Virgin Skin is the fourteenth episode of the second season and the 38th overall episode of Chicago Fire.
Summary[]
Severide feels sidelined as he leaves Detective Lindsay and the Intelligence Unit to do their job and locate his sister Katie. Shay gets an unusual tip from Chicago Blackhawk players Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith, who makes friends with Clarke and stop by Molly's. Meanwhile, Casey learns more about his head injuries after another close call and Dawson pushes hard to pass the physical test at the Academy.
Plot[]
Severide accosts the recently-released main suspect in Katie's kidnapping, Keeler, outside District 21. How can P.D. let him go when it's clear he orchestrated the whole thing? Detective Lindsay attempts to calm him down by explaining that they've got Keeler bugged; this is all for the better. But that doesn't impress Severide, who goes rogue and muscles through two contacts for info on Katie's whereabouts.
Eventually, after beating one guy senseless, the latter reveals the address to a warehouse. He and Lindsay bust through it to find Katie - beaten, bruised, terrified, but alive. Katie hints that she saw Keeler's face when he was raping her.
Meanwhile, Dawson once again fails to finish an obstacle course in the required time to graduate from training. Her frustration doubles at her fellow trainee's success: Jones whips through the trials with ease, a total natural. When the final trial arrives, Dawson pushes herself hard, but cracks her ankle on a staircase and drags herself across the finish line... seconds too late. She doesn't pass.
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But Dawson's not the only one getting tested. Casey's medical exam comes back with troubling results. The doctor explains that any additional trauma to his cracked skull could have serious repercussions, a detail that ultimately causes him to come clean with Dawson. She accepts his apology - and his promise to tell her the hardest truths.
With firehouse tensions high due to Katie's kidnapping, Boden agrees to a welcomed dinner with Donna and a few of her friends. His past becomes a conversation and he acknowledges his two divorces and estranged stepson, Jimmy. This weighs heavy on his mind later - is he doomed to failed relationships? - and leads Boden to end things with Donna. She feels differently, but respects his decision.
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After Rafferty and Shay save a devout man's life by administering emergency medication he initially refuses, the man files a high-level complaint. This results in Rafferty being hit with a suspension. The shock notwithstanding, the two once-prickly EMTs share a tender moment; they've come a long way. But there's a silver lining to Rafferty's sudden exit - she recommends Dawson as her replacement.
Later, Lindsay contacts Severide to observe while she and Antonio surprise Keeler with an arrest. Keeler's capture spurs Severide to join Katie in the hospital. After apologizing to her mother who also apologized to him the latter reveals the bittersweet news. Kelly goes to see Katie and it is revealed that she will be discharged the next day and she tells him something that Otis already knows: she's moving to Colorado. Although he's sad to see her leave, Severide agrees it's the best thing for her after the kidnapping. The siblings then share a happy moment together.
Between Katie's rescue, Dawson's failed test and Boden's breakup, all of 51 rallies around a feel-good moment: the unveiling of the firehouse's gift to the neighborhood, a new library dedicated to Nathan, the kid who helped raise funds during 51's near-closure. All the firefighters celebrate the day at Molly's, where Shay auctions off center-ice Chicago Blackhawks tickets from two unlikely sources - Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith, actual Blackhawks (and Clarke's friends)! Herrmann adds to the cacophony with an announcement of his own - he finally passed the lieutenant's test. But the happy news takes a sour turn for Dawson when Jones steps over to Casey and introduces herself... as the new candidate on Truck 81. She's joining the firehouse.
Conspicuously missing from all this is Severide, called into District 21 by Lindsay. Turns out Keeler's got contacts that go high up and P.D. has to release him. Severide's blood boils at the mere suggestion - but Lindsay's hands are tied...
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Jesse Spencer as Lieutenant Matthew Casey
- Taylor Kinney as Lieutenant Kelly Severide
- Monica Raymund as Firefighter Candidate Gabriela Dawson
- Lauren German as Paramedic Leslie Shay
- Charlie Barnett as Firefighter Candidate Peter Mills
- 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
- Eamonn Walker as Battalion Chief Wallace Boden
Recurring Cast[]
- Randy Flagler as Firefighter Harold Capp
- Jeff Hephner as Firefighter Jeff Clarke
- Daisy Betts as Firefighter Candidate Rebecca Jones
- Christine Evangelista as Paramedic Allison Rafferty
- Kurt Ehrmann as Deputy District Chief Joel Tiberg
- Gene Weygandt as Deputy District Chief Lionel Jones
- Brittany Curran as Katie Nolan
- Melissa Ponzio as Donna Robbins
- Jake Weary as Vince Keeler
- CJ Adams as Nathan Marks
- Sophia Bush as Detective Erin Lindsay
- Jon Seda as Detective Antonio Dawson
- DuShon Brown as Connie
Guest Cast[]
- Duncan Keith as Duncan Keith
- Brent Seabrook as Brent Seabrook
- Jennifer Anglin as April Nolan
- Clancy McCartney as Tommy Boylan
- Steve Schine as Gatins
- Kris Wheeler as Thurber
- Bobby Rafferty as Jacob
- April Rawlings as McCallum
- Natalee Arteaga as Elaine
- Michael Hahalyak as Marty
- Stephanie Quirk as Nicole
- Sandra Delgado as Miranda
- Tania Richard as Kristel
- Norm Boucher as Russell
- John Gawlik as Uniformed Cop
- Greta Honold as Neurologist
- Eric Hoffmann as Instructor
- Dana Gilhooley as Woman
- Natalie Guzman as Kid
Notes and Trivia[]
- Kelly locates his sister.
- Katie decides to leave for Colorado to get away from the chaos of Chicago.
- To thank him for support, the firehouse creates a new library for the school of Nathan Marks.
- Herrmann passes the Lieutenant exam.
- Keeler is arrested, but walks because of his supposed connections.