While Fire started it all, Chicago P.D. built on the franchise’s momentum thanks to a fearless Intelligence Unit of compelling characters. In

the One Chicago video, Jesse Lee Soffer enjoyed rewatching the former womanizer Jay Halstead in his P.D. debut. The detective’s first line?

“Could I please send a couple of Long Island iced teas for the ladies in the corner?” Halstead asked while ordering drinks at One Chicago watering hole, Molly’s.

 

 

Soffer broke down the scene with a smirk. “So I guess at the beginning of the show, Jay Halstead was undercover and on the prowl.”

As for Trudy Platt (Amy Morton), her first line comes after a chummy Intelligence Unit member hits her with a “good morning sunshine” while strolling into the precinct. The not-having-it Trudy didn’t waste time with pleasantries.

 

 

“Funny,” Platt deadpans, snatching the paperwork from him. As one of the most no-nonsense cops on Chicago P.D., Morton’s first line perfectly captures her beloved yet barbed sarcasm. Morton commented on how the years have softened Trudy — a bit.

“I’ve become a much nicer person and less sarcastic,” Mortan said, giving the camera a knowing look.

 

 

Patrick John Flueger made an explosive P.D. debut as Adam Ruzek, as indicated by his first line. As former Intelligence Unit lead Olinsky (Elias Koteas) visited the Chicago Police Academy in search of a passionate young recruit, he walked in on a lesson in which the students were tasked with disarming a suicidal citizen. Ruzek, well, got creative with the assignment.

“You wanna kill yourself?!” Ruzek screamed at his partner before tackling him and skillfully retrieving the gun. “I’ll do it!”

It’s as dramatic a first impression as you get, and it remains one of Flueger’s favorite memories from filming the series. After all, it charmed Olinksy enough to land Ruzek in the Intelligence Unit. “That’s actually still my favorite scene that I’ve done in this show,” Flueger said with a smile.

Don’t miss the return of all your favorite One Chicago stars this fall. Watch the Season 14 premiere of Chicago Fire, Season 13 premiere of Chicago P.D., and Season 11 premiere of Chicago Med on Wednesday, October 1, on NBC, and streaming the next day on Peacock.

Severide’s first line on Chicago Fire was a toss-away joke about his late best friend Andy Darden, who tragically died in the line of duty later in the pilot episode. In truth, Severide’s first scene is a moment before disaster.

“Andy makes Squad the day I no longer am in charge,” Severide teases with his fellow firefighters in the scene, getting a chuckle from his Firehouse 51 buddies.