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“Chicago Fire” recap (2.20): Just a scratch

Previously on Chicago Fire, Rafferty got suspended so Dawson could have a job to come back to after she failed her firefighter’s test. Herrmann passed the lieutenant’s exam. Casey wants to marry Dawson and Dawson wants to be a firefighter. Shay was close to death at least a dozen times.

Herrmann is called into the principal’s office so Boden can tell him that do-gooders, Casey and Dawson, are doing some charity nonsense so Rafferty is covering for Dawson, and Herrmann is the acting lieutenant for the day. Herrmann freaks because he hasn’t prepared. He’s not even wearing is superhero underroos for the day. Boden gives him a look and Herrmann goes back to saying, “Yes, sir. Right away, sir.”

Casey and Dawson are volunteering at a fun run (Dawson runs, Casey hands out T-shirts) to benefit the hospital. Kim, one of the Chicago P.D. folks crossing over, is struggling with the tent poles and Casey saunters over to help out. She has her niece, Zoe, with her. She adorable so I am already waiting for her impending doom when another girl Imogene comes up and says hi. Her sister is Holly, the new pediatrician. Dawson welcomes the fine doctor and then leaves to get registered for the race.

Dawson runs into Dr. Arata, the guy from the major train trauma who offered to help her be a doctor back when being a doctor was her lifelong dream. He doesn’t remember her because he’s a surgeon and he has things like “saving lives” to worry about. It’s weird that surgeons have a reputation for being complete assholes, because this guy is charming. Thankfully, Kendra walks up and, like any good lesbian, is more than happy to help Dawson find anything she wants.

Outside, Casey leaves the tent to go looking for Dawson. The little girls run past him carrying balloons and he calls out to them a second before a massive bomb explodes. They show people bloody, one guy without legs, and general chaos. Casey gets up after knocking his Humpty Dumpty noggin on the ground and starts looking around. He finds Zoe and Imogene lying on the ground. Kim and Holly rush over and Casey starts setting up triage under one of the tents since the ER got blown to smithereens. Herrmann looks like he’s going to ralph as they roll up to the scene. Holly runs by and tells Rafferty to start unloading the ambulance. Hmm do we think they know each other from Rafferty’s residency?

Casey puts on his turnouts and fills everyone in on the big boom. The Chief asks where Dawson is and Casey is like, “Oh, right, I have a girlfriend.” They get busy trying to save people. Mills is the bomb expert on Squad so he pronounces that it looks like a car bomb. Boden sends Mills and Cruz to look for a second bomb. Try not to get blown up, fellas.

Shay, Rafferty, and Holly hurry into the tent to check on the girls. Zoe is getting worse. Holly and Shay head inside to see if they can find a CT scanner while Rafferty and Kim stay behind. Imogene reaches out and tells Zoe to squeeze the pain into her, she can take it. Flight attendants will now be passing through the aisles with tissues for anyone who might need them.

The guys sift through the rubble and pull victims out while trying to find Dawson. Casey sees Dr. “I’m busy saving lives” and asks if he’s seen Dawson. He tells Casey he left her at the nurse’s station. Severide assures Casey there is plenty of rubble to look through and they’ll find Dawson. Casey calls out, “Are you there Gaby? It’s me, Matty.” but then he remembers he should probably look for other people too and is like “OK, whatever, anyone else need help or something?”

Holly is picking her way through the rubble and Shay is smart enough to walk behind her so she can check out her ass. Sure, it’s a disaster, but that doesn’t mean you can’t take a gander at the fine doctor. A chunk of concrete falls from the sky but misses our little lesbian Isaac Newton. She dives out of the way and impales herself on some rebar. Really, Shay? Really! You can’t even walk without getting hurt. She tells Holly it’s just a little scratch. Shay, we’ve all lied to a pretty girl to impress her, but for Pete’s sake this is not the time to play Black Knight. It’s not just a flesh wound!

Cruz and Mills are combing the parking deck for another car bomb when another group of firefighters arrive to help out. Mills finds a rental car with a very suspicious blanket in the back. Cruz busts through the window but the blankets are just covering up a load of crap.

Inside the hospital Holly and Shay find a CT scanner and Shay radios Rafferty to let her know. Rafferty wants Imogene to stay put but she’s not having any of that. She and Zoe are best friends already and she’s not leaving her side. She says, “There are some things you can’t share without ending up liking each other, and knocking out a 12-foot mountain troll or getting nearly blown up is one of them.”

Kendra is freaking out because the place is about to cave in around her. Casey spots some guys who are wheeling a gurney out and just running over other people to do it. Casey tries to stop them until one threatens to shoot him. While they argue the ceiling comes down on the guy on the gurney. He’s having a terrible day. Casey is OK but the guy with the gun starts yelling at Severide. Apparently, gurney guy is an ambassador from Syria and if he’s dead… yeah, Severide doesn’t really give a crap. While Capp and Tony take the guy to another part of the hospital Casey comes up with the brilliant plan to hop under the rubble without his helmet to look for Dawson. Severide says, “That’s the most dangerous plan you’ve made so far. I’m totally in!”

Shay has found herself a bathroom and is about to do her best Richard Kimball impression (hopefully she’ll skip the Just For Men hair dye). She checks the gaping hole in her abdomen, pulls out a couple of Elmo band-aids and patches herself up.

Zoe is going to have a CT scan so everyone steps out. While Holly cleans up Imogene’s face, Rafferty tells Shay that Dawson is missing. Shay wants to look for her but Rafferty reminds her that they have a job to do. Besides, it’s eggshell-skull Casey you want down in the shifting rubble, right? Rafferty you might want to spend less time staring at Shay’s lips if you don’t want all of us to know you’re a big gaymo. Holly, Shay, and Rafferty run off to help some more people and leave Imogene to chill on a couch which I’m sure is super calming to a kid who has been through a major trauma. Well done, responsible adults.

Herrmann is joking with Kendra who isn’t having any of his bullshit today, thank you very much. He calls her lady, and she tells him it’s Dr. Lady to him. They rescue her without Herrmann getting a knee in the nuts, so we’ll call it a win. Mills and Cruz have found the second bomb. Too bad the bomb squad stopped at Starbucks and won’t be there for another ten minutes. Boden busts ass over to the parking deck to check it out.

Severide and Casey are in the rubble looking for Gaby, and I guess anyone else who might need help. Severide tells Casey they are going to have to back out if they don’t find a space big enough to turn around. Casey wonders why Severide is trying to be smart about this plan now that they are under several tons of shifting concrete and metal. Maybe he just wants you to stare at his butt for a while, Casey. Geez!

Back in the hospital Dr. I’m Very Important and Names Mean Nothing to Me, tells Kim that Zoe’s liver was crushed and she needs surgery to fix it. He doesn’t really care that Kim isn’t Zoe’s guardian and goes ahead with the life saving. Capp, Tony and the gun toting diplomat are still carrying that guy around. They pop him on a gurney long enough for Dr. Arata to tell Capp the guy is dead and ogle the very convenient, transplant cooler one of the guys is carrying.

In the parking deck Boden wants a look at the bomb. He breaks the window and opens the driver’s side door and then climbs into the car. He honks the horn with his butt and Mills and Cruz nearly pee themselves. Next he reaches around and starts playing the tops of the bombs like a drum. Bull in a bomb factory. Jesus, where’s Betty McRae when you need her? Boden tells Cruz and Mills to leave the area but they won’t go. Boden flips back the blankets and finds a cheap gold watch, a note not to go above 55, and a picture of Sandra Bullock.

Casey finds a lady in the rubble. She’s not alive but she’s also not Dawson. Inside, Shay and Rafferty are zipping around. Shay moves really well for a woman with a gaping hole in her stomach. A lady hands them all tags and sends them off to triage the large group of people. We missed your face, Rafferty.

Mills climbs into the backseat of the car try to defuse the bomb. The Chief says, “You know, it’s 8:29, and if this thing is set to go at 8:30…” Mills tell him to shut his pie hole, with all due respect. His bomb training seems to have maxed out with “pick a wire and yank.” Thankfully, that’s all it takes this time.

In the operating room, Dr. Arata is trying to fix Zoe’s liver. When he comes out of the operating room he tells Kim that in spite of his massive ego he could not save the liver. Kim offer to donate hers but they aren’t the same blood type. Kim starts to lose it. She can’t get in touch with her sister or her family. Doctor God Complex remembers he saw a cooler and rushes off to see if he can steal an organ from a dead guy.

Down in middle Earth, Casey and Severide are still trying to find Dawson. She wakes up and starts whacking a couple of pipes together like Michael Scott after he came back from Sandals. Casey calls up to see if Herrmann can locate the sound and when they do they race over to try to uncover the spot. They call for a medic to come out. Rafferty checks in with Shay, who is looking increasingly like she is going to die, and then heads out. Shay takes the opportunity to unwrap her poorly bandaged middle to check that, yep, it’s still gushing like Old Faithful.

Holly comes by to tell Shay she is going up to check on Zoe. Shay tags along. Imogene is like, “I am so telling mom you left me sitting here alone for, like, an hour.” She’s worried about Zoe and Shay tells her that “good thoughts are all you can give” (unless, you happen to be the same blood type and then we’ll take a bunch of your liver). Imogene starts to have a seizure. Dr. Beardy is back and he says she’s got a subdural hematoma. But no worries, he’s going to operate and she’ll be fine. Right.

Dr. Arata finds the transplant cooler, checks it out and steals it like a regular Izzy Stevens. Meanwhile, Rose Dawson is still blowing her little whistle in the freezing water. Just as she passes out, Casey arrives. Severide tells her that she looks like shit and then Casey and Dawson make out. Guys, maybe wait to be on solid ground first.

Kim collapses into the chest of another cop. Arata runs by saying there’s a chance the liver will work. Outside, they have pulled away enough rubble to see Dawson, Casey, and Severide the third wheel. Arata opens the cooler and the liver is no longer cool. It’s no good. Kim curls into a ball. Dawson gets herself strapped in a basket and hauled out. Everyone cheers as she goes by and Casey and Severide climb out of the rubble behind her.

The PD pull up wearing impossibly tight leather jackets. I’m pretty sure Voight has been stitched into his. They find the diplomat’s security detail and tell him to hand over the guns. He balks, but one look at Detective Hairporn’s face and he gives up. I understand, dude.

Inside, Dr. Beardy is operating on Imogene but her pupils don’t respond. Outside the Commissioner shows up and tells Boden the guys have done well and can go home. Boden tells him, no thanks, they will stay. Rafferty radios up to Shay to tell her that Dawson is safe. Before Shay can radio back she collapses on the floor.

The two-part crossover episode continues tonight on Chicago P.D. at 10 PM on NBC. I will be doing a short recap of Shay’s storyline tomorrow.

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