Station 19

Ben? Where are the boys?

Wh...

What's all this?

Well, Roz took the boys for a hike,

and they won't be back for a few hours,

so I thought, you know, we could

catch up.

Thank you.

No, really.

Thank you for creating some calm.

Calm. Calm. Calm. Calm. No.

Calm. Calm. Actually, I was thinking

you might want the opposite of calm.

And every year, I look forward to this banquet,

a chance for us to come together and celebrate

our ever-growing numbers, commitment, and excellence.

This group of Black firefighters...

This is progress.

I-I wrote this speech two weeks ago,

and, I stand by these words,

but let me add this...

The Floyd family and all Black people suffered a loss.

A brother was taken from us

with a cruelty that we know is there

but we try hard every day to forget.

My heart is hurting.

This is the way it is in 2020.

Why are we still participating in a system

that seeks to do us harm?

Well, I'm gonna tell you what my mentor, Claude Harris,

told me back then.

We do this for each other.

We stay in the department,

we rise up the ranks,

we create a fairer space.

Take pride in the fact that, as Black firefighters,

our very existence is a revolution.

Thank you. Enjoy your dinner.

Same tired speech. No real change.

I think the day would have been better spent

if we were marching.

I need a drink.

I'll be back.

Just... Yeah.

He hates your lawsuit.

Still.

You know, I admire him.

I-I respect the hell out of that man,

but his idea that us just being here is enough...

Not anymore. I don't

I don't get it. I don't... I don't get him.

Sure you do.

Your lawsuit breaks every code.

They had their hands in their pockets

when they slow-motion murdered a man.

To hell with the codes, Sullivan.

You don't have to convince me.

You have my support.

But it would help if you got his.

Okay, look, I need a water break before we go again.

Okay.

Ben, what's that?

What do you think?

N-No. No, not that.

That.

You... You're pinching me.

Ben, you have a growth.

What? No, no.

Yes. No, that's a growth.

Look. Okay... Okay!

Just I-let me check.

Look, that's a spermatocele.

Look, the pipes are just a little backed up.

It just means that we need

a little more alone time, that's all.

You need to go have that looked at.

No.I'm gonna make a call.

Come on. Just... Just come back.

Look. Look, please, can we try to enjoy

this very rare moment

without kids and emergencies and nose swabs?

Okay, look, I promise, I'll go see somebody

first thing in the morning.

I'm... I'm taking you to the hospital.

Grey Sloan? Yeah.

No! No, no, no, no, no.

What? No way!

Okay, fine, I'll... send some e-mails

and see who's in town.

Okay, can we just...

Can we deal with this tomorrow?!

Your speech felt a little pointed in my direction, sir.

That's because it was, Miller.

Breaking the color barrier was a huge victory, sir.

You forced yourself into the game

because you knew we had a right to play,

but it's 40 years later, and now I'm on the field.

And I can't simply take your achievement

and put it on my mantle.

That's... That's not enough.

Sir, it's the same as givin' up.

Son, we have to present a united front.

I mean, there are people marching in the street right now

calling for the defunding of the police.

We need the police. Not like this.

Not a militarized police force

that shows up with their guns drawn

to situations, sir, that would be better served

by mental healthcare professionals.

Look, the point of the police

clearing a potentially violent scene before we enter

is to make sure that a firefighter

doesn't have to get treated instead of a patient.

I mean, you want to pull their funding?

Calls to defund

are calls to reallocate some of the funds

to services that improve lives,

and that reallocation, sir, will benefit the community

and the police force.

Sir?

Sorry.

Are you okay, sir?

Okay. I'll... I'll... I'll

I can't breathe.

Whoa! Wait! Chief, Chief!

Chief!

Miller! Miller!

Hey!

Man overboard! Man overboard!

Anybody!

Ma...

Man overboard!

Chief! Help!

Help!

Whoa! Okay. I got you.

I got you!

Hey! Please!

Miller. Yeah.

Take the life ring.

Okay. Grab the life ring.

Get the life preserver. What happened?!

I don't know. He just slumped over.

It's hard to breathe.

It's okay, Chief.

Hey! Turn around!

Wait. Wait, no.

No, no, no! He's unconscious.

Check for a pulse. I don't feel anything.

Come on! Check it again! I don't feel anything!

I don't think he's breathing.

Yeah.

You stay behind him, and I'll push.

Come on. Come on, Chief.

Come on, Chief!

I just keep pushing you both away.

The angle's all wrong. Mouth to mouth?

That won't do any good.

He has laryngospasm from the cold water shock.

You'd be wasting your breath, literally.

What about a heart attack?

Well, maybe it's not cardiac arrest.

Maybe it's just an abnormal rhythm.

So, he just needs to be stimulated?

Yeah. Yeah.

I have an idea.

Just hold him for a sec.

Just in case he goes into V-tach.

You're gonna do a precordial thump?

Hold on, sir. Hold on.

Chief!

Miller! Miller, stop!

He's gone.

And so is the boat.

You do realize this lawsuit is gonna ruffle some feathers

in the fire department?

I do, and I'm not concerned.

Coffee? Yeah, please.

Alexa

remind me at 7:00 p.m. to change Pru's diaper,

to burp her, and then to suction her nose.

Okay.

I'll remind you at 7:00 p.m.

Spoiled child.

I'm talking about you.Okay.

You are looking for the fancy Airbnb.

It's just two doors down that way.

No, I-I'm sure this is the right place.

Dean Miller, right? Yeah.

I'm Petra Lau, and this is my husband, Henry.

Who?

We're JJ's parents.

Sorry for showing up this abruptly.

We got tested in Hong Kong before we left.

Did rapid this morning.

You're the girlfriend?

Um, not at the moment.

Condola Vargas. Dean's lawyer.

Good.

I hope you're suing the city

for what those police officers did to you.