Fire Country
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Protester: Is that guy really entering the hot zone?
Manny: Yeah. They're inmate firefighters. This is what they volunteer to do.
Manny: Hey, listen, man. I just want to get something off my chest.
Vince: Hmm. Alright. Lay it on me.
Manny: I can't shake the feeling that all of this is my fault. If I wasn't fighting with that protester in the middle of the road and caused that truck to swerve, you wouldn't be here right now.
Vince: If I'm mad at you, I got to be mad at Luke. For putting up the stupid fence. And then I got to be mad at the electric company -- well, I'm always mad at them. It's dumb luck bro. Plain and simple. It was just dumb luck. Alright? And dumb luck has given me as much as it has taken. So, I'm good. We're good.
Manny: Yeah?
Vince: Yeah.
Manny: Alright. Get some rest.
Vince: Yeah. You go do some hero stuff.
Vince: Hey Luke, what's going on with this fence?
Luke: We needed a visual. Help the people of Edgewater feel safer.
Vince: How's that working out for you?
Luke: It's -- will you back me up here please?
Eve: Look, I know it doesn't look pretty. But it's going to sell that we're listening to the community's concerns.
Vince: You really believe that?
Prison guard: Back to the barracks for a headcount. Let's move.
Eve: Hey. Hey. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Where you taking them?
Guard: I'm locking them up. There's a lot of activity and a lot of civilians. Too many opportunities. This is protocol. Non-negotiable.
Eve: Hey. You want to know what's protocol? Chain of command. When we're on a call, these guys are with Cal Fire. And right now, we're on a call. So my firefighters are going to stay right here and they will assist them as needed. Sound good? 'Kay. Everyone grab your tools and move back where you were. Let's go.
Bode: When you called me, you told me that she was my daughter.
Jake: I know. And I messed up.
Bode: It saved my life. She's the reason I was working so hard.
Jake: Look, I know you might think that, but before that, your reason was Gabriela. Before that, it was your folks. Man, you went back to prison for Freddy. I don't know, but you keep putting your reason for living on other people. And I don't know if it's because you don't want to look at yourself but you have to count on yourself.
Bode: That's easy for you to say. Out there.
Jake: No. It isn't. 'Cause in case you forgot, I was counting on a future with Cara. But things change in an instant.
Bode: Yeah.
The impulse to show up, to help, and to protect is engrained in these men. The men of Three Rock Camp aren't looking to escape. They know that Three Rock is their escape route. A way out of prison and maybe out of the life that brought them there. In the chaos of the accident, this reporter froze. But these inmates, they rushed to help the very people who protested their presence in their community.
Reporter
Jake: This place is going to collapse. And when it does, it'll be your fault. And you will have to live with it. As for me, I'm just going to laugh.
Genevieve: Shut up. Let me concentrate.
Jake: Gene's never snapped at me like that.
Vince: She's grieving. And she's preteen. Trust me. Outbursts like that, pretty normal.
Jake: No. Gene's like me. She bottles it up.
Vince: Hm. 'Kay. Unbottled then. What are you trying to say?
Jake: Okay, well fine, if we're doing it. All due respect, maybe you guys and Bode rushed the decision. I mean, maybe, just maybe, you guys rushed Gene.
Manny: I'm living proof the program works.
Luke: I don't think you understand the gravity of the situation, okay? It's not just Three Rock that's under threat. It's the whole fire camp system. And you and I both want the same thing. We want Three Rock to stay open. Remain strong.
Manny: Hell, it's not even Three Rock anymore. You've taken away all their basic privileges, bro. You put up a fence. These guys feel like prisoners all over again.
The inmate firefighters at Three Rock Conservation Camp are learning skills that will help them in the workforce. But more importantly, they gain a sense of community inclusion and service.
Eve
Bode: What happened with signing the papers today?
Jake: Listen, uh, about that.
Bode: If you don't think that I'm right for the job, for Gene, then just say something.
Jake: No. It's not about you Bode. Whether or not you're right for the job. I have the job. She doesn't know you. But I know her. Look, I know that she hates the dentist and sleeping with her socks on. That she loves thunderstorms. That when she says eggs over easy what she really means is over medium. And that she needs to know what's coming around the corner in detail. Or else she gets really anxious.
Bode: Okay. Okay. Look, I haven't had a chance to get to know her.
Jake: I know. But I've been raising her. That I want to. And more importantly, Gene wants me to. And I'm nervous and I will need help. So I'm not trying to push you out B, but I think this needs to be me. And you'll be Uncle Bode.
Cole: Bode, how's Gen doing?
Bode: Gen's with my folks now. She's adjusting, but she's dealing with a lot of grief. Trying to hustle up a bunch of support for her. But you know, it's not easy being a dad when you're in prison.
Rudy: Amen to that.
