Spoilers forward for Episode 13 of FBI Season 7, known as “Unearth” and obtainable streaming subsequent day with a Paramount+ subscription.
FBI has put Scola by the wringer all through the seventh season, beginning with him reluctantly having to say goodbye to Tiff as his longtime associate. He hasn’t been in a position to click on with a brand new associate ever since. Whereas John Boyd‘s first heavy episode of the 2025 TV schedule got here to a cheerful ending when he acquired closure about his late brother (full with FBI: Most Needed‘s Shantel VanSanten crossing over), that wasn’t fairly the case with “Unearth.” Nonetheless, it was a powerful episode, and I am already hoping that the forged stays the identical for Season 8.
Maggie was out of the workplace throughout “Unearth” after presumably making a connection on the finish of the earlier episode, which meant Scola and OA partnering up. The case of the week initially did not appear tied to John Boyd’s character, with the opening crime involving the murders of two jurors slated for a mafia trial. The investigation in the end led to his alma mater, and whereas Scola had fond recollections of his time on the faculty, he was additionally reflecting on the loss of life of one in every of his previous pals.
And by the tip, Scola and Co. had decided {that a} man he had trusted at Cornwall was a sexual predator who had been utilizing his place on the faculty to assault college students for a lot of, a few years. Scola was understandably shaken up by the reveal, and he was nonetheless within the thick of the motion. Confronting the colonel who had triggered a lot hurt, Scola stated:
A pricey pal of mine that graduated from Cornwall with [me], I am positive you bear in mind him. David Murray… ‘Trigger you at all times known as him one in every of your favorites. He met an ideal gal, Julia, summer time after commencement. And so they acquired married. Had a gorgeous daughter. After which sooner or later, simply out of nowhere, he shot himself. And I could not perceive why. Is that what occurs to your favorites, Colonel? I do know you abused David Murray… You took all the things from him and he by no means recovered. You hear this. I’ll do all the things in my energy to just be sure you pay for what you probably did to each single one in every of them.
So as to add insult to harm, Scola needed to undergo all of those realizations whereas additionally risking his personal life to guard the colonel, who was being hunted by one of many victims. Luckily, OA was in a position to speak the shooter into reducing his weapon somewhat than take him down by drive, and the checklist of alleged victims was rising as extra folks got here ahead.
Scola opened as much as OA about feeling grateful for his time at Cornwall in addition to feeling fortunate that he hadn’t been a sufferer, and at last admitted that he simply missed his pal. OA put a comforting arm on Scola’s shoulder, which for stoic characters throughout the crime dramas of the nine-show Dick Wolf TV universe ought to really matter as a giant bear hug.
So, why does John Boyd taking over one other heavy episode for Scola make me suppose past Season 7 when there’s nonetheless almost half a season left earlier than summer time hiatus? Effectively, CBS lately renewed 9 exhibits, together with hit dramas like Justin Hartley‘s Tracker (which is so grueling to make that Hartley instructed us it “should not be doable”) and Elsbeth. Not amongst these 9 exhibits? FBI: Most Needed and FBI: Worldwide.
The futures of the 2 FBI spinoffs have not but been confirmed by some means, which makes me all of the happier that CBS renewed FBI for a whopping three extra seasons final spring. This ensures the present will stay on the air by Season 9 within the 2026-2027 TV season. Whereas that does not imply that the forged will stay precisely the identical, I can not assist however be optimistic at this level.
The three FBIs are occurring a mini break till March 11, at which level they’re going to return to their normal Tuesday evening time slots on CBS. Within the meantime, you’ll be able to at all times revisit episodes from earlier this season streaming on Paramount+.