Previously on Chicago Fire, Dawson decided she wanted to fight fires but was shocked to find cheating and corruption (come on Dawson, it’s Chicago.) Casey got himself bonked on the noggin a couple times and got in the habit of carrying bolt cutters because he could never remember his locker combination. Otis romanced Severide’s adorable little sister, Katie. Severide broke up a fight and found himself a target of a very bad dude. When the bad man couldn’t get to Severide through the wall of Detective Hairporn he kidnapped Severde’s sister.
Outside the precinct Severide runs into Keeler and throws him against a wall and screams, “Gimme back my sister!” Detective Hairporn comes zipping out and drags Severide off Keeler. She tells him that the cops have taps on his phone and car and he will lead them to Katie but not if Kelly keeps acting like a hothead.
Casey is meeting with a doctor who tells him that if he’s not careful his brain may become permanently scrambled eggs. He says, so you’re saying I’m going to be fine. Dude, you need a timeout and someone to chaperone you at the doctor’s office. Meanwhile, Dawson gets stuck in her fire simulator. She needs to shave twenty seconds off her time or else she won’t pass. Jones comes over to offer encouragement and tips on cheating. Dawson tells her to take a hike. She may not kick ass on the course but she’s not a cheater who rides her daddy’s coat tails. Let’s all take a moment to appreciate Dawson in her gear.
The gang is called out to a warehouse to rescue a guy who has his arm caught in a conveyor belt. After telling Otis to get his head in the game Casey takes a tumble and nearly splatters his Humpty Dumpty head all over the warehouse floor. Luckily, Super Clarke is there to save his butt.
Back at the firehouse Severide tells the Chief that CPD has lead but it might take a few days to find his sister. Boden says don’t worry about it, Clarke has taken over your job of keeping Casey from dying. Otis apologizes to Kelly for not being there to save Katie. Shay catches Severide before he leaves and tells him not to be a moron. He says he has a plan and she tells him to call that pretty detective and let her handle things. Oh Shay, I’m sure you’d like Detective Lindsay to handle all your things. Kelly says if it were Shay missing he would be running around trying to find her, or you know blaming Dawson and sitting on his ass like that time she actually went missing. She says, “Go be a hero. I’ll start getting the bail money together.”
Donna stops in to talk to Boden. She says they can skip their dinner plans in light of the kidnapping. He says they should keep them, it will take his mind off of everything else. Meanwhile, Dawson is chatting with another candidate and getting ready for the big test. He points out Jones talking to her dad and says her great test scores must be genetic. Dawson says, “Yeah, sure, that’s it.”
Severide shakes down the guy whose ass he saved in the blackout for information on Keeler. After some not so gentle persuasion, the guy tells him where to find Keeler’s right hand man. Severide jump the guy and starts going all Million Dollar Baby on his face. Severide walks off and comes back with a Halligan bar and asks where his sister is. Mr. Halligan is a very persuasive fellow and Severide places a call to Detective Hairporn and a minute and a half later they find Katie beaten up and lying on a filthy mattress.
In the hospital Katie tells Severide and Det. Lindsay that it was Keeler. Katie can’t bring herself to tell her big brother that Keeler raped her so Lindsay sends Severide out of the room. When Severide walks out Katie’s mom arrives and starts telling him that it’s his fault Katie got kidnapped. He snaps back. Man, Thanksgiving is going to be super awkward this year. Lindsay walks out and Severide asks what Keeler did to Katie. Oh Kelly, you’re what we call cute but dumb. The lovely Olivia Benson in training tells him and while Severide tears up Otis comes bombing in looking for Katie. Lindsay says he should go see her and then Otis punks out and runs away. Way to make this about you, Brian.
Dawson is rearranging her closet in preparation for her test at the academy. You wear a uniform, honey, you don’t have to coordinate an outfit. Casey comes in and lies about his brain being OK and then tells Dawson she’s going to do great. Boden is doing well at his meet the friends dinner until he get to the part where he was married twice before and didn’t tell Donna.
Shay is working at Molly’s and offers Clarke and his buddies another drink. His buddies are drinking milk. Shay gives them shit and then complains when they tip her with hockey tickets. They leave and Cruz runs over and swoons over the real, live, NHL stars who just walked out of the bar. Shay’s like, “Look, if that was Julie Chu we could talk, but those guys? I don’t do hockey hair.”
Boden warns everyone to be on the look out because Keeler is still free. Shay and Rafferty get called out and chat about the upcoming “lesbo night” at Molly’s. Shay asks if Rafferty is trying to come out to her and Rafferty says, “Can’t a person just be interested in if you’re single and if you like snarky brunettes?” The call is to an office where a guy can barely breath but is refusing medical attention for religious reasons. Rafferty channel her inner Dawson and takes the guy’s involuntary twitch as an indication he wants medical help. Rafferty tells Shay, “Some people need help even when they don’t realize it.” The words are “Shay, I’m gay.” Does that help?
Boden’s assistant hands Herrmann an envelope and he shoves it in his pocket. Casey tells Severide he’s really glad Katie’s OK. Yeah, she’s swell. Casey says Dawson has been having trouble with the timed test and they banter about their tests and whose “course record” is the biggest. Would you to just make out already? Severide asks about Casey’s head and Casey lies about just how rock solid it is.
They can’t finish their foreplay though because they are called out to a wreck involving a snowmobile. Seriously? When did Sarah Palin get to Chicago? Otis chats with the girl stuck in the back of the car while the guys pull the snowmobile away from her head. Of course it sparks the spilled gas and the whole thing goes up in flames a second after Otis saves the girl. Back at the house Boden congratulates Otis on a job well done and he asks for a couple of hours off. He heads over to the hospital to see Katie and they are just as dorky and adorable as ever.
Mills asks Boden if everything is all right with Hot Donna and the Chief says yes, but apparently that’s a bad thing. The Chief thinks he’s doomed to screw up his relationships. Boden hasn’t spoken to his stepson in months. Mills tells him that he’s a big boy and he can change his behavior. He says, “Chief pick up the damn phone.” Boden does and it doesn’t seem like Jimmy wants to talk. Perhaps you can’t change everything with a phone call.
Shay is waving the tickets around the common room and bitching about her lame tip. Cruz notes that the tickets go for around 800 dollars and suddenly Shay is whistling a different tune and imagining herself in Carrie Bradshaw’s closet. I didn’t have Shay pegged as a Jimmy Choo kind of girl. Shay runs out to talk to Rafferty who says she’s under review for saving Jacob’s life. Shay rolls up her sleeves and is ready to brawl anyone who tries to take Rafferty away. Rafferty says to forget about it. What’s that you were saying about people needing help?
It’s time for the big test and Dawson is ready to ace her O.W.L.s. She runs after Jones and is actually making good time until he stops to untangle Jones’ line from the stairs. Dawson slips and injures herself and Jones just skips away. Worst teammate ever. Dawson hobbles through the rest of the test but misses the cutoff.
Dawson is sitting next to some crutches when Jones and her Pops walk by. He tells Dawson it’s better to know she can’t hack it now. Jones apologizes for her dad and says he never wanted her to be a firefighter either because girls should cook and clean for firefighters not be firefighters. Oh I almost feel bad for you Jones but you’re still a cheater and an asshole.
Donna catches the Chief outside the firehouse and he tells her that he’s going to screw everything up. She is willing to take on his baggage but he breaks up with her. Also falling on her sword is Rafferty who admitted that she didn’t wait for consent and it taking a three month suspension to work out some of her residual dead fiance issues. She arranged for Dawson to take her spot and tries to make the parting less sorrowful by assuring Shay that they would have gotten into a fight and had an ugly divorce eventually. Maybe it would have ended badly but think of all the sex you’re missing out on by ending it now, Rafferty. Shay gives her a hug (but not with her legs) and sends her on her way.
Detective Hairporn calls Severide and says, “You’re going to want to see this.” Lady, the lesbians always want to see you. While they wait for Keeler to show up she asks what happened to Kelly’s hand. He calls it training, which is true if you consider what he did training for a bare knuckle brawl. Keller arrives and they pull him out of his car. Lindsay’s gun slips and somehow pistol whips Keeler across the face.
Severide pops into the hospital and apologizes to Katie’s mom. She says he was right and she was out of line. She’s going to do a better job of parenting Katie. Well, I guess if your baseline is your daughter getting kidnapped there’s nowhere to go but up. Katie tells Severide that her mom is taking her to Colorado. She’s been having flashbacks and needs time away. She asks Kelly to take care of Otis while she’s gone.
The next day the guys are working on their super secret project. Mouch almost electrocutes everyone. Otis shows up looking sad but hitting shit with a hammer should help. At fire safety day Dawson has her foot propped up on a chair and is handing out firefighter badges. Casey gives her a pep talk about retaking the test. She’s a firefighter damn it! (forget about the paramedic and medical school stuff). Kelly hands Nathan (the boy from the overturned backhoe) a badge and then says, “I’ve got a surprise for you.” It’s a brand new library!
At Molly’s Clarke asks Shay for a couple beers for his hockey buddies. Slow down, guys, don’t you want to maybe graduate to chocolate milk first? Say gets up on the bar and starts singing like Piper Perabo in Coyote Ugly. No? Fine, that’s just what happened in my head. She raffles off her hockey tickets to help buy books for the new library. She also announces that Herrmann’s test results are back and he opens them and it looks like the big lug just squeaked by with a pass. As they all celebrate Herrmann’s mediocrity, Severide gets a call from Detective Lindsay. The hockey boys give Shay tickets for all the owners of Molly’s. They want them to come to a game. Maybe they can introduce you to a nice hockey player Shay. Hockey players are very good with their hands, just saying. Casey finally tells Dawson about the fact that he was leaking blood from his ear. She’s mad he lied, again, and he promises this is the last time. Exactly how many “last lies” does this guy get? Cheater Jones shows up to introduce herself to Casey as the new candidate on Truck 81. Well this should be cozy.
Apparently, Keeler has some friends in high places and not even Erin Lindsay’s hotness can keep that asshole behind bars. Severide tells Erin to do something or he will. Tune in next week when Shay has to bail Severide out of the clink!
