Ladder 49 Page #6

or more for you to worry about, Jack?

Linda, don't tell me you don't worry.

You're always talkin' about being honest.

Be honest.

- Are you trying to pick a fight?

- I'm not trying to pick a damn fight.

I'll tell you the job, good ones.

A big office, secretary.

Too much paperwork, though.

Oh, you have got to cheer up.

Hey, Jack, stop your pouting.

Everybody's got to work Christmas.

Ho-ho-ho!

- Ah, here's trouble.

- Ho-ho-ho!

Ho! Ho-ho!

77 and a Sea Breeze, dear?

Get it? "Deer. "

What's eating you?

Hey, Santa, who is this?

That's not Mrs Claus.

Cos I met Mrs Claus,

and that is definitely not her.

Yeah, well, maybe I have to come

slide down your chimney tonight.

I saw Linda kissing Santa...

What the hell are you doin'?

I'm OK. I'm OK.

What the hell's wrong with you?

He had it comin'.

I'm gonna kick his ass!

This isn't about Lenny.

What's wrong with you?

- Huh?

- Nothing.

We gotta talk. Come on,

let's get some coffee.

- I kicked his ass, didn't I?

- Yeah, you did.

- You want anything else?

- No, thank you.

Did we calm down?

So, you still love the job like you used to?

Look, you've been through a lot.

What can I say? I mean,

you lost your best friend...

...you've been through some bad fires.

You seen a lot of buddies hurt.

It festers. It does.

How are Linda and the kids?

You know, it's tough.

Yeah, it is tough.

See, I never had that problem...

...because when I was married...

...my wife hated me being a firefighter.

We were divorced nine months later.

But you're different.

You're a good father.

You worry.

But you should worry.

You know, maybe it's time

for a change of scenery.

Yeah, what does that mean?

Well, I was thinking...

...there's this, uh,

job down at headquarters.

There's this aide's position

that I can put your name in for.

Are you saying I need to

get out of the firehouse?

Well, I'm saying that

you should ask yourself that question.

Maybe go home, talk to Linda.

You know, be honest with yourself.

There's nothing wrong with moving on.

I did it.

So, what did he say?

Mike offered to take me

with him as an aide.

What does that mean for us?

Well, I'll be home nights,

unless they call me in.

And, uh, 70 cents an hour increase in pay.

No fighting fire.

Is that what you want?

I don't know.

Um, you know?

Things have been so crazy lately and...

You know, the kids are scared,

and I see you upset...

...and, uh, you know, it's my fault.

So this is about me

and the kids again, is it?

Look, we've been married ten years.

And what you do is hard for me sometimes.

And I do get scared.

But I deal with it.

Cos I'm proud of you, baby.

You know, Mike asked me tonight...

...if I still love the job the way I did.

And, for the first time in my life,

I didn't know what to say.

From midnight through the current hour...

...how this has been progressing

on into our area.

And you can see just at the midnight hour...

...in and around the immediate

Baltimore metro area...

...we already have winter storm warnings...

- Man, we're gonna get six calls tonight.

- Doubt it.

They're gonna bullshit all night,

you're gonna tell me.

Mm, tell you...

Firebox 13-13.

Please respond, 0-1-Charlie-1.

Engine 13, Engine 52,

Engine 8 and 6...

Lenny! Lenny!

You'll ladder up to the third floor.

I got it! I got it! Go!

Over here!

- What's going on?

- It's frozen!

Our pipe's running low.

Don! Don!

We got a frozen plug.

We gotta pump it to 'em.

Comin' at ya.

- You OK?

- Yes.

- How old are you, son?

- Nine.

- Hey, buddy, where's your mom and dad?

- Shopping.

They leave you alone?

I... I was with Jenny.

Who's Jenny?

My cousin.

She was baby-sitting.

Where do you live?

Which apartment? Show me.

Top one?

Hello? Fire Department!

Hello!

Hello!

Fire Department!

Anybody hear me?

Fire Department!

Hello!

Anybody there? Hello!

Hello? Hello!

Help!

Help! Can anybody hear me?

- Jack!

- Help!

Hey!

- Right here!

- Jack!

Hey, we're over here!

- Jack!

- Right here, right here!

Grab her legs! Let's go!

Got her?

All the way down, all the way down.

All the way down.

Go, go, go, go.

One, two, three, four, five.

Go. One, two, three, four, five.

Come on, breathe.

One, two, three, four, five.

Go. One, two, three, four, five.

Go.

I got somethin'!

- Good job.

- Thank you.

Nice work, guys.

- Jack, you're bleeding.

- Huh?

You're bleeding.

Get it treated.

Your shift's over.

Merry Christmas.

Lenny!

O come, all ye faithful...

Joyful and triumphant...

O come ye,

O come ye...

To Bethlehem...

Come and behold Him...

Born the King of angels;

O come...

On the night of Christmas Eve,

Baltimore firefighters...

Jack Morrison and Leonard Richter...

...entered a blazing apartment block...

...despite enormous danger to themselves...

...and saved a young girl's life.

Now, normally I'd present the medals...

...but today we have someone

more important...

...and certainly better looking:

Jenny Buckley.

Firefighter Jack Morrison.

- Congratulations, Jack.

- Thank you, sir.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Firefighter Leonard Richter.

Come on. Come on!

Aah!

- We're through!

- Come on, let's go!

Give me your hand.

Come on, this way!

Let's go!

We got a rebar! Come on!

Come on!

We need equipment up here!

All units report to the 11th floor now.

Jack. It's me, Jack.

Chief, I'm through the wall.

Coming down!

- Oh, God!

- Get down!

- Is everybody all right?

- Ladder 49 to Command.

We're through the debris.

And conditions deteriorating rapidly!

Ladder 49, there's a control room

straight ahead.

Jack's in there.

You keep going. Just keep going.

Jack, they're on their way.

Command, stand by.

I see a door.

I see a door!

Jack, they're getting close.

You just hang on there, Jack.

Just hang on.

- Come on, guys!

- There's the door.

Jack, hold on!

We're right here!

- Open it up!

- Hold on, Jack!

- Open the door!

- Come on, let's go!

Close it! Close it!

Ladder 49 to Command!

The room is blast over.

We can't get in!

It's fully engulfed, Chief!

We're attempting to find

another way to get to Jack!

We have a lot of falling debris here.

We have falling debris!

We need help.

Jack, talk to me.

Mike, it's too late.

Listen to me.

It's no good.

Pull 'em out.

Mike...

Tell Linda I love her...

...that I loved her

from the second I saw her.

Do you hear me?

Yeah, I hear you.

Promise to take care of my kids.

Tell them that I'm always with them.

You tell... You tell them that.

You hear me?

I will.

Command to all units.

Evacuate the building immediately.

Truck 16 checking in here, Chief.

Uh, all units reporting clear.

The building's clear.

We're all out.

Copy that.

It's never an easy thing...

...saying goodbye to a brother firefighter.

It's not.

And this time particularly is

difficult for me...

...because I watched Jack grow into a...

...well, into one of the finest

firefighters I've ever known.

He joined this department

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