Chicago Fire s14e04 Episode Script
Mercy
1
51 will be filling in
for houses that go offline.
Your runs will be longer
and your shifts will be busier.
What if we redeploy firefighters
to take some of the pressure
off of our paramedics?
I'm not gonna be here
for all the day-to-day.
I'm counting on you to step up
and take that role, Lieutenant.
I've looked through it,
and there's nothing
in that file that's gonna help
you get your dad out.
I'm sure you've heard
what prison is like
for an ex-cop, right?
Now imagine being
an ex-cop who's in there
for planting evidence.
Isaiah is about to be
removed from his group home.
You said his mom is in the hospital?
She was hit by a car.
We're really sorry
to hear about your mom.
Can we talk about
something else, please?
The boy's mother suffered
a fairly big setback.
What's wrong? I want to see her.
I really don't think
this is the best idea.
Whoa, Isaiah.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Come on, Max, it's time. Let's go.
Do we really have to do this?
Yes, you really have to do it.
It's a tradition.
- Now, stand up straight.
- Take off your shoes.
Okay, no.
Can we just get this over with?
[SOFT PLAYFUL MUSIC]
Oh!
Cindy, look at this.
He is neck and neck with Lee Henry.
Oh, your brother's not gonna like that.
- [CHUCKLES]
- No one's beating Luke.
Hey, don't count yourself out, kid.
A growth spurt could be moments away.
I can't believe
I'm late for my first day.
- Why aren't you dressed?
- I don't feel good.
Can I stay home?
You don't look sick.
You got a test or something?
No, I just don't feel good.
Fine, but no DoorDash.
We have plenty of food here.
Okay, I'll see you all after work.
- Bye.
- Bye, Mom.
ALL: Bye, Mom.
Hey, you know, with Mouch's stake
in Molly's, we're doing okay on money.
I want to do this. I'm excited.
I just really want to make
a good first impression, okay?
Mwah. [CHUCKLES]
Go, go, go. Give 'em hell.
[DOOR CLICKS]
All right, we got turkey,
roast beef, Swiss.
Or, uh, if you want something
more classic, PB and J.
I'll just, um, get something at school.
Are you sure?
I am more than happy to make you
I don't want to miss the bus.
Okay.
Well, have a great day at school.
[DOOR SLAMS]
[SOMBER MUSIC]
Isaiah already left?
And he stayed in his room
till the last possible second.
It's been like this since
we went and saw his mom.
Did we get any update on her condition?
Yeah, Dr. Sachs said Shauna
reacted well to the procedure,
but the cerebral tissue
just needs time to recover.
Do we know how long that's gonna take?
Mm, he said every patient is different,
but there's no question
the brain bleed is gonna
extend her recovery time.
Well, Isaiah has a home here.
He has a place to stay.
So however long it takes,
we can handle it.
I know we can, but it's
not us I'm worried about.
♪
[SOFT SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
I don't think you get
how big of a deal this is.
Relax.
All Chief Robinson has approved so far
is for us to train up the
firefighters on their EMS protocols.
But if it goes well, which it will
because we're awesome,
now we have firefighters
floating as medics,
which would save our asses.
- Mm-hmm.
- And it was your idea.
It's only a good idea if it works.
Honestly, I need it to.
See what these hours
are doing to my face?
Look at these Louis Vuittons
under my eyes.
Okay, so who is our first trainee?
Um, I was thinking Herrmann,
but I still need
- Severide to sign off on it.
- Severide?
Pascal put him
in charge while he's gone.
- Severide as boss.
- [SIGHS]
Wonder what that's gonna be like.
I guess we'll find out.
Oh, good morning.
- You get carpal tunnel yet?
- What?
- Writing up all those reports.
- Ah.
Well, contrary to the rest of
you lot, I actually enjoy it.
You enjoy writing up incident reports?
I like to think my prose
brings the calls to life
with a certain joie de vivre.
Okay, Hemingway, get back
to me on that in six months.
- Okay.
- Engine 67, Truck 73.
House fire,
2443 Dartmouth Avenue.
Herrmann!
[TENSE MUSIC]
Engine 51 to Main. Repeat that address.
Main to Engine 51.
House fire,
2443 Dartmouth Avenue.
- That's my house.
- Let's go!
Vasquez, let's go. We got a call.
- I didn't hear an alarm.
- We didn't get one.
It's Herrmann's house.
Squad 3 to Main.
House 51 is taking
that fire on Dartmouth.
Negative, Squad 3.
That's outside
your still district.
Too late. We're already en route.
Negative, Squad 3.
Ticket is full.
Return to quarters.
Put us on the damn ticket.
We're going in.
♪
[ENGINE RUMBLES]
[SIRENS WAILING]
♪
Damn it, Cindy, pick up!
Hey, are you trying Annabelle?
Yeah, she's not answering.
Try the house phone.
She stayed home today.
Hey, Cindy.
Cindy, listen to me, okay?
There's a fire at the house and
and we're on our way.
I cannot get in touch with Annabelle,
so I need you to call her, okay?
All right. I don't know!
Okay, listen, just keep trying,
all right?
I gotta go.
[SIRENS WAILING]
81 to Squad 3.
Annabelle could be in the house.
Oh, God.
[TIRES SQUEALING, HISSING]
♪
What's the report?
It's brutal in there.
Engine 67's got a line
through the front door.
Truck 73 has just started
primary search.
Chief Markinson's on his way.
I'll take it over from here.
Squad, search first floor.
- Truck, you take second.
- Copy.
Mouch, shut your line to the back.
- Buy some time. Let's go!
- Got it.
[RESPIRATOR HISSING]
Annabelle! Annabelle!
[FLAMES ROARING]
Annabelle! Annabelle!
Annabelle!
Hey, Herrmann, second floor is clear.
[GRUNTS]
- Hey, I said it's clear!
- Annabelle!
[TENSE MUSIC]
Truck 73's primary search
is negative.
House is clear. We're coming out.
Copy that. Chief.
Dispatch told you the ticket was full.
One of my firefighters lives here.
- Annabelle!
- Fire department, call out!
♪
Living room's clear!
Looks like we got a serious
collapse potential here.
One of his kids could be in there.
Look, you've got one minute.
Then I'm calling it.
[GRUNTS] Annabelle!
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[GRUNTING]
♪
[GASPING]
- Kelly!
- Cindy!
Tell Christopher Annabelle decided
to go to school. She's not home.
All the kids are accounted for?
Yes, all of them. Oh!
Herrmann!
Herrmann, I have Cindy out here.
Annabelle's at school.
All the kids are safe.
Herrmann. Herrmann!
[PANTING]
Herrmann, do you copy?
Herrmann!
[PANTING] Yeah, I copy.
♪
I'm calling it. Emergency.
All firefighters evacuate immediately.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
Come on!
♪
Herrmann, we gotta go!
[WOOD CRACKING, METAL CLANKING]
Herrmann! Herrmann!
Hey, if you want to go, then go!
[WOOD CRACKING]
Herrmann, Vasquez,
evacuate immediately!
Herrmann!
We're going!
[METAL CLANKING]
[BREATHING HEAVILY, GRUNTING]
Hey.
Let go of me!
Guys!
Get him the hell away from me.
All right.
Step away.
What the hell did you
back everybody out for?
We can still knock that with two lines!
Come on. Grab these two hoses!
Let's go! Mouch, come on.
Get my back. Come on.
Herrmann. Herrmann!
- Hey!
- Hey!
Let go of me!
You can't go back in there!
- Let go of me.
- Herrmann
Hey!
[EXPLOSION, GLASS SHATTERING]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
Sorry.
♪
It's all gone.
Mm-hmm.
It's all gone.
[TRUCK HYDRAULICS HISSING]
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
[CLEARS THROAT]
Feels strange just leaving a scene,
acting as if everything was normal.
There's nothing more we could do.
Any idea where his family's gonna stay?
I know his brother lives out of town,
so the kids won't be able
to stay in school.
He said they'll post up
in a hotel tonight.
I told him I'd start
reaching out through the CFD,
see if I can line up
some temporary housing
while they sort things out.
Maybe we can help with that.
Let's gather some essentials.
It's a good idea.
Do we know if anything survived?
Doubt it.
How long did they live there?
At least ten years.
He loved that house.
♪
Hey, Vasquez.
Lieutenant.
Uh, I just wanted to say
that was the right call,
going in after Herrmann.
Hmm, yeah.
I'm not too sure he sees it that way.
I'm sure you know
that it wasn't personal.
I do.
Honestly, I would have done
the same thing, if I was him.
So you're good?
Yeah. Yeah, I'm good.
Just gonna go wash up.
Unless, of course,
you need something from me.
No, that's all.
McKenzie from the union,
he's got three months left
on an apartment his daughter's
not using anymore,
said they're welcome to it.
Herrmann's got a place to stay?
Uh, at least for a bit.
I'm gonna give him a call, let him know.
Um, so I'm assuming that Herrmann's
gonna be out for the foreseeable future.
At least for the next couple shifts,
I would guess, yeah. Why?
Uh, he was our trainee for
the EMS firefighter program.
Right.
Usually I'd say we just wait
until he returns,
but, um, Robinson is pretty
eager to move on this.
Well, I already got Lorenzo
from Squad 4 covering for Cruz.
I guess that means I have
to bring in Carl too.
You could train Capp.
It's righty-tighty, lefty-loosey.
You should know this.
I know.
Is there a problem?
No, it's just, um, Robinson
decides if we move forward
based on how this goes.
A lot is riding on this training.
I understand.
Capp's part of the most elite
squad in the city.
I'm sure he can handle it.
- You're right.
- Good. I'll set it up.
Thank you.
Okay, maybe Capp will be great.
We are so screwed.
As far as McKenzie's concerned,
this is your place,
at least till the new year.
This is it?
He did say it could use a little love.
- Smells like a nursing home.
- Max.
All right. It's great.
- Where are we all gonna sleep?
- We'll figure it out.
Now, let's thank Mouch for
finding us something so quick.
- Thanks, Mouch.
- Thanks, Mouch.
- Thanks, Mouch.
- It's no trouble at all.
All right, I'll let you guys
get settled.
You need anything, you let me know.
- Thanks, Mouch. Seriously.
- Yeah.
- Goodbye.
- Thank you.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
It's not exactly spacious.
[SIGHS]
It's a place to land.
So what did work say?
They told me to take
as much time as I need.
They're not gonna fire
the lady whose house
burned down on her first day.
Maybe you could get a raise out of it.
[CHUCKLES]
What about the house?
Did you get any news about
what started the fire?
Uh, honestly, I was so caught up
on getting us settled that I
I forgot to ask.
Nobody was home.
I just
I don't understand how this happened.
Me neither.
But I know who will.
[DOOR SQUEAKS]
Hey.
You're home early.
How was school?
- It was okay.
- Mm.
Well, Kelly and I were talking
about ordering a pizza later.
- What's this stuff?
- So you remember Herrmann?
You met him at the firehouse.
Was he the guy who showed me the jaws?
Mm-hmm.
So we responded to a fire
at his house yesterday.
He's okay.
But his family pretty much
lost everything,
so we are all pitching in what we can.
Hey, bud.
He told me he has a kid about my age.
Mm-hmm. Kenny, yeah.
He's okay.
You don't know that.
Well, I just I I mean he's safe.
- But he will be okay.
- How do you know?
[TENSE MUSIC]
I know that he's strong,
and I know that he's got
a lot of people who support him.
So?
That doesn't mean he's gonna be okay,
but people just say that anyway.
Well, we say it because we believe it.
Then you don't know.
So don't lie and say you do.
♪
What just happened?
I don't know.
[DOOR SLAMS]
[PHONE BUZZES]
- What is it?
- It's Herrmann.
He wants to talk.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
Good morning.
Today we made
a critical discovery
in the Lindsay Belfort
murder investigation.
Our forensic team confirmed
that the screwdriver
recovered at the scene contains
trace amounts of DNA
matching Mark Alan Bianchi.
Now, as many of you know,
Bianchi's been a person
of interest in this case
from the very beginning.
But up until now,
we didn't have the evidence
we needed to move forward.
Now we do.
[LINE TRILLS]
Finch, what's up, man?
Listen, you sure this is
everything we have on Bianchi?
[CLEARS THROAT]
Hey, thanks for coming down.
Yeah.
Parked in the back.
Grabbed some stuff that
we thought you guys could use.
Yeah, I appreciate it.
I'll take take whatever you got.
I also called over to 20,
like you asked.
Those are the ones who did
the overhaul on your place.
So what'd they say?
Well, they're pretty sure
that the fire started
in the back of the kitchen.
What they don't know right now is how.
[APPREHENSIVE MUSIC]
We just rewired the outlets back there.
I could that have done it?
Yeah, if the wiring was loose
or the box wasn't grounded.
Yeah, it's possible.
Who did the work for you?
I did.
♪
Nice Skylark. Is that a '67?
What, you know vintage cars?
I know a lot of things.
I'll keep that in mind.
Hey, Capp.
After breakfast, we'll start
going over the jump bag.
- Copy that.
- What, Capp's an EMT now?
It's a pilot program we're trying.
You tell them your thing about needles?
He's afraid of them.
Please tell me he's joking.
You know you have to place IVs, right?
I can handle needles.
Just don't like 'em.
[SIGHS]
Hey, uh, Novak? Hang back a second.
If you got a minute, question for you.
What's up?
Every call you go on,
you fill out a medic report, right?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
And part of that is,
you write down everything
you see at the scene. Like, uh
like the stabbing call you had.
I mean, you'd write down if
there was a knife there, right?
- Of course.
- Huh.
Why?
Well, you guys are
training up firefighters.
Just want to make sure I'm prepared.
That's not why.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
I'm asking you because I, uh
I knew that you wouldn't
press me on the why.
Asking me what?
Hmm.
[SIGHS]
♪
Hey, you wanted these?
Those are for Isaiah.
He left his at home,
so he's gonna come by later,
pick 'em up.
- How was he this morning?
- The same.
I just what are we
gonna do here, Kelly?
He's scared for his mom.
I guess this is just
how it's coming out.
I just want to talk to him
and just tell him
everything's gonna be all right,
but I know that's the last thing
he wants to hear right now.
I think he made that pretty clear.
Mm.
I don't think there is an easy answer.
Uh, how'd it go over at Herrmann's?
Ended up being a lot more
complicated than I expected.
I'm pulling in Van Meter.
What'd you tell Herrmann?
I told him that right now,
there's no reason
to think that any of this is his fault.
As far as I could see, at least.
But you couldn't rule it out?
Well, I didn't say that part to him.
Well, no matter what, I mean,
he's not legally liable, though, right?
No, but I think we both know
that's not what this is really about.
You gave me a fork.
We don't have any spoons.
We'll grab some when we go out today.
I started making a list of
everything that needs doing.
I thought we could divide and conquer.
This is a lot.
I'm gonna need everyone to make a list
of any valuables they lost.
We've got a a meeting with
the insurance broker at 6:00.
So they just give us all our stuff back?
That's what insurance is for.
That's why we have it.
They can't get my journals back,
or the stuff from my friends.
What am I supposed to do about that?
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
Hey, you're right.
There are some things we can't get back.
Like your journals,
or Lee Henry's trophies,
my mother's ring.
I know it's hard.
What about the door frame?
I don't think it made it, pal.
How am I gonna know if I beat Luke?
♪
- Hey, Kelly.
- Hey.
Just the guy I was waiting for.
- I owe you a key.
- Yeah. Sorry about that.
Ah, don't sweat it.
Stella forgets her keys all the time.
Are these from Herrmann's house?
They are.
Is this where it started?
Good eye.
Now, if you can tell me how it started,
that would be a big help.
Wait, I thought this was an accident.
It was.
Herrmann wants to know,
so I told him I'd take a look.
Why is this part so melted?
It could be because the wires
behind it started the fire,
but I'm not so sure.
I've got my own theory.
I could use some help with it,
- actually, if you wanted to tag along.
- Yeah?
Yeah, I could use
another set of good eyes.
Plus, you could see where
I do fire investigations.
It's actually pretty cool.
[BRIGHT MUSIC]
Okay, sure.
Grab those photos. We might need 'em.
Thought I saw you walk in.
You didn't. I'm not here.
I just I needed some place to work.
Well, that's quite the to-do list.
That's just half of it.
God knows what else
we're not thinking of.
- How's the family holding up?
- Not great.
You should have heard 'em
this morning, Mouch.
They're they're talking about
all the things they lost.
Just about killed me.
What do you even say?
Well, you're all safe.
You got each other.
That's what matters.
Yeah.
As far as the rest of it goes, I mean,
at the end of the day, it's
it's just stuff.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
It's just stuff?
That's that's what
I'm supposed to tell my kids?
Tell my wife, it's just stuff?
After they they lost everything?
It's just stuff?
I'm not saying it's not important.
I just
Our whole lives
were in that house, Mouch.
Everything that mattered to us,
it was in there.
Everything! Don't tell me that it
it's just stuff.
[EXHALES] Herrmann.
[TENSE MUSIC]
Okay.
All IV bags and tubing go here.
Uh, angiocatheters, hep-lock,
Tegaderm, and tourniquets
- all go in the tackle box.
- Got it.
Okay.
Uh, all breathing supplies
are all together.
Rebreathers, nasal cannulas, nebulizers.
Uh-huh.
Maybe you should write this down, Capp.
No. I got it all up here.
Okay.
Um, how about you say it
back to me, then?
[ALARM BLARES]
Ambo 61, person down
from unknown causes.
Okay. [CHUCKLES]
Let's go.
- Do I stay here?
- Yep.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
Okay, yeah. They're here.
Okay. This way.
Apparently the client
freaked out mid-session and
and tried to get off the table.
I didn't want to move him
in case it made it worse.
You did the right thing.
Okay, let's get you
on your back here, sir.
- All right, here we go.
- [GROANING]
Here to help.
[GASPING]
Oh, come on.
♪
Capp, pulse ox and stethoscope.
- Copy.
- I can't breathe.
Hey, you might be having a panic attack.
Try to take deep breaths, okay?
Thank you.
[GASPING]
Looks like the fall might have
driven some of these pretty deep.
Can I see a needle, please?
O2 sat's under 90.
He's not getting enough air.
Thank you.
Yeah, I don't think this is
just a panic attack.
Looks like one of the needles
might have punctured a lung.
Oh! Oh, my God!
Petroleum gauze, please. Thank you.
We are gonna make sure that
doesn't go in any deeper.
- Non-rebreather.
- Yeah.
This is gonna help you breathe, okay?
I I can't. I can't.
Hey, buddy, you're okay.
Just look at me.
Deep breaths.
[GASPING]
[BREATHING DEEPLY]
That's it.
Just like that.
Okay, needle is secure.
We're gonna take you to Med where
they can remove it there, okay?
Hey, you did good.
Okay, let's get him on the stretcher.
Mm-hmm.
[GENTLE MUSIC]
♪
Uh, Kidd asked me to
clean out the compartments,
but, I mean, I can come back if
Nah, I'm almost done,
if I can ever find
this damn Lawless axe.
Oh. It's there, right.
I guess I'm not thinking
straight right now.
I get it.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
Hey
Thank you.
Yeah.
♪
[PHONE DINGS]
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
[SIGHS]
Isaiah, this is Captain Van Meter.
- Call me Tom.
- Nice to meet you.
Yeah, Kelly tells me you're
helping out on our investigation.
He fill you in on
what we're looking for?
Yeah, we're trying to
figure out what started the fire.
Yeah, exactly.
And we know one possibility
is faulty wiring,
but Kelly's got a different idea.
Uh, he thinks it might be something
plugged into the outlet.
- Not a bad theory.
- But we have to prove it.
How do we do that?
We test the theory.
[DOOR RUMBLING, TRUCK BEEPING]
These are the appliances we
pulled from Herrmann's kitchen.
Let's see what we can find.
- Well?
- What?
How'd it go with Capp?
We are all dying to know.
- Honestly, he was great.
- Really?
Didn't have that on my bingo card.
- Did he place an IV?
- No.
Uh, but needles were
definitely involved.
- All right!
- Capp!
- Hey, hey!
- Good job, Capp.
All right, all right.
Really not a big deal, guys.
All right, funny.
Capp, there is a needle in your neck.
What?
Don't please don't touch it.
- When did that happen?
- How did that happen?
Okay, it's not in too deep,
but let's just remove it
at the ambulance
to be safe, okay? Let's go.
This is not going in the report.
Nope.
We'll start with the power cords.
You want to look for any visible damage.
It doesn't feel brittle to me.
You see any cracks or scorch marks?
- Uh, nope.
- Yeah, me neither.
All right, why don't you check
the cord on the microwave?
Okay.
Smart kid.
He is.
He's just having
a rough go of it lately.
It's a good thing he's got
you looking out for him then.
Yeah, the cord on this one is fine.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
I want to try something.
Well, if you're thinking
the stove started the fire,
you should know none of the
burners were on at the scene.
Oh, they wouldn't need to be if it was
a leak in the supply system.
Well, that would explain the fuel,
but we still need an ignition source.
Well, if there's a short
in the ignition unit
- We'd have both.
- Yeah.
And nothing to do
with Herrmann's wiring.
[GRUNTS] Only one way to find out.
Let's plug it in.
Okay, opening the valve.
[VALVE SQUEAKS, FLAMES WHOOSH]
Whoa!
[VALVE SQUEAKS]
Uh, the stove's not supposed
to do that, right?
No, it's not.
[SIGHS]
Mouch, have you seen Herrmann?
I need to talk to him.
- He wasn't with you?
- No.
- What's going on?
- I just hung up with Cindy.
Herrmann missed their
insurance appointment.
Now she can't get him on the phone.
- And you tried him too?
- Straight to voicemail.
Cindy's pretty worried.
So am I.
Do you have any idea
where he might have gone?
[SIGHS]
[TENSE MUSIC]
Actually, yeah.
♪
[WOOD CLATTERING]
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
[EXHALES]
It should be right here,
Mouch, the door frame.
It should be right here.
Herrmann, this wasn't your fault.
Your stove had a short
in the ignition unit.
That's what started the fire.
Severide proved it.
[SNIFFS]
Well, that's something, I guess.
Cindy's been calling.
She's worried about you.
So that's what this is
you came to pull me out of here,
tell me to let it go,
move on.
No.
I'm just here to help.
[TENDER MUSIC]
♪
Hey.
Just, uh, wanted to let you know
we wrapped our training with Capp.
How did it go?
I think we proved
we can do the job in-house.
Hopefully Robinson feels the same way.
She should.
If you can train Capp,
you can train anyone.
Right.
See you next shift.
[DOOR BUZZES, CLANGS]
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
You're late.
Yeah, there was, uh there was
traffic coming from the firehouse.
You know, people who show up on time,
who get the job done,
they don't need excuses.
Yes, sir.
How's it going at the new house?
It's good. Yeah, it's a solid group.
Okay. And your lieutenant?
She, uh she likes
putting me through the paces.
That's a good thing.
Means she sees potential in you.
[CHUCKLES]
Listen to her.
Yes, sir.
You said on the phone,
you had something for me?
Yeah, it's, uh
it's about the parole hearing.
Okay, I was looking through
the Bianchi case files,
and I realized the medic report
from the night of the murder is missing.
- Medic report?
- Yeah.
The paramedics, they would have
been the first to respond to the scene,
and they would have documented
everything they saw,
including the murder weapon.
I don't see how that helps me.
Okay, if we can track down
the medic report,
we can prove to the parole board
that you weren't planting evidence.
Okay, the the screwdriver.
It was there when the paramedics arrived
before somebody messed up
and took it from the scene.
All you were doing was putting it back.
It's a shame you didn't stay
in the Academy.
You'd have made a hell of a detective.
So you think there's something here?
It's good work,
but that kind of proof isn't
what's gonna get me out of here.
Then what will?
Mercy.
Mercy will, and I need you
to go get it for me.
[DOOR CLICKS]
Hey.
Um, hey.
Uh, do you guys know how to
balance chemical equations?
That's more your department.
Yeah, I think we can figure it out.
I'm gonna let you two
Einsteins handle that.
I gotta to take some more stuff
over to the Herrmanns'.
Oh, uh, actually, wait a sec.
That's for Kenny.
[SOFT MUSIC]
You want to give this to him?
Tell him it's from the '98 finals,
the one with Jordan's shot
at the buzzer.
I remember. I watched it live.
I wasn't even born yet.
[LAUGHS]
You sure about this?
Kenny doesn't have anything.
Now he does.
♪
Yes.
Thank you.
Yeah. [SIGHS]
You're home.
Looks like you've been busy.
Yeah, I finally got
the internet switched over.
Ah, right.
Where are the kids?
Oh, they're at the movies, thank God.
Another hour alone
with all of them in here,
- I might have committed murder.
- [CHUCKLES]
[SIGHS]
- You look exhausted.
- Yeah.
Um, I'm sorry that I scared you.
It's just, uh
it's just, I had to go back.
I I wasn't ready to give up yet.
- I'm just glad you're okay.
- Yeah.
Me and Mouch, we
we went over every square inch
of that place,
and I wanted to be able to tell you that
I found something, and
but I can't do that.
Honey, that's okay.
That's because
it was Mouch who found it.
[TENDER MUSIC]
♪
[SOBS]
My mom's ring? [SIGHS]
You don't know what this means.
Hey, I do.
I really do.
- Oh.
- [INHALES SHARPLY]
Hey, just be glad that he didn't find
any of Kenny's artwork.
[LAUGHS]
Thank you.
[SNIFFLES]
[BREATHES SHAKILY]
♪
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[WOLF HOWLS]
51 will be filling in
for houses that go offline.
Your runs will be longer
and your shifts will be busier.
What if we redeploy firefighters
to take some of the pressure
off of our paramedics?
I'm not gonna be here
for all the day-to-day.
I'm counting on you to step up
and take that role, Lieutenant.
I've looked through it,
and there's nothing
in that file that's gonna help
you get your dad out.
I'm sure you've heard
what prison is like
for an ex-cop, right?
Now imagine being
an ex-cop who's in there
for planting evidence.
Isaiah is about to be
removed from his group home.
You said his mom is in the hospital?
She was hit by a car.
We're really sorry
to hear about your mom.
Can we talk about
something else, please?
The boy's mother suffered
a fairly big setback.
What's wrong? I want to see her.
I really don't think
this is the best idea.
Whoa, Isaiah.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
Come on, Max, it's time. Let's go.
Do we really have to do this?
Yes, you really have to do it.
It's a tradition.
- Now, stand up straight.
- Take off your shoes.
Okay, no.
Can we just get this over with?
[SOFT PLAYFUL MUSIC]
Oh!
Cindy, look at this.
He is neck and neck with Lee Henry.
Oh, your brother's not gonna like that.
- [CHUCKLES]
- No one's beating Luke.
Hey, don't count yourself out, kid.
A growth spurt could be moments away.
I can't believe
I'm late for my first day.
- Why aren't you dressed?
- I don't feel good.
Can I stay home?
You don't look sick.
You got a test or something?
No, I just don't feel good.
Fine, but no DoorDash.
We have plenty of food here.
Okay, I'll see you all after work.
- Bye.
- Bye, Mom.
ALL: Bye, Mom.
Hey, you know, with Mouch's stake
in Molly's, we're doing okay on money.
I want to do this. I'm excited.
I just really want to make
a good first impression, okay?
Mwah. [CHUCKLES]
Go, go, go. Give 'em hell.
[DOOR CLICKS]
All right, we got turkey,
roast beef, Swiss.
Or, uh, if you want something
more classic, PB and J.
I'll just, um, get something at school.
Are you sure?
I am more than happy to make you
I don't want to miss the bus.
Okay.
Well, have a great day at school.
[DOOR SLAMS]
[SOMBER MUSIC]
Isaiah already left?
And he stayed in his room
till the last possible second.
It's been like this since
we went and saw his mom.
Did we get any update on her condition?
Yeah, Dr. Sachs said Shauna
reacted well to the procedure,
but the cerebral tissue
just needs time to recover.
Do we know how long that's gonna take?
Mm, he said every patient is different,
but there's no question
the brain bleed is gonna
extend her recovery time.
Well, Isaiah has a home here.
He has a place to stay.
So however long it takes,
we can handle it.
I know we can, but it's
not us I'm worried about.
♪
[SOFT SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
I don't think you get
how big of a deal this is.
Relax.
All Chief Robinson has approved so far
is for us to train up the
firefighters on their EMS protocols.
But if it goes well, which it will
because we're awesome,
now we have firefighters
floating as medics,
which would save our asses.
- Mm-hmm.
- And it was your idea.
It's only a good idea if it works.
Honestly, I need it to.
See what these hours
are doing to my face?
Look at these Louis Vuittons
under my eyes.
Okay, so who is our first trainee?
Um, I was thinking Herrmann,
but I still need
- Severide to sign off on it.
- Severide?
Pascal put him
in charge while he's gone.
- Severide as boss.
- [SIGHS]
Wonder what that's gonna be like.
I guess we'll find out.
Oh, good morning.
- You get carpal tunnel yet?
- What?
- Writing up all those reports.
- Ah.
Well, contrary to the rest of
you lot, I actually enjoy it.
You enjoy writing up incident reports?
I like to think my prose
brings the calls to life
with a certain joie de vivre.
Okay, Hemingway, get back
to me on that in six months.
- Okay.
- Engine 67, Truck 73.
House fire,
2443 Dartmouth Avenue.
Herrmann!
[TENSE MUSIC]
Engine 51 to Main. Repeat that address.
Main to Engine 51.
House fire,
2443 Dartmouth Avenue.
- That's my house.
- Let's go!
Vasquez, let's go. We got a call.
- I didn't hear an alarm.
- We didn't get one.
It's Herrmann's house.
Squad 3 to Main.
House 51 is taking
that fire on Dartmouth.
Negative, Squad 3.
That's outside
your still district.
Too late. We're already en route.
Negative, Squad 3.
Ticket is full.
Return to quarters.
Put us on the damn ticket.
We're going in.
♪
[ENGINE RUMBLES]
[SIRENS WAILING]
♪
Damn it, Cindy, pick up!
Hey, are you trying Annabelle?
Yeah, she's not answering.
Try the house phone.
She stayed home today.
Hey, Cindy.
Cindy, listen to me, okay?
There's a fire at the house and
and we're on our way.
I cannot get in touch with Annabelle,
so I need you to call her, okay?
All right. I don't know!
Okay, listen, just keep trying,
all right?
I gotta go.
[SIRENS WAILING]
81 to Squad 3.
Annabelle could be in the house.
Oh, God.
[TIRES SQUEALING, HISSING]
♪
What's the report?
It's brutal in there.
Engine 67's got a line
through the front door.
Truck 73 has just started
primary search.
Chief Markinson's on his way.
I'll take it over from here.
Squad, search first floor.
- Truck, you take second.
- Copy.
Mouch, shut your line to the back.
- Buy some time. Let's go!
- Got it.
[RESPIRATOR HISSING]
Annabelle! Annabelle!
[FLAMES ROARING]
Annabelle! Annabelle!
Annabelle!
Hey, Herrmann, second floor is clear.
[GRUNTS]
- Hey, I said it's clear!
- Annabelle!
[TENSE MUSIC]
Truck 73's primary search
is negative.
House is clear. We're coming out.
Copy that. Chief.
Dispatch told you the ticket was full.
One of my firefighters lives here.
- Annabelle!
- Fire department, call out!
♪
Living room's clear!
Looks like we got a serious
collapse potential here.
One of his kids could be in there.
Look, you've got one minute.
Then I'm calling it.
[GRUNTS] Annabelle!
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
[GRUNTING]
♪
[GASPING]
- Kelly!
- Cindy!
Tell Christopher Annabelle decided
to go to school. She's not home.
All the kids are accounted for?
Yes, all of them. Oh!
Herrmann!
Herrmann, I have Cindy out here.
Annabelle's at school.
All the kids are safe.
Herrmann. Herrmann!
[PANTING]
Herrmann, do you copy?
Herrmann!
[PANTING] Yeah, I copy.
♪
I'm calling it. Emergency.
All firefighters evacuate immediately.
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
Come on!
♪
Herrmann, we gotta go!
[WOOD CRACKING, METAL CLANKING]
Herrmann! Herrmann!
Hey, if you want to go, then go!
[WOOD CRACKING]
Herrmann, Vasquez,
evacuate immediately!
Herrmann!
We're going!
[METAL CLANKING]
[BREATHING HEAVILY, GRUNTING]
Hey.
Let go of me!
Guys!
Get him the hell away from me.
All right.
Step away.
What the hell did you
back everybody out for?
We can still knock that with two lines!
Come on. Grab these two hoses!
Let's go! Mouch, come on.
Get my back. Come on.
Herrmann. Herrmann!
- Hey!
- Hey!
Let go of me!
You can't go back in there!
- Let go of me.
- Herrmann
Hey!
[EXPLOSION, GLASS SHATTERING]
[BREATHING HEAVILY]
Sorry.
♪
It's all gone.
Mm-hmm.
It's all gone.
[TRUCK HYDRAULICS HISSING]
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
[CLEARS THROAT]
Feels strange just leaving a scene,
acting as if everything was normal.
There's nothing more we could do.
Any idea where his family's gonna stay?
I know his brother lives out of town,
so the kids won't be able
to stay in school.
He said they'll post up
in a hotel tonight.
I told him I'd start
reaching out through the CFD,
see if I can line up
some temporary housing
while they sort things out.
Maybe we can help with that.
Let's gather some essentials.
It's a good idea.
Do we know if anything survived?
Doubt it.
How long did they live there?
At least ten years.
He loved that house.
♪
Hey, Vasquez.
Lieutenant.
Uh, I just wanted to say
that was the right call,
going in after Herrmann.
Hmm, yeah.
I'm not too sure he sees it that way.
I'm sure you know
that it wasn't personal.
I do.
Honestly, I would have done
the same thing, if I was him.
So you're good?
Yeah. Yeah, I'm good.
Just gonna go wash up.
Unless, of course,
you need something from me.
No, that's all.
McKenzie from the union,
he's got three months left
on an apartment his daughter's
not using anymore,
said they're welcome to it.
Herrmann's got a place to stay?
Uh, at least for a bit.
I'm gonna give him a call, let him know.
Um, so I'm assuming that Herrmann's
gonna be out for the foreseeable future.
At least for the next couple shifts,
I would guess, yeah. Why?
Uh, he was our trainee for
the EMS firefighter program.
Right.
Usually I'd say we just wait
until he returns,
but, um, Robinson is pretty
eager to move on this.
Well, I already got Lorenzo
from Squad 4 covering for Cruz.
I guess that means I have
to bring in Carl too.
You could train Capp.
It's righty-tighty, lefty-loosey.
You should know this.
I know.
Is there a problem?
No, it's just, um, Robinson
decides if we move forward
based on how this goes.
A lot is riding on this training.
I understand.
Capp's part of the most elite
squad in the city.
I'm sure he can handle it.
- You're right.
- Good. I'll set it up.
Thank you.
Okay, maybe Capp will be great.
We are so screwed.
As far as McKenzie's concerned,
this is your place,
at least till the new year.
This is it?
He did say it could use a little love.
- Smells like a nursing home.
- Max.
All right. It's great.
- Where are we all gonna sleep?
- We'll figure it out.
Now, let's thank Mouch for
finding us something so quick.
- Thanks, Mouch.
- Thanks, Mouch.
- Thanks, Mouch.
- It's no trouble at all.
All right, I'll let you guys
get settled.
You need anything, you let me know.
- Thanks, Mouch. Seriously.
- Yeah.
- Goodbye.
- Thank you.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
It's not exactly spacious.
[SIGHS]
It's a place to land.
So what did work say?
They told me to take
as much time as I need.
They're not gonna fire
the lady whose house
burned down on her first day.
Maybe you could get a raise out of it.
[CHUCKLES]
What about the house?
Did you get any news about
what started the fire?
Uh, honestly, I was so caught up
on getting us settled that I
I forgot to ask.
Nobody was home.
I just
I don't understand how this happened.
Me neither.
But I know who will.
[DOOR SQUEAKS]
Hey.
You're home early.
How was school?
- It was okay.
- Mm.
Well, Kelly and I were talking
about ordering a pizza later.
- What's this stuff?
- So you remember Herrmann?
You met him at the firehouse.
Was he the guy who showed me the jaws?
Mm-hmm.
So we responded to a fire
at his house yesterday.
He's okay.
But his family pretty much
lost everything,
so we are all pitching in what we can.
Hey, bud.
He told me he has a kid about my age.
Mm-hmm. Kenny, yeah.
He's okay.
You don't know that.
Well, I just I I mean he's safe.
- But he will be okay.
- How do you know?
[TENSE MUSIC]
I know that he's strong,
and I know that he's got
a lot of people who support him.
So?
That doesn't mean he's gonna be okay,
but people just say that anyway.
Well, we say it because we believe it.
Then you don't know.
So don't lie and say you do.
♪
What just happened?
I don't know.
[DOOR SLAMS]
[PHONE BUZZES]
- What is it?
- It's Herrmann.
He wants to talk.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
Good morning.
Today we made
a critical discovery
in the Lindsay Belfort
murder investigation.
Our forensic team confirmed
that the screwdriver
recovered at the scene contains
trace amounts of DNA
matching Mark Alan Bianchi.
Now, as many of you know,
Bianchi's been a person
of interest in this case
from the very beginning.
But up until now,
we didn't have the evidence
we needed to move forward.
Now we do.
[LINE TRILLS]
Finch, what's up, man?
Listen, you sure this is
everything we have on Bianchi?
[CLEARS THROAT]
Hey, thanks for coming down.
Yeah.
Parked in the back.
Grabbed some stuff that
we thought you guys could use.
Yeah, I appreciate it.
I'll take take whatever you got.
I also called over to 20,
like you asked.
Those are the ones who did
the overhaul on your place.
So what'd they say?
Well, they're pretty sure
that the fire started
in the back of the kitchen.
What they don't know right now is how.
[APPREHENSIVE MUSIC]
We just rewired the outlets back there.
I could that have done it?
Yeah, if the wiring was loose
or the box wasn't grounded.
Yeah, it's possible.
Who did the work for you?
I did.
♪
Nice Skylark. Is that a '67?
What, you know vintage cars?
I know a lot of things.
I'll keep that in mind.
Hey, Capp.
After breakfast, we'll start
going over the jump bag.
- Copy that.
- What, Capp's an EMT now?
It's a pilot program we're trying.
You tell them your thing about needles?
He's afraid of them.
Please tell me he's joking.
You know you have to place IVs, right?
I can handle needles.
Just don't like 'em.
[SIGHS]
Hey, uh, Novak? Hang back a second.
If you got a minute, question for you.
What's up?
Every call you go on,
you fill out a medic report, right?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
And part of that is,
you write down everything
you see at the scene. Like, uh
like the stabbing call you had.
I mean, you'd write down if
there was a knife there, right?
- Of course.
- Huh.
Why?
Well, you guys are
training up firefighters.
Just want to make sure I'm prepared.
That's not why.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
I'm asking you because I, uh
I knew that you wouldn't
press me on the why.
Asking me what?
Hmm.
[SIGHS]
♪
Hey, you wanted these?
Those are for Isaiah.
He left his at home,
so he's gonna come by later,
pick 'em up.
- How was he this morning?
- The same.
I just what are we
gonna do here, Kelly?
He's scared for his mom.
I guess this is just
how it's coming out.
I just want to talk to him
and just tell him
everything's gonna be all right,
but I know that's the last thing
he wants to hear right now.
I think he made that pretty clear.
Mm.
I don't think there is an easy answer.
Uh, how'd it go over at Herrmann's?
Ended up being a lot more
complicated than I expected.
I'm pulling in Van Meter.
What'd you tell Herrmann?
I told him that right now,
there's no reason
to think that any of this is his fault.
As far as I could see, at least.
But you couldn't rule it out?
Well, I didn't say that part to him.
Well, no matter what, I mean,
he's not legally liable, though, right?
No, but I think we both know
that's not what this is really about.
You gave me a fork.
We don't have any spoons.
We'll grab some when we go out today.
I started making a list of
everything that needs doing.
I thought we could divide and conquer.
This is a lot.
I'm gonna need everyone to make a list
of any valuables they lost.
We've got a a meeting with
the insurance broker at 6:00.
So they just give us all our stuff back?
That's what insurance is for.
That's why we have it.
They can't get my journals back,
or the stuff from my friends.
What am I supposed to do about that?
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
Hey, you're right.
There are some things we can't get back.
Like your journals,
or Lee Henry's trophies,
my mother's ring.
I know it's hard.
What about the door frame?
I don't think it made it, pal.
How am I gonna know if I beat Luke?
♪
- Hey, Kelly.
- Hey.
Just the guy I was waiting for.
- I owe you a key.
- Yeah. Sorry about that.
Ah, don't sweat it.
Stella forgets her keys all the time.
Are these from Herrmann's house?
They are.
Is this where it started?
Good eye.
Now, if you can tell me how it started,
that would be a big help.
Wait, I thought this was an accident.
It was.
Herrmann wants to know,
so I told him I'd take a look.
Why is this part so melted?
It could be because the wires
behind it started the fire,
but I'm not so sure.
I've got my own theory.
I could use some help with it,
- actually, if you wanted to tag along.
- Yeah?
Yeah, I could use
another set of good eyes.
Plus, you could see where
I do fire investigations.
It's actually pretty cool.
[BRIGHT MUSIC]
Okay, sure.
Grab those photos. We might need 'em.
Thought I saw you walk in.
You didn't. I'm not here.
I just I needed some place to work.
Well, that's quite the to-do list.
That's just half of it.
God knows what else
we're not thinking of.
- How's the family holding up?
- Not great.
You should have heard 'em
this morning, Mouch.
They're they're talking about
all the things they lost.
Just about killed me.
What do you even say?
Well, you're all safe.
You got each other.
That's what matters.
Yeah.
As far as the rest of it goes, I mean,
at the end of the day, it's
it's just stuff.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
It's just stuff?
That's that's what
I'm supposed to tell my kids?
Tell my wife, it's just stuff?
After they they lost everything?
It's just stuff?
I'm not saying it's not important.
I just
Our whole lives
were in that house, Mouch.
Everything that mattered to us,
it was in there.
Everything! Don't tell me that it
it's just stuff.
[EXHALES] Herrmann.
[TENSE MUSIC]
Okay.
All IV bags and tubing go here.
Uh, angiocatheters, hep-lock,
Tegaderm, and tourniquets
- all go in the tackle box.
- Got it.
Okay.
Uh, all breathing supplies
are all together.
Rebreathers, nasal cannulas, nebulizers.
Uh-huh.
Maybe you should write this down, Capp.
No. I got it all up here.
Okay.
Um, how about you say it
back to me, then?
[ALARM BLARES]
Ambo 61, person down
from unknown causes.
Okay. [CHUCKLES]
Let's go.
- Do I stay here?
- Yep.
[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]
♪
Okay, yeah. They're here.
Okay. This way.
Apparently the client
freaked out mid-session and
and tried to get off the table.
I didn't want to move him
in case it made it worse.
You did the right thing.
Okay, let's get you
on your back here, sir.
- All right, here we go.
- [GROANING]
Here to help.
[GASPING]
Oh, come on.
♪
Capp, pulse ox and stethoscope.
- Copy.
- I can't breathe.
Hey, you might be having a panic attack.
Try to take deep breaths, okay?
Thank you.
[GASPING]
Looks like the fall might have
driven some of these pretty deep.
Can I see a needle, please?
O2 sat's under 90.
He's not getting enough air.
Thank you.
Yeah, I don't think this is
just a panic attack.
Looks like one of the needles
might have punctured a lung.
Oh! Oh, my God!
Petroleum gauze, please. Thank you.
We are gonna make sure that
doesn't go in any deeper.
- Non-rebreather.
- Yeah.
This is gonna help you breathe, okay?
I I can't. I can't.
Hey, buddy, you're okay.
Just look at me.
Deep breaths.
[GASPING]
[BREATHING DEEPLY]
That's it.
Just like that.
Okay, needle is secure.
We're gonna take you to Med where
they can remove it there, okay?
Hey, you did good.
Okay, let's get him on the stretcher.
Mm-hmm.
[GENTLE MUSIC]
♪
Uh, Kidd asked me to
clean out the compartments,
but, I mean, I can come back if
Nah, I'm almost done,
if I can ever find
this damn Lawless axe.
Oh. It's there, right.
I guess I'm not thinking
straight right now.
I get it.
[SOMBER MUSIC]
Hey
Thank you.
Yeah.
♪
[PHONE DINGS]
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
[SIGHS]
Isaiah, this is Captain Van Meter.
- Call me Tom.
- Nice to meet you.
Yeah, Kelly tells me you're
helping out on our investigation.
He fill you in on
what we're looking for?
Yeah, we're trying to
figure out what started the fire.
Yeah, exactly.
And we know one possibility
is faulty wiring,
but Kelly's got a different idea.
Uh, he thinks it might be something
plugged into the outlet.
- Not a bad theory.
- But we have to prove it.
How do we do that?
We test the theory.
[DOOR RUMBLING, TRUCK BEEPING]
These are the appliances we
pulled from Herrmann's kitchen.
Let's see what we can find.
- Well?
- What?
How'd it go with Capp?
We are all dying to know.
- Honestly, he was great.
- Really?
Didn't have that on my bingo card.
- Did he place an IV?
- No.
Uh, but needles were
definitely involved.
- All right!
- Capp!
- Hey, hey!
- Good job, Capp.
All right, all right.
Really not a big deal, guys.
All right, funny.
Capp, there is a needle in your neck.
What?
Don't please don't touch it.
- When did that happen?
- How did that happen?
Okay, it's not in too deep,
but let's just remove it
at the ambulance
to be safe, okay? Let's go.
This is not going in the report.
Nope.
We'll start with the power cords.
You want to look for any visible damage.
It doesn't feel brittle to me.
You see any cracks or scorch marks?
- Uh, nope.
- Yeah, me neither.
All right, why don't you check
the cord on the microwave?
Okay.
Smart kid.
He is.
He's just having
a rough go of it lately.
It's a good thing he's got
you looking out for him then.
Yeah, the cord on this one is fine.
[SOFT DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
I want to try something.
Well, if you're thinking
the stove started the fire,
you should know none of the
burners were on at the scene.
Oh, they wouldn't need to be if it was
a leak in the supply system.
Well, that would explain the fuel,
but we still need an ignition source.
Well, if there's a short
in the ignition unit
- We'd have both.
- Yeah.
And nothing to do
with Herrmann's wiring.
[GRUNTS] Only one way to find out.
Let's plug it in.
Okay, opening the valve.
[VALVE SQUEAKS, FLAMES WHOOSH]
Whoa!
[VALVE SQUEAKS]
Uh, the stove's not supposed
to do that, right?
No, it's not.
[SIGHS]
Mouch, have you seen Herrmann?
I need to talk to him.
- He wasn't with you?
- No.
- What's going on?
- I just hung up with Cindy.
Herrmann missed their
insurance appointment.
Now she can't get him on the phone.
- And you tried him too?
- Straight to voicemail.
Cindy's pretty worried.
So am I.
Do you have any idea
where he might have gone?
[SIGHS]
[TENSE MUSIC]
Actually, yeah.
♪
[WOOD CLATTERING]
[SOMBER MUSIC]
♪
[EXHALES]
It should be right here,
Mouch, the door frame.
It should be right here.
Herrmann, this wasn't your fault.
Your stove had a short
in the ignition unit.
That's what started the fire.
Severide proved it.
[SNIFFS]
Well, that's something, I guess.
Cindy's been calling.
She's worried about you.
So that's what this is
you came to pull me out of here,
tell me to let it go,
move on.
No.
I'm just here to help.
[TENDER MUSIC]
♪
Hey.
Just, uh, wanted to let you know
we wrapped our training with Capp.
How did it go?
I think we proved
we can do the job in-house.
Hopefully Robinson feels the same way.
She should.
If you can train Capp,
you can train anyone.
Right.
See you next shift.
[DOOR BUZZES, CLANGS]
[TENSE MUSIC]
♪
You're late.
Yeah, there was, uh there was
traffic coming from the firehouse.
You know, people who show up on time,
who get the job done,
they don't need excuses.
Yes, sir.
How's it going at the new house?
It's good. Yeah, it's a solid group.
Okay. And your lieutenant?
She, uh she likes
putting me through the paces.
That's a good thing.
Means she sees potential in you.
[CHUCKLES]
Listen to her.
Yes, sir.
You said on the phone,
you had something for me?
Yeah, it's, uh
it's about the parole hearing.
Okay, I was looking through
the Bianchi case files,
and I realized the medic report
from the night of the murder is missing.
- Medic report?
- Yeah.
The paramedics, they would have
been the first to respond to the scene,
and they would have documented
everything they saw,
including the murder weapon.
I don't see how that helps me.
Okay, if we can track down
the medic report,
we can prove to the parole board
that you weren't planting evidence.
Okay, the the screwdriver.
It was there when the paramedics arrived
before somebody messed up
and took it from the scene.
All you were doing was putting it back.
It's a shame you didn't stay
in the Academy.
You'd have made a hell of a detective.
So you think there's something here?
It's good work,
but that kind of proof isn't
what's gonna get me out of here.
Then what will?
Mercy.
Mercy will, and I need you
to go get it for me.
[DOOR CLICKS]
Hey.
Um, hey.
Uh, do you guys know how to
balance chemical equations?
That's more your department.
Yeah, I think we can figure it out.
I'm gonna let you two
Einsteins handle that.
I gotta to take some more stuff
over to the Herrmanns'.
Oh, uh, actually, wait a sec.
That's for Kenny.
[SOFT MUSIC]
You want to give this to him?
Tell him it's from the '98 finals,
the one with Jordan's shot
at the buzzer.
I remember. I watched it live.
I wasn't even born yet.
[LAUGHS]
You sure about this?
Kenny doesn't have anything.
Now he does.
♪
Yes.
Thank you.
Yeah. [SIGHS]
You're home.
Looks like you've been busy.
Yeah, I finally got
the internet switched over.
Ah, right.
Where are the kids?
Oh, they're at the movies, thank God.
Another hour alone
with all of them in here,
- I might have committed murder.
- [CHUCKLES]
[SIGHS]
- You look exhausted.
- Yeah.
Um, I'm sorry that I scared you.
It's just, uh
it's just, I had to go back.
I I wasn't ready to give up yet.
- I'm just glad you're okay.
- Yeah.
Me and Mouch, we
we went over every square inch
of that place,
and I wanted to be able to tell you that
I found something, and
but I can't do that.
Honey, that's okay.
That's because
it was Mouch who found it.
[TENDER MUSIC]
♪
[SOBS]
My mom's ring? [SIGHS]
You don't know what this means.
Hey, I do.
I really do.
- Oh.
- [INHALES SHARPLY]
Hey, just be glad that he didn't find
any of Kenny's artwork.
[LAUGHS]
Thank you.
[SNIFFLES]
[BREATHES SHAKILY]
♪
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
♪
[WOLF HOWLS]