Spoilers forward for Episode 10 of Tracker Season 2, known as “Nightingale” and accessible streaming now with a Paramount+ subscription.
Tracker put Colter Shaw on a case in Minnesota with an enormous potential payday within the newest episode of the 2025 TV schedule, however he was nonetheless shaking off the occasions of the midseason premiere and the affirmation after ten lengthy years that Gina Picket was useless. Over the course of the hour, he found that the suspected murderous kidnapper (performed by 9-1-1: Lone Star‘s Jim Parrack) was neither a assassin nor a kidnapper.
By the top, earlier than he collected his $50,000 reward, Colter acquired a message from an surprising supply that I believe means he is on his method towards being able to reconnect with Dory… based mostly on Justin Hartley’s feedback, anyway! Let’s begin at the start with “Nightingale.”
What Colter Wanted To Hear
Colter was withdrawn sufficient in the beginning of “Nightingale” that Velma may inform over the cellphone that Gina was nonetheless on his thoughts after he’d been so decided for therefore lengthy to seek out her, however he perked up as soon as he was on the case to trace down Ben, the alleged kidnapper, earlier than the worst may occur to the lacking Angela. Ben’s grandmother was sure of her grandson’s innocence of the deaths of two bikers and a cop, and towards all odds, she was appropriate by the top.
Ben hadn’t kidnapped Angie; he’d saved her from a biker who was the actual killer of the opposite three males. They had been in hiding collectively, and Colter was captured lengthy sufficient to choose up on some survivalist tendencies that he and Ben had in widespread from how they had been raised. Colter did not dive deep into the Shaw household lore whereas chatting with Ben, however he clearly noticed some parallels.
And when all was mentioned and accomplished, they even agreed that they may have been mates underneath completely different circumstances. The one that had the message that Colter wanted to listen to wasn’t Ben or Angie, although, however quite Ben’s grandmother. She advised him:
You two are fairly related, . Effectively, I do know what Ben needed to undergo to make him that sturdy. No matter occurred to you, or whoever, they need to’ve accomplished one thing proper.
Whereas it wasn’t a grand speech from someone who is aware of his entire story, he regarded on the verge of tears when he heard these phrases from the lady who had employed him. It was a really candy second not simply between the characters, however between the actors as nicely. Colter wanted to listen to that sentiment from someone, and maybe it hit him even tougher to get it from an individual he’d simply met.
With a well-deserved win that did not finish within the dying of the individual he was looking for this time, he regarded like a weight had lifted from his shoulders in comparison with how he began the episode. Now, he appears rather more able to transferring ahead than he did when saying goodbye to Camille within the midseason premiere final week. The Picket household tragedy chapter of his life appears to lastly be over and more and more behind him.
And that hopefully means a return to the Shaw household mysteries! Hartley teased as a lot when he talked about the “household points” because the upcoming “serialized component” to Tracker, with lots of “inquiries to reply.”
What About Dory?
I spoke with the This Is Us alum forward of the midseason premiere, at which level Colter had been actively dodging calls from his sister. Whereas Melissa Roxburgh has solely appeared in a single episode of Tracker as far as Dory, Colter realized within the Season 1 finale that his sister knew much more about their dad than she let on.
We’ve not actually seen him discover the aftermath of that bombshell, however I get the sense that Colter might almost be prepared for it after listening to straight from Justin Hartley… even when the character is “very uncomfortable” with parts of it. As regards to Colter avoiding Dory’s cellphone calls, Hartley defined:
I believe that it is turning into clearer and clearer, at the least in Colter’s thoughts, that she’s protecting one thing from him. He does not know why that might occur. He does not know why that might be, however he is decided to seek out out why. It is similar to he had this overload of knowledge final season, and I believe he simply needed to step away for a second and go, ‘Okay, let me collect my ideas,’ as a result of he does not prefer to be in that place the place he does not know what the play is, and I believe on this state of affairs, he does not know what the play is, and I believe it makes him very uncomfortable.
Reuniting with Dory when he does not know the play is “very uncomfortable” for Colter, per the star, however after fixing the Gina Picket thriller and taking a while to assemble his ideas, perhaps the time is correct. When he and Russell reunited early in Season 2 with Jensen Ackles’ return, they did not get too deeply into the household drama.
With Dory, that might be unavoidable after how Season 1 ended. So, with all of this mentioned, is Melissa Roxburgh even returning to Tracker this yr? I requested the main man concerning the possibilities of seeing Dory once more in Season 2, and he had excellent news:
Oh yeah, we’ll have her again. Yeah, I really like Melissa.
It stays to be seen if/when Melissa Roxburgh does drop by Tracker once more, however The Searching Social gathering – a.ok.a. her new NBC present – has already wrapped filming on its first season. I would nonetheless like to see a Shaw household reunion with Justin Hartley, Melissa Roxburgh, and Jensen Ackles all in the identical episode, however for now, at the least the chances appear nice for Dory within the not-too-distant future. Based mostly on the promo for the subsequent episode, although, Colter may need extra urgent issues than his dad’s previous. Have a look:
Watch On
Hold tuning in to CBS on Sundays for brand spanking new episodes of Tracker Season 2. The community not too long ago introduced the hit drama’s renewal for the 2025-2026 TV season, together with one other eight of its collection. So, no matter occurs for the Shaw household within the coming weeks, at the least followers can rely on Colter being again for Season 3 down the street.