In the Season 2 finale of NBC's "Chicago P.D." TV series, Detective Erin Lindsay decided to quit the Intelligence Unit. After the death of her friend Nadia, Lindsay blamed herself for getting Nadia killed. The guilt had become too unbearable to the point where she began drinking excessively, doing drugs, and getting to work late. She even spent time with her mother again... Yes, the same mother we have seen since Season 1 who has been a very bad influence on her. Sergeant Voight tried talking some sense into her, but was unable to get Lindsay to snap out of her self-destructive behavior. Lindsay's life had spiraled downward and all hope for her seemed to be lost. In the last scene, she turned in her badge and Voight reluctantly took it after his last attempt at talking to her.
In the Season 3 premiere (Episode 1 "Life Is Fluid"), the story picked up right where it left off. Lindsay was still doing nothing with her life besides drinking and partying. She was also still spending time with her mother. It had possibly been weeks or a few months after Lindsay had quit the Intelligence Unit. Even after Halstead confronted her, things did not change. Later in the episode, Detective Olinsky called Lindsay to let her know that Halstead had been kidnapped. Suddenly, Lindsay turned her life around and came back to help Intelligence. Voight was against this as he was still furious and upset with her, but he ultimately let her help and gave her badge back temporarily for the day.
At the end of the episode, Halstead was rescued successfully. Even though Voight said Lindsay could only have the badge for that day, Lindsay wanted to come back to the team permanently. Voight agreed to let her rejoin the team, but only if she severed all ties with her mother and she has to live with Voight and take drug tests.
The idea of Lindsay coming back to Intelligence on a permanent basis within one episode seemed too soon. Lindsay's struggle to turn her life around and get back into Intelligence could have lasted longer. The story arc was treated as a much bigger deal compared to the other story arc when Lindsay left the team for a new position in the DEA Task Force. Lindsay could have gotten into some very serious trouble and experience other situations in her life before finally returning to the team yet AGAIN for the second time. This would have allowed for more character development for the other characters as well. Burgess could have been Lindsay's replacement a little longer and struggle a bit in filling Lindsay's shoes while Officer Roman could have been dealing with a new partner that isn't as good as Burgess. The team as a whole would have struggled a bit without Lindsay.
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