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* [[TheWoobie Mikayla]], the little girl from "Tender Age" and "In Your Care". First, she witnessed her family's massacre, at the hands of her own ''[[AbusiveParentsfather]]'' and his new girlfriend-- being utterly traumatized. Burgess takes her under her wing after finding her wandering the streets alone in catatonic shock. Once the case is resolved, she's sent to live with her cousin, Cathy, only for Cathy to have severe mental issues and to turn Mikayla over to DCFS for her own good. Then she gets kidnapped for [[KickTheDog ransom and revenge]] by the biological father's [[ItsAllAboutMe girlfriend]] to pay for his protection in prison--which gets her babysitter killed. Fortunately, she's asleep for most of it (albeit that's due to her being drugged and she did witness her sitter being fatally shot) and Burgess and Ruzek rescue her unharmed.

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* [[TheWoobie Mikayla]], the little girl from "Tender Age" and "In Your Care". First, she witnessed her family's massacre, at the hands of her own ''[[AbusiveParentsfather]]'' ''[[AbusiveParents father]]'' and his new girlfriend-- being utterly traumatized. Burgess takes her under her wing after finding her wandering the streets alone in catatonic shock. Once the case is resolved, she's sent to live with her cousin, Cathy, only for Cathy to have severe mental issues and to turn Mikayla over to DCFS for her own good. Then she gets kidnapped for [[KickTheDog ransom and revenge]] by the biological father's [[ItsAllAboutMe girlfriend]] to pay for his protection in prison--which gets her babysitter killed. Fortunately, she's asleep for most of it (albeit that's due to her being drugged and she did witness her sitter being fatally shot) and Burgess and Ruzek rescue her unharmed.
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* Jules Whilhite may only have been in the pilot but it's clear how much she meant to the team when she's killed in the line of duty. Erin having to come in person to tell her husband of her death is the first heartbreaking scene of the series.

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* Jules Whilhite in "Stepping Stones" may only have been in the pilot but it's clear how much she meant to the team when she's killed in the line of duty. Erin having to come in person to tell her husband of her death is the first heartbreaking scene of the series.



* In Season 4, episode 8 "A Shot Heard Around The World", the perp of the episode who targeted and [[CopKiller executed two police officers]] is mentally ill and turns out to be the son of a fellow cop Voight and Olinsky knew. The looks of anguish on their faces being forced to go after the son of their fallen comrade, Voight's face when trying to talk the man down knowing he's sick attempting to get through to him by relating that his father was also a cop who was KILOD and when they're forced to take the shot.

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* In Season 4, episode 8 "A Shot Heard Around The World", the perp of the episode who targeted and [[CopKiller executed two police officers]] is mentally ill and turns out to be the son of a fellow cop Voight and Olinsky knew. The looks of anguish on their faces being forced to go after the son of their fallen comrade, Voight's face when trying to talk the man down knowing he's sick attempting to get through to him by relating that his father was also a cop who was KILOD and when they're forced to take the shot.



* The opening of "Homecoming" as Voight learns Olinsky has died of his wounds being stabbed in prison. The usually solid commander nearly comes apart mourning his friend.

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* The opening of "Homecoming" "Homecoming": as Voight learns Olinsky has died of his wounds being stabbed in prison. The usually solid commander nearly comes apart mourning his friend.



** Just to add one more bit of agony, in the following sixth season premiere "New Normal," just as Voight is getting ready for Al's funeral, Trudy has to break it to him that Al's widow doesn't want Hank anywhere near it. Hank is forced to watch across the street rather than bid farewell to his friend personally.

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** Just to add one more bit of agony, in the following sixth season premiere "New Normal," Normal", just as Voight is getting ready for Al's funeral, Trudy has to break it to him that Al's widow doesn't want Hank anywhere near it. Hank is forced to watch across the street rather than bid farewell to his friend personally.



* [[TheWoobie Mikayla]], the girl from "Tender Age" and "In Your Care". First, she witnessed her family's massacre, at the hands of her own [[AbusiveParents ''father'' and his new girlfriend]] -- being utterly traumatized. Burgess takes her under her wing after finding her wandering the streets alone in catatonic shock. Once the case is resolved, she's sent to live with her cousin, Cathy, only for Cathy to have severe mental issues and to turn Mikayla over to DCFS for her own good. Then she gets kidnapped for [[KickTheDog ransom and revenge]] by the biological father's [[ItsAllAboutMe girlfriend]] to pay for his protection in prison--which gets her babysitter killed. Fortunately, she's asleep for most of it (albeit that's due to her being drugged and she did witness her sitter being fatally shot) and Burgess and Ruzek rescue her unharmed.
*** Seeing Ruzek and Burgess go from being a united front in order to get Makayla back to viciously blaming and ripping into one another when Ruzek [[NiceJobBreakingItHero gets himself made by one of the kidnappers]] and is forced to fatally shoot him before he can tell them where the girl is being held. Even though they do ultimately find her (physically) unharmed, the end of this episode, the one three episodes later, and even glimpses of their interactions in the ones in between make it clear that they have not cleanly moved on from this, resulting in Ruzek moving out of Burgess's apartment before things come to a head again.

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* [[TheWoobie Mikayla]], the little girl from "Tender Age" and "In Your Care". First, she witnessed her family's massacre, at the hands of her own [[AbusiveParents ''father'' ''[[AbusiveParentsfather]]'' and his new girlfriend]] -- girlfriend-- being utterly traumatized. Burgess takes her under her wing after finding her wandering the streets alone in catatonic shock. Once the case is resolved, she's sent to live with her cousin, Cathy, only for Cathy to have severe mental issues and to turn Mikayla over to DCFS for her own good. Then she gets kidnapped for [[KickTheDog ransom and revenge]] by the biological father's [[ItsAllAboutMe girlfriend]] to pay for his protection in prison--which gets her babysitter killed. Fortunately, she's asleep for most of it (albeit that's due to her being drugged and she did witness her sitter being fatally shot) and Burgess and Ruzek rescue her unharmed.
*** ** Seeing Ruzek and Burgess go from being a united front in order to get Makayla back to viciously blaming and ripping into one another when Ruzek [[NiceJobBreakingItHero gets himself made by one of the kidnappers]] and is forced to fatally shoot him before he can tell them where the girl is being held. Even though they do ultimately find her (physically) unharmed, the end of this episode, the one three episodes later, and even glimpses of their interactions in the ones in between make it clear that they have not cleanly moved on from this, resulting in Ruzek moving out of Burgess's apartment before things come to a head again.
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* [[TheWoobie Mikayla]], the girl from "Tender Age" and "In Your Care". First, she witnessed her family's massacre, at the hands of her own [[AbusiveParents ''father'' and his new girlfriend]] -- being utterly traumatized. Burgess takes her under her wing after finding her wandering the streets alone in catatonic shock. Once the case is resolved, she's sent to live with her cousin, Cathy, only for Cathy to have severe mental issues and to turn Mikayla over to DCFS for her own good. Then she gets kidnapped for ransom and [[KickTheDog revenge]] by the biological father's [[ItsAllAboutMe girlfriend]] to pay for his protection in prison--which gets her babysitter killed. Fortunately, she's asleep for most of it (albeit that's due to her being drugged, and she did witness her sitter being fatally shot)and Burgess and Ruzek rescue her unharmed.

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* [[TheWoobie Mikayla]], the girl from "Tender Age" and "In Your Care". First, she witnessed her family's massacre, at the hands of her own [[AbusiveParents ''father'' and his new girlfriend]] -- being utterly traumatized. Burgess takes her under her wing after finding her wandering the streets alone in catatonic shock. Once the case is resolved, she's sent to live with her cousin, Cathy, only for Cathy to have severe mental issues and to turn Mikayla over to DCFS for her own good. Then she gets kidnapped for ransom and [[KickTheDog ransom and revenge]] by the biological father's [[ItsAllAboutMe girlfriend]] to pay for his protection in prison--which gets her babysitter killed. Fortunately, she's asleep for most of it (albeit that's due to her being drugged, drugged and she did witness her sitter being fatally shot)and shot) and Burgess and Ruzek rescue her unharmed.

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