Linstead (2024)

Linstead is a relationship between Intelligence detectives Erin Lindsay & Jay Halstead of Chicago PD.

Overview[]

Jay Halstead and Erin Lindsay became partners a month before Season 1. They had a flirtatious relationship all through season 1 but never acted on their feelings, because of Hank Voight's no inner-unit romance policy.

Later in Season 2, Lindsay takes a job at the Chicago Federal Task Force, and the two begin their relationship. A couple episodes later, she rejoins the unit, but they continue to see each other behind Voight's back. Voight eventually finds out and they eventually decide to take a break.

They continue to be friends and partners. After the brutal death of Erin's close friend, she begins to spiral and resorts back to drugs and alcohol. Jay begins to worry about her and tries to bring her back, even after she quits her job as Chicago Police. She returns back to Intelligence at the beginning of Season 3, when Jay gets kidnapped and is the one to find him. Once she recovers from her "sabbatical", the two decide to resume their relationship, after Voight agrees that Jay can be good for Erin. At one point, Erin is jealous when a female lawyer flirts with Jay and gives him her number, but he rips it up in front of her. Their relationship is solid till season 4 when Jay's ex-wife comes back to Chicago and Erin is disappointed that he didn't tell her about this marriage. Jay decide to give her some space, in spite of her begging for him to stay to talk and this eventually leads to their break-up. At the end of Season 4, Jay realizes he wants to propose to her but before he can, Erin leaves Chicago to join the FBI in New York.