He has one question for the team: Jack or Andi?
By this time, Station 19 firefighters should have picked a hashtag, right?
The mornings events have muddied the waters and emotions are all over the map.
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When the alarm rings, the firefighters rush to find a guy hurt from a simple fender bender.
A dumpster ran out from nowhere.
On the way back, the team rolls up on a crashed party bus.
The dilemma: Protocol dictates that Peter must go to the hospital.
Jack wants to follow the rules.
Herrera, who is acting captain, calls dispatch and learns that Station 23 is eight minutes away.
She chooses to help the bleeding people.
#TeamAndi
Needless to say, there were extenuating circumstances that no one could have predicted.
We get the details through Chief Ripleys interviews.
And we get to play the game, What would you have done in this situation?
WarrenChief Ripley is eager to talk to Warren.
His rookie opinion is a fresh perspective on the two contenders.
Warren takes this as a compliment and proceeds to give a detailed assessment of Peters inability to drive.
We are here now.
He also tells the Chief that Jack did not agree with Andis decision.
VictoriaVictoria is rough with Ripley.
She takes offense that Station 19 was breaking protocol all over the place.
It wasnt a clean call.
Patients were all over the place and the team stabilized every single one.
PS: It took Station 23 eight minutes to get to the site.
If anyone is to blame, its Chief Ripley.
Victoria tells the Chief that Station 19 averages five minutes to get to a call.
They set the bar for response times.
If Ripley is smart, he will get the other stations to raise to Station 19s level.
Additionally, dont give someone else the keys to their castle.
Pick Andi or Jack and be done with it.
MontgomeryThis interview was not as passionate as Victorias spiel.
Montgomery is calm, but firm.
He believes a captain keeps a team safe above all else.
Clearly, Montgomerys husband died due to lack of leadership and poor decision-making.
He knows its hard being the captain, since he filled in that one time.
But its no excuse.
And Andi put him there.
What situation you ask?
Well, it turns out that Peter is what they call a drug seeker.
But the guy was so nice!
Let the record show that it was needed.
He calms an agitated Peter down immediately.
Maya notes that Jack did the best he could in an impossible situation.
Ripleys response: So Jack was there when things escalated and he handled it.
Youre saying he arose to the occasion when Andi broke the rules.
Is that what shes saying?
Did Maya just inadvertently switch to Team Jack?
MillerMiller cant say enough nice things about Jack.
Jack had to get physical and it took Miller to help him sedate the guy.
Ripley has one question for Miller: Will you align with Jack or Andi?
Miller takes a long drink of water and asks him to repeat the question.
RipleyAt the end of the night, we see Ripley run through his list one more time.
He learns from Warren that Andi is a rule breaker and Jack gets into fights with patients.
This concerns Warren that Ripley didnt hear him correctly, but the Chief has moved on.
Victoria gets reprimanded for yelling at him.
The Chief listens intently to Montgomery as he sings Andis praises for saving all those people.
He concedes that Jack is great, but Andi thinks like a captain.
I did not see that coming.
Miller finally answers the question and chooses Andi.
Everyone comes out of the room looking defeated at the end of the day.
Meanwhile, Ripley has moved on to the final interview.
Now with the Chief sitting across from him, he gives his final answer: Team Neither.
Does this mean we will get new blood in Station 19?
