It doesn’t seem like Intelligence is getting itself out of this latest fix this time around. As Chicago P.D. returns for Season 13 this fall, the fate of the unit has remained uncertain following the explosive Season 12 finale, which saw Deputy Chief Reid (Shawn Hatosy) die. However, showrunner Gwen Sigan revealed in a new interview that the unit is not out of the woods in the upcoming season. In fact, they are deep in it. “What we find is that Voight’s (Jason Beghe) simple solution that he thought he had found was not so simple,” Sigan said, revealing that Voight’s idea to take out Reid backfired, and they’re in an even worse situation. The team hasn’t been together for a month, which is quite long for them.

“So the team is actually disbanded, and we are, in this first episode, exploring how the heck is he gonna get them back together? The bullpen has just been empty for a month, so it’s a very different feel to our start,” the showrunner added, revealing the most pressing issue in the season premiere. This state of things has affected everyone, primarily since most of the people in this team have known nothing else in their entire law enforcement career. Sigan teased how everyone is handling it, saying,

“Nobody is thriving. Some are doing better than others. Voight’s trying not to lose it. As we see through the first episode, he is trying his very best to remain calm and face his consequences and do the right thing. And we’ll see how that goes.”

What Happened in ‘Chicago P.D.’ Season 12?

The season kicked off with an ambitious arc, introducing the new deputy chief, who made a deliberate attempt to establish a rapport with the unit. Voight was suspicious of Reid’s intentions, and soon after, his fears were confirmed when Reid started asking for favors. Any intent by Voight and the unit to show disobedience was crushed as he blackmailed them into doing his bidding. Voight was convinced that the only way to get himself and his people from under Reid’s influence was to kill him. Based on Sigan’s comments above, that decision was ill-informed. However, Voight has proven time and time again that he can be resourceful. Will his resourcefulness get him and the unit out of this mess of his own making, or will this be the thing that takes down Hank Voight?