Chicago Fire (2012–…): Season 11, Episode 16 - Acting Up - full transcript

- Why did you take
my squad lieutenant

out of commission
on a day's notice?

- This is the best
arson investigation

training program in the world.

It's the opportunity of
a lifetime for Severide.

- Carver, is it?

- Sam.
- Hi, Sam.

- You know, it's not my
fault I didn't make it home.

Maybe if you weren't
so distracting and fun.

- I'm worried that everything
you've been feeling lately

isn't really about me.



- You think it's about Evan.

- I'm sorry.

- Your mom has cancer, and
that really, really sucks.

It's okay to talk about
it and cry about it.

Can't keep it bottled up.

So I've been thinking
about the fact

that tomorrow is your
last chemo treatment.

- At least for now.

I think we should celebrate,
have a little party at Molly's.

- What if I have to go
through another round?

We don't know yet.

- Well... come on.

That's then, this is now.

Cin, we don't get a lot
of good news these days.



You made it through
that round like a champ.

You deserve to celebrate.

- No.

I... I don't wanna go
out looking like this.

- You look great.

- Don't even try it.

It's a very sweet idea,
but I'm not great company

right now for anyone.

Let's put a pin in that, okay?

- Okay. Whatever you want.

- Dylan and I did
a dive bar tour.

It was fun. How about you two?

- I was laid up with the flu.

- My weekend was
worse, I guarantee it.

That girl Alyssa, she turned
out to be a complete psycho.

She...

- Hey, guys. How
was the weekend?

- Lame.
- Amazing.

- Wow, lucky you.

- I can't do this
with you two again.

Carver, you're
crowding the driveway.

Don't get a ticket, man.

- I'd rather risk a
ticket than lose my tools.

Figure nobody will
break in if I'm parked

right in front of the firehouse.

I got a construction
gig right after shift.

- Oh, I thought you
quit construction.

- I did, but then my
brother cleaned me out,

so I need the cash.

- Is it just me, or is this
the manliest car on the planet?

- This thing's like an
environmental disaster.

No offense.

- So how are you
enjoying the view

from the front
seat of Squad, Joe?

- Huh, uh, feels good, Chief.

I, uh, like it.

- Well, you really handled your
crew during that stable fire.

- Thank you, Chief.

- But, um, it may be a while
before Severide is back.

If the additional responsibility

is getting to be a burden,
I can shuffle schedules,

bring in a relief lieutenant.

- No, no, Chief.

I got this.

- Glad to hear it.

I got a floater in to
fill in your empty seat,

a Keith Bamford.

Do you know him?

- No, I don't think so.

- Well, he's out
there somewhere.

Why don't you go and
make his acquaintance?

- Will do.

Thanks, Chief.

- Go get 'em.

- Bachelor party!

No, listen. No,
for real, though.

I swear I've seen
you around somewhere.

You ever spent any
time in Squad 1?

- No.
- Wait a minute.

You know what it is?

I've seen you on TV.

- Capp? On TV?

- You mean like
on the news maybe?

At a scene?
- Oh, you know what?

You know who I'm thinking of?

I'm thinking of Uncle Fester.

Honest mistake.

Oh, listen, where is
Lieutenant Severide, anyway?

The man, the legend? I'm
dying to meet this guy.

- Oh, Severide's on furlough.

We've been taking
our orders from Cruz.

- Oh, hey. Joe Cruz.

I'm just acting up for a while.

- All right. Good
for you. Bamford.

- Welcome aboard, Bamford.
- Thanks.

- Truck 81, 1349 North Edna.

- That's me.
- Wellness check.

- Enjoy your wellness
check, truckie.

- Main, this is Truck 81
on scene at 1349 Edna.

Do you have an
apartment number for us?

Okay, thanks.

So someone just called, asked
for the fire department,

and then hung up.

Let's do a quick walk through.

All right, Gallo, Carver,

you start at the top,
work your way down.

Me and Mouch, we'll work
our way up from one,

meet in the middle.
- Copy.

- Fire department.
Anybody home?

Fire department.

Hey, somebody called
in and asked for help.

Do you know any...

- Fire department.

Hello?

- Did you call 911, ma'am?

- My boy. He needs help.

- Excuse me, ma'am.
Stand over there.

- Lieutenant, we have an
injured child upstairs.

Stand by while we check him out.

- Copy that.

- Hey there, buddy. I'm
Sam. What's your name?

- Tyler.

- Let's have a look at you.

What happened to you, Tyler?

- I got shot.

- Sure looks like a GSW.
- It can't be, can it?

- Ma'am, what happened to him?

- Can't you just patch it up?

- He needs a doctor
to look at this.

Tell Kidd to roll an ambulance.

- Got it.
- Wa... wait, please.

No sirens.

- Ma'am, what's going on here?

- Please, I just
need you to fix him.

He's okay.

We just need to
stop the bleeding.

- Gallo, grab the jump bag.

- On it.

- What's your name, Mom?
- Ariel.

- Ariel, this isn't
a grazing injury.

This is a penetrating wound.

If he was shot, the bullet
is still in there somewhere.

- Lieutenant.

We need an ambulance.
- What's going on?

- A little boy said he
got shot in the head.

- He said he got
shot in the head?

- Yeah. I mean, he's
alert and talking.

- Is he why we were called?
- I don't know.

But I gotta get the jump bag.

- Okay, go.

All right, 81 to Main, we need
an ambulance at 1349 Edna.

Vice should send
a squad car too.

- Copy that.

- Hey, throw me that
cloth, would you, Fester?

- His name is Capp.

- It's a joke,
dude. He knows that.

- It's cool.

- Finished already, Bamford?

- Yep.

I don't mess around.

- Ambulance 61, 1349 North Edna,

person injured.
- Edna?

Ain't that where
Truck just went?

- Is it? I don't know.

- I guess they caught
some action after all.

Good for them.

- How'd this happen?
Where were you?

- Right here.

- The shot came from next door?

- Fire department, open up.

- It's gonna be
okay. We got you.

We got you.

Gallo.

- Yeah.
- Shh.

- Oh, damn.

- The wall must have
slowed the bullet down.

That's why Tyler here
is still on two feet.

Tough as nails.

But we have to get
him to the hospital.

- Ambo's on the way.

- I just... I just
didn't wanna cause a fuss

'cause it wouldn't start
nothing but trouble.

- Ma'am, what's
really going on here?

- It's just a fight over turf.

What else?

- So go back outside,
wait for the medics,

and I'll find Gallo and Carver.

- Gotcha.

- Gallo, Carver, where you at?

- Apartment 3-D, Lieutenant.

- Hey, guys.

Take it somewhere else, huh?

- You better get lost.

- Lieutenant, you got
trouble headed your way.

You guys need to clear out now.

- Okay, we're coming.

Whoa.

Gallo, Carver, take cover now.

Hey, cops are on their
way. You better clear out.

Shh.

- Where the hell are those cops?

- They're on scene now.

I got three firefighters
pinned down by gunfire

on the third floor, some
kind of gang war activity.

- How many shooters?
- I saw four go in.

No idea how many were
already in there.

- Dispatch 9-13, I need
a 10-1 at 1349 Edna.

Shots fired.

- Play baseball?

- Catch mostly, when
there's anyone to play with.

- Played football
when I was a kid.

When I was scared,
and I'm scared a lot,

I would just think
about being on the field

throwing that ball around.

Can you do that?

Just imagine you're outside
with your friend playing catch.

Not got a thing in the
world to worry about.

- Gallo, Carver, let's go.

All clear. North stairs.
- All right. Let's go.

- Okay. Stand up, buddy.

I got you. Come on.

- Come on, let's go, baby.
- I got you.

- Go, go.

- North stairs, go.

- Stay low.

- 61, stay with your vehicle.

We're bringing a victim
to you, a young boy.

Get him far away from here.

- Okay.

- Carver, you go with them so
you can fill in the details.

We'll follow you to Med.

- Copy that.

- What are we looking at?

- GSW to the head.

Entry wound, but no exit.

- Let's get him
on the stretcher.

- What's your name, hon?

- Tyler.
- How old are you?

- Eight.
- Give my fingers a squeeze.

Okay. Good.

GSW?
- Yeah.

The bullet ricocheted
through a wall,

so maybe it's not too deep.

But he's been conscious
and aware the whole time.

And brave as hell.

- Okay.

The doctors are gonna
take care of you.

- I have to blow my nose.

- I don't know if
now's a good time.

- Please, I really
have to blow my nose.

- Tyler, you just sit there
and do what she says, okay?

- Okay, let me have a
look, just see if I...

Can you grab me the
pen light? Thank you.

- Mm-hmm.
- Okay. Lean back.

Wait a second.

Don't move.

Okay. Hold still.

- Oh, that feels so much better.

- Wow.

It's incredible.

- Tyler, you and your mom
should buy a lottery ticket

because you're one lucky kid.

- Seriously.

- Oh, my God, what is that?
- What? What?

He fell down!

- Capp, what the
hell are you doing?

You wanna break the couch again?

- I'm sorry, Cruz,
they got me good.

- I had nothing to do with it.

- Cruz.

- Sorry, Chief.

I told them to knock it off.

- Okay, um...

your fire report
from last shift.

It got bounced back by HQ.

- Really? How come?

- You didn't follow the format.

It's okay.

Just, um, make the
corrections, resubmit.

Ask Kidd or Hermann to
walk you through it.

- Will do.
- Okay.

- Sorry about that, Chief.

- When those
bullets were flying,

it felt like we were in
the middle of a movie.

It wasn't even
real. It was crazy.

I mean, we're lucky to be alive.

All of us.
- Mm-hmm.

- And for what?

A turf war.

Tragic, you know?

- No doubt about that.

- You guys okay?

That was no joke.
- Yeah.

We were just saying
we're lucky to be alive.

- Mm.

Yeah, when we came
out of the building,

that boy had an iron
grip on your coat.

Seems like he got
pretty attached.

- Tyler, yeah.

Brave little kid.

- I don't know what
you said to him

when you guys hit the ground,
but worked like magic.

I'm gonna go check on the
medics, see if they're back.

- Mm-hmm.

So you got a gift
with kids, huh?

- Hmm.

I don't know about that.

- Well, you made a real
connection with Tyler,

that's for sure.

- No child should have
to be scared like that.

Ever.

I'm just glad he's okay.

At least for now.

- Hey, is that kid really okay?

I can't believe it.
- It's crazy. He's fine.

The bullet skirted the
outside of his skull

and wound up in
his sinus cavity.

- They did a CAT scan.
There's no real damage.

- That's more than a miracle.
That's a higher power at work.

- I've never seen
anything like it.

Uh, I don't want it to
be weird between us.

- Neither do I.

Like, I'm... I shouldn't
have said anything

about my feelings the other day.

It... it's not like it's a
huge issue for me, it's just...

- You don't have to
explain yourself.

We had a thing, and
there's always been

some of that thing still there.

But, um, by now, we've
learned we're better

when we ignore that thing and
are just friends, you know?

- Yeah, yeah, I do.

- I couldn't have made
it the last few months

without the friendship part,
so I'm never letting it go.

- That's good by me.

- Getting caught in
that kind of crossfire

sounds terrifying.

- It was, but we handled it.

- Lieutenant Kidd
is who handled it.

Took down a bunch
of gangbangers,

gave us a chance to get
that kid out of there.

- Team effort.

- I'm just glad you're all safe.

If you need to talk to peer
support, you let me know.

- Absolutely, Chief.

- Hey, Seager.
- Hey, guys.

Final report on
that stable fire.

I'm bringing it, uh, to Boden.

- Great to see you, as always.

- I heard you guys
had a rough one.

- It was, yeah,

but the victim's doing good, so.

- Well, maybe we can
grab a drink later

and you can fill me in?

- I'd love that.

- And then I can make
you forget all about it.

- That sounds even better.

- Hey. What are
you doing in here?

- I'm drinking tea.

- Why?

- Well, tea is
supposed to relax you,

and after that call, I need it.

- Why are you
drinking it in here?

- Ah, I wanted a
little peace and quiet.

- Eh, well, sorry to interrupt,
but I could, you know,

use your help.

I wanted to have
a party for Cindy

to celebrate her last
round of chemo, you know.

I think it would be good for
her mental health, you know,

to feel something
good about, you know?

- That makes sense.

But she's...

You know, she's feeling
really self-conscious

about the way she
looks these days,

and she doesn't wanna do it.

- Huh.

- And there's only one
person that I know of

that could convince
anybody to do anything.

- Who?

Ah.

- Hey, uh, oh, um,

Chief said that I
could use this office.

It's just there's
so much paperwork.

- Of course. You should.

Yeah.

Funny, I actually came
in here on instinct.

That's what I always do
when there's a rough call

or I just need to talk.

- You can talk to
me, if you want.

I know there's no
comparison, but come on in.

Gallo was telling
us about that call.

That sounds like something.

- I really miss him.

- I bet.

- I know it's partly because

I didn't have time
to prepare, you know?

The slot came up so suddenly.

- Yeah.

It feels like he
just disappeared.

I think it shook everybody
up a little, me included.

- He really jumped
at the chance.

And I don't know why, honestly,

because I always thought
that arson was his side gig.

Now suddenly, it's center stage.

- It's still a great
experience, no matter what.

- It is.

And I did this last year.

I went away, got wrapped
up in Girls on Fire,

and got a little
distant, so I get it.

Throwing yourself into
a project for a while

can be great.

I just hope I'm not
missing something...

that there's not something
more serious going on.

That's all.

- So the weirdness
between Violet and Gallo

seems to have died down.

- Do not jinx it by saying that.

- Oh, who are we kidding?

No matter what we say or do,

that weirdness is gonna
come and go forever.

- I won't survive
it, I'm telling you.

Lieutenant.

- Hey.

Sorry I... I laid out
that on you yesterday.

I think the call hit me
harder than I realized.

I am sure everything's
fine with Kelly.

- It's really no problem.

I'm here any time.

- Thanks, Cruz.

- You got it.

Hey, Lieutenant.

- Yeah?

- I just gotta say, I've
never seen two people

more perfect for each other
than you and Severide.

- Besides you and Chloe.

- Well, duh.

- Uh, Cruz?

Did Dubitsky in training
call you about certification?

- No.

- Ah, damn.

He should have.

It turns out if you
wanna keep running Squad,

you need your Instructor
II certification.

You need to report to the
academy right after shift.

As in now.

- Oh, but Javi's
got a game today.

I'll call Chloe.
I'll let her know.

- Really sorry about
Dubitsky's screw-up.

- No sweat, Chief.

- Hey, I'm back.

How's it going here?

- Making progress.

I'll have it framed out
by the end of the day.

- Fantastic.

Say, is that your
Bronco out front?

- Yeah. Is it in your way?

- No. I was admiring
it, actually.

Is that a '96?

- That's right.

It's the last
generation 5.8 liter V8.

Well,
she's a beaut.

Whoa, Ethan.

Whoa, you gotta stay
out of Sam's way

or he'll never finish
the entertainment center.

It's fine.

He's been keeping a
respectful distance.

- Oh, sorry, sorry.

- It's all good.

I should get back to it.
- Yeah. Come on, Ethan.

Let's stay out of Sam's hair.

- Mom!

- Trudy.
- Hey.

- What are you doing here?

- I've been assigned
to your case.

- My case?

- The chemo party
you don't wanna have.

- Oh.

- I hear you're not
feeling at your sexiest.

- Uh, no.

Because I'm not.

And to be honest, you, Donna,
and a few other girlfriends

are the only ones who've
seen me in this condition

besides family.

- You know what you look like?

A woman who's been
through chemo,

who deserves to
celebrate the end of it.

- We don't know it's the end.

That's part of the problem.
- Okay.

But say it is.

When else are you gonna
have the perfect chance

to go hog wild with hair and
makeup, just change it all up?

- What?

- Oh, come on,
honey, I love you,

but we both know you're
not a big risk taker

when it comes to your look.

- And you are?

- Uh, gray is bold.

And I got some bold
ideas for you too.

This is...

This is gonna get spicy.

- Damn.

Looks like the
distraction was temporary.

- It was perfect,
is what it was.

- I know this was
an intense call,

but you've been a
firefighter for a while now.

So what's sticking with
you about this one?

- I'm not really sure.

- Well...

I consider it my civic duty

to continue this
distraction work

on behalf of the
Chicago Fire Department.

I don't know what the
CFD would do without you.

- Mm.

- The good news is, Kidd
said she's flying out

to visit him next week.
- Oh, that's great.

Phone calls only get you so far

when you're trying
to stay connected.

- Yeah.

- We need help.

- Oh, wow.

- I'm a coach at Sarton Academy,

just a few blocks away,
and we were getting ready

for the game tomorrow.

It's humiliating.

- All right. Well,
let's take a look.

- Katy's not usually the mascot.

She was just trying it on.

- Yeah, that's pinned in tight.
- Yeah, let's get her inside.

- I pass by here every
day on the way to school.

I knew you guys could help.
- Smart move.

Let's sit her down
in the common room.

Katy!

- Oh, she's cyanotic. Her
oxygen must be tanking.

- She's suffocating in there.
- Oh, my God.

- Capp. Capp!

Grab the tin snips, we have
a trapped victim in here.

- Copy.
- I'll get the BVM.

- You got it.

She's bradycardic,
heart rate 50.

- All right, hold
the mask steady.

I'm gonna do release
cuts on both sides.

- You got it.

- Bag her, I'll put the pulse
ox and the leads on her.

- You got it.

- Okay.

- Okay. I'll pull it off.
- I got her.

- Ready? Easy.

- Coming in.

- Hey. It's okay.
They'll take care of it.

- Oh, come on, Katy.

- Tighten your seal.

- Yep.
- Thanks.

- Heart rate's coming up.

Oxygen levels in the 80s.

- That's good.
- Oh, thank God.

- Hey.
- Whoa.

- You know where you are, Katy?
- Yeah.

Coach Julia brought me
here to the firehouse.

Ugh, stupid mask.

- You feel okay?
- Yeah.

- Breathing and heart
rate are normal,

but I wanna take her to Med

to get her checked
out just to be safe.

- I have a chem final today.

- I'm sure they'll
let you retake it.

- Well, chem is my
favorite subject,

so we'll have a lot to
talk about on the ride.

- Beware, she's obsessed.

- Thank you for getting
that mask off so quick.

That was pretty awesome.
- We're just glad she's okay.

- I wonder if I can fix this.

- Hey.
- Hey.

- I am gonna need your
honest assessment.

- Of course.

What about?

- When Severide took
furlough and we knew

that it wasn't gonna
be a quick one,

HQ pressured me into bringing
in a relief lieutenant.

I argued for letting Cruz act up

in the interest of
continuity and house morale.

- Makes perfect sense.

- Cruz doesn't
seem to be enjoying

the added responsibility.

Squad is an elite unit.

He's got very big shoes to fill.

HQ is watching him like a hawk.

That is a heavy burden

to put on someone who
didn't ask for it.

- So what are you thinking?

- Why not take the pressure
off, thank him for filling in,

bring in a relief lieutenant,

let Joe go back to doing
what Joe does best.

- Chief, whether Joe wanted
the job or not, he's in it now,

and he needs to handle
it on his terms.

If it's snatched away from him,
you'll shake his confidence.

He may never try again.

- Okay.

- Hey. How you feeling?

- You know, same
day-after crap as usual.

But I'm okay.

I'm sorry I don't wanna
do the party, honey.

- You don't got to apologize.

I... I get it.

Hey, you know, moving on.

So we got doctors appointments
to set for next week.

I'll get on that today.

- Okay. Sounds good.

Thanks.
- You bet.

I'll see you
tomorrow after shift.

Mouch. Hey.

Will you, um, tell
Trudy thank you

for talking to Cindy
about the party?

- I sure will.
- All right.

I'm glad she tried, you know,
even if it didn't work out.

Oh, I think it worked out.

- Robert.

- Hey, you really have taken
great care of this thing, Sam.

- I'm only the second owner.

Are you ready to be the third?

- Hell yes, I am.

You know, my dad
and I go fishing

down at Devil's Kitchen.

Gravel roads do not
agree with my BMW.

Here's that cashier's check.

- You got a pen?

- Hey.
- Hey.

- Okay, guys, let's hustle.

We got a chance to shave 15
seconds off of our last time.

Nice work, Capp. There you go.

Good job. Here we
go, guys. Come on.

Come on, don't slow down.

Let's go, let's go, let's go.

Come on, boys.

Come on.

- And through.

Good effort, guys.
Really good effort.

Let's, uh, let's
put the dummy back.

We'll try it again.

- You like how he says "we"?

- I vote we take a break.

- Vote?

Well, what do you think this is?

Look, okay, guys.

I know that this is
a pain in the ass,

but we gotta buff
up the teamwork.

We got a change in personnel.

We gotta make sure that
the gears are meshing.

- Yeah, good luck meshing
with Mutt and Jeff here

pulling in two
different directions.

- What?

- He's a bad fit, Joe.

- I didn't pick him.

- Well, you need to
set him straight.

And you... You're
not helping matters,

laughing at his
jokes all the time.

- Oh, this is my fault now?
- Hey.

- I'm taking a water break.

No wonder Severide
hightailed it out of here.

- Cruz.

Your guys are out
there waiting for you.

- Yeah, let them wait!

- Whoa. Hey.

What's the matter?

- I can't do it.

I haven't slept in a week from
the stress of all of this.

You... you come back from
nearly being shot to death,

and everything is fine.

Meanwhile, my whole
company is falling apart

because I can't
handle one joker.

I'm no Severide.

I never will be.

I don't know who the hell
I thought I was kidding.

- Sit.

You ever heard of
imposter syndrome?

It's when you're
afraid that everyone

is gonna find out
that you're a fraud

when, in fact, you are not.

- What's it called
when you really are?

- Your job is not
to be Severide.

Your job is to be yourself.

This is what Kelly
texted me when he heard

that Boden was keeping you
on as acting lieutenant.

"That's great.

"Joe is the best
man for that job,

not just smart and competent,
but tough as they come."

So, you tell me.

Does he have it wrong?

Is Kelly Severide a
poor judge of character?

I had plenty of self-doubt
when I became lieutenant too.

So I speak from
experience when I say,

don't second-guess
yourself, Cruz.

Because nobody else
second guesses you.

- Yeah, I don't think
Bamford got that memo.

- Then make sure
to give it to him.

- Yeah.

Hey, what are you doing here?

- How's Tyler?

- He's real good.

He's in a bath, but he'll
definitely wanna see you,

so come on in. I'll
rush him along.

- No, I can't stay.

I just wanted to
bring you something.

Ariel, you guys have to get
out of this neighborhood.

It's not enough to
solve all your problems,

I know, but it should cover
first and last month's rent,

security deposit,
maybe a little extra.

- Where'd this come from?

I... I can't take this.

- Could it help you?

Could get you away
from all this?

- Of course, but...
- Then take it.

I wish somebody had gotten
me out of my bad situation

when I was his age.

So please, let me
do this for him.

I...

I'm going to pay you back.

- If you want. But
take your time.

I'll just blow the money
on bad decisions, anyway.

Good luck.

- Okay. I'm here.

- Have a seat, Bamford.

- Appreciate it. Thanks.

What's the occasion?

- I can't have you smack
talking Capp and Tony anymore.

- It's called ball
busting, Cruz.

You do know you work
in a firehouse, right?

- Not just any firehouse.

51.

Look, jokes are fine.

Pranks, gallows humor, blowing
off some steam, it's all good.

But we don't knock each other
down here in the process.

We lift each other up.

So you're gonna have to
try and do it our way

while you're here.

Got it?

- Okay.

I can do that.

- Good.

- Look at this.

- Oh, she had heart eyes
for him from the jump.

- Aw.

They actually make
kind of a cute couple.

What? They do.

- Hey there.

- Hi.
- Is Carver here yet?

- Haven't seen him.
What can I get you?

- I'll take a Manhattan, please.

- You got it.

So how's that going?

- Is... is that
a thing, you two?

- Overstepping, Violet.

It's fine.

We're very casual.

Um, I mean, he's not a
settle down kind of guy,

and I'm not a settle
down kind of girl.

But if I was,

I wouldn't let him get very far.

Mm.

This is great. Thanks.

So what's the latest
with our friend Severide?

- Speaking of very far.

- Oh, I didn't mean it that way.

- I'm gonna see
him next weekend,

might just drag him
back home with me

because I am not
handling this so well.

- Mm, do it.

- They had a dress up date.

- She looks so... happy.

- Does anybody wanna buy a
couple of hotties a drink?

- It would be my privilege.

- You look beautiful.

- Ah, it's just
silliness, but we had fun.

- Hey.

That's all I want, you know,
for you to feel good again.

Maybe that party
was a stupid idea.

- No, it wasn't.

We're gonna do a party,

but it'll be when
we get the news

that all this is really over.

Because that is going to happen.

I believe that.

- I love you something
awful, redheaded lady.

- I know.