Chicago P.D.’s Marina Squerciati, Patrick Flueger Tease Future of Burzek: ‘They’ll End Up Together’ — But Won’t Be ‘Easy Road’
usmagazine.comBack home. During the Wednesday, March 9, episode of Chicago P.D., Burgess (Marina Squerciati) and Ruzek (Patrick Flueger) find their adopted daughter, Makayla (Ramona Edith Williams), safe and sound after being drugged and kidnapped for ransom.All the Most Memorable One Chicago CouplesLast week, Burgess pleaded her case in court to stay Makayla’s legal guardian — and won — after her biological uncle applied for full custody.
Amid her emotional battle, Burgess revealed her concerns to Atwater (LaRoyce Hawkins) about being a white woman raising a Black child in Chicago after she had trouble braiding Makayla’s hair.“It was lovely.
I think what’s cool about the show is it’s a small, big moment,” Squerciati exclusively told Us Weekly. “There’s a moment where a real struggle is how does this white woman who’s adopted a Black child braid her hair like her friends have it?
And it’s a big emotional moment, but it’s small. It’s the stakes to all of it. So it was a wonderful, sad moment.”Most Shocking TV DeathsOn Wednesday’s episode, tensions ran high as Burgess and Ruzek disagreed on their strategy to find Makayla, with Burgess making the final call after saying Makayla was “my” daughter, which rattled Ruzek.
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