61st Street: Why Was Michael Rossi Wearing A Wire?
Warning: the following contains SPOILERS for 61st Street.
61st Street's biggest mystery is why police officer Michael Rossi was wearing a wire unbeknownst to his fellow cops. Following in the footsteps of social reality-driven legal dramas like Law & Order, CSI, and The Wire, AMC's 61st Street is a police procedural that dives headfirst into Chicago's corrupt criminal justice system. Michael Rossi's fate is at the center of the plot of 61st Street, and the fact that he wore a wire suggests that the police in Chicago are even more corrupt than initially revealed.
In the pilot episode of 61st Street, Michael Rossi tapes a mic to his chest, and his wife Jessica asks him, “Shouldn't you be doing this at the station?” Before Michael can reply, the scene comes to an end. However, the implication is clear: Michael is wearing a wire to spy on Lieutenant Brannigan and possibly other police officers working in the same station. As Michael gets killed in the pilot, not much else is revealed about his plans.
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61st Street doesn't shy away from directly tackling the darkest social realities pervading modern society. While dramas like Chicago PD and Chicago Fire focus on the virtues of public service institutions, 61st Street examines the root causes of institutional problems such as racially-motivated police brutality, the disenfranchisement of minorities, systemic injustice, and Chicago's infamous street gang culture. While the precise motivations behind his decision to wear it are yet to be revealed, in narrative terms, Michael Rossi's wire serves as a clue that's bound to lead to more revelations about the deep-rooted corruption in Chicago's justice system. Moreover, the
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