Chicago PoliceThe series’ newest villain has demonstrated that he’s more dangerous to the Intelligence Unit than he seems – so Voight (Jason Beghe) needs to be careful. Deputy Chief Charlie Reid (Shawn Hatosy) puts on a friendly face, but is ready to destroy the Intelligence Unit. He belies his friendly demeanor when he becomes involved in Marina Squerciati’s Kim Burgess promotion story in Chicago Policewhich puts Voight on high alert. While it’s unclear what his ultimate goal is, Reid likely wants to take down Voight, if not the entire Intelligence Unit.
In Chicago Police season 12, episode 6, Burgess plans to transfer to another department to complete her detective training, but Reid overrides this decision, assigning her back to Intelligence as a detective. While on the surface this seems like good news, it puts Burgess in a position where she must Chicago Police new deputy chief a favor. So it looks like Reid has made a move that he hopes will give him what he needs to destroy the department, and will likely try to force Burgess to betray Voight in some way.
Deputy Chief Reid doesn’t care about the history of the Chicago Police Department
Reid is willing to fire longtime detectives to get what he wants
Deputy Chief Reid has already made it clear that he will do whatever he thinks is necessary to make the Chicago Police Department what he wants it to be. While training with Detective Suarez (Elizabeth Rodriguez), Burgess discovers that Reid has already fired many detectives who had worked in the department for a long time.including one about to retire, and that Suarez fears she may be next. This proves that Reid doesn’t care about his position in the department, but only about removing detectives who get in the way of his goals.
Additionally, Reid appears to have a special interest in Intelligence. He visited the squad room several times, claiming to want to know how the cases were going and to meet Voight and his subordinates. Additionally, his recent power play gives him the advantage over the unit. Taken together, these actions suggest that he has his eye on remaking the Intelligence Unit in line with his vision for the police department and does not care about the unit’s history or the team’s loyalty to Voight.
Reid’s friendly demeanor may be hiding his true agenda from the Chicago Police Department
Reid is trying to install himself in the intelligence unit so he can destroy it from the inside
However, Reid is going to great lengths to appear like a friend of the Intelligence Unit. From his first appearance, he tries to be informal, asking Voight to call him by his first name. He’s always full of smiles and acts like he wants to develop a strong working relationship with Voight and his team. However, he seems to be trying too hard, which makes it clear he has another agenda in mind. That said, what has happened so far suggests he wants control of the unit.
By building these friendly relationships, Reid can advance his goal of infiltrating the Intelligence Unit so he can take down who he sees as bad actors.
Reid’s likability is probably based on the idea of ​​keeping his friends and enemies even closer. By building these friendly relationships, Reid can advance his goal of infiltrating the Intelligence Unit so he can take down who he sees as bad actors. Ironically, this is the same thing intelligence agents do when working undercover to undermine a drug trafficking operation or other organized criminal group. In Reid’s case, it appears he is targeting Burgess and plans to use his relationship with her against the unit.
Voight seems suspicious of Reid’s intentions (that’s a good thing)
Voight warned Burgess that Reid’s help came with strings attached.
Voight has been around for a while and knows how much the Chicago Police Department would love to get rid of him. He is sensitive to possible dirty tricks the department could do to remove him from his position and does not intend to allow that to happen. His keen instincts made him suspect Chicago Policeis the newest member of the cast since their first meeting, and he is undoubtedly planning counterattacks to ensure Reid doesn’t get what he wants. Reid and Voight are involved in a high-stakes game of chess, the prize of which is control of Voight’s department.
While other department heads have tried to use the legal system to take down Voight, Reid plays dirty, using subterfuge and other techniques borrowed from undercover work to try to harm Voight.
However, Reid is a different type of adversary than Voight has encountered before, which puts him in a better position to win this war. While other department heads have tried to use the legal system to take down Voight, Reid plays dirty, using subterfuge and other techniques borrowed from undercover work to try to harm Voight. His goal is to gain the upper hand on the Intelligence Unit to help him destroy it from the inside, rather than attacking Voight directly.
Reid’s decision to transfer Burgess to Intelligence raises red flags for Voight, and he warns her that this favor comes with strings attached and that she can expect Reid to demand return of the favor she owes him when the time is right. While Voight is vague about what this might mean, it likely has something to do with Reid’s plans to destroy his department. It remains to be seen how Voight will counter Reid’s plans, but it is certain that Chicago Police will offer an intense fight for control of the Intelligence Unit once Reid makes his next move.