NBC has released the Official Synopsis of Chicago Fire episode “Take a Knee” (5.18) that will be aired on Tuesday, April 4 at 10:00-11:00 PM.
OFFICIAL SYNOPSIS
DAWSON AND BRETT GET ASSIGNED A TRAINEE FOR THE DAY AND SEVERIDE’S FATHER BENNY COMES BACK INTO THE PICTURE
Casey (Jesse Spencer) discovers a new crack house on the block that is harboring a female junkie and goes to extreme measures to remedy the situation. Dawson (Monica Raymund) and Brett (Kara Killmer) get assigned a new trainee (guest star Will Kiley) for the shift and the newbie gets the two in trouble when he surprises them during a harrowing call. Meanwhile, Severide (Taylor Kinney) gets an unexpected visit from his father, Benny (Treat Williams), and Herrmann (David Eigenberg) deals with family issues when his son Lee Henry (guest star David VonKampen) gets into trouble at school.
Eamonn Walker, Miranda Rae Mayo, Yuri Sardarov, Joe Minoso and Christian Stolte also star. Rachel DiPillo, Amy Morton and Charlotte Sullivan also guest star.
Chicago Fire is about the firefighters, Rescue Squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51, no occupation is more stressful or dangerous, yet so rewarding and exhilarating. These courageous men and women are among the elite who forge headfirst into danger when everyone else is running the other way and whose actions make the difference between life and death.
Chicago Fire is a production of Universal Television and Wolf Films for NBC.