Terrorists struck fear into our hearts by recording the torture and executions of prisoners. That idea can be taken one step further with the technology of a livestream. Vigilante justice may be cool for the superheroes to tangle with, but it’s a very different thing for a private citizen to undertake. This week’s episode of Chicago P.D. starts with vigilante justice, and ends with one detective fighting for the right to carry a badge.
Intelligence makes it too late to the body of Elijah Hendricks, whose torturous death is livestreamed on Facebook. His death was inspired by a post of him on a private group page belonging to the self-appointed “Perv Hunters”. They’re a group of vigilantes who expose registered sex offenders, but they’ve never killed before. Intelligence uses the Perv Hunters to entrap the murderer, Jeremy Pettigrew. Based on a tip from Detroit P.D. and a psych consult from Lindsay’s therapist, Pettigrew is revealed as a self-loathing pedophile. It’s bad enough that his rage drove him to burn two men alive, but something had to trigger this violence. Pettigrew recently kidnapped and molested a child, and no amount of illegal questionable interrogation tactics by Lindsay can save him. Intelligence puts a lot of bad people away, but it doesn’t change the three dead bodies they have, and the one cop who might go down in the process.
Voight notices for the first time that Lindsay and Halstead’s personal problems are seeping into their work. They’d never let it get to the point where it would hurt an investigation, but better safe than sorry. Lindsay even snaps at Halstead for trying to advise her on what to do with Bunny. It’s not as if his advice is not anything he or Voight hasn’t said before. This may have started with Halstead, but Lindsay has deeper issues to deal with. For now Lindsay partners with Burgess’s temporary replacement Upton. Halstead may see it as punishment, but Voight sees that the two need distance from each other. Upton is a really loyal partner for Lindsay, but she shouldn’t have to put her career on the line for a partner she’s had for a few days. Lindsay can’t shove her gun into a suspect’s mouth and expect not to be reprimanded.
Is this the one time where being Voight’s surrogate daughter won’t help Lindsay out of a jam? Find out on next week’s season finale of Chicago P.D.
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