♪ ♪
(sighs) Okay.
♪ Orange eyes and candy skies... ♪
(knock on door)
-Hi, Eddie -Hey, tía. How bad is it?
Oh. (chuckles)
-Did you turn off the water? -No, it's fine.
Fine? How can it be fine?
I-It fixed itself.
Leaky pipes just don't fix themselves...
Neither do nephews.
(inhales)
-Ah. -Uh...
-Excuse us for a moment. -(sighs)
What?
What did you do, tía?
What had to be done.
You tricked me into a blind date?
What were you doing
right before I called you?
What do you mean, what was I doing?
-What were you doing? -I was at home.
Christopher spent the night at a friend's house.
I hadn't had time to figure my day out.
It's... It's Saturday.
Sí, señor, it's Saturday.
You should be shopping for antiques
or having a cafecito with somebody you love,
not lounging around in your pajamas like some malcriado.
So you set me up with a complete stranger?
Since when?
Where is this coming from?
(sighs)
Alysia is getting married in September.
-(laughs) -Rafael, Fernando, and Liliana
are already giving me grandchildren.
So, now my attention turns to you.
And Vanessa is not a stranger.
Her tía Cuca is a friend of mine
from bunco.
Oh, great.
Edmundo,
it breaks my heart to see you alone.
It's been too long.
You need to do something
or you're going to be alone forever.
Vanessa is very nice.
I know you'll get along.
Tía, I can't marry someone just 'cause you say so.
¿Qué marriage? Who said anything about marriage?
Ay. Let's just have lunch.
I made the pasta
from the Internet.
-I'm sure it's gonna be awesome. -Ay.
CHIMNEY: So how'd you leave it?
We agreed to text each other, then meet up.
Well, I mean, you could always just
conveniently forget to text her.
He's not gonna ghost her, Buck.
Yeah, and she already texted me.
You guys don't understand,
Vanessa's tía Cuca is in on this, too.
That's the combined power of two tías.
That's huge.
Now I got to figure out how to let her down easy.
Ooh. You're not good at that.
EDDIE: No. I'm not.
This is a terrible idea
It's not going to end very well.
Who says to say? Maybe she's amazing.
EDDIE: Well, she seems nice.
And she already picked a place.
I just hate being forced to a date.
Feels like I have to perform.
Maybe you're just anxious about said performance.
Anxious? Who's anxious?
Tía number three has entered the chat.
HEN: First of all,
99% of any first date,
arranged or otherwise,
is a performance, so get over yourself.
Second, it's okay to feel nervous.
Vanessa is probably at work
-right now panicking, too. -I do not panic.
Cap. For me? It's not even my birthday.
Uh, what is this? What's going on?
Nothing, it's cake. Nothing, nothing at all.
Oh, before I forget, everyone, this week,
I'll be seeing you all individually
for your annual review.
And remember, it's not LAFD policy,
but it is my policy.
The annual review is not just an opportunity for me to offer you
some constructive criticism,
it's an opportunity for you to do the same for me.
So, please, tell me how I'm doing.
Dig in.
Chim, you're up first. See you at 2:00 p.m.
(sighs) Ready when you are, Cap.
All right, now I'm starting to panic.
I never know what to say when he asks that.
I'm just gonna tell him that
the captain's truck is always clean.
Oh, you did that last year.
Has anyone complimented him
on his super-organized
-storage cubby? -Twice.
Wow, you guys sound pretty desperate.
Clearly, you are not.
I submit that what you are all truly nervous about
is the review itself.
These things don't concern me.
I was here before all of you.
I was here before Cap,
and I will be here when everyone is gone.
Oh, you mean like a cockroach. Pass me a plate.
I'm simply stating the facts.
I can't help it if I am a fully actualized human being
and firefighter.
(Hen chuckles)
...and outstanding, and outstanding.
So many outstandings, Cap.
It's getting a little monotonous.
Almost done.
Right, now's the part where I review you.
Cap, I knew from the day you arrived here
you would be a guiding light for this house...
Okay, we're actually... We're not there yet.
You missed one.
Everything is checked "outstanding"
except for...
Leadership.
(chuckles)
Well, everybody knows I don't aspire
to the big chair, Cap.
I'm pretty open about it, actually,
which is why I look to you,
the guiding light...
Chim, I'm transferring you to the academy.
I'm sorry, you're what now?
You're kicking me down to the academy?
Nobody's kicking you, Chim.
Not down, anyway.
The truth is, I think
you've gotten a little too comfortable.
An a little kick might not be a bad thing.
(indistinct chatter)
♪ ♪
MAN: Get moving, guys!
Let's go, let's go!
Aren't you glad you're not a recruit anymore?
-Good to see you, Ravi. -(Ravi chuckles)
Ah, it's Peer Group Instructor Panikkar now.
Right, I heard that. So you've been down here a while?
-Yeah, about six months. -Six months?
Didn't I see you on the news
doing some big off-duty save down in Long Beach?
Yeah, I jumped in the bay to save a family
from a sinking car.
I jacked my shoulder in the process.
Still can't do the heavy gear.
You know, rehab's taking forever.
But you're coming back to us, right?
Eventually.
So, anyways,
Captain Nash said that, uh, you'd be coming down here,
but he didn't say why.
Yeah, I got a feeling that's something
I'm supposed to figure out for myself.
(oven beeping)
Great caramelization of the crust,
good crumb and great chew.
Your work is outstanding, Laverne.
As for you, well,
you certainly exhibit many leadership qualities.
The people on the floor look up to you,
and I can't remember the last time you took a personal day.
But, if I were to rate your performance overall,
I'd give you an eight out of ten.
And-and why is that?
Productivity.
Your numbers are down. As I noted here...
This is about the cages, isn't it?
On the mixing bowls?
We've been through this, Laverne.
We don't need them.
Yes, we do. It's an OSHA violation not to use them.
It slows everything down.
-For a reason. -Laverne...
If you were still on the floor you'd want them, too.
Your numbers are down. Way down.
-Okay. -If you don't get them up,
I'm gonna be forced to recommend
a downward shift in your compensation.
You can just say you're gonna demote me.
You know what? Seven out of ten for insubordination.
You used to be one of us.
♪ ♪
REYNA: Hold on.
Let me show you how it is done.
Step back.
See? Now, if I need to add an ingredient,
or adjust anything, I can do it
without having to stop and start
and do the whole process all over again.
Look, want to add some water?
Easy as pie...
(screaming)
BOBBY: LAFD.
She's over here.
I shut off the machine as quickly as I could,
but I'm afraid it's too late.
-She's still unconscious. -LAFD, make some room.
Ma'am?
What's her name?
Reyna. Please help her.
She's breathing, but her pulse is racing.
I'll start oxygen.
-Eddie, you run a line wide open. -Copy.
Okay, we're gonna have to take this thing apart
to get that wand out. Buck?
Ready to go, Cap.
BOBBY: Okay, you ready? One, two, three.
-I've got no pulse in her right hand. -HEN: I wouldn't expect it.
I'm seeing a full separation here.
-Arteries? -The dough's suppressing most of the flow.
We should wrap around her,
transport her with the mixing wand,
and let the surgeons address it.
(Reyna moaning)
-(screaming) -Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
HEN: Don't move. Don't-don't move, Reyna.
Don't move, just breathe.
We're giving you something for the pain.
Ok, Cap, looks like we're fully dismantled.
BOBBY: Clear on this side, too. Hen, let us know
when it's safe to remove that mixing wand.
Okay.
(Reyna moaning)
All right. We're set.
All right, Buck, you ready? Slowly and carefully.
Okay. One, two, and lift.
(Reyna wails)
Please tell me she's going to live.
She will. Probably with a prosthetic arm.
She gave me a bad review, and...
now I feel like it's my fault.
No, it's not your fault.
It's not your fault. I was pushing the numbers.
I let the bosses get in my head.
I'm sorry.
Reyna, it's okay.
No. You should be supervisor, Laverne.
Everyone looks up to you.
You'll take care of them.
-Fight for them. -Okay.
She'll be at Presbyterian.
Thank you.
(exhales)
RAVI: My job here is for the younglings.
They feel comfortable laying their burdens down
on someone who's closer to them in rank and age.
Yeah?
Well, I'm here as a Senior Peer Group Instructor,
so you all can lay your burdens on me.
Senior, huh? I guess that makes you an oldling?
Makes me a Jedi master.
Ah, that's right.
-Novak. -Yes, sir.
You're behind. Get up on that ladder
and get that hose on that fire.
-Yes, sir. -RAVI: Come on, double time.
CHIMNEY: So you create the burdens
for them to lay on you. That's how it works?
Well, you got to keep 'em sharp.
RAVI: Today's drill: Search and rescue.
A fire has engulfed the top two floors of a five-story building.
A woman has been rescued, but her six-month-old child
is still inside. Your job: find that baby
and bring it out safely.
Whoops. She crushed it. Literally.
Congratulations. You killed a baby.
Hope you're better than that, Ledbetter.
♪ Keep it in motion ♪
♪ That's right, uh, move it ♪
♪ Can I work it like a nine to five? ♪
Well, well, well, Ledbetter.
♪ I... I... I got a feeling ♪
♪ I got a feeling ♪
You killed a baby. Again.
Next!
♪ Nah, that ain't worth playing for ♪
♪ I'm looking for a little danger ♪
She's getting really tired of this.
♪ Ooh, yeah, I'm in the zone now ♪
This is not how the circle of life works.
♪ I like lights, I really like candles ♪
♪ But I love getting to that action ♪
♪ Uh, getting to that action ♪
♪ I like lights, I really like candles ♪
-Again. -(doll cries)
♪ Getting to that action, ooh... ♪
RAVI: All right, Recruit Novak.
-Let's see what you got. -Y-Yes, sir.
Don't expect much.
(panting)
RAVI: All right, just focus
and breathe normally. You got this.
(panting continues)
Dispatch, this is Captain 118.
We need an additional RA unit on the scene.
You people think it's gonna be dead quiet over the radio
in a situation like this, you got another think coming.
Copy that, Captain 118.
RA unit is six minutes out.
We don't have six minutes!
(radio echoing)
(panting)
Okay. Okay.
CHIMNEY (over radio): Please be advised,
there's a baby that is unaccounted for
and it is probably suffering from smoke inhalation.
Come on, Novak.
Gotcha.
Wow.
Who knew?
Yeah, funny how that works, isn't it?
-Good job, Novak. -Thank you, sir.
♪ Big flips, all this money, you and me ♪
♪ That's for everyone who fronted on me ♪
It's not bad, right?
Not at all.
Listen, Vanessa,
I know our tías set this up and everything,
but full disclosure...
You came to let me down easy.
Yeah. I'm-I'm sorry, I'm just...
I'm afraid I'm gonna have to beat you to the punch.
Eddie, you are
one of a very long line of nice Mexican boys
my tía Cuca's has tried to set me up with
for the last... year.
Ever since my fiancé called off the wedding.
I'm sorry. That must've not been easy.
It wasn't.
I am not even remotely ready
to be in a serious relationship,
so I always bring my dates here and...
-Let them down easy. -Mm-hmm.
I get that.
And, plus, you wouldn't want to break tía's heart.
Or mine, you know?
You get that,
-don't you? -No, I do.
Only one problem, though. Um...
-What's that? -My tía's gonna grill me.
-Mmm. -So's yours.
Yes. Okay,
so we got to get our stories straight.
-Yeah. -Okay. Um,
-you took me to La Fonda. -Mm-hmm.
I had the Milanesa de Pollo,
-you had the Mole Poblano. Yeah. -Mm-hmm.
Um, you paid, held the door for me,
I got a little drunk. Uh...
We had a lovely evening,
and we talked and talked, but ultimately we decided that
we'd be better off friends.
My tía knows that I don't like mole, so that's not gonna fly.
-Chile Verde? -Better.
All right. (chuckles)
You seem like a really nice guy, Eddie.
But rules are rules.
¿Todo bien?
Todo bien.
Be careful out there.
(chuckles)
Sir, are you a student there?
BOY: Not yet.
I-I'm auditioning to be.
I-I-I'm supposed to go up and sing
in like five minutes. But I-I don't think I can.
What's your name?
Bowen. Bowen Lark.
Bowen, I'm Maddie.
I don't... I don't feel right.
I think I'm dying.
Sounds to me like you're suffering from
a good old-fashioned panic attack, brought on
by performance anxiety.
'Cause it feels like someone is sitting on my chest.
You know what will help with that?
Focus on your breathing, try to slow it down a bit.
-I ca... I can't. I can't. -You can.
Singing is all about breathing, right?
Yeah.
Okay, just listen to the sound of my voice
and follow my lead.
Deep breaths.
In through your nose, and...
(exhales) ...out through your mouth.
Now, give me a nice long exhale.
Really push that air out,
like you're blowing away all of your negative thoughts.
(exhales)
(inhales)
(exhales)
Good.
How does that feel?
I think... better.
My heart's still racing, though.
Do you mind if I ask what you sing?
Opera. I'm a tenor.
Wow, that's impressive.
I've been doing it since I could talk.
My mom used to put on old
Motown records.
And that's what made you love singing.
If I blow this,
I'm gonna let my mom down,
and she's given up so much for me...
for me to be able to do this.
Okay, Bowen, keep breathing.
(panting)
Okay, Bowen, calm down.
-Keep breathing. -I can't... I can't calm down.
(panting heavily)
MADDIE: ♪ You and I must make a pact ♪
♪ We must bring salvation back ♪
BOTH: ♪ Where there is love ♪
♪ I'll be there ♪
♪ I'll reach out my hand to you ♪
♪ I'll have faith in all you do ♪
♪ Just call my name ♪
♪ And I'll be there. ♪
Oh, you have an amazing voice.
-Thanks. -(applause)
Wait, did you do that to distract me?
Uh, did it work?
I think it did.
Well, then,
I guess you have an audition to get to.
Look, you've put in the hard work,
now it's time to get out there
and have fun.
Remember what you love about singing.
The performance will take care of itself.
Thanks, Maddie.
Any time.
-(applause) -(laughs)
(sighs)
I didn't even get a chance.
She just...
left me there, hanging.
BOBBY: Eddie...
We are not here to review your date.
Uh, yeah, sorry. Uh, it's a lot to process.
Didn't expect the brush-off, huh?
Well, not gonna lie.
It was probably the worst one yet.
Wait, you didn't even want this date.
Yeah, so it shouldn't be bothering me, right?
-Yeah. -Maybe Hen's right.
Maybe...
Maybe I'm anxious about not performing.
Well, the good news is you don't have that problem at work.
-Outstanding. -Thanks, Cap.
But maybe
it's time to find the right
work/life balance.
Mm, feel like I have that.
Me, Christopher, we're a good team.
And you're a great father.
But there is more to life,
and I think even Christopher would agree.
The sooner you realize that,
the sooner you can get back out there.
(sighs)
Okay, time to turn the tables.
Let me have it.
Oh... talk about a lot to process.
-Uh... -I can take it.
I feel like I haven't had a chance
to really, uh, collect my thoughts,
so let me go out there
and-and-and do
some collecting.
I'll get back... I'll get back to you.
BOBBY: You're gonna get back to me...
E-Eddie?
Recruits, don those harnesses
and get up there and construct those main lines.
I want you to check one another for safety and security.
This exercise is about trust.
Trust in your equipment,
trust in your training,
and most of all, trust in yourself.
You four, up top. Show me what you got.
Let's move, move.
Ledbetter, Novak, get the lead out. Let's move it.
Imagine you have a victim down below in a ravine,
or you have to make an emergency extraction
from an apartment or a tower.
This is about speed,
efficiency and, again, trust.
You two, let's do it.
Safety first, safety first. Secure, secure, secure.
Just tie it nice and safe.
("The Ballroom Blitz" by Sweet playing)
♪ Oh, I see a man in the back... ♪
You good, Novak?
Yes, sir.
Secure? Let's do it.
Go over. Nice and easy. That's it.
♪ Oh, yeah ♪
CHIMNEY: There you go. Slow and easy.
Right hand's your brake.
That's it, nice and easy.
♪ And they all started grooving ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah... ♪
Ledbetter, Novak, you guys are up next.
♪ And the man in the back said everyone attack... ♪
Nice work. Okay. Now get up there
and show me what you can do.
♪ And the girl in the corner ♪
How did that go, guys? Feel good? Nice.
♪ Ballroom blitz ♪
There you go, Ledbetter. All right, let's do it.
♪ Ballroom blitz, ballroom blitz... ♪
Come on, Novak. You've got this.
Nice and easy.
Remember your training.
There you go.
You got it.
Looking good.
There we go.
Nice and easy.
(Novak gasping)
Novak, what's the holdup?
(gasping)
Novak, lower yourself down.
Right hand is your brake.
Let the rope slide through your right hand.
(Novak gasping)
I can help him.
No, Ledbetter, stay in your lane.
No, I got this.
RAVI: Ledbetter!
Novak, come on. Come on.
(shouting)
(shouts)
Get a backboard over here, now.
(shouting)
I'm going over. Hook me in.
-(whimpering) -RAVI: Get him to the main hall.
Let's have him looked at. Okay?
All right, I'm hooked up. Let's go, come on.
(indistinct chatter)
RAVI: Let's go, people. Let's go.
On the count of three. Okay? One, two, three.
Hey, what are you hanging around here for?
(groans) This is so embarrassing.
How do you think I feel?
My first week as an instructor.
I can't move.
All right, just stay with me, okay?
Oh, God, this is all my fault.
No, it's not.
Ledbetter tried to be a hero.
It's not your fault.
Now, just let that rope slide through your right hand.
This is what I get for faking it till I make it.
You wouldn't be the first.
I lost it my first week in training.
And the second.
But I powered through, and you can, too.
No, I can't do this. I can't.
Novak, look at me.
Just let go a little at a time.
We're gonna work our way down together, got it?
NOVAK: Yeah.
Rope through the right hand.
-Ready? -(Novak groans)
Here we go. Loosen it up.
You're doing great.
All right.
You're doing great, Novak.
Halfway there, buddy.
Almost there. Nice and slow.
Let the rope slide through your right hand.
Look like a champ, Novak. Almost there.
(Novak exhales)
See? Wasn't that bad.
I should have let myself fall.
Would have been easier.
Novak.
(sighs)
BOBBY: Professionalism, camaraderie,
initiative. Don't have a problem with any of those.
And your PT scores are right there.
Okay, I think that does it.
Uh, it-it does? Really?
Listen, Buck, I know everybody's real nervous
about reviewing my performance,
but we can just keep this casual.
Uh, actually, no, this is, uh, still about me.
My PT scores are not "right there."
They're low, and-and you marked me as "outstanding."
Yes, considering that...
Considering what? That I had an accident on the job
but I recovered?
Buck, you died.
Yeah. So, what, now you're just gonna
take it easy on me forever?
I don't think that's entirely inappropriate.
Aw, come on, Cap. You-you can't do that.
Okay? I'm a member of this team,
and you have to hold me to the same high standards
as everyone else. Always. Y-You can't cut me any slack.
You're right.
I know.
My thought was that you'd earned it,
but it just goes to show you that sometimes
the teacher can learn from the student.
Great, great.
I guess this means I don't need to review you, right?
Not a chance. You just said it.
I can't cut you any slack.
(sighs)
ANNOUNCER: You are not ready for this, ladies and gentlemen.
(crowd cheering)
ANNOUNCER: Because tonight we are witnessing
the passing of a baton.
This young man, Dax Bixby,
has been performing at an incredible level today,
and that's no surprise.
Don't go anywhere, Dax.
His father, the legend,
is out there in the crowd.
Give it up
for Jimmy "Biggs" Bixby.
What do we say to the man?
CROWD (chanting): Show us your guns. Show us your guns.
-ANNOUNCER: Show us your guns. -(crowd cheering)
ANNOUNCER: And now, the final deciding round.
The posedown. Dax, let's see what you got.
♪ Turn down for what? ♪
(cheering)
♪ Turn down for what? ♪
(crowd cheering)
♪ ♪
♪ Fire up that loud, another round of shots ♪
♪ Turn down for what? ♪
And the winner, by judges' unanimous decision...
Dax Bixby.
(cheering)
Get up here, Dad.
(cheering increases)
I've never been so happy to be embarrassed by you
in my entire life.
-(laughs) -Thanks, Dad.
I'm so proud of you. So proud.
Yah!
(shouting)
LAFD, coming through.
We're still working on crowd control,
but the stage is safe for you to work.
What's with all the rage?
It could be the steroids.
But your victim's name is Biggs.
Former bodybuilder,
used to be a legend, apparently.
(crowd booing)
Please help him. His arm blew up,
he's bleeding out. We can't stop it.
Let's take a look.
(groaning)
Clear blood is never a good thing.
Pus. Usually means infection.
I don't think that's pus.
Synthetic oil, meant to enlarge his muscles.
Maybe that explains why everyone's so angry.
No one likes a cheater.
(shouting indistinctly)
Well, they're liking him less by the minute.
Ma'am, it's not safe.
We need to get you out of here. Come with me, please.
He's gonna need broad spectrum antibiotics at the hospital,
and an orthopedic surgeon to repair
whatever's left of this arm.
He's gonna lose his arm?
Unclear, and not for us to determine.
I've already lost a lot more than my arm, son.
I was so afraid I couldn't live up to you.
And you were cheating?
I was afraid, too.
Didn't think they would love me anymore.
But you beat your fear.
You went out there and won.
I'm sorry.
Cap, he's tachycardic. We got to get him out of here.
Uh, yeah, that's gonna be tricky right now.
(shouting gets louder)
Hey, hey, hey, hey. Easy, easy.
Okay. All-all right.
Sergeant, we got to move. A little help?
Ladies and gentlemen,
...I don't know if what this man did is illegal.
But I do know this:
that pursuant to section 148.2
of the California State Penal Code,
it is a misdemeanor
to willfully obstruct emergency personnel
from discharging their official duties.
Now, let me advise you.
Do not obstruct.
Hey, kid.
You won this fair and square.
Keep it. I was only doing it for him.
No surprises here.
Outstanding in every aspect of your performance.
-(chuckles) -To be completely honest,
I could argue that you outperformed me as captain
when you held the position earlier this year.
Okay, Cap. We're not here to make me blush.
No, you carried this house
on your back and kept up with your medical studies.
It's impressive.
The irony...
There's irony?
...is that while you were in medical school,
none of your LAFD Continuing Education hours were met.
Your paramedic certification is about to expire
in ten days.
Oh.
But don't worry, I got you an extension.
Thanks. Again, Cap.
Okay, I was completely honest with you,
now you be completely honest with me.
Go ahead, hit me.
ATHENA: So, then, what did you say?
Well, I told him that I think
his captain's truck is very clean.
Oh, you used that one again?
I had to say something, Athena.
I mean, he literally built
this entire conversation around honesty
just so he could ambush me.
The man craves feedback.
Mm-hmm, that's my husband.
(chuckles) Always wants to do better,
even when he's doing great.
If he only knew he was perfect.
(laughing): Most of the time.
Well, you know what they say.
Perfect is the enemy of good.
And why do we say that?
This whole Nathaniel thing.
Ever since Denny brought him back into our lives,
Karen and I feel like we have to be perfect.
Like we're putting on a show all the time.
Why-why do you think I'm over here,
trying to duplicate my mom's jerk chicken?
We're having him over this weekend.
You do realize that he is not perfect, either.
I don't know if this makes me a bad person, but...
I don't like having him around.
Hmm.
See? Terrible person.
You just have to build a little trust with him.
-That's all. -And then what?
What happens when we do something
that Denny doesn't like?
Is he gonna go running to his father?
That's doesn't sound like Denny.
That sounds like your anxiety talking.
(sighs)
There you are.
Hey.
What's up?
Uh, Drill Master told me you cut the fire drill.
Well, there's already plenty of that in the training.
Switching it up is good, I guess.
Listen, I'm mostly
going off instinct because
I'm trying to cover for the fact
that I don't know what I'm doing.
Kevin Lee.
He was like a brother to me.
We joined up together, mostly because I led the charge.
We were assigned to separate houses,
but we were at this big structure fire
together downtown.
Next thing I knew,
he was falling through the roof
and I couldn't save him.
I'm really sorry.
But he saved two lives that day.
Kevin's the reason I became a firefighter.
He's also the reason
I've been afraid to lead anyone into anything.
(chuckles)
Wha...
Something funny about that?
I think I figured out why Cap sent me down here.
Speaking of which, you still haven't told me
why you're still down here.
Tell me about this big save in Long Beach.
I was driving with my parents
when we saw the car go off the pier.
I didn't even have time to think.
I jumped in the water
to save the people inside that car.
Nothing wrong with that.
It was a father and his two kids.
I saved him,
but I could only get to one of the little ones in time.
But what haunts me
isn't the one that I lost.
It's the one that I saved.
That car didn't go off the pier on accident.
The father drove it off the pier.
He wanted to kill his kids.
Listen, that's rough.
But a situation like that,
you got to hand it off.
Focus on the task in front of you.
We're in the business of saving lives,
not judging them.
Do you ever stop and think that
some people's lives just aren't worth saving?
If you're thinking that,
then you don't belong on the rig.
I know.
It went great. You know?
Uh, we went to La Fonda.
Uh, she had the Milanesa de Pollo,
I had the Mo...
um...
Chile Verde, and we talked for a while,
but we agreed, you know, it's...
We're better off as friends.
She was... very nice.
You're never going to see her again, huh?
(sighs) I'm sorry, tía.
(sighs) I'm not ready.
That's the point. You're never ready.
Do you think I was ready when I met Paco?
If I hadn't gone out with the girls from work,
it would have never happened.
And only because they forced me,
after six years
trying to get over my first husband.
First?
Wait...
-you were married before tío Paco? -Mm-hmm.
Two years.
I would say it was a train wreck,
but that wouldn't be nice to train wrecks.
(laughs)
That's crazy.
Why has no one said anything about this?
Abuela.
It's like he never existed.
(exhales)
Edmundo, I was just like you.
I was making good money as a paralegal,
and I thought my life was perfect.
But it wasn't.
I was getting set in my ways,
and the longer you're alone,
the easier it is.
I don't want that for you.
Me, either.
(alarm chiming)
Where's Mom?
Oh, Mama's at the market.
We ran out of powdered sugar, and I need it for the desserts.
He's gonna be here any second.
Oh, it'll be fine. Hopefully, he's not Mr. Punctual.
-(doorbell rings) -Oh, great.
He's Mr. Early.
You made Grammy's jerk chicken?
Yeah. Why?
Mama, he doesn't like spicy.
Hey, hey, hey. Listen to me.
It's gonna be fine.
Can't you just make frozen pizza or something?
Even if I had one, I wouldn't do that.
We are not gonna put on a show for this man.
We're gonna do us.
Go.
Get the door,
and I'll be right behind you.
(door opens)
-(sighs) -(door closes)
MADDIE: Okay, no.
How about this book?
-(giggles) -Okay, we did just read that a few days ago.
OH, this one. This one's gonna be it, right?
No. Okay.
Um... Oh. I have an idea. Can I sing to you?
(gasps playfully)
♪ Let me fill your heart ♪
♪ With joy and laughter ♪
♪ Togetherness ♪
♪ Well, that's all I'm after ♪
♪ Where there is love ♪
♪ I'll be there ♪
BOTH: ♪ I'll be there to protect you ♪
♪ With an unselfish love ♪
♪ That respects you ♪
♪ Just call my name ♪
-♪ And I'll be there. ♪ -(Jee-Yun cooing along)
MADDIE (laughing): Yay.
NOVAK: I'm a washout.
Might as well accept it.
Can't be a firefighter if you're afraid of heights.
Doesn't mean you can't help people.
Doesn't even mean you can't save lives.
If I'd had a chance to review your performance,
I wouldn't have recommended you for advancement.
However,
you are the only person who beat the Kobayashi Maru.
Uh, the baby drill.
You held yourself together under intense pressure,
even while I was screaming in your ear.
I found a rubber doll.
Big whoop.
No, you made a difference.
Doesn't matter how small, it still means something.
What's this?
I know someone at Dispatch, and believe me,
they can use someone who's cool under pressure
and doesn't mind someone ranting in their ear.
Thank you. I'll call.
You're not a washout, Novak.
♪ Ho ♪
♪ Hey ♪
♪ Ho ♪
RAVI: Cap was right.
You're good at this.
You noticed he had a fear of heights
the first day you were here, so you tested him.
That's right.
And I'm not finished yet, Peer Instructor Panikkar.
-What, you're gonna test me now? -More of a performance review.
You put Ledbetter on that backboard
almost singlehandedly.
So much for not being able to handle heavy equipment.
You're hiding out down here, Ravi.
You're stuck on that rope, just like Novak.
But whatever it is you think is holding you back,
you can learn to let it go.
You just got to hand it off and get back out there.
♪ I don't know where I went wrong ♪
(sighs) On-the-job training?
The 118 sure does know how to kick your ass.
Well, a little kick might not be a bad thing.
♪ You're my sweetheart ♪
-Come on. -Who? Did what?
Let's go.
Get your stuff.
♪ Hey ♪
Hey, look who I found.
Hey, Ravi's back.
(laughing): Hey, hey, hey.
♪ ♪
♪ Ho ♪
(friendly shouting)
♪ Think of what it might've been ♪
♪ If we took a bus to Chinatown ♪
You sent me to the academy
to bring the kid back, didn't you?
Hey, you're a great teacher, Chim.
And you're a better leader
than you give yourself credit for.
You led, he followed.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
Now it's time for me to finally give you your review
on behalf of the entire 118.
Really? Well, I can't wait for this.
Why can't you just...
(alarm ringing)
Let's go, let's go!
CHIMNEY: No, no, no.
Can't you just tell us what you want us to do directly,
instead of always making a game out of it?
Where's the fun in that?
♪ Hey. ♪
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