Peter Krause’s Captain Bobby Nash has risen from the dead — well, sort of — and is sending 9-1-1 fans a message from his latest adventure.
“Ah, bonjour,” Krause, 60, began his Instagram video message on Friday, July 10, which showed the actor seemingly backpacking in the wilderness. “La vie est belle.”
He continued, saying, “Mais c’est la mort il rendre comme ça. Comme la buf le bésise et les enfants.”
The message loosely translates to, “Hello, life is beautiful. But it’s death, the way he ends up. Like the ox … and the children.”
Krause poked fun at his translation and French-speaking abilities, adding in English, “Maybe this will help my pronunciation.”
The actor then took a sip of his wine and declared, “Ah. Viva la France!” which means, “Long live France!”
Krause’s former 9-1-1 costar Kenneth Choi shared the video via social media, revealing that the message was meant for “fans at the Paris convention.”
In fact, at the end of the clip, the camera pans from Krause to the live audience in France screaming with excitement at his virtual appearance.
“He escaped the lab 🙌🏻 someone go find him in that forest,” one fan wrote in the comments section, referring to how Krause’s character died during season 8.
Another fan who was in attendance for the Paris convention replied, “I knew immediately who was standing there and lost it. All the videos don’t capture how LOUD it actually got. I screamed so loud my throat was sore afterwards 😅 thank you again, Kenny. It meant the world to us and was the best surprise ever! 🫶🫶🫶.”
A separate user mused, “This is a sign Bobby should come back (he’s still alive because I said so).”
Krause played Captain Bobby Nash or “Cap” on 9-1-1 from its premiere in 2018 to 2025 when his character was killed off amid season 8.
During the heartbreaking episode, Bobby saved firefighter Chimney (Choi) from a deadly virus procuring the anecdote — which was enough to save one person — and handing it over so the injected Chimney wouldn’t die.
As soon as Chimney was out of the medical lab in which he and Bobby were trapped, Bobby revealed that he was also infected and knowingly gave the anecdote to his subordinate. Bobby told his wife, Athena Grant (Angela Bassett), through the projective glass that his suit had been compromised and he would not survive.
Season 8 also featured a funeral for Bobby, which Athena didn’t want to organize as it would make it all too real.
Throughout the next season, the 119 Firehouse started to pick up the pieces without Bobby at the helm. While some fans haven’t fully accepted that he’s gone for good, Krause announced earlier this year that he has another show in the works.
NBC announced in February that Krause is the lead of their latest TV drama called Line of Fire. (It was originally called Protection.)
“When a U.S. Marshal falls in the line of duty, a seemingly cut-and-dry case turns into a deadly conspiracy as a family of law enforcement agents become the target of a mysterious assassin,” the synopsis reads. “Bridging personal differences and crossing professional boundaries, the Thornhill family must use the expertise from a lifetime of protecting civilians and politicians to protect one another and bring the killer to justice … even if it means betraying their sworn code.”
Line of Fire premieres on NBC Mondays in fall 2026 at 10 p.m. ET while 9-1-1 will return to ABC Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET.
