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| Season: | 1 |
| Episode: | 17 |
| Original airdate: | February 27, 2013 |
| Written by: | Matt Olmstead Ryan Rege Harris |
| Directed by: | Joe Chappelle |
| Episode chronology | |
| Previous episode: | Viral |
| Next episode: | Fireworks |
Summary
Old emotional wounds are opened when Lieutenant Severide's father Bennie comes to town and clashes with Chief Boden over the death of their former colleague. Mills helps a distraught driver who caused an accident and Shay makes a decision about her future with Clarice. Meanwhile, Herrmann, Otis and Dawson get to the bottom of a mystery about their bar.
Cast
Main Cast
- Jesse Spencer as Lieutenant Matthew Casey
- Taylor Kinney as Lieutenant Kelly Severide
- Monica Raymund as Paramedic Gabriela Dawson
- Lauren German as Paramedic Leslie Shay
- Charlie Barnett as Firefighter Peter Mills
- David Eigenberg as Firefighter Christopher Herrmann
- Eamonn Walker as Battalion Chief Wallace Boden
Guest Stars
- Joe Minoso as Firefighter Joe Cruz
- Yuri Sardarov as Firefighter Brian "Otis" Zvonecek
- Christian Stolte as Firefighter Randy "Mouch" McHolland
- Linda Powell as Ingrid Mills
- Treat Williams as Bennie Severide
Co-Stars
- Tony Mockus as Cliff
- Chaon Cross as Heather Darden
- Randy Flagler as Firefighter Harold Capp
- William Smillie as Kevin Hadley
- Jurgen Hooper as Dave
- William Patrick Riley as Sam
- Dale Rivera as Rivera
- Caroline Neff as Amber
- Marvin Quijada as Raver
- Emjoy Gavino as Woman at Window
- Tim Stoltenberg as Passenger
Crew
- Michael Brandt as Creator
- Derek Haas as Creator
- Dick Wolf as Executive Producer
- Matt Olmstead as Executive Producer
- Danielle Gelber as Executive Producer
- Michael Brandt as Executive Producer
- Derek Haas as Executive Producer
- Joe Chappelle as Executive Producer
- Peter Jankowski as Executive Producer
- Arthur W. Forney as Co-Executive Producer
- Andrea Newman as Co-Executive Producer
- John L. Roman as Producer
- Tim Deluca as Producer
- Hilly Hicks, Jr. as Producer
- Carla Corwin as Co-Producer
- Michael Gilvary as Co-Producer
- Lisa Wiegand as Director Of Photography
- Craig Jackson as Production Designer
- Megan D'Arco as Editor
- Atli Örvarsson as Music
- Jonathan Strauss as Casting
- Claire Simon as Casting
- Lynn Kressel as Original Casting
- Tim Talbott as Story Editor
Background information and Notes
| Chicago Fire season 1 | |
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| Episodes | Pilot • Mon Amour • Professional Courtesy • One Minute • Hanging On • Rear View Mirror • Two Families • Leaving the Station • It Ain't Easy • Merry Christmas, Etc. • God Has Spoken • Under the Knife • Warm and Dead • A Little Taste • Nazdarovya! • Viral • Better to Lie • Fireworks • A Coffin That Small • Ambition • Retaliation Hit • Leaders Lead • Let Her Go • A Hell of a Ride |
| Other Seasons | Season 2 • Season 3 • Season 4 • Season 5 • Season 6 • Season 7 • Season 8 • Season 9 • Season 10 • Season 11 • Season 12 |