Fans of Chicago PD, Chicago Med, and Chicago Fire will have to wait an additional week for new episodes.

The One Chicago universe is taking a break this Wednesday (February 19) as it gears up for the first crossover of 2020.

The two-part crossover excludes Chicago Med, though the series will kick off the hour with an intense episode of its own, and instead, finds PD and Fire teaming up to respond to a national epidemic.

It even brings back a beloved PD character, although, it’s not in a way that you’d expect and might not be all that great for Roman (guest star Brian Geraghty).

CHICAGO P.D. — “Burden of Truth” Episode 716 — Pictured: Brian Geraghty as Sean Roman — (Photo by: Matt Dinerstein/NBC)

Here’s what to expect from the crossover airing Wednesday, February 26!

Chicago Fire

It was back to business on Chicago PD Season 7 Episode 14.

Rojas got her time in the spotlight as Burgess took a backseat to deal with the aftermath of her brutal miscarriage.

The series didn’t spend too much time addressing what happened, but it did show Burgess getting discharged from the hospital and trying to navigate this new reality with Ruzek. Neither one of them has been able to process what happened or grieve properly.

Ruzek showed that he was still planning to be there for Burgess, and his offer to make french toast was a sweet gesture, but no amount of sweet breakfasts and dessert can numb that pain.

Burgess wanted to take some time for herself, which is understandable but also concerning.

She’s doing that thing again where she’s closing herself off and pushing everyone away including Ruzek who is likely feeling an immense amount of pain and disappointment as well.

While there’s nothing wrong with wanting some time alone, hopefully, this doesn’t spiral into Burgess going down a dark and destructive path.

There’s no turning back to the clock on this miscarriage storyline, but it could bring them closer together even as friends as they console each other and gain strength to move on and decide what’s next.

Ruzek experienced a whirlwind of emotions that included accepting that he was going to be a father and then accepting that he wasn’t going to be a father all in the same breath.

It’s a difficult time for both of them, so it would be understandable if Ruzek too some time off too, but it seems Adam’s way of dealing is to just throw himself back into his work.

It was awesome that Platt and Voight checked in on Burgess and Ruzek and made sure they felt supported, but I wish we saw a little more support from the other members of Intelligence.

I would have loved for Atwater to check in on Burgess considering their close bond. After all, he is the first person she told about the pregnancy.

And I do wish the female friendships on the series were stronger. Upton, Rojas, and Burgess need to stick together, so it would have been great if they reached out to her to see if she needed anything. Even a quick call simply acknowledging her pain would have sufficed.

Much of the action focused on Rojas and gave us some insight into her backstory. Since Rojas’ addition to the team, the audience hasn’t seen much of her as she’s served as more of a background character.

Now, we’re finding out that she had a tough childhood; she was in the system and spent time living in the streets.

The mention of her past was brief, but it was refreshing that Rojas owned it rather than act like a victim because of it.

As with every other case involving the members of Intelligence, her past came in handy when dealing with a victim and solving the case.

The case was tricky as Intelligence was forced to figure out whether or not Sammy was telling the truth about what happened to Roberto or if it was a figment of his imagination.

Sammy, who was suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, gave the case an interesting perspective while also allowing the audience to experience reality from his point of view.

His inclusion in the case tackled mental health in a way we’ve never seen on the show, and it made for some powerful storytelling.

Read the review at TV Fanatic! 

There’s nothing I can say to lessen the blow of this episode for #Burzek fans. Even if you aren’t a fan of the pairing, the events that unfolded shook the #OneChicago universe to its core.

While the Burgess-centric episode itself was strong and showed her dedication to the job, the conclusion of Chicago PD Season 7 Episode 13 was brutal, unexpected, and unnecessary.

We knew a pregnancy that sidelined Burgess was going to be tough for her to accept, but no one expected this outcome nor for it to be done in such a gruesome and graphic way.

On her first day working in dispatch, Burgess stumbled upon a massive sex-trafficking ring that spanned multiple midwest cities and recruited lost, homeless, and helpless women.

It’s unclear why Burgess’s storylines always center around rape, sexual assault, and sex-trafficking, but it also doesn’t matter because the episode was masterfully executed and shone a light on a very serious topic.

It also gave us a little more insight into Burgess’s past and why she became a cop.

I could be wrong, but I don’t think it was ever mentioned that Burgess grew up in an affluent community in St. Charles or that her family didn’t support her dreams of becoming a cop.

However, that information also made me wonder how Burgess, a woman who doesn’t have any demons in her closet, is so good at understanding girls like Mira and Victoria and knowing the right things to say to get them to do what she wants.

It’s almost as if Burgess spoke their language without ever being in their shoes.

It was impressive.

Almost as impressive as Burgess knowing in her gut that something wasn’t right after answering the 9-1-1 call

A big middle-finger to the responding officers who followed up on the call, missed the signs, and tried to blame Burgess’s hormones for thinking something was wrong.

Sure enough, her gut was onto something.

What seemed like a domestic abuse case on the surface unearthed a full-blown prostitution ring.

If Daniel, one of the pimps, hadn’t left George’s body in the elevator, Intelligence would have had a much harder time building up what happened in the apartment.

On Daniel’s part, it was a huge misstep, but a saving grace for Intelligence and the women.

However, Intelligence failed to take proper precautions when it came to Burgess.

For starters, Voight should have made sure that Burgess was on desk duty the entire time.

He was nice enough to allow her to work the case with Intelligence since it was her intuition that got them there in the first place, but he should have known that she would want to jump in on the action.

But no one else is to blame except for Burgess.

She’s an adult who doesn’t need a babysitter. She made her decisions and had to suffer the consequences.

What I can’t seem to understand is why Burgess was without a partner when going to check hotels?

She took it upon herself to join her team when she should have been at the precinct, but once Voight realized that she was working in the field, he should have had someone join her.

Read the full review at TV Fanatic!