- Stella Kidd: I am never gonna leave you! Don't you get that by now?
- Kelly Severide: I don't ever want you to leave me. Stella Kidd, will you marry me?
- Joe Cruz: I know it sounds crazy, because $5 million is a lot of money, but I just... I had this itch in my chest where I couldn't scratch it.
- Sylvie Brett: I know.
- Joe Cruz: It just felt like everything was slipping away, you know? I had to get out of there.
- Sylvie Brett: Sounds awful, Joe.
- [offers Joe some breakfast]
- Joe Cruz: Oh, no thanks. I have zero appetite.
- Sylvie Brett: Wow, now I know it's serious.
- Joe Cruz: Sylvie, I am so stressed out, I can feel every part of my face. Did I just make a huge mistake? I mean, what are the chances that I'm ever gonna see another opportunity like this one?
- Sylvie Brett: Hey, you have to trust your gut, and your gut sent you a very clear message.
- Joe Cruz: Chloe's gonna be home soon. How am I gonna look at her in the face? She's gonna think she married a dud.
- Sylvie Brett: Not a chance. She's gonna respect you even more than she already does.
- Joe Cruz: You really think?
- Sylvie Brett: Thousand percent. You're your own man, Joe. That means something in this world.
- Joe Cruz: Thank you, Sylvie.
- Kelly Severide: I've been rethinking things.
- Matthew Casey: How do you mean?
- Kelly Severide: This marriage idea, maybe it's not the best move.
- Matthew Casey: That's just the nerves talking.
- Sylvie Brett: Want to hear something weird?
- Matthew Casey: Always.
- Sylvie Brett: I've kind of been missing Veronicat. She was terrifying, but she was also very entertaining.
- Matthew Casey: I think you need to find a less dangerous form of entertainment... cockfighting maybe.
- Blake Gallo: You know, it's been nice hanging out just as friends. I mean, last year was fun, no doubt, but this is good, too. No more sexual tension between us to mess everything up.
- Mark Newcomb: Oh, there he is, the rock star. Ah, Mark Newcomb. Nice to meet you down here at a more reasonable altitude.
- Joe Cruz: Oh.
- Mark Newcomb: You like whiskey? Best bourbon you'll ever taste.
- Joe Cruz: Oh, that's not necessary.
- Mark Newcomb: Are you kidding me? I was in a white-knuckle panic up there, Joe. Then you came along, and what you did, it was incredible.
- Joe Cruz: All in a days work.
- Mark Newcomb: And I Googled you, man. I came across this video of you demonstrating your invention, the Slamigan?
- Joe Cruz: Oh, yeah?
- [takes the Slamigan out of the Squad truck]
- Mark Newcomb: What a beast. I read on your website you're branching out into other products?
- Joe Cruz: Yeah, yeah, Lady Bunker Gear, coming soon. Well, not as soon as I'd like. I'm still saving up for the prototype.
- Mark Newcomb: Well, Joe... your worries are over. Venture Capital is what I do. I look for upstart companies in all sectors-- biotech, fashion, whatever, and I, uh... well, I try to identify the ones that I think are being held back by a lack of capital.
- Joe Cruz: Okay, cool. I'm not much of a finance guy.
- Mark Newcomb: Well, here's all you need to know. I want to give you an infusion of cash-- whatever you need to take Slamigan to the next level.
- Joe Cruz: You want to invest in my company?
- Mark Newcomb: No, I don't invest in companies. I invest in people. And, Joe Cruz... I'm gonna change your life.