[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Chicago Fire Season 13 Episode 15 “Too Close.”]
The promo warned that somebody wouldn’t make it out alive of the newest Chicago Fireplace, and it wasn’t mendacity. It had additionally teased a number of prospects: Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo), Severide’s (Taylor Kinney) half-brother Damon (Michael Bradway), and Pascal’s (Dermot Mulroney) spouse Monica (KaDee Strickland). So who was it?
Effectively, there are doable anvils dropping earlier than the title card for all three. Pascal’s speaking about presumably retiring quickly, which Monica doesn’t purchase, and the couple discusses their upcoming anniversary and plans (her sister is throwing them a cocktail party). Her kiss will get him to agree, and she or he remarks it’ll be a darkish day when it doesn’t. Severide and Kidd bear a house inspection for adoption. And Damon’s firehouse responds to a construction hearth, he insists on persevering with to seek for doable victims when fellow firefighter Jenner thinks it’s a misplaced trigger, and he finally ends up trapped after discovering one. Ominous line a few time they’re not there? Verify. Planning for the longer term? Verify. Getting put in harmful state of affairs? Verify.
Due to an help from Severide, Damon and the sufferer each survive, then Jenner makes an excuse why he wasn’t with him; Damon doesn’t right him. Later, Jenner warns him to not attempt to use that in opposition to him as a result of he’s been within the CFD lengthy sufficient he can be certain that his profession is over. When Damon talks to Severide, his half-brother recommends to only maintain his head down and maintain working; Jenner’s more likely to mess up elsewhere. (Uh-oh?) Then, Damon’s lieutenant calls him in about discrepancies within the experiences from the scene and insists he inform her if there’s something she must know. After he tells her, Severide and Kidd guarantee him he did the correct factor … however then Jenner exhibits up at Molly’s, having been suspended, and insists he take it again. And with the remainder of the home on Jenner’s facet, Severide and Kidd ponder bringing Damon again to 51.
Pascal, in the meantime, tries to seek out the right anniversary present for Monica. Mouch (Christian Stolte) can’t supply a lot recommendation since Trudy (Chicago P.D.‘s Amy Morton) has particular style. And he’s unsure how he feels concerning the chief suggesting he take a everlasting lieutenant spot at one other firehouse — however that doesn’t cease Pascal from establishing a gathering for him for it, regardless of understanding the plan as soon as Herrmann (David Eigenberg) turns into chief. Mouch goes to the assembly, considering it’s only a gesture, however admits to Herrmann after it didn’t really feel like that (but it surely’s not his home, his individuals, and he’s not going wherever). Pascal later explains that he doesn’t assume Herrmann’s going to take the chief’s check and that he doesn’t need the job, however Mouch backs his pal.
Tony (Anthony Ferraris) and Capp (Randy Flagler) break the slamigan, and when Cruz (Joe Minoso) rants about their incompetence and the way they will’t be trusted with something essential, Herrmann worries that Terry, who had been speaking to Severide and Kidd proper earlier than for a video interview concerning the adoption, heard and misinterpreted who they have been speaking about. They even go to see Terry in his workplace, solely to seek out he’s utterly misplaced and didn’t hear something.
Making Monica a primary candidate for the demise is her stopping by 51 to see her husband. (She remarks to Mouch she likes the basic nature of watches and borrows her sister’s. He later clues Pascal in for the correct present.) “You are worried an excessive amount of,” she says when Pascal wonders about her being there. They’ll have dinner along with her sister one other evening, she explains. Their anniversary goes to be only for the 2 of them. He guarantees her the most effective dinner of her life. (Is there any means she’s not dying?)
Then it comes time for the decision that reveals all of it. Simply earlier than, Terry stops by the firehouse to present Severide and Kidd excellent news: They’ve been accepted to be adoptive mother and father. On the scene of a automobile accident, Kidd tackles one driver who, dazed with a head damage, practically walks into the trail of a automobile. She’s nice, although it was “means too shut.” However the different driver is Monica, they usually rush to get her out and into an ambulance. Mouch rides with them. Pascal, in the meantime, sits and waits at their desk on the restaurant, checking his cellphone. Then Mouch calls and tells him he wants to come back to Med. “Monica’s right here.”
When Pascal will get there, he calls for, “The place is she?” All of 51 is within the ready room. Mouch follows him into the ED, the place Violet (Hananko Greensmith) is crying and shakes her head. “You’re mistaken,” Pascal says, then walks over and sees for himself. Archer (Chicago Med‘s Steven Weber) tells him he’s so sorry. Pascal collapses at her bedside, taking her hand in his and crying.
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