The Chicago PD season 12 finale didn’t exactly end on a game-changing cliffhanger that will leave fans desperate to know what happens next, but the episode still poses many questions that go unanswered. Thankfully, NBC has renewed Chicago PD for season 13, meaning answers are on their way. Until its premiere, though, we’ll just have to ponder every mystery the season 12 finale left unsolved and theorize what’s to come for the Intelligence Unit in the NBC police procedural series.
In Chicago PD season 12, episode 22, “Vows,” the situation with Reid came to a head. The Deputy Chief of the Chicago Police Department fired Burgess and Torres during the previous hour and effectively disbanded the Intelligence Unit, which snapped Voight into action in the finale. Voight resorted to his old ways and orchestrated Reid’s murder. Consequently, Burgess and Torres got their jobs back, and Intelligence was reunited. The finale then ended with Burgess and Ruzek (finally) getting married. Now, fans must wait until season 13 to learn what’s next for the characters.
7. What’s Next For Voight & Chapman After Reid’s Murder?
Chapman Was Very Disappointed In Voight In The Chicago PD Season 12 Finale
Earlier in the season, Chapman told Voight she had feelings for him. Voight was thrown off by the confession and largely ignored that it ever happened. It was something he hadn’t considered, and it just made his life all the more complicated. However, in the Chicago PD season 12 finale, Voight might have ruined his chances of ever being with Chapman. Chapman tried hard to reel Voight back from the edge and prevent him from reverting to his old ways when dealing with his Reid situation. Unfortunately, for her, no one could stop him.
As Sigan said, “it’s almost like a breakup for Chapman,” meaning where she and Voight go from here is up in the air.
The Chicago PD season 12 finale ended with Chapman insisting that this isn’t who Voight is, that he once believed “there could be more.” Voight explained that he doesn’t “get more,” though. According to showrunner Gwen Sigan’s post-mortem interview with TVLine, Chapman realized in that moment that there could never be anything more between her and Voight. As Sigan said, “it’s almost like a breakup for Chapman,” meaning where she and Voight go from here is up in the air.
6. Will Voight Get Caught For His Involvement In Reid’s Murder?
No One (Outside Intelligence) Suspects Voight For Now
Voight should face some ramifications for his involvement in Reid’s death in the Chicago PD season 12 finale. He can’t just move on without it weighing on his shoulders — it should drive his arc in season 13. Only time will tell if that story involves legal troubles or if Voight’s problems will be strictly personal as he reconciles with the man he is and always has been.
5. Will Voight’s Team Start Doubting Him After He Had Reid Killed?
They Have To Know The Truth
4. Who Will Be The Next Deputy Chief Of The CPD?
Someone Must Replace Reid
Now that Reid is gone, someone must take his place in Chicago PD season 13. The Chicago Police Department’s deputy chief seat is open, and hopefully, the next person who fills it doesn’t give the Intelligence Unit as much trouble as Reid did. Or, they could be much worse than Shawn Hatosy’s Chicago PD season 12 character, which is a terrifying thought.
| Chicago PD Season 12 Cast | Role |
|---|---|
| Jason Beghe | Hank Voight |
| Patrick John Flueger | Adam Ruzek |
| Marina Squerciati | Kim Burgess |
| LaRoyce Hawkins | Kevin Atwater |
| Amy Morton | Trudy Platt |
| Benjamin Levy Aguilar | Dante Torres |
| Toya Turner | Kiana Cook |
| Sara Bues | Nina Chapman |
| Shawn Hatosy | Charlie Reid |
3. Will Any Former Chicago PD Characters Return In Season 13?
Could Jesse Lee Soffer Reprise His Role As Halstead?
In the wake of the events of the Chicago PD season 12 finale, the door remains open for possible character returns in season 13. However, one former Intelligence Unit member’s return is even more possible after the cancelation of FBI: International. Jesse Lee Soffer, who played Halstead in the first 10 seasons of the NBC police procedural series, starred in the FBI spinoff. Now that it’s over, the actor’s schedule is seemingly open to reprise his Chicago PD role in season 13.
2. Who Will Be The Intelligence Unit’s Next Adversary After Reid?
Chicago PD Needs A New Big Bad
Reid was a great villain in Chicago PD season 12, but now that he’s dead, it’s time for the NBC police procedural series to move on to a different antagonist. Season 13 will contain smaller villains who are limited to “case of the week” storylines. However, it should also feature a Big Bad.
In a similar vein to Reid (or Edwin Stillwell, Denny Woods, or Katherine Brennan), a new villain must step up to the plate to serve as the Intelligence Unit’s next adversary in Chicago PD season 13. Unfortunately, they will directly follow Reid’s reign of terror, and he was an excellent antagonist. So, they have big shoes to fill in the One Chicago show.
