Careers and freedom are on the line in the Chicago Fire season 13 finale, and it all comes off the back of the penultimate episode. At the

same time, we’re watching for how Carver and Ritter will be written out of the series since they’re not returning as series regulars in Chicago Fire season 14.

 

 

Chicago Fire season 13 introduced us to Chief Pascal and his wife Monica in the premiere episode. From there, it was clear that something happened back in Florida before they got back to Chicago, and we finally got some information. Pascal had been looking for a way to bring down a man in the firehouse connected to the mob.

 

 

Well, while that certainly suggests that Pascal wouldn’t be capable of murder, we also have to remember the temper that he has on him. Whenever someone hurt Monica or looked at her in the wrong way, Pascal was ready to fight, and that would suggest he is capable of murdering the man who was responsible for her death.

The problem for Severide is that he kept a lot quiet about Pascal throughout the penultimate episode, doing his own investigation. Now Van Meter has lost his trust, and it looks like Firehouse 51 could lose a chief and a lieutenant in the Chicago Fire season 13 finale.

 

 

 

The episode opens with Chief Pascal being pulled in for questioning. Sadly, it’s none of the Intelligence Unit questioning, which isn’t that surprising considering what happened to Intelligence in Chicago PD season 12, episode 21.

The detective doing the questioning shares that Pascal isn’t being arrested just yet, but shares that there’s a lot of compelling evidence that points to Pascal being the guilty party. One piece of evidence is how Pascal parked outside of Franklin’s house on three different occasions. It’s clear that the detective thinks he did it.

Back at Kidd and Severide’s place, we find out that Natalie stayed the night. This is a big sign that Kidd and Severide should legally take her in. However, that might not be too easy since Van Meter knocks on the door and makes it clear that Severide can be charged with accessory to murder after the fact, and Van Meter will take Severide down with Pascal. He’s angry that Severide hide this information, and I can’t really blame him.

Pascal apologizes for bringing Severide into the situation, but Severide is sure that Pascal didn’t do it. Vale confirmed that Pascal is a good firefighter, and it’s clear that Hendricks likely found out that Pascal was going after him and decided to get revenge. This will help his case against PD and OFI, and Pascal is allowed to keep working for now since he’s lawyered up.

The rest of the firehouse is worried about what’s going on with Pascal, but that’s not the main concern for us. One of the biggest concerns is how Carver reacted to Violet sharing she’s glad to see Carver finish his outpatient treatment and return. He’s hiding something, but what could that be?

Before we find out, Firehouse 51 is called out to a structure fire at a gun range. Firehouse 51 will need to work fast with ammo in there! Seeing the danger, Pascal leads everyone in, heading straight to the room with ammo that explodes everywhere. Fortunately, the victims are pulled out of the fire and Firehouse 51 can get to work putting the fire out. It’s a strong save.

Severide wasn’t at the call, so he can get to Bishop in jail. Severide is sure that Bishop told Hendricks something that tipped Hendricks off, and Bishop would know who Hendricks would hire in Chicago. This could allow Bishop to cut a deal, but does he hate Pascal more than he hates being in prison?

The problem is Severide can’t make a promise of a deal. He does take the information to the State’s Attorney office, though, and there is a chance that a deal could be made if a name turns up.