Short and Fat is the ninth episode of the fourth season and the 78th overall episode of Chicago Fire.
Summary[]
Clues to Serena's possible whereabouts are uncovered, while Captain Patterson has news for everyone.
Plot[]
Continuing from Chief Boden’s arrest, the episode begins with Donna bailing him out of jail. In the meantime, Patterson is appointed as Battalion Chief and asks for the firehouse's cooperation. However, his actions as Chief include telling Cruz that Freddie can't come by the firehouse anymore, and telling Connie to stop making her dough ornaments inside the firehouse. Mouch, Hermann, and Otis all offer to help Connie, and Hermann also generously offers Freddie a job at Molly's. Meanwhile, Otis investigates the new guy Brett is interested in, a previous victim they helped, and uncovers his criminal record.
Sometime later, Suzie Wilder comes by to see Dawson, revealing she has been named in multiple lawsuits for credit card fraud, and thinking there’s a conspiracy against her. Before the conversation continues, Casey alerts Dawson to a news broadcast about her, which shows she lost her temper with the bystanders on scene who were insulting her and making lewd remarks. The news station got hold of a video recorded by someone in the crowd. Rallying a meeting with her close confidantes and ASA Steve Kot, Dawson proposed a theory Maddox is conspiring against them. The notion gains traction when she, Suzie, Boden, and Duffy, who were witnesses for his case, are all framed for things they didn't do to ruin their credibility. Kot states it's plausible but the theory needs to be proven with the discovery of Serena Holmes, as things won't look good with Boden. He also says until that gets sorted, they should all keep a level head and not draw attention to themselves to discourage further harassment.
Otis gives Brett his background report on Austin, her new date, which shows records of breaking and entering. On the date, Brett is about to confront Austin about his past but he surprises her by coming clean voluntarily, saying he wanted no secrets between them, and admitted he was just a stupid kid back then. He says he never told anyone this but he really likes her. His honesty leaves her smiling.
Meanwhile, Casey tells Jimmy to cool his relationship with Chili while everyone in the firehouse is seemingly being targeted. Jimmy tries to slow things down with Chili, but she reacts badly. Kelly visits Maddox's lawyer (work with whom he once had a fling) to convince her that Dawson and Boden are being targeted unfairly. She states she cannot share information about her client, and Kelly leaves disappointed.
Dawson visits Boden to talk about the recent events. Dawson lets him know that after talking to Antonio, Intelligence has decided to investigate this case as a favor to Firehouse 51.
Intelligence tracks down Serena, the woman who accused Boden at a hotel, and take her to interrogation where Boden is present. This proves to be a good move, as she reveals Maddox paid her to frame Boden and was going to get her out of the country later. After this confession, Antonio and Steve Kot confront Maddox with it, and with the fact that the men harassing Dawson confirmed Maddox had bribed them. Kot tells the stunned Maddox and his lawyer they should be thinking about his limited options and future.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Jesse Spencer as Lieutenant Matthew Casey
- Taylor Kinney as Lieutenant Kelly Severide
- Monica Raymund as Firefighter/Paramedic Gabriela Dawson
- Kara Killmer as Paramedic Sylvie Brett
- David Eigenberg as Firefighter Christopher Herrmann
- Joe Minoso as Firefighter Joe Cruz
- Yuri Sardarov as Firefighter Brian "Otis" Zvonecek
- Christian Stolte as Firefighter Randy "Mouch" McHolland
- Dora Madison as Paramedic Jessica "Chili" Chilton
- Steven R. McQueen as Firefighter Jimmy Borrelli
- Eamonn Walker as Battalion Chief Wallace Boden
Recurring Cast[]
- Randy Flagler as Firefighter Harold Capp
- Anthony Ferraris as Firefighter Tony Ferraris
- Brian J. White as Captain Dallas Patterson
- Fredric Lehne as Deputy District Chief Ray Riddle
- Mindy Bell as Fire Investigator Suzie Wilder
- Rachel Nichols as Jamie Killian
- Melissa Ponzio as Donna Boden
- Ralph Rodriguez as Freddie Clemente
- Ilfenesh Hadera as Serena Holmes
- Mark Hengst as Roger Maddox
- John Patrick Flueger as Detective Adam Rusek
- LaRoyce Hawkins as Detective Kevin Atwater
- Jon Seda as Detective Antonio Dawson
- Chris Agos as Assistant State's Attorney Steve Kot
- DuShon Monique Brown as Connie
- Jenniffer Weigel as Reporter Melissa Brosh-McKenna
Guest Cast[]
- Leigh Foster as Austin
- Rob Fenton as Wormwood
- Nick Mestad as Ferret
- Joshua Fardon as Truck Driver
- Andy John Roesgen as Male Anchor
- Chandra Michaels as Female Reporter
- Michael Hargrove as Sheriff
- Matt Samson as Attorney
- Javier Rivera as Desk Clerk
- Danny Socorro Martinez as Cop #2
Notes and Trivia[]
Dallas Patterson last appearance.