9-1-1: Lone Star

Now if you'll look up ahead,

you'll see an exact replica

of the most famous artillery pieces in Texas history.

The Twin Sisters.

They were key in helping Texas triumph

at the Battle of San Jacinto, avenging the Alamo,

and winning the Republic her independence.

Who helped the Republicans?

I don't know. I think some girls,

but I can't hear with these masks.

May I continue?

Now, some people believe

the cannons sank in quicksand,

others, a Galveston bayou.

Mom, look!

But their whereabouts remains a mystery.

Oh, my goodness!

- Do you see that? - Holy smokes!

They have rides?

So here's something

you don't see every day...

A military tank on the streets of Austin.

Sources are saying it's an M1 Abrams

first used in combat during the Persian Gulf War.

Apparently, whoever's driving that thing

stole it from the Texas Military Forces Museum

in the last half hour or so.

Police should have no trouble finding him.

He's left a trail of destructin for more than a mile.

His name's Lieutenant John Vasquez.

The curator at the museum says he volunteers there.

- Helps maintain the equipment. - Inform Austin PD.

See if you can get a number on the guy.

Copy that.

This is

the Austin Police Department.

You are in extreme danger.

Stay clear of the road!

Park 'em at least two deep!

We're talking about a 57-ton tank.

You really think he'll stop for this?

No, but hopefully his treads will get stuck

- when he tries to go over. - And if he decides

to just shoot us with the cannon?

Duck.

Everybody, take cover!

Get ready to run.

Somebody needs to come up with a new plan.

Where do you want us, Sergeant?

Hell if I know.

We got no idea where he's going.

And we can't talk to him.

And he's not picking up his phone.

So you know who he is.

Lieutenant John Vasquez.

He was a tank gunner at Desert Storm.

Wife says he's been despondent

since they buried his daughter on Friday.

She was 27.

Served two tours in Afghanistan.

She died in Afghanistan?

No. She died here.

We'll keep pace. Strand out.

The poor bastard.

Yeah, first the world ends, and now this.

Plus, there hasn't been a decent military funeral

- in a year. - No wonder he's pissed.

Cap, I think I know where this guy's going.

He's headed to the VA Hospital.

Come on, people! We gotta evacuate!

Let's go! Let's go!

Go, go, move. Let's move it, come on!

You sure about this?

His daughter was denied care at this facility.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure.

All right, come on! Let's move it!

Move, move, move, move!

There's still a lot of sick folks in there, Cap.

Cap, we haven't even hit the east wing yet.

We should call it.

We need to consider our people's safety too.

What about his people?

Elena?

Oh, mi amor. What are you doing?

They forgot about her, Elena.

Our baby. Everyone forgot her.

I'm gonna make them remember.

John, stop. Listen to me.

These people, they wanna help us.

What people?

Mr. Vasquez.

My name is Grace Ryder. I'm a 9-1-1 dispatcher.

I do have a friend on the line.

He has something he'd like to say to you.

Mr. Vasquez. This is Captain Owen Strand.

Austin FD.

I wanna say how sorry I am for your loss.

No one should ever have to feel what you're feeling.

I understand you wanna blame the government

for what happened to your daughter.

For denying her sacrifice.

I know how painful that feels.

You have no idea how that feels!

No idea!

Oh, but I do, Lieutenant.

You see, on 9/11, it was the one day

this country swore that it would never forget.

And it did.

Those of us who were there that day,

we don't have that luxury.

We don't get to forget.

And I know too many people who survived that day,

only to die years later

forgotten.

Ignored.

Because their problems were too expensive.

Too inconvenient.

So yeah...

I understand your rage.

John.

The men and women standing with me aren't moving.

How would Sophia feel

about you taking down all these heroes?

Heroes just like her.

How is that gonna honor her memory?

Do not make your daughter's life a footnote

to something stupid you do here today in her name.

Captain Strand?

Still standing.

Let's move. Let's get him out of that tank.

Please don't shoot!

Okay.

Good one, Cap.

Hey, hey, hey, social distance.

- All right. - Social distance.

Lord, help me.

- Well? - Hot damn!

Back in the saddle, babe.

Yeah, the saddle's a little tighter than it used to be.

In all the right places.

You look like a boss. A sexy-ass boss.

Well, I'm glad I look the part

'cause I sure as hell don't feel like it.

What are you talking about?

Tommy Vega, you were the best paramedic captain

- in Travis County. - Exactly.

Was.

That was the better part of a decade, Charles.

I mean, what if I just don't have it anymore?

Impossible.

Greatness is in your DNA.

You got this. You believe that.

Chateaubriand?

- For breakfast? - Steak and eggs!

It's classic. Besides, I got 40 pounds

of this stuff frozen in the garage.

Along with five buckets of scallops,

two cases of lobsters, and not to mention,

15 cases of toilet paper, 70 formal place settings,

and stir sticks.

Oh, so many stir sticks.

Well, upside, world ends tomorrow,

- we're ready. - Yeah.

I'm pretty sure it ended last March.

- Baby? - Mmm... mm-hmm?

I'm sorry about this.

- I failed you. - Hey, uh-uh.

No, you didn't fail, and neither did the restaurant.

We were doing great.

Then a damn virus blew up the world.

And not just our world. The whole damn world.

I know that going back to work isn't what you want right now.

No. No, it isn't.

I always figured I'd go back at some point,

and I'd hoped that it was when the girls were a little older,

but... that's all.

- But now? - Hmm?

They get their daddy at home to take care of them?

I mean...

- We're gonna be okay. - Mm-hmm.

Assuming I don't forget the difference

between Dextrose and DuoNeb.

Ooh! Oh, that's it.

- Talk dirty to me, Captain. - Oh, you like that?

- I do. - Dextrose.

- Oh, my God. - Yeah.

Morning.

It smells like dinner.

It's not. It's breakfast.

It's steak and eggs. A classic.

Hey, doesn't your mama look like a boss?

Mama is the boss.

I love my girls!

Well, if you ask me,

what she did was incredibly selfish.

What are we talking about?

- Michelle. - Again.

- What'd she do? - The same thing.

- She quit! - She did not quit.

She gave up her occupation in pursuit of her vocation.