Chicago P.D. is not shying away from tough topics this season. With such a real increase in the distrust of police in major cities like Chicago, cops have to walk a line so fine it’s like a tightrope. The good ones make the commitment and stick with it. The best do it to show others that it’s not right to give up on people, no matter who they are or what their circumstances. This week Antonio Dawson made a promise not just to the victim of a crime, but to a community on edge, and most importantly, to his own daughter. When you’re a cop and a father, leading by example is part of the job.
Dawson takes the case of a murdered young girl who is a drug mule, or at least that’s what he thinks at first. Unfortunately, it’s the way that she died that gives them a clue about who she is. Drug mules aren’t usually raped and mutilated. The victim was Gloria Morales, who illegally crossed the border with her son and her sister. She and her sister worked at a meat-packing plant, and the owner didn’t like that Gloria was going to file a lawsuit for unsafe work conditions, or that she dated his son. All of these factors wouldn’t normally affect how a victim’s murder is solved, except that she is an illegal immigrant. Because of this fact, her murder is passed over by homicide, her sister is deported, and her son is left in the custody of DCFS.
They eventually realize that their killer is Frank Lopez, a driver who knew that raping and killing girls who were illegal was better because homicide would drop the cases. He was right, and it took four girls dying for someone to pay attention. He’s the type of guy who is high and mighty about coming into the country the right way to become an American citizen. He can preach all he wants about being an American citizen, and do the appropriate time in an American prison for his despicable crimes. That’s the intention anyway. But every single piece of evidence is circumstantial, and Gloria’s son doesn’t give a positive identification on the first go around. Dawson yells at Voight for not being able to do anything more, but Voight told him that this would happen. That doesn’t mean that Voight will stand for an injustice in his city. If the district attorney won’t help give this guy what he deserves, one of the victim’s big brothers will. Voight later tells Antonio that he wanted this to happen, and though he can’t admit it to himself, he knows Voight is right. This was the deal he made when he left the State’s Attorney’s Office to rejoin Intelligence. Justice, no matter the cost. The only thing that can give Antonio comfort is knowing that his daughter finally understands why she should care about her heritage. Things are only so easy for her because her parents and grandparents worked like hell to give her better.
Could this case drive a wedge between Voight and Dawson, or is Dawson just having trouble settling back into his old home?
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