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Okay, where are you calling from, sir?
We're at home. 2362 Greenbriar.
-Hurry!
Okay, paramedics are on their way to you now,
and you said your brother's name is Brad?
-Yes.
Okay, and what's your name?
Scott.
Okay, Scott. My name is Grace.
Can you tell me what your brother is choking on?
-What's he eating? -What wasn't he eating?
Okay, your brother's sitting upright?
Yes, we're both on the sofa.
All right, I need you to get behind him.
We're gonna do the Heimlich maneuver.
No, I can't.
It's okay. I'll talk you through it.
No, I can't get behind him. We're conjoined twins!
Oh, okay. I see.
How old are you guys?
We're 34. It's our birthday actually.
Scott, listen, we need to keep your brother
breathing until the paramedics get there,
and we wanna clear his airway,
so I need you to reach into his mouth,
and take your finger and sweep it down
his throat if you can.
Just hold still, Brad!
There's something! There's something!
Ah! It's peanut butter!
I think he's choking on peanut butter!
Ah, that's gonna make it a little trickier for us.
Tricky?
How could this get any trickier?
Ugh.
His windpipe is clogged with something viscous.
It's gonna be more difficult to dislodge.
-Brad, you pig. But that's okay.
Is there a hard-edged surface nearby
like a chair or a railing?
-Um, how 'bout a countertop? Great, that's perfect.
Get to that, we're gonna do some self-abdominal thrusts.
We're gonna get up. Come on, Brad.
One, two, three.
-Come on.
Here we go. Come on, Brad.
Come on!
Brad.
Brad?
Oh, he's not making any sound.
Oh, God, he's deadweight.
Brad, go! Gah!
Scott?
Scott, you still there?
It's no good. He passed out.
I think he's dead.
Well, we don't know that. If he just stopped breathing,
then he's probably got at least three minutes.
I should've told him happy birthday.
Hey, it's okay. You're gonna be able to.
No, we haven't spoken to each other in two years.
You wouldn't know by looking at us,
but we're not that close.
And now it's too late.
We're not gonna make it, are we?
Well, this sucks.
Suction. Scott, listen.
Do you have a vacuum cleaner in the house?
What?
A vacuum cleaner, the kind with the attachments.
Do you have one?
Uh...
Yes! Yes!
Okay, can you get to it?
Um, I don't know.
Scott, listen. I need you to try.
We have two minutes, and we're gonna use them, okay?
Okay.
♪
I got there.
Okay, good. Is it plugged in?
Uh, hang on.
Scott, what was that?
I had to turn us over to reach.
Plugged in!
Okay, good, I need you to attach the crevice cleaner.
That's the long skinny one.
I'm trying.
Got it.
Okay, good. I need you to take the end
and place it into your brother's mouth.
Gently, not too deep. Be careful of his teeth.
Oh, God. His skin is so cold.
It's okay. Don't worry about that.
Just see if you can get that attachment into his mouth,
then hold your hand around it to make a seal.
I got it.
Okay, good. Run it full blast.
I think it worked! I think he's breathing!
Brad, are you breathing?
Are we talking again?
Yes, you idiot!
We're talking.
Scott, tell your brother happy birthday.
Happy damn birthday, Brother.
Happy birthday, yourself.
Paramedics are making their way up your walkway now, gentlemen.
Grace, thank you. You saved us both.
Me and my idiot brother.
Admit it.
-You can't live without me.
♪
All right, did you do your walk around?
All compartment doors are secure,
and all six tires are at 100 PSI.
All right, you know what to do, skipper.
-So ignition switch. -Mm-hmm.
And start button.
♪
It's broken.
So ask yourself, what'd you forget?
-Battery switch. -Battery switch.
All right, I got this.
Battery switch, ignition switch,
and start button.
What's next?
Uh, oil pressure's all good, and here we go.
-Damn it! -All right, take a minute.
Take a breath and ask yourself, what'd you forget?
-The point of any of this. -Well, the point of it is
you begged me to get your fire specialist certification.
You said you wanted a challenge, you recall?
I'm sorry, Judd, I just,
I got some news last night.
I'm a little shook.
Was it bad news?
News.
Wait a minute, you're-- you're pregnant?
That's right.
Isn't it great? You're gonna be a big brother.
Is this even possible?
-It's confirmed. -By science.
Ooh, damn.
So your pops has got some powerful stuff.
-Really? -Mm-hmm.
That's your takeaway?
No, I'm saying it's impressive.
It also goes to show you should always use birth control,
'cause whether you think you can or you can't,
you can.
Yeah, well according to them, they were.
Ooh, so I'm saying. That's powerful stuff.
Ugh, all right.
I understand how you feel though.
You do?
You're life it's just been you. Right?
So you were the firstborn, and you're the baby.
You're always gonna be the firstborn,
but you don't get to be the baby no more.
What are you saying, that I'm threatened?
'Cause that's ridiculous.
No, it's Biblical.
You got Cain and Abel,
the Prodigal Son's less famous older brother,
and Joseph's ten hermanos.
They were about your age when he came along,
and they chucked his ass down a well.
I'm not chucking anyone down a well.
I'm saying it's natural to resent the baby.
Trust me, I got three brothers.
What, you think it was peace in the valley
every time another Ryder boy come along?
How'd you deal with it?
I didn't have to.
'Cause I was the baby.
Laundry duty is the worst.
How does one house create so much of it anyway?
-We make a lot of messes. -The real question is,
how can I carry 70 pounds of PPE on my back
all day long no problem,
yet ten minutes of folding undershirts,
and my shoulders are in knots?
It's cause your technique sucks.
You're employing a variation of the traditional chest fold.
Inefficient with inconsistent creases,
and that's why your stacks are lumpy bumpy.
My stacks aren't lumpy bumpy.
-They're a little lumpy bumpy. -You see mine?
Nice and tight. The secret is the pinch fold.
Trust me. It'll change your life.
That is dumbest thing I've ever heard.
♪
Voilà.
-What sorcery is this?
What the hell? Hey!
What are you doing? What the--
-Hey, hey! -Hey, you can't park here!
-Hey! -Hey!
Hey, stop! Hey!
Stop!
Ma'am, you cannot park here.
Why not? It's empty, isn't it?
I told you we should've parked on the street, Mama.
Mama?
Baby boy!
What are y'all doing here?
We wanted to surprise you!
-Well, mission accomplished.
Mateo, Marjan, this is my mom and my sister.
-Nice to meet you. -How's it going?
Mama, you look good. Real good.
Me? Look at you.
Is this my son or Mr. Vin Diesel?
Come on, Mom.
Naomi, doesn't your brother look strong?
Feel these biceps. Ooh!
I'm good.
Naomi.
Hey, P.
Uh, yeah, uh...
Sweet ride by the way.
Thank you.
-Yeah, Mama whose RV is this? -Mine.
Bought and paid for. We got a deal.
Honey, your sister drove a hard bargain.
Yeah, I bet she did.
After a year of sheltering in place,
I needed to get out of Chicago.
So you take a road trip down to Texas?
We're just passing through.
-Passing through to where? -To Mexico.
We're gonna take the Pan-American Highway.
You know it goes almost all the way down to the South Pole?
Wow, that sounds like quite an adventure.
That's the idea. It's like your sister says,
"YOLO, you only live once."
Yeah, Mama, I know what it means.
So was this your idea, huh?
No, it was all Mom, but I'm all about it.
I mean, after all this time, you probably don't remember
how cramped that apartment really is.
I remember.
Uh, I hate to interrupt,
but uh, we do really need you to move that RV.
Oh, of course. We were just stopping by.
Paul, baby, we're at the RV Park off South Lamar.
Will you come by for dinner?
I'll make pot roast.
This baby has on oven bigger than the one in our apartment.
-Shoot, I'm in there.
-Are you good? -Yep.
Yep.
-All right, Mama, take care. -Okay, baby.
Love you.
That's so rad that they're driving
to the South Pole.
I've always wanted to see an emperor penguin in real life.
You cannot actually drive to the South Pole,
and it's not rad, it's insane.
We're in the middle of a pandemic,
and my mom has health issues.
She seems spry enough.
Oh, yeah, she's spry,
but she has cardiopulmonary disease,
which is the ultimate pre-existing condition.
And there Naomi is right beside her to egg her on.
Why didn't you say something?
'Cause me and my sister haven't exactly been on speaking terms
for a while now.
Yeah, I could tell with the looks
you guys were giving each other.
It was like House of the Flying Daggers.
It was like
How long is a while, exactly?
Ever since I transitioned.
Huh, this one sounds promising.
Dillon Bancroft, UT grad, Phi Beta Cappa.
Hell to the no.
Did a certification course with him a couple of years ago.
He reeks of patchouli and arrogance.
Okay.
Have you heard anything about Shayla Myers
from Round Rock?
Shayla "Head Case" Myers?
Nancy.
This is happening.
We cannot continue to do this job shorthanded.
I know you and Tim were close...
We were more than just close, Cap.
He was like a brother.
I understand.
I do.
But it's time.
So you and I
are going to pick the three most qualified applicants,
we're going to test them in the field,
and we're going to fill this position.
Okay?
Family, that's what I found here at the 126.
So when we bring in a new EMT,
it's really not just about filling a position.
We're adding to our family.
I-I understand.
That's beautiful.
Makes total sense.
So I have a little tradition.
Whenever we bring in a new team member,
I like to reacquaint ourselves
with the EMT Oath and Code of Ethics.
Now, I don't expect you to have it memorized.
Good. Because I don't.
Yeah, I think I remember it.
You're referring to the oath
penned by Charles B. Gillespie, M.D.
Personally, I think it was a mistake
to remove all mentions of God.
"I solemnly pledge myself..."
"To conserve life..."
"To alleviate suffering..."
"To..."
-"Promote health..." -"To provide services..."
"Based on human need..."
"With compassion and..."
"Respect for human dignity."
That's us, Collin. You drive.
Copy that.
Whoa. Hey, look out!
-Careful! -What was that?
My bad.
What do we got? A stab wound?
Reusable straw.
He fell on a latte.
♪
Nancy, nebulizer with Albuterol.
Sir, we really need you to give us some space to work.
She needs to know I'm here.
Sir, please. I'm asking you nicely.
Earl? Earl?
Sir, I said back away.
You good?
Yeah.
Five more feet.
Right there.
Ooh!
-Oh, oh, oh. -Oh, oh.
Oh.
-All right.
Eagle Scout, Rhodes Scholar,
four tours in the Navy, and you've been a senior medic
at the Texas Capitol ever since.
That's an impressive resumé, Pearce.
Thank you, Captain Vega.
Almost too impressive.
It says here that you've, um,
never lost a patient under your care.
Well, touch wood.
You know, realistically I know that that can't last.
In fact, the Lieutenant Governor gave me
a little bit of a scare last Fall,
but yes, I have been very lucky.
Well, lucky doesn't pitch a perfect game.
You must be exceptionally skilled under pressure.
My scoutmaster used to say, "Storms bring out eagles."
-And I guess it stuck.
Will you give us a second?
Of course, Captain.
♪
The Eagle Scout has landed.
Something has to be wrong with that guy.
Nobody is that perfect.
True, true, but did you see his posture?
And his fingernails were clean.
He's probably a serial killer.
At this point, that doesn't disqualify him.
I say we pull the trigger.
I don't love the metaphor.
But okay.
♪
Hey.
You wanted to see me?
How's training going?
Judd said there were casualties.
Four. All orange cones.
Yeah, they probably had it coming.
Have a seat.
What's that?
Is that your will?
God, I hope not.
It's my Power Of Attorney.
I'm signing it over to you.
To me? Why?
Don't look so shocked.
I put my life in your hands every day.
We both do. All of us do.
Yeah, so this is a little bit different.
It's just me and you.
I'm going under the knife in two weeks.
What? Is everything okay?
Everything's great.
That last cancer surgery you've been all over me to schedule,
I'm finally doing it.
So hopefully I'll wake up
a couple weeks from now cancer free.
This is a precaution. A formality really.
Dad, that's amazing. Yeah, of course I'll sign it.
But why not Mom?
I think I've signed enough over to your mother already.
Just date it here.
You know, I've been on you about this for months.
What made you change your mind?
I am going to be a father.
♪
-Silly. -So, Mama,
you feel free to drive through Texas
anytime with that pot roast.
I sure have missed your cooking.
And I miss cooking for you.
Nobody puts away a pot roast like my boy.
I'm gonna open another bottle.
Why not? We're not driving tonight.
Does wine really mix well with Mom's meds?
Believe it or not, P, we found a way to keep Mom alive
since you bolted off to Texas.
I can see why you love it, Paul.
It sure is a beautiful country down here.
Rugged and open. It suits you.
-A little dull for me.
That's 'cause you got Cloud Forests on the brain.
Your sister found a spot in Costa Rica
where you can go zip-lining in a rain forest
at the top of a mountain.
Top of a mountain, huh?
So I guess there'd be some hiking involved, huh?
I'd imagine so.
-To cold, thin air. -Mm-hmm.
Here we go. I told you he would do this.
-Do what? -Take a dump on everything.
Naomi, baby, don't say "dump" at the table.
All right, Naomi, I get it.
You're there on the daily, and I'm miles away.
You're pissed because you stayed, and I left.
Now I appreciate everything that you do,
but that does not mean I stop having an opinion.
And yet, nobody's asked you for it.
Okay, well, you gonna get it anyway.
I mean, have you thought any of this through?
-Mom's health aside,
I mean what if this thing breaks down?
Two women alone in the middle of some strange highway.
Women? Women?
You of all people do not get to play the gender card.
Hey, hey, hey, hey. Who's for pie?
-So you really wanna go there? -Go where, P?
First of all, my name ain't P. It's Paul.
You can't even say my damn name.
I don't even know what you're talking about.
I'm talking about the reason
why we cannot have a conversation
like two grown folks.
You never dealt with me, Naomi! You never dealt with who I am.
Are you being serious right now?
You think I give a crap about you being trans?
Is that what you think?
All I know is that everyone else in our family
accepted me with open arms, and that's fine.
I sure as hell did me,
so I guess you gotta, sure as hell, keep doing you.
I was nine years old.
I was nine years old, and I had a sister who I worshiped.
She was my world, and she left,
and nobody explained to me why.
And all the pictures came down.
Not just her memories up until then but mine too.
All those memories,
and everyone pretended like she never even existed.
♪
Like I never had that sister who I loved.
She left, and you came back,
and it felt to me like you killed her.
So no, P,
it's you who never dealt with me.
You say I'm mad because you left.
No.
I'm mad because she did.
And she never said goodbye.
I'm going to bed.
Yo, George! Less pressure.
-Yep. -It's powerful stuff.
Do you remember the crash at all?
I must've nodded off.
I was up all night prepping for a big wedding.
All right, let me take a look at you.
How's the new guy working out?
Well, he got us here without running anybody over.
So, you know, that's in his favor.
Seriously though? This kid seems good.
I wish I could say that about mine.
I told him about the thing.
The thing that--oh, oh.
The pregnancy thing. He didn't take it well?
I thought at first.
Lately he's been a little chilly.
I'm sure it's all in your head.
Way to hustle, son!
Yeah, that's chilly.
♪
Captain Vega, Captain Vega! A hand?
-What happened? -I don't know.
She was alert, talking two seconds ago.
Start a line. Phenobarb and D2.
-Or not.
Hey, where'd your guy go?
That's cynokit. I said pheno--
All deference, Captain, look at her blood.
It's candy apple red, sudden seizures,
I think she's hyperoxic from cyanide poisoning.
Heart rate's dropping back into the 110s.
She's stabilizing.
How did you know?
Flower arrangements.
They left sprigs of cherry laurel.
They release trace amounts of cyanide gas when you cut them.
And she was driving around in a van full of them.
Good work.
Give it.
Hey, give it. Give it.
You're gonna crash it.
I'm not gonna crash it.
You're just stalling.
No matter how long we stay out here,
you still gotta go home and pack.
Stupid Boston.
Why'd my mom have to take that job anyways?
'Cause it's a job.
Hey, cut her some slack. It's not gonna be that bad.
Are you kidding?
The snow, the Patriots,
and I have to share a room with you.
I'm not listening to you FaceTime Kiera every night.
So good news is, you won't have to.
You're gonna have your own room.
What do you mean?
Danny, I've been trying to break it to you all day.
I'm not going with you and Mom.
I'm gonna stay here,
live Coach Conway and his family,
finish high school.
What? No.
Mom would never let you do that.
She said it's okay. It's just a year.
My freshman year.
-You'll be fine. -No, I won't.
I'll get creamed. I need you to have my back.
I'll always have your back.
Not if I'm there, and you're here.
-What'd you do? -I-I--
You crashed it.
No, I didn't. I swear.
That drone cost me 500 bucks.
Come on. Let's go find it.
Stay close.
♪
Is it busted?
Hey! Hey, hey! You stop right there!
-Stop, right where you are!
Don't move! Don't move!
Don't shoot! We just crashed our drone.
It didn't crash. He shot it.
Aw, hell, boy.
I thought you was the government spying on me.
Okay, well, we're not. Okay, we're just gonna go.
Sorry.
Stop! Don't move!
Do not move.
I'm not gonna shoot you, kid.
You need to listen to me real close.
All right?
You boys are in a minefield.
One false move, it's hasta la bye-bye.
It's God's own miracle you made it to where you are
without trodding on one.
It's gonna be fine.
Just stay where you are.
I laid every last one of them myself.
Yeah, well, do you have a map!?
Map's right here, all right?
I got it all up in my--
Oh, God!
Oh, God, Wes.
What are we gonna do?
Danny, uh, I think I...
Wes?
Wake up, please, Wes.
Help.
Neighbor said the field spans 50 yards
in each direction.
Every antipersonnel mine under the sun.
Guy was a frequent flyer at the army surplus store.
Do you have any idea where he buried these things?
I guess he did.
I guess he didn't.
Captain Strand, I don't like what I'm seeing.
-It's a lot of blood. -Hey, Cap.
Bomb squad's still 40 minutes out.
How much time does the boy have?
Not 40 minutes.
Maybe 30.
Probably less.
He's gonna need a transfusion just to hang on.
All right, we'll do this on foot.
Marjan, get me the 3-inch line,
some heavy ropes.
Mateo, I need the biggest duffel we got
-and some spray paint. -Spray paint?
Brighter the better. Let's go!
Sheriff's contacted the mother. She's on her way.
Says both brothers are O-Neg.
Good news is, we got plenty of that.
You ready?
Am I ready to go into a minefield?
Well, Captain Strand's gonna be ahead of you the whole time.
Um, until he isn't.
Are you having second thoughts?
I never had first thoughts.
Those boys need your perfect record today.
I have a perfect record
because I don't do things like walking into minefields.
I'm not the bomb squad.
That kid needs a transfusion to survive
to meet the bomb squad.
You know what? It's okay.
And I don't want you to think
that you're going to be penalized
for refusing to do something that you think is unsafe.
Wrong line of work, don't you think?
I'll go.
-That's crazy. -That's crazy?
But it wasn't crazy when you expected me to go?
I'll go.
I was a duel function FD-medic in New York.
All my certifications are up to date.
I can do this.
-You ready? -I think so.
We'll be fine. You know why?
Because we put our lives in each other's hands
every day?
Because if we don't get out of here,
your mother's gonna kill me.
-Ooh.
All right.
Man.
All right! Your turn!
Jump into the orange ring.
-All right.
-Hurry.
Wes, stay awake.
-Man, I can't look at this. -I can't stop looking.
I can't stop the bleeding.
How you boys doing?
My brother's hurt. He's bleeding real bad.
That's a good sign actually.
All right, we're coming toward you.
Dad!
Captain Strand!
I'm okay! Still in one piece.
Did you boys get hit with anything?
No.
I'm Owen. This is TK.
I tried to stop the bleeding, but I couldn't.
You did great.
You slowed it down and kept your brother alive.
Captain Vega.
He's breathing, and you're right,
it looks like shrapnel nicked his femoral.
Torniquet the leg. Start your saline line.
Copy that.
Dad.
I'm gonna put a torniquet on you.
It is not gonna feel good.
And TK's gonna give you some blood.
Aah...
All right, this is gonna make you feel
a million times better, buddy. Hey.
Hold this for your brother.
Just a little sting. All right.
Hold that blood up.
All right, now the good stuff.
Wes? Wes?
He's dying.
Captain Vega, he's got no pulse.
Then he's not getting the blood.
Start compressions now.
Squeeze this while I do compressions.
Okay.
Come on. Come on.
Come on, buddy.
He's awake! He's awake!
He's alive.
Why are you always trying to leave me?
I'm not the one leaving, kid.
And you still gotta pack.
Here comes the calvary.
♪
Good job.
You saved his life.
You got me here.
-Captain, do you have a minute?
Of course. Come in.
So, um...
about what happened out there today--
Pearce, do not apologize.
I should've asked you
if you were comfortable going into that minefield
instead of just assuming it,
and I meant what I said.
You will never be punished
or penalized in any way
for refusing to do something you feel is not safe.
Well, I never assumed I would be.
Okay, good.
And if I was, I'd go straight
to a union rep or maybe a lawyer.
Mm-hmm.
Look, I just don't think that this is gonna work out.
You don't?
The culture that you and Captain Strand foster
around here, it's not for me.
And what culture would that be?
A cowboy culture
where you actually seem to enjoy
running headlong into danger.
I think you might be overstating things a bit
and maybe even confusing the fire and rescue side
with the EMS branch of this house.
Am I?
Because I'm pretty sure the guy I replaced
got hit by a lava bomb.
We don't control the calls we catch.
But you do control how you respond to them.
I'm starting to see how you got that perfect record.
"I will serve unselfishly
"and continuously in order to help make a better world
for all mankind."
That oath is what drives
every action the 126 takes.
It's not perfect, and yeah,
that may sometimes mean a little danger,
but that's who we are.
And you are an exceptionally talented paramedic.
And you're right.
Not a good fit.
♪
I wish you luck, Pearce.
You too, Captain.
Dang it.
Later.
And another one bites the dust.
Man, Vega's got them dropping like flies over there.
She must be tough.
She's tough. So's the job.
It was, uh, it was pretty exciting though.
You should get his paycheck for this week and yours.
Yeah, you were badass out there.
-Oh, no. -What happened?
It's my mom.
They never made it out of town. Y'all, she's in the hospital.
I'm looking for Cynthia Strickland's room.
She texted me. She said that she was here.
-Her birthday is-- -Paul, hey.
Mama. Oh, my God.
Hey.
You said you were in the hospital.
-What's going on? -And so I am.
Are you okay?
Honey, I'm fine. It's your sister.
Naomi? What's wrong with Naomi?
She had a little flare up.
A flare up? A flare up of what?
MS.
MS? Since when have you had MS?
Since my diagnosis three years ago.
Three years...
Oh, Naomi.
Don't look at me like that, P.
It's not like I'm dying tomorrow.
What are your symptoms?
Usually starts with pins and needles in my feet
and my vision goes blurry.
After that my balance.
But she never complains.
So this trip
wasn't a bucket list for Mom, was it?
It was for you.
I wanted to have an adventure while I still can.
I don't care what you say.
I'm zip-lining through the rainforest, damn it.
-Yes you are, baby.
Mama, how could you not have told me about this?
-I wanted to, son, but-- It wasn't hers to tell.
Sucks don't it?
Having a bomb dropped on your head?
You're right.
It really does.
Look, Naomi, I...
I'm sorry I never dealt with you.
I was just a kid myself when I first left home.
I was 17,
and I barely had the language or the understanding
of what I was going through, let alone,
you know, how to explain it to a nine-year-old.
You were going through a lot.
It's true.
And I didn't consider
what someone else was going through,
but I should have,
and that's on me, not you.
I'm sorry you never got a chance to say goodbye
to your big sister,
but I didn't kill her.
She never existed.
Not really.
I do know that,
and I stopped missing her a long time ago.
But I do miss my big brother.
Hey, hey. I am right here.
♪
And you have always had me.
I know.
I love you, Paul.
You called me Paul.
That's your name, isn't it?
Yeah.
My babies.
Seriously though,
thank you for coming in and helping out.
I will hobble anywhere just to say "I told you so."
I knew that guy was too good to be true.
All right, well, we need to go through this pile again,
so you take A through L,
and I'll do M through Z.
-You know what'd be handy? -Hmm?
If instead of special interests and hobbies,
there was a section for annoying traits and habits.
Do you smack your gum? Are you a backstabber?
Do you faint at the sight of...
What?
Knock, knock.
Captain Vega. What can I do for you?
Well, you may have heard that
my most recent hire, Pearce Risher...
The coward.
Sorry.
Well, he quit.
Yeah, I did hear something about that.
What scared him off?
Sorry.
Yeah, anyway, it's been, you know,
it's been rough
just trying to find a good fit
-to replace Tim Rosewater and-- -Well, I gotta point out
if you're looking for recommendations,
I'm not from around here.
Well, actually a new candidate
just came across my desk.
Yeah, seven years of experience,
um, high grades in his PET,
top marks in agility,
and multiple commendations of valor
with another one on the way.
The guy sounds like a unicorn. What's the issue?
Yeah.
He's your son.
Nice work.
Nobody'll ever know.
Thank God.
I backed into one of those parking lot pole thingies
during Judd's obstacle course.
Bollard.
Parking lot pole thingies, it's called a bollard.
Ah.
♪
Well, good news is,
I guess an ambulance would be a little bit more maneuverable.
You heard?
That you're looking for a new captain?
Yeah, I heard.
You wanna tell me what's going on with you?
Look, I didn't say anything
'cause I didn't wanna jinx it,
and I don't even know
if Captain Vega's gonna offer me the job.
Of course she is.
You're an outstanding candidate.
She said that?
Not directly, but she'd be a fool not to,
and the woman's no fool.
So you're mad?
I'm not mad. I'm surprised.
And a little stung.
Look, TK, is this really what you want?
I think so.
And it's not some emotional reaction
you're having because of something I might've said?
Emotional reaction? What, like a tantrum?
I did not say tantrum.
No, Dad, I'm not having a tantrum.
Again, I word I never used.
Look.
I know that things seem overwhelming...
Yeah, they kinda really do.
Well, I'm overwhelmed.
But you're overwhelmed with joy,
which is great,
and I'm just overwhelmed.
But, you know, that's not new.
You know, in the past,
I'd cope with these feelings
in a pretty unhealthy way.
You know, so instead of calling a paramedic,
I'm thinking of becoming one.
I mean, that's gotta count for progress, right?
Yeah, I can't argue that. Look.
You'd be an amazing addition to any captain's team.
And if this is what you really want,
I'll support you.
Thanks, Dad.
You know I support you too, right?
I am actually happy for you and Mom.
And I don't even think it's weird
that you're having another kid at your age.
What is kind of weird
is me having a baby brother or baby sister at mine.
Well, any kid would be lucky
to have you as a big brother.
And I can vouch for how lucky that kid is
to have you guys as parents.
I mean, I'll admit I am, you know, little jealous
that he or she is gonna have you guys together,
which is something I never really did.
Yeah, I know.
I'm sorry about that.
You two are gonna be together, right?
Well, we haven't worked out all the details yet.
I'm sure it'll be a minefield.
You'll find your way through.
You are very good at that.
All right, that should do it.
Okay, Mateo, try turning it over!
Turning it over, boss.
-Ay!
Whoo! Like butter, baby.
I told you it was the carburetor.
Mm-hmm.
Y'all are too kind doing all this for us.
Don't mention it, Miss Strickland.
Paul's family is our family.
All right.
Thanks, y'all.
You sure you're okay to drive?
I feel good, thank you.
All right, well, just make sure you FaceTime me a bunch.
And if I can't be there in real life,
I at least wanna see what you see.
You just wanna make sure we're okay.
Yes, that is the God's honest truth.
Thanks for looking out, big brother.
Always.
Mama!
Ah, bye, Mama.
-Take care. -Yeah, you take care, okay?
-And be safe. Okay, okay.
And take care of her.
Oh, we take care of each other, baby.
-That's how we do. -Mm-hmm.
-Love you. -Love you too, baby.
How's everything look?
Placenta and uterus look good.
Strong, steady heartbeat.
Everything's great.
-Thank you.
Would you like to know the sex?
No, no, we wanna wait--
God, yes. Tell me now.
It's a boy.
Oh, snap!
-You called it. -I did call it.
-She totally called it. -I did.
-I love you. -I love you.
Hey, little brother.
I'll see you soon.
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