Chicago PD - There's My Girl - Review

After Nadia’s death last week, the team resumes work this week with a new case. Of course, the effects of Nadia’s death are still greatly felt, and it’s something that probably won’t be going away before the season’s end—especially for Erin.

After a café bombing, the team is on scene to assess and move forward. When a little girl approaches Jay and seems to know something about the incident, he pursues the lead. The girl’s mom is vehemently against her daughter having any involvement in the case because of the danger it would put her daughter in. But Jay doesn’t give up; he knows that little girl could be the key to solving the case. He visits a priest he knows, hoping the priest can pull a few strings for him. It seems the preacher was able to, as Jay offers the mother of the girl a scholarship for her daughter in exchange for information—no testifying necessary.

Antonio and Olinsky come across a lead, Graham Norcross. He owns the building and has several lawsuits hanging over him and seems to be a likely suspect. He’s uncooperative so, naturally he becomes more suspicious.

Thanks to the little girl, the team is able to take the description given to find their likely suspect. And of course, he has connections with Norcross. When Atwater leaves him alone in the room to think about what he wants to tell them, he mistakenly leaves the soda can in with him. When the team re-enters the interrogation room, Carden is dead. The team is able to take Norcross in, but it’s all for nothing. After some digging by Mouse, they realize the café owner has a very suspicious background. After a pleasant confrontation with Voight, he admits to the bombing.


Elsewhere…

After Atwater’s costly mistake, he’s temporarily demoted and Burgess is brought up to Intelligence. I hope this change isn’t permanent, as I have loved the partnership between Roman and Burgess. This could also cause issues between Ruzek and Burgess and while I’m not her biggest fan, I do like the two of them together (when she’s not being crazy jealous).

Erin is struggling to move past Nadia’s death. It’s definitely understandable; Nadia and Erin were not only close friends but Erin was a mentor as well. But she's not just struggling with the loss, she blames herself for it. I hate that Erin’s way of dealing with the loss is pushing away the grief and trying to act like she’s okay when clearly, she’s not. While I know this is common in grieving, it’s also part of Erin’s personality—a part that will keep her from having any long-term relationships in the future.

I want Erin to lean on the people around her, especially Jay. Voight tries, Jay tries, even Platt – but Erin instead turns to the one person she shouldn’t: her mother. It’s odd, saying that someone shouldn’t turn to their mother. And I do believe that Bunny is really trying to turn her life around. But Erin turning to her mom had nothing to do with her being her mom. Erin turned to Bunny because she can get away with slipping back into old habits around her.

I know that much of the focus this episode and I’m sure the few episodes remaining in the season is Erin and her grieving process. But for me, it was Platt who stood out. We occasionally see these glimpses of the big heart Platt has (amidst her fantastic witty and sarcastic front) and this week it was Platt who I found to be truly moving. Platt spends the entirety of the episode working to secure a stone engraving for Nadia outside of the building. When she receives the word that the higher-ups didn’t approve Nadia’s stone, all hell breaks loose. Note to self: DO NOT make Platt angry.

“I am gonna attack somebody!”
“We can…collect the money ourselves. We may need to push the memorial a little—”
“Oh no! The only thing getting pushed around here is whoever wrote this. Right off a cliff…”

Platt even pays a visit to George Baumgartner (the man in charge) and when she’s denied there, she turns to Voight. Who else? In true Voight fashion, he uses a frowned upon method (blackmail) with the truest of intentions to get Nadia the stone she deserved.

Amy Morton’s performance in this episode was outstanding. She fought for Nadia with everything she had which was heartbreaking, because it only reminded me that we won’t get to see their wonderful friendship move forward. I did cry in this episode, but it wasn’t because of Erin; it was because of Platt.


What did you think of the episode? Will Burgess’ transition to Intelligence be permanent? Will Erin spiral out of control? With only two episodes left of the season, what do you hope to see before the season ends?

About the Author - Meghan Reynolds

A Colorado native, Meghan was born a raised a Denver Broncos fan. Aside from football, she loves storytelling, whether it be movies, television, books, or music. Some of her favorite shows of the past and present include LOST, Friends, The Office, Scandal, Chicago PD, and Chicago Fire. She is excited to be reviewing two of those shows for SpoilerTV, Chicago PD and Chicago Fire.