Station 19

You regret moving in?

I don't.

It's your shift.

Yeah, I kinda regret it.

I'm up!

Thank you for not regretting it.

You're the best.

Okay, little buddy. It's okay, buddy.

I don't understand a word of this,

but somehow it's working.

"Go shine your light, Bella.

Tell your truth."

- Was that "Kiss me"? - Yeah.

Can we call in sick?

Aw.

I mean, I don't want to pretend to hate you.

You can just pretend to respect me.

I-I do respect you.

Mostly.

I mean, I think you promoted the wrong Captain,

- but other than that... - Oh, oh, oh, shh, shh.

Captain, you know, uh, PRT's stood down

for maintenance and inventory today.

I know.

You doing your treatment, sir?

No, I'm not, which you know. I know.

I know you're not doing radiation or surgery,

but, you know, there's, uh, there's palliative care.

Oh, palliative? Like hospice?

No, no, like pain management

or integrative therapy, physical therapy.

I'm doing all that in my own way.

Listen, I, uh, need your help.

With what?

Well, let's take a drive, and you'll find out.

Hey. I heard, uh, Vasquez goes home today.

How you doing, Jack?

Half the team still won't look at me,

but the shiner's gone.

You didn't come home again last night.

I'm...

Yeah.

Did you meet someone, or...?

Not anyone I'm ready to talk about.

Don't get weird.

No, I'm not weird. I w... I was worried.

You know, you could text if you're gonna be out all night,

'cause... Jack the Ripper was a thing.

Deal, but then it goes both ways,

because Jackie the Ripper is a thing, too.

- No, it's not. - Yes, it could be.

It could happen. And...

Herrera! A word?

My dad used to do that.

Do what?

Bellow across the firehouse,

like summoning people like a king on a throne.

Lieutenant Herrera,

Captain Bishop has requested a meeting

with the two of us.

Uh... about... about what?

Well, she wouldn't tell me until you were here, so...

You have something to say to me?

I do.

Chief Sullivan, I think you made a mistake.

I think you gave me a medal I didn't earn.

Herrera has more experience. She has the respect of the team.

She was on deck, sir, and I stepped past her.

I asked for the job, and that was hubris on my part.

And you gave me the job, and that was...

You know, I think you were trying

to protect her from her own grief,

and I think it was a mistake.

Andy Herrera deserves the job you gave me.

She has more than earned it.

And... I don't want it anymore.

I'll take it into consideration.

- Sir. - Are you quitting?

Are you gonna walk out that door and never come back?

No, sir. I'm requesting a demotion.

And I will take that request into consideration.

For right now, we all have jobs to do.

So, Captain Bishop...

get to work.

Medical response on channel 4 for Aid 19,

2300 Oak Avenue.

Reported injury.

That's you and Gibson.

Dispatch from Aid 19, confirm address.

Aid 19, dispatch. 2300 Oak Avenue.

The injured party is reported to be an employee

inside a military surplus store.

Copy.

What was that about?

What was... What was what about?

Secret meeting with Sullivan and Bishop.

It wasn't a secret.

Then what was it?

Am I getting fired?

Jack. Vasquez is fine.

He's going home today.

Doesn't mean I don't deserve to be fired.

Dean hates me. You hate Bishop.

I hate myself.

If they don't fire me, I think I should put in for a transfer.

No.

No.

This is... No.

We're gonna get through this.

We're gonna get through it as a family, okay?

No one's going anywhere.

- Give me my money back! - Beat it, psycho!

- Hey! Take it easy! Take it easy! - Whoa, whoa! Whoa!

- Dispatch from Aid 19. - Everybody out!

Help the firefighters at 2300 Oak Avenue.

This is an ongoing assault.

Have units respond without sirens.

He cut me! Arrest this maniac!

Arrest me?! You're the criminal!

Nobody's getting arrested.

We're not cops. Just put the weapons down!

- Stop! - Him first!

- Back! - Okay. We're back. I'm back.

Okay, just tell us what's going on.

I sold my knife here a week ago for 20 bucks.

And I came in here to buy it back, and he wants $40.

Inflation's a bitch, kid.

- Sir, not helpful. - Ignore him.

Hey. Look at me. Look at me.

- Take it easy. - What's your name?

- I'm Kyle. - Okay, I'm... I'm Jack.

Now, sounds like that knife means something to you.

So, here.

Buy it back.

Then you and I can take a walk

while my partner treats that cut on his arm.

What do you say?

Why? So he can rip off the next vet that walks in?

You're a veteran, Kyle?

Crazed veteran!

- Shut... up! - Hey!

Hey, hey, hey.

Dispatch from Aid 19. Thank you for your service.

Tell Chief Sullivan we're dealing with

- a troubled veteran who's armed - How original.

And he needs to get here now.

You know, I'd thank you for your gratitude if it didn't ring hollow.

Okay, I get that. I didn't mean to offend.

Let's just... Just take the cash, okay?

Buy your knife, and... and let's... let's get out of here.

What do you say?

Hey, hey, hey, hey!

- Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! - Whoa, whoa! Easy, Kyle! Easy!

See? Psycho!

We got to get out of here... now.

If anyone goes out that door, I'll drop this spoon

and blow up this whole block.

The entire block? Is there something we need to know, Kyle?

Jimmy here sells all kinds of goodies.

He sells ammo, C4, land mines.

There's plenty more where this came from.

You're standing in a powder keg.

Can I help you, sir?

Uh... yeah.

I-I'm here for the Chief.

I'm s-sorry, sir. The Ch... um...

Chief doesn't work here.

Unless you mean Sullivan.

No. Not Sullivan.

The Chief!

Okay, uh, can I tell him who's here?

Sir, uh, what's your name?

- Get the Chief now... - Okay...

- or I'm gone! - All right, s...

Oh, you know what? You're in luck.

- He's right here. He is right here. - What?

Uh, this man is here to see the Chief, which is you.

Uh, it... it is?

So, Chief, uh, this gentleman is...

here to see you, Chief.

- Mm-hmm. - So...

perhaps we could show this gentleman to your office?

Wait, I have an office?

It's just... Okay.

All right, after you, sir.

Right through here.

- Yeah. - Mm-hmm.

- Mm-hmm. - Yep.

Just...

And look at what the cat dragged in!

I walked in, Grandma. You saw me.

Oh, my mistake, Victoria.

How'd you do on the math test?

I got a B-minus.

B-minus? Hmm.

You know what that makes you?

What?

Some kind of math genius.

I never passed a math test in my life.

This calls for a celebration!