Chicago P.D. Season 13 Episode 10 Recap: The Cold Case That Broke Torres—and Finally Set Him Free

This episode of Chicago P.D., a follow-up to Episode 6 of this season, is honestly heartbreaking, and beautifully done. It’s one of those stories that makes you feel the weight of every moment, every choice, and every loss. For Torres, it’s closure for a case that never gave him answers. For Dominique, it’s vindication, six years of believing her father had killed her mother finally met the truth that was long overdue. The way this episode combined with episode 6 Find Me was just enough with a beautiful heartbreaking conclusion. 

The episode takes its time, and that’s what makes it work. It starts with the last 36 hours of Simone Morgan’s life, and everything she does suddenly makes sense. Torres has taken the time to track and go over everything Simone has done, down to the route she takes home. The team sees Torres working hard. Imani offers to help just for a fresh set of eyes. Torres knows Simone walks home safely from her night shift, doesn’t sleep, makes three 911 hang-up calls, calls out of work, and keeps her child close. At first glance, it might look like chaos, but it’s not. It’s fear. It’s survival. Simone saw something she shouldn’t have, and she knew someone was watching.

That “something” turns out to be the murderer of Noah Lewis, a young truck driver killed the night Simone walked home. The timing, the location, her usual path, it all lines up. Simone’s panic, the calls, her skipping work, they’re no longer overreactions; they’re signs that she was scared and she didn’t know what to do or how to remain safe. 

The investigation unfolds slowly, and I mean in the best way. Marcus Lee, Darrell Jenkins, and the old gang connections make for a tangled trail of clues, but the show never rushes. It lets the details breathe: traffic cams, cell tower data, missing vehicles, a rug that doesn’t fit in a car. Every little piece builds a bigger picture. And that bigger picture points to Brian Foster, the lead detective on the Noah Lewis murder. Torres thinks he may have some insight on the cold case that could lead to who killed Simone. Torres and Imani talking to Foster doesn’t really give any new information. 

Torres knows he has to make some type of connection. He is able to track down Marcus who seems to be strung out now. Bringing him in, they get Marcus to talk. He says he always thought it was an inside job and the gang had internal beef. Marcus names Darrell Jenkins. Further investigation shows Darell has vanished with no trace. At the last minute Burgess says they found a cousin that has been dead for four years, but has utilities and water in his name. The team descends on Darell and he looks like he was in the process of fleeing. 

They talk to Darell who is clearly shaken and begging to get off the streets. He says if they see his face he will be killed. He continues to beg and they ask him who he is afraid of. Darell tries too hard not to name names, but he wants to live and finally says it was detective Brian Foster that told him he better not talk to the cops and to leave town. Torres thinks it’s enough. Voight says bringing in a cop they still need more. 

Torres decides to pay Dominique a visit. They talk and catch up, then he shows her a photo of Darell to see if he looks familiar. Then once that leads to a dead end Yorres shows her a line up of cops and asks if anyone looks familiar to her. Initially she says no, but she studies the picture she then  points out detective Foster and says he was near the house her mother dropped her off at for the sleep over. Dominique’s memory of someone watching her mother, combined with the timeline and evidence, brings Simone’s fear into focus. It’s personal, it’s human, and it’s devastating to watch. You feel the tension, the fear, and then, slowly, the relief as the truth comes into view.

When Foster is initially brought in he is cocky and arrogant and says they have no proof. Voight says they need more. Torres goes back to the Morgan household he combs through the evidence from crime scene photos. Anything to piece together what happened that night. Torres has the team together and says that there is a rug that was missing from the crime scene. Torres remembers that Travis kept saying he was set up and Simone’s brother Carter says they saw him bringing a rolled up rug out of the home. This is the main reason Travis Morgan was convicted. Everything is falling into place and making sense how Travis was set up and it was air tight because he was set up by a cop. 

Voight says they still need more; this is a cop they are talking about. The team goes through CCTV footage six years ago when Torres looks into Foster's traffic stops. There was a grey Chevy pick up scheduled to be destroyed, but it never was; the pick up just disappeared and was reported missing the day after Simone’s murder.  The team finds footage of the pick up the night of the murder. Damster Road the last toll the Chevy went through. It’s by a lake. Torres says Simone is there. I know she is. It takes divers and cranes, but halfway through the night the pick up is found. Once on shore looking inside a rolled up rug can be seen. Once the rug is removed from the pick up and unrolled a skeleton is found. Simone’s remains are in the rug. 

When finally arresting Foster there’s no cinematic victory music. Just quiet, methodical closure. Simone’s body is recovered. Noah Lewis and Carter Thomas are no longer just names in a file. Travis finally gets some measure of peace. Dominique finally knows the truth. And somehow, after six long years, it all feels right.

It’s clear Torres has been struggling all season long and it’s been painful to watch the pain he is going through and his anxiety about the job and his faith. It isn’t lost on me that at the end of season 12 Torres walked out of his church and had been going through a crisis about his faith ever since. The ending of this episode is quietly beautiful with the home going service for Simone. Dominique makes sure there are photos that represent her father as well. Her parents are finally at peace. 

This episode is more than just a cold case solved. It’s about people, fear, and courage. About patience and persistence. And about finally letting justice catch up, even when it’s long overdue. It’s about keeping your faith even though you may not know where it can lead you. Torres seems happy at the service and it seems that he had found peace with his faith and the job. Hopefully this is a turning point for Torres and it’s great to see his growth. 

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