The Thing About Heroes

The Thing About Heroes
Season:	5
Episode:	2
Original airdate:	October 4, 2017
Written by:	John Dove
Directed by:	Rohn Schmidt
Episode chronology
Previous episode:	Reform
Next episode:	Promise

The Thing About Heroes is the second episode of the fifth season, the 86th overall episode of Chicago P.D. and the 255th episode of the Chicago Franchise.

Summary

After a van explodes during a Chicago street festival, a Muslim patrol officer Frank Toma goes missing and evidence quickly piles up pointing to his involvement. Burgess - who helped train Toma - is desperate to prove his innocence, even if that means going against her superiors.

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

• Corey Reynolds as FBI Special Agent in Charge Steve Burns
• Ben Youcef as Officer Frank Toma
• David Pittu as Mr. Toma
• Jacqueline Antaramian as Mrs. Toma
• Jilon VanOver as Bobby Rose
• Yaya DaCosta as Nurse April Sexton
• Mykelti Williamson as Independent Auditor Denny Woods

Co-Stars

• Sean Parris as Brian Mooney
• Mahmoud Alshaikh as Azul Rahim
• Salar Ardebili as Bashir Wateef
• Ninos Baba as Mukesh Hassan

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