Chicago PD "Favor, Affection, Malice or Ill-Will"

When Erin gets Olinsky to do an undercover job, things get tight not only on the job but for him as a father, too.

"Favor, Affection, Malice or Ill-Will" was a well-written episode that drove Olinsky into a softer tone than he usually does when it comes to doing an undercover case and going undercover as a hitman to help a father seek revenge for killing the man who killed his daughter.

It drove not only Olinsky to think about his daughters but also got into a heated debate with State Attorney Jefferies about it, but those two made up at the end with a drink and a story at Molly's.

Meanwhile, Ruzek is back and asks Voight for his job back, but instead of returning it, Voight just demoted him to patrol. He can't believe he's going to patrol; Voight talks to Trudy about it and confronts the issue he was trying to avoid working with his ex, Burgess.

Rixton meets with Ruzek a couple of times, and just before Ruzek is cleaning out his locker, Rixton tells him a story about how he worked with his dad, and there's a new position in narcotics and gives Ruzek his job back.

This episode was excellent. I thought we got to see Olinsky in a very different position than he usually faces on the field. He seemed divided and wanted to give that father a second chance so severely. This episode was a better Olinsky storyline than the "Some Friend" episode. Also, with Ruzek back, there were some funny moments, some that you feel bad for the guy, but it was his choice to leave in the first place. But I did the scene at the end with Rixton and Ruzek bonding and giving Adam his job back. I thought the writing was excellent, and the cast was terrific as well. Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.

You can catch Chicago PD when it returns in the epic four-show crossover (Fire, Med, and Justice) on Wednesday, March 1st at 8/7c on NBC.