Chicago P.D. (TV Series)

In Your Care (2021)

Adenike Thomas: Alanah Mercer

Quotes 

• Alanah Mercer : Kathy is dealing with mental issues. Anxiety, depression. If we keep Makayla in her care, there's a thousand possible bad outcomes. Kathy is telling us it's not best for either of them, so we find an alternate placement.

  Kim Burgess : A group home?

  Alanah Mercer : For right now, yes.

  Kim Burgess : What if Makayla came home with me?

  Alanah Mercer : I know you feel for her, but there are so many ways to be there for a child without fostering them. She's a child who's just experienced trauma, she's a black child, you're a cop with a very demanding job who's white, who's single. None of this is to be discouraging. That's all fine, but these are very real issues you need to think about. Makayla deserves someone... committed. It's just... you can't make a decision like this in a moment when life seems unfair.