- This article is for the police department. For other uses, see Chicago.
The Chicago Police Department is the principal law enforcement agency of the City of Chicago. A division of it is Special Investigations.
Special Investigations[]
Special Investigations is a division of the Chicago Police Department. It is appointed to all cases in which something supernatural or otherwise unexplainable is involved.
It is part of Karrin Murphy's job to make up a lot of stories around Headquarters: vampires were because of drug-users hallucinating, trolls were big ugly drunk men.[1]
In the series[]
Blood Rites[]
- Main article: Blood Rites
In Blood Rites, Marion Murphy, Karrin Murphy's mother, tells Harry Dresden that her husband Collin Murphy was a Black Cat for twelve years, and that Karrin never knew because she never told her. And that Collin took his own life at his desk because the pressure got to him.[2]
Proven Guilty[]
- Main article: Proven Guilty
In Proven Guilty, Karrin Murphy is replaced as head of S.I. with Detective John Stallings. Karrin is busted down to Detective Sergeant and partnered with Henry Rawlins who is promoted to a detective in Special Investigations.[3]
White Night[]
- Main article: White Night
In White Night, Karrin Murphy isn't in charge any longer, but it doesn't make much of a difference to the other detectives in SI. If she needs them, they are there.[4]
"Wild Card"[]
- Main article: Wild Card
In "Wild Card", the Chicago Police Department is dragged into increasingly violent clashes with the White Court and John Marcone's cartel for the amusement of a very old fae.[5]
Changes[]
- Main article: Changes
In Changes, Karrin Murphy tells Agent Barry Tilly that the cases they handled were real, that vampires and other creatures actually exist. Tilly has heard of them but like everyone else believes those detectives are on drugs. Murphy also informs Tilly that SI now handles the same type of cases only they write fictional reports to make it so they do not appear to have been on acid.[6] In the end, Rudolph manages to get her fired.[6][7]
Aftermath[]
- Main article: Aftermath
In Aftermath,
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Black Cat Investigations[]
- This section is for the CPD division. For other uses, see Black.
Black Cat investigations are handled by senior members of the Thirteenth Precinct of the Chicago Police Department. These are unexplainable and unwanted cases prior to SI. The detectives that work them are called "Black Cats";[2] Collin Murphy is a known member of the group.
References[]
- ↑ White Night, ch. 34
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Blood Rites, ch. 25
- ↑ Proven Guilty, ch. 47
- ↑ White Night, ch. 32
- ↑ "Wild Card"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Changes, ch. 34
- ↑ Changes, ch. 49
- ↑ Aftermath