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Better to Lie

  • Episode aired Feb 27, 2013
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 42m
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Treat Williams in Chicago Fire (2012)
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Shay decides she wants to have a baby. Gabby, Herrmann and Otis finally name their bar. Kelly's father visits Firehouse 51. Boden hosts a Fire Academy Gala. The truth about the death of Mill... Read allShay decides she wants to have a baby. Gabby, Herrmann and Otis finally name their bar. Kelly's father visits Firehouse 51. Boden hosts a Fire Academy Gala. The truth about the death of Mills' father is revealed.Shay decides she wants to have a baby. Gabby, Herrmann and Otis finally name their bar. Kelly's father visits Firehouse 51. Boden hosts a Fire Academy Gala. The truth about the death of Mills' father is revealed.
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  • Writers
    • Michael Brandt
    • Derek Haas
    • Matt Olmstead
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    • Jesse Spencer
    • Taylor Kinney
    • Monica Raymund
    • Joe Chappelle
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    • Michael Brandt
    • Derek Haas
    • Matt Olmstead
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    • Jesse Spencer
    • Taylor Kinney
    • Monica Raymund
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    Jesse Spencer
    Jesse Spencer
    • Matthew Casey
    Taylor Kinney
    Taylor Kinney
    • Kelly Severide
    Monica Raymund
    Monica Raymund
    • Gabriela Dawson
    Lauren German
    Lauren German
    • Leslie Shay
    Charlie Barnett
    Charlie Barnett
    • Peter Mills
    David Eigenberg
    David Eigenberg
    • Christopher Herrmann
    Eamonn Walker
    Eamonn Walker
    • Wallace Boden
    Joe Minoso
    Joe Minoso
    • Joe Cruz
    Yuriy Sardarov
    Yuriy Sardarov
    • Brian Zvonecek
    • (as Yuri Sardarov)
    Christian Stolte
    Christian Stolte
    • Randall McHolland
    Linda Powell
    Linda Powell
    • Ingrid Mills
    Treat Williams
    Treat Williams
    • Benny Severide
    Tony Mockus Jr.
    • Clifford Baylor
    • (as Tony Mockus)
    Chaon Cross
    Chaon Cross
    • Heather Darden
    Randy Flagler
    Randy Flagler
    • Capp
    William Smillie
    William Smillie
    • Hadley
    Jurgen Hooper
    • Dave
    William Patrick Riley
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      • Derek Haas
      • Matt Olmstead
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    • Trivia
      Jurgen Hooper who plays Dave also plays Jason Wheeler on Chicago Med
    • Goofs
      In the standoff between Chief Boden and Benny Severide, their makeup has stained both actors' white collars.
    • Quotes

      Peter Mills: [after stopping a man from jumping into Lake Michigan] I figured it was better to lie to him and get him down, and he could get over it later.

      Wallace Boden: You figured right.

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      Fly Away
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      Written by Joe Lervold & Julius Robinson

      Performed by the Joel Evans Big Band

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    10/10
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    I'm kinda cold hearted, so any episode that can make me tear up... rates a 10.
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    • Release date
      • February 27, 2013 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
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      • Wolf Films
      • Universal Television
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