9-1-1 (2018) s09e11 Episode Script
Going Once, Going Twice
1
Ow. [GRUNTING]
- Your back still bothering you?
- I'm fine.
I just tweaked it a little.
Oh, my grandpa throws his back out
every time he prunes his gardenias.
And he swears by ice and arnica.
My grandpa has sciatica.
He uses this, uh, this magnesium cream.
Or is that for his gout?
You don't have gout, do you?
No, I do not have gout.
[GRUNTS] And before you ask,
I also do not have osteoporosis,
urinary incontinence or ED.
Why would we think
you had an eating disorder?
- A different ED.
- Different how?
Okay, that's my cue
to go pick up my kid.
[CHIMNEY] Hey, guys.
Hey, before you leave,
I need to talk to you guys
about something.
Sizzle and Spark.
I'm gonna need more words.
It's the theme for this year's
LAFD bachelor auction.
Okay. Less words.
Yeah, go ahead and leave.
I'll just forge your names
for the sign-up sheet.
That's the spirit.
[RAVI] A bachelor auction?
Isn't that a little outdated?
It's 2026.
Outdated is making a comeback.
So, this is for charity?
Yeah. Every house is doing it.
It's gonna be fun.
Who has fun being auctioned off
like a slab of beef?
♪
[CHEERING]
[EDDIE] So, someone spent $8,000
to go on a date with you?
$8,001.
Adjusted for inflation, it's
really not that big of a deal.
Why $8,001?
Extra dollar is a strategy
that people use in a
a bidding war.
There was a bidding war?
$8,000?
Okay, didn't you say you needed
to go pick up Christopher?
Yeah, and trust me,
he's gonna have a lot of
questions about this story, too.
All right.
[CLAPS HANDS] Everybody sign up.
- [BIRDS CHIRPING]
- [HORN HONKS]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
What
Wait, wait, wait, wait. Hal!
[BRAKES SCREECH]
Hal!
Eddie, what's up?
Where's Chris?
He didn't get out of the bus.
No, he never got on.
You didn't see him at school?
Sorry. Figured you picked him up.
♪
[BUCK OVER PHONE]
Did you call the school?
[EDDIE] Yeah.
I talked to one of the teachers,
and she says he got into another car.
Did you try Find My Friend on his phone?
Yeah, it says he's at the house,
but he sometimes
leaves it there and he's not
answering the calls.
- Okay, w-what kind of car?
- A light-colored sedan.
Older. Which describes
half the damn cars in the city.
- I called the police.
- W-What did they say?
They told me to go home.
In case he's there. I-I
I'm headed there right now.
Uh, okay, just-just stay there.
I'm gonna come over.
Wait. The car, it's in my driveway.
- I'll call you back.
- What, uh
- Hi.
- [EDDIE] Abigail?
[VIDEO GAME PLAYING INDISTINCTLY]
[EDDIE] Chris, what's going on?
I'm kicking Abigail's butt.
[ABIGAIL LAUGHS] Not for long.
- I just got a booster.
- Turn it off.
[GAME TURNS OFF]
You didn't want to answer your phone?
I-I guess it was on silent.
It's not his fault. We got distracted.
What are you doing here, Abigail?
She picked me up from school.
- Chris, you got homework?
- Yeah.
Do it.
I need to talk to you, right now.
I'm sorry, I just wanted to help.
You're a busy man
and you've been so nice to me,
and you mentioned you were sad
you didn't have time
to pick Chris up from school,
so I just wanted to help.
That is not help.
Okay? Not knowing where
my son is, that is terrifying.
I didn't mean to scare you.
We were just having so much fun.
We'll call next time.
There is no next time.
What do you mean?
I mean what you're doing is not okay.
Showing up here?
All right, going to Chris's school?
It has to stop.
I thought you liked me.
You guys are like family.
Family? No.
Chris and I are family.
You are not family.
Okay? I-I just helped you
because you're my job.
And that's all you'll ever be: My job.
Do you get that?
I ju
- I'm gonna go.
- No, wait. Come on.
Abigail, I-I didn't mean that.
Yeah, you did.
[DOOR CLOSES]
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
- [EXHALES]
- Give it to us, Doc.
[DOOR CLOSES]
Which would you like?
The good news or
the great news?
- What is it?
- My CK levels are down to 350.
It's still slightly above range,
but it's stable.
That's great, right?
Oh, it's very good.
It means that whatever she's doing,
it's working.
[HEN] Well, it's nothing fancy.
It's just a high-protein diet,
UV protection
A lot of stress management.
Well, you just keep being you.
I plan to.
You know
who's gonna be excited about this, baby?
My mother?
Your captain.
Hey, I would be mad, too.
I am mad. She took Chris.
I'm more mad at myself.
The kid had nobody else,
and I made her feel worthless.
[RAVI] Oh, easy.
Don't break the probie.
- Sorry.
- [CHIMNEY] And here we are.
Our Bachelors of the 118,
ready to Sizzle and Spark.
What is she doing here?
[CHIMNEY] May's gonna be
our civilian liaison for the auction.
She has volunteered to whip you all
into lean, mean
[CLAPS HANDS] catwalking machines.
No.
Yeah, apparently, your sister
here is an expert at this stuff.
She handled her sorority's frat auctions
all four years
and we're lucky to have her.
[BUCK] No offense,
I think this is
a little different
from hawking date nights
with drunk frat bros.
I definitely have
my work cut out for me here.
- [LAUGHS SOFTLY]
- [EDDIE] Hey, uh, please, can I just
write a check to the widows and orphans?
Not unless that check has a comma in it.
Okay, let's go! Line up.
Let's get to work, line up.
Let's start with some power poses.
Right here facing the mirror. Thank you.
[CHIMNEY] Hey, Buck. A word?
I noticed that your name is missing
from the, uh, sign-in form.
Yeah, I-I didn't sign up.
Well, why not?
You love being objectified.
I'm-I'm injured.
Yeah, right, like when
your shoulder was dislocated
but you sledgehammered through a wall.
That's not the same thing.
Lives were at stake.
You went bowling after.
Why do you care so much?
I just don't understand
why you don't care.
I mean, this whole auction
is not just your lane,
this is your whole road.
Maybe I'm just not that guy anymore.
Cheers.
To another "Stitch and Bitch."
[LAUGHTER]
And thanks to Carol for hosting again.
Oh, I look forward to this all week.
[MABEL] Okay, so,
who are we waiting on now?
Blanche.
Would it kill her to be on time?
Should someone give her a call?
I mean, Lord knows,
she could have taken a fall.
Bless your heart, Faye.
You're still new.
[ARTIE] Blanche is healthy as a horse.
I just saw her last night,
cheating at canasta.
[LAUGHTER]
I saw her at pickleball this morning.
In that short skirt of hers.
[SCOFFS]
Now I know this is
called "Stitch and Bitch,"
but maybe we should go easy on Blanche.
Didn't she lose her husband?
Marty died five years ago.
Oh.
I lost my Tim last winter
and you don't see me acting like that.
- That's right.
- We're all widows, who cares?
- [ARTIE] Yes.
- [PHONE CHIMES]
Speak of the devil.
Blanche?
"I'm pulling up right now."
[SCREAMING]
[GRUNTS]
[EDDIE] Someone's losing
- their license.
- [CHIMNEY] Grab a backboard.
All right, Ravi, jaws. Harry, the K-12.
- Hey, cap, what should I grab?
- Aren't you hurt?
- Well, yeah, but I can
- You know what? I can't risk it.
In fact, let the probie
carry your Halligan.
[BLANCHE] Get me out of here!
[CHIMNEY] Can someone
tell me what happened here?
Yeah. [SCOFFS] Blanche happened.
She came barreling in here,
smashed Carol's settee.
Now she claims that she's gone blind.
I'm trying to tell you, I can't see!
It's my left eye.
Got you, ma'am.
[EDDIE] Blanche,
hi, I'm Eddie. This is Ravi.
We're gonna get you out of here.
Have you had anything to drink?
No. [CHUCKLES]
But I could use a glass of red
if anyone would like
to give a gal a hand.
Oh, go to hell.
Blanche, do you wear
contacts, by any chance?
Yes.
Well, I see what's wrong.
Your left lens is out of place.
Oh. Oh.
Well, look at the two of you.
[BLANCHE CHUCKLES]
Hold still, ma'am.
[EDDIE] All right, we're
gonna get you out here,
Blanche. On three. Harry.
[CHIMNEY] Uh-uh, not you, Buck.
[EDDIE] One, two
- [BLANCHE SHUDDERS]
- three.
- [BLANCHE] Ah.
- There we go.
Okay. Call me Blanche.
Car's all set.
All right, let's
get this car out of here.
[BUCK GROANS]
Oh, no.
[PANTING] Ow.
- Ow! Ow!
- Ma'am. Ma'am, are you okay?
I'm I'm having palpitations.
Okay, Buck. Your time to shine.
Yeah, sure.
[MUTTERS]
Just check right here.
Yep.
Uh, pulse is normal.
You might want to check at the neck.
[SIGHS]
Check the neck.
Heh. Checking the neck.
Yep, still feels normal.
You know, why don't you ride
with us to the hospital?
Just to be safe.
- You cannot be too safe.
- [BUCK] Okay.
Ha-ha.
- Okay.
- Okay.
- Bye, now.
- Goodbye, now.
- Yeah.
- Okay?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
Does anyone else need me?
Chest pains.
Short of breath.
[ARTIE] Ooh, ooh.
I think I bruised a rib.
Pretty sure you're still that guy.
[BUCK] Okay.
You got this. On three.
One
two
three.
[GROANS]
[COUGHS]
Nope.
Not happening. [GROANS]
[EDDIE] Thank you.
All right, so what's my move?
I wanted to help her,
not retraumatize her.
You didn't do anything wrong.
She picked up your son
without your permission.
To be nice.
And then I tore her to shreds.
Can you give me
the address to the group home?
She's not there anymore.
The staff said she tore apart her room
- and ran off.
- [SIGHS]
I sent her back to the streets. Perfect.
Any idea where I can start looking?
You have a good heart, Diaz.
It's not your fault.
Abigail was troubled before you met her.
Because her parents were monsters
who should be in prison right now.
They tortured her.
If I'd just done
a better job testifying
You did more than your job.
And sometimes,
when people aren't used to it,
kindness can feel like
interest.
Oh, come on. She's just a kid.
I saw how she looked
at you at the firehouse.
And how she looked at me.
You?
Yeah, the other female in the room.
The one who was taking her
away from you.
You think Abigail's jealous?
I think she's a mixed-up kid
with some boundary issues.
Eddie?
How did she know where you lived?
Chris must've told her
when she picked him up.
Before that.
The-the first time she
showed up on your doorstep.
You think she's been following me?
It's possible.
But I I think if you
go looking for her now, it
it'll only encourage her.
So, what, I, uh
I just give up on her?
[SIGHS]
The hardest part of my job?
You can't save everyone in crisis.
♪
Our next bachelor is Ravi Panikkar.
Ravi bench presses 250, he squats 330
and he runs a five-minute mile.
- Don't lie.
- [MAY] Ravi.
Is any of that true?
Two truths and a lie.
They can smell a fake.
Well, maybe the spectator
should stay out of it.
No, the peanut gallery's right.
You gotta be real, Ravi.
What if they don't want the real me?
Look, you just have
to get the first bid.
And then they catch auction fever and
they'll max out their credit cards.
Hey, Buck, why don't you get over here
and show 'em how it's done?
[HARRY] Yeah, what were your moves,
Buck?
[CHUCKLES] Well, I-I did a backflip.
Everyone called it a a "Buckflip."
He called it that.
Many times. For weeks.
- I can't do a backflip.
- Uh
You don't need to do a backflip.
If you get in trouble,
just take off your shirt.
It's funny how generous you are
with your advice,
yet you won't contribute
to our charity drive.
Yeah, I-I can't.
Right, because of your back.
- Y-You don't believe me?
- No, I believe you,
I just think it's an excuse.
And the only thing I want to know is
[AMPLIFIED] why?
[HEN] Why what?
[PEOPLE GASPING]
- Hen! Look at you.
- Oh, my gosh.
Hey. Walking on your own.
[CHUCKLES] I drove here by myself, too.
You look amazing.
Thanks.
You here checking up
on your baby brother?
I'm helping organize Sizzle and Spark.
[LAUGHING] Oh!
The Buckflip is making a comeback?
I might have some singles in my wallet.
Buck is declining to strip and to flip.
What? Then I don't know why I'm here.
Oh. Oh, right.
I was hoping to have a moment
with my captain.
Right this way.
Rhythm is not their strong suit.
[HEN LAUGHS]
So, what brings you in?
I had a, uh, a checkup yesterday.
Bad news from the doc?
He said everything
looks good. Really good.
Good.
When does he say
you can come back to work?
He's comfortable with now.
- Done! Hen.
- [LAUGHS SOFTLY]
That's incredible.
Let's tell the other guys.
Whoa, whoa, let's hold on that.
Right, let's wait till Eddie gets here.
- We can announce it over dinner.
- Well, the doctor
is comfortable.
I'm not so sure I am.
What are you talking about?
You just got a clean bill of health.
And I'd like to keep it that way.
What if I come back and I end up
back in a wheelchair?
You're kidding.
You have a regimen now.
Exercise, diet
And managing my stress.
How am I supposed to do that
when stress is my job?
When we're running into a
burning building, what do I do?
Stop and meditate?
We can work around that.
How?
[EXHALES]
Is the world spinning backwards
right now?
Buck doesn't want to be a slab of meat
and y-you don't want to be a paramedic?
It's been trench warfare trying
to get back to who I am, Chim.
For Karen, for the kids.
But if I flare up,
I could lose myself all over again.
Maybe for good.
Well, I don't want to lose you, either.
I guess that means I need you to
stay healthy, whatever that takes.
I think this is what it takes.
Well, you know what's best for you.
But you got to ask yourself,
who is Henrietta Wilson
if not a paramedic?
The hell if I know.
♪
This part's gonna blow your mind.
[LAUGHS SOFTLY]
He's been dead the whole movie.
What?
How do you know that?
The internet.
[SIGHS]
- I hate the internet.
- [CAR ALARM SOUNDING]
Hate that even more.
I think it's your car alarm, Dad.
- Hmm.
- [MUSIC STOPS]
[ALARM CONTINUES BLARING]
[GROANS]
♪
- [KEYS SCRAPE]
- Stay inside.
[ALARM BLARING]
[ALARM STOPS]
[SIGHS]
[AIR HISSES OUT]
[SIGHS]
[CAN CLATTERS]
"Stay away from her."
Now, what do we think that means?
My best guess her.
Oh. So, you two are
No. I, uh [CLEARS THROAT]
asked Alex to help place Abigail
when I found out
she was living out of her car.
[ALEX] I think she was hoping
that I would place her with him.
[EDDIE] Alex thinks that maybe
Abigail's been following me.
Uh, that's how she knew
where I lived and
then the other day,
after I snapped at her,
Alex and I had coffee.
And your stalker didn't
like what she saw.
- Not "stalker."
- What would you call it?
Not "stalker."
[ATHENA] Eddie,
when I find this girl,
are you gonna have it in you
to press charges?
Charges? No. I don't want her arrested.
Then why are you bringing it to me?
Because I know if I asked you,
- you wouldn't arrest her.
- Are we not looking
at the same crime scene photos?
Because I see real anger here.
You were there when we pulled
her out of that church, Athena.
She has every right to be angry.
But she doesn't have a right
to take it out on you.
No, I know that, but I feel responsible.
You're not.
[EDDIE] I stepped
out of my lane with her.
I-I shouldn't have.
[ALEX] You were just trying to help.
And it ended up going the opposite.
Look, I know it's best
if I don't reach out to her,
and she's not gonna listen to Alex.
I was hoping maybe you talk to her.
Uh, see if she's okay.
And maybe
get her to back off?
All right, I'll-I'll see what I can do.
But I make no promises.
Thank you.
[GRUNTING]
Liar.
[EXHALES, GRUNTS]
What are you doing back here?
Uh, you weren't answering.
A-And you're not hurt,
you're hiding out.
Chimney sent you.
He's worried about you. So am I.
Uh, you loved that auction.
Do you remember when you made it
your Christmas card?
You were very proud of yourself.
Bachelor auction is a young man's game.
Is that what this is about?
I mean, who are you
threatened by? Ravi? Harry?
No, I'm not competing with them.
I was in my 20s last time.
I did a backflip.
[SCOFFS]
[EXHALES] Look, it's
it's not just that.
I don't feel young anymore.
I party less.
I sleep more. I bake.
Congratulations.
It sounds like you're in your mid-30s.
Okay, do you know how old
that is in firefighter years?
Average age of retirement is 55.
That means I'm already past middle-aged.
I've had two kids.
When I look in the mirror,
I don't recognize
the person that I was a decade ago.
No, hey, you look great.
Oh, believe me, I know.
So do you, by the way.
But that's not what I meant.
Back then, I was lost.
Now I have this amazing family.
And a job that I love.
And I am a stronger, better person.
Do you think that
I would trade any of that
to be nine years younger?
[CHUCKLES] No.
Okay, so, let's just say
that you sell for 50% less.
[MADDIE LAUGHS SOFTLY]
Would you want to be the guy
that you were
when you were a probie?
I like the new Buck.
I'm just not sure the rest of the world
is gonna feel that way.
Screw the rest of the world.
Get out there
and shake your ass, old man.
Okay?
- For the orphans.
- [BOTH LAUGH]
Yeah.
Yeah, okay.
♪
[BUZZES]
Well, that was easier than I thought.
You want to have a chat?
[LOCK BEEPS]
So, you got a job now,
and a place to stay?
Mm-hmm.
They let me have the room
with the broken AC
if I, uh, wash sheets and towels.
[BEEPS]
Gotta say, it seems like a step down
from your group home.
How did you find me?
Plate readers tracked your car
to this location.
- Is that even legal?
- [CHUCKLES]
It is, if someone's
suspected of a crime.
♪
Eddie sent you, huh?
He asked me to have a talk with you.
[EXHALES]
I really screwed up.
You've been through hell
and Eddie saved you from it,
so, clearly, you feel
some attachment to him.
Now, it's fine to feel protective,
but when those feelings take over,
they can make us do ugly things.
Like slash tires.
That's a misdemeanor, Abigail.
You're 18 now. That goes on your record.
I understand.
Eddie doesn't want
to press charges. Not this time.
But another incident
might test his mercy.
Won't happen again.
- So, you'll stay away from him?
- I promise.
- And Christopher and Alex, too?
- Yes.
It'll never happen again.
You have my word.
I never meant to cause him any trouble.
Please tell him that.
I'll pass it along.
[KAREN] So, when is this thing?
[HEN] Saturday.
Why are we going to a bachelor auction
when we're not interested
in purchasing any bachelors?
- It's for charity.
- Uh-huh.
And potential future blackmail material.
[LAUGHS]
Do you still have a future at the 118?
I mean, I want to go back
- Uh-huh.
- But what if it starts again?
I'm not sure I can handle the stress.
I don't believe there's
anything you can't handle.
I wish I could be sure of that.
Well, no one can be sure of anything.
Don't you know that by now?
[METAL CREAKING]
- [GRUNTS]
- [HEN] Karen.
Are you okay?
[EXHALES] I think so.
[HEN] Oh, can you wiggle your toes?
[KAREN] Yeah.
Are you in any pain? How's your head?
I'm fine. Are you?
[EXHALES] Yeah. I just
- [KAREN] Oh. Ow.
- [HORNS HONKING]
[HEN PANTING]
Oh, my God.
Call 911!
Yeah. Okay.
[LINE RINGING]
[DISPATCHER] 911, what's your emergency?
[KAREN] There's been an accident.
There's two other cars, I-I
I'm not sure how many are injured.
- Hey.
- Okay.
I got a three-car MVC
on Figueroa and 2nd.
Looks like two drivers are injured.
One working fire.
Send me two ambos and an engine.
Ma'am. Ma'am, are you okay?
Yeah. I think I can crawl out.
Okay, careful, careful. Watch the glass.
Hey. C-Can anyone use
a fire extinguisher?
- I can.
- Here.
Aim at the base
where the fire hits the engine.
Okay, here, come on. Come on, easy.
Hey. Hey, you, you.
Help me with this extraction.
Everyone else, get back in your cars!
Get back in your cars,
turn your hazards on!
Leave me a clear path
for emergency vehicles.
Get back!
Sir. Sir, can you hear me?
- Anything?
- He must have gone into cardiac arrest
- when he ran the red light.
- How do you know?
Distracted drivers,
they always hit the brake,
even in the last second.
Here.
All right. Help.
Check on the other driver.
She may have a head injury.
Ma'am.
[HEN] All right.
Come on.
Come on. No. No, it's okay.
[PEDESTRIAN] Hey! Hey!
Do you need any help? I'm CPR-certified.
No. No, it's okay.
I'm a paramedic.
♪
[BUZZING]
[SIGHS]
- Hello?
- [ABIGAIL OVER PHONE] Eddie.
Abigail.
How'd you get this phone number?
[LAUGHS SOFTLY] It wasn't hard.
Sergeant Grant told me
she talked to you.
She did.
And I know I promised
to stop bothering you.
And I am, I swear.
Uh, not about being bothered.
There's just something
I needed to say to you.
And this is the last chance
I'll get to say it.
I'm sorry for all the trouble
I caused you.
Tell Christopher I said
he has the best dad.
The best.
Abigail, what's going on?
Nothing, I just wanted you to hear that.
W-What did you mean,
this is the last chance
you'll get to say that?
Please forgive me.
- Wait. Abigail.
- [CALL BEEPS OFF]
- [ATHENA OVER PHONE] Hello?
- Athena.
You said Abigail's
at the Twin Vista Motel, right?
- Why?
- She called me.
Something's not right.
Uh, for instance, her calling you.
Athena, I think she's about
to do something stupid.
I'm headed there right now.
Uh, not a good idea.
Just pull over and I'll be right there.
- [CALL BEEPS OFF]
- Eddie.
[TIRES SCREECH]
♪
Eddie, what are you doing here?
Tell me what's going on.
- You should go.
- Abigail,
- if you're about to do
- Eddie, you need to leave.
Not until I know you're safe.
Look, you're not gonna get in trouble.
We'll get you whatever
kind of help you need.
You can't help me anymore.
Daddy, don't.
I told you, stay away from her.
[BOTH GRUNTING]
You have the gall
to take up with my daughter?
You're a grown man!
[STRAINING] That's not what happened.
I saw her at your house!
Daddy, he's telling the truth.
[SCREAMS]
LAPD. Drop the knife.
Are you okay?
[PANTING] Yeah. Yeah.
- Hey. Are you okay?
- Yeah.
On your feet.
[GROANS]
- [HANDCUFFS CLICK]
- You remember these, don't you?
[GROANS]
[PANTING]
[ATHENA] Maybe next
time I tell you to pull over
and let PD handle it, you'll listen.
I assumed the worst about her.
No. You saw her for what she was.
- A girl who needed help.
- [SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY]
Yeah, Abigail's father
had been stalking her
since the judge released him.
She had a restraining order,
but Daddy thought
he was her guardian angel.
[EDDIE] More like the angel of death.
[ALEX] And get this:
the group home called.
They found security footage
of him tossing her room.
- Which is why she ran away.
- [ATHENA] Yeah,
he was gonna take Abigail home
whether she liked it or not.
Poor girl.
She managed to hide out
at the hotel for a bit.
But when she heard
that he was harassing you,
she gave him her location so he'd stop.
So, she sacrificed herself
to protect me.
Just like you protected her.
She's lucky that you can't mind
your own damn business.
- [CHUCKLES]
- [ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
Eddie.
Buck. How'd you know I was here?
Uh, Athena told Harry, Harry told me.
- Hi, Athena.
- Yeah.
Let me see.
Oof. Yeah, that's gonna be
a shiner, but
Mm. Yeah.
We can sell that as sexy.
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen
- [DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]
- and welcome
to Sizzle 2026.
[CHEERING, APPLAUSE]
Here's your paddle.
There's an open bar.
Reserved seats, Harry goes on in ten.
[AUCTIONEER] Looking
good. Who's ready for an action?
All right. Well, without further ado,
grab those paddles and grab those seats,
because we're gonna
bring out some of our
Hi. [MOUTHS]
bachelors right now.
Will you get off your phone?
The auction is about to start.
- That's why I'm texting.
- What do you mean?
Sending some kind of bomb threat
so the auction gets canceled?
You think that'd work?
[AUCTIONEER] $1,200. Do I have $1,600?
$1,600.
$1,800.
$2,000.
$2,000 going once, going twice.
Sold for $2,000. Thank you, ma'am.
This next bachelor
is having a year of firsts.
- First year on the job
- Mom, Mom, it's Harry.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
probationary firefighter Harry Grant.
- [CHEERING, APPLAUSE]
- Yeah! Harry!
All right, now,
let's keep that love going
by starting off at $300.
I got $300 right here
Oh, $400 right over here.
- All right, who's got $500?
- Ma'am, put it down.
- Uh, Mom, it's for charity.
- Yeah,
I'm trying to have some,
but she's old enough
to be his grandmother.
Who's got $600?
Come on, ladies. Who wouldn't
want to share a meal
with this charming young man?
$1,000!
[AUCTIONEER] $1,000.
Mom, what are you doing?
All right, do I have any more bids?
- Mom. Mom.
- $1,000 going once
Sold for $1,000.
[APPLAUSE]
- Be right back.
- [AUCTIONEER] No need to worry
about that racing heartbeat, ladies.
- This guy is a medic.
- [CHEERING, APPLAUSE]
That's right.
Take a stroll and we'll start
the bidding at $300.
Who's got $300?
$300, I got $300 over here.
$400, I got $400.
[SPEAKING INAUDIBLY]
This is new. Okay.
We have a mystery phone bidder.
All right!
We've got $500 from the phone bidder.
- Do I have six? $600 $800.
- Let's go, Diaz!
Do I have eight $800. $900?
- [SPEAKS INAUDIBLY]
- $900 $1,000 from our mystery bidder.
$1,600 $1,600, I got $1,600.
- [SPEAKS INAUDIBLY]
- Okay.
Our mystery bidder's bid $2,500.
Who else is gonna bid higher than that?
$2,500, going once,
going twice.
Sold,
to our mystery bidder. Ooh.
You know, there's a time
where I would've been up there.
I was in the LAFD calendar.
Mr. April 2018.
We have a few boxes of those
still in our attic,
if anyone's interested.
Who were you on the phone with?
I-I was bidding on Eddie.
Wait, you were the mystery
woman on the phone?
- What the hell?
- [AUCTIONEER] Please welcome
Ravi Panikkar.
All right.
I'll Venmo you $2,500.
Uh, plus, my fee.
You bought yourself at auction?
Worth every penny.
[LAUGHS]
[AUCTIONEER] A lover
of the finer things.
A man of discerning taste
who will elevate your dating life
for a mere bid of
- Oh! Ravioli! Yeah!
- $300.
[AUCTIONEER] Who's gonna bid $300?
Who's got a bid on Ravi for $300?
$300.
- $300 right here.
- [CHEERING, APPLAUSE]
- $300. $400?
- Just to get the ball rolling.
$400 in the back. Do I have $500?
All right, $500.
- Going once
- $700.
$700.
I think that ball's rolling.
How about $800?
Let's jump to $200 increments.
I've got $800. Come on, folks.
$1,000.
Who's got $1,200? $1,200 right here.
Who's got 14? $1,400.
All right, who's got $1,600?
$1,600,
going once, going twice.
Sold for $1,600
to the woman in red.
Thank you very much.
Okay, folks, it's time.
♪
All right, folks,
how many bucks is one Buck worth?
- Yeah!
- He has a multimedia presentation?
Nobody told me we could have
a multimedia presentation.
Put your hands together
for Evan "Buck" Buckley.
- [CHEERING, APPLAUSE]
- Yeah!
[CHIMNEY] Come on, Buck!
Yeah!
- [CHEERING, APPLAUSE]
- Yes! Come on.
Come on!
Get this thing out of here.
Oh, is he gonna do a Buckflip?
At least we're in a room full of medics.
["PORCELAIN" BY MOBY PLAYING]
[AUCTIONEER] Now, ladies
and gentlemen, Buck wanted me
to let everyone know
that he has changed
his wild ways, and he's ready
to settle down
with that special someone.
Could be you.
Let's find out.
That's right, folks.
He's learned to cook.
He is an avid baker.
But that's not all. Most importantly,
he's an uncle
to his niece and nephew.
- [CROWD OOHING]
- Shameless.
- ♪
♪
- [AUCTIONEER] Now,
do I have any bidders?
[CHEERING, APPLAUSE]
I thought that might be the case.
- So here's what we're gonna do
- Well played.
In my dreams ♪
[HEN] My mother used to say,
no one river is the same river twice.
That's true for people, too.
Like it or not, we change.
- [ROSEN] You two get looked at yet?
- No.
But I'm okay.
How about you, Wilson? You okay?
I'm good.
The people we used to be?
They're gone. Somewhere downstream.
We change in ways we never saw coming.
I have $7,500
from the woman in gold right here.
- Come on!
- Can we do it, folks?
Can we break the record
of $8,001?
- Come on, come on.
- [MABEL] $8,002
Yes!
If you'll take five individual checks.
Of course we'll take
five individual checks.
[CHEERING, APPLAUSE]
Bingo, bitch.
[HEN] Passing friendships
stop to catch our gaze and suddenly,
- who knew?
- [SPEAKING INAUDIBLY]
[HEN] Children, once so small,
become adults too large.
And parents, once giants,
see us eye to eye.
- ♪
♪
- $8,002 going once,
going twice
Sold for $8,002.
A new record.
[HEN] We're made wiser by age
and younger by the company of youth
Okay, so, it's knit, knit, purl, purl.
- Isn't he a natural?
- Aww, come on.
[HEN] And even if we want to stay put,
that river keeps us moving,
to new challenges,
new adventures, new versions of us.
Well, we all pulled out of a hat.
Gas money
road snacks
and an old-fashioned map
with a red line from here to Maine.
Thank you, Eddie.
Ngoba sizwa ngabo ♪
♪
Le, le ♪
If you get tired, pull over.
Don't be a hero.
That's your job.
[CAR DOOR CLOSES]
[ENGINE STARTS]
[HEN] Who we are today
isn't who we were yesterday.
Or who we have to be tomorrow.
And so, I choose to learn,
to grow, to stay strong
and push through.
To love and dream and hope and live,
so that, every day, I get to meet
♪
the best version of me yet.
[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]
Ow. [GRUNTING]
- Your back still bothering you?
- I'm fine.
I just tweaked it a little.
Oh, my grandpa throws his back out
every time he prunes his gardenias.
And he swears by ice and arnica.
My grandpa has sciatica.
He uses this, uh, this magnesium cream.
Or is that for his gout?
You don't have gout, do you?
No, I do not have gout.
[GRUNTS] And before you ask,
I also do not have osteoporosis,
urinary incontinence or ED.
Why would we think
you had an eating disorder?
- A different ED.
- Different how?
Okay, that's my cue
to go pick up my kid.
[CHIMNEY] Hey, guys.
Hey, before you leave,
I need to talk to you guys
about something.
Sizzle and Spark.
I'm gonna need more words.
It's the theme for this year's
LAFD bachelor auction.
Okay. Less words.
Yeah, go ahead and leave.
I'll just forge your names
for the sign-up sheet.
That's the spirit.
[RAVI] A bachelor auction?
Isn't that a little outdated?
It's 2026.
Outdated is making a comeback.
So, this is for charity?
Yeah. Every house is doing it.
It's gonna be fun.
Who has fun being auctioned off
like a slab of beef?
♪
[CHEERING]
[EDDIE] So, someone spent $8,000
to go on a date with you?
$8,001.
Adjusted for inflation, it's
really not that big of a deal.
Why $8,001?
Extra dollar is a strategy
that people use in a
a bidding war.
There was a bidding war?
$8,000?
Okay, didn't you say you needed
to go pick up Christopher?
Yeah, and trust me,
he's gonna have a lot of
questions about this story, too.
All right.
[CLAPS HANDS] Everybody sign up.
- [BIRDS CHIRPING]
- [HORN HONKS]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
What
Wait, wait, wait, wait. Hal!
[BRAKES SCREECH]
Hal!
Eddie, what's up?
Where's Chris?
He didn't get out of the bus.
No, he never got on.
You didn't see him at school?
Sorry. Figured you picked him up.
♪
[BUCK OVER PHONE]
Did you call the school?
[EDDIE] Yeah.
I talked to one of the teachers,
and she says he got into another car.
Did you try Find My Friend on his phone?
Yeah, it says he's at the house,
but he sometimes
leaves it there and he's not
answering the calls.
- Okay, w-what kind of car?
- A light-colored sedan.
Older. Which describes
half the damn cars in the city.
- I called the police.
- W-What did they say?
They told me to go home.
In case he's there. I-I
I'm headed there right now.
Uh, okay, just-just stay there.
I'm gonna come over.
Wait. The car, it's in my driveway.
- I'll call you back.
- What, uh
- Hi.
- [EDDIE] Abigail?
[VIDEO GAME PLAYING INDISTINCTLY]
[EDDIE] Chris, what's going on?
I'm kicking Abigail's butt.
[ABIGAIL LAUGHS] Not for long.
- I just got a booster.
- Turn it off.
[GAME TURNS OFF]
You didn't want to answer your phone?
I-I guess it was on silent.
It's not his fault. We got distracted.
What are you doing here, Abigail?
She picked me up from school.
- Chris, you got homework?
- Yeah.
Do it.
I need to talk to you, right now.
I'm sorry, I just wanted to help.
You're a busy man
and you've been so nice to me,
and you mentioned you were sad
you didn't have time
to pick Chris up from school,
so I just wanted to help.
That is not help.
Okay? Not knowing where
my son is, that is terrifying.
I didn't mean to scare you.
We were just having so much fun.
We'll call next time.
There is no next time.
What do you mean?
I mean what you're doing is not okay.
Showing up here?
All right, going to Chris's school?
It has to stop.
I thought you liked me.
You guys are like family.
Family? No.
Chris and I are family.
You are not family.
Okay? I-I just helped you
because you're my job.
And that's all you'll ever be: My job.
Do you get that?
I ju
- I'm gonna go.
- No, wait. Come on.
Abigail, I-I didn't mean that.
Yeah, you did.
[DOOR CLOSES]
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
- [EXHALES]
- Give it to us, Doc.
[DOOR CLOSES]
Which would you like?
The good news or
the great news?
- What is it?
- My CK levels are down to 350.
It's still slightly above range,
but it's stable.
That's great, right?
Oh, it's very good.
It means that whatever she's doing,
it's working.
[HEN] Well, it's nothing fancy.
It's just a high-protein diet,
UV protection
A lot of stress management.
Well, you just keep being you.
I plan to.
You know
who's gonna be excited about this, baby?
My mother?
Your captain.
Hey, I would be mad, too.
I am mad. She took Chris.
I'm more mad at myself.
The kid had nobody else,
and I made her feel worthless.
[RAVI] Oh, easy.
Don't break the probie.
- Sorry.
- [CHIMNEY] And here we are.
Our Bachelors of the 118,
ready to Sizzle and Spark.
What is she doing here?
[CHIMNEY] May's gonna be
our civilian liaison for the auction.
She has volunteered to whip you all
into lean, mean
[CLAPS HANDS] catwalking machines.
No.
Yeah, apparently, your sister
here is an expert at this stuff.
She handled her sorority's frat auctions
all four years
and we're lucky to have her.
[BUCK] No offense,
I think this is
a little different
from hawking date nights
with drunk frat bros.
I definitely have
my work cut out for me here.
- [LAUGHS SOFTLY]
- [EDDIE] Hey, uh, please, can I just
write a check to the widows and orphans?
Not unless that check has a comma in it.
Okay, let's go! Line up.
Let's get to work, line up.
Let's start with some power poses.
Right here facing the mirror. Thank you.
[CHIMNEY] Hey, Buck. A word?
I noticed that your name is missing
from the, uh, sign-in form.
Yeah, I-I didn't sign up.
Well, why not?
You love being objectified.
I'm-I'm injured.
Yeah, right, like when
your shoulder was dislocated
but you sledgehammered through a wall.
That's not the same thing.
Lives were at stake.
You went bowling after.
Why do you care so much?
I just don't understand
why you don't care.
I mean, this whole auction
is not just your lane,
this is your whole road.
Maybe I'm just not that guy anymore.
Cheers.
To another "Stitch and Bitch."
[LAUGHTER]
And thanks to Carol for hosting again.
Oh, I look forward to this all week.
[MABEL] Okay, so,
who are we waiting on now?
Blanche.
Would it kill her to be on time?
Should someone give her a call?
I mean, Lord knows,
she could have taken a fall.
Bless your heart, Faye.
You're still new.
[ARTIE] Blanche is healthy as a horse.
I just saw her last night,
cheating at canasta.
[LAUGHTER]
I saw her at pickleball this morning.
In that short skirt of hers.
[SCOFFS]
Now I know this is
called "Stitch and Bitch,"
but maybe we should go easy on Blanche.
Didn't she lose her husband?
Marty died five years ago.
Oh.
I lost my Tim last winter
and you don't see me acting like that.
- That's right.
- We're all widows, who cares?
- [ARTIE] Yes.
- [PHONE CHIMES]
Speak of the devil.
Blanche?
"I'm pulling up right now."
[SCREAMING]
[GRUNTS]
[EDDIE] Someone's losing
- their license.
- [CHIMNEY] Grab a backboard.
All right, Ravi, jaws. Harry, the K-12.
- Hey, cap, what should I grab?
- Aren't you hurt?
- Well, yeah, but I can
- You know what? I can't risk it.
In fact, let the probie
carry your Halligan.
[BLANCHE] Get me out of here!
[CHIMNEY] Can someone
tell me what happened here?
Yeah. [SCOFFS] Blanche happened.
She came barreling in here,
smashed Carol's settee.
Now she claims that she's gone blind.
I'm trying to tell you, I can't see!
It's my left eye.
Got you, ma'am.
[EDDIE] Blanche,
hi, I'm Eddie. This is Ravi.
We're gonna get you out of here.
Have you had anything to drink?
No. [CHUCKLES]
But I could use a glass of red
if anyone would like
to give a gal a hand.
Oh, go to hell.
Blanche, do you wear
contacts, by any chance?
Yes.
Well, I see what's wrong.
Your left lens is out of place.
Oh. Oh.
Well, look at the two of you.
[BLANCHE CHUCKLES]
Hold still, ma'am.
[EDDIE] All right, we're
gonna get you out here,
Blanche. On three. Harry.
[CHIMNEY] Uh-uh, not you, Buck.
[EDDIE] One, two
- [BLANCHE SHUDDERS]
- three.
- [BLANCHE] Ah.
- There we go.
Okay. Call me Blanche.
Car's all set.
All right, let's
get this car out of here.
[BUCK GROANS]
Oh, no.
[PANTING] Ow.
- Ow! Ow!
- Ma'am. Ma'am, are you okay?
I'm I'm having palpitations.
Okay, Buck. Your time to shine.
Yeah, sure.
[MUTTERS]
Just check right here.
Yep.
Uh, pulse is normal.
You might want to check at the neck.
[SIGHS]
Check the neck.
Heh. Checking the neck.
Yep, still feels normal.
You know, why don't you ride
with us to the hospital?
Just to be safe.
- You cannot be too safe.
- [BUCK] Okay.
Ha-ha.
- Okay.
- Okay.
- Bye, now.
- Goodbye, now.
- Yeah.
- Okay?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
Does anyone else need me?
Chest pains.
Short of breath.
[ARTIE] Ooh, ooh.
I think I bruised a rib.
Pretty sure you're still that guy.
[BUCK] Okay.
You got this. On three.
One
two
three.
[GROANS]
[COUGHS]
Nope.
Not happening. [GROANS]
[EDDIE] Thank you.
All right, so what's my move?
I wanted to help her,
not retraumatize her.
You didn't do anything wrong.
She picked up your son
without your permission.
To be nice.
And then I tore her to shreds.
Can you give me
the address to the group home?
She's not there anymore.
The staff said she tore apart her room
- and ran off.
- [SIGHS]
I sent her back to the streets. Perfect.
Any idea where I can start looking?
You have a good heart, Diaz.
It's not your fault.
Abigail was troubled before you met her.
Because her parents were monsters
who should be in prison right now.
They tortured her.
If I'd just done
a better job testifying
You did more than your job.
And sometimes,
when people aren't used to it,
kindness can feel like
interest.
Oh, come on. She's just a kid.
I saw how she looked
at you at the firehouse.
And how she looked at me.
You?
Yeah, the other female in the room.
The one who was taking her
away from you.
You think Abigail's jealous?
I think she's a mixed-up kid
with some boundary issues.
Eddie?
How did she know where you lived?
Chris must've told her
when she picked him up.
Before that.
The-the first time she
showed up on your doorstep.
You think she's been following me?
It's possible.
But I I think if you
go looking for her now, it
it'll only encourage her.
So, what, I, uh
I just give up on her?
[SIGHS]
The hardest part of my job?
You can't save everyone in crisis.
♪
Our next bachelor is Ravi Panikkar.
Ravi bench presses 250, he squats 330
and he runs a five-minute mile.
- Don't lie.
- [MAY] Ravi.
Is any of that true?
Two truths and a lie.
They can smell a fake.
Well, maybe the spectator
should stay out of it.
No, the peanut gallery's right.
You gotta be real, Ravi.
What if they don't want the real me?
Look, you just have
to get the first bid.
And then they catch auction fever and
they'll max out their credit cards.
Hey, Buck, why don't you get over here
and show 'em how it's done?
[HARRY] Yeah, what were your moves,
Buck?
[CHUCKLES] Well, I-I did a backflip.
Everyone called it a a "Buckflip."
He called it that.
Many times. For weeks.
- I can't do a backflip.
- Uh
You don't need to do a backflip.
If you get in trouble,
just take off your shirt.
It's funny how generous you are
with your advice,
yet you won't contribute
to our charity drive.
Yeah, I-I can't.
Right, because of your back.
- Y-You don't believe me?
- No, I believe you,
I just think it's an excuse.
And the only thing I want to know is
[AMPLIFIED] why?
[HEN] Why what?
[PEOPLE GASPING]
- Hen! Look at you.
- Oh, my gosh.
Hey. Walking on your own.
[CHUCKLES] I drove here by myself, too.
You look amazing.
Thanks.
You here checking up
on your baby brother?
I'm helping organize Sizzle and Spark.
[LAUGHING] Oh!
The Buckflip is making a comeback?
I might have some singles in my wallet.
Buck is declining to strip and to flip.
What? Then I don't know why I'm here.
Oh. Oh, right.
I was hoping to have a moment
with my captain.
Right this way.
Rhythm is not their strong suit.
[HEN LAUGHS]
So, what brings you in?
I had a, uh, a checkup yesterday.
Bad news from the doc?
He said everything
looks good. Really good.
Good.
When does he say
you can come back to work?
He's comfortable with now.
- Done! Hen.
- [LAUGHS SOFTLY]
That's incredible.
Let's tell the other guys.
Whoa, whoa, let's hold on that.
Right, let's wait till Eddie gets here.
- We can announce it over dinner.
- Well, the doctor
is comfortable.
I'm not so sure I am.
What are you talking about?
You just got a clean bill of health.
And I'd like to keep it that way.
What if I come back and I end up
back in a wheelchair?
You're kidding.
You have a regimen now.
Exercise, diet
And managing my stress.
How am I supposed to do that
when stress is my job?
When we're running into a
burning building, what do I do?
Stop and meditate?
We can work around that.
How?
[EXHALES]
Is the world spinning backwards
right now?
Buck doesn't want to be a slab of meat
and y-you don't want to be a paramedic?
It's been trench warfare trying
to get back to who I am, Chim.
For Karen, for the kids.
But if I flare up,
I could lose myself all over again.
Maybe for good.
Well, I don't want to lose you, either.
I guess that means I need you to
stay healthy, whatever that takes.
I think this is what it takes.
Well, you know what's best for you.
But you got to ask yourself,
who is Henrietta Wilson
if not a paramedic?
The hell if I know.
♪
This part's gonna blow your mind.
[LAUGHS SOFTLY]
He's been dead the whole movie.
What?
How do you know that?
The internet.
[SIGHS]
- I hate the internet.
- [CAR ALARM SOUNDING]
Hate that even more.
I think it's your car alarm, Dad.
- Hmm.
- [MUSIC STOPS]
[ALARM CONTINUES BLARING]
[GROANS]
♪
- [KEYS SCRAPE]
- Stay inside.
[ALARM BLARING]
[ALARM STOPS]
[SIGHS]
[AIR HISSES OUT]
[SIGHS]
[CAN CLATTERS]
"Stay away from her."
Now, what do we think that means?
My best guess her.
Oh. So, you two are
No. I, uh [CLEARS THROAT]
asked Alex to help place Abigail
when I found out
she was living out of her car.
[ALEX] I think she was hoping
that I would place her with him.
[EDDIE] Alex thinks that maybe
Abigail's been following me.
Uh, that's how she knew
where I lived and
then the other day,
after I snapped at her,
Alex and I had coffee.
And your stalker didn't
like what she saw.
- Not "stalker."
- What would you call it?
Not "stalker."
[ATHENA] Eddie,
when I find this girl,
are you gonna have it in you
to press charges?
Charges? No. I don't want her arrested.
Then why are you bringing it to me?
Because I know if I asked you,
- you wouldn't arrest her.
- Are we not looking
at the same crime scene photos?
Because I see real anger here.
You were there when we pulled
her out of that church, Athena.
She has every right to be angry.
But she doesn't have a right
to take it out on you.
No, I know that, but I feel responsible.
You're not.
[EDDIE] I stepped
out of my lane with her.
I-I shouldn't have.
[ALEX] You were just trying to help.
And it ended up going the opposite.
Look, I know it's best
if I don't reach out to her,
and she's not gonna listen to Alex.
I was hoping maybe you talk to her.
Uh, see if she's okay.
And maybe
get her to back off?
All right, I'll-I'll see what I can do.
But I make no promises.
Thank you.
[GRUNTING]
Liar.
[EXHALES, GRUNTS]
What are you doing back here?
Uh, you weren't answering.
A-And you're not hurt,
you're hiding out.
Chimney sent you.
He's worried about you. So am I.
Uh, you loved that auction.
Do you remember when you made it
your Christmas card?
You were very proud of yourself.
Bachelor auction is a young man's game.
Is that what this is about?
I mean, who are you
threatened by? Ravi? Harry?
No, I'm not competing with them.
I was in my 20s last time.
I did a backflip.
[SCOFFS]
[EXHALES] Look, it's
it's not just that.
I don't feel young anymore.
I party less.
I sleep more. I bake.
Congratulations.
It sounds like you're in your mid-30s.
Okay, do you know how old
that is in firefighter years?
Average age of retirement is 55.
That means I'm already past middle-aged.
I've had two kids.
When I look in the mirror,
I don't recognize
the person that I was a decade ago.
No, hey, you look great.
Oh, believe me, I know.
So do you, by the way.
But that's not what I meant.
Back then, I was lost.
Now I have this amazing family.
And a job that I love.
And I am a stronger, better person.
Do you think that
I would trade any of that
to be nine years younger?
[CHUCKLES] No.
Okay, so, let's just say
that you sell for 50% less.
[MADDIE LAUGHS SOFTLY]
Would you want to be the guy
that you were
when you were a probie?
I like the new Buck.
I'm just not sure the rest of the world
is gonna feel that way.
Screw the rest of the world.
Get out there
and shake your ass, old man.
Okay?
- For the orphans.
- [BOTH LAUGH]
Yeah.
Yeah, okay.
♪
[BUZZES]
Well, that was easier than I thought.
You want to have a chat?
[LOCK BEEPS]
So, you got a job now,
and a place to stay?
Mm-hmm.
They let me have the room
with the broken AC
if I, uh, wash sheets and towels.
[BEEPS]
Gotta say, it seems like a step down
from your group home.
How did you find me?
Plate readers tracked your car
to this location.
- Is that even legal?
- [CHUCKLES]
It is, if someone's
suspected of a crime.
♪
Eddie sent you, huh?
He asked me to have a talk with you.
[EXHALES]
I really screwed up.
You've been through hell
and Eddie saved you from it,
so, clearly, you feel
some attachment to him.
Now, it's fine to feel protective,
but when those feelings take over,
they can make us do ugly things.
Like slash tires.
That's a misdemeanor, Abigail.
You're 18 now. That goes on your record.
I understand.
Eddie doesn't want
to press charges. Not this time.
But another incident
might test his mercy.
Won't happen again.
- So, you'll stay away from him?
- I promise.
- And Christopher and Alex, too?
- Yes.
It'll never happen again.
You have my word.
I never meant to cause him any trouble.
Please tell him that.
I'll pass it along.
[KAREN] So, when is this thing?
[HEN] Saturday.
Why are we going to a bachelor auction
when we're not interested
in purchasing any bachelors?
- It's for charity.
- Uh-huh.
And potential future blackmail material.
[LAUGHS]
Do you still have a future at the 118?
I mean, I want to go back
- Uh-huh.
- But what if it starts again?
I'm not sure I can handle the stress.
I don't believe there's
anything you can't handle.
I wish I could be sure of that.
Well, no one can be sure of anything.
Don't you know that by now?
[METAL CREAKING]
- [GRUNTS]
- [HEN] Karen.
Are you okay?
[EXHALES] I think so.
[HEN] Oh, can you wiggle your toes?
[KAREN] Yeah.
Are you in any pain? How's your head?
I'm fine. Are you?
[EXHALES] Yeah. I just
- [KAREN] Oh. Ow.
- [HORNS HONKING]
[HEN PANTING]
Oh, my God.
Call 911!
Yeah. Okay.
[LINE RINGING]
[DISPATCHER] 911, what's your emergency?
[KAREN] There's been an accident.
There's two other cars, I-I
I'm not sure how many are injured.
- Hey.
- Okay.
I got a three-car MVC
on Figueroa and 2nd.
Looks like two drivers are injured.
One working fire.
Send me two ambos and an engine.
Ma'am. Ma'am, are you okay?
Yeah. I think I can crawl out.
Okay, careful, careful. Watch the glass.
Hey. C-Can anyone use
a fire extinguisher?
- I can.
- Here.
Aim at the base
where the fire hits the engine.
Okay, here, come on. Come on, easy.
Hey. Hey, you, you.
Help me with this extraction.
Everyone else, get back in your cars!
Get back in your cars,
turn your hazards on!
Leave me a clear path
for emergency vehicles.
Get back!
Sir. Sir, can you hear me?
- Anything?
- He must have gone into cardiac arrest
- when he ran the red light.
- How do you know?
Distracted drivers,
they always hit the brake,
even in the last second.
Here.
All right. Help.
Check on the other driver.
She may have a head injury.
Ma'am.
[HEN] All right.
Come on.
Come on. No. No, it's okay.
[PEDESTRIAN] Hey! Hey!
Do you need any help? I'm CPR-certified.
No. No, it's okay.
I'm a paramedic.
♪
[BUZZING]
[SIGHS]
- Hello?
- [ABIGAIL OVER PHONE] Eddie.
Abigail.
How'd you get this phone number?
[LAUGHS SOFTLY] It wasn't hard.
Sergeant Grant told me
she talked to you.
She did.
And I know I promised
to stop bothering you.
And I am, I swear.
Uh, not about being bothered.
There's just something
I needed to say to you.
And this is the last chance
I'll get to say it.
I'm sorry for all the trouble
I caused you.
Tell Christopher I said
he has the best dad.
The best.
Abigail, what's going on?
Nothing, I just wanted you to hear that.
W-What did you mean,
this is the last chance
you'll get to say that?
Please forgive me.
- Wait. Abigail.
- [CALL BEEPS OFF]
- [ATHENA OVER PHONE] Hello?
- Athena.
You said Abigail's
at the Twin Vista Motel, right?
- Why?
- She called me.
Something's not right.
Uh, for instance, her calling you.
Athena, I think she's about
to do something stupid.
I'm headed there right now.
Uh, not a good idea.
Just pull over and I'll be right there.
- [CALL BEEPS OFF]
- Eddie.
[TIRES SCREECH]
♪
Eddie, what are you doing here?
Tell me what's going on.
- You should go.
- Abigail,
- if you're about to do
- Eddie, you need to leave.
Not until I know you're safe.
Look, you're not gonna get in trouble.
We'll get you whatever
kind of help you need.
You can't help me anymore.
Daddy, don't.
I told you, stay away from her.
[BOTH GRUNTING]
You have the gall
to take up with my daughter?
You're a grown man!
[STRAINING] That's not what happened.
I saw her at your house!
Daddy, he's telling the truth.
[SCREAMS]
LAPD. Drop the knife.
Are you okay?
[PANTING] Yeah. Yeah.
- Hey. Are you okay?
- Yeah.
On your feet.
[GROANS]
- [HANDCUFFS CLICK]
- You remember these, don't you?
[GROANS]
[PANTING]
[ATHENA] Maybe next
time I tell you to pull over
and let PD handle it, you'll listen.
I assumed the worst about her.
No. You saw her for what she was.
- A girl who needed help.
- [SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY]
Yeah, Abigail's father
had been stalking her
since the judge released him.
She had a restraining order,
but Daddy thought
he was her guardian angel.
[EDDIE] More like the angel of death.
[ALEX] And get this:
the group home called.
They found security footage
of him tossing her room.
- Which is why she ran away.
- [ATHENA] Yeah,
he was gonna take Abigail home
whether she liked it or not.
Poor girl.
She managed to hide out
at the hotel for a bit.
But when she heard
that he was harassing you,
she gave him her location so he'd stop.
So, she sacrificed herself
to protect me.
Just like you protected her.
She's lucky that you can't mind
your own damn business.
- [CHUCKLES]
- [ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
Eddie.
Buck. How'd you know I was here?
Uh, Athena told Harry, Harry told me.
- Hi, Athena.
- Yeah.
Let me see.
Oof. Yeah, that's gonna be
a shiner, but
Mm. Yeah.
We can sell that as sexy.
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen
- [DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]
- and welcome
to Sizzle 2026.
[CHEERING, APPLAUSE]
Here's your paddle.
There's an open bar.
Reserved seats, Harry goes on in ten.
[AUCTIONEER] Looking
good. Who's ready for an action?
All right. Well, without further ado,
grab those paddles and grab those seats,
because we're gonna
bring out some of our
Hi. [MOUTHS]
bachelors right now.
Will you get off your phone?
The auction is about to start.
- That's why I'm texting.
- What do you mean?
Sending some kind of bomb threat
so the auction gets canceled?
You think that'd work?
[AUCTIONEER] $1,200. Do I have $1,600?
$1,600.
$1,800.
$2,000.
$2,000 going once, going twice.
Sold for $2,000. Thank you, ma'am.
This next bachelor
is having a year of firsts.
- First year on the job
- Mom, Mom, it's Harry.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
probationary firefighter Harry Grant.
- [CHEERING, APPLAUSE]
- Yeah! Harry!
All right, now,
let's keep that love going
by starting off at $300.
I got $300 right here
Oh, $400 right over here.
- All right, who's got $500?
- Ma'am, put it down.
- Uh, Mom, it's for charity.
- Yeah,
I'm trying to have some,
but she's old enough
to be his grandmother.
Who's got $600?
Come on, ladies. Who wouldn't
want to share a meal
with this charming young man?
$1,000!
[AUCTIONEER] $1,000.
Mom, what are you doing?
All right, do I have any more bids?
- Mom. Mom.
- $1,000 going once
Sold for $1,000.
[APPLAUSE]
- Be right back.
- [AUCTIONEER] No need to worry
about that racing heartbeat, ladies.
- This guy is a medic.
- [CHEERING, APPLAUSE]
That's right.
Take a stroll and we'll start
the bidding at $300.
Who's got $300?
$300, I got $300 over here.
$400, I got $400.
[SPEAKING INAUDIBLY]
This is new. Okay.
We have a mystery phone bidder.
All right!
We've got $500 from the phone bidder.
- Do I have six? $600 $800.
- Let's go, Diaz!
Do I have eight $800. $900?
- [SPEAKS INAUDIBLY]
- $900 $1,000 from our mystery bidder.
$1,600 $1,600, I got $1,600.
- [SPEAKS INAUDIBLY]
- Okay.
Our mystery bidder's bid $2,500.
Who else is gonna bid higher than that?
$2,500, going once,
going twice.
Sold,
to our mystery bidder. Ooh.
You know, there's a time
where I would've been up there.
I was in the LAFD calendar.
Mr. April 2018.
We have a few boxes of those
still in our attic,
if anyone's interested.
Who were you on the phone with?
I-I was bidding on Eddie.
Wait, you were the mystery
woman on the phone?
- What the hell?
- [AUCTIONEER] Please welcome
Ravi Panikkar.
All right.
I'll Venmo you $2,500.
Uh, plus, my fee.
You bought yourself at auction?
Worth every penny.
[LAUGHS]
[AUCTIONEER] A lover
of the finer things.
A man of discerning taste
who will elevate your dating life
for a mere bid of
- Oh! Ravioli! Yeah!
- $300.
[AUCTIONEER] Who's gonna bid $300?
Who's got a bid on Ravi for $300?
$300.
- $300 right here.
- [CHEERING, APPLAUSE]
- $300. $400?
- Just to get the ball rolling.
$400 in the back. Do I have $500?
All right, $500.
- Going once
- $700.
$700.
I think that ball's rolling.
How about $800?
Let's jump to $200 increments.
I've got $800. Come on, folks.
$1,000.
Who's got $1,200? $1,200 right here.
Who's got 14? $1,400.
All right, who's got $1,600?
$1,600,
going once, going twice.
Sold for $1,600
to the woman in red.
Thank you very much.
Okay, folks, it's time.
♪
All right, folks,
how many bucks is one Buck worth?
- Yeah!
- He has a multimedia presentation?
Nobody told me we could have
a multimedia presentation.
Put your hands together
for Evan "Buck" Buckley.
- [CHEERING, APPLAUSE]
- Yeah!
[CHIMNEY] Come on, Buck!
Yeah!
- [CHEERING, APPLAUSE]
- Yes! Come on.
Come on!
Get this thing out of here.
Oh, is he gonna do a Buckflip?
At least we're in a room full of medics.
["PORCELAIN" BY MOBY PLAYING]
[AUCTIONEER] Now, ladies
and gentlemen, Buck wanted me
to let everyone know
that he has changed
his wild ways, and he's ready
to settle down
with that special someone.
Could be you.
Let's find out.
That's right, folks.
He's learned to cook.
He is an avid baker.
But that's not all. Most importantly,
he's an uncle
to his niece and nephew.
- [CROWD OOHING]
- Shameless.
- ♪
♪
- [AUCTIONEER] Now,
do I have any bidders?
[CHEERING, APPLAUSE]
I thought that might be the case.
- So here's what we're gonna do
- Well played.
In my dreams ♪
[HEN] My mother used to say,
no one river is the same river twice.
That's true for people, too.
Like it or not, we change.
- [ROSEN] You two get looked at yet?
- No.
But I'm okay.
How about you, Wilson? You okay?
I'm good.
The people we used to be?
They're gone. Somewhere downstream.
We change in ways we never saw coming.
I have $7,500
from the woman in gold right here.
- Come on!
- Can we do it, folks?
Can we break the record
of $8,001?
- Come on, come on.
- [MABEL] $8,002
Yes!
If you'll take five individual checks.
Of course we'll take
five individual checks.
[CHEERING, APPLAUSE]
Bingo, bitch.
[HEN] Passing friendships
stop to catch our gaze and suddenly,
- who knew?
- [SPEAKING INAUDIBLY]
[HEN] Children, once so small,
become adults too large.
And parents, once giants,
see us eye to eye.
- ♪
♪
- $8,002 going once,
going twice
Sold for $8,002.
A new record.
[HEN] We're made wiser by age
and younger by the company of youth
Okay, so, it's knit, knit, purl, purl.
- Isn't he a natural?
- Aww, come on.
[HEN] And even if we want to stay put,
that river keeps us moving,
to new challenges,
new adventures, new versions of us.
Well, we all pulled out of a hat.
Gas money
road snacks
and an old-fashioned map
with a red line from here to Maine.
Thank you, Eddie.
Ngoba sizwa ngabo ♪
♪
Le, le ♪
If you get tired, pull over.
Don't be a hero.
That's your job.
[CAR DOOR CLOSES]
[ENGINE STARTS]
[HEN] Who we are today
isn't who we were yesterday.
Or who we have to be tomorrow.
And so, I choose to learn,
to grow, to stay strong
and push through.
To love and dream and hope and live,
so that, every day, I get to meet
♪
the best version of me yet.
[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]