9-1-1 Recap 10/18/21: Season 5 Episode 5 “Peer Pressure”

9-1-1 Recap 10/18/21: Season 5 Episode 5 "Peer Pressure"

Tonight on FOX their #1 drama 9-1-1 airs with an all-new Monday, October 18, 2021, season 5 episode 5, “Peer Pressure” and we have your 9-1-1 recap below. In tonight’s 9-1-1 season 5 episode 5 as per the FOX synopsis, “A man over-exerts himself exercising; a groundskeeper is cut by his chainsaw; an explosion occurs at a retirement community; May gets an emergency call from a suicidal teen.”

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9-1-1 begins tonight with Evan “Buck” Buckley (Oliver Stark) coming down the stairs, confirming that Howie “Chimney” Han (Kenneth Choi) did message him, asking him not to text him any more and now Maddie Kendall (Jennifer Love Hewitt) isn’t speaking to him since he told Chimney where she was. He confesses that work is weird because everyone is avoiding him and the subject and everything is off, like they are blaming him for Howie leaving town. Taylor Kelly (Megan West) admits that a similar thing happened to her in the newsroom, saying that maybe he should consider that not everything is about him.

A man in the neighborhood seems obsessed with the Narcissus program, watching the commercials and even receiving pamphlets in the mail. He spots billboards about is everywhere, replaying the slogan over and over in his mind so he begins to do the workouts pushing himself over his limits. The trainer on the DVD encourages him to slow down but he refuses until he gets extreme belly pain and goes to the washroom, where he is in excruciating pain and cannot move, forced to call 9-1-1.

Eddie Diaz (Ryan Guzman) and Henrietta “Hen” Wilson (Aisha Hinds) arrive on scene with Bobby Nash (Peter Krause) pounding on the door, informing them that LAFD is there. They break down the door, finding their patient stuck in with his abdomen on his legs. Hen rules out a stroke and there is no sign of trauma. Hen asks if he can feel the pressure from her touch but Craig says there is so much pressure to look good and explains the Narcissus program he started.

Meanwhile, Buck is showing Ravi Panikkar (Anirudh Pisharody) how to put the tools away properly but he plays with the gurney and it folds up, unable to open it again. Back inside, Craig reveals he did over 300 pushups and they need to administer medications to relax his muscles. Buck reminds Ravi to stay focused because if he doesn’t people will die. Craig comments on how jacked the EMTs are and wants to know which workout they do.

Athena Grant (Angela Bassett) is at the spa with her daughter May Grant (Corinne Massiah) when May feels her mother is fishing for information on Harry Grant (Marcanthonee Jon Reis). May says she hasn’t talked to Harry but refuses to work for Linda because Claudette Collins (Vanessa Estelle Williams) is working. She confesses that everyone likes her but she thinks Claudette doesn’t like her because she is always giving her a hard time. Athena doesn’t think it is okay that she is harassing her; wondering if she needs to have a talk with the woman, May says she doesn’t need her mommy coming to her rescue.

Bobby goes to Harry’s school where they know Harry has been through a significant trauma but he has been ill tempered and they are past the point of understanding and now he is being suspended for a week. It is revealed that Harry punched out a student. Bobby walks with Harry to the parking lot, he is surprised because the Harry the principal is talking about is not the Harry he knows and thinks he needs to reconsider his language and needs to talk to his parents. Bobby denies his request to stay at the firehouse as Bobby insists Harry is going to tell his parents what is going on himself.

May walks onto the floor of the call center to her desk, Claudette watching her.

Randall and Dante are loading up the carts to do their gardening but because of the heat he suggests they split up to get the work done. Dante cautions Randall about the ladder hitting lower branches but he blows him off, saying he can’t hear him.

May takes a 9-1-1 call with the caller first moaning. Claudette tells May to ping the location as it is a cellphone. Claudette takes over the call, which makes May upset. Claudette calls the fire department sending them to the location, informing the caller that help is on the way. Bobby and his crew scour the park, calling out to the patient, suddenly Claudette hears Eddie’s voice and they locate their patient by the ladder, he cannot speak because he has a chainsaw blade lodged in his throat. Hen says the blade is preventing him from bleeding out as Ravi leaves the scene so he doesn’t vomit everywhere. They rush the gurney over and are able to load Randall onto the ambulance as Dante beats himself up about separating. Hen tells Buck they are going to drive very carefully. Claudette tells May there is no shame in asking for some help, better than having someone die on her watch.

At home, May tells Harry about the call; feeling she didn’t even get her chance to save the guy. Harry thinks his sister should stand her ground but she doesn’t want to take advice from someone who got suspended from school. Bobby arrives with Athena and Michael Grant (Rockmond Dunbar), who want to know why he hit someone and want to help him. Michael tells Harry he needs to be respectful but he blurts out that he went through all the trauma because of his parents – his dad just stood there and let it happen and Jeff did it to him because of his mother; but she was too busy being a cop to protect him. He says Athena is a terrible mother, all she cares about is being a cop. Athena slaps Harry and he runs out the door with Michael right behind him.

Athena sits with Bobby, not able to comprehend that Harry would say that. Bobby feels that was Jeff talking, not Harry. She thinks she is a monster because she hit him. Bobby thinks they need to give Harry time to heal as this is not about Jeffrey anymore, it is about Harry. He encourages her not to let Jeffrey live in her head but she confesses it is hard to do, especially since it feels like he is winning.

Buck is shouting for Ravi in the firehouse as Hen chastises him for his behavior. Buck says he is only there to show him how to disassemble the chainsaw. Hen walks into Bobby’s office to see if anyone is there and pretends to leave, but catches Ravi coming out from under the desk. He lies to her about why he was there but she doesn’t buy it. He needs a break and she laughs says she will protect him from Buck and his chainsaw. Ravi says Buck used to be nice but now he is a drill sergeant from hell. Hen says Buck is going through a lot as he feels his family is slipping away from him and now he is worked the 118 is slipping too but she encourages Ravi to push back.

At the retirement home, the women are talking about jewelry and asking their spouses to buy them beautiful things. Louis, who works there, is asked to go check the foul odor that is coming from the basement. The seniors wonder what is down there, not even knowing there was a basement. Beverly reveals it is a chemical scent but really foul. Felix goes with Louis to check it out. Felix opens the doors to the chapel and when Louis turns on the light the spark causes an explosion. His wife who is upstairs, wonders what Felix has done.

Everyone from the 118 arrive at the retirement home as Bobby explains to everyone the explosion happened in the chapel as Hen wonders if someone pissed off the big guy. Buck tells Ravi which equipment to grab. Beverly tells them about Louis working for them and how Felix was insistent about going down but she has no idea why. They quickly find Louis as some work on putting the fire out. Felix is found under one of the pews as Louis is loaded onto a gurney with a wooden spike through his chest.

Hen attempts to hold pressure on his chest when he starts to profusely bleed. Buck yells at the probbie to give him more water but he stops saying these chemicals can react to the water as Bobby tells Hen they have a potential second fire and they need to get out. Using fire extinguishers they get the fire out, but they spot the chemicals and feel it is someone’s experiment. Once outside, Bobby says it is now a crime scene, Felix is high on pain medications and reveals that it is his, how else was he able to afford the jewelry. His wife says it is not all about the bangles and the diamonds, asking if they all know how expensive it is to live in a place like this and she had no choice but to turn to a life of crime. Bobby thinks she should have found something a little less explosive.

Buck finds Ravi at the back of the truck, saying he saved the day with the C02 call and he feel Ravi is now ready.

Buck calls Maddie but is unable to leave a message as her voicemail is full and no longer accepting any more messages. He calls Howie who has his voicemail saying he is unable to talk to anyone unless it is Buck and to stop calling him. Buck holds the phone and then shouts for Ravi but Bobby calls him for dinner. Buck arrives just in time to hear how Ravi fixed the gurney he turned into a taco and can disassemble a chainsaw in under a minute. He apologizes, thinking he is sitting in Buck’s seat, but he says he is good.

Buck tells everyone there that he really loved being part of the 118 these past 5 years and they mean so much to him and he has decided to put in for a transfer. He really thinks Ravi is ready to fill his spot and Eddie can replace Chimney. He says it is up to Captain on who is replacing Eddie. Hen thinks Chimney is coming back but Buck feels everything is broken and his fault. Bobby pipes up and says he is the one who told him to go; Eddie says he was the one who said it was the right thing to do as Hen reveals she even offered to go with him. She is positive Chimney is coming back and with Maddie and Buck will be right there, where he belongs.

Claudette is on a call when May gets a call from a teenager who says she knows she is being recorded. Her name is Lisa Barker, giving the names of people who voted against her. She admits her parents are at work. May learns Lisa is planning on hurting herself. There is an almost empty bottle of pills beside her, there are kitchen knives. She cries about how her entire team hates her. She was never good enough for her parents and everyone are bullies to her. She feels she shouldn’t have called and that May doesn’t really care and that she is probably wishing she got a different call.

May insists that she is there for her, saying she knows how she feels. Claudette says she is making this call about her and being dismissive about her feelings but May blurts out that when she was 14 she took a bottle of pills but her mother found her and saved her. Lisa drops the phone but within a minute the fire department arrives and finds her in the bathroom, as May knew exactly where she was. Claudette looks at her, confessing that she knows she rides her pretty hard but it is because she can see that May has the potential to be great. May says thanks as Claudette tells her she isn’t great yet!

May uses her phone to watch Claudette socializing with the other operators, she walks over and tells Claudette that she is in her way. Claudette moves over so May can take her desk back. Buck gives Ravi props for his good work as Ravi feels honored that Buck picked him to fill his shoes but he likes being himself.

Athena meets with Michael and the counselor; both admitting they don’t know what to do anymore. Michael saying that hitting him isn’t a solution. Athena finds out that they want her to see another therapist and asks Michael if this is his doing. He reminds her that they swore they would never hit their kids and promised they would never raise their kids the way they were raised and she hit Harry.

Buck comes home to Taylor, who prepared a beautiful dinner, saying all of this is just for him. He says she is right about Chimney leaving and it turns out that he got to talk to everyone before he left and got to say goodbye. She hugs him. Meanwhile, Athena tells Bobby what transpired at the doctors. Bobby feels Michael should have just talked to her, but she thinks Jeffrey would be pleased to know that his plan is working even better than he ever could have imagined. Bobby doesn’t want her to give up on herself and on Harry. He promises to be right by her side as she loves her family and won’t stop fighting for them. Bobby assures her that Harry knows she still loves him and will find his way back. She allows Bobby to comfort her.

Harry is on his tablet, reading an article about his mother getting away with murder but he is forced to put it down as his father demands him to come to dinner. Buck receives a call from Maddie, forcing him to explain that Howie is looking for her. She says that Howie sent her a video of their baby starting to crawl. Buck wants her to tell him where she is so he can come get her. She reveals she is safe but not ready to come home yet. He hears bells ringing in the background, but she quickly says she loves him and hangs up. He tells Taylor that he believes she is safe but he thinks he knows where she is.

THE END!