Erica Gradishar was Hank Voight's Internal Affairs Division handler. She was portrayed by Robin Weigert.
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Background[]
15 years ago, before Gradishar made her first appearance, she was a patrolman in Internal Affairs. She would target a police officer named Sean Patterson after he accidentally filed some paperwork wrong. She managed to get him fired from his job and take away his pension. This caused Patterson to commit suicide a year later.
She would later become a sergeant in Internal Affairs, and would he assigned to be Hank Voight's handler after he is out of prison.
Biography[]
In Stepping Stone, Voight's commander Ron Perry asks him why Gradishar called him about Voight. Voight tells Perry that he never heard of her.
In Wrong Side of the Bars, Jin goes to Voight in his office and tells him that a women named, Erica Gradishar called. Voight tells him that he will call her back, but Jin tells him that it sounded argent. Voight repeats the same sentence which cause Jin to leave in discomfort.
On the outskirts of town, Voight meets with Erica Gradishar, livid at his recent inaction on supplying her with heavy hitters in the city. Voight gives Gradishar 5,000 grand from Maurice Owens and tells her that they will get Maurice Owens soon. However, Gradishar does not like that and angrily tells Voight that he was for her. However, Voight changes that statement with him only working for Chicago and telling Gradishar that they move when he decides.
In Chin Check, Voight and Gradishar meet again. She asks Voight when they will take down Maurice Owens and Voight tells her that it will be soon. Gradishar then asks Voight to give her the money that Maurice would give him; However, Voight tells her that Maurice didn't have any. Gradishar is confused because she has intel that says otherwise. Gradishar warns Voight that if he is lying to her that he will regret it.
In Thirty Balloons, Voight and Gradishar are talking in a nice apartment complex. Gradishar wants to know why Voight still hasn't honored the deal and Voight tells her that he has more important matters like a girl his unit just found disemboweled. Gradishar warns Voight that if he does not honor the deal he will go back to prison.
Gradishar meets Antonio Dawson while it's raining. She tells him who she is, but Antonio tells her that he already knows that. Gradisher tells Antonio if anything were to happen, he should come to her. She gives Antiono her card before she leaves.
In The Price We Pay, Gradisher has another meeting with Voight. It is about the recent murder of Frank Fitori. It is suspect that Alessio Colo a man that Voight has ties with was involved so Gradishar has Voight to find out what happened.
Voight goes to Gradishar's office and tell her that it seemed like Frank Fitori was involved with other dangerous people that are unrelated to Colo. However, Gradishar does not believe him and calls Antonio Dawson. She tells Dawson that Voight is a dirty cop and that she wants his help in taking him down by founding out who really murdered Frank Fitori because Voight is very close with the prime suspect, Alessio Colo.
It seems like Antonio is in with Gradishar as he continuously does things that go against Voight's orders. However, things go bad for Gradishar when Joseph Catalano is found dead in the river.
An angered Gradishar raves to Antonio on how he failed on getting anything on Voight and now she looks like a fool or even worse. However, Antonio then reveals that was Sean Patterson's partner who killed himself after Gradishar destroyed everything he had. Before leaving Antonio tells Gradishar that she will never know what people like him and Sean Patterson had to go through while protecting the city.
In Different Mistakes, As Gradisher packs her things as Voight watches. Before leaving Gradisher tells Voight that he will be caught one day and that she will be laughing about it when she hears.
Appearances[]
Season 1 | ||||
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Stepping Stone | Wrong Side of the Bars | Chin Check | Now Is Always Temporary | Thirty Balloons |
Conventions | The Price We Pay | Different Mistakes | A Material Witness | At Least It's Justice |
Turn the Light Off | 8:30 PM | My Way | The Docks | A Beautiful Friendship |