Red Rag the Bull

Red Rag the Bull
Season:	3
Episode:	16
Original airdate:	March 3, 2015
Written by:	Tiller Russell
Directed by:	Sanford Bookstaver
Episode chronology
Previous episode:	Headlong Toward Disaster
Next episode:	Forgive You Anything

Red Rag the Bull is the sixteenth episode of the third season, the 62nd overall episode of Chicago Fire and the 93rd episode of the Chicago Franchise.

Summary

Chief Pridgen comes under fire after making a tactical error during an apartment fire for which he throws Lt. Casey under the bus, leading Lt. Severide to take it upon himself to clear the problem. In an effort to further cover himself from any wrongdoing, Pridgen enlists the help of Lt. Welch, who is faced with the choice of whether to fit in with the firehouse or follow his superiors self-serving orders. Elsewhere, Mouch is floored upon learning that his donation to a fertility clinic has resulted in a child who, now a young adult, wants to meet him. Meanwhile, Brett and a reluctant Cruz take Dawson out on a double date and Boden focuses his efforts on his duties at home as a father.

Cast

Main Cast

• Jesse Spencer as Lieutenant Matthew Casey
• Taylor Kinney as Lieutenant Kelly Severide
• Monica Raymund as Firefighter Gabriela Dawson
• Kara Killmer as Paramedic Sylvie Brett
• Charlie Barnett as Paramedic Peter Mills
• 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
• Eamonn Walker as Battalion Chief Wallace Boden

Guest Stars

• Matthew Del Negro as Interim Chief Pat Pridgen
• Kenny Johnson as Firefighter Tommy Welch
• Melissa Ponzio as Donna Boden
• Randy Flagler as Firefighter Harold Capp
• Amy Morton as Desk Sergeant Trudy Platt

Co-Stars

• Anthony Ferraris as Squad 3 Driver Tony Ferraris
• Kurt Ehrmann as Deputy District Chief Joel Tiberg
• Alex Weisman as Paramedic Allen Chout
• Steve Chikerotis as District Chief Steve Walker
• Tim Ryder as Phil
• Lily Mojekwu as Veronica Harrington
• Alan Ball as Duncan
• Michael Harp as AJ
• Margot Thorne as Sarah
• Joe Keery as Emmett
• Jacqueline Williams as Officer Becerra
• F. David Roth as Brent Daniels
• Grace Melon as Deirdre
• TayLar as Woman
• Amanda Wells as Secretary
• Nicholas Ceasar as Security Guard
• Ulises Acosta as Teenage Boy

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