Rescue Me – “Guts”

Original Air Date: July 21, 2004

Directed by: Peter Tolan

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode!

Synopsis: The pilot episode of this series finds New York firefighter Tommy Gavin (Denis Leary) juggling work, home turmoil and visits by those who have died.

Kitty Cameo: One of the visits happens on the street by the fire truck. Tommy looks down to see a little girl (Mackenzie Connolly) with ash on her face holding a tabby cat. She thanks him for saving her kitty. A moment later she is gone.

Rescue Me - Guts - little girl Mackenzie Connolly with tabby cat in arms

Final Mewsings: Cats appreciate our first responders.

Many thanks to Stephanie Holcomb for letting us know about the cat in this episode!

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