Chicago Fire has officially added the star behind one of Grey\u2019s Anatomy\u2019s most polarizing characters to its cast in a role that we\u2019re certain is going to ruffle some feathers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Brooke Smith has joined the cast of NBC\u2019s long-running drama in the role of Captain Williams, a character who is primed to play a pivotal role in Chief Hopkins\u2019 fight to push Severide out of the Chicago Fire Department.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Smith made her debut in Chicago Fire season 14, episode 17, \u201cSway,\u201d<\/a> which established Captain Williams as one of Chief Hopkins\u2019 closest confidants and friends within the CFD. It seems that Captain Williams and Chief Hopkins both worked together back in the day as they were rising through the ranks of the CFD, and their careers were both impacted by Benny Severide\u2019s actions.\u00a0<\/p>\n After summoning Captain Williams to 51, Hopkins seemed to suggest that it was a bad idea for him to come to 51, where he\u2019d be working with Benny\u2019s son, as it would just dredge up the events of the past. She tried to reason with Hopkins that Benny was dead and he should just drop this; however, Hopkins made it clear that what happened with Benny can\u2019t be dredged up because it was never buried, not for either of them, as he pointed out how it\u2019s a miracle they managed to work their way up the ranks after what Benny put them through.<\/p>\n Captain Williams pointed out that while she has rank, she\u2019s a glorified desk jockey without any real power; though that might not prove to be true. Hopkins’ reason for bringing her in to speak was to seek her help, but the show has kept fans in the dark as to what role Williams might end up playing in Hopkins\u2019 plans for Severide.\u00a0<\/p>\n Knowing that Williams described herself as a \u201cglorified desk jockey,\u201d we have to wonder if perhaps she works in administration at the headquarters and will play a role in the internal affairs investigation into Severide<\/a> that Hopkins has set into motion. After all, what better way to ensure that the internal affairs investigation goes his way than by enlisting help from a friend in the department to lead the investigation into Severide?\u00a0<\/p>\n Should Captain Williams indeed play a direct role in Hopkins\u2019 ploy to push Severide out of the CFD, the character could take Smith on a journey very similar to the one Grey\u2019s Anatomy took her character Dr. Erica Hahn on during her stint on the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n