Rescue Me - Series 5 - Episode 1
As Tommy awaits a hearing that will determine his future as a firefighter, Mike is persuaded by his partners to buy a bar, while Black Shawn looks to reveal that he's dating Colleen Gavin.
Episodes: 22 | Released: 2009 | Certificate: 15 | Genre: Comedy | Director: Peter Tolan
Actors: Denis Leary
, Michael Lombardi
, Steven Pasquale
, Andrea Roth
, John Scurti
, Daniel Sunjata
, Callie Thorne
As Tommy awaits a hearing that will determine his future as a firefighter, Mike is persuaded by his partners to buy a bar, while Black Shawn looks to reveal that he's dating Colleen Gavin.
As a French journalist arrives at the firehouse to research a book on 9/11, Tommy discovers a surprising secret about Janet's new boyfriend, and Mike and his pals prepare to open their new lumberjack-themed bar.
As Tommy plots to sabotage Black Shawn's chances of marrying Colleen, Lou looks to spark a romance with a Frenchwoman who is writing a book about 9/11.
A close look at video footage from 9/11 leads Tommy to suspect that Jimmy didn't actually die in the World Trade Center attack.
As Janet's new boyfriend tells Tommy about his daughter Katy's move to a boarding school and Garrity gets some bad news about his health, Sheila asks Mike to help her son Damien prepare for his firefighter training.
As Garrity looks to keep his cancer a secret, Tommy finally reveals his feelings about what happened on 9/11.
Reuniting for the weekend, Tommy and Janet head to Rhode Island to visit Katy at school in an effort have something resembling a normal family weekend together.
As Tommy's drinking brings him face to face with the ghosts of his past, tragedy strikes when Damien rides along on a call with 62 Truck.
In the aftermath of his heroic rescue of Damian, Tommy discovers he has become a sex object for both Sheila and his ex-wife, Janet.
As Tommy's friends at 62 Truck learn of his drinking, Sean's battle with cancer is made even harder by the arrival of his overly critical mom and his spoiled brother.
As Sean makes the final preparations for his surgery, Colleen prods her dad into getting revenge for Black Shawn's comments about her.
As Sean recovers in the hospital following his surgery and Lou is tempted by his prostitute ex-girlfriend, Tommy realizes that his kids know much more about his drinking than he thought.
With Sean in the hospital struggling to recover from his cancer surgery, Tommy reacts badly to a gruesome traffic accident.
Following Franco's successful ring debut, the firefighters turn to their newest member, Damien, to tell Franco that the female boxer he's fallen for is a lesbian.
As Sean returns to the firehouse following his surgery, Tommy finds it is going to be hard to keep his promise to Sheila to watch over 62 Truck’s new probie, Damien.
In the wake of the bad publicity brought on by the brawl he caused at a fallen firefighter's memorial service, Tommy is assigned to keep the firehouse clean as he tries to clear his name.
After the benefit for Garrity erupts into a brawl pitting firefighters against lesbians, Tommy must choose between Janet and Sheila.
As Tommy is forced to choose between Janet and Sheila, Needles and Lou arrange for Franco to get into the ring with a lesbian.
As Tommy steps in to protect Damian from a sexually aggressive older woman, Lou admits to having reservations about having Tommy be his best man.
As he looks to keep Damian from getting involved with an older woman, Tommy struggles to choose between Janet and Sheila.
As Tommy and Kelly are bound together by common personal tragedies and Lou looks to finally settle all scores with his larcenous new wife, tragedy again strikes the family of 62 Truck.
Mortal enemies Janet and Sheila team up to undermine Tommy's latest romance; Uncle Teddy's struggle to cope with Ellie's death threatens to bring more suffering to 62 Truck.