Chicago P.D.’s Intelligence Unit is about to get a new member with the arrival of Kevin Atwater’s baby — but are married couple Kim Burgess and Adam Ruzek ready for their own bundle of joy?
“I don’t know that Burgess has baby fever,” Marina Squerciati exclusively told Us of her character’s headspace during season 14. “I think Burgess deserves a baby, but who knows?”
Squerciati, 42 — who has played Burgess since the show’s 2014 premiere — noted that during the upcoming Wednesday, October 14, episode of the hit NBC series, the detective does look at Atwater’s (LaRoyce Hawkins) baby pictures and says, “Oh, this baby’s so cute.”
The actress confessed, “But I feel like I do that, too. So who knows?”
Squerciati noted that after Burgess and Ruzek (Patrick Flueger) experienced a season 7 pregnancy loss, a new little one could be just what they need. (The couple already share an adopted daughter Makayla.)
“Yes, she should have a baby. Let’s just do that,” she declared.
During the season 14 premiere on Wednesday, October 7, Atwater received a call that his girlfriend, Tasha Fox (Karen Obilom), was in labor. Ruzek, his longtime BFF, grabbed the keys and decided to drive him to the hospital to meet his newborn.
Chicago P.D. showrunner Gwen Sigan exclusively told Us that next week viewers will get to meet Atwater’s baby and see him as a father before the actor’s exit from the series this season. (News broke in July that Hawkins is leaving the series after being an OG character.)
While Atwater’s departure is bittersweet, Squerciati reassured Us that fans have a lot to look forward to for Burgess and Ruzek as they continue their lives as partners in and out of the CPD.
“Burzek has moved to a different house [and a] new neighborhood. They’ve been in the same, you know, crumbling down house for a while,” the actress said. “And I think Burgess is really unhappy. But she, like, pushed for this. I don’t know that she feels comfortable.”
Squerciati joked, “She also might be sort of losing her touch on reality or her grip. But you know, who’s to say? I only know so much. I don’t seem that great. I will tell you that.”
When it comes to Burgess’ relationship with her husband, Squerciati assured Us that they are in a good place.
“I think we’re smooth sailing,” she said. “I think we’ve been bumpy for 13 years. The audience deserves smooth sailing with, like, a dash of Burgess’ mind, like, on the edge.”
Squerciati also teased that outside of Burgess’ romance, she will be challenged at work this season.
“This year, I go undercover in a way that I’ve never done before, and that was fun to explore,” she shared. “[I] certainly sink my teeth into [it].”
Chicago P.D. airs on NBC Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET.
