Season pulse
Episodes
23 episodes
Life Is Fluid
A bust to bring down a heroin kingpin goes horribly awry. Olinsky reveals a dark secret from his past, and Halstead tries to get through to a spiraling Lindsay.
Natural Born Storyteller
A child abduction case hits too close to home for Dawson. Lindsay and Bunny's relationship reaches a critical impasse and Roman reveals his secret to Burgess.
Actual Physical Violence
The team is terrorized by a gun-wielding father who is desperate to find his missing daughter. Bunny stirs up accusations of misconduct from Voight's past.
Debts of the Past
Voight seeks revenge on the man who tried to kill him. A rumor causes a rift in Intelligence.
Climbing into Bed (1)
Ruzek's job is on the line after an ill-fated undercover op.
You Never Know Who's Who (2)
The team investigates a band of rogue operatives.
A Dead Kid, a Notebook and a Lot of Maybes
The team investigates a Columbine-like threat at a private school. Atwater seeks out a mentor; Olinsky's marriage faces a crisis.
Forget My Name
The team discovers the mutilated body of a government official while responding to an informant's tip about an upcoming drug trade. Meanwhile, Burgess helps plan a surprise for Platt.
Never Forget I Love You
The discovery of a headless body in Lake Michigan points to Hank's mob connections. Roman risks everything to help a grieving mother.
Now I'm God (III)
Intelligence investigates a doctor who gave his patients lethal doses of chemotherapy. Roman fights a wrongful shooting investigation. The crossover starts on Chicago Fire S04E10 The Beating Heart (I) and Chicago Med S01E05 Malignant (II).
Knocked the Family Right Out
Intelligence hunts down a crew responsible for a rape and robbery rampage. Lindsay is abducted on an undercover operation.
Looking Out for Stateville
Voight arranges for his former cellmate, Eddie Little, to be a CI in an effort to bring down a major cocaine supplier. Burgess makes a major move regarding her relationship with Ruzek. Roman develops a plan to help fund Platt and Mouch's wedding.
Hit Me
Lindsay goes undercover to catch a rogue cop who targets women at casinos. Platt risks her life in a negotiation crisis.
The Song of Gregory Williams Yates (II)
SVU joins Chicago P.D. in a manhunt for two notorious escaped serial killers. The crossover starts on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S17E14 Nationwide Manhunt (I).
A Night Owl
While working at a sobriety checkpoint, Burgess finds a duffel bag full of heroin in the truck of a respected college professor who claims to know nothing about how the drugs ended up there. At District, Roman expresses his desires to become a Field Training Office to Platt, and Mouse sets Halstead up with an off-duty security job working for the attractive owner of a medical marijuana clinic.
The Cases That Need to Be Solved
When a young boy is executed, Intelligence turn to the boy's parents for information and upon further investigation, discover the father has a criminal background and was a part of a local gang.
Forty-Caliber Bread Crumb
While out on a bank run for his off-duty security job at the dispensary, Halstead and his co-workers find themselves under attack by a violent robbery crew. Meanwhile Roman, Burgess, Antonio, Halstead, Ruzek and Atwater follow-up on a lead and track down a potential suspect.
Kasual with a K
While responding to a call of shots fired, Voight, Antonio, Halstead and the team come across a secret battered woman's shelter and discover the owner has been wounded and a resident of the shelter has been kidnapped. Burgess and Roman go undercover to track down a man robbing people by catfishing them on a dating app. Lindsay opens up to Halstead about her past.
If We Were Normal
When Burgess and Lindsay respond to a call about a stabbing, the assailant turns out to be a kidnapping victim escaping her captor; Ruzek accuses Roman of having feelings for Burgess.
In a Duffel Bag
Responding to a call about a suspicious duffel bag at the Chicago Lakefront, Voight is horrified to discover that the bag contains the frigid and unmoving body of a newborn baby. Meanwhile, Voight is surprised to hear that his son is in town and Burgess and Roman grow closer.
Justice
Burgess gives chase after Roman is wounded by a hooded perp who opened fire on their patrol car and shoots who she thinks is the suspect, but no gun is found at the scene—and the person she shot is a 17-year-old honor student.
She's Got Us
Lindsay and Halstead respond to a shots fired call and discover one survivor: a young girl. Antonio and Olinsky investigate a "self help" group. Platt makes the case to Crowley for why Burgess and Roman should remain partners.
Start Digging
In the Season 3 finale, the team investigates the murder of a single mom who was in contact with Voight's now-reformed son, who was himself brutally assaulted. Meanwhile, Roman makes a major decision and Crowley plans to make changes within the unit.