Chicago P.D. kicks off an enormous two-parter centered on Ruzek (Patrick John Flueger) with its January 22 episode, and the officer goes to have so much to cope with each on and off the job.
Case-wise, there’s an emotional investigation involving an unidentified younger woman, Zoe (Annabelle Toomy). On the private entrance, his father, Bob (Jack Coleman), exhibits up unexpectedly and causes disruption for Ruzek and Burgess (Marina Squerciati). Beneath, Flueger offers a preview.
Ruzek’s dad is again, and showrunner Gwen Sigan informed me that their story on this episode is about parenting and changing into your dad or mum’s dad or mum. What are you able to preview and what can we see from Ruzek in that?
Patrick John Flueger: Bob’s a single dad or mum, made a whole lot of sacrifices so far as the place I feel he thought his profession may go to lift two youngsters, Adam and his sister, largely by himself. If I’m being trustworthy, I don’t actually know the place Adam’s mother is. I don’t actually know what her storyline is. We’ve hinted at it earlier than prior to now, however I don’t know if we ever ran with it. So I feel they’ve a particular relationship. I feel that they’re buddies. I feel Adam actually, actually likes his dad, although his dad screws up identical to any human being does, possibly drinks somewhat an excessive amount of right here and there, undoubtedly has a playing challenge, however I feel that they’re buddies and so on this episode when he has to step into this position, I don’t assume it’s utterly international to him as a result of I feel that he’s raised himself on some stage. Once more, he’s a single dad or mum and so they’ve been a group. So I don’t assume it’s an enormous step for him to need to take. Bob’s type of a goofball in his personal proper, although he is an efficient dad. So I feel it’s a cushty place for him to step into to a sure diploma. I feel the explanation that he has to step into that place is desperately uncomfortable.
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Then there’s the case which entails a younger woman. What’s it about this case that will get to Ruzek?
She’s eight years previous. I feel on some stage the case reminds him of his daughter, of Makayla’s [Ramona Edith Williams] case to a sure diploma, of a kid misplaced and type of on the earth of adults, however not being taken care of in that world in the best way that I feel he thinks is the way it ought to be achieved. And so I feel he takes a shine to her. The circumstances underneath which he meets her are so excessive that simply instantly, I feel he takes it on as a private vendetta — vendetta may not be the best phrase, however he takes it personally and I feel that they only join instantly simply due to the circumstances, not due to who he’s or who she is, however as a result of the circumstances power it.
How’s Ruzek and Burgess’s relationship?
Nicely, my father coming again, I feel that, as a lot as Burgess loves Bob and cares about Bob and Bob’s a very good grandfather, possibly he’s not precisely the dad that she grew up with. So his potential to screw up right here and there, she has much less persistence for than, I feel, Adam does. He does simply type of present up unannounced, and I feel we’re each somewhat shocked, definitely Adam — when he does one thing like this traditionally, it’s as a result of he wants cash or as a result of there’s some kind of drawback that must be solved. In order a lot as I feel he’s glad to see his dad, he’s conscious of that. Whereas I feel Kim, traditionally, he wants cash or there’s an issue to be solved, and it’s not her dad. I feel she cares about Bob by Adam. He’s somewhat extra burdensome to her. And so I feel that Adam will get somewhat caught in between these two worlds of like, I’ve acquired to handle my speedy household that I’ve created right here, and likewise I acquired to handle my dad. And generally these issues find yourself in battle with one another.
The crossover is arising, with a fuel explosion that rocks a excessive rise. Individuals are trapped on the bottom, together with two of the primary responders. What are you able to preview about what’s occurring and what Ruzek is as much as through the crossover?
I can’t let you know an excessive amount of about precisely what everybody’s as much as. I’ll say that I feel out of all of the crossovers, this one possibly doesn’t have as a lot smash bangs and booms, however it’s extremely grounded and character pushed. And I feel if we’re going to come back again out of the gate with a three-part crossover, we did fairly properly this time so far as simply leaning into the characters, leaning into the relationships, leaning into the truth that these folks do work in a metropolis the place they stumble upon one another fairly persistently. They’ve very completely different jobs, however all of them have a whole lot of respect for one another and a few of them even have a whole lot of look after one another. And so there’s lots of people on a first-name foundation that you just may not, as an viewers member, assume that’s the connection, however it’s as a result of they only work so intently collectively, so hand-in-hand so typically, and I’m excited to reintroduce that into the world of the Chicago sequence.
Talking of that, with which Med or Fireplace character do you share probably the most important scenes?
With Kidd, with Miranda [Rae Mayo]‘s character, which I’ll let you know, what was an absolute blast. Miranda and I’ve been fairly shut for a very long time. We journey collectively, we’re buddies outdoors of every part. So attending to lastly truly act along with her, which I’ve by no means achieved earlier than, and if we have now, it’s been with lots of people round, so to do some one-on-one along with her was actually enjoyable. We had fun, actually supportive of one another, and I feel we discovered issues that weren’t essentially on the web page and we had a very good group that we labored with so far as the day gamers and even the background of us that we have been working with have been unimaginable. So I’m excited for folks to see it. Individuals have been appearing their pants off from prime to backside. I imply, you’re speaking in regards to the individual the furthest within the background, these folks have been giving it. It was spectacular.
Chicago P.D., Wednesdays, 10/9c, NBC