Chicago P.D.’s Jay Halstead and Hailey Upton returned to the Windy Metropolis through the high-stakes One Chicago crossover — however did they go away a pair?
Jesse Lee Sofferwho performs Halstead, and Tracy Spiridakoswho portrays Upton, solely instructed Us Weekly all about their “unfinished enterprise” and the TV reunion that may undoubtedly go away followers speaking.
Warning: Spoilers under from season 13, episode 13 of Chicago P.D. and the One Chicago crossover.
Soffer, 41, defined to Us that through the Wednesday, March 4, crossover occasionHalstead finds himself again in Chicago after touring to Bolivia to work drug interdiction and chase cartel members.
When a case that Upton is engaged on, now as an FBI agent, “intersects” with Halstead’s work, it’s a “actually massive deal” for Halstead, who’s “glad to see her and work facet by facet together with her for a minute.”
Soffer instructed Us that earlier than Halstead left throughout season 10 in 2022 of Chicago P.D. amid his marriage to Upton, he instructed her, “I’m coming again. I obtained to go do that. I gotta go, like, discover myself, however I really like you, and I’m coming again.”
Nonetheless, he left “so abruptly that there was all this unfinished enterprise” and it left a “void” in each of their lives.
“There’s lots of like story to be mined from that,” the actor mentioned, noting that the crossover gave Halstead a possibility to see Upton face-to-face for the primary time in years. (Spiridakos’ Upton left Chicago P.D. after season 11 in 2024 as a divorced girl.)
Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide, Tracy Spiridakos as Hailey Upton, Dermot Mulroney as Chief Dom Pascal.
Peter Gordon/NBCIn the course of the three-hour crossover episode, Upton crossed paths with Chicago Med, Chicago Fireplace and Chicago P.D. members as all of them work to determine what induced passengers of a airplane headed for Chicago to die mysteriously.
Upton revealed to her former boss Hank Voight (Jason Beghe) {that a} drug trafficking case she was engaged on was tied to Halstead, which is why she determined to return to Chicago and never blow his cowl in case he’d been compromised.
Halstead, in the meantime, confirmed as much as assist the workforce simply in time to avoid wasting Upton’s life from one of many assailants, who bought medication to make a toxin that will infect first responders he held liable for the demise of his household in a hearth 25 years prior.
Maarten de Boer/NBCUniversal Tracy Spiridakos addressed her Chicago P.D. exit for the primary time forward of her farewell episode and the season 11 finale. “I made a decision on the finish of my sixth season (a.okay.a. season 10 of the collection),” Spiridakos, 36, instructed Selection on Tuesday, Might 21, of her departure timeline. “Which is once I (…)
“There have been so many occasions I wished to achieve out,” Halstead instructed Upton after they have been out of hurt’s means, however he simply brushed him off.
On the finish of the episode, Halstead and Upton — together with their former Intelligence Unit squad — get rid of the dangerous man and save the town from an assault that will have killed much more folks. In addition they handle to get an antidote to avoid wasting the firefighters and paramedics who have been uncovered through the investigation.
Earlier than Upton leaves the squad room, Halstead tries yet one more time to apologize for leaving her and seemingly giving up on them.
“I stayed to work this case since you have been right here,” he instructed her. Upton confessed, “I got here right here since you have been right here.”
Jesse Lee Soffer as Jay Halstead.
George Burns Jr/NBCHalstead then apologized for “all of it,” saying he was “sorry” he couldn’t discover his means again to Chicago. “I’m sorry that I misplaced you.”
Upton replied, “I’m sorry too,” earlier than inviting him out for a drink forward of their respective departing flights. They exchanged a cheeky look earlier than leaving the workplace collectively.
“I feel the bond that they’d was a extremely, actually robust one to start with,” Spiridakos, 38, instructed Us of the TV duo. “They have been companions for therefore lengthy (and) had been by way of a lot. The romantic a part of their relationship got here a lot later.”
She famous that Upton was “damage by how issues ended between them” and that ache wouldn’t be “simply forgotten.”
After bringing Upstead’s romance to life on Chicago P.D., Tracy Spiridakos and Jesse Lee Soffer fashioned a connection off display screen. Soffer was beforehand linked to Sophia Bush and Torrey DeVitto earlier than sparking romance rumors with Spiridakos. Soffer and Spiridakos met on the set of the Dick Wolf police drama whereas taking part in Hailey Upton and Jay (…)
Upton gave Halstead an olive department with the drinks supply, with Spiridakos teasing that might finally result in extra between them.
“I don’t know if it’s a brand new starting, however I feel it’s opened the door to have additional conversations,” Spiridakos instructed Us. “That the tip second between them is like, ‘OK, I’ll settle for a dialog.’ And that’s about so far as she will go.”
Spiridakos and Soffer each agreed that it’s not the tip of Upton and Halstead’s story, assuming the One Chicago writers agree.
“I do know we each would love to return again and play some extra. If there’s extra story available, we’re right here for it,” Spiridakos confirmed, with Soffer including that he’s greater than open to the potential of extra episodes for the previous TV couple.
“Hell yeah,” Soffer mentioned.
Solely time will inform if followers will see the pair again collectively.
Chicago P.D. airs on NBC Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET.