‘Alert: Missing Persons Unit’ Ends Season 3 With Wayne Keeping Major Secret From Jason
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[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for the Alert: Missing Persons Unit Season 3 finale “Chase.”]
Alert: Missing Persons Unit ends its third season with quite the cliffhanger involving Jason (Scott Caan) and Wayne (Alisha-Marie Ahamed), whose relationship is a bit of a roller coaster in the finale as well. (The series has yet to be renewed for Season 4.)
Jason’s on his way to meet Wayne after her two weeks out of town, to bring her dog and also hopefully the right “welcome home, my love” gift (booze? flowers?) when the case of the week literally runs right into the path of his car: a girl, bloody, in a prom dress right into the middle of the street. When he has to tell Wayne that something came up, she just says, “Whatever,” before hanging up. Jason thinks he has it handled, but Mike (Ryan Broussard) warns him he needs to apologize or she’ll just ice him out once he gives back her dog. Jason argues he doesn’t get to run commentary given the last time he dated, which, ouch, considering Mike’s wife Nikki (Dania Ramirez) — Jason’s ex-wife! — was killed earlier in the season.
Jason and Wayne reconnect when Kemi (Adeola Role) calls her in for the case, but the couple only has a brief reunion before the hacker focuses on the work and makes sure that she talks compensation up front with Bennett (Megalyn Echikunwoke). It’s insulting to think she’ll help for free, and Bennett agrees, hiring her as a civilian contractor effective immediately.
After, Jason asks why she wants the job, and Wayne tells him that she likes what they do there. With her jobs for her old bosses, she never knew if she was on the side of angels or devils, and while that never bothered her, it does now. Jason does say he cares about her but messes up when she points out that he cares about Mike and Kemi, too, by saying he’s not sleeping with them. And so Wayne tells him he’s not sleeping with her either and they’re done. He got what he wanted.
Jason refuses to talk about the breakup when Mike tries after. But once the case is wrapped up — teens got in serious trouble upon discovering that a company’s chemicals stored near the school caused the deaths of three students (cancer) — Mike pushes. He’s messing up his relationship because he’s afraid working together will do just that, he points out. Jason insists he’s going to fix it and encourages Mike to take a step forward as well: remove his wedding ring and get the number of one of the teachers who showed a clear interest. He does.
So what’s Jason’s Hail Mary? He invites Wayne to the high school for their own prom. He even offers her the tiara that the prom queen dropped on her way out when the students were evacuated due to the case. With that, he apologizes, and she accepts. Their dance, however, is interrupted by her phone beeping. It’s from her last job, she says, and he steps aside to let her deal with it. “Report?” someone texted her. “I’m in @ MPU,” she writes back, to end the season. “They don’t suspect a thing.” Uh-oh! What’s Wayne up to?!
Elsewhere in the episode, Houston (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) and Bennett briefly discuss their personal lives, commiserating over their ex-spouses. His stepson, her ex-husband, has been vexing her. He could litigate a grocery list, she remarks, and Houston says his mother was the same; she opines over his life even though they’ve been divorced 10 years. Later, after the case is wrapped, Houston remarks that he loves his job, and Bennett says she’s starting to realize that, too, suggesting both would be sticking around in a fourth season.
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Then, on the way out, Kemi thanks Houston for how much he’s had their backs. He brushes off the use of “sir,” noting that was his father, who “was a beast,” and she says that hers was as well before inviting him to join her for sushi.
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I really hope the show gets renewed love the cast but sometimes have to laugh because so much of Scott Caan’s mannerisms remind me of Danno from Haway5-0. Just too funny!!
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Scott’s dad was James Caan.
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Scott reminds me so much of his Dad. His voice, mannerisms and looks. He didn't fall far from the Caan branch.
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Mike sure moved on fast. And Jason too with his encouraging Mike to move on. They really want us to forget all about Nikki like she never existed!
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Agree. Hasn’t it been only a few months? Taking off ring. It was a tragic death. Could have scripted that better.
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I loved it! Please please be a fourth season and a fifth and on and on!
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Before I checked I said to my daughter that Jason reminded me of James Caan. Lol. I wish they hadn’t killed Nikki off. Now Mike and Jason are like other mismatched partners. I do like that they have added Malcom Jamal Warner to the cast. I hope the show gets renewed for more seasons.
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Hope they renew the show. It's great
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Great show! One of my favorites.
Seems like those are the ones that get canceled. Please don't cancel this one. Love Scott Caan
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Awesome twist! Anxious for next season!
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Please bring it back for a another season I love the show
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We need more than 10 episodes, love Scott and the entire cast.
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Love the show!!! Please renew!!!
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Love the show and hope it’s renewed for season 4. The cast is outstanding. If it’s cancelled I would not be shocked. It brings in just over a million viewers per episode,
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Please bring Alert MPU back for a 4th season. Too many things left hanging. It needs a proper finale!
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They ruined the show when they killed off Nikki. They act like she never existed. Don't watch anymore.
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I liked it and hope it comes back, I didn't think it would be good w/o Nikki, but love Scott Caan. Kemi rocks
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It was a convoluted plot as are all the episodes with this show. I hate the Nikki 2.0 chick and Wayne is not a strong enough character or actress to even be considered to play the villain. Scott Caan gets less and less screen time. Put this horribly written show out of its misery.
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The replacement for Nikki is almost identical in looks many times I thought it was her. Weird no funeral ⚱️ could she be working undercover?
I don't know but they need to use Malcom way more.
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I really like Malcolm Jamal Warner in this role. Long-time fan of Scott Caan. Do not care for all the other moves. I do hope they are renewed and if they are, get back to stories about missing people.
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I LOVE this show!!!! I also love to watch Scott Caan. One of my favorites is his dad James, and Scott is also a favorite of mine now! I am so tired of the great shows being taken off!!! So many have been canceled that I don't even look forward to this fall anymore. It's very sad, and makes a lot of viewers VERY ANGRY!!
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Awesome! Can’t wait for season 4!!!
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Loved the cliff hangar and hope the show gets renewed for the next season
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