A detective, Bianca Holloway, arrives on scene and starts barking orders at Severide, who carries the body. Please tell me this detective is not the next in the rotation of Severide’s many women! I can’t take it anymore. I don’t think she will be; I have a feeling the writers have something brewing for Severide and Stella. More on that later…
“I think I know who this is.”A few years back, a little girl named Courtney Harris went missing and was never found. Her description included a St. Nicholas pendant, exactly like the one Severide noticed in the image. The case gets personal for Severide, as he knew the Harris family.
After Detective Holloway tells Severide the cause of death (a snapped neck), he takes it upon himself to connect with the Harris family. Severide meets with Courtney’s mom, Emma, and gives her Detective Holloway’s information. But when Emma misses a meeting with Detective Holloway, Severide returns to the house and finds himself in a tense situation.
Emma and her brother David argue, as he doesn’t want her to cooperate with the cops for fear that she may become a suspect.
“You know what they’ll say? They’ll say you went crazy ‘cause Eli was stepping out behind your back. They’ll know he didn’t want to have kids. They’ll say that you snapped Courtney’s neck because you couldn’t handle being a mother…”
Hold up. Severide heard it too. “How did you know Courtney’s neck was snapped?” he asks. Realizing he just revealed himself as the murder, David attacks Severide and the two fight/destroy the house until Severide finally knocks David out. When the dust settles, Severide sits with Emma and gives her the St. Nicholas pendant. The poor woman has wondered for five years what happened to her daughter, only to find out her own brother killed her.
Elsewhere…
During an interview, Becks takes a shot at Casey’s firefighting career, insinuating not only that Casey’s commitment to the alderman job comes after being a firefighter, but that he’s also looking to “double dip” into taxpayer money (but of course, Casey’s plan is to defer the alderman salary if he wins). To make matters worse, Casey finds out about a last-minute debate that would require him to miss a shift…just after promising Chief Tiberg his alderman run would no longer affect his duties as a firefighter.
A writer for the Sun Times shadows Casey on the job (without permission) and gets the “money shot” of him saving a life. Oh by the way, this saving of the life happened while the debate was scheduled. At that point, I honestly didn’t know which way I wanted it to go. Becks is terrible, so I wanted him to lose. But, if Casey wins, I have a feeling it will complicate his firefighter duties more than he thinks. I also don’t know how I feel about Casey, the lead of the show, possibly not spending as much time as a firefighter.
The gang heads to Molly’s for the election results. I would have been surprised if he lost, as they’ve spent much of the season on this storyline. Sure enough, Casey gets the winning call! Though I’m skeptical of how this will now factor into his firefighting duties and the show itself, I couldn’t help but feel excited…Becks lost! There was also a “now what?” moment with Casey and Dawson just after the announcement…might we see a wedding for these two soon?Herrmann has technically been a lieutenant for quite a while now. I’ve been waiting for that to develop more, and I’d be surprised if we don’t see him in that position soon. I have a feeling that Casey’s alderman duties will take up more of his time than he thinks, and may result in him stepping down as Lieutenant.
Not long after, Stella goes home and confronts Grant. She’s done with him, and good for her. I would be surprised if we didn’t see a push toward a Stella/Severide romance before the season’s end.
What did you think of the episode? How will Casey’s new Alderman position affect his firefighting job? Will we see Stella and Severide together in the near future? Share your thoughts below!
