Chicago P.D. (season 1)

Chicago P.D. (season 1)

Chicago P.D. Season 1 DVD cover
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 15
Release
Original network NBC
Original release January 8 – May 21, 2014 (2014-05-21)

The first season of Chicago P.D. aired on NBC from January 8, 2014, at 10:00 p.m. EST, to May 21, 2014.

Overview

Chicago P.D. follows the uniformed cops who patrol the beat and go head-to-head with the city’s street crimes and the Intelligence Unit that combats the city’s major offenses, including organized crime, drug trafficking and high-profile murders.[1]

Production

On March 27, 2013, it was reported that NBC was considering plans for a spin-off of Chicago Fire. Deadline revealed that the proposed spin-off would involve the Chicago Police Department, and would be created and executive produced by Dick Wolf, Derek Haas, Michael Brandt, and Matt Olmstead.[2][3]

On May 10, 2013, NBC picked up the proposed spin-off, now titled Chicago P.D., for the 2013–14 United States network television schedule.[4]

On January 31, 2014, NBC ordered two additional episodes of Chicago P.D., bringing the total number of episodes for the first season to fifteen.[5]

Casting

Tania Raymonde was cast in the planned series as an Officer named Nicole. Kelly Blatz, the lead-actor of Disney XD's Aaron Stone, was also cast as a young but seasoned Officer Elam.[6] Scott Eastwood was set to portray Officer Jim Barnes. Eastwood also co-starred with Tania Raymonde in Texas Chainsaw 3D.[7] Melissa Sagemiller would portray Detective Willhite, a member of the Chicago P.D. Intelligence Unit.[8] LaRoyce Hawkins, in the role of Officer Kevin Atwater, was the only Chicago area actor originally cast in May.[9] These characters were introduced in the penultimate episodes of Chicago Fires first season.[4]

Sagemiller's character was dropped after her initial guest spot on Chicago Fire[10] and in the first episode of Chicago P.D.. Jesse Lee Soffer was added to the main cast in her place, as Detective Jay Halstead.[11]Jason Beghe was cast as Sergeant of the Intelligence Unit Hank Voight and Jon Seda would play the role of Intelligence Unit Detective Antonio Dawson.[12] Patrick Flueger and One Tree Hill star Sophia Bush joined the cast as Officer Adam Ruzek and Detective Erin Lindsay respectively. Marina Squerciati joined the cast in the role of Officer Kim Burgess.[13] Elias Koteas became a member of the main cast and would play Intelligence Unit Detective Alvin Olinsky.[14] Archie Kao was later announced to be playing Sheldon Jin, a tech-expert working with the Intelligence Unit.[15] Stella Maeve was cast in the recurring role of playing Nadia, a pretty 18-year-old escort who is addicted to heroin and goes through a very difficult withdrawal.[16] Both Eastwood and Raymonde, like Sagemiller, departed the series and would no longer be a part of the show's main cast.[17] Sydney Tamiia Poitier was to guest star in five episodes as a Detective, who will eventually crossover on to the parent series, Chicago Fire.[18]

Regular

Recurring

Chicago Fire characters

Episodes
No.
overall 		 No. in
season 		 Title  Directed by  Written by  Original air date  U.S. viewers
(millions) 
11"Stepping Stone"Michael SlovisMatt OlmsteadJanuary 8, 2014 (2014-01-08)8.59[19]
Sergeant Hank Voight of the elite Intelligence Unit at Police District 21 and his team of detectives investigate the brutal slayings by an assassin who is linked to a group of Colombian drug dealers. During a raid, the team discover a young member of the gang. The boy, D'Anthony, refuses to give up much information, but Voight gives him his card. Later, Voight receives a call from a bruised D'Anthony, who gives up the name "Pulpo" in exchange for protection. With this lead, the team finds an address. Veteran undercover Detective Alvin Olinsky recruits Officer Adam Ruzek from the Police Academy, having worked with his father years before. They head to the address. Detectives Antonio Dawson and Julie 'Jules' Willhite (Melissa Sagemiller) head inside first, unaware of any threat. During this time, the others learn "Pulpo" may be inside. Trying to warn Willhite and Dawson is no use, as Jules is shot in the neck and killed. After the suspect is in custody, Antonio's young son, Diego, is abducted.
22"Wrong Side of the Bars"Joe ChappelleMichael Brandt & Derek HaasJanuary 15, 2014 (2014-01-15)5.50[20]
When Antonio's son Diego's kidnappers demand the release of the drug lord, "Pulpo", the Intelligence Unit uses all its resources to find the boy. This includes going through the unit's array of old files. Detective Jay Halstead discovers fellow Detective Erin Lindsay's file and her past, including her relationship with Voight. Antonio considers making a deal with the kidnappers, but backs out. He tracks down an old informant who offers him news on where Diego was held. With this, the team raids a motel and arrests one of the kidnappers. With the blessing of Antonio's wife, Laura, to do what is necessary to get their son back, Voight and Antonio use excessive force to get the info they need from the kidnapper. They are led to Chicago Union Station, where the team splits up. A dumped mobile is found first by tech expert Sheldon Jin. Erin then finds Diego about to board the bus with the other kidnapper and, at the last minute, gets on board. When the kidnapper is trapped on board he tries to use Diego as leverage to escape, but Ruzek drives another bus into the vehicle, forces the kidnapper to let go of the boy. Antonio kills the kidnapper as Erin catches Diego. The cops later attend Detective Willhite's funeral.
33"Chin Check"Sanford BookstaverDavid HoseltonJanuary 22, 2014 (2014-01-22)6.24[21]
During a stakeout, a dealer is killed and Ruzek shot the shooter. The Intelligence Unit discovers armor-piercing bullets stolen from Canada in the house, being sold using insulin boxes to hide them and traces them to several homicides. Olinsky goes undercover to a location, soon finding a stack of illegally imported guns, which results in an intense gunfight when the rest of the team move in. Halstead confronts some unwelcome people from the past. Erin consoles Kelly Severide when his sister is missing after his run-in with a criminal. Ruzek is encouraged to see the counselor following his first shooting of a criminal. Ruzek tries to act like he is fine, but goes too far by asking Antonio if he can have Willhite's old desk. Ruzek later finally reveals to his girlfriend about what he really does for a living now that he has been transferred from the Police Academy. Voight and Olinsky confront a gang leader to ensure D'Anthony won't be part of the gang. When the leader of the gang is unresponsive, Voight resorts yet again to violence and calls in the help of Olinksy to do so. Meanwhile, Laura wants Antonio to have her meet informant Jasmine. Thinking that Laura is jealous, Antonio sets it up to reassure his wife. Jasmine arrives at the restaurant, originally thinking that the dinner was just for her and Antonio. Shocked and embarrassed, Jasmine tells Laura that she has nothing to worry about. However, Laura just wanted to thank Jasmine personally for her contribution on saving Diego. Elsewhere, Voight's son Justin gets out of jail and Erin goes to pick him up. Voight orders her to go alone, having made preparations for D'Anthony to be picked up. Erin is shocked when Justin kisses her and promises to show her that he is not a child anymore.
44"Now Is Always Temporary"Mark TinkerDenitria Harris-LawrenceJanuary 29, 2014 (2014-01-29)6.89[22]
The Intelligence Unit handles an intense hostage situation when an artist takes a call girl at gunpoint before taking his own life. The call girl tells Erin about a prostitute named Nadia Decotis who reveals the location of another dead body, in exchange for a hit. They learn the artist helped make counterfeit money and track down the counterfeiters with the help of a Secret Service Agent who is a friend of Voight's. Erin pursues more information from Nadia, until Nadia becomes sober. With all the information and Nadia now sober, she keeps her promise, driving the call girl to a street, where on one side there is a dealer dealing drugs and on the other there is a clinic that will help her get clean. Erin gives her her card, telling her this is something she must decide for herself. As she drives away, Erin stops and begins to break down, shedding more light on her history. Meanwhile, Officers Kevin Atwater and Kim Burgess are assigned to convince a hoarder to clean her house or face charges. When their first attempt fails, Desk Sergeant Trudy Platt reprimands Burgess and Atwater for being too soft, and demands they go back to the house. When they go back, Atwater and Burgess discover a child being held captive in the hoarder's house. Olinsky learns that his daughter, Lexi, was holding a handful of joints for her boyfriend. Lexi is at first hurt by her father getting the truth out of her boyfriend, but the pair soon make up with a backyard father-daughter dance. Halstead reveals his reasons why he holds a grudge against the father and son he accosted before. The son, Lonnie Rodiger, molested and killed a kid who was the brother of Halstead's high school girlfriend, but got off when Lonnie's father, Phil, perjured his son's alibi. Voight's son Justin gets into a bar fight and the problems between father and son worsen.
55"Thirty Balloons"Karen GaviolaCraig Gore & Tim WalshFebruary 5, 2014 (2014-02-05)6.00[23]
Officers Atwater and Burgess get a new patrol car, with a warning from Platt that the car must be in the same condition as it is now by the end of their shift as the District 21 Commander Ron Perry is looking to use the vehicle as a show car. However, during their trip, a crazed, bloodied woman wandering the streets attacks Atwater with a broken glass bottle, and in the process damages the patrol car. Atwater takes the car to a mechanic who can fix up the car by the end of their shift. Despite the repairs, a cinder block from a construction site falls on the car. When the crazed and bloodied woman is taken to a hospital, it is discovered she suffered a cocaine-induced psychotic break thanks to one of thirty balloons of cocaine hidden in her stomach bursting. The Intelligence Unit discovers a drug-smuggling operation involving these balloons and the woman's three partners also have drug mules. After the mules are kidnapped by two drug dealers, Jin goes through the cellphone records of the dealers and learns an EMT is in league with the dealers. Voight confronts the dealer's uncle to reveal a location and its lead reveals a disemboweled body of one of the mules. Olinsky and Ruzek go on a stakeout and watch the dealers take the other two mules. Before alerting the team, Ruzek goes in against Olinsky's orders and ends up saving the mules and getting the dealers arrested. Plus, Lindsay attempts to keep Justin out of trouble when Voight finds out about the rap sheet of one of Justin's supposed "friends". Voight and Lindsay decide to save Justin by any means possible.
66"Conventions"Alik SakharovMaisha ClossonFebruary 26, 2014 (2014-02-26)8.00[24]
In the conclusion of a crossover episode with Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Detectives Tutuola (Ice-T) and Rollins (Kelli Giddish) come to Chicago to assist Voight and Antonio in the investigation of a serial rapist and murderer that cuts off the ears of their victims, matching the same pattern seen in New York that SVU detectives have investigated in the past. The Intelligence Unit first arrest a pickpocket who they think is the killer, but the man reveals he only saw a suspicious man an hour before the murder, pointing to sleazy businessman named Jeffrey Baker. They then find a victim that has survived the attack. Erin and Antonio question the surviving victim, Vanessa, who fought back during the rape and punctured the eye of the killer. Burgess, on her own investigation against orders, reveals that a man went to a drug store and was identified as Neil Vance. Jin finds out the man had hotel charges at the same time as he was in New York. The Intelligence Unit finds Baker there to meet up with Vance and detains him. Voight uses extreme tactics on Baker, whom reveals he was going to meet Vance at Navy Pier. Ruzek spots Vance, but the killer is holding a woman hostage. Ruzek silently reveals where they are to his fellow detectives as the situation gets heated, whilst Olinsky shoots down Vance from the distance and in turn saves the woman's life. Also, Erin asks Halstead to go undercover as her husband at her High School graduation and reveals her past to him going back to when she was a CI for Voight, who took her in when she was living on the streets. Hank's son Justin comes to Erin's house with blood on his hands.
77"The Price We Pay"Mark TinkerMichael Brandt & Derek HaasMarch 5, 2014 (2014-03-05)6.05[25]
Justin, with blood on his hands, tells Erin that he was in a bar fight, but Erin naturally knows there's more to it. It was discovered that Justin was a reluctant accomplice to a murder of a man with major mob connections. Voight realizes it was done by the nephew of one of Voight's shadier contacts, but is at a crossroads when Justin is discovered to be involved in it. Knowing Justin won't turn to his father, Erin contacts him and brings him in. Justin reveals to Antonio what happened. Antonio tells Voight that Voight's Internal Affairs contact Gradishar came to him, wanting him to make a deal with her for evidence on Voight in return for him being promoted to Head of Intelligence. Antonio also tells Voight that Justin was duped into being part of the murder and the nephew, Joe Catalano, is the main target. Antonio finally says to Voight that he will ignore Justin's involvement, having thought about all Voight does for the Intelligence Unit and for him when his son Diego went missing. Catalano is found dead at Chicago River in the night and it was suspected to be a revenge killing. Voight, not wanting to become a burden to his son, admits that he feels just as lost as the time when his wife died. It is revealed that the main reason behind Antonio sticking by Voight is that Gradishar had burned Antonio's former partner 15 years ago for double-dipped overtime pay and stepped on him to make a name for herself in Internal Affairs. Antonio's former partner then killed himself a year after. Justin is kept out of jail, but is brought into the station. Justin thinks he has been saved by his father after the Unit ignores the evidence that points to him, with their relationship promising to grow, however Hank drops him off outside of an Army Recruitment building, telling him that he will see him in four years. Meanwhile, Platt is taking photographs for updated ID badges of members of District 21, Platt deliberately takes bad photos of Burgess and Atwater. Ruzek, seemingly developing a bond with Burgess, helps Burgess get her own back on Platt which leads to her and Atwater getting more respectable ID badges
88"Different Mistakes"Fred BernerBryan GarciaMarch 12, 2014 (2014-03-12)5.84[26]
Voight and the Intelligence Unit investigate a massacre at a illegal Triad gambling den in Chinatown by professional gunmen. Olinsky has Ruzek work on patrol with Burgess, while Atwater goes to work with Intelligence. As they investigate another Triad gambling den, Halstead is sent in to be a lookout. But a cop, who appears to be undercover, points a gun at him and tells him to leave. It emerges that the cop is Jimmy Shi (Mark Dacascos), Voight's former partner from the Gang Unit, who is now running a Vice Squad in Chinatown. The Intelligence Unit suspect Shi and his crew committed the crimes, despite Voight's reluctance. They follow Shi and his team, assuming that they are about to commit another shooting, but learn that Shi has been undercover for 11 years. Another robbery/massacre clears Shi and it appears another group are trying to frame Shi's team. A sting operation is set up and the impersonators take the bait, resulting in a shootout and a car chase that leads to their arrest. Meanwhile, Halstead has Jin investigate Lonnie Rodiger and learns that he is purchasing toys, leading Halstead to suspect Lonnie is planning another sick crime. Ruzek and Burgess attend a burglary and Ruzek is nearly stabbed. Voight deals with a new IA contact who seriously mistrusts him and Detective Sumner joins Intelligence. Erin also tries to help drug-addicted Nadia get clean, but she relapses. Voight meets with Maurice, who hands Voight money and tells him that he needs a shipment of drugs coming in protected. As soon as Voight takes the cash, several police cars converge on them and Voight is cuffed and put into the back of a police car.
99"A Material Witness"Sanford BookstaverMichael BatistickMarch 19, 2014 (2014-03-19)5.74[27]
A gang shooting is witnessed by Olinsky's daughter, Lexi. Worried that she will become a likely target if she testifies, Voight takes the case from the Gang Unit and looks for a likely suspect responsible for the shooting; a gang member named Calaca involved with a gang known as the Latin Priests. But, when four members of the Latin Priests are found executed, this triggers an all-out gang war with a rival gang. A tip about the murders leads the Intelligence Unit to the leader of the rival gang, T-Mac, who is detained by Erin. After Voight convinces T-Mac to stop his gang members from continuing the violence, Antonio and Erin follow the tip further. They discover a hidden torture room with a finger that is found to belong to Calaca. Ruzek decides to enlist the help of Officer Burgess, against the orders of Voight, making her go undercover as a tourist in Millennium Park following numerous cell phones being reported stolen and then handed over to the Latin Priests. Burgess' phone is subsequently stolen, with Jin having installed a tracking device on the phone beforehand. But, this looks set to lead to a dead-end. When Ruzek's phone gets stolen however it leads the team back to the same location; the home of an elderly woman who fostered the child who had stolen Burgess' phone earlier. Now in need of some answers, the lady cooperates and gives the Intelligence Unit the whereabouts of where Calaca might be. The team is lead to the gang's headquarters, where a gun fight takes place. Calaca is captured. But, Calaca won't crack under pressure, even from Voight's notorious methods. This leads Lexi, against the wishes of everybody in the Unit and particularly her father, to make the decision to finger him in a line-up. This helps seal the fate of Calaca once and for all. Later, Voight later responds to a call from his current Internal Affairs contact, Stillwell, that the body of Lonnie Rodiger has been found. Stillwell warns Voight that Halstead's obsession with the man will put him in the firing line.
1010"At Least It's Justice"Michael SlovisCraig Gore & Tim WalshApril 2, 2014 (2014-04-02)5.75[28]
Halstead is in the firing line for the murder of Lonnie Rodiger. After learning that Halstead was following Rodieger the night before, Voight and Commander Perry suspend him, stripping him of his badge and firearm, pending an official investigation. Antonio, refusing to believe Halstead committed the crime, secretly passes the case files on the murder to him. During Halstead's suspension, the Intelligence Unit investigate the murder of a doctor who helped put many criminals in prison. His body is found in the trunk of a car involved in a collision. Fireman Kelly Severide, who discovered the body after forcing the two cars involved in the collision apart, identified the driver of the car, but the man is later found dead by the team in a vat of hydrochloric acid. With one man down, Voight reluctantly allows Detective Mia Sumner to prove herself. During a sting operation to catch a gang leader responsible for these murders, a local cop car botches the entire operation and this leads to a shootout at a nearby Gun Show. The scene ends with one officer being killed and the suspect getting away. Burgess was involved in her first shootout. The team later find a homemade sex tape caught on camera featuring the gang leader in question and the lawyer of the second man he killed. Sumner's informant tells her that the guy the team are looking for has a meth lab in a Chicago trucking yard. Voight and the Intelligence Unit raid the yard, resulting in Ruzek being shot in his bullet-proof vest during the shootout, and eventually arrest the gang leader for his crimes. Voight has to shoot him down to capture him. Sumner isn't used to his tactics, but when he offers her the chance to write up the report she promises to leave this piece of information out of it. Meanwhile, with Olinsky helping him analyze the timetable of events, Halstead learns and gets the confession that Lonnie's murderer was in fact his own father, Phil, who had realized that his son was indeed a pedophile and had to stop him from committing any more crimes against children. Halstead later visits the grave of one of Lonnie's victims, Ben Corson, to pay his respects. Finally, Severide comes to Erin's apartment, handing her back an ornamental grenade she has held on her desk for a number of years. She learns it was him who took it, just to be able to come to her apartment. They share a kiss, before Severide tells her he will see her around.
1111"Turn the Light Off"Nick GomezDavid HoseltonApril 9, 2014 (2014-04-09)6.49[29]
A high-scale bank robbery, where $8 million dollars is stolen and there are multiple deaths, results in a new case for the Intelligence Unit. First, Lukas Perko, a witness, recognizes one of the robbers is part of a Croatian gang. When members of multiple gangs end up dead in a hideout later, the Intelligence Unit conclude a rival gang is cleaning up loose ends in the city. When Perko’s car is torched in broad daylight, Voight and Dawson pay a visit to the man’s convicted brother who claims to have planned the whole robbery. Getting a lead on a member of the Latin Kings’ involvement in this, a member named Rolo Ramirez, the team plans an undercover operation. Burgess offers herself to the Intelligence Unit once more; this time working undercover as a high-end hooker. Nadia, a girl Erin is trying to help get clean, is drafted in to work alongside her. Nadia had been clean one month but when the girls get involved in a situation with the gang of men, she has to inhale cocaine to save herself and Burgess’s cover being blown. Burgess claims she needs the bathroom and warns the rest of the team awaiting entry outside, but she is caught by one of the men, who goes by the name of Munoz, and is violently attacked. Voight and Olinsky resort to violence of their very own to get the location of the $8 million out of Ramirez, whom they later catch. But even after the money is found and Ramirez is behind bars, Commander Perry still isn’t happy that Munoz is nowhere to be seen, especially after his promises to give them the infamous criminal Pulpo.
1212"8:30 PM"Mark TinkerStory by: Dick Wolf & Matt Olmstead
Teleplay by: Michael Brandt & Derek Haas		April 30, 2014 (2014-04-30)7.28[30]
In the conclusion of a crossover with Chicago Fire, which began with the episode "A Dark Day", Voight and the Intelligence Unit investigate the bombing of Chicago Medical Hospital. Burgess still anxiously awaits the fate of her niece Zoe, who is in dire need of a new liver. She and Atwater tend to the collapsed paramedic Leslie Shay with Dr. Holly Thelan (Amanda Righetti) taking charge of her care. Holly learns that her half-sister Imogene has no brain activity. Jin gets fingerprints from the second bomb and identifies them as belonging to Paul Watts, who is found murdered. After going over known associates, Olinsky recognizes one of them as he interviewed him earlier. The man holds Erin hostage, but she is saved by firefighters Peter Mills and Joe Cruz. Voight, with Olinsky guarding the room, uses extreme interrogation methods to make the man cooperate. They learn that the mastermind behind the bombing is Ted Powell, a known player in the anti-government fringe movement who is seeking revenge on the Chicago Police and Chicago Fire Departments over the death of his mother and the arrest of his racist father. After finding leads, they learn that Powell planted a bomb hidden in a van near Police Headquarters. The Intelligence Unit track Powell down and Voight threatens to throw him off the roof, only to relent when the bomb is disarmed. Dr. Arrata (Dylan Baker) operates on Zoe using Imogene's liver (they both share the same blood type) and the operation is a success.
1313"My Way"Karen GaviolaMatt Olmstead & Michael BatistickMay 7, 2014 (2014-05-07)5.39[31]
As Gustav Munoz continues his series of murders, Commander Perry is displeased by the lack of cooperation between Voight and Violent Crimes Lieutenant Bruce Belden. He orders them to bring in the notorious Pulpo once and for all, much to the chagrin of the Intelligence Unit. As they reluctantly meet Pulpo's demands, Antonio goes undercover as a close friend to meet up with Munoz, but the location turns out to be a ruse and Munoz kills another two Ukrainian mobsters. The Intelligence Unit realize that Pulpo has used them again. Erin and Halstead discover that Pulpo has a secret family; a wife and a young son. Voight uses this opportunity to threaten Pulpo with the arrest of his wife and putting his son into foster care. Pulpo caves in and tells them Munoz will be targeting a high-level figure at a festival in Uptown Chicago, in exchange for him getting to say goodbye to his wife and son before he is sent to prison. The Intelligence Unit go to the festival, armed and ready, looking out for Munoz's next target and his family. Munoz takes the first shot, with a sniper on hand, killing off a pair of bodyguards surrounding the team. But, Halstead ends his reign of terror and shoots him dead. Elsewhere, Ruzek's fiancée Wendy calls off their engagement, claiming that his job in Intelligence has changed him. Erin receives an unwelcome visit from a former friend, Charlie Pugliese, and Voight tells her not to let Charlie get in the way. Jin is revealed to be the reluctant rat working alongside Stillwell. And, as Antonio and Belden bring in Pulpo's wife and son for their goodbye, the wife helps Pulpo escape and shoots Antonio, Belden and two other officers down...
1414"The Docks"Nick GomezCraig Gore & Tim WalshMay 14, 2014 (2014-05-14)6.06[32]
In the aftermath of the shooting that killed Lieutenant Bruce Belden and two other officers, Antonio is in critical condition at the hospital and the manhunt for Pulpo is the Intelligence Unit's priority, now more than ever. Things have gotten personal. Voight, vowing revenge on Pulpo for killing Willhite and shooting at Antonio, tells his team to have the drug lord delivered to him and Olinsky, without question, which makes Halstead feel uncomfortable. A body is found in an alley and is revealed to be one of Pulpo's men. The Intelligence Unit decides to use Pulpo's lawyer for information, and they seek out a Spanish officer who can send Pulpo a death threat. The lawyer reveals that Pulpo needs someone who can fake IDs and refers them to an old client of the man, who has made fake IDs for the drug lord and his family many times before. When Pulpo's wife's fake ID comes onto their radar, The Intelligence Unit finds her and her son at a gas station. But, there is no sign of Pulpo. Voight realizes that Pulpo used them as a diversion to throw them off the trail. The Intelligence Unit learns that Pulpo has some Russian contacts that were willing to help and who raided a nightclub. Firefighter Brian "Otis" Zvonecek translates the Russian language on Pulpo's computer and learns that the Russians agreed to smuggle him out of the country inside a shipping container. After raiding the truck, following an undercover operation, Pulpo is captured and Voight and Olinsky head out to the docks to kill him. Halstead, knowing what Voight and Olinsky intend to do, tells a recovering Antonio that Voight has Pulpo. Antonio, remembering rumors that Voight and Olinsky killed the murderer of Olinsky's old partner, says that they might be at the docks. During the intense confrontation at the docks, Halstead convinces the two that Pulpo will have his day in court. Jin reluctantly cooperates with Stillwell and uses Sumner as a scapegoat, which causes Voight to fire her and replace her with Atwater. Stillwell is revealed to have a hold on Jin because of threatening him and his father with being deported, using Jin's father's large gambling debts as a way of accelerating this process. Erin is forced to face her former 'friend' Charlie and tries to find out what he is planning to do, having turned up in Chicago after all these years.
1515"A Beautiful Friendship"Mark TinkerStory by: Michael Batistick
Teleplay by: Michael Brandt & Derek Haas		May 21, 2014 (2014-05-21)6.27[33]
Erin is at a crossroads with Charlie Pugliese who has leverage against her and her best friend, Annie. Antonio returns to work earlier than expected and has an argument with his wife Laura on his cell. The Intelligence Unit investigates the theft of some water gel explosives, as well as finding a dead security guard at a Chicago construction site. After finding a tip from the CI, Halstead and Ruzek finds out that Charlie Pugliese is connected to it. Halstead decides to hold back on Charlie's connection to Erin and he and Ruzek instead help new Intelligence Unit member Atwater on another sting operation that reveals the man behind the construction site robbery and the name Kevin "Red" Radner. Charlie's involvement appears to run deeper than they first thought. After Halstead encourages her to come clean about Charlie, Erin reveals to Voight about what happened. Voight and the squad knows that Charlie will be using the explosives to rob the jewelry exchange. Once the squad arrests Charlie and the others, and finds the explosives, Charlies tries to report a murder that implicates both Erin and her childhood friend Annie. But Erin threatens Charlie to lie about the murder to protect Annie and appeals to him by offering him a future with his son, Annie's child, Travis. Charlie, thinking it over, recants and reveals that Red was the one who killed the guard and that his hideout is in another warehouse. Nadia remembers her days as a prostitute in this warehouse, having come to the Intelligence Unit and Erin following her having been clean for one whole month. When the Intelligence Unit arrives, a shootout occurs. As Red and an accomplice make a getaway, Halstead and Erin pursue. Erin shoots out the tires, causing the vehicle to crash. As Halstead takes out the driver, Erin kills Red to save Halstead. Voight learns that Jin was the one who has been informing Stillwell and confronts him about it. After Jin reveals that Stillwell leveraged him on his father, he lets him go but it's clear he still holds a dangerous grudge. Antonio comes home and finds out that Laura has left him, taking their children with her. Burgess works with a disinterested partner, following Atwater's promotion and requests a better partner at once. Ruzek comes to Burgess's apartment to support her, after losing her shot at making it in the Intelligence Unit. The reason she didn't make it was largely because of her involvement with Ruzek, something Voight wasn't keen on having in his Unit. Things escalate as Ruzek and Burgess kiss and start to make out. The very next day, Voight arrives to a familiar place where he finds Internal Affairs contact, Stillwell. He is standing by the dead body of Sheldon Jin.

Ratings

The series premiere was watched by 8.59 million viewers and achieved a 2.0/6 Adults 18–49 rating with the DVR ratings reaching 11 million.[34] The season concluded on May 21 with 6.27 million, averaging the first season with 8.03 million viewers per episode.[35]

Live + 7 Day (DVR) ratings

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Episode Air date Time slot (EST) Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions) increase 		Total viewers
(millions)		 Ref
1 1 "Stepping Stone" January 8, 2014 Wednesdays
10:00pm		 2.0/6 2.41 11.00 [19][34]
2 2 "Wrong Side of the Bars" January 15, 2014 1.5/4 8.50 14.00 [20][34]
3 3 "Chin Check" January 22, 2014 1.6/5 4.90 11.40 [21][36]
4 4 "Now Is Always Temporary" January 29, 2014 1.7/5 4.00 10.89 [22][37]
5 5 "Thirty Balloons" February 5, 2014 1.7/5 5.40 11.40 [23][38]
6 6 "Conventions" February 26, 2014 2.2/5 5.60 13.60 [24][39]
7 7 "The Price We Pay" March 5, 2014 1.5/5 3.70 9.75 [25][40]
8 8 "Different Mistakes" March 12, 2014 1.6/5 5.84 8.45 [26][41]
9 9 "A Material Witness" March 19, 2014 1.4/4 5.74 8.56 [27][42]
10 10 "At Least It's Justice" April 2, 2014 1.6/5 5.74 8.63 [28][43]
11 11 "Turn Off the Light" April 9, 2014 1.6/5 6.48 9.18 [29][44]
12 12 "8:30 PM" April 30, 2014 1.9/6 7.28 10.90 [30][45]
13 13 "My Way" May 7, 2014 1.4/4 5.39 8.22 [31][46]
14 14 "My Docks" May 14, 2014 1.5/5 2.89 8.84 [32][47]
15 15 "A Beautiful Friendship" May 21, 2014 1.6/5 - - [33]

DVD release

The DVD release of season one was released after the season had completed its original television broadcast. It has been released in Region 1 only, as of September 2, 2014. As well as every episode from the season, the DVD release features bonus material such as audio commentaries on some episodes from the creator and cast, deleted scenes, gag reels and behind-the-scenes featurettes.

The Complete First Season
Set details Special features
  • 15 episodes
  • 630 minutes (Region 1)
  • 4-disc set
  • 1.78:1 aspect ratio
  • Languages:
    • English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
  • Subtitles:
    • English (Region 1)
  • Bonus Episode from Chicago Fire: Season One - "Professional Courtesy"
  • "A Dark Day" - Chicago Fire Crossover Episode
Release dates
 United States  United Kingdom  Australia
September 2, 2014[48] TBA April 2, 2015

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