Personal Search: Chicago Fire/Chicago PD "Off The Grid"/"Burden of Truth"

It's another One Chicago Crossover with Fire and PD coming together to help find a missing person from an old friend. Here's a recap!

After multiple calls of students overdosing on a new drug, Roman returns to Chicago to search for her missing little sister, one of those students dealing with the nedrugug. Roman and Severide team up to search for leads. But just when they learn of the suspect, Severide checks with the Intelligence Unit, who's been doing their investigation but knows that Roman is in the city.

After 51 gets a call of a basement fire, where Roman happens to be to get information, Roman meets with Voight, Burgess, and Ruzek and teams up to search for the suspect. Roman and Burgess do some catching up while searching for his sister but locate her dead outside a shack. As Roman deals with his upset parents and plans the funeral, Burgess realizes that Roman has killed the suspect and planted false clues to Voight and the team.

Just as everyone heads to the funeral, the Intelligence Unit and Firehouse 51, among others, are there, and as Burgess listens, she understands what he said in his eulogy to Voight. Voight tells Roman that they couldn't find the killer and will keep in contact with him for any updates, knowing what happened.

Other things: Casey helps Brett drive her to meet her birth mother but comes up empty when someone tells her that no one lived there by that name. She did and came to visit Brett at 51, apologizing and saying that she was expecting a baby. Also, Burgess wants Ruzek to let out their anger and blame her for losing their child, which he doesn't.

"Off the Grid"/"Burden of Truth" was an excellent crossover episode for Fire and PD, better than the previous one last season, which felt a bit flat. This crossover had a lot of meat to the bone, with solid character development from Roman and Burgess's strong writing in the story. Also, I couldn't get enough of Brett and Casey, but I loved it when Brett met her birthmother at Firehouse 51, which had emotions. Overall, I give these episodes 9/10.

You can catch Chicago Fire and Chicago PD on Wednesdays at 9/8c and 10/9c on NBC.

Top 10 #OneChicago Crossover Episodes

The Chicago series has been around for eight years. While we've had three out of the four still on the air and being part of the Law & Order universe, maybe this would be an excellent way to make of the best to Chicago Crossover episodes that include SVU.

Let me make my list of what I consider to be the best crossover episodes. There will not be any mention of the backdoor pilots; it was a one-episode event and not two series or more. So, let's begin.

10. Chicago Fire-Chicago PD "A Dark Day"/"8:30 PM" 

This crossover started it all with a two-night event. When Chicago Med gets bombed during a fundraiser, Dawson is caught under rubble while Casey and the Firehouse 51 try to rescue her and others.  Boden and Mills stop a second bomb from going off. Voight and the team come in and learn the stakes that this is an act of revenge against Chicago's finest. And Burgress's niece's life hangs in the balance.

That was such a colossally e vent seeing the promo and preparing for it. I still get chills from seeing Voight going after the suspense, yelling o, ut "I want him alive," and start shooting at him. This episode made me cry more; I want a Chicago Med series with Dylan Baker as a badass doctor saving Burgess' niece.

9. Chicago Fie-Law & Order: SVU-Chicago PD "Nobody Touches Anything"/"Chicago Crossover"/"They'll Have to Go Through Me"

When Severide and Firehouse 51 rescue the owner of a house, they find a suspicious box that leads to Voight teaming up with SVU. They take down a child pornography ring that reunites Erin with her brother.
The first three shows added another depth into a crossover with a powerful story and fantastic performances from Sophia Bush. Bush and Mariska Hsharingscenes felt like the passing of the baton to the next strong actress in the crime drama.

8. Chicago PD-Chicago Fire "Profiles"/"Hiding Not Seeking"

Why not celebrate the 100th episode of Chicago PD with a crossover event with Chicago Fire? Why go on a local television program? An Aomb goes off in the middle of the interview. Voight and the team investigate to learn that the suspect is seeking revenge on the media for what they had done to him. Voight gets 51 to help prevent the suspect from harming others.

It's a close second in the Fire-PD crossover event episodes that I enjoyed with the ripped-from-the-headlines type of story. It is a real on-the-edge-of-your-seat story with fantastic moments, including Jay Halstead driving a motorcycle like a badass superhero.

7. Chicago Fire-Chicago Med-Chicago PD: "The Beating Heart"/"Malignant"/"Now I'm God"
It's the first three-show, two-night crossover event that started at the end of the season four fall finale of Chicago Fire when Herrmann gets stabbed. While Herrmann's life is in balance, 51 gets called to the house fire of a cancer patient, but the doctors at Chicago Med learn that not only that patient. But a multiple like her was diagnosed with cancer but never had it.  Voight and the team investigate but understand that the suspect doctor was the one who took care of Voight's late wife.

While this was the first crossover with all three shows, it was a powerful story all the way through. While each show had its moments, Chicago PD saved the best for last when we learned that the doctor who treated all these patients who didn't have cancer cared for Voight's wife. Jason Beghe gives a stunning performance.

6. Chicago Fire-Chicago Med-Chicago PD: "Going to War"/"When to Let Go"/"Endings" 
The crossover we had hoped for since we learned that all three shows would air on the same night for the season. When Firehouse 51 gets called an apartment fire in the city while trying to save the residents, things hit the chin when Jay is looking for his dad; Otis sees a mother and baby die, and Kidd sacrifices her life to save Severide, who sends her to Med. While at Med, Will and Jay lose their father. Dr. Charles tries to help Otis with his PTSD. Chicago PD takes over to find the suspect that started the fire; while Halie and Voight think that Jay isn't stable enough to help, he goes on his own and stops and kills the suspect.

It's coming close to being like a movie event. For the first episode of the crossover, in the beginning, it felt like a salute to the city of Chicago. This whole event thought it belonged to Jesse Lee Soffer, who gave a stunning performance. That scene of Otis seeing that mother and baby died in the elevator from the fire was so powerful. Heck, that scene of 51 trying to save Kidd on-site was powerful, too. While this crossover ranked at number six, wait till you see the top five.

5. Chicago Fire-Chicago PD: "Three Bells"/"A Little Devil Complex"

After Firehouse 51 lost a well-beloved member at the beginning of the third season. After a string of fires, Dawson and Severide team up to investigate these fires, which turned out to be arson, and there was a connection to Shay's death. While they couldn't prove it, Dawson brings in the big guns of Antiono and Intelligence. The suspect gets under Voight and the team's skin after blowing up Burgess and Roman's squad car. After learning who this guy is, Dawson becomes the new target.

While this was a two-night crossover event, it should have been a one-night event. It was such an emotional episode from Chicago Fie's standpoint as, in the end, they honored Shay's life in a way that still gives me chills and the waterworks going. This arsonist was terrifying. It is a strong story, well-performed by the cast. These crossover episodes took a step up from the previous crossover episodes.

4. Law & Order SVU-Chicago PD "Nationwide Manhunt"/"The Song of Gregory William Yates"
Criminal mastermind Gregory Yates escapes New York State prison and gets Voight and the team to help with SVU's search. Yates plays to Lindsay's mind and follows him back to Chicago, where they have a standoff that could end deadly.

While this was the second chapter of the creepy criminal Gregory Yates, I didn't know this would be a crossover. Once again, Sophie Bush gives a stunning performance, and the ending of this story leaves you on the edge of your seat with goosebumps.

3. Chicago Fire-Chicago PD-Law & Order SVU: "We Called Her Jellybean"/"The Number of Rats"/"Daydream Believer" 

When Firehouse 51 gets called to an apartment fire connected to a case of attempted rape and murder in Chicago. It just so happens to resemble an unsolved case in New York. It sends Voight and their team to team up with Benson and SVU, where they meet with the man that every One Chicago fan knows, Gregory Yates. Yates, the modern-day Ted Bundy, starts with his fascination with Erin Lindsay. When Lindsay got the drop on him, he took a step further by taking someone close to Erin and Intelligence.

Like #5, this crossover plays with all the emotions and thrills. And it marks the second time a supportive character gets killed on Chicago PD. That was so heartbreaking!!!

2. Chicago Fire-Chicago PD-Chicago Justice: "Deathtrap"/"Emotional Proximity"/"Fake"
A rip from the Headlines episode of a fie of a complex/warehouse building leads Firehouse 51 to a dangerous rescue while Chicago Med tries to save as many lives as possible. Voight and the team learn that the fire was arson while Al watches his daughter die after Will and Natalie try to keep her. It introduces Chicago Justice, who takes down the suspect for revenge on a girl who dumped him.

When this crossover aired, it felt like a giant event TV-movie of the week type of thing. The beginning of Chicago Fie took my breath away as they got going and headed toward the fire scene. And during PD, you knew you were hoping that Al would go full Voight on the suspect. And while Justice got a mixed reaction, I'd enjoyed the show, but they could tweak it more.

1. Chicago Fire-Chicago Med-Chicago PD: "Infection"

When a deadly bacteria has spread in Chicago, Chicago's finest tries to stop it before more people get infected. It's the Chicago movie that we've been waiting for, with the suspense, thrills, scares, and even action. Once it started, there's no point in stopping in the middle whatsoever. This crossover was the best crossover One Chicago has done since they had created. At the end of the event, a heartwarming message holds up to what's going on right now.

Thrill Ride of the Year: One Chicago Crossover "Infection"

Last night's One Chicago Crossover event was intense and thrilling in that it felt like the Super Bowl of all Crossover events. Here's a recap!

The three-hour crossover event started like any other day as the gang from Fire, Med, and PD had a tailgating party outside of Solider Stadium. But soon, they notice a mysterious man drawing a big crowd and collapse; when they check on him, they see his leg has been infected. What turns into a baffling mystery turns into a horror as not only the guy from the game but four more people (including a mother and her child) showing the same symptoms of the flesh-eating bacteria.

As soon as Fire, Med, and PD work, an arson occurs at the University of Chicago bio-lab. Voight and the team take a foot on the case, and soon Hailey finds the next victim but also has contact with the victim with her blood on her. As Hailey is in quarantine along with everyone from that building as its placement zero, Will and a former colleague work with the scientist from the university laboratory to find a cure for this disease. If that wasn't enough, Goodwin is getting killed by the press as they're just trying to put fear into the news, while those in quarantine escape because they don't want to be there.

But PD gets their first lead, a man posing as an exterminator spraying bug spray around that apartment, and Ruzek and Burgess find their suspect, who just so happens to be working with Will at Med. Will spots the scientist destroying their work for a cure and attacks Will and leaves. As PD goes on the hunt, Chicago has been taking their own hands with their fears from the internet, including attacking a local favorite restaurant. 

As the suspect plays with PD, Voight turns the tables and searches history on the guy going six months, which leads to a place at the docks. Ruzek spots a map of the following location, the Octoberfest parade route, but nothing happens. It wasn't until Burgess and Ruzek found a pattern that BRT Health Corp. decided to cut the suspect's funding and planned to be at the board meeting scheduled for that day.

As Fire and PD get there, Halstead comes with the cure; Jay locates the suspect with hostages, some infected with the disease. As Jay talks with him, Hailey tries to get a shot from across the building, but nothing. Jay takes a risk by cutting his arm to place the bacteria, but Voight has other plans. Hailey takes a distraction shot, and Voight comes in, shooting the suspect dead. As all calms down, life returns to being expected in Chicago.

To note: During the episode, Cruz gets awkward with Chloe, and when Brett and Mouch demand answers from him, he tells them that he will pop the question. But it seems that Chloe had other plans as she calls their relationship off. Also, as the episode ends, we see Ruzek asking Burgess if she would like to go with him; she does.

"Infection" was the best crossover event since the Fire and PD began seven years ago. I thought they couldn't have topped the last couple, but they sure have. While watching the first 30 minutes of the first episode, it felt like an hour and a half with so much to take in. There were moments of fear, like when Burgess looked at the mother in the van, who was still alive with the infection.

The performance of the cast was excellent; they did a fabulous job. There might be technical issues, like hearing Jesse Spencer's authentic voice when throwing the football, but it wasn't a whole letdown. There were emotional moments with intense thrills, too, from Hailey bonding with Amanda to even Trudy telling CPD officers what was at stake. I thought I knew what television high was, but after this crossover event, I know now what it feels like—strong writing and story plot. Overall, I give this episode event a 10/10.

You can catch Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, and Chicago PD on Wednesdays beginning at 8/7c on NBC.