Episode
9-1-1: Malfunction
Overview
Emergencies include a skating mishap at an ice show, an accident involving a self-driving car and a fulfillment warehouse robot going rogue. Meanwhile, Eddie's after-hours fight club gets out-of-control and Hen struggles in her relationship with Karen.
Details
- Series
- 9-1-1
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2019-11-11
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Malfunction is Episode 8 in Season 3 of 9-1-1. It aired on 2019-11-11. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 7: Athena Begins
When a murder weapon from a case close to Athena in the early '90s resurfaces, flashbacks to 1989 show how Athena joined the LAPD and became the police officer she is today.
Episode 9: Fallout
The 118 responds to debris from a meteor shower crashing into an apartment building and a deadly fire caused by a hazardous waste truck crash inside a tunnel. Meanwhile, Hen struggles with guilt over her ambulance accident, Bobby introduces Eddie to an old friend to help with his anger and Maddie receives an urgent call for help.
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