Previously on Fire Country...
Tell me something about your ex-wife.
Roberta's really volatile.
- Honey? - This is... Roberta. My ex.
I'm not leaving Jake in there.
Radio's off. You're in and you're out.
Safe and fast.
We got you, bro.
(shouts)
BODE: Malcolm!
The swelling has stabilized.
- And that's good, right? - Very good.
- Bode. - Cole. What's good, man?
You in this cadet uniform.
That's exactly where I want to be.
Out, starting a new chapter.
I want the job. REMS 1 team leader.
Sacramento's not gonna want someone so green
- to head this thing up. - Is this about me
being green or that I've been in orange?
Probably both.
- BODE: So put eyes on me. - Body cams?
Make me REMS 1 today.
Let me show Sacramento who I am, not who I was.
("Unbreakable" by Renegade playing)
♪ Today, my word is unbreakable ♪
♪ Today, my mind is unshakeable ♪
♪ Today, my hands are unchainable ♪
♪ It's unmistakable ♪
♪ I'm unbreakable ♪
♪ Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh ♪
♪ Step into the ring for another round ♪
♪ Oh-oh, oh-oh... ♪
ACE: Yo, camping on that mountain was badass.
So bummed I wasn't there to see it live.
Dude, we almost died.
Yeah, but what a badass way to go.
I mean... Yo!
300,000 views?
(cheering)
EVE: Yo, yo, yo,
simmer down, gents.
- (laughs) - BODE: It's so important
that more REMS teams are formed
so that no firefighter is ever left behind.
We need legislative support to make that happen.
COLE: So, Leone's a talking head now?
Okay, who's talking?
Oh, my God, Cole!
Hey, you come here, man.
It is so good to see you.
- Yeah, you, too. - Yo, guys?
Eyes to the front.
This is Cole Rodman.
Now, I want you to take a minute
because this could be your shining future
if you don't screw it up.
Okay? Now, I want you to settle in,
and I'm gonna check in on our other guest speaker.
All right.
- Cole. - EVE: Hey, man.
Okay. Well, I hope your newfound online fame
hasn't made you too fancy to join us today.
I wouldn't miss it. I'll be there soon.
All right.
- Eve? - Yeah.
Alumni Speaker Day, right?
Yeah.
So I don't have a lot of time for poster boy duty right now.
So, let me get this straight.
Eve is hoping that you'll act as an inspiring example
for the boys, kind of like a guy that you put on a poster.
Right?
I mean, come on, this is a great day
for you to promote yourself
and REMS.
Snap a bunch of pictures to post.
You got to keep up that shiny new REMS 1 glow.
No, I don't want to put that on the guys.
What are you talking about?
They made you look so good last week
the brass forgot you ever even wore orange.
Look, you may not love the spotlight,
Bode Coyote, but it sure as hell loves you.
(scoffs)
Today isn't about me.
It's about setting a good example.
Okay.
So how about you do that,
and I'll show up, I'll take the pictures.
- Uncle Luke... - Or I can
set up another TV interview. I know how much you like those.
Fine, fine. All right, you can come.
(laughs) You are so predictable.
Oh, my God.
Mm. What are you afraid of? The camera loves you.
Are you kidding me?
♪ ♪
Do you know what you want?
Oh, that western omelet looks so good.
I was just gonna have coffee, but that western omelet
looks good. Do you know what you want?
Did I already ask? I already asked you
if you know what you want.
Look, I get it. Roberta showing up out of the blue
freaked you out, huh?
No, I'm not, I'm not freaked out.
I mean, I think it's great
that you have an ex-wife who looks like that
and just showed up out of the blue for no reason.
Yeah, why would that freak me out?
It shouldn't freak you out.
'Cause you're my girlfriend.
(gasps)
You think you can get away with that,
just throwing out that g-word like that?
(laughs) I don't know, is it working?
(laughs)
Look, Roberta and me, we're...
we're ancient history.
(cell phone buzzing)
Maybe you should tell her that.
What does she want?
I don't know.
But I want you.
And there's nothing she can say or do to change that.
Trust me.
So much has changed.
- Yeah, well... - The last time I was here,
Three Rock was burning.
Now y'all got chickens, y'all got crops.
(laughs)
It's like none of the bad stuff even happened.
How'd you do that, Cap?
We had to really push to reopen.
And now that we got all these eyes on us,
and they're looking to cut the funding...
And I've got all these young guys. It's...
Yeah, and they're more than happy to give you that excuse.
Yeah. You know, with the fights
and the unsanctioned visitors,
and the particularly disgusting prank war,
which I will spare you the details on.
Ah, thank you.
Mm-hmm.
And, you know, a couple of them
are up for parole soon.
(sighs)
You're worried.
I mean, if they're gonna act wild in here,
how are they gonna survive out there?
Yeah.
It is not an easy transition.
- Yeah. - That's for sure.
I am happy to get real about it.
Damn, Cole.
I am so proud of you.
(people cheering)
MAN: You want to make the cut for Drake County? Go!
- (indistinct chatter) - WOMAN: Nice. Well done.
He's got a minute left.
He'll be here any minute now.
You just watch.
Ah, see? There. There he is. Let's go, Malcolm. Hey!
(grunts)
JAKE: Dig deep, bro!
Let's go! Let's go!
- (panting) - Yeah, boy!
(whoops) You're gonna be back in Drake County blues
by lunchtime.
(panting)
Holy hell, that last mile almost got me.
But you kicked its ass. That's what Crawfords do.
Sorry. 17 seconds over.
(exhales sharply)
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Look. Hey, come on, man.
This is not where this ends, all right?
Look, you'll just retake the test.
Gotta wait six months to take it again.
My chief said he can't hold my job that long.
This was my shot.
Okay, you know what? Good.
You don't need this anyway.
You'll find a new job.
Any station would be lucky to have you.
How about 42?
I could take the Cal Fire fitness test,
apply there.
I already know the captain likes me.
Sorry.
Sorry, forget it.
I didn't mean to put you in a tough spot.
No, you know what? Let's...
let's do it.
- Yeah? - What's the point
of being captain if I can't pull some strings?
Dude, we could work together.
I'm gonna make it happen. I got you.
Come on.
- Whoo! - BODE: Cole.
Starting to think I made you up,
the way you've been dodging my texts.
Oh, nah, man.
Just, uh, making up for lost time with the kids.
Kelly's finally able to breathe again.
That's good, man. I'm happy for you.
How about you?
You know, I've seen that video.
Big time now, man.
(laughs) Look at you.
You are looking happier, too.
You got a girl?
Chloe, yeah.
She's an old high school crush.
Aw, living the dream, man.
EVE: Three,
two, one!
Stop! All right, count 'em.
(muttering to himself)
...16, 17, 18.
(whispering): 18, 19, 20...
- 23. - What is it? What is it?
Erstling wins!
- All right! - (applause)
All right, who's next up?
What about you? Working?
Yeah, yeah, got a job at a dealership.
But I bet
I could still smoke you in the chop-off.
What y'all think?
Leone here's been living pretty lately
with his power tools.
Think he can still swing it old-school?
- (applause) - All right.
Well, let's set up this gauntlet, then.
- All right. - (chuckles)
That is some pretty big talk for a desk rider.
Aw, yeah, yeah, yeah.
This desk rider is about to smoke you, brother.
Okay, my role models.
Let's cut the trash talk.
Put up or shut up. Let's go.
All right, come on, guys! Come on, get out of there!
Let's go, let's go! Gather, gather!
Here we go. All right, gentlemen, you ready?
Set!
Chop!
(cheering and shouting)
(grunts)
(groans)
Damn it.
What the hell, Sharon?
When I said that the gasket
on the manifold was acting up, I didn't mean you should fix it.
(groans) It's not acting up.
The whole thing needs to be replaced.
I can check the flange and torque it down, but...
Yeah, Bode told me about your gearhead thing.
How about I call the actual mechanic for you?
Uh, Alexei has been a no-show for two weeks.
He's the reason why I'm stuck here trying to fix it.
Sharon, you can't fix it.
You can't fix everything, all right?
Some things are just out of your control.
Roberta's still calling you, huh?
Yeah, she's calling, texting,
inviting me to dinner,
freaking Camille out.
Oh, she's freaking Camille out, huh?
All right, fine, she's getting to me, too.
- Yeah. - I'm just glad that
Gabriela is far from the fallout this time.
Yeah.
But you know what?
I'm not gonna get sucked in.
It's like booze or gambling or...
engines, maybe.
Gotta go cold turkey sometimes,
step away from the chaos.
(engine thumps and rattles)
Okay.
I'll see your "step away from the chaos."
Alexei.
This is Chief Leone.
I've been down a rig for two weeks,
so unless you want to be the one
to tell the next little old lady
why I couldn't save her house,
get your ass down here now.
- Sometimes the chaos wins. - (chuckles)
(chuckling): Sometimes it does.
(cheering and shouting)
EVE: Three, two, one! Time!
Time, time.
All right, that's 14, Cole.
15, Bode.
- Whoa! - Wait, wait, wait, wait.
That log's hanging on by a thread. It's a tie.
It's barely holding on by a thread.
Yeah, but it's hanging on, ain't it?
All right, this is the captain's call,
and the captain says
that Leone took it by one.
(cheering)
I'm sorry, bud, but also,
nice job.
Good work, everybody. Let's get some snacks,
let's hydrate. Go ahead and head back.
Hey, you did good, bud.
Like I said, hydrate, gentlemen.
BODE: Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
Better luck next time, desk rider.
Yeah, should've known you'd have this one fixed, too.
Okay, y'all aren't gonna accuse me
of rigging a chop-off.
Hey, somebody's gotta show these boys
how to lose gracefully.
Yeah, you're right.
Guess I never stood a chance against the great Bode Leone.
REMS 1 golden boy, right?
Okay, we're not doing that here.
No, no, Eve. No, let him finish.
Clearly, Cole's got something he wants to say.
Somehow, all you do is win.
And what? I earn my wins.
Not without the name Leone, you don't.
- Cole? - What's your problem?
You are my problem.
♪
Hey, guys, um, grab a snack and, uh,
give us a minute.
Okay.
(quiet chatter)
I don't even know where to start, y'all.
I brought you in here to be role models,
and this is the shining example y'all want to set?
I didn't mean to set you off like that.
I was totally out of line, man.
(cell phone chimes)
My shift starts in 15 minutes.
Good to see you, man.
I'm sorry.
No, don't be. I'm already cooking up your punishment.
I'm thinking an alumni series, one post a week
on, uh, social media.
(chuckles)
That punishment for me or for the audience?
(chuckles)
Something's not right with Cole.
The way he blew up?
I'll keep an eye on Cole.
(Bode sighs)
All right, that unit is up and ready to go.
That sounds promising.
Hey, would you give us a second?
Okay.
What's up, Roberta? I'm working.
I offered to meet you for dinner,
lunch and coffee.
I offered to cook for you.
(laughs)
You don't cook.
You don't know.
Hey, maybe I cook now.
- Oh, really? Yeah? - Yeah.
Yeah, do you cook now?
No.
(laughs)
But I'm trying.
(laughs)
You know, I remember, on our second date,
you made those terrible
- tortas? - Torta.
Look at this. You see this tooth? Still chipped
'cause of your tortas.
Oh.
Huh.
Let me see?
Oh, it looks good to me.
- You shouldn't be here. - Why?
You don't think your relationship with this
Camille will survive a few appetizers?
Dessert, maybe?
You know, that's the thing about dessert.
First bite's always good.
Closer you get to cleaning your plate,
that's when the regret kicks in.
You regret all of it?
Of course not.
We made Gabriela.
We made a life.
I didn't say it was all bad.
Then have dinner with me.
(sighs)
Just want to talk. I just want us to--
There's no "us" anymore, Roberta.
And there's nothing you can say
that would require a private dinner.
(alarm blaring)
Please don't come here again.
(horn honks)
- (indistinct chatter) - (radio chatter)
Should do a loop and shut off the gas.
Hey, when was the last time you talked to Cole?
Oh, man, not for a while.
I mean, not since he asked me for a recommendation at 72.
Shame it didn't work out.
Cole asked you to recommend him for a firefighting job?
Yeah, a few months back.
Said he was itching to get back on a line.
Can you blame him?
Imagine having to give all this up.
Yikes.
I don't blame the neighbors for calling us in.
That roof is definitely gonna bring down the property values.
DISPATCHER: Kensington I.C.
We got word from PG&E the power
- has been secured. - Copy that, thanks.
Hey, Bode.
Maybe don't mention anything to Cole, all right?
When the rec didn't work out,
didn't seem like he really wanted to get into it.
- Hmm. - Great.
All right, I'm gonna finish up my 360.
You guys are cleared to go interior
- on primary search. - BODE: On it.
MANNY: Greencrest, I.C., I'm on site.
Ah, Alexei.
You do know where we're located.
Just took you two weeks and a couple of threats
to jog your memory.
The only reason I no-showed last time
is because we didn't get paid.
That's not possible.
Calling my boss a liar?
He said the invoice did not get paid.
I handle every single invoice that comes into this place,
so I know he got paid.
He doesn't even want me here now,
but I wouldn't be able to live with myself
if a house burned down 'cause you're out a rig.
So I am spending my day off doing you a favor.
Well, why don't I do you a favor
and figure out why your boss can't keep track of his checks?
But, in the meantime,
would you get to work?
(scoffs)
Cal Fire! Yell if you can hear us!
SHAUNA: Oh!
JEREMY: Please hurry, we're trapped!
I can't open the door, the pole's in the way,
and Shauna, my girlfriend, she... It's so bad.
Just take-take a breath. What's your name?
- Jeremy. - Jeremy, I need you
- to take a step back. - Yeah.
All right, let us know when you're clear.
Okay. I'm clear!
(Shauna screaming)
Wait, wait, wait. Stop! Stop! Stop.
Jeremy, what's going on in there?
JEREMY: Every time you touch the door, the telephone pole moves
- and it hurts Shauna. - It's okay, Jeremy.
I can see another entrance.
JEREMY: What other entrance?
The one we're about
to carve straight through this wall.
You ready for the world's worst home reno?
Clearly, you don't remember when Nonno built his man cave.
Hmm.
All right, we'll keep it tight,
and remember--
look out for any pipes and wires.
Hey, you. You doing all right?
- What, me? - Yeah, you.
Oh, yeah, yeah, I'm-I'm good.
Are you kidding me? Look at this spread.
Y'all got brand-name protein bars now.
Well, it is a very small thank you
for being one of our first alumni speakers.
- Oh. - Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, I'd be more than happy
to come around more often,
turn this whole thing
into something a little bit more legit.
What, like a mentorship program or something?
Oh, yeah. Yeah. I got some ideas,
some tools that I wish I had picked up on the inside.
Yeah, wouldn't be much,
just a little bit of stipend for my time.
(laughs) Nah, I'm sorry, man,
Like, "a little bit of a stipend"
is a little much for us.
I mean, I would love nothing more
than to have alumni on staff,
but, I mean...
I had to pay for those protein bars myself.
Got you.
You, uh...
...you sure there's nothing you can do, Cap?
I mean, nothing that's worth
leaving your cushy dealership job for.
(Eve chuckles)
Okay.
Let's get this Q&A on the road.
Not like I'm getting paid per answer.
Hey, what?
All right, y'all, eyes up front.
♪ ♪
(Shauna moaning)
Ma'am, how are you feeling?
Like I got... hit by a telephone pole.
This is crazy.
Just hang on. Let me get a look at you. Here.
(Shauna crying)
Can you feel this?
No.
Hey, wait, are you that firefighter from the news?
(Shauna groans)
All right, keep that towel pressed tight.
I.C., Crawford.
Got two responsive patients.
One with a head wound,
second has her leg pinned by the pole.
Copy. We'll send in blocks,
and have struts sent up from 42.
No struts?
Make do with cribbing for now?
Yeah, utilize anything structural we can find.
Has a pedal pulse, but also numb.
Could be crush syndrome risk.
What-what-what's crush syndrome?
Uh, it's a type of shock,
but it's unlikely to have settled in this quickly.
- SHAUNA: Jeremy? - Hey. Hey, hey, hey, hey.
- I'm here. - BODE: Moving the pole
- could trigger more of a collapse. - Yeah.
We can pull her out, if we can cut this cross bridge.
No, we can't, it's weight-bearing.
If we cut it, weight will redistribute.
All right.
Well, we can't pull it off, so we cut below.
Bed frame should give us a few inches of clearance.
Yeah, secure the pole, cut the frame.
- Pull her out. - Good.
Whoa, whoa, wait, wait. Cut...
cut the bed, with her in it?
Okay, hey, Jeremy...
Look, I get it.
All right? I have a fiancée
and it would be hard for me to see her like this, too.
But we know what we're doing.
Okay? So that means you got to give us the space
- to do our job. - Wait, what do you mean? No, no, no.
I-I'm not leaving. I'm not leaving.
SHAUNA: Jeremy? Jeremy, it's okay.
- Hey. - Go.
I love you.
We never said that before.
I love you, too.
Okay. All right, okay.
JAKE: Hey. Hey.
We got her.
B, that's you.
JAKE: All right, watch your head.
Don't worry,
we'll get you back to him.
(whimpers)
(music playing loudly)
Alexei?
You want some coffee?
Why do you sound all high and pitchy?
Or-or-or water or...
Mm.
(chuckles)
You found the invoice.
I found the invoice.
And you forgot to pay it.
I forgot to pay it. You were right.
What was that?
You were right.
And?
And I'm so sorry.
I-I really thought that I'd paid it.
I-I really haven't been myself this year,
- and that's no excuse-- - It's fine.
Hell, I fell asleep under a rig the other day.
Everyone's allowed an off day.
Yeah, but it's your actual day off,
and I spent the whole thing being...
pitchy.
Well, you're, uh, you're passionate.
What?
About protecting this town.
If I get to help you with that, that's not a bad way
to spend a day off.
Well, I will get that invoice to you and get you paid.
It should be there by the end of the day.
I know you're good for it.
JAKE: Oh, hey, hey, Manny.
I, uh, wanted to run something by you.
Look, I know a, uh, talented firefighter,
and I think he'd be a great fit at, uh, 42.
I'd love to consider him, man,
but I don't really have space for someone new.
Look. Hey, hey.
He's totally worth moving the money around,
and you've already seen him in action. It's Malcolm.
Malcolm? What about Drake County?
Well, look, he just barely missed his fitness level,
but it was only by a few seconds.
Look, he'll take the Cal Fire test.
He's in great shape. We just did a 10K hike
last week and he barely broke a sweat.
Jake, I'm-I'm glad that Malcolm's doing better.
- Yeah. - All right? I am, but he failed the test.
All right? That means he's not ready.
And I need to be able to count on every single
firefighter on my crew. You know that, right?
You know that.
You got everything?
- Yeah. Yeah. - Good, 'cause there's...
Hey, can I help you?
Oh, my God.
- Is my wife okay? - Your wife?
Shauna Walters, my wife. This is my house.
Uh...
Wait, is that my landscaper
- Jeremy? - MANNY: Oh, no.
Wearing my robe?
MANNY: Sir, sir, I'm gonna need you just to,
- just to stay calm right now. All right? We... - No, no, no.
- Oh, no. - Jake!
- Hey, hey, hey, hey! Stop, stop! Be cool. - Hey, hey. Yo, yo, sir.
You cannot go in there.
Stop! Move! I need to speak to my wife!
(Manny groans)
- His wife? - Yeah.
SETH: Shauna!
With this stabilized, we can cut you some wiggle room.
(gulps) 'Kay.
- (exhales) - SETH: Shauna!
- Shauna! - Seth?
- (panting) - What are you doing here?
- What am I doing here? - Hey.
- Sir, now is really not the time. - SHAUNA: It's okay.
He's... my husband.
SETH: I knew something was going on.
Why?!
12 years and now...
Okay-- hey, sir. Sir, you cannot be in here.
We got to work now.
We got to go. Let's go. Come on.
- Let's go. - (Shauna whimpers)
You.
We can talk this out after, all right?
Shauna's in pain. Be reasonable.
Oh, is this reasonable enough for you?
MANNY: Hey, guys. Guys!
Hey! Hey! Get off.
- Stop! - (Shauna screaming)
Guys, this is not the time.
Get away from my wife! (grunts)
- (Shauna screams) - BODE: Whoa, whoa, whoa.
- JEREMY: Not the pole! - MANNY: Get out.
- BODE: It could fall on her. - Out. Out.
Both of you.
You guys start on this bed.
Paramedics should have already arrived.
I'll babysit these two outside, okay?
We got you. Come on.
Hey. Keep these two apart.
If they so much as look at each other, you let me know,
I'll call the sheriff's office.
- (exhales) - NOELLE: Chief Perez.
Hey, Noelle.
You got a patient stuck in a tough spot?
In more ways than one. She's inside.
She needs eval for a potential crush injury
before we can extricate.
Copy that. You know,
been hearing your name a lot today.
Your ex-wife-- who I didn't know existed, by the way--
she was at the hospital
name-dropping you left and right.
Really?
Roberta was at the hospital?
Did you see her talking to Camille?
She was making her way through the floor.
Chatty.
(exhales)
All right, Roberta.
You wanted my attention? Now you got it.
Meet me at Smokey's.
7:00 sharp.
COLE: And sometimes,
the waiting, it can drive you crazy.
But that's why you got to remember
that you're not just treading water.
The work that I put in here at Three Rock,
it made me a better man,
and a better father.
THREE ROCKER: You said you got five kids?
That's why you're selling cars?
'Cause it pays better than firefighting or something?
Well, I, uh...
(clears throat) ...I considered
a lot of factors when applying for jobs.
You get a company car?
I bet it's hella nice.
I will, if...
when I complete my sales training.
ACE: Why would you go for a job with more training
when you already got training here?
Being a firefighter isn't the end-all, be-all for everyone.
But you're crazy good with that axe, bruh.
Almost as good as Bode.
Let's move on.
Hey, camp's about more than just chopping wood, dude.
Yeah, not for me, man.
The second I graduate, I'm definitely joining Cal Fire.
- THREE ROCKER: Yeah, me, too. - Yeah, you don't know that.
THREE ROCKER 2: That'd be cool.
What do you mean?
I can't do this.
(inmates murmuring)
(door opens)
(door closes)
Hey, Shauna?
This is Noelle. She's gonna give you an IV.
Okay? It's just precautionary
till we can get you out of this mess.
Too bad you can't get me
out of the mess out there.
NOELLE: Everything looks as good as can be.
MANNY: Hey, Crawford, this is I.C. You got an update?
Moving to extrication now.
(saw buzzing)
(wood creaking)
(saw buzzing)
All right. I'll keep an eye on the cribbing,
make sure everything holds.
Let it down easy.
- (creaking) - Huh.
Don't like that.
All right, yeah? We're good. We're holding.
We lost the struts!
- There goes the pole! - Support it!
- (grunts) - B, if this thing slips any more,
this pole's coming down.
Shauna? She's unresponsive.
We can't wait.
We gotta move now.
All right. Hey.
All right, B, listen.
(grunting) Finish lowering it,
and you get her out.
I got it.
- Ready? - Yeah.
- All right. - (Jake grunting)
(Jake straining)
All right. All right, go. Go, go.
(wood creaking)
(grunting)
BODE: All right. Down. Okay.
BODE: She's out.
- JAKE: Hey, we all right? - Yeah, you good?
Pushing morphine.
Uh, she should rouse unless it is crush syndrome.
Come on.
What's, um...
...what's happening?
Can you feel Noelle touch your leg?
Yeah?
Any numbness, tingling?
No.
No, I can feel it.
(exhales): God, I can feel everything.
(Shauna exhales)
I.C., Crawford.
We had to expedite.
Uh, packaging patient now.
Then moving to egress.
Thank you, all.
Can't imagine what you must think of me.
No judgment.
Just here to help.
(indistinct radio chatter)
Oh, man.
That was pretty exciting, huh?
Hey. Look, we can give you a ride. To the hospital.
For what?
I mean... look at them over there.
She's been telling me in a million tiny, subtle ways
our marriage was over.
(sighs) I just... I kept ignoring the signs.
(sighs)
Hey, Cole.
It seems like something's going on with you.
Want to get into it, hit me up.
(phone buzzing)
Eve, what's up?
You know, it's Cole. He stormed off.
He's not answering his calls and I'm worried.
- (sighs) - COLE: Hey, Leone.
Don't be.
I got eyes on him here at the station.
I'm on my way.
Yo, uh...
...offer still open, to get into it?
I haven't held down a job in a year.
You should've seen my wife's smile when Eve called.
I told her I wasn't coming home without a job at Three Rock.
What about your job at the dealership?
I did get hired there.
For three days.
Then the results of my background check came back,
and my boss saw
"ex-con...
manslaughter..."
...and suddenly, he couldn't see me anymore.
Fired me.
And honestly? I am not even surprised.
Yeah, man, but you paid your debt.
You served your time.
- You deserve to... - COLE: What?
Trip to the do-over store?
You deserve to be a firefighter.
Yeah, I tried.
I applied to all the agencies...
...Forest Service,
and every municipal station near Stockton.
I didn't get a single interview.
The truth is-- and I know that you are the exception,
but for the rest of us...
...being an ex-con is a life sentence.
EVE: It's false pastures.
My daddy used to say
that you could house a calf,
you can tend to its every need,
but if it's grazing on sick land,
it will not thrive.
I mean, we're over here blaming ourselves,
but Three Rock's not the problem,
it's just not enough.
- Because out there, it's all just-- - False pastures.
- EVE: Yeah. - That is about the sum of it.
Look, I wish we had the budget to hire you at Three Rock,
- but I'm gonna try my best to help you. - COLE: Eve,
it's fine.
- I get it. - BODE: It's not fine.
We're not done helping you. We just have to figure out how.
- Right, Eve? - EVE: Right. Right.
We will. I promise.
17 seconds.
That's what cost him his career with Drake County.
Look, I-I-I want him to take the Cal Fire test,
and get a position here.
- That's it. - Okay.
Talk to Manny.
- He's in charge of staff hirings. - (exhales)
I did, and he said no.
And honestly? I'm done with hearing no as an answer.
(sighs)
I don't ask for favors, Sharon.
Or shortcuts.
And I've been a good soldier to 42.
Even when I was overlooked as B.C.,
for a position you and I both know
Vince trained me for.
So, this is about a grievance?
It's about family.
And you've made it pretty clear that I'm part of yours.
- You are. - And family pulls strings.
That is what you did for Bode, right?
At Three Rock? At 42?
Malcolm is my brother.
My blood.
And I have never asked anyone to even touch a string for me.
But I am asking now.
For my family.
I'll see what I can do.
So, I heard you were at the hospital today.
Let's order our drinks first.
What did you say to Camille?
That's not why I went there.
- I know you. - I know you know me.
The way I behaved in the past, there's...
(sighs)
Look, I... (laughs)
This is not going the way I planned, at all.
Um, I was gonna take you to dinner
and tell you I wish things with us had been different.
That I wish I would have been different.
(sighs) And then, after dessert, I was gonna ask you...
Why? Why were you at the hospital?
(sighs)
What's wrong?
Well, uh...
a few months ago, I went to the doctor with a headache,
and I left with a brain aneurysm.
Is there anything you can do?
Surgery.
But it's risky, I don't-- I'm not sure I want to do it.
But hey, I started doing things
that were on my bucket list for years now.
I went to Barcelona,
I kissed the Blarney Stone--
which, I-I don't think it works--
uh, I-I, I snorkeled...
What are you talking about right now?
Well, I'm talking about living, Manny.
I'm talking about finally understanding
what makes life meaningful.
And none of it
feels as meaningful as having dinner with you.
I love you, Manny.
I do.
And I know you believe in second chances.
So I'm asking for one,
for us.
(phone buzzing)
(insects trilling)
- Ready? - BODE: Yeah.
I'm Bode Leone.
First fire that I fought, there were no cameras.
I was an inmate at Three Rock Con Camp.
But it didn't matter that we wore orange
when we protected people from the flames.
And when we got hurt on the job,
fire didn't care that we were in orange.
No, it'd burn us just the same.
Today, I'm a firefighter...
...but I was then, too.
And so were the guys who were fighting fire right next to me.
But now they can't get that same job on the outside.
You know, suddenly, it's like,
all that matters is that they were once wearing orange.
We need to do better.
So, I'm asking every fire chief in the state
to match that mission
for every firefighter,
no matter how they got their start.
That's good, Bode.
(music playing loudly)
SHARON: Oh, that's why
I kept breaking bolts.
Mm, I needed a ratcheting box wrench.
Never met a D.C. who could tell one wrench from another.
Oh, I learned a lot riding an old motorcycle.
I have an '18 Triumph Bobber.
Gorgeous, but temperamental.
And demanding.
I ride, too. '76 Shovelhead.
- (hood closes) - Oh.
- An American classic. - Yeah.
Little rough around the edges, but always gets the job done.
(laughs)
Well, I'll see you out on the road sometime.
Honestly, I haven't ridden in a long time.
Too busy putting out fires
and yelling at blameless mechanics.
(chuckles) I got a kick out of it.
Got my mind off work.
If I can, uh...
if I can ever repay the favor...
help you relax...
♪ I give into the forces ♪
♪ 'Cause I can't hold my horses... ♪
♪ ♪
Nice ride.
Thought we'd head up the 101.
Oh, yeah?
You think you can keep up?
You gonna put me through my paces?
You have no idea.
♪ Kicking up the dust ♪
- (engines start) - ♪ Running over the canyon ♪
♪ I give into the forces ♪
♪ 'Cause I can't hold my horses ♪
(engine revs)
♪ I can't hold my horses ♪
♪ Yeah. ♪
I'm asking every fire chief in the state
to match that mission
for every firefighter.
Yeah-- Hey, there.
That's the guy that Sacramento promoted.
You won't see that other guy ever again.
- That's not me. Not anymore. - Good.
'Cause Manny and I sent that
to every fire chief in the state.
Already got some calls back, too.
Well, let's hope they do more than just talk.
More than talk? They're listening, Bode,
because of you.
Although, I'm sorry, uh, whose idea was it
to spotlight the guys?
I-- It's, I can't remember...
Whose idea? Whose?
(laughs) What?
- Yeah, Eve-Eve gave me the idea. - No.
Yeah, she-she told me that I-I needed to post
one social media video a week to make up for the fact
that I screwed up the Alumni Speaker Day.
Yeah, why are you acting so surprised?
- I'll take all the credit. - Yeah, whatever. It doesn't matter
who came up with the idea, whoever he may be.
The point is, I know how much you hate the spotlight,
but I got to tell you, man, you crushed it,
and I'm proud of you.
EVE: Y'all, have y'all read any of these comments?
"My body's on fire, come help me put it out."
- (laughter) - Wha...? Original.
- BODE: Zingy. - My favorite. (laughs)
"Do those guns come with a license?
'Cause your arms are hurting me, Daddy."
- Ooh. "Daddy." - (Eve laughs) - No.
These women need Jesus.
(laughter)
BODE: Oh, my God.
- What? What is it? - Oh, it was just
- some crazy people. - LUKE: What?
BODE: Crazier than that other stuff?
No, it's just someone accusing you
of breaking into their house,
like, ten years ago.
LUKE: Oh, whatever. People will lie
about anything online
to attach their name to someone high-profile.
EVE: Exactly.
This guy's not lying.
He's telling the truth.
I never knew his name, but...
I recognize his face.
Holding up that liquor store
wasn't the only crime I committed.
It's just the one I got caught for.
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