Warning! Spoilers ahead for Chicago PD season 10, episode 16. Chicago PD season 10 attempted to fix Hank Voight as a character, but in the worst way possible. The Chicago police procedural shifted its storytelling to focus on the Intelligence Sergeant. Essentially a continuation of his previous case with ASA Nina Chapman, the outing titled "Deadlocked" marked the directorial debut of Jesse Lee Soffer and followed the trial of Arturo Morales. With a woman's life at stake, Voight went off the books to ensure that matters were resolved appropriately.

It's no secret that the Voight has always been morally gray. While the character is inherently good, he also isn't opposed to doing horrible things in the name of justice. This is an issue that Chicago PD has been able to sideline for years, but in the current political, social, and racial climate, police procedurals need to be more discerning with how they execute their storytelling. So although Voight's latest Chicago PD season 10 risk paid off in the end, he still needed to be reprimanded because ultimately what he did was wrong.

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Chicago PD Was Right To Call Voight Off, But Not Via Chapman

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In Chicago PD's episode "Deadlocked," Morales tried blackmailing a member of the jury assigned to his case by kidnapping his wife. Voight discovered this and decided to operate under the radar to save the woman while also preserving the integrity of the case. Chapman caught wind of this and when she confronted Voight about it, he wouldn't spill on what was going on for her own protection. Once the woman was saved and Morales was put to jail, he eventually came clean, but instead of being understanding about it, Chapman was critical, advising Voight that he cannot continue breaking the law because of his personal justified reason.

Chicago PD's ASA is definitely right in this regard it's great that Voight is called out on it, but it cheapens the whole impact of this morality test because it comes from Chapman. Voight did something similar during Intelligence's first crack at Morales' case. He discovered that Chapman unlawful and unethical when she had an affair with her civilian informant who was key to putting away the Morales. She didn't have any problem when Voight went off the books to protect her case, career, and reputation; in fact, she even praised him. So it's hypocritical of her to suddenly claim the moral high ground in this instance.

Why Voight Remains Chicago PD's Most Interesting Character

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Amid the many cast changes over the years, Hank Voight remains Chicago PD's most interesting character, in a way that he is complicated. His morality has been questioned one too many times in the show and is something that the series needs to lean on moving forward. Aside from its impact on himself, Voight's personal code also creates a more compelling dynamic within Intelligence. Almost everyone in the show has faced some kind of moral test, especially when a case hits close. Arguably, the police procedural is best when it does this, so they need to do it more to address Chicago PD season 10's failures.

Chicago PD season 10 airs Thursdays on CBS.