Trudy Platt (Amy Morton) is a fan favorite. She's rarely involved in the main plot of a Chicago PD episode, but her presence and her advice to other characters is invaluable. We struggle to think of another One Chicago character who can achieve so much with so little screen, because there really isn't.
Platt's status as a supporting character is going to get turned on its head in the One Chicago crossover event, however. The promo for the crossover confirmed that the veteran officer will be injured in the building explosion that drives the plot, and will be rushed to the hospital as a result.
Trudy Platt's life will be put in danger
We don't get too much information about the severity of Platt's injury, but we do see her husband, Chicago Fire's Mouch (Christian Stolte) rushing to the hospital to comfort her. Things don't look good for the fan favorite, which is a sharp reversal of the situation a few seasons ago, which Mouch was the one laid up in the hospital.
This not merely a brush with death, though. Chicago PD boss Gwen Sigan confirmed that Platt will be given lots of screen time during the One Chicago crossover, and that it will fundamentally explore her character.
"We got to give Amy a lot to do and it was really exciting," Sigan told TV Insider. "I mean, she’s so good and I feel like we were finally able to give her something different." The last word is the operative one, as the crossover will bring out previously explored elements of the typically deadpan character.
Different aspects of Platt will be explored
"I think you’ll see a different side of her character in the crossover, which is nice," the showrunner added. This is in direct contrast to the way Platt has been utilized in recent seasons. Or rather, the way she hasn't been utilized. Many fans have taken to Reddit and comment sections to voice their frustration with the character's lack of screen time.
Some One Chicago fans believe Platt deserves to do more, and though we saw a minor uptick in her usage during season 11's second half, the One Chicago crossover sounds like an instance where the character will realy get to shine. We can't wait. We just hope she makes it out of the epic three parter in one piece.