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9-1-1 Season 5 Episode 9 Recap “Past is Prologue”

Don’t miss Celebrity Myxer’s recap of 9-1-1 Season 5 Episode 9 “Past is Prologue.” The 118 race to the rescue when an abandoned oil well erupts and causes a massive sinkhole in downtown LA. Athena investigates a 30-year-old cold case involving a casino robbery. Buck fears his relationship with Taylor might be ending. Hen meets a man from her mother’s past. Here’s what you missed!

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Previously on 9-1-1 Season 5 Episode 8, David wanted to go to Haiti to help with relief efforts. Michael understood and planned to propose to David. Michael sought his family’s help and just when he went to the hospital to propose there was an explosion! We learned of Rupert, a man who beat stage 4 cancer, unfortunately, met his demise saving his favorite nurse and firefighters. He told her how grateful he was for her in a letter, posthumously.

The team thought they lost a young boy and his newborn baby sister in the blaze, yet found out they were on another side of the burning hospital. They found and rescued the children. David wouldn’t leave performing brain surgery on his patient until he was complete. After successful surgery, David emerged to Michael’s warm arms and accepted his marriage proposal. Thereafter, Michael informed his family he would be moving to Haiti with David (Rockmond Dunbar will no longer be a part of the show.)

Warning… spoilers below!

On 9-1-1 Season 5 Episode 9, a very nervous woman, Gabi, took her driving test and was failing. She confided in her instructor, Chloe, about why she moved to LA and it calmed the moment only until the street crumbled under them as they fell into a sinkhole!

The 118 respond to an oil spill sinkhole on 9-1-1 Season 5 Episode 9

The 118 respond to an oil spill sinkhole on 9-1-1 Season 5 Episode 9

Chloe’s chest had been punctured. When Gabi called 9-1-1, May caught the call and tried to talk the woman through it. Nash and the 118 arrived but had to halt their efforts as they were stuck in an oil spill gushing all over the car. If they used the jaws of life, the spark could ignite an explosion. They learned the woman in the car was bleeding internally and had to get medical attention soon.

The team banded together to push the car out of the hole, burst the sunroof, and extracted Gabi to get room to rescue Chole. They raced against time to get the woman out and not be pulled into the sinkhole. They got her out just in time as the pressure flipped the SUV as they got free!

Shrapnel

May went to her mother’s home unannounced and disturbed Athena in a firefighters coat and lingerie while Bobby had to throw on a chef’s apron. It was an embarrassing ordeal for both of them. May got her mail and B-lined out LOL!

Taylor was tuned out while Buck told his epic sinkhole rescue story. She didn’t want to spend the night. Based on his past is prologue, he felt they reached their point of expiration in their relationship. He shared his opinions with the 118. Nash advised Buck to talk to Taylor- communication is key. Then the conversation shifted towards them ragging on Nash about his sexy firefighter night with his wife…

Buck, Nash, and Diaz on 9-1-1 Season 5 Episode 9

Buck, Nash, and Diaz on 9-1-1 Season 5 Episode 9

The team was en route to a call of an older man who had fallen out in his driveway from an electric shock while working on his classic car. When Clive Wexler woke, he recognized Henrietta Wilson but thought she was Antonia Wilson (her mother.) They chatted about her mother and they were good friends when they were younger. When she brought up her father, Clive described him as Antonia’s shrapnel.

Biker Bandit

We flashback to 1987, a man clad in all black and on a motorcycle ran into a casino and robbed it of one million dollars in chips. When Athena got the call, it went strange as it related to a 30-year-old cold case file. Athena interviewed someone who tried to cash one of the stolen chips. It was a man dressed in a Santa suit. He tried to cash the chip as it was in his charity bucket.

Athena asked Antonia to come over that evening since she was a casino veteran. Henrietta joined and spoke with her mother about Clive. They all spoke of the cold case and determined it was an inside job.

When Taylor got back to Buck’s place, she was looking for her tablet to leave for a few days. Buck needed to talk and she confessed she was going to her father’s parole hearing. Her father was convicted of murdering her mother but maintained his innocence. She had to go be his character witness. Buck wanted to join her but she stifled him.

A Double

Bobby had been reviewing the old VHS tapes of security footage and noticed the guards were possibly in on the caper because security was on his heels in one view then he had a large lead in another. When the tape got stuck it ruined, so he pondered an idea to test a theory.

They visited the casino for recon and role-playing. They determined the robber had a double. In one view the bandit was taller and shorter in the getaway view. Suddenly, the casino manager, Doris, spoke with them about the case. She worked the casino at the time of the robbery and was a teller back then. Both Athena and Bobby suspected her as the getaway culprit…

Athena went back to re-interview the man who found the chip. He confessed he got it from his deceased Uncle Jimmy when they cleaned out his place. He also found an old photo of him and Doris. Athena confronted Doris with the information. She used her portion to fund college while Jimmy lost it back to the casino (the irony!) Legally, Athena couldn’t arrest Doris but did inform her employers who fired her and escorted her out.

The Past Is The Past

Taylor went to the prison but didn’t enter. She found Buck had come to support her. The couple talked later on and Taylor confided in Buck that she moved to somewhere no one knew her because she hated her past. Taylor ended up telling Buck that she loved him!

Henrietta took her mother to lunch and had Clive surprise them. He brought flowers but Antonia turned the lunch date down and stormed out. Henrietta caught up to her mother and Antonia told her to leave the past in the past!

Later on, Henrietta had a heart-to-heart with her mother. She learned they had an affair right before Henrietta was born. Antonia and Clive were to run away together but she didn’t because she didn’t want to deny her husband at the time fatherhood. Henrietta gave Antonia Clive’s number and encouraged her to call him. She did call the man and they met for a joyride

What did you think of 9-1-1 Season 5 Episode 9? Let’s talk about 9-1-1 in the comments below! Missed any of the episodes? Catch up with our recaps!

Air Date: November 29, 2021

9-1-1 Cast

  • Angela Bassett as Athena Grant
  • Peter Krause as Bobby Nash
  • Oliver Stark as Evan Buckley
  • Jennifer Love Hewitt as Maddie Buckley
  • Aisha Hinds as Henrietta Wilson
  • Kenneth Choi as Howard Han
  • Ryan Guzman as Eddie Diaz
  • Rockmond Dunbar as Michael Grant
  • Corinne Massiah as May Grant
  • Gavin McHugh as Christopher Diaz
  • Marcanthonee Reis as Harry Grant
  • John Harlan Kim as Albert Han
  • Sasha Roiz as Det. Lou Ransone
  • Claudia Christian as Capt. Elaine Maynard
  • Anirudh Pisharody as Ravi Panikkar

Guest Starring

  • Megan West as Taylor Kelly
  • Marsha Warfield as Toni Wilson
  • Kim Estes as Clive Wexler
  • Jordyn Chang as Gabi
  • Mandy June Turpin as Doris Claypool
  • L’lerrét Jazelle as Young Antonia

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9-1-1 Season 5 Episode Guide

Season Episode Title Air Date
5 18 Starting Over” 9-1-1 Season 5 Finale May 16, 2022
5 17 Hero Complex May 9, 2022
5 16 May Day May 2, 2022
5 15 Fomo April 25, 2022
5 14 Dumb Luck April 18, 2022
5 13 Fear-O-Phobia April 11, 2022
5 12 Boston March 28, 2022
5 11 Outside Looking In March 21, 2022
5 10 Wrapped in Red December 6, 2021
5 9 Past is Prologue November 29, 2021
5 8 Defend in Place November 15, 2021
5 7 “Ghost Stories” November 8, 2021
5 6 Brawl in Cell Block 9-1-1 November 1, 2021
5 5 Peer Pressure October 18, 2021
5 4 Home and Away October 11, 2021
5 3 Desperate Measures October 4, 2021
5 2 Desperate Times September 27, 2021
5 1 “Panic” 9-1-1 Season 5 Premiere September 20, 2021

Photo Credit: Fox

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3 comments on 9-1-1 Season 5 Episode 9 Recap “Past is Prologue”

  1. Adele says:

    Oklahoma State Prison is not in Tulaa Oklahoma but McAlester…sign in prison van

  2. Sabrina says:

    who played gabi in season 5 episode 9?

    1. Sir Anthony says:

      The actress’ name is Jordyn Chang.

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