Different Mistakes is the eighth episode of the first season and the 8th overall episode of Chicago P.D.
Summary[]
Voight's new Internal Affairs handler proves to be suspicious of his actions. Voight must work with his former partner from the Gang Unit.
Plot[]
Voight stands outside Gradishar's office at Internal Affairs as she packs her things. The falling out cost Gradishar her job, but she assures Voight she'll be there to watch him fall. Her IA replacement contacts Voight on his own - a very self-confident button-down named Stillwell. He pressures Voight on a familiar subject: Maurice. Take him down ASAP or suffer the consequences. Voight shrugs him off, but gets a major shock when he finds a new detective in the bullpen, ready for work. She introduces herself as Sumner; Stillwell sent her down. His blood boiling, Voight relegates her to paperwork downstairs.
Across town at a heroin flophouse, Nadia, the junkie that Lindsay tried to sober up, reaches out to her. She's finally ready to get clean and wants the detective's help. Lindsay offers up her apartment in lieu of an opening at a clinic and instructs Nadia not to leave.
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A call sends Intelligence to a surgical series of executions at a secret Triad gambling ring in Chinatown, clearly a professional job. Off some unregistered plates found on the scene, the team hits up another undercover den and sends Halstead inside for a look-see. He ends up with a gun to his head - a cop's gun - and talks his way back outside without revealing anything. Back at District 21, Halstead ID's a couple men he noticed inside, and Voight recognizes one as his ex-partner, Jimmy Shi. Is this guy dirty? Voight doesn't think so, but they tail Jimmy and his crew - all toting serious firepower - to a shady club and just as it looks like another gambling shakedown, Voight orders a raid. But when Jimmy goes toe-to-toe with Voight, he explains that his operation is legit police work, 11 years in the making. Intelligence just sabotaged the last step - Jimmy was about to get names on everyone in the Triad.
Jimmy lays into Voight, livid about the mistake, until Halstead interrupts his rage with news of another robbery/murder, this one at a location Jimmy's unit visited before the botched score. Based on the crime scene and the time of the crime, Voight makes an astute observation - someone's impersonating Jimmy's team. Voight then notes it is possible from overhearing their radio signals.
Meanwhile, Olinsky notes Ruzek's increased on-the-job swagger and makes a bold move - he orders Ruzek and Atwater to switch for the day, with Ruzek joining Burgess on patrol and Atwater catching the bump to Intelligence. Ruzek labors through a tame shift with Burgess, the only exception being a quick burglary call that almost ends with a knife to Ruzek's face. The experience of the day teaches Ruzek some serious humility, but something unexpected also occurs: although he never says it out loud, he and Burgess share some kind of connection. Or is it an attraction?
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Atwater experiences the opposite as Intelligence ramps up its investigation and agrees to work with Jimmy's squad to set up a sting and lure the real criminals into a fake gambling den. The impersonators take the bait, but the operation goes south when they use an unexpected flash bomb that puts Atwater, Olinsky and Antonio out of commission. This spurs a chase into the heart of Chinatown where Jimmy crashes his SUV into the suspects' car to enable an arrest. Lindsay takes note as Voight comes to Jimmy's aid and helps him out of the totaled vehicle. There's history between these two...
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Lindsay prods Antonio for an answer and he conjectures that Voight, Olinsky and Jimmy covered up the murder of a suspect accused of killing Olinsky's old partner. With that on her mind, Lindsay returns to her apartment - and a missing Nadia. A quick phone call solidifies it: she relapsed again.
Voight drives to a secret meet-up with gang leader Maurice. After checking that Maurice came alone, Voight warns him he better have a good reason for calling him. Maurice says he has a shipment arriving and needs Voight to run clearance for him. As Maurice hands protection money over to Voight, patrol cars suddenly surround the area. Voight tells Maurice to keep his mouth shut. Stillwell emerges from between the squad cars to arrest Maurice and Voight. Stillwell tells Voight he's finished.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Jason Beghe as Seegeant Hank Voight
- Jon Seda as Detective Antonio Dawson
- Sophia Bush as Detective Erin Lindsay
- Jesse Lee Soffer as Detective Jay Halstead
- Patrick John Flueger as Officer Adam Ruzek
- Marina Squerciati as Officer Kim Burgess
- LaRoyce Hawkins as Officer Kevin Atwater
- Archie Kao as Officer Sheldon Jin
- Amy Morton as Desk Sergeant Trudy Platt
- Elias Koteas as Detective Alvin Olinsky
Recurring Cast[]
- Sydney Tamiia Poitier as Detective Mia Sumners
- Stella Maeve as Nadia Decotis
- Ian Bohen as IA Handler Sergeant Edwin Stillwell
- Robin Weigert as IA Handler Sergeant Erica Gradishar
- David Aron Damane as Maurice
- Matthew Sherbach as Lonnie Rodiger
- Zoe Ishmael as Vinessa
Guest Cast[]
- Mark Dacascos as Detective Jimmy Shi
- Ron Nakahara as De Zheng
- Tim Chiou as Rick Fong
- Tommy Beardmore as Darren Maloney
- La'Mar Hawkins as Rick Guiterrez
- Bill Larkin as Neighbor
- Steve Piper as IAB Detective
Videos[]
Quotes[]
Burgess: What was your first date?
Ruzek: Transformers One.
Burgess: So romantic.
Ruzek: I like that movie.
Burgess: It's cartoon robots fighting cartoon robots.
Ruzek: Exactly! It's awesome!
Dawson: First rule of a gunfight: bring a gun. Second rule: bring friends with guns. Here's to having friends in Chicago.