Anirudh Pisharody

Following Athena's shooting, the 118 gathers at the hospital awaiting news; the mastermind behind the trafficking ring is determined to silence Athena and anyone who gets in his way for good.

Sonny faces disciplinary action; Clay considers a new career path; Jason faces pressure to consider the next phase of his career; Bravo Team prepares for a three-month deployment in Afghanistan.

A series of freeway car accidents leads to a catastrophic overpass collapse that endangers the lives of civilians and members of the 118.

Athena, Bobby and the 118 “speed” to the rescue to save a family whose pick-up truck has been rigged with a pipe bomb – which will detonate if the vehicle slows under 55 miles an hour. Eddie has a rough transition into his new job. Buck makes an impulsive relationship decision. Hen is reluctant to accept her new partner in Chimney’s absence.

Athena and the 118 race to rescue when a wedding proposal tragically intersects with a bank robbery, and then when a princess bride is literally stuck on her way to the altar. Athena talks a victim thru her grief; Maddie takes matters into her own hands as Buck finds a surprise visitor on his doorstep.

A fire breaks out in an accountant's office and a car crashes into a "living funeral"; Athena is shocked when a suspect dies in her custody minutes after she arrests him; Buck is attracted to a death doula; Maddie and Chimney are audited by the IRS.