Athena continues her investigation into the serial rapist. However, when she finds the storage facility he’s keeping his momentos she is brutally attacked by him. To the horror of everyone, Athena’s radio is still on, so all members of the 118 and Maddie are forced to listen and are unable to help Athena.
Tropes featured in the episode:
- The Bus Came Back: Abigail Clark returns as a victim of the train crash that happens at the end of the episode.
- Chase Scene: The 118 fire trucks chase after a runaway hot air balloon.
- Continuity Nod: Buck mentioning that a friend had told him that the dispatch center receives calls often from hot air balloon areas is a callback to "Trapped" when he tried to take Abby on a date in a hot air balloon.
- Cry into Chest: Once Sophie is rescued from the runaway hot air balloon, she cries into her mother's chest.
- Interrupted Intimacy: Hen and Karen are interrupted mid kiss, by their son.
- Wham Shot: The caller on a derailed train is revealed to be Abby Clark, who hasn’t been seen since she left at the end of the first season.
