Chicago PD Season 4

With less than 12 hours until Chicago PD's big season premiere, here's a recap of season four.

Season 4 begins with the investigation of a missing suspect that murdered Hank's son. Things got dicey to the point where we thought Hank would be done. That was until they went to Hank's spot, where he takes terrible guys to get them to confess and dig to find the body. We know that he had killed the guy, but by the time the whole CPD was digging the place up, there was nobody at all. That might have been the little help from Erin, and after that, it gave one of the best moments between Hank and Erin.

There were a lot of significant cases that really took the characters and show to new heights. The one that really stood out was the four-show crossover between Fire, Med PD, and the newly canceled Justice. That was basically a damn blockbuster movie, to say the less. That blew me away, and I had a hard time processing what was happening because it was so emotionally good.

Antonio left CPD to join Justice, but when season five begins, expect him to return home—but to a very different home.

The relationship between Erin and Jay was taking a new turn, even with one another living together at her place. Just when you thought things were going well for them, a shocking surprise comes along with a blast from Jay's past: his wife, who happens to not have signed the divorce papers.

But near the end of the season, Erin goes a bit too far, farther than what Hank would have done. When a child goes missing and has the only suspect in questioning, she takes to her own power and tries to get him to confess but uses force with her gun, and that doesn't end well at all. The heads of the CPD had to decide about Erin's future, but an opportunity arose when Bunny, Erin's mother, got caught in a federal crime. The FBI from New York offers Erin a job in exchange for her mother not going to jail, for which she takes and doesn't call or answer anyone near the end of the season finale, not even Jay.

With Season 5 coming, there's new air in this season. Tracy Spiridakos has now become a regular cast member on the show as Det. Hailey Upton was a guest in the last few episodes of season four. Also, a new showrunner has taken the show to a new level by telling stories about what real CPD is going through these days.

I'm looking forward to what Season Five will bring this season. I want to see how they tie Erin's story and how Jay will handle it. That was a total shock when Sophia Bush announced she won't be back for season 5, and yet she told Seth Meyers that she was thrilled about the show getting renewed, and Seth was happy that she would stay on the network as well. But the writings were on the wall in the last couple of episodes of season 4.

The new season of Chicago PD begins tonight at 10/9c on NBC.