The fifth season begins with Danny and Lindsay apparently still in a relationship, though some strain is evident. In episode 5.09 ("The Box"), after being caught coming out of an ob-gyn clinic, she reluctantly tells him that she is carrying his child; the producers had decided to work Anna Belknap's real-life pregnancy into the storyline. After struggling with how to deal with the revelation, especially after her remark that she "knows him" and does not expect anything of him, Danny stands by her and accepts his impending fatherhood. He proposes to her in the following episode, "The Triangle." Lindsay declines, later explaining that she is not refusing outright, but that she merely feels that it is the wrong time. She reminds him of the baby, and suggests taking baby steps. Agreeing, Danny tells her that he loves her, which she reciprocates. Together, they tell Mac about the pregnancy, and Mac congratulates them.