Detective Kim Burgess has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? It feels damn good to see a woman in some authority somewhere, and she most certainly earned it. Of course, nothing ever comes easy, and Chicago PD Season 12 Episode 6 posed a few challenges for Burgess on her path toward a promotion. Inquiring minds desperately want to know what the hell is the deal with Shawn Hatosy ‘s Reid.
It seemed like he took a special interest in Burgess, whether because of who she was and how good she was or because she was part of Voight’s unit, and he was interested in him. Whatever the case, he had eyes on her for quite some time, and he was all over the case that Burgess and Suarez were working together. His looming presence was a bit intimidating, particularly for Suarez, who couldn’t help but read further into it, assuming that her job would be on the line if they didn’t wrap the case up properly.
Understandably, this caused Suarez to panic and perhaps go too far, making some tough calls to close this case that feels like a precursor to something bigger. But again, one has to wonder why Reid requested Suarez, the woman who also conducted Burgess’ interview, to be the sitting detective with her while on a ride-along. There has to be more to that setup, and it’s hard to determine whether it involved Suarez, too.
Did he want to rattle her? Is she someone on his radar since she mentioned that he’s been firing people? Burgess is great. She aced the exam and did well during her .