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Season 4, Episode 5
'Buck Begins'

"This explains so much about you." Eddie laughed. Buck was telling the team stories from when he was a kid. He also informed them about the brother he never knew he had who died when he was a baby.

"It's a miracle that you even survived childhood." Hen said.

"It's a miracle he survived yesterday." Eddie said. Rylin nodded in agreement seeing as she was with Buck that whole time.

"It was the only way I could get their attention." Buck said, referring to his outburst at dinner the night before. "Guess now we know why. They never wanted another kid. They just had me for parts. Defective parts, as it turned out."

"Hey, that's not on you." Eddie said.

"I doubt they would agree." Buck said. The team all shared a look Buck couldn't read.

"Have you talked to them about it?" Bobby asked.

"What am I gonna say?" Buck asked. "Hey, I'm really sorry about your dead son, but can we just talk about me for a minute?"

"Daniel wasn't their only son." Hen said

"Exactly." Rylin nodded. "You matter, too."

"Sure." he said. "Just not to them."

"Sorry I'm late." Chim said as he joined the team.

"Hey, can we talk in private?" Chim asked Buck.

"No need. Come on. They all heard the story." Buck said.

"Look, I'm sorry I didn't tell you." Chim said. "Believe me, I wanted to—"

"I get it." Buck cut him off. "Maddie put you in a tough spot. She does that."

"You need to call her, Buck." Chim said as the team watched as Buck walked away. "She really wants to talk to you."

"Okay, five-alarm fire." Bobby announced. "We're third on the scene. Captain Mehta from the 133 us IC. It's his show. You guys know what to do. Gear up and stand by for a size-up."

"It's a large one, so you stay with your teams." Bobby continued. "If you need to split off, you remember your hose line is your lifeline. You get lost, you find a wall. There are still 12 workers in there unaccounted for. Eddie and I will be joining the 133, searching on the Charlie side. Hen, Chim, Rylin, Buck, you will be running a team with two firefighters from the 141. Your entry point is the alpha side. Let's go!"

"Copy that." the team responded with a nod as they made their way inside the burning building.

As soon as they opened the door to the building, they were met by a huge flame. "Knock it down!" Chim said as two 141 firefighters used a hose to put it out.

"IC, this is Buckley, 118." Rylin heard Buck say as they looked around and saw the insane amount of flammable items and chemicals scattered around the room. "I got level-four flammables inside the west-side entry. Looks like about ten pressurized drums."