Where is Kim Burgess in the Chicago PD Season 12 premiere? Marina Squerciati Absence explained

Spoiler alert: The following article contains spoilers from the Chicago PD season 12 premiere, “Ten Nine and Nine.”

Intelligence is busy when Chicago PD Season 12 opens, but while the characters fly by, solving cases left and right, One person is noticeably missing – Officer Kim Burgess. Marina Squerciati’s character is nowhere to be seen throughout the episode. Instead, Sergeant Hank Voight, Officer Kevin Atwater, Officer Adam Ruzek, Officer Dante Torres and newbie Detective Emily Martel handle the influx of cases that come in and out of the 21st District during the Chicago PD Season 12 premiere.

After Voight’s brush with death and Detective Hailey Upton’s exit during the Chicago PD Season 11 finale, the members of the Intelligence Unit keep busy. well, Voight keeps everyone busy to avoid dealing with his own issues. Voight is clearly not handling his recovery, Upton leaving, or hallucinating Alvin Olinsky while on the brink of death very well. Unfortunately, while all of this is happening, Voight is also missing one of his top officers.

Burgess leaves a conference in the Chicago PD Season 12 premiere

Marina Squersiati did not appear in the episode

In the beginning of Chicago PD Season 12, Episode 1, “Ten Nine and Nine,” Ruzek clues the audience in on where Burgess is during the episode. Burgess was away from the Intelligence Unit and Chicago as she attended a NAWLEE (National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives) meeting. After talking to his fiancee on the phone, Atwater asks how Burgess is doing in the meeting. However, viewers don’t learn much more than that, and, unfortunately, it’s unclear how long Marina Squersiati One Chicago Character is gone in Chicago PD Or when she will be back.

However, Ruzek informs Atwater and Martel that Burgess is considering returning to Chicago early. She hears about their extensive caseload and presumably wants to come back to Intelligence to help. Nevertheless, Burgess is evidently reluctant to return early (or Ruzek assures her that they can handle it and convinces her to stay at the meeting). Thus, Squerciati never appeared in the season 12 premiere One Chicago TV show.

Why Burgess absent in Chicago PD Season 12 premiere

Intelligence is swamped with cases

The exact reason behind why Burgess was away in a meeting and not helping Intelligence with their overwhelming number of cases was not clarified during the Chicago PD episode. Viewers never know if Burgess wanted to go to the meeting or if she was invited. Martel comments that Burgess should stay because the CPD (Chicago Police Department) would want her to. so, Burgess may be representing the CPD at this meeting. Therefore, her role there would be quite relevant and make sense. Still, Burgess’ coworkers are completely swamped with many tragic cases they could use her help on.

Of course, the main problem with the caseload of intelligence can be traced back to Voight. He is the one who is busy with work. Consequently, Voight’s actions are directly affecting his team and their ability to solve the various cases that come across their desks. Hopefully, this will change moving forward Burgess can return to a chamber intelligence unit in Chicago PD Season 12.

When will Burgess return to sanity

Marina Squerciati appears in episode 3

The good news is that Burgess won’t be out of Chicago for very long (especially after the Chicago PD the tragic end of the season 12 premiere). She returns in episode 3, “Off Switch.” It is not clear in the first place why Marina Squersiati did not reprise her role in the first episode, but she is not among the One Chicago Actors are not coming back in 2024. So, viewers will see Burgess back in action in episode 3. Conferences typically don’t run that long, and Burgess will no doubt want to be there for her fiancé after Martel’s death.

at the end of Chicago PD Season 12, Episode 1 Ruzek and Martel are driving when they hear gunshots. The two characters, who attended the police academy together, get out of the car, draw their guns, and look for the source of the shot While Ruzek is able to take cover behind a car, Martel isn’t so lucky when the guns return. Ruzek looks back and sees Martel was lying on the ground with a bullet in his head. The death of Martel will undoubtedly affect Ruzek deeply, and Burgess will be there to comfort him in Chicago PD Season 12.