‘Chicago P.D.’s Jesse Lee Soffer Exits: Halstead Leaves In Gut-Wrenching Goodbye

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October 5 episode of Chicago PD starting with Halstead avoiding Upton pretty much at all costs. Halstead reacts to a drug store shooting and crosses the street with a veteran, Lenny Gibson, trying to help. Lenny is shot while trying to save a pregnant woman, while Halstead continues to pursue the escaped bandits.

Halstead told Upton of Lenny: “I haven’t seen anything like it since I’ve been overseas. They go to the hospital to talk to Lenny about what he knows. The men who served alongside Lenny and worked with him are there waiting to hear about his condition. They work in a drug unit that specializes in pursuing drug cases around the world.

Later, Upton reviews the records and discovers that Lenny had received a mysterious payment just hours before the robbery occurred. She tells Halstead that she thinks Lenny has a part in the crime. They come to confront Lenny at the hospital.

“I’m dying,” Lenny said before begging Halstead and Upton not to tell their family. He’s just a watchman for the robbery. The robbers swore that no one was hurt. When the robbers shot the pharmacist, that’s when Lenny took action. “I did the right thing when it counted. Didn’t I do that? ‘ Lenny said. He started coding before the other bandits could be identified.

Upton believes it’s time to notify Voight and receive a warrant to search Lenny’s home. Halstead hesitated. He doesn’t want to take the name Lenny. Upton said it wasn’t Halstead’s call. “A bad act doesn’t make you a bad person,” he said.

Upton urged Halstead not to act like himself. “This is not you,” she said. Upton claims that he has evidence of being a prostitute, lying to her, and leaving her. She wants to help him. Halstead then received a call that Lenny was dead.

At Lenny’s house, Halstead ran into one of Lenny’s friends. He begged Halstead not to tell the army. If the military says Lenny’s death was due to misconduct, his wife and children will lose his pension and life insurance. This made Jay stop. He told Lenny’s wife that he would keep Lenny’s name out of this case by doing the things he should do. Not doing.

Upton has a feeling for Halstead and turns to Voight. Together they go to find Jay. Things go awry at the crime lab. Halstead ended up stabbing one of the meth cooks to death. When he turned around, Upton was there and saw him covered in blood. Voight says call death while he and Upton come up with a cover story to save Jay. “We’re doing it again,” Halstead said.

Finally, he handed over the knife he used to stab the man. The next day, he went to the Organized Crime Bureau and said he would tell the truth. After hearing how Lenny’s family would be looked after, Halstead said nothing. He just put down his badge and resigned.

Upton was completely stunned when he learned that Jay was leaving. Halstead explained that Lenny’s friends told him they needed soldiers overseas to run these drug units. “You were right about me,” he said. “I changed.” Upton didn’t mean for him to leave.

“I had to. It was the right thing to do,” he continued. Halstead said Lenny’s friend called, and the military offered him a position to run a full team tracking targets. worst cartel He’s taking the job and he’s going to be posted in Bolivia He’s leaving today.

“But you can’t leave,” Upton cried. Halstead promised, “It’s not forever. It’s been 8 months. It might take a little longer, but I swear to you we’ll get through this because you’re the love of my life and if I were yours… you’d know you had to let me go. They share a sweet goodbye kiss.

At the airport, Voight made one last appearance to say goodbye. Voight doesn’t want him to go, but he understands. “You don’t want to be me…” Voight said. Halstead replied, “No, it’s worse than that. I do. I want to be you. But it’s like you’ve always told me. I don’t.. and I shouldn’t try. “

Jesse Lee Soffer departure was announced in August 2022 before season 10 premiered. “I want to thank the incredible fans for their unwavering support over the past 10 years and would like to express my deepest gratitude to Dick Wolf and everyone at Wolf Entertainment, Peter Jankowski, Matt Olmstead, Derek Haas, Michael Brandt, Rick Eid, Gwen Sigan, NBC, Universal Television, my co-stars and our incredible crew,” Jesse said in a statement about leaving the show. “To create drama week after week is the work of everyone who touches the show. I will always be proud of my time as Det. Jay Halstead. “

When HollywoodLife talk to Jason Beghe Regarding Jesse’s departure from the show, the actor admitted that it felt like a “death in the family.” He continued, “Obviously, there’s a painful emotional response.” Jason teased that Jesse’s departure would be a “major change” to the series. Chicago PD Season 10 airs every Wednesday on NBC.