♪ ♪
[heart beating]
♪ ♪
[siren wailing]
[high-pitched whir]
[electrical discharge]
[indistinct P.A. announcement]
[Salazar] The cardiac arrest was brought on by smoke inhalation.
Paramedics on the scene immediately began resuscitation.
They got his heart restarted on the way here.
How long was it stopped?
[Salazar] Almost 14 minutes.
What does that mean?
[Salazar] It's too soon to tell.
We won't know the extent of the damage,
if any, until he wakes up.
But he will wake up?
Well, right now, his body is recovering
from a major traumatic event.
We are doing what we can to help facilitate that.
That's not an answer, Doctor.
That's because I don't have one.
Sergeant Grant, I assume you're aware
of an advance directive your husband has on file
here at the hospital?
Yes. We both do.
[Salazar] So, we are both aware of his wishes
should this condition become prolonged.
I mean, it's not a discussion
that we need to have right this minute,
but if there are other family members
that need to be informed,
you might want to do that now.
♪ ♪
Christopher.
[knocking on door]
Christopher, come on. We need to talk about this.
Go away!
- [softly] Come on, come on. - [doorbell rings]
- Thanks for coming. - [sighs] So, what happened?
[door closes]
I messed up.
So, last night,
Marisol took Chris and her nephew to the movies,
and while she was gone, Kim came by.
- You had her over here? - After you and I talked,
I brought her here to come clean,
to tell her what she thought was happening
between us wasn't really happening.
Okay, so...
h-how did that go?
About as well as you'd expect.
I thought that was it.
Then she came back while Chris was out with Marisol...
And what wasn't happening between you two
ended up happening.
Buck,
she didn't just look like Shannon,
she was Shannon.
Even saying it out loud, it's-- I mean...
it's hard for me to explain.
She was trying to be kind, but then,
Marisol walked in with Christopher.
Oh, Eddie.
And, at first,
he thought his mom had come back.
I guess I did, too.
What did you say?
I mean, he's 13, he's not five.
He figured it out.
After Marisol left, he locked himself
in his room,
- and he hasn't talked to me since. - Okay, okay.
I'm-I'm here. What can I do?
[sighs] What you always do.
Just talk to him.
Uh, I, uh, I-I don't know how to explain this.
I-I don't need you to explain it to him, I just...
I need you to check in on him.
I'm worried.
He won't come out.
He can't keep you out of his room.
I don't want to break down the door, Buck.
I want him to open it.
Sure, I-I-I get that,
- um, b-but I'm just saying-- - [doorbell rings]
Uh...
M-Marisol?
Not a chance.
[Eddie] Mom? Dad?
What are you doing here?
Christopher called us.
[social worker] Uh, sir, I understand,
but I do not have that information in front of me.
Y-You're gonna have to call the county office.
Can I help you?
Hi. I'm here to visit Mara Driskell.
Are you family?
Yes.
You can sign in. Third door on the right.
Okay, um...
I will do some digging on my end and then I'll get back to you.
Okay.
Got it.
[indistinct chatter]
♪ ♪
Mara?
[chuckles] Sweetheart, it is so good to see you.
How you doing?
I know that was probably a stupid question.
It's not like I'm doing great, either.
Denny and Karen really miss you, too.
The people who work here, are they treating you okay?
I, uh, brought you something.
When I was your age,
I used to keep a journal, my diary.
I would write down all my secrets
and how I was feeling about things.
Somehow, putting it on paper
made whatever I was going through feel less scary.
I thought it might help you, too.
You said we were a family.
You lied.
We're still a family.
That hasn't changed. We're always gonna be a family.
So you're taking me home?
Excuse me, I checked, you are not family.
[sighs]
Sorry.
Can't you just please give us a few more minutes?
No.
You are not supposed to be here.
Leave us alone!
Mara, it's okay.
Don't go.
I'm gonna see you again soon, okay?
I love you, Mara.
[indistinct radio transmission]
[phone buzzes]
This is Hen.
What?
Wh-When?
Oh, God.
- Where were they taken? - [Eddie] So, he called you
at 2:00 in the morning, and you jump on a plane
without letting me know you're coming?
He-he asked us not to, Eddie.
He probably thought you would've told us not to come.
What did he tell you?
He said he came home and caught you
kissing his dead mother.
And, obviously, that's not true--
It's a little true.
[Eddie sighs]
[gasps] Oh, God.
[scoffs] She-she-she could be Shannon's twin.
Even in death, that woman is making his life chaos.
I'm the only one making my life chaos right now,
but that's done.
Uh, s-sorry to interrupt.
Uh... Cap's in the hospital.
[indistinct P.A. announcement]
- [monitors beeping steadily] - [ventilator whooshing]
Hey.
How you doing?
They won't let me in there yet.
I pulled that from your locker at the precinct.
There's some street clothes.
I didn't think you'd want to sit here in a paper dress.
I appreciate that.
If there's anything else you need,
- tell me. - Thank you, Elaine.
[Maynard] Have you spoken to the kids yet?
[Athena] Mm, no.
I haven't spoken to anyone.
Athena, we need talk about who may have done this.
The arson inspector
is saying the point of origin was near the bedroom.
He was in the house.
[Maynard] Who was?
Whoever did this, he had to know the layout of the place, right?
Wait, do you have somebody specifically in mind?
[door opens]
[Salazar] Sergeant Grant.
You can go on in.
Thank you, Doctor.
No.
Can't think of anyone, but I'll let you know if I do.
[Chimney] First name is Bobby or Robert.
[Eddie] Hen. Chim.
- What happened? - We're not exactly sure.
Hen got a call from Ryerson at the 133.
They responded to a fire
at Bobby and Athena's house last night.
He said that Bobby went into cardiac arrest on the scene.
Ay, Dios.
[Buck] Uh, how is he now?
We've been trying to find out.
- They-they won't tell us anything. - [elevator bell dings]
- [elevator doors open] - Guys.
Firefighters.
I take it you've heard.
Sir, actually, we've heard very little.
All we know is that Captain Nash is here.
Well, your captain is alive, but his condition is critical
at the moment.
It'll be a while before we know anything more.
What-what about his wife, Athena Grant?
He managed to get her to safety before he took a turn.
She's with him now.
[Athena] I'm here, baby.
I hope you know that.
I love you, Bobby Nash.
And I'm sorry.
[shaky breathing]
I did this.
I invited that man into our home
without once thinking
what that might do to him.
Or what he might do to you.
And I can't even say that I don't understand it.
I understand it too well.
Because right now the only thing holding me upright is rage.
So I promise you this:
I'm gonna be the one to get him.
No one else.
I'm gonna do that for us.
Because the last man who came into our home
and tried to hurt our family
begged me to put him down.
This one...
...he's not gonna have to beg.
Hi.
I'm here visiting a patient. Bobby Nash.
Oh, you're one of his firefighters.
- Henrietta Wilson. - A lot of people on this floor
are praying for your captain right now.
He's just in that room there.
Thank you.
I thought his wife was in here with him.
She was. S-She's not there?
I'm not sure where she went.
♪ ♪
[door shuts loudly]
Can I help you?
Gosh, you startled me.
I saw you get out of the taxi just now.
I tried to ring, but I think your doorbell melted.
Polly Martin. Four houses up on the left.
- The Martins? - Athena Grant.
Oh, I'm aware.
I-I can't believe we've never met.
We've been in that house for 11 years.
I can't tell you how much comfort
it's given so many of us
to know there's a police sergeant
living in the neighborhood.
It's made us feel safer somehow.
Anyway, I am so sorry this happened to you.
Did everyone get out okay?
Everyone got out.
Well, that's good.
Things, you can replace. People...
Anyway, if there's anything you need--
Can I borrow your car?
[Maddie over phone] This Maddie Han.
Maddie, it's Athena.
Athena? Who's Polly Martin?
I had to borrow a civilian's phone.
The system in my patrol car's glitching.
I was hoping you could help me with an address.
Oh, sure.
I need the current residence of an Amir Casey.
- A-M-I-R. C-A-S-E-Y. - Just one second.
Oh.
Hey, does your Amir Casey work as a travel nurse?
- He does. - Yeah, I've met him.
Impressive guy. Is he in some kind of trouble?
We have reason to believe that he may be in danger.
Wow, okay.
- Do you have an address? - Yeah.
7506 Marshall Avenue, Atwater Village.
Thanks, Maddie.
[line beeps]
[sighs]
[indistinct P.A. announcement]
Well?
She's not in her room.
Simpson said she didn't have any injuries.
Did they discharge her?
Not according to admissions.
That doesn't make any sense. Why would she leave Bobby?
[Hen] And why aren't the kids here?
- [phone buzzing] - Something's not right.
[sighs] It's Maddie.
I haven't told her about all this yet.
Hey.
[Maddie over phone] Hey. So, this might not mean anything,
but I just got the weirdest call from Athena.
- You spoke with Athena? - Yeah,
- a few minutes ago. - [Chimney] Well, where is she?
- Well, I mean, she's on duty. - No. [sighs]
She's not on duty, Maddie.
Bobby and Athena's house burned down last night.
- What? - I'm gonna put you on speaker.
I'm here with Hen.
We're all down at Presbyterian right now,
and Bobby's on a ventilator.
Oh, my God. Is he gonna be okay?
- We don't know yet. - Well, what happened?
They said it was arson.
Arson?
That can't be why she wanted his address.
Whose address?
Amir Casey.
We don't recognize that name.
He's a travel nurse who had been working
out of the hospital you're at right now, actually.
I met him in the burn unit
when I was checking on Catherine Morris.
The burn unit?
Yeah. He's acquainted with fire.
[phone chimes]
[Hen] Did he tell you how he got these scars?
No, and I didn't ask.
Athena called here looking for his home address.
- Did you give it to her? - Yes,
I did.
Guys, ten years ago, Amir Casey lived in Minnesota.
Minnesota.
That can't be a coincidence.
Oh, it never is.
Maddie, did Athena say anything else?
Just that she had reason to believe Amir was in danger.
And I think Athena
might be the danger.
[car beeps]
Stop.
♪ ♪
Sergeant Grant?
It's just Athena.
I'm off duty.
Looks like you're going somewhere.
Got a nursing gig in Bakersfield.
I start on Monday.
Not sure you're gonna make it.
[plastic crinkles]
Now, look, I don't know what it is you think I've done--
You killed my husband.
What are you talking about?
He's in an ICU bed.
His heart gave out.
Inhaled too much smoke
pulling me out of the fire that you set.
Somebody set your house on fire?
You set my house on fire.
I wouldn't even know how to do that.
All you need is fuel,
oxygen, an ignition source.
It's not hard.
Well, I'll have to take your word on that.
I should've known better.
The way you just appeared in our lives.
But Bobby was just so sure about you.
So sure you were a good man.
I missed all the warning signs.
Sergeant Grant, I did not start that fire.
I saw that look on your face.
Just before you walked out of my house.
You hated my husband.
Not for what you lost,
but for what he had.
You don't know me.
I was you.
You carry her with you.
Everywhere you go.
But never on display.
She's not for somebody else's eyes.
She's just for you.
I had an Ayana, too.
I know what it's like to hide in plain sight,
where the pain and the grief is so deep and raw
that you can't even bear to touch it.
You can't even find a reason to go on.
Give that back.
I help people.
I save lives. She would be proud of me.
Maybe. But being a living testament to a dead person
is a lonely existence.
It hardens you.
And who did you lose?
His name was Emmett.
He was killed in a convenience store robbery.
It took me 30 years to find the person who did it.
The one who stole my Emmett from me.
And then you killed him.
Well, you say we're alike.
I mean, I can't deny that I-I see some similarities.
So, if you're so right about me, then I must be right about you.
But you found this man.
This terrible man who ruined your life,
and you did the only thing anyone would do.
You killed him, right?
- I thought about it. - Yeah.
So did I.
You see, we're also alike in this one other way, Athena.
Neither one of us are murderers.
You sure about that?
Yeah.
You say you didn't do it?
I'm gonna let you prove it.
I'm taking you in.
[tires screech]
[Amir] Uh, I think we have a problem.
You know them?
[Amir] If I were to guess, I'd say
those are the men who burned your house down.
Cartel?
[Amir] Yeah, more or less.
I'll call it in.
What are you doing?
It's me they want.
- Hey. You looking for me? - [man speaking Spanish]
[Buck] Okay, so we think she's gone after this guy on her own?
If she thinks that he's responsible
for what happened to Bobby,
it would be a very Athena thing to do.
Yeah, but she's in no state of mind to confront him right now.
I'm gonna call her captain.
Maybe suggest that she send a black-and-white
over to this guy's place, make sure everything's okay.
- [monitor beeping] - [nurse] We need some assistance, please.
- [nurse 2] Oh. Yeah. - [Buck] Uh...
Hey, wha-wha-what's happening?
Uh, I'll take it. Okay. All right.
[operator] 911. What's your emergency?
This is off-duty Field Sergeant Athena Grant,
badge number 1275.
I'm at the industrial park on the 7,000 block
of La Tuna Canyon Road.
I have an abduction in progress.
Can you describe the suspect or suspects, Sergeant?
Three Hispanic males, mid to late 20s.
Victim: Black, male, 40s.
Requesting immediate backup.
Units en route, Sergeant. Estimate 14 minutes out.
[sighs]
[man speaking Spanish]
- [Amir sighs] - [man speaks Spanish]
[Herman] You're smiling.
If I was you, I would not smile.
I'm picturing what the cartel is going to do to you.
There's no way they authorized any of this.
Screw the cartel.
I don't work for them. I never have.
No, but you're in bed with them.
Not anymore.
Now I'm in bed with the United States government.
Cooperating witness. No charges.
I have their protection.
- I made me a good deal. - [Amir] Well, let's see how good
that deal is going to be when they find out
that you burned down the house of an L.A. fire captain.
[Herman] Oh, you mean
the one who forced me off the road
and left me there to die?
[Amir] You know it didn't go down like that.
[Herman] I know
- you murdered my grandson. - No. You murdered him,
by dragging him into your ugly business.
You did that.
I only held the blade.
[Amir grunts]
♪ ♪
[Herman speaking Spanish]
[metallic clanking]
[grunts]
I looked into you, my friend.
At first, I was gonna take away someone you love.
- But you're too late. - I'm aware.
We're alike, you and me.
You have no one.
And now, I have no one, too.
Well, go ahead and do whatever the hell it is you're gonna do.
Or is your plan to bore me to death?
Ignacio. Cuchillo.
[panting]
I'll do no more to you
than you did to my grandson.
[grunting]
If you want...
I'll let you beg.
I could still show some mercy.
Go to hell.
You first.
[clattering]
Go. Go.
Ve lo que era.
Hmm?
- [men speaking Spanish] - [Amir panting]
[gasps, pants]
[shushing]
Who the hell are you?
I'm Mrs. Bobby Nash.
[Herman grunts]
[shouting in Spanish]
[flames whooshing]
[distant siren wailing]
[Athena] Amir.
This one, we both walk out of.
[sirens wailing]
[fire truck horn honking]
[horn honks]
- [panting] - [indistinct shouting]
[indistinct radio chatter]
Thank you for saving me.
You're welcome.
I'm sorry I had you wrong.
Yeah, well, you weren't wrong about everything.
- Sorry about your husband. - Thank you.
- [Vargas] Sergeant Grant! - Vargas.
There's someone who would like to speak with you.
This is Athena Grant.
♪ ♪
♪ As we awake to face the day ♪
♪ Just thought I'd take the time to say ♪
♪ I'm glad to be alive ♪
♪ Breathing right in time ♪
♪ With you ♪
♪ 'Cause can't you see this world is chaos in color? ♪
♪ It's wild and strange, but it's wonderful, too ♪
♪ If the weight of it ever tries to pull you under ♪
♪ Know this much is true ♪
♪ We were made to carry each other... ♪
[Athena laughs]
Welcome back to me.
♪ And I'm here to carry you. ♪
- Hey. - It's about time.
I thought you guys went all the way to Shanghai to pick up food.
Uh, where's Denny? Is he joining us?
He's still in his room. He said he's not hungry.
[Chimney] It's got to be tough on him, huh?
It seemed like he and Mara were really getting along.
He keeps asking if she's okay.
And I don't know what to say.
I mean, I want to reassure him,
but, um, I don't want to lie to him.
- Just don't know. - We do.
She's not okay.
I went to the group home and saw her.
What the hell, Hen?
Y-You went there without telling me?
Hell, without taking me with you?
You'd have talked me out of it. I-I just,
I-I needed to see her, Karen.
[sighs] How was she?
Scared.
Alone.
It seems like she's just
retreating back to herself.
I thought she'd be with another family.
[Karen] Well, she'd been with quite a few
before she came to us.
A group home might be the only place
that'll take her.
For how long?
[Karen] Well, she'll age out of the system in what?
Seven years?
[sighs] How can
one woman have this much power, and use it this cruelly?
Well, there's got to be a way to get her to back down, right?
There's one thing we didn't try.
Beg.
- So, he's going to be okay? - [Buck] Yeah.
They'll keep him in the hospital for a few more days,
but everything's looking really positive.
I feel like you guys at the 118
should have your own dedicated wing at the hospital.
Yeah. I-I know, right?
You okay?
♪ And I wish you were here... ♪
I-I thought we might really lose him this time.
Uh, Bobby's been the father I never had.
- Your father's alive. - [laughs softly]
Exactly.
Well, I have to admit, I'm a little bit jealous.
My dad and I don't really talk.
And when I was at the 118, I had Gerrard.
Which did not make me a better person.
Come to think of it,
Captain Gerrard was like having the dad I already had.
So maybe we both have daddy issues.
I don't.
But you think I do?
God, I hope so.
- [sighs] - Did you talk to Christopher?
He pretended to be asleep when I went in there.
Well, you don't know he wasn't really sleeping.
You always did.
Here.
I'm gonna make you some tea.
I know I screwed up, but...
[sighs]
- ...but he's so angry. - Yeah.
Fathers are human.
Sons don't always handle this news well.
Thanks.
I can't fix it if he won't talk to me.
Well, you can't fix it.
It-It happened. He saw you with her.
[Helena] It just, it stirred up a lot of emotions for him,
and he's gonna need some time to sort it out.
And honestly, Eddie, I think...
I think you do, too.
What's that supposed to mean?
[Helena] Um, Christopher,
he doesn't feel like this is
the right environment for him in-in this moment.
My 13-year-old son told you that?
[Ramon] He wants to come live with us
in Texas for a while.
What?
That's why he called us.
And no, we didn't put this idea in his head.
This is coming from him.
Doesn't matter whose idea it was, it's not happening.
- Eddie-- - He's a kid, Mom.
I'm not letting him run away from home
because he's mad at me.
I know, but he's 13. He should have a say.
You expect me to just let him go?
Your son is trying to tell you what he needs.
Don't wait 30 years before you listen.
You'll regret it.
What's happening now?
It's still updating the software.
I don't think the Wi-Fi in here is great.
[scoffs] We just took them out of the box.
How is the software out of date already?
[May] Okay, so I went with the basics.
Shirts, pants, PJs.
It should get you through the next few days.
I hope it's okay.
I'll return whatever you don't like.
Any progress?
Two percent since you last asked.
Since when are you
so concerned about cell phones?
I can't remember what I have on there.
It's all that's left.
Family heirlooms, christening gowns, photo albums,
that's all gone.
All that we have left is on those.
And in here.
We still have our memories, Athena, and we have each other.
I know.
[May] What about this?
- [Bobby] Oh. - [Athena gasps]
We stopped to buy bouquets on the way to the courthouse,
but we forgot the camera,
so the judge's clerk took that on my phone.
May's graduation.
Oh.
You have a picture of me on your phone?
Oh, shut up.
You printed this photo on a bunch of T-shirts
and you made us all wear them to the ceremony
so everybody knew
- who we were there to celebrate. - [laughter]
You're right.
Everything that matters is already in this room.
Oh...
- [knocking on door] - [door opens]
Hey.
- Hey. - Uh, so,
I heard you're taking a trip.
You sure about this? 'Cause, I mean, there's summer,
uh, and then there's Texas, right?
Listen, uh, I-I know you're mad at your dad.
And I-I get it.
When I was your age, my parents kind of sucked,
and if I had some awesome grandparents,
I would've been out of there in no time.
Uh, but a-as you get older,
you realize just how messy life can be,
and some of those things
y-you thought they did on purpose...
...they were just mistakes.
And they-they didn't mean to hurt you.
They were just dealing with their own pain.
I-I thought she was real.
But she's not my mom.
No, she's not.
Thank you.
[Eddie clears throat]
You got everything?
[Helena] Whatever he forgot,
you can send it to us.
Or we'll replace it.
♪ ♪
[Christopher exhales]
[sniffles]
I love you.
You're not even gonna look at me?
No.
I know you're angry, but you need to listen to me.
I love you, no matter what.
You want to go with your grandparents?
Okay.
I hate it, but I love you.
So I'm letting you go.
But you can always come back.
If you change your mind five minutes
or five months from now...
...you just say the word...
...and I'll come for you.
Okay?
Okay, Dad.
Okay.
[door closes]
- Hey. - [laughs]
- Oh! - Oh!
What's up, Denny?
Wow.
This looks fancy.
Are we celebrating something?
Uh, we do have a surprise.
Well, it's seven plates.
[soft gasp] Is Buck joining us?
Uh, it's a different sibling.
Mara?
Mara, you're back?
Denny!
- Oh. - [Maddie] DCFS
approved for us to be an emergency placement.
So she's gonna stay here
for a little while until we can figure out
- how to get her back home to you. - Yeah, we know
it's only temporary, but we couldn't let her
stay there any longer.
- Oh, my God. - [Hen gasps]
I-I can't believe you guys did this.
- Thank you. - [Maddie] Of course.
[birds chirping]
♪ ♪
[sighs]
[Amir] Man, they really did a number on this place.
What are you doing here?
- How'd you find me? - Hospital said you checked out.
Your wife pointed me in this direction.
You know, there's something about a burned-out building.
Even if it's not yours,
it still causes your heart to hurt a little.
Well, at least everyone got out.
Well, still, I'm sorry.
It was a beautiful home.
You know, I think that's what upset me
the last time I was here.
[Bobby] What? The house?
The life. Your life.
Man, you had a home,
a wife, people who love and admire you.
And I remember standing there, feeling like
it was just so easy for you.
- I don't deserve it. - Look,
we're not gonna get into who deserves what.
All right? That's for a higher power to decide.
But what I've come to realize is,
this life that you have?
Maybe you earned it.
You know, when you lose everything,
including yourself,
when you are at your absolute lowest,
the easiest thing to do is to stay down.
But you didn't.
You climbed out, you rebuilt and you did better.
Bobby, I don't know if I can ever forgive you
for what you did that night,
but I can admire you
for what you've done since.
And for what I hope you'll continue to do.
You know you can't quit, right?
Yeah, I think I do.
You think you do,
or you know you do?
I know I do.
Good. Now get to it.
Thank you.
[breathes deeply]
♪ ♪
Hey.
Uh, hey.
Did you hear from Chris yet?
Not yet. My mom sent me some pictures.
They took him to the lake. He does love the lake.
Look, he-he just needs some time. Okay, you know?
Hey, did you guys check the roster?
There's no acting captain listed.
- What do you mean? - Yeah, I thought Hen was acting captain.
So did I.
[Hen] Good morning, gentlemen.
Uh, no Captain Wilson today?
I do believe I've been replaced.
Replaced? By who?
I think there's your answer.
[Eddie] Cap.
[laughing] What? He's back! Ah!
[Chimney] Don't break him, Buck. We just got him out of the shop.
Uh, right, right. Sorry.
Um, I'm surprised they let you come back so soon.
Well, all my tests checked out, so, I figured, why wait?
[Gerrard] Nash.
What are you doing here?
Gerrard.
Feel like I should be asking you the same question.
I'm captain of the 118.
No.
[Gerrard] Yes. There was some concern downtown
about a leadership deficit in this house.
I agreed to come back and put things in order.
[quietly] Is this some kind of horrible prank?
They didn't say anything to you?
[Gerrard] Why would they say anything to him?
He quit two weeks ago.
Or did you fail to mention that?
Lineup and inspection in ten.