Overview
- A high-stress sequence reveals new vulnerability for Morgan and deepens trust with Karadec without giving away plot details.
- Showrunner Todd Harthan credits Kaitlin Olson’s choices for intensifying and personalizing the on-screen moment.
- He describes their connection as evolving into an "unconditional partnership and friendship" built through repeated high-stakes casework.
- After the incident, mutual awkwardness reflects both characters processing how close they have become.
- Karadec’s relationship with Lucia advances, and Harthan says Morgan’s example shaped his outlook as upcoming episodes test whether he can balance competing ties.