Station 19

Previously on "Station 19"...

We know each other.

- Grant. - Yes! Travis.

I remember.

That woman does not slow down.

Are you good to work today?

I wouldn't be here if I weren't.

Who was proctoring the test?

- The fire chief. - Ripley.

Not an easy man to impress.

If a lieutenant spot opens up at the end of all this,

I expect you to throw your hat in the ring.

Who do you recommend to be the new captain...

Herrera or Gibson?

Neither one.

Flames aren't the deadliest part of a fire.

It's the heat.

Radiant heat alone can singe paper,

melt plastic, blister flesh.

- What are you doing?! - Aah! Okay, got it.

- What are you doing?! - Aah! Oh!

- Sorry. - What?

Got it.

You're burning our wedding photos?

I was having a moment.

Seems like a lifetime ago.

I can't believe we're getting divorced.

Yeah, me either.

Wait. Oh, wait.

Did you put our unity hands in the fireplace, too?

Look, I said I was having a moment.

Well, you can't just go reducing all our memories to ashes!

What else did you put in there?

You know what? I'm gonna go check the rest of the house.

Nothing! No. Okay, you're being very dramatic.

You know, I'm the one who just burned my fingers, by the way.

I think that's something most people don't realize.

If the heat index is high enough,

it'll get the job done.

You don't even have to touch the fire...

for it to burn you.

It's dawn, and we're just getting home...

and I can't keep doing this.

You stay up all night all the time.

Yeah, to put out fires, not to go to concerts.

And to eat ramen and to watch the sunrise.

I mean, I wouldn't have a job reviewing music if I didn't,

you know, actually see the bands perform.

That ramen was delicious.

Well, to be fair, everything tastes great at 4:00 a.m.

I have an hour...

one hour left before I have to get to work.

Well, if that's all the time we have left together,

seems like such a shame to waste it on sleep.

Oh.

Have you talked to my dad lately?

Has he seemed quiet to you?

Your dad's always quiet with me... or grumpy.

There's not much else in between.

In the last couple days, he's barely said a word.

You think it's the chemo?

Maybe.

Probably.

You're right, it's probably that.

- Race you to the tree? - Hey!

Aah.

Whoo!

Best two out of three?

Someone's a glutton for punishment.

Mm.

Mm.

Mm. You... are very good, Ryan Tanner.

But I'm not going to let you win.

Oh, I'm counting on that.

- Whoa. - This is for you.

One for me.

Huh.

Best thing you ever tasted... you'll see.

All right. There you go.

Oh, slow down.

It still needs a little time.

The heat from the jar is cooking the eggs.

Okay. Try it.

Well?

It's the best thing I've ever tasted.

Wow.

You didn't have to go to all this trouble.

I would have been fine with the Waffle House.

Just wait till you see what I cook you for dinner.

Um, so if we're gonna try this, really try this,

I need to go slow.

- I know. - I mean, like, glacially slow.

I-I have to ease back into this.

I may need to pause, I may not call you right away,

and if that's gonna make it weird for you...

It won't.

You don't know that.

I cooked these eggs at 140 degrees for 45 minutes.

I could have done a 6-minute rapid boil.

You know why I didn't?

I don't.

Because I know when something's worth the wait.

How's that nap going?

Nah. It was no nap.

It's, uh, meditation.

Travis taught me.

Mm-hmm.

It's true.

I learned the downward puppy thing

and the sad baby and the happy baby pose.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure some of those aren't real, but okay.

Look, I'm about to go get started washing the barn.

You want to help?

Yeah. Absolutely, man.

I'll... I'll be right there.

I don't want to get you guys too excited,

but Jack and I just approved

some seriously badass new gadgets.

Can you believe that, in a couple of days,

the Captain's race will be over?

And then it'll just be you

approving all the new gadgets.

Ah! We'll see. I mean, nothing's for sure.

We don't know who's gonna be named Captain.

The Incinerator really counts against me.

Your track record counts, too.

And your stats, the station's stats.

Well, not to mention Jack and I still have to go

before the board and Ripley for our sit-downs.

Ripley.

Did I tell you what he said to me during peer reviews?

That I should go out for lieutenant

because he thought I would make a good Captain, too, someday?

As if he should be focused on that.

Yeah, well, he was mainly just focused

on kicking me out of the room.

So, maybe don't remind him that you know me

when you go for your sit-down.

It'll probably be better for you.

Maya, you should go out for lieutenant...

whether I win or not.

First things first... Let's make you a Captain.

Come on.

Hey.

How's the new chemo going, sir?

Your white blood cell counts, your platelets?

Uh, according to your wife, I'm responding nicely.

Oh, so you're feeling better, stronger?

I suppose.

That's great, 'cause I got a bone to pick.

You outed me to my wife

about all the dangerous things I've been doing on this job,

and now she thinks that I'm keeping things from her.

You're coming at me right now?

I'm ill, Warren.

You're playing the cancer card.

You must be feeling better.

I'm just saying you shouldn't keep things from family.

Sure, okay, 'cause you've been so honest with yours.

When you told your wife about all this,

that you wanted to change careers, how'd that go?

Uh... Um...

Look, I knew that this was the right thing for me.

I was confident in that,

but I didn't know how she would take it.

You know, I mean, there was this huge thing

that didn't just affect me... it affected her.

I was worried, and I didn't know

if she would see it the way I did.

But I knew I had to tell her.

It was one of the hardest things I ever had to do,

like, in my life,

which, considering, says a lot.

You sure you're all right, sir?

Yeah, I'm sure.

You missed a spot.

The day's young...

don't wear yourself out before it's started.

I'm not.

If anything, I've got too much energy.

I don't know what it is.

I'm just... I don't know... I'm bursting.

I went for a run earlier,

and I feel like that only got me more amped.

It's the Captain's race.

It's because it's almost over.

Eh, maybe.

You were like this every single birthday, too...

couldn't get you to sleep for a week before it.

Still that way.

I want you to be careful about getting your hopes up.

If you build it up too much,

it'll be that much more difficult

if you don't get the Captain's position.

I know. I can handle it.

You say that and you talk a great game,

but I know you, m'ija.

I know how you get.

Dad, I'm a big girl.

Whatever the board decides, I can handle it, promise.