A Coffin That Small

A Coffin That Small
Season:	1
Episode:	19
Original airdate:	March 27, 2013
Teleplay by:	Derek Haas Michael Brandt
Story by:	Steve Chikerotis
Directed by:	Darnell Martin
Episode chronology
Previous episode:	Fireworks
Next episode:	Ambition

Summary

Tragedy strikes when a rescue attempt at a tenement building proves unsuccessful, leaving the men and women of firehouse 51 affected by the loss of the victim. Severide's decision to put Mills on the fast track to move from Truck to Squad doesn't sit well with some of the others and tension mounts between Severide and Casey over Heather Darden. Shay and Dawson are forced to deal with a junkie's crazy behavior while on a call and Shay considers a different way to have a family. Meanwhile, the team draws the ire of local drug dealers who threaten the peace and safety of the neighborhood and firehouse.

Cast

Main Cast

• Jesse Spencer as Lieutenant Matthew Casey
• Taylor Kinney as Lieutenant Kelly Severide
• Monica Raymund as Paramedic Gabriela Dawson
• Lauren German as Paramedic Leslie Shay
• Charlie Barnett as Candidate Peter Mills
• David Eigenberg as Firefighter Christopher Herrmann
• Eamonn Walker as Battalion Chief Wallace Boden

Guest Stars

• Joe Miñoso as Firefighter Joe Cruz
• Yuri Sardarov as Firefighter Brian "Otis" Zvonecek
• Christian Stolte as Firefighter Randy "Mouch" McHolland
• Raphael Sbarge as Larry Herrmann
• Brooke Nevin as Tara Little
• Ora Jones as Rochelle Leppert

Co-Stars

• Morocco Omari as Detective Vikan
• Chaon Cross as Heather Darden
• Kris D. Lofton as Greshawn
• Randy Flagler as Firefighter Harold Capp
• William Smillie as Kevin Hadley
• Marcus Jackson as Dougie Leppert
• Jabarie McCoy as Taye Leppert
• Dustin Whitehead as Louis
• Sammy A. Publes as Uniformed Cop
• Denzell Armon as Dealer
• Patrick Zielinski as Phillip (Homeless Guy)
• Fred Zimmerman as Preacher
• Bill McGough as Mortician

Crew

• Michael Brandt as Creator
• Derek Haas as Creator
• Dick Wolf as Executive Producer
• Matt Olmstead as Executive Producer
• Danielle Gelber as Executive Producer
• Michael Brandt as Executive Producer
• Derek Haas as Executive Producer
• Joe Chappelle as Executive Producer
• Peter Jankowski as Executive Producer
• Arthur W. Forney as Co-Executive Producer
• Andrea Newman as Co-Executive Producer
• John L. Roman as Producer
• Tim Deluca as Producer
• Hilly Hicks, Jr. as Producer
• Carla Corwin as Co-Producer
• Michael Gilvary as Co-Producer
• Lisa Wiegand as Director Of Photography
• Craig Jackson as Production Designer
• Micky Blythe as Editor
• Atli Örvarsson as Music
• Jonathan Strauss as Casting
• Claire Simon as Casting
• Lynn Kressel as Original Casting
• Tim Talbott as Story Editor