One Chicago crossover finally gives Upstead a proper apology

Across 13 seasons Chicago P.D. has delivered hard-hitting storylines and embraced flawed characters, but it has also had notable missteps: the appearance and unexplained departure of Vanessa Rojas, the way the Burzek wedding was handled, and Hank Voight's repeated lack of consequences.

Its most egregious mistake, however, was Jay Halstead's departure and the baffling fallout that ended the Halstead–Upton union on a quiet, dour note. Upton was introduced in the Season 4 episode "Fagin" and partnered with Halstead at the start of Season 5. They became close—Upton urged Halstead to seek help for his PTSD while he helped her confront childhood abuse—leading to a first kiss in Season 8's "Tender Age," a proposal in the season finale, Halstead's acceptance and proposal, and a secret courthouse wedding in the ninth episode.

Then, in Season 10's third episode, Halstead signed up for an eight-month Army deployment hunting Bolivian drug cartels without warning Upton and ultimately ghosted her.

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