During the May finale, Boden decided to run for Deputy Commissioner,
knowing if he won he’d have to leave his Firehouse 51 family behind. He
ultimately beat Chief Robinson (Laura Allen) and bid farewell to his
crew, reminding them he wouldn’t be gone for good. Before he left, Boden told Hermann (Eigenberg) he wanted him to be his replacement — after he became a captain and passed the Battalion chief exam.
Severide, for his part, revealed in the episode that he wants to start a family with Stella, who appeared to be surprised by the statement. In other Severide news, season 13 newbie Jack Damon (Michael Bradway), dropped a bombshell when he confessed that he is Severide’s brother a.k.a. they are both Benny Severide (the late Treat Williams) kids