‘Chicago P.D.’ Season 4 Spoilers: Halstead And Atwater Don’t Trust Newbie Kenny Rixton

When it comes to trust, the team at “Chicago P.D.” isn’t willing to give it to anyone easily, especially a newbie. When the NBC series returns next week, fans will be introduced to a new member who joins the Intelligence Unit temporarily and the team doesn’t trust him.

In the Jan. 4 episode of “Chicago P.D.,” titled “Don’t Read The News,” Hank Voight (Jason Beghe) will bring his former protégé Kenny Rixton (played by “Revenge” actor Nick Wechsler) in Intelligence and he won’t receive a warm reception. Rixton used to work with Voight in the gang unit. Rixton stayed on and busted gangs while Voight moved on and became a Detective.

The executive producer of “Chicago P.D.,” Matt Olmstead, explained the team’s animosity to TVLine, “They want to know the story: Who am I working with? Who am I trusting my life to?” Particular, detectives Jay Halstead (Jesse Lee Soffer) and Kevin Atwater (LaRoyce Hawkins) want to know more about his past before they can fully trust him.

However, Voight isn’t going to offer any explanation on why Rixton has joined the team or tell the team about his history. “He doesn’t really mind them being a little destabilized, and he’s not falling over himself to say, ‘Hey, guys, accept him,’” Olmstead explained. “He’s still coming from a point of view of, ‘I run the unit. I brought him in. I say he’s going to work out, [then] he’s going to work out. So do your job.’”

However, different characters will react differently and their reaction will say more about their willingness to look past certain things than about Kenny’s character.

Meanwhile, Kenny’s former mentor, Voight, believes in his potential and wants him to turn his life around like he did. But Voight may not be right about Kenny’s potential. “We’re going to explore the circumstances of why [Kenny] wants to leave the gang unit,” Olmstead teased. “The question becomes: Can [Kenny] make a transition into legitimate detective work when he came from the murky Wild West of the gang unit?”

“Chicago P.D.” Season 4 returns Tuesday, Jan. 3 with a crossover episode with “Chicago Fire” at 9 p.m. EST on NBC. Then, regular episodes of the police drama will continue on Wednesday, Jan. 4.