Thicker Than Water is the fifteenth episode of the third season on NBC series Third Watch which was aired on April 1, 2002. It was directed by Felix Enriquez Alcala and written by Whitney Boole Williams.
Plot[]
It is the anniversary of Bobby's death. Kim finds a girl beaten on the street, whose friends don't want her to help. The investigation into the shooting gets underway, and Ross's shooter is identified. A baby is left at the fire house.
Short summary[]
During the investigation of the gang shootout, the police officers are questioned and presented with evidence which suggests that Ross was killed by friendly fire; Carlos learns that Vangie is dead and that he is the father of the baby her sister leaves at the firehouse; on the first anniversary of Bobby's death, Kim quarrels with Jimmy over her visitation with Joey and confronts a female gang during a call; and Doc is visited by the father of a former patient whose debilitating injury may have been caused by Doc's error during treatment.
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 |
| Chris Bauer | Fred Yokas | Faith's husband and Emily's father |
Recurring[]
- James Rebhorn as Captain Stick Elchisak
- John Michael Bolger as Lieutenant Johnson
- Charlie McWade as Off. Steve Gusler
- Saundra McClain as Nurse Mary Proctor
- Darien Sills-Evans as Dr. Fields
- Derek Kelly as Firefighter Derek Kitson
- Bill Walsh as Firefighter William "Billy" Walsh
- Alyxx Morgen as Nurse Morgen (listed as uncredited)
Guest[]
- Anika Noni Rose as Monay
- Leslie Hendrix as Anne McCambly
- Amy Hargreaves as Haley Sundstrom
- Mark Zeisler as Charles Buckley
- Richard Ziman as Barnes
- Nicolle Rochelle as Regina (credited as Nicole Leach)
- Jack Poggi as Elderly Man
- Paul Borghese as Marty Hill
- Matt Myers as Groundskeeper
Trivia[]
Music[]
- None
Quotes[]
- Bosco: [to Sully] Hey, you seen Yokas yet?
- Sully: No.
- Bosco: Been calling her for two days. She doesn't answer.
- Sully: Maybe she got Caller ID.
- Kim: Bobby died a year ago, tomorrow. How could a year have gone by so fast?
- Taylor: It was a hell of a year.
- Kim: Yeah. I didn't get to say goodbye to him, Alex. I didn't get to tell him all the things that I... just how much he meant to me.
- Taylor: Let's go out there tomorrow. You can tell him then.
- Kim: Yeah, I tried. I can't even bring myself to go in.
- Taylor: So, I'll go with 'ya.
- Kim: Yeah?
- Taylor: Yeah.
- Doc: [to Carlos about the baby] What the hell do you mean you're her father?
- Carlos: I said I might be.
- Doc: And you weren't gonna say anything?
- Carlos: I just did.
- Doc: What's going on?
- Carlos: Okay, you remember Vangie?
- Doc: No.
- Carlos: The nut job I was doing last year with the bicycle.
- Doc: The redhead?
- Carlos: The blonde, the blonde. It was her sister that showed up at the house today. She said that Vangie died and that I'm the father of her baby.
- Doc: Well, it's 2002, and you're not a damn teenager. How do you accidentally get a girl pregnant?
- Carlos: Maybe.
- Doc: You never heard of condoms?
- Carlos: Oh, stop, okay? I use them... sometimes.
- Kim: [to Monay] Were you getting jumped into a gang?
- Monay: Are you still here?
- Kim: Did you let those girls beat you?
- Monay: Now I gotta explain to them why I let you dis me.
- Kim: You're worried about them?
- Monay: Ain't nobody having a heart attack or something that you gotta go, see?
- Kim: Why? Why would you let them do that do you?
- Monay: Why do you care? What, are you trying to win some kind of prize?
- Kim: You know, you're right. What am I doing here? I don't have time for hopeless cases.
- Monay: Hopeless?
- Kim: Your future consists of me zipping you up in a body bag one day.
- Haley: [to Carlos about Vangie] There's no one to take care of her baby. Your baby.
- Carlos: Excuse me?
- Haley: Your daughter. She's eight months old.
- Carlos: Whoa, back up. Let's drop that "your daughter" stuff.
- Haley: Vangie said that you were the father.
- Carlos: Yeah, and she also used to say that I was an angel sent to protect her.
- Haley: You were her only partner.
- Carlos: Yeah, like you believe that.
- Haley: I thought she was exaggerating about you.
- Carlos: Yeah, whatever. Look, I feel for you, I really do, but...
- Haley: I admit my sister had problems, but my mom is dead, my dad disowned her and I'm just trying to finish grad school.
- Carlos: None of which is my problem. The kid is not mine. Period. I'm sorry.
- Haley: We can resort to a blood test, okay?
- Carlos: Bring it on. Anytime.
- Haley: You just think about it for a second?
- Carlos: I don't have to. Goodbye.
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