Lastly, an episode devoted fully to Voight!
Very first thing’s first, Chicago PD Season 8 Episode 12 was a brutal reminder all the time to ensure you’re stepping into the proper rideshare.
At all times verify the license plate and share your location with associates! You possibly can by no means be too cautious.
The case-heavy episode discovered Intelligence pursuing a serial rapist and killer that was just lately launched from jail.
And it gave us Voight at his finest.
Regardless of each bone in his physique telling him to throw Caleb Hoff right into a cage and mess him up, Voight remained calm (for essentially the most half) and down to earth, which allowed him to place the man away for good.
Kenny’s automotive cannot say the identical, but it surely’s higher if Voight unloads his frustration out on an object somewhat than an individual on this case.
Intelligence needed to be very cautious with how they dealt with the case as a result of Hoff just lately received a lawsuit towards town for police misconduct.
The detective working his case, Lisa Martinez, used drive on his roommate to look his room and get proof, which clearly meant that his case was thrown out.
Voight: Convey him in.
Man: I did not do something.
Voight: You then’ve received nothing to fret about.
Police brutality isn’t inspired, however this was an instance of a state of affairs the place the monster walked free due to a technicality.
Lisa did what she thought was finest to make sure that Caleb by no means killed one other harmless girl once more. As a substitute, he walked free, and his method turned much more brutal.
It is unlucky as a result of in an ideal world, Lisa, who broke the legislation, can be held accountable, however Hoff, who was clearly responsible, would stay locked up.
Sadly, this is not an ideal world.
Regardless of her good intentions, by turning in the direction of violence, she inadvertently gave the prison an excessive amount of energy.
If Voight dealt with the state of affairs the way in which he wished to, Hoff’s arrest probably would not have held up in court docket once more both.
He would’ve repeated the identical mistake over again.
Voight went via an inner battle to do the fitting factor, and I would be mendacity if I mentioned I did not wish to see Voight unleash his wrath on Hoff.
Some individuals deserve it.
Superintendent Miller: We want extra proof, we’d like to ensure the case is hermetic, or this prick is gonna sue us once more.
Voight: Are you able to consider this? We’re tiptoeing round a serial rapist and killer making an attempt to ensure we do not offend him.
And a case this ugly is certain to get anybody riled up, but it surely takes a strong cop and detective to not let these feelings get the most effective of them.
Doing issues “by the guide” was the one means that Intelligence may make sure justice can be served.
If Lisa did issues by the guide, it probably would’ve taken her a bit longer to nail Hoff, however a minimum of it could have been everlasting.
The remainder of the group appeared advantageous with no matter selection Voight made, however Halstead spoke out and made positive to maintain Voight in verify.
He knew that each one eyes had been on the case, and he understood the implications of stepping out of line.
It’s important to hand it to Halstead for locating the braveness to talk up when everybody else was being complicit.
He is been round lengthy sufficient that he is aware of what Voight is able to. He may really feel him slipping up, however he did not need these actions to taint all of the progress they made.
It was simpler for Voight and Intelligence to get Hoff as a result of he’d grow to be sloppy.
Justice and legislation do not all the time work in excellent concord.
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When Lisa was pursuing his case, there was no proof to nail him on, however this time round, there was DNA on the our bodies that had been left behind.
And the path of stolen and burning vehicles did not assist his state of affairs both.
Even with Voight retaining his cool, Superintendent Samantha Miller nonetheless thought one thing shady may need been at play since Hoff “awkwardly” fell earlier than getting arrested.
The humorous factor is that Hoff actually did fall.
Except for masking up for Martinez, Voight did not do something incorrect.
And his determination to spare Martinez made sense as a result of he understood the place she was coming from.
Voight understood why she did what she did, and he did not need her to get burned once more by doing one thing out of line.
Martinez was consumed with a lot guilt that she would’ve risked her entire life to make sure that Hoff paid the final word value for his actions, however as Voight reminded her, it wasn’t value it.
Upton: So this man slams again a breakfast burrito and goes on the hunt for younger girls.
Atwater: Chilly-blooded, man.
Her profession was already destroyed — although, she ought to in all probability be reinstated for nailing a really harmful man and making Chicago a safer place — and he or she did not have to make issues worse for herself.
And hopefully, Hoff and his attorneys will not use this as yet one more loophole to screw over town.
Hoff ought to by no means see the sunshine of day once more.
And whereas Voight might not have been in a position to do what he wished to him, you’ll be able to make certain that he’ll get what’s coming to him as soon as he is behind bars.
You need a lawyer? Kenny, you do not cooperate, you are going to want a priest.
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One in every of as of late, I hope {that a} Voight-centric episode offers us some perception into his private life.
There’s extra to life than Intelligence, and I want we might discover it for the characters that are not relationship somebody on the group!
The sequence has been organising this nice partnership between Voight and Miller, however will it ever take a romantic flip?
Chicago PD is occurring a short hiatus till Might 5, however the excellent news is that when new episodes return, we’ll lastly deal with Makayla’s adoption and the opportunity of a #Burzek relationship.
Issues with Burgess and Ruzek did not finish on good phrases, however will she lastly make issues proper and outline their relationship?
In spite of everything, Ruzek has been concerned in Makayla’s life for the reason that starting.
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