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I looked forward to seeing Chicago Justice after it was announced because I love the One Chicago universe even though I'm yet to see the other shows, i'm very familiar with their stories and characters. I'm a crazy fan of Chicago PD so I'm going to binge watch all the episodes of Chicago Fire, but I don't think I'll be able to see Chicago Med. Medical shows are too emotional for me. With Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, I don't know where to start from, but I'll binge watch from season one to eighteen whenever I can for sure. The four part crossover started with an episode on Chicago Fire and concluded in the season premiere of Chicago Justice. There is a fire at a warehouse and the Chicago Fire crew think it's an accident but Severide (Taylor Kinney) finds metal wedges shoved under the door which means whoever started the fire wanted everyone trapped inside, so its arson.
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The warehouse was a spot for young artists and when the owner is brought in for questioning by the Chicago Fire crew, he goes into the bathroom and shoots himself. Detective Olinsky's daughter, Lexi is part of the 39 victims and seeing Olinsky cry was probably the most emotional part of the crossover. I won't lie, I teared up a little. He has always had a very good poker face but he was in such a bad spot with this incident. I don't know how he'll be able to get over it At the end of Chicago PD, they arrest the arsonist, Dylan Oates, and Olinsky wants a chance to deal with him in his own way but Voight disagrees which was really shocking coming from someone like Voight who likes to go on rides with suspects and make sure they give him whatever information he needs at that point. Just before Olinsky is able to do anything, Antonio walks in to take Dylan away. Olinsky tells Antonio that Dylan confessed to him and Voight agrees but Dylan didn't confess.
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In "Fake", Antonio and Peter aren't sure the statement form Voight is true and Antonio's loyalty is tested. He confesses to Peter that he didn't actually hear the confession which complicates the case when Voight takes the stand. Dylan's lawyer, Albert Forest tries to trick Peter into blaming Dylan's Pyromania (the compulsion to set things on fire) on a childhood sexual abuse so he could get a hung jury. Peter is able to connect Dylan's obsession with one of the girls at the warehouse rave. The victim who previously identified Dylan, Tamera, refused to go out with Dylan when they met three months ago and he decided to stalk her and burn down the warehouse she was partying at. Dylan's outbursts in court only proved further how guilty he was. The jury found him guilty of all 39 counts of murder.
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Chicago justice is led by Assistant State's Attorney, Peter Stone (Phillip Winchester) and his superior is State's Attorney Mark Jefferies (Carl Weathers). Antonio Dawson (Jon Seda) from Chicago PD is also part of this cast. They all deliver solid performances for a premiere, especially Peter Coventry Smith as Dylan Oates. The episode was well written and I felt all sorts of emotions watching it. Peter's closing argument was everything! I stopped everything I was doing just so I wouldn't miss anything. He's like the Voight of Justice. Don't try to cross him. I was so excited to see Antonio again, he seems like he already settled well in Justice. This show is a very solid legal drama and I can't wait for all it has in store for the viewers.
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Created by Dick Wolf
Developed by Matt Olmstead, Derek Haas and Michael Brandt
Starring Phillip Winchester, Jon Seda, Joelle Carter, Monica Barbaro, Carl Weathers
Related Shows Chicago PD, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Law and Order, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
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