9-1-1 (2018) s04e06 Episode Script
Jinx
1
Officers in pursuit.
We're sending backup.
All eyes on suspect.
We got him surrounded.
Dispatch, this is 727-L-30.
Closing in on suspect vehicle.
Copy, 727-L-30.
Do you have eyes?
Suspect is a little hard to miss.
Engine 118, this is your last warning.
Pull over now!
Trauma bag?
Yup.
I'm sorry. What was that?
- Check.
- Yeah.
AED?
- Check.
- Oh, no.
Who gave that guy a clipboard?
Ah, don't worry.
It's a kinder, gentler clipboard
as is the man who holds it.
- Meet Buck 3.0.
- What, three?
What happened to 2.0?
Two's leg was crushed by a ladder truck
and his girlfriend left him.
Still not sure what inspired
the software update.
I'm just ready to let go of the past.
Your parents lied to you
your entire life
and you're just gonna let that go?
- What's your secret?
- Therapy.
As in my parents agreed to come
to a few sessions with me,
work our stuff out.
Look, they're trying.
I figure I should try too.
- Right?
- Very mature, Buck.
Very Buck 3.0.
Okay, I'm not calling you that.
Are you gonna be taking part
in these family sessions, too?
Uh-uh.
Key word family, which I am not.
Technically.
You're allowed to give
yourself some time, you know.
- To process.
- I know.
I'm just tired of looking behind me.
I'm ready to start thinking
about the future.
Speaking of which
Hey, Probie!
- Oh, uh
- No, no, no, no.
Don't worry. I got it.
Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you.
You're the new B-shift probie, right?
Yeah. I mean, yes, sir.
Just finished my first shift.
Uh, how was it?
Oh, pretty quiet.
Whoa!
- Did he just say
- No!
Sorry, I just said it was
- Don't say it again!
- Hold on, hold on.
I don't know. Maybe if he says it
a second time, it undoes the curse.
Maybe if he said it a third time,
the Candyman will show up
and kill us all.
Let's not test that theory.
That word is forbidden
in the firehouse any house.
We just we don't use the Q-word.
Who used the Q-word?
What am I missing here?
Attention, Station 118.
Vehicle accident with injuries.
We've been jinxed.
Jinxed?
You guys sound like my abuela's
neighbor's curandera.
Well, does she happen
to know how to reverse it?
'Cause if not, we're about to
experience the shift from hell.
Non-stop calls all day long.
Stupid calls.
Probably tempted fate.
Now the EMS gods are gonna make us pay.
Come on, you guys
don't really believe that.
So Buck never told you
about the last time
somebody used that word?
The gods took it out of context.
It's already running.
You're gonna have to wash that by hand.
Really?
It's so quiet.
Whoa, I meant the dishwasher.
Engine 118
I meant the dishwash
- 36 calls.
- 36?
In one shift?
Yeah. It was a house record.
It was 37.
That one doesn't count.
That wasn't even a call.
Then what was it?
Divine retribution.
So who triggered
the fire suppression system?
I don't know, but if I did,
I'd kiss 'em on the lips.
Bet he regrets talking
about the dishwasher now.
Should we go help him?
No, let's give him a minute.
Guys, come on, come on!
What?
Oh, God.
Well, I think you guys are giving
the EMS gods a little too much credit.
See? Fender bender.
- Not crazy.
- Uh-huh?
Check it out! Izzy Chainz!
- Look up.
- Right here!
Izzy Chainz, everyone!
Greatest rapper alive!
Download my album, okay?
- Buck.
- Yep.
Prepping the ladder.
Is he?
Duct taped? Yeah.
Yeah! Izzy Chainz, y'all!
Seen crazier.
Izzy Chainz!
Stuck on You! Yeah,
I'll be here all night!
Ma'am, can you tell me what happened?
Grandpa over there decided
to go demolition derby
on my bumper.
Sir, can you please?
The light was green!
That's when you're supposed to go!
I got distracted for a second.
Are you having trouble with your vision?
Well, I think one of
my contacts popped out
when he hit me.
BP is 170 over 80.
Sir, do you have a history
of hypertension?
I'm 82, son. I have a
history of everything!
Doesn't look like you have a concussion,
but if you start to experience
headaches or dizziness,
you need to go to the ER.
Great, thanks.
Check it out!
Izzy Chainz right here!
You need anything else?
Everything's still a little blurry,
but the guy on the billboard
is he famous?
Yeah, that's me.
He's about to be.
Right here!
How did he get up there?
Hey! Holla, holla!
No, no, no, no, no, no.
Hey! I did not need help.
- Go back down there.
- Sir,
I'm gonna need to get you
down for your safety
and the safety of others.
I rented this billboard the whole day!
I ain't leaving till I
get what I paid for.
Look down.
I, uh, I think you got
your money's worth.
I know, I know.
Look at all these people!
Whoo! Buy my album!
Think they can see my QR code?
Yeah, I'm sure they can.
Okay, wow.
Um, question for you.
Are you wearing anything
underneath that?
No. Why?
You might regret that later.
Whoo! Look at me!
Whoo! Stuck on You!
Checked out his story.
Looks like he's telling the truth.
- He paid for the spot.
- So this is all legal?
He could've killed himself
or a bystander.
And we will have a word with him
as soon as he climbs down.
Best we can do now is control traffic
and hope to avoid more accidents.
Damn probie jinxed us.
He used the Q-word.
Jinxed?
You don't believe in that stuff.
No.
But they do.
And when they hear the Q-word,
they get squirrely,
then they make mistakes,
they forget to latch
the front end of the engine,
or they accidentally trigger
the fire suppression system.
Today is going to be a big mess.
Ooh.
Yeah! Oh, yeah!
What's that for?
Luck. Sounds like you could use some.
Check it out! Izzy Chainz!
I'll take everything I can get.
Right here! Stuck on You!
Might sting a little bit.
- Just gonna hold that on this.
- Ah!
You're gonna be fine.
Okay? Just hold that on there.
Thank you.
- Ms. Flores?
- Yeah?
Eddie Diaz. Sorry.
Christopher's dad. From school?
Mr. Diaz. Edmundo, um
how are you?
Looks like I should be asking you that.
Did you get injured in the accident?
Drinking hot coffee while walking.
Usually not dangerous,
but some guy bumped into me
when the accident happened.
- Yeah.
- Burned myself pretty good.
Mind if I take a look at that?
Sure.
Ice is really bad for burns.
Let's see.
Ooh, okay.
That firefighter gave it to me.
- Told me to keep it cool.
- Which firefighter?
Um, he was just here.
Had 147 on his helmet.
There's another unit here?
Well, he should've known better.
Keep it dry and clean.
- How's Christopher?
- Good.
Yeah, adjusting to remote classes.
I assumed that's why I haven't
seen you around this year.
You were looking for me?
Uh
Christopher said you weren't
one of his teachers this year.
That was the hardest part
about quitting.
I miss the kids.
I just finished my doctorate.
Now, I'm over at Adams Elementary.
Vice principal.
Ooh, impressive. Congrats.
- Thank you.
- What made you want to quit?
You're so good at being a teacher.
Well, having a PhD gives
me more options.
And I'm never not gonna be a teacher.
It's in my blood.
Sounds like being a firefighter.
Wow.
Your job looks really good on you.
Thank you.
Uh, you see that guy
from the 147, get his name.
Could've done more harm
than good with that ice.
I guess it's my lucky day, then.
Good thing you found me.
I might need some of that luck.
Everyone's telling me we're
in for the day from hell.
Diaz.
Get that protective gear for
our stunt musician up here.
Copy that, Cap.
- Great seeing you.
- You, too.
Why don't you come back
with your smartphone
and take some video
Cap, he's not willing to leave.
I'm not coming down
till my time is up ♪
- And when is that?
- 8:00 a.m.
Tomorrow morning ♪
Yeah!
Download my album, okay?
Heads up!
He should've paid for half a day.
Help!
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
Oh, my God!
Download my album!
Oh, my God.
Ow!
Ow!
I'm okay, I'm okay! Yeah!
Oh, oh, he's definitely
gonna be famous now.
Download my album, okay?
You wanna keep that as a souvenir?
I am starving, Cap.
Only thing that can get me
to walk up those stairs today
is Cap's baked macaroni!
Hey, you know the rules.
We wait for everyone.
- Aw.
- Sorry, guys.
Wow, smells fantastic.
Here he is, safe and sound.
Don't worry. He's next.
Hurry, Cap! Hurry!
Before we
Dispatch to 118.
One accident on Main Street.
Okay, whose idea
was it to use the Vaseline?
All right, all right, settle down.
- Here we go, here we go.
- Okay, wow, okay.
Okay, guess we don't need the jaws.
Oh, come on.
At least someone ate today.
Oh, no.
Looks like we're ordering in.
Not that we're jinxed.
Yeah, definitely not jinxed.
Hold on, Debra. Help is coming.
What the hell?
I think it might've come
from the sushi restaurant
next door.
Ma'am, can you hear me?
We need to get this thing in water.
9-1-1. What's your emergency?
Emergency rations!
Easy! My head's in here.
Hey. All right. Just hold still.
Easy, easy!
Stay calm and try to hold still.
If you relax, it'll let go.
All right.
Here we go.
Okay, start coming back.
You're good. You're clear.
Keep it coming.
Okay, and we are
Going back out.
You ever replay a conversation
in your head
and worry you sounded like an idiot?
Have you met me?
I ran into Ana Flores this morning.
Christopher's English teacher.
Christopher's pretty English teacher.
You haven't mentioned her
in a long time.
Well, she's not Christopher's
teacher anymore.
Interesting.
Help me move some of these tanks
to relieve the pressure.
Uh
Come on!
- It's your voice.
- Buck!
Be a professional!
How you two doing? You okay?
Yeah, you're okay. You okay?
Sir, here. Try to cough.
Sir, can you try to cough for me?
Try to cough. Can you cough?
Try to cough. That's it. Try to cough.
Everybody's a comedian.
Man, that was a boring call.
Two people stuck in an elevator.
They didn't even need
medical attention or anything.
Don't say it, Edmundo.
How can I not?
Y'all acting like a bunch of viejas.
There is no curse.
Oh, he's so definitive now.
Ooh, sure is windy. You guys feel that?
Nobody is saying you
have to believe in curses.
Just maybe don't tempt fate.
How's that not the same thing?
It was a normal call.
Went like clockwork.
Wham, bam, thank you, ma'am.
You notice how you never
hear anyone say,
"wham, bam, thank you, sir"?
It doesn't rhyme.
Or maybe all that whammin' and bammin'
is nothing to write
a thank you note about.
The point is
I think this proves
that the whole jinx thing
is a little silly and we
should be all done with it.
Whoa!
Whoa.
Hey, Cap.
Did a live power pole
just fall on the engine?
I believe it did, Chimney.
Right.
No curse here.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Heard you got a distress call.
Yeah, Engine 118.
Wind blew a power pole over
on top of their engine.
Oh, my God. Anybody hurt?
No injuries reported.
Gotta say, the calls today
have been really weird.
You know, I actually checked
to make sure it wasn't
a full moon tonight.
Oh, no. That's not
for another four days.
I've already scheduled myself to be off.
I thought we weren't allowed to do that.
Pays to be the underboss.
Who are you texting with?
Chimney and Buck. They're in the engine.
- And?
- They're fine.
But Chimney's asking
if I can send someone over
with two bells and some bay leaves?
Oh.
He's trying to remove a curse.
It's a whole thing.
Aha!
It is a real thing.
Okay, so we have to move our hands
this kind of motion
and ring the bells
nine times.
Nine in total or nine for each of us?
It's unclear.
I think maybe we should all do it
just to make sure we lift
the curse completely.
Well, is it actually a curse?
I know we called it that,
but technically, I think it's a jinx.
What's the difference?
Well, I feel like a curse implies
that a person put a hex
on you and a jinx
is more like a general
angering of the gods.
All right, I got it. Here we go.
- How to appease the gods.
- Okay, wait.
So is a hex and a curse the same thing?
By that,
you mean both are totally
made up and not real?
Yes.
What more proof do you need, Eddie?
We are trapped in a death box.
Thousands of volts of electricity
coursing through every book and cranny.
Any one of us could literally
get fried like that.
Or we just don't touch
any doors or windows
until help arrives
and nobody gets fried.
With or without a curse
or jinx, whatever.
All I can find
is some kind of human
or animal sacrifice.
I'm not really down with that.
Do you guys not hear
yourselves right now?
Do you?
It's like the universe
is screaming at you
and you refuse to listen.
The universe does not scream.
Oh, there are clearly
forces at work here.
Forces beyond my control
and your control
That's it.
That's the difference between you and I.
I don't worry about things
that I can't control.
Sure, but you can say
you don't worry about things
you can't control,
but can you at least
acknowledge that something
is controlling the things
that you can't control?
Like what? Gremlins? Boogeyman?
Santa Muerte?
Look, we've had a crappy day.
It happens.
But it didn't happen because
of a curse or a hex
or because someone said the word qu
Hey, hey, don't!
Come on, Bobby.
You really can't believe in all this.
You know, Cap, you have
been pretty silent today
about all this jinx stuff.
Yeah. Suspiciously silent.
Yeah, Cap. Come on. Where do you stand?
Jinx or no jinx?
Aren't we all a little superstitious?
People don't like to walk under ladders,
some buildings don't have a 13th floor,
we bless people after they sneeze.
Some of us even wear a good
luck charm around their neck.
That's not the same thing.
To you, but wearing that medal
reminds you of your son,
helps you feel better about the day.
So if Chimney wants to ring some bells
so he can feel better,
what's wrong with that?
You never actually answered
the question, though, Cap.
Yeah.
Ah, and help has arrived.
Look at that.
And help is stopping
to take pictures of us trapped
in our own engine.
Great. This is great.
And the jinx continues.
Ah, thought you were hitting the bunks.
Couldn't sleep.
Maybe that curse is getting to you too.
Or maybe I just couldn't sleep.
Yeah, welcome to the club.
Am I interrupting book club?
Medical, babies, women.
Wondering why Buck had
a book in his hand,
but now it all makes sense.
Eddie, what would you say
Ana's love language is?
Ana who?
Traitor.
Wait, are you dating someone?
Baby's not here yet. Who's Ana?
She was Christopher's
old teacher last year.
Bumped into at the billboard
call this morning, and
hadn't seen her in a while, and
I guess she's got a new job.
Wait, is this the teacher
that you yelled at?
And I apologized for that.
But still didn't ask her out?
She's Christopher's teacher.
Thought you said she had a new job.
- Oh.
- Station 118.
Structure fire, single-family residence.
Buck, you guys start
running a hose line.
Chim, Hen, shut down the utilities here
and the neighboring houses.
Gas, power, water. Sir.
- We'll take over from here.
- What?
- Sir, hand me the hose.
- Great. Listen.
I want to keep going
till you're all set up, okay?
Hey, sir, I understand
you want to save your things,
but right now, you need to back
up for your own safety, okay?
Fine, just hurry up!
Is there something that we should know
about what's in there?
No, just some old files,
Christmas decorations, stuff like that.
- Hen, Chim!
- Everybody back!
Go, go! Everybody back! Way back!
Okay, you wanna try again?
'Cause your taxes
seem a lot more exciting than mine.
- To save your house!
- Fine!
I drove to Costa Mesa and
bought some fireworks, okay?
Guessed I could sell
to the people up here.
Well, how much is in there?
I don't know! Like
10 grand?
Dispatch, this is Captain Nash
requesting assistance at Bay Park Drive.
Fire has been upgraded to second alarm.
Send more units!
Buck, need another pair
of hands around back.
Go. I got this.
- Sure?
- Yeah.
Hey, I lost my partner.
Mind helping me out?
- Yeah.
- Thanks.
Headed to south wall.
- I'm Eddie.
- Brian.
Good to meet you.
Guy who did this is some
piece of work, huh?
Today has been a piece of work.
We're 12 hours in to a 24-hour
on and it's been non-stop.
Between you and me,
I could use a minute.
But if you weren't out here doing this,
the whole neighborhood could go up.
Being a firefighter,
getting to help people out,
is all I ever wanted.
That's gotta be worth
some tough days, right?
Hey, thanks for the hand.
Oh, yeah. You bet, Eddie.
I'll see you around.
Harmon!
Hey, Brian!
Hey, one of your guys put ice
on a burn patient's arm
at the MVC on Sunset today.
Could've done some real damage.
Weird. Thanks. I'll let my captain know.
Hey. Came back here to check on you,
but I see that you got some help.
That guy from the 147 jumped in.
Uh, couldn't be the 147.
Yup, it was. I'm sure.
Eddie, there's nobody at the 147.
Their house was damaged
during the mudslide.
They're still rebuilding.
Who the hell was I talking to?
I have no idea.
I don't see him in here.
His turnout said Harmon.
Yeah, well, that's
Aaron Harmon right there.
Definitely not the guy.
He said his name was Brian.
You think he was a fake?
It happens. Sometimes they're criminals.
They use it as a ruse
to get inside people's homes.
I don't think that's what this one is.
He seemed to want to help.
I mean, it's bad, but it's not
It's worse. They're not trained.
They can wind up doing
more harm than help.
Said all he ever wanted
to be was a firefighter.
Yeah. Sometimes there are those guys.
Try out for every class,
never make it, never give up.
You gotta admire the perseverance.
I do, and their dedication.
But I also feel sorry for them.
Mm.
They're so focused
on what they don't have
that they miss the chance
to have something else,
something real.
Sometimes, you gotta move on.
We're back to Ana Flores.
Really thought you, of all people,
would understand.
That's why I'm saying it to you.
Because I know what
it's like to be stuck
inside the worst moment of your life
to be afraid to hope, to try again.
I'm still not over it. Over her.
And you never will be.
You will always miss her.
And that part of you she took with her?
You never get it back.
Every day, you heal a little bit more.
Then one morning, you wake up
and losing her isn't the
first thing you think about.
But you're happy now?
I mean with Athena and the kids?
I love the family I have now
but that doesn't mean I ever
stopped missing the one I lost.
Thanks.
Can someone get that?
- I'm hungry.
- Okay.
We're next, sweetheart.
Jim's about to get us our food.
Actually, it's Larry.
Am I the only person working here?
It's a great night at Jim's Burgers.
How may I serve you?
'Cause I got the best
girl there is in town ♪
Mom, Jim forgot the fries.
Everyone run for your life!
Make it make sense, Jim.
- It's Larry.
- Okay. Larry.
Now tell me why you did this.
It's a great night at Jim's Burgers.
How may I serve you?
This is the fire chief of the LAFD.
You're not calling
about donations, are you?
- Because I don't have
- No, sir.
Look, I don't want you to panic,
but there's been a report of
a gas leak in your building.
Wait, what?
The whole place could go up.
What what do I do?
You need to break all the windows
immediately.
I just did what he told me.
He said he was the fire chief.
He give you a name?
He sounded very official.
Did you even ask any questions?
All clear. No gas leak.
However, the gas is
gonna remain shut down
until further investigation.
I'm gonna get canned.
20 years of customer service
up in smoke or gas.
Actually, there wasn't
any of either, Jim.
It's still Larry!
Caller said he was a fire chief.
Someone else pretending to be LAFD?
What do you mean, someone else?
Maybe the same someone.
Hey!
Hey! I got him, Chief. Hey!
Hey! Hey, I just wanna talk! Hey, man!
I just want to talk
Sorry, sir.
Hey, hey!
Hey, hey, hey!
Hey! No, no, no, no!
No, no, no! No, no, no, no!
Hey!
Come on! Hey, come on!
Hey, hey, hey! Hey, hey!
Uh-oh. Not on my watch!
Dispatch, this Captain Nash, 118.
Our engine just got hijacked.
Okay, what'd we miss?
Still jinxed.
You're welcome, sir.
Good luck to you and your wife.
911, what's your emergency?
Help is on the way, ma'am.
Thought you were headed home.
Brooke's gonna be late.
I'm on the floor till she gets here.
She said she was rear-ended
by some crazy police chase?
Yeah. Andre's running that one.
- Ah.
- Seems like your little firefighter friends
are having a rough shift.
Wait, the 118?
They're not trapped
in the engine again, are they?
No, they just probably wish they were.
When did you guys
last refill that gas tank?
I just topped it off.
He's got, like, four
hours, give or take.
Yeah, unless he crashes it first.
You don't like feeling so vulnerable ♪
Engine 118, pull over now!
Engine 118, this is your last warning!
Pull over now!
No one's been hurt yet!
We can keep it that way
if you would just stop!
Dispatch, suspect vehicle is
heading north on Hill Street
and not slowing down.
Pull over now!
Push him off to the right!
Now!
Whoa!
Driver, stop the vehicle!
All right, we got him now.
Pull over and turn the engine off!
Come out with your hands up.
We have you surrounded.
Don't move!
Keep your hands where we can see them!
- What is he doing?
- What the?
Don't do this.
Don't make it harder than it has to be.
All available units,
report to 539 North Hill Street.
Five-alarm fire.
I repeat, all available units,
report to 539 North Hill Street.
Five-alarm fire.
- What do we do?
- Uh
everybody in the ambulance, now!
Cap, there's not enough room.
Just get on the gurney, Buck.
Let's go!
This is a terrible idea.
Well, we're already jinxed,
so we may as well embrace it.
Had to steal the engine.
Couldn't have taken
the ambulance instead.
Hey, bite your tongue.
Yeah, we're en route to
a fire without any of our gear.
It's a five-alarm.
Other units are gonna respond
and we will assist any way we can.
Cap, we don't even have our helmets.
Without your equipment on-scene
Maybe there's a way to get it there.
Brian, it's Eddie.
Diaz.
You there?
Hey, Brian.
If you're there, key the radio
so I know you're listening.
I just wanted to say thank you
for helping us out at the garage fire.
I needed your help.
We needed your help.
You were there.
That's it.
All I ever wanted was to help people.
I know that's what you had planned
when you put on that uniform.
Things don't always turn out
the way we planned.
Sucks. I know.
Can't let yourself get stuck.
All you can do is let go, move on.
Sounds scary, but I know you can do it.
No!
I'm I'm not brave
I want to be, but I'm
not a hero like you.
You wanna be a hero?
There's a five-alarm fire right now.
We need your help.
People's lives depend on you.
No one's ever given me the chance!
Here's your chance.
I know you want to do
the right thing, Brian.
You're so close.
I can't. I can't do it.
I'm not a hero!
We need you, Brian.
We need you.
Suspect is turning onto Hill.
He's turning onto Hill.
Where does he think he's gonna go?
Come on. Let's get him up.
Get him out of here.
Let's go.
Gonna say you guys missed the snow.
Didn't realize you're the main act.
Your penny never stood a chance.
Hey, thank you. You did a good thing.
I did?
I did a good thing.
You also impersonated a firefighter,
stole a vehicle, evaded the police,
and recklessly endangered the lives
of an not-insignificant
number of people.
I'm under arrest, huh?
You sure we can't just stay and watch?
You tore up your ticket to this show.
Hey, you
you must respond to a lot
of family emergencies
and car accidents and fights.
You probably help a ton of
people each and every day.
Don't even think about it.
Never been so glad
to get to the end of a shift.
And hopefully the end of that jinx.
I mean, that's it, right?
Next shift is back to normal?
I might call in sick just in case.
Hey,
I know you guys are eager
to get the hell out of here,
but I'd like to buy you breakfast.
You ever get to that point
where you haven't eaten in so long,
you stop being hungry?
Yeah, no, me neither.
Still hungry. Let's go.
All right, let's go.
Eddie, you gonna meet us there?
Sorry, guys. I, um, I
already have plans.
This guy Brian was never
actually a firefighter?
Never. Didn't pass the training.
Well, where'd he get the gear?
Everything he had looked pretty legit.
House 147 was in the
debris field of that mudslide.
Been out of commission ever since.
He stole some gear, looked legit.
Just like one of us.
Let me take a look at that.
Right into the mix.
Without anyone even noticing.
So he bought a scanner,
hear our calls, responds to emergencies.
Dispatch, this is Captain Nash
requesting assistance at Bay Park Drive.
Fire has now been upgraded
to second alarm.
Blending in with us is bad enough.
But who knows how many times
he's struck out on his own
trying to save the day when
it didn't need saving?
I feel like that's
the one part I don't get.
He said he wanted to help people.
So why call in a fake gas leak?
Because he thought it was real.
It's a great night at Jim's Burgers.
- How may I serve you?
- This is the fire chief of the LAFD.
You're not calling
about donations, are you?
- Because I don't have
- No, sir.
Look, I don't want you to panic,
but there's been a report
of a gas leak in your building.
Wait, what?
The whole place could go up.
What do I do?
You need to break all
the windows immediately.
Everyone run for your lives!
He wasn't just a fake firefighter,
he was a terrible one.
- Ah.
- There you go.
- Here you go.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
- This one's for you.
Think I've died and gone to heaven.
Hold on.
Here's to the hardest,
hungriest working crew I know.
Let's eat.
Oh, my God, I think
she's having a heart attack.
- Is she all right?
- Somebody help her.
I'll call it in. Come
on, get the LIFEPAK.
On it, Cap.
LAFD.
Okay. Chest, right?
Okay. It's okay.
- Hey, you made it.
- I did.
- How's the arm?
- Uh, it stings a little,
but the doctor said I should be fine
and that ice is absolutely
the wrong thing to put on it.
I was, um, surprised you called.
That was okay, right? I didn't
I'm glad you called.
So how's that day from hell turn out?
You know,
I'm starting to think
it turned out pretty good.
Let's get something to eat.
- Yes.
- Yeah?
Can I get you guys something to drink?
- Maybe coffee?
- No coffee.
Jinx.
Officers in pursuit.
We're sending backup.
All eyes on suspect.
We got him surrounded.
Dispatch, this is 727-L-30.
Closing in on suspect vehicle.
Copy, 727-L-30.
Do you have eyes?
Suspect is a little hard to miss.
Engine 118, this is your last warning.
Pull over now!
Trauma bag?
Yup.
I'm sorry. What was that?
- Check.
- Yeah.
AED?
- Check.
- Oh, no.
Who gave that guy a clipboard?
Ah, don't worry.
It's a kinder, gentler clipboard
as is the man who holds it.
- Meet Buck 3.0.
- What, three?
What happened to 2.0?
Two's leg was crushed by a ladder truck
and his girlfriend left him.
Still not sure what inspired
the software update.
I'm just ready to let go of the past.
Your parents lied to you
your entire life
and you're just gonna let that go?
- What's your secret?
- Therapy.
As in my parents agreed to come
to a few sessions with me,
work our stuff out.
Look, they're trying.
I figure I should try too.
- Right?
- Very mature, Buck.
Very Buck 3.0.
Okay, I'm not calling you that.
Are you gonna be taking part
in these family sessions, too?
Uh-uh.
Key word family, which I am not.
Technically.
You're allowed to give
yourself some time, you know.
- To process.
- I know.
I'm just tired of looking behind me.
I'm ready to start thinking
about the future.
Speaking of which
Hey, Probie!
- Oh, uh
- No, no, no, no.
Don't worry. I got it.
Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you.
You're the new B-shift probie, right?
Yeah. I mean, yes, sir.
Just finished my first shift.
Uh, how was it?
Oh, pretty quiet.
Whoa!
- Did he just say
- No!
Sorry, I just said it was
- Don't say it again!
- Hold on, hold on.
I don't know. Maybe if he says it
a second time, it undoes the curse.
Maybe if he said it a third time,
the Candyman will show up
and kill us all.
Let's not test that theory.
That word is forbidden
in the firehouse any house.
We just we don't use the Q-word.
Who used the Q-word?
What am I missing here?
Attention, Station 118.
Vehicle accident with injuries.
We've been jinxed.
Jinxed?
You guys sound like my abuela's
neighbor's curandera.
Well, does she happen
to know how to reverse it?
'Cause if not, we're about to
experience the shift from hell.
Non-stop calls all day long.
Stupid calls.
Probably tempted fate.
Now the EMS gods are gonna make us pay.
Come on, you guys
don't really believe that.
So Buck never told you
about the last time
somebody used that word?
The gods took it out of context.
It's already running.
You're gonna have to wash that by hand.
Really?
It's so quiet.
Whoa, I meant the dishwasher.
Engine 118
I meant the dishwash
- 36 calls.
- 36?
In one shift?
Yeah. It was a house record.
It was 37.
That one doesn't count.
That wasn't even a call.
Then what was it?
Divine retribution.
So who triggered
the fire suppression system?
I don't know, but if I did,
I'd kiss 'em on the lips.
Bet he regrets talking
about the dishwasher now.
Should we go help him?
No, let's give him a minute.
Guys, come on, come on!
What?
Oh, God.
Well, I think you guys are giving
the EMS gods a little too much credit.
See? Fender bender.
- Not crazy.
- Uh-huh?
Check it out! Izzy Chainz!
- Look up.
- Right here!
Izzy Chainz, everyone!
Greatest rapper alive!
Download my album, okay?
- Buck.
- Yep.
Prepping the ladder.
Is he?
Duct taped? Yeah.
Yeah! Izzy Chainz, y'all!
Seen crazier.
Izzy Chainz!
Stuck on You! Yeah,
I'll be here all night!
Ma'am, can you tell me what happened?
Grandpa over there decided
to go demolition derby
on my bumper.
Sir, can you please?
The light was green!
That's when you're supposed to go!
I got distracted for a second.
Are you having trouble with your vision?
Well, I think one of
my contacts popped out
when he hit me.
BP is 170 over 80.
Sir, do you have a history
of hypertension?
I'm 82, son. I have a
history of everything!
Doesn't look like you have a concussion,
but if you start to experience
headaches or dizziness,
you need to go to the ER.
Great, thanks.
Check it out!
Izzy Chainz right here!
You need anything else?
Everything's still a little blurry,
but the guy on the billboard
is he famous?
Yeah, that's me.
He's about to be.
Right here!
How did he get up there?
Hey! Holla, holla!
No, no, no, no, no, no.
Hey! I did not need help.
- Go back down there.
- Sir,
I'm gonna need to get you
down for your safety
and the safety of others.
I rented this billboard the whole day!
I ain't leaving till I
get what I paid for.
Look down.
I, uh, I think you got
your money's worth.
I know, I know.
Look at all these people!
Whoo! Buy my album!
Think they can see my QR code?
Yeah, I'm sure they can.
Okay, wow.
Um, question for you.
Are you wearing anything
underneath that?
No. Why?
You might regret that later.
Whoo! Look at me!
Whoo! Stuck on You!
Checked out his story.
Looks like he's telling the truth.
- He paid for the spot.
- So this is all legal?
He could've killed himself
or a bystander.
And we will have a word with him
as soon as he climbs down.
Best we can do now is control traffic
and hope to avoid more accidents.
Damn probie jinxed us.
He used the Q-word.
Jinxed?
You don't believe in that stuff.
No.
But they do.
And when they hear the Q-word,
they get squirrely,
then they make mistakes,
they forget to latch
the front end of the engine,
or they accidentally trigger
the fire suppression system.
Today is going to be a big mess.
Ooh.
Yeah! Oh, yeah!
What's that for?
Luck. Sounds like you could use some.
Check it out! Izzy Chainz!
I'll take everything I can get.
Right here! Stuck on You!
Might sting a little bit.
- Just gonna hold that on this.
- Ah!
You're gonna be fine.
Okay? Just hold that on there.
Thank you.
- Ms. Flores?
- Yeah?
Eddie Diaz. Sorry.
Christopher's dad. From school?
Mr. Diaz. Edmundo, um
how are you?
Looks like I should be asking you that.
Did you get injured in the accident?
Drinking hot coffee while walking.
Usually not dangerous,
but some guy bumped into me
when the accident happened.
- Yeah.
- Burned myself pretty good.
Mind if I take a look at that?
Sure.
Ice is really bad for burns.
Let's see.
Ooh, okay.
That firefighter gave it to me.
- Told me to keep it cool.
- Which firefighter?
Um, he was just here.
Had 147 on his helmet.
There's another unit here?
Well, he should've known better.
Keep it dry and clean.
- How's Christopher?
- Good.
Yeah, adjusting to remote classes.
I assumed that's why I haven't
seen you around this year.
You were looking for me?
Uh
Christopher said you weren't
one of his teachers this year.
That was the hardest part
about quitting.
I miss the kids.
I just finished my doctorate.
Now, I'm over at Adams Elementary.
Vice principal.
Ooh, impressive. Congrats.
- Thank you.
- What made you want to quit?
You're so good at being a teacher.
Well, having a PhD gives
me more options.
And I'm never not gonna be a teacher.
It's in my blood.
Sounds like being a firefighter.
Wow.
Your job looks really good on you.
Thank you.
Uh, you see that guy
from the 147, get his name.
Could've done more harm
than good with that ice.
I guess it's my lucky day, then.
Good thing you found me.
I might need some of that luck.
Everyone's telling me we're
in for the day from hell.
Diaz.
Get that protective gear for
our stunt musician up here.
Copy that, Cap.
- Great seeing you.
- You, too.
Why don't you come back
with your smartphone
and take some video
Cap, he's not willing to leave.
I'm not coming down
till my time is up ♪
- And when is that?
- 8:00 a.m.
Tomorrow morning ♪
Yeah!
Download my album, okay?
Heads up!
He should've paid for half a day.
Help!
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
Oh, my God!
Download my album!
Oh, my God.
Ow!
Ow!
I'm okay, I'm okay! Yeah!
Oh, oh, he's definitely
gonna be famous now.
Download my album, okay?
You wanna keep that as a souvenir?
I am starving, Cap.
Only thing that can get me
to walk up those stairs today
is Cap's baked macaroni!
Hey, you know the rules.
We wait for everyone.
- Aw.
- Sorry, guys.
Wow, smells fantastic.
Here he is, safe and sound.
Don't worry. He's next.
Hurry, Cap! Hurry!
Before we
Dispatch to 118.
One accident on Main Street.
Okay, whose idea
was it to use the Vaseline?
All right, all right, settle down.
- Here we go, here we go.
- Okay, wow, okay.
Okay, guess we don't need the jaws.
Oh, come on.
At least someone ate today.
Oh, no.
Looks like we're ordering in.
Not that we're jinxed.
Yeah, definitely not jinxed.
Hold on, Debra. Help is coming.
What the hell?
I think it might've come
from the sushi restaurant
next door.
Ma'am, can you hear me?
We need to get this thing in water.
9-1-1. What's your emergency?
Emergency rations!
Easy! My head's in here.
Hey. All right. Just hold still.
Easy, easy!
Stay calm and try to hold still.
If you relax, it'll let go.
All right.
Here we go.
Okay, start coming back.
You're good. You're clear.
Keep it coming.
Okay, and we are
Going back out.
You ever replay a conversation
in your head
and worry you sounded like an idiot?
Have you met me?
I ran into Ana Flores this morning.
Christopher's English teacher.
Christopher's pretty English teacher.
You haven't mentioned her
in a long time.
Well, she's not Christopher's
teacher anymore.
Interesting.
Help me move some of these tanks
to relieve the pressure.
Uh
Come on!
- It's your voice.
- Buck!
Be a professional!
How you two doing? You okay?
Yeah, you're okay. You okay?
Sir, here. Try to cough.
Sir, can you try to cough for me?
Try to cough. Can you cough?
Try to cough. That's it. Try to cough.
Everybody's a comedian.
Man, that was a boring call.
Two people stuck in an elevator.
They didn't even need
medical attention or anything.
Don't say it, Edmundo.
How can I not?
Y'all acting like a bunch of viejas.
There is no curse.
Oh, he's so definitive now.
Ooh, sure is windy. You guys feel that?
Nobody is saying you
have to believe in curses.
Just maybe don't tempt fate.
How's that not the same thing?
It was a normal call.
Went like clockwork.
Wham, bam, thank you, ma'am.
You notice how you never
hear anyone say,
"wham, bam, thank you, sir"?
It doesn't rhyme.
Or maybe all that whammin' and bammin'
is nothing to write
a thank you note about.
The point is
I think this proves
that the whole jinx thing
is a little silly and we
should be all done with it.
Whoa!
Whoa.
Hey, Cap.
Did a live power pole
just fall on the engine?
I believe it did, Chimney.
Right.
No curse here.
- Hey.
- Hey.
Heard you got a distress call.
Yeah, Engine 118.
Wind blew a power pole over
on top of their engine.
Oh, my God. Anybody hurt?
No injuries reported.
Gotta say, the calls today
have been really weird.
You know, I actually checked
to make sure it wasn't
a full moon tonight.
Oh, no. That's not
for another four days.
I've already scheduled myself to be off.
I thought we weren't allowed to do that.
Pays to be the underboss.
Who are you texting with?
Chimney and Buck. They're in the engine.
- And?
- They're fine.
But Chimney's asking
if I can send someone over
with two bells and some bay leaves?
Oh.
He's trying to remove a curse.
It's a whole thing.
Aha!
It is a real thing.
Okay, so we have to move our hands
this kind of motion
and ring the bells
nine times.
Nine in total or nine for each of us?
It's unclear.
I think maybe we should all do it
just to make sure we lift
the curse completely.
Well, is it actually a curse?
I know we called it that,
but technically, I think it's a jinx.
What's the difference?
Well, I feel like a curse implies
that a person put a hex
on you and a jinx
is more like a general
angering of the gods.
All right, I got it. Here we go.
- How to appease the gods.
- Okay, wait.
So is a hex and a curse the same thing?
By that,
you mean both are totally
made up and not real?
Yes.
What more proof do you need, Eddie?
We are trapped in a death box.
Thousands of volts of electricity
coursing through every book and cranny.
Any one of us could literally
get fried like that.
Or we just don't touch
any doors or windows
until help arrives
and nobody gets fried.
With or without a curse
or jinx, whatever.
All I can find
is some kind of human
or animal sacrifice.
I'm not really down with that.
Do you guys not hear
yourselves right now?
Do you?
It's like the universe
is screaming at you
and you refuse to listen.
The universe does not scream.
Oh, there are clearly
forces at work here.
Forces beyond my control
and your control
That's it.
That's the difference between you and I.
I don't worry about things
that I can't control.
Sure, but you can say
you don't worry about things
you can't control,
but can you at least
acknowledge that something
is controlling the things
that you can't control?
Like what? Gremlins? Boogeyman?
Santa Muerte?
Look, we've had a crappy day.
It happens.
But it didn't happen because
of a curse or a hex
or because someone said the word qu
Hey, hey, don't!
Come on, Bobby.
You really can't believe in all this.
You know, Cap, you have
been pretty silent today
about all this jinx stuff.
Yeah. Suspiciously silent.
Yeah, Cap. Come on. Where do you stand?
Jinx or no jinx?
Aren't we all a little superstitious?
People don't like to walk under ladders,
some buildings don't have a 13th floor,
we bless people after they sneeze.
Some of us even wear a good
luck charm around their neck.
That's not the same thing.
To you, but wearing that medal
reminds you of your son,
helps you feel better about the day.
So if Chimney wants to ring some bells
so he can feel better,
what's wrong with that?
You never actually answered
the question, though, Cap.
Yeah.
Ah, and help has arrived.
Look at that.
And help is stopping
to take pictures of us trapped
in our own engine.
Great. This is great.
And the jinx continues.
Ah, thought you were hitting the bunks.
Couldn't sleep.
Maybe that curse is getting to you too.
Or maybe I just couldn't sleep.
Yeah, welcome to the club.
Am I interrupting book club?
Medical, babies, women.
Wondering why Buck had
a book in his hand,
but now it all makes sense.
Eddie, what would you say
Ana's love language is?
Ana who?
Traitor.
Wait, are you dating someone?
Baby's not here yet. Who's Ana?
She was Christopher's
old teacher last year.
Bumped into at the billboard
call this morning, and
hadn't seen her in a while, and
I guess she's got a new job.
Wait, is this the teacher
that you yelled at?
And I apologized for that.
But still didn't ask her out?
She's Christopher's teacher.
Thought you said she had a new job.
- Oh.
- Station 118.
Structure fire, single-family residence.
Buck, you guys start
running a hose line.
Chim, Hen, shut down the utilities here
and the neighboring houses.
Gas, power, water. Sir.
- We'll take over from here.
- What?
- Sir, hand me the hose.
- Great. Listen.
I want to keep going
till you're all set up, okay?
Hey, sir, I understand
you want to save your things,
but right now, you need to back
up for your own safety, okay?
Fine, just hurry up!
Is there something that we should know
about what's in there?
No, just some old files,
Christmas decorations, stuff like that.
- Hen, Chim!
- Everybody back!
Go, go! Everybody back! Way back!
Okay, you wanna try again?
'Cause your taxes
seem a lot more exciting than mine.
- To save your house!
- Fine!
I drove to Costa Mesa and
bought some fireworks, okay?
Guessed I could sell
to the people up here.
Well, how much is in there?
I don't know! Like
10 grand?
Dispatch, this is Captain Nash
requesting assistance at Bay Park Drive.
Fire has been upgraded to second alarm.
Send more units!
Buck, need another pair
of hands around back.
Go. I got this.
- Sure?
- Yeah.
Hey, I lost my partner.
Mind helping me out?
- Yeah.
- Thanks.
Headed to south wall.
- I'm Eddie.
- Brian.
Good to meet you.
Guy who did this is some
piece of work, huh?
Today has been a piece of work.
We're 12 hours in to a 24-hour
on and it's been non-stop.
Between you and me,
I could use a minute.
But if you weren't out here doing this,
the whole neighborhood could go up.
Being a firefighter,
getting to help people out,
is all I ever wanted.
That's gotta be worth
some tough days, right?
Hey, thanks for the hand.
Oh, yeah. You bet, Eddie.
I'll see you around.
Harmon!
Hey, Brian!
Hey, one of your guys put ice
on a burn patient's arm
at the MVC on Sunset today.
Could've done some real damage.
Weird. Thanks. I'll let my captain know.
Hey. Came back here to check on you,
but I see that you got some help.
That guy from the 147 jumped in.
Uh, couldn't be the 147.
Yup, it was. I'm sure.
Eddie, there's nobody at the 147.
Their house was damaged
during the mudslide.
They're still rebuilding.
Who the hell was I talking to?
I have no idea.
I don't see him in here.
His turnout said Harmon.
Yeah, well, that's
Aaron Harmon right there.
Definitely not the guy.
He said his name was Brian.
You think he was a fake?
It happens. Sometimes they're criminals.
They use it as a ruse
to get inside people's homes.
I don't think that's what this one is.
He seemed to want to help.
I mean, it's bad, but it's not
It's worse. They're not trained.
They can wind up doing
more harm than help.
Said all he ever wanted
to be was a firefighter.
Yeah. Sometimes there are those guys.
Try out for every class,
never make it, never give up.
You gotta admire the perseverance.
I do, and their dedication.
But I also feel sorry for them.
Mm.
They're so focused
on what they don't have
that they miss the chance
to have something else,
something real.
Sometimes, you gotta move on.
We're back to Ana Flores.
Really thought you, of all people,
would understand.
That's why I'm saying it to you.
Because I know what
it's like to be stuck
inside the worst moment of your life
to be afraid to hope, to try again.
I'm still not over it. Over her.
And you never will be.
You will always miss her.
And that part of you she took with her?
You never get it back.
Every day, you heal a little bit more.
Then one morning, you wake up
and losing her isn't the
first thing you think about.
But you're happy now?
I mean with Athena and the kids?
I love the family I have now
but that doesn't mean I ever
stopped missing the one I lost.
Thanks.
Can someone get that?
- I'm hungry.
- Okay.
We're next, sweetheart.
Jim's about to get us our food.
Actually, it's Larry.
Am I the only person working here?
It's a great night at Jim's Burgers.
How may I serve you?
'Cause I got the best
girl there is in town ♪
Mom, Jim forgot the fries.
Everyone run for your life!
Make it make sense, Jim.
- It's Larry.
- Okay. Larry.
Now tell me why you did this.
It's a great night at Jim's Burgers.
How may I serve you?
This is the fire chief of the LAFD.
You're not calling
about donations, are you?
- Because I don't have
- No, sir.
Look, I don't want you to panic,
but there's been a report of
a gas leak in your building.
Wait, what?
The whole place could go up.
What what do I do?
You need to break all the windows
immediately.
I just did what he told me.
He said he was the fire chief.
He give you a name?
He sounded very official.
Did you even ask any questions?
All clear. No gas leak.
However, the gas is
gonna remain shut down
until further investigation.
I'm gonna get canned.
20 years of customer service
up in smoke or gas.
Actually, there wasn't
any of either, Jim.
It's still Larry!
Caller said he was a fire chief.
Someone else pretending to be LAFD?
What do you mean, someone else?
Maybe the same someone.
Hey!
Hey! I got him, Chief. Hey!
Hey! Hey, I just wanna talk! Hey, man!
I just want to talk
Sorry, sir.
Hey, hey!
Hey, hey, hey!
Hey! No, no, no, no!
No, no, no! No, no, no, no!
Hey!
Come on! Hey, come on!
Hey, hey, hey! Hey, hey!
Uh-oh. Not on my watch!
Dispatch, this Captain Nash, 118.
Our engine just got hijacked.
Okay, what'd we miss?
Still jinxed.
You're welcome, sir.
Good luck to you and your wife.
911, what's your emergency?
Help is on the way, ma'am.
Thought you were headed home.
Brooke's gonna be late.
I'm on the floor till she gets here.
She said she was rear-ended
by some crazy police chase?
Yeah. Andre's running that one.
- Ah.
- Seems like your little firefighter friends
are having a rough shift.
Wait, the 118?
They're not trapped
in the engine again, are they?
No, they just probably wish they were.
When did you guys
last refill that gas tank?
I just topped it off.
He's got, like, four
hours, give or take.
Yeah, unless he crashes it first.
You don't like feeling so vulnerable ♪
Engine 118, pull over now!
Engine 118, this is your last warning!
Pull over now!
No one's been hurt yet!
We can keep it that way
if you would just stop!
Dispatch, suspect vehicle is
heading north on Hill Street
and not slowing down.
Pull over now!
Push him off to the right!
Now!
Whoa!
Driver, stop the vehicle!
All right, we got him now.
Pull over and turn the engine off!
Come out with your hands up.
We have you surrounded.
Don't move!
Keep your hands where we can see them!
- What is he doing?
- What the?
Don't do this.
Don't make it harder than it has to be.
All available units,
report to 539 North Hill Street.
Five-alarm fire.
I repeat, all available units,
report to 539 North Hill Street.
Five-alarm fire.
- What do we do?
- Uh
everybody in the ambulance, now!
Cap, there's not enough room.
Just get on the gurney, Buck.
Let's go!
This is a terrible idea.
Well, we're already jinxed,
so we may as well embrace it.
Had to steal the engine.
Couldn't have taken
the ambulance instead.
Hey, bite your tongue.
Yeah, we're en route to
a fire without any of our gear.
It's a five-alarm.
Other units are gonna respond
and we will assist any way we can.
Cap, we don't even have our helmets.
Without your equipment on-scene
Maybe there's a way to get it there.
Brian, it's Eddie.
Diaz.
You there?
Hey, Brian.
If you're there, key the radio
so I know you're listening.
I just wanted to say thank you
for helping us out at the garage fire.
I needed your help.
We needed your help.
You were there.
That's it.
All I ever wanted was to help people.
I know that's what you had planned
when you put on that uniform.
Things don't always turn out
the way we planned.
Sucks. I know.
Can't let yourself get stuck.
All you can do is let go, move on.
Sounds scary, but I know you can do it.
No!
I'm I'm not brave
I want to be, but I'm
not a hero like you.
You wanna be a hero?
There's a five-alarm fire right now.
We need your help.
People's lives depend on you.
No one's ever given me the chance!
Here's your chance.
I know you want to do
the right thing, Brian.
You're so close.
I can't. I can't do it.
I'm not a hero!
We need you, Brian.
We need you.
Suspect is turning onto Hill.
He's turning onto Hill.
Where does he think he's gonna go?
Come on. Let's get him up.
Get him out of here.
Let's go.
Gonna say you guys missed the snow.
Didn't realize you're the main act.
Your penny never stood a chance.
Hey, thank you. You did a good thing.
I did?
I did a good thing.
You also impersonated a firefighter,
stole a vehicle, evaded the police,
and recklessly endangered the lives
of an not-insignificant
number of people.
I'm under arrest, huh?
You sure we can't just stay and watch?
You tore up your ticket to this show.
Hey, you
you must respond to a lot
of family emergencies
and car accidents and fights.
You probably help a ton of
people each and every day.
Don't even think about it.
Never been so glad
to get to the end of a shift.
And hopefully the end of that jinx.
I mean, that's it, right?
Next shift is back to normal?
I might call in sick just in case.
Hey,
I know you guys are eager
to get the hell out of here,
but I'd like to buy you breakfast.
You ever get to that point
where you haven't eaten in so long,
you stop being hungry?
Yeah, no, me neither.
Still hungry. Let's go.
All right, let's go.
Eddie, you gonna meet us there?
Sorry, guys. I, um, I
already have plans.
This guy Brian was never
actually a firefighter?
Never. Didn't pass the training.
Well, where'd he get the gear?
Everything he had looked pretty legit.
House 147 was in the
debris field of that mudslide.
Been out of commission ever since.
He stole some gear, looked legit.
Just like one of us.
Let me take a look at that.
Right into the mix.
Without anyone even noticing.
So he bought a scanner,
hear our calls, responds to emergencies.
Dispatch, this is Captain Nash
requesting assistance at Bay Park Drive.
Fire has now been upgraded
to second alarm.
Blending in with us is bad enough.
But who knows how many times
he's struck out on his own
trying to save the day when
it didn't need saving?
I feel like that's
the one part I don't get.
He said he wanted to help people.
So why call in a fake gas leak?
Because he thought it was real.
It's a great night at Jim's Burgers.
- How may I serve you?
- This is the fire chief of the LAFD.
You're not calling
about donations, are you?
- Because I don't have
- No, sir.
Look, I don't want you to panic,
but there's been a report
of a gas leak in your building.
Wait, what?
The whole place could go up.
What do I do?
You need to break all
the windows immediately.
Everyone run for your lives!
He wasn't just a fake firefighter,
he was a terrible one.
- Ah.
- There you go.
- Here you go.
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
- This one's for you.
Think I've died and gone to heaven.
Hold on.
Here's to the hardest,
hungriest working crew I know.
Let's eat.
Oh, my God, I think
she's having a heart attack.
- Is she all right?
- Somebody help her.
I'll call it in. Come
on, get the LIFEPAK.
On it, Cap.
LAFD.
Okay. Chest, right?
Okay. It's okay.
- Hey, you made it.
- I did.
- How's the arm?
- Uh, it stings a little,
but the doctor said I should be fine
and that ice is absolutely
the wrong thing to put on it.
I was, um, surprised you called.
That was okay, right? I didn't
I'm glad you called.
So how's that day from hell turn out?
You know,
I'm starting to think
it turned out pretty good.
Let's get something to eat.
- Yes.
- Yeah?
Can I get you guys something to drink?
- Maybe coffee?
- No coffee.
Jinx.