Marcus Burke is a brand-new face to the One Chicago world, and only three episodes into season 15, everything fans thought they knew about his character has gone out the window. During Chicago Fire season 15, episode 3, "Take the Hit," audiences found out there’s a big reason for his icy, distant behavior on the field—which is often only matched by one thing: his reckless attempts at helping others and bringing about justice.
Burke is one of several probies who find themselves under fire when an accident in the field puts Tony in the hospital. One of their rank accidentally touches a pressure valve and scorches Tony during a warehouse fire. It’s an enormous mistake that might have taken out the entire squad, so Stella Kidd is understandably on the warpath. She demands restitution, but the team refuses to break rank, forcing her to turn to her husband for help figuring out which of the men is the ultimate culprit.
The answer turns out to be connected to rich kid McCaffery, who tries to use his father’s connections to save him. Kidd and Severide terminate him from the CFD after they’re visited by a chief who insists that Kidd and Severide are being too hard on the recruits, and the rest of the squad is left figuring out what they’re going to do without him. But that isn’t what’s bugging Burke.
Deeper into the episode, Burke is seen visiting Tony at the hospital. He learns his colleagues’ burns are minor, and he’ll be released soon. When he’s asked afterward why he didn’t see Tony, he explains away his behavior by Capp; Burke says he didn’t want to be a bother.
Later in the episode as it draws to a close, Burke visits someone to whom he passionately explains what’s been going on and what he’s been up to on the job. During the conversation, he remarks that he wishes the young man in the bed could tell him what to do.
Given that the ID bracelet on the young man's wrist says he was born in 2001 and he shares Burke's last name, it seems that this might be Burke's younger brother and that there are layers going on that we hadn't expected with the character. It's clear with how guarded Burke is that there are definitely some secrets bubbling under the surface. What they are and what he’s hiding will surely be revealed over the next few episodes—and likely endear the show’s fans to Burke forever.
Chicago Fire airs Wednesdays at 9/8c on NBC.
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