Following a tense six-hour wait at the hospital with no word about Lou's condition, the men of 62 Truck are finally brought in to see their friend. Revealing that he had a mild stroke, and not his first one, Lou says he'll be staying in the hospital for a few more days to work with a nutritionist on revamping his diet. However, after getting wind of Lou's condition, the West Side Wildmen move the date of their neighborhood cook-off with 62 Truck to make sure he can't participate. Knowing they can't possibly win the contest without Lou manning the stove, Needles and Tommy hatch a plan to use stolen hospital uniforms to sneak him out early. So, over Black Shawn's objections, Franco is chosen to pose as a doctor and Mike and Sean as orderlies in order to spring Lou loose. Meanwhile, as the clandestine mission gets underway, back at the bar Colleen is surprised when Uncle Teddy arrives to advise that she abandon any hope of ever staying sober. While looking for Lou's hospital room, Franco and his rescue team run across Pat Mahoney, a firefighter whose heroic efforts on 9/11 have been rewarded with a deadly cancer. So, over his friend's objections, Sean insists that they take their ailing comrade with them, too. Meanwhile, Damien is doing his part to win the upcoming cook-off by using his date with Penny, an attractive female firefighter from the competing firehouse, to learn what the Wildmen have planned. Despite an unexpected run-in at the hospital with Sheila, the rescue team presses on with their plan. But after making it to the street only to realize he's much too sick to leave, Pat heads back inside resigned to the fact that this is where he will die. Finally, as Sean returns to the hospital for a bedside vigil with Pat, Lou is back on duty in the kitchen preparing for the showdown with the Wildmen. After he and the dispirited Lou trade stories about what it was like to come back from the dead, Tommy tracks down the priest he saved from the church fire for some advice on repairing his shattered life. But after Father Phil suggests patching things up with Janet, Tommy returns home only to discover Franco is there, too. Š 2010 Sony Pictures Television Inc. All Rights Reserved.