave's back at OFI fielding, a tidal wave of tips coming in.
27:28The owner put up 100 grand.
27:30Insurance policy contingent on calls, huh?
27:33Maybe.
27:37I can see how invested you are.
27:40That kind of focus is an asset.
27:44But passion doesn't override procedure, Lieutenant.
27:47Solving this case won't buy you any leniency with IED.
27:58Hi.
27:59Is there someone I can talk to about the Halloween Village fire yesterday?
28:02You were there?
28:04Yeah.
28:05So were we.
28:05What's going on?
28:07I know who started it.
28:12You got a sec?
28:14Hoping maybe we could clear the air.
28:17Of course.
28:20Me storming off like that, that was my ego talking.
28:24It's not an excuse, but getting notes on your writing can be tough.
28:29And I know you were just trying to help.
28:32It's not like I was giving you any solid gold ideas.
28:35To be fair, I didn't give you much of a chance.
28:38You were hovering a little.
28:39Yeah.
28:40Just...
28:41The intro is great, and the book is going to be great.
28:44I just should have left it at that.
28:46No.
28:46I...
28:47I meant what I said.
28:49I really do want your thoughts.
28:52Well, I have been thinking more about what I think is missing.
28:55You figured out the there, there?
28:59I did.
29:01It's you.
29:02Me.
29:04This is your story, Mouch.
29:06The opening rescue, that's great.
29:08But what I need is more, Mouch.
29:11Your journey.
29:12All the things that you've been through.
29:13That's what I think is going to make this stand out.
29:18Well, you...
29:19You think I should lead with that?
29:21Well, people are going to care about the book because they care about you.
29:26Let them see Mouch the way I do.
29:31And that's my two cents.
29:33That's a good note, Herman.
29:38Are you going to add a chapter about how I saved your book?
29:44Would you settle for a footnote?
29:46Wait, did you catch Hope before he took off?
29:49I got so wrapped up in other house business that I didn't get a chance to check in with him
29:54again.
29:54So he left after shift without saying a word.
29:57I mean, I don't know if more attention from us would have been helpful, honestly.
30:03None of us are wired to talk.
30:05But I just feel for the guy.
30:09You know, he has his team at 68 to keep him afloat.
30:13Yeah.
30:18We heard you started using again.
30:20That's why I'm here.
30:21We were also told you had issues with some of the other squatters.
30:25And the fire started in the area you camp out in.
30:28I wasn't there.
30:29I've been locked up in here.
30:31Trying to get clean.
30:32You can't come and go?
30:34It's not a hotel.
30:36Well, we have someone that places you at the scene.
30:37Says you own a butane stove.
30:40We're in there lying.
30:42Who said that?
30:43Jamila?
30:44With that old-timer Frankie?
30:46Acts like he's an HOA president or something?
30:49Man, I wasn't there.
30:51I didn't start any fire.
30:52When did you check in here?
30:54Last Thursday.
30:56Social worker dragged me up out of the store in front of everybody.
31:01Look, I ain't left here since.
31:04You can check at the front.
31:06They keep a close eye on us.
31:09Hey, hon, it's me.
31:10We're still running down leads.
31:12It's a bit of a mess.
31:15Might be out late.
31:16Give me a call.
31:18The front desk confirmed it.
31:20He was here all week.
31:21Logged in and out of meetings.
31:22No exits.
31:23Why the hell would Taryn put him there?
31:25You can think of a hundred thousand reasons.
31:28Once a reward gets thrown in, people jump in, start guessing.
31:31It's impossible to tell what's real and what's a wild goose chase.
31:37Maybe that's the point.
31:48I assume this is urgent since I got called out of the office.
31:56You got a lead?
31:57Even better.
31:58We solved the case.
31:59Confirmed arson.
32:00Thanks to Taryn.
32:02Looks like she gets her hundred thousand dollar reward.
32:08She brought you a proof because that's a lot of money.
32:11It was a mattress in the back storage area.
32:13Somebody lit it and ran.
32:14That's not...
32:15Not what?
32:17Well, I just mean, you sound pretty sure you must have evidence.
32:21We do.
32:23Well, I'd like to see it.
32:25I think that's fair if I'm going to hand over a hundred thousand dollars.
32:31I'm going to guess he doesn't have the cash.
32:33Makes sense.
32:34Considering his property was struggling to lease.
32:37Been in the hole for years.
32:39Worth more as an insurance payout.
32:41Should have been easy.
32:43Make it look like a cooking accident.
32:44Some careless squatter.
32:47But then I called and told you there was suspicion on cause and suddenly a reward went out.
32:52And you had to change plans.
32:54Destroy the scene.
32:55Corrupt the investigation.
32:57That's absurd.
32:57I was just trying to help you solve it.
33:00You pulled a partial off the hot plate.
33:05Nice, detailed ridge.
33:09You willing to give us your print?
33:13I want a lawyer.
33:15Okay.
33:16Then let's get you to the holding cell.
33:27So that's it?
33:29I'm done here?
33:30Yeah, you did good.
33:32He walked right into it.
33:34Well, you did your part.
33:35The second he saw you, he started to unravel.
33:38Sorry there won't be any reward.
33:40Hmm.
33:42A hundred grand would have been great.
33:44But, um, the guy who died, Angelo, he was a good person.
33:52He let you borrow his phone charger.
33:56He always shared whatever food he had.
34:01He didn't deserve that.
34:09You know, we didn't even have to break in.
34:12The back door was unlocked.
34:14And no one ever tried to kick us out.
34:33Thank you for not standing me up.
34:41Listen, the way I acted doing those drills,
34:44blowing up at you,
34:46that was uncalled for.
34:49And you should know I'm rethinking going for squad.
34:52So, uh,
34:53I guess I wouldn't have been much use anyway.
34:58Jamie, I, uh,
34:59I spoke to your lieutenant on 68.
35:03I know you haven't been back to your firehouse
35:05since the airplane call.
35:08I'm trying to get it right before I go back there.
35:13Macy was a friend, you know?
35:21We, um,
35:22we had this guy
35:23on truck,
35:25Otis,
35:26great firefighter.
35:28More than that, you know,
35:29he was, uh,
35:29a brother,
35:31my best friend.
35:33He died
35:34in the line of duty,
35:35and, uh,
35:38when that happened, man,
35:39I, I didn't think I'd ever go back to 51 again.
35:45But,
35:47the thing is,
35:50if you want to get right,
35:53you got to go back.
35:55You don't get to skip the part
35:57where you feel her presence everywhere.
35:59For what?
36:01She's gone.
36:02I don't need that constant reminder.
36:05But you're not in on it alone.
36:08That's the whole point of your firehouse.
36:10They know exactly what you're feeling.
36:13Because they're carrying it, too.
36:17So go back.
36:20For your sake and theirs.
36:24They're waiting for you, man.
36:30Around the firehouse,
36:31they call me Mouch.
36:33Which, for the uninitiated,
36:35is short for half man, half couch.
36:37For 30 years now,
36:39that's been the name I answer to.
36:41As you might imagine,
36:42given that moniker,
36:44I was never the likeliest candidate
36:46for glory.
36:47And yet, here I am.
36:50In the twilight of my career,
36:52against all odds,
36:53answering to a new name.
36:56Lieutenant.
36:58These are the accounts
37:00of Lieutenant Randall
37:01Mouch McAllen.
37:03Wow.
37:05That's perfect.
37:07I wouldn't change a thing.
37:09The only thing you need now
37:11is a title.
37:12I already got one.
37:13Yeah?
37:14From couch to command.
37:17Oh, I like that.
37:18It's very you.
37:20That's the idea.
37:21So, what happens now?
37:24Uh,
37:24I send it out.
37:26See if any publishers
37:28are interested in
37:29this.
37:31Come on.
37:32Who wouldn't want that?
37:37Ah.
37:40Before we go,
37:42I heard about the charge
37:43against you.
37:46There might be a way I can help.
37:50I'm listening.
37:52As you know,
37:53I'm only the interim head
37:54of this department.
37:55My plan's always been
37:56to go back to forensics.
37:58But if I recommend you
37:59as my permanent replacement,
38:01I can fast track it.
38:02So you're saying
38:02OFI can shield me?
38:04I'm saying they're not
38:05going to drag the newly
38:06appointed head of OFI
38:07through a public IAD
38:09investigation,
38:09not with your arson record.
38:11Your conviction rate,
38:12your reputation.
38:14It'd be a bad look
38:15for the CFD.
38:17You step into the job
38:18before they get
38:19their footing.
38:20You leave 51,
38:21take the position,
38:23you'll be free and clear.
38:25So I just
38:26outrun it?
38:27It won't look like
38:28you're running.
38:29It'll look like a promotion.
38:42There's my girl.
38:44Hey, Dad.
38:46Working through dinner.
38:47I'm shocked.
38:48Want some food?
38:49No, I had a burger
38:50at Lane's Place.
38:52That have to do
38:53with the Halloween Village fire?
38:55How do you know about that?
38:57Bunch of social media
38:58posts about it?
38:59Hmm.
39:00The guy died in there,
39:01right?
39:02Yep.
39:03Arson.
39:04Hmm.
39:05You're going to catch
39:06who did it?
39:06One of my men did
39:07just today.
39:09Damn.
39:10That was fast.
39:12Your guy must be good.
39:15Yes.
39:17Bet he can't solve
39:18my trig homework, though.
39:20Literally,
39:20no one can.
39:28He can't move on.
39:30No one can.
39:40I don't know.
40:02I don't know.
40:44I don't know.
41:01I don't know.
41:07I don't know.
41:09I don't know.
41:15I don't know.
41:17I don't know.
41:18I don't know.
41:19I don't know.
41:20I don't know.
41:20I don't know.
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