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SPOILER ALERT: This recap of Season 4, Episode 3 contains explicit plot details.
On “The Chi,” a plan by Mayor Douda (Curtiss Cook) to defund the police formulates as Community Protection, a program where citizens who have experience in de-escalating conflict are sent to answer mental health calls instead of cops.
Instead of “calling a crackhead,” as pro-police groups often suggest to people seeking an alternative to the current iteration of law enforcement, Douda, his aide Trig (Luke James), and local activist Tracy (Tai Davis) have other ideas.
Trig and Tracy respond to a call where a man (played by Chicago rapper Vic Mensa) is in the midst of a violent confrontation with his girlfriend. The situation is defused without further violence.