The Powers That Be will (likely) break Sam Carver and Violet Mikami up in Chicago Fire season 14, as their story can’t continue if only one

of them is around. Ahead of the season 13 finale, NBC announced that two major Chicago Fire characters are leaving the show — Carver,

played by Jake Lockett, and Darren Ritter, played by Daniel Kyri. Their exits came as a shock, given that the series never hinted at their

 

 

departures. Plus, the entirety of season 13 felt like it was building up to a reunion between Carver and Violet, adding to the confusion behind Carver’s exit.

The Chicago Fire season 12 finale ended with Carver and Violet’s split. They weren’t officially together because Violet didn’t want to give her heart to a first responder after losing Evan Hawkins. However, Carver fell in love with Violet, which he admitted to her during a fight.

 

 

He then took a furlough, and upon his return, Violet was ready to open up to him. Their timing wasn’t right (again), though, as Carver had a new girlfriend. They still spent most of season 13 pining for one another, but now, with Lockett’s exit, Carver and Violet won’t get a real chance in Chicago Fire.

 

 

 

The most obvious way for Chicago Fire season 14 to end Carver and Violet’s love story would be for him to go through with his plan to transfer to the Denver Fire Department. After everything he went through in season 13, Carver felt like he needed a fresh start. He thought he could get that by moving out of Chicago. Unfortunately, that meant that Carver would also be leaving Violet behind, which is why he hesitated to leave during the season 13 finale.

Chicago Fire season 13 ended with Carver kissing Violet and telling her that he was in love with her. She said it back to him, and the episode concluded on a blissful note for the couple. Carver and Violet’s happy scene made many skeptical of Jake Lockett’s previously reported exit because it implied that the two had finally reunited after a season of a will-they/won’t-they slow burn. Season 14 can still reverse their romantic ending and reveal that Carver went to Denver after all.