Cruz quotes from Chicago Fire

Hey, what do you guys know about Erik McAuley? [everyone groans in response]

[chuckles] McAuley the paramedic. He's the worst. Mr. Doom-and-Gloom.

Total bummer. Why?

Since Mills is working Squad, McAuley's gonna relieve him on ambo.

Oh, God!

No. No, he's not. [notices Boden] Chief, are you bringing McAuley in?

Yes, I'm short a medic.

No! No way. I'll go work on ambo before McAuley comes back here and brings the whole house down with his Eeyore routine.

Okay, good. Casey. You willing to give up your candidate for a few shifts till I find myself somebody permanent?

Wait, what?

Sure.

Thank you, Dawson.

Yay! Hey, great. Help me with inventory.

[glares back] Yeah, okay. Great.

[looks at the papers Casey is filing] What's..."Stilettos"? It sounds like a strip club. [Cruz and Otis turn to look] Oh, God. It is a strip club, isn't it?

Yes...I landed a construction contract expanding a club called Stilettos. Permits just came through.

[clears throat] Lieutenant. I've been meaning to ask you, do you, by any chance, need any strong backs for your side business? 'Cause I could use a little scratch.

[deadpan] You don't say.

Otis

Oh, are you looking for guys, Casey? Because I know my way around a toolbox.

[glares at them] Fine.

Saturday, which one of you two is helping me install the mirrored glass at Stilettos?

Otis

Um day date. [Cruz gives him the "seriously??" look] I'm taking Barbara to brunch, what?

Cruz?

I can't, Lieutenant.

[looks at them] You guys get born again, or what?

I'll help. So how's this work, Lieutenant? You get paid in singles, or you get checks?

Very funny.

I bet you need a hand getting those poles up, huh?

[looks at Dawson] Yeah, well Nesbitt's building a whole chain of them. And guess who's gonna be buying their lake house from doing all the work?

Otis

Eh, careful who you get in bed with, Lieutenant.

What's that mean?

Otis

Seven years in the fire department, guy suddenly quits. Just saying.

If I only wanted to work with saints, I'd be out of business pretty quick.

Otis

Your call.

[facetiously] Is it? Well ha. Thank you for letting me make my own decisions, Otis, 'cause I was gonna run everything by you.

Otis

[looks at the picture Mills sent 51] Still can't believe he did it.

[to Brett] Is that your partner? Yeah. Actually, he worked Squad too.

And Truck.

And he's an unbelievable cook. Mind-blowing.

Honesty, it goes both ways, right Captain?

Of course.

Then honestly tell me what are you doing to this house?

Sometimes chain of command comes before everything else, Cruz. You're gonna have to get used to that.

Otis

What if there's an ear in there? Or a single bullet?

What is wrong with you?

Otis

I'm talking about gang stuff. Ooh, a rattlesnake.

What do you know about gangs, Otis?

Otis

I watched the Wire.

You want me dead for what I did.

Freddie, I am mad as hell, yeah, but I do not want you dead.

What happened to Herrmann bro, I didn't mean to man, it just happened.

You let it happen Freddie. Don't ever forget that. You let it happen.

Mouch

Fifty bucks a head for a good cause.

Oh, what's the cause?

Mouch

It's to be determined at this time.

Look Lieutenant, I don't feel right about putting you in the middle of this. The position of the aerial, it wasn't part of our rescue, so maybe we don't put it in, you know?

Severide

You sure about what you saw?

One hundred percent

Severide

Then that's how we file it.

Oh Oh, Alderman Casey!

Alderman Casey, Alderman Casey.

Mouch

Electrical pole in my backyard blocks my view. Anything you can do?

Alderman Casey, I have a pothole the size of Lake Michigan on my street.

Otis

Uh, some guy keeps pissing in the elevator in my and Cruz's building.

Okay. All right. You guys feel free to write all that down and leave it on my desk.

Oh, hey, check it out. "New alderman for the 52nd ward, Matthew Casey."

Oh, "Casey with his wife by his side."

Ha! It Actually says wife. Damn, did I miss my own wedding?

Well, I would have invited you, but you get so rowdy at parties.

Ooh, Alderman speaks the truth.

Mouch

I'd kill to miss my wedding. Speaking of, anybody want to write some vows?

Hey, I got a smokin' dress for that wedding. You better make it good.

[about Severide] Behind his back we call him FILO. First in, last out.

Ok, so he's tough but can he lead?

Is he a cheerleader? No. Would any of us follow him anywhere? Damn right we would.

Mouch

It is better to give than to receive.

Said every sucker in the history of the world.