"Letting Go" is the seventeenth episode in the eighty-second episode overall of the fourth season on NBC series Third Watch. It was written by Bill Rinier and Charles Murray, then directed by Tim Matheson. It aired on March 17, 2003.
Plot
Doc faces up to disobeying orders, and a decision is made about Carlos. A car crashes into a shop, driven by a man who abducted his daughter the week before - but things are not completely as they seem and the situation deteriorates. Sully tries to quit drinking.
Short summary
Faith rebuffs Bosco's attempt to apologize for lying to her. The fire squad extricates a driver impaled after crashing into a store.
After Doc makes an impassioned defense of Carlos before the review board, a re-energized Carlos goes back out on the street.
Sully's job performance continues to decline as he neglects to keep an eye on a woman he was supposed to be guarding and she snatches her critically ill baby from Mercy's E.R.
After they discover that the woman is mentally ill, Ty takes a multi-story tumble while trying to prevent her from jumping off a roof with the baby.
Faith is stunned when an initially reluctant Emily is eager to continue visiting a drug counselor. Ty catches Sully drinking in the R.M.P. and seeks advice from a union rep.
Carlos loses his job as part of the department's settlement with the West family.
Cast
Main
| Portrayed by | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Beach | Monte Parker | FDNY Paramedic |
| Coby Bell | Ty Davis | NYPD Officer |
| Eddie Cibrian | Jimmy Doherty | FDNY Firefighter |
| Amy Carlson | Alex Taylor | FDNY Paramedic/Firefighter |
| Molly Price | Faith Yokas | NYPD Officer |
| Kim Raver | Kim Zambrano | FDNY Paramedic |
| Anthony Ruivivar | Carlos Nieto | FDNY Paramedic |
| Skipp Sudduth | John Sullivan | NYPD Officer |
| Jason Wiles | Maurice Boscorelli | NYPD Officer |
Recurring
- Bonnie Dennison as Emily Yokas
- John Michael Bolger as Lieutenant Johnson
- Darien Sills-Evans as Dr. Fields
- Bill Walsh as Firefighter Walsh
- Derek Kelly as Firefighter Derek Kitson
- Saundra McClain as Nurse Mary Proctor
Guest
- Philip Levy as Frank Edwards
- Brian Sullivan as Chris Foley
- Kalimi Baxter as Receptionist
- Alvin Ing as Store Owner
- France Iann as Trauma Nurse (credited as France Ian)
- Craig Hunter as ESU Officer
- Stephen N. Winter as Security Guard
- Anthony Agugliaro as ESU Lieutenant
Trivia
- Chris Bauer (played as Fred Yokas) is not credited in the opening credits; however, "Fred" somewhat appears in the background when Faith is in bed talking to him. Most likely, it was not Chris Bauer as the body hence why he is not credited, but the character still appears.
- Tia Texada (played as Maritza Cruz) does not appear in this episode.
Music
- AFI did "Girl's Not Grey" from their "Sing the Sorrow" cd
- The Foo Fighters did "Times Like These (One-Way Motorway)" from their "One by One" cd.
Quotes
- DK: Can this day get any more exciting?
- [a car crashes into a building]
- Jimmy: Apparently it can.
- Doc: That's one lucky little girl.
- Carlos: Except for the part where her father drove into a building.
- Yokas (to Emily in the waiting room of the counselor's office): What are you complaining about? I'm the one stuck out here in Rocky Horror land.
- Davis: I got the wind knocked out of me, that's all.
- Kim: Falling four flights will do that to you, super boy.
- Carlos: What is this woman, a track star? How'd she gets away so fast?