Chicago Fire: Could Pregnancy be a Silver Lining for Casey and Dawson?

On Chicago Fire, Dawson's unexpected pregnancy could be the silver lining for Casey after his distress kidnapping.

Bu don't worry, he'll "make it out of that situation alive when the NBC drama returns for Season Four on Oct. 13." But there' won't be much jot as he'll be trying "to copy with the aftermath."

Casey will have to deal with "what he had to do to survive that ordeal, which would haunt a lot of people," said executive producer Matt Olmstead telling TVLine. "He had to punch his way out."

Just to add more pain to the lieutenant's plate, Chicago PD's Antonio delivers the news that "the case isn't going to go forward because the feds are involved (and) there's complications, which sends Casey through the roof," Olmstead previews.

With that in mind, the firefighter is thinking, "Not only did I see a girl get shot in front of me- she was trying to do the right thing like I was to bring these guys down-now you're telling me that she, basically, is going to die in vain and this whole trafficking operation is going to go. I'm not going to let that happen."

Olmstead adds that "Voight advises him not to do what he thinks he's going to do, and Casey is hellbent."

As for Dawson, she's waiting for the right time to tell Casey that she's expecting. Given that everything that's been going on, it's kind of a no surprise that trying to find the perfect moment will have it's demanding. But when the cats out of the bag and it's finally out, "She-and the news she brings to him-is what really helps pull him out of the quagmire that he's been in," Olmstead revealed.

Casey takes a hold of the announcement of his upcoming fatherhood "wholeheartedly, because it helps make him stay away from what he went through," Olmstead shares, adding that this pregnancy will also help reunit the former couple.

But with Casey being 100 percent in, there are doubts of their relationship from Dawson. "There's definte ramifications in terms of her wanting to know, 'You're doing it for the right reasons, wanting to be back with me? Because we weren't even a couple when this happened,'" said Olmstead. "It just becomes like, 'OK, you got what you wanted. Now what?' Reality sets in. So it gives them some nice twist and turns as a couple. But they're galvanized as a couple, certainly, in the first part of the season."

You can catch the season premiere of Chicago Fire Tuesday, Oct. 13th at 10/9c on NBC.