The worst episodes of Nightwatch
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- 01
The Darkest Shift on the Scariest Night
Halloween provides a fitting backdrop to a night on the job that includes some chilling calls. Captain Kevin leads the fire fighters battling a blaze that's engulfed a house, and hopefully nothing more. Police officers Victor and Cedric hunt through a neighborhood in "the country" for a burglary suspect. And on the EMT Sprint Unit, Becca responds to a call she hoped to never get.
- 02
Tempers rise and violence swells during a hot, humid evening; police chase two armed carjacking suspects; Keeley tends to a family injured in a car accident; Titus and Dan respond to a call from a former Playboy Bunny.
- 03
In the premiere Tampa episode, we meet the brave members of the police and fire rescue departments that risk their lives every night patrolling the city to protect its residents. Police officers Robb and Bethany find themselves in an armed standoff with a suspect who has been holed up in an apartment complex. And fire rescue team Mayville and Stokes must put out a trailer fire that threatens to incinerate the rest of the residential park.
- 04
In the city of New Orleans, police officers, fire fighters, and emergency medical technicians working the overnight shift answer as many as a thousand emergency calls every night. Early in this shift, a fleet of police cars and ambulances respond to a report of a man discovered in the street bleeding from multiple gunshot wounds. EMT's Holly and Gavin work furiously to keep the victim alive, rushing him to the hospital, while police flood the neighborhood investigating the shooting and trying to prevent retaliation.
- 05
It's an emotional night on the Nightwatch in New Orleans as one EMS officer tells his partner that this is their last night on the job. Meanwhile, it's a tough night in a different way for the fire fighters as the group responds to a call about a truck on fire after a collision at a gas station. It's a night that serves as a reminder that the people of the Nightwatch aren't just there for their city--they're there for each other.
- 06
After a quiet beginning of the evening, multiple calls virtually explode across the radio at once--and the most alarming code heard is for "Officer Shot." The overwhelming response to that call leaves EMT's Titus and Dan to endure an agonizing wait for police backup at the scene of a stabbing at a birthday party. Meanwhile, fire fighters respond to the scene of a burning car.
- 07
Police officers Victor and Lejon join a SWAT team operation hunting a homicide suspect. The fire department tries to save a man who fell into the Mississippi River. And for the EMT's, the calls tonight are as much about comforting victims as they are about saving them.
- 08
It's a full moon in New Orleans, and sure enough, all night long, the calls for the EMT's seem to get crazier and crazier: the victim of a machete hacking, the man whose finger is bitten off by a dog, the guy stabbed by a man dating his ex-wife. Meanwhile, two cops keep their perfect record of chasing down suspects in foot races intact, and a fire chief confronts his fear of rats.
- 09
Randy and Justin chase down a suspected car thief, while both EMT teams respond to emergency calls involving children in distress.
- 10
Police officers pursue suspected drug dealers, while Keeley saves a group of partiers from a violent schizophrenic.
- 11
On the Nightwatch, you can't save everyone--but you try. New partners Tommy and Arkady join a desperate search for a victim who went under in the river; Holly and Nick rush a motorcyclist with devastating injuries to the hospital; Titus and Dan assist a pedicab driver with a nasty leg injury; and Randy and Devin search for a drug dealer hiding in a dangerous neighborhood.
- 12
For the men and women on the Nightwatch, two things never stop: the calls and the questions. How can someone shoot an eight-year-old boy? How do you stop the drug epidemic in the worst parts of New Orleans? How do you get guns off the city streets? As the first responders do everything they can do save the victims of several shootings, a drug overdose, and more; and the police officers chase suspects who end up having illegal firearms, they find themselves asking these questions--and only wishing they had the answers.
- 13
The best people on the job never stop looking for ways to do more and be better. For police officer Justin, the objective is joining the force's SWAT team, and he takes a big step by leading a raid with the SWAT officers. Meanwhile, the first responders deal with a rash of scary calls, including a man suffering from amnesia after getting hit by a car, and a woman who fell off a roof. And after a man survives a suicide attempt, Arkady forges a bond with him by sharing the story of her mother's own suicide.
- 14
Like any dad, Titus wants the best for his son. As an EMT, he sees just how dire life can get. From drug addicts desperate to kick their problems, to assault victims, to a teenager who drove his car into a tree, nights in New Orleans reveal the struggles of life in this city. Meanwhile, police officers continue to work desperately to get guns off the street--and make the city a safer place to live.
- 15
On the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, everyone in New Orleans and on the Nightwatch recall their experiences with the storm, and reflect upon the significance it still holds in their lives. But amid the remembrances, the city still needs its first responders. And over the course of a busy run of calls for the EMT's, the police SWAT team looks to execute a high-risk raid. The people on the Nightwatch will do anything to protect their city.
- 16
In a night filled with multiple shootings, Holly and Nick have to search for a gunshot victim that has gone missing. Meanwhile Titus and Dan tend to a man stabbed multiple times. Keeley is heartbroken about the shooting tragedy in Orlando, and is intent on participating in the city's upcoming pride march.
- 17
Working together for years has turned Titus and Dan into great friends. But on their shift, they inevitably come across folks who are the victims of crimes perpetuated by those closest to them. It's on calls like these when they become more than just emergency medical technicians; they're also therapists and counselors, doing whatever they can to steer some troubled people back in the right direction.
- 18
EMTs Titus and Dan resuscitate the victim of a drug overdose; Brooke and Landon tend to a girl with congenital heart issues; firefighters contain a blaze before it can wreak havoc.
- 19
The men and women who serve New Orleans reflect on the risks they take; armed intruders throw a small party into chaos; a good Samaritan gets injured while trying to break up a bar fight.
- 20
Bystanders assist the first responders at a restaurant in the French Quarter and at the scene of a car accident; a tourist has to be coaxed into going to the hospital.
- 21
Every call on the Nightwatch can go in one of two directions. And when the calls come from every direction, the New Orleans EMTs rely on skill, experience, and also luck to save their patients. From gunshot victims to seizures to a moped rider playing Pok mon Go, they see everything on one more busy night before they can celebrate the end of the summer.
- 22
Family bonds and family struggles take center stage when a man approaches Robb and Bethany and asks them to help find his missing daughter whom he fears is dead. The ROC Squad set up a high-profile sting to capture a group of thieves preying upon Tampa. Rush and Rutledge try to save a puppy from a raging apartment complex fire.
- 23
It's New Year's in New Orleans and gun violence is rampant as Police and EMS deal with armed robberies and shootings. Plus, EMT Gavin returns to the job, and everyone celebrates a new addition to the family.
- 24
It's the week of Mardi Gras and it's the busiest time of year for our first responders. Working the parade route comes with its own challenges and unique cases. Keeley treats a man who impaled his hand on a fence. While Titus and Dan have to navigate through a flood of people to treat a man stabbed in the face. But most drama happens off the parade route. Titus and Dan race to save an 18-year old shot in the head through and through. Randy & his partner Devin, search for suspects in an armed robbery, which leads to a high-speed chase.
- 25
Swat officers J. and Alley come face-to-face with the violence in the city after a high-speed chase turns into a shootout with their suspect. The violence takes a bizarre turn when Keeley gets called to a woman whose eyeball has been bitten out in a fight. Titus and Dan head to one of the most dangerous projects in the city in order to treat a shooting victim. Towards the end of the shift, Keeley joins Holly and Nick as they try to piece together what happened between two Spanish-speaking men involved in a bloody knife fight.
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