The mystery surrounding Ben Silver’s death is solved in ‘Boston Blue’ episode 10.

Marcus Scribner sees Jonah Silver’s character in Boston Blue as a “younger Danny Reagan,” thanks to his fast-paced personality while working at the Boston Police Department. Working with rookie officer Sean Reagan (Mika Amonsen), Jonah often felt, “I can do my own thing, but you have to follow the rules,” Scribner told TV Insider. That’s why, when Sean saves Jonah from a murder charge in the mid-season premiere of Boston Blue, Jonah wishes he hadn’t put himself in danger.

Episode 10 of season 1 of Boston Blue premiered Friday, February 27th on CBS, and it revealed a mystery surrounding Ben Silver’s murder that was finally solved. It turns out the man in jail for murdering the judge wasn’t the one who killed him. The real killer was a hitman hired by a powerful man in Boston. That same assassin killed the imposter, who had just been released from prison, and then tried to kill Jonah. Sean saved him just in time.

In this section, Scribner analyzes the episode and explains why he thinks Jonah and Danny have a lot in common, while also explaining the different ways the Silver siblings are coping with their loss. Additionally, he reveals his feelings about having Blue Bloods star Len Cariou in an episode at the end of this season and Bridget Moynahan directing an episode of the spin-off series.

This episode is very important for Jonah. Why do you think Jonah finds it difficult to realize that his sisters are helping him with the case, rather than treating him like a child?

Marcus Scribner: When you’re deeply in pain and it’s hard to be rational or see things objectively, it feels like you’re the only one going through it, in a strange and selfish way. And of course, his sisters are going through the same thing, but they don’t express it as deeply as he does. And I think that’s very difficult for him. It happened not long ago. It’s only been a year since we started [the series], so it’s still very fresh. He’s still angry about it, and he takes his anger out on those around him, those who love him, and those who want to help him because he feels helpless. He lost his father. He can’t get it back, but he wants justice, and he feels people aren’t trying as hard as he is to achieve it.

After Sean lied about seeing the killer, did Jonah trust Sean more, or did he think it was an unwise move?

After that, Jonah definitely trusted Sean more, but he knew it was an unwise decision. I feel like he was thinking, “I have the freedom to do whatever I want, but you have to follow the rules.” That’s how he sees the world. And I think he definitely wasn’t happy about it, but I think it definitely helped strengthen their friendship. Sean was really risking everything for him, and he knew it. He just wished he hadn’t done it.

At the beginning of this episode, did Jonah feel that his sisters didn’t understand his pain? If so, why do you think he felt that way?

Obviously, everyone expresses grief differently. It took me some time. For some reason, it all came crashing down on me a few weeks later. And I know a lot of people go through that too; when it happens, you feel strangely numb. Then you ask yourself, “Why don’t I feel what I should be feeling?” And then suddenly, on a random Tuesday, it all comes crashing down, and it collapses, like, “Oh, it finally happened.”

[Jonah] is dealing with his grief very instinctively. He wants to act. He knows he can do something, but maybe it’s not the right way; he’ll do it anyway. Meanwhile, Lena and Sarah want to go through legal proceedings, which is the right way, and he disagrees with that. Watching them do things slowly, in his eyes, it seemed like they lacked enthusiasm and interest, when in reality they were just trying to do things the right way.