Rescue Me, Season 5

Rescue Me (2004-2011) is an American TV series, airing on the FX Network, about the professional and personal lives of New York City firefighters after the trauma of the September 11.

Black Shawn:
You and Tommy are tight, right?

Lou:
Well, if you mean, we're close, then yeah. In terms of actual tightness, I can only speak for myself.

Black Shawn:
So if Tommy were to find out that one of the guy's on the crew was doin' somethin' behind his back that he might not be--

Lou:
Oh my God, you're sleeping with Colleen.

Black Shawn:
How'd you know?

Lou:
I'm right?

Black Shawn:
So is that bad?

Lou:
It-- It could only be worse if you were banging Katy. Tell me you're not banging Katy.

Black Shawn:
Of course not. I'm not banging either one of them.

Lou:
Wait a minute, you just said you were sleeping with Colleen.

Black Shawn:
I am.

Lou:
So?

Black Shawn:
See, we're sleeping together but we're not like, y'know-- [makes a motion with his hand]

Lou:
So you're not-- [makes a sex noise]

Black Shawn:
No, no, no. And if we ever do, I pray it won't look or sound anything like that.

Lou:
So, what's the deal? Tommy's gonna kill you anyway, for just seeing her, you might as well get a little piece before you go.

Black Shawn:
Those days for me are over.

Lou:
What getting laid days?

Black Shawn:
Listen, Lou, there's somethin' that you need to know about your man, Shawn, I've tapped plenty of asses in my day, good ass, and usually pretty quick. The quicker I tap it, the quicker I'm out the door. I'm looking for a real relationship here. You know, I want the sex to have value.

Lou:
Well, your life's on the line, that's valuable.

Black Shawn:
Come on, you mean to tell me that you've never had a relationship where you waited to have sex?

Lou:
Not on purpose.

Black Shawn:
Well, this is on purpose. The next ass I tap, is the ass I marry.

Lou:
Oh, yeah, that's sweet. I'd like to see that on a sampler. But I would leave Tommy out of it, it's gonna be really hard to tap that ass from beyond the grave.

Tommy:
[about his hearing] You know guys, I'm sure you're aware, if this doesn't go my way, which I'm sure it won't, they're gonna put me on immediate light duty and the odds are that I'm not gonna be comin' back to the firehouse. I just wanted to say--

Mike, Sean, Franco:
[at the same time] Nah, nah, Tommy. We feel that same way. It's been an honor working with you.

Tommy:
Lemme just get this out of the way, and say it out loud, as firefighters, it's like a football team, y'know our pluses and minuses balanced out and we made a great team, we really did. And I felt really safe working with you guys, and you saved my ass many times and vice versa. But... you know, I felt blessed, and the other thing that I wanted to say... [they all tell him he doesn't have to] Let me just say this stuff, very quickly because it needs to be said, in case the guy that comes in and stands in my shoes doesn't put it out on the table, I'll do it for him. #1, you're a moron. [points to Sean] Don't argue with me, because you proved it in spades when you married my goddamn sister, okay? [Mike laughs] What are you laughin' about? Because if he's a moron, you're the king of the morons. Don't give me the look... Do me a favor, spell "moron".

Mike:
Okay, spell what? [they laugh]

Tommy:
Franco, I really, wished you weren't the guy who laughed the hardest at that because, if you took one iota of energy that you spend everyday chasin' pussy and you put into somethin' good, like I don't know, helpin' mankind, I'm pretty sure at this point we'd have stitched up the whole in the ozone layers, there'd be no more wars, and this party would be in a bar owned by you and the planet Neptune. [to Black Shawn] You, can't really say too much about you, because I don't know well enough and it wouldn't be fair to judge you. But, life's unfair, so let me get it out of the way, you probably suck, too. [points to Lou] And this, my best friend, who is not only a loser with women and a giant slob, but a goddamn lush. [Lou nods] Case closed. So what does that say about me? Good luck, guys. See 'ya later.

Colleen:
What did you wanna talk to me about?

Tommy:
Uh, I just wanted to say that, your mother and I... we're very proud of you, and we think Shawn's great.

Colleen:
He is.

Tommy:
Yes, and the being black thing, doesn't bother us at all. I mean, I think we've raised you kids with that color, creed, religion, you know... none of that stuff, you know, doesn't matter to us. And... you know, love, it's a big thing... it's... you know, it-- it, it just happens. And I think it's kinda important to... you know... What?

Colleen:
What's the problem?

Tommy:
There's no problem, honey, I just wanna... okay... If you were gonna buy a car, you'd test drive it, that's what I'm tryin' to say.

Colleen:
Oh, my God.

Tommy:
No, no, listen. If you were gonna test drive a car, you'd take it out and you'd drive it around, and you'd maybe take it on the highway...

Sean:
[walks up]: Hey, Col, how are 'ya? You're gonna buy a car so I hear? Y'know my friend, Mark, is gettin' rid of this old--

Tommy:
Y'know, she's all set, she's got a car. That's nice though. Thanks. [Sean walks off, Tommy continues his thought before Sean interrupted] Listen, I just think you know, it's important that the parts... fit.

Colleen:
What parts?

Tommy:
You know the parts, and don't make me say the parts, you--

Colleen:
His penis in my vagina.

Sean:
[overhearing]: You guys aren't talkin' about cars, are you? [Tommy makes a face, and Sean walks off]

Colleen:
Are you actually tellin' me to have sex with Shawn?

Tommy:
No... kinda... yeah. I'm just sayin' that I don't think it's such a bad idea for you to do it, okay? You don't have to do the whole thing... just y'know, do the Clinton thing, you don't have to go all the way--

Colleen:
Oh, my God!

Tommy:
Honey, what? I thought that would be easier.

Colleen:
Dad! Dad, are you tellin' me to-- Oh, my God.

Tommy:
I'm not tellin' you anything, what? What? It's a suggestion, I'm suggesting some stuff to help you with your--

Colleen:
I'm telling mom.

Sheila:
My husband was a firefighter when we met in high school, in his mind. His uncle Mike, Tommy's dad, had been a firefighter. His uncle Teddy. He and Tommy, that's the only thing they ever thought of being. So when I saw that new footage of Jimmy...it made me happy. I can't explain it, but I knew that he didn't...that he wasn't in the first building.

GeneviƩve:
But all the reports were saying that...

Sheila:
Do you know that feeling that you get when you just, like, so barely escape a car crash? You know, someone suddenly stops short or races in front of you at an intersection, and you think to yourself for a second, like, right as you slam the brakes, like, "oh. Oh! Okay, this might be it." You know? And all the air skips out of your lungs, and your heart feels like it's gonna explode with fright, and your skin sits up real tight on your bones, and there's this huge rush of breath and blood and... That shiver just shot, like, right through me, but not when the first building fell. It was during the second. I knew that Jimmy was gone during the second collapse. I stopped breathing. My eyes-I couldn't blink. My hands froze up like claws. And I thought to myself, "oh, we're never going to finish the kitchen." You know, cause we were working on the kitchen, putting in new counters and cabinets and stuff. And as those first floors began to tumble down...I mean, like, I don't know, however long it took, like, eleven seconds, my whole life, my love, the way I wake up in the morning every day, the way I go to sleep every night, all of that just changed forever. Floor by floor, I just disappeared. When you lose that one person that you, you know, were meant to be with for the rest of your life so unexpectedly and so soon, I don't- It's like, you know, who can walk into your... Real love? It's just gone. Talk. Touch. Sex. And breakfast. It's funny, you know. I totally thought that I was going to just go fetal and curl up in a ball and...and cry. But I didn't. I made arrangements. I carried my husband's helmet to the funeral. I listened to the mayor and the chief and Tommy talk about my husband. I buried him. I held my son as he cried against my shoulder, and I tucked him in that way every night for months. And then I went fetal for five years. Among many other things, I- I completely zeroed in on Tommy because he was the closest thing that I could find on this entire earth to replace Jimmy. I cursed Tommy. I slept with Tommy. I blamed Tommy. I made Tommy breakfast. Tommy finished my kitchen. I know that Tommy is haunted by Jimmy's death, literally. And I...I...I think that sometimes Tommy wishes that Jimmy had lived, and that he had died in Jimmy's place. And so do I.

Sheila:
How's the baby?

Janet:
Oh, the baby's fine. [Sheila has a blank look on her face and sits back in her seat] Okay, okay, so what just happened? What was that?

Sheila:
Hmm?

Janet:
What? Th-That look on your face.

Sheila:
Hm, what? Did I have a look?

Janet:
Yeah.

Sheila:
[looks to the side] Oh, you know what? It was probably the look of, um, disbelief.

Janet:
Okay, you lost me.

Sheila:
Yeah, it was disbelief in reaction to that, uh, strange little smile that crossed your face when I asked you about the baby. [Janet gives her a look] Don't even try to act like you didn't have a little smile on your sour little puss before you answered my question about the baby.

Janet:
I-I don't even know why I bother to be nice to you.

Sheila:
[laughs] I'm sorry. Was that you being nice to me? Why don't you go to hell, Janet?

Janet:
Aren't you already there?

[Sheila stops and looks at Janet. Sheila then picks up her cell phone and sends a text to Janet. Janet's cell phone rings and she picks it up]

Janet:
You spelled it wrong.

Sean:
[walks in] Hey!

Janet:
Hey.

Sean:
Hey, ladies. Wow. Fancy meeting you two here. What are the odds that the two of you be here at exactly the same time? Huh? It's really-- [laughs and pauses] I'm not interrupting anything, am I?

Janet & Sheila:
No.

Sean:
Oh, good, good. Oh, hey! Is that the new cell phone everyone's talkin' about? That's awesome! [Sean picks up Janet's cell] What's a cunf? [Sean laughs nervously, they are all silent] I, uh, just came by to say hi to the guys, so, I'm actually late so I'm gonna-- I'm gonna pick up my watch-- I left it at the, uh.. It's good to see you both. So, you look great. Both of you.

Sheila:
Oh, hey! I'm glad you're feeling better!

Sean:
Thanks.

[Janet taps her fingers on the table and then picks up her cell phone and texts Sheila]

Sheila:
The correct spelling?


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