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CHICAGO P.D. Season 12 Post-Mortem: Gwen Sigan on Burzek’s Wedding, Voight’s Big Decision, and More

May 21, 2025 by  

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CHICAGO P.D. — “Vows” Episode 12022 — Pictured: (l-r) Marina Squerciati as Officer Kim Burgess, Patrick John Flueger as Officer Adam Ruzek — (Photo by: Lori Allen/NBC)

[Warning: This post contains spoilers for the Wednesday, May 21 season finale of CHICAGO P.D.]

CHICAGO P.D.’s Burgess (Marina Squerciati) and Ruzek (Patrick John Flueger) are married!

The road to the altar wasn’t easy for the duo on the Wednesday, May 21 season finale of CHICAGO P.D., as they debated postponing thanks to the Intelligence Unit being shut down.

But thanks to Voight’s (Jason Beghe) tricky maneuvering—which led to the death of corrupt cop Reid (Shawn Hatosy)—the team was officially back together and in the clear. So Burzek went through with their wedding after all.

However, it wasn’t entirely joy at the nuptials: Chapman (Sara Bues) confronted Voight about what he did, and she realized that despite her feelings for him, they didn’t actually have any kind of future; he wasn’t willing to accept her help.

Here, CHICAGO P.D. showrunner Gwen Sigan breaks down “Vows” with Give Me My Remote, and teases what’s to come in season 13.

I was surprised by how much of what we saw from the Burzek wedding was the Voight and Chapman conversation. What can you share about how you and the writers came to that decision about what to showcase?
Yeah, I mean, we wanted to really showcase both. I think, for our show, and sort of the way that our show works, we need the stakes, we need the sort of propulsion, we need the emotion to sort of carry through each episode. And this episode really was a finale that was so much directed around Voight and Chapman, and the two of them. And so it became, “How can we get all of these points of view into the wedding?”

And, tonally, I think it kept it grounded for us, and felt like our show, where it wasn’t too light; it wasn’t as if we were cutting away and going to do some personal [scenes] that we usually wouldn’t do on our show. It felt like we were able to keep that really happy tone for [Burzek], and give them everything they wanted, but also have those real stakes of what this episode has been, which is there’s got to be consequences, there’s got to be a cost. And that cost was for Voight. 

So we wanted to have all of that in one scene that could make you feel like you were almost whipping back from, like pure happiness to, really, like a breakup for Chapman and Voight. And I think it turned out well. I mean, it’s a weird sort of bittersweet tone, which I really like. And I think you see that [in] those final moments where Burgess is glowing and just the happiest she’s ever been, and then we’ve got Chapman crying. So it felt like our show. [Laughs.] Like, you get both; you can’t get one without the other.



Are you intending to show more of the wedding and or reception when the show returns next season?
TBD. It’s all TBD at the moment.

Was there anything you filmed from that—even the vows, given the episode title—that we didn’t see?
Um, I don’t think…we didn’t film into the vows. I think there’s probably a little bit more of some sweet moments that we filmed with Ruzek and Makayla, and Ruzek and his father, Ruzek and Atwater; we have a little bit more of all of that. And certainly multiple things of Burgess just walking down the aisle, and her different interactions with everybody.

You alluded to it feeling like a breakup for Chapman and Voight. Are we going to still be seeing Chapman in the universe, even though she may have had to kind of resign herself to closing herself emotionally to him, or do you feel like this is her exit?
I don’t feel like it’s her exit. I think there’s still a lot more story to tell. Just, like you said, I think emotionally, there’s a boundary that’s up, but it’s a very messy one because they work together. And I think it could be really interesting. We all love her, and she’s a fantastic actress, so hopefully there’ll be more to see of her.



Voight took a very big swing to get Intelligence back. What can you share about how this may play out for him and Intelligence going forward?
I think there are lots of consequences that can come from it, even if those are just emotional consequences; there’s quite a lot that we can play. And I think it’s all gonna be really messy. I mean, in that last scene where he kind of tells the unit we’re okay, there’s an unease there. And I think some of that unease is definitely gonna continue.

Shawn has really become so hot in the TV world since he started on CHICAGO P.D. Was there any consideration of keeping Reid alive, or did he always need to die in the finale?
I think we always thought he needed to die because it just was how we were testing Voight in so many ways. 

But we definitely all really liked working with Shawn, and he was so good and professional, reliable; just always turned in a great performance. And so we did have a day in the room where we’re like, “Is there any way? Like, what else could we do?” And kind of went through every possibility of, “Can we keep him alive?” Because he’s a pleasure to work with.

I know it’s early, but what has you excited about next season so far? 
Oh, gosh, so much, I think so much. Benny [Levy Aguilar]’s character, Torres, I think he’s on a cliffhanger, really, in my mind; this guy is in dire straits. [Laughs.] He’s emotionally not well. And so to be able to kind of dig into that, and get him back to the light, I think there’s just a beautiful storyline in there, probably. 

Paddy absolutely killed it this season. I mean, he just had such good performances. Really excited to write for him. 

I think Voight’s in a really vulnerable place. He’s in a strange place, which is always fun. It’s always nice to get back into Voight’s headspace. 

And then, you know, Burgess is in such a great [space]…like, she’s married now. And what does a married couple on the television, on this kind of show, look like? And how can we dramatize that and make it feel real? And now that she’s in a great place at home, what can we give her at work that is going to stretch her and challenge her and bring different storylines?

So, honestly, all of them. I mean, Atwater’s got a ton that we can do next season. He had a relationship this season, which is really fun to see. And I think it kind of grew him up a little bit and made him more emotional. And so it’ll be fun to see again how that filters into the job next season.

This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.

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