Mills Returns to Squad, But Faces a Crossroads
In this week’s episode of Chicago Fire, Mills finally returns to his rightful place on the squad, but his future at Firehouse 51 is uncertain. With Severide needing time to recover from his injuries, Mills steps up to fill the void. However, his family’s plans to move to North Carolina and start a new restaurant force Mills to make a difficult decision: stay with the job he fought so hard to regain or prioritize his family.
Dawson Steps in as Brett’s Temporary Partner
While Mills is back on the squad, Brett needs a temporary partner until a permanent replacement can be found. Dawson steps up to fill her old position so that Brett won’t get stuck with a lousy temporary partner. She picked a good week to be a paramedic again, because the first case of the day is a strange one. The team shows up to find a man impaled on a lamppost over 20 feet in the air, and the only clue he gives is the word “banana.” Dawson later finds out that the man actually said a name, and he had tried to commit suicide because his wife had recently died. Even the strangest, freakiest cases turn out to be more emotion based.
Mills Chooses Family Over Firehouse 51
Ultimately, Mills decides to put his family first and move to North Carolina. His colleagues at Firehouse 51 are devastated by the news, and Boden, Casey, and Severide beg Mills not to make any permanent decisions until after his shift. After using both his skills as a paramedic and from squad to make a save, Mills questions if he’s making the right decision. In the end, he decides that he can’t live without his family. Mills’s going away party at Molly’s leaves everyone in tears, and that group hug just about did me in.
Severide Reconnects with April
Severide may be missing the house, but he’s making full use of his recovery time. Upon learning that the events of the hospital explosion caused April to want to take a trip around the world, Severide faces losing the friend he only just reconnected with. So before she leaves, April decides to come over and reconnect with Severide. Maybe we’ll catch up with April in a couple of months.
Casey’s Part-Time Construction Job Takes a Shady Turn
Fingers are still crossed on the Casey and Dawson front, but for right now Casey is also dealing with his part-time construction job renovating the strip club (which is becoming increasingly shady). Otis and Cruz not so subtly talk Casey into allowing them to work the job too, but their smiles are quickly replaced by grimaces when the Chaplain asks them to get Herman to bench his own son for the Little League hockey championship. The nice reason for this would be that Herman’s son isn’t exactly a young Gretzky, but the coaches also have a side bet riding on the championship. The confrontation with Herman was expected not to go well, but I don’t think anyone thought that Herman would react in such a confrontational way. It turns out Herman’s son wanted to be benched, so I guess all’s well that ends well.
This may be the last that we’ve seen of Mills. He’ll be missed at the firehouse, but I don’t think he’ll miss the horrifying circumstances that bring together Chicago Fire, P.D., and Law and Order: SVU next week.
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