Firehouse 51 sends off one of its own — but at least it’s a happy exit for Darren Ritter (Daniel Kyri) in the Wednesday, October 8, episode of Chicago Fire.

But Violet’s not expecting Ritter to take her advice and make a major decision that will take him from Chicago. He called Dwayne and they

spoke for two hours. The cop also regretted walking away and almost turned back. But New York was a promotion, not because of Ritter.

 

 

When the firefighter asked if he wanted to get back together, Dwayne said yes. And so Ritter’s flying to New York after his shift. He’s already cleared it with Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo) and Pascal (Dermot Mulroney). For how long? With the brownouts happening, there are plenty of floaters, he points out. Plus, she’s the one who told him to go. But she didn’t mean to quit the CFD.

 

 

Fortunately, Mouch gets a moment of a goodbye with Ritter — we know how important their relationship has been. (Ritter’s going to stop by his uncle’s old firehouse; he hasn’t been since he was a kid.) And then Violet and Novak (Jocelyn Hudon) stop Ritter as he’s heading to the airport. They’re taking him. When Novak comments it’s only a few months, Ritter says, “We’ll see what happens,” suggesting it could be permanent. Whatever it is, Violet promises they’re going to come visit.

So will Daniel Kyri be back? It’s possible. After the premiere, showrunner Andrea Newman told TV Insider, “He’s there at the beginning of the season, and we hope to see him back at some point later in the season. This is what we do on Chicago Fire. We’ll say our goodbyes, and then we’ll see people again. And he’s certainly very much still in the lives of all of us.”