This week's episode of Chicago PD is the backdrop pilot to the next spin-off series in the Chicago series, Chicago Justice. And this case that brings in the PD and Justice together is a case that's too far familiar that we've see almost everyday.
As we jump in, Burgess and Roman make a stop and talk about their relationship as a coupe, after the events of last week's episode. A mysterious person wearing a hoodie walks towards the squad car and starts shooting at Burgess and Roman.
Scared and emotional, Burgess gets out and chases the suspect but after dogging a couple of shots from the suspect, she runs around the corner of the building and sees someone in the hoodie walking pass a car. She yells at him and he runs but not long enough she shoots him and arrested him.
The Intelligence unit gets there and talks with Burgess through the events that had happen. Al tells her that they couldn't find the gun anywhere and with that in mind everyone gets worried and even further that the person that is prosecuting the case is the man who put Hank Voight in jail, Peter Stone (Phillip Winchester).
Stone and his team plan their own investigation. They interviewed the suspect that made a case that Burgess shot the wrong guy and that it's just another wrongful shooting from a cop.
The team interviews the suspect's girlfriend and coworker. The coworker gives them some idea that the suspect had it in for cops. Later, back at the station, Ruzek finds a photo of the suspect in his girlfriend's Instagram page holding a gun. And soon a phone call comes in from a witness that he had video of the suspect throwing the gun in the river. This seems to be the perfect evidence to find him guilty but Stone and his boss DA Mark Jefferies (Carl Weathers) want the motive so the case can really stick.
When at trail things don't look well for the prosecution. Even Burgess testify and that wasn't easy as a viewer and a fan. She's gone through a lot from being removed from duty to even having to confront her relationship with Roman. And that scene when Platt tells her that she's proud of her just got me in tears. Even the walk towards the court was hard enough to watch as she was walked with the Intelligence Unit with Voight by her side.
Everything that Stone throws out there always seems to be taken away from the defendant. But after the first day of trail, Stone and the tea get somethings that will give the suspect's motive. The suspect lost an uncle that was in prison because of confrontation with a racist cop that Platt worked with. He wanted to seek revenge on the cops.
As the decision went to the jury, the defendant's attorney wanted to make a deal but Stone doesn't. Until he had a talk with Jefferies and even after three days of the jury still deciding, it was best to make the deal before there might be chaos. Stone agrees but wants to talk with Roman and Burgess about it and they agreed on a deal.
This was such a great backdoor pilot of another Chicago series. Winchester and Weathers shown a great performance. These two characters have a very good prospective of justice and the first face off between Voight and Stone was chillingly awesome.
And let's not forget, Marina Sqerciati, who gave her best performance by far in this episode. From the moment the episode begins to the end, my emotions were going on a roller-coaster ride. The writing was brillant and the cast too. I'm really looking forward to Chicago Justice, whether it will be picked up for series.
Overall, I give this episode a 9/10.
You can catch Chicago PD Wednesday nights at 10/9c on NBC.
UPDATE: NBC has announced on Thursday that Chicago Justice has got a series pick up.
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