9-1-1 (2018–…): Season 2, Episode 12 - Chimney Begins - full transcript

Chimney relives his evolution as a firefighter, looking back at how he joined Station 118 and became the firefighter and paramedic he is today.

You're gonna be just fine.

Everything's gonna be just fine.

You're gonna be fine.

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April, I've got two words for you:

sleeved blankets.

Why would I want that?

Okay. So you're on the sofa watching TV.

And you get a little chilly.

So your wrap yourself up in a blanket.

But now you get thirsty.



You want to grab your glass,

but your arms are under the blanket.

What do you do?

- Take off the blanket.
- What if you didn't have to?

What if the blanket had sleeves?

Now you can grab your glass,
you can use the remote,

talk on the phone,

all while you're still snuggled up

in your warm and cozy blanket.

A backwards sweater?

- Eh...
- Mr. Han,

last month, you came in talking about

fitness centers for children.

The month before that, it was...



- what was it?
- Pampered pet parties.

It's like an Avon lady,

- but with squeaky toys and rawhide.
- Please stop.

I think you need to ask yourself

what it is you want
to do with your life.

I'm an aspiring entrepreneur.

Soon to be a financial mogul.

- Made-up terms.
- Eh.

Not a calling.

Well, this doesn't really
feel like banking, April.

This kind of feels like it's therapy.

It's banking.

I'll see you next month?

♪ Hey, I got friends ♪

♪ In low places ♪

♪ Where the whiskey drowns
and the beer chases ♪

♪ My blues away ♪

Come on! Come on!

♪ I'll be okay ♪

I can't hear you! Let me hear you!

♪ Hey, I'm not big
on social graces ♪

♪ Think I'll slip on
down to the oasis ♪

♪ Yeah, I've got friends ♪

♪ In low places ♪

Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.

I will be here all week.
Literally, here all week.

So if you want to sing a
song, please come find me

and give me your song selection.

But please remember,
management has banned

the singing of "Bohemian Rhapsody."

♪ Lovely lady... ♪

Hi. "I Love Rock N' Roll." Please?

Joan Jett. Song 341. Nice choice.

Britney Spears.

Correction. Song 891.

You're Tina, right?

I've seen you here before.

My buddy manages the place.

I just help him out from time to time.

I'm actually an entrepreneur.

- What kind?
- Uh... venture capital.

I provide start-ups with enough
money to get off the ground

in exchange for a
piece of their company.

Oh, wow. So you're an angel investor?

Yes. Yes, I am.

Sounds like you know a bit
about business yourself.

I do. I'm actually
studying business right now.

Right on.

Hey. Uh, shots are up at the bar.

She's all set.

What are you, flirting with the busboy?

I was being nice. It
must suck to be him.

♪ Few times I've been
around that track ♪

♪ So it's not just
gonna happen like that ♪

♪ 'Cause I ain't no hollaback girl ♪

♪ I ain't no hollaback girl ♪

She asked me if I had a calling.

You need a calling for
a small business loan?

That's what I said.

Well, so maybe sleeved
blankets wasn't the thing.

I'm sure the next idea will wow them.

I think I'm out of ideas.

That bank lady's right. I
got to find my calling, man.

I mean, seriously, shouldn't
I have, like, by now,

had some kind of moment where
I felt like, "Yeah, this is it"?

This is the thing I'm supposed to do.

I don't think that feeling exists.

Most people just want
a job they can stomach,

that pays well enough, you know?

Decent hours...

I've been hustling since I was 16.

You know how many jobs I've had.

Probably over a hundred.
Nothing's stuck yet.

Well, your first job stuck.

Babysitting me when you
moved in with my family.

And you're still doing it.
Bossing me around, anyway.

Yeah, that's because if
there's one person I know

with less direction than me, Kevin,

- it's you.
- Yeah, you really been a terrible influence.

♪ Few times I've been
around that track ♪

What's Marco doing?

♪ 'Cause I ain't no hollaback girl ♪

♪ I ain't no hollaback girl ♪

Fire captain said it was a miracle

that everyone got out alive.

Said there was a ton of code violations.

Like, that dance club in
El Monte a few years back?

Similar situation.

12 people died, mostly
from smoke and panic.

Well, thank God that didn't happen here.

Except it did. That one woman
went up like a Roman candle.

Howie tackles her to the
ground like a linebacker.

I'm small, but I'm fast, evidently.

Everyone is just freaking out.

Everyone except Howie.

He's totally cool. I mean,
he actually takes charge.

I've never seen him like this before.

Get out the door and
keep moving, out this way.

He starts guiding people
out, keeping everybody calm,

and he's got 911 on the
line. It was incredible.

Through the door!

Howard? You're a hero.

I don't know about that, Mrs. Lee.

I just did what I felt I needed to do.

That's the very definition of a hero.

So I can expect rent
to be late this month?

- John.
- What?

I'm glad it burnt down.

And that nobody got killed.

It's time you two got
out of that karaoke dump.

Now you can both go out
and look for real jobs.

Well, actually, Mr. Lee, uh,

I think that "real job" just found me.

I applied today to join
the L.A. Fire Department

to be a firefighter.

Civil service.

And I feel like this is something

that I've been called on to do.

- Does that sound corny?
- It's a noble pursuit.

- A man's decision.
- Thank you, Mr. Lee.

You should call your father.

Uh, well, you know,

the time difference with
Seoul is tricky, so, uh...

I should wait to see if
I make it through training

and if I'm actually accepted first.

Howard, um, are you sure?

It's dangerous.

Oh, Anne, you worry too much.

Actually, the recruiter said

that the fatality rate's less than 0.3%.

So, statistically, we'd have to
be on the job for over 300 years

before we're likely to
die in the line of duty.

We?

Yeah. I applied, too.

Are you out of your mind?

You see this?

This is a Los Angeles firefighter patch.

You're all here because
you want to wear one.

Membership into the world's
elite lifesaving service

must be earned.

Physically and mentally,
you'll be tested

as though your life depended on it.

Because that's the business
we are in. Life and death.

Folks, this is not just another job.

This is not a hobby.

If you feel the
slightest glimmer of doubt

about your ability to make
that kind of commitment,

then I suggest you
head back out that door.

Okay. This morning's training evolution.

A fire's broken out on the third
floor of a five-story walk-up.

Ascend to the roof and
descend to the third floor.

Three points of contact at all times!

Two hands, one foot!

One hand, two feet!

That's it, steady pace. Stay focused!

Jensen, take the door!

Come on, Lee, people are dying up there!

The perimeter is your friend.

It will support you
and carry your weight.

Everything else can and will
collapse under your feet.

The most important rule of rooftop

is never cross-country on impulse.

Remember science class?

- Heat rises.
- Move, let's go!

Here we go.

Come on!

That's it.

Stay focused!

Keep the pace! Keep the pace!

That's it! That's it! Move!

Work as a team!

Make the cut!

Good job, Lee.

Good job, Han. Keep it up!

Moving in!

We're only gonna do this 20 more times.

That's it.

There you go. Let's go! Let's go!

As a team!

Congratulations, cadets.

You are officially
probationary firefighters

in the Los Angeles Fire Department.

I have your assignments.

When you hear your house number,

get in line.

Ashe, Martin. 133.

Han, Howard.

118.

Jensen.

122.

Lee, Kevin.

133.

Martinez, Jorge.

127.

- I love this stuff.
- Mm-hmm.

I didn't think you were gonna like that.

Hey, Eli.

You forget to tip the delivery guy?

That's funny.

Uh, I'm Howard Han. New recruit.

You're late.

I was told 6:30, sir.

Nobody wants their
firefighters showing up on time,

- they want them early.
- Yes, of course, sir.

- Uh, where do you want me, sir?
- Uh, take care of the table,

then clean the kitchen
and then the crapper.

118 en route. Five-car pileup...

All units...

It was crazy. This car,
it hits the streetlight

so the light goes out.
It's completely dark.

We pull in there, we see the wreck,

get the Jaws of Life,
we pry open that car

like it's a tin can, we
got that little girl out.

Five-alarm fire downtown.

Multiple fatalities reported.

We have a jumper downtown on
the corner of Spring and 2nd.

All units, five-car pileup,

multiple injuries on the 10.

Please be advised, the wires are down.

Uh, power lines are in the street.

Flooding on the 101 highway.

Okay.

Damn it.

Got to the building.

The fire was everywhere.
People were screaming.

The fire started coming down.

We saved everybody.

It was amazing.

Howie? How was your shift?

Attention Station 118 units,

respond to a traffic
accident with injuries...

All units requested.

Attempted suicide at
11117 Hartbrook Street,

in North Hollywood.

Never supposed to pull the blade out,

but I guess the guy panicked when blood

started spurting
everywhere. It was crazy!

Yo, how about the 118, Howie?

Uh, pretty boring stuff.

Uh, jumper, uh, five-car pileup,

couple of gunshot wounds,
you know, the usual.

It's crazy, right?

All units report to
the Los Angeles Forum.

- Yes!
- Multiple stab wounds, possible fatality.

No, no, I got it. Finish your meal.

Multiple car collision on the 5.

Several fatalities have been reported.

You still here?

See what you can do
about the floor, probie.

Yes, sir.

Yes!

Yay!

Come on! Come on!

Yes!

Help!

Help me, please, somebody
please help me, please!

Please... please, it's my husband.

I think he's having a
heart attack. Please.

- When did the pain start?
- Oh, uh,

just a few minutes ago.
And he said his chest hurt.

And now he's having trouble breathing.

My hands.

What's wrong with your hands?

- Tingling.
- Tingling in your hands.

Oh, this is very important, sir.

Do you feel the tingling
just in your hands?

Or do you feel like it's
running down your arm?

Hands. Just hands.

Got to get the seatbelt off of you.

- Okay, sir, what is your name?
- Dave.

I'm gonna need you to
breathe for me, all right?

I want you to slowly pull air

in through your mouth
for a count of four,

hold it for one second,
then out for a count of four.

You got me? Okay, breathe in, two,

three, four, hold.

And out, two, three, four, hold.

You're doing great.
Keep doing that, okay?

So, ma'am, um, what were you guys doing

- before the pain started?
- Um, uh, we went to brunch

and then we had a walk on the beach.

And he said he wasn't feeling
well so I just drove us here.

Okay. Uh, Dave, you're
doing really great.

Um, tell me about brunch.

Buffet.

Buffet. Right on.

Okay, and, uh, did you
just have one thing?

Or did you have, like, a
little bit of everything?

Bits of everything.

Bits of everything. Yeah,
that's how you do it at a buffet.

Right? Little of this, little of that.

Before you know it,
you've tried everything.

Um, don't you think you
should use the paddle thingies

and shock his heart or something?

No, I-I think he's doing better now.

Dave, do you feel like
you're doing better?

Yeah.

I do.

I feel better.

Oh, the pain.

- Ooh.
- See? It's just probably indigestion.

So you started to feel
the pain in your chest,

and then you started to panic, right?

Panic attack can look a
lot like a heart attack

to a layperson. I think
you're gonna be fine.

Oh, God.

You are my angel. Come here.

Come here.

- Thank you.
- You're welcome.

What about that burger place?

Tommy, I hate that place.

Hey, guys, weirdest
thing happened today...

Hey, wasn't your girlfriend

supposed to come and cook us dinner?

- Uh, next Tuesday.
- Promise?

Uh... uh, yes. Yeah, I will promise...

Hello.

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Howard?

Yep. It's your other kid.

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Dad, I don't need money.
I've got some news.

I got a new job. I joined
the fire department.

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It's not just fires,
it's fire and rescue.

I save lives.

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Right. Of course. You know what?

Sorry to bother you.

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No, I'm okay, Pop. I was
just calling to check in.

- It's nothing...
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Nothing important.

I thought it would be a
good time to call Seoul.

It wasn't.

- Your father...
- I know.

He's a very, very busy man.

He's a jackass.

I'm sorry, I shouldn't
be calling him names.

No, no, no, no, no. I like where
this is going. Please, continue.

Your mother, your mother was so vibrant.

So full of joy.

I just, I never understood how
she ended up married to such

a colorless man.

I miss her.

So do I.

She was my best friend.

If you and Mr. Lee hadn't taken
pity on me after she died...

It wasn't pity.

We took you in because
we love you, Howie.

You're family.

Then that's all I need.

Hey, man, let's build
a bridge here, huh?

Come on.

What about movies? I've seen them all.

Sports? I can tell the difference

between a home run and
a touchdown. Kind of.

TV, Broadway, classic literature,

tell me what your thing
is, and I'll make it mine.

Let's just be cool here, man.

You know, I'm told I have
formidable people skills,

but you just really don't
like me much, do you?

If I thought about you at all,

honestly, I probably wouldn't.

Suit up, Han. You're with me today.

I cleared it with the captain.

Yeah, but I'm not a paramedic.

I mean, you're not much
of a firefighter, either.

But you can stay here and
play butler or, you know...

No, no, no! Put me in the
game, coach. I'm ready to play.

Fair warning, this is a "careful
what you wish for" situation.

Oh!

Where's it all coming from?

Worry about where it's going. Here.

Put pressure here, grab the tourniquet.

Turn his head, prevent
him from aspirating.

Got to keep his airway clear.

- Oh... oh! Oh, my God.
- Come on. Latch it.

- Focus, yank it.
- Stem the blood loss.

This job is science meets rock and roll.

If we don't improv, people die.

- Oh...
- I'm dying.

You're not dying, sir,
you're gonna be just fine.

You having fun?

I can see why they don't
put this in the brochure.

You're gonna be just fine, sir.

- Ah, ah.
- I'm sorry!

I'm sorry. I'm sorry, sir.

Thanks.

It's not personal, you know.

Look, in this job, friends
die and funerals are held.

They're not gonna just
give you their friendship

until you earn their respect.

They're not just protecting you,
they're protecting themselves.

You don't name a puppy until you know

it's gonna pull through.

Oh, so in this scenario, I'm a puppy?

There you go.

You know, when I saw
these guys, I just thought

they're heroes; maybe
I could be one, too.

When I saved that girl at the bar,

for a second there I felt,

maybe for the first time
ever, not heroic, just...

useful.

I never saw myself old, with a family,

so I figured, what the
hell, live fast, die young.

Pull some folks through a
burning building in slo-mo.

Yeah, but that's only half the job.

I mean, when you come
out of that building,

you got to give 'em to me.

And if I let 'em die, then all that...

all that effort, all that
risk, it was for nothing.

But that's why you became a paramedic?

It wasn't 'cause I liked the schooling.

A few years ago, I pulled
a ten-year-old third-degree

out of a car fire.

Right? And I handed her
off to some rookie M.D.,

who everyone said was a golden boy,

and I watched him do everything wrong.

She died on that scene before we left.

Yeah, but for you, it's-it's
not about the rush anymore?

You know, the thrill?

If that's the question
you're gonna ask after that,

I am sorry in advance for the lesson

you're gonna learn.

Attention Station 118 units,

respond to a structure fire...

We got a barn burner. Mount up.

You, too, probie.

Get in.

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Chim?

Metro, this is 118, on
scene and in command.

Thank God you made it.

The fire is spreading quickly.

Sir, sir, it's like an inferno in there!

We need to get this
ventilated. Let's move!

Finally.

Keep moving. We need
to vent this fire out.

Look for weak spots so
that we can cut through.

All right, let's do it here!

Give me a hole right here!

Yeah, right there!

- Radio down, let's go.
- All right.

The perimeter is your friend.

It will support you
and carry your weight.

Everything else can and will
collapse under your feet.

Don't move! Stay right there!

Ma'am, stay right there, do not move!

Stay there!

No, don't move!

- Don't move!
- Don't move!

Stay right there!

We'll come to you!

Right there, don't move!

Don't move... stay!

Do not move!

Kevin, no!

Are you okay?

Mayday.

We got a firefighter who's
gone through the roof.

Mayday, mayday, mayday.

Now!

I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry...

Throughout most of history,

the lives of firefighters
have been closely associated

with the ringing of a bell.

As they began their hours of duty,

it was the bell that started it off.

Through the day and night,
each alarm was sounded by a bell

that called them to fight
fire and to place their lives

in jeopardy for the
good of their fellow man.

And when the fire was out,

and the alarm had come to an end,

the bell rang ten times
to signal that end.

And now,

our brother Kevin Lee
has completed his task...

Never cross-country on impulse.

Hey. It's good to see you.

Wasn't sure you'd be back.

Didn't have anywhere else to go.

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Officer, what do you got?

Shopping center expanding its
underground parking garage,

but somebody screwed up.

The entire floor collapsed
in the biggest store.

Now, they're telling me it
shifted down about three feet,

but the floor is still there,
just be careful where you step.

All right, people. Standard
search and rescue. Let's move!

- Cap, I'm gonna help Eli out.
- Go.

Hi, I'm Howie. I'm gonna
be checking you out.

How's your breathing?

Can you follow my finger?

- This one's stable.
- Squeeze my hand.

Headache? Let me check this out.

Okay.

Can you follow my finger?

And you don't normally get migraines?

Not even headaches.

And it started after the
first floor collapsed?

Before, actually.

I think it's all the folding I do.

I work in the fitting room and
no one... and I mean no one...

Ever folds their clothes.

Oh, my head.

You have a headache, huh?

- Feels like a migraine?
- Uh-huh.

All right, this looks
to be the last of them.

Your captain's calling it.

I'm-a start sending over
members of the construction crew.

Foreman's telling me a few
of his guys have been hurling

for the last hour.

Okay, thank you, Officer.
Hey, Eli, you hearing this?

I'm getting vomiting and headaches.

Maybe they broke a gas main down there?

We'd be smelling it.
The lines are intact.

Kinard. It's all clear.

Tommy, come in.

O'Conner. Where's Tommy?

He was right behind me.

Officer, clear everyone
back from this building!

- I think it's a methane leak!
- What does that probie think he's doing?

Move away from the
building! Everyone, let's go!

- Everybody move away!
- Let's go!

Back! Back!

You still here?

Chimney?

I applied today to join
the L.A. Fire Department

- to be a firefighter.
- I applied, too.

Hey.

Hey.

Part of the job is learning
to love terrible coffee.

- Tommy?
- Resting.

Well, I got to say, for a guy

who huffed gas and got dragged
out of a burning building,

he looks better than you do.

Yeah, well, the Ramada, this is not.

Shift starts in about an hour,
I'll clean up at the station.

Hand it off, man.

Sorry?

You're gonna get hurt in this business.

You, me, them.

Hell, we all signed up for it, right?

We raised our hands
and said, "Yes, please,"

to the burns and the broken bones,

the cartoon bruises, two
weeks without eyebrows.

Right?

But you know that's not
the hurt I'm talking about.

You're right, this coffee sucks.

The things that can't be treated
with ointment and a splint

are the things that'll kill us.

The guilt,

the loss,

the images...

We can't drink or sniff

or screw them away.

Hand it off.

Kevin died, Eli.

And Tommy didn't because of you.

I know it's easy when
the girl's on fire or

the guy's bleeding out to think
that we're God, but we ain't.

You got to let that ego burn away, man.

You are not that powerful.

Hand it off.

We treat the wounded, we hand them off.

These doctors, they do their
job, they hand them off,

to God or the universe, karma,

wh-whatever the hell
you want to call it. Hey.

But we hand them off so that
we can pick up the next guy.

And at the end of the
day, maybe ourselves.

Because if we don't...

We become the patients.

And the world has too many of them.

What it needs is more caregivers.

So...

Come on.

Go give care.

Right.

But first, better coffee.

And a decent breakfast,

on you for the sage advice.

Right.

All right. You have your wallet, right?

- Oh, you know, I think...
- Ah, you have your wallet.

- Sorry, buddy.
- You got your wallet.

Mrs. Lee, hi.

Hello, Howard.

It's good to see you.

It's good to see you, too.

I'm so sorry. Here, please, come in.

I apologize. I'm-I'm just
getting settled in right now.

I know it's a mess.

Uh, here, for your new home.

We wish you prosperity.

Thank you.

So, uh...

how's Mr. Lee doing?

He couldn't come, not yet.

Please forgive him.

Forgive me.

But it's not your fault.

I'm the one who got Kevin into
this. I'm the reason that...

I knew my boy.

When he was sad, when he was happy.

I had never seen him happier.

Being a firefighter,

finally having something
important to do.

All you did was help him

find his purpose.

I don't know what I'm
gonna do without him.

He'll be watching over you,

along with your mother.

Both of them

so proud.

All of us, mm?

Thank you.

Love Actually, monster
trucks, craft beer.

So you're back?

- How's that head of yours?
- Still fat,

but clearer.

You saved my life.

Thank you.

- Thanks, Tommy.
- Come on.

Somebody out here wants to talk to you.

Hi. Hello.

We just wanted to come
here and thank you.

You're the reason that we're both alive.

Uh, so who do we have here?

This is Adam. Say hi.

Hi, Adam.

He still needs a middle name.

Oh.

Uh...

My name's Howie.

- Oh...
- Well, it's Howard.

You know what? I think
I'm gonna have to earn

some kind of cool nickname.
"Howie's" just not gonna cut it,

is it?

You know, I think he looks like a Kevin.

Paramedic, huh?

Damn good one.

We have a GSW five minutes
out. Patient is stable.

Getting the bleeding under control now,

- just give me a second.
- You need me to get in there?

- No, I got it.
- I'm dying!

Sir, you're gonna be just fine.

Bullet went straight through.
It's your upper shoulder,

and it's no veins or
arteries. You're just in shock.

Just turn your head. One second. Okay...

Deep breaths.

Deep breaths.

You're gonna be fine.

You're gonna be fine.