Next of Kin

"*Girl, you are a hot pumpkin spice latte. You're sitting around getting cool and there's a big old hunk of man that would love to burn his tongue on you.*"
—Carla Price to Abigail Clark about Evan Buckley

**"Next of Kin"** is the third episode of the first season of *9-1-1*. It was written by John J. Gray and directed by Barbara Brown. It aired on January 17, 2018.

## Synopsis

Bobby and his team respond to an emergency at a children's birthday party that leaves lives hanging in the balance. Chim and Bobby get into a heated argument about Bobby not talking about his family. Bobby finally tells Chim that his relationship is full of lies. Chim leaves the firehouse to go get some air. Later, The crew jumps into action after Chim is involved in a devastating accident. Athena tries to cope with a tragedy that hits way too close to home and Abby is confronted with a life-changing decision for her mother and makes a connection with Buck.

## Cast

* Peter Krause as Bobby Nash
* Oliver Stark as Evan Buckley
* Aisha Hinds as Henrietta Wilson
* Kenneth Choi as Howard Han
* Rockmond Dunbar as Michael Grant
* Connie Britton as Abigail Clark

Guest Starring* Mariette Hartley as Patricia Clark
* Cocoa Brown as Carla Price
* Ross Partridge as Daniel Cooper
* Doug Savant as Matthew Clark
* Corinne Massiah as May Grant
* Marcanthonee Jon Reis as Harry Grant
* Jennifer Hasty as Karen Williams
* Wolé Parks as Glenn
* Shannon Lorance as Malina Cooper
* Genneya Walton as Laila Creedy
* Heather Mazur as Beth Clark
* Matthew Yang King as Trauma Surgeon
* Brielle Barbusca as Cooper
* Josephine Lawrence as Georgina Carella
* Ammon Ford as Cameron Cooper
* Darin Toonder as Josh
* Paul Jerome as Mark
* Javier Calderon as Manny
* Aidan Bristow as Tony
* Dion LaMarr as Fred
* Laura Vallejo as Daniela
* Bernardo Verdugo as Francisco
* Christian Lyon as EMT #1
* Sharon Loo as EMT #2
* Shelly Bhalla as ICU Nurse
* Shay Ali as Male Nurse
* Connor Ruckman as Xander
* Van Brunelle as Javi
* Ethan Flower as Uniformed Cop
* Pat Millicano as Truck Driver

## 911 Cases

**Bouncy Castle**

* **Reason for 911 Call:**
	+ Dan's wife dials 911 after the bouncy castle containing her stepson Cameron and her husband Dan was unsecured and blown away.
* **Process:**
	+ Bobby finds the bouncy house dangling. He sends Hen and Buck to rapple down and rescue the three children, he goes to check on Dan and Chimmney stays behind to control their hoists, to which the latter slightly protests. Buck gets Chimmney to deploy a stretcher when they discover one of them was uncounscious, whereas Bobby secures Dan. Hen takes one of the trapped children, followed by other team members rescuing everyone else. As the casualties are being loaded, Bobby praises Chimmney and gets him to withdraw the winch.

**Athena**

* **Reason for 911 Call:**
	+ Athena discovers May having overdosed on hydrocodone she had been using in the past to suppress pain from dental surgery.
* **Process:**
	+ An ambulance arrives, taking both May and Athena, who tells Harry to call Michael and stay at a neighbor's house. The ambulance crew attend to May and discover fading vital signs. Athena follows them to the hospital until they roll May into the ICU. Michael later arrives, and Athena realized she forgot her cell phone at house in a hurry. Michael blames himself for outing openly to his children, and Athena excuses herself with some coffee when another man approaches. May was rescusicated and reveals she was bullied at school. Child Protective Services agent Karen Williams arrives and informs them they will take May away for some time. As they leave for home, Athena assures Michael she will keep an eye on May. Some time after, Athena is seen conducting survelience near Palm Hill High School.

**Chimmney**

* **Reason for 911 Call:**
	+ While letting off steam after arguing with Bobby, Chimmney's vehicle crashed into a barrier and was rear-ended by a utility truck carrying steel rebars. He dialed both 911 and Bobby.
* **Process:**
	+ Other emergency services like Station 122 and 141 have already arrived, and they advise Bobby that Chimmney is refusing assistance from anyone else, so he also orders others to stay back. He discovers Chimmney was impaled in the skull by a rebar but doesn't seem to be in pain as there are no nerve receptors passing through there. Chimmney keeps bugging Bobby about his injury, so Bobby takes a snap and displays it. After 118 secures Chimmney, Bobby accompanies him on the destroyed vehicle as salvage units bring it away. As the vehicles stop at the hospital, 118 cuts the rebar and Chimmney is taken away, during which Bobby again stops Buck from following. The rest of 118 await the surgery, unaware that immediately after the rebar was pulled out, Chimmney undergoes extensive hemorhaging. Bobby later informs the crew about this while Hen is playing crosswords, and they are concerned as while they are able to stop it, Chimmney is still in a coma and may not wake up. Bobby fails to convince Tatiana from paying Chimmney a visit, and leaves, informed that Tatiana doesn't really love Chimmney anyway. Eventually, Bobby, Hen and Buck all visit Chimmney in recovery.

**Stuck Immigrants**

* **Reason for 911 Call:**
	+ An unnamed caller suspects a group of illegal immigrants hiding inside an unattended container truck.
* **Process:**
	+ The police and other fire crews arrived before 118. An officer tells Bobby they are looking for the driver, and the vehicle's registered beyond Texas. As Bobby and Buck work together to break in with tools, Hen looks for the driver's identity. Observing the Spanish-speaking immigrants inside, Bobby orders water to be supplied and dials for reinforcements, including air ambulances. Other units on-scene soon attend to any remaining civilians and casualties, with Bobby and Hen managing to successfully resusicate one of them. After finishing their work, Hen spots the driver and stops him long enough for an officer approach.

## Multimedia

### Videos

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## References

1. ↑ https://www.spoilertv.com/2017/12/9-1-1-episode-103-next-of-kin-press.html

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