Better to Lie

Better to Lie
Season:	1
Episode:	17
Original airdate:	February 27, 2013
Written by:	Matt Olmstead Ryan Rege Harris
Directed by:	Joe Chappelle
Episode chronology
Previous episode:	Viral
Next episode:	Fireworks

Better to Lie is the seventeenth episode of the first season, the 17th overall episode of Chicago Fire and the 17th episode of the Chicago Franchise.

Summary

Old emotional wounds are opened when Lieutenant Severide's father Benny comes to town and clashes with Chief Boden over the death of their former colleague. Mills helps a distraught driver who caused an accident and Shay makes a decision about her future with Clarice. Meanwhile, Herrmann, Otis and Dawson get to the bottom of a mystery about their bar.

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
• Linda Powell as Ingrid Mills
• Treat Williams as Benny Severide

Co-Stars

• Tony Mockus as Cliff
• Chaon Cross as Heather Darden
• Randy Flagler as Firefighter Harold Capp
• William Smillie as Kevin Hadley
• Jurgen Hooper as Dave
• William Patrick Riley as Sam
• Dale Rivera as Rivera
• Caroline Neff as Amber
• Marvin Quijada as Raver
• Emjoy Gavino as Woman at Window
• Tim Stoltenberg as Passenger

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