What Happened to Ava on ‘Chicago Med’? A Recap of Her Tragic Ending

“As soon as we started going down the road that she slept with his father, we knew that there would be no happy ending to this,” Diane told TVLine. “We debated if she was going to survive the suicide and be arrested, but it didn’t seem as satisfying to us.”

Executive producer Andrew Schneider added that Norma and Colin were “really game to jump in” to this particular narrative. “[Norma was] going for it,” he shared. “They’re both terrific actors, and you know, the door is still open for Connor’s character. He’s alive.”