9-1-1: Buck Questions His Future With Theo After a Painful Discovery

Buck reconsiders his role

He gets a painful answer when he sees Theo using toys to reenact their fatal crash. Buck and Eddie then make amends: Buck apologizes for lashing out, and Eddie says he overstepped. Buck closes the episode by saying he may not be able to remain Christopher’s father.

Some TVLine readers criticized the storyline, including one who said it needed to end. Others liked the idea of Buck raising his son but objected to how the story was being handled.

Athena investigates a fake doctor

Detective Athena Grant searches for a man who claimed to be a doctor at a car accident and gave bad advice to victims. He comes from a family of doctors, and a neurological disorder leads him to believe he is one as well.

The man later poses as a doctor at May’s hospital and pressures her to help with an unnecessary appendectomy. May recognizes what is happening and sedates him before he can cause more harm.

Maddie regains confidence

After the fake doctor deceives her over the phone, Maddie considers leaving her job. She takes the incident personally and tells Chimney she might look for part-time work so she can spend more time at home. Her doubts ease when a woman Maddie helped during a carbon monoxide leak visits the call center to thank her.