Severide informs him that Kidd took off to Cleveland to see Isaiah as his mom had a setback in her recovery, but before she left, she showed him a file that arrived at their door from an anonymous sender. Hopkins and Williams were accused of stealing a high-end watch. IA cleared them but Benny suspended them for conduct unbecoming and had them transferred out of the house.\u00a0Severide is working to comb through the files before he takes this to IAD, and Van Meter notes he doesn\u2019t have much time, as the case is moving fast.\u00a0He heads to 51 and pulls Cruz aside to enlist his help.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Also arriving for the day are Lucy and Herrmann, who walk in together as Herrmann tells her he has a bone to pick with her since she hasn\u2019t come to Molly\u2019s once. He reminds her that she’s part of the 51 family and Molly’s is for her too as she thanks him for the invite. He heads inside, where he finds Mouch stashing his phone. We learn that Mouch sent his book out to publishers; he hasn\u2019t heard back yet, and Herrmann encourages him to give them some time.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Speaking of Molly’s, Violet and Novak talk about Molly’s popping off the prior night and how they had fun but missed Vasquez. As they enter the floor of the firehouse, they see Vasquez by Truck 81 and joke about him blowing Molly’s off for a cop bar as he comments, “Something like that,” but the conversation is cut short as they head out to respond to a call.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a tense call, Severide walks Cruz through the case and how the owner of a jewelry store found a watch valued at 50,000 went missing. Security footage put a watch on a table until firefighters arrive, but that\u2019s when the cameras cut out. According to the reports, Hopkins and Williams were the only ones who entered the building suggesting that one of the two was to blame.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As they review the files, Cruz recognizes Williams as having come into the firehouse last week before he wrote Severide up and suggests she\u2019s in on this. Severide heads out to speak with Williams, suggesting that Hopkins is willing to steamroll anyone, and that might include Williams. Elsewhere, Herrmann worries that he overstepped on the call, and Mouch is annoyed, as Mouch tells him it\u2019s no problem. Herrmann suggests that something seems to be bothering him, and Mouch admits it\u2019s not about the call; it\u2019s about the book. The waiting is torture and has him on edge.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Severide heads out to see Williams and she notes she has no intention of discussing an ongoing investigation with him. He notes he\u2019s just trying to understand more about the grudge between Hopkins and Benny. Williams notes that all she knows was that Hopkins was next to her the entire time on the call and that\u2019s all she knows as she suggests that someone else was behind the theft, strongly suggesting that Benny took the watch as she shows him out the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After her visit with Severide, Hopkins goes to see Williams, and she informs him that Severide is working to connect the dots. Hopkins quickly realizes that Severide is working to build a case against them that proves this was retaliation. Hopkins asks if she told him it was Benny who stole the watch, but rather than coming clean about how heavy-handed she was in implying this, she notes that Severide figured it out on his own. Hopkins notes that getting rid of Severide is the goal, but it seems that he’s not on board with the idea. Williams remarks that the case has been cold for 30 years, and if Severide is chasing ghosts, he\u2019s not building a retaliation case against them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Back at the firehouse, Severide and Cruz work on tracking Benny\u2019s steps during the call on a map to try to place him on the scene. As they review the timeline and try to piece together where everyone was, Cruz finds that Benny was off-radio for 98 seconds and no one could corroborate his whereabouts in that time. Cruz wonders what they\u2019re doing here now and mentions how, were Kidd here, she would probably be keeping him from digging into Benny\u2019s past like this. Cruz tries to remind Severide that this was about saving his job, but Severide wants to see this through.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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CHICAGO FIRE — “Speak of the Devil” Episode 1420 — Pictured: Jocelyn Hudon as Lyla Novak | (Photo by: Peter Gordon\/NBC)<\/p>\n
A call hits close to home for Novak<\/p>\n
Novak and Violet respond to a call with Vasquez and Herrmann, and they find that the victim is Novak\u2019s sister Heid, who is unconscious having overdosed. Violet runs point and they\u2019re able to get her back as they race her to Med for further treatment.\u00a0When Herrmann and Vasquez get to the firehouse, they hear a noise and Herrmann realizes it\u2019s Mouch\u2019s phone. He races off to Mouch, but Mouch sends the call to voicemail and snaps at\u00a0Herrmann for not letting things be. <\/p>\n
Severide and Cruz reveal some old footage from frames, but none from during the 98 seconds. That\u2019s when Cruz notices how deep the building was, wondering if Benny would have had time to get to the office time at the back of the building, especially with the path he\u2019d have to take and the smoke. As they review photos of the path, Severide asks about when Engine 24 landed on the scene and notes that they\u2019re looking at the wrong time window – hinting it was someone on Engine 24.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Violet takes ambo out of rotation as Novak\u2019s brother arrives at the hospital just as the nurse informs them the doctor has cleared her for visitors. They head back to the ED and Heidi apologizes as she admits she wasn\u2019t thinking. Novak notes she cannot keep going down this road as Will realizes this isn\u2019t the first time that Heidi has overdosed. Will confronts his sisters for keeping so much from him as he exits.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Back at 51, Hopkins is heading out for the night and asks Lucy about some files being pulled from personal. He notes he was surprised that the request came from him as he informs her that he has no choice but to let her go, firing her on the spot.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Will eventually returns and he tells Novak about how he found out the truth about their mom from a girl at school. Novak apologizes and he notes that he\u2019s not saying it was on her as she explains how sometimes you think you\u2019re protecting someone when you\u2019re really just pushing them away. Heidi is surprised to find her siblings still there as she admits she\u2019s not okay, she just doesn\u2019t know how to stop and needs help. Novak assures her they\u2019ll figure this out together.<\/p>\n
Vasquez comes to check on Novak\u2019s sister, and Violet gets him an update on things. As they sit, Violet admits she was just thinking that Novak is a really amazing person, and he agrees that she is.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After shift, Severide goes to see Hopkins at his home. He mentions he went over every inch of the case and there were only three people who could have taken the watch, as he mentions having clear, definitive evidence that rules out at least one of those people.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Following the conversation with Severide, Hopkins goes to see Williams and reveals Severide came to see him. He shows her a photo from the scene that shows the watch box left a residue when the sprinklers went on, which proves the watch was stolen after the sprinklers were triggered. This also means that Benny couldn\u2019t have taken the watch, as he was never in the building after the sprinklers went off. Hopkins notes that Williams dropped to her knees when her mask malfunctioned, and he never questioned her story and he believed her because they were partners.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Williams admits that after all the hazing they experienced, she felt she was owed something and took the watch. She never meant for things to fall on him as Hopkins confronts her for hanging him out to dry and ruining his career. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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CHICAGO FIRE — “Sway” Episode 1417 — Pictured: Rob Morgan as Hopkins | (Photo by: Peter Gordon\/NBC)<\/p>\n
Hopkins drops the IA investigation with Severide<\/p>\n
The next day, Severide goes to see Hopkins and we learn that Williams came clean about taking the watch. Hopkins notes that he pulled the IA request, which should have never been filed, as he was wrong and refers to Severide as Captain. Hopkins admits he was wrong about Severide and made wrong assumptions about who he was. Severide admits his dad was a difficult person who could put people through hell, and Hopkins admits that this is true but it also made him realize how much he wanted this as he reveals he\u2019ll be returning to his old office at Firehouse 20 next shift.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Novak comes out to see Violet and Vasquez. She\u2019s going to go home and get cleaned up before returning. She thanks them both for being there for her as Violet steps away. Novak thanks him for coming and the trio head out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Cruz informs Herrmann, Capp, and Tony that Hopkins has left to return to his old office at 20. Mouch arrives and he apologizes to Herrmann, pointing out he was just trying to help and Herrmann saved their asses on the call. Mouch tells Herrmann this book shouldn\u2019t be a memoir as he didn\u2019t get here alone, someone\u2019s always had his back. He\u2019s going to name the book \u201cBrothers-in-Arms\u201d and celebrate their journey as this is their story.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Severide and Van Meter sit down and he admits he didn\u2019t think Severide would find something in the old file, but he shouldn\u2019t have overlooked him. Severide remarks about being glad 51 is no longer in anyone\u2019s crosshairs as Van Meter notes that Hargraves\u2019 idea for him to take over OFI wasn\u2019t just about a way out of the IA investigation. Severide\u2019s leadership is exactly what OFI needs right now and he hopes Severide will consider the position.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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