Transcripts - Forever Dreaming

You're not the first guy to
join the CFD off the back

of some personal misfortune.

Sounds like you know
what you're talking about.

Getting up on
those rigs every day helps.

If you ever need to vent about
it, you know where to find me.

I know we have
a different leadership style

and different approaches to our jobs,

which is why
I handpicked Lennox for 61.

First shift
and Lennox files a charge.

Robinson and Lennox
aren't just coming after me.

They're coming after all of 51.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[BOTH MOAN]

[SOFT MUSIC]

♪ ♪

[EXHALES] This doesn't
mean anything, okay?

Neither does this.

♪ ♪

I'm serious.

Keeping this casual is
the only way I can do it.

- Completely, totally, 100%...
- BOTH: Casual.

I get it.
This is a sweatpants situation.

Don't worry.
Nobody's going black tie here.

- Mm.
- Again.

[GIGGLES]

Hey. There you are.

I thought you were gonna miss it.

I got my Technical Rescue
Operations course coming up.

Cruz let me borrow his book.

Gonna give me some pointers later.

Isn't that cheating?

It's kind of like, you know,

getting the answers
before you take the test.

It's not cheating.

- It's studying.
- If you say so.

The other firefighters are gonna be

straight out of the academy.

I got 30, 40 years on 'em.

I need all the help I can get.

Ah. Shh. Here they come.

But they're so closely related

that if you're allergic to shellfish,

you're also allergic to insects.

That doesn't mean
grasshoppers taste like shrimp.

Aah!

[LAUGHTER]

[SOFT PLAYFUL MUSIC]

You guys think this is funny?

You should see yourself.

[LAUGHTER]

Ooh.

Not bad.

Gotta hand it to you.

Not bad?

Flawless execution.

Sweatpants, huh?

Yeah, it made sense in the moment.

I gotta say, he does look
really good in sweats.

Okay, but you know how these things go.

One day it's sweatpants.

The next it's jeans and a tee.

And before you know it,
someone's spending hours

in the mirror obsessing over
getting their hair just right.

I would never.

Who says I'm talking about you?

Oh, I could just imagine
Carver standing there.

Should I coif to the left?

[LAUGHS]

Oh, no.

[APPREHENSIVE MUSIC]

How could he show his face around here

after he tanked me and Severide?

Kelly came in early,
and if he has seen Lennox,

he's not a happy camper, either.

I've gotta go talk to Chief.

It's bad for everyone,
Chief, especially Violet.

I assume we're talking about Lennox?

Yes, we are, and believe me,

I am surprised he came back too.

Yeah, he talked about 51 like

it was a hellscape
of oppression and bad behavior.

We gotta get him out of here.

An action like that would
be considered retaliation.

Right now we wait until the
complaints move through the system.

- That could take months.
- I know.

My every move here and out
in the field is gonna feel

like I'm being scrutinized
or about to be reported.

- [ALARM BLARES]
- Ambulance 61, Truck 81,

11024 Gregory.

Person down from unknown causes.

Hang in there, Vi. We got your back.

[TENSE MUSIC]

[SIRENS WAILING]

♪ ♪

Feeling all right, Gibson?

What do you mean?

You called out two shifts in a row.

Must have been down for the count, huh?

Oh, no. I'm good.

Just got that flu thing
that's going around.

- Ah.
- I'll be all right, though.

I'm feeling a lot better today.

- Good.
- Yeah.

[SIRENS WAILING]

Traffic's crazy right now.

Hey! Pull the hell over!

[HORN BLARES]

♪ ♪

[HORN BLARES]

There we go.

It's one of our patients.

- Please, you have to hurry.
- All right.

All right, 61.
It sounds like a single victim.

Copy.

[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]

Hey. Hey! Gibson!

I'm in first.

Sorry, Lieutenant.

Sometimes they faint because
of low blood pressure

from the dialysis,
but she started coughing

and then gasping for air
before passing out.

We got it.

Hey, guys. We'll take it from here.

♪ ♪

Pulse is weak.
We need to give her oxygen.

- Blood pressure's low.
- Okay.

[COUGHING]

Mouch.

- Whoa, Mouch.
- Whoa!

[COUGHING]

- Whoa, hey. Whoa!
- Watch it.

[PATIENTS COUGHING]

What the hell's going on?

Violet, could this be caused
by the dialysis?

Highly unlikely.

[PATIENTS COUGHING]

♪ ♪

Hey, this is a hazmat situation,

so we need to get everybody
to clear the building now.

- Let's go! Everybody out!
- I'll get some backboards.

No, no, no. We don't have time.

We're gonna have to carry 'em out.

We have wheelchairs.

Okay, great. Let's grab 'em.

- Mouch.
- On it.

Truck 81 to main,
we need a Level 1 hazmat

and an EMS Plan 1
to our location immediately.

Copy that, Truck 81.
Both units are en route.

Let's go, everybody.

Everybody, as quickly as you can.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Oh, hang on. Hang on.

Charlie?

Hey, Stella. [COUGHING]

Come on. Let's go. We gotta get outside.

All clear. I'm coming out.

Copy.

[SIRENS WAILING]

♪ ♪

What do we got?

Light-colored gas spilling out

of the utility closet in the back.

Patients are coughing and passing out.

All right. Contained?

No, it's growing by the second.

Hazmat gave a 10-minute ETA.

- We should get in there.
- Yeah.

Squad 3, suit up.

♪ ♪

[BREATHING HEAVILY] Capp, Tony,

vent the windows
and grab the smoke ejectors.

Copy that!

Cruz, stand back.

Oh!

The hell was that?

Off-gassing.

Looks like disinfectant
reacting with bleach

or maybe the metal bin or both.

[LIQUID SLOSHING]

[GRUNTS]

This thing's pretty full.

If we don't stop this leak,
the whole place could blow.

I'll go get the plug kit.

No, wait!

If we flip the barrel, that might do it.

And put the spigot on top.

That thing's gotta weigh,
like, 300 pounds.

What if you drop it?

We don't. Let's go. Grab a side.

- On three.
- All right.

One, two, three.

[BOTH GROANING]

♪ ♪

Easy.

- [SIGHS]
- Nice work!

[RADIO STATIC] Herrmann,
charge that decon line.

- We're coming out.
- Copy that.

Oh, I gotta stop skipping leg day.

[PANTS]

You're pretty quiet.

Everything okay?

Yeah, why wouldn't everything be okay?

I'm guessing you heard
about my complaint then.

Yep. I did.

I just want to clear the air.

Robinson asked me to give an honest

and objective evaluation of 51,
so that's what I did.

That's interesting.
I didn't know that words

like "aggressive" and
"disrespectful" could be objective.

[APPREHENSIVE MUSIC]

I'm hoping we both can
be professional about this.

Despite what you might think,

Robinson is an amazing woman
and inspiring leader.

She believes in following
protocol, and so do I.

Might not always win you
a popularity contest,

but doing the right thing
is more important

to me than being liked.

♪ ♪

It stresses me out, man,
that Lennox guy lurking around,

just always staring at us
with his beady little eyes.

What he needs is an A-level prank.

If we're stuck with him,
may as well put him in the hot seat.

I'm partial to the old
cellophane on the toilet.

You can't come away
from that without a laugh.

Hey, what about a glitter
b*mb in the ambo's AC vents?

I mean, the guy'll be sparklin'
for a week.

That sounds like more effort
than Lennox is worth,

even for a prank.

Hey, nobody is pranking Lennox.

- Oh, why not?
- Why not?

[ALL PROTESTING]

No, do not do it.

- Really?
- Yeah.

Hey, back on the call,
did you see Charlie there?

Thought that was him.

- Wait, who's Charlie?
- Our old academy instructor.

- He's the best in the CFD.
- What a hard-ass, though.

You remember all
those stair runs he made us do

with weights in our packs?

Yeah, makes the real thing
feel like a walk in the park.

He was a patient at the dialysis clinic?

Yeah, and I heard that
he refused to be checked out

- by the medics.
- I am not surprised.

Charlie's the type to try
and walk off a broken leg.

Yeah. I want to check on him.

I tried calling,
but he's not picking up.

Mm. So what are you thinking?

I'm thinking let's take the rig out,

swing by his place, see how he's doing.

I'm in.

- I guess I'm driving.
- All right.

[DOORBELL CHIMES]

This is the right address?

It's what I got from HQ.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

- He needs help.
- What?

[TENSE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Charlie?

Oh, God.

Any family we should call?

His wife passed a few years back.

Never had kids,

though he pretty much adopts
all his students.

[SOMBER MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Okay. I'll be right back, Lonnie.

Do you mind inputting this for me?

BOTH: Hey.

So your friend lost a lot of blood,

but he's in stable condition.

And what happened to his arm?

The fistula he had for his
dialysis treatment ruptured,

probably from overexertion.

We saw him helping
other patients on the call.

- Of course he was.
- Yeah.

We're gonna need to run some
tests, replace the fistula,

so he's gonna be here a while.

Can we see him?

Right now I'd say he needs to rest,
but check back in later.

Okay, I'll come by tomorrow after shift,

but if anything comes up,
please call me.

You got it. All right, guys.

Mm-hmm. Thanks, doc.

Gibson, we're out.

♪ ♪

Hey, Wallace. Congratulations.

For what?

Short list for DC? That's big-time.

Uh, Keith, I have no idea
what you're talking about.

See, this is why you should
have taken an office here

instead of staying
hidden away over at 51.

DC Hill got the commissioner
job in Oakland, California.

She's gotta leave right away,
so she's gonna appoint

an interim DC stat.

And you, my friend,
are on the short list.

- Who else is on the list?
- [ELEVATOR DINGS]

The big question is,

what exactly is Chief Robinson up to?

I think I just found out.

- Did you talk to her?
- No.

I ran into Keith Adams at headquarters.

Turns out DC Hill is leaving.

Chief Robinson is one of the names

in the hat to replace her...

along with mine.

So by filing charges at
a firehouse under your watch,

she's taking you out of the running.

At great cost to the two of you.

That's devious... and not up to
the standards she claims to have.

[SIGHS]

What are you gonna do?

I think it's time

I had a face-to-face
with the paramedic chief.

[SIGHS]

Hey, man, how you doing?

Oh, like I said, fine.

- Why? What's up?
- Look.

I'm not trying to stick my nose
in your business,

but you seemed a little off earlier.

And I don't know if you're
still dealing with that bug

- or whatever, but...
- Nah.

Nah, man. I'm good. For real.

Okay. Great.

'Cause I was thinking about
grabbing a few pops

at that dive bar we went to
a couple of weeks back.

- You interested?
- Hell yeah, man. Count me in.

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Chief Boden.

Were those reports that Lennox filed

just to help you become
deputy commissioner?

Excuse me?

You placed him
in a firehouse under my watch,

and in his very first shift,

he filed two questionable reports

that you then turned into charges.

I am not interested in the job of DC.

I've never been interested
in the top political job,

so I am not your competition.

[SOFT TENSE MUSIC]

Do the right thing. Drop the charges.

First of all, the charges
were not questionable.

One of your lieutenants
violated the no-visitors policy

and brought a g*ng dispute
into the firehouse.

We brought Maya in to protect her.

It was a police matter.

Rules are there for a reason.

And your PIC created
a hostile work environment

by being aggressive and confrontational.

This is not about
undermining my competition.

I am doing what I believe
is best for the entire CFD.

Every firefighter should be accountable

for his or her actions.

They are accountable to saving lives.

And they did that in both cases.

If you had gotten the full picture,
you would see that.

You are not gonna get to
the top alone, Chief Robinson.

You're gonna have to show
a little flexibility

and a willingness to work together.

I have both those things.

Then prove it
by reconsidering those charges.

♪ ♪

If we can work together,

you'll have my full support

and a great shot at that DC position.

♪ ♪

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING FAINTLY]

♪ ♪

[LINE TRILLING]

Hey, I can't get to the phone right now.
Leave a message.

[PENSIVE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Mm. I really got to go.

I'm gonna be late.

You're not gonna be late.

Mm. You are too tempting.

But I can't risk my career
on a man I just met.

This was fun.

We should, uh... we should do it again.

Text any time.

Okay. Cool.

Actually, um, I-I kind of
have this medical thing

I was hoping you could give me
some advice on.

Okay.

So I lost my prescription
bottle a couple weeks ago.

And my doctor won't refill it.

They say it's too soon,

even though I explained
the whole situation.

You think maybe you could
help me move that along or...

I, uh... I don't know
anything about that.

You'll have to talk to your doc.

I really am late.

♪ ♪

Hey.

Whoa.

Hey.

[TENDER MUSIC]

[CHUCKLES]

While I'm here...

Mm.

How much time do we have?

Mm, we're cutting it close, but...

I'm game if you are up
for the challenge.

Yeah, I love a good challenge.

[LAUGHS]

[PHONE RINGING]

- Give me a second.
- Uh...

♪ ♪

Hello?

Yeah.

Yes.

Of course.

[APPREHENSIVE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

- Give it a bit of...
- Hey.

- Hey.
- What's going on?

- Stella?
- Yeah.

You didn't have an emergency contact,

so the lieutenant volunteered.

Oh, you didn't need to do that.

Oh, I'm happy to, Charlie. Yeah.

Your nurse said it was urgent.

Yeah, I figured you'd want
to be here for this.

So we ran some tests
before replacing the fistula

in Charlie's arm,
and it looks to us like

his kidneys are actually
functioning perfectly.

No. That's not possible.

We ran a second set just to be sure.

Well, then why was he on dialysis?

Well, I'm worried the initial
assessment was just wrong.

Wha... how does that happen?

Well, it could be a number of things,
but based on these results,

I'm concerned you may
have been misled, Charlie.

♪ ♪

Morning, Chief.

You don't look happy.

I'm sorry to say,

Robinson is not dropping the charges.

Yeah, I figured. And so did Violet.

We appreciate the effort.

Robinson is immovable.

There is no gray in her world.

I may need to take this
further up the ladder.

You'll be breaking chain of command

and you'll put your own job at risk.

That's no good for anybody.

Yeah, you may be right.

But I gotta figure out something.

I don't understand.

Why would Charlie's doctor
misdiagnose him on purpose?

Well, apparently some
of these clinics are scams

with shady doctors getting kickbacks,
for referring patients.

Ugh, I've heard of this before.

- It's awful.
- Yeah.

Someone like Charlie, he goes

into an urgent care for another issue,

in his case bronchitis,
gets blood work done,

then leaves thinking that he's got

a serious kidney issue
and needs dialysis.

That's all kinds of messed up.

Charlie has had two
cardiac arrhythmia incidents,

probably due
to the unnecessary dialysis.

He's lucky to be alive.

I guess, in that case,
the hazmat call did some good.

Otherwise Charlie
would have never known.

I'd love to have a word with his doctor,

the one who misdiagnosed him.

Oh, believe me, I'm on it.

Yeah, I had Charlie text me
the doctor's info.

And I'm about to do
a deep Internet dive,

so I'll let you know.

Please do.

God.

Poor guy.

Uh, you know, I don't eat eggs

with no yellow stuff in 'em.

- Like, what's the point?
- Uh, just so you know,

Mouch requested the egg whites.

You should thank me.

I'm saving you from
a cholesterol-related death.

All right, I'm throwing
this tasteless crap away.

- No! No, you're not!
- Yes, I am.

You're not tossing anything.

Let go of the eggs, old man.

- Hey.
- No, it's goin'.

- Easy. Easy.
- [BOTH ARGUING]

Yellow is chicken.

[SHUSHING]

[SOFT TENSE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

As you were.

♪ ♪

You're an idiot. You know that?

Hey, Gibson.

You'll never work

with a better group of people
or at a better house.

You understand that, right?

Back off, man!

What is your problem?

♪ ♪

[ALARM BLARES]

Ambulance 61, person injured,

5001 North Ogden.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

[PEOPLE ARGUING FURIOUSLY]

- Excuse me. Excuse me.
- Let 'em through!

- Let 'em through!
- Excuse me.

Out of the way. Hold on.

- Settle down! Get outta the way!
- All right.

All right. What happened? What happened?

Eddie, he fell against the bar

and hit his shoulder real bad.

[GRUNTS]

Eddie, let's turn you over.

[GROANING IN PAIN]

Okay.

The hell do you think you're doing?

- Get off him.
- [CROWD CLAMORING]

It's an open fracture.

I have to cut the jacket to get to it.

You touch my leathers, I'll k*ll you.

Okay, yeah, there's no need
to k*ll anyone.

This is just a misunderstanding, Eddie.

Um, can I get you some medicine
for that pain?

Does that sound good? Okay.



Eddie, you have a compound
clavicle fracture

and shoulder separation.

We need to dress the wound
and apply a splint

before we can take you to Med,

so we do need to get
your jacket off somehow.

I'll do it.

[SCREAMING] Rob!

- [GRUNTS]
- I'm here, brother.

- Give me a hand.
- I gotcha.

You ready?

[SCREAMING IN PAIN]

- Come on.
- Aah!

Okay, stop. Okay, stop. Okay.

All right. How about this?

Eddie, how about I cut
along the stitching?

That way there's no permanent damage.

Then we can get you and
the jacket patched right up.

Yeah? Take that.

All right. Let's do it.

♪ ♪

- [WHEELS CLICK]
- [GROANING]

Where are you goin'?

Um, I was hoping
I could drive this time.

That guy wants to k*ll me.

I can't sit with him
the whole way to Med.

He's not gonna hurt you.

And you know protocol at 51
is that the PIC drives, Lennox.

Yes, but...

Are you asking me to break protocol?

Well, yeah, but for good reason.

You know what I mean.

It's just temporary anyway. Please.

If you're scared,

I'm not gonna force you
to ride in the back

because your safety
and our victim's safety

is more important to me than protocol.

♪ ♪

Deputy commissioner.

Chief Boden, you joining us
for the PR meeting?

No, ma'am.

I was just hoping
to grab you for a minute.

All right.

Congratulations on the
Oakland commissioner position.

Thank you.

But you could have sent balloons.

No reason to come all the way
down here just for that.

Well, I just wanted to say
that I very much appreciate

being on your list, but as you know,

politics aren't my strong suit.

And my current position is as far away

from my firefighters as I want to get.

Well, I was hoping you'd be
a little bit more open

to it this time around.

It'll be really hard
for anyone to fill your shoes.

But, uh, for the record, I don't think

that Paramedic Chief Robinson
is a suitable candidate.

Is that so?

[SOFT TENSE MUSIC]

There were two
highly questionable charges

filed against 51.

And they were started by a paramedic

that she shoehorned into the house.

And I believe it
to be a political maneuver.

Chief Boden, there's
a process for complaints,

and you're violating it right now.

I don't do it lightly,

but sometimes the process
needs to be challenged

or changed or debated.

Robinson doesn't leave
any room for that.

I don't mind that she's tough,

gunning for the job.

Strong female leadership
is important to the CFD,

and I find her views
on accountability compelling.

I'm all about accountability,
but firefighters also need

to be seen as human,
not just a cog in a machine.

They also need to be able
to trust their gut,

not just a rulebook,

or precious time will be wasted
and lives will be lost.

I am frightened that the CFD will become

what 51 is right now.

And thanks to Robinson,
that is a place filled

with disunity and distrust.

It seems you want everything your way

in all this, Chief Boden.

How unfortunate.

♪ ♪

I checked every site,
and the urgent care doctor

that misdiagnosed Charlie
has consistently terrible reviews.

Oh. "Avoid at all costs."

"Rushed in and out and barely listened."

Yeah, I'm guessing Charlie
didn't Google him before going in.

And he isn't listed with
the Better Business Bureau,

- which is sketchy as hell.
- Yeah.

So even with all these complaints,

he's still seeing patients.

Forget about the bad reviews.

Can Charlie sue for malpractice?

Dr. Marcel was saying
it'd be hard to prove

that it wasn't just a misdiagnosis.

And the company that owns
the urgent care clinic

will put up every roadblock
to protect one of their docs.

Okay, then what about
the dialysis clinic?

Can we go after them?

What was it called?

Essential Care Dialysis?

[KEYS CLACKING]

Okay. I found it.

Okay, let's see who
we're dealing with here.

Yeah.

[SOFT UNSETTLING MUSIC]

Be right back.

Mm-hmm.

Oh, wow.

What? What is it?

The chief medical officer
of Essential Care Dialysis

is the doctor who misdiagnosed Charlie.

[LAUGHS] So if he's referring
patients to himself,

how many more are there like Charlie?

♪ ♪

What are you on?

Speed and benzos is my guess.

I bet you even have
a prescription so you can

tell yourself it's all on the up and up.

You don't know what
you're talking about, bro.

The hell I don't.
You think I can't tell?

You're crawling out of your skin.

Get the hell out of my face, Carver.

- I'm not playing with you.
- Neither am I.

You're not the only one
with demons here, pal.

I know all about it.

Hey. Hey.

I know all about it.
They are always right there,

just waiting for the right
moment to pounce again,

like after that call
with the basketball player.

I know.

I know how much that rattled you.

And I get how you might have
needed a little something

to help you through.

You think you figured me out, huh?

Not even close.

But I know this much.

You stay on this road,
you're gonna flame out sooner or later,

and my money's on sooner.

Pick your ass up off the floor
and pull yourself together.

Or what?

♪ ♪

[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]

Lennox.

Yes, Chief?

My office now.

Can you get the door, please?

[DOOR CLICKS SHUT]

Lennox, you are not
a good fit here at 51.

Your presence is doing damage
to the firehouse.

[LAUGHS] Hey, wait a sec.

I'm a good medic.

That is not enough to make it here.

I'm putting you back
in the floater pool.

You... you have no grounds to do that.

And once Chief Robinson
hears about this...

If I may offer some advice,

it seems to me that whatever
arrangement that you have

with Robinson,
she gets all the benefits.

She moves her way up the ranks.

Meanwhile, your career, it's stalled

because no one wants to work with you.

Just make sure that you are
protected in all of this too.

Good luck, Chief Boden.

You'll need it.

♪ ♪

[DOOR SHUTS]

[SOFT APPREHENSIVE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

Gibson?

I thought I pulled it together.

I need to get out.

I need to go.

♪ ♪

Okay.

The guy is clearly struggling.

And I didn't see it.

I, um...

I just feel like a terrible lieutenant.

[PENSIVE MUSIC]

Hey.

When I went through my addiction issues,

Boden was the last to know.

And there's not a better boss around.

Hiding it is the name of the game.

Especially with your superiors.

Gibson's a good guy.

He's a great firefighter.

It's just breaking my heart. [SNIFFLES]

Well, maybe he'll get it together.

You know?

But not everyone is cut out for 51.

And the Lennox situation shows that too.

[PHONE CHIMES]

♪ ♪

I did what you said.

I reached out to that marshal
that I worked with at OFI.

He's all-in.

Good.

- Come here.
- Yeah. Thanks.

That must be a relief, seeing Lennox go.

Yeah, I just hope Boden
doesn't get dinged for it.

You feel all right about Gibson leaving?

I feel for him.

Getting dragged back
into the past, that's...

that's nowhere I want to be either.

You know, you have a big heart

underneath all that cockiness and sass.

[LAUGHS]

FYI, um,

I'll be wearing sweatpants tonight.

Oh.

♪ ♪

Violet, Violet, I was just told

that the charges against you
and Severide have been dropped.

- Really?
- I got a call

from an assistant at IA,
and that's all he said.

But how? Who made it happen?

I have no idea.

[SOFT SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

- Thank you, Chief.
- Yep.

Oh! Aah!

Oh! Pleh!

[SOFT PLAYFUL MUSIC]

[COUGHS]

You gotta be kidding me.

♪ ♪

Flawless execution.

[LAUGHS]

[SPITS]

Just wanted to say thanks

for keeping it real with me.

Where I'm from, that means
someone got your back.

I appreciate that.

[PENSIVE MUSIC]

See you on the other side, brother.

Hope so.

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As you can see,
we hired a cleaning service

to scrub every square inch.

Yeah, your business seems
pretty clean at first glance.

What's going on?

You should have made them
wait outside until I arrived.

That's Dr. Landis.
He's the one that diagnosed me.

And part owner of this place.

That's right. What are you doing here?

Well, after what could
have been a serious disaster

harming dozens of people,
we felt it necessary to do

a full inspection with the fire marshal

to make sure that nothing
like this ever happens again.

It won't. You can be sure.

You painted over your sprinkler heads.

- That's a violation.
- Mm-hmm.

Doors aren't self-closing.
That's another violation.

But worst of all, and the reason

we came here in the first place...

Is improper storage
of hazardous materials.

You need a dedicated containment area

with a fire-suppression system,

not some cluttered storage closet.

Well, I assure you we'll pay the fines

and get it all up to code.

Oh, fire codes aren't fines.

- We're shutting you down.
- What?

Also, Dr. Marcel
from Chicago Med and myself

have opened up a city
investigation into your practice

about how you give
and receive patient referrals.

So if I were you, I'd hold off
on any plans

for a grand reopening party.

♪ ♪

You must be pretty proud of yourself.

Mornin'.

You got the charges dropped,
Lennox is in the floater pool,

and my name taken off the short list

for interim DC all in one fell swoop.

It must feel like you won.

It's not a game, Chief Robinson.

No, it's not,

but you certainly played DC Hill.

How's that?

For some reason, she fast-tracked

those charges I filed
so she could take a look.

When she called me into her office,

she said the incidents Lennox cited show

what she's always liked about you.

You protect your firefighters.

I told her you overprotect them

and create a lax, dangerous environment.

Sounds like she disagrees with you.

[SOFT TENSE MUSIC]

♪ ♪

That DC position is
just interim right now.

In a few months, they'll start
looking to appoint

a permanent deputy commissioner.

And when that time comes,

there will be no DC Hill here
to protect you or Firehouse 51.

The old guard is
on their way out, Chief Boden.

And there are more of us than you know

who believe it's time
for some fresh blood.

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[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

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[WOLF HOWLS]