More than three months after 9-1-1 embarked on its midseason hiatus in November 2024, ABC’s hit procedural drama made its highly-anticipated return with Season 8, Episode 9, “Sob Stories.” The eventful installment showed the 118 responding to a fire at a local animal shelter. It revealed that Eddie (Ryan Guzman) is indeed moving to Texas to reunite with his son.
It gave a glimpse at Buck (Oliver Stark) “spinning like a top.” And it showed Maddie (Jennifer Love Hewitt), Athena (Angela Bassett), and missing persons detective Amber Braeburn (Abigail Spencer) team up to take down a serial killer in a chilling storyline based on the real-life Weepy Voiced Killer from the 80s. While the team seemingly closed the disturbing case, right before the end credits rolled, in true 9-1-1 fashion, Amber snuck into Maddie’s home, knocked her unconscious, and dragged her away in an apparent kidnapping.
If you thought that cliffhanger was terrifying, just wait until next week’s episode...
“It’s probably the scariest episode we’ve ever done,” co-creator and showrunner Tim Minear told Decider over Zoom. “Jennifer Lynch directed it and did a phenomenal job. And Abigail is lights-out.
She is so good.” While Braeburn’s motives aren’t entirely clear when “Sob Stories” ends, Minear promised more impressive duality from Spencer ahead. “She’s more than one person, as we will discover.
Abigail is going to blow your mind in Episode 10,” the showrunner teased. And no.