At Least It's Justice (2024)

At Least It's Justice is the tenth episode of the first season and the 10th overall episode of Chicago P.D.

Summary[]

Voight pulls Halstead's badge when Lonnie Rodiger is found dead. After a car accident, Kelly Severide and Peter Mills discover the torso of Dr. Elliot, who has been instrumental in putting away high profile criminals. With Intelligence down one, Sumner is given an opportunity to prove herself. Meanwhile, Lindsay and Severide share a moment.

Plot[]

Halstead enters District 21 for his shift, talking about a hockey game but the stern looks of his friends confuses him. He soon finds Voight and Commander Perry waiting for him. They notify him of Rodiger's murder and show off surveillance photos of Halstead's car tailing the victim. Even though he denies any involvement, Halstead hands over his badge and gun. Suspended.

With Halstead off the clock, Voight allows Sumner to test her mettle in the field as Intelligence lands a case that requires all hands on deck: a human torso found in the trunk of a wrecked car. When firefighter Kelly Severide IDs a man that fled the scene, it leads the unit to his body, this time in a vat of hydrochloric acid. The connections all point to a local gang called the Northsiders and its leader, Jacob Sims. Solid intel puts Sims at a suburban gun show so Voight organizes a sting in the parking lot. But local police move in early and Sims opens fire - killing a cop, Officer Danny O'Connor who is later revealed to have been married with two children and somehow skirting arrest. What they do find is a DVD - a homemade sex tape starring Sims... and Caroline, the lawyer for the second dead body. She claims Sims threatened her with blackmail and forced her to have sex or else he'd kill her husband and her daughter. Looks like Intelligence needs a line on Sims.

Meanwhile, Ruzek reaches out to Burgess who fired her gun for the first time during the botched suburban sting. After sharing a few beers at Molly's, they walk to Burgess' car... and end up in a kiss. Burgess backs away and later they agree to pretend it never happened.

Sumner proves her worth to the unit and hits up an informant with ties to the Northsiders. He clues her in on a meth lab operation Sims runs out of a trucking yard and sure enough, they discover him there - once again with his guns ablaze. Ruzek takes a bullet in the shootout, but Sims can't outrun Antonio and Voight. Once in custody, Sims drops some curious hints that circle back to Caroline - did she organize the whole thing? Given her recent string of failed cases and guilty clients, it seems possible, but lack of evidence kicks her out of custody. Maybe Sumner will file with the DA. Either way, Voight congratulates her on good police work.

This sentiment carries over to Halstead, who - with Antonio's help in sneaking out Rodiger's homicide file and Olinsky's help in analyzing it - discovers the real murderer might be the least likely one of all. He meets with Phil Rodiger, Lonnie's father, for a beer and presents substantial evidence - Phil relents under the pressure, later sobbing out a full confession to Lindsay. Voight hands back Halstead's star, his name cleared, and the whole unit sighs with relief.

That night, Lindsay is watching TV in her apartment when a knock comes at her door. It's Severide, holding a paperweight Lindsay lost earlier in the day (a grenade from Academy). Turns out the fireman stole it as an excuse to come by, and his risk pays off with a long kiss in her doorway. And then another. And then - Lindsay cuts it off; she's got to work early tomorrow. Severide shuffles away, all smiles.

Cast[]

Main Cast[]

• Jason Beghe as Sergeant 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
• Elias Koteas as Detective Alvin Olinsky

Recurring Cast[]

• Taylor Kinney as Lieutenant Kelly Severide
• Charlie Barnett as Firefighter Peter Mills
• Sydney Tamiia Poitier as Detective Mia Sumners
• Ian Bohen as Sergeant Edwin Stillwell
• Amy Morton as Desk Sergeant Trudy Platt
• Robert Ray Wisdom as Commander Ron Perry
• Hanna Dworkin as Gail Corson
• Dev Kennedy as Danny Corson
• Don Forston as Phil Rodiger

Guest Cast[]

• Beth Lacke as Caroline Burton
• Mary Jo Faraci as Ms. Rodiger
• Randy Steinmeyer as Frank Knoller
• Dan Waller as Nick Djurovic
• John Victor Allen as Jacob Sims
• Jeanne Affelder as Mrs. Elliot
• Brigid Duffy as Old Woman
• Casimere Jollette as Daughter
• Max Ganet as Acura Owner
• Terry Berner as Shipping Clerk

Videos[]

Quotes[]

Voight: That was good intel. You can write the report on this one. Cuff him.
Sumners: Should I include the part where you shot an unarmed suspect?
Voight: No, you can leave that part out.