[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Chicago P.D. Season 12 Episode 15 “Greater Good.”]
Sergeant Voight (Jason Beghe) and Deputy Chief Reid (Shawn Hatosy) have very completely different views relating to what ought to be achieved for the “larger good” within the newest Chicago P.D. episode.
For this week’s case, Reid calls in favors to safe a warrant and to get a member of a gang to surrender one other’s location (that individual was their killer). However, as Voight realizes, that occurs when Kaiden’s “lawyer” tells him that his sister’s lifeless — and he’s subsequent if he doesn’t speak. The sergeant additionally realizes that Reid had Intelligence assigned to Lawndale as a part of his Violent Discount Initiative to pave the way in which for a supplier, Otero, to take over; he has him in his pocket, too. As Reid sees it, Otero doesn’t drop our bodies, so it’s higher to have him in cost within the space. An harmless was killed (the gang member’s sister), however as Reid sees it, it’s simple arithmetic: one for the numerous, for the larger good. And since he and Voight are the identical, in his thoughts, the guilt he’s feeling is only a flicker of fog over his true self, says Reid.
Under, Hatosy breaks down the place Reid and Voight stand after that tense dialog and teases what’s forward.
Voight calls Reid out on what he did to get Kaiden to speak and that lawyer and his sister’s demise. How does Reid really feel about that? Does he respect that Voight goes after him like that and calls him out?
Shawn Hatosy: It’s so humorous as a result of once we filmed it, the final take we did, it was charged. And I haven’t seen the episode, however I think about it ended up in there, and Jason checked out me and was like, “Yeah, I don’t know. Is it too charged?” I mentioned, “I believe so. You referred to as me out.” And he mentioned, “I didn’t name you out.” And I mentioned, “However you probably did. You recognize what I imply? You probably did, and it is best to.” It’s simply an fascinating factor to see two people who find themselves so related form of navigate on this world. I believe for Voight to see any person ready of energy above him now who operates the way in which that he does, it’s going to current him with the query of, how am I going to police going ahead? It presents a fairly good moral query that he has to face. He’s form of trying within the mirror, and he has to find out who he’s going ahead. It’s going to form his legacy. We all know what he’s achieved up to now. We all know how he’s operated. So now what’s it going to appear like for the longer term?
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It appears like Reid doesn’t appear fearful, presumably due to what he has on Intelligence about Torres (Benjamin Levy Aguilar) and the informant and the cover-up. We all know how he labored in Detroit. However he has to know that Intelligence is form of a distinct stage than others that he’s handled. Is Reid involved that they’ll come after him?
I believe he needs to be, and I believe it will be silly of him to attempt to use leverage on a group after which not count on any form of blowback. He’s a wise man, so I believe he’s ready. I hope so. He could be a foolish unhealthy man if swiftly he simply kind of wasn’t anticipating what was coming, particularly given what we learn about Voight. So I believe he’ll be a formidable opponent.
So he has some issues in place that we haven’t seen but?
Sure.
Do you assume he may remorse not letting Burgess (Marina Squerciati) switch briefly as a result of then that might’ve been them with out one member of the group? He’s the one who saved her in Intelligence.
I believe that that was a choice made as a result of she’s any person who’s finally fairly pure. I believe it’s simply how he operates. It’s like, this can be a card I’m going to deal right here, and perhaps I’ll use it later. It actually depends upon how she reacts to i,t and one thing tells me that she’s not any person that’s going to be straightforward to control, however I hope we use that going ahead.
On the finish of the episode, we see that Voight and Chapman (Sara Bues) wish to carry Reid down. What are you able to tease about how Reid may react when he finds out? As a result of now there’s an ASA concerned.
Yeah. Going ahead, there’s one other occasion the place one thing the place Reid wants Voight to do one thing. He asks him to, “Let’s use this friendship once more to do one thing that I would like.” And it doesn’t actually go the way in which Reid must go on the velocity that Reid must go, and it’s kind of in defending this Otero in Lawndale, which Voight hates. So as a result of Voight isn’t working the way in which that Reid must, he goes round him, and he goes to Torres, and that could be a line that Reid is keen to cross. It units up a really good scene between Hank and Reid the place Hank is like, “Don’t go round my again and speak to my group.” And Reid is like, “Yo, that is my group. I’m your boss. You guys work for me.” Which I like. I simply assume it’s simply such a improbable factor for Voight to must cope with as a result of he’s, you understand what I imply? I believe the followers will hate Reid for that, which I’m all for. So it’s heading in a really disastrous path for this friendship.
Although Reid is corrupt, he’s nonetheless the boss of Voight. You’ll be able to’t ignore that.
You’ll be able to’t ignore that. And he additionally has filth. He has this filth that he can kind of finish all of them at any second, which is improbable, I believe. So how will they cease this tyrant? I don’t know. We’ll discover out.
Reid has that second when he opens as much as Voight about his mom’s horrific, violent demise, and it’s heartbreaking and needs to be the reality as a result of I don’t assume anybody would lie about that. However with out that a part of his previous, do you assume Reid would nonetheless be the identical form of cop he’s as we speak?
I don’t assume he would — I believe that formed his determination to change into a cop. I don’t even know if he would’ve been a cop had that not occurred. And I imagine it to be trustworthy. I believe that this occurred, and it was tragic and horrible,e and it made him do what he did and promote the way in which he promoted. And I believe policing is a tough job, and generally you want a warrant. So I believe that it kind of helped him change into who he’s, and that’s form of like his DNA.
Jason mentioned that Voight is trying right into a mirror when he appears to be like at Reid, and we’re seeing how Voight has modified from the start through the years. Would possibly the identical be true for Reid? May Reid change due to what he’s seeing in Voight?
That will be enjoyable. I believe so. I believe perhaps it is a chance to alter his moral and ethical legacy. It definitely could be useful to his future on Chicago P.D. [Laughs] As a result of who is aware of if we may survive like this. In all probability not. I don’t see how their relationship can go anyplace with Reid utilizing this leverage or this friendship and the way in which that he has. And Hank can be very pissed off in Reid’s lack of transparency. He likes to be informed what’s occurring. He doesn’t wish to be lied to. Nor ought to anyone. So I imagine you’re proper, yeah, that might positively must occur for Reid to proceed.
Are you going to see something with Reid’s private life?
To not my information, no. I haven’t seen something like that coming down the pipe.
Chicago P.D., Wednesdays, 10/9c, NBC
