Who says you need a bunch of rescues to have an intense episode of9-1-1?
And it is intense as hell.
Like a yell at your TV screenride.
9-1-1: Angela Bassett in the all-new “Fight or Flight” episode of 9-1-1 airing Tuesday, April 2 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. © 2019 FOX Broadcasting. CR: Jack Zeman / FOX.Jack Zeman / FOX
Things kick off with our patented 9-1-1 call, but this time you recognize the voice of the caller.
She can never run away from him again, he warns.
It’s a pretty awful situation that only gets worse!
He cuts the zip-ties on her wrists and they ask the gas station attendant for the key.
She swipes his pen and heads back.
The attendant is a little uneasysurely Maddie’s bruised face is a red flag.
She doesn’t get very far.
Oh, this attendant, you guys.
Doug fights him for his gun and shoots him in the shoulder.
Doug just leveled up as far as psychopaths go.
It seems like Maddie has given up, but if you believe that, you don’t know Maddie.
While that horror show is going on, Buck is in rescue mode.
And Chimney’s phone is right there at the scene, with Jason’s number in it!
Marks won’t touch it, plus they need Chimney’s permission to open it.
Athena and Bobby, there for support, tell Buck to cool down.
But Buck has a plan!
I didn’t say it was a great plan!
Athena is immediately on to him and he lands in her custody at the hospital.
She’s not good at sitting around and waiting either.
Okay, so maybe I jumped to conclusions about the plan!
First stop is Maddie’s place of work: 9-1-1 dispatch!
They ask Maddie’s colleague Josh about tracking the location of calls that come in.
This could save Maddie!
And so they head to the gas station!
Where they find one dead attendant and, thankfully, Maddie’s note on the rental agreement.
NOW THEY CAN TRACE DOUG’S CAR.
This is a huge lead!
Well, until it’s not.
There are over 300 rental properties in the area.
That’s a lot of searching to do and neither theynor Maddiehave that kind of time.
Everyone’s there waiting to hear if Chimney pulls through his surgery.
By everyone, I mean Eddie’s family is there!
And they seem to be doing great!
So that’s nice.
Harry loves his almost-step-dad!
That’s also nice!
Over in Big Bear, Maddie is fighting for her life.
He promised to keep her safe and he failed.
He is terrified of what might happen to his sister.
But Athena’s not worried.
She knows that not only did Maddie rebuild her life here, “she rebuilt herself.”
I love this Buck and Athena pairing with all of my heart.
And you know what?
Athena is right about Maddie.
So she grabs a fireplace poker, slams him in the face with it andruns.
Running through the snowy woods for a while, Maddie realizes something: She’s tired of running.
Okay, probably literally too because she has been running for a while.
The two proceed to beat the hell out of each other.
Finally, mercifully, Doug is dead.
They’ll die together.
Again, Maddie says hell no.
She’s not dying today.
Buck runs in search of his sister.
There’s so much running in this episode!
They find each other out there in the woods and, reader, I cried.
It was very moving.
And then their little moment in the ambulance?
It’s all Maddie.
You tell ‘em, Athena!
Maddie eventually gets transferred to Chimney’s hospital.
