Take a Knee

Take a Knee
Season:	5
Episode:	18
Original airdate:	April 4, 2017
Written by:	Michael Brandt Derek Haas
Directed by:	Joe Chappelle
Episode chronology
Previous episode:	Babies and Fools
Next episode:	Carry Their Legacy

Take a Knee is the eighteenth episode of the fifth season, the 110th overall episode of Chicago Fire and the 232nd episode of the Chicago Franchise.

Summary

Casey discovers a new crack house on the block that is harboring a female junkie and goes to extreme measures to remedy the situation. Dawson and Brett get assigned a new trainee for the shift and the newbie gets the two in trouble when he surprises them during a harrowing call. Meanwhile, Severide gets an unexpected visit from his father, Benny, and Herrmann deals with family issues when his son Lee Henry gets into trouble at school.

Cast

Main Cast

• Jesse Spencer as Lieutenant Matthew Casey
• Taylor Kinney as Lieutenant Kelly Severide
• Monica Raymund as Paramedic Gabriela Dawson
• Kara Killmer as Paramedic Sylvie Brett
• David Eigenberg as Firefighter Christopher Herrmann
• Yuri Sardarov as Firefighter Brian "Otis" Zvonecek
• Joe Miñoso as Firefighter Joe Cruz
• Christian Stolte as Firefighter Randy "Mouch" McHolland
• Miranda Rae Mayo as Firefighter Stella Kidd
• Eamonn Walker as Battalion Chief Wallace Boden

Guest Stars

• Treat Williams as Benny Severide
• Charlotte Sullivan as Nurse Anna Turner
• Jennifer Lafleur as Mrs. Stevens
• Robyn Coffin as Cindy Herrmann
• Randy Flagler as Firefighter Harold Capp
• Amy Morton as Desk Sergeant Trudy Platt
• Rachel DiPillo as Doctor Sarah Reese
• Elias Koteas as Detective Alvin Olinsky

Co-Stars

• Will Kiley as Harris Thornton
• Peter Goldsmith as Kent Stevens
• Bella Wholey as Chelsea Stevens
• Danny Henriquez as Rojo
• Anthony Ferraris as Squad 3 Driver Tony Ferraris
• Sam Poretta as Paramedic Chief Karl Hatcher
• David VonKampen as Lee Henry Herrmann
• Abigail Mason as Trish
• Fred Zimmerman as Mr. Leppert
• Eddie Wright as Eddie Wright
• Roland Parker as Veteran Speaker
• James Fuller as Young Veteran
• Mike Ooi as Manager
• Maggie Cain as Nosy Neighbor
• India Gurley as Cashier
• Gabriel Patrick Sullivan as Teenager #1
• Marissa Banker as Teenager #2
• Anthony J. Harris as Teenager #3
• Joseph Dunne as Toddler

Crew

• Michael Brandt as Creator
• Derek Haas as Creator
• Dick Wolf as Executive Producer
• Matt Olmstead as Executive Producer
• Michael Brandt as Executive Producer
• Derek Haas as Executive Producer
• Joe Chappelle as Executive Producer
• Arthur W. Forney as Executive Producer
• Peter Jankowski as Executive Producer