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Jerry Finnigan

Jerry Finnigan comes up in 15 episodes of Finnigan's Take. Below is every episode, with the exact moments where the conversation turns to Jerry Finnigan.

  1. Finnigan's Take · Episode 1 · 34 min

    Formative Years

    Our first conversation details Jerry's youth and the influences that began his trajectory toward becoming a Chicago police officer.

  2. Finnigan's Take · Episode 2 · 49 min

    The Academy

    Jerry decides to take the entry exam and become a cop. His training officer is a seasoned veteran with more than 20 years on the job. Jerry instantly realizes how dangerous Chicago is.

  3. Finnigan's Take · Episode 3 · 38 min

    7th District

    Jerry is assigned to the 7th District, an area of Chicago that is tantamount to a war zone.

  4. Finnigan's Take · Episode 4 · 38 min

    The Tact Team

    Jerry joins the 7th District tactical team of the Chicago Police Department, where he quickly becomes seasoned in the ways of Chicago's "real police".

  5. Finnigan's Take · Episode 5 · 49 min

    Bill Finnigan

    Jerry is on duty when he gets a call about a bar fight, but he and his partners blow off the call. Jerry later discovers his eldest brother, Bill, was killed in a stabbing at the bar. No charges are brought against the man who killed Bill, so Jerry initiates his own investigation and is shocked by what he discovers.

  6. Finnigan's Take · Episode 6 · 49 min

    The Methodology

    Jerry details his methods for removing guns from the streets of Chicago. While his strategy was not always legal, the results were undeniable.

  7. Finnigan's Take · Episode 7 · 36 min

    The Complainers

    Jerry's success as an aggressive cop pays off not only for him but for his bosses and top brass of the Chicago Police Department. With success come complaints, and the negative attention begins to pile up. This is a look inside the complaint system and how it trapped Jerry in a box he could not escape.

  8. Finnigan's Take · Episode 8 · 44 min

    SOS

    Jerry joins Special Operations Section, an elite unit that would remove drugs and illegal guns from the streets of Chicago. This roving pack of cops was a freight train already coming off the rails when Jerry joins them, and his presence accelerates the unit’s ultimate demise.

  9. Finnigan's Take · Episode 9 · 31 min

    Burned Out

    Jerry is flaming out in SOS and requests a transfer to Midway Airport. Once there, he quickly realizes crime and conflict have followed him. We detail odd events at Midway on 9/11 that nag at Jerry to this day.

  10. Finnigan's Take · Episode 10 · 32 min

    The Strange Death Of John Finnigan

    Jerry is awoken in the middle of the night by an emergency call. His younger brother, John, has died. Jerry races to the scene of the crime to discover that John used his girlfriend's service weapon to kill himself. As Jerry digs into John's death, he has doubts about his brother's suicide.

  11. Finnigan's Take · Episode 11 · 43 min

    The Insurance Scam Gone Wrong

    An investigation into a car insurance scam by a reassigned cop who's now working for the FBI is the catalyst for the start of the end of Jerry and the rogue SOS team.

  12. Finnigan's Take · Episode 12 · 30 min

    Chicago's Third Rail

    Jerry arrests a gang member who is politically connected to Alderman Ed Burke, a man at the top of Chicago's political power machine. In true Chicago fashion, politics and policing collide in a web of deceit and drama.

  13. Finnigan's Take · Episode 13 · 39 min

    Arrested

    The noose is tightening on Jerry as fellow SOS members are talking to the Feds, causing paranoia and deceit in the ranks. Jerry is arrested by the FBI, which begins 10 years of incarceration, four of which are at Chicago's MCC in solitary confinement.

  14. Finnigan's Take · Episode 14 · 39 min

    Incarceration

    Jerry spends four years in solitary confinement at the MCC before he settles on a plea deal. He discusses his time in jail and how it shaped his new outlook on life.

  15. Finnigan's Take · Episode 15 · 66 min

    The End?

    Jerry readjusts to life outside of jail and addresses accusations of crimes leveled against him. He also discusses the notorious "Hunting Photo". We end with a Q & A about policing in a post-George Floyd world and the troubling issues facing Chicago.