Chicago PDJay Halstead and Hailey Upton return to the Windy City during the One Chicago crossover — but are they leaving the couple?
Jesse Lee Sofferwho plays Halstead, and Tracy Spiridakoswho portrays Upton, has only been told Us Weekly it’s all about their “unfinished business” and a TV reunion that will leave fans talking.
Warning: Spoilers below from season 13, episode 13 of the Chicago PD and One Chicago crossover.
Soffer, 41, was described Us that on Wednesday, March 4, the crossover event, Halstead finds himself back in Chicago after traveling to Bolivia to work on drug interdiction and chasing cartel members.
If the case Upton is working on, now as an FBI agent, “interferes” with Halstead’s work, it’s “a really big deal” to Halstead, who is “happy to see him and work with him for a minute.”
Soffer said Us that is before Halstead leaves in season 10 in 2022 Chicago PD during her marriage to Upton, she told him, “I’m coming back. I have to go and do this. I have to go, like, find myself, but I love you, and I’m coming back.”
However, he left “so suddenly there was all this unfinished business” and left a “void” in both of their lives.
“There’s a lot of storylines to consider in that,” the actor said, noting that the crossover gave Halstead a chance to see Upton face-to-face for the first time in years. (Spiridakos’ Upton left Chicago PD after season 11 in 2024 as a divorced woman.)
Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide, Tracy Spiridakos as Hailey Upton, Dermot Mulroney as Chief Dom Pascal.
Peter Gordon/NBCDuring the three-hour crossover episode, Upton crossed no Chicago Med, The Chicago Fire again Chicago PD members as they all work to find out what caused the passengers on the plane bound for Chicago to die mysteriously.
Upton revealed to her former manager Hank Voight (Jason Beghe) that the drug trafficking case he was working on had been arrested in Halstead, which is why he decided to come to Chicago and not blow his cover in case he was in danger.
Halstead, on the other hand, showed up to help the team at the right time to save Upton’s life from one of the attackers, who bought drugs to make poison that would infect the first responders responsible for the death of his family in a fire 25 years ago.
Maarten de Boer/NBCUniversal Tracy Spiridakos spoke about his departure from Chicago PD for the first time before his farewell episode and the finale of season 11. “I decided at the end of my sixth season (also known as season 10 of the series),” Spiridakos, 36, told Variety on Tuesday, May 21, about his departure timeline. “That’s where I am […]
“There were a lot of times I wanted to get to,” Halstead told Upton after they got off the road, but she brushed him off.
At the end of the episode, Halstead and Upton – along with their former Intelligence Unit team – took down the bad guy and saved the city from an attack that would have killed even more people. They were also able to find a solution to save the firefighters and paramedics that were revealed during the investigation.
Before Upton leaves the team room, Halstead again tries to apologize for leaving her and it seems like she’s giving up on them.
“I always work on this case because you were here,” he told her. Upton agreed, “I came here because you were here.”
Jesse Lee Soffer as Jay Halstead.
George Burns Jr/NBCHalstead then apologized “for everything,” saying he was “sorry” he couldn’t find his way back to Chicago. “I’m sorry that I lost you.”
Upton replied, “I’m sorry too,” before inviting him for a drink before their takeoff flight. They looked at each other before leaving the office together.
“I think the bond they had was really strong,” Spiridakos, 38, said. Us of the TV duo. “They have been partners for a long time [and] he had been through a lot. The romantic part of their relationship came much later. “
He noted that Upton was “hurt by the way things ended between them” and that the pain would not be “easily forgotten.”
After rekindling Upstead’s romance on Chicago PD, Tracy Spiridakos and Jesse Lee Soffer formed a connection off-screen. Soffer was previously linked to Sophia Bush and Torrey DeVitto before sparking romance rumors with Spiridakos. Soffer and Spiridakos met on the set of Dick Wolf’s police drama when they played Hailey Upton and Jay. […]
Upton offered Halstead an olive branch with the gift of drinks, with Spiridakos teasing which would eventually lead to more between them.
“I don’t know if it’s a new beginning, but I think an opportunity has been opened to have more discussions,” said Spiridakos. Us. “That the moment between them is like, ‘Okay, I’ll accept the conversation.’ And that’s as far as he can go.”
Spiridakos and Soffer both agreed that it wasn’t the end of Upton and Halstead’s story, thinking the writers of One Chicago agreed.
“I know we would both like to come back and do more. If there is more story, we are there,” confirmed Spiridakos, with Soffer adding that he is very open to the possibility of more episodes of the former TV couple.
“Hey, yeah,” Soffer said.
Only time will tell if fans will see the couple get back together.
Chicago PD airs on NBC Wednesdays at 10 pm ET.
