A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community. District 21 is made up of two distinctly different groups: 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 - organized crime, drug trafficking, high profile murders and beyond.
Life Is Fluid (Episode 1) 8.6
Writer: Craig Gore
Air date: 2015-09-30
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: A bust to bring down a heroin kingpin goes horribly awry. Olinsky reveals a dark secret from his past, and Halstead tries to get through to a spiraling Lindsay.
Natural Born Storyteller (Episode 2) 7.9
Writer: Mike Weiss
Air date: 2015-10-07
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: A child abduction case hits too close to home for Dawson. Lindsay and Bunny's relationship reaches a critical impasse and Roman reveals his secret to Burgess.
Actual Physical Violence (Episode 3) 8.5
Writer: Eduardo Javier Canto
Air date: 2015-10-14
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: The team is terrorized by a gun-wielding father who is desperate to find his missing daughter. Bunny stirs up accusations of misconduct from Voight's past.
Debts of the Past (Episode 4) 8.0
Writer: Michael Brandt
Air date: 2015-10-21
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Voight seeks revenge on the man who tried to kill him. A rumor causes a rift in Intelligence.
Climbing into Bed (1) (Episode 5) 8.2
Writer: Cole Maliska
Air date: 2015-10-28
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Ruzek's job is on the line after an ill-fated undercover op.
You Never Know Who's Who (2) (Episode 6) 7.9
Writer: Craig Gore
Air date: 2015-10-28
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: The team investigates a band of rogue operatives.
A Dead Kid, a Notebook and a Lot of Maybes (Episode 7) 8.1
Writer: Timothy J. Sexton
Air date: 2015-11-04
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: The team investigates a Columbine-like threat at a private school. Atwater seeks out a mentor; Olinsky's marriage faces a crisis.
Forget My Name (Episode 8) 7.6
Writer: Mike Weiss
Air date: 2015-11-11
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: The team discovers the mutilated body of a government official while responding to an informant's tip about an upcoming drug trade. Meanwhile, Burgess helps plan a surprise for Platt.
Never Forget I Love You (Episode 9) 7.3
Writer: Craig Gore
Air date: 2015-11-18
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: The discovery of a headless body in Lake Michigan points to Hank's mob connections. Roman risks everything to help a grieving mother.
Now I'm God (III) (Episode 10) 8.3
Writer: Holly Dale
Air date: 2016-01-06
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Intelligence investigates a doctor who gave his patients lethal doses of chemotherapy. Roman fights a wrongful shooting investigation.
The crossover starts on Chicago Fire S04E10 The Beating Heart (I) and Chicago Med S01E05 Malignant (II).
Knocked the Family Right Out (Episode 11) 8.3
Writer: Mo Masi
Air date: 2016-01-13
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Intelligence hunts down a crew responsible for a rape and robbery rampage. Lindsay is abducted on an undercover operation.
Looking Out for Stateville (Episode 12) 7.9
Writer: Craig Gore
Air date: 2016-01-20
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Voight arranges for his former cellmate, Eddie Little, to be a CI in an effort to bring down a major cocaine supplier. Burgess makes a major move regarding her relationship with Ruzek. Roman develops a plan to help fund Platt and Mouch's wedding.
Hit Me (Episode 13) 7.9
Writer: Mike Weiss
Air date: 2016-02-03
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Lindsay goes undercover to catch a rogue cop who targets women at casinos. Platt risks her life in a negotiation crisis.
The Song of Gregory Williams Yates (II) (Episode 14) 8.1
Writer: Jamie Pachino
Air date: 2016-02-10
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: SVU joins Chicago P.D. in a manhunt for two notorious escaped serial killers.
The crossover starts on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S17E14 Nationwide Manhunt (I).
A Night Owl (Episode 15) 7.8
Writer: Timothy J. Sexton
Air date: 2016-02-17
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: While working at a sobriety checkpoint, Burgess finds a duffel bag full of heroin in the truck of a respected college professor who claims to know nothing about how the drugs ended up there. At District, Roman expresses his desires to become a Field Training Office to Platt, and Mouse sets Halstead up with an off-duty security job working for the attractive owner of a medical marijuana clinic.
The Cases That Need to Be Solved (Episode 16) 8.1
Writer: Matt Olmstead
Air date: 2016-02-24
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: When a young boy is executed, Intelligence turn to the boy's parents for information and upon further investigation, discover the father has a criminal background and was a part of a local gang.
Forty-Caliber Bread Crumb (Episode 17) 8.3
Writer: Craig Gore
Air date: 2016-03-02
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: While out on a bank run for his off-duty security job at the dispensary, Halstead and his co-workers find themselves under attack by a violent robbery crew. Meanwhile Roman, Burgess, Antonio, Halstead, Ruzek and Atwater follow-up on a lead and track down a potential suspect.
Kasual with a K (Episode 18) 7.9
Writer: Eduardo Javier Canto
Air date: 2016-03-23
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: While responding to a call of shots fired, Voight, Antonio, Halstead and the team come across a secret battered woman's shelter and discover the owner has been wounded and a resident of the shelter has been kidnapped. Burgess and Roman go undercover to track down a man robbing people by catfishing them on a dating app. Lindsay opens up to Halstead about her past.
If We Were Normal (Episode 19) 8.0
Writer: Mo Masi
Air date: 2016-03-30
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: When Burgess and Lindsay respond to a call about a stabbing, the assailant turns out to be a kidnapping victim escaping her captor; Ruzek accuses Roman of having feelings for Burgess.
In a Duffel Bag (Episode 20) 7.8
Writer: Jamie Pachino
Air date: 2016-05-04
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Responding to a call about a suspicious duffel bag at the Chicago Lakefront, Voight is horrified to discover that the bag contains the frigid and unmoving body of a newborn baby. Meanwhile, Voight is surprised to hear that his son is in town and Burgess and Roman grow closer.
Justice (Episode 21) 7.6
Writer: Matt Olmstead
Air date: 2016-05-11
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Burgess gives chase after Roman is wounded by a hooded perp who opened fire on their patrol car and shoots who she thinks is the suspect, but no gun is found at the scene—and the person she shot is a 17-year-old honor student.
She's Got Us (Episode 22) 7.4
Writer: Mike Weiss
Air date: 2016-05-18
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Lindsay and Halstead respond to a shots fired call and discover one survivor: a young girl. Antonio and Olinsky investigate a "self help" group. Platt makes the case to Crowley for why Burgess and Roman should remain partners.
Start Digging (Episode 23) 8.8
Writer: Craig Gore
Air date: 2016-05-25
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: In the Season 3 finale, the team investigates the murder of a single mom who was in contact with Voight's now-reformed son, who was himself brutally assaulted. Meanwhile, Roman makes a major decision and Crowley plans to make changes within the unit.