Tommy: After being drugged, raped and duped into thinking he fell off the wagon by an off the deep end Sheila, Tommy is having a tough time of it lately. His survivor's guilt over his son's death, not to mention the upcoming 5th anniversary of 9/11 - the day he lost not only his cousin but many friends, has reached new levels of misery, with crying jags coming and going as often as skanks in Franco's bed. To add insult to injury, his promising fling with ex-sister-in-law/partner in crime Angie came to a screeching halt after a very awkward encounter between ready for action Angie and a scantily clad Janet looking for some rough sex. Tommy is also having some big problems with the fact that his firehouse may be falling apart, with many of his brothers in arms looking to leave for greener pastures. When Tommy isn't brooding over all this, he's at the hospital watching over his old Probie School buddy, Stack, who was burnt in a fighting a fire, saved by Probie and is currently in a coma, with his legs amputated. Downer.

Janet: Janet's boredom with Tommy's brother Johnny has reached all-time lows although she won't admit it. Instead, she keeps going back to Tommy for violent (and quick) sex. However, things seem to be looking up for the perpetually dour Mrs. Gavin. She's preggers! Bu who's the daddy? It don't matter! Everyone cross your fingers for a Gavin baby boy to appease increasingly crotchety PapaBear.

Probie: Poor, sweet Probie. He ticked off his roommate/blowjob buddy, the Lumberjack, by hooking up with the frizzy haired Paula, and finally coming to a realization: He likes pussy. Yes, Probie, we all knew that. Word on the street is that Exec. Producer Peter Tolan is very upset with the way he handled Probie's dip into the gay pool (which is way cleaner and more decorative than the straight pool). Apparently, the storyline was supposed to work itself out one way, like coherently, and in reality worked out another way, you know, incoherently. As much as I joked, I don't think I ever really thought that Probie was really gay, or even bisexual. And that's what made the whole plotline a little convoluted. Regardless, hell hath no fury like a Lumberjack scorned, so after kicking Probie out of the apartment, he moseyed on over to Ladder 62 to drop the bombshell that Probie was planning on transferring firehouses. He also gave some hints about Probie's gay leanings, but since these hints were directed towards Sean of the Dumb, they landed with a thud. After some serious miscommunication with Sean yelling at Probie about the transfer, the poor kid inadvertently admits to being the receptor of a little man-on-man oral gratification. (Funniest part of this was how when Franco or Lou entered the bunk room during Probie and Sean's argument, Sean would tell them that Probie's gay, and they both responded, jokingly, "No kidding"). This led to a gay intervention, where Probie explained the story (lonely, Lumberjack, blowjob), and that he wasn't gay. The guys react with various levels of homophobia. Sean is disgusted, Franco doesn't want him in the showers and Lou is surprisingly horrified. Alas, Tommy comes to the rescue and says that they are brothers, so they need to accept Probie. Before this little revelation about Probie, he was finally getting some much overdue respect for successfully saving Stack's life in the fire that left him amputated.