Politics

Politics
Season:	5
Episode:	8
Original airdate:	November 29, 2017
Written by:	Kinan Copen
Directed by:	Mark Tinker
Episode chronology
Previous episode:	Care Under Fire
Next episode:	Monster

Politics is the eighth episode of the fifth season, the 92nd overall episode of Chicago P.D. and the 268th episode of the Chicago Franchise.

Summary

One of Voight's friends, Congressman Scott Graynor is found passed out in his hotel room with a dead Ukranian girl. When Intelligence discovers the murder is connected to a sting and Burgess' boyfriend is working with the Feds, Burgess must choose between compromising her case or her boyfriend's case.

Cast

Main Cast

• Jason Beghe as Sergeant Hank Voight
• Jon Seda as Detective Antonio Dawson
• Jesse Lee Soffer as Detective Jay Halstead
• Tracy Spiridakos as Detective Hailey Upton
• Patrick John Flueger as Officer Adam Ruzek
• Marina Squerciati as Officer Kim Burgess
• LaRoyce Hawkins as Officer Kevin Atwater
• Amy Morton as Desk Sergeant Trudy Platt
• Elias Koteas as Detective Alvin Olinsky

Guest Stars

• Scott Bryce as Congressman Scott Graynor
• Zach Appelman as Matt Miller
• Ana Alexander as Irina Petrova
• Ty Jones as Brian Macklin
• Wendell Pierce as Alderman Ray Price

Co-Stars

• AlexAnn Hopkins as Olene
• Maxwell Fitzpatrick as Luke Ivey
• Kathy Scambiatterra as Medical Examiner Ruth Dwyer
• Michael Goldberg as Bill Mahoney
• Ryan Czerwonko as Alex
• Rachel Sledd as Hotel Manager #1
• Shaun Baer as Hotel Manager #2
• Gary Simmers as Police Officer
• Alzan Pelesic as Stepan
• Tony DiFalco as Lawyer
• Karissa Murrell Myers as Nurse Candace Leighton
• Josh Diogo as Yuri Remnof

Crew

• Dick Wolf as Creator
• Matt Olmstead as Creator
• Michael Brandt as Developer
• Derek Haas as Developer
• Dick Wolf as Executive Producer
• Rick Eid as Executive Producer
• Terry Miller as Executive Producer
• Michael Brandt as Executive Producer
• Derek Haas as Executive Producer
• Arthur W. Forney as Executive Producer
• Peter Jankowski as Executive Producer