- Damian's graduation ushers in a new era at the firehouse - one steeped in brotherhood, tradition, and hazing. It's all fun and games until Tommy's decision to protect Damian leaves the rest of the crew in a dangerous position.
- Tommy waits at the firehouse. Sheila comes charging around the corner, camera in hand. She wants yet another reassurance that her son Damian will be OK. After all, this is the fire house that was on the cover of the New York Post last week with the headline: "Cancer boy smokes bravest." (Last weeks episode in which a young patient stole the fire truck and went on a joy ride.)
Sheila explains that she's against Damian working there, but it's what he wants. Tommy can't promise Damian won't get hurt. He says he will get hurt, which earns him a punch in the chest. Tommy promises he won't get burnt, it's the best he can do.
Sheila takes pictures in the kitchen as they gather to celebrate Damian joining the fire house as a probie. "It is going to be an honor and a privilege to make your life a living hell for the next year," says Black Shawn.
Sheila hopes he's not talking about hazing. They recap some of the oldies but goodies. "Walk with Fido," in which you fill a guy's boots with dog crap and hope that he has to walk around in it on a really long call. Or a "San Diego Charger," where they replace the bath mat with electrical blanket and you step on it getting out of shower. Sheila thinks there too many, it's making her sweat. She says she's heading off to church to pray.
But first, Tommy has something for Damian: his dad Jimmy's jacket that he wore as a back-up a few times.
After Mom leaves, the fun starts. They each toss their left over cake and other snacks around the kitchen. Damian gets in on it, dumping snacks and even the remainder of his cake on the TV as they clap and cheer him on. After a few handshakes, Lou gives him the bad news: "Clean up all this s---." That ones called the spic and span.
Tommy tells him it could be worse. And when Damian asks how, Tommy demonstrates by pour a full bottle of soda all over the table. Welcome to 62 truck.
Lou sends Damian on a search for a part that Damian doubts actually exists (universal hose coupler). Lou, busted, suggests instead Damian leave his boots and go find a pile of dog crap on the sidewalk outside. Damian resumes his futile search.
Franco and Lou talk about a memorial dedication the next night. They hear the guy's widow spent her widow money on a new rack. They'll be attending.
Needles strolls through, angry over his downtown reaming about the stolen firetruck. He's still trying to figure out who to pin it on.
Mike wanders around the firehouse putting up fliers for his band's benefit concert for Sean. His band's called Apache Stone, he swears he has 2 percent Native American blood.
Mike suggests Franco ask Carla to bring some friends to the show, which leads to another round of "Franco's girl is gay" jokes. He asks for a little support since he's actually happy about her. Doesn't appear that'll be happening.
It's broken up when Sean walks in. He should be back in a few weeks. He's happy to be alive and wants to live life to the fullest now. Then he pauses, exhausted from talking. Helpful Franco gives him a cigarette.
Back at home, Sean says goodbye to his jerk brother Terrance and his mom. A loving attempt at a brotherly hug is ruined when Terrance accuses Sean of bumping him with his package mid hug. After he leaves, Sean takes a deep breath and tells his mom he knows she loves Terrance more. He guesses a lot of reasons why, and says he's OK with it. She says he's right, she loves him much more. Whew, that's a relief.
Tommy and Janet go clothes shopping with Katie. He throws Janet off by attempting to hug her lovingly. She reminds him they're faking liking each other for Katie and having sex because it's mutually pleasurable. She tells him if he starts acting affectionate she might start liking him again and they've been down that road. He's a little bothered she doesn't like him.
"I love you in a deep and cavernous way that is streamlined with ripples of hate and disdain," she explains. So she's focusing on the sex.
At the dedication, Tommy is a little concerned to see Shawn and Franco living life the Sean way, going full tilt, throwing back shots.
Lou chats up a guy at the bar. He didn't know Bonesy and is sort of a friend of the family. Lou starts talking about the widow's new rack, suggesting some ways he'd like to enjoy it. Then Lou figures out he's talking to the widow's new husband.
Tommy joins Lou at the bar and they go check out the plaque. A guy in a suit asks them to step out of the way because they're shooting some footage. He's the state rep for the area. And no, he didn't know Bonesy. Tommy starts quizzing him on Bonesy and says they're firefighters and are used to the politician thing. The guy says great and turns the camera on so they can have a serious talk about the issues. Instead Tommy reams him out about politicians making promises and never coming through. Then he starts choking the guy.
Franco and Carla romp under the sheets and he asks her to bring some friends to the benefit, adding that they can be straight or gay. She asks what he means. She says it's no big deal, she's been called butch before. Then she goes back to questioning his manhood by pointing out he's being dominated in the sack by a chick.
Damian responds to a scene with the guys, dropping his hat and having some trouble getting out of the truck. Needles tells Lou to take Damian but inside Tommy swaps with him in the building. Inside they realize the building is a loss and Needles radios that there's no pressure on the hoses. He tells them to get out.
In a stairwell, Mike and Franco think they hear someone, but Lou says they swept the floor. Tommy says they should listen to Needles. He heads down with Damian, but Franco, Shawn and Mike run down the hall after the noise. Tommy follows after them, telling Lou to take Damian.
Outside, Needles is pissed at Lou for breaking up the team. Tommy and the guys safely bust out a window and rappel down the outside of the building.
Back at the firehouse, Needles reams them out for once again not listening to him. He blames Tommy for playing mother hen to Damian. Needles says from now on, Damian is with Lou.
After, Lou says that Needles is right and nobody would want to be Tommy right now.
Tommy gets a call from Sheila. Damian told her what happened and she wants him to come over.
He finds a note on a glass of whiskey in her hallway and candles everywhere. In the kitchen Sheila surprises him in full cheerleader outfit, with pigtails and pompoms. She plans to "thank the s--- out" of him.
Cut to a fast forwarded scene of them romping around on every surface in the living room and a few costume changes including French maid.
Later she tells him that for the first time in months she can actually breathe, knowing every time Damian goes into a fire Tommy's going to be by his side, right? Sure, says Tommy.
Sheila goes to sleep and Tommy goes to make himself a sandwich. Dead Jimmy joins him, saying Needles was right to pair Damian with Lou and acting generally OK about everything. But he says Tommy has to tell Sheila. Tommy considers for a moment and decides, eh, no, he's not going to do that. Jimmy insists. Tommy resists. He gets bullied by a drunken hallucination.
Jimmy shoves Tommy into Sheila's room.
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