Best Friend Magic is the ninth episode of the eighth season and the 168th overall episode of Chicago Fire.
Summary[]
An unexpected visit throws Casey for a loop. Severide sets out to exonerate a wrongly convicted arsonist. Kidd pays the price for burning the candle at both ends. Cruz goes on a mission to fix one of Otis’ old toys.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Jesse Spencer as Captain Matthew Casey
- Taylor Kinney as Lieutenant Kelly Severide
- Kara Killmer as Paramedic Sylvie Brett
- David Eigenberg as Lieutenant Christopher Herrmann
- Joe Minoso as Firefighter Joe Cruz
- Christian Stolte as Firefighter Randy "Mouch" McHolland
- Miranda Rae Mayo as Firefighter Stella Kidd
- Annie Ilonzeh as Paramedic Emily Foster
- Daniel Kyri as Firefighter Darren Ritter
- Alberto Rosende as Firefighter Blake Gallo
- Eamonn Walker as Battalion Chief Wallace Boden
Special Guest Stars[]
- Monica Raymund as Gabriela Dawson (special appearance)
- Yuri Sardarov as Brian Zvonecek (flashback)
Recurring Cast[]
- Randy Flagler as Firefighter Harold Capp
- Anthony Ferraris as Firefighter Tony Ferraris
- Andy Allo as Lieutenant Wendy Seager
- Tim Hopper as Captain Tom Van Meter
Guest Cast[]
- Jacob H. Knoll as Dustin Caldwell
- Brad Grusnick as Jimmy Conrad
- Joe Chapleau as Detective Holtmeyer
- Maggie Antonijevic as Pearl
- Phoebe Moore as Kathleen
- Alzan Pelesic as Beli
- Hilary Williams as Susannah
- Suzanne Adent as Ginny
- Dennis Burton as Security Guard
- Adrian J. Hill as Prison Guard
Notes and Trivia[]
- Otis is the one who says the title name in this episode, via an old recording.
- Otis is also the one to say the title posthumously.
- Gabby returns in this episode.