Powerless

**"Powerless"**is the seventeenth episode of the third season of *9-1-1*, and the forty-fifth episode overall. It aired on May 4, 2020.

## Synopsis

The 118 races to rescue a little girl in a runaway hot air balloon and help with a city power outage caused by a hijacked tree-trimmer truck. Meanwhile, Athena's investigation into the serial rapist case puts her life in danger.

## Cast

* Peter Krause as Robert Nash
* Jennifer Love Hewitt as Maddie Buckley
* Oliver Stark as Evan Buckley
* Aisha Hinds as Henrietta Wilson
* Kenneth Choi as Howard Han
* Ryan Guzman as Edmundo Diaz
* Rockmond Dunbar as Michael Grant
* Corinne Massiah as May Grant
* Marcanthonee Jon Reis as Harry Grant
* Gavin McHugh as Christopher Diaz *(credit only)*

Special Guest Star* Connie Britton as Abigail Clark
* Bryan Safi as Josh Russo
* Sasha Roiz as Det. Lou Ransone
* Noah Bean as Jeffery Hudson
* Scottie Thompson as Suzanne Barker
* Gigi Rice as Tammy Felton
* La Monde Byrd as Doctor Hale
* Romeo Brown as Gordon Johnson
* Dante Brown as Darius
* Austyn Johnson as Sophie Barker

Co-Starring* Chris Wu as Officer Williams
* Ashwin Gore as Jamal Momed
* Gigi Zumbado as Officer Diane Stafford
* Patrick Robert Smith as Gabe
* Declan Pratt as Denny Wilson
* Ashley Gallegos as Michelle Rivera
* Gabriela Fresquez as Joan Bailey
* Melanie Hawkins as Alexis Ward
* Rachael Perrell Fosket as Zoey Simmons
* Sara Young Chandler as Colleen Thompson
* Adam Wang as Nick Cameron
* Vayu O'Donnell as Radiologist
* Carlos J Castillo as Hank
* O'Neil Cespedes as Arthur
* Ted Jonas as Driver

## Trivia

* Connie Britton returned as Abigail Clark in this episode. She had not appeared in the series since the Season 1 finale.
* Buck mentioning that a friend had told him that the dispatch center receives calls often from hot air balloon areas is a callback to "Trapped" when he tried to take Abby on a date in a hot air balloon.

## Multimedia

### Videos

Preview It's Gonna Be A Long Day Season 3 Ep. 17 9-1-1Athena Worries She Might Not Catch The Serial Rapist Season 3 Ep. 17 9-1-1Josh Confides In Maddie About Greg Season 3 Ep. 17 9-1-1The Power Goes Out Across The City Season 3 Ep. 17 9-1-1The 118 Rescues Gordon From A Freezer Season 3 Ep. 17 9-1-1Athena Gets Attacked Season 3 Ep. 17 9-1-1Maddie Gets A Call About A Train Derailment Season 3 Ep. 17 9-1-1
## References

1. ↑ http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-monday-cable-originals-network-finals-5-4-2020.html
2. ↑ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20200416fox03/

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